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By Charles Ste inman CRASH AWAIE Tiff TH£SCOPE Look at the obitua ries and find a mid-day funeral service. It's better than crashing a wedding; you don't have to worry about any sintrying to it on our girl. and you don't have to dance if you don't want to•

The Associate d Student Governm ent does not int end to ta ke Gov. Gray Davis' cuts to t he state educat ional budget lying down, Leo Melena sai d at a press conference held Jan. 30.

Melena, the ASG president, said they intend to ramp up their efforts to allow everyone affected to get involved in the protest efforts.

They have been circulating thousands DRIVE IN of form letters around campus for stuTake her lo a drive 1n dents to sign and then bulk-mailing movie and park outside. Aside from them to government officials such as being cheap. you Gov. Davis, State Assemblyman Mark have her right where Wyland and Sen. Bill Morrow, he said. you want her... 1nthe back ol your car,.with Due to interest in the community, no one around to they have begun producing form letters bother you! for employees of community colleges to DINNER FOR TWOsign, as well as members·of the community at large.

He also announced that the ASG will hold a rally at the intersection between the F, B, P and Health Services buildings Feb. 12.

They intend to use the rally to inform students about what the budget cuts will mean to their education.

DANCING He said they have invited Gov. Davis to the event to_ see the people his Volunteer as chaperones al a choices affect.

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Enro llmentcontinues to reac ha record high, even withextreme budget cutsinthemidst

Enrollme nt stays steady during budget crun ch

number of students enrolled in both credit and non-credit courses is 28,946, said Herman Lee, While Palomar faces massive director of enrollment services. budget cuts the school's enrollThe number of enrolled students ment has reached record num- is subject to change throughout bers for the second year in a row. the semester, Lee said, because of As of Feb. 4, the number of late-start classes. students enrolled in courses for ■ SEE ENROLLMENT , PAGE 5 ■ SEE FIGHT, PAG E3 credit is 24,255 and the total

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Pending budget cuts that would ra dically affect Palomar College may affect many student support programs.

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services is preparing to face a year of cutbacks and cancelled services. ''These cuts will take away from what we offer, and how we offer it," said Suzanne Gavin, director of EOPS. Gov. Gray Davis has recently proposed cuts of 50 percent to EOPS programs statewide, Gavin said.

EOPS is a state-mandated program, created during the civil rights movement, to grant all citizens equal education. "The governor has proposed a budget that abandons our mission," Gavin said. ''That is professionally and personally devastating."

Both the state Assembly and Senate debated revisions to the governor's cuts, but both sides agreed to make them less drastic. The decision will be made within the next few weeks.

"Wedon't know as of now what the outcome will be, but we have to assume a 50 percent cut," Gavin said. This cut will affect EOPS enormously, she said.

It would mean a reduction in EOPS staff, counseling services, student financial services and student academic services. · Academic services include such ■ SEE EOPS,PAGE 5

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Fewer classes cut despite worries

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Class cancellation s due to low enrollm ent appear to have dropped from previous semesters , despite statewide budget concern s.

"We are seeing fewer instances of low-enrollment classes ," said Mark Vernoy, dean of human arts and sci-

ences. Accord ing t o figur es from th e Admissions and Records Office at Palomar , over 200 classes were cancelled in fall 2002.

That 's roughly the same number as the previous semester s.

Although figures for the current semester have not been completed , preliminary data indicates there may have been

as much as 10 percen t fewer low-enroll ment clas ses cancelled.

Vernoy said this is partl y attributed to better scheduling and bett er forecasting of stu dent demand .

The college employs an 18student minimum for classes as a general rule .

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he first three weeks back in school seem to be a breeze. But as soon as week four rolls around it feels like I am off and running.

Mostly to the bank .

I currently hold the record at my bank for most bounced checks in a week.

Plus I am running out of decent clothes to wear because I have sold them all to pay for my much needed education. So I have had to resort to my old clothes, which consist of a selection of '80s attire, to which I try to conceal with large sweatshirts.

