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California universities and community colleges are at the center of heated debate over newly proposed legislation dubbed, "The student's bill of rights."

The legislation, Senate Bill 5, was introduced by State Senator Bill Morrow, (R-Oceanside), in December 2004.

Debate heightened at Palomar College April 6 when the Associated Student Government invited, Aaron Byzak, a representative from Sen.

Morrow's office, to speak in favor of the bill.

An opposing speaker was not invited, but ASG Sen. Jonah Baker said the debate was open to other views since it was placed on the ASG's agenda.

After Byzak's presentation, the ASG passed a motion for a proposed resolution endorsing the bill.

Following the discussion, ASG Adviser Bruce Bishop called the bill an "abomination" and said it was one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation he had seen during his 30 years working in education.

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Palomar inaugurates ninth president

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History professor Bill Jahnel gets ready to kiss Oink the pig April 20. Jahnel took part in a fund-raiser for Phi Theta Kappa. The fund-raiser was a part of the annual Springiest event, organized by the Associated Student Government More than $400 was raised for Phi Theta Kappa.

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Deegan stressed his experience in the

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Palomar College President Robert Deegan's friends, colleagues and family members, gathered to celebrate his inauguration as the college's ninth president/superintendent April 15.

Deegan, who began his tenure in January, said he was humbled by the fact that so many supporters attend ed on a Friday evening. Nearly 300 people attended.

"When you are part of an event that starts with the singing of the national anthem - it's a big deal," Deegan said. "I am excited to be here."

All of the speakers who introduced

Deegan's wife Pamela is vice president of instruction at San Diego Miramar College. They worked together as faculty members and administrators for 18 years. He worked in student services, and she worked in instruction.

They scheduled their wedding around an instructional planning meeting - they attended the meeting the day of the wedding.

With people from both sides of administration living under one roof - student services and instruction community college issues rule their • SEE DEEGAN, PAGE 12

Unexpected rock, layers to cause continued disruption

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The Facilities Department ordered the erection of a $15,000 acoustic wall blocking the site from nearby classrooms to "be constructed in upcoming weeks, but administrators are already in talks to move classes away from the site.

Noise emanating from the

new science building construction site on the Palomar College San Marcos campus will continue throughout the end of the semester, said Facilities Director Mike Ellis.

The jackhammer cacophone is the result of large quantities of rock unearthed in the grading phase of the project by San Diego-based C.E. Wylie Construction. Ellis said

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crews will halt construction during finals week to allow students some quiet during the semester wrap-up.

Construction supervisor Chris Miller informed faculty members at the beginning of the semester that the level would be significantly lower within a few weeks of the start of classes, but construction crews have yet to see an end to the rock.

Behavioral Sciences Dean Mark Vernoy is spearhead• SEE HIGH-TECH, PAGE 2

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A150-ton rock breaker rolled onto the job site Aprilll. This is the largest rock breaker that can be transported on the freeway. Construction supenisor Chris Miller said Palomar College has rocks that provide a formidable challenge for this monster tractor.

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A revised state budget set to come out May 13 should give Palomar College a larger share of money than outlined in the initial draft of the budget, said Governing Board President Nancy Chadwick during the board's April 12 meeting.

"At this point, the outlook looks a lot more positive than negative," Chadwick said in reference to $2.1 million in equalization funds Palomar would receive.

Chadwick said that while she is optimistic about the revision, it is important that Assembly Bill 317 and Senate Bill 361 are passed, since they would earmark more equalization funds to the college.

"AB 317 is critical, and the chances of it passing are better than they were a few months ago," Chadwick said. "The governor is on board now, and that will help."

Chadwick also said members of the campus community should ask their local and state representatives in the U.S. Congress to oppose the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, which would allow proprietary colleges - colleges that operate for profit - to compete with community colleges for state funds. · "This will definitely affect Palomar there are more fish in the pool," Chadwick said. "Funds that have been historically given to community colleges may be lost to schools that seek profits. Be sure to talk to your local representatives about this, particularly congressmen. This issue is terribly important."

During public comments, Palomar student Donnie Boyle asked the board to take a stand against state Senate Bill 5, "The Student's Bill of Rights."

Faculty members also addressed SB-5 during the reports section of the meeting.

"We voted to support free speech for both students and professors," said Faculty Senate President Katie 'Ibwnsend-Merino, in reference to a recent vote by the state wide Academic Senate opposing SB-5. 'IbwnsendMerino said Palomar's Faculty Senate will address SB-5 at its April 25 meeting.

Governing board member Ruth Larson asked that constituency groups on campus work to address the issues surrounding SB-

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Governing board president Nancy Chadwick (left) picks up the 2005 co-ed National Championship trophy with help from cheerteader Tony Crump. The Palomar CoBege cheerleading team won the trophy in January in Orlando.

5 and bring it back to the board for a possible resolution.

The governing board also approved six Arabic language courses for Fall 2005, which were created specifically for student Marines on the Camp Pendleton campus who may be leaving for the Middle East.

"We are especially proud to meet the needs of our students," Chadwick said. "In this case, we're helping to meet the needs of our students in the armed forces."

College President Robert Deegan said there is a proposal moving forward to shift $35,000 for instructional programs, currently controlled by the Associated Student Government, to the Instructional Planning Council, beginning next year.

Deegan al~o said a constitutional amendment changing the ASG's election procedures will most likely be placed on the ballot during the next student election.

These actions come in response to Boyle's

request at the March 8 governing board meeting for the board shift those funds to a group other than the ASG for disbursec ment .

The governing board also recognized the co-ed achievements of Palomar's Cheerleading Team, which won the national championship in January.

Athletic Director John Woods was also praised for winning California Athletic Director of the Year for Community Colleges, awarded by the Commission On Athletics.

Deegan, who was on the COA board for several years, said, "I can tell you that there is no one held in higher regards in community college sports than John Woods."

Archaeology professor Phillip de Barros gave a presentation recognizing the successes of several of his students, who have gone on to hold jobs in the field.

• HIGH-TECH: Noise will stop during finals week to help students CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 . (on the job), and I think Pm in minute, prompting the installaing the effort to reloca~ classes weeks. being conducted in the BE Vernoy said he and other fac- my twelfth week." tion of a $50,000 drain system.

Miller said there's no foreseeBuilding and other surrounding ulty members understand the Additional costs have not able end to the grading phase, changed the budget originally , structures to more suitable envi- situation despite the hassle. ronments on campus.

"It's nobody's fault," he said. but crew members are working proposed at the project's outset.

"We've always been interested "They were working on good to speed up the process.

A portion of the $3.12 million Construction crews brought in construction budget was allocatin taking classes away from the faith." noise, but we didn't warit to disPalomar College President a drill to "Swiss-cheese," or ed for emergency purposes. rupt other areas,of the campus if · Robert Deegan said he supports puncture the rock to make it The 106,193-square-foot it was only going to be for a the move that Vernoy and others easier to break down by jack- structure planned for the site short time," Vernoy said. are taking to improve the situa- hammer the week of April18. should open in November 2006.

Miller said the crews are hitThe high-tech building will Classes will be relocated to tion for students and professors.

"It's been disruptive to every- ting large masses of blue gran- include 20 labs, three conference either the Governing Board Room, the bibliographic instruc- one, but everyone has been very ite, a rock he said is one of the rooms, four classrooms and six tion area on the second floor of understanding," Deegan said. toughest to break through. lecture halls.

Ellis said crews also hit the library or the computer lab "Everyone thought it was going Miller said the deadline for on the bottom level. Vernoy said to be over a long time ago. I was underground water deposits the project is still intact despite Ellis has allowed some classes to told three weeks when I arrived that shot 10 gallons of water per construction setbacks. use the conference room in the facilities building.

Ellis added that the racquetball courts are a last resort location for classes that want to move.

Professors choose whether or not to move their classes, though some lab classes are unable to relocate due to their classroom needs.

Vernoy said the library will set up 60 laptops on temporary tables in-between the computer lab and tutoring to make up for the lost stations.

The older-model Dell laptops will be connected to printers in the lab.

Venioy said they are also working toward buying new computers slated for the ui>coming library remodel early. He PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS .ILLER said those stations will not be A rock Hq ~ "Swiss ~~ an outc:roppq of bkle granite so the 150-ton rock breaker can more easiy break it irto pieces. available for another two to four The black panels just belind the machine are SOIIId panels used to reduce construction noise iJ the adjacent classrooms.

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Anti-war activist tells students to get involved Bv Amelia Vincent

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The Palomar College Democratic Club hosted a speaker to discuss the war in Iraq from personal experience, which stirred support and criticism Aprilll.

Fernando Suarez began by apologizing for his imperfect English. His anti-war attitude could be identified from the pin he wore on his shirt that said "Money for schools, not for war."

Suarez said he chooses to demonstrate positive actions given a negative situation - his son died two years ago in Iraq, and since then he's devoted his life to spreading his son's story in an effort for change.

He introduced himself as the father of a Marine, Jesus Roberto. When his son died March 27, 2003, the government lied about how he was killed, Suarez said.

Suarez said he received an official document that stated his son died from a gunshot wound to the head. Suarez said he found out the truth from a media sourcewho told him that his son stepped on an illegal cluster bomb dropped by the U.S. forces.

Suarez said the day before his son died, 20,000 cluster bombs were dropped and the Marines were not informed abou them being in the area. Suarez said cluster bombs are an illegal weapon, according to the Geneva Conventions.

"Countries violate the Geneva Convention all the time," said Stephan Peutz, Republican Club member.

Members of the Republican Club declined to answer about their views on the cluster bombs and war tactics.

Suarez said he visited Iraq the first time to find where his son was killed, but he also found children in hospitals without medication. A baby died in his arms because the doctor could not cure a case of diarrhea, Suarez said.

In December 2004 he returned with friends to help the children of Iraq, carrying a total of $600,000 worth of medical supplies and vaccines. Suarez said he plans to return in three months with more aid.

Peter Bowman, the Democratic Club adviser, said Suarez was chosen to speak to promote awareness and activity overall in the college community.

"I believe that even if we were able to motivate people against us and get them angry, that's better than apathy, that's bet-

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Fernando Suarez visited Palomar College Aprilll to speak on the dangers of war. Suarez, above with a 'picture of his son who died in Iraq in 2003 spoke about the dangers of joining the military and about free education in the United States. ter than dormancy," Bowman said.

After Suarez's speech, Republican Club members arrived to demonstrate and voice their views. The members held signs with phrases such as "Supporting the troops also means supporting the cause" and "Say no to war - unless a Democrat is President."

"I'm not offended by the Republican standpoint. I'm dismayed. I'm disappointed that some people that seem intelligent refuse to take in all the facts," said Jason Greene, Democratic Club vice-president "Most Republicans these days are into bandwagon politics."

Suarez said he respects all views and he will continue to respect the troops - but he cannot support the war.

"I think if you're not supporting the war, you're not supporting the troops," said Ashley Stewart, a Republican Club member.

"We are pro-America. That's why we oppose the war," Bowman said.

Suarez has visited 55 cities and 150 universities, colleges and high schools to

tell his son's story. In his speech he reminded students they could become leaders of their generation.

"Open your eyes. I see the human cost for this war," Suarez said, "''bday more than 200,000 people in Iraq have died and more than 100,000 children."

"I think it's great what we're doing over in Iraq, I think it's a great thing. I think we need war in order to establish freedom," said Jonah Baker, llilpublican Club president.

Suarez said he thinks the government needs to spend more money on education compared to the war.

"Education doesn't have a price.

America, according to Mr. Bush, is a rich country ... but the people don't have any opportunity to go to the school when they have no money," Suarez said.

Stewart said the Clinton administration clearly demonstrated what happens when defense spending is cut. ''When you cut all your defense spending, who's going to defend your country?"

Stewart asked.

