https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/bd6f45af12024ccd856f3e0bf1938840.pdf 8747e79b39901eafe089ea915800e003 PDF Text Text Local artist finds ~ationfrom snourban life Surf team makes waves in competition Find out what these students are doing for you Seepage6 See back page Seepage4 TUESDAY, A PRIL 6, 2 004 www.csusm.edu/pride Summer schedule trimmed down Selfsupportive session 'a one time arrangement for Cal State San Marcos' B y K IM SCHI.ATIER Pride StatfWriler Since the beginning o f the According to Rick Moore, semester, rumors o f a decision director o f communications for to abandon the summer session CSUSM, classes this summer in 2004 had many students will b e offered in two six-week worried. Just before spring sessions running from May break, however, Cal State San 24 to August 18. Even though Marcos administration put an' the summer session will be end to the rumors by announcing self-supported by CSUSM, the their plans for this year's summer students will not b e affected by the University's decision to not session. rely o n state funds, Moore said. • Q uick facts: P ast s ummer session enrollment a nd class The tuition for continuing availability undