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Completion of the new Student Center has been delayed for the third time due to complications with the contractor and weather conditions, school officials said.

The expected completion date is April 30, said Mike Ellis, director of facilities.

WE'RE AfflRHIS Although the center is scheduled to be LUCKY CHARMS complete by the 30th, the grand opening ceremony may not be held until the fall The leprechaunis semester, said Bruce Bishop, director of aedtiny eltco~nect. with St. student affairs.

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ture. Bishop said he began the "furniture selection" process about nine months ago with the intent to purchase all of the furniture for the center under an existing contract with a national furniture manufacturer.

However, after selecting all of the furniture for the building, a few local vendors heard about the project and requested to bid on the project, Bishop said. The committee decided to open the project up for a competitive bid instead

The Board of Governors approved the layoff of eight employees in the college's satellite and television broadcast program at their regularly scheduled meeting March 11.

The decision resulted from a $1.1 million reduction to the California Community College Satellite Network's funding by the Chancellor's Office for California Community Colleges.

That office had funded the program to develop distance learning, including broadcasts over the web, for the entire California Community College System.

Board member Michele Nelson pointed out that these

cuts were unrelated to the general budget decisions that the college is currently making because this program has always been separately funded.

In questioning by board member Nancy Chadwick, wlio voiced the lone dissent on the vote, Sherilyn Hargraves, project director, acknowledged that the Chancellor's Officeis proposing new grants that the school will seek as early as May. In other matters, board member Mark Evilsizer discussed the March 17 rally to be held in Sacramento as well as at community colleges throughout the state. He read from a letter written by the Community College ■ BOARD, PAGE 3

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Along with dozens of recent budget cuts, community colleges statewide may also experience a large tuition increase as soon as next semester.

If Gov. Gray Davis' new budget proposal passes the legislature, Palomar College students will pay $24 per unit instead of $11, starting in the fall. The proposed new tuition is a 118 percent increase.

California faces the biggest increase in community college tuition since the price per unit

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jumped from five dollars to ten dollars in 1993.

"Continuing my education is dependent on whether I have to pay more money for school next semester," said Rusty Jones, a full time student at Palomar. "There is no benefit I am receiving from paying more money on tuition."

Jones is currently enrolled in 12 units this semester.

Therefore, he spent $132 on tuition this spring. If the proposed tuition hike is installed next .semester, Jones will pay ■ SEE TUITION, PAGE 3

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alomar students are producing "Prime Time Palomar," a weekly television program to air starting March 22.

The show will be broadcast every Saturday at 5 p.m. on Cox Cable Channel 16 and Adelphia Cable Channel 67.

The half-hour show, produced by RTV 197 students, features sports, entertainment, career advice, weird news and other segments. They will

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"There are a lot of students on campus, and there are a lot more interesting stories out there. We want to show them all," said Associate Professor Pat Hahn, who is guiding these students through the whole process.

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18: • Springfest, free Pepsi, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., near Health Services ■

Comets basketball vs.

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Springfest, free ice cream,

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Graphic communications

career day, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

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Art and graphic communications students have a new place to work at the Palomar College Escondido Center.

Thanks to a grant received in fall 2002, a state -of-the-art computer lab in room EC-102 now houses 25 high-end Apple Macintosh computers. The lab will serve many purposes.

"Basically what we have done is created a classroom that will work for rendering 3-D, for video and DVD authoring," said Wade Rollins, Associate Professor of Multimedia. Rollins wrote the grant petition that landed $81,131 from the federal government.

Rollins said $76,300 from the funds was spent on computer systems. The remainder is in use to pay for two student staffing positions.

Rollins said the funding came from a federal grant through the Vocational and Technical Training Act. The money is avail·able exclusively for community colleges. He said his work two years ago to create a digital video certificate for the collegelaid the groundwork for the grant.

He said he feels fortunate to have received the grant. ''The way budgets are now, more and more people are applying for them. In the past, it was much easier to get them."

Rollins said it was not easy to pay for the computer systems his department wanted, despite the grant money."Computer labs are expensive,"he said.

"The computers that we wanted actually came out to $96,000.

We were going to have to get lower configuration computers."

When Rollins met with an Apple product specialist to dis-

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cuss their needs, however, the department got a break. ''We said, 'Here's what we can afford, and here's what we really want.'

We ended up getting what we really wanted." Apple provided a 22 percent discount to the already discounted academic pricing.

"I was very impressed," Rollins said of the company.

The choice to purchase all Macintosh systems was made because they could best accommodate the intensive graphical work the classes demand. The department's software product of choice for digital video editing, Final Cut Pro, is available exclusively for the Mac. "Final Cut Pro is really taking its place in Hollywoodright now.

It's a big reason we went for the Mac lab."

Each new system is equipped with dual 1-gigahertz processors, one gigabyte of RAM and an 80 gigabyte hard drive. This translates to very fast performance for digital video and related applications.

"Trying to do digital video or 3-D rendering on the singleprocessor computers that we had before was really slow and timeconsuming," Rollins said. He said the new lab fulfills an important student need. "Now you can do it in minutes, as opposed to hours.''

Although classes are offered in the new lab, students have open access to all labs at the Escondido and San Marcos cam-

puses. Students must first enroll in CNED 637, a free, zero-unit course.

Rollins said the computer lab has been very stable thus far, despite some initial headaches. ''Wehad some problems when we first set everything up," he said.

"But it's pretty well ironed out now."

"Everything's working really nice.''

Each new computer also came bundled with a SuperDrive, Apple'shardware option that can create both CDs and DVDs. Rollins said he plans to offer a class in DVD authoring next semester, and he is excited about its future. "I think the hottest thing right now is for the DVD (class),"he said.

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segment that will discuss odd things on campus, said anchor Lisa Marie Adalian.

"For instance, everybody wants to know how the letter 'P' came up on the hill," Adalian said. .

Palomar Profile will feature a three-minute profile of either individuals or classes. "We! have a lot of stories to tell," Hahn said.

