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AFIELD GUIDE TO STUDENTS: Much like food and diseases, students at Palomar can generally be broken down into a few basic groups.

Do you see yourself here?

By Chanel Hachez

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Governing board candidates addressed their qualifications and positions on issues facing the college district Oct. 19.

Many issues were addressed at the meeting including growth, schedule cancellations and teacher contracts.

"I am honored to be a candidate for one of the best programs in the world," said Nancy Chadwick, one of the candidates.

Chadwick is a graduate from George Washington University and a retiree from USC, where she was in charge of academic

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Police, health services inform students about health and safety to stay healthy and drug-free.

"I've been to a few raves and what I saw More than 20 organizations displayed is really disturbing," said Palomar student information about health, substance Greg Baron.

Baron was there with Reach Out, a new abuse and safety Oct, 23, As part of Palomar's health and safe- campus club that aims to help keep ty fair, an event put on by Health Palomar students away from drug and alcoServices, health workers came from all hol abuse. over the community to tell students how ■ SEE HEALTH, PACE 2

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planning and budgets.

She said she can serve Palomar well because of her background in business.

She also argued that there is a sliding percentage of money going into the classrooms: "Only 42 percent of the budget is going to the students, I want to put a plan in place to restore erosion and put the money back into the classroom," Chadwick said.

Robert Dougherty, a current governing board member, said, "A student should never have to spend another semester at Palomar because they can't get a

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The governing board approved the extension of support services for the college's scheduling and administration software at its Oct. 8 meeting. Palomar will pay $100,000 to PeopleSoft, Inc., the company that produces the software, Current technical support policies expire in September 2003.

The renewal will extend support

services to August 2004.

Jerry Patton, vice president of fiscal services, and Herman Lee, director of enrollment, said Information Services plans to upgrade existing software to the latest installment, version 8.0.

"It'll be a whole lot easier to use. We're looking forward to that," Lee said.

If the college can deploy the version 8.0 of the software before September of next year, support policies for the current system will no longer be needed. Support for version 8.0 is already included with the upgrade.

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Studentart displayed at San Diego parks

By Marissa Hallsted

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Palomar College art students ' originally designed and created artworks have been installed in several local parks , including Hell Hole Canyon Preserve and Wilderness Gardens.

Thanks to a grant from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and support from Palomar College, these students' pieces will be publically displayed to greet visitors at county parks.

Gene Jackson, recently retired dean of arts and languages at Palomar, made this project possible.

Jackson said San Diego Third District Supervisor Pam Slater was responsible for securing the project grant.

Jackson credited Palomar sculpture teacher Peter Mitten for directing the art students on the planning of their pieces.

"The process included stages of visiting each of the parks, selecting the artists to participate with each park and sometimes multiple meetings with rangers, concerned volunteers, architects, local officials and others who make decisions for each park," Mitten said. ''These works have been conceived and most of them executed in surprisingly just five short

"Nab.-e's Gifts," (above) and"Bi'd-Snake" (ndrt)aretwopiecesofartwork aeatedbyPalomar students thatareoncisplay atlocalpens. months," Mitten said.

So far there have been six pieces of artwork delivered to San Diego County Parks.

Some have already been installed at Hell Hole Canyon and Wilderness Gardens.

There are plans to have three new works from three different Palomar art students installed at San Elijo Park in Del Mar and Felicita Park in Escondido.

Artists Juanita May Smith, Chin-wen Chuang and Jennifer Duke's pieces will be displayed in the two parks.

In honor of the history behind Felicita Park, Juanita May Smith sculpted her construal of the pot which a young Indian women named Felicita brought to a wound-

ed soldier at the Battle of San Pasqual. The piece has been bronzed and will be installed at the park during some renovations near the entry to the museum display.

Chin-wen Chuang's work will also be displayed at Felicita Park.

He created a replica of an egg, 20 times larger than the real thing, of an Acorn Woodpecker.

He said he was "very excited to be part of the project and honored to be participating."

Jennifer Duke recorded tracks of a Sparrow Hawk, raccoon, coot, bobcat and heron, all wildlife in the San Elijo

Lagoon, and cast them in four bronze plaques. The plaques will be displayed in a retaining wall during some renovations at San Elijo Park.

"What I'm really pleased about," Mitten said, "is that we were able to get students in a position where they had their art installed in public places. This is a

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Vafeados also had a modified paintball gun that shoots CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 pepper-balls. When someone is hit by one, the ball "There is a hidden, below-the-surface problem," Baron explodes and a cloud of pepper is released, making it hard for the target to breathe or see. It's "just enough to said about drug abuse among Palomar students.

Palomar's police department was also on-hand, show- disable somebody," without causing permanent damage, ing off some of their equipment and demonstrating the Vafeados said. effects of drinking.

The San Diego County chapter of the Red Cross was The department had a wrecked car that came from an also present, recruiting volunteers and handing out accident in which a drunk driver ran through a stop sign information about emergency-preparation.

"Werespond to disasters in San Diego every 29 hours," and was smashed by another car.

They also had some "beer goggles" that, when worn, said Red Cross representative Ken Miles.

A number of other tables were set up, including infordemonstrated the effects of alcohol on somebody's vision mation about medical insurance for Palomar employees and coordination.

"We're out here trying to make an impact," said officer and tables that demonstrated the dangers of smoking.

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He also said the college needs "It is possible to learn to work to improve from within. together harmoniously," Corwin Rebecca Faubus, a businesssaid. woman for 30 years, has two Corwin also encouraged the associate's degrees from Palomar implementation of the strategic and is a student at Cal State San plan for students, as well as scruMarcos. She is focusing on facul- tinizing college expenditures. ty contracts.

Mark Evilsizer, a business con"I am proactive when it comes sultant and teacher, has been an to faculty," Faubus said. adjunct faculty member since She argued that there are too 1997. many part-time teachers and not He said he is concerned about enough full-timers. the morale of the faculty memFaubus questioned the present bers, as well as the number of board's stance on the issue. She classes that have recently been said they should not be trying to cancelled. He said he believes save money by hiring only partthat this is having a negative time teachers when, "the current impact on students. president is being paid 166 per"Turning just one student cent more than the mean salary away at Palomar is too many," of the faculty."

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Luene Corwin confessed to Evilsizer said the college "falling in love" with community should hire more full-time teachcolleges in 1972. She is a retired ers and give health benefits to teacher and a member of the part-timers.

