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FOOTBALL Football practices are in full swing.

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REGISTRATION

AD-T

Transfer subjects added CLIFF IRELAND THE TELESCOPE

The Chancellor’s Office Course Repetition Guidelines stated that since 2011, changes were made to limit the number of times students can enroll in the same as well as similar performing arts, visual arts, kinesiology and physical education A student who passes a class cannot take it again, according to Palomar College’s new enrollment policy for

Palomar College has added three new subjects to the Transfer with a Guarantee Degree program for the Fall 2013 semester.

Journalism, Early Childhood Development and Business Administration have now been included with the Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) program.

Combined with the previously approved disciplines of Psychology, Sociology and Mathematics, Palomar College now offers six transfer degrees that students can use as an option if they are considering transferring to a Cal State University (CSU).

Signed into law in 2010, SB1440, the Student Transfer Achievement Act (STAR), was established to guarantee California Community College students admittance into a CSU with a junior status, while at the same time earning an associate’s degree.

Under the AD-T, both the Associates of Arts Transfer (AA-T) and the Associates of Science Transfer (AS-T)

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DEADLINES Check to see when drop deadlines are, when applications for CSUs are going to be accepted and more! • Page 2

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New policy taking effect Repeatability restrictions limit life-long learning at Palomar CHRISTINE FORONDA THE TELESCOPE

SUMMER RECAP See what happened over the summer of 2013 • Page 5

A student who passes a class cannot take it again, according to Palomar College’s new enrollment policy for Fall 2013, which includes new restrictions for course repeatability.

Course repeatability, according to Faculty Senate President Gregory Larson, initially referred to a course

a student can pass with an A, B, C or P and then are able to take again in a later semester.

“Many dance, art and kinesiology courses have historically been repeatable,” Larson said. “There has always been some sort of limit to how many times a course can be passed with a C or better. Most, if not all repeatable courses, are allowed to be passed either two, three or four times, depending on the course.”

CONSTRUCTION

Construction at Escondido campus in progress MARISSA MILLOY THE TELESCOPE

DR. JACK KAHN A new dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences has been named. Read his profile and what his plans are for the future. • Page 6

Palomar’s satellite campus in Escondido was completely renovated over the summer.

Planning for reconstruction began two years ago, and the campus was closed for the summer session so construction personnel could complete renovations.

Tom Medel, acting manager for the Escondido center, said prior to the updates the campus lacked a collegiate feel.

“It lacked areas where students could study, socialize and feel part of a campus. Many students would come to class and then head home soon after. Now they can stay here and utilize the services we have to offer,” he said.

What was once a makeshift campus made up of an old renovated strip mall, now looks

much more like a center for learning.

Updates were done to classrooms, hallways, and parking lots and all classrooms received technological upgrades. A new student common area was built where students can socialize, study or relax between classes. The student services area was also redone so enrollment, counseling, and assessment staff are able to provide better quality service to students.

Engineering student Gabriel Fonseca gave “kudos” to the construction company for completing construction in just one summer.

“Three months to build a whole school, I think that’s pretty awesome,” he said. “I really do like the way it looks, especially with all the coloring, rebranding and everything, and I like how the parking lot looks.”

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Construction workers install landscape at the Escondido campus on Aug. 21 • Cliff Ireland/Telescope

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Monday, August 26, 2013

DISCOVER PALOMAR

Welcoming people to the Palomar community CHRISTINE FORONDA CHASE VERNON THE TELESCOPE

Palomar officials hosted an event called Discover Palomar last week to welcome students back to school.

The event was, at its core, a way to connect new students with the myriad of clubs such as Ballet Folklorico, M.E.Ch.A. and The Jordan, and with organizations such as the Associated Student Government (ASG), the financial aid department, Career Center and Veterans Services.

It also gave students an opportunity to become part of the college community.

“I think the best thing about the Discover Palomar event is that it’s an opportunity for students to get to know what resources they have on campus,”said Lindsay Kretchman, the event organizer.

