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Road detours and traffic delays from two separate construction projects have marked the daily commute for many students at the San Marcos campus.

Las Posas Road is closed from Armorlite Drive to Mission Road, and traffic is being rerouted to Descanso Avenue and Pacific Street. Linda Vista Road at Rancho Santa Fe is also closed.

According to Mike Ellis, director of facilities, an e-mail message was sent to college staff during the summer session, requesting students be notified of the forthcoming road closures.

One student, Mauro Sevilla, missed the notification, and he was late to one of his morning classes.

"I hope my instructor believed me", he said.

The San Diego County Water Authority is rerouting two major water pipes from. under Bradley Park to run alongside Rancho Santa Fe Road. This project is cause for the Rancho Santa Fe Road closure.

In a separate project, the city of San Marcos is widening Las Posas Road from four lanes to six lanes.

According to Mike Mercereau, San Marcos Public Works Director, the Las Posas Road project started in February, but it was slowed because "the location of old underground utilities did not conform to existing maps."

The opening of a new traffic lane on the eastbound side of Las Posas in October will allow for a better flow of traffic, as construction continues on the construction as a benefit to the college. west side of the street, Ellis said.

The Palomar College Master Plan calls Construction of an on-ramp onto . for the college entrance to be located at Highway 78 is expected to begin July Las Posas Road.

2004. Ellis said he sees the Las Posas The-Las Posas Road widening is set to

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lomar's new vice president of instruction, Berta Cuaron, said she plans to help strengthen the quality of teaching at Palomar College.

Cuaron became the vice president of instruction July 28.

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be completed in August 2004. The water pipe project is scheduled for completion some time in spring 2004.

"Work is progressing as well as expected," Mercereau said.

She replaced Diane Lutz, who retired in June.

"I am very excited because I know Palomar has an incredible reputation for teaching and learning," Cuaron said.

"I am thrilled to be here."

Previously the dean of instruction at Miramar College for 12 years, Cuaron headed the division of mathematics and technology.

Cuaron has also served as interim vice president of instruction at both Miramar and Mesa College.

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Canipus software upgrades· on track

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Kerry Cureton and "Schotze" work at a computer at the Escondido Humane Society. Computer science students volunteered to install the new network.

Palomar computer science and information services students recently donated their services to the Escondido Humane Society, and they received employment opportunities while gaining experience in their field.

Jennifer Hogan, a CSIS stu- dent, has close ties to the Escondido Humane Society which an arsonist burned to

the ground Jan. 20, 2001.

Hogan, with the help of classmates Steve Holt and Breeze DeGuzman, installed-a new computer network for the society in April without pay.

The new facility opened Sept. 15.

"It was a great experience for them because this is what we do in the real world," said Rand Green, CSIS professor.

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Despite delays and difficulties, upgrades to Palomar's student, faculty and finance management software should be completed by spring 2004, said Jerry Patton, vice president of administrative services.

PeopleSoft, the company that produces the software, said the upgrades must be in place by August 2004.

PeopleSoft said the company will no longer provide support services to the college for its current software after that date.

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any people don't even think about putting down their personalized, high-tech mobile phones - but they are not talking.

Instead, they're snapping, comparing and e-mailing photos with their camera phones, stopping every so often in mid-conversation to answer an incoming call.

Camera phones, one of the latest innovations in the ever-growing wireless industry, have made phones become more appealing accessories that people can't seem to stop playing with.

The photo phones, which cost about $200 each, allow users to e-mail images to other phone users and to Web site photo albums within about 30 seconds.

Like text messaging, images cost about 10 cents apiece to send, or a few dollars per month at a pre-paid rate.

"It's an 'infotainment' device," said Chuck Hamby, Florida regional public relations manager for Verizon Wireless. "People love convenience, they love communicating with each other, and this is a whole new way of communication."

Scott Kanbara of Oviedo, Fla., 35, said he uses his phone for practical jokes, such as sending a photo of himself drinking beer on his patio to friends working at offices.

"If my wife asks me to do something ·around the house, I'll take the picture when I'm done and e-mail it to her," Kanbara said. "It does make life a little more fun."

The same is true for Brian Miller, 17, of Winter Park, Fla. "I take pictures of my friends," Miller said. ''Whep. they call me, their picture shows up on the phone to show me it's them," he said.

Besides novelty, camera phones have proven to have practical uses.

Recently a 15-year-old boy helped capture a man who he said tried to lure him into his car in New Jersey. The boy sent police his phone photos of the apparent abductor-and his vehicle's license plate.

Being so digitally connected can have its drawbacks, however. The small, commonplace gadgets easily allow users to take secret - and perhaps inappropriate - photos at places where cameras normally are not allowed.

"There used to be sort of anonymity and privacy in the great outdoors, and the cell phone has done away with that," said Paul Levinson, a communications professor at Fordham University.

"As a society, we're just going to have to get used to the fact that we're going to have

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Discreet camera phones are one of the newest additions to the fast-growing wireless technology field. almost no visual privacy in public places."

Jon Dorman, deputy director of the For example, the possibility of undercov- Orlando Centroplex, said he hasn't heard er locker room photos that could end up on artists mentioning camera phones when the Internet has caused a stir in many fit- they set rules for their performances. ness clubs. The Central Florida YMCA put ''Typically they don't care," he says, ''because up signs warning gym users about the the size of the camera and the picture quality phones in its 23 facilities a few months ago. aren't going to be good enough to sell."

"It's just basically a public service for our Some service providers, such as Verizon, members," says Ardana Jefferson, YMCA require customers to sign a contract saying spokesperson. "I don't foresee a problem in they will not take or send inappropriate the future, as long as we make our mem. images. Although Verizon bers aware, which we are doesn't screen messages, doing," she sai:d.

11 Hamby said, the company People Jove eonr~nienee, could take legal action if Music fans who want to they/ore eommunie11ting someone came to them with take pictures at concerts can do it, too, even when with e11eh other 11nd thi1 a complaint. cameras are usually forbid"Our opinion is any prodden. Commonplace phones, i1 11 whole new w11yof uct can be misused if a perespecially those without eommunie11tion. II son is intent on misusing flashes, are harder to keep it," Hamby said. "We can't · 1a te b eh av10r. · " - Chuck Hamby 1egiS track of.

PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER FO'R "It happens every show, VERIION WIRELESS Travis Larson, you always have someone spokesman for the Cellular who's trying to get around Telecommunications and the rules," says Chris Tomasso, vice presi- Internet Association, said he estimates dent of marketing .for Hard Rock Cafe 148.5 million people in the United States own mobile phones today.

