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Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif. Monday april 12, 2010 Vol. 63, No. 19

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Rewriting history with convenient omissions

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Small-time venues give students big breaks page

Focus Many options for green volunteers page

Sports Swimmers given top honors in several strokes

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Report scare brings staff together

F I R E F I G H T E R A C A D E M Y

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Firefighter hopefuls overcome tough odds to live their dreams sara burbidge the telescope

For 60 hours a week, recruits in the Palomar College Fire Academy carry around 50 pounds of equipment including turnout gear, a hood, a helmet and, at times, a breathing apparatus. They are exposed to fierce heat that can reach up to 700 degrees during live burn training and must climb ladders to dizzying heights. They learn how to stabilize a vehicle and extract human bodies from cars; they learn about wild land fires, temperature and climate -- all during three months of training. “What they teach you here is as close to real life as possible. The turn to academy page

Eric Shiroishi is one of the recruits at the academy (above). Recruits watch a demo (right).

Quick facts on the academy:

• There were 147 applicants, out of whom 43 were recruited. • Classes are held in both the spring and fall, including a presemester preparation course. • Training often lasts from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Photos by Melinda finn | courtesy photos

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College participates in the forty-year tradition belinda callin the telescope

Flowers are blooming and the birds are singing, that can mean only one thing; spring is here. April 22 of every year since 1970 brings Earth Day, a day for a worldwide spring cleaning if you will. “It’s during times like spring and celebrations like earth day that we get an opportunity to engage in those conversations because we’re outside and looking to protect what we love and enjoy,” said second semester Palomar philosophy stuillustration by Michael Hogue | mct campus dent Holly Romine, 30.

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans rallied, demonstrated and protested against the reckless polluting of the environment. This was a time of densely polluted air and lakes that caught fire due to chemical waste dumping. Forty years ago, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed a day of action on which the American people would stand up for environmental awareness. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his role as Earth Day founder, according to earthday.net That same year, because of the widespread support of this movement, President Richard Nixon started the Environmental Protection Agency and congress amended the Clean Air Act. Since then, each Earth Day has grown every year. The ’90s brought turn to earth page

April 5 was a long-awaited day for Palomar College administrators, faculty and staff. Since last March, when the college was placed on warning status by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, the college has been busy responding to problem areas that the commission said the college needed to address. Now, a little more than a year later, representatives from ACCJC were back for a one-day visit to the college, to evaluate how the college had progressed in the recommended areas. According to ACCJC, accreditation is the process for evaluating and assuring the quality of education used by the American higher education community. While being accredited by ACCJC is voluntary, it ensures students that the college they are attending meets certain standards and that their credits are valid and transferable. To maintain accreditation, colleges must go through peer-based evaluations, which are conducted regularly. Steven Kinsella is the president of Gavilan College in Gilroy, Calif. He and Joseph Keeler, vice president of administrative services at Gavilan, were part of a three-person peer team back to visit the Palomar on April 5. During an open forum held between assessment meetings, college representatives from several different departments and accreditation committees got the chance to express to Kinsella and Keeler what they had achieved in the last year. Wilma Owens, dean of the Career, Technical and Extended Education Division at Palomar, served on the strategic planning committee. According to ACCJC, the college needed to integrate its planning, evaluation and resource allocation to its decision making. “In reviewing integrated planning, we realized we were already doing all these things, but there were gaps,” Owens said. “We’ve spent the last few months covering those gaps.” Another area Palomar worked on was defining student learning outcomes. Norma Miyamoto, dean of arts, media, business and computer science at the college, was chair of the (student learning outcome) instructional planning council. “It has been a very engaging process that has gotten us all out of our individual silos,” Miyamoto said. Steve McDonald, dean of literature, said that through the process he “watched a large group of faculty and staff pull together.” Linda Locklear is the chairperson of the American Indian Studies Department. She sat on the distance education committee. According to ACCJC, Palomar needed to ensure that students taking online courses were getting the same quality of educaturn to report page

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Monday, April 12, 2010| THE TELESCOPE

Faculty federation members “fight”

Campus Calendar

The Palomar Faculty Federation will attend the sixty eight annual California Federation of Teachers (CFT) convention to be held from March 19 to March 21 in Los Angeles. Palomar faculty members will have the opportunity to participate in debate and discussion about education and union policy. This year’s convention will center on how to best build alliances with other organizations and the voting public to change the course for California, according to the CFT. According to their Web site, this year’s CFT convention will feature various speakers, along with education-related workshops, union-issue workshops, and an awards ceremony to recognize local activists and the winners of an annual communication contest. Also during the conven-

Monday, April 12

• International Club at 1 p.m. in

A-15 • Mormon Club at 7 a.m. at the LDSSA Institute. • Phi Theta Kappa Chapter at 1 p.m. in SU-204

Tuesday, April 13

• Fashion Club at 5 p.m. in Fash. #1 • Extreme Creative Talent Club 2:15 p.m. in D-6 • Film Series at 6:30 p.m. in P-32

No-bake Cookies

Ingredients •8 whole-wheat graham cracker squares, finely ground •1/4 cup raisins • 1/4 cup smooth natural peanut butter

Wednesday, April 14

• The Jesus Club at 11 a.m. under the Clock Tower • The Black Union (BSU) at 3:30 p.m. in SU-204 • Pre-Med Society meets every other Wednesday at 2 p.m. in NS-316. The next meeting is April 28. • Celebrate Women’s History Month with music and food in the Student Union building at 9 a.m.

Thursday, April 15

• Tifaolemoana Samoan Club at

11 a.m. in SU-204 • The Palomar Fire Club at 4 p.m. in the Public Safety Training Center • MECHa Club at 4:30 p.m. in SU-1 • Fashion Club at 5 p.m. in Fash. #1 • Extreme Creative Talent Club at 2:15 p.m. in D-6 • The Jordan Club at 11 a.m. under the Clock Tower • PEPSO at 3:30 p.m. in NS-252

What’s up? Do you know something we don’t? Let us know. To submit story tips or events for the campus calendar, e-mail us at telescope@palomar.edu or call 760-891-7865.

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Group members wanted

The Palomar College Native American Student Association is currently searching for new members, according to Dr. Alan Lechusza Aquallo, an American Indian Studies professor at Palomar and faculty advisor to the group. “They’re interested in being advocates for Native people coming to college, and helping build a positive image for the Native community and Native students here at Palomar,”Aquallo said. There are over 600 students at Palomar that identify themselves as Native American, according to Aquallo. Palomar student Sara Santos, 20, is of Luiseno descent and serves as the contact officer for N.A.S.A. Santos. She said the club also acts as a support group for these Native American students.