Palomar student Stephanie Ramos said she knows who's defending the country her two brothers are Marines. She said one of her brothers has come back from the war, but she can see in his eyes that something is different about him after serving in Iraq. She said her brother is here physically, but not mentally. · "Yes, people are getting help over in Iraq, but many more people are dying for that ... Bru:>ioally Pm ooarod ±or =y broth

ers and I want to end this war," Ramos said.

Suarez said a student's attitude is crucial, and to fight for peace, people don't have to rally. He said they can take action everyday with something simple such as passing out flyers about the war. "''bday the price of gasoline is ridiculously high, almost $3 for (a) gallon today, the people die in Iraq for petroleum, for Democracy, for liberation?

You have the answer," Suarez said.

"But, I demand you help today, not for me ... help for you, for your country, for you lives, for your right for free education."

Student receives recognition from national honor society Bv Sarah Foglesong

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A Palomar College student who said she almost quit high school because of an undiagnosed learning disability recently won an award for her academic and extracurricular success.

Nicole Coffman traveled to Sacramento on April 7 to accept her award, a place on the second California All-State Academic Team.

Phi Theta Kappa, an honor society for two-year colleges, presents the award annually to students nominated to the AllUSAAcademic Team. The award includes a certificate, a medallion and a $150 scholarship.

Coffman, president of the Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Palomar College and an Associated Student Government senator, said that in high school she struggled 'with her grades so much that she never thought this kind of success was possible.

She said that after she began to receive help for her unnamed learning disability,

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Nicole Coffman cals for donations for a Phi Theta Kappa fundraiser dwq Springiest. things began to change.

"I had such little faith in myself in high school that I almost gave up," Coffman said.

"The second I got to Palomar, I decided to strive for "C's." I ended

up getting lfs. I decided from that point on to strive for my best."

Since starting at Palomar three years ago, Coffman has focused her energy not only on

her grades, but also on serving her community. She participated in the 2004 Miss San Marcos pageant as well as an outreach program sponsored by the pageant.

The program, called "A Day of Sophistication," was designed for junior-high-school girls to encourage them to emulate the positive qualities of the Miss San Marcos participants. ''It was to give the girls something different than drugs," Coffman said.

Coffman is active in Phi Theta Kappa and has served on the ASG for six semesters. She said the event planning she has done with these groups has inspired her to pursue a career as an event planner.

She also used the social events she helped plan for Palomar, such as Springfest, as the focus for the essay on community service she wrote for her award.

Planning events for Palomar was life-changing, Coffman said.

"I used to want to be an elementary school teacher," she said. "It helped me realize I

wanted to be an event planner."

Coffman said she plans to transfer to a four-year college this fall to complete a degree in communications.

She has been accepted to Texas A&M and said she hopes to be accepted to Mississippi University for Women.

Coffman said her plan is to begin her career in public relations and later use that experience to obtain a job as an event planner. ''When I'm ready to start a family, I'll take time off from my career," she said. "Hopefully by then, I will have saved enough money to open my own business as an event planner. That way I can make my own hours and spend more time with my family."

Right now, though, Coffman said she wants to focus on finishing college, and her award will help her to do that.

"I think that it will open a lot of doors for me," she said. "This will help me get more awards in the future, and those will open more doors for me."

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Health risk should 111ake ca111pus s111oke free ucts that are proven environmentally unsound. Why put them into your body?

Benzene is a carcinogen found in gasoline and napalm. Carbon monoxide is a highly toxic, odorless, flammable gas. Arsenic is notoriously poisonous and is used in herbicides, pesticides and insecticides.

Hydrogen cyanide is used by the chemical industry and boils at temperatures over 26 degrees Celsius. All of this information, and then some, is available to the public.

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Imagine yourself walking between classes on the San Marcos campus. It is becoming the typical southern California spring season: the sun is shining, there are light, fluffy clouds in the sky, birds are singing - you are just taking it all in as you release the stress from your past class and ready yourself for the next.

All of a sudden- WHAMO!- as you Those elements are what people are takare taking a breath of fresh air, you walk right through a gray cloud filled with ing into their bodies with each cigarette enough poisons to kill more than 500,000 they smoke.

In addition, the smoke from one cigarette people per year.

You don't smoke and you never have, or comprises 69 cancer-causing chemical comyou recently quit smoking, and the last pounds. And, as if the appeal of smoking cigthing you needed that beautiful day was to arettes weren't "glamorous" enough, some begin thinking about that addiction again. tobacco companies also add urea, which is In order to protect students, staff and found in your urine. Urn ... gross.

I still believe Palomar should have smokeinstructors, Palomar's campuses should free campuses. However, I do understand become smoke-free.

That way, those wishing to smoke the the freedom we as Americans and humans cancer sticks can do so somewhere else have control to our bodies. such as a smoking zone. ' Smokers who can't overcome the addiction Thetruth.com states that more than 80 or don't want to should be able to do what percent of adult smokers began smoking they want to their own bodies. My choice of cigarettes before they were 18. Not only not smoking is strictly for myself.

As the daughter of two parents who are that, but of the 70 percent of smokers that want to quit, only 5 percent actually stop. slaves to cigarettes , I can definitely see the The majority of Palomar students range hold that nicotine and all the chemical compounds added to the cigarettes has on indifrom 18- to over 60-years-old.

If creating smoke-free campuses can viduals.

Smoking cigarettes is a selfish decision help people curb the desire for a cigarette after class or on lunch breaks, then the and one each person has a right to say "yes" officials at Palomar should step up and do or "no" to. However secondhand smoke is just as bad and those who don't have the something.

Everyone knows smoking cigarettes is addiction should be able to walk down the bad for the body. Even smokers know this. pathways between classes without having to Cigarettes contain benzene, carbon dodge the exhalation of a cancer cloud.

I just hope smokers can realize the need to monoxide, arsenic, hydrogen cyanide and polonium-210. All are used in or for prod- quit smoking cigarettes before it is too late.

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Whenever people marvel that I have never been to Africa, I point to the headlines: civil war, pestilence, famine, corruption, plagues, poverty and sadness.

And yet many people describe this cradle of civilization as having some of the best vistas, the most amazing animals and some of the most complex history, from archaeological and cultural perspectives, on the planet.

Mrica is not a poor continent, but is bereft of wise, honest leaders with the clout to control tribalism, demand more from the Western corporate world or appeal to the international community to live up to its pledges of commitment to securing and maintaining peace.

It is no wonder that some Catholic cardinals from the continent had hoped the next pope would be one oftheir own, someone who can focus attention - and resources on Africa.

Kofi Annan, the Mrican at the helm of the United Nations, is trying his darnedest to focus attention on the AIDS epidemic and on the genocide underway in Darfur, the western part of the Sudan.

But this month the United Nations warned that without more money it would have to cut rations to more than 1 million people displaced by what's happening in Darfur. Cutting rations to people who are already in dire straits.· Even as the Sudanese government and insurgents agreed to end a 21-year civil war that has led to the deaths of 2 million and the displacement of more than 4 million in the southern part of this largest country in Mrica, something like 200,000 people have been killed and 1 million displaced in the west. Each day women and girls are raped and then, if they become pregnant, are shunned as whores, beaten and jailed. Sudan is a mess.

And we in the more blessed nations of the world throw up our hands in both frustration and disgust.

Under the auspices of the United Nations, nations pledged $4.5 billion for Sudan to rebuild in the south with the U.S. making its promise of$1.7 billion contin~ gent upon a resolution of the genocidal chaos in the west.

That $4.5 billion sounds good, but pledges are too ofte? for show. About five months ago, the United Natwns asked for $1.5 billion to help Sudan through 2005. Only $500 million- a third of what was requested - has come through.

Mrica is a mess. But so is the international commitment to come to its aid. This is what the United Nations' news service reported this month: "An international appeal for humanitarian assistance of over $39 million for Cote d'Ivoire has brought in "just over 0 percent," while a general appeal for all emergencies, except the Indian Ocean tsunami, has garnered less than 10 percent of what was hoped for, the United Nations said today. .. . Gathering less than 5 percent of what was needed were Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Russian Federation for Chechnya Cote ~'Ivoire, Eritrea, Guinea, the Republic of Congo: Somaha and the West African region." Notice how that list is pretty much Mrica.

The United Nations is a mess. But, short of divine intervention, it's the best thing going right now to engage the nation states of the world. The United States must exercise its influence not to tear down the United Nations, but to lead it toward freeing Africa from its present self.

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Cleaning our beaches, planting a tree and recycling are just a few activities students should be participating in to help the environment and preserve our planet.

Palomar campus is littered with recycling bins and Java City uses cup sleeves made from "100 percent post consumer recycled fiber." Our generation is becoming more environmentally aware; however, students' actions are what really matter.

The Republicans of Palomar College had a beach cleanup on April 23 to help celebrate Earth Day, but this should only be the start. Republican Club president Jonah Baker said he wants to "give back to the community," and this is a good reason to keep cleaning our beaches.

The beach cleanup was open to everyone and this expressed Baker's thought that students should be more aware of the environment. Students need to be aware that Earth Day is not the only time to clean our local beaches.

"I Love a Clean San Diego," a volunteer organization, holds cleanup days almost every month. If students wish to truly show they care for the environment, volunteering is a good way to keep active in the community and keep our earth clean for everyone.

At Valley Center High School, there was a recycling club but there were no recycling bins anywhere on campus.

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could have been recycled were thrown away to add to the eyesore of landfills.

Not only are they eyesores to humans, but bottle caps and tiny pieces of cans can be harmful or deadly to birds and animals who may swallow the litter thinking it is food. Dolphins or other animals can swallow a piece of soda can thinking it is food and end up dead on the beach, all because someone

did not recycle.

At Palomar, the campus and the students are different. In Sue Zollikers English 100 class, students chose the environment as the main topic for their research papers. Students do want to learn about what is happening in the environment.

Education is not always going to be enough though. The environment does

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affect students' lives, and they need to prove it every day they are at Palomar by placing a bottle in a recycling bin or doing a beach cleanup at one of our local beaches.

Students need to get involved .

Students of today need to be aware of the impact they can have on the environment not only by recycling but also by raising their voice on environmental concerns to others.

One concern for our generation is the oil drilling in Alaska that was just approved by Congress. If students truly care about the environment, they need to raise their voices. If everyone raises their voices it can make a difference in how others see our generation.

If students showed how much they care about the environment then the people who run our country now may take a different view and see how it is our planet too, and we will be here well after they are gone.

If students do not show they care for the environment then each year the earth will start to slip further and further into decay.

It is true that environmental problems are bigger than the number of students at Palomar College, however, sitting back and doing nothing will never help.

By raising environmental awareness to everyone a student knows, their voice can help keep the earth beautiful and maybe even make it a little better.

Earth Day does affect the lives of Palomar College students.

Whether it is a simple action of tossing a bottle in a recycling bin or organizing a beach cleanup, each act helps.

Even though we only take one day to recognize our earth, students should be aware that respecting the earth should be more than one day.

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By Chris Allmaras

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It seems no matter how remote or spectacular

nature is, no place is safe from the greed of oil production, especially when it comes directly from Capitol Hill and the White House.

On March 16 the U.S. Senate voted 51-49 to open 19 million acres of land, known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, to oil drilling.

President George W. Bush is advocating the drilling in order to help stop America's impending energy crisis.

Government officials contend that the reserve is a frozen wasteland for nine months of the year.

The reserve is known as the Serengeti of North America and home to more than 130 bird species, 130,000 porcupine caribou, grizzly bears and whales.

The reserve is also the key source of food, clothing and medicine for the Gwich'in Indians.

The only wastelands on this planet are the ones created by man's own hands.

There is no doubt that oil drilling would have a serious, negative impact on the ecosystem and its wildlife.

The reserve is being attacked by the same government offices that chose to preserve its purity over 40 years ago. Under President Eisenhower, the land was set aside to protect the reserve's "unique wildlife, wilderness and recreation values."

President Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980, doubling the size of the Arctic Range.

This law closed the 1.5 million acres of the refuge's coastal plain to gas and oil exploration unless specifically authorized by Congress.

Now, even after the work of two heads of state to preserve this great American wildlife, President Bush argues that drilling the reserve will increase our energy supply and help slow the onset of our spreading energy crisis.

Although the United States Geological Survey estimates that there could be 5. 7 to 16 billion barrels of oil in the 1.5-million-acre area of the reserve, in reality it would be 7-10 years before it reached American consumers.

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Just a small increase in the fuel economy of cars Sadly, America, like the rest of the world, is being run by countless corporations feeding off the power of and light trucks, around two miles per gallon, would save more than a million barrels per day - much greed.

That is the real motive for drilling the reserve. This more than is thought to be under the Arctic tundra.

A two-year-or-less supply of oil is becomes apparent when you realize that not worth polluting a national Bush, the former oil man, argues ridicu- There is no doubt th•t treasure. Every single evil deed we lous claims like drilling the reserve will oil drilling would h•re • carry out against Mother Nature help stop rolling brownouts in California has untold environmental ramifiand slow skyrocketing gas prices. serious , neg•tive When in reality, oil-fired generators imp•et on the eeosystem cations.

This country and others must try produce only 1 percent of California's •nd its wild/He. to hold themselves to the harder electricity. "golden rule" when dealing with Oil not available for 10 years will do our precious earth and her fragile nothing to stop prices at the pump now.

What this country needs is not more oil, but ecosystems or fall by our own foolish hands.

God has given us one place to live, we must protect improved conservation. It needs a decreased demand our planet at every chance we get. for oil by utilizing more environment friendly, alterna-

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liberal distortions miss mark on Senate Bill 5 In the April4 issue, Donnie Boyle took yet another jab at the conservative movement in America. Apparently, he's having a difficult time accepting the message that the majority of Americans support conservative values. Although liberals may dominate the echelons of higher learning, they simply do not represent or even understand mainstream America.

Like so many liberals, all Boyle can do is sputter that "we're stupid," "Anti-intellectual" and "dumb enough to do just about anything." This time his attack centered on Sen. Morrow's "Student's Bill of Rights."

Contrary to Boyle's liberal distortions, the purpose of this bill isn't to stifle free speech on campus, but rather to ensure that students of all ideologies are free to intelligently discuss their opinions. Sen. Morrow isn't dictating how professors must teach or grade, but he is calling for them to be held accountable.

There's nothing wrong with a political science teacher expressing his views and challenging students to think through theirs. The problem arises when a professor shows favoritism towards those who share his particular views and discriminate against those who disagree with him.

Recent studies have shown the majority of college and university professors tend to lJe democrats. In t he liberal arts, the ratio of professors voting for Kerry versus those voting for Bush was anywhere from seven to one, or in some cases 30 to one. The bill would not "place" more conservatives in higher education, but rather seek to end the discrimination they currently face when attempting to enter.

Liberals love to talk about tolerance and diversity in regard to race, gender and sexual orientation. The problem with this kind of diversity is that it's all about appearances. True intellectual diversity, the kind that conservatives champion, would allow for conservatives and liberals alike to express their beliefs without fear of discrimination.

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Senate Bill 5 column was misleading ridiculous I am writing in response to a recent article titled "Closing the door on open-mindedness" by Donnie Boyle. This article was extremely misleading and was just, well, ridiculous. It was bashing the proposed "Student 's Bill of Rights." In reading this article, I really wondered if Boyle had actually read the bill because it is blatantly obvious that he didn't. When I read this bill, I did not see any attempt to limit academic freedom of college professors. It prevents professors from discriminating against students because they believe differently than the professor. This works for both sides. Not only would liberal professors not be able to hand out an "F" to a student because they are conservative, but a conservative professor would not be able to hand out an ''F'' to a student because they are liberal.

Boyle said ''What is appropriate knowledge? And who decides?" and he gave an example based on the age of the earth. Get real. This means a professor can only grade on the subject being taught, not on political and/or idealogical beliefs. In the case of a political science class, the point of the class is to teach government, politics, etc., not impose views onto others and grade them based on their political affiliations.

Mr. Boyle also said "Actually, in this case, as with most conservatives, he was probably closed-minded and unable to think for himself." Most conservatives are not closedminded by any means. I am very conservative, and I think for myself. That whole statement in itself is closed-minded. I find it to be quite the opposite. I meet very few liberal individuals that are truly open-minded. I listen to others views and respect them. I don't know many liberals who listen, let alone respect another's opinions.

Like other students at Palomar, I don't pay tuition so I can listen to a teacher voice his/her political and/or religious views whether I agree with them or not. I pay for an education and that is what I prefer to get with that money, not political indoctrination.

In addition, why is it so wrong to require a professor to grade based on knowledge of the material presented in class? That's the point of taking the class: to learn the subject, not change your party affiliation.

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Story on target about dangers ~ motives of bill While I do not agree with all of his points, Donnie Boyle's article about Senate Bill5, proposed by Senator Bill Morrow, is right on the mark when it comes to the dangers of the bill and its disguised motives.

For years we have been hearing conservatives complain about the power and influence of the "liberal media" and ''liberal academia." I object to these simplistic characterizations for at least two reasons.

First, Morrow and many other conservatives tend to take a few selected incidents and then generalize from them to label all universities as hotbeds of politically active liberalism. In reality, the number of professors that tend to emphasize their political views in class, particularly at community colleges, is quite low. Moreover, they include both liberal and conservative professors.

Second, if liberals have so much influence and power in this society, then why are both houses of Congress and the presidency dominated by conservative Republicans?

Bill Morrow does not seek to create intellectual diversity in the university- his real goal is to intimidate professors and limit academic free speech, especially if that includes views opposed to those of conservatives.

As Boyle notes, the law's vague language would potentially result in student challenges to classroom presentations and grades whenever a student feels the professor is trying to impose knowledge or views that differ from the student's political and religious views.

The creationist student example given by Boyle is right on the mark. Senate Bill 5, if passed, would open a Pandora's box of grievances and civil legal claims and disputes that would effectively limit academic free speech about any controversial topic.

All Americans should be very wary of politicians that are not only intolerant of other political and moral views, but also seek to stifle or silence those views. Social conservatives in the Republican Party already control two branches of government and the recent behavior of their leaders, such as 'Ibm DeLay, indicates they won't tolerate the judicial branch coming to conclusions they disagree with.

In short, their approach is a threat to American democracy: a threat to the principles of freedom of speech, freedom of religion and religious pluralism, the checks and balances associated with the three branches of government, and the separation of church and state.

Beware of Senate Bill 5, and urge your legislator to vote against it. It is un-American.

- Phillip de Barros

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New bill not the Orwellian nightmare author suggests In your April 4 issue, an opinion piece title "Closing the door on open-mindedness," criticized a proposed "Student's Bill of Rights." I was disappointed with the article for several reasons.

First, ther e was far too much name-calling. The ideas and people the author disagreed with were called "anti-intellectual, ridiculous, whining, dumb, deceptive, con, the armpit of conservatism and closed-minded." Here on a college campus it would be nice to have a healthy debate without the need to ridicule others.

Secondly, the author does not appear to understand the situation in the vast majority of American colleges today. A recent survey found liberal professors greatly outnumber conservative ones - in the humanities, for example, it is roughly 80/20. That has translated to unfortunate occasions in which students were punished for beliefs that ran contrary to those of their professors.

Third, I have read the proposed Senate Bill 5 ("the Student's Bill of Rights"), and it doesn't appear to be as scary as the author suggests. The bill simply advocates certain principles for the academic freedom of students in California's public university and college campuses. It contains no enforcement or grievance mechanisms.

It allows each academic department and campus to police itself. It has no restrictions on speech.

I suggest anyone interested in this issue should read the proposed bill and then decide if this measure is the Orwellian nightmare the opinion author suggests or a way to provide protection from intellectual harassment and foster personal liberty as well as political freedom.

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Fallbrook is next stop for Palomar

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College President Robert Deegan and the governing board are currently looking at land in Fallbrook to add an additional satellite campus.

The area being examined is 85 acres at the intersection of Interstate 15 and Highway 76. The land is owned by San Diego development firm Passerelle LLC and is not zoned for use, but it is expected to be designated as either residential or light industrial.

"The plan is moving right along," Deegan said. "This is the best way to serve the needs of the northern district."

College officials would like to establish an education center that would eventually serve as many as 10,000 students during the next 15 years.

Deegan said faculty from San Marcos may transfer to Fallbrook in an ongoing academic plan.

Palomar's interim vice president of fiscal services Joe Newmyer, said the new facility would serve an already 2006 ballot. The proposal of a campus established large program of students in the northern part of the district in that area, particularly during day- have been part of the strategic master time hours. Night classes are plan since 2003. already offered at Fallbrook 11 Newmyer said th11ne11 1111 good Fallbrook High school. community "Chances are good that th11t P11lom111 will surveys about the proPalomar will get an option g1t11n option on th1 posed measure came on the land," Newmyer said. l11ntl. 11 back with positive The purchase and conresults. struction costs of the new - Joe Newmyer "I would like to see a education center would be INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT OF large part of the land FISCAL SERVICES covered by a proposed $600 conserved," said million bond measure college Wallace Tucker of the officials plan to place on the November Fallbrook Land Conservancy Group.

"But I think a community college would be a great asset to the community.

The cost of the land is being kept confidential during negotiations between the college and the developer.

Deegan met with the governing board April 12 in closed session to discuss negotiations. He said he is very optimistic the deal will happen.

However, the sale of the land is contingent on the proposed 2006 bond measure, Deegan said the seller was willing to hold the land until November.

Passerelle spokesman Chris Brown said the area is tentatively slated for an industrial park, but would change if the college made a commitment "We're moving forward, acting like the college doesn't exist," Brown said.

"We believe Palomar will go forward with the purchase at any time."

"I think it's a great thing to do," said Jim Russell, a member of the Fallbrook Community Planning commission.

"We're . trying to create an employment property and a college would certainly meet those needs," Russell said.

Russell said there is no opposition to the development of a campus in Fallbrook.

Two proposals from other developers that included high density housing developments were denied by the planning commission, but the Passerelle plan is moving forward.

"We're interested. Passerelle's very interested," said Fallbrook Planning Commission member Harry Christianson. "It comes down to Paiomar making a decision."

The idea of a Fallbrook development was examined in 2004, but was put on hold to allow the new college president to play a more active role, Newmyer said.

"We don't need an answer this month or even this year," Brown said. ''We want a deal to be done."

Brown said eventually they will get to a point, based on infrastructure, that decisions will have to be made.

Governing board member Darrell McMullen said that what is holding up the deal now is money and timing, but declined to elaborate.

Student aims to raise money for 3-day breast cancer walk relations representative.

Shaffer is a mother of two, TII'E TELESl:OPE and she says she wants to provide a good role model for her A Palomar student will walk children.

"The walk signifies the uni60 miles to raise money for breast cancer research this fication of all kinds of people to one cause," Shaffer said. "I October.

Mishelle Shaffer, a Palomar want to show my kids that it's student working toward her important to make time to be associates degree in account- involved in something bigger ing, will be participating in than yourself."

Katherine Gannett, the the "Breast Cancer 3-Day." Shaffer moved to California manager of the Palomar from Pennsylvania in 1999. College library, is a breast She first heard about the walk cancer survivor.

"I was diagnosed that summer. with breast cancer "I heard the 11 Thl Willi il II fllllt in June of 2003 and ads on the underwent treatradio every w11y of showing ment through year since tllmlltlltlllil - th1 January of 2004," 1999, and this willingn111 to pull Gannett said. year, I finally "I went to the decided to do tOflthll to tl1f111t walk in 2003 when I it," Shaffer thfl tlilflllfo II was undergoing said. chemo," Gannett Shaffer· says she doesn't - Katherine Gannett said. "It was heartLIBRARY MANAGER warming to see peoknow anyone ple from all walks of who has had breast cancer, but wants to life come together for a comparticipate in the walk mon purpose."