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Normally, Hard Rock Live security asks By next year, most mobile phones will people to stop taking photos or confiscates have cameras and could outnumber regular film, Tomasso said, but "it was pretty cut cameras, according to Kelly Starling, a puband dry that you can't confiscate someone's lic relations representative for AT&T cell phone."

Wireless in Florida.

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He allowed the unique project to take place of the normal final project for the students' CSIS 133 class.

DeGuzman works for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department as a wireless mobile data technician.

Holt has worked in the networking industry since 1983, and Hogan has intimate knowledge of the animal industry from 14 years of experience, Hogan said.

Despite the experience in the field, none of the students had designed an installed a complete computer network before.

"We were aware of what each one of our strengths were, and each one's we.aknesses were - and we complimented each other," Hogan said.

"They are good students and a good team," Green said.

Holt said the real-world experience was a great opportunity.

"The other students just did a presentation of how they would do it," she said.

"But they didn't get to do it."

Because of the team's performance, the Humane Society offered Hogan a job as information technology director.

Hogan accepted the offer,·and she start-

ed working for the animal shelter July 1.

"It's a nice way to get a job," she said.

"I think more students should do things like that outside of the classroom, to gain the experience," DeGuzman said.

"That is our main goal. We want to have real life experience, and not just learn what books teach you."

DeGuzman said this project gave him greater responsibility and an increase in his work projects at the sheriff's department.

After Holt's work at the animal shelter, he became a CSIS professor at Palomar for the fall semester.

"You don't have to ·wait until you are completely done with your school to gain experience in an industry where you are tying to enter," Hogan said.

"Non-profit organizations always need help. It is a great way to get your foot into the door."

Holt said Hogan and DeGuzman called him a mentor during the project.

"I actually was there to encourage them. They use my experience to solve problems.

"And then I explained it to them - why, how - sa they could· understand -it,"' -Holt

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"You have to figure out what kind of cable we are going to use, how many servers we are going to have, where they are going to be," Holt said.

"It is a lot involved."

Holt said projects like these usually require specialty services from different groups, but the team had the skills needed.

"We did it all," she said.

"It just took time. It didn't happen over night," Holt said. · Holt said he encountered difficulties during the project, despite his organization. However, delays are expected, he said.

"We thought we had everything going, and they bumped the schedule on us," Holt said.

"We were in there early, and we were not prepared." .

"It's a challenge," Holt said, "But when you get it working, there is satisfaction."

Even though the main installation was completed July, it is still a work in progress, Holt said.

"It takes another year for everything to settle," he said.

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"She is experienced in student learning outcome and enrollment management," said College President Sherrill Amador.

"Her role encompasses all educational programs curriculum, technology, planning, program development and staff evaluation."

She is in charge of the administrative organization and structure of the college.

"My overall job is to provide leadership and support for instruction and instructional support services," Cuaron said.

A graduate of San Bernardino Valley Community College, Cuaron obtained her bachelor's degree at Cal State University San Bernardino and her master's degree in business at Northern Arizona University.

Cuaron taught business and communications as an adjunct faculty member at San Bernardino Valley College for six years, she said, and at high school for seven years.

During her high school teaching career, Cuaron spent three summers studying for her master's degree, she said.

"Having taught in the classroom, I understand the diverse students we serve and their needs," she said.

Cuaron said she plans to continue to work with deans, chairs, faculty and staff to guarantee Palomar students to discuss their needs and to make sure they are met.

"What I like about community colleges is that it has a real attitude - to want students to learn and succeed," she said.

"I love what I do and feel like I have good leadership skills," Cuaron said. "I am compassionate about decisions and their effect on students."

One of the most important parts of Cuaron's job is to make sure Palomar instructors measure up to the high standards expected during the evaluation process.

"As we continue to grow as a community college, my job is to make sure that the teachers are up to par," Cuaron said.

Alongside teaching, technology must be constantly re-evaluated in order to properly support instruction, Cuaron said.

She said she plans to encourage the use of technology to aid the education process by making sure all up-to-date material is available to students, staff

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New vice president of insbuction Berta Cuaron said she plans to use her experience as an administrator and a teacher to improve insbuction. and faculty.

Like vice presidents of the past, Cuaron said she plans to continue discussing issues .with students, faculty and staff.

"We need feedback from students and others to continue to grow as a community college," she said.

However, unlike her predecessors, Cuaron faces a difficult budget crisis at the college.

She said the budget cuts force her to reduce staff, programs and service hours.

"We don't like to do these things, but because of the budget we have to make those changes," Cuaron said.

While Cuaron hopes to make future changes to better the school, for now she said she is most focused on familiarizing herself with the college by listening and learning.

"My goal my first year is to really learn all about Palomar and to understand how it all works," she said.

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"When a new version or upgrade comes out, they will provide support and maintenance on the old version for only a certain amount of time," Patton said.

Patton. said the upgrades which will take the software from version seven to eight will offer noticeable improvements.

"The one thing the faculty and students should see is a lot more enhancements on services - enhanced financial aid and registration," Patton said.

He said registration details and personal information on eServices will be easier to find and modify, and the visual interface will be "much cleaner."

Faculty and staff will benefit from speedier computer programs and databases.

Additionally, the upgrades will allow for improvement to the problematic credit card processing system, he said.

Communication between the college's processing system and students' banks is often unnecessarily slow.

"The processor we have takes a bunch of manual intervention.

This creates a lot problems with students' accounts, Patton said.

"That's been a big headache for students that we hope will solve this process," he said.

To install the upgrades, the college hired a group of consultants from Crestone

International to install the think PeopleSoft's deadline for the upgrades are unfair. upgrades on campus.

"From what we gather The college paid $318,000 for a contract with the con- that's on par with the industry. We have not seen any sultants, Patton said.

Crestone consultants began (other companies) more strinwork in the spring, but the gent or more lenient," he said.

Consultants from Crestone project has seen several delays due to the budget cri- instead of PeopleSoft were chosen in order to save money. sis.

"This is one of the compaPatton said he told the consultants to take extra time if nies that has come out with a needed. This will which pretty good knowledge base, ensure that the college has and they were roughly half or time to deal with budget at least one third the cost of PeopleSoft," Patton said. issues.

Patton said the college con"The only thing we keep our installing the eye on time-wise is August sidered upgrades in2004," Patton house, but said. existing staff He said the "The one thing the faculty members on consultants and students should SH is 11 campus do are on-schedlot moi'B enhant~ments on not have the ule. of "So far they SBtvitBS - enhllntBd finanti11l "depth knowledge have exceedrequired" to ed our expec- aid and Rgistration." tations," he - Jerry Patton implement said.

