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New system monitors foreign students • SCHOOlS REPORT MORE INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNMENT By Mirva Lempiainen
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Due to the recep.t terrorist attacks, Immigration and Naturalization Services will begin to keep better track of international students study-
ing in the United States. AB part of the fight against terrorism, President Bush signed the Patriot Act Oct. 26. Under the law, the INS will be implementing a comprehensive tracking program that requires schools to report information about international students via the Internet. Yasue O'Neill, International Advisor at Palomar, said the tracking system was planned in
1996 but wasn!t put in effect because it was expensive. ·The Patriot Act requires it to be implemented nation wide by Jan.1, 2003. . The technology should be ready in June and the implementation is planned to start in September, O'Neill said. This means students have to be more aware ·of the international student requirements, such as keeping their passport
and I-20 form valid at all times. I-20 is a certificate of eligibility issued by an international student's school. It states the duration of studies and has to be signed every time students leave the United States, to ensure that they are able to return to the United States after vacations abroad. D'Neil said the school will regularly report information to
the INS such as the student's name, date of birth, current address, nonimmigrant visa classification, date of visa issuance, date of extension or change of status and current academic status. Simone Engel is an international student from the Netherlands and has some doubts about the new proce• SEE FOREIGN, PACE 10
New Yo~k college hit by terror By Colleen Kelly
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On the morning of Sept. 11, most Palomar students awoke to the vivid and terrifying images of the World Trade Center attacks that were being shown on television. Many sat glued to the set for most of the day, but when the alarm went off the next morning, most simply got out of bed and went about their usual routine. Little changed at Palomar. Though many students were sad, and a little scared, for the most part they went about their day worrying about the usual things, most without truly realizing how lucky they were to be safe and living normal lives. For students at a Manhattan community college, things have not been so easy. Students like those at Palomar are trying to get back to normal amidst the continuing chaos of the past few months. The Borough of Manhattan Community College is located just 10 blocks away from where the World Trade Center once stood. For students and faculty • SEE
PHOTO COURTESY SAN DIE&O FINE WOODWORKERS' ASSOCIATION
Children who received free toys courtesty of the San Diego Fine Woodworkers' Association hold them up proudly in November 1999. APalomar woodworking class is now helping in the production of the toys, an event that occurs annually around Christmas.
Woodworking class makes toys for needy kids By Sarah Strause
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This holiday season, Palomar's "Toy Making Workshop" was named "the most heartwarming class" by Palomar staff members. Nearly 40 students are enrolled in this class and are making wooden grasshoppers, bumble bees, toy cell phones, seals, rolling rattlers,
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lomar student By Janelle Rochester
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To many Palomar students, taking part in the Olympics is a far-fetched dream; but this dream is a reality for one very fortunate Palomar student. Crystal Fernando was chosen to help "light the fire within" the entire country by being a torchbearer for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Although she is an award .winning dancer
puzzles, and other wooden toys designed for toddlers. Some 300 toys are expected to be made and will be distributed to children who are in the care of various social agencies throughout San Diego County. Some of the agencies include: North County Serenity House in Escondido, Child Help in Cardiff, EYE Counseling and Services in San Marcos.
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along side her husband, she was not chosen because of her athletic abilities, but for her inspirational lifestyle. "I think it (the Olympics) is something that touches everybody, it really touches something inside and brings out our patriotism," Fernando said. Coca-Cola and Chevrolet sponsored a contest to select the torchbearers for the entire country. To nominate someone,
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ofthe materials are supplied by the San Diego Fine Woodworkers' Association. Members of the association's toy committee show the Palomar students how to work efficiently to make hundreds of toys. "These toy designs have been used for many years, • SEE TOY$, PACE 9
to help carry Olympic torch
an essay had to be sent in about an inspirational person in the lives of the essay writers. The contest was confidential; the winners were never told who nominated them, and were not allowed to read the essays. There were 2,500 people chosen at random, out of the 1.00,000 nominees, to run a total of 13,500 miles over a period of 65 days from Atlanta,
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."These are well-designed and durable toys, carefully crafted in good old-fashioned wood," said Chris Feddersohn, one of the two instructors teaching the class this year. "No plastic junk or batteries or fad stuff here," he continued. "These toys are hand-finished with shellac or brightly colored, child-safe paints." Plans for the to)tS and most
Georgia to Salt Lake City, Utah as torchbearers for the United States. Each person will run two tenths of a mile. "The Olympics has been a major focus of my life," Fernando said. She is currently a dancer, and was very invQlved in gymnastics when she was younger. When she was you11g, she • SEE TORCH, PACE 9
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