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ELESCOPE Friday, Nov. 1, 1996

Palomar College

Volume SO, Number 7

San Marcos, CA

Reform Party VP candidate blasts Clinton and Dole • Choate makes a campaign stop to persuade students to vote for Perot Suzanne Block Sruff H'rirer

•·Jt is highly likely that there will he indictments leadmg stra1ght up to the president."

Ross Perot· s running mate. Pat Choate, m inccd no words as he predicted what the next four years under a Clinton administration would be like during a campa1gn stop at Palomar College last Tuesday.

"You can vote for Bill Clinton- endorse the man, endorse his policies, and understand that you have a level of corruption in campaign finance here that you have not seen since Dick Nixon."

Choate's stump speech on the lawn in front of the Student Union consisted mostly of the controversy recently brought to the forefront of the presidential campaign - the acceptance of allegedly illegal foreign contributions by the Democratic Party.

As he made his case to the 200 students, faculty and Pcrotistas, he did not spare criticism of the Republican ticket either.

"Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp arc telling the voters that they cannot win," Choate said. "They have come to us and said 'give us your support because we cannot win.'"

Choate was referring to the meeting last Wednesday between Dole's campaign manager Scott Reed and Perot in which Reed asked Perot to drop out of the race and endorse the Dole/Kemp ticket.

"A vote for Bob Dole is a thro w-away vote," added Choate.

The crowd that gathered in front of the stage cheered when Choate informed them the Reform Party was on the ballot in all 50 states.

The candidate continued his speech by making his case for voting for the Reform Party ticket.

"This is a very historic election," he said.

"If the Reform Party gets 25 percent of the vote, which I am rather confident that we're going to get, we will be a new political institution."

During his introduction of Choate, Michael Thode, Palomar Reform Organization president and Palomar student, cited a poll in which Perot had over 20 percent of the vote.

According to the latest Wall Street Journal poll, Perot is only at 6 percent.

"You want to be part of the 25 percent of the population that is voting to create a new party

Ralph W. Lincoln I Tile Telescope

See CHOATE, Page 5

Pat Choate, vice presidential candidate for the Reform Party, accepted the invitation to speak at Palomar about Perot's platform Oct. 29.

Protesters rally against Prop. 209

Palomar community pulls together in the aftermath of blaze David Collier Stu[{ \Vrirer

Protester .Loraine Garcia holds up an anti-Proposition 209 sign with John Valdez, director · of multi-cultural studies~ Tbe rallywas held Oct. 25 by protesters who claim Prop. 209 would cause discrimination against minorities and women by making it against the law to giVe preferential. treatment to someone based on gender or race. .·.·

While it is back to life as usual for most Palomar students and faculty following last week' · North County firestorm, others are coming to grips with their luck or losses.

Some recall the panic of watching the fire burn ever closer to their houses, while others recount having to leave school to evacuate their homes . At least one student is putting her life back together after losing everything .

Freshman tennis player Kerra Hasty lost her home in the fire and was left with only a few books and the car she was in. The fire did not even leave her a tennis racquet.

Another studen t, Judy Wind, who is also assistant program director at

KKSM, left the radio station late Monday afternoon when news reports warned that the Harmony Grove fire was approaching her house.

Wind retumcd home. rounded up her five cats and then waited out the fire.

"The wind shifted towards the other direction," Wind said. "Fortunately, our house was fine."

Other residents were not allowed to stay with their homes as the fire approached. Virginia Dower.

Palomar's director of auxilary services, was evacuated from her home.

Dower left work early when her son called and warned her of the proximity of the fire to her house . She had only minutes to gather her dogs.

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CAMPUS BEAT F.Y.INFO_ _ The following scholarships arc available in the Financial Aid office:

•African American Scholarship: A $150 grant is begin offered for needy African American students for the Spring 1997 semester in order to pay for books and supplies. Applicants need aGPAof2.5orhighcrand must have attended Palomar for at least one semester. Students need to submit a college transcript. a one- to t\\O-pagc essay describing educational and vocational goaLs and community involvement. and two references. Everything must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office by Dec. 6.

•Califomia Real Estate Endoll'ment Fund: An $800 scholarship will be awarded to students majoring in Real Estate education who have completed one three-unit course in real estate with a minimum2.0 GPA. Students must be enrolled and have completed six units of real estate for the semester award. Criteria: low-income student with a good GPA. Applicants need to submit a transcript, current class schedule, income verification and a letter of recommendation from a Real Estate instructor. Everything is dut.: to the Financial Aid Office by Nov. 12.

•James Cason Memonal: A $150 scholarship available for a student enrolled in computer science or history. Preference will be given to an Alpha Gamma Sigma member. Submit application, transcript and autobiography. This is a Fall 1996 award with everything due to the Financial Aid Office by Nov. 12.

•Cashe Scholars/zip A ward: This scholarship amounts to $250 to be awarded to a Fall 1996 full-time Palomar Student who can demonstrate high academic achievement, financial need and community or college service. Submit application, autobiography and transcript to the Financial Aid Office by Nov. 12.

•Emi/Selena Scholarship: A scholarship is being offered for full-time sophomore Hispanic students. Applicantsnccdto haveaGPAof3.0or higher and plan to continue at a fouryear college in the Fall 1997 in a course of study lending to a bachelor's degree. Five awards will be granted to students majoring in the arts or music, and five awards will be granted to students with any major. Submit the donor application by December I.

Do you think your vote matters?

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Rich Ferreira and Steven Turney examine a wrecked Yugo_in front of the Student Union as part of Red Ribbon Week.

Patrons of Palomar Se Habla Espanol hosting book sale Career Fair '96 to be held Nov. 5

The Patrons ofPalomarCollege are sponsoring a book sale in the Student Union with proceeds benefiting college scholarships.

The variety of books on hand include art, music, children's books, cook books, gift books, poetry, paperbacks , prose and mystery. The sale will be held Nov. 5, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Nov. 6, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Nov. 7, 8 a.m. to I p.m.

For information call Marge Arnold at 940-0192 or Polly Pcdjoe at 743-3672.

-Cathy Kuykendall

Teen pagent to be held in January The 19th annual Miss California Teen All-American will be staged Jan. II and 12 at the Holiday Inn in Plaza Park, Visalia.

Applicants must be between the ages of 13 and 19, never married and a legal resident of the US. Deadline to submit applications is Nov. 8. Call (304) 242-4900 for further information.

-Linda Isakson

Nathan Barrett Art "Yes. If people do not voice their opinion , no one will be heard."