She also added that Discover Palomar, held at the Student Union Quad, was an excellent opportunity for students to get involved and build networks

among peers.

Students with a student activities card were served a free lunch of hotdogs and macaroni and cheese.

Students had the opportunity to spin the prize wheel and win prizes such as t-shirts, padfolios and backpacks.

Ballet Folklorico Club President Juan Lopez said the turnout of the event was successful and they had 27 potential members.

“Out of the 27, I see there were maybe 10 to 12 that are very interested and look like they really, really wanted to join and the others wanted to check it out to see what [the club] is about,” Lopez said.

Lopez also mentioned he wished there were more signs around the campus to promote Discover Palomar and more advertisement in the bulletin boards throughout the school so students could find out about the event while walking to and from their classes.

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Students spun a prize wheel at the Discovery Day booth to win prizes such as t-shirts, candy, and backpacks on Aug. 20 • Christine Foronda/Telescope

OBITUARIES

3 professors died this summer

DEADLINES

Mark your calendars Last day to add a class without a permission number: Aug. 25 Last day to get a refund for dropped classes: Sept. 1 Last day to add classes: Sept. 3 Last day to drop a class without it showing on your record: Sept. 3 Last day to change to Audit or Pass/No Pass: Sept. 24 Last day to drop a class with it showing a W for Withdrawal: Oct. 12 Last day to buy a parking permit: Sept. 6

Former professor Patrick Mills • Courtesy of Melinda Finn

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Three former Palomar professors died this summer, including recently retired speech professor Pat Mills.

Mills, who died Aug. 2, was the chairman of the Speech/Communications/Forensics/ASL Department and worked at Palomar full-time for 28 years, according to a press release.

Fellow associates referred to Mills as a colleague and friend, describing him as kind and generous, as well as a supportive and insightful associate.

Palomar Professor Dewi Hokett said, “His vast knowledge of linguistics……was legendary,” according to the statement.

Funeral processions were held

Former professor Floyd Collins• Courtesy of Melinda Finn

Saturday Aug. 24, 2013. The Mills family set up the Pat Mills Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo in order to commission a Memorial bench to be placed in front of the Humanities building in his honor.

release, colleagues said Collins was the one to work harder to finish projects. A funeral procession was held July 11, 2013.

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A third retired faculty member died on June 7. Engineering Professor Louis Tornillo worked in the Trades and Industry Department from 1977 until his retirement in 1997. After his retirement, he continued to work part-time at Palomar as a faculty member until 2005.

He valued education highly, according to the press release, and was well liked by his fellow colleagues and students.

On June 16, 2013 retired Palomar professor Floyd Collins died. Collins was a Palomar employee for 29 years, from 1973-2002, first as a Production Specialist for the first Learning Center in the library, eventually earning his way to involvement in virtually every aspect of the Performing Arts Department as an illustrator and designer.

He was also editor of the First Palomar magazine, Focus. In a press

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Last day to apply for the 2nd competitive rounds of Cal Grant A, B and C: Sept. 2 Last day to apply financial aid to Fall 2013 semester: Sept. 3 Last day for Fall 2013 federal loan applicants: Nov. 22 Last day for Fall 2013 Pell Grant applicants to submit a complete Student Aid Report (SAR): Dec. 1 CSUs accept fall 2014 applications: Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 UCs accept fall 2014 applications: Nov. 1 - Nov. 30

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the telescope Focused On Palomar Monday, August 26, 2013 Vol. 67, No. 1 Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif.

CLIFF IRELAND EDITOR IN CHIEF MARISSA MILLOY MANAGING EDITOR & CO-OPINION EDITOR HEATHER RANDALL CO-NEWS EDITOR CHRISTINE FORONDA CO-NEWS EDITOR JORDAN GREENE CO-OPINION EDITOR & COPY EDITOR LLOYD BRAVO A&E EDITOR SCOTT MORTON ONLINE EDITOR & SPORTS EDITOR CAROLYNE CORELIS PHOTO EDITOR

REPEATABILITY

SPEAK OUT

Repeatability deters learning experience

Did you have trouble registering for fall classes?