Gannett said there has been because it is a good cause.

"It's a phenomenal way to a significant increase in feel involved in the communi- understanding and treating ty," she said. "We need to pro- cancer during the past 11 mote awareness that breast years. The more money that is cancer kills and we can cure dedicated to research, the closer we come to finding a it."

About 2,100 participants cure, she said. Gannett said travel an average of 20 miles she would like to see more per day during each 3-Day attention paid to other reproevent. Participants are provid- ductive cancers as well.

"It's equally important to ed with three meals per day, snacks, liquids, mobile show- raise money as it is to see ers, portable toilets, tents to more attention paid to cancer sleep in, safety guidelines and and what it does," Gannett 24-hour medical support, said said. "The walk is a great way Amy Marsili, a 3-Day public of showing camaraderie - the

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willingness to pull together to defeat this disease."

In order to participate in the walk, individuals must raise $2,100 by Sept. 6. So far, Shaffer only has $150. She said she has contacted friends and family to ask for donations, but hasn't received much support.

"I sent out 109 e-mails trying to raise money, but it's proved very ineffective so far,"

she said.

Michelle Ober, a volunteer for the 3-Day for the past four years, said fundraising is not easy.

"Getting local businesses to sponsor you is the best way to go," Ober said. "Or you can hold a banquet for friends and family to try and raise money."

To donate money in Shaffer's name, go to www.kintera.org. Click on the

donate link on the main site.

Enter Shaffer's first and last name, followed by the amount to donate.

The 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer will take place in San Diego from Oct. 14-16.

Proceeds will go to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation breast cancer to fund research, and screening and treatment programs.

Facts about breast cancer • 80 percent of people diagnosed with breast cancer have no known risk factors.

• Breast cancer accounts for 30 percent of all new cancer diagnoses in women.

• Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of death for women between the ages of 35 and 54.

• When breast cancer is confined to the breast, the survival rate is more than 95 percent.

• The National Cancer Institute estimates that, based on current rates, 13.2 percent of women born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives.

• Because rates of breast cancer increase with age, estimates of risk at specific ages are more meaningful than estimates of lifetime risk.

• An estimated risk represents the average risk for all women in the United States as a group. This estimate does not indicate the risk for an individual woman because of individual differences in age, family history, reproductive history, race/ethnicity and other factors.

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A wooden fence stands alone with a weathered, hand-written note that reads, "Hate is not a Laramie value."

The note commemorates the brutal murder of Matthew 1: ,-------.

Shepard who was 'The Laramie beaten ~nd left to Project' die on the same :; DIRECTOR: PAT LARMER fence.

HOWARD BRUBECK While Palomar , THeATRE College may be A:!·~2s 1,000 miles from $8 Laramie, Wyo., the true story of Matthew Shepard and the community of Laramie come to life in "The Laramie Project" from April 28 to May 1 at the Howard Brubeck Theatre.

Under the direction of Pat Larmer, "Laramie Project" is a dramatic depiction of testimonies by the Laramie community following Shepard's death.

"It's a very interesting production that deals with issues in society that we should be dealing with," Larmer said. "What we see are the reactions of the people who cared for Matthew."

Shepard was violently beaten and later died in the Poudre Valley Hospital in 1998. Two men, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, targeted him for being gay.

"As soon as we separate people from the concept of normal, it's easier to harm them," Larmer said.

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"Laramie Project" is a step away from the typical musicals and comedic plays at the Brubeck.

Larmer said this is a very moving and thought-provoking play that provides many acting opportunities for Palomar students.

"This type of play is closest to my heart," Larmer said. "I enjoy serious theater that promotes acting abilities."

Five of the actors traveled to Laramie to gain a better understanding of the characters and the community where Shepard died.

"We wanted to do this right," said cast member P.J. Abney. "We didn't want to be just another college production."

Abney went into her audition not knowing what the play was about, but after doing research, she kept a photo of Shepard in her script.

"I started bawling while reading a monologue about finding his body," Abney said. "It really hit home."

Abney said she wanted to be factual and research her character, Marge Murray. Abney used a 10-second answering-machine message to match her voice to the real Murray.

Sean Hannify also went to Laramie and said he had never done this kind of preparation.

"It really opened my eyes, to see

Remembering a Tragedy Oct. 6, 1998 Matthew Shepard is beaten and left tied to a fence just outside Laramie.

Oct. 7, 1998 Shepard is found after nearly 18 hours unconcious and hospitalized_ Oct. 12, 1998 Shepard dies in the hospital.

December 1998 Matthew's parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, start a foundation to help stop hate.

April 5, 1999 Russell Henderson plea bargains, is convicted of murder and kidnapping, and is sentenced to two life sentences.

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The five actors traveled to Laramie in Abney's Volkswagen Beetle during spring break - before they had been cast.

"I was flattered. It has really made for a better play," Larmer said.

Abney contacted Shepard's best friend, Romain Patterson, who gave the actors contact information for people in Laramie.

However, the actors didn't tell people of the community that they were involved in the production. The actors said they were prospective college students visiting the University of Wyoming.

"We didn't want them to be guarded and feel like we were judging them," Abney said. "Pat told us not to judge our characters - they don't know if they're bad or good - they only know who they are."

They did t ell one friend of Shepard's, Jim Osbourne, that they were actors. Osbourne took them to the fence , 30 minutes off the main road , where Shepard was found before he died.

"It was snowing and was very stark and chilling. You could really get a sense of what it was like for Matthew," Hannify said. "I couldn't help but visualize the events."

There were no memorials left at the fence so Abney took her scarf and tied it to the fence.

"It was a very humbling and personal experience," Abney said. "It helped me remember what this was about."

Larmer said he hopes to give the most honest depiction of the play and that it is thought provoking for the audience.

"The show will help people realize that people are just people," Abney said. "You can't change who you are."

"It may not change lives, but I think it will really open eyes to what's really going on in society," Hannify said.

"The Laramie Project" runs April 28 to 30 at 8 p.m. and May 1 at 2 p.m. at the Howard Brubeck Theatre on the San Marcos campus. The director and cast will hold a discussion session with the audience after each show.

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New CD has a refreshintiY unique style

By Chris Reddoch

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There is a lot of filler on the radio today. Everything is starting to sound the same, and that is why if I ever do turn on the radio, I usually turn it off real quick. But in this age of recycled music and tired vocals, an artist that at least attempts to be 1: original is refresh- !I 'Sunrise Over Sea' ing. ~~ That is where the John Butler Trio (OUTOFFVJRSTAHSJ comes in. The band's THE JOHN Bl1TLER TRIO latest release, "Sunrise Over Sea," combines elements of blues, reggae, roots and good oldfashioned rock for a truly unique sound.

While guitarist and vocalist John Butler uses an amplified acoustic guitar that provides soothing melodies for his powerful lyrics, his skill and versatility also shines through as he begins by plucking single notes, then launches into an extended slide guitar solo on solid tracks like "Treat Yo Mama" and "Zebra."

Fellow band members Nicky Bomba on drums and Shannon Birchall on upright bass add to the overall raw feel of the album, and they create a stripped down atmosphe:r;e to which Butler is no stranger. Born in California, and later moved to Australia, Butler started his career playing guitar for money from passers-by, known as husking. "The first time ·I ever did it, I made 30 bucks in an hour." Butler said. "I wanted to try to make a living doi,ng something I love. And husking achieved that."

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fan base and he was soon playing paid gigs at bars and clubs. He formed the first version of the John Butler Trio and released two independent albums.

Mter several years of extensive Australian tours, Butler disbanded the original Trio to spend more time with his new family. During that period he wrote most of "Sunrise Over Sea," even writing a song about his daughter, Banjo, "Peaches and Cream."

Now with a new line-up, Butler signed a contract with Lava Records to distribute his new record in the United States. Although often compared with artists like Jack Johnson and Dave Matthews, Butler has a truly diverse sound to set him apart.

• But even with a diverse sound, the songs themselves aren't that varied.

The tone and message may change with each track but you really have to be into this type of music to appreciate the change. While I am not really into the "bluegrass" or "roots" genre, I liked Butler's style. Butler's most admirable trait is that he is not necessarily connected to one genre.

The band breaks with musical norms with the string arrangement on the track "What You Want." This song alone proves that the John Butler Trio is not a band to be ignored, whatever your musical preference.

So the next time you find yourself fed up with the recycled garbage on the radio, and you want to listen to something different, try the John Butler Trio's "Sunrise Over Sea." You, too, may find it refreshing.

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Students in the Palomar College Computer Music Ensemble will present their best arrangements in Sonic Sampler II on May 5.

Although students composed the pieces with the help of computer technology, their goal is for the music to have no recognizable trace of computer generation, director Madelyn Byrne said.

"It definitely changed my mind about what computer music was," said student Jeff Mifflin. "I thought it was a musical style before. Really, you can do .any kind of music."

Byrne said she encourages students to find their own musical styles and explore it. This philosophy showed during a recent class meeting, when Byrne moved from recommending that one student use a piece from Mozart as a model for his own sonata to using another student's piece of rock music to teach a lesson on frequencies.

The final production will include a wide variety of music ranging from a classical sonata to theater sound cues to rock and jazz.

"I think it's genuinely their work and their choice, and because of that I think you hear a more wide variety of music than in other concerts," Byrne said.

Each piece is unique and expressive, and audience members need to learn to appreciate all styles in the performance, said student Mariel Sudomir.

Pieces will be performed straight from the computer, live or as a mixture of live and computer-generated music.

All students used the computer software to aid in composing and blending their music.

Mifflin said he plans to perform his music live. He used the computer programs to help him layer different

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Computer music instructor Madelyn Byrne helps a student composer troubleshoot last fall. Byrne's sudents will be performing a variety of computer generated music in D-10 May 5.

instruments in his pieces. For one composition, he put a microphone on each drum so that he could later manipulate the sound of each drum in the computer separately.

Regardless of whether students plan to perform their music live or straight from a computer, Byrne said she requires high quality and mastery of the various software programs.

Sometimes, though, mastery ofthe software is difficult because of problems with the computer software interfacing correctly.

"It can be frustrating and slow at times," said student Spencer Oliphant.

"The computers can jam up, or when you know you can do something, but don't know how to do it."

A large amount of Byrne's teaching time in class is occupied with correcting computer malfunctions. Byrne said the result has been that she spends more

time working as a computer technician than she would like.

"These students in the advanced class are really smart and really patient," Byrne said. "They're a good committed bunch willing to do take after take after take."

Another result of the technical problems is that many of the pieces will be finished just in time to make it into the performance. Still, audience members can expect high quality music, Byrne said.

"You're asking an audience to invest time and money," she said. "You can't just throw some schlock at them."

"Sonic Sampler II" will be performed in the Performance Lab, Room D-10, 8 p.m. As part of the Discovery Series, the performance cost is on.a "pay-what-youcan" basis with a recommended donation of $8. Tickets are on sale at the Palomar College box office Tuesdays through Fridays from 1 to 5p.m.

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A good-humored teacher coupled with enthusiastic students brings about an inventive educational enviJ:onment for disabled students that want to learn to read in Reading 5.

Palomar College R"eading Services Director Stan Levy's casual demeanor, coupled with his directness to the students keeps, them engaged with his lesson.

"I look forward to every Wednesday, waking up at the crack of dawn to make sure that I'm at school at 9:30 a.m. Stan's worth it," said student Taniala Mach.

The class focuses on socialization, reading and language, Levy said. He has been teaching READ 5, a corrective learning- and reading-skills class, for about 25 years. The class is recommended by Scripps Research Institute to help students learn how to cope with re-acclimating to a real-world environment after they've suffered an injury, Levy said.

Mach has overcome many difficulties that arise from dramatically impaired vision, which she said would take a 72-inch screen to correct. She takes multiple buses to get to school to learn ways to make out the words - all in an effort to read.