VICE PRESIDENT OF an upgrade ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES of such magIf the colnitude. lege fails to T h e meet the upgrade deadline, a different upgrades - which will take company must be consulted the software from version seven to eight - are extensive, for maintenance.

Patton said the college Patton said, due in part to the wants to remain with college's failure to update the PeopleSoft support, because software regularly.

"We were so far behind on third-party support can be patches and fixes," Patton more costly and less effective.

"Usually those firms don't said.

Patches and fixes, which always know the PeopleSoft product, and they don't are provided by software always support the full prod- developers, are small updates designed to correct flaws in uct," he said. ~;;ttt.on said he ,doe.s noJ. t4e program.

"We would get sometimes 100 in a week when we first started using PeopleSoft," Patton said.

"At times we think a patch or fix doesn't apply to us, because it deals with someone else's problem."

However, "sometimes withIn those patches they put another little change in that we don't know about," he said.

Missing these smaller enhancements can make future, larger updates more difficult.

Beyond providing usability enhancements, Patton said the upgrades are also necessary to keep the college compliant with constantly changing federal tax laws.

Payroll and financial data could not be kept current with old software.

"New federal laws come out almost weekly," Patton said.

"All of that software must be updated regularly," he said.

Finally, Patton said the latest software will pave the way for portal technology. This will allow students to create fully customizable pages and include college-related information of their choice.

The portal would tie into student e-mail, which has not yet been implemented, and the Blackboard system, Palomar's teacher-to-student collaboration software.

Patton said there is no established timeline yet for the portal technology.

Software Upgrades PeopleSoft software upgrades will offer many -.....S~~ enhancements, f%! said J~rry · : vice Patton, president of administrative services. Here are a few: Better eServices. Students and faculty will see a redesigned Web site for doing business with the college.

Adding and dropping claSses, changing personal details, and paying fees will be easier.

Financial aid will be easier to access, too.

Faster network, Faculty and staff will be able to access their programs faster, but they may not see many changes to the visual interface.

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You've probably already noticed this, but there's a new building at Palomar.

In place of our old, squat, sturdy brick student center, there is a sort of giant metal ice palace, which has been constructed in order to give the college's students a better place in which to eat lunch and hang out.

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into account the fact that such a futuristic structure looks sorely out of place at a campus that is made up entirely of brick buildings it really doesn't look like a part of the same school. It looks like somebody accidentally installed the NASA academy's student center at Palomar.

On a personal note, I very much miss the frontal courtyard which was one of the more charming aspects of the original. Students used to be able to sit out in front of the center, now the only real place to eat is inside .

But that's more of a size issue, and a minor one at that, so let's move on.

I'm a bigger fan of substance over style, and frankly don't think that Palomar really needs a student center that is reflective enough to be seen from orbit.

The winner of this round, once again, is the old center.

Okay, it might just be an optical illusion, but I am quite certain that the main floor of the new center is barely half the size of the old one.

While I have yet to get out my measuring tape and make sure that this is the case, I can't help but note that there are only half as many tables in the new center, and that a large portion of the original building has been replaced by what appears to be a large conCost crete prison exercise yard, Well, the original buildaround in back of the struc- ing didn't cost anything. It ture. was already there. The new It would be easy to one cost an estimated 3.1 defend the new center's size million. Now I don't know. by saying "well, it's two sto- Call me crazy. But I think ries." But the second story that 3 million dollars is a appears to be pretty use- lot to spend on something less.. Most of the top floor just because it "looks betis open to below, and the ter." only rooms that are up Old building wins again. there are a few small, as-ofNew students will not be yet inactive media rooms drawn to the campus and a very cushy looking because of flashy architecoffice for the director of stu- ture , and no one at Palomar dent affairs. really cares about the shape The winner of this round or color of the building they appears to be the original eat in. And there are some building. It simply seemed people, like me, who feel a to make better use of the little strange about eating space it had. Bravo, old in a building that appears building. to be made of tupperware.

Bringing back the old Visual building would cost another There's no one who can $3 billion, so I'm not argudeny that our new student ing we should do that. center is an impressive In the future, it would be piece of architecture. Lots a good idea to make certain of jagged angles, over- that any building constructhangs, and a bright silver ed would actually add somecolor - everything about it thing to the campus - this just screams "look at me, new center may have flashiI'm a fancy building." ness, however, it's definitely But we also must take lacking in practicality.

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he world's biggest retailer may not have a happy home in southwest San Marcos after all.

A month after the city council voted 3-2 in favor of a new W a 1Mart on Rancho Santa Fe Road teetering the borders of San Marcos and Carlsbad, one councilman has apparently changed his mind about supporting the project.

This is a step in the right direction for the city. San Marcos already plans to open its first Wal-Mart on Nordahl Road. A second store in a city designed like San Marcos is ridiculous.

With a population around 60,000, -the one Wal-Mart on Nordahl should suffice for thrifty shoppers. It is just a shame that people in the San Elijo Hills area inay have to drive four miles to "catch the falling prices" Wal-Mart has to offer. But just a joyride down San Marcos Boulevard can

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result in a shopping spree of everyday necessities which, let's face it, if you live in the Lake San Marcos area, you can afford.

Von's and Albertson's are great places to fill a kitchen with both food and cooking supplies.

Home Depot offers a wide variety of household needs and appliances.

Heck, the mammoth Fry's that just opened only rivals Edward's 18-plex theater in size which, wouldn't you know, is just next to the famed Old California Restaurant Row that has a variety of cuisines to choose from.

Of course shopping at eight different locations when you could only go to one is terribly inconvenient. But what about the inconvenience of living in the residential area of the San Marcos and Carlsbad border? Construction on the proposed Wal-Mart hasn't even begun and it already takes fifteen to twenty minutes to get from La Costa Avenue to San Marcos Boulevard on Rancho Santa Fe, a distance of maybe five miles.

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I know all too well of the nuance a brand new shopping hot spot brings to a residential neighborhood.

I just acquired a couple of in new neighbors Oceanside.

Maybe you · have heard of them: Barnes & Noble, Vitamin World, Chili's, Michael's. The only positive thing about those conglomerates joining my block parties is that they are landmarks to help my friends find my house. I don't dare drive down West Vista Way in daylight hours.

Even with a 3-2 vote rejecting the new WalMart, the city council is not expected to scrap the project all together.

If a unanimous verdict cannot be met to rescind the construction, then it will be put on the San Marcos voting ballot in March.

San Marcos is as commercial as it needs to be. It would be a great idea if the city used the 20 acres of land to start a new housing complex to accommodate the growing number of students attending the local colleges , which seem to skyrocket every year.