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Repeatability hinders the community college student’s ability to explore.

According to the preliminary guidelines released from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s office, there will now be regulations governing whether a student may repeat a credit course.

If a student receives a satisfactory grade (C or above) in a course once designated as repeatable, that course cannot be repeated again. This is the general rule for the preliminary guidelines.

The new limitations will apply to courses within physical education, visual arts and performing arts, which are the main subject areas that receive reoccurring students.

I would think first and foremost, education would be the most important thing, but education is now in fact, being limited.

However, a student can still fail a course up to three times before being ex-

empt to repeating that course again at the same school. So really, students who pass courses are the ones losing out.

It is not exactly specified why such limitations and changes were made, which just made it the more frustrating.

At best, guidelines only made clarification to the limited circumstances under which a student can enroll more than once in the same course. There is no clear reason why is these new limitations are being implemented.

Taking away repeatability is more than just inhibiting a student’s ability to explore.

It could also affect professors and classes overall. For example, if a course can no longer be repeated it could result in fewer enrolled students and ultimately the class can be cut.

There is a lot riding on limiting repeatability and I don’t see how it will help students; that is, if it’s the state’s goal is to help them at all.

“The only problems that I had with registration were, since I’m military, the V.A. didn’t save my classes and I got chopped from everything and had to re-enroll in all my classes, so now I have wacky hours for everything.

Besides that, everything (registration) was fairly simple.”

“I took Spanish a year ago, and I wanted to retake Spanish I so that I could get ready for Spanish II.”

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“If I was in a class where I couldn’t retake it, but I loved it, that would be devastating for me because it’s a subject I love.”

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AMBER ALERT

The right call on Amber Alert for Hannah Anderson EDITORIAL STAFF MCT CAMPUS

Last week, over the course of several days, millions of cellphones across the Western United States buzzed like fire alarms — loudly and, to some, annoyingly ­— as authorities sent out an Amber Alert that appeared as a text requesting everyone to be on the lookout for a blue Nissan Versa from southeastern San Diego County.

No matter what they were doing or the hour they were doing it, everyone in California, Nevada, Washington state, Oregon and Idaho who owns a cellphone with the capacity to receive emergency

messages got one about the car driven by the suspected kidnapper of 16-year-old Hannah Anderson. Californians are accustomed to seeing Amber Alerts posted on freeways. But no statewide Amber Alert, which is issued only for abducted children in critical danger, had been sent over cellphones before in California. The grating alert was not only startling and irritating to many cellphone users, but it seemed pointless if you weren’t on a road or freeway.

And yet it worked. The breadth of the alert and the novel use of cellphone messaging to get it out kept the missing girl and her alleged kidnapper, James Lee DiMag-

gio, constantly in the news. Several people riding horses through the remote Idaho wilderness happened upon the pair, then later saw a television report on the Amber Alert and notified local authorities. That put in motion the search that led to Anderson’s rescue.

“This Amber Alert, while it’s a minor inconvenience to people, literally saved the life of this child,” said Robert Hoever, director of special programs at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

So authorities made the right call when they decided to use what’s known as cell broadcasting to transmit the Amber Alert mes-

sage. There are some kinks to be worked out. Some people got the buzzing message multiple times.

That shouldn’t happen.

But overall, the loud phone messages did what they were supposed to do — they got everyone’s attention, including the media’s. To make sure they work in the future, they should be used sparingly and judiciously. The last thing authorities need is for people to become so irritated by frequent alerts that they disable the Amber Alert message function altogether (yes, it’s doable) or so inured to the sound that they treat it like a random car alarm going off in the night and ignore it.

