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Should marijuana be legalized?

Chinese student finds contrasts

Football duo sets scholarship sights

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The Telescog_e__ Friday, September 29, 1989

Palomar College, San

M~rcos,

CA 92069

Volume 43, Number 3

Boggs orders public risk assessment

By Larry Boisjolie News Editor

Concerned over toxic air emissions from the nearby Signet-Armorlite plant, Superintendent/ President Dr. George Boggs on Sept. 15 requested the county's Air Pollution Control District to run a public risk assessment of vapor concentrations reaching Palomar from the plant. The action preceded a Sept. 18 tour of the company by

Boggs and Governing Board President Barbara Hughes.

The company, which was listed in an April Environmental Protection Agency report as the county's top toxic emitter, is located one block south of the main campus.

A public risk assessment is a computer analysis of toxic concentrations and their effects on a specific population. According to Dick Smith, deputy director of the APCD, the EPA has spent millions

of dollars in researching the test to verify accuracy. ''Risk assessments are used nationwide and have been verified as accurate by the EPA," said Smith.

But Diane Takvorian, executive director of the nonprofit Environmental Health Coalition, said the tests may not be as accurate as the EPA claims.

"The tests almost always come out as no problem," said Takvorian.

"The key is that companies

shouldn't be emitting as much stuff into the air in the first place."

Smith said the risk assessment will take from four to six weeks to run, however, due to delays the test' will not begin for another few weeks.

An APCD engineering staff will assess emission magnitudes and points of danger. The information will then be turned over to meteorologists, who will run a computer model of emissions. Wind factors

and weather conditions will be figured into the model. From this model, toxic concentrations in Palomar's air will be discerned.

Much of the data to be processed for the test will be provided by Signet-Armorlite, but Smith says the cooperation of the company is in question.

According to Smith, SignetArmorlite filed an application with

(see RISK - page 3)

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room argun1ent cont=nues

By Michelle Van Aalst Staff Writer

Due to mounting demand for club space by student organizations, in the spring of 1989 Palomar's administration and a few members of the Associated Student Government made the controversial decision to change existing club rooms into classrooms, and allow all clubs to share those rooms.

The rooms, located adjacent to the Student Union now serve as classrooms in the morning and the evening and double as club rooms from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. However, disgruntled club members say promises made by school officials to reinstate a club room atmosphere have not been kept.

Regarding the decision to make club room changes, Jim Bowen, director of Student Activities said, "We just don't have the space for every club to have its own room."

However, the decision to remodel the club

(see ROOM - page 3)

107 STUDENTS CITED FOR ILLEGAL PARKING

Faculty complaints evoke action Mahan says students need to be reminded that Palomar hosts many activities that are open to the genMore than 100 citations were eral public, such as art exhibits, issued by the Palomar College concerts and observatory shows Campus Patrol during a week-long and that this is the primary reason crackdown on students illegally for keeping Lot 1 available at all parking in staff parking lots. Ac- times.

The Administrative Council and cording to Campus Patrol Supervisor Boyd Mahan, the patrol has campus patrol defmes a "visitor" as received an influx of complaints a person who is attending a meeting from faculty members concerning or theater presentation, servicing or students invading their parking selling equipment or conducting college business; or are inspectors spaces.

Mahan cites Lots 2 and 11 as the . or guest speakers. sites about which the staff mostly "A student is a student 24 hours a complains. He says Lot 1, the visi- day. He can't park in the visitors lot tors' parking lot, is also buzzing just because he doesn't have a class that day and he wanted to purchase with illegal parking activities.

By Cris Fraser Staff Writer

something at the bookstore," says Mahan. "If our officers see a car with student parking stickers parked in Lot 1'or in a stafflot, they: will issue a ticket to the car's owner."

Mahan warns that each ticket is $14 and t!te penalty rapidly increases as it is left unpaid for a long period of time.

"It's something to be taken seriously," says Mahan. As Campus Patrol officer Travis Galling relates, "Most students think these tickets are a joke and they tear them up. But they sure get a big surprise when they try to re-register their cars with the DMV and find out they owe money."

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Lot 2: Behind Loti'!, this.ffiakBS ae<$S.s:to thEfOome, ::; bookstore, and Studerlf Union conv~nient~ but i~ olf.Jinlits to students. i1:: · ·. ..,. '· · · ·. ··. · Lot 11: Located ~~ th~·· f.fealitfse.rvices BW.1Ciirt&. this loi.is:: . reserved for the riandieappectas: w~f!as f~ult.y and st~ff. · This lot and Lot i •pave. recehied the higlle~t nofnber of complaints. ~:'" . . ..~•.·.,.

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Traffic has always been a news topic, especially for Palomar students. Parking Is limited, a new housing community threatens to increase traffic flow at las Posas and Mission Rd., and the construction of Highway 78 is now under way. -In these reports, The Telescope confroots seve$1 of the~ TraffiQ trouble$ aid some olotions 1111t are in ;planning.

Exit: no immediate impact

Entrance: spikes installed

Next to Palomar, the Paloma housing development which seemed to spring up overnight is only about 10 percent complete, according to Paloma sales representative, John Feehan.

The final project will include 15,050 houses and wilh:over 530 acres, in an estimated five-year construction plan. The development will also have a fire station, elementary school, parks and hiking trails.

According to Paloma sales representative, Marty Hodapp, 30 homes have currently. been sold and only 14 are occupied.

Thus, the traffic generated by the development does not significant! y impact Palomar right now.

That will not always be so.

According to Chief of Traffic Design at Cal Trans, Tarbell Martin, traffic in residential areas has been estimated by experts at 10 or more trips per day, per residence. Multiply that by 15,050 homes and, in approximately five years, there will be about 150,500 trips made in and around the Palomar area every day.

The existing homes are estimated to be sold out in one and one-half to two years. There are four home groups with about 150,0 total residences. Within two years the traffic impact could be substantial, with an estimated 15,050 trips a day in this area.