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Along with the opening night of the first play of this season, titled "Hay Fever" Oct. 3, the audience will experience a new look of the Howard Brubeck Theatre.

This will be the first upgrade made to the theatre since it opened in 1979, said Pat Larmer, manager of theatre operations ..

"It is kind of nice now that we've got a space we can be proud of, and we can show them the work that we are proud of," said David Boyd, a professor of theater arts.

The theater's refurbishments was funded by a $50,000 grant from County Supervisor, Pam Slater, Larmer said.

Heather Murray, Box Office and House Manager, said the department has requested that Palomar refurnish the theater, but had been denied because of the budget cuts.

"A lot of people asked me 'Where did you guys get money from?'" Murray said. "It is kind of nice to say that we didn't get money from Palomar, but we got it from the county."

Since Slater's daughter was a dance student at Palomar, she has been an active supporter of the program, Larmer said. "[Slater] definitely has a fon~ affection for us because her daughter was a part of our department, and I believe she has sat through many performances in those old chairs," Murray said.

The whole project will cost $68,000, Larmer said. The remaining cost is provided by other funding sources.

All 390 seats were replaced with new blue cushions and armrests which cost $43,000 and all carpet was replaced.

Larmer had heard many complaints about the seating being very uncomfortable and comments about people not wanting to return.

"The reason we wanted to have it nice

is so the audience comes back," he said.

Before refurnishing the theater, all of the seating was original and 24 years old.

"It was breaking, very uncomfortable and noisy," Larmer said.

"It was kind of a rusty orange. It was probably very lovely for 1979, but it is nice to see that this building has finally been brought to more modern day standards," Murray said.

"It doesn't matter if it is clean or not.

It was 24 years old. It was really ugly," said Palomar student Luis Miguel Del Valle.

The color orange tends to make the audience feel a little excited, said Boyd.

The handicap seating area was increased and several seats were taken out to make it more accessible, Larmer said.

The non-carpeted concrete area was painted with epoxy paint.

The white ceiling was repa'inted dark gray for theatrical reasons. Larmer said the audience tends to look at the lightest thing in a room, so if the ceiling is white, it takes their focus away from the stage.

A hard fiber glass panel, covered with black cloth is being installed on the walls. The fiber glass is designed to absorb sound.

Fiber glass reduces the echo, making it easier to understand what people say, 'Larmer said. It is an in-house project but the materials were paid for with the grant, he said.

The installation is 25 percent complete. It should be finished by the end of the semester, Larmer said.

The flooring in the back stage area including dressing and makeup rooms will also be replaced in a month or two.

Murray said the cushions of the chairs in the lobby has also been refurnished. It will be done by Oct 3. "The whole facility is getting a nice little face lift. I guess that's really what it is."

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The newly refurnished Brubeck Theatre is ready and waiting for opening night of "Hay Fever."

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Smith first took ASL in the summer of'83.

"My best friend first convinced me to take sign language," Smith said.

She said she instantly fell in love with the language.

Although she didn't visit another ASL classroom for the next four years, it always interested her, she said.

Soon Smith found herself enrolling for the second time in ASL I, she said. "I remember being in Kevin McLellan's awareness of deaf culture class wondering what ASL was."

Soon after Smith found herself emerged in the ASL program and received her associates degree in ASL Fall 2000.

Smith is one of many Palomar students who have enrolled in the ASL program.

The program became part of the child development department at Palomar in the 1970s.

There were only about five deaf students at Palomar before 1980, Director of the Disabilities Resource Center (previously DSPS) Ron Haines said.

Haines said at that time San Diego Mesa College had a large community of deaf students.

"Soon enough, North County started to urbanize and deaf students moved to Palomar," he said.

The DRC is a state funded program required by federal law to offer interpreting services.

The 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act set precedent for deaf services.

"Colleges have to provide accommodations to persons with disabilities," Haines said.

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As more deaf students attended Palomar the demand for sign language grew.

Today Smith, along with 21 other working interpreters, cater to around 35 deaf students on Palomar's San Marcos campus, said ASL advisor Denise Vaderstoel.

"Any student that has a hearing loss can receive services," she said.

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"In time all schools will accept it as a language other than English," Haines said.

Last year was the first time ASL satisfied the language requirement on the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum.

It's now accepted as transferable units to Cal State San Marcos.

"It's a real language," Smith said. "it has a culture and is constantly changing like any other langilage."

"There is a huge amount of pride attached to sign language," Assistant coordinator Kelly Snow said. "It has been a great experience being a part of the deaf community."

American Sign Language students are required to take ASL IIV and Interpreting I-IV , along with general education courses to get their associates degree.

However, some students choose to get their certification in.

Interpreting Training Programs, Vanderstoel said.

The Registry of Interpretation for the Deaf and the American Consortium of Certified Interpreters are nationally recognized ITP programs that certify ASL students so they can become working interpreters.

"The exit exams test whether they have the skills and competence to be able to interpret at an entry level," Vanderstoel said.

Smith plans on transferring with her ASL degree to San Diego State University to obtain her bachelor's degree in human development with an emphasis in counseling.

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wo years after the horrific attacks against our country on Sept. 11, 2001, it is time to look back and see exactly how much progress we have made in the War on Terror.

Unfortunately, the Bush adminisr-----, 111 tration ;::: has failed to publicly \( identify ... ~ those ulti- i ~~ mately _ responsible for the attacks, those who fund and harbor the terrorists, and hold them accountable. Despite having links to terrorism and in particular the 9/11 hijackers, Saudi Arabia continues to be a friend of the administration.

By now we all know those responsible were terrorists from an Islamic fundamentalist group known as al Qaeda. Soon after 9/11 , Osama bin Laden and his terrorist organization al Qaeda took the responsibility for attacks. Many of these terrorists were born in Saudi Arabia and have received support from that government. _ Initially the Bush administration acted prudently declaring war on terror and sought to attack it at the source.

What followed was a successful military operation in Mghanistan. We destroyed terrorist training camps and killed and captured hundreds of al Qaeda members including many of its leaders. We had Osama bin Laden on the run.

The president then used the American publics' anger over 9/11 and our fears of further attacks and misdirected them toward Iraq.

The Bush administration claimed two reasons why Saddam needed to be removed. First, the threat of weapons of mass destruction, weapons that still are yet to be found, and second that there was a connection

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The connection made between al Qaeda and Iraq was tenuous at best, but was necessary to be made for Americans to support the war. Unfortunately what Bush did was remove the bulk of American troops from Mghanistan where they were hunting down bin Laden and searching for terrorists and moved them to Iraq to "liberate" a people that hate us.

