https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/148d2bce9c032546ae8ecc0a334ed627.pdf c1f08688d9ccc6451cb2b201c92b79d2 PDF Text Text C ALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN M ARCOS I N D E P E N D E N T S TUDENT N EWSPAPER F IRST C OPY F R E E additional copies 50£cach V OL. X V I I NO. 13 TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 www.thecsusmpride.com CSUSM holds forum on VA Tech BY AMANDA A NDREEN Pride Staff Writer On Thursday April 19 in ACD 102 CSUSM hosted a forum honoring the Virginia Tech Tragedy and to disciiss community concerns related to the issue. Present at the forum were CSUSM students, faculty and staff and various community members. Each attendee was given an orange and maroon ribbon to wear in honor of Virginia Tech victims. Beginning at noon, those present for the start of the forum honored the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy that occurred on Monday, April 16, with a few moments of silence. President Karen S. Haynes opened the forum by saying, "We're obviously all here today as a university community coming together to share our grief, our concerns of personal safety, and ask questions as we go forward. . ." President Haynes continued by saying, "I'm sure many of yoù in our campus community have personal connections to Virginia Tech, and so it brings another dimension for you ; to this conversation. I was asked just now by the press, whether this was our first or our last step in this conversation; I'm sure that there will be many steps, public, formal, personal and private as we continue to think through the implications. One other public step that we will take as a university is to contribute to the Hokies Memorial Fund that will help for counseling and other services to the victims and their families." Assembled in the f ront of the room was as a panel of campus resources to offer information and answer questions. The panel See FORUM, page 2 CSUSM flags flying at half mast to honor victims of Virginia Tech. CSUSM Alumni bettering society Community Interface Service in Carlsbad BY KELLY CORRIGAN Pride Staff Writer Photo by Kelly Corrigan / The Pride One of Majorie Mina's clients, Julie Donlevy, places newly arrived fish in their tanks at Wal-Mart. Carlsbad, April 18 - CSUSM Alumni are helping the Carlsbad community with Community Interface Services. The employees of Community Interface work each day to assist adults with developmental disabilities including those with autism* mental retardation, cerebral palsy, turrets syndrome and other developmental disabilities. Out of the 130 employees at CIS, 10 are Alumni of CSUSM. CIS of Carlsbad is a non profit organization that serves all of San Diego County. It is a Wednesday afternoon at WalSee INTERFACE, page 2 Photo by Kelly Corrigan I The Pride Grand Champions wins national Recyclemania contest for the 3rd consecutive yrear per capita, and highest ecycling CSUSA/I BY JONATHAN THOMPSON Pride Staff Writer Cougars Won the ultimate prize in the RecycleMania 2007 competition. For the third straight year in a row, CSUSM has placed first in the Grand Champion category. Cougars remain victorious, as they beat out over two hundred schools across the country. RecycleMania consists of a ten-week competition between campuses throughout t he nation. There are four categories of competition. These categories are largest amount of recyclables per capita, largest amount of total recyclables, least amount of trash rate. The competition mandates measurements in pounds on a weekly basis throughout the duration of the competition. For their e fforts, campuses receive trophies, awards, and certificates. RecycleMania began in 2001. Ohio University and Miami University were the first and only two competitors for the first competition. In six years, the competition h as nearly doubled every year and the contest h as created new categories for competition. I n 2007, 201 campuses competed in t he competition. University of San Diego See R ECYCLEMANIA, page 2 Taking a "bite" out of the budget BY PAMELA CASTILLO Pride Staff Writer On Wed. April 18, Students devoured watermelon on the mezzanine plaza in the name of the activism at the event hosted by ASI, Take a Bite out of the Budget. Volunteers asked students to sign a standard letter addressed t o Senator Jack Scott that made three demands of California Legislature and Governor. The letter d rafted by ASI read, "Fund the necessary $65 million for the CSU, freezing fees at the 2006-2007 levels. Fund the $24 million Student Services Initiative. Restore the $7 million on outreach." According to the letter, "These actions will ensure that the California State University remains accessible to all Californians." Chrissy Satterfield, Governmental Relations Outreach Specialist said, "The goal is to fight the fee increase and sign our Photos by Pnmela Castillo / The Pride Above: Estaban Tadeo, a student volunteer, asks for Carla Delgado's signature. Right: (From left to right) Justin Rossiter, Shannon Poling and Erin maddox compete in a watermelon eating contest as a part of the Take a Bite out of the Budget event. letters in support of higher education and access for all." While enjoying f ree hot dogs and soda, students gathered to cheer the contestants in a watermelon-eating contest. There were two preliminary rounds, and the winners f rom those rounds battled it out for the championship. With their noses buried deep in watermelon and juices dripping f rom chins, contestants raced for the rights to victory. Justin Rossiter, Shannon Poling, and Erin Maddox made up the first round, and Sandy Betancourt, Rachelle See BUDGET, page 2 �From FORUM, page 1 T HE fjrijN!VÌ!