P olice B lotter Parking

•Starting the first day of the Fall 2010, semester parking permits are required. There will be no grace period. Those vehicles without permits will be ticketed.

Vehicle vandalism Campus Police received reports of four separate incidents in which car tires were slashed. All the incidents took place

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•2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons honey •4 teaspoons unsweetened coconut Directions Combine ground whole-wheat graham crackers, raisins, peanut butter and honey in a small bowl. Pat into 8 cookies and press coconut in lightly.

A chief’s mask by the Kwakiutl tribe which represents the Wild Woman of the Woods in the new American Indian galleries at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.

Friday, April 16

• Palomar Engineering and Physics Student Organization (PEPSO) at 2:30 p.m. in NS255 • Anime Club at 2 p.m. in P-20

tion, the highest honor of the union, the Ben Rust award will be given. This year’s convention theme is“Fighting for California’s Future”. According to the California Federation of Teachers, the convention will provide members the opportunity to work together and make changes for the better- for students, for teachers, and for California. The Palomar Faculty Federation is the faculty union at Palomar College. According to their website, they are affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the California Federation of Teachers, which provides legal counsel and advocacy to members. All union members in good standing have the opportunity to attend and participate in the upcoming convention.

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“Hopefully they would know we were there, and if we could help them academically of course we would try,” Santos said. Former member Vivian Valenzuela, 21, has Cherokee and Yaqui roots in her family. Valenzuela said she joined to learn more about Native Americans and be a part of a group. N.A.S.A. has been on a “flux” since last year, after some of the leading members left for personal reasons. The group is trying to become active again next semester. “We’re looking for leadership,” Santos said. “If anyone is interested in being some sort of a president or taking charge that would be great.” If interested in joining the N.A.S.A., contact Professor Aquallo at 760 744-1150 ext. 3717 or by email at aaquallo@palomar.edu

in Parking Lot 9. Two happened on the same day, March 8. Two more reports were filed on March 10 and March 17. Anyone with information about the vandalism is asked to call Campus Police at 760-744-1150, ext. 2289.

and a car stereo was taken.

Two cars were broken into in Parking Lot 1 at the Escondido campus.According to a police report, an unknown suspect or suspects broke the right passenger window of a Ford Focus and took a purse that was laying on the passenger-side floor. Later, a Honda Accord was broken into

Medical assist

Lost keys Four Palomar College instructors called Campus Police to report that they had lost or misplaced their keys.

A student went to the Health Services Department, complaining of having chest pains. The student was transported to Palomar Hospital in Escondido. A student who was cutting wood during a woodworking class in the T Building

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when it flew back and cut his forearm.The student refused medical treatment.

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Grand theft A student secured her bicycle to a newspaper rack near the F Building on March 18. She left her bicycle overnight. When she returned to get her bicycle the following day, it had been stolen. Campus Police said the bicycle was valued at $500. Anyone with information in the incident should contact Campus Police at 760-744-1150, ext. 2289.

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Monday, april 12, 2010 | THE TELESCOPE

New planetarium plans finalized, next step is college board approval brian blakely the telescope

Palomar College’s San Marcos campus will be home to a new “theater for the stars.” The college is currently in the early stages of replacing its old planetarium with a new one. Last month, the new design was approved by the Division of the State Architect, which provides design and construction oversight for K–12 schools and community colleges. The next stop is the governing board, which will determine if the college can move forward in the bidding process. “This is a milestone for this project,” said Mark Lane, astronomy professor. Lane is overseeing the project and said he has

been pleased with the progress. “So far the process has been relatively smooth,” Lane said. “The college hired a quality architectural firm to handle this unique design.” TBP Architecture has done work at other college campuses, libraries and child development centers. According to Lane, building a planetarium is not standard construction, which is why such a quality firm was chosen. After four continuous years of meetings between the design team, college administration and the TBP architects, the proposition sits where it is today and continues to merge forward, according to Lane’s page on the Palomar Web site. Demolition of the original planetarium took place after 43 years, from 1965 until 2008. It was the first planetarium on a

community college campus, and the first in North County San Diego. Lane said he had mixed feelings about the demolition, but is anxious to get the new one up and running. “I had years of memories at the old planetarium, so it was sad to see it demolished,” he said. Palomar College’s Governing Board is using money from the $694-million voter-passed Proposition M to fund the project. When the planetarium is completed it will be open to the public, with shows taking place in the planetarium on a weekly/monthly courtesy images basis. Students are encouraged to attend these shows and will receive Both the above and left are renderings for Palomar’s future planetarium. The design was apdiscounts on tickets. proved by the Division of the State Architect. The next step is approval by the governing board. “I’m not studying astronomy this semester, but I did last semester,” said Palomar student, Cody Meyers, 20. “But I’ll definitely check [the planetarium] out when it’s finished.” Astronomy courses will be taught in the planetarium on a regular basis. “The new planetarium will offer a unique way to visualize the topics discussed in the astronomy classes,” Lane said. “It is a much better way to learn about these complicated concepts when you can see them recreated in an immersive and realistic way rather than seeing diagrams in books.” The new planetarium will have a more modern design compared to the old one. Instead of displaying imagery from a screen in the front of an audience, the planetarium will be arranged so that guests have a 360 degree view.This will give the audience a full experience. If all goes according to plan, the construction will be finished by 2011.

Details from the inside... On Palomar’s Web site, there is a summary of the current progress. Below is the most recent news. Keep updated by visiting palomar.edu/planetarium/ • February 2010 The planetarium design was approved by the Division of the State Architect.The next stop will be Governing Board approval to go forward with the bidding process! • May-December 2009 The architectural plans were sent to the DSA for inspection. A presentation of the planetarium design was made to the college governing board in early July. • August 2008-April 2009 Ongoing meetings between the design team, college administration, and architects from tBP Architecture collaborated to complete the design for the new planetarium. The design was ready for submittal to the California DSA for approval.

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What’s the main purpose of a community college?

Community education

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“Some people I’ve talked to are here for some type of certification. I originally came here for an associates degree and I decided that I wanted to extend to a bachelor’s degree.” -Claudia Caywood, 37, criminology

“People come here because it’s cheaper than going to a university. I think people come here intentionally for a transfer but then it either takes longer or they change their major.” -Joshua Rubic, 20, undecided

“It’s a good start and everyone should attend a 2-year college but whether or not they move on just depends on what they are majoring in.” -Denise Werk, 26, real estate

Our viewpoint Firefighting brownouts irresponsibly endanger San Diego residents’ lives Cuts to education are not the only ones happening in San Diego County. The San Diego City budget is so bad that the city has enacted rotating fire station “brownouts.” The plan, meant to cut down city costs, could also cut down on citizens’ safety. The brownouts can cut up to eight engines per day. This can push back fire and emergency response times. Instead of a fire station having six engines on duty to answer calls, there could be only four or five available. San Diego should ditch the brownout plan. Saving money is not as important as saving lives. Cutting down costs in an attempt to reduce the city’s budget deficit is not a bad thing, but it becomes wrong when it sacrifices citizens’ safety. In a March 29 article in the San Diego Union-Tribune, writer Craig Gustafson reported that San Diego is already under par for how many fire stations it should have. “The city would need to add 22 fire stations to its stable of 47 to meet national standards,” Gustafson wrote, referring to a study done by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. San Diego County is not the first to try rolling brownouts –– Los Angeles did it as well. Their brownouts lasted two weeks before a child died in a drowning accident that had a 10 minute response time, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2009. With the enactment of these measures the city has set a disturbing precedent for North County. Lack of money in North County could

eventually put those cities in the same situation. Even if they are not in “brownout” status, fiscal problems could lead to these drastic measures. Not only would engines be browned out, but also jobs. The students at Palomar’s fire academy could also be affected. There are nine eligible recruits coming out of the program who may not be able to find employment in their new profession if local departments can’t hire them due to hiring freezes. In this time of unemployment, cuts in education and public safety services, need to be fought. A new plan needs to be implemented that will not put residents’ lives in jeopardy. The city of Escondido built a new fire station that it wasn’t able to staff until about a month ago and it has also done away with the EMT program completely, now only paramedic firefighters staff ambulances. Oceanside has at least six open positions that can’t be filled due to no money to pay for them. Meanwhile current employees are working overtime from the hiring freeze. If residents feel public safety should not be a victim of budget cuts, citizens should rally to save it. Cities can implement a temporary sales tax or cut administrative spending or find another option to increase revenue. The voters put the officials in power to serve them not harm them. Use the resources available, like the Internet and local city council meetings, to remind them of that.

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Gov’t takeover of student loans spells doom for industry, lendees ashley planchon The Telescope

In the wake of the health care reform bill, Congress has also decided to do a complete overhaul of the student loan industry by passing an expedited bill on March 25. The government has now decided, in its infinite wisdom, that the U.S. Department of Education is to be the exclusive banker to college students, thereby cutting out the banks and private lenders from the equation. President Obama claims that this overhaul of the industry will result in extra savings for Pell Grants, as well as make it easier for some to pay back their student loans. It almost sounds too good to be true, right? Well that is because, as usual, the government has failed to see all sides of the issue in their need for power and control. By changing the student loan industry, the government is ignoring the fact that they will be virtually killing any type of competition from the private sector, while also throwing another burden on the American taxpayer. Since the 1960s, the most common way of borrowing money for college has been through government-guaranteed loans, which were given out by lenders in the private market, who in turn paid a fee to the government for each one. However, with the bill passed in Congress, these loans from the private sector have come to an abrupt end. This is especially shocking considering the fact that the banks and other private lenders have lent $56.7 billion in the current school year, and are now the primary source of college financial aid since the program was launched four decades ago.

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Direct loans from the government were always available, yet failed to become popular due to their poor efficiency and subpar customer service. According to the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee, by switching the system in favor of the government-run student loans, every dollar lent by the government is borrowed from the U.S. Treasury. By doing this, the extra weight would add an estimated one-half trillion dollars in new debt over the next five years. Also, by eliminating the private sector, we are losing approximately 35,000 jobs. That number does not include jobs from related industries and professions such as technology support, graphic artists and more. Sallie Mae, the largest student loan provider, has already cut 30 percent of its workforce, which equalled up to about 2,500 employees. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) also opposes the bill saying that, “It’s not clear why we would, on the one hand, jeopardize more than 30,000 private sector jobs, while, on the other we are promoting job creation in every state to aid our economic recovery.” The government has already taken over the automotive industry, the banks and credit industry, the health care industry, and now the student loan industry! What’s next? While it is clear that the government is filled with good intentions, we all know where that road leads. Alexa Marrero, spokeswoman for Congressman John Kline, the ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, said it best :“This bill is a massive expansion of the Federal Government, pure and simple.”

The Telescope welcomes all letters to the editor. Letters must be typewritten, under 300 words and include the author’s first and last names, major and phone number. Phone numbers will not be published. Letters can be e-mailed to telescope@ palomar.edu or delivered to the newsroom in Room MB-1. The Telescope reserves the right to edit letters for space and grammatical errors and not to print lewd or libelous letters. Letters must be received one week prior to the newspaper’s publication to be considered for inclusion.

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Fight bias with bias alejandra jackson The Telescope

In a shocking decision that is sure to have far-reaching negative consequences, the Texas Board of Education approved along a 10-5 party live vote, more than 100 amendments to the social studies curriculum that aim to correct a perceived liberal bias in current textbooks and add “balance” to the curriculum. Among the proposed changes where the inclusion of country and western music as important cultural movements while purposely excluding hip-hop, challenges to the separation of church and state, the removal of Thomas Jefferson from the list of the nation’s influential writers in favor of conservative heroes and the inclusion of passages that paint anticommunism and Senator Joseph McCarthy in a more positive light, according to the New York Times. This decision is worrisome for students not only in Texas but also in most of the nation. As one of the biggest markets for textbooks, publishers cater to the state’s standards. These books are then distributed to most of the nation, effectively taking all control away from other states on what their children learn. There is nothing wrong with simply trying to create a more balanced view of history.The last thing that any history classroom should become is a blatant propaganda machine for national pride but how the Texas School Board has gone about adding “balance,” borders on stomach-churning. All they have done is create a far more purposeful and egregious bias that only serves to bias the educational system even further and paves the way for more childish and petty revisionism. Some of the amendments seem to only pat conservatives and Republicans on the back while marginalizing or completely erasing the impact of minorities and liberal figures. In a state with a large Latino population the board refused to include more Latino figures in the textbooks and refused an amendment that would mention how Tejanos fought alongside Davey Crockett at the Alamo. The board also voted to add a mentions of the Black Panthers to the chapter on the Civil Rights movement and the consequences of Affirmative Action. The curriculum will also see a new emphasis on “the conservative resurgence of the 1980s and 1990s.” School board elections are non-partisan presumably for a reason. Something that is so universally cherished like the education of children should be free of party politics and the bickering that comes when two ideologies clash but the Texas Board of Education has managed to pervert even that. If the Texas school board really wanted to create an effective change in the way text-

Right wing Texas school board assaults social studies with partisan curriculum

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books were written they could have created a curriculum that focused equally on the contributions of the left and the right and then

let students decide for themselves which side has the better ideology instead of force-feeding an entire nation Republican tenets.

With new decision-making body, a chance to do right by controversial La Jolla seals mike garza The Telescope

La Jolla’s perennially embattled seal population is again making waves, as now their human counterparts have shifted responsibility of the issue from one government body to another. With the courts no longer deciding the fate of La Jolla’s Children’s Pool, the city council, to which responsibility for the situation has now been passed has the option of managing the beach as a marine mammal park. The council’s natural resources committee will convene on April 5 in an attempt to come to final decision regarding this delicate issue. Children’s Pool, also called Casa Beach by seal supporters, was built in 1931 and was originally designed as a place where children could learn to swim and become acclimated with the ocean. A causeway that stretches across the majority of the pool functions as a walkway and controls the intensity of the ocean water. Over the course of time, sand has ventured

into the water and settled at the bottom. The water mass now is extremely small in comparison to its original size and because of this the ocean water does not naturally clean itself. The water’s inability to filter itself, coupled with the seal’s excrement, has made the water toxic and unsuitable for human contact. Even if the water was cleaned by human intervention, the reduced amount of water has created a dangerous rip current. One solution, while controversial, could possibly solve the water issue in Children’s Pool: dredging. This removes sand from water and relocates it to another spot on the beach. If the water was dredged it would have a better chance to clean itself while reducing the dangerous rip. The only problem is that the city council came to a standstill vote in 1999 and has yet to resolve the issue. The huge dilemma now is who should have priority in Children’s Pool. Most of the debates and comments are between human rights and animal rights. Human activists find it absurd that they have lost a beach built for children, while animal activists do not want to

force the seals away from their home. The harbor seal count has dropped in California, with an estimated population of 28,000. Children’s Pool is home to at least 200 seals and more are born every pupping season. Seal Beach in Orange County has attempted to woo the seals up to their area, but the seal population is not biting. It seems as if the seals are happy with their somewhat new home and are flourishing. If the seals somehow instantly disappeared, Children’s Pool is in no condition to cater to humans and the city council seems reluctant to spend any more money on the situation. There is plenty of room and coastline for us humans to enjoy without bothering natural marine life. Children’s Pool is the closest one can get to watching wild harbor seals anywhere on the North American coast.The seals also serve as a huge tourist attraction and help bring revenue to the area. In the end, being on top of the food chain doesn’t require us to be on top of the selfish chain. Let the seals enjoy their home and we can enjoy our unique marine neighbors.

Opinion| 5 Conservatively Speaking Dan McCarthy

Democracy: we want it, but does everyone else? Question of the week: since liberalization (the process of bringing a nation in line with first world social standards) is controlled by the will of an indigenous population, is there any evidence to suggest that those in international trouble spots want democracy, or is this just a fantasy of the out-of-power Bushies? Without question, it is foolish to push for such reforms if they’ll implode, so establishing whether or not such changes are realistic is hardly of marginal importance. The good news is that by many accounts, the conditions needed for gradual progress (whether you call it democratization, liberalization, westernization or Americanization is really up to you — they’re more or less the same thing) are present not only in our pet projects in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also in Iran (Green movement), China (we are having the Google debate, are we not?) and Saudi Arabia (Wahabbist control of key Saudi institutions are slipping as younger Princes assume more power, which is good news for a country heavy on brutal theocratic law). The somewhat successful American policy thus far has been to not push the current power players too far in fear of backlash, but instead prod them slowly to make small changes that gradually open their societies internally and externally, and Facebook, Google and Twitter are quickly becoming the Eisenhower, Patton and Montgomery of the global censorship war. The objective here is to give the ideological opponents of each of these nation’s power structures the tools to network with each other and form a more cohesive support base when their time to take the national reins comes to head. It is a way to upend the power monopoly from within and not by force from without. Indeed, the educated classes are taking advantage of increased connectivity with their peers beyond their nation’s political veil. It’s here that the seeds of liberalization are already planted, and these younger demographics pose the best chance of shifting their nation’s policy towards the secular, democratic center. But these processes take time. Lots of time. Like I’ve said before, any strategic intervention all comes down to waiting out maturation periods. States shifting gears from political and economic decisions made via authoritarian fiat to popular control require a timeframe longer than that accepted and tolerated by the American voter. Concurrently, our power to partner with and use in-state actors sympathetic to westernization greatly diminishes with wishy-washy policies, leaving the the world to wonder if America will stand for its enduring principles — equality, tolerance, universal suffrage, free trade, quality education, et cetera — abroad as fervently as it does at home. So the answer to the initial question above is “yes,” but with a qualifier: democracy is wanted — yearned for even — the world over.The only catch is those who can give it to them (that’s us) are prohibitively reticent to take on a policy of radical interventionism where the risk-reward matrix is astronomically high on both accounts, regardless if engagement is diplomatic or combative in nature. Thankfully, the globe’s incoming professional generation is the exact match of networked, comparatively liberalized youth needed to seriously form an effective front for ousting regimes of various flavors in every inhabited world region. America and the West have the chance to reap considerable security and trade benefits from this, but it takes a hard but necessary road — one of mostly passive, yet at times brutally kinetic, state action. However, a few nudges in the right direction would suffice for now.

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Green volunteer opportunities abound melissa leray The Telescope

Last year approximately 63.4 million people were listed by to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as volunteers — an increase from the previous year. The report listed different types of volunteer organizations; religious, educational, youth services, sport, hobby, cultural and art. A notable omission was environmental groups. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service Web site, “Perhaps the first and biggest benefit people get from volunteering is the satisfaction of incorporating service into their lives and making a difference in their community and country.” Many Palomar students said that they agree with this statement. “It (volunteering) helps the community and improves the environment. I did a beach clean up … I still feel like I bettered myself,” said Kristina Hendershot, 20, Palomar student and education major. “(Volunteering ) makes our community better and the future of our children. So they can grow up in a cleaner world,” said Brenton Sims, 18, a Palomar student who has volunteered at a homeless shelter and has been a junior firefighter. This year is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, which will provide many opportunities for green volunteering. “Volunteering is one of the best ways to help protect the planet and build a stronger connection to you community,” according to the Audubon Society’s Web site, togethergreen.org. Education major Judy Campbell, 32, agrees. “There is always a need to for people to do that (volunteer). How else do we better our society?” she asked. When Earth Day is over, green volunteer opportunities will still be available. The San Diego Canyonlands, an organization dedicated to the promotion, protection and restoration natural habitats in San Diego canyonlands and creeks, has volunteer opportunities available in Canyon Care (the cleaning out of non-native plants and garbage) as well as indoor opportunities and miscellaneous other outdoor needs. Go to their Web site at sdcanyonlands.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities.html for a complete list. The Audubon Society’s local San Diego chapter has a variety of green volunteer opportunities as well. The conservation organization, whose mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, by focusing on birds and animals, has office and committee positions, as well as clean up and host/tabling (manning a table/ booth) volunteer opportunities. Each has different time needs with no experience required, except the Fund Development Committee, which prefers experienced individuals, according to their Web site. For more information on volunteering with the San Diego Audu-