Never before have Palomar students produced a fulllength TV show. Hahn said students produced a fiveminute newscast for ETV four years ago.

"But this is different.

Putting together. half-hour show is a lot tougher."

"They are learning a lot of real world things real fast. It's a lot of hands-on experience," Hahn said.

He said students will leave with demo tapes of their work.

Hahn said.

"The whole idea is that when they walk out of this class, they will get a job somewhere.''

The students will produce six shows throughout the semester, and each show will be aired multiple times on ETV. Additionally, the show will be broadcast on the college Web site.

Students have been working on this from the beginning of

the semester.

"To put together a 40 second package, it takes four to six hours. So, one can imagine the kind of hard work these students are putting," Hahn said.

"It's a lot of pressure, stress and also excitement," said producer Steven Schwartz.

"We are working on this full day. In between, we manage to attend other classes," he said.

"We hope our work will be appreciated.''

"If we survive this, I think we can survive anywhere," said director Christine Fisher.

Hahn said he had been planning this class for the past two years.

"I got the contract for this show last year. That's when I finalized this_ class and the schedule," he said.

RTV 197 is a pilot broadcast' journalism class, which was started this semester.

Despite the fact the course is not a part of any degree or certificate -programs, 29 students enrolled for the class, Hahn said.

"This class encompasses all the things students learn in other classes, like editing, shooting video, three -camera production, and etc.," Hahn said. He visited other RTV classes to announce the class.

"The response was overwhelming,"

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Theshow _willfeature Palomar-related topics.

Hahn said he always felt the program was incomplete without this class.

"If they want to be in this profession, they need to learn these things.

This class allows them to go live, and that's how they'll learn," he said.

"We are glad to be a part of this pilot class. It's a lot of practical experience," Adalian said.

To ensure that students get to learn every aspect of production, Hahn is rotating their positions after every two shows. This is to make sure

that everybody learns everything, Hahn said.

In terms of the show's budget, Hahn said he does not have to spend much.

"We had all the needed equipment. We only had to come up with some funds for tapes," Hahn said.

"It's actually a low-budget show, but with digital effects we will make it appear like a million bucks show. That's the wonder of digital technology.''

There are some amazing students in the class who can create wonders with digital effects," Hahn said.

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of purchasing from the original company, he said.

"In terms of good relations with the community, public and to avoid any unpleasantness, we opted to go out for bid," Bishop said.

The original manufacturer is one of the six companies bidding on the project, Bishop said. All of the bids came in March 6. College officials have already chosen a style of furniture as a template for the companies to work from, so the bids will be based on the same standards. A committee of six people, including students, staff and one person from the interior design department will look at the bids and chose a company, Bishop said. They will then present their recommendation to the governing board at their next meeting, March 25.

This will only give the selected company about four weeks to have the furniture to the college by the time the center is completed. However, Bishop said it will take about eight weeks for the company to make and distribute all of the furniture.

"The bidding process is cumbersome, complicated and incredibly time consuming," Bishop said.

The money for the furniture comes from a donation made by the College Foundation and the President's Association, two non-profit organizations that are designed to help raise money for Palomar.

Together, they donated $300,000 to cover the expense of all the furniture for the building, including the interior, exterior, computer labs and offices, Bishop said.

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If the center is complete before the furniture arrives, college officials are going to take the old furniture out of the trailers so they can still open the center in May, Ellis said. If this is the case, they will only open the main dining area until the new furniture arrives, Bishop said.

Although there are complications with the furniture, it has not delayed the completion of the building. Various factors have contributed to the overall delay of the center, Ellis said.

The main problem that caused the latest delay was a complication with the glass windows and aluminum frames, Ellis said. In the contract, the college specified three manufacturers from which they wanted the contractor to order the glass and aluminum, Ellis said. However, the contractor found another company that was cheaper.

"It took three to four weeks working with the contractor to see if we got the same quality," Ellis said. ''We spent a lot of time going back and forth."

Officials approved the manufacturer about three weeks ago, and the entire process of getting the windows and frames will take about eight weeks, Ellis said.

This process "kicked the project back" eight weeks , Ellis said , because even if the center is 95 percent finished, the contractors can 't continue until the windows and frames arrive.

Another factor that resulted in a delay was the rain , which stalled the completion of the patio, Ellis said.

"Mother nature has a will of her own," he said . Other minor complications with the contractor resulted in

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"The contractor has a standard of quality that is sometimes less than ours," Ellis said. "We want it to look good for as long as we can."

Ellis said they tried to write the "tightest" specifications in the contract so these types of problems would not occur, however, "it's just construction," he added. "That 's just the way it is."

Although there have been unexpected problems with the project, Ellis said

the school is still within budget.

"We are still okay," Ellis said. "But there are a lot of unanswered questions and the building is not done yet."

"It will be good to see it done," Ellis added. "We're hoping the contractor will be done and out by the 30th. We're really hoping to open May l."

Despite complications and unanswered questions , Ellis said the center will be "something students can really be proud of."

TUITION: Communitycolleges, UCsand CSUsface possible tuition hikes in the fall

CONTINUED FROM PACE 1 $288 on tuition in the fall for the same California. number of units.

• Tom Braga recently moved from "There is nothing else to say besides it Massachusetts to California because sucks!" Jones said. tuition fees here are one-third the cost Jones is not alone however in having of those in the east. his future educational plans in jeopardy.

Now, Braga said he fears his 3,000Kirsten Macintyre, spokeswoman for mile journey was not worthwhile. the California Community College "I moved from one side of the country Chancellor's Office said due to the to the other to go to school for a cheap rate," Braga said. "Now I'm screwed." increase, an estimated 46,000 students will decline enrolling for courses next Braga said he will not be discouraged semester. Another 100,000 would drop by the new tuition price, however, and out after the classes they attempt to he plans to attend Palomar next semesenroll in are cut due to the current ter. budget reduction, she said.

"I am going to have to play their game According to Macintyre, there are cur- to get that piece of paper with my name rently just over one million students on it," Braga said. "It's the only way to that attend community college m get a good job."