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Monday, August 26, 2013

COMIC-CON

Panels, crowds dominate Comic-Con LLOYD BRAVO THE TELESCOPE

Being in a crowd with thousands of strangers in costumes, pushing and shoving for free merchandise and talking about pop-culture would not sound like much of a vacation to most; however, for those who attend, Comic-Con International is not a vacation, but a homecoming.

Thousands gather every year at the San Diego Convention Center, but most don’t understand what the con is all about. It is not a stereotypical event were “dweebs” talk about “Star Wars”.

Comic-Con is more about comradery and passion about popular arts, being a kid and dressing up, as well as the dedication it takes to make the most out of your experience.

Pushing through the crowds of wookies and Boba Fetts can be tedious, but it is all part of the experience.

One of the best aspects of the con is that everyone’s Comic-Con experience is different. Most consist of going to panels about film and television programs.

Others could be going to the exhibit room, buying rare comic books and meeting the creators. Some roam the halls in costumes of their favorite heroes or heroins taking pictures with fans. Regardless, Comic-Con is for anyone and everyone that loves “geek” culture.

Comic-Con means being prepared to sleep with a lot of strangers in the middle of the night, since overnight camping is a necessity to

Crowds enter the San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con July 18-21 2013 • Lloyd Bravo/Telescope

see your favorite films and television panels. It’s just another thing that comes along with the territory.

There were a tremendous amount of

people surrounding the convention center and, according to an article on CNN.com titled, “Comic-Con by the Numbers,” Henry Hanks explained

that 130,000 fans have attended Comic-Con since 2011.

Scoring a four-day pass is as precious as a golden ticket to Willy

Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Lori Weisberg, a reporter for U-T San Diego, summed it up in the headline, “Comic-Con sells out in two hours.” This article was posted in February, five months before the convention.

If you were one of the lucky fanboys or fangirls to wear a lanyard and badge, you experienced one of the most exciting Comic-Cons in years, from a secret concert by metal band Metallica, the revealing of a Batman and Superman crossover film and final panels for “Doctor Who,” “Breaking Bad” and “Dexter.” Needless to say, fans of films and television missed out.

For the past 43 years, Comic-Con has become the pinnacle of fandom from all worlds, universes and dimensions. In the past five years thousands travel long parsecs to reach San Diego to wait in line, receive free merchandise and talk to the artists who create their favorite shows and comic books.

As we get older, most fall to conformity and act like adults: meticulously organizing finances, paying bills and stressing over work. However, one weekend in July enables us to break the shackles of mundane living and punch it in the face, all while wearing revealing spandex.

Next year, put on your brown coat, set phasers to fun and don’t forget to call the Doctor because San Diego Comic-Con will leave you with symptoms of super strength, flight and ability to travel through time and space.

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SUMMER 2013 TIMELINE NEWS AND EVENTS FROM MAY - AUGUST 2013

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Opening at a weekend box office of $174,144,585 , “Iron è gross Man 3” became the biggest summer blockbuster of 2013. It made a total of $408,195,414 .

The Miami Heat won their second consecutive NBA title, and third overall.

6/15 North West, the offspring of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, was born.

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Monday, August 26, 2013

NEW DEAN

New Palomar leader comes with experience HEATHER RANDALL THE TELESCOPE

A new administrator with an extensive background in curriculum design, budget planning and teaching has joined Palomar College.

Palomar officials appointed Dr. Jack Kahn as the Dean of Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences in early July at a Governing Board meeting.

Chairwoman Nancy Chadwick is eager to begin working with Kahn.

“We’re very pleased he is joining us, and I’m excited to begin working with him,” Chadwick said.

Kahn’s main area of study is the investigation of the psychosocial impact of masculinities and gender. He has also self-authored a psychology textbook titled “An Introduction to Masculinities”.

Kahn was inspired to write his

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now published textbook when during a sabbatical he noticed the available body of literature on masculinity and gender was all written at an extremely advanced level. Kahn decided to fill the void he discovered by writing his own book, which caters to undergrads and other introductory level students. The book is divided into three sections and discusses different theories about masculinity as

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well as how the different sexes fare in society today.