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Silverio Haro said he prides himself on being an educator and not a politician. He studied at Fresno State University -and Harvard, and is an instructor at Cal State San Marcos as well as a current Palomar governing board member.

He said his motivation to be on the governing board is to help students.

Haro said he is concerned about the rise of enrollment numbers and believes that a solution lies in a better conscien-

rare experience for a student."

"Another aspect that interests me very much is doing something in conjunction with county parks, as opposed to developed and developing areas," Mitten said.

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be installed in January 2003. Artist Karen Wooton sculpted her interpretation of the "Painted Lady Butterfly ," which will be temporarily installed in the building being completed during park renovations.

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Michele Nelson graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in English and a master's degree in child development. She was also an adjunct faculty member at SDSU and Grossmont College.

She has been on the governing board for the past four years.

Nelson said believes that the issues lie within the budget, student enrollment increase, the increase of operational costs and

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Citizens will be voting for three seats on the Palomar Governing Board Nov. 5.

Two of the seats are regular, four-year term positions, while a third is an interim position that will be re-elected in two years.

Haro and Chadwick are running for the interim seat while the other candidates are vying for the two regular ones.

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Incumbents best choice for board alomar College is in a state of transition: a new presiden~ has ~aken the re~gns of the school, there is a growing arr ·of content10n as the faculty negotiates for its first contract and three of the five seats on the governing board are up for reelection Nov. 5.

In this time of change, we feel the best choices for th~se seats are the ~cumbents: Ralph Dougherty, Michele Nelson and Silvero Haro. All three are dedicated, competent educators with a track record of professionalism and even-handedness when dealing with problems.

Their main opposition comes from the "Citizens for Quality Education" platform of Nancy Chadwick Mark Evilsizer and Rebecca Faubus. ' The faculty union backs the challengers. This is a shame, however, as the union's motivation for the backing seems to be based on anger toward the present adminis~ration -- rooted more in the problems that come with all contract negotiations rather than problems with specific administration policies.

Running primarily on faulty promises and bitter words about the current administration, the CQE challengers are merely singing the old song of"workers good, management bad," that unions are so apt to swallow.

The issues at hand are hardly so simple and the CQE Web site speaks to the fact that the ch~engers don't entirely understand all of them.

For instance, the CQE alleges that the governing bo~d recently bega~ holding closed sessions as part of its monthly meetings. The CQE promises it will change this. However, closed sessions have long been a part of governing board meetings, and are common among all governmental bodies.

The CQE's Web site also suggests that these meetings are in violation of California's Brown Act, a law that mandates all public meetings be open.

What the CQE doesn't seem to realize is that the Br?wn Act has specific exemptions allowing governing boards to hold closed sessions about contract negotiations or personnel issues.

Were the CQE candidates to win it would be di_sas~rous to hold these_ meetings 'in the open .

Districts are at a huge disadvantage to negotiate over, for instance, land purchases if the sellers have detailed minutes of how much the school is willing to pay.

There is also the rather unsettling fact that the challengers don't seem to have much to say that doesn't speak dire?tly to the faculty. Palomar is made up of more than Just faculty members: students, classified staff and even administrators deserve governing board members who care about them .

It also seems that many faculty members see the ~urrent board members as people who are out to get instructors. · This is ridiculous: all three incumbents are either current or former teachers themselves. It is inconceivable that they have some strange vendetta against the Palomar faculty.

The challengers' backing from the faculty union is ultimately motivated by the incorrect perception that a new governing board will fix all of the problems facin~ Palomar. This is simply not true.The college is gmr.i.gthrough growing pains right now, and the goverm1;1gboard has no magic wand to solve everything.

It is a much better choice to go with the incumbents who understand that governing Palomar requires an understanding of the big picture, rather than voting for challengers who are merely making knee-jerk reactions to some temporary problems.

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Two years ago, I decided to quit working in a career I despised and go back to school. I was nervous and unsure about myself when I started my first semester of junior college but the transition was virtually painless because Palomar is such a great school.

Since I started I've never had one bad teacher, and the faculty has always been quite competent when it came to any of my student needs. That's why I was utterly shocked last month when I was suddenly dropped from all my classes for not paying tuition.

I began working as a staff writer at "The Telescope" in my second semester, since then I've met so many great people and had the opportunity to take part in so many unique experiences . In · many ways Palomar has become my sanctuary my home. So why the abrupt banishment?

I did pay for my classes well, sort of. I was registered for 4 classes and had a balance of $160 on my account.

I paid $100 with the intention of paying the rest once I came into a little more cash.

As the semester rolled on I decided to drop two of my classes, and according to PAR I no longer had an outstanding balance. Then, on

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the afternoon of Sept. 17th I was in a head-on collision.

After my car received the last rites, I returned home broken and defeated to find a letter in my mailbox notifying me that I'd been cast out of Palomar. My sanctuary had turned on me and I couldn't figure out why.

Soon I'd discovered 2,300 students suffered the same academic rejection at the hands of admissions. The cashier's office and admissions told me that anyone with a $12 balance or more was automatically dropped from the student roster. This last bit of information came as quite a surprise considering I was being exiled for a $9 balance. My friend Mark was confused as well, because he was dropped for a mere $4 infraction.

When I asked a woman at the cashier's officewhy I was dropped for $9 she couldn't tell me. What she could tell me was that I had apparently dropped one of my classes before the drop deadline, and in doing so that made me $9 short on my account. I told her PAR had assured me in that cold electronic voice I had a zero balance; she just gave me a strange smile I couldn't read and kept her mouth shut.

I just have one question for the grandmasters that control our blessed campus; What is going on around here? Every year the staff and students rely on PAR for

registration, and if admissions and the cashier's office are going to endorse it, shouldn't it be accurate? If you're going to continue teaching us to depend on automated systems, make sure the damn things work!

To make matters worse, I'm also employed here on campus and if I'm not registered in at least 9 units, I won't get paid. So guess what? Payroll withheld my money and as a result I was unable to pay what I owed.

I know one single individual probably isn't responsible for all this incompetence, so I blame the system itself. Things shouldn't be this difficult. We need a better way, and if you're unwilling to do that, could you at least make your files match those of PAR? We depend on PAR because you've programmed us to do so, and if it doesn't give us the right information, then that's your problem, not ours._I can respect that mistakes have been made but you guys have really hung me out to dry this semester .