The UC and CSU school systems are also experiencing tuition increases.

The extra income from tuition is expected to help offset programs that were cut on their campuses. The added money community colleges receive from tuition growth, however, is expected to go to the state.

This is a big disadvantage to larger community colleges such as Palomar. In the fall semester of 2002, Palomar enrollment was peaking at just over 24,000.

The major state university in the county, San Diego State, had an enrollment of over 27,000 undergraduates; which amount to only about a 3,000 student difference.

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Several of Palomar's faculty members were honored at a ceremony hosted by the Beach Cities Chapter of The National Federation of the Blind Saturday, March 8.

The NFB honored Ron Haines, Director of Disabled Students and Program Services, with an award for his contribution to the visually impaired population.

"Ron has been one of the great supporters of the NFB in our colleges," said Juliet Cody, president of The Beach Cities Chapter and a Palomar student.

"He (Haines) is not just the director of DSPS, a counselor, but he is also always there for support. He is really just a wonderful person," said Palomar student Shannon Gerdts. Gerdts presented Haines with his award.

"Alot of the time you do things

and you don't get recognized, but would not be the teacher I am here I have," Haines said. today without the blind students DSPS provides special servic- I have had in the past to show es, counseling and instructions me what is needed,"Goldsmith for students said. with physical, Assistant ''JI, ,,,,, ,..,, .., ,,,, learning, vision, Professor of hearing, com- """' a,;,, Olapt,rof Earth Sciences munication and tll, #Flii lhllt .., or, 1111Catherine Jain psychological received an disabilities. fflllllll,""" ., ,,.,,,,, award for her DSPS acts as encouragement mp,d, /or, and an advocate for and belief in her Ndl olhBin hearing impaired students with IMOllltllJI BJ II disabilities, rep- ,.,,,, poss,111, students, Cody resenting their said.

- Juliet Cody interests on "Catherine is a PffllDENTOFTHI campus as well BEACH CITIES CHAPTERgood example of NATIONAL FEDERATION OFTHEBLIND a teacher helping as with various state and local to make learning agencies, including the NFB. more reasonable for blind stuAlong with Haines, Computer dents," Haines said.

Technology Specialist Sherry A past student of Jain's, Cody Goldsmith received an award for said it was a honor to be able to making technology available to present her with the award. disabled students, Cody said.

"Science was going to be a Goldsmith works within the challenge; I signed up with DSPS program at Palomar. "I Cathy and she helped me get

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through it with an A," Cody said.

"For any student, it is about being on the ball, not about if you are blind or not," Jain said while accepting the award.

The Beach Cities Chapter of the NFB has been in existence for one year, thus making it their first appreciation ceremony.

Within that time they have developed the largest facilities for the visually impaired population, Cody said.

Along with providing facilities for the blind, the Beach Cities Chapter educates the community on blindness and the process of becoming blind, explains Cody.

They have raised money with the help oflocal restaurant fundraising and hope to raise more, she said.

"The best thing about the Beach Cities Chapter of the NFB is that we are all friends, and as friends we respect, love and encourage each other in every possible way," Cody said.

League, which said the Sacramento rally is "expected to be the largest show of public support in our 100-year history."

Palomar's Faculty Senate also reported that faculty members will be participating at our local rally on that date which is being organized by the Associated Student Government.

Jerry Patton, vice president of fiscal services, presented an update on the budget, which continues to threaten a shortfall in excess of $10 million by the end of next fiscal year.

Patton said the California Assembly had just passed a new version of mid-year cuts that are less drastic than that proposed

by Gov. Davis but are yet to be approved by the Senate or signed by Davis.

The Legislature is focused on finalizing this year's budget before turning to next year so there is no new information regarding 2003-2004, Patton said.

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Don't use students to balance budget ov. Gra y Davi s should not bal ance the state 's budget on the back s of communit y college student s.

Faced with a $36 billion deficit, Davis want s to raise community college fees from $11 to $24 per unit and at the same time cut community college budgets by nearly $530 million. The 118 percent fee increase won't be going back to the colleges, but into the state's general fund.

We realize that fee increases are sometimes justified and needed , but the governor's ludicrous plan fails to addre ss the state 's budget fiasco head on. It makes no sense to charge community college students more than double what we're paying now and not pump that money back into our schools.

Thank s to Gray Davis, we'll be paying more for classes and getting less in return. Classes, student workers , student support programs and some part time faculty positions are all on the chopping block at Palomar College.

Stud ents at UC and Cal State schools will be paying more for their classes next year too, but that money is going back to their universities - not to fix the state's budget problems.

What's more, if fees were raised to $25 per unit, more students would be eligible for federal aid - which would soften the blow. But Davis, the selflabeled "education governor," is capping his proposal to $24.

When Davis ran for office, he said education would be his first, second and third priorities. If that's true, based on the governor's current proposals, there should be no question about how California got into this mess in the first place. If this is how he wants to manage the largest public education system in the world, we feel sorry for those associated with other state programs.

Like a freshman on a spending spree with his first Visa, Davis has maxed out his credit card and wants us to pay it off. During the last four years , California's revenues grew by 28 percent . At the same time , spending grew by 36 percent. California went from having a $9 billion surplus to a $36 billion deficit in only 18 months because Davis and the State Legislature went on a spending binge and failed to plan for the future.

What Davis and state lawmakers need to do is reign in state spending. Some Republican legislators have said if California were to limit spending increases to 9.5 percent for 18 months , the state could grow its way out of the deficit.

Limiting growth to 9.5 percent is more palatable than cutting community college budgets and raising fees. It seems to make more sense, too.

Access is one of the major goals of higher education in California, and Davis' proposal will only put a barricade between the 2.9 million students in our community colleges and their classes. The governor should leave our tuition fees alone - college students are an investment in the state 's future, not a cashcow Davis can use to pay for his spending spree.