Prior to accepting the position at Palomar, Kahn was the Program Director and a Professor in the Clinical Psychology Department at Alliant University. He was in the process of conducting a broad job search when he found the open position at Palomar.

“I was looking for an institution that was really forward-thinking, that was going to work on developing more and more programs to reach out to different kinds of students,” Kahn said.

Having spent 13 years of his career at Curry College, a small liberal arts institution in Milton, Mass., Kahn developed programs that specifically targeted at-risk students. “When I really started thinking about community colleges, the values and the community college’s dedication fits what I’ve been doing already,” Kahn said.

Kahn also mentioned that he is thrilled to return to the temperate weather in California after having spent several years on the East Coast.

He is also looking forward to the opportunity to work with other departments in a collaborative manner and to serve as a resource wherever he can. Laura Gropen, Palomar’s public affairs officer, said she is confident the Governing Board made the best choice when they selected Kahn to fill such an important role at Palomar.

“We are looking forward to working with Dr. Kahn — he brings valuable leadership to the College,” Gropen said.

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Dr. Jack Kahn outside of the Multidisciplinary Building. • Heather Randall/Telescope

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REGISTRATION FROM PAGE 1

Fall 2013, which includes new restrictions for course repeatability.

Course repeatability, according to Faculty Senate President Gregory Larson, initially referred to a course a student can pass with an A, B, C or P and then are able to take again in a later semester.

“Many dance, art and kinesiology courses have historically been repeatable,” Larson said. “There has always been some sort of limit to how many times a course can be passed with a C or better. Most, if not all repeatable courses, are allowed to be passed either two, three or four times, depending on the course.”

The Chancellor’s Office Course Repetition Guidelines stated that since 2011, changes were made to limit the number of times students can enroll in the same class as well as similar performing arts, visual arts, kinesiology and physical education courses.

According to Berta Cuaron, Assistant Superintendent and Vice

AD-T FROM PAGE 1

degrees were established with a precise list of classes that will help students save time and money by avoiding both classes that are not needed for their degree and ones not transferrable to a CSU. “[Degrees] help eliminate duplication of effort; that is, students don’t take an excessive amount of classes,” chair of the Curriculum Committee Greg Larson said. “Because the degree is designed to be completed in 60 units at the community college level and an additional 60 units at the Cal State.”

According to a 2010 press release by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO), roughly 50,000 community college students transfer annually to the CSU system with an average of 80 semester units when only 60 are required.

Unique to each AD-T will be a

President of Instructional Services, California state legislation was passed which changed repeatability options for curriculum.

“What the legislation basically said was that colleges need to group [similar] courses and then students are given the ability to take four courses out of each group maximum,” Cuaron said.

For example, previously, a student could take Tennis I four times and move on and take Tennis II and Tennis III, four times each. Cuaron said because of the way courses are grouped, the new restrictions state you can take a course a total of four times by moving up each level. In other words, none of the three tennis courses would be repeatable.

Larson explained “If a student took Beginning Tennis and got a ‘W’, then passed Beginning Tennis, then got an ‘F’ in Intermediate Tennis, then passed Intermediate Tennis, the student will have taken tennis four times and thus not be allowed to take Advanced Tennis.”

Regarding students and student success, Rocco Versaci, Co-chair of Curriculum Writing and Training, delist of classes required for the minimum 18 units needed for each degree. “The idea is that in no more than 60 units, you complete at least 18 units in your major, plus all the CSU general education requirements or the IGETC,” Larson said.

There are some limitations which come with these degrees, though.

According to Associate Professor, Counselor and Articulation Officer, Gloria Kerkhoff, every CSU does not necessarily except the AD-T’s.

For example, even though Palomar offers a transfer degree in sociology, not all CSU’s will accept them. San Diego State University might not accept sociology, but Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM) might, so the student has to be willing to attend there instead.

There are a couple of points that Elvia Nunez-Riebel, the Transfer Center Director cautioned about, too.

“CSU will make room for you somewhere in the state system, but it’s not necessarily going to be where

scribed the new restrictions as a “little draconian” and “less democratic.”

“The [school] system is kind of moving away from its earlier stated mission of having a wide range of students and encouraging life-long learning,” Versaci said. “[The system] is really gearing toward students that come in with a very specific course of study that move through the system very quickly.”

Versaci said he believes Palomar College should be a place where students could go to if they were unsure of what to do in a four-year institution and have a chance to explore the variety of classes that Palomar had to offer. “[The new restrictions] eventually will make the efficiency rate of a school look better because students are coming in and the ones that aren’t moving quickly through [the system] will drop out and I think that’s really unfortunate,” Versaci said.

Cuaron also mentioned she has mixed feelings about the restrictions as well. She believes students with a specific educational plan tend to be more committed and do better in school, but it would inhibit other unsure students who are just starting to

Just because it’s there, it doesn’t mean that you should do that degree, you need to sit down with a counselor and determine a whole list of issues.

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you really want to go,” Nunez said.

For example, if a student receives an AS-T in Early Child Care Development and then applies for transfer to CSUSM, it does not mean they will automatically be accepted into that school.

The transfer degrees come with a guaranteed acceptance to a CSU, but not a specific one. So if CSUSM is full, there would be no room to accept transfers. Instead, they will help locate another CSU in the state which has room in the program the student requested.

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Landscaping and signage are still being installed, but all classroom and building upgrades are complete.

Medel said the remodel allows the campus to better serve students by giving them accessibility.

“Our students are able to navigate from the parking lots to classrooms in a more efficient manner. Our hallways and classrooms have been remodeled and it gives students the collegiate atmosphere they desired,” he said.

This fall the Escondido center will be serving approximately 5,000 students enrolled to take classes there.

“One of the college’s commitments was to make it feel like a college atmosphere. We have succeeded in doing that,” he said. “The building is truly student friendly and we are excited about serving the students and the public.”

A new seating area is being built at the Escondido campus.• Cliff Ireland/Telescope

discover various other classes or taking courses for personal development.

“The positive side is that it will hopefully help students stay and excel in their courses [knowing they have one chance] and it keeps students moving toward their goal. [However], I think on the other side, students take courses because they are curious, not sure if it’s really for them or not and [the new restrictions] kind of take that option away,” Cuaron explained.

Cuaron also added that, because of these restrictions, whether or not a student had an educational plan affected a student’s financial aid eligibility.

An educational plan is when a student discusses their educational goals with a counselor and decides what set of courses to take to reach that goal.

Cuaron said while there have always been rules for receiving financial aid, the new policy now requires students to stick to their educational plan if they want their financial support.

“Now, financial aid is saying that if [students] are not on pace to complete their goal within a period of time they can actually lose their financial aid,” Cuaron said.

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Nunez-Riebel also warned about changing degrees after you have transferred, because in that case all bets would be off on the guaranteed parts.

“When you transfer, you stay with that degree,” Nunez-Riebel said.

“You can’t apply with one degree and then change your mind, because then we can’t promise that you’re going to be done in the (additional) 60 units.”

Kerkhoff and Nunez-Riebel both point out one of the most important things when considering the AD-T program is meeting with a Palomar College counselor.

Cuaron also mentioned the enrollment regulations apply to all students, regardless of their enrollment status, for example veterans or Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) students.

Versaci’s hope is for students to get politically active. Versaci said, “Lawmakers are making decisions that are going to deeply affect students, and they don’t care because they know [students] are not a significant voting bloc.”

Larson said, “These restrictions may affect the number of sections of a course that are available because enrollment in the course will go down.

I hesitate at this point to say by how much. We’ll have to see what happens this year as a result of all this, and I need to confer with folks in Enrollment Services after registration is completely done.”