Since I haven't received my paycheck, I've been unable to pay my rent, I'm behind on all my credit card payments and Del Taco has been · my only source of nutrition. I love this school and I've always been proud to say I'm a Palomar student, but this fall you've made it awfully difficult for me to get an education.

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California needs a change Bv Stephl'n Keller

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oseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. was elected California's 37th governor in 1998, and immediately proclaimed education as his "first, second and third priorities."

AB his first order of business, the Democrat convened a special session of the legislature to create a public school accountability system that now ranks schools according to academic achievement, intervenes to assist low-performing schools and provides cash rewards to schools and teachers that show improvement.

Davis, was educated at Stanford and Columbia universities, and served in Vietnam before beginning a life of public service. He was chief of staff to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., represented Los Angeles County in the state ABsembly, and served as state Controller as well as Lieutenant Governor.

AB Governor, Gray Davis has worked hard to make a differencein people'slives.

In education, he has vastly reduced class sizes, demanded more accountability and made grand investments in teacher recruitment and training. ''There's more to do, but we've increased funding by 30 percent and student achievement scores are up three years in a row," Davis said.

He has expanded tenfold the Healthy Families Program for uninsured children, provided one million kids with health insurance and established the first agency in America to help patients fight their HMO - and win.

To preserve our environment, Davis wisely has signed tough new laws cleaning up our beaches, signed the nation's first law reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sued the federal government to block more offshore drilling.

As a strongly pro-choice Governor, Davis has signed seven new laws further protecting a women's right to choose.

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ill Simon is the best choice for California's governor this year not because he's a brilliant leader but because he's proven himself as a competent one. \Vhile Simon's business record, as the co-chairman of an investment firm, is hardly spectacular, it has been one that was fairly successful and without any major disasters. If only the same could be said for Simon's challenger, incumbent Gov. Gray Davis, whose brief tenure as governor of California has been disastrous.

When Davis became governor in 1998, California had a budget surplus of nearly $10 billion. Four years later and the state is running in the red to the tune of more than $20 billion.

According to an Oct. 21, San Jose Mercury News article, 121 of 167 of Simon's business transactions between 1994 and 2001 were profitable: an average of more than 70 percent. This is a decent, solid track record that indicates a careful and meticulous investor; precisely what California needs right now.

Our present financial crisis is largely a result of Davis' knee-jerk reaction to the power shortages of 2000.

Presented with a problem that needed a solution, Davis decided to buy electricity at exorbitant rates - it looked good in the short term, since the state had power, but it's cost us in the longrun.

A less hasty, more calculated reaction could have provided actual solutions to the problem without plunging the state into massive debt.

It is this sort of rational financial planning that Simon offers. He's a fiscally responsible, conservative spender who can get the state back on track.

The budget crisis extends to education as well. Right now, Palomar is

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pleased we've improved our veterans' homes and are building five more," Davis said. To keep Californians safe, he has blocked the early release of murderers and deployed the National Guard after the attacks of Sept. 11.

Davis has three top priorities that he finds of most important to California this election. First, to continue improving our schools by reducing class sizes, providing incentives for higher student performance.

Secondly, to ensure public safety by providing fire fighters and police the resources needed to keep our communities safe.

Lastly, to continue expanding the Healthy Families program for uninsured children.

With the support of Davis California's economy has grown from the seventh to the fifth largest in the world over the last four years. "I would be honored to continue working with you to keep the Golden State moving forward," Davis said.

Since we are all students trying to receive the best out of our education we should consider reelecting Davis for governor. ABstudents he has our best interests at heart, and he has dedicated his time to bettering our educational experience. Investing into us, for we are the future of this great country.

being funded for only about 70 percent of its growth because the state doesn't have the money to pay for all of its students. College officials expect that the November revision of the state's budget will likely contain more cuts.

In March of this year, a representative of the governor's told The Telescope that the governor plans only on a year-to-year basis and has no long-range plan to deal with the ongoing influx of students. This is not the sort of leader California needs.

On the other hand, Simon's business decisions have demonstrated he's capable of making effective, long-term plans. If nothing else, he's likely to find a way to stabilize California's spending without having to slash vital educational programs the way Davis has.

Simon is the only sensible choice for governor: he's a decent leader who has a proven ability to handle money. To vote for Davis would be a vote for four more years of deficit spending that would plunge California into even deeper debt.

To quote Simon: "Gray Davis has taken us from crisis to crisis and scandal to scandal - offering plenty of excuses but no solutions to California's problems. "

HEY!Third-party candidates deserve a look, â&#x20AC;˘By Jason Kalchik Tlfi TELESCOPE

This year's California gubernatorial race is turning out to be a close contest. Unfortunately the contest is between two instead of six. Too often people forget that there are other candidates running, and consider their vote productive only if put toward one of the two candidates who actually has a significant chance of winning. This bias is why those two are the only candidates capable of being elected.

California is the fifth largest economy in the world. It plays a pivotal part in the success or failure of our nation, economically and otherwise. Needless to say, the governor of California is a very important person. I believe that people should stop accepting the two party structure and start considering the third party candidates who have a fresher perspective, and whose public policy decisions won't be completely reliant upon party pressure and lobbyist appeasement. They will be the ones who make decisions based on what's good for the people - and though we seem to have forgotten, this is why we pay these men and women.

Besides the Republicans and Democrats, there are four other political parties with candidates running on this year's ticket.

I ask you to take a look at some of these other options and consider voting for these other capable candidates.

The Libertarian party had originally enlisted NextCure CEO Gary David Copeland to head their party in California. He is for legalizing drugs, letting victims' family members decide punishment for murderers and handgun ownership. He is against income tax, government funding of abortion and basically any government involvement in anything beyond protection of property and freedom.

These are radical beliefs, typical of isolationist Libertarians. No doubt if elected he would shake things up in the stale climate of both state and national politics.

Whether we agree with his premises or not, we are forced to recognize that this is no political sycophant.

Unfortunately his party has dropped him and even attempted to get him off the ballot after he spit on a radio DJ during an interview. He isn't expected to get many votes.

The Green Party is offering Peter Miguel Camejo, CEO of Progressive Asset Management, Inc. - a company that promotes socially responsible investments - as their candidate. He is for legalizing marijuana, affordable housing, renewable energy, campaign reform and keeping abortion legal. He opposes fundraising by politicians in office, capital punishment and tobacco subsidies.

In other words , he relies solely upon his principles to convince the public that he is worthy of office-and sadly, this is ultimately why he will undoubtedly lose the election. He's trying to ruin the comfy situation between politicos and big-business lobbyists like the

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pharmaceutical, oil, and tobacco companies.