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bon Society, go the Web site sandiegoaudubon.org/volunteer.htm or e-mail the chapter’s volunteer coordinator Ellen Mosley at macawmom@cox.net or call the chapter at 619-682-7200. “If you volunteer to help someone, if you are doing it because you like it, you win twice. One, because you like it, and two, because they (those helped) may help you when you need it,“ said Esteban Navarro, 21, a Palomar student and fine arts major.

How you can participate: April 16

• Silvery Grunion Fish Runs on La Jolla beaches 9:30p.m. to 11:30p.m. $12 per person www.aquarium.ucsd.edu

April 17

• Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary trail restoration in Lakeside 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. www.sandiegoaudubon.org • Celebrate our Ocean Planet with Birch Aquarium in La Jolla 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., $8.50-$12, www.aquarium.ucsd.edu • California State Parks Earth Day and Restoration Program 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., calparks.org/programs/earth-day

April 18

• 20th Anniversary of Earth Fair 2010 at Balboa Park 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., www.earthdayweb.org • Multi Cultural Earth Day Celebration at World Beat Center 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. www.worldbeatculturalcenter.memberlodge.com (619)-230-1190

April 20

• UCSD Earth Day E-waste Recycling Event 7 a.m. to .3 p.m. at UCSD Extension, Main Campus, La Jolla

April 21

• UCSD Earth Day E-waste Recycling Event 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UCSD Extension, Main Campus, La Jolla • Energy Expo at Palomar College 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

April 22

• Palomar Earth Day Event at Palomar Quad 9a.m to 2 p.m.

April 24

• I Love a Clean San Diego Creek to Bay Cleanup Volunteer Event 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. , www.ilacsd.org • Palomar Arboretum Beautification Day 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., meet at entrance on Comet Circle • Earth Day Festival at Alta Vista Gardens 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.altavistagardens.org • Recycled Art with Djana Venolia 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Alta Vista Gardens • Stella Nova Dance Co. -Prajna Within – a green dance company David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre in La Jolla 8 p.m., www.stellanovadance.org • Eco-fair Garfield Theatre Lobby in La Jolla 7 p.m., www.stellanovadanc.org

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Spotlight on alternative venues Stephanie Dao The Telescope

Sometimes the best discoveries are made in unexpected places. Vintage and antique thrift stores, hole-in-the-wall eateries, and lesserknown music venues can be a hit-and-miss type of deal, but other times it is possible to find real quality amongst the massive quantities. In the case of live music, there are a handful of small cafés and clubs that are quietly making their presence known in the music world through positive word-of-mouth that is rightly earned through unexpectedly good band lineups, crazy interiors, cool vibes, and then some. The Ché Café is an alternative-minded, nonprofit, multi-purpose venue run solely by community volunteers and college students located at the University of California, San Diego campus in La Jolla. Live shows by indie and local bands take place here frequently, along with other events such as poetry slams and open mic. nights, which draw in all ages and those with a diverse palette of musical inclinations. Anderson Chase, who is currently pursuing a major in the music industry, calls Ché Café a “favorite.” “I used to go every couple of weekends,” he said. “They have a lot of local bands which I like to see, and they play all sorts of different genres- everything from punk to pop.” According to its Web site, the cafés shows are offered at a price that is accessible to all “Visitors can pay around $5 to enjoy the show or simply spend time helping out around the Ché facility and that will cover the entrance fee. “It’s all run by volunteers so there aren’t any shady promoters or anybody looking to make money off of it; so I think that makes it more of a pure music venue,” said Chase. Dizzy’s Jazz Club in San Diego is a small but lively place worth checking out

for jazz music junkies who want to support the local music scene at the same time. The club specializes in live world music with a hint of jazz, mandolin guitars with jazz flavors, improvisational African singers, and more. Dizzy’s features plenty of local talent, and it is also a popular venue with college bands. Steve Steinberg is the director of the jazz band at Palomar and has been performing at Dizzy’s for over a decade. Steinberg believes that while the sound quality and décor of the venue isn’t anything extraordinary, it is the environment itself that makes it a rewarding destination. “Dizzy’s is an intimate setting for listening to jazz. For performers, it’s a great place to connect with the audience. It’s like being a part of the audience versus being at a bigger venue and being very distant.You can hear the people’s reactions to the music because they are up close and personal. The musicians really feed off of the audience and vice versa,” Steinberg said. Radio and television major Charles Thi, 27, recommends Palomar students over the age of 21 check out The Beauty Bar in El Cajon. Beauty Bar is a retro-themed bar, lounge and live music venue in El Cajon designed to catch attention. A DJ booth is set up for non-live music nights, so between the bands that play here and the spinning, there is always something to be heard here. One can anticipate hearing everything from new wave to funk and electronic to old school hip-hop and indie rock stream from the stage. “There are DJ sets on one side of the room and the stage is on the other side. It’s very casual and you get to be very intimate with the band because you are so close to the stage,” said Thi. Beauty Bar is an entirely immersive experience reminiscent of the 1950s with its blackand-white tiled floor, glittery walls, vintage styling chairs, dome dryers, a manicurist’s station and even a photo booth.

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Beauty Bar in El Cajon is a salon-themed bar and music venue where local acts can take the stage and between sets patrons can get a manicure from on-site manicurists. “There are a lot of chairs to sit in, so it’s a good place to chill and just drink,”Thi said. The nightclub holds no more than 200 people at one time, and there is a spacious outdoor patio area where visitors can relax after ordering a martini or, if the desire strikes, a manicure by a real manicurist who stands by on weekend nights. Oceanside’s Azafran Cuban Cuisine is family-owned and operated and offers weekly performances by a practiced guitar player, harpist, or piano player on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. “The artists incorporate different Cuban styles- Cuban folklore and bolero from the 40s and 50s and they play all their own songs, which makes it very unique. The guitarist is more of the bolero player; he plays and sings. The harpist and the guitarist are more of the folklore players,” said Erica Roth, a server at Azafran. “If you’ve never been exposed to the islands, this is one way people can come and experience Cuba and see what its like,” Roth said.