Ì|SÌT ^MARCÖF CIPRIDE . jj zpuo^m gTA^F : IDITOR IN CHIEF ; DAVID CiÄTtEY MANAGING EDITOR Jason Encabo | Salbs iubprisehtativi Patrick Devlin f RÌDEEÖU DlSTIUBimOM MANAGER Katie bruggeman News E ditor KELLY CORRIGAN Features EDfroit AMAN DA ANDREEN AICTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Sophie Brink ÓNiiNB Manager ; §§ l'-AbVtSQkrl | filili I pl III ill STAFF WmURS II I II» i v : ; l ^ t ^MBmiK^i , ..e B y^MC^STILiD Ü : I ¡g|| X ; : itK^Amis^im il ¡ 1 1 ? ' ^ BWANII H<3ANö ;. - ' shawnmciqechnib « Jonathan Thompson Photographer Latoya Brown Cartoonists ; JBNNY Bigfond i ¡ 3 - - GMO BISHÖ& * | V f'AH - öpiricesr airf letters . to the editor, published tó-T® Prikte* < S opinions o f & e author, and d o not necessarilyrepresent J he views rf T be Pride, o r forth --Statf University S anMarcos. Unsigned editorials represent ^ opinion of The J board, -t* " e ditors aid includer a n a ddress, n umber, e -mail I d i dentification. - JUttatv» I e ditai f orgraminar l ength. L etters should u nder 3QQ w ordraiidsiibmail p ride@csusm.edu, r ather I t to t be lBdlvld^al editors* 1isPride m >' priM M p w ; v-{ *, Display * ' i ^ w r t & i g m T he Pride f m t ^ s ^ or T he. Prides reserves * t he |Uo reject any advertising* ThePridelspiiblished [ m T vmés^i during academic y eanDistribuì includes i d l ^ C S U S M tornito , - ;' • From INTERFACE, page 1 Mart with the usual sized crowd. Today is not any different than the rest to Marjorie Mina. As she makes her rounds through the store, she asks her clients how they are doing and if they may need any assistance. Her clients though, are not customers of Wal-Mart; they are Wal-Mart employees who have developmental disabilities. As a job coach for Community Interface Services of Carlsbad, Mina works with eight higher functioning adults. In Mina's case, four out of eight of her clients work at WalMart and have overlapping hours so Mina makes her rounds and works one on one with her clients during their shifts. As a job coach, Mina works under Community Interface's Supportive Employment program. Mina began working with CIS after she graduated from CSUSM in 2004 as a Human Development major. In the three years that she has been working for CIS, Mina has learned that her clients are excited to have a job. "We help them be a part of the community," Mina said. "If they take a bus to work, we teach them what to do if they get lost, or what happens when there's a disaster at work." When Mina started working with her client Chris Deddo, she learned that whenever Deddo was faced with a question from a customer to which he did not know the answer, he would walk away. Mina would then interfere and show Deddo that he could ask another associate for help. What Mina says she enjoys the most is, "I can watch them grow." Job Coaches at CIS work with clients who work at Pet Smart, Noah's Ark Learning Center, Wild Animal Park and Target among other employers. Two other major departments of CIS include Supportive Living and Independent Living. In 1991 when Kim Larsen graduated from CSUSM as a Business Major, she was quickly promoted to associate director. Bruce Willbrant, another alumnus of CSUSM, was not sure where he would live after graduation when he found a classifieds ad for Community Interface's Supportive Living department. In the Supportive Living department, employees live with a roommate who has a developmental disability. Willbrant thought, "I'd get paid and I'd have a place to live." Today Willbrant assists his clients as an Independent Living Supervisor. Willbrant . Cai StateSat*Mareos^' 3 ' ' S S53 ÌS: ttafe Valley Road Sm Marcos; CA m % - < M V ; Email: pride@csusm.edu 1 1 , S i^^0r^4heesusmpride. com Advertfelng Email: ' - pricfe_ads@csusm.edu should anything like that happen on campus. Chief Hackenberg responded: "We have plans in place. We have the ability to lock down areas on campus from dispatch that would help to isolate any kind of shooter activity. We also have a system where we can communicate through our classrooms under times of duress that will also be helpful in letting people know exactly what the situation is at the time." Dean Manship also explained to the audience that there is a system being finalized this very moment that would allow the university to send text messages to students in case of an oncampus emergency or life-threatening situation. Another main point emphasized in the forum was that of mental health care, and Carlene Smith addressed that, ensuring students that there are services available at SHCS for students to take advantage of. In hopes to reach the rest of the student body, Hackenberg said, "We have a very safe campus here; that's both by perception and statistics bear that out, and we always need to keep that in mind. We want students to be very aware of any rumors, possibilities, possessions of a weapon on campus, or anyone who might be planning these types of things. We just want to encourage them to report those things to the police department." For more information visit http:// www.csusm.edu/police/Bulletins.htm ; pili ^ B ^ P S P - ^ ^ ^ B •: I 1 included: Roy Lee (President of ASI), Dean Manship (Emergency Management Coordinator), Regina Frasca (Director of Risk Management and Safety), Carlene Smith (a psychologist from SHCS), CSUSM Police Chief Ronald Hackenberg, Dr. Pat Worden (Vice President for Student Affairs), CSUSM President Karen S. Haynes, and Gregory Toya (Associate Dean of Students) and a few other representatives from campus organizations. The central focus was to first remember and honor the Virginia Tech tragedy and to second address the campus community about our own safety precautions in place and how they are being practiced and improved. In addition to offering a safe environment for an open discussion to inquiring students and staff, the forum also hosted a guest speaker, an alumnus from Virginia Tech affiliated with the San Diego chapter of Virginia Tech Alumni. She shared a poignant testimony about her experience at Virginia Tech and how the tragedy had impacted her and her family's life, as her younger brother currently attends Virginia Tech. After the guest speaker, Gregory Toya opened up the floor for the audience to ask questions. The first question asked addressed what plans CSUSM has in place "ft: ' ^ plans his clients' budget and assists them in finding and purchasing affordable housing. When speaking of helping clients attain jobs, Larsen said, "Our goal is to help them become more independent. So we may start out 100% there, at the orientation, interview, and then when they get the hang of it, we'll start fading out." Willbrant found his education at CSUSM to be extremely helpful. "The thing about San Marcos is that they have this unique major, Human Development, which is ideal, along with sociology and psychology." Denise Sumlin a graduated as Liberal Studies and Sociology double major with a focus in Child Development. As an Independent Living Counselor, Sumlin says she helps maintain independence. An Independent Living Counselor