Except I can't seem to hide the fluorescent glow from underneath.

But hey, I'm not a loser. I go to Palomar - doesn't that mean anything?

During the first weeks of school, you don't do much.

Maybe a little light lecturing on the introduction of your topic, but most classes take this time to settle in and "get ready."

In reality, our teachers are simply waiting for all of us to buy our books, lecture notes, lab notebooks, lab fees and any other materials needed for a successful semester.

I wish this were all that was needed to be purchased in order to go to Palomar, but it's not.

We also have to buy parking

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passes and finish paying for our tuition before they drop us. And of course, by this time, maybe a parking ticket or two - due to your own procrastination.

All of these expenses can add up, and by the time you are done paying for all the necessary items, you are left wondering if you really want to pay that $30 dollar parking ticket.

You just couldn 't seem to find one open parking space, even after driving around the parking lot for twenty minutes. It seems like there would be plenty considering you paid a ridiculous $32.50 for a little pink sticker. .

You are late by now, so you figure, "What the heck? I'll park in a handicap spot. It's only once and they won't find out." Believe me, the Palomar police know. Sometimes they seem more effective then the San Marcos police.

So at this point, not brandishing the financial assistance of my mommy and daddy, I am debating whether to pay the ticket or simply ignore it and wait until it shows up on my next trip to the DMV.Maybe by that time I will have some money to pay it.

So are there ways to get around all these expenses?

Well, not all of them. After much hassle, I have found out that you have to buy a parking pass. Unless you want to walk form across the street everyday.

Which don't get me wrong is a

great idea. Not to mention an extra form of calorie burning for those exercise fanatics out there. But not for me.

After five semesters at Palomar, the only expense that I have found I could refrain from spending is on textbooks.

These textbooks are ridiculously expensive. And then Palomar's bookstore bumps up the prices to be able to make money.

So, I have realized that more then half the professors who tell you to buy the textbook never use it. It simply take up . space on your bookshelf, the floor of your room or the trunk of your car.

Last semester was the first semester I decided not to buy all the books necessary, not to mention the books that were just recommended - I stopped that after my first semester. And I did fine without them.

Most professors lecture so well (or should I say so much?) that they cover most things in class. I figure if I take good notes then I won't need to use the book. I later found this also to be good incentive to go to class everyday - due to the fact that if I miss a lecture, then I can't just read in the book to catch up. All in all, it was (and is) a good and financially sound decision.

And as for those pestering parking tickets, if you go and challenge it the nice Palomar Police will usually take the first one off your record.

Palomar Community College has been a part of my life for the last 23 years. I am livid and very sad that my services both as a TRIO and DSPS student are being threatened. It crushes me that as a student with both Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Cerebral Palsy that the services I so desperately need are being threatened.

Without these services or my counselors, Ron Haines and Ruth Tait-Brown, I wouldn't have gotten this far in school.

I am now also a TRIO student, which is a program that enables low-income students to transfer to university-level work.

Having experienced the challenges of university life at Long Beach State first-hand, I can express freely that Palomar is an excellent educational choice and is the equivalent of university-level work, except at Palomar, through DSPS and TRIO, you receive exceptional one-on-one attention. I can always count on Ruth or Ron to support me and encourage me to push myself to be better not only on campus, but in society as well .

Because of the current money crisis, I am no longer able to receive my $50 stipend, which does not seem like a huge sum, but it will supplement my utilities and food. How many more people like me a.re going to have to continue to suffer becau se the rich get wealthier and the less fortunate ~ forgotten, nllglected or ignored? My mom spent her life working for a place that it is an honor and a privilege for me to attend.

It is also my god-given right to receive and ask for the services I require through DSPS and TRIO. I implore you to pensively and seriously reconsider where appropriate and inappropriate funds are going.

Thank You.