The elementary school is expected to be open in the early 1990s and will bring in traffic from school employees at peak hours as well.

However, Palomar students are not the only ones feeling the traffic crunch. according to San Marcos City Engineer, Tony Nisich, residents of Paloma have issued complaints about traffic generated by Palomar.

Spikes have recently been installed on the access road by Lot 14.

Director of Buildings and Grounds Mike Ellis is quick to point out that the spikes were not placed there because of the accident that occurred off Mission Road on Sept. 11. "We are trying to avoid head-on collisions," says Ellis.

Over the years, students would drive out of the one way road in an eager attempt to get out of school. Several safety measures have been implemented, but none were successful, according to Ellis.

"This is our last ditch effort," Ellis said. "We've tried every means possible ... but nothing seems to work. Now we're forcing them to follow the law."

He cautions that the spikes will be fully operational in about two weeks.

Buses: Campus transit center on hold

By Rachael Schwarz Staff Writer Plans for a proposed Palomar College and North County Transit District bus center for San Marcos have come to a halt on the desk of the state architect, and may stay there as long as six months.

The proposed $1 million transit center was first devised to cut down traffic on the local San Marcos streets, and coming into Palomar College.

"The center will be constructed in front of Palomar College sometime during the beginning of the school's fall semester, but it won't be usable until next summer," said

Stephen Ron, senior transportation specialist of the county's Public Works Department.

Ron said that once finalized, the center will take approximately one year to build, and will be larger than the Vista Transit Center. It will have enough room to include a bus loop big enough for six buses to load and unload passengers.

This addition will change the appearance of the front of the campus by incorporating a new campus entrance road.

"The entrance road will be just west of the athletic field," Ron said. "It (the center) will include a restroom and a lot of landscaping, including trees, grass and hillsides to act as a

sound barrier for the college."

The center will make bus transfers from the local transit centers easier, as well as cut down on parking at the college, which is currently a big problem.

Superintendent/Pre-sident George Boggs said, "It not only will provide better access to buses, but it will open up parking to the 8,000 to 9,000 students who are here at one time.

We have 3,000 spaces for 23,000 students."

Currently bus riders must cross the street to meet all eastbound buses, which has caused concern for the safety of students.

"The site will be safe and

convenient for everyone who uses the bus and will help the city ~eet its peak-hour traffic objective," said Betty Lars, manager of marketing for NCTD. Lars also said the center will be a much nicer place than the sidewalk to wait for a bus.

How quickly the plans are approved by the state architect depends on the projects they have going, according to Mike Ellis, director of Building and Grounds at Palomar.

"This is a small project which we are trying to expedite quickly, but it is hard to get anything done ... when you deal with the state," said Ellis. "They have a lot of projects and limited manpower."

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Room MEETINGS GOVERNMENT Associated Student Body: ASB meets Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. in room SU-22.

Inter-Club Council: Meets on Oct. 3 at 12:30 p.m. in room SU19.

Governing Board Meeting: Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Governing BoardRoom.

Faculty Senate Meeting: Oct. 3, 2 p.m. in room SU-30.

SERVICE Campus Advance: Meets Sept. 22 at noon in room LS-24 and Sept. 29 at noon under the Clock Tower.

ORGANIZATIONS Alpha Gamma Sigma: Meets Oct. 5 at 12:30 p. m. in room SU22.

Radio and TV Student Organization: Meets Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. in room Q-1.

Asian Pacific Student Union: Meets Oct. 5 at 1:30p.m. in room SU-22.

Mecha: Meets Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. under Clock Tower.

SEMINARS & CLASSES For information regarding the following seminars, including registration and room location, call744-1150 or 727-7529, ext. 2155. Bring sack lunches to ali-day seminars.

Law: "Legal Issues that Mfect You" is the title of an eight-week lecture series at Poway High School. A different topic is discussed each week. The seminar "Small Claims Court" is Oct. 5.

Each session is $15.

Money: A seminar geared toward those who need credit, "Give Yourself Credit" discusses what loan approvers are looking for when granting credit. Sept 30 at Palomar from 9 a.m. to noon.

Fee: $15.

Computers: "Perfecting WordPerfect 5.0" is the last in a series of three seminars for people with a working knowledge of WordPerfect and will be held Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m. at Palomar. The fee for this seminar is $55.

Relationships: A workshop called, "Jealousy: Green As

Green Can Be," will be offered on Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on campus. Fee for the seminar is $18.

Arts: The San Diego Arts Festival is the subject of the seminar, "Treasures of the Soviet Union: How to get the most out of the San Diego Arts Festival." The seminar will meet Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon at Palomar. The fee is $18.

Arts and Crafts: "Creating With Apples" offers ideas for fun projects crafted with apples. The seminar takes place Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon on campus. The fee is $18.

Public Speaking: Overcoming the fear of public speaking is discussed in "Mraid To Speak_ A Nationwide Problem". The seminar meets Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Palomar. The fee is $18.

Flower Arranging: Learn to create your own floral arrangements in "Flower Arranging for the Home," a four-week class at Mt. Carmel High School. The seminar starts on Oct. 4 and runs every Wednesday through Oct. 25. Fee is $25 plus a $10 materials fee to be collected each class session.

Computers: "Get a Handle on WordPerfect 5.0" is a seminar offered to people who know nothing about WordPerfect software.

It is Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m. at Palomar. Fee: $55.

Career: Successful career moves is the focus of the seminar "Women Winning at Work."

Suggestions on how to make career decisions, where to apply for a job, plan for an interview and image improvement will be offered. Meets Oct. 7, 9 a.m. to noon at Mt. Carmel High School. The fee is $18.

Weight Control: "Gentle Yoga For Weight Control" will be taught at a seminar on Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mt. Carmel High School. The fee is $18.