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I foolishly believed that I could spend an hour or two researching the contractual issues between the Palomar Faculty Federation and the Palomar College District and come down on one side or the other. After spending many times that effort, I can only conclude that the issues are complicated. However, that does not discourage me from providing some observations.

Negotiating the first ever contract for a new faculty union during a period of fiscal crisis seems almost hopeless. It is in such times that the collegewill insist on maximum flexibility to maintain the highest possible level of service. At the same time , the union will naturally seek to protect its members from bearing the brunt of any budget cuts.

On the other hand , the fiscal mess also creates a rather urgent need for the collegeto know clearly their financial obligations. The partie s still have not agreed on wage issues for last fiscal year nor the current fiscal year, let alone next fiscal year. The district must know how much will be required for these wage settlement s to intelligently construct a budget that minimizes the impact on education. This uncertainty forces th em to prepare for th e worst.

The union should also be motivated to lock in th eir pay

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increases before pressure builds to redirect some portion of that money to other budget needs, e.g. minimizing layoffs. The unfortunate truth is that the greater the increa se in wages , the greater the impact on the budget and the greater the need to layoff personnel.

The college appear s to be satisfied that budgetimposed headcount reductions for contract faculty ·will come through voluntary early retirements.

The school has offered a five percent enhanc ement to the retirement pay to encourage a number of near retirement instructors to exit now.

These retiree s will be on the upper end of the salary scale and provide the great est budget saving s with the fewest number of people.

These retirements , along with the current freeze on hiring full-time instructor s, means that adjunct faculty will carry an increasing share of the teaching load.

This is a step back from the commitment ofboth the state and the district to increase the proportion of full-time instructors. It would seem only reasonable , then , th at the district take s steps to ensure that the part-tim e instructor s are of th e highest competence. And those steps must include a compensation package that is competitive and attracti ve enough to draw qualified candidates.

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forced to retreat on the fulltime versu s part-time instructor mix, they do have an opportunity to make progress on the instruction spending versus administration spending issue. David Forsyth , a Palomar accounting instructor , developed a compelling analysis of the steailily decreasing share of the school's budget devoted to instruction and the steadily increasing share devoted to administration.

His report was presented to the Board of Governors last October. According to his analysis of Palomar 's budgets over the last 20 years , the share spent on instructional activitie s decrea sed from 55.4 percent in 1982-83 to 42.8 percent in 2001-02.

Over this same period, the administrative and support share increased from 36.3 percent to 53.5 percent.

Forsyth also compared spending to a peer group of 15 similar community colleges and found that in 200001, Palomar 's spending on administrati on was the highest on a per student basis.

We have heard repeatedly during this budget crisis that we must do everything possible to minimize th e impact to the student s' education. In deciding where to make the unavoidable spending cuts, our Board of Governors has an opportuni ty to begin correcting th e funding imbalance that has developed over the last 20 years .

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AvoidingFrenchthingsjust ridiculous

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There's a restaurant owner in North Carolina who's so fed up with the lack of support France has shown for the United States that he's rewritten his menu.

Instead of French fries, he's sliding "freedom fries" next to his burgers.

He's just one of a growing list of folks bent on boycotting goods that have anything to do with" "la France.

Wine. Cheese.

Coffeehouse skim-milk lattes with cin11 namon and chocolate shavings.

Pardon my French, but what the (bleep) are they trying to prove?

The geopolitical chess game being played at the United Nations has poised France and Germany on one side of the board and Britain and the United States on the other.

The delegates are debating resolutions that are intricate and deadly serious.

But if you like your interna-, tional politics on the simplistic side, I suppose frowning on all things French is one way to go.

What I want to know is just how far are these anti-French protesters willing to go?

Are they going to conjure up

clever new names for French toast?

French dressing?

French-cut string beans?

Instead of a French kiss, will they fuel their passions with a sloppy "European union"?

Are they going to stop ordering the Croissanwich at Burger King, or eschew words such as "eschew" that derive from "le francais?"

"Mon dieu!" The quagmire they are wading into!

French manicures. French poodles. French cuffs. French twists.

French doors.

French bread.

French horns.

Mr. French .

It may seem as if tossing 11 that half-empty jar of Dijon lodged in back of the fridge might be a quick and easy act of patriotism. But what all-American condiment would the boycotters suggest we replace it with? French's yellow?

What, I wonder, would they have-us do about the Statue of Liberty, which was, after all, a gift from "les miserables" across the ocean? How about New Orleans' famous French Quarter?

And the Tour de France?

Somehow, the image of Lance Armstrong biking through the bucolic fields of Uzbekistan lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.

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sion of their reprimand would be to shun German products as well. And conversely, to embrace all things British.

But I don't see a rising tide of jingoistic millionaires rushing to junk their Benzes, Beemers and Porsches. And so far I haven't noticed fewer Volkswagen Jettas or Beetles tooling down the streets.

Come to think of it, giving up sauerkraut and schnitzel

wouldn't be anywhere near the struggle of forgoing coq au vin and crepe suzette.

Are you beginning to see how "absurde " this boycott route could become?

Next thing you know, Frenchie Davis , who was kicked off "American Idol" last month , will change her name to Brittany.

We'll be ordering an Earl Grey grande with orange mar-

malade and crumpets · at Starbucks, and steak and McKidney pie will suddenly appear on the value menu at the golden arches.

Look, I'm as patriotic as the next guy, but I'm not going to make a coaster out of my DVD of "Amelie."

And, quite frankly, nothing short of the Third WorldWar will get me to eat that Brit concoction called bubble and squeak.

Proposed U.S. attack · on Iraq doesn't make any sense

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or 12 years, America and its allies have been well aware that Iraq has a depraved, bloodthirsty warmonger in leadership of their country. Saddam Hussein has been a thorn in the side of the world ever since the beginning of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and has continued to pillage and despoil the people of his own nation ever since.

So why is our president just now deciding that war against Iraq is the only way to better the world's current situation?