.Oceanography to offer lectnre series

Se Habla Espanol's Career Fair '96, the 9th annual trade show for professionals in Hispanic marketing, will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Hotel Nov. 5.

Job-seekers will network with corporate recruiters from Nike, Pacific Bell , Coca-Cola, IBM , Motorola and other corporations seeking candidates for a variety of positions and levels . Seminar topics will include "The Perfect Interview ," "Finding a Job in Today's High-Tech Market," "Professional or Entrepreneur," and "Breaking into Hollywood ."

The trade show otTers a corporate exhibit hall, awards ceremonies for outstanding achievements in Hispanic television, radio, and print advertising, as well as more than 35 seminars led by professionals in Hispanic marketing.

For more information call (805)6825843 or visit HispanData's online, a professional service at www.hispanstar.com, or register at the event site.

Palomar Oceanography Lecture Series scheduled two speakers to give presentations this semester free of charge to the general public.

Dennis Lees, of Ogden Environmental and Energy Services in San Diego, will give a speech enti tied, "The Exxon- Valdez Oil Spill and the Prince William Sound: A Retrospective Assessment of the Catastrophe," Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. in ES-19.

Lees has been involved in documenting the recovery of beaches affected by the Exxon-Valde::. oil spill of 1989 and will present some of his findings of his research in an illustrated slide show.

In addition, Ambcrly DcLaurcnt, an oceanography/mari nc biology student at Palomar and an oceanography lab teaching assistant, will give a presentation entitled, "Pinnipeds of the California Coastline," Dec. 5 at 2:30p.m. in ES-19.

For further information, contact AI Trujillo at 744-1150, ext. 2743, or Patricia Deen at ext. 2519.

-Cathy Kuykendall

-Linda Isakson

Felicia Schuler Administration of Justice ''No. Because in California , we are the last state to be counted. "

Brian Simpson Criminal Justice

Jed Albao Physics

"Yes. lfpeoplcdonot take the initiative to voice their opi nion,then they should not complain."

"No. I do not believe my personal vote counts, but the ethic of voting is important. "

Brigita ZilaHerlevic Undeclared "Yes. Every voice is heard if loud enough."

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Heidi Landergraf speaks to the Criminal Justice Club about her experiences as an undercover DEA Agent

Money laundering was all in a day's work for fonner drug enforcement agent Suzanne Block S!aff Wri/er

Heidi Landgraf knows what it's like to live in a $5 million mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean, complete with maids and a butler.

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She spoke at a recent meeting of the Criminal Justice Club at Palomar College telling students the peri Is and harsh realities agents face if they choose to take undercover assignments.

"You are never really out of dan ger," Landgraf told the students, "every agent looks in the rear view mirror."

Her story proved so intriguing that pub Iis hers and Hollywood came knocking. A book and movie deal is

in the works with Michele Pfeifer playing the lead.

Landgraf has been with the agency nine years but no longer works undercover.

The most dangerous ass ignments include Bogota, Columbia and Mexico, where six agents were killed in the past few years.

A 15 to 20 percent supplement for hazard pay and housing are included for these types of dangerous assignment.

In Bogota, agents ride around in bullet proof cars and have an agreement with the government not to do undercover surveillance in restaurants.

"Our job is to get inside the investigation once it has begun," said Landgraf, "we help the locals but don't start the investigations."

Kevin Barrett, associate professor public safety programs, invited Landgraf to speak to th e club.

Started in I 992, it c urrently has over I00 members. They are planning a field trip to Alcatraz Dec. 7.

Tuberculosis test required for student employees Chris Corbin S1af( Wriler

Starting Spnng semester. parttunc Palomar employees, including stuuent employees and art nmucls, will be required to be tested for Tuberculosis .

Although full-time employees arc already rcquireu to test for TB, the President's Advisory Council found it necessary th1s month to test other employees since two active cases of the disease have been reported on campus since May. "A couple of suspected cases of TB heightened the awareness that the disease is still out there," Teresa Doyle, vice-president of human reso urces and affim1ativc action, said.

Part-time employees will be notified with their paycheck in November. The deadline for the results

of the tests will be Jan. 2 I. ·'If people want to be employed . they have to fo llow the policies of the district- and this is one of them: · Catherine Ott. manager of instructional operations and services . said.

The employee~ arc required to pay for their own test. They have the option of either going to Palomar Health Scrv1ccs or any approved county services.

Health Services charges$ I 0 per test for non-students and $5 for students . Approved County Services asks for a donation of$ I I. The test is valid for four yea rs , and must be retaken upo n expiration.

"To have a safe learning environment, it 's only fair to take the step to get tested," Health Services Registered Nurse Maureen Brewer said.

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Fire evacuation prompts procedural review cies, Telson and Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Kelley Hudson-Maclsaac, St(![( Writer as well as other people who were involved on Fires, evacuations, and an accreditation that night, will meet with police and fire team on campus made for an exciting and, at chiefs to discuss ways to increase communitimes, problematic evening for Palomar ofli- cation during an emergency.

Another problem that cropped up was the cials this past week.

With the threat of fire coming over the lack of quickly available supplies, such as mountain, Dean of Student Support Programs flares and flashlights . Telson hopes in the Lise Tel son made the decision to evacuate the future to have buckets or containers with school in the early evening, just before night these items and more in them scattered throughout the campus in strategic places classes were to begin.

"You have to make the decision to evacu- where everyone can get to them.

A third problem concerned the traffic on ate and this time we had time to think about Comet Circle as everyone was it,'" said Telson who added that the trying to leave at once in their evacuation went very well in some cars. The accreditation team noted areas. this briefly, though it did not af"The person who should be comfect their review of the school, mended is Shirley Escobedo. We and mentioned that they really completely relied on her and she don't have the authority to tell the was absolutely incredible," Telson school to reconf~gure the roads. said of the Instruction Office secre"We will always have some tary. Telson added that the Direcor Lise Telson problem with our parking lots," of Campus Patrol Boyd Mahan, Director ofFacilities Mike Ellis, and Director of Tel son said. "The students are not going to sit Public Information Mike Norton, and several tight on the campus." Short of redesigning the other college deans were also helpful in the roads, however, not much can be done about evacuation. "You couldn't work with a better the traffic problem , though Telson hopes to evacuate the parking lots closest to the danger group of people."

But Telson is quick to admit that there first, next time, instead of all of the lots at were also some problems with the evacuation once.

Accreditation team leader Tom Fallow procedures.

"We learned a lot," Telson admitted, not- was in good humor about the evacuation at an ing that the main problem was with commu- exit interview held Oct. 24. When speaking to a group of students, faculty and administranication.