Bring an exercise mat, beach towel or blanket.

rooms was never discussed with the three clubs involved; the Black Student Alliance, the American Indian Organization and the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Azatlan (MEChA).

According to club members they were not informed that the rooms would be altered until they confronted the administration.

"Nobody really knew about the club rooms being taken away. If we had not found out through rumor, we would have come back this semester with the club rooms the way they are now," said Richard Davis vice-president of AIO. When the club members found out about the change, they took their frustrations to Dean of Humanities, Gene Jackson. An agreement was made at this meeting which stipulated that some of the items that made up the previous club rooms would be returned. The items include; plaques on the club doors which state the club name, two couches per room, removable panels on which murals could be painted and then removed when necessary and bulletin boards.

These items were to be put in the club rooms immediately.

According to club members the agreement seems to have come to a halt.

Davis said, "Now that they (the administration) have the rooms, they're not giving us anything back. We want them to honor their agreements."

The rooms involved are SU-15, 16 and 17. According to club members, the previous club rooms had a homey feel about them.

Talking about AIO's new club space, Davis says, "The room has no life anymore. It's a sterile atmosphere."

The clubs formerly had access to the rooms at all hours but now they

(Photo by Alison Lake)

Members of the American Indian Organization stand in what used to be their club room. They are Lori Taguma (left to right), Rick Davis and LouAnn Dryden.

"The plan stated we could keep must schedule meetings around classroom use. Club members will our wall mural but later they said it sign up in the Student Activities was going to clash with our room Office for use of the rooms, with and it will distract the students." priority going to the clubs that had said Logan.

She continued on to say, "I'm rooms previously.

"We no longer have a club room going to start to put pictures up. that's informal ... our clubs were a This way it will show them (the place to meet, rest, study and have administration) some kind of inforlunch. We were very socially ori- mation that we want our club rooms ented. Now we have lost our iden- back."

Club members note that it is dif-:-tity," said Davis. ficult having the club rooms only Bowen, however, doesn't see during certain times of the day. any reason for the conflict, ''The Previously students could walk by clubs weren't having meetings in and see the clubs in session. Now a their rooms. Nobody can meet all day. Theyweremorelikelounges." student interested in joining a club According to Tamara Logan, must inquire at the Student Activipresident of the BSA, the couches ties Office.

"We go to high-schools and tell that were promised did arrive but the kids that they have a place to go; were sent back because they didn't that they have an identity here," look right with the classroom atsaid Xuan Alvarez vice-president mosphere. "I think that decision of MEChA. "Now they will come was really dumb," she said. on campus and look around for a Other planned items were panels club that's no longer here. We are to go over the existing walls so that not a specific club, were a whole murals could be painted on them mass of people ... we're an organiand then removed during times zation.

We will get our room back." when club rooms aren't in use.

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the APCl.J to expand operations.

The APCD then went to the company to obtain information for a public risk assessment ''They balked at a request by the APCD to run a risk assessment," said Smith. He then added, "the APCD will do the test anyway."

After requesting the risk assess-

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ment, Boggs and Hughes met with Sig~et- Armorlite senior vice-president Deiter Reichel to discuss the company's intentions for reducing emissions. Both took a complete tour of the manufacturing facilities.

"They were very open," said Boggs. "They showed us their dirty laundry and everything."

During the two and one-half hour long meeting Reichel outline<i a three-part plan for reducing emissions. The reduction plan consisted of: looking at alternative chemicals to_replace methylene chloride (the company's primary emission), changing the company's production proce,ss and trapping emissions by using carbon-absorption filters.

According to Boggs, Reichel said the company hasn ' t had time to find an adequate r~J?.!acement for methylene chloride. Reichel said the chemical was only deemed harmf\1115 months ago. / Reichel said his company supports the effor!§ of the collyge_and

that Signet-Armorlite has made contributions to Palomar programs in the past. He also said the firm has a strong commitment to the environment.

"We are law-abiding, concerned citizens and have interests in our environment," said Reichel. "Our families live here too."

In a letter to the Governing Board dated Sept. 19, Boggs said the company indicated a willingness to speak with other Board members or lead other tours of their facility should- the district consider that necessary.

"My impression was that they (Signet-Armorlite) were sincere and not hostile. They indicated a spirit of cooperation," said Boggs. ~t the Sept. 26 Governing Board meeting, Hughes said she agreed with Boggs' assessmen"'f" · •irm , but added that the risk : ... ent should still be followed through. · "It's a good idea to do the tests to eliminate fears," said Hughes.

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Friday, September 29, 1989

Professors bourgeois cites student I read with great interest about the pay dispute between the teachers and the coaches. I'm not surprised over the reaction to this dispute. It is well known that most of us have the 60's born attitude, ''I'm gonna take what I can get", the teachers are included in this category. I decided to find out how much of our tax dollars are going to full-time teachers who really only work part time. I found that they make a pretty good buck for the amount of work they do.

Here is what a full-time teacher makes at Palomar College: Average salary of a full time teacher Health insurance paid the college Dental insurance paid by the college Retirement contribution to STRS Life insurance ($50,000 premium) Combined salary and benefits for one year

$45,000.00 per yr. $184.50 per mo. $43.16 per mo.

8% of mo. salary $11.22 per mo. $51 ,465.00

It should also be pointed out that full-time teachers work only 176 days per year. So if you take $51 , 465.00 and divide by 176, that means the teachers make $292.00 a day. And how many hours a day do teachers work? I'm sure it varies, but I have a feeling that most don ' t work the standard 8 hours like the rest of us.

On top of their generous salary, some teachers also write books, books that are sold for 40 clams at the bookstore that the student is forced to buy.

I think the teachers should not be worrying about what others are making, instead they should be grateful for what they have. They should concentrate on teaching and not be a back seat administrator.

Patrick E. Lacy Student

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Before one argues about the issue of decriminalizing marijuana, it is first necessary to divide this nation into three pie shaped sections according to their relationship to the drug.