The Natural Law Party endorses business analyst Iris Adam. Her platform seems to take a more transcendental approach to politics. "We must rethink our policies and base them on common sense using the laws of nature." Adam said. She is for common sense, preventive health care, renewable energy, keeping abortion legal and society-wide stress-reduction programs to reduce crime. She is against genetically engineered food and capital punishment.

The American Independent Party suggests we vote for their candidate- owner of REG Fire ProtectionRon Gulke. He offers the most conservative agenda of the third-party candidates. He is for capital punishment, family values, voting reform and a balanced budget. He is against abortion and legalizing drugs.

He was recently quoted as saying, "These are the issues that are important to us in California: God, family and country."

Modern American politics has been caught in an endless game of bipartisan ping-pong for too long now.

Public policy and public opinion has been far too politicized, often causing our so called leaders to make decisions based purely upon how the public will react and how their lobbyists feel about the issue, rather than relying upon the principles that they and their party share. This practice is especially common among the two major parties.

I think it's time we consider giving the power to candidates and parties with some fresh perspectives.

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Crisostomo, 19, wants to be a cowGeraldo Paulin, a manager at boy on a horse. He said, "my legs Party City said "the Scream and would be the horse's back legs and Star Wars costumes are popular my head is the cowboy's head." with the guys," said Paulin. He also Stores like the Halloween Store, said a lot of women like cheerleader and Spencer's Gifts carry costumes costumes. or college-aged students.

Some students would prefer to Both Spencer's Gifts and Party make a costume themselves. For ity employees said most guys don't Paul Ongpin, 19, using his imaginauy full costumes. Instead, they pre- tion is the way to go. "I thought of er masks and wigs because it's easi- either a gumball machine or Mr. r to add to their street clothes.

Peanut," said Ongpin. "I don't know Melanie Deleon, an employee at how I'll do it, I just thought it would he Halloween Store, said other be funny. But hey, I'm creative."

1. Pretend you've never heard of Halloween. When they explain the concept, laugh hysterically and say "nice try."

2. Answer the door dressed as Santa Claus. Ask if they have been good boys and girls and what they want for Christmas.

Bellow "Ho ho ho!" before slamming the door.

3. Tell the kids you are breaking in to the house to steal a painting. Tell them you don't know where they keep the candy, but will look if the kids can supply you with a crowbar.

4. After filling up the kid's bags with candy, grab a pillowcase and walk out with them.

Tell them that you are coming with them. It helps if you wear an embarrassing costume, like Barney the Dinosaur.

5. Tell the kids their costumes aren't good enough for your candy.

6. If the kids say "trick or treat/ smell my feet/ give me something good to eat/ if you don't/ I don't care/ I'll pull down your underwear," tell them they are making you uncomfortable and close the

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7. Answer the door draped in a giant white sheet. Say ''WOOOO! I'M A GHOST!!!"The kids will get a big kick out of this at first.

Continue to say "BOOOO!BOO!!! until they are no longer amused and have realized that they !;. won't be getting any candy.

8. If the children are accompanied by an adult chaperone, ask 1 "what are YOU supposed to be" in baby talk. Give candy only to the adult. Ignore the actual children ¡ in costume.

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Samhain : "Sow-wen" is Wiccan festival celebrated on October 31st, also known as November Eve, Hallowmas, Halloween, Feast of Souls. Samhain marks the symbolic death of the Sun God or God of waning and his passing into the "land of the young," where he awaits rebirth of the Mother Goddess at Yule, said Dana Eilers, author of "The Practical Pagan."

The Wiccan religions' roots originate before Christ. They are part of basic civilizations of the Paleolithic time, said High Priestess Phyllis Musicar. It is a pagan religion that honors the seasons, nature and has a respect for life.

"We view ourselves as vehicles of change, we ask god for help to give us strength to evolve and move forward," Musicar said. The religion also praises two deities, a God and Goddess, representing the sun and the moon, which pull and push both positive and negative forces, Musicar said.

According to the old Celtic tradition, there are only two seasons, the summer and the winter. Samhain celebrates the time in between the seasons and the start of the New Year, said High Priest William Eade of the First Celtic Wiccan Church.

The Samhain celebration focuses on giving thanks to nature and ancestors for the bountiful harvest of the past summer season and asking for strength and help in surviving the upcoming chill of winter season beginning at Yule, Dec. 21, Eade said. It is a time where the last crops of the season are reaped from the earth and agriculture dies, Musicar said.

• , . -1 , _;,.JJ Samhain is also a time to remember tho·se who have departed to the next world and those that have paved the way for the present generation, said High Priestess Madge May. May said that out of the eight major Sabbaths in the Wiccan calendar, Samhain is the last and most important . According to www.rowensgrimoire.com a Sabbath is a great festival of observance of the Pagan year . The word is from the Greek word sabatu meaning , "to rest."

May also suggested that more intense rituals are performed at this time, when emotions are highest.

This is because, "the veil between this world and the next world is at its thinnest ," May said .

Souls that have been trapped here or are timid to

leave are given encouragement by Wiccans through Samhain festivities to travel onto the Summer Land, Musicar said. She explained that the Summer Land is a place oetween this life and the next, a place to learn lessons that must be mastered before being reincarnated.

According to Eade, the tradition must be performed on Oct. 31. During the celebration ancestors are contacted for advice and asked to join in on the festivities of the night, Eade said. In early Samhain celebrations plates of food were offered to encourage the spirits to participate. Much like any holiday performed by a religion, Samhain, is a time when family comes together to pray, feast and celebrate.

Lady Ardane said, "Samhain is a night for divination, the past, present and future merge. The dead and the still "Itis a timefor to be born are celemeditation and brated ."

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Halloween came to be because of this Celtic tradition, Eade said . Trick or treating was first meant to be for adults, they would travel from house to house to drink and celebrate the new season.

Halloween costumes were first used when those living wanted to hide from spirits of ancestors or others whom have past away within the last year in fear of the consequences for their year of mischief, Eade said. Now young children dress up in costumes and solicit candy.

The celebration usually takes place in the midnight air, outside around a bonfire, May said. Incense and candles are lit to set the scene, a ritual circle is created, and prayers begin. "It is a time for meditation and reflection," Eade said.

Contrary to popular belief, Samhain is not associated with the devil, or evil in any way, Eade said.