According to Tel son, there were so many tors, Fallow said that the team "didn't plan to firefighters and police on campus that no one test your emergency and evacuation procewas really sure who was in charge and who dures."

Tel son herself is optimistic about the fuwere the volunteers.

This meant that Palomar officials were not ture and grateful to all of the firefighters and clear on who to consult and get advice from police who worked to control the blaze.

"We're very lucky that we had the chance during the evacuation.

"You do have to make your own decisions to evacuate without anyone being hurt. The to evacuate," Telson said. To combat this lirefighters and police probably saved us," lack of communication in future emergen- Telson said.

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The storage yard at the home of Virginia Dower was scorched in a fire that hit the Questhaven area of San Marcos on Oct. 22.

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"You reach a point where you can't take everything, so youjusttakenothing," Dower said.

"Down through the canyon we could see a wall of !lame," she added.

Five tire engines, including one that was damaged by burning embers that were drawn into the engine, were used to fight the fire on a street she and her husband ironically named Deadwood Drive.

Dower returned home to find that the fire had burned right up to her garage, reducing two railroad ties she used as steps into slivers.

Her storage yard, a converted horse corral 20 feet from her house, burned. melt~ ing aluminum siding and charring surrounding trees right up to her home.

But she was fortunate, as many nearby homes were destroyed and wooded groves ravaged, including a botanical nursery Dower used to view from her window that lost 20 acres of flowers.

"My family feels extremely lucky wchaveahome to go to," Dower said of her all-wood house.

"God bless the lire department," Dower added. "If they

hadn't taken a stand here in my driveway, my house would be gone. I wake up in the morning, grateful to be in my own bed."

Not everyone was as fortunate as Dower, however.

For Kerra Hasty who lost everything, college friends are working to help her put her life back together.

Judy Eberhart, dean of counseling, guidance, and career development, is helping by coordinating a collection of basic necessities.

As the ashes cooled, other members of the Palomar College community were inspired to help lire victims.

Forty-one students in the Palomar College Firefighter I Academy donated $345 to the San Marcos branch of the Red Cross, according to Tactical Officer Bruce Pollett.

The Red Cross is currently giving support to 70 families that lost their homes in last week's fires.

Officials say that up to 131 houses, and 25,000 acres were destroyed in the fires, the costliest in North County history.

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CHOATE: VP candidate urges students to vote for the Reform Party Continued from Page 1 that can be a force or re form and good not just this year, but for the 21st century and beyond," said Choate .

"The voters of this country have it literally within their power to change government and politics as we know it and to end the corruption and avert the constitutional crisis that will be coming if this president is kept in office," he added.

During a town hall-style question-and-answer session, Choate responded to students concerns about education and affirmative action, namely Proposition 209, which would eliminate preferential treatment based on race or gender.

Choate is in favor of allowing students to deduct all of their educational expenses from their income taxes.

"The real resource in this country is our

people ," he said. "We have gotten more return from educating our people than from any single investment that we have made."

While acknowledging that there has been discrimination in the past, he stated his party's support for Prop. 209.

"We have put into place laws· that will eliminate discrimination and now we must move away from quotas," said Choate.

Mario Minervini stood in a determined stance holding a Perot sign during the entire event. A Reform Party supporter, Minervini sat in front of the Carlsbad PriceCostco for two weeks gathering signatures to get Perot on the ballot in California.

"In the beginning, I had no hope that we would get the signatures required," said Minervini, "but we gave it our best shot."

First-time voter and Palomar student Anna Curtis attended the rally even though she was

already leaning towards another candidate. " I felt I should keep my mind open," said Curtis. "If he says the right thing, I may change my mind."

Jose Esteban, associate professor of social sciences, did not agree with the Reform Party's goal for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the ConstitutiOn, among other things.

"You don't run a country like you run a household ," said Esteban. "What happens if you have a war or a flood - do you raise ' people's taxes? Only a politician would make a promise like that."

Major Harbour, a former Palomar student and current Young Republican's Federation president, said he attended because he feels Perot has some good things to say about holding government accountable to the people.

"A vote for Bob Dole will not be a wasted vote," said Harbour.

David Espinoza, Associated Student Government vice president of state affairs, was an undecided voter who wanted to hear Choate's view on Prop. 209. He ended upcoming away from the event not being able to support the Reform Party ticket because ofChoate's comments on illegal immigration. '' I did not like his answer on closing down the border with Mexico by using the military," said Espinoza. " Are we going to declare war on Mexico?"

Choate was invited to speak on campus by Dr. George Boggs, Palomar College president/superintendent and Thode. Boggs also extended invitations to the Republican and Democratic nominees.

Currently on leave from George Washington University in Washington , D.C., Choate was Perot's fourth choice for his vice presidential running mate.

Students and faculty stage Prop. 209 protest rally • Protesters claim Proposition 209 will allow discrimination against women and minorities Cathy Kuykendall Staff Writer

Sharon Kelley Staff Writer

Amid the chanting of "No, no - it won't go," nearly 100 students and faculty members stood united at a "Stop Proposition 209" rally on campus last Friday.

"If209 passes, it would have a devastating effect on minorities and women," said rally organizer Rosielinda Briceno, math/literature major.

Proposition 209, theCaliforniaCivil Rights Initiative that would do away with affirmative action programs in state and local governments, is slated for the November ballot.

Opponents to the proposition say that affirmative act1on is necessary to create a level playing field for women and minorities Briceno said she was pleased with student

turnout. She put this event together because she wanted to make students aware of what Proposition 209 is and encourage them to get out and vote.

"There ar~ a lot of students that don't know what Proposition 209 or affirmative action is. I have seen programs that have helped students get out of places that are so terrible, and now they are able to transfer to places like UCSD," Briceno said. There are political leaders such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Colin Powell who forewarn against the risk oflosing outreach programs for women and minorities.

"There are those who say America is a color-blind society, but it isn't yet. There are those who say we have a level playing field, but we don't yet," said Colin Powell in a speech read by Briceno.

Many speakers were on hand to discuss the issues surrounding Proposition 209 and to

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"I am a product of an affirmative action program , and had I not been given that opportunity I wouldn't be speaking to you here now," said Frank Puchi, associate professor/ counselor.

Acccording to Elva De La Torre of Stop Prop. 209, the proposed addition of "reasonably neccessary" to the California constitution is ambiguous, since there is no legal definition of "reasonable."

A series of statistics given by Amber Mishack from the National Organization for Women cautioned how the changes put forth in Proposition 209 would affect minority businesses and outreach programs. " Of $220 million in city contracts, $I 6 million went to women and minority-owned businesses, that is 7 percent of the public pie," Mishack said.