- Nicole Ora Fisher

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CSUSM closesenrollment for fall 2001

By Jason Kalchik

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CalStateSanMarcos recently closed enrollment forfall2003asa resultof a $4 million cutto its budget lastyear.

Enrollment forfreshmen andlowerdivision transfer students closed Dec.5, 2002andJan.10for upperdivision transfers.

students closed Dec. 5, 2002.

Enrollment for upper division transfer students closed Jan. 10.

The decision to close was made shortly before these dates.

The executive director of enrollment services collects the data, analyzes trends, runs projections and decides to act one way or another in regard to enrollment periods.

"A little instinct is involved in this process," Moore said.

After a decision has been made about when to close, the proposal is taken to the Chief Academic Administrator, who then considers the information

presented to him and makes the decision as to when enrollment should be closed.

"It is a totally administration run decision, based on the data we have and how the demand is changing," Moore said.

When asked if this policy of ending enrollment periods early will continue in the future, Moore said that it depended on funding and demand.

"If we had more money, we could admit more students. In the past demand was much lower, so we could keep enrollment open longer, in order to .get close to filling up the

spots," Moore said.

"This shouldn't really be seen as a change in policy. It's sort of an . on and off switch that we can use in order to balance the budget with the number of students that are accepted," Moore said.

This action has been very effective, Moore said.

"We are right on target with where we need to be, budgetwise."

Although no official decision has been announced, CSUSM will probably accept new students for the spring 2004 semester, Moore said.

However, he added, "this is not a certainty."

FIGHT:STUDENT LEADERS VOW TO PROTEST BUDGET CUTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

"These people help us out during their breaks and their lunch ing two-to-three-minute interviews with students discussing how hours ," he said. cuts to the educational budget affect them.

To help get the message circulated, the student government "It's the personal touch that matters most," Melena said. has bought a fax machine dedicated to sending more protest let"We're not just statistics, not just numbers." ters to government offices.

Bruce Bishop, ASG adviser and director of 11 1 Melena said that due to the volume ofletstudent affairs , announced sevBral departters they are sending, some offices have ments have already rallied behind the camasked the ASG to stop faxing them. "But we paign . haven 't, " he said.

These departments include Disabled He also showed a large bed sheet on Stud ent Programs and Services, Extended 11 which the Student Government plans to Opportunity Programs and Services, Health paint a message protesting the cuts.

Services and Student Affairs. Some of these They will then hang it up for public disdepartments, Bishop said , would be practically annihilated by the proposed cuts .

STUDENT GOVER NM\;f play and allow students to sign it and add their own feelings.

Additionally , he said the Citizens Bishop explained that the money to support the protest comes Concerned about Free Trade, Palomar Faculty Federation and from the Student Representation Fee that students pay every Faculty Senate have pledged their support.

Bishop added that employees helping with the protest are not semester.

"Basically," Bishop said, "this money is reserved for lobbying." allowed to do so on the school's dime.

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Classes that do not meet the guideline disappoint the administration, because it indicates a failure to gauge student demand, Vernoy said.

The same is true in other departments.

"We are not cutting very much in this division," said Michael Rourke, dean of mathematics and natural and health sciences.

In fact, Rourke said, his department has experienced "extremely strong enrollment."

"I believe we cancelled only one class in the English department," said interim dean Katheryn Garlow.

She said she attributes it to the efforts of the administration and faculty to compile a schedule best suited for the students.

Wilma Owens, dean of career and technical educa-

tion, reported a 43 percent decrease in cancellations in her department, when compared to figures from spring 2002.

She said she also believes it is due to better scheduling.

The funding provided by the state is based upon enrollment figures, so classes need a certain number of students to "break even."

This covers both general operating overhead costs and the costs of keeping an instructor.

One change Palomar administrators have made is to begin announcing cancellations earlier than in the past.

"We are trying to identify low-enrollment classes earlier so we can help the student find an alternative," Vernoy said.

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he weekend of January 31 was the last Sergeant Marlon Lindsey will be spending with his family for a some time. He won't be home to hear his babies' first words or see them begin to crawl. He was deployed Monday, Feb. 3.