The United Nations still have not agreed to go to war with Iraq, and all indications are that such a resolution will not be passed. We still lack the support of most of the other most powerful nations in the world. It does not make sense to suddenly choose a time like this to attack.

For about six months after the 9/11 attacks, America's attention was strongly turned towards Afghanistan - where Osama bin Laden and his entourage of terrorist groupies convened' while planning their attack against our country.

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So the resolution was written up and the inspecAs the fingers of blame were pointing in all tors were sent in on a mission to find and defuse directions of the Middle East, President Bush any weapons of mass destruction that Hussein had began to sharply focus his attention hidden away in his country. on Iraq. Other possible links to the As there has not yet been any 9/11 attacks soon faded into the definitive answers coming from the Th,UnitedStat11. i1 background as Bush more ardently inspectors about whether or not 1111,ring on th, v11g1 continued to build a case against Hussein has weapons of mass Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein of ,trikingall-outwar destruction in his country, Bush is implications that Hussein had pro- on Iraqfornot folready to go to war regardless of vided funding for bin Laden's whether the U.N. will back us or not. of attack and the possibility that he lowingth, wi1h11 Bush is pushing this war against Nation,supplied safe harbor for the group th, United Iraq essentially because of Hussein's in the ensuing months began to be again1t th, wi1h11 of unwillingness to comply with the the buzz circulating throughout the th, United United Nations' _resolution. Yet, the Nation,.

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None of that, of course, is true. But some authorities say students who rely exclusively on the Internet for gathering information may have difficulty separating fact from fiction.

They say it 's an example of what could happen if students allow their actual research skills to detoriate too far.

"Typing a topic into a search engine is certainly faster than physically looking for something in a research library," said Hilary Lieberman . Link, a dean at Barnard College. "What we all wish to avoid is students doing all research through the Web and losing the art of true research."

Not all students still see the point of visiting the campus library. "I really just use it to get on the Internet, which is a lot easier and more helpful," said Lynette Erhardt, a communications student. "I very rarely use the books," Erhardt said.

English Professor Rocco Versaci is wary that students will not get enough reliable information if they only use the Internet. He thinks the library is still a great source of information. "I think that they equate things that they see on the Internet as being as authoritative as books they might find in a library." Unfortunately, he said some poorly written and inac~urate articles appear online.

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Like Erhardt, many other students are using the Internet more and studying less, said a 2002 survey conducted by the UCLA's Higher Education Institute.

The survey asked students how much time they spent studying and only 33 percent of freshman reported that they studied for more than six hours per week - a record low.About 16 percent of the students said that they studied for less than an hour.

Linda Sax, the UCLA education professor who conductedthe study, hypothesized that the Internet "enables students to completetheir homeworkin less time."

Despite the shift toward information technology, Alexis ~Ciurc_zak,~alom~r's public services hbranan, said that she does not think that Internet has hurt lother forms of research.

"I have read articles that have said that library circulation has actually increased as more Internet access becomes available," Ciurczak said.

Ciurczak said she believes that the Palomar library uses the Internet in a way that complements, rather than replaces, their printed materials. The Palomar Library's Web site, for example, features a complete catalogue of books for all college libraries in the area, and also has an extensive selection of magazine and newspaper articles designed for research.

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However, even a student who uses the printed materials at a library like Numsuwankijkul said that she prefers the ease of use that the Internet provides.

"I tend to just use the internet because there is just so much information there at your fingertips," she said.

Although many students may be moving away from books as their primary form of research, the library still has its supporters among students.

Tanya Richardson, an Art History major, said "even though a lot of resources are now available online, I still go to the library because (the librarians) tend to find everything that I need there.

Palomar has a wonderful library." ( Student Jestine Seabrooks l i said she uses the library for ( dictionaries and. foreign l_anguage books, which are diffi1cult to find online. ' Regardless of the source of •student information, students ,f seem to be doing better A Ischolastically.

The Higher Education Institute poll, which is conducted among entering college freshman, showed that about 46 percent of students earn "A" averages - a record high when compared to last year's 44 percent and the record low of 17.6 percent in 1968.

Ciurczak believes that the Internet helps students the most when used in collaboration with book research. "It all works together. Students can use all of these tools, not just one or the other."

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More than 50 Academic Departments at Palomar College have Web sites and a large percentage of full-time professors at Palomar incorporate the Internet into their classes.

One example is history professor Mike Arguello who has embraced information technology.

His students give PowerPoint presentations in class, and he requires his students to create their own Web pages. He also shows videos and lessons pulled from the Internet during class.

Arguello said his students come before and after class to participate in computeraided assignments. "They really get into it," Arguello said.

Arguello said he sees the Internet as an essential tool for any student and thinks it should be a part of every course. As a research tool it opens perspectives of the world, Arguello said. Arguello would like to see more on line resources for professors and also more release time for teachers to learn the technologies.

Earth science Professor Lisa DuBois finds many benefits to having a Web page for her oceanography class. She has Web sites devoted to her classes, that feature information such as syllabi and homework assignments.

She started it as a cost cutting measure to save paper. By using a Web page, students can print out assignments on their own or read them on line. Her class is also more organized because due dates and "' requirements are regularly posted, she said.

J DuBois said she also finds that her class time is more productive with a Web site.

She now spends less time discussing homework assignments because all the necessary information is on line. If students have questions they can e-mail her.

DuBois likes that e-mail makes students think about what they are saying and asking and she also finds it helpful for shy students.

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Palomar students who don't own a computer can use several computer labs on campus or at public libraries. And for those who don't know how to operate a computer, the library offers training workshops to help students jump onto the Internet bandwagon.

Some teachers also take time to help students understand how to use a computer and do Internet research.

Arguello teaches his students how to operate a computer and during and after class as well. Teachers should take the time to go over some of the basics that students didn't learn in High School, he said. He teaches the program Microsoft Word and provides Internet links to study skills and how to write academically. Anne Mobilia, a behavioral science Professor also offers her services to her students. One of her former students, who had poor computer skills, asked for her help. He was grateful for the help and it was an enjoyable experience for him she said. It gives them the opportunity to try it and get over their fear, she said.