"Seventy-two percent of the work force in this country gets some kind of affirmative

action status. Seventy-eight percent of these beneficiaries of aiTirmative action are white; primarily white women," Mishack added.

The rally was supported by student associations including MEChA, NASA, PASM and WOMENOW. "This is an opportunity for everyone to unite together as a people," said Michael Peralta, president of NASA .

Not all students shared Peralta's view, questioning whether preferences are fair.

"Everyone should get a break, but I wonder if we should go out of our way to help just certain groups of people," said Ray so Butman, art major.

According to Lorraine Garcia from the United Farm Workers there are a lot of lies and myths about affirmative action.

"These are not civil rights initiatives, these are the civil wrongs initiatives," said Garcia "I am also a product of affirmative action.

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OPINION Candidates address students' concerns like affirmative action to help people remove a time of high unemployment, growing delithe causes of discrimination. Race is impor- Cits, and anemic job growth. The President tant, but it is only one of many factors. Race embarked on a serious program of deficit is a legitimate issue to take into consideration reduction which has helped drive down interfor college admission, just as Jack Kemp's est rates, lowering the cost for young people football playing, whether you are the son or repaying their student loans. The Clinton daughter of an alum, or where you live in the Administration's economic policy includes country. I strongly oppose, and always will, raising incomes by growing the economy, • are then guaranteed any affirmative action that leads to quotas. I creating more high-wage jobs, and giving ion will be paid for by think most men and women of good will, on people the education they need to fill those both sides of the debate, believe this. n hi s. e enrolls. jobs. Today, our economy is on the right Bill Clinton has said that he is going to track: nearly a million new construction jobs. n adtrt:i:n tration has proposed e~ttfi!l · . re?aid tuition funds. "mend it," but he has no plan. I say, replace We make more autos than Japan. A record will ~at1cally mcrease the affirmative action that is based on the color of number of businesses owned by women and minorities. The lowest unemployment in over e?t~;~tion for many low to someone's skin with equality of opportunity-notguaranteedequal outcomes-so that seven years. A 60 percent cut in the deficit. efmmli ·. . making prepaid tuition funds people can get access to education, jobs, Ten and a half million new jobs. Wages rising the first time in a decade. ~lfa . . · .· s, nationwide. We can property, capital and credit. ative overhead by reI announced a new civil rights agenda We must keep our economy on the right necessary paperwork de- when I spoke before the National Association track, by finishing the job of balancing the of Black Journalists. The next chapter of the budget to lower interest rates, making it easier era! bureaucracy. ink fundamentally, the cot- civil rights revolution is economic. I'm talk- for families to buy homes, for young people s thems ves have to take a look at their ing about ownership, entrepreneurship, jobs, to repay their student loans, and for busipie, many institutions are better schools, safer streets, and access to nesses to invest in our future. We must keep ings. For fighting for fair and open trade so that we can ing p out lawyers.

H*'""'!'!~l!: and credit. It is not just to get a payto issue paychecks. Not just to be sell goods around the world. Most important, eful to cut back ~mcplc,~e, but someday be the employer. we must renew education at all levels to keep where we have ··~··J-~· -~ stay in a hotel, but to have real building the highly skilled workforce of the supplies so that you can s"ofowningthehotelandto 21st century. We should make sure every across the board in areas other businesses. child can read independently by the third demand for jobs.

Jack Kemp and I are pledging grade, connect every classroom to the Internet, It's not simply good ity person in this country and and give tax cuts to make the first two years least in the public i m!mmd woman: opportunity. of college as universal as high school, and education. You've got to AnU'T'w" has been called the "city set on deductions for all college and training. areas where people can ul II." To be that, we must all get along; not President Clinton is working to build a benefit from it in their live! dividing people by color, but by bringing bridge to the 21st century with the American the private institution is together and giving everyone equal dream genuinely alive for every single person ketdemand. They're You can't always guarantee the out- who is willing to work for it. have an endowment, the opportunity.

Dole: Students have speci tic concerns ing what the market w divided.

J'il'SOOI!1fi~'\(\1e today, but the ones I have money to afford it, pretty forward-looking. I Q.Should concern for today ' s college gender p Will the country be admission? ing so I can get a good wave of crime destroyClinton: President will I be safe? Is the to achieving the goal of equal future generations? all Americans. He believes that affirmative for this election. I action has closed many gaps in educational n .... .,,,, .. ,nr to build my reand economic opportunity, ·but we still have tion has done much good in this much to accomplish. Today, women working I have to think and look into it.

I because these are full-time still earn only 72 percent as much as should be to now move to a men, the unemployment rate for African- out.

Americans remains about twice that of whites, and the average income for an Hispanic Q. What do you woman with a college degree is still less than the average income of a white man with a high dents about why school diploma. elected as College presidents across the country affirm that their schools and students benefit from diversity. College is where young people get the education and make the personal and professional contacts that will shape their lives.' Aftirmative action strengthens instituPerot/Choate: tions of higher education by ensuring that omic se- He will put national i or they reflect the diversity of the world in which curity, safer streets, a cleaner environment partisan interest. He's very loyal to the people their students arc going to live and work. and a peaceful world. and to the country. He ... has the courage ofhis Dole: No. I support government efforts When President Clinton took oftice, it was convictions.

into college, not by decreasing available asThe following College Press service transcript contains answers from President Clinton sistance.

Dole: The cost of sending a student to and Senator Dole press releases and a CPS 1~~-;Q ncluding room, board and tuition) phone interview with PatCh~.,..---= ~1~5.1\t~as $100,000. To combat such Q. What is your p n for ~:JYi t~t cos~ II states have developed

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we must give at opportunity to g · tion is the pat brighter future i Dole: I kno government ca higher education ernment protect all Americans to creased funding fo the Republican Bala have increased total fun from $25 billion to $36 b1 of 44 percent. The number of IO'iffmiti!W!dl would have risen from 6.6 million in 1995 to 7.1 million in 1996. Bill Clinton vetoed that Republican bill. As president, I will urge our Republican Congress to pass this legislation again. And I will sign it.

I also think our tax system should make it easier for Americans to pay for college. I propose allowing low and middle-income families to deduct the interest paid on qualified student loans for five years. Further, I will support penalty-free IRA withdrawals for higher education. and urge Congress to create education investment accounts.

Choate: Basically, we support the idea of financial aid to students. Both of us were educated in public institutions and were the beneficiaries of public financing. I borrowed money from a fund at the University of Oklahoma to help finance my education, and I understand very clearly the need- the need to have financial aid.