"It is a time when things die; people are afraid of death, yet death is a part of life," Musicar said.

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Still no plans! Try some of these haunting events Still in search of Halloween plans or simply trying to get into the spirit (pardon the pun)? This list of events might help you paint the town scarlet on all hallows eve.

Tours / Haunted Houses / Amusement Parks 2002 Haunted Hotel- Freddy, Jason, Hannibal among other movie maniacs scare guests. Open 7 p.m. nightly through Nov. 2. 424 Market Street, Gaslamp Quarter. $11.95 at the door; (619) 231-0131.

Frightmare On Market Street- A Victorian haunted house; from 7 to llp.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and 6p.m. to la.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Nov 2. 530 Market Street, Gaslamp Quarter . $11.95 at the door. (619) 231-3611 or www.frightmareonmarketst.com Haunted Trail of Balboa Park-A walk in the park or a reenactment of the Blair Witch Project? You decide.

7 to llp.m. ,Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and 7p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays except Oct. 28 and 29. Marston Point, just east of 6th Avenue and Juniper Street, Balboa Park. $11.95 at the gate . (619) 231-0261.

Scream Zone- The Del Mar Scare grounds feature a 25 room Gothic-themed 3-D Halloween house and amusement zone. 7p.m to Midnight Fridays and Saturdays; 7 to llp.m. Sundays through Thursdays.

Now till Nov. 2 $10.95 adults. (858) 792-4252.

Whaley House Tour- Relive history at Old Town's "authentic" haunted house. October 31, 8 p.m.-midnight. 2482 San Diego Ave., Old Town. $10 admission.

(619) 297-7511

Haunted Planetarium Pre-shows-The IMAX preshow will play before the last film of the day Oct. 28 to 31. Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. (619) 238-1233.

Haunted Star oflndia- Three decks of the haunted Star of India and scary sea tales frighten guests. San Diego Maritime Museum 1492 North Harbor Drive San Diego. Open Oct. 28-31, weekdays 6 to 10 p.m. and FridaysSaturdays 6 to llp.m. $10 for adults and $8 for children.

Dias de los Muertos Celebration- Bazaar del Mundo celebrates the Day of the Dead with decorations, demonstrations and crafts. 2754 Calhoun St. San Diego. Oct. 28 to Nov. 2. l0a.m to 9p.m. (619) 296-3266.

Shows and Concerts for 21 and up Halloween at 4th and B- DJs Steve West, David J and "K" spin '70s and 80s dance music. 345 B St. San Diego. 9 to 2 a.m. on Thursday Oct. 31.

The Casbah's 16th Annual HalloweenBands playing are Pin back, No Knife, Rochelle Rochelle, The Dragons, Billion Dollar Shufflers and more. Westin Horton Plaza 910 Broadway Circle San Diego. Thursday Oct. 31 at 8p.m.

Belly Up's 29th Annual Halloween Bash- Featuring Rock Candy 143 S Cedros Ave. Solana Beach. Thursday Oct. 31.

Monster Bash in the GaslampM usic, costume contests and more. Downtown, 5 to llp.m. Oct. 31.

Brick by Brick's Hell-oween- Bands like the Scotch Greens, Barnyard Ballers, and Dragstrip Demons will be performing, while Fun House Tattoos will be on hand with a piercing booth ready for bodies to be pierced or inked.

1130 Buenos Ave. San Diego. 7p.m.

Thursday Oct. 31.

- List compiled by Taylor Corlett

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'Psycho' Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 ''Psycho" is the granddaddy of all shocker films, and it just seems to get better with every viewing.

Joseph Stephano's script is a fantastic adaptation from the novel by Robert Bloch, and in the hands of Hitchcock this movie became the most successful horror film of its time. Audiences weren't prepared for the twists and turns in this tale about a lonely man who runs a decrepit hotel with his overbearing mother. As a result of the film's impact directors have been trying to mimic it for the last 40 years.

Anthony Perkins performance as Norman Bates is both tender and terrifying and Janet Leigh is great as a woman on the lamb hiding out at the Bates Motel. "Psycho" broke too many taboos to list, but I'll tell you one thing, because of this movie I still lock the door every time I take a shower.

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most terrifying thing is Tony Scott's shift into the mainstream the following year with the incredibly inane ''Top Gun."

'Night of the LivingDead' This gruesome low-budget film about the dead rising up to feed on the living is one of the greatest horror films ever made. George A. Romero's dark and gloomy direction, combined with a great script laced in dark humor made this movie a cult classic. "Night of the Living Dead" still holds up today as well as it did in 1968.

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'The Exorcist' This was the horror sensation of the '70s, and ''The Exorcist" is still quite an effective horror film 30 years after its release. Director William Friedkin keeps the tension tightly wound while Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow and Linda Blair give some of the best performances of their careers. For me there still isn't anything more horrifying than a possessed little girl masturbating with a bloody crucifix.

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'Phantasm' This film is just plain weird. Shot in 1979, Angus Scrimm plays "the Tall Man," a mortician from another dimension that shrinks dead people into little bloodthirsty dwarves so they can carry out his evil bidding.

Writer/Director Don Coscarelli does a superb job with the atmosphere, delivering some genuine chills. Coscrarelli has done four sequels to date, and they all stand on their own, which is surprising because none of them make any sense.

'The Returnof the LivingDead' Acclaimed screenwriter Dan O'Bannon made his directorial debut with this 1985 hardcore punk-rock spoof of George A Romero's ''Living Dead" series.

This movie has great dialogue, disgusting gore effects and a great soundtrack with likes of the Cramps, T.S.O.L.and many more. Don't waste your time with the "Return of the Living Dead" sequels; watch this one a few more times instead.

'Dawn of the Dead' George A. Romero's 1979 follow-up to "Night of the Living Dead" is an all out hilarious gore-fest.

Working with a much bigger budget than the orig inal, Romero was able to go completely over-thetop in his tale about a group of people hiding out from the undead inside an enormous shopping mall. Bullets fly, heads roll and intestines spill forth making this movie one of goriest ever made.

The gore effects that Tom Savini did for this film are unbelievable and they've rarely been topped in anything since.

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'The Hunger' Tony Scott's new wave vampire film, ''The Hunger" is an underrated gem. Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon are in top form as lovers trapped together in a triangle of bloodlust. Scott used many experimental techniques in his 1983 directorial debut that are commonplace in films today, such as quick cuts of musical montage, and extreme colored lighting and filtering. This film is really like a two-hour music video in the way it's executed. Perhaps the

Italian horror maestro Dario Argento made his American film debut with "Phenomena" in 1984.