may assist clients in daily living such accessing community resources or gaining social skills. Sumlin added, "At school, it's all about the books. It's test after test. Here, it's nothing but hands on. It all comes back to you. I thought, I will never use this again in my life! But I am putting a lot of it to good use. You do get a chance to use some of that." Christine Sheppard, Supported Employment Supervisor, finds that the employees at CIS enjoy coming to work each day. Sheppard said, "They are highly dedicated to the service recipients and they have the ability to cooperate and work well with others." Shannon Foster works as a Resource Counselor. In 2000, she graduated from CSUSM as a double major in Psychology and Sociology. She spends her days in the community with her clients. On Mondays, she works out with her clients at the YMCA, and on certain Fridays, she takes her clients to the mall for some shopping. Foster assists her clients in their work and social skills. "We learn what their dreams are then we help to accomplish their goals," Foster said. Sally Serrin, a current student of CSUSM decided to work at CIS in order to fulfill an internship requirement for her Sociology course. Serrin says that she's been able to help where it's needed. Since Serrin began working at Community Interface, she has gained experience with doing research for the company, working with clients and completing market audit reports among other things. "Everybody here is so positive," Serrin said, "with a good attitude about a lot of things." From RECYCLEMANIA, page 1 and San Diego State University were amongst the 201 universities in the competition. CSUSM first entered the competition in 2005 and placed first in Recycling Rate with a rate of 44 percent. The Recycling Rate category compares the weight of recyclables to the weigh of trash. In 2006, CSUSM won the Grand Champion award, placed second in the Per Capita Classic, and finished first in the Targeted Material - Corrugated Cardboard category. Campuses that fall into the Grand Champion category demonstrate an excellence in recycling and reducing waste throughout the entire competition. The Per Capita Classic compares the amount of recyclables to the number of students in a given campus. The Targeted Material - Corrugated Cardboard category compares the amount of recycled corrugated cardboard to the number of students in a given campus. For the 2007 contest, CSUSM brought home another first place victory in the Grand Champion category. CSUSM also placed second in the Targeted Material - Corrugated Cardboard category. A recycling culture throbs throughout CSUSM's campus. Cougars consistently recycle spent products in easily accessible bins. "I recycle every single thing and I make sure it goes in the right recycle bin," said Liberal Studies Major Senior DeLacy Brown. "I can be standing anywhere and turn around and find a recycling bin." "It feels good that my school has won the RecycleMania competition three times in a row. It's really cool that our school which is in southern California cares that much about the environment," said Arts and Technology Major Freshmen Jake Gossett. "Recycling is about giving back to the community. Given the fact that Cal State San Marcos has won three years in a row giving back to the community has been a major priority to us," said Psychology Major Senior Logan Goolsby. "It makes me glad to go to a school where students take the extra time to use the blue bins for recycling. It would feel weird not to recycle because the bins are everywhere," said Liberal Studies Major junior Jenny Bigpond. The contestants for next year's competition will most likely grow in number. Previous contenders will sharpen their recycling skills. However, given the current trends, Cougars have a bright f uture and foreseeable victory in the RecycleMania 2008 competition. For more information, visit: http://www.recyclemania.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/ recyclemania. From BUDGET, page 1 Acker, and Kat Schulz made up the second round. The competition was stiff, but Justin and Sandy devoured their way through huge pieces of watermelon and won the preliminary rounds. Rossiter and Betancourt battled against each other for the championship. Grunting and growling, Rossiter ripped red chunks of watermelon from its green rind while Betancourt trailed close behind. The crowd cheered in favor of Betancourt, but Rossiter gulped his way to the championship. Students at the event also took part in signing a large red poster, among others, that students will send to Virginia Tech. The poster reads, "Our deepest sympathies to Virginia Tech from the students of Cal State San Marcos. Other posters read, "CSUSM honors Virginia Tech." Sara Gallegos stated, "The final event that they will be at is the Wellness Fair on Tuesday the 24th in the Field House. A fter that we are going to mail the posters to Virginia Tech." Satterfield said, "My overall reaction was that it was a success. We got exactly 100 signatures for our budget letters, which is great! The contest and event was a huge success and I couldn't have been happier with the result." �FEATURES Down to Earth: A green day on a green campus Tuesday; April 24, 2007 THE PRIDE BY KIM ANDERSON Pride Staff Writer Sunday, April 22, was Earth Day. On this special day designed to promote environmental awareness, millions across the nation joined in celebration of Mother Earth. While some people renewed their commitment to reduce, recycle and reuse, others raised money to f und other environmental causes. Historically, it was the concern of Senator Gaylord Nelson, a Democrat from Wisconsin that sparked our country's environmental awareness. He founded the first Earth Day in 1970 after trying to bring environmental awareness to the American population since 1962. On envirolink.org, Nelson said, "Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level. We had neither the time nor resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself." America celebrates Earth Day on April 22. This day is also the birthday of Eddie Albert, a former American television star and environmental activist; it also happens to be the birthday of Julius Stirling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day. According to the U.S. government's web site on Earth Day (earthday.gov), the United