Q. Is there anything that can be done to fight the rising costs of college?

Clinton: We cannot sacrifice our nation 's future by cutting the number of students able to attend college or narrowing eligibility to Pell Grants and student loans . We must make more effective use of fewer available resources.

As president I have: •Increased the efTiciency of the student loan system, saving students and taxpayers billions which can then be used to increase the number of students receiving funds; •Strengthened en forcemen! of paying back loans, making more money available for additional students; •Created AmeriCorps, which allows students to volunteer in schools, hospitals and parks, and at the same time, earn money for college. We must deal with rising education costs by creating solutions that provide greater access

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TELESCOPE Volumt• 50, Number 7

fridn.y, NotJ, J, 1996

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OPI ION 7

Staff Editorial

Cafeteria task force should be commended will look for ways in which food services can be improved.

The Faculty Senate recognizes that the variety of food in the cafeteria has steadily decreased over the years, and that this lack of diversity affects everyone on campus.

Far too often, students concerns are brushed under the carpet, playing fourth fiddle to money-matters, ego's and bureaucracy.

Students have long been concerned with registration, availability of classes,

A hearty thank -you Since the beginning of this school year, the outcry from both students and faculty has been non-stop regarding the cafeteria and its lack of culinary diversity.

A hearty thank-you is in order to the Faculty Senate. It is gratifying to know that someone is listening to and addressing these concerns.

Last week the Faculty Senate requested that a Food Services Task Force be created by the president's office. This task force

the bookstore and the cafeteria. With the Faculty Senate listening, perhaps more can be done to improve these situations as well.

Paranoia hits ASG On the flip side, a hearty sigh of sadness is owed to the Associated Student Government. In an odd display of paranoia, members of their Policies and Procedures committee are divided over a measure that would ease the ability of students to use the$90,000 Student Representation Fee.

All the pertinent information is that this money is student money. and therefore. should be available to students at large.

And finally. all expenditures should be subject to public scrutiny.

The reasons: they don't want their privacy invaded. Some members are actual Iy afraid that they will be ratted on.

The question is: What are you planning on doing that would need someone ratting on?

As of yet, no answer. Just a measure withdrawn.

Even a turn of the clock can't mess with Mother Time Robert T. Nanninga St111f Writer

I have to hand it to the people of Hawaii; they have resisted an evil plot aimed at restructuring the time-space continuum, and are the better for it.

I now understand the term "Hawaiian Time" to be a political one. This past weekend we were forced to set our clocks back one hour. I say forced because if we didn't. we would be out of step with the rest of the country, but the Hawaiians would have none of it. Native wisdom is a powerful force, too bad it has been lost on the mainland.

Now I realize that time is a man-made concept designed to bring order to the monotony of a rising and setting sun. How on earth did mankind survive without time? Let's see, without time, there would have never

been a happy hour, a minute egg or the 6 o'clock news. By structuring our existence down to the last possible second, we are compelled to make sure not a minute of it is wasted, after all time is money.

Which brings me to subject of Daylight Savings Time. This restructuring of time was promoted as a way of improving business during the shorter days of winter. Once upon a time people did not like to stay out after dark. If that was the sole justification, we can now do away with Daylight Savings Time.

Now that we are a 24-hour culture, why does it matter when the sun goes down?

There will always be places to shop. With the introduction of on-line services, people don't even have to leave their homes. We can then lock ourselves into climate controlled boxes and completely divorce ourselves from anything remotely connected to the¡ natural

order. If one takes into account projected population increases, it seems to me that most businesses will have to go to a 24-hour work schedule just to accommodate all the people seeking work.

Daylight Savings Time is just one more way human beings are trying to get more bang for their buck. Say you want to build a beautiful new Walmart, but there are wetlands in the way. No problem, you just fill the wetlands in with dirt that you scraped from somewhere else. You have too many people living in a desert, and not enough water to support them? No problem,just build large aqueducts and steal water from other areas that don't have enough money to stop you. The sun is setting to soon for your taste? No problem, just set the clocks back an hour in the fall, and then forward again in the spring.

What do you think would happen if we

protested against Daylight Savings Time? Do you think the world would cease to function?

No. Do you think it would trigger a depression resulting in mass poverty? No. Or do you think the sun would rise and set completely oblivious to the little cancer known as man?

Most definitely!

Just to state my displeasure on this issue, I waited two days before I set my clock back. A small and futile gesture to be sure, but one that had to be made. For a real political gesture, let us all refuse to set them forward in the spring -that'll show them. Think of the chaos that would ensue if Americans started to arrive early, while their corporate bosses kept a different schedule. It could be beautiful.

So I will consider this tirade complete, but be sure to catch the next installment in seven moons. It should be a vai Iable when the sun is high.

NCAA needs to realize if one's guilty, they're all guilty Okay, so I have been harping on the college football system all semester. It bugs me and will continue to bug me for some time. I write about what bugs me.

My latest skin-irritant happens to be the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its handling of the money-in-college-sports issue. How can only certain athletes be guilty of accepting gifts or money from agents? College student-athletes guilty of accepting money from agents are like roaches; if you see or catch one, quite a number of them are lurking in the shadows.

The George Jones situation at San Diego State University is a classic example of how hypocritical the NCAA governing board is toward the money problem. Jones is a highprofile athlete about to thrust himself into the upper-echelon ofcollege football. Funny how the Hcisman, Outland and Lombardi award

candidates never seem to get into any trouble, isn't it? It's only logical for the best college football players to be accepting gifts. If they're the best and players like SDSU's Jones are getting paid, why not pay them as well?

If the NCAA hired an outside third-party to expose all the schools that have committed recruiting or monetary violations in the last tive years, what they wouldn't find is a short list. All of college football would be on probation, thus no bowl games. Now we can't have that can we? There's too much revenue at stake to forget about the bowl game system.

Admit it, college football is nothing more than a National Football League farm system.

When the average person thinks of the University of Nebraska, Florida State University or any other school annually ranked in the top 25 in the nation, a great scholastic institution isn't the tirst thought that comes to mind.

Both schools might have excellent reputations as top-notch universities. However, they know, as well as I do, that they arc known more as a football factory rather than an institution of higher learning. The scary thing is that it docsn' t bother any of the schools.

I, for one, experienced Football U. first hand while at The Ohio

State University. Admittedly, I didn't go to OSU for the great academic reputation. I'm a Buckeye fan. I went for the sports. Sue me.

Speaking of litigation, until a player or agent takes the NCAA to court for bias, money will always be the most important issue in college football. In football terms, it's fourth down and goal when it comes to making a decision about

paying athletes.