What connection did Iraq have with 9/11? Probably none. Were bin Laden or any of the 9/11 hijackers Iraqi?

No. However, bin Laden and 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is a theocracy. Its citizens have no religious freedom and are frequently tortured and killed just as Iraqis were under Saddam.

A few weeks ago a joint congressional report was issued concerning 9/11. In . the report 28 pages were blacked out with a marker. Those pages are believed to contain a link between Saudi Arabia and al Qaeda, in particular the hijackers on 9/11.

Many military analysts including former pentagon officials argue that the Wahabi government of Saudi Arabia is the main sponsor of Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda operations. There is also a direct link between the Saudis and two of the 9/11 hijackers, who received both financial and logi§tical support.

I understand the need to support the president during times of war. However, in this country we are allowed to participate in civil discourse, we are permitted under the First Amendment to disagree, publicly, with our political leaders.

Invading Iraq, liberating its people and removing Saddam from power may have been the right thing to do. But the imminent threat to this country is al Qaeda and those who support them, mainly Saudi Arabia.

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President Bush should be impeached.

If lying about having oral sex with a libidinous intern warrants impeachment, then deliberately misleading the American public into supporting a war on false premises should invoke the constitutional process.

Lets get one thing straight.

The war in Iraq began only after a sustained campaign of lies and disinformation.

The Bush administration, cock a hoop over the success of its war on al Qaeda operatives and their Taliban hosts in Afghanistan, set its sights on overthrowing its nemesis, Saddam Hussein.

To influence public opinion, the Bush administration struck anxiety into the American people by warning of Hussein's deadly weapons of mass destruction, and implied Iraqi complicity in the horrific events of 9/11.

Supported by only one major leader on the international stage, Britain's Tony Blair, a platform of fear was created by the Bush administration in which Iraq was supposed to have stock loads of chemical and biological weapons.

The Brits claimed that these could be readied and directed in an attack within 45 minutes.

The Bush administration said there was lots of evidence to prove that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.

When pressed to prove it, President

Bush and Obersturmfuhrer Rumsfeld sent Colin Powell off to the United Nations to share a record of vague satellite photographs and ambiguous intercepted phone calls between Iraqi soldiers ,that were then given the "real" interpretation by Powell.

Unconvinced, the International community resolved to give the weapons inspectors more time to uncover what weapons programs existed in Iraq. Within days, the killer Bees, Bush and Blair, ordered the military takeover.of Iraq. They also used the most by cherished word held Americans to emotionalize their interference in Iraq. Iraqi's want and deserve "freedom," they decreed.

In opposition to world opinion, Operation Iraqi freedom was launched.With their lies and arrogance the Bush administration have managed to get ·American servicemen into a real fine mess.

Barely two months after declaring major hostilities at an end, more soldiers have died as a result of combat than were killed during the advance on Baghdad.

American soldiers are embedded in an ugly guerrilla war, unable to distinguish between friend and foe.

Iraq is more unstable than ever. Reports from news sources indicate that al Qaeda operatives have begun to move into the country to attack the American foe . There are very few Iraqi's

rejoicing at their liberation by the American forces .

Instead, cacophonies of voices are calling for American's to go home.

One Iraqi school teacher, on learning of the death of eight Iraqi policemen mistakenly shot

by American troops , was reported as saying, "We want the Americans to leave because they have brought us only death."

There have been no weapons of mass destruction found.

Rumsfeld said he didn't even bother to ask David Kay, who runs the CIA's search for weapons of mass destruction, how the search was going. _ As the expense of our in'.tasion grows, the United States has to embarrassedly call on a reluctant international community to help soldier the cost and manpower to rebuild the fragmented country.

For Americans, opposing our invasion or presence in Iraq does. not correspond to being against the troops or to being unpatriotic.

When President Bush uses the backdrop of military personnel as a photo-op to issue reassurance on his tattered foreign policy, Americans must be circumspect to differentiate between those who make the ill - fated policies and those unfortunate enough to have to carry them through.

Being against Bush's foreign policy in Iraq does not mean we are against our servicemen. Our soldiers deserve better than that.

This administration lied to the American people about our engagement in Iraq. Its arrogance in ignoring the machinations of the international community and invading Iraq has overstretched our military and cost them dearly.

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"Hey look at that," said one women to her husband. "I'm not sure I agree with it, but it's good art."

After taking a moment, the couple moved on from a dress with paintings of bloodied fetuses, titled "Abortion Dress," to the next piece of art at the Annual Faculty Art Exhibit and Silent Auction at the Boehm Gallery.

The Boehm Gallery opened the faculty exhibit Sept.12, displaying the Palomar faculty's multimedia art. Perhaps the most noticeable thing upon entering the gallery MELISSA EWELL I Till: TmSCOPt is the randomness and variety of the exhibThe faculty exhibit features a wide variety of art it. It features blown glass paperweights media including this piece with cloth as a canvas. swirled with color as well as photography, bronze sculptures and intricate sketches.

Art enthusiasts had plenty of media to view or purchase opening night. While not all artwork was for sale, some pieces were priced in the thousands. Most averaged in the high hundreds.

Being one of Boehm Gallery's more popular exhibits, the Annual Faculty Exhibit allows Palomar faculty members to show their art to students, fellow faculty and the community - giving students the rare opportunity to critique and comment on their professor's work. But this silent auction is nothing like elementary school fundraisers that display student work. These are skilled professional artists and art majors that are now art professors, providing interesting and some marvelous works to the exhibit.

Susan Conley, Boehm Gallery employee, said that this exhibit was a good opportunity for students to come see what teachers do or perhaps get a feel for prospective professors.

"Students are always curious to see the art their teachers produce," Conley said.

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The exhibit is one of the Boehm Gallery's more popular exhibits of the year.

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f you go to the movies you already know Hollywood has been marketing off the comic book industry for quite some time now, and as an avid comic fan, I'm still waiting for a great adaptation to be released. I'm sorely disappointed by the lack of . quality in the transition from paneled pages to the silver screen.

People keep telling me "X-Men 2" is great, but that's exactly what everyone told me about the original. I liked the original "X-Men" until I thought about it, and then I felt dirty and cheated. The movie looks fantastic, but nothing ever really hap-

pens. It was just a big flashy waste of time; and I didn't even realize it until after repeated viewings.

The worst of recent releases would have to be "Daredevil"- this movie is so bad that most the actors actually look embarrassed.

I'm not an Affleck hater, but he was definitely the wrong guy for the part.

This movie is a colossal piece of crap, and Colin Farrell shouldn't be allowed to do a movie again after his absurd performance as "Bulls Eye." I didn't think Bulls Eye could be any lamer than he w~s in the comics,

but Farrell brought the oharacter into new depths of idiocy with his hammy, overacted portrayal of "the man who never misses."