Lindsey, a Marine, is just one of many service members preparing for deployment to the But Shiho's own family lives in Japan and Middle East. Like other military personnel, he Lindsey's are in Mississippi. So she will be raiswill be postponing his education, life and other ing her children alone on the base. plans while he is out of the country. No one She said she is going to try to remain strong knows for sure when he will return. for him, but that won't be easy.

Lindsey's wife, Shiho, is about to say goodbye "Especially when you are desperately lonely to her husband of four years. and miss your husband." · "I am going to have a lonely night. A long, Long separations generally affect relationlong night," Shiho said. ships, sometimes for the worse. However, The Lindseys met in Tokyo, January 1997, Lindsey said he thinks the situation will make where Lindsey was stationed at a Marine base. their relationship better and make them more They married December 1999 in Okinawa, independent. Shiho agreed. They have gone Japan. Lindsey then relocated to a lot of difficulties but "The onlythingI worry through the first transportation battalion each hurdle has made them in Camp Pendelton to work in sup- aboutis myhusband'sstronger, she said. ply in 2000.

While her husband is gone, safety.Wedon'tknow Shiho Last November, Shiho gave birth plans to forget her lonelihe willbe batk.I ness by dedicating herself to to her twin sons, Deshante and when Tyshon. don'twanthimto go al studying, caring for her babies, Being a Marine's wife is not watching movies and reading. all.11 easy, Shiho said.

The military She said she would try to keep - Shiho Lindsey lifestyle, which forces families to smiling for her babies so that PALOMAR STUDENT move every time a family member they will feel everything is fine is re-stationed, does not provide a in life. stable environment for children.

Despite Shiho's brave facade, she is scared ''You make good friends, and one year later, that her husband maybe hurt, nor does she they are gone or you are gone," she said. know when she will see him again.

Now that Lindsey is going, Shiho will have to "The only thing I worry about is my husbe both father and mother to her children. This band's safety. will be even harder for her because she is not a We don't know when he will be back. I don't U.S. native. Many military wives are moving want him to go at all," she said. out of their base housing to get help from their The Lindseys plan to keep in touch by e-mail, families, especially if they have small children. letters and telephone calls. However, even send-

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ing e-mail will be difficult at times because Lindsey's ship might not be in a place where he can send or receive e-mail. At that point, he can only depend on sending letters that often take weeks to get to deliver. Shiho said she would continue to send baby pictures to him, to make Lindsey happy and to allow him to see his children grow.

Marlon said he is sad he will be missing the first year of his babies' lives. He won't be with them when they begiri to talk and walk.

"I am going to miss them a lot," he said.

Another way in which the couple will be affected by the separation is through their educations.

Lindsey's school plans will have to be put on hold until he returns. He took two classes at Palomar last semester but chose not to attend spring session because he would probably be deployed. He has not yet declared his major, but he is slowly working to get a bachelor's degree before he gets out of the military.

Shiho attends Palomar once a week for a child development class. Without Lindsey's help she will not be able to take as many classes as she wanted. Plus, having two infants makes it harder to attend school, she said.

Shiho already has a bachelor's degree in English from her university in Japan but plans to obtain a master degree in sociology after Lindsey returns.

Living without his wife and children will be hard to deal with, Lindsey said.

"But I have to be strong about it," Lindsey said.

He realizes that the only thing he can do is accept the situation and try his best to cope.

"You have to accept things. When you don't accept things, that's when you hurt. So, how you handle the problem is just to accept everything that happens to you," Lindsey said.

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Palomarofficialslookto build·newcampus

By Sarah Strause

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Palomar officials continue to search for land in Poway and Fallbrook to build a new campus and educational center for the college.

The governing board recently approved a draft of a facilities plan to look at potential sites, one in east Poway and the other near Route 76 and Interstate 15 by Fallbrook, said Sherrill Amador, collegepresident.

The Facilities Task Force is looking for a location that "will serve the most students," Amador said.

The campuses will be at least 80 acres and serve between 8,000 and 10,000 students each.

The facilities plan states that each campus will be completed by 2020.

The task force has looked at possible sites in the distric, but has not chosen a specificsite, sai·d Mark Vernoy,dean of human arts and sciences.

Palomar's district, which is roughly the size of the state of Delaware, extends from Poway in the south to the Riverside County line in the north. It extends from Vista in the west to Borrego Springs in the east.

One of the possibilities the task force has looked at is located in Poway, near the corner of Highway 67 and Poway Road. However, according to Vernoy, the site does not have infrastructure, and thus proves to be problematic.

The mayor of Poway, Mickey Cafagna, agrees. "It is not appropriate based on cost."

Accordingto Cafagna, the site is in a rural area with no water, sewer or infrastructure.

"It is unrealistic to think you have enough money to build a major campus and create infrastructure," Cafagna said.

The board has not made any decisions regarding the site, but they have

abandoned the idea of building on a previous site they were looking at in Poway.The site is 30 acres in size, located at the corner of Pomerado Road and Ted Williams Parkway. According to Amador, the site has major problems and is not large enough to support a major campus. ''The problem with the south is it is an area that is built-up and already has traffic patterns," Amador said.

However,the task force is continuing to explore their options, she said.

The board will be holding a series of open meetings to discuss and lay out their building plan, Amador said.

A facilities master plan workshop will be held March 25, followed by a workshop on the educational and facilities master plan April 22, Amador said.

The board's goal is to have a finalized facilities master plan in June. The board hopes to pay for the new campuses with a future bond measure.

College enforces payment rules

By Jyolhi Gumaledar TITT Tnm:or-E

Colleen McBride enrolled for four classes this semester. This is her last chance to finish these classes to transfer to a university next year. To her surprise, on the first day of class, she discovered she had been dropped from all of her classes. She did not pay her fees on time.

According to Palomar policy, students must pay fees within 10 days of registration to avoid being dropped from their courses.

Fortunately for McBride, she managed to get back into her classes, because there were vacancies.

She immediately obtained permission from her instructors, paid the fees, and reregistered.

"If there was no place in these classes, that's it. My future would be done," McBride said.

But 940 other students who were dropped this semester for not paying fees have not been so lucky. If the classes they had originally registered for were closed, they could not get back in.

"If the students do not pay the fees, officially they are considered as 'not registered' and shouldn't

be sitting in the class. Students who pay the fees have the first right to sit in the class," said Herman Lee, director of enrollment services.

"However, the college did not strictly implement the 10-day rule. We only dropped them before the first day of the class.

Moreover, we were flexible enough to give them a chance to get back into the classes if they were able to get instructor's permission and if they paid the fee immediately," Lee added.

Many of the dropped students only became aware of their status on the first day. "On the first day of the class, I didn't find my name on the roster," McBride said.

"This is not fair. I can understand that there are a lot of other students waiting to get into the class, but then they should warn us before dropping," said Tiffany Jones, a student who was dropped.

Because of the budget cuts, however, the college could not inform the students by postal mail or any other means before the drops, Lee said. ''The students are supposed to constantly check the college Web site to know their status," Lee said.

The 10-day rule came into exis-

tence in 1991 along with PAR, Palomar's telephone registration system. "Before PAR, all fees were due at the time of registration itself. When we opened PAR, we couldn't collect fees in-person and so we gave them 10 business days to pay, allowing for delays in mailing of fees," says Lee. Though the rule has been in place for over a decade, the college began enforcing it fall 2002.

In fall 2002 about 2,000 students were dropped. Of those students, about 42 percent were able to reregister.

Things may change next semester. The college may not allow students to re-register for classes after being dropped. Additionally, the college may reduce the time to pay fees from 10 days to five days. ''This semester, we were very flexible and waited until the first day of the class. But next semester, we will drop students strictly," Lee said.