College football was founded on athletic excellence and competing for the love of the game. Unfortunately, that lie has caught me in its vicious web. I can'tlosc my love for the game; I'm a sports fanatic. Only a fanatic could complain about their favorite pasttime.

Jeremy Lynch is the Opinion Editor.

Letters to the Editor

Pre-existing views take from creativity indifferent I

am sick of the media using to maliciously slander Generation X. A recent besmirch, "Generation X indifferent towards elections," which was published by our very own Telescope remained authorlcss, so we' II never know if the editor was suffering from "Clique Maintenance" or "Boomer Envy." My guess is both these terms arc befuddling the author. To that I say, read the book that created Gcn-X before you begin to lambaste the generation.

In direct reference to the article, maybe we've all finally realized that college is an institution of learning, and not a place for Comet Cookies and Palomar Punch. Maybe we are more concerned with living life then

ensconcing ourselves in the fictitious reality of Palomar's surrogate womb. Furthennore, I am repulsed by your insinuation that Xer's have no jobs or families and do nothing but hang out at school. Personally, I was born in 1974, the heart of X, and have already served my country for four years, and I am now taking a full load of classes, working 30+ hours a week, balancing a fledgling poetry/music career, as well as trying to spend valuable time with my family. Indifferent? I think Not! My only hope is the next time you are going to attack my generation you'll spend a little less time paraphrasing the media's view of Generation X and put a little more thought and creativity into your editorial.

Stephen Kctzcr

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Student calls for no vote on proposition M

y colleagues and I were looking forward to our graduation next May and our exciting career prospects in Cali fornia when we read about Proposition 211, the frivolous Securities Litigation Initiative.

This initiative not only threatens California businesses, but in doing so, threatens our career prospects.

Unless we defeat Prop. 211, high-technology and biotechnology companies will have every incentive to flee the state. These arc the companies that arc leading California out of its recession and are primarily responsible for creating new, high~paying jobs replacing those lost in the recession.

These jobs arc our rewards after going into debt and years of hard work to earn our degrees.

I have read the primary sections of Prop 211 and can clearly sec that it was written by money-hungry securities lawyers. California and the federal government already have strong laws against securities fraud. My colleagues and I do not believe that it is a coincidence that this initiative was written so soon after Congress passed reforn1s to th.c federal securities law that eliminated many abusive practices in federal court.

We are going to tell these lawyers that California is not a state of suckers by voting NO on Prop. 21 I. Marianne Aiken

International Business- SDSU Students Af:aimt Frivolous Lawsuits

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ENTERTAINMENT Stephen 1\ing's 'Thinner' hits big screen Movie Review

â&#x20AC;˘ Gypsy curses and the Mob bang heads in J(ing slatest flick Rick Martinez Entertainment L::ditor

Quick, you're a grotesquely overweight lawyer who just ran over a Gypsy's daughter and were involved in the plot to cover it up with the local judge and chief of police, prompting the Gypsy to curse you; what do you do?

Call in your friendly neighborhood mobster of course. What else can you do?

That ' s basically the idea behind Stephen King's latest book-turned-motion picture, 'Thinner." A movie that was entertaining, hut far from being a picture that could win an Academy Award, outside of the best makeup category.

Robert John Burke stars as Billy Halleck, a small-town attorney who has a stomach that's like a bottomless pit. One night, while driving home on a downtown street, and while hi); wife is performing a certain sexual act from the passenger seat , an old Gypsy woman walks out in front of his car and is killed when Billy smacks her head-on.

After the racist Judge Phillips [Howard Erskine] rules that Billy was not at fault, Tadzu Lempke [Michael Constantine], the gypsy woman ' s father places a curse on Billy, Judge Phillips, and the chief of police who was also involved in the cover-up.

Billy, who is in the midst of an unsuccessful diet is cursed to be thinner. At first the curse seems like a gift from above, as Billy eats as much as he wants and is losing weight at a fast rate.

However, as his weight keeps dropping faster and faster, and after finding out that Judge Phillips is turning into a lizard, Billy figures out that he's been cursed.

This leads to the most entertaining part of the film, as Billy must now embark on a mission to track down Lempke. the only person who can take the curse back.

The big question that the movie-goer struggles with is why should the Gypsy take it back? Even though his daughter did shoot out from behind two parked cars, Billy wasn't exactly playing attention.

But as Billy continues to deteriorate at rapid speed he starts to see things differently, particulary where his wife, Heidi [Lucinda Jenney], is concerned.

It was his wife, after all who was distracting him at the time. And as the movie begins to take shape, Billy harbors some major rc-

Courtesy Paramount Pictures

Michael Constantine plays a bitter Gypsy who delivers Gypsy justice to Robert John Burke's character in "Thinner." sentment torwards his wife . And the suspected affair she ' s having doesn ' t really help her case with her husband.

After Lempke refuses to take the curse back , Billy calls in the mobster Richie Ginclli [JoeMantegna], who believes in Gypsy curses and also owes Billy a favor.

Although the mafia clement seems a bit far-fetched, it works very well in the movie.

Afterall, who else can take care of every and any problem that you might have?

Mantcgna keeps this film from being just another horror flick with his portrayal of the smooth-talking, fast-acting Ginelli, who has no fear of the gypsies.

"Thinner" is a movie with a lot of twists and a lot of suprises. Some work and some don't. The ending in the movie differs from the book and left the particular theatre audience where I viewed the film asking a collective, "What!"

This is the kind of movie that doesn't live up to the best-selling Stephen King novel hype- it leaves you with the feeling that the book must be a whole lot better.

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Jolly fat man Billy Halleck unwillingly goes on the diet from hell in "Thinner."

MJ and Bugs team up in 'Space Jam' Rick Martinez Enlerlainmenl Edilor

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Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes team up in "Space Jam."

Four-time National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Michael Jordan will take his basketball skills to the big screen this month when he stars alongside Academy Award-winner Bugs Bunny in the film "Space Jam." Here's the scenario: A bunch of boring, grouchy space aliens called the Nerdlucks led by the evil Swackhammerhave landed on Earth on a rr.ission to kidnap the Looney Tunes and take them back to their boring theme park named Moron Mountain.

Leave it to Bugs Bunny to think of a way out for the Looney Tunes.

A confident Bugs challenges the seemingly weak and harmless Nerd lucks to a game of basketball; if the Looney Tunes win they can stay on Earth, and if they lose it's off to Moron Mountain.

What the Looney Tunes don't know however is that the Nerd lucks have this special gift of absorbing the talents of other people around them. The sneaky Ncrdlucks then become the mighty Monstars after absorbing the skills of NBA stars Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Muggsey Bogues, Larry Johnson and Shawn Bradley.