By far the largest sector represents the people that never have and never will smoke marijuana. Any change in laws governing marijuana will have no affect on their lives whatsoever.

The second and smallest sector belongs to people who would continue to smoke marijuana even if there were mandatory jail sentences for any amount. A change in the drug statutes for these people would result in, if nothing else, less hassles and an overabundance in lawyers, but that is an editorial topic for another time.

The third area of our American pie is composed of those people who have everything to gain when the bite of crime is taken out of marijuana for personal use.

They know the associated health risks and accept them.

Eating a bacon and egg breakfast is not any different.

They do not sell it, and they do not smoke in front of their children. But being busted with an ounce or three plants on their half acre in Vista can ensue ruin.

Current legislation has to be changed, but the problem is how. The idea of total legalization of marijuana

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exist at Palomar?

(Photos by Janice Davies)

Adrianne Anderson, Fashion Marketing "I'm half-black and half-white, so I am able to see things from both sides, and as a black I am incensed by what goes on here."

by Ken Bauermeister, Staff Writer

by Tracy Wilson, Staff Writer

A solution to a problem is never to accept, allow or ignore it. A person does not overcome a difficulty by falling prey to it, and a society does not rid itself of a destructive force by blindly tolerating its reign.

However, ignoring this simple logic, some citizens are again advocating the twenty year fight to decriminalize the drug marijuana that, for many, has been a vehicle of escapism, a tragic cycle that establishes itself in the individual, but stretches its effects to all corners of society.

Proponents of the decriminalization of marijuana often overuse the claim that the drug is no different then alcohol, no more harmful, no more deadly. But alcohol on its own shackles more then ten million Americans to its addictive disease. However, unlike alcohol that leaves the body after a fe w hours, marijuana' s main component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) establishes itself in the fatty tissues of the body, including the brain for sometimes as long as a month.

So even if we group marijuana with alcohol, its acceptance leaves only more victims, more addictions, more death. Then when we take into account that marijuana is obviously more dangerous, the possibilities of tragedy only amplify.

But even if we do rely on a four leaf clover to protect us from the effects of a population on pot, drug tendencies never stop with marijuana, but rather begin. Along with alcohol, marijuana has continually been named a "gateway drug" that leads to other, more serious addictions. And when we as a society initiate the trend of

Steve Shane, Computer Science "None that I have ever noticed. People here may not get along, but it is because of who they are, and not because of their race."

and having the government import, grow, distribute, and tax marijuana is absurd and wishful thinking in this conservative day and age. It will not happen.

Decriminalization and leaving it in the hands of the private citizen may be one solution. But then how do we deal with large quantities? Will one ounce be treated the same as one pound or one ton? What about imports? Profits from homegrown? Questions but no answers.

The solution is to raise the legal amount from the current quarter ounce to one pound, or let's say five plants. The whole penal code would shift accordingly.

Five tons would still be illegal, just not as illegal. The dealers know the risks involved with dealing in large quantities and accept them. It is doubtful that there would be a price reduction, since if somebody was willing to pay $200 per quarter ounce for top quality marijuana before, the person is still willing to pay for it after the decriminalization.

Marijuana laws are like the freeway speed limit. The absence of either would cause chaos. But the speed limit was raised to 65 MPH, since the majority was breaking the law anyway. Now it is time to legalize marijuana since the present laws are just as enforceable.

Bruce Benedict, Motion Picture " Yes, of course . wouldn't name anyone, I'd rather keep to myself. I was a victim of r...._:.;'TI myself."

decriminalizing common drugs, who's to say that advocates would stop at marijuana when other drugs become more and more popular. Are we willing to risk the social costs of tolerating other harmful substances such as cocaine, crystal or heroin?

If the United States decides to ignore all evidence and decriminalize marijuana, the obvious question remains. How will this drug be distributed? Two major options have been proposed by advocates. The first is to simply allow the drug to be sold and distributed freely throughout society, but this would hardly be fair to the large number of individuals who would not want to be subjected to the presence of this drug. The other, more loved, suggestion is to form a government monopoly on the drug that could bring addicts out of the closet and into a society eager to free them from their addiction. But how would other countries view us when we hypocritically accept the same problem we have been fighting so hard against? How could the US fight against the illegal substances that are infiltrating into our country, when we are allowing other substances to be grown and distributed freely within our own borders? Obviously, this is a mistake the US could not make.

The purpose of law is to protect the overall welfare of society, not to satisfy the desires and addictions of a selective few. Our government was not established to cater to the whims of the minority who wish to live in escapism and unproductivity.

Sherri Pierre, Pre-Law "To a small degree, yes.

I see it in the attitudes people show to each other, the v- 1y they treat each other. '

Garrett Husein Business "Society will never be equal, the whites will always be in control of the minorities. As long as the whites are in oower. the minorities viii never be in power."

Entertainment The Telescope 5

Friday, September 29, 1989

THEATER

Music chairman David Chase, !eft, and Intructor Joretta Wright co-direct this seasons Chorale.

Chorale seeks good singers

By Wendy Williams Entertainment Editor "Like the Marine Corps, we are looking for a few good men and women," says Beda Farrell, manager and member of the Palomar Chorale.

And so the Palomar Chorale kicks off another season with ongoing auditions for what David Chase, chair of the Music Department, calls a "very rewarding and very good group."

For the second year, the Palomar Chorale will be conducted jointly

by Chase at the main campus and Joretta Wright at the Mt. Carmel satellite center.

Chase and Farrell are both excited about the upcoming season.

Chase has new plans for the first performance of the Chorale. "We are going to participate in the Community Chorus Festival at Long Beach Community College," he said. This concert will take place on Oct. 21.

In November, a chorale and organ concert will be held at the San Raphael Catholic Church in San Bernadino.