Mobilia also requires students to use the Web for her class. But even the Internet has its own set drawbacks. Mobilia has had problems with students who abuse it or plagiarize.

Students need a better understanding of plagiarism and credibility on the Internet, she said. Internet assignments give Mobilia more work in grading and assessing original work, but she feels it is worthwhile. Mobilia teaches her students how to determine a credible Web site, so that they can get reliable information.

Professors see the Internet as a compliment to class instruction. It overlaps with le_sson plans, Mobilia said. Web pages provide resourses where her students can see and apply the lessons taught. Teachers like DuBois and Arguello want to bring more Internet technology into the dassroom. In order to do so, Palomar College would have to provide more smart classrooms, rooms that display video with audio from a projector that is connected to the Internet. "It is important to integrate technology into the classroom, even if it is something little," Mobilia said.

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Palomar's production of "Quilters" is a musical about women 's lives on the frontier prairie, which my mother and grandmother would find delightful.

The play is based on the book "The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art," by Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradley Allen.

Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek adapted the book into a musical, and it's questionable whether the transition was successful.

The story revolves around Sarah McKendree Bonham and her daughters who are making· a "legacy quilt."

Each block of the quilt represents a piece of their lives. Slowly, through multiple narrators, and flashbacks we get a glimpse at the struggles and triumphs that made these women the people they were.

As always the Palomar Performing Arts Department has put together a solid production. From sets and lighting, to acting and costuming, the whole production is arranged quite beautifully.

The problem with "Quilters" isn't with the cast, or the story; it's the music that doesn't seem to

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fit. I enjoy musicals, but in the case of "Quilters" the music just seems to distract from the drama up on stage.

Many scenes in this play are very heartfelt, while others are quite amusing.

The actresses are brilliant at drawing you into their performances, but just as you're making an emotional investment the musical numbers abruptly disconnect you from the story.

Many works can be transformed into musicals, but I think that this one would have been more effective as a work of straight drama.

Don't get me wrong: the cast is fantastic with their material. All the actresses

can sing quite well, and the choreography is sharp and precise, but their talents would be much better suited in another production.

It's not that the songs are bad, their context just seems out of place. Much like Broadway's ill-fated attempts to turn Stephen King's "Carrie" into a musical, or Penny Marshall's film "Big," often-times the idea turns out better than the final product.

Similar to director Pat Larmer's production of "Bent," which starred an all-male cast, "Quilters" uses the same gimmick by having its cast made up entirely of women.

Unlike "Bent," which seemed to not be gender specific towards its audience, "Quilters" is definitely aimed at women, making it extremely difficult for the "average guy" to identify with it.

When speaking of "Quilters," Larmer says, "These women triumphed over the adversity of life on the plains because they loved; laugh€d; worked; grieved; sang and quilted together.

"Quilters" is an engaging, and historically interesting story, and if it could figure out whether it was a comedy, drama, or musical it would be quite fantastic, but the way the story is arranged makes

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Palomar campus will be treated to orchestral harmonic melodies at the Howard Brubeck Theatre on March 22-23 during the "Three S's Concert."

Led by temporary orchestra conductor Branden Muresan, the orchestra will perform pieces from three different composers.

Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony No. 4," Stravinsky's "Pulcinella Suite," and Smetana's "The Moldau" are the musical works selected to be performed.

The concert is intended to run about eighty minutes, including a 15 minuet intermission. In addition to the concert the audience can expect a 20 minute brief orchestral history, along with the unique and specific reasons each particular piece was chosen.

"I believe and hope this concert will be an exciting look into three different eras of music," Muresan said. The eras will be represented by three composers. Schubert, representing late classical until early romantic, Smetana, representing middle to late romantic and finally Stravinsky, represent-

ing the twentieth century orchestral repertoire, Muresan said.

The three staples, after the romantic period, as modern orchestral music was developing and evolving were the three Bs: Bach, Beethoven and Bhrams.

These three composers dominated the symphonic orchestral scene and were given the spotlight, leaving other credible composers to linger and struggle in their shadows.

Conductor Muresan refers to these other composers as the "unsung heroes of the modern concert stage." Therefore, the Three S's concert is in correlation to the three B's who made it big.

Muresan wanted to give credit and showcase these three composers who all struggled to gain prominence in the modern musical scene.

"I wanted to feature them as the three staples of the modern music repertoire and disperse the black sheep stigma that sometimes looms over their accomplishments," Muresan explained.

For example, Schubert always struggled to gain recognition in the shadow of Beethoven.

Stravinsky was chased away from his own performance by a mob of angry audience members before he could conduct his "Fire Bird" piece. Smetana was a struggling composer trying to emerge form the dismal bonds of Czechoslovakian music.

Muresan is currently a professor at the University of San Diego.He is also an adjunct professor at Grossmont College.

"I consider myself very lucky to be a part of this group," Muresan said.

Muresan and the orchestra committed to intense preparation including eight to ten rehearsals, three hours in length each.

Palomar's orchestra is unique in the sense that 95 percent of the orchestra is from the community.

Only five percent of the orchestra includes professionals, and they mainly play the more specialized instruments such as the harp.

Muresan is featuring three extensive string solo parts for his musicians: ·Ulli Reiner, Marcy Mansour, and Lori Krikle.

The concert will take place at the Howard Brubeck Theater on March 22 and 23.

for disjointed viewing.

The characters are hard to identify with, because the minute you make a connection, you're torn from the drama to find yourself in the middle of some zany or overly dramatic song and dance number.

The cast and production team did an amazing job on this play, but their talents still couldn't save the piece from being too jumbled.

Like in films, good actors and fine direction can't save a production if the writing doesn't work, and as much as I wish I could say differently, this is the sad case with "Quilters."

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Contrasting colors on display at the Boehm

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Herb Turner 's dynamic paintings can currently be seen at the Boehm Gallery through March 27.

Turner graduated from West Point military academy, he worked as an architect. It seems a strange turn of events that he ended up becoming a very prolific artist .