One student moved to California about 11 years ago after being mugged and suffering severe head injuries - causing speech aphasia and deafness in one ear. Speech aphasia is a chronic condition that restricts a person's ability to articulate words, said reading instructor Sue Musgrove.

He said he was unconscious for three months after the mugging and went through an intensive recovery. After being in the reading ¡class for many years, he said enjoys reading along at church. He plays the lottery twice a week and dreams of buying a house. 'rhis student was communicating in class by reading words aloud, telling Levy about his night and talking sports. Musgrove said the student can communicate very well and has made tremendous strides.

"They joke back and forth and he is very capable of that verbal give and take, which years ago he was not. He's very aware and knows everybody," Musgrove said.

She added that the instructors hope that the students will leave the class with survival skills, like being able to read the bus schedule, T.V. guide

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Reading Senices Director Stan Levy addresses student Jessica St. John in Reading 5, a class designed to help students who are disabled or have lost the ability to read through an injury. Levy has taught the class for about 25 years. and directions to make a cake.

"There are different expectations for each student," Musgrove said.

Another benefit of the class is to prepare some of the students for entering the work force, and the students are taught how to fill out applications appropriately. A past student went on to work at Fry's Electronics and another student enrolled in the class now has been working at Taco Bell for about 12 years.

Fabio Morales, a deaf student in the class, has been working at Vons for almost two years.

Morales said the improvement in his reading has helped with his job. He said he plans on taking other classes at Palomar, such as a drawing class to improve his comic art.

Some students have progressed to the point of taking standard college courses, but Musgrove said it's not a realistic expectation for most students.

"What I've seen from working here is such a great improvement from the students," said Instructional Support Assistant Leah Lampro.

"There is always improvement, but sometimes it's slow."

The class is a mix of students with diverse backgrounds faced with varying challenges, but learning how to read puts them all on common ground.

"Students stay in the program because it works," Levy said.

One student had a master's degree and suffered a stroke, causing her to have to re-learn everything. This student has been in Reading 5 for many years and made great strides from working with a student tutor that led to a lasting relationship, Musgrove said. ''When they are at home, their family members do everything for them, so he (Levy) tries to make this as real-world as possible," Musgrove said.

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Most current college students will reach retirement age after President Bush's projected 2042 deadline for the 'bankruptcy of the Social Security system.

Palomar College business professor 'Ibm Humphrey said students should begin investing now.

Several options exist for students looking at investment, including stocks, mutual funds, CDs and IRAs. The type of investment a student should choose depends on how much money that student has available and how much risk they are willing to take, said Barbara Williams, a certified financial planner and co-owner of Financial Focus in Carlsbad.

The stock market is one of the riskiest investments. A higher amount of risk means that while a stock can yield a higher return, it can also yield a higher loss.

Martin Estrada, an investment representative from Edward Jones in San Marcos, said he recommends investing in stocks only if the person can afford to invest the money on a long-term basis and ride out the ups and downs of the stock market.

"It's almost like watching someone with a basketball," Estrada said.

"Pretty soon, all you see is the ball going up and down, not the whole picture. All you see is the stock market going up and down, not the overall rise."

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Equity mutual funds allow individual investors to pool their money and invest as a group in an assortment of stocks.

"A mutual fund is like a box of crayons," Estrada said. "If you invest in just one company, it's like coloring with one crayon. When it breaks, that's it. But in a mutual fund, you own a piece of all 64 colors, and the chances of all the companies going down at once are very slim. Safety in numbers."

A CD, or certificate of deposit, is available from most banks and credit unions, as well as from some financial planning firms. The amount of money

required to open a CD varies by institution. The annual percentage yield, or the amount the money will grow by, is based on the term, or how long the money stays in the account. Generally, the further out the term, the higher the annual percentage yield. Once money is deposited into a CD, it cannot be withdrawn without a penalty being charged.

At San Diego County Credit Union, people need at least $2,000 to open a CD. Terms range from three months, with an annual percentage yield of 2.55 percent, to five years, with an annual percentage yield of 4.55 percent, said financial services representative Kathy Scroggs.

The benefit of a CD is that an individual can invest his or her money for a short period of time; however, the downside . is the money cannot be touched for that period of time without being charged a penalty for early withdrawal.

"The problem with CDs is that they often don't keep up with inflation," Humphrey said.

There are two major types of IRAs, or individual retirement accounts, called traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs. An IRA's potential for growth depends on how the money in it is invested.

The main differences between a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA are based on how taxes apply to contributions and distributions, or withdrawals. An individual wishing to contribute to a Roth IRA must meet specific income requirements.

Currently, contributions are limited to $4,000 per year for people under 50 and $4,500 for those 50 and over.

Lauren Kornit, a Palomar student, said she opened her Roth IRA account about 15 years ago.

"The earlier you start, the better," she said.

Estrada said he encourages students to open ari IRA early in their life, too.

"Open one as soon as you can afford it," Estrada said. "You can do it with just $25 a month."

IRAs can usually be diversified into a variety of funds, including CDs, stocks, bonds and mutual funds.

"One of the most successful strategies for students is to invest small amounts of money on a regular, monthly basis," Williams said.

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THE mESCOPE • MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2005

PHOTOS BY UCHEL KEELER I THE TELESCOPE

The Palacio Real de Miramar, above, is an English-style castle in San Sebastian, Spain.

San Sebastian, called Donostia in the native language dialect of Euskera, is located in northern Spain's Basque Country. The city was founded in the 12th century.

AssuiTiing a national identity • lurop111n nlllion11li1m in1pit11 prit/1 in Amttitll

Catalonians had their way, it would be like both northern and central California packing up their cultures and resources and leaving Southern California to go their seperate ways.

In San Sebastian, red, green and After a weekend in San Sebastian white flags ripple in the harbor wind. If ("Donostia" in Euskera), I started thinkyou pass closely enough by the old men ing about nationalism - a concept drinking beers outside of neighborhood amplified in Europe by a mass of counbars, you might hear a few indeciphertries and culture all jammed together on able words in Euskera, the dialect of the this crowded heap of land.

Basques. The tone is guttural with awkWhat drives these feelings of pride, ward ''k's" and "z's" thrust in between identity and homeland? What makes syllables, certainly not most people in Spain so proud to be Spanish.

Spanish while the Basques crave Because Basque Country independence from that label? is Spain and then it is not.

It is a matter of differences. The Basques unite This northern niche of Spain has its own flag, its under a collective identity, a unique language and a own language (which can separate way of life. They fly not be traced to any known source) and its own their own solitary flag with pride and long for a darker group of people, many of whom are lobbying the line on the map, a line that would protect tradition and Spanish government for solidify home. their independence at the The pilgrams to America · moment. journeyed across the With its regional elecby Rae~~ I Keeler Atlantic to draw their own tions approaching, the current Basque president is proposing lines around a new country that offered increased political autonomy. But it's religious freedom and escape from a society they could no longer call their own. complicated. There are things like legalities and nationalism to consider, chal'Ibday in America, we have an inverted lenged by the realities of the ETA terrornotion of group identity. We embrace ists and thriving sentimental division. diversity and are proud that we are all Spain is a country divided, teetering different. I have realized my own love for on the unstable ground of a fledgling the variety, convenience and modernity of American culture through my time in democracy. 'Ib the east of Basque Spain. I sense an emerging nationalistic Country lies Catalonia, the region of sense of pride for my own culture that I Barcelona. It too has its own language miss so much. From simple things like (Catalan) and similar feelings of discord eating habits and idioms to more comwith Spain.

You might imagine, if the Basques and plex ideologies like animal rights, I feel

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Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida's "Peine del Viento," or "Wind Combs," were shaped out of steel in 1977. The sculptures are located on San Sebastian's Peine de los Vientos shore.

an overwhelming preference for the American way.

But then I wonder, if I had grown up in Spain, would it not be the opposite?

Would I enjoy eating pork and olive oil, going to bull fights and saying things like ''Vale?" There's a good chance that I would, and I would probably be just as happy to be Spanish as I am now to be American. It seems nationalism comes down to a desire for familiarity, the sense of home that comforts us all.

And so my ponderings led me back to the first philosophy class I took at Palomar College. We learned about cultural relativism, the assertion that all societies are different, and no one can

say that any one is better or worse than the other.

That is what I have learned in Europe. I still hold my own views about killing animals for spectacle, and about how good guzzling liters of any kind of oil could possibly be for anyone, but I recognize the value of our kaleidoscopic world.

Rachel Keeler is participating in Palomar College's spring study abroad program in Salamanca, Spain. She corresponds each week in The Telescope and on The Telescope Online at www.the-telescope.com. E-mail her at rkeeler333@yahoo.com.

The port of San Sebastian, above, connects to the Peine de los Vientos shore by La Concha, a seaside promenade.

The Palacio Real de Miramar in San Sebastian, left, housed the royal court of Madrid durilg tile summers of the late 19th century.

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and a community college nurtured lives Pamela Deegan said.

"I have often wondered if the gover- that," Deegan said. "Each student has a nor's May revise (budget) is a sacred dream, a goal - it is my job to help event in the lives of other couples," she them reach that dream. Our job is very important, and it is very rewarding." said.

Deegan thanked his predecessor, Terrence Burgess, president of San Diego City College and 25-year friend Richard Jones, for his role in the develand colleague of Deegan, listed his "top opment of the new faculty contract 10 characteristics of Bob Deegan." agreement.

Looking to the future, Deegan said Burgess said adaptability, considera.tion, trustworthiness, optimism, the current enrollment of 30,000 sturesourcefulness, focus, passion, wisdom, dents will jump to 50,000 in 15 years. courage and integrity make Deegan a He said it is important for the college to focus resources on bringing those stugreat leader.

Faculty Senate President Katie dents to Palomar properly.

"I know that I can get students to Townsend-Merino also praised Deegan come, and to make sure they stay and for being "fatally optimistic." succeed," Deegan said.

Townsend-Merino said it Deegan said the key to was only one year ago that Palomar's success is makan open forum was held to- ''l•th 1111d1n1 h•1 • discuss what qualities the dfltlm, • got~/ - it ;, ing sure it has enough resources. community wanted the new my job to h1/p lh1m "Currently we are fundpresident to have. ed 63 out of 72 in the She compared the process flllth ,,., dfltlm." state," Deegan said. "I can to the scene in the movie "Mary Poppins," when the - Robert Deegan promise you that isn't children wrote a list of what PALOMAR COLLEGE PRESIDENT going to remain the case. I am going to let those in they wanted in their new Sacramento know that this is not OK." nanny.

The future is what Deegan said he is "If you do not scold and dominate us, you will not have cause to hate us," most excited about. As for Palomar's Townsend-Merino said, laughing. "We future, he said he would tell the audiwanted someone who would not aggres- ence what he told his sister before he sively force change, but invite others took over as president.

Deegan said his older sister asked into the process to bring it about."

When Deegan took the podium, he him if he knew what to do as a tollege thanked his family and told the story of president.

"It is easy. My job is to keep the focus how he began his education at a community college and why he chose a on the students," Deegan said. "We career in the community college system. accept the top 100 percent of students Deegan worked full-time throughout who apply top Palomar. We need to high school, and, like many community meet the educational needs of the entire college students, said he learned to live community."

After three months on the job, some paycheck-to-paycheck.

Unable to afford a university, Deegan in the Palomar community are already attended Rio Hondo Community College praising his work.

"He is a people-oriented person and and cut back on the number of hours he DO.IIICI ULLOA I THE TELESCOPE has really turned the atmosphere worked. He said he was finally able to around here at Palomar," said govern- Palomar president Robert Deegan leans over to kiss his wife, Pamela. Deegan's family, friends and spend time reading and studying. ing board .member Mark Evilsizer. c~lleagues attended his inauguration celebration in the Student Center April15.

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Palo111ar's student e-111ail use encourated have access to the e-mail addresses of students who are FOR THE TELESCOPE enrolled in their classes, which enables the instructors to conA year after its launch, the tact the students by e-mail.