The works to be performed include Benjamin Britten's "Rejoice in the Lamb," Faure's "Requiem" and " Him to Saint Peter," also by Britten. '"Rejoice in the Lamb' is a mod-

em piece set to an unusual poem by the 18th century poet, Christopher Smart," Chase said.

"It's a wonderful, sort of zealously religious poem, written while Smart was in an insane asylum. It's not usual," he added.

Farrell fmds Faure's "Requiem," "very uplifting. It's a sung-mass for the dead that is written in a French romantic style," she said.

Farrell encourages singers from the student body, the faculty and the community to audition .

"We are looking for a good, solid, well-balanced group of voices," she said.

"We do it for the love of good music," she added.

Two local artists exhibit works at Boehm Gallery

By DeeDee Emde Staff Writer Palomar College's Boehm Gallery is currently exhibiting the artworks of Ernest Silva, W.D. Snodgrass and DeLoss McGraw.

The director of the gallery, Louise Kirtland, is very excited about these two exhibits and hopes others will be too.

Silva, who is a professor of art at UCSD, says his works are self-inspired. They are based on imagination, dreams, and art history. His paintings and sculptures all tie in one way or another with the sea as well as other parts of nature.

The materials that Silva uses in his art vary from large canvases to long thin pieces of wood twisted into the shapes of boats or images of volcanos and storms.

He also uses certain articles of men's clothing to symbolize the 'average man.' All of these materials are painted with bright vivid colors to further capture and expand the viewers imagination.

As quoted from the artist's statement on view next to his paintings, "The images had to be my own in some way. Dreams were a good source. I started to populate an empty stage with figures- Egyptian r '!mmies, soldiers who fought in dark corridors for n" qne but themselves, live figures of clay who were brought to life or destroyed by fire, downlike men who yelled at each other or burst like children 's balloons, scarecrows that were half battle-scarred soldiers and half poet or painter."

"The Midnight Carmval," i~ 'hr, name of the other exhibit currently on display in the gallery. Poetry, paintings and sculptures by artists W.D. Snodgrass

and DeLoss McGraw make up this show.

Kirtland pointed out that in both of these exhibits, the artists were striving for the same theme - bright, cheery colors and dreamlike images that grab not only your eye, but your imagination as well. She says she likes to put two exhibits next to each other that will give off the same feelings and emotions instead of clashing two ideas.

Snodgrass creates a dream world carnival where the master of ceremonies, a character named 'W.D.' goes through a variety of 10 stories ranging from being a "High Wire Walker," to "The Human Torch."

The illustrations that go along with these poems, done

by McGraw, are also filled with a dreamlike imagination. His creations of angels, skeletons, hybrids of man and animals, and even Mr. Sun, are all images straight from a child's imagination.

"The Midnight Carnival" is a book of poems and illustrations all hand-made and hand-painted, with a hand-painted wooden box as a book cover. The handmade version, published by Brighton Press of SanDiego, is now a collector's item and cannot be found in a bookstore.

This exhibit also includes three bronze sculptures, and a tryptch (three piece) painting by McGraw, courtesy of the Annex Gallery of San Diego.

Both of these exhibits will run from Sept. 8 until Oct. 11. The Boehm Gallery, located at the entrance of Palomar College's main campus, is open on Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7. p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.

On Friday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., W.D. Snodgrass will read his poetry in the Boehm Galley. A reception will be held following the reading.

Hot I Baltimore: The stories of several residents of a run down hotel are told in this winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Performances are Oct. 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 at the Palomar College Theatre. Call Ext. 2345.

Breaking Legs: The world premiere of this comedy is being shown at Cassius Carter Center Stage of the Old Globe Theatre through Oct. 23. 239-2255.

Measure For Measure: Good against evil is the focus of this play written by William Shakespeare. Performed at the Old Globe Theatre, it runs through Oct. 8. 239-2255.

Legends: A young off-Broadway producer tries to get a new play on the Great White Way by recruiting two film legends who, unfortunately, hate each other.

Presented by the Santee Community Theater, it runs through Oct. 8 at Cajon Park School. 448-5673.

Broadway Bound: The last comedy in Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy deals with the trials of brothers Eugene and Stanley Jerome. On state at the North Coast Repertory Theatre, the play premiers Sept. 30 and runs through Nov. 12. 481-1055 Brothers and Sisters: Presented as a part of the San Diego Arts Festival: Treasures of the Soviet Union. Brothers and Sisters is the dramatization of a trilogy of novels depicting the realities of the Soviet Union after World War II. The six-hour, twopart event will be presented in Russian with simultaneous translation provided through a listening device. It plays Oct. 22 through Nov. 19 at the Old Globe Theatre. 239-2255.

The Miser: Moliere's classical farce deals with a man obsessed with his money, and how this obsession can affect his and those around him. Playing at MiraCosta College, Oct 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29. 757-2121 Ext. 451.

Tbilisi State Puppet Theater: A part of the San Diego Arts Festival, this puppet theater company is from the Soviet Union. Shown at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre in Balboa Park Oct. 24 through Nov. 11. 239-2255.

Boris Gudunov: The San Diego Opera opens its 25th season with this Russian masterpiece set at the tum of the 17th century, shortly after the reign of Czar I van the Terrible. Performed at the San Diego Civic Theatre Oct. 21, 24, 27,29 and 31. TM.

CLUBS The Bacchanal presents the following acts: Charlie Daniels Band, Sept. 28; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Oct 2; Delbert McLinton, Oct. 5; Steve Stevens, Oct. 6; Acoustic Alchemy, Oct. 7; and The Stray Cats, Oct 9 and 10.

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CONCERTS CLASSICAL Palomar: Concert Hour, presented by the music department, is a weekly music series each Thursday from 12:30- 1:30 p.m. in room D-10. Admission is free.

Ext. 2317 or 2316.