On the whole, the dropped students have had no complaints about the time period, but they felt the college has not publicized the rule properly.

"Many students do not know about the rule. They should make everybody aware ofit," Jones said.

discouraged some students, Lee said.

"I suspect biology and zoology, classes that are CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 prerequisites to get into the nursing program, are full," Lee said, which may have also turned some students away.

For example, enrollment numbers reached almost "There are so many factors right now," Lee said.

32,000 in spring 2002, Lee said. However, in the Morning classes are impacted this semester, Lee beginning weeks of school, the number of students said, because students are not inclined to take enrolled was 28,772.

"We have always prided ourselves in offering a classes in the afternoon or evening, although those wide variety of courses," Lee added, "but we may classes are available.

"It's tough to change student behavior," Lee said. not be able to do that."

As a result, Palomar officials may have to shift "These are all issues we are facing because of pretty hefty budget cuts," Lee said. "We may the schedule so classes in high demand are offered in the morning and those in low demand will be change the way the schedule looks."

Other factors will contribute to the change in moved to later times, Lee said.

"Student demand drives our scheduling," he said. enrollment this semester, Lee said.

As for enrollment in the future, Lee said Palomar For example, school officials are enforcing the policy of requiring students to pay fees within 10 days students will be hit with a tuition increase next semester, causing some students to leave. of registration.

The students that are debating whether to conEach week, students continue to be dropped from their classes. Lee said this may decrease the cur- tinue higher education will probably not enroll next semester once the fees are increased, Lee added. rent enrollment numbers by another 1,000 stuLee said the economy next semester will also be a dents. contributing factor to enrollment numbers. If stuAnother factor affecting enrollment numbers this semester is the number of courses cut due to low dents have a job in which they can afford the tuition hikes, they will probably still enroll, he enrollment. said. For those who do not, however, they are less "The question is how many students added other likely to come back next semester. classes," Lee said. "Hopefully most of them."

"We have tough challenges we need to address," Many of the required courses, such as English Lee said. "We have to respond." and math, were full this semester, which may have

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As for the other services, things as childcare, meal tick- Gavin said they may resume ets, ID cards, parking passes, depending on whether fundgas cards, bus passes, educa- ing from the state increases. tional supplies and loans. ''We are now developing ''We have spent years work- plans on how we can effecing to meet the needs of our tively and efficientlyoperate students and building the with as much as a 50 percent quality of our colleges. Now, reduction," Gavin said. through no fault of our own, Many students who are we are being forced to dis- feeling the impact of these mantle that effort," said Tom cuts turn to Leo Melena, Nussbaum, chancellor of ASG president and former California Community EOPS club president.

Colleges, in a weekly e-mail Melena and other students update. have taken action by Each year, EOPS provides launching a letter-writing services to about 3,000 stu- campaign directed to electdents. According to Gavin, ed state officials. Pre-writthese new cuts have forced ten letters have been circuEOPS to turn away a majori- lating around the campus ty of new students. since the beginning of the EOPS staff has had to be semester. Interested stusterner about student eligibil- dents can sign and mail the ity requirements. Educational letters to state legislators.

Disadvantage Criteria, the The ASG has also planned a standards that determine rally against budget cuts for income eligibility levels, have Feb. 12 at 11 a.m., in front become much stricter. of Health Services.

So far this semester, Gavin Gavin has worked in stuand the rest of the EOPS staff dent support systems for 18 have spent funds carefully years. She has endured lean because they are unsure as to budget years before, but she how much money the depart- said nothing compares to the ment will receive. Currently, current situation.

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She has spent her career with images that reflect women, this exhibit is "an extended interest in the female form," House said.

The photographs were primarily taken on film.

For the last few years, House used digital equipment to shoot the pictures and printed them. She also used additional processes to manipulate the pictures.

"I hope the community finds what I've done to be intriguing ," House said . " I enjoyed the opportunit y to share my work with people and I'm pleased that I was invited ."