It looks like its curtains for Bugs and the gang until he remembers a certain basketball player that the Ncrdlucks don't know about who's currently playing baseball in the minor leagues. Enter his Airncss, Michael Jordan.

The film is produced by Ivan Reitman. whose credits include "National Lampoon's Animal House," "Beethoven" and Beethoven's 2nd."

The special effects in the film arc unprecedented in that it combines two and three dimensional animation with computer generated imagery.

Maybe this the real story of why Jordan returned to basketball.

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Friday. Nov. I. 1996

ENTERTAINMENT 9

Master of motion amazes audience in Escondido • Juggler extraordinare Michael Moschen dazzles crowd at Arts Center Peter Marro Swf(Writer

Michael Moschen is a world-renowned animator of objects.

He has perfonncd with crystal balls starring as David Bowie's hands in the movie "Labyrinth ." His numerous television appearances include "L.A. Law," "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson and "Late Night with David Letterman."

Everything with which he performs onstage seems to possess a power all their own.

Metal pipes, hoops and crystal balls become beautiful and magical in his hands.

If something is thought of as being impossible, Moschen will do it anyway.

Moschen performed the impossible Oct. 26 at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido.

The show opened with Moschen kneeling center stage with four crystal balls in each hand. Only they did not look like crystal balls hut like magical bubbles floating out of his hands .

Moschen ended his bubble dance by throwing one of the balls in the air and catching it on his forehead. He then slowly laid down on the stage with the ball resting motionless, still balanced on his forehead . I myself cannot

carry coffee without spilling it.

This, along with the rest of the show, seemed impossible. Nothing was as ordinary as it appeared; a simple metal pipe somehow tloatcd in his hands . He was pushing the pipe with his hands across the stage and it looked like it might break free and float away.

Next, a small metal tube pyramid somehow became a glowing red energy force field contained within his hands. The lights dimmed until the energy illuminated his face and faded out.

Moschen is also a musician of sorts. He took tennis balls and bounced them inside all three walls of a large metal pyramid to create perfectly tuned tribal drumming sounds.

One of my favorite acts was when he used two metal hoops to create the illusion of beautifully colored butterfly wings and then glided like a mystical fairy across the stage.

The music used for each number worked perfectly; it created just the right mood to complement Moschen's movements. The lighting also played a important role in Moschen's magic motions.

The audience was really into the show, and at times was gasping in disbelief. The next minute they were cheering him on.

After perfonning a fire dance for his last number, he returned for a well-deserved standing ovation.

Michael Moschen is truly a one-of-a-kind artist. He leaves his audience with a sense of wonder. People leave the show scratching their heads saying, "How did he do that?"

Courtesy of Belenzon Management, Inc.

Michael Moschen's performance with crystal balls leaves audiences amazed.

'Cats' returns to San Diego

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"Cats" returns to the San Diego Civic Theatre starting Nov. 26

Returning this November for its sixth engagement in San Diego is the award winning production of "Cats. " The Fourth National Touring Company is the only company that currently produces "Cats," and will be at the San Diego Civic Theatre Nov. 26 through Dec. I. The musical is based on the book "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Elliot and is the winner of seven Tony Awards including best musical.

"Cats" is being presented through the San Diego Playgoers/A

Needlander Presentation.

Starting times for each of the shows are will be Tuesday through · Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.

Tickets range from $24 to $48 and can be purchased at the Concourse Box Office located at 3rd and B streets in San Diego, or at any Ticketmaster location.

• The San Diego Playgoers arc also producing the musical "Applause" starring Stephanie Powers of television's "Hart to Hart."

The five-time Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of backstage fussing and fueding in the world of the theatre and runs December 4 through 8.

• Recording artist Debbie Gibson stars in "Funny Girl," which runs December I 0 through 15.

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FEATURE Checking out the elements â&#x20AC;˘Students from one of Palomar's oceanography classes explore the reasons behind the ongoing erosion of the Del Mar Cliffs in addition to learning methods of prevention ith the ocean as their backdrop, a group of ocean ography students set out last week to investigate the reason behind the problem of seacliff erosion.

AI Trujillo, co-director of the oceanography program at Palomar College, led the class trip to the cliffs near Del Mar beach.

During the two hour field trip, the 15 students were shown examples of cliff erosion giving them a realworld example of textbook concepts.

The trip focused on the geology of the cliffs, how cliff erosion occurs and methods of preventing eros ton.

While the most common cause of erosion is the continuous movement of water, other elements such as wind also add to this ongoing problem.

The cooler temperatures along the coast generate wind currents and as the wind blows across the cliffs it takes sand with it causing further erosion.

Another topic discussed during the trip was the composition of the cliffs. Much like the Grand Canyon, the cliffs exhibit bands of sandstone, representing different layers

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Palomar oceanography instructor AI Trujillo points out the seashell crustaceans and explains to his class how these shells have formed at the base of the cliffs over thousands of years.

from years of accumulation . One prominent band found on the cliffs is the Torrey sandstone, called so due to its similarity to the cliffs at Torrey Pines.

Found at the base of the cliffs are layers of sea shell crustaceans. They are unique since most of their living relatives are now only found south of the border, possibly due to the warmer water preferred by the crustaceans.

To homeowners that live on top of the cliffs, the problem of erosion effects them enormously. To slow the erosion process and keep their homes from falling over the side of the cliff, homeowners have built several seawalls. A seawall is made of cement blocks that hold back the cliffs and shield them from direct contact with wind and water.

The field trip was part of the Oceanography I 0 I class, which is a combination of the Oceanography I 00 class and lab. The class attempts to spend less time on repetitive reading and more time on discussions and analysis of oceanographic topics through trips such as this.

For more information about the oceanography program please contact AI Trujillo at Ext. 2734.

Above: Scattered rocks that have formed due to the cliffs eroding eventually fall to the base of the cliffs.

â&#x20AC;˘ Over the past several thousand years, erosion has created many odd formations and crevices along the base of the cliffs.

Photos by Soan Popke I The Telescope

Left: The faces of the cliffs are constantly eroded by natural weather elements such as wind and water.

Oceanography students walk along the sides of the cliffs looking at seashells and other .. rtifacts.