ROCK & COUNTRY The Doobie Brothers: At Starlight Bowl on Oct 1. TM. Michael W. Smith: At the Starlight Bowl Nov. 5. TM. Kenny G: Sept. 28 and 29 at Humphrey's. 226-4022.

MUSEUMS & PRESENTATIONS La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art: Exhibitions of the work of British conceptual artist Richard Long and sculptor Dennis Oppenheim will be presented through Oct. 15. The Awards in the Visual Arts 8 exhibition, which is comprised of the awardwinning work of ten different artists, will also be shown through Oct. 15. 454-3541.

Mathes Cultural Center: Folk art from the San Antonio Museum of Art, including toys, puppets, masks and religious objects will be featured by the Felicita Foundation for the Arts through November 11.743-3322.

SPECIAL EVENTS San Diego Arts Festival : Treasures of the Soviet Union: An array of theater, visual art, music , dance, photography, film, folk art, culinary demonstrations and special events for · children will run from Oct. 21 to Nov. 11 in various locations in San Diego. 1800-245-FEST. Knott's Scary Farm: The amusement park's 17th annual Halloween Haunt takes place Oct. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31. Elvira will present a "shock and rock" musical revue three times a day. For information call (714) 220-5200.

Hispanic Heritage Month: A variety of programs including a play, live music and the annual Cabrillo Festival will be presented at Cabrillo National Monument through Oct. 15. For more information, call557-5450.

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Feature 6 The Telescope

Friday, September 29, 1989

U.S. offers contrasts for 'Joe' Chinese student finds challenges, rewards here

By Jeff Tuttle Feature Editor Only after overcoming a considerable series of obstacles was Zhao X ian Ze (say it Joe Chan Zu), a native of China, able to enroll at Palomar for his first semester of study in the United States. Upon talking with Zhao, it becomes ciear that he is used to tackling obstacles, and that retreating from a challenge is simply not in his nature.

The thirty-four-year-old Zhao, who mercifully allows his American acquaintances to call him "Joe", came to North County from Harbin, a city of three-million people near the Soviet-Chinese border. He was sent by the government-funded daily newspaper for which he worked for the purpose of studying English and journalism.

Zhao's hopes to study in America were almost completely dashed when his sponsor, a North County newspaper editor, was nowhere to be found when Zhao arrived. Although Zhao was able to stay with a Korean family for whom he had worked as a translator in China, he was still far from accomplishing his goals. "My visa was only for six months. I just wasted my time, almost four months, because I could not learn English or journalism. They just speak in Korean, I couldn't learn English at all," recalls Zhao.

Zhao's fortunes began to turn when he met Wichit Maneevone, a native of Thailand, and a Christian missionary who holds meetings for foreign students. Through Maneevone, Zhao was introduced to Dr. Richard Norlin, an English professor here at Palomar. "He (Dr. Norlin) was really nice. Actually I can say he changed my life," says Zhao.

Norlin, who had been to China twice as an instructor with the English Language Institute took a great interest in Zhao and helped him to get back on track. Norlin brought Zhao to Palomar with him each day, so he could use the facilities, although his visa did not allow him to enroll as a student.

"Every day he brought me here," says Zhao. "I spent my time in the library.

I read and memorized the English vocabulary, for almost three months."

Zhao attacked this unknown lexicon with characteristic zeal. Norlin tells of how Zhao taught himself Russian as a boy during the Cultural Revolution (a movement started by Mao Zedong in the mid-sixties when many academic and social pursuits were forced aside to make way for a reinstatement of traditional communist values). "Since he was not allowed to go to school to learn, he would walk at night, after he had fmished working, to the house of a woman who knew Russian," recalls Norlin. "He was not allowed to have books or papers, so he would write the vocabulary on his thigh so he could study during the day while he was hunched over working in the fields."

Zhao was able to take up residence with an American family, the Boshaws, who were members of the church to which Norlin and Maneevone belonged. "They provided, nie with a nice room and food, everything. They were very, very nice to me." Through the combination of intense study, and lodgers with whom he could practice, Zhao was soon relying less and less on his Chinese/English dictionary to communicate with Norlin and his other hosts.

A student visa and the arrival of his wife, Li Dian Zi, have done a great deal to aid Zhao in his pursuit, but still it is a struggle. Like everyone, Zhao must deal with the financial strains oflife in America, but for him there are added considerations. ''The immigration doesn't allow us to work, but I â&#x20AC;˘ must work to pay my bills, my tuition, my apartment I have to spend money, without money, I cannot survive at all," says Zhao.

Working two jobs which keep him occupied from midnight until late into the next morning, and then attending classes, Zhao has little time to spend with his wife, making her acclimation to life here all the more difficult. "She isn't here although she is here," Zhao says. "She is here but we cannot communicate, it makes her very sad, and it makes her more homesick." Both Zhao and Li miss their 6-year-old son greatly, who remains in China with relatives, waiting for his parents' return.

While Zhao came here to study journalism, it is apparent that he has lessons of his owfi to offer those seeking a career in reporting. Iri his six years as a journalist in Harbin, Zhao worked his way up from cub reporter to an editorship.

His frrst task as a young reporter was to write for the paper's adolescent readers. "I wrote articles about young people's problems," explains Zhao.

"I tired to say something for them, and I tried to say something to them as well."

Zhao had the criminal beat for awhile, covering all aspects of the legal system from courts to police to prisons. Eventually, he was given the editorship of his paper's education section.

Be.rg a journalist in a country where the government controls the press obvwusly carries with it a unique set of consideratioos. Y~Uiil1tailff to some western prec~nceptions, the government does lillle ill~ prior censorship. Zhao explains: "The government o~<aigaya

(Photo by Patrick Walter)

''If you say, 'No, I'm right.' you will loose your pen," says Palomar student Zhao Xian Ze, referring to government penalties imposed on journalists in his country who do .not comply. just as ordinary readers, but, if they find something wrong, that they think is not good, you have trouble. You have to confess ' I was wrong, next time I'll be more careful' like that, even though you think you are not wrong."