I advise anybody with an appreciation for good art to go and view some of his work.

Turner paints with an off-pastel range of color. It looks pastel, but doesn't quite send the bile rising like most art painted in those sickening tones.

He also uses lots of aqua in his paintings, which adds to a certain peripheral surrealism that teases the mind amidst the relatively realistic effect of his paintings.

When viewed up close, one can really see the detail and richness of color that went into each brush stroke of this exhibition.

The subjects of his paintings are varied and seem to encompass a great cross-section of Americana. There is invariably an element of soul-enriching paradox in each of the selections. Carefully pondering his work, I immediately began to feel the intricacy and intensity of the human condition. And this is ultimately the artist's

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goal.

In one painting a black cat is set in the foreground of a longstretching sky of pale blue and grey clouds.

The contrast between the vastness of the sky and the minuteness of the cat is intertwined with their similar indifference.

In another, a young couple speeds along the road on a

motorcycle, passing a white sculpture of a robed Jesus Christ reaching toward the heavens.

In another, a toddler curiously follows a glowing butterfly with his inquisitive eyes, as his older sister prepares to bury a dead sparrow in the soft sand of the beach.

In another, a lady lies on her

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The drummer of the famous band Weezer, Pat Wilson, gets to experience the glory and attention as the lead singer in his new band.

Wilson steps out from behind the drum set and assumes the position of front man for his "side project" band, Special Goodness.

Special Goodness performed a short yet energetic show at Lou's Records in Encinitas on March 8 to support the debut of "land, air, sea," their first major U.S. album.

Wilson said that the album release, which has literally been years in the making, is unbelievable.

Special Goodness began as a solo project for Wilson. He plays nearly every instrument and performs all the vocals in every song.

Wilson released the first Special Goodness album on Rock Records in 1998. Known to fans as the "bunny cd," the album was released only in Japan.

Wilson then teamed up with exRocket from the Crypt drummer Atom Willard and formed the core of the actual Special Goodness band in 2000.

Several bass players have joined the band, including ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh and current Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, but none have stuck.

In the meantime, the band has hired bass players as the need arises, ranging from Rod Cervera to Chad Bamford.

The show actually started about 30 minutes late, as the band's van didn't even arrive until after their scheduled start time. After scurrying to set up

their equipment and performing some minimal sound checks, Special Goodness launched into their first song of their five-song set, "Pardon Me." Wilson appeared confident in his new role, and kept the small crowd of about 100 people riveted.

"Those were some wicked guitar solos," Wilson joked, after playing "Day in the Autumn." It's that same musical talent and engaging humor that's kept Wilson a favorite among Weezer fans for more than 10 years.

Willard was also forceful behind the drum set, providing a heavy amount of energy to the show.

While some of the songs were unknown to the crowd, most seemed to be familiar with "Life Goes By," the first single from "land, air, sea." Wilson said that the band is also making a music video for the song. "It's being done with stock footage so it'll be pretty cheap to make."

Although the show was fairly short, it gave the crowd the opportunity to hear some tracks from the new Special Goodness album, which is currently only available in independent music stores. Wilson and Willard distributed the album on their own independent music label, TGC. "It's put out by us, but we're shopping around and talking to other labels," Wilson said. "So it's kind of cool."

Wilson also said that as far as touring is concerned, the band is planning on doing it "as long as we can. indefinitely."

The main concern for many fans, however, is how the touring will affect Wilson's time with Weezer.

"Well, it's not cutting in right now," Wilson said.

bed, sad and yet resolute as the final and sickened phase of her life quickly slips ahead into an uncertain future. A young girl heedlessly skips rope across a brilliantly lit sidewalk, just outside the window beside the dying lady's bed.

Every piece of art seems to exhibit these oddly beautiful contrasts, and leads the viewer

toward a greater appreciation of the richness of the diversity in life.

My favorite piece was a set of four paintings entitled "Four Seasons." They all show a pale, stucco wall. In each painting the color of the wall changes from a vibrant beige to a dull, placid blue, to an eerie yellowish green, and finally to a soft aqua.

There is a solitary windowpane in each. A girl sits behind its open glass. The four paintings show the progression of the seasons in a very creative way.

In the first one, a young girl is very concentrated, as she delicately paints Easter eggs.

The next one shows her as a solemn teenager, staring out at the sky. The reflection in the open window above her depicts a display of fireworks.

The third painting she is wearing a witches mask and costume, sitting in front ofajack-olantern.

The final painting shows her as an elderly woman hanging Christmas ornaments.

Not only do the paintings show the holiday-marked seasons, they seem to show the progression of the seasons of her life. She ages from one painting to the next and appears happy to sit and watch the stream of time slide along outside her window.

Turner's work doesn't display the fanatical detail of more realistic styles of painting, but the tangible emotion, and obscure message in these selections leaves nothing to be desired.

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hat? The North County Higher Education Alliance seeks two students to represent transfer students to CSUSM from Palomar and MiraCosta.

ligibility? Any student who is in the process of completing the first two years of their college/university education at Palomar College and who is interested in transferring (or who has already transferred) to CSU SM may apply for this position. esponsibilities? The Student Representative to the NCHEA Board must be willing and able to:

Meet monthly - the fourth Tuesday of the month from 3-5 p.m. - with the Board; Represent to the Board the issues, concerns, and needs of transfer students as they make the transition from the community colleges to CSUSM; and Perform one of the following tasks: serve as web weaver for the NCHEA web site @ www.csusm.edu/nchea, or help with editing and publishing official NCHEA documents, or some other task as arises during the year.

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o Apply'? Please submit a Letter of Interest m which you explam in no more than a paragraph wh) you want to represent transfer students on the NCHEA Board. In addition. please submit a copy of your Palomar transcript Be sure to include your telephone number and e-mail address so that we can contact you for an interv1e\\ and. or information about the Board.