"Spiderman" is probably the best adaptation so far, but it still wasn't great. I found myself identifying with Tobey Maguire and W i 11e m Dafoe, but once they had on their costumes it was hard to feel anything for them. With their facial features hidden it was tough to care about the people underneath.

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Maybe most comics just aren't mearit to be made into movies, but I think it's more likely that Hollywood pro-· ducers just don't know how to make them. They shouldn't aim these movies at children- they should aim them at adults who grew-up with this stuff- because they are the target audience who are going keep comic book movies alive for years to come.

THE ffiESCOPE • MONDAY, SEPJ. 22, 2003

Weekly HIV tests oHered free to students at Health Services Free HIV testing is available to students every Monday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Health Services on the San Marcos campus.

The test is completed anonymously; no last name or phone number is required.

The testing process takes a few minutes and is virtually painless, said Elizabeth Ramos, Outreach Education Worker from North County Health Services.

Results are usually available within 20 minutes.

While waiting for the results, the staff will provide risk assessment and education.

"What most people are looking for is peace of mind," Ramos said.

Walk-ins are welcome, although appointments are recommended. For additional questions or to make an appointment, contact Health Services by calling (760) 744-1150, ext. 2380.

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The presentation, created by library technician Isabel Aguayo, is located on the second level, across from the reference desk. Online visitors can peruse a virtual gallery at the library's Web site at www.palomar.edu/library.

This showing marks the third time Palomar has hosted the "Lucy" exhibit. The last display was in 2000 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the television sitcom.

Additions for this year include new outfits for a porcelain version of the Lucy doll and a montage of photos from Aguayo's visit to an exhibit of original sets, props and costumes form the show.

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The North County Transit District has reduced bus route 347 service to two hours on Saturdays, and it has eliminated route 420 completely.

The route 34 7 bus, which travels between the . Escondido Transit Center and the Palomar College Transit Center, reduced its Saturday service to every two hours, departing westbound at 8 a.m. and eastbound at 9 a.m.

Before everybody loved "Raymond" and before we Students who traveled on the route 420 bus are had "Friends" in coffee shops, everybody loved encouraged to take route 302, which extends from "Lucy." The library is hosting an "I Love Lucy" exhib- the Oceanside Transit Center to the Escondido it through Sept. 30.

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TliE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, SEPT. 22, 2003

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Expectations are soaring for a Palomar Comets wrestling team that is returning over half of the wrestlers from last year's championship team.

In 2002 the Comets won the state dual-meet championship, and finished a close second overall in the state championship to Cerritos by a slim 2.5-point deficit.

But the blemish at the end of the season didn't take away from the spectacular season that head wrestling coach Joe Ismay and his wrestlers enjoyed. As a team the Comets went undefeated in dualmeets, capturing five tournament crowns, and being crowned the champions of the state dual-meet championships as well as South Coast Conference champs.

Ismay has six returning wrestlers from last year's squad, including four All-Americans that finished fourth or better at the state championships. Coincidentally Ismay looks to these wrestlers to help lead the Comets to success both on and off the mat.

Kyle Bickford (second in state at 149 pounds), Jesse Taylor (second in state at 184 pounds), J.J. Roberts (third in state at 125 pounds), and Angelo Lago (fourth in state at 165 pounds) are the nucleus that Ismay expects to lead the Comets to repeat last season's success and possibly surpass it.

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The freshmen James Leon (133 pounds), Dan Castro (141 pounds), David Corsen (197 pounds) and Shanon McKirnen (Heavyweight) will be tested early and often as opponents will try to find a chink in the Comet armor.

"They are coming along nicely, with more time they will hopefully be where we want them, and everything will be fine," Ismay said.

Once again the Comets will be looking at Cerritos to be the class of the competition in 2003. They nipped the Comets at the end of the season as four of their wrestlers

made it to the state championship match, with one taking the state crown.

"They had an unbelievable meet up at state, certain individuals on their team shone at the right moment. And that gave them the extra points they needed to pass us," Ismay said.

Although they lost out to Cerritos in the individual portion of the team meet, where wrestlers earn points for their team based on individual accomplishments throughout the state tournament, they took home .the state dual-meet championships, which pits one team against another head up. The Comets went undefeated in 2002 in dual-meet competition.

Ismay said that he expects the Comets to be ranked number 1 in the state once the polls are released following a match-up against Moorpark on Sept. 24. Although being ranked number one early in the season can be a dubious honor as it makes you a target for every opponent and allows for little error, Ismay relishes the role of being a favorite.

"It means that they you are respected, and people expect great things from you, and I always expect great things from us, so it's kind of an honor," Ismay said.

The Comets will have a couple tune-ups including the Golden West tournament before they travel to Cerritos in a match-up of the top two squads in the state. By that time, everyone will know who the top gun will be this year heading into the state finals.

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The Comets slammed their way to a season opening victory over visiting Fresno City College.

Protecting their home mat, Palomar kept their dual-meet winning streak intact as they emerged from an 11-11 tie to top Fresno 2315 Sept. 13 at the dome.

The win over a talented Fresno squad proved that the 2003 Comets would once again be one of, if not the top squad in California.

In a highly contested meet where the outcome was in doubt until the last matches, Palomar head wrestling coach Joe Ismay was never concerned.

"I always anticipate a victory when we go out there, and I knew that when we were tied we still had the heart of our line-up coming up," Ismay said.

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The Comets were lead by Kyle Bickford who earned a 17-3 decision over Will Centu. Bickford displayed numerous moves and was able to score from all over the mat in different positions. This was highlighted in the third period when he had two three-point near falls to which Ismay described as "spectacular."

"Kyle has so many moves, that he was able to hit from all sorts of positions, I was very proud of his performance," Ismay said.

The other stars for the Comets did not disappoint either as the other three All-Americans won their matches as well.

Jesse Taylor at 184 pounds won his match going away 15-5 over Eduardo Mercado. Angelo Lago also dominated taking an 18-10 decision over Fernando Razo, and J.J. Roberts secured a hard fought 5-3 victory over Willy Gaxiola at 125

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The Fresno team was no push over, and a good measuring stick to start the 2003 season off. Fresno's wrestling program has captured four state championships since 1993, and was returning three wrestlers that qualified for

the state championships in 2002.

Also winning for the Comets were freshman James Murphy who wrestled to an impressive 10-0 decision over Alex Rojar, and Dan Castro who easily won out over Akili Danials 14-4 • at the 141 pound class.