In order for the instructor to Palomar College student email system remains in a state contact the student, the stuof infancy. With more than dent must have an active e10,000 students having acti- mail account first.

On the other hand, students vated their e-mail accounts, college officials are trying to in a class cannot find other decide how to best use the stu- student's e-mail addresses in their class. Even if a student dent e-mail system.

"I would like to see us come knows the full name of anothup with a task force to see er student, there is a random what we would like to do (with number placed at the end of the e-mail system)," said Don each e-mail address to keep Sullens, interim director of the e-mail address confidenInformation Services. "Right tial.

Robert Sedillo, who handles now the system is evolving."

Currently, the college uses technical support for the ethe e-mail system to notify mail system said that some of students of important events the most frequent problems that are approaching and for with the e-mail system involve the 24-hour wait time when teachers to contact students. activating an e-mail The e-mail address, the requiresystem that is ment for a user to in place now enter the entire eworks, .but it mail address when doesn't work logging in and the nearly well storage size on eenough to be mail accounts being an effective limited to four communication megabytes. tool with stuMany students do dents Sullens said. _ Herman Lee not know they must EIIIOLLMENT SERVICES delete a~y message Many stuthey receive on their dents either student e-mail have not activated or do not check their e- account once they read them mail accounts frequently or their account will become enough for the system to be full and they will no longer be able to receive messages effective, he said.

All of Palomar's instructors Sedillo said.

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Students check their e-mail in the Palomar library. Palomar offers students personal campus e-mail addresses.

The file size of an account is limited to four megabytes, which means that an account could become full if one large e-mail is delivered to the address. By comparison, a typical free Hotmail or Yahoo! email account provides 250 megabytes of storage.

"I think that adding more storage space probably isn't the right way to go, because people will not follow procedures (of deleting e-mail), and increasing the storage size means that there will be more unread messages in the in mailboxes," Sullens said.

Since the college does not intend for the e-mail accounts being used as primary

accounts by the students, the college has not implemented email spam protection, Sullens said.

Spam e-mail has not become a problem at Palomar, but in the future, as the level of usage of the accounts increases, it could become an issue, Sedillo said.

Sedillo said he used Microsoft Outlook to receive student e-niail, which has a junk filter option to block spam.

In order for students to use Outlook to receive their email, students need to set up Outlook on their computers.

Instructions are on the Palomar Web site.

Students in online classes or involved with financial services will receive more e-mail than other students.

"The college is looking at sending out registration appointment dates (through email) in addition to sending the notices out through the regular mail," said Herman Lee, Director of Enrollment Services.

If the cost of postage goes up, the college may need to send out the registration date notices exclusively through the e-mail system, which would mean students would be required to activate their email accounts and check them regularly.

Sullens listed the three major issues with the e-mail system right now as being storage capacity, awareness of the e-mail accounts and delivery of information to students.

As a result of these three major problems, the college is now looking into alternative email systems instead of the system currently being use now.

Alternatives would include integrating the e-mail with Blackboard or integrating the e-mail system into the online PeopleSoft application, eServices.

The current system isn't designed to allow students to communicate with other students and is now used primari· ly to receive school notices or contact teachers.

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THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2005

Recruiters .find 111inority hires in diverse ways

By Tavia Evans

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Melissa Hamilton won't have to search for a job in May when she graduates from the University of Missouri at Columbia.

Hamilton, 23, already has been hired at PricewaterhouseCoopers as an associate tax accountant.

She found the position through Inroads, a national program that helps train and place minority students in internships and full-time jobs after college.

The program is also a recruiting tool, used by some companies as a way to find qualified minority candidates to fill positions in their

firms.

Employers often face a catch-22 when trying to fill jobs - they need to attract a broad pool of applicants, but it"s illegal to hire someone based on race, gender, religion or ethnicity.

It's a fine line companies have to walk, or they could be in danger of discrimination, said Jerry Hunter, a labor attorney in St. Louis.

Companies are allowed to say they welcome applications from minority candidates and female applicants. But some get into trouble when they ask for specifics.

"If they indicate they are looking for candidates of a certain race, color or sex - that's prima facie for discrimination," Hunter said.

So, how does a company ensure its pool of applicants is diverse?

Some recruiters are checking resumes for subtle clues or targeting diversity job sites and black colleges to attract candidates.

Professional groups like the National Black MBA Association

or the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers also are popular picks for recruiters seeking to fill jobs in select industries.

"If you want to fish in a particular way you need to understand where the fish are," said Jim Beirne, an associate dean at Washington University's Olin School of Business.

A no-brainer, right? Wrong, Beirne says.

As a former recruiter at Hewlett-Packard Co. and General Mills Co., he says the diverse candidates with experience always had more recruiters tracking them down for jobs.

"The point is not to just look at isolated pockets and when those are gone, say there are no candidates that reflect diversity," Beirne said. "We had to expend extra resources."

That means companies may have to cast a wider net to find minority applicants who qualify for positions.

Good recruiters do their research to find the best people possible, said Carolyn Lowe, executive vice president for an executive search firm in Chicago.

Looking for an attorney? Try looking in other law firms, and maybe the ethnic bar associations, like the Asian-American and Women's Bar Association, Lowe said. ''We provide our clients with diverse candidates regardless of whether they ask for it; it's good business," she said. "With the growing ethnic population, if you don't have people of color, you're missing out on talent."

Recruiters say it also doesn't hurt candidates to list special affiliations and groups on their applications and resumes.

"There's any number of groups a candidate can self-select into and from a recruiters' point of view, it's a way of distinguishing an applicant from the others," Beirne said.

It's likely that more employers will have diverse staffs within the next 10 years.

Minorities are the fastest-growing part of the work force, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Asians, the fastest-growing sector of the labor market, are expected to make up 5.5 percent of the U.S. workforce by 2012, up from 4.1 percent in 2002. Hispanic workers are expected to grow to 15 percent of the work force by 2012, up from 12 percent in 2002. Blacks' share of the labor force is projected to grow to 12.2 percent in 2012, from 11.4 percent in 2002.

The proportion of women in the work force is expected to grow faster than for men in the next decade. Between 2002 and 2012, the number of women in the work force is projected to grow 14.3 percent, compared to 10 percent for men.

Chicago-based David Gomez & Associates specialized in recruiting for the energy industry until1999, when the firm's practice shifted to diversity recruiting.

"The first question I would get from my clients is 'You can help with diversity, right?"' said David Gomez, president of the firm.

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Gomez insists that for companies really to achieve diversity they have to do more than hire employees of different backgrounds.

"It's about growing diversity and building a bench strength of employees to pull from and once you hire them, focusing on retention and growth in the company."

But with an increasingly diverse work force and talent

pool, recruiters say companies that reflect the communities they serve will become leaders in their industries for the future.

"It's illegal to exclude people from the hiring process, but it's also been illegal for the last 50 years to exclude those people from jobs," Gomez said. "The demographics aren't going away, but companies who get it right will have access to those emerging markets."

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.-DIBAH: 5ome claim bill limits free speech, others say it promotes diversity CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Baker is sponsoring the resolution have openly stated their opposition to and will take part in a campus-wide the bill, which was condemned in a resolution passed by the state wide open forum.

"It's a preventative measure to stop Academic Senate.

A similar resolution will go before professors from spouting ideologies and Palomar's Faculty Senate on April 25. stick to curriculum," Baker said.

Faculty senate president and psyThe bill states that community colleges and California State Universities chology professor Katie Townsendare directed to implement a series of Merino and English professor Barbara Kelber addressed the ASG guidelines that protect at its April 13 meeting. student's rights. '"1111 bill •sks "All beliefs are ideologies Those guidelines , _ , to «HHdll and all knowledge is politiinclude students being cal," Townsend-Merino "graded solely on the basis •nd ptOIId studlnts of said. "It is the totality of of their reasoned answers, from 1111 • the college experience that not on the basis of their riktll forms beliefs." political or religious - Barbara Kelber "Students are in a posibeliefs."

ENGLISH PROFESSOR tion to lead political diaThe bill originally statlogue and provoke discused that "teachers should not take unfair advantage of a student's sion," Kelber said.

Townsend-Merino said it is the job of immaturity by indoctrinating him or professors to indoctrinate students to a her with the teacher's own opinions."

Morrow's chief of staff, Wade body of knowledge in a given field.

"The biggest challenge for students is Teasdale said students aren't as mature to disagree," Townsend-Merino said. at 20 as they are at 28.

"Traditionally, people gain wisdom "That's when the best, critical thinking through life experience," Teasdale said. is done."

"The bill asks professors to coddle However, after several complaints were filed with Morrow's office, the lan- and protect students from the rigors of critical thinking," Kelber said. "It guage was removed.

Several faculty members at Palomar would be a betrayal of our students to

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do that." was an urgent matter that needs to be Teasdale said that critics paraphrase addressed legislatively." the bill and are skewing the actual IanEnglish professor Gary Zacharias guage. He said the bill is the exact said the bill should not be judged so quickly and teachers should treat classopposite of censorship.

"There are no limits of speech - the es as a safe place for students. bill actually expands free speech," "Students are here to learn how to learn, not what to believe," Zacharias Teasdale said.

Retired Palomar political science pro- said. "People go into debates and start fessor Michael Newbrough wielding axes . I don't think openly professed his con- "Th111 . , no limits it happens at Palomar, but servative, libertarian I'm sure it happens elsebeliefs at length in the of spilth - th1 bill where."

•etu•lly 1xp•nds classroom.

Peter Bowman, political ''Yes, I professed various fr11 sp11eh." science professor and adviser to the Democratic viewpoints, but I also tried - Wade Teasdale Club, said both he and the to present or allow different points," Newbrough ~~~~~~~·,af,~~l club oppose the bill.

"I give fair and balanced said. "This bill is very badly worded - foolishly, validity to all issues and ideologies," Bowman said. "The vast majority with an ominous ambiguity."

Bishop, who is also director of stu- of professors here do the same thing."

Bowman said the bill creates too dent affairs, deals with student grievances, and he said he never had a stu- much red tape and restricts academic dent claim to be brainwashed or indoc- freedom in choosing course material.

"This Orwellian mentality would put trinated.

He said there is already a grievance course decision making out of qualified process in place at Palomar, and stu- professor's hands," Bowman said.

The faculty senate and the ASG are dents may file complaints.

"I've never had a single student initi- sponsoring an open discussion of ate the formal process," Bishop said. Senate Bill 5 before the end of the "I've heard nothing to make me see this semester.

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Student-run newspaper garners awards Bv Ian Clark

For the mail-in competition, stories, photos and layouts were submitted in The Telescope newspaper staff took December 2004 and were judged by home several awards at the annual industry professionals.

On-the-spot competitions required Journalism Association of Community state convention in students to write news stories, photoCollege's graph sports and news events and draw Sacramento April 7-10.

Writers and editors from the student- editorial cartoons among several other run paper received more than two dozen events.

The on-the-spot competitions judge awards for individual achievement. The entire staff received an award for gener- how well a writer can formulate a story al excellence and the highly coveted idea and write on a deadline, Null said.

"The whole point of these competiPacesetter Award.

"Winning the Pacesetter Award tions is to test how well we can write on meant a lot for The Telescope," said deadlines, how well we can handle the Editor in Chief Matt Null. "The award pressure," Null said.

Several students attended the convenis a direct reflection of how hard each one of my st aff members works week in tion for the first time.

"I didn't know what I was getting and week out."

The Pacesetter Award is a prize that into," said Telescope writer Chris honors the top four colleges who Reddoch. "It turned out to be a good received the most awards. Eighteen learning experience."

Other students are regulars at the Palomar students competed against event. more than 600 partici"With 50 community colpants from 50 schools. It leges there, it was great to was the 50th anniver- ''Stud1n11 •t Th1 hear Palomar's name called sary for the organization T1111top1 work over and over as our awards and the largest conven- h•rd, •nd thi1 were announced," said tion in JACC history.