States is much better off than it was in 1970. The air is cleaner, the loss of wetlands is being reversed, and other important environmental legislation continues to improve conditions. Though things may be looking up, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently reported with 100 percent confidence that global warming is happening, and with 90 percent confidence that it is because of human interference. The IPCC is a panel of scientists from different countries and works closely with the United Nations. Since the report, the United States Congress has been discussing new environmental legislation that would significantly cut down on the production of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, there are many things that people can do to help save our planet. The government's Earth Day site suggests saving energy by making homes more efficient, turning off appliances and lights when not in use, purchasing "green power" for the electricity of houses, insulating homes, driving less, and replacing incandescent light bulbs with Energy Star qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs. The site also suggests several ways to use less water. It urges people to use WaterSense labeled products and programs. These products, " will p erform well, help save money, and encourage innovation in manufacturing." (See http://www. e pa.gov/watersense/index.htm for more information on WaterSense.) The site also says to not to let water r un while shaving or brushing teeth, to take short showers instead of baths, to scrape rather than rinse dishes before loading into dishwasher, and to only wash f ull loads of dishes and laundry. It also recommends buying high efficient plumbing fixtures, repairing leaks (one leaky toilet can waste as much as 200 gallons of water every day), and watering lawns and plants during the coolest p art of the day. Another way to celebrate Earth is by using the three R's: reduce, reuse and recycle. To reduce, people should consider buying permanent items instead of disposables, buying products with less packaging, and only «J buying what they need. Reusing is as simple as repairing items as much as possible, using cloth napkins, and reusing boxes, purchasing and reusing refillable pens and pencils, and donating extra things to other people or charities. Recycling is the third component. Many things can be recycled—paper, plastic, bottles, cardboard, aluminum; but, other things can and should be recycled such as electronics, motor oil, printer cartridges, and even compost food scraps, grass and other yard clippings. Cal State San Marcos is particularly earth conscious—our university recently won RecycleMania for the third year in a row by recycling over 59% of all that we throw away. This season, be more environmentally conscious and make environmental resolutions that will save money and our earth. As Captain Planet always says, "The power is yours!" Honoring CSUSM's semi-annual Yellow Ribbon Week BY AMANDA ANDREEN Pride Staff Writer Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death annually in the United States and is the 2nd leading cause of death among college-aged students (according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention). The American- Association of Suicidology states that about every 16 minutes, a person in the U.S. takes their own life, and every 39 seconds a person in the U.S. attempts to take their own life. In 2004, the most recent complete data statistics, there were roughly 811,000 suicide attempts, and a total 32,439 suicides. With approximately 80 Americans taking their life each day and nearly 1,500 more Americans attempting to do so, there has got to be an underlying cause for such high statistics, as well as something everyone can do to help. Fortunately for CSUSM students, and the greater San Diego community, there is something that can be done and a way to help. As it has been on campus since the spring of 2003, CSUSM has its very own Yellow Ribbon Club, which is connected with a larger organization: Light for Life. Chris Sanchez, President of the Yellow Ribbon Club on campus, encourages students to not only become more aware about suicide and its warning signs, but also to participate in the upcoming Yellow Ribbon Week happening on campus April 30-May 2. With multiple events happen- ing on campus for the upcoming Yellow Ribbon Week, Sanchez hopes to educate his peers about the Yellow Ribbon Campaign, the Light for Life Foundation and the Yellow Ribbon Cards that are available at the events and online at www.yellowribbon.org. To kick-off the approaching Yellow Ribbon Week at CSUSM, the Yellow Ribbon Club is hosting its first shoe drive. The shoe drive aims to collect donated shoes from students for a display to appear in front ofLibrary Plaza during Yellow Ribbon Week. A fter the completion of Yellow Ribbon Week, the donated shoes will then be donated to a local charity. The shoe drive will continue through Friday, April 27, and the collections areas are at the ASI Women's Center in FCB 102 and in front of Student Life and Leadership in Craven 3400. "We're going to be having what's now become our semiannual yellow ribbon week where we go out there and we want to encourage students to come see this video we show called 'The Truth about Suicide.' 'The Truth about Suicide' is a video put on by the America Foundation for Suicide, the AFSP. And what they have done is created this video that outlines a lot of the symptoms of depression, suicide and they bring the perspective from real life people who have either attempted to take their life, or who have had friends who have. It is very emotional and I think it's very a ffective," said Sanchez. The majority of the events happening during Yellow Ribbon Week will take place on Monday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 1, during University Hour in the Library Plaza. There will also be two screenings of "The Truth about Suicide" Wednesday, May 2, one during University Hour in Markstein Hall 107 and the second at 5 p.m. in The Clarke Field House. For more information on mental health and suicide prevention, please visit these websites: www.yellowribbonsd.org, www.afsp.org, and www.suicidology.org. For more information on the Yellow Ribbon Club, please contact: Chris Sanchez at sanch078@csusm.edu. GET READY FOR SUMMER /EXAMS !! EAT CANDY; LOSE WEIGHT !! FIT INTO THAT SWIM SUIT !! What i GET THAT ENERGY T O MAKE IT THROUGH EXAMS H make informed, h ealthy confident choices As seen on hit TV show, EXTRA. Now you can get skinny, by eating an Afi Natural lollipop - engineered for FAST, Safe Results This patented product contains Hoodia, 2 77 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd San Mateos more info? birthchoice.il ERVICES irtal answers. real help. the natural ingredient that curbs your appetite and gives you energy. 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BY ALISON AFFLECK Pride Staff Writer Paris did not earn the prestigious title of "most visited place in the world" f or nothing; it really is nothing short of spectacular. I picked the less touristy o ff season to visit, and although I did not get to personally witness the typical ' Eiffel tower postcard' view, replete with flowers and lavish greenery, I did get to see the city covered in a f resh layer of snow—a real bonus in my view. It is hard to know where to begin in a city such as Paris, but I suppose a good starting point is a good hotel or hostel location. I decided to stay on the l eft bank of the Seine in a simple and oddly decorated hotel that boasted a less than five minute walk to the E iffel Tower. Indeed the tiny hotel was - very inventively' called 'La Tour E iffel.' An added bonu%to th% hotel was its proximity,, to the métro, which in my opinion is something that a visitor to Paris should pick as a priority when selecting a hotel; you < will «pend a great* deal-of time cruising the odoriferous, bustling lines and it really is a great way to get a feel for the local life. Needless to say, it is advisable to take advantage of the ' Paris Visite' travel cards that o ffer unlimited use of the métro and buses within a specified t ime period. D uring my stay in Paris, I did not adhere to a rigid schedule; instead I picked an area of interest and wandered around seeing what grabbed my fancy. Although I wanted to see all the usual suspects, I planned to spend a great deal of time in the local eateries and coffee shops. Navigating around the l eft bank in the gently falling snow, I visited ' L 'Hôtel des Invalides'—a huge construction orchestrated by Louis X IV t o house wounded soldiers. Les Invalides i s v ery easy to spot due to its unmistakable gold dome. However, the luxury does not end there—wait till you see Napoléon's massive red sarcophagus housed inside the Eglise du Dôme and the amazing array of weaponry housed in the Musée de L'armée. A gentle stroll along the bank of the lazily flowing river Seine later, and I found myself exploring Notre Dame and Sainte Chapelle in the Isle de la Cité; the old historical heart of Paris. Notre Dame is incredible with its huge domed roof enveloping the wonderful scent that all ancient buildings have: that of sweet earth and centuries of candle burning. The Cathedral façade itself is amazing, as are the famous cheeky gargoyles that line the panorama o fParis. Of course the view requires a long walk up the many flights of stairs, but it is well worth it. As I crossed over the Seine via the famous Pont Neuf ('New Bridge'), I was tempted to pay a visit to the Louvre, t hankfully I decided against it. To f ully appreciate the cornucopia of a rtifacts stashed within the Louvre, or the converted train station that is the Musée d'Orsay, I definitely recommend devoting the better part of a day to really submerse oneself. Of course, in addition to the more familiar, Paris has many other exhibits for the discerning art lover to wander around; indeed there is j ust so much to see in the whole city. Climb the Arc de Triomphe and gaze down the sparkling Champs Elysées; For shopping, visit the b eautiful 'Art Nouveau' Galleries Lafayette or take the métro to the Abbesses stop and stroll the narrow streets of Montmartre; here you will also find the old white church Sacré Coeur, the two remaining Moulins (windmills) of Paris and of course the nearby red light district of Pigali which contains the famous Moulin Rouge—just be ready to pay about $100 to see the show! I also highly recommend a trip to the ancient Catacombs, a fhuge underground collection of human bones, complete with philosophical French signposts. It is easily reached f rom the Denfert-Rochereau métro station. In all, a trip to Paris is immensely satisfying in every regard, f rom the macabre to the enlightening; ' The City of Light' truly has something for everyone. �BY DAVID CHURCH g s p j f i g f f Pride Staff Write£ The track and field season is getting closer and closer to the end, and CSUSM track and field athletes are making their final preparations for May 24-26, NAIA National Championship. With 11 athletes already qualified for t he event in the "A" standard, coach Steve Scott may have a tough decision awaiting him, as Nationals get closer. Coach Scott currently has nine athletes qualified for Nationals in ^ the WB" standard. The tough decision awaiting coach Scott is choosing three male athletes and three female athletes who will help the team score at Nationals as well as finish in the top six in their event and become an Ail-American. A s of last weekend, junior Ashleigh Davis ranked fourth in the 100-meter hurdles and eighth in the 400-meter hurdles. Senior Taliah Chatterfield was four hundredths Junior Sergio Gonzalez will be trying to of a second ahead of Davis in the 100- go for the "A" standard, while sophomore meter hurdles and ranked third nationally. Michael Crouch will be trying to move up Juniors Whitney Patton and Emily Jones to the "A" standard in the 1500 meters. ranked fifth and sixth in the steeplechase Also trying to qualify for Nationals will and senior Bonghabih "Bee-Bee" Shay was be both the men's 4x4 and 4x100 relays. second in the nation for the half-mile. With several internationals remaining The women's 4x100 relay is currently before Nationals, these athletes will get the ranked ninth in the nation, while the wom- opportunity to qualify. en's 4x400 relay is ranked second and is less Coach Scott is optimistic for his team and than three seconds behind the top ranked the current national rankings. He believes Wayland Baptist University (Texas). that other schools will have an advantage Coach Scott still feels that some of the to qualify for Nationals because prior to better marks and times are still to