Larson’s advice to students is to plan their academic careers more carefully now that the new policy on course repeatability is in place.

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“Just because it’s there, it doesn’t mean that you should do that degree, you need to sit down with a counselor and determine a whole list of issues,” Kerkhoff said. “There are a lot of variables involved as to whether or not this is the best degree for you.”

Students interested in finding out more information about the Associated Degrees for Transfer program, including the other degrees offered, can visit the websites ADegreeWithAGuarantee.com and Academic Senate for California Community Colleges website asccc.org.

Information can also be found by talking to an academic adviser at the Counseling Center or visiting the Transfer Center.

The Transfer Center can be reached at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2552 and the Counseling Services at (760) 891-7511. Both are located in the Student Services Center.

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8 • SPORTS

Monday, Aug. 26, 2013

FOOTBALL

Palomar football team gets back into pads

Palomar freshman runningback Justin Harris completes a play during the team football practice on the first day of the fall semester on Aug. 19. • Francios Swart/Telescope

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The Palomar College Football team has officially started the 2013 season, kicking off with practice on the first day of school.

During the summer the Comets ran drills to train for the coming season but didn’t have live hitting until Aug. 17.

The team will get back to practicing six days a week for the first game of the season versus El Camino College on Sept. 7 at Escondido High School.

“Our guys are trying to get used to pads,” Head Coach Joe Early said in a press release. “Some of them were adapting better than others, which is to be expected. As the practice went on, more and more got into the flow.”

Early is working with 127 players at orientation, many are new.

The large number of students at Palomar’s football program makes it more competitive by putting the pressure on all players to perform their best.

“We want to bring in a quality number of guys to create a competitive environment,” said offensive coordinator Dan Early. “They’ve got to learn to compete and face adversity because if you look at other colleges they all want the same thing.”

Last season the Comets went 4-6-0 overall in conference and non-conference games. Their key wins came against other local San Diego teams in the conference, defeating Southwestern 47-43 and Grossmont 33-28 in

the final game of the season. Palomar is undefeated against Southwestern since 1988.

“We have a freshman runningback, Justin Harris, who is going to be really dynamic,” Early said.

Returning again is Ryan Ena, the 6-foot-6-inch, 272-pound sophomore, was one of the most highly recruited tight ends in the All-Southern Conference first team selection.

Ena had 43 receptions, 570 yards and six touchdowns last year as a freshman.

“We have four legitimate tight ends. One of which (Ena) will probably be a preseason all-American.

He will be able to choose where he wants to go to school,” Dan Early said.

Returning alongside Ena is starting quarterback Ryan Lamb who threw for 2,399 yards and threw 20 touchdown passes last season.

Lamb will be throwing passes to returning receiver Anthony Mount who was a first-team all-conference receiver last season. Offensive player of the year and second-team all-conference safety Steven Parks is coming back as well.

Kicker Jonathan Leiva had left Palomar after his freshman season in 2012 to play for the Sacramento State Hornets, but has come back to Palomar to play as a Comet in the 2013 season.

“It is so early to tell. We’ve only been in pads for two days,” Dan Early said, “but by early September things should be concrete.”

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UPCOMING PALOMAR HOME GAMES Sept. 3: Men’s Soccer vs. Moorpark/Women’s Soccer vs. Saddleback WOMEN 2 P.M./MEN 4 P.M. @ MINKOFF FIELD Sept. 4: Women’s Volleyball vs. San Bernardino Valley 5 P.M. @ THE DOME Sept. 6: Cross Country Palomar Invitational 12 P.M. @ GUAJOME PARK, OCEANSIDE Sept. 6: Men’s/Women’s Soccer vs. College of the Desert MEN 2 P.M./WOMEN 4 P.M. @ MINKOFF FIELD Sept. 7: Football vs. El Camino College 6 P.M. @ ESCONDIDO HIGH SCHOOL