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the first visit, the actual test is done, and during the secScholarship deadline fortransferring ond visit, after two to three days, results will be read," said Pam Webb, director of Health Services. students extended to March 22 If a person tests positive, he will be required to take an The deadline for the Ivie Frances Wickam women's scholarship has been extended to March 22 at noon.

The scholarship is available to full-time students who are transferring to a four-year university this fall. They must have completed 30 units and hold a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Additionally, eligible students must declare a major in music, art or education and demonstrate a financial need.

Along with an application, students need to provide two letters of recommendation, a copy of a university acceptance letter, unofficial transcripts from any college attended, and a one-to-two page autobiography.

The application is available at the Financial Aid Office.

For more information, call (760) 744-1150 ext. 2366.

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members of the community.

Robert also said there will be a live DJ for all three days of the festival. Students can participate in sports games, and the winners will receive prizes, he said.

X-ray and other tests as recommended by his or her docFor more information, contact the ASG office at (760) tor, Webb said.

744-1150 ext. 2605.

Webb said this would be a good opportunity for trans- Miko Kudo ferring students, as some universities require the test for transferring.

The Health Services Department charges $10 for students and $15 for staff for the test.

For more information or to make an appointment, contact Health Services at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2380.

Palomar College's Graphic Communications - Jyothi Gumaledar Department will be hosting its annual career day Wednesday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the GJ Building. Career day is open to all who want to attend and is free of charge.

Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to industry professionals speak on topics related to the field, such The Associated Student Government will host the annu- as Web authoring, multimedia, graphic design, advertisal Springfest, which is a three-day festival for students. It ing, job search, resumes and more. There will be presenruns March 18-20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the intersec- tations and seminars given by leading San Diego compation near Health Services. nies. "Often students find it useful to talk with the preThere will be hamburger and hot dog stands, as well as senters, who are very happy to discuss internships, free Pepsi on March 18 and free ice cream on March 19, careers, etc.," said Lillian Payne, department chairperson. said Michael Robert, ASG vice president of social events.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about On the last day, a performance will be held which courses and degrees offered by the Graphic includes Irish dance, ballet, swing dance and guitar play- Communications Department. ing. The dancers consist of Palomar students and other - Erin Owens

Graphic communications hosts sixthannualcareerday

Student government holdsannual springfestivalMarchI8-21

Health Services offerstuberculosis testingforstudents, faculty Palomar College Health Services is encouraging students and faculty to get tested for tuberculosis this month.

The Department of Public Health recognizes March as "TB Month."

"It's a simple skin test that requires two visits . During

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By Mark Beerman

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The Comets managed a 6-2 win over Southwestern on March 6, and learned a few things in the process.

One of them was that catcher Sarah Bell and second basemen Kelli Edelbrock could perform in the clutch. Bell went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBIs, one run scored and one walk. Edelbrock went 1-for-3 with one double, two RBIs and a walk.

"The game went real well, we had runners on a lot," Edelbrock said.

Palomar had its share of runners on base all day long. But a lack of experience kept this game from turning into a blowout.

"It wasn't one of our best efforts, but we did do a lot of good things. ... It was satisfying," said coach Mark Eldridge.

One very noticeable difference between this Palomar team and teams from the past is that all nine position players were not starters on last year's team.

"I think we're all gaining confidence in our ability as a team," Eldridge said.

"We don't have any returning starters back and everyone on the field is new. And at this point, we're developing into a pretty good club."

Edelbrock was happy with how the young squad responded to the challenge.

problem for the Comets.

Beckie Poniktera pitched five innings, recording two strikeouts and nine groundouts.

She only gave up two hits and one earned run.

"I wasn't very happy with the pitching today. I needed my starting pitcher and she was off," Eldridge said.

With Poniktera only going five innings, Eldridge had to rely on relievers Lacey Mizushima and Melissa Davis for the rest of the game.

Mizushima got roughed up in her inning of relief, giving up two hits that led to the start of a minirally for Southwest.

In the fifth inning the Comets allowed one run to come across the plate. Then in the sixth inning Southwest used bloopers to get on base and eventually brought the tying run to the plate. Mizushima settled down and retired the last two outs of the inning on strikeouts.

Davis was able to shut Southwest down in the seventh by recording one pop up and two groundouts.

One of the unsung heroes for Palomar was Julie Terwilliger.

Terwilliger had no official at-bat in the game, but did draw four walks and scored two runs for Palomar as the leadoff hitter.

With the win, Palomar improved its record on the season to 11-9 (30 in Pacific Coast Conference play).

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Palomar's swim team beat visiting San Diego Mesa on March 7, giving the Comets a 1-0 record in dual competition.

"This is a good start off to dual meets," said Palomar swimmer Ryan Sheehy. "I'm fired up for Conference."

Palomar's men's team dominated Mesa, winning 147-74.

"For the guys, this really wasn't a difficult meet," said Jem McAdams, the men and women's swim coach. "We were really just working on race tactics and improving our time."

The women's team struggled through the first half and barely edged past Mesa, winning 154139.

"For the girls this was a close meet," McAdams said. "We had to really

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Cassie Rand said the talk made a difference for the team.

"J em told us during the break to pull it together and to have good finishes," Rand said. "We did well in the second half."

While McAdams stressed the victory was a team effort, several swimmers performed exceptionally well.

"Daniel Francis had a season-best

50-yard race," McAdams said.

"On the women's side, Melody Flory swam well.

She won in both the 200yard (Individual Medley) race and the 500-yard freestyle.

Breezy Rice also did well. She won in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard fly."

The win gives the Comets a good idea of what to expect for the rest of the season.

"Dual meets get us prepared for each team at Conference," Rand said.

"We can see our competition."

Cameron Stinson placed first in the men's 1-meter diving competition with a score of 133.95 for Palomar. He also placed second in the 3-meter dive with a 129.85 score.

Ashley Ragsdale's score of 123.45 gave her third place in the women's 1meter dive. She placed third in the 3-meter dive as well, scoring 114.65 points.

The Comet swimmers have their next home match on April 4 against Saddle back.