An even more distinct mix of rhythms can be found here on Tuesday evenings from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., when poets, singers, songwriters, and musicians are invited to express themselves in a weekly open mic. night put together by an organization called Poetic Works. Laura Willcox, 20, is majoring in broadcast journalism and has shared her love of spoken word poetry with those who come to the Cuban cuisine on Tuesday nights over numerous stints. “A lot of college students like poetry, and it’s so hard to find places that will let you perform your poetry,” she said. “This venue is really good because the people here are so supportive of your performance and they make you feel good about what you are doing.” Sign-ups take place starting at 7 p.m., and those who participate will receive a free mojito or soda. “Azafran really caters to musicians and poets,” Willcox said. “The people who perform at the open mic. nights are original local artists. It’s fun and interesting to see,” Roth said.

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‘Lowcountry’ a high point for Envy on the Coast Alejandra Jackson The Telescope

From the first few bars of the opening track, it’s apparent that “Lowcountry” isn’t the typical hardcore album—twangy country strings give way to discordant metal riffs then back to country. So it’s probably safe to say that three years after the release of their its album, “Lucy Gray,” Long Island’s Envy on Music review the Coast has released an album no one saw coming. Like the name suggests, a subtle yet pervasive southern Envy On The Coast theme is the al“Lowcountry” bum’s defining characteristic out of four stars and surprisingly it fits the band very well. Frontman Ryan Hunter’s noticeably matured voice thrives against “Lowcountry’s” slower pace. The hidden track, “Just South of Heaven,” brings to mind images of sweaty bodies swaying seductively in some backwater Louisiana

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Long Island natives Envy on the Coast release “Lowcountry,” a southern-flavored follow-up to their2007 full-length debut, “Lucy Gray.” bayou. Hunter croons “you dance that released “Lucy Gray.” You can all the right places—but that isn’t to and you sting just like the jellyfish almost see Hunter smile as he stut- say they aren’t good, at worst they do, yeah, down by the water where ters the line “these bones are mere just seem a little out of place with I’m from” with a voice that is selling acc—idents” in an obvious takeoff “Lowcountry’s” tone. sex almost as much as it’s selling al- of “The Gift of Paralysis.” “Lowcountry” isn’t a rehash of bums. Occasionally the band ventures “Lucy Gray” or a temporary distracThere is also a smart sense of self- back into more familiar territory. tion for hardcore devotees waiting awareness throughout the album. “Laugh Ourselves to Death” and for the second coming of seminal The first single, “Headfirst in the “The Great American T-Shirt Rack- hardcore heroes, glassJAw, it’s a River” almost serves to remind lis- et” are formulaic hardcore songs whole other animal fully matured teners that this is not the same band complete with shrieks and wails in and ready to run.

She & Him release enjoyable but uninspired album Typhanie Sharfner The Telescope

With their debut album, “Volume One,” She & Him surprised the the While working on “Volume Two,” music industry with an eclectic, old She & Him’s sophomore album, M. fashioned yet refreshing sound. Ward (Him) teased the album to With an intentional 1960s vibe, one Pastemagazine.com by saying, “All can’t help but think you’ve heard the we know about ‘Volume Two’ is that it’s song before, yet all but two songs on going to be twice as good as ‘Volume the new album are original creations One,’” and with the release of the “Vol- by the duo. Playful and upbeat, no matumeTwo” on March 23, fans now know ter the lyrics, you can’t help but sing he was somewhat delusional. “Volume and dance along with a carefree gidTwo,”although a good album, diness not felt since Hanson’s is mediocre at best when obnoxious yet somehow loveMusic review compared to their first. able “MMMBop” or Chum In a world where an bawumba’s “Tubthumping.” actress-turned-singer usu Don’tbefooledhoweverby ally ends in disaster, Zooey their fun, easygoing, lazy sumDeschanel—best known for mer day sound — She & Him Courtesy Photo her roles in “Elf,” “Big Trouhave solidified themselves as M. Ward and actress-turned-singer Zooey Deschanel release their second album “Volume Two.” ble” and most recently “500 a talented duo that should be Days of Summer”— proves She & Him taken seriously. Beach Boys. Best described as a continuation of “Volume 2” herself a worthy songstress The song “Thieves” epito “Volume Two” proves they have the first album, don’t expect any Mawith a voice that is unique mizes their style and sound staying power and is in it’s own right a donna-like reinvention. and haunting. with heavy lyrics like “We two great album. However, the razzmatazz Those who enjoyed “Volume One” out of four stars Matt Ward is a talent in are makers/Just made this of the first album seems to be lost on are sure to enjoy “Volume Two,” but his own right with his own mess/Two broken hearts don’t VolumeTwo. Maybe expectations were the novelty is lost in the midst of far less solo albums and performances with the beat/Any less,” yet one can’t help but heightened due to an unexpected ge- catchy tunes that are likely to inspire an likes of Cat Power, Bright Eyes and My sway happily to the music. Think the nius debut, but whatever the reason, Ellen Page movie marathon about half Morning Jacket. luau scene in “Grease 2” meets the the listener is left thinking,“this is it?” way through.

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“Mental Hopscotch”—Missing Persons

Only a lad Society made him Only a lad He’s our responsibility Only a lad He really can’t help it”

Lend by a petite blonde that used fish bowls as a bra and a world class progression rock drummer, Missing Persons became one of Los Angeles’ favorite bands. They mixture of sizzling guitar, heavy metal drumming and the voice of a devil angel, defined the sound of what the future bought. After releasing their own four songs EP, they were signed to Capitol Records.

A horn section defined their sound. Band members named Sluggo, Ribbs,Vatos, and Elfman. Oingo Boingo had a reggae/ska sound with a dance beat. Their lyrics described adolescent life. Their music rocked off the record player. It was full of energy and just plain fun, it made you get up and move! This was one band that had to be seen live.