And what is the penalty for not complying? "If you say 'No, I'm right,' then you will loose your pen," says Zhao as he points to the instrument which is busily transcribing his words.

As an editor, Zhao was not only responsible for his pieces, but for the work of all those that appeared on his page." After publishing, if someone found a so-called 'mistake' he would ask me, 'Why did you allow this article to be published, can you explain your reasons?' We would sometimes debate, but usually we never win," explains Zhao.

Zhao sees great contrast between the newspapers here and those of his country. He sees them as two extremes, with his idea of journalism at its best laying somewhere in between. "When I came here I found a big difference between Chinese newspapers and American newspapers," Zhao says. "I think we have our good things, but at the same time I think we should learn from American newspapers."

The freedom western reporters enjoy is the main difference between the two styles of reporting. "In this country you have a lot of freedom, especially as a reporter," says Zhao. "I feel you have a really good system."

"In your papers you can publish anything," Zhao illustrates. "Say for example you support President Bush, and I am against him. At the same time, on the same page even, you can publish your article where you support him and I can criticize him. This is really good. But in China, we must always publish something the party can like,,what the government can like."

But Zhao sees this freedom as a double-edged sword which can cut deeply. "We can learn a lot of things from your newspapers, but I don't want ours to be exactly like yours," he says. Zhao faults some American publications for catering excessively to their readers' baser instincts.

"In these newspapers, so many articles or stories just hurt people. They say, 'His wife uses drugs', or 'he had some other lover,' or something when it's not important at all for our lives. But so many readers are interested in that So reporters and editors just try to make their readers happy. "Zhao continues, "I have met people who say 'Oh I'm really angry!

I want to sue!' and I say 'Why?' and they say, 'The reporter just created the story without me."'

These situations are avoided in China, according to Zhao, through much closer cooperation between the reporter and the source.

"In China, I've never found these type of things, this doesn't happen.

Because if we want to write a story about someone we just ask him very carefully, and then usually when we are finished, we show the people. If I wrote something about you I would show you and I would ask you, 'Do you think it's good or not?' anyway, I can talk with you," explains Zhao.

Zhao believes that selling newspapers should always rank as a distant second in importance to journalists next to the well being of their readers.

"Making money is good for a newspaper, you should make money," says Zhao "But making money shouldn't be the only purpose, you should try to help your readers, you should try to make them healthier in their spirit."

Z'bao.iiiiDS up his feelings on the issue with a concise brevity which

(see ZHAO - page 8)

_____ SP-orts The Telescope 7

Friday. September 29, I 989

Getting their kicks

Men's team wins, loses

By Fernando Ricardez Sports Writer

By Scott King Sports Editor ~here

is a cruel irony in footbaU that ,says the

smallest rnan.with the cleanest unifonn ofren decides the outcome of a game, That man- is the kick~.

Arguably the most stressful position on the team, tfiekickercould mean the difference..between a win or a fuss with one swing of his leg.

This season Coach Tom Craft will call on two tickers to share that responsibilit,y; Roan White and Bryan Wilson. Both arecreturning from laSt season's squad.

Y-oum~mditunusual tosharesuchanimportant I>O$ltion between two players, bu.tWilson does not see it that way. "W-e both know what we're good at and we both know what our specialties are. What s good · a\lQut itis that the eoaches use our talent for tbe good :Of'the team and f«:.:us." be said.

Neither kicker knowscwho wilfbe kicking until they getthe coaches' nod. White attempts all of1he field

goals from the right and middle hash marks while Wilson kicks from the' Ieft hash.

Each bas some background in kicking. White excelled in soccer for San Dieguito High School while Wilson played Pop W amer football as a child and enjoyed four seasons with the Carlsbad Lancers.

Wilson plays defensive back for the Comets in addition to his .kicking du:ties.

Highlights from last season included a 44-yard fiefd ~ goal for White in a game against Golden West in theclo~in$ secqQds. Wil_son,had a baJ1ner day against San Diego City when he hit field goals of 40 and 23 yards and also converted an onsidekick.

White is quick to point out the importance of Coach Dave Bass. "Coach Bass is the main re.aSoo we both had good seasons last year," ~

be. said. (see KICKERS· page B)

The Palomar men's soccer team recently embarked on a two game road trip which ended up in a split decision.

On Thursday, Sept. 20, the Comets defeated Long Beach City by a score of 3-0. The match was very physical causing the referee to issue several yellow cards to keep the game under control.

Center forward Andy Dolled opened the scoring early in the first half when the first of his two goals found the back of the net after he eluded the Viking defense. The Palomar midfielders then took control of the game and allowed the opposition few opportunities to score.

In the second half, Joel Neri added to the Comet lead by scoring on a penalty kick. It was Neri's team leading seventh goal in the preseason.

Dolled finished the scoring when he received a pass from midfielder Zoldan Gardality.

Dolled was standing alone by the goal with no one to beat after the goalie dashed out to steal the ball from Gardality and had been unsuccessful.

"When Zoli (Zoldan) passed the ball, I was really surpris~. I was by myself and all I had to do was dribble it in. It was a great pass," Dolled said.

Backup keeper Dave Rossi performed well and earned the shutout by making six saves.

On Saturday, Sepl. 23, the Comet forwards were !'ahed by Fullerton and Palomar lost th ..; game 3-1.

In the first half, the Comet de-

(see SOCCER • page B)

Comets drop home opener to Vikings

By Scott King Sports Editor If football games were only 50 minuets, the Comets would be sitting pretty. The problem is, they are not.

For most of the game, Palomar stayed with visiting Long Beach City College on Sept.

23. They even held a fourth quarter lead, on! y to fall 20-9 to the state's eighth-ranked Vikings.

In the opening minutes of the second quarter Roan White gave the Comets a 3-0 lead with a 24-yard field goal.