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Men's Water Polo After missing out on the playoffs by only a couple of games last year, Palomar's head men's water polo coach Jem McAdams looks to improve over the 2003 season.

"There were just two or three games last season that we needed to win-and we just didn't," McAdams said. ¡ With a 2002 record of 14-16 and a couple of key freshman joining the group this year, the Comets look to put last season's disappointment behind them.

Although the Comets did not make it to the postseason last year, the team did have its positives.

The highlight of the season, according to McAdams, was player Nick Teece. Labeled their 'designated shooter' by McAdams, Teece was voted to second Team All Southern California for his outstanding numbers and play.

Returning to the team this year are goalie Nick Arvanitis and driver Curtis Marker. Driver Jay Hartzell out of Fallbrook High and two-meter specialist Brad Armstrong out of Carlsbad High will aid the two returning players in bringing Coach McAdams and the Comets back to the postseason.

McAdams has made seeding high this season a top priority.

He notes the game against Grossmont as being very key this year.

Grossmont last season was Waterman's happiest note of the 2002 team.

With only 10 players on the 2003 squad, the team will have to battle to not encounter the same fate this year. According to Waterman, her team's normally consist of about 12 to 14 players. She said that with 1/3 less than the norm, timely and smart substitution will be key.

Waterman said returning players will be important this year. Returning this year will be 2002's top team scorer Cassie Rand at driver, 2002 freshman player of the year Laura Waterman at defense, driver Heather Falvey, and goalie Candice Counterman.

Counterman set the team record for saves last year.

Key freshman joining the team are Vanessa Bernardi and Brittany Clack out of Orange Glen. In the first five games this season, Bernardi has already scored eight goals, including three against Grossmont.

Women's Water Polo Finishing i0-13last year, the Women's water polo team missed the regional playoffs for the first time in the program's seven year history at Palomar.

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Women's Volleyball After winning the conference championship last year with an 11-1 conference record and a 15-5 record overall, Palomar's women's volleyball head coach Karl Seiler is excited about this year's possibilities.

He looks to repeat and even expand on last season's success, which brought them to the second round of the regional playoffs against powerhouse San Bernardino.

After two disappointing defeats against San Bernardino in the regular season, Seiler and the Comets gave the players a run for their money in the playoffs, nearly coming out with a victory in the bestof-five match.

With so many good things coming out oflast season, picking one thing that highlighted the year was not easy, but Seiler pointed to the team's two defeats of Grossmont as the best. "Nobody likes to lose to them," Seiler said.

Returning to help the team come back strong this year are middle Ashley Fence, middle Kara Smith, Jennifer Ornellas, and outside hitter Chie Inoue, last year's conference MVP. Key freshman teaming up with the veterans are outside hitter Erica Arrechea of Burlingame High School in San Francisco, opposite Julie Hafemann of El Camino High, and setter Molly Grossman. Returnee Ashley Fence and Grossman played together at Ashland High School in Oregon.

Looking to this season, Coach Seiler had nothing but positive things to say.

"I think we'll do very well," Seiler said. "There's a lot of chemistry."

In summariztng this season's squad, Seiler said, "This is a year where I don't have to worry about cracking the whip. We play a fast game and Chie is exciting to watch ... We're very hungry."

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NAME: Erica Arrechea YEAR: Freshman SPORT/ POSITION: Volleyball/ Outside Hitter HIGH SCHOOL: Burlingame Higb School MAJOR: Undeclared/ Fashion Design FAVORITE MEAL: Fried Chicken with barbeque sauce, mashed potatoes, string beans and soy milk to drink.

FUTURE GOALS: Earn a Bachelor's degree, and pursue a career in fashion design.

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS PASSING: Palomar, Pound 15-34-3-210. Canyons, Bedl16-30-1-180, Savage 6-11-0-46 RUSHING: Palomar, Leluli 18-70, fiSher 9-39, Pound 5-minus 15. Canyons, Cain s-88, Crawford 19-n, Beck 6-38, Savage 20-minus 20 RECEIVING: Palomar, Carter 5-32, Blrle 3-87, Plas113 -47, M!Khrone 2-25, Caradenas 1-5.

Canyons, T. Stanley, 8-89, Brackett 5-69, Hawkils 3-13, Estes 2-13, Lance 1-11, Cain 1-7.

Community College Football Assn. Official Southern California-Ratings. Sept. 15, 2003; 1. Canyons 2-0 260 pts.; 2. Saddleback 2-0 238 pts.; 3. Grossmont 2-0 218 pts.; 4. Bakersfield 2-0 216 pts.; 5. Mt. San Antonio 2-0 204 pts.; 6.El Camino 2-0 201 pts.; 7. Palomar 1-1 181 pts.; 8. Fullerton 2-0 170 pts.; 9. Chaffey 1-1 153 pts.; 10. Citrus 2-0 140 pts.

Weekly Sports Calendar Sept. 22-29

Mission Conference - American Division Mt. San Antonio 2- 0 Golden West 2- 0 Orange Coast 2- 0 Palomar 1-1 Cerritos 1- 1 Long Beach 0- 2

HOBBIES: Likes to lay out at the beach, and exercise.

Women's Soccer 24@ Imperial Valley 3:15p.m.

26 vs. Southwestern 3:15p.m.

Men's Soccer 23 @ Victor Valley 4p.m.

26 @ San Bernadino Valley 4p.m.

Football 27 vs. Saddleback 1p.m.

FAVORITE HANG-OUT SPOT: She likes to hang out and party at her friend Brittany's house.

FAVORITE ON-COURT MOMENT: During Freshman year in High School her frosh-soph team won the HaH Moon Bay volleyball tournament The tournament in Northern California was the kickoff of the volleyball season and one of the biggest tournaments of the year.

MOST INFLUENTIAL ROLE MODEL: Gabrielle Reece- She wants to follow in the footsteps of Reece, aprofessional volleyball player and successful model. "I really admire the things she has done, if I could be like anyone it would be her," Arrechea said.

The J.C. Athletic Bureau's Official 2003 Caifornia Community College Football Assn. Ratings.

Sept. 15, 2003; 1. Canyons 2-0, 542 pts.; 2. San Francisco 2-0 522 pts.; 3.Fresno 2-0 502 pts.; 4.Saddleback 2-0 449 pts.; 5. Santa Rosa 2-0 434 pts.; 6. Grossmont 2-0 417 pts.; 7. San Joaquin Delta 2-0 390 pts.; 8. Bakersfield 2-0 377 pts.; 9. Mt. San Antonio 2-0 36.9 pts.; 10. Palomar 1-1 348 pts.

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W. Water Polo 23 @ San Diego Mira Mar 4:15p.m.