“Mental hopscotch Do me dump me rill me rock me Mental hopscotch Roller skating skipping fading Mental hopscotch”

“White Girl”—X

“I’ll replace you old drunk man sit in a parking lot/and hold your hand Easy to fall part of your skull Starts to break away Drugged and in love out at a club Pulling me inside”

X represented the mixture of music in Los Angeles. Punk, country, rock-a-billy, rock– they played it all. It almost was the rebirth of The Doors. A rocka-billy looking band played to the heart of the city fronted by a devil doll named Exene—she made music personal. The guitar grinding of John Doe defined the style of the eighties.

“Only A Lad”— Oingo Boingo “You really can’t blame him

“We Got The Beat”— The Go-Go’s “Go-Go music really makes us dance Do the Pony puts us in a trance Do the Watusi just gives us a chance That’s when we fall in line We got the beat (2x) We got the beat yeah”

Belinda, Jane, Gina, Kathy, and Charlotte kicked off the era of girl bands in the eighties. Not since the Runaways had a band led the way for other girl bands in Los Angeles to succeed. Their new wave slutty look was the rave. Every girl wanted to be like

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them all the boys wanted date them.The music was about everyday life in a big city.

“Walk Like An Egyptian”— The Bangles “All the school kids so sick of books They like punk and the metal band When the buzzer rings (oh whey oh) They’re walking like an Egyptian”

This Los Angeles’ all girl band started out as the Bangs, but another group had the same name, thus the Bangles. The Peterson sister,s Debbie and Vicki, with Susanna and Annette recreated the sounds of the sixties with four-part harmonies and a full body guitar twang. But “Walk like an Egyptian” was a funny dance song and an out-of-character song that threw them into the mainstream. — RA

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earth Continued from Page 1 global awareness and the United Nations Earth Summit. Earth Day 2000 utilized the internet to connect activists around the world. A talking drum chain connected the village tribes of Africa, according to earthday.net. This year the Earth Day Network is organizing a massive rally at The National Mall in Washington D.C. to encourage climate and clean air legislation.

The ESO

The Environmental Student Organization of Palomar College is very busy this time of year. According to the club Web site, the ESO is “a coalition of people committed to Environmental information, awareness and action.” With bi-monthly showings of environmentally aware movies like “Food, Inc.” and a Hot Springs hike during the spring break, the ESO has more than enough to talk about at their weekly on campus meetings. April brings not only Earth day but also Arbor Day, the Green Business Expo, to be held at CSUSM on April 13 and the Energy Expo on April 21. The ESO is hosting Palomar College’s Earth Day event and will have a booth on campus with games and gifts. For Arbor Day, the club will be hosting a beach cleanup in Carlsbad with a social event after. See pc-eso.wikidot.com for updated in-

formation as the events draw near.

The Arboretum

The Friends of the Palomar College Arboretum Committee is hosting its ninth annual Arboretum Beautification Day. On April 24 at 9 a.m. participants will meet at the Arboretum entrance with their own tools to clean up the globally diverse collection of trees and plants. Palomar student Brian Hawthorn brought the idea of an Arboretum to the ASG of 1973. The idea was approved and three acres were set aside for the project. Today the Arboretum covers five acres and is home to over 350 different species of trees and plants. “The Arboretum is not just a place to relax, it’s also a place to learn,” said Tony Rangel, Palomar College groundskeeper and president of the Friends of the Arboretum. FoA has been actively petitioning the college to approve plans to renovate the 27 year old Arboretum. Rangel has seen the plans proposed by the district hired architect and said that once the plans are approved, students will see a “drastic improvement.” Rangel said the Arboretum is a conservation effort, working with other local conservation agencies such as the San Diego Zoo to preserve several endangered species

of wild life. The nursery on campus already has several endangered species that will be planted around campus, Rangel said. The FoA is currently working on a census to catalogue all unique

species on campus and Rangel said that more help is needed. “We are always looking for volunteers and we make sure to educate those who help us along the way, Rangel said.

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academy Continued from Page 1 step-by-step procedures and how to “One thing preached here, and use the equipment is a good start -- I have seen it, is that teamwork is a foundation for the real world and important because we are pursuthe crazy calls,” said recruit Chris ing one goal and everyone has a Parks. role to play. Sometimes you have The 37th class of recruits will grad- to be a good leader uate on April 20 from the Palomar and sometimes you College Fire Academy. Out of 147 have to be a follower, applicants, only 43 recruits made it but you always have into the program this spring. to be very selfless,” “Everyone has the same oppor- said James Kratz, tunity its how you use it, I’m the who, aged 40 years perfect example; I grew up poor old, is the oldest reon welfare but I had a dream,” said cruit in the current Capt. Bill Frederick of the San Mar- class. cos Fire Department. For years Kratz No matter what led the recruits said he had wanted to the fire program, training and to be a firefighter experience is the key to the success but taking the time for future firefighters. This success to apply always held is vital because, as a firefighter, the him back. He said wrong split-second decision could that after years of end a life. working in business, Dedication is a requirement.The it was no longer sattotal time it takes to become a fire- isfying to him. fighter is similar to the time comSo he started mitment of a four-year degree and working as a fire serthe obtaining the required knowl- vice assistant at the edge base is just as strenuous. Rancho Santa Fe sta“We get here at about 5:30 a.m. tion. He explained and we usually don’t leave until 5:30 that his experience p.m., Monday through Friday, we there validated evdon’t get any holidays,” said Adam erything he had ever Davidson, an academy student. thought about being Davidson, a former professional a fireman. tennis player, moved from Valencia, “Nobody had Calif. to attend the three-month- anything bad to say about it; they long academy say it’s the greatest training program. job in the world,” “What attracthe said. “I am ed me to firemore convinced fighting was the now than when I ability to interstarted that it was vene in a person’s the right decision, life and aid them so it makes the sacin potentially the rifices easier.” worst moment of Most recruits their life,” Davidcome into the son said. academy with exRecruits at perience from oththe Palomar Fire er jobs in the fireAcademy are fighting field. They — Captain Bill Frederick are required to be held to the highest standards and emergency mediare taught to do cal technicians and everything as a in San Diego, they team, which is evident from their must be paramedics before becomday-to-day activities. ing firefighters.