The Telescope also won •w•rd •tknowlld(" Donnie Boyle, News Editor for The Telescope. "It was the Pacesetter in 2003 •II olth1ir work. "' very exciting for us and for and 1997.

- Wendy Nelson Palomar - the other schools Winning the TELESCOPE ADVISER know we are a force to be Pacesetter Award reckoned with." demonstrates that The Boyle said that while the competitions Telescope is among one of the top five newspapers among California's were good for the writers to participate in, Community Colleges, said Wendy it was equally important to represent Palomar.

Nelson, the Telescope's adviser.

Null, who has attended several con"Students at The Telescope work very hard and this award acknowledges all of ferences and conventions, emphasized their work," Nelson said. "It also recog- the importance of the workshops rather than the competitions. nizes the newspaper for its excellence."

"The awards were nice, but the overall Telescope staff members won awards in several on-the-spot, mail-in and experience was very beneficial to us as future journalists," Null said. bring-in categories.

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Several Telescope staffers took home awards at a journalism conference in Sacramento. Here's the breakdown.

First Place M att Null I Sports writing & Feature story

Andrew Phelps I Copy editing & Photo illustration

Roger Renkas I Sports Photo

Phelps & Renkas I News Story

Donnie Boyle I Column writing

Second Place M a t t Null I Inside page layout

Third Place Andrew Phelps I Feature photo

Rachel Keeler I Depth news story

Marwan Razouk I Sports writing

Fourth Place Dominick Ulloa I Bring-in advertisement

Donnie Boyle I News story

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Honorable mentions went to Donnie Boyle, Andrew Phelps, John Asbury, Thomas May, Matt Null and Roger Renkas

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The event, sponsored by the local radio station Z 90, Palomar's Communications Office, the Financial Aid Department and the Associated Student Students from the Library Government, will give aspiring Technology 130 class have cre- rappers a chance to compete ated exhibits in honor of for a spot in the final competiNational Library Week. They tion at the San Diego Sports are based on the theme Arena.

Contestants were selected "Something For Everyone at based on audition tapes. Other Your Library." competitions will take place at Students chose seven topics College, for their displays, including Grossmont the history of surfing and car- Southwestern College and San tooning, early rock music, Diego City College.

The contest will take place extraterrestrial life and features on mystery books and sci- from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free and free parking will be ence fiction.

It is a requirement for LT available in parking Lots 1 130 students to create a dis- and 2. play, according to Katherine - Donnie Boyle Gannett, the library manager.

The displays will be featured through April 28 on the second floor of the library on the San Marcos campus.

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Rap contest to be held on ca111pus Local rappers will face off in an MC competition in the Student Center on Palomar

lOth annual 'Wine & Dine' set for June I I

This year's lOth annual Palomar College Foundation "Wine & Dine" fundraiser is set for June 11 at the Old Richland Schoolhouse in San Marcos.

Money raised at this event goes toward subsidizing the financial needs of the college

and assisting students with the Foundation by donating our scholarships. works in glass."

According to Foundation Admission is $150 per person Coordinator Pam Grasso, or $300 per couple.

"Starting at 5:30 p.m., the Sponsorship packages range event features premium wine from $1,200 to $10,000. For tasting from local award-win- reservations and more informaning wineries, exciting enter- tion, call Stanley at (760) 744tainment with dancing, a 1150, ext. 2733. silent and live auction highlighting student art and a delicious dinner. The indoor-outdoor venue will be decorated

by Palomar interior design students to reflect the early California wine country."

Grasso said that the The Wine & Dine 2005 committee, Author and radio personality lead by Luene Corwin, is utilizing the many talents of Richard Lederer is ready to Palomar College students and open up about one of his subjects in other resources offered by the favorite "Confessions of a Word Lover," College.

Guests will be escorted into presented at Palomar College's the venue by the Palomar Howard Brubeck Theatre May College Fire Academy Cadets. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Lederer, well-known as coPerforming art students under the direction of Bob and Sue host of KPBS Radio's "A Way Gilson will provide music and With Words," suggested that dance presentations, and the those who haven't yet listened national championship cheer to the radio show, tune in to "A squad will perform and sell the Way with Words," which airs locally on 89.5 FM on opportunity drawing tickets.

According to the Foundation's Saturdays at 4 p.m. and is new executive director, Deborah rebroadcast Sundays at 10 a.m.

Lederer's language and Stanley, auction items this year will include works in glass cre- humor books will be available ated in Gary Cohen's advanced for sale and signing at the event, which is open to memglassblowing classes. bers of the college and the comCohen said, "We appreciate every effort the foundation munity.

Students with student ID makes to help the college and our department, and in a recip- cards will be admitted free. rocal way, we are happy to help General admission is $5 for the

event. Those wishing to order tickets for this event are asked to contact the Howard Brubeck Theatre Box Office, Tuesday Friday 1 to 5 p.m., (760) 7441150, ext. 2453.

Workshop to Author and talk celebrate diversity show host to visit Palomar Palomar College's Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee will host a three-hour workshop dedicated to the celebration of diversity May2.

The workshop will feature a panel discussion and a keynote speech by Jihmye Collins, one of the founding members of the African-American Writers & Artists, Inc. of San Diego.

Oceanside school board member Lillian Adams will join a panel of Palomar faculty and community members.

Free entertainment and refreshments will also be available.

The event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. in Room P-32 on the San Marcos campus. For more information, call (760) 7441150, ext. 2890.

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allowed in Wrigley Field. The Cubs were officially cursed."

You might not believe in curses, but The Boston Red Sox finally ended let's note that the Cubs did not make their so-called Cll.rse of the Bambino it to postseason play again until1984, by winning the 2004 World Series. So when they lost the National League Chicago Cubs fans hope it's their turn Championship Series in five games to now. After all, it's been 96 years with- the San Diego Padres.

In 1989 the Cubs lost the NLCS to out a World Series title.

If only that (fill in your expletive the San Francisco Giants, and in '98, here) Billy (]{)at Curse hadn't gotten in they were swept by the Atlanta Braves the way, Cubs fans think, "We would in the NL division series. have won it in 2003." Ah, yes, the Billy Every near-miss was interpreted by (]{)at Curse - the root of all evil for Cubs fans as evidence of the curse. In Cubs fans.

1969, for example, when the Cubs led Once upon a time, the Cubs were the National League East by 8 112 perennially good. They were the first games in early August, they eventualteam to win consecutive World Series, ly lost to the "The Amazin' Mets," an 1907-08, and played in two more expansion team that had been the World Series in the next decade, plus laughingstock of baseball. It didn't another five in the years 1929-45, help that during a key series against although they didn't win any. the Mets in New York, a black cat According to local legend, the Billy crossed in front of the Cubs' dugout. (]{)at Curse began in 1945 when · In 1973, the Cubs lost 49 of their William "Billy (]{)at" Sianis' pet goat final 76 games to go from first in the was either ejected or not permitted to division to next-to-last. And in that enter Game 4 of the World Series 1984 NLCS loss to the Padres, the against Detroit. As with most urban Cubs won the first two games in what myths, there are different variations was then a best-of-five series. on the origin.

Then, it happened again in 2003 in The Billy (]{)at Tavern's Web site the infamous postseason that made (www.billygoattavern.com) says: Steve Bartman the scourge of "A local Greek, William 'Billy (]{)at' Chicago. The Cubs had won the diviSianis, owner of the Billy (]{)at Tavern sion series against the Atlanta Braves and a Cubs fan, bought two tickets to and took a commanding 3-1lead in the Game 4. Hoping to bring his team NLCS against the Florida Marlins. good luck, he took his pet goat, The last two games were in Chicago, Murphy, with him to the game. with Cubs aces Kerry Wood and Mark "At the entrance to the park, the Prior scheduled to pitch. ushers stopped Sianis from entering, With the Cubs leading 3-0 in the saying that no animals are allowed in eighth inning of Game 6, things began the park. He appealed to the owner of to go awry Bartman, a fan seated near the Cubs, P.K Wrigley, who said, 'Let the wall on the left-field foul line, reached out for a foul fly ball that outBilly in, but not the goat.'

"Sianis asked, 'Why not the goat?' fielder Moises Alou might have caught Wrigley answered, 'Because the goat for the second out.

Instead, the out was denied, shortstinks. m The Web site goes on to explain that stop Alex (]{)nzalez soon botched a Sianis was so upset he exclaimed, ground ball, and the Cubs came apart "The Cubs ain't gonna win no more. at the seanis during the Marlins' The Cubs will never win a World eight-run inning. Florida won the Series so long as the goat is not sixth and seventh games to take the

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National League pennant.

"Curses!" screamed the "Chicago Sun-Times" on its cover.

With Prior and Wood having arm problems this spring, and closer Joe Borowski out for at least the first six weeks, there is speculation that the The Billy (]{)at Curse is getting an early start on the 2005 season.

But first baseman Derrek Lee said, "I don't think too many people in here believe in the curse. I don't. I guess when you don't win a World Series in 100 years or whatever it is, they want to blame it on something."

There have been many attempts to exorcise the curse. In 1950, according to www.dacurse.com, Wrigley sent a letter of apology to Sianis in hopes he would reverse the curse. · Sianis said he was ready to lift the curse in 1969. His nephew, Sam, who

now owns the Billy (]{)at Tavern, has brought a goat to Wrigley Field with the blessing of the Cubs several times, including before the 1984 playoffs.

In the spring of 1997, the Cubs held a curse-removing news conference at the Billy (]{)at Tavern. And in February 2004, the hated "Bartman" ball was blown up in an attempt to erase the hex.

"Harry Caray's," the Chicago eatery named after the former Cubs announcer, even cooked the ball's remnants and blended them with Budweiser for a "curse-ending sauce" that was served over spaghetti to Cubs fans in February.

Thus far, nothing has worked.

Perhaps Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra has the best way to deal with it. "I don't believe in curses," he said. "fm from California."

Palomar athletic director honored with top award

By Marwan Razouk TilE TELESCOPE

Just days after being chosen Athletic Director of the Year for the state of California, John Woods was sitting in his office, examining a 1973 Telescope article that announced his hiring as the new wrestling coach at Palomar College.

"I'm rarely speechless," he said as he searched for more to say. "This doesn't seem that long ago."

He immediately remembered wrestlers from his inaugural squad with the precision detail one would expect from an athletic director who is being so highly recognized.

Woods received the award from the California Community Colleges Athletic Directors Association April 8 at a ceremony in Reno, Nevada.

Woods served as head wrestling coach from 197388, before entering the role of Palomar Athletic Director in 1988.

It was the first time Woods has won the award.

"This is one of my most important professional awards," he said. "In coaching, you're getting awards like conference and state

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Palomar's John Woods has been named as 2004 Athletic Director of the Year for the state of California. Woods came to Palomar in 1973 as a wrestling coach and transitioned into the position as athletic director in 1988.

titles."

He added, "In this position, there aren't many things to be recognized for - it doesn't happen very often in administration."

The selection process consisted of athletic and academic achievements from

the department, along with interviews with coaches, athletes and administrators of Palomar in an on-site visit to the campus.

More than 100 colleges were considered, some with multiple athletic administrators.

During the selection want to be," Woods said. process, Woods was told by "I'm not level-sensitive."

Woods said his toughest an on-site evaluator that "you guys are all on the challenge came early in his same page - it's like it's tenure, having to deal with scripted." a 1989 issue involving the "He is an excellent guy to reduction of coaches and work for," said their pay, someBonnie Plein, his thing he said was secretary, echoing "Thi1 i1 on1 of my unfair, considering the amounts the observation of moll impoMnl of hours coaches the evaluator. invest in coachA staple in the prol111ion6/ 11 ing, games and Palomar athletic 6W6rdl. travel. community, -John Woods "I had a lot of Woods views himATHLniC DIRECTOR sleepless nights," self as a resource to the faculty, Woods said. "This coaches and players. issue could have torn apart "Someone has to make the our whole department. We right decision," he said. "I didn't get the things we like to find people, turn wanted, but in the end, we them loose and be their came out stronger and are resource on a daily basis." here today to talk about it."

