VETERANS DAY Palomar College and The Telescope honor Palomar’s many current and past military members this Veterans Day • Page 3
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Vol. 67, No. 6 • Monday, November 4, 2013
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1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos, Calif.
Palomar hosts Anti-Bully event
See what Palomar students do to cure a hangover • Page 4
CLIFF IRELAND THE TELESCOPE
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he Child Development Club hosted their third Anti-Bully event at the San Marcos campus on Oct. 25. Along with guest speakers and facts about bullying, the film “Bully” was shown to a full house in order to help raise awareness of bullying and the effects it has on not only the victims, but the bullies as well.
Adam Devine from “Workaholics” has a new show • Page 7
FACTS ABOUT BULLYING:
• By age 24, 60 percent of bullies have been charged with a crime. Read what a Telescope writer thinks of the Washington Redskins controversy • Page 11
UPCOMING EVENTS How to Write a Personal Statement Workshop • Nov. 5, 1 p.m. @ MD-331 Basic R.A.D. (Rape Aggression for Women) • Nov. 5, 6 p.m. @ Room G-8 Food 4 Food • Nov. 6, 10 a.m. @ SU-Quad Veteran’s Day Memorial • Nov. 7, 11 a.m. @ SU-Lawn Latinos in the Business Sector Workshop • Nov. 8, 6 p.m. @ NS-255 Advanced R.A.D. • Nov. 12, 6 p.m. @ Room G-8 Palomar Homecoming • Nov. 14, 10 a.m. @ SU-Quad
• Bullying was a factor in 2/3 of the 37 school shootings reviewed by the U.S. Secret Service. • More girls are cyberbullies than boys. 59 percent are girls and 41 percent are boys. • Cyberbullies spend 38.6 hours per week online, more than other teens, who only spend 26.8 hours a week.
The night started with 12 year old John, who choose bullying as a topic for a school assignment because he was a victim. He spoke about the emotional effects of bullying, how it could lead to suicide and how bullying can be avoided. According to John, one in five students who commit suicide do it partly as the result of bullying that occurs at school. “Students who are bullied acquire emotional problems that affect us all,” John said. “It has gotten so bad that some result to suicide to escape the problem.” However, John did state that he believes bullying can be avoided. “Just adding a little bit more supervision can be the difference between success and failure of the life of a child,” John said.
Unlike the other two presentations where the guest speakers were victims, a former bully was invited to be a guest speaker. Standing in front of a large audience for the first time to tell his story, former high school bully Jason explained how he became a bully and the effects that it has on him even to this day. However, first Jason explained that he too was a victim of bulling, until he decided to fight back. “About the middle of my freshman year I got into a physical altercation, which I won that altercation and it made me feel excellent – it gave me power,” Jason said.
TURN TO BULLY, PAGE 10
Former Palomar student beats the odds HEATHER RANDALL THE TELESCOPE
When most young people graduate high school, their biggest concern is whether or not they’re going to get into their top college pick. For Samantha Webb, her primary concern was staying off the streets. Webb is a former Palomar student, and the survivor of alcoholic parents, homelessness, abuse, and neglect. Against all odds, Webb navigated her way through
the system, graduated high school with honors, played varsity sports and watched out for her younger brother. Webb was the keynote speaker at a recent gala to benefit Casa de Amparo, an organization that supports San Diego children and families affected by child abuse and neglect, on Oct. 26 at the Fairbanks Country Club. “I had to witness my mom go from sober to a drunken stupor that would last weeks on end,” Webb said. As a young child, Webb watched
her mother nearly drink herself to death. Eventually, Webb’s mother died, leaving her and her brother to be cared for by their neglectful, alcoholic father. The family resided in Templeton, Calif., but shortly after their mother’s death, they relocated to San Diego. Webb’s father was unable to hold a job, and relied on the $350 per month of Social Security money Webb and her brother received after their mother’s death.
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Former Palomar student Samantha Webb at the Crystal Ball Benefit for Casa de Amparo on Oct. 26. •Heather Randall/ Telescope