Coach Tom Craft, trying to catch the Vikings off-guard, signaled for an onside kick.

The ball did not travel the required 10 yards, and the Vikings took over at the Palomar 43 yard line.

Viking quarterback Damon Fisher went to work. After four plays netted 13 yards, Fisher scampered in with a 30-yard touchdown run.

Just before halftime, Palomar had a golden opportunity to score, but a familiar problem surfaced for the Comets. With second-and-

goal at the Long Beach one-yard line, the Comets were whistled for two delay-of-game penalties. Quarterback Scott Barrick then found Rocky Aukuso in the end-zone, but the play was called back due to an illegal alignment, and Palomar then missed a 19-yard field goal.

Eddie Johnson gave the Comets the lead with 11:15 left with a 47-yard touchdown romp. The extra-point failed and Palomar led 9-7.

The lead was short lived as Long Beach marched 84 yards ending in a 20-yard scoring run by Corey Sylve. Fisherthen sealed the game with his second 30-yard scoring run of the game.

The Long Beach ground game ate up the Comets as they gained 386 yards on 58 carries as a team. Chris Chiarrappa enjoyed another big game for Palomar as he pulled in 10 Barrick passes for 158 yards. Barrick, on the other hand, had a rough time, completing 23 of 53 passes while being picked off three times.

(Photo by Phil Garcia) Palomar falls to 0-2 and will travel to Comets Dan Early (5) and Kelly Hockey (63) apply a punishing hit to Long Beach Saddleback for a game tomorrow at 7 p.m. running back Mike Hester. The Vikings b.eat Palomar, 20-9.

Friday, September 29, 1989

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Zhao

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Wilson continues the praise ofBass; "With the new rule that passed, we have to kick off the ground (rather than off a kicking tee) for field goals, just like the pros. Coach Bass taught us a lot about kicking off the ground.

He showed us what we have to do and how we have to do it."

The competition of playing the same position has not affected the friendship of White and Wilson. "They split us up and used us to the best of our abilities. We both play in all the games and we both get plenty of kicks in," said White.

Pressure is part of the job and White and Wilson do their best to lessen its affect. "We joke around a lot. It relieves the tension. When one of us is about to kick, the other will point out something funny ," White said.

Although their teammates joke with them about their clean uniforms, perfect hair and lack of sweat, Whitr and Wilson take their jobs very seriously. Wilson says, "We do evef) ing that everyone else does. We are a part of this team." White's love for what does is evident by his personalized license plate which reads "SWT Klr..R." Coach Craft likes the luxury of having two second-year kickers to call upon, along with freshman transfer Lino Persi from Canada. "The kicking game is very strong this year. We feel like we have two very good returning peopl6-with Roan and Bryan. Lino is very accurate and feels strong at that position," added Craft.

The goal for both White and Wilson is to get a scholarship to a four-year school for kicking. "My goal is to kick for as high of a percentage as possible. I want to hit one from over 50 yards and also get a scholarship, said White.

Wilson echoes White's sentiments. ''I'm worried about kicking up to my expectations. What I'm looking for is a school to pay for my education."

With that kind of focus, White and Wilson should obtain their goals. "If they pay for our education, we will kick for them," said White.

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Soccer (continued from page 7) fense broke down on a free kick and allowed a shot to go through a poorly set up wall. The ball beat keeper Eric Gonzales and went into the net.

The Comets had one of their few offensive bright spots when Eddie Radklieff tied the score with a shot from outside the 18-yard box. The game then turned into a midfield battle. However, two mistakes by the defense late in the game helped Fullerton take a lead they did not relinquish.

"They have a very strong program here," commented coach Ron Riccitelli. "Nonetheless, we were able to stay right there with them. I thought the teams played a very even game but the score doesn't show it," he added.

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seems characteristic, even to one who has interacted with him only briefly. "We don't have enough freedom, but you have too much."

The subject of freedom is a painful yet vital one for a man, especially a newsman, who has watched hi~ country being rocked to its very foundation over this issue. "When I talk about this I'm very sad," says Zhao, his face tightening slightly in response to what must be a strong pull from his heart. "But I have to confess, we don't have enough freedom."

"As a newsman, I cannot be peaceful. I'm really concerned with current events in China. I'm really concerned with how China is changing." Zhao sees the current dilemma as a stand-off between people who want unnaturally rapid reform, and a government unwilling to bend.

"China is changing. We cannot expect from the government too much. Everyone knows that China is in a period of reform, just like the Soviet Union. I don't believe that in just one year, or two years, or five years that we can do everything we want, it takes time. So we cannot expect too much from the government. But, at least we should have enough freedom . As a reporter I hope the government will give us more freedom ."

Zhao believes that the party and the people have inaccurate perceptions of each other. "I think the problem is that the government looks down on our people. They think we are not smart enough, not ready to have enough freedom. The government thinks, 'Chinese people, they're not ready to have democracy.' I think they're wrong." Zhao continues, "and on the other side, the people, they expect from the government too much. They expect the government to give them something too quickly, so both of them need to understand each other more."

When asked to comment on the events in Beijing, Zhao preferred to reserve judgement. "I cannot say about what happened at Tiananman Square, because I have only heard what America had to say about it. I cannot say until I have heard from both sides, but, I do not believe that the students are the enemy of the people as. the government says. I don't support the students, but I don't want to blame them. I think their purpose was good. They are trying to make China stronger."

While Zhao studies and works in this country, he also watches and waits, for a iiine when he will be able to return and do his part. "I hope one day I can go back and help my country, but I cannot tell you the right time. next year or when it will be. I cannot tell you."

Although Zhao's knowledge of English is not yet extensive, the way which he expresses himself within the framework of that knowledge speaks of an eloquence which transcends the boundaries of language and culture. It also belies a determination which will be essential as he prepares to meet what will probably be his greatest challenge yet.