This approach is one reaThrough adversity, Woods son why Palomar dons mul- keeps a calm manner, and tiple coaches with sustained sometimes turns to the power of laughter. tenures Woods said.

"I think I have a good "They're leaders in their own right," Woods said. sense of humor," he said "They need to have the with a laugh. "When things get most difficult, I somechance to lead."

Woods was one of six chil- times sit back and say 'this dren raised by his mother, a is crazy,' and just laugh. It's better than crying." blue-collar worker.

Woods said he continues Despite the struggles of raising six children in a sin- to love his job and looks gle-parent home, he never back on an old saying his heard his mother speak ill mother once told him: "It's of anyone, and has spent his not about the size of your life mirroring that. bank account, but about the "I try to respect everybody number of people who and let them be who they attend your funeral."

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Cal State San Marcos to add new sports

By Matt Null TilE TELESCOPE

Student athletes will now have another avenue to extend their athletic and academic careers after leaving Palomar College.

Cal State San Marcos students voted overwhelmingly in favor of supporting a referendum for athletics that will add an additional $40 to their current student fees.

Steve Nichols, interim athletic director at CSUSM said the funds provided by the fee would allow the campus to add several new intercollegiate sports during the next few years.

Students attending CSUSM next semester will be first to pay the $40 fee.

The college will add softball and baseball programs in spring 2006, followed by men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball in fall 2006.

Nichols said the second wave of adding sports would likely occur during the next four to five years, depending on growth of the campus and assuming state finances turn around.

Nichols said he would like to add an aquatics center, which would house a women's and men's water polo and · swim team. He also wants to add tennis and wrestling.

Football will not be added to the list of future athletic programs at CSUSM, Nichols said. Nichols cited various reasons, including funding and Title IX. Nichols did not rule out football forever saying he couldn't speak for the future of the college. Nichols did say as long as he is the athletic director, football is not a viable option.

Palomar athletic director John Woods said the fact that CSUSM is adding sports is a good thing for North County because it will provide more opportunities for local athletes.

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Palomar athletes, such as sophomore Megan Smith, will now have more local opportunities to continue playing. California State University at San Marcos will add softball and baseball in spring 2006.

Nichols said if Palomar athletes want to stay local, CSUSM is one of their only options.

"If you want to stay in North County, then there will be a place people can come and get a quality education and compete in athletics," Nichols said. "I think it is great for Palomar."

Softball coach Mark Eldridge agreed that staying local has its advantages.

"For the kids that want to stay local, and with CSUSM just trying to get started, they can stay home and par-

ents can watch them play. It is a winwin for both the player and the school," Eldridge said.

Palomar head baseball coach Bob Vetter and Eldridge both agreed that, even though CSUSM would be recruiting from the same pool the Comets do, additional sports programs at CSUSM would benefit both schools.

With the close proximity of the two colleges, Vetter said the two colleges could work together to form a sports partnership.

"It will give the students another option after the two-year program here," Vetter said. "I think both programs could compliment each other."

Vetter said he would like to a see a working relationship between the two programs, one that would help the students not only in transition from Palomar to CSUSM, but also a freshman out of high school that isn't ready to go to a four-year college.

"They can get their feet wet here, so to speak, and then move on to play at CSUSM after getting their playing experience here at Palomar," Vetter said.

Nichols is in the process of hiring coaches for both baseball and softball.

He said he is also looking for a full-time business manager to help with budget issues and scheduling.

One large challenge Nichols has encountered is how to obtain scholarships for the new programs. Nichols said he promised the current programs that he would not take any scholarship money away from them to use for the new programs. Nichols said he . has more than $100,000 for the current programs, which is used for 100 athletes. He sa:id another $100,000 is needed for the future programs.

"It will be a challenge," Nichols said.

"We will come up with as much as we can and the teams will get by on that.

It won't be as nice as the other teams for a couple of years, but it wont be long before we have matching funds for all sports."

Nichols said opportunities for Palomar athletes to transfer over to CSUSM would benefit both campuses.

"I think that since Palomar is such an important college that feeds us anyway," Nichols said. "AB good as your teams are in sports, it's a natural relationship."

COMETS SCHEDULE NilE: Alissa Hansen YEAR: Sophomore SPORT I POSITION: Swimming I 100 Freestyle and 100 Individual Medley HIGH SCHOOL: Rancho Buena Vista MAJOR: Math LIFE AnER PALOMAR: Alissa hopes to obtain her teaching credentials after sh~ obtains her degree in math. She wants to work in either accounting, teaching or coaching.

FAVORITE lEAL: Macaroni and cheese FAVORITE IOVIE: "Good Will Hunting" HOBBIES: .· Alissa spends :Q.er time off going to the beach and surfing, or doing anything that is water-related. She is also the freshman water-polo coach at Rancho ·Buena Vista.

FAVORITE ON-COURT MOMENT: Her most memorable experience was last year at a conference where she swimming the 100 Freestyle.

She had never swim the 100 Freestyle in under one minute and during that meet, Alissa wound up shaving 3 seconds from her time.

MOST INFLUENTIALROLE MODEL: Alissa credits her mom as her role model because Alissa is basically following in her footsteps. Her mom was a swimmer and a math major, and now she's an accountant. Alissa looks up to her mom for all things because she's had some of the same experiences.

BASEBALL Tues., April 26 at San Diego Mesa 2p.m.

Thur., April 28 vs. Grossmont 2p.m.

Sat., April 30 at Grossmont 12 p.m.

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MEN'S TENNIS Fri. - Sat., April 29 - 30 Southern California Regionals T.B.A. All Day

WOMEN'S TENNIS Fri. - Sal, April 29 - 30 Southern California Regionals Long Beach City College All Day

Mon., April 25 Oraage Empire Conference Championships at Los Serr•os Country Clab 7 1.11.

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Tue., April 26 vs. San Diego City 3 p.m.

Fri. - Sal, April 29 • 30 State Championships T.B.A.

SWIMMING Thur. - Sat., April 28 - 30 Orange Empire Swim • Championships at Saddleback College All Day

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By Jaime Harville lifE TELESCOPE

Jamee Avii did everything she could to secure the No.2 ranked Palomar College Comets softball team a victory against No. 9 Cypress C 0 11 e ge, CHARGERS 5 hitting a COMETS 6 game-winning home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the team a 6-5 win April16.

"We were all anticipating (the home run)," said head coach Mark Eldridge. 'We've seen her hit it so many times - it didn't surprise any of us."

The freshman infielder not only sealed the win with her hitting, she also relieved sophomore pitcher, Amanda Martinez, in the third inning after Martinez struggled to maintain a Palomar lead. With a 5-4 lead, Martinez gave up back-to-hack doubles allowing Cypress to tie the game.

Avii then relieved Martinez and struck out the next two batters she faced to end the inning.

"I wasn't following through," said Martinez who pitched 3 1/3 innings while walking two and giving up three home runs. "We were battling back and forth. I needed to focus more."

The game was the first game of a doubleheader, in which

Palomar played Cypress at 11 a.m. and Long Beach City College at 3 p.m. The victory over the Cypress Chargers improved the Comets record to 29-4.

Despite the home-run battle between the Comets and the Chargers, Avii said the game wasn't her best and was surprised that she was put in as a relief pitcher.

"I don't get a lot of opportunities to pitch," said Avii, who is hitting .684 in 79 at bats. "We have one of the best pitchers in the league in Amanda."

Avii pitched 3 2/3 scoreless · innings with four strikeouts. She also went 3 for 4 at the plate with a single, a double and the gamewinning home run.

"She's a tremendous player," Eldridge said. "She's been doing it all year."

The home run barrage began in the first inning when, Cypress sophomore shortstop Nicole Moojen led off the game by hitting a 3-1 Martinez offering over the wall. Two batters later, freshman left fielder Amanda Fernandez deposited a 2-0 pitch over the left field fence for a 2-0 Cypress lead.

"Cypress is a good team," Avii said. "We underestimated them."

"We made a number of mistakes, which is good because you

can learn from those," Eldridge said. "The things we did good obviously reinforces that, and obviously the things we didn't, we know we have to practice those a little more to cut down on the mistakes."

Eldridge said the Comets struggled at the plate a few times, and it showed, with multiple strikeouts and popouts with runners in scoring position.

"The little things like that give your opponent an advantage," Eldridge said.

Krystle Sanchez helped the Comets come from behind twice when she stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the first inning with Palomar down 2-0. Sanchez tied the game with a two-run home run over the center field fence .

"She's a big game player and she proved it today," Eldridge said. "She can make all the plays, and she's done it for two years for us."

During the third inning, with the Comets down again 4-2, Sanchez hit her second home run of the night, a towering threerun home run, to give the Comets their first lead of the day.

"This was one of Krystle's best hitting games," Avii said.

The Comets' last game of the season is April 26 versus San Diego City College at 3 p.m.

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Sophomore Jamee Avii delivers a pitch April16 versus Cypress CoUege. Avii pitched 3 2/3 innings and recorded four sbikeouts and recorded the win for the Comets.

The Palomar Comets softball team continued its 17-game winning streak April 16 with a 10-0 win over the visiting Long Beach City College VIkings.

The vic- r------....., 0 tory came VIKINGS 10 after a close COM OS win against Cypress College earlier in the day as part of a non-conference doubleheader.

The Comets are currently ranked No. 2 in the state and are 30-4 this season.

Although Palomar had already beaten Long Beach twice, the VIkings recently beat the No. 1 ranked team, Mount San Antonio College April 13. The victory over Long Beach will place the Comets in the No. 1 spot when the new poll is published on jucaltransfer.com.

The Comets, who have hit 40 home runs this season, failed to hit a home run in the victory and played small ball with the VIkings in the 18-hit attack.

"There were a lot of hard-hit balls. We get spoiled with all the home runs, but there was some good hitting today," said head coach Mark Eldridge after the game "We have some outstanding athletes who aren't afraid to get dirty and do what it takes."

The game was the 22nd time

the Comets have scored 10 or more runs in a game.

"We want 10 runs anytime," Eldridge said.

Palomar ace Amanda Martinez started the game and pitched five innings of shutout ball while giving up five hits and striking out two.

Eldridge said he was happy to see Martinez get into a little bit of trouble as the VIkings had runners on first and second in the third inning.

"I was happy to see Amanda get out of a jam," Eldridge said. "That type of experience is good for her. You can only teach so much in practice so to experience it in a game."

Palomar started off the game in typical fashion as leadoff hitter Amber Alexander sliced a triple to center field. Her teammates would follow with five singles and two fielders choices that yielded a 3-0 Palomar lead.

"We worked on Amber Alexander's swing, so she was able to lead off with that triple," Eldridge said.

The inning ended with a "runners interference." Center fielder Leslie Reed laced a single in between first and second base, but teammate Ginalee Davis was unable to dodge the ball and was hit while she was runnmg from first to second. Reed was credited with a single, and Davis was called out.

The Comets put the game out of reach in the· second inning as the Comets had seven base hits and scored seven runs to take a 10-0 lead.

Megan Smith led the Comets with a 3 for 3 performance.

"Their pitching was decent, but we were able to hit all the gaps," Smith said.

Fellow teammate Kim Kaye agreed, "We came out defensively and hit their pitchers well."

Although the Comets made the shut out look easy, Coach Eldridge said he didn't change the strategy after the earlier victory over Cypress.

"I told my players whatever they do, they need to stay aggressive. Don't doubt yourself and don't change your style of play," he said.

After the two previous losses where Palomar outscored the VIkings 21-1, Eldridge said Long Beach was looking for a victory.

"We knew they would have revenge on their minds, so we didn't let them get started," Eldridge said.

Although the Long Beach team may have been tired after its first game with Cypress, in which the VIkings lost 6-4, Palomar star Megan Smith said she expected more.

"That was not a good enough excuse," Smith said. "We were really expecting them to be more pumped."