M. Water Polo 23 @ San Diego Mira Mar 3p.m.

Cross Country Golden West Invitational @ Golden West 9 a.m.

W. Volleyball 26-27 San Diego Mesa Tournament TBA

Wrestling 24@ Moorpark 7p.m.

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THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, SEPT. 22, 2003

Comets suffer first loss

By Jon Sherlock

Tiff UHSCOPE

It was a battle of the defenses and the Palomar Comets came up short in overtime.

After trailing by six in the first overtime in Palomar history, the Comets failed to convert on fourth down and suffered a tough 21-15 loss to the defending Southern California champion, College of the Canyons.

"The game played up to its hype," said Comets coach Joe Early.

The No. 11 nationally ranked Comets had trouble utilizing their ground attack, coming up with only 94 total rushing yards. Lawerence Letuli who left the game due to a shoulder injury lead the way with 70 yards on 18 carries.

The Comets struggled in the air as well, with quarterback Matt Pound going 15-34 for 210 yards two touchdowns and three interceptions.

Other key players for the Comets offense were receivers Adam Burke and Marlon Carter. Burke caught three balls for 87 yards, and Carter added five · catches for 32 yards.

Defensively, the Comets the lead 7-3. were relentless. They sacked A Comet field goal at the end the Cougars four times for of the second quarter by Lux minus 39 yards. Sophomore from 29 yards out brought the cornerback Josh Hargis once Comets within one at 7-6 again came up with an inter- entering halftime. ception when he laid out for Entering the second half the ball in the fourth quarter Early was searching for a way to thwart the Cougars attempt to apply pressure on the to take the lead. It was his sec- Cougars quarterback. ond interception in two games.

"We were showing a lot of He also had five unassisted different blitzes, to find sometackles and a deflected pass. thing that worked," Early said.· Other key defensive players And something did work, CHRIS BATil I THE TELESCOPE were safety Ron Rockett and because the Comets constantly defensive end Soli Lefiti. had pressure on the quarter- Lawrence Letuli looks to cut the play back inside against the swarming Cougar defense.

Rockett blew up the Cougar back in the second half. offense with his eight unassistAt the start of the half, the After Lux booted the kickoff scored on a 1-yard stroll into ed tackles, and six assisted Cougars fumbled at the 20- into the end zone, the Cougars the end zone, but they missed tackles. He also broke up two yard-line, but recovered for a . drove from the 20 and ended the extra point, giving the passes, blocked a punt that 4-yard loss. Then Lefiti sacked with a 23-yard touchdown pass Comets an opportunity to win resulted in a safety, forced a the quarterback for a 5-yard to Stanley. Then they attempt- the game. fumble, and got in on a sack. loss, leading to a Cougar punt- ed the two-point conversion The Comets were faced with Lefiti sacked the Cougars ing situation. Linebacker Eric and were successful, tying the a third-and-two situation and twice.

Peterson got in and blocked game at 15.

Pound got sacked for a big loss, The Comets were the first to the punt into the end zone, After exchanging possession leading to a fourth-and-twelve. get on the scoreboard when - which resulted in a safety, a few times, the Comets were Pound's pass to the end zone kicker Ryan Lux split the making the score 8-7 Comets. faced with a fourth-and-ten was intercepted, ending the uprights from 28 yards out to go The next score came in the field goal situation early in the game at 21-15. up 3-0 late in the first quarter. third quarter after return man fourth quarter. Lux's 51-yard "The sun's gonna come up The Cougars bounced back Speedy Anthony ran the punt field goal attempt was no good tomorrow, and they didn't beat at the start of the second quar- to the 22-yard line and set up a after being tipped by a Cougar us, we beat ourselves," Early ter when they drove from the 22-yard pass from Pound to defender. The Cougars missed said to his team after the game.

7-yard line and finished with a tight end John Mulchrane in two field goals, and the game The Comets (1-1) head to Cal 17-yard touchdown pass to the end zone, making the score went into overtime.

State Fullerton Saturday to receiver Bobby Stanley, taking 15-7 Comets.

In overtime, the Cougars face the Titans (2-0) at 1 p.m.

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Christy Knudsen battles for position to gain control of the incoming pass against Saddleback on Sept. 10 at Palomar.

Offense keeps rolling for CoiDets

By James ralen

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The offensive resurgence continued for the Palomar Comets women's soccer team.

They tripled up the visiting Saddleback Gauchos 3-1 on Sept. 10, and have now scored eight goals in the previous two games.

Managing to hold the visiting Gauchos to only a single goal in the final three minutes of the game, the Comets improved their record to 3-0-1.

Not giving any credit for the late goal against them, Palomar assistant coach Steve Long said it was just a junk shot.

"It was nothing spectacular.. .it's just frustrating when you're two minutes from the shutout and you give up some-

thing like that."

Also frustrating to Long was the amount of time spent in Comets territory in the first half: "I'd like to have more time in the middle or on their side.

The more time we spend on our side, the more likely they are to score a goal," Long said.

All but nullifying the frustration was the outstanding play of the Comets, both offensively and defensively. With 11 saves on the day, Palomar goalkeepers kept the game winnable for their offense.

Led by the offensive of forward Monica Lee, who has now scored five goals in the last two games, the Comets made their time count in the Gauchos territory. With 12 shots on goal, many of them

near misses, the Comets successfully proved to the typically aggressive and . offensive visitors that they had no plans to sit back and let themselves get run over. In addition to the aggressive play of Monica Lee, the active participation of midfielder Chiharu Uchimura made possible the Comet's ability to hang with the big girls. Up 2-0 at halftime, Head Coach Cern Tont and his assistants stressed the importance of defense in the second half.

Assistant Coach Mike · Marges relayed to the team his focus on coutering Saddleback's aggressive style with some of their own. ''You need to stay back, get the tackles ...And when you tackle, tackle hard," Marges said,

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Chiharu Uchimura keeps her eyes downfield as she looks for another scoring opportunity.

The second half effort assured a Comets victory as scoring was topped off by midfielder Chiharu Uchimura with a goal ten minutes into the second half of play, essentially putting the game out of reach.

The Gauchos left the field without an answer to the question of how to stop the strengthening Palomar offense.

On a day that Palomar scored three goals, the Gauchos could barely muster a single last-minute

score.

"We played very well," Tont said.

"They applied a lot of pressure, but we counter-attacked well and I think that tactically, we were stronger."

Leading scorer for the game, Monica Lee, refused to take all . of the glory, crediting her teammates for her success.

"It's really my teammates.

With Alaina [Engebrits] and Ailish [Lindquist] on the sides, I'm just touching it in," Lee said.