The original was edited by 28 minutes, and renamed "Creepers" here in the states. Now with a DVD player we are able to see the film the way Argento intended. Jennifer Connelly is great in her debut as a 14-year-old-girl who can communicate telepathically with insects. Connelly is sent to a Swiss boarding school that's become a vicious serial killer's new stomping grounds. Soon it's up to her and her insect friends to solve the mystery behind the savage murders, and bring the deranged killer to justice.

"Phenomena" is a dark fantasy tale with moody inventive lighting and rich dream-like direction that has made Argento one of the most respected directors in the genre. Out of all his films this is Argento's favorite and I would have to agree with him.

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This was one of the most underrated films of 2001. It seemed to get buried beneath all the other trash that came out last Halloween, even though it was ten times better than anything else that season. Donnie Darko, played with brilliant complexity by Jake Gyllenhaal, is a disturbed young teenager who has a tendency to sleepwalk all over town in the middle of the night.

While sleepwalking one evening Donnie meets a creepy guy in bunny suit named Frank. He tells Donnie the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. Soon the countdown begins toward oblivion, which just so happens to land on Halloween night and Donnie must try to figure out how to prevent the apocalypse before it's too late.

The complex storyline by first-time writer/director Richard Kelly keeps you guessing right up until the end. This is an amazing movie that blends together just about every genre imaginable to make a unique and powerful film that will resonate with you for sometime to come, whether you like it or not.

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Fear may be on the agenda for "Red Dragon ," a new adaptation of the Thomas Harris book that predates "Silence of the Lambs," but that "fear" comes up flat.

Anthony Hopkins reprises his role in the "Silence of the Lambs" series, as the ever so clever and psychotic Hannibal Lector. His presence on screen is reminiscent of the 'Red Dragon' Oscar award winning perf or man c e that he and Jodie Foster as FBI trainee Clarice Starling gave in "Silence of the Lambs." But now he is now made to look younger by digitally removing his wrinkles.

Before Lector met Clarice Starling, there was Will Graham played by Edward Norton. Graham is an FBI investigator forced from retirement, investigating various murders committed by the a serial killer who calls himself the "tooth fairy." In order to catch the killer who's murders appear in ritualistic fashion, Norton must enlist the help of yet another killer who is none other than Hannibal Lector.

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Norton's character is a snivelling whiner who talks to himself when investigating the crime scenes of the "tooth fairy."

Throughout the movie a bit of time is spent in the FBI headquarters with lame Graham discussing strategies with the terrific Harvey Keitel as Graham's bureau boss.

Philip Seymour Hoffman does a great job as the slimy tabloid reporter used as bait by the FBI. Half way through the movie the audience is introduced to the "tooth fairy," Francis Dollarhyde, played by Ralph Fiennes. Fiennes portrays "the tooth fairy" as a madman with "feelings." But the performance comes up short compared to the truly scary Tom Noonan, who scared the hell out of us as the "tooth fairy" in Michael Mann's "Manhunter," the original prequel to "Silence of the Lambs." Ralph Fiennes is still eerie as the creep with a huge back tattoo based on the demonic painting by poet William Blake.

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"Red Dragon" could have been more than just an average movie; it could have been a faithful adaptation to the series. It captures the essence of definitive terror, but is plagued with bad direction.

The senseless gore is similar to "Hannibal," which wasterrible.

On the other, there is a wonderful cast at hand, to bring some redeeming value to the series. Hopkins continues to shine as the icon,

Hannibal Lector that we all love to hate.

But the plot is predictable, and unoriginal killer's-notreally-dead-yet-climax 1s cliche.

There is enough horror and thriller movies with predictable plots, gore and endings. "Red Dragon," is not completely cliche and predictable, but the movie's annoyances take away from its good parts. Entertaining?

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Let's get one thing out of the way right off the bat: "The Ring" is scary.

It starts off with a frightening, if somewhat cliche, teenage-slut-being-stalked sequence. We've all seen this scene more times ! 'The Ring' ;. than we can count, but it I is actually scary here.

• iOcTOFOcRSTARs; The girl, Katie, has j STARRING NAOMI WATTS, MARTIN HENwatched a mysterious DERSON, SHANNON videotape filled with COCHRAN nightmarish images that RATED PG-13 kill people seven days after they see it. And when did Katie watch the tape? Why, seven days ago - to the hour. She tries to convince herself that it was just an urban legend, but we all know Katie is doomed. But when she finally does die, the circumstances are. highly mysterious.

So Katie's mother turns to her sister, Rachel Keller, played by Naomi Watts, for help. Rachel, of course, is skeptical about the idea that a haunted videocassette killed her niece. But she quickly tracks down the tape and watches it. And then she gets the phone call: "Seven days."

She quickly becomes a believer. So now MERRICK MORTON / KRi NEWSSH!Vlti she has seven days to discover the story Rachel Keller,played byNaomi Watts,makesa horrifying discovery in"TheRing." behind the tape and its strange imagery.

And this is where the film really hits its truth behind the tape - and it is some nificant than a millipede?

But don't get me wrong - the movie is stride. Like I said before, the film is very satisfying twisting and turning creepy. But what really draws you in is the the movie just drops you. Right at the end. definitely worth watching. The plot is mostOf course it wouldn't be right to give ly engrossing, and the scary moments are race against time to discover the story behind the killer videotape - who made away the ending, but suffice it to say I felt really scary. This is not one of those movies the tape? What do the seemingly random . more satisfied by "A.I." After all this time where you can sit back and call everything images have to do with each other? And, of spent discovering the story, it winds up five minutes before it happens. being so inconsequential. All this time to Of course, the movie can't resist pointing course, why does it kill people? out, "Hey, you're watching the tape, right?

Rachel's quest to discover the tape's discover the reason behind the tape's secrets really drives the film along. It madness, and they finally just give us a So that means you're going to die!" But it maintains its eerie, oppressive mood one-dimensional bogeyman for an expla- doesn't fall into that really deadly trap that too many movies do these days: parodying throughout, and the horror scenes are far nation.

The movie is also somewhat inconsis- themselves. "The Ring" goes back to the trafrom disappointing. But the complicated tale behind the tape sets the movie a tent about the clues that the video holds. dition of horror movies that actually want to Some images lead to the truth behind the be horrifying. notch above simply "scary." · The end bugged me for a long time, but And then, after going through all this tape, while some are just there to be twisting and turning on the way to the scary. For instance, why is a fly more sig- you know what? I'm going to see it again.