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The final match started It was raining outside, off well for the Knights but nothing could dampen who Jed 2-0 early on. San the spirits of the unde- Diego's momentum feated Palomar Comets slowed when a substituwomen's volleyball team tion by Palomar brought in as they quickly de!eatcd Autumn Dennison and the San Diego City Col- Nicole Meek. The move lege Knights, 15-2, 15- proved effective as 1, 15-4, last Wednesday. Dennison served up an ace The two teams seemed and Meek made two kilts. equally good at the beThough the Knights ginning of the first match made multiple substituunttl the score reached 4- tions, they managed to earn 2 , Palomar. But when only two more points durJulie Smith served up an ing thcrestofthcmatch, as ace, it set off a five-point the Comets continued to streak that had San Diego mount up points. Aces running for cover. The were made by Dennison, Knights finally stopped Shook, Chernicky and the barrage, but it was to Tenessa Rooney. no avail as the Comets ''We've been playing regained possession, and pretty steady this season finished off the match and it has been very effecwith a k11l by outside hit- tive against other teams," ter Lisa Chernicky. said coach Karl Seiler.

San Diego started off "We let the other teams the second match and make the mistakes that earned their only point work to our advantage'' early on with an ace. ''The other coach and l Though they made sev- arc good friends, and she eral substitutions and knows how to help her called time out twice, the team by trying to stall for Knightscouldn 't gain any time. She tries to distract further ground. Instead it the otherteam by breaking was Palomar's game lhc their momentum,'' said rest of the way, with a Seiler, commenting on pair of aces by Smith and why the other coach made one kill each for so many substitutions, ofRalph W. Lincoln rr1u Teltscopt Chernicky, Robin Allyn, ten switching between the Comet outside hitter Usa Chernicky knocks over a kill in Palomar's 1S.2, 15-1, 15-4 win.

Jaime Shook and outside same two players.

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Women ~'i rolleyball nail de(endinq champs in straight sets Eric Jones Sta[/Wnter

Palomar' s women· s volleyball hasn't hcaten Grossmont College in 12 years. So when the Gri flins came to Palomar on Oct. 25.most thought the 1995 Paci fie Coast Champion Griffins would challenge the undefeated Comets' first-place standing.

But it didn't end up that way. It took Palomar (9-0, 3-0) only three games to clmch the win, cruising 15-8, 15-10. 15-10. "'It was a real good feeling to beat Grossmont because we haven· t beaten them m so many years:· said coach Karl Seiler.

The Comets were led hy Robin Allyn with 14 kills. while Julie Smith added nine. Jamie Shook set up Palomar impressively with 41 assists in the game.

Palomar has the luxcry ofhaving eight sophomore players . fi vc returning from last years team. Four didn · t play last season: the setter, Shook from Fallbrook High School. outside hitter Smith from Horiton High , middle hlockcrs Nicole Meek from San Pasqua! High and Jenny Taylor from Orange Glen High. All four have provided Palomar with depth and talent.

The returning five from last season arc: middle blocker Allyn, an Ali-PCC star for the Comets last season, from Vista High, outside hitter Lisa Chernicky out of Fallbrook High, opposite Autumn Dennison from Orange Glen High. middle blocker Heather Hammond from Orange Glen High and defensive specialist Tcncssa Rooney out of Alemany High.

They have helped the new players along during the season by remainingconfldcnt against the strong teams. "'We're continu1ng to stay confident. We have a lot of mature players , so they don't get nustercd and scared when teams try to put pressure on them ... said Seiler. "It has been a collective effort by everyone on the team all season long."

For Palomar's women ' s volleyball team, this season has been one to remember.

The lady Comets have gone undefeated through their first nine matches, dominating every opponent they have faced. The team has beco me a major force in the Pacific Coast Conference.

The Comets \viii face the Griffins once again on Friday . O\ . 13 . at Grossmont.

"They (Palomar) arc real mature and have really worked hard to win,"· said coach Karl Seiler. "We don't have any players doing it for themsci vcs. they arc doing it for the team and that really helps with their confidence to play as a team."

Comets slap back, hand Grossmont 2-1 defeat • Slap-happy player fails to deter Litteral, girls soccer team in bringing Griffins down Eric Jones Stl!{fWriter

At minute 21 of the first half of the Comets 2-1 victory over Grossman!, it became evident that the pressure of not being able to control the pace or the game was getting to the Grossmont players.

Griffin forward KandiceEtchings slapped Palomar's midficldcr Amy Litteral hard in the face, behind the referee's back.

Litteral remained calm and played on without retaliation.

"I just kept my composure and continued playing because you have to keep your head up the entire game," said Litteral. "I fyou let yoursci f get down for even a second. that's when they can score."

After a disappointing 1-0 loss on Oct. 23 against San Diego Mesa College, Palomar's womcns soccer team (7-2-1. 4-2) came back strong with the victory over the 1995 Pacific Coast Conference champions.

"All the players really reacted well in the first half. We played an offense-oriented game with more attackers," said coach Cem Tont. ·'In the second half we played zone defense and they got the job done fstopping them 1."

Keeping control of the game with good passes, Palomar had Grossmont at a disadvantage right from the kickoff.

It took only 14 minutes of the first

half for Comets defender Connie Jurgensen from Orange Glen High to kick one past Griffin goaltender Tippy Roberts.

Forward Lorraine Cota provided the assist for the score.

"I did a fake dive so we could get a penalty and then we were able to hit the ball in," said Litteral.

Grossmont was getting real frustrated by being overpowered by Palomar's defense.

The Griffins' frustration showed throughout the half with bad passes that the Comets took advantage of.

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Comet mid-fielder Amy Litteral and fullback Alison Pond fight a Grossmont player for posession in a 2-1 victory over the Griffins.

Parker from Murrietta Valley High and Jurgensen made key tackles during the first half to stop the Griffin chances at shots on goal.

During minute 31 of the first half, Grossmont'sgoalkeepcrcamccompletcly out of the goal box to try to stop Comet forward Colleen Scott from getting a shot. Before the Grossmont goalie could react, Scott made a brilliant pass to McKenzie Wilson from San Dicguito High, which she kicked in to give the Comets a 2-0 halftime lead .

The Griffins kept pressuring the Comets for control and eventually scored with Grossmont midfieldcr Nicole Valdez finally breaking free from Palomar's defenders and shooting one in against Comet goalkeeper Alisha Da\ is, putting the Griffins on the board 41 minutes into the first hal r.

Grossmont was still down 2-1 at the end of the half.

The second half of the game saw Palomar go into a tone defense that literally shut down all of Grossmont 's scoring opportunities.

Every Comet player was in position to take control when the ball came their way.

The Comets kept the ball most of the second half and the Griffins were held in check by Palomar's stronger defenders.

The clock ran out and the Gri !Tins were sent back to El Cajon with their second straight loss to the Comets. "We came together as a team," said Litteral. "It was total teamwork that helped us win the game."

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