come. Nationals, there will be Conference Finals. Coach Scott said, "We are still trying t o get Since CSUSM does not belong to a conpeople to qualify f or Nationals." ference, other schools that do belong get And coach Scott is keeping his word. to compete for top honors in their conferThis past Sunday, he held a half marathon ences. Coach Scott said, "There will be a in hopes of qualifying senior Kristina Hiil, lot of good marks at conference finals, presenior Qlympia Olguin, junior Eric Gus- paring them for Nationals." tafson and senior Juan Milja, who is already With six weeks until Nationals, the track qualified in the 10K and ranks eighth; and field athletes have a tough road ahead. When talking about the men's 4x800, They will be preparing harder than ever coach Scott said, "The 4x8 still has a with hopes of bettering their marks to reach chance to qualify for Nationals. If not at Nationals and have a chance to become Irvine, then Occidental." NAIA Track and Field Ail-Americans. 2007 Men's Track team Padres update BY JEREMY ALBERS Pride Staff Writer The major league baseball schedule has been a bit strange early on. Week three of the Padres schedule saw them play consecutivetwo-game series, first in Chicago t& face-the'Gubsv then b ackhome t omeet the A rizona Diamondbacks. It is unusual t o take on an opponent f or a two game set. Series are generally three games and sometimes four. The shortened series l eft the Padres t o rack u p f requent flier miles in a hurry. A fter leaving L.A., dropping two of t hree to the Dodgers, the padres flew to the windy city for two days and back t o the west coast for two against the D-backs. Then they flew to Coors field in Colorado t o resume a more fashionable three-game series against the Rockies. The Padres have played eight days in a row of a ten day stint without a break. Since the Friday the 13th stomping at Los Angeles the Friars have gone 4-3 to stand at 10 w ins and 7 losses through April 20. Saturday, April 14 was another gem thrown by Padres ace right-hander Jake Peavy. O r^e again Peavy was dealing, giving u p only one r un on three hits in seven innings. He improved h is record to 5 -0 in h is last six outings against the rival Dodgers. T he p erformance was large since the Padres were blitzed 9-1 the night before. The o ffense was provided by B rian Giles, who homered and drove in two, and new 3B Kevin Kouzriianoff who hit his first home r un as a Padre in the f ourth i nning o ff Dodger pitcher Jason Schmidt. The following day Chavez Ravine proved a tough place t o play as the Padres dropped the series by losing. Left-hander Randy Wolf was staked to t hree r uns early and went on to beat Padres and Chris Young 9-3. The Sunday night game was seen on ESPN and highlighted by the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking t he color barrier in MLB. Robinson played for the Dodgers while they were still in Brooklyn and was elected t o the Hall of Fame in 1962. Traveling to Chicago t o play t he Cubs for two games seemed simple enough. The Padres were 7-0 against the Cubs last year but spent huge dollars in the f ree agent market to upgrade their squad. In game one, Padres pitcher Clay Hensley continued h is struggles and the Friars lost 12-4. The Cubs hit three home rims while the Padres hit one; a ninth inning t hree-run shot by Marcus Giles. In game two, Greg Maddux took the hill in his old stomping grounds, Maddux had twotours in Chicago pitching a total of 10 years at Wrigley Field. Maddux pitched well, giving u p three r uns in five innings and keeping the Padres in it. There was not a r un scored by either team f rom the fifth through the fourteenth when G eoff Blum poked a double that scooted under Cubs LF Jacque Jones (San Diego High) glove allowing Khalil Greene to score the game winning r un. Trevor H offman closed the door on the series with his third save of the season in the bottom of the fourteenth. The travel-weary Padres came home for two against the Diamondbacks hoping t o rest the bullpen. L efty David Wells (Point Loma High) matched u p with last year's Cy Young award winner Brandon Webb. The Padres had opportunities early but failed to capitalize and Webb went on to set a career high by striking out 13. Wells pitched great, giving u p t hree hits and a walk in seven innings. A 2-2 lasted till the t welfth when the D backs scored three r uns o ff Mike Thompson. The pitching staff was taxed a fter the two games and 26 innings sandwiching a flight f rom Chicago to San Diego. Jake Peavy took the mound in game two of the series and dominated with his arm and his bat. Peavy hit a two r un triple in the third inning to highlight seven early Padres r uns and celebrate his third win of the year, winning 11-6. SS Khalil Greene and C Rob Bowen hit home r uns in the seventh inning to extend the lead a fter the Diamondbacks had battled back to make it a two r un game. A series in Colorado kicked off with an overpowering performance by Chris Young of the Padres. He simply mowed through the Rockies lineup allowing one r un on f our hits while fanning seven in his seven innings of work. IB Adrian Gonzalez continued to lead the Padres offense by swatting a 447 foot bomb to right center. The Padres won 11-1 in the s eries opener. ¡ ¡¡¡il tHrV•^mmf i tv r i ri M Má i m; m m m ^ 2007 Women's Track team Phetos courtesy of CSUSM Athletics SOLARIUMS :_ -" - v - fflffl&E&m&m San «tercos W f e s t í m s t í W B h i .s b www.iTanSanDiego. mrn^^rnm^ •dahl'QfSÎ �Jock Talk With Josh: NBA picks revisited BY JOSH SANDOVAL Pride Staff Writer Back on October 31, five scary looking guys appeared in this column. Their names were Fernando Brown, Paul Baimbridge, Mike Millburn, Kyle Trembley, and Josh Sandoval. Their mission: to predict what was going to happen in the 2006-2007 NBA season. Now that the NBA season has concluded, and the playoffs are underway I figured this was the time to look back on those predictions and talk a little bit about the post-season. The N ostradamus . award goes t o Paul for predicting the Toronto Raptors as the Most Improved Team. W hen he sent that pick to me I accused h im of being d runk. I feel safe saying that Paul is the only p erson in the world who thought t he R aptors would b e good. The t eam n orth of the border is t he No. 3 seed in the E astern C onference f acing the No. 6 seeded New Jersey Nets. The Captain Obvious award goes to Mike for predicting t he New York Knicks as the Most Disappointing Team. Even though Mike was the only one of u s to predict the 33-49 season, I still have t o tease h im about the ease of that pick. The Take Back award goes to Fernando for picking the Clippers to go to the Western Conference finals. The C lip Show finishes two games back of the Golden State Warriors for the final spot in the playoffs. The Most Likely to Happen award also goes to Fernando, since he did predict the Suns to beat the Pistons in the NBA Championship. The Pistons are the No. 1 seed in the East and the Suns are the No. 2 seed in the West. The Overzealous award goes to me for picking the New Jersey Nets over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Championship. The Nets have a lot of talent with Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson, but only finished 41-41 whereas the Mavericks had the best record in the NBA this season at 67-15. The Mike and Mike award goes t o Mike for picking Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown as the N BA Coach of the Year. The Cavaliers finished with the same record of 50-32 that they had the previous season, but they went i rr kJB mS ' Wh' 1 Write l lllï KMjyi ^ f rom 14 games back and the No. 4 seed to only three games back and the No. 2 seed this season. I still t hink Mike only picked Mike because they share the same first name. The Should Happen But Won't award will be split in half with one half going to Paul and one half going to me for picking Kobe Bryant as the regular season MVP. Kobe's supporting cast, or lack there-of, fell apart this season. Lamar Odom, Luke Walton, Chris M ihm, and Kwame Brown all missed time due to injuries and Kobe still got the Lakers into the playoffs. The Joey Crawford Hater award goes t o Kyle because Kyle made a lot of his picks revolving around the Spurs. NBA referee Joey Crawford threw Duncan out of a game towards the end of the season because Duncan was laughing on the bench. Crawford then threatened D uncan to a fight. NBA commissioner David Stern suspended Crawford and r umor is that Crawford's career may b e over. Duncan, meanwhile is worried that Crawford's cronies in the NBA ref society are going to punish his Spurs team. Kyle had the Spurs beating the Mavericks in the Western Finals and then the Heat in the N BA Championship and had D uncan w inning the MVP. Ifyou're keeping score at home, the final award is: Kyle - 1, Paul - 1.5, Me - 1.5, Fernando - 2, Mike-2. Now for my revised N BA playoff picks. 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With these words echoing in my mind, I settled in t o watch the last performance of " The Bald Soprano," presented by the Visual and P erforming A rts Department here at Cal State San Marcos. I confess I was predisposed t o be disappointed by t he play - not because I don't have faith in t he VPA t o deliver the goods, but because I am usually suspicious of anything which calls itself an "anti-play or parody." I o ften f ind such pieces less humorous t han depressingly misanthropic. "The Bald Soprano," written by Eugene Ionesco, is an odd combination of wit and misanthropy which, though it didn't make me laugh out loud, amused me and pro- Anthony Buonocore (left) as Mr. Martin and Lucia D. Lopez (right) as Mrs. Martin. vided some food for thought. Eugene Ionesco was one of the fathers of absurdist theater. Born in Romania in 1909, Ionesco grew u p in Paris. There he was employed a s a teacher, translator and proofreader, and it was only at the age of 39 that Ionesco tried h is hand at play writing. "The Bald Soprano," Ionesco's first play, was p erformed in 1950. Ionesco's experience learning English f rom a phrase book provided the inspiration for the piece. He found that dialogue within the phrase book, when read as though one were reading a novel, was intriguing in its f ragmentary and absurd nature. The meaning in "The Bald Soprano" derives f rom the fact that the dialogue itself has no meaning. The actors spout o ff insipid remarks that are completely u nrelated to those of the person t o whom they are speaking. Conversation, then, ceases to connect the parties who are conversing, a s they talk a lot but say little. C areful consideration seemed t o have b een t aken by t he cast and crew of t his p erformance t o make t his play appear applicable t o t oday's A merican society while r etaining something of the era in which it was w ritten. The result was a cross-generational amalgamation which lent itself b eautifully t o t he absurdity of t he play. 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Photos by Sophie Brink / The Pride From left to right: Anthony Buonocore as Mr. Martin, Lucia D. Lopez as Mrs. Martin, Shane Barksdaie as the Fire Chief, and Omar Yanez as Mr. Smith. Condoleezza Rice discussing t he w ar in Iraq. C ostuming was whimsical: t he m en were dressed in rolled up j eans, sweater vests, and argyle socks, t he women clad in dresses and knee-socks. T he Fire Chief, however, stole the show in t erms o f costuming, donning a p air of bright yellow boxers, a yellow t ank top, and a helmet of paper-mache. Kudos t o Heather Bliss, M ary Foley, Rachel P angilinan, Terinn Rozo, and Rozue Yamada f or t heir creative c ostuming. Directed by Marcos Martinez, the cast of "The Bald Soprano" was divided into two - one first cast playing April 13, 14, and 20, the second playing April 12,19, and 21. Cast two's Jessica Swan made a commendable t urn as the facetious Mrs. Smith, while Omar Yanez b eautifully deadpanned as her staid husband. The irrepressible Mrs. M artin was cheekily p erformed by Lucia D. Lopez, and Anthony Buonocore was likable as her easily excitable husband. Admirably, Shane Barksdaie managed t o stay in character as t he ridiculous Fire Chief without cracking a smile. Although Ionesco's dialogue does nothing t o flesh out the characters, as this is hardly a character-driven piece, the actors did a nice j ob of bringing life t o their roles. Without the spark of life in those who t ry desperately t o communicate, I do not t hink Ionesco's statement about the futility of h uman communication would have rang as t rue as it did during the April 21 p erformance of "The Bald Soprano." �^ Horror BY RICHARD ESPERTI Pride Staff Writer "Vacancy" delivers a h eart throbbing and s uspenseful