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Barron, who is the supervisor for the academy and works full time as a captain for the city of San Marcos Fire Department. Barron, who is still earning his bachelor’s degree, said the academy tries to prepare recruits for the daily challenges on the job. “On the way to work I have Photos by Melinda finn | courtesy photos no idea what I’m going to do that day, be it working on a pediatric Recruits of the fire academy perform drills. A routine day typically lasts 12 hours. (Both photos) patient, going out as part of a strike team for a wild land fire or encounFor 18-year-old Garrett Bardon, with recruits who are older than tering a hazardous situation. That is the youngest recruit who was spon- me.” where attention to detail and train- sored by a local fire department, at“If you decide you want to being as a jack-of-all trades comes into tending the academy was the expe- come a firefighter you have to take play,” Barron said. rience of a lifetime. it seriously and have strong perAcademy classes are held in the “I like everything about it, the re- sonal character,” Frederick said. “If spring and fall. In addition, a course cruits, the instructors and learning you aren’t strong, you will always be is usually offered the semester be- about fire,” Bardon said. “The most fighting against yourself. You have fore the academy for those who interesting experience has been to give 110 percent and go after it. need to prepare for training. working with people as a team and It’s the only way.”

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tion that classroom students were. “We try very hard to make sure our online students have the same resources,” Locklear said, noting that many campus events are now streamed live for online students. All those who spoke said the accreditation process had been a positive experience for the college. Kinsella said he and the other members of the vis-iting team will now prepare a draft report of their findings from the visit. The report will then be fact-checked by Palomar President Robert Deegan, and sent back to the accrediting commission. In June, the commission will meet

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and decide whether Palomar has succeeded in addressing the recommended areas of improvement and can be taken off warning status. Kinsella said the college will have an answer within six weeks of the June meeting. “I think you have made an honest assessment and you need to continue to implement,” Kinsella said to those present at the forum. “It is a cycle of going back and reviewing and continuing to make changes to provide the highest quality of education for students.” “I look forward to not coming back,” he said.

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A lot of hard work and heart are necessary to become a state champion swimmer. Palomar swimmers Ryan Krause and Rachel Lutz both know what that feels like. Krause won the 100 Butterfly while Lutz took top honors in 100 Breaststroke and 100 Individual Medley. It took a lot of preparation and training to get to the 2009 Championship Meet. “Swimming is a mental game,” Krause said. “Before the big race, I mentally prepared for it by constantly having the race running through my mind over and over. Then during warm-ups I would make sure I worked on my starts and techniques.” Lutz had a different game plan. “I would have to focus myself,” Lutz said. “I carb-load the night before and then before

my ra c e , I would listen to my music, relax and just focus on the race.” By the end, both had their hearts pumping fast and were exhilarated when they became state champs. Jem McAdams, the head coach for Palomar’s swimming team is blessed to have both swimmers. “They’re great impact swimmers,” McAdams said. “They’re focused and rise to the challenge, and being their coach we’re very blessed to have them — it’s fun to watch them compete.” Before becoming the swimmers they are now, they both were put into a swimming program by their parents.

“When I was 8, my mom signed me up for a swim club in Rancho Bernardo,” Krause said. “Then from there I have enjoyed swimming and I’ve become a competitive swimmer and love performing in the water.” Lutz was put into the Escondido Swim Club at the age of 9. “When I was younger I had really bad asthma,” Lutz said. “So my parents put me into swim to help me with it and now I love to swim.” With swimming now in season, Krause and Lutz are putting in a lot of their time and effort into this sport. “I swim for about 20-22 hours a week,”

Krause said. “And about one-third of that time, I go to the gym and lift weights and do core exercises.” Lutz also has a similar routine. She puts in about 15 hours for swimming alongside doing cross-training by running to help her build endurance. McAdams does his best to keep both swimmers motivated. “We always tell them, if you’ve done your best, then you’ve always won,” McAdams said. With the 2010 State Championship Meet coming up, both swimmers have mentally prepared themselves to swim their best. “You need a lot of heart and motivation,” Krause said. Krause followed this by saying,“You can’t let yourself quit and you need to keep working hard because if you don’t put your time and effort, then you won’t get anywhere.”

Palomar swimmer Rachel Lutz performs a butterfly stroke in Palomar’s pool.

SPORTS ON DECK Monday, April 12 Men’s Golf

at Irvine Valley, Santa Ana, Santiago Canyon 11 a.m. Twin Oaks Golf Course

Tuesday, April 13 Baseball

San Diego City College 2 p.m. at Palomar

Women’s Track and Field Southern California Comm. College Heptathlon Day 1 Falcon Stadium, Cerritos

Wednesday,April 14 Men’s Golf

at Orange Coast 8:30 a.m. Santa Ana CC

Softball at Grossmont 3 p.m.

Thursday, April 15 Baseball

at San Diego City College 2 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Tennis

at PCAC Championships Day 1

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Sibling sports:

Bright futures for both Casillas in ball games

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When it comes to the Casillas family, it should come as no surprise that they have a bright future ahead. At the age of 5 and 9, Alfonso “Fonsi” and Maribel “Bella” Casillas began playing baseball and softball and they continue to make it a priority. Both siblings are now stand-out athletes at Palomar College. Alfonso played baseball at Vista Murrieta High School, and now after two years at Palomar College, he has been recruited to play and offered a full-ride scholarship at the University of Pacific. Alfonso plans to major in “baseball” he said with a laugh. He would love to be drafted and have a professional career in baseball. Alfonso joined the Comets in 2009 and has “come a long way since he got here,” said assistant coach Ben Adams. “As long as he stays on course, his future looks bright.” The Comets baseball team holds a record of 13-11 in league and 8-6 in conference. Win or loss, Alfonso stands out on the field. Adams said Alfonso is “the heart of our offense — when he hits and gets on base, we usually do well.” Alfonso said he has enjoyed playing at Palomar but looks forward to playing at the University of Pacific next year. His sister Maribel is excited for her brother’s chance to play at a university, but with the great sup-

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Alfonso and Maribel Casillas, players for Palomar’s baseball and softball teams, have been playing ball since they were 5 and 9, respectively. port she gets from him it’s not going — she wants to compete,” said as“We’re very competitive, especialto be the same with him gone. sistant coach Lacey Craft. ly with each other, ” Maribel said. “Its going to be different — very The softball team at Palomar is Another reason playing sports sad,” Maribel said. 14-9 and 8-6 in conference and ac- is enjoyable for the siblings is beMaribel Casillas is a freshman cording to Maribel’s coaches she is cause of the support they said they at Palomar this year and was in- a great contribution to their wins. get from their family. stantly drawn to the softball team. After Maribel’s first game, coach Their parents support them by She said that she plans on playing Mark Eldridge said he knew Mari- coming to all their games. If the at Palomar for another year and bel was setting herself up for a good other is playing a game, Maribel hopes to get recruited like her old- season. and Alfonso also try to make it out er brother. Maribel and Alfonso both love to support each other. “Bella is a very hard worker be- their sport for the same reason — “I love watching him play,” Maricause she wants to be on the field competition. bel said. “I go to every game I can.”

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