House, who has studied Greek mythology and BENBUl&ESON / THETELESCOPE women in mythology, titled Renowned photographer Suda House's exhibit "Under theSkinofGrace" wiHbeat theBoehm Gallery ootilFeb.23. all 33 images after women from classical mythology.

Skin of Grace."

House wrote in her state- the beauty I see by just Layla, Xenia, Lara, Seeing the beauty of ment: "I stand in wonder being alive."

Jasmine - just some of the House is a Photography decay, she periodically took and awe of life. It is with a women whom the photos shots of the body casts that wide-eyed curiosity that I professor who currently were titled after- are at Grossmont had been thrown out by an continue to photograph teaches art class over the past 12 these metaphorical bodies, College. She received her believed to be of the first females in existence years. to get under the skin of bachelors degree from the according to Bryan Sykes, "The elements and grace, to describe what is University of Southern author of "The Seven nature created the things beneath the surface, and to California and her masters Daughters of Eve." that surround them," hopefully discover each degree from Cal State House said. time I press the shutter, Fullerton.

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overed by leaves one year and dirty water the next, Suda House's archival photos of sculpted body casts show the natural process of decay and its beauty. ''Under the Skin of Grace," House 's show, opened Friday, Jan. 31 at Palomar College's Boehm Gallery.

House snapped the first photograph in her collection in 1991. She stood over the abandoned sculptures in her back yard as if they were an anarchical find. And they were.

"Over time, these images have become personal artifacts; reflective tableaux of my life experiences and manipulated evidence of my archaeology," House expressed in a reflective statement of "Under the

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"Redressing the Sixties: TIil TIUSCOP£ What Artists Wore, Naked bodies and Lessons a la Mode." Her vibrant colors hung on the book is printed on handwalls of Palomar College's made paper and includes Boehm Gallery Jan. 31. clippings from her personSeveral nationally and al clothing of the sixties.

"Much of my creative locally known photographers and artists displayed energy went into clothing at that time in my life," King their artwork expressing said. Only 125 copies were nature and feminine grace.

The exhibit featured a made of the 36 page book · and a year collection ago copies entitled 11 /t ,am, tog,th,ras a were selling "Imparting strongshort' for nearly Grace: The eohesive, $450.

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by Joan Austin , Tricia photographs captured by Allwyn O'Mara. Her collecAvant , Faiya Fredman, Susan King, Allwyn tion captures her two O'Mara, and Louise daughters posing together in dresses from the Russell.

Classical era.

The seven artists are The photos tell a story of women who live in southern California. They were the girls dressing up and playing. O'Mara thinks the invited to display their work based on the passion idea is beautiful and romantic. She chose the they have for making art classical era dresses and and their involvement within the community. artistic theme because "it's Many of the artists are also who I am," O'Mara said.

A teacher of photo and art teachers.

The artwork is a culmi- history, Tricia Avant, pronation of books, copper duced an artwork entitled weaving and photography. "Bride Breaking free," a Many of the pieces pro- series of nine four-by-four, duced are intended to framed digital prints. They express a feminine side of are photos of a nude female body behind panes of shatnature.

Joan Austin, a professor tered glass.

"The female dares to of weaving and textiles at SDSU integrated her love rapture the viewers erotifor the ocean and sea life cisation of her body," through weaving several Avant said.

Two other artists displaypieces from copper wire.

She accumulated her inspi- ing their work are Faiya ration from the sights at Fredman of La Jolla and Louise Russell of San Scripps beach.

Diego. Fredman shows pho, Susan E. King uses tos such as "Paper Doll," an books as a form of creating ancient Greek column with art.

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computer animation placed over. Russell, also a photographer, presented black and white photos of the San Diego backcountry and her grandparents' ranch.

"Photography has been my passion for years. Another passion is being outdoors.

These have been the main subjects of my photography," she said.

"It came together as a cohesive, strong show," said Vikki Cole, Director of Boehm gallery. "I hope the college communit y finds the gallery and participates in the shows .