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palomar INBRIEF· for the fall semester, since they and Rangel or bought in Mexico. ·Halloween partyincludes together all co-sponsor the event.

On this day, Mexican families spend - Desi Dewitt the day at the cemetery visiting the contests andhaunted house graves of family members. Each family and paints the headstones, Featuring contests and prizes, the Library displays Mexicancleans arranges flowers and lights candles in annual "Halloween Escape" will take honor of the deceased. place Oct. 31 in front of the Clock altarfor Dayof theDead Altars are created for the family memTower, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event is free for any interested participant.

The Halloween Escape will include contests, a cakewalk, a haunted house and other Halloween inspired activities.

There will be a contest for best Halloween costume. · The first place prize is $30. The second place prize is $10, and all entrants get free candy.

This is an event that each of Palomar's clubs have worked together on all semester to create.

"This really shows me that the clubs are willing to work together," said Carla Medina, the chairwoman of the InterClub Council.

Medina said Halloween Escape is a chance to bring all of the different clubs.

A Day of the Dead display has been set up in the library by two faculty members. It was set up Oct. 16 and will remain on display through Nov. 2.

The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated Nov. 2.

The display in the library is an example of an altar that can be found in Mexico. This year's display is in honor of Guillermina Villarreal Sautto. Sautto is a mutual friend of Ciurczak and Rangel, who died in a car accident July of 1997.

Alexis Ciurczak, a public services librarian, and Jose Rangel, a Chicano studies teacher at Palomar, designed the display.

New items are added to the display every year. Some are made by Ciurczak

bers, filled with objects that provided them with joy before they died, such as their favorite food or drink. An altar for a deceased child would have toys and games.

For more information about the Day of the Dead, contact Ciurczak, Rangel, or for photos of previous displays visit http://muertos.palomar.edu.

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meetings) to help students select an aca demic major and a career goal. The regi&tration deadline is Nov. 4.

Counseling 165 is a career search course, which can be taken in three-session classes on Monday mornings from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesday afternoons from 1-4:30 p.m., or Thursday evenings from 5-8:30 p.m. · Sessions include a variety of computerized career assessment tests to assist you in determining your job skills, in identifying personality preferences and measuring career interests.

Registration is available through PAR or eReg. For more information call Maria Miller (760) 744-1150 ext. 2188.

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Connie Hudspeth, a profesthen they need to be either at home or closer to the problem," sor at Rollins College, someshe said . "It is ·not only a prob- times asks students to bring lem for me, but also for my stu- their phones to class. · "For us, it is vital students dents. " Instructors aren't the only have them for group projects," she said. ones irritated by the nonstop Hudspeth's students work on ringing.

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"In a group situation, we use turn off their cell phones. (cell phones) In one class, as vehicles," she said, a stusaid. dent not only "Wh,nSOIIIIOIII~ phone sheCliff Morris answered his Jr., dean of phone, but pro- tings,notonlydon it ceeded to talk on disturb me,buteveryone mathematics at VCC's west it. In another intheroom." campus, said class, a phone rang while the -Andrea Lockhart no matter UCFSTUDENT w h a t students were approach an taking an exam. instructor "That was the worst," she said. "It worried me takes, it is important for all professors to clearly present the rest of the test, praying their policy in the class sylthat I had remembered to turn labus. my own ringer off."

He said a warning should be Lockhart said she thinks some students don't care about offered before harsh actions are taken. being courteous .

Morris said he knows profes"When someone's phone sors who asks the students to rings, not only does it disturb me, but everyone in the room," leave class if their cell phone she said. "Even more so, it dis- rings. That's something that some students say is too harsh . . tracts the professor, who then When Erika Arias' phone usually comments on it and rang during a class at VCC, she throws the lecture off."

Whether it is in a class syl- was asked to leave . "To ask us labus, classroom signs or a sim- to leave class is unfortunate," ple announcement at the begin- Arias said. "We pay for the ning of class, instructors are class."

Cell phones are distractions trying to get the word out that cell phones must be turned off. in the learning process , Morris said, and it is up to the teacher "The teachers do have the right to set their own rules," to limit class disruptions. He said Arlen Chase, vice chair of also said it is the students' responsibility to put the the faculty Senate at UCF. Chase said he doesn't consid- phones on vibrate or turn them er cell phones a problem in his off.

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fully reimburse the college for the renewal fee.

However, Patton said he does not expect upgrades to be completed by that time.

He said he expects implementation to begin in late fall of next year. Lee said all software should be fully operational by the spring semester of 2004.

Version 8.0 is fully Internet-based, allowing universal access to Palomar 's databases .

"Youcan access the system with the appropriate security and passwords from anywhere. Virtually, you're not limited to time and space," Lee said. The current system relies on intra-campus servers to relay information.

The latest version also supports portal technology, which means students can have individual Web pages tailored to their preferences.

The site can provide up-todate news and information, as well as access to services for registration, schedules and fee payments, among others.

The software upgrades are free for the college, although upgrades in other areas are required. Lee said more Web servers will be needed to handle Internet traffic.

Patton said significantly more storage space must be added. Digital cabling infrastructure, however, is more than sufficient, he said.

In 1997, worries about the

technology from PeopleSoft. The collegeinvested $1.1million into the implementation of three software modules Human Resources, Student Administration and Financials.

Employees from a variety of departments aided in the installation of PeopleSoft software, but Information Systems sought consultants from the company to complete the process. "[The consultants] assisted us with the full implementation and consulting help to set-up the system," Lee said. He said the staff was relatively untrained from a technical standpoint. "It was a partnership."

These individuals - up to 25 at one time - came at a high cost.

Palomar invested $1.2 million into three and four-year contracts with PeopleSoft.

Palomar became the first school in California to go live with all three modules in 1999.

Immediate headaches with the system ensued. In its trial phase in the summer semester of 1999, students experienced significant problems.

Some students were dropped from the Phone-and-Register system without warning. Others were placed in the wrong classes.

These and other problems are the same ones that caused 10 eastern universities to sue PeopleSoft for poor software design. ''The first year is not a year I would want to go through again," Lee said.

The major glitches were fixed by year's end, but there are still problems. Student eServices, the

online version of Palomar's registration system, can only accept 150 users at a time.

Because of software limitations, servers that handle data can become overloaded.