t hrill ride capable of leaving audiences in fear of overnight stays in small town motels. The f ilm's uncharacteristic choice of actors, no ditzy and defenseless starlets which is so typical of slasher-films, makes for a truly realistic t errifying horror film. L uke W ilson and K ate B eckinsale deliver c onvincing p erformances a s a n u nhappily m arried c ouple t hat c annot seem t o h elp t aking s tabs at one a nothe r's e motional s cars, t hus a dding a d ry c omedic element t o t he f ilm's c hilling n ature. David a nd A my F ox, a s oon-tobe-divorced c ouple, a re f orced t o Spend an e vening i n an u noccupied m otel in a s mall t own a fter t heir c ar b reaks d own. David and Amy enter the motel to the sound of t orturous screams and cries coming f rom within the office. Hotel manager (Frank Whaley) emerges f rom the office in aviator glasses and an almost N orman Bates demeanor. I n all of h is creepiness, Whaley manages t o convince the Foxes t o stay overnight at the Pinewood Motel until m orning when the town mechanic r eturns. Bitterly, David and Amy share the h oneymooned' room, which they soon Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson in "Vacancy." discover h as a d ark secret. T he r oom's uncleanly and deteriorated 1970s look adds tension t o t he already s uspenseful character of t he motel. It i sn't long b efore David and Amy are d isturbed by a series of f rantic k nocks at t he f ront door and the door j oining t hem t o t he neighboring room. With only a few u nmarked video cassette t apes t o e ntertain themselves David and A my discover that t heir room Image courtesy of Sony Pictures is t he set for m urderous and sadistic pornography, and suddenly their stay at t he Pinewood Motel b ecomes a hellacious struggle f or survival. For those w ho enjoy sitting on the edge of their seats in anticipation and horror, t his is a great film. It is a non-stop hell b ound t hrill ride, which will k eep its audience in t errified anticipation f rom b eginning t o end. However, t he film lacks a t remendous amount of originality. I t's a typical thriller film. The m ain characters t ake a w rong t urn, they get bad directions, their car b reaks down and suddenly they are forced into a n ightmarish situation. Though the film lacks total originality, it does not fail t o deliver a lethal dose of suspense and terror. Yet, while t hrilling and s uspenseful, it is not the gory film it is hyped u p t o be. t one S m o k e c _ BY K ENNY K ING Pride Staff Writer San Diego brewed beers never cease to amaze me. This week I picked another local spot to check out. For any San Diegan the Stone Brewery is considered local, but for u s Cougars the Stone Brewery and World Bistro is our neighbor. Not but five minutes f rom our campus is one of the most impressive breweries I have been t o yet. The list of beers is almost endless, so you can imagine how hard it was t o choose one. But I did, and t his week's Beer of the Week is the Stone Smoked Porter. A porter-type beer is much darker then a pale ale or brew of that sort. But it is not as black as a stout beer. At the brewery the color of this beer is known as a dark mahogany. But it j ust looked dark brown to me. It is a smoked porter due to the amount of peat-smoked specialty malt Stone uses. Another interesting fact, which seems to be a trend at the brewery, is that this beer among others is 100% natural. N o additives, no chemicals, no preservatives, no pasteurization, and no adjuncts (which is a fancy word for no rice or corn). I prepared myself for a very bitter beer with a strong bite as it went down. But it was much more subtle than the color led me to believe. My first thought was that this brew is very f ull bodied and rich but not bitter. During the first couple of gulps, I had a hard time distinguishing all of the flavors. But as I got about half-way done with the glass, I could continuously taste chocolate and c offee flavors and a distinct smoky flavor. Even with all that flavor there w as no bitter taste lingering on the back of my tongue. This is a beer t hat I would recommend trying. The Stone Brewery and World Bistro do not j ust o ffer some of the world's finest beers but also some incredible food. I enjoyed their famous Mac a nd Beer Cheese, which was incredible. But on a college budget it looks like I will be eating o ff the dollar menu for the rest of the week. I f you happen to have a lot of extra cash and you want to t ry some interesting food you can order anything f rom mac and cheese to duck tacos. If you have not yet experienced Stone Brewery and World Bistro I recommend it especially i f consider your self a connoisseur of beer. N ot only can you stimulate your palette but you can get a tour of the facilities. Stonef brewery is located at 1999 C itracado^ Parkway, EsCoriJkj^ CA 92029. O r | you can Check t h^p out online at www." can alsofind:a i o f of their brews at the local supermarket or at Beverages and More. BY SOPHIE B RINK Pride Staff Writer The fast approáching w arm summer days will call for a suitable beverage, one that will lend itself well t o outdoor cocktail parties, when t he heat of t he sun meets the cool of the sea, when hues of dusty rose and mouth-watering orange paint the sky. You could reach f or a margarita, a daiquiri, blended smooth and frosty, or a rosy sangría, sweet and f ruity and refreshing. But why not choose the b uzz less traveled, engage your taste buds in a tango with the sweet stylings of the Orange Drop M artini? The Orange Drop M artini is a glowing glass of p ure ambrosia. One sip of the soothing sweetness of t his beverage involves grazing your lips over the sugared r im, touching your tongue to the seemingly luminiferous liquid, and inhaling the scent of orange groves - orange groves which happen t o flourish within Willy Wonka's Chocolate F actor^ as t his is a fantasy-inducing d rink, a little drop of C andyXahdfor the m ature audience that remains young at heart. To compose your own Omnge Drop M artini, ¡add 2 ounces .of vanilla vodka, 3/4 ounce of orange liqueur - such as Grand M arnier/lftaca, or Triple cocktaiFshaker a nd finish with a healthy dose of freshly squeezed orange juice. Shake, strain, serve in a m artini glass and enjoy! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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