Everyone is welcome."

The Boehm Gallery will be hosting the exhibition until Feb. 23. Admission is free and gallery hours can be found at www.palomar.edu/art/boeh mgallery.

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"Modern Wonders," Palomar's first dance performance of the semester, opened with music by J. S. Bach. It was the perfect opening number because it displayed the dancers' ability. More entertaining to watch, however, was the fact that all the dancers were enjoying themselves. They moved with confidence, poise and big smiles.

In order to put on this show, the Palomar modern dancers have been hard at work for three months, working twice a week, sometimes working on several things at once said choreographer Faith Jensen-Ismay said.

"It's inc_redible what they've done in such a short time," Jensen-Ismay said. This effort , however makes itself especially known in a few of the numbers.

For example , a little later in the performance , a high-school boy and several of his buddies sitting next to me were silent, unmoving, eyes glued to the stage . A soccer mom and her pre-teen daughter watched intently. Even the two little girls in front of me were thoroughly absorbed.

The applause after the lights dimmed for the number "Wham" was longer and louder than for any other in the performance, with good reason . The dancers were able to fill the stage with

their energy, and no one _in the house could tear their eyes away.

Some of the moves the dancers executed included lifting each other up or throwing themselves on the ground while still managing to look graceful.

Some of the other highlights of the show included a piece with live piano accompaniment, courtesy of Palomar's Artist in Residence Peter Gach. The live music on stage added another dimension to the performance and brought in even more energy.

Of course, it wasn't all fantastic.

Some of the pieces were a little slow to keep my attention, and the music was sometimes obscure enough to be distracting.

One number, for example, was set to what I can only describe as a kind of tribal beat box.

My favorite number in the show was "Running with Scissors ," which depicted Icarus, a character from Greek mythology -who wishes he could fly. Against the wishes of his father, he makes his own wings out of wax, only to fly too close to the sun , melt hi s wings, and finally cra sh land s in the ocean. The first part of the piece was performed in silence , broken only by periodic excerpts of poetry spoken by the dancers , which sounds weird, but actually worked out on stage perfectly.

Overall the show was interesting, and had several standouts which made the performance more than worth the trip and the ticket price.

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The Comets jumped "The first half we were al:tead of Southwestern really out of sync, and our with 58 seconds remaining boys didn't play up to par," -in the game, as Josh said Palomar head coach Barton put back a basket John O'Neill. "But we on a Javon Williams showed a lot of heart and missed shot, momentarily battled back, especially giving the Comets a 61-60 with our defense." lead.

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ing it only 16 points during the final five minutes of overtime.

"We're on a pretty good roll right now," O'Neill said.

The Comets have won eight out of their last nine games, after starting the season at 1-10.

"This win was big, we defended our home. We still got them one more time at their place, and I think that will be for all the marbles," O'Neill said.

The Comets will face Southwestern in the PCC finale.

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The Palomar women's basketball team mopped up the floor with the Mesa College Olympians Friday night. The Olympians were no match for the speed and skill of the overpowering Comets as they fell to a 65-45 loss.

"We played out best game all year," said assistant coach Roger Moses.

The Comets began the first half jumping out to a comfortable 16-0 lead that carried them all the way through to the end of the second half. The Olympians appeared to be making a comeback midway through the game, but their hopes for a comeback were dashed when they were within eight points.

"The man-on-man coverage caught us off guard because nobody plays man-to-man," Moses said. At that point, Palomar was up by as many as 20 points, controlling the game with a commanding lead.

Christina Preciado had a big game for the Comets scoring 13 and shooting 2-5 from the charity strike. Preciado also had three rebounds and a steal.

The Comets also enjoyed big numbers from Oni Mauga as well.

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Comets shot 3-9 from the free throw line and the Olympians went 8-12.

Heading into the game, the Comets were tied with the Olympians for first place in the Pacific Coast Conference. Mesa was the defending PCC champions.

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