Additionally, the Phone-andRegister system still has some bottlenecks when experiencing heavy call volume.

Patton said there are additional problems with payroll and financial aid systems. He indicated they cannot stay compliant with ever-changing state and federal accounting laws. Such laws include tax specification and specific clerical protocol. ''The software always lags just a little bit when keeping up with the regulations ," he said.

PeopleSoft's 8.0 product aims to fix these and other issues.

'We've learned from our mistakes. The last couple of years have been pretty smooth," Lee said. He said problems with the registration system can be fixed "within a matter of minutes."

Additionally, scheduled maintenance periods each week keep the system running smoothly.

Both Patton and Lee feel the upgrades are important.

'We need to move to 8.0. That will end a lot of problems," Patton said.

Patton and Lee also anticipate the need for more consultants to guide the upgrade process.

Patton said every effort will be made to complete the installation in-house before seeking PeopleSoft consultants.

Information Services is currently assessing existing hardware, staff comprehension and student impact from the new product.

'We have a lot of work to do in the next year," Lee said.

Associated Student Government News and Information Students Serving Students October 21, 2002 News and Upcoming Events

The ASG would like to thank all those that took the effort to go online and vote in the elections last week. In a survey attached to the elections you, the students of Palomar, indicated that textbook fees, financial aid opportunities, and tuition fees were the primary concerns that ASG officers should focus on. In addition, Laura Raty, Marlena Clayton, Sally Serrin, Amador Soto, Eli Magana, Michelle Forshner, Chris Chapine, and David Phan were sworn into office during the meeting last Wednesday.

The ASG would also like to thank all those who showed their school pride in Comet Celebration Week, which kicked off last Tuesday. The Inter Club Council is also showing off their school pride by hosting Halloween Escape on October 31st, an event that will feature a haunted house, prizes, and all kinds of scary fun! We hope to see you out at the clock-tower area to enjoy the festivities.

So put on your costumes and enjoy festivities!

California's general elections are coming up on November 5th, and all opinions aside, the ASG is encouraging the students to exercise their right to vote by handing out voter registration forms at tables during Palomar events, and from the ASG office itself, located in the Student Union room SU-28A. Thanks for reading and we hope to hear from, you soon!

To contact ASG about any questions, or comments please call: 744-1150 x2605 E-mail: asg@palomar.edu To contact your State or Federal government representatives about student issues, contact: Jim Battan, CA Senate: 916-445-5581 Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senate: 213-894-5000 or 202-224-3553.

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NFLgreats claim tackling is a lost art

By Brain Schmitz

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"Grab! Grab! Grab!" bellows Vince Lombardi.

"Grab!

Grab!

Grab!

Everybody's grabbing out there!"

Lombardi is critiquing a poor tackling effort by his Green Bay Packers, his laser glare hot enough to melt the frozen tundra.

Dave Robinson doesn't need to see the grainy film clip of his old coach's famous tirade. He still hears Lombardi's gravelly voice rumbling through his sleep some 35 years later.

There was no greater sin for a Packers defender than to miss a tackle.

"Oh my, no," said Robinson, the former star linebacker. "That would send Vince's voice up 100 decibels higher than humanly possible.

He would be -- how should I say this? -- perturbed."

Lombardi would have screamed until he was hoarse watching today's NFL stars, many of whom fail to grasp the concept _ along with a lot of ball-carriers.

There's a lot of hits, and even more misses, it seems. John Madden said during a Monday Night Football telecast this year that tackling in the league was the worst he had seen in years.

Ditkacomplains abouttoday'stacklershavinga "lackof courage."

Just last week, Detroit Lions President Matt Millen and Mike Ditka-two former hard-nosed players-- were lamenting on a Chicago radio station about defenders from the Deion Sanders school who shy away from contact.

"I don't think it's a lack of talent," Ditka said. "It's a lack of courage."

Said Hall of Farner Jack Youngblood, "You see things that are glaring from a technique standpoint. Looks like they have two left feet. It just drives me insane."

Every Sunday (or Monday), you can hear a coach complain about how a 2-yard loss was turned into a 25-yard gain, a

touchdown and, perhaps, a defeat.

Why does.this seemingly fundamental function escape the pros like so many runaway tailbacks?

Theories abound.

Blame Prime Time.

We're talking Neon Deion, a k a Prime Time _ and the postgame show seemingly named in his honor: ESPN's NFL Primetime.

Sanders deservedly earned a rap as a player who would much rather strut his stuff as a "cover corner" than stick his nose into a pile.

Playing to the cameras became even more fashionable in an entertainmentdriven era of sports.

Instead of executing basic

tackling techniques-square up, drive through and wrap up-- some players --called "headhunters" --go for the big hit that excites the crowd and can be seen immediately on the Jumbotron and replayed later on highlight shows.

Spectacular, bone-jarring hits are not discouraged in NFL promotions, either.

"It's like these guys are trying to make it look like EA Sports Madden 2003," said Reggie Williams, a former all-pro linebacker with Cincinnati and now an executive at Disney's Wide World of Sports.

Bucs star Warren Sapp learned the fundamentals of tackling at Apopka (Fla.) High School. "Rip, wrap, grab cloth, head across the bow, all that," he said. But "the message gets lost, and it transfers over to, 'I'm gonna kill him!' You just fall into that frame (of mind) sometime.

"Not me. I just grab 'em and hold 'em. You want to fight, here come (safety) John Lynch and (linebacker Derrick) Brooks, and you're getting killed."

Sapp said poor tackling can result in players adhering to responsibilities of their defensive system. "There are too many times now where people are trying to play this defense, a one gap, where,

'I trust you to be there. (If) you're not there, it's to the house.' That makes it look like there's no tackling going on, but most times it's gap assignment," he said.

Defensive coaches also try counterpunching against wide-open offenses. "Today, guys also go to make the big turnover," said Robinson, the Lombardi disciple. "They try to tackle the ball instead of the ball-carrier.

You can't do both. They're trying to punch the ball out when they should be making the tackle."

Many said today's teams simply don't spend enough time tackling. "It's all about technique and wantto, and it's been that way from the '70s, '80s, '90s and now," Youngblood said, "The issue is going back to basics and doing it over and over in practice until it gets ingrained in you. If you don't practice it, you can't do it."

The injury factor always has caused teams to proceed with caution in practice, but with the rise in salaries and the millions invested in star players, they may be even more careful today, leaving defenders to adjust to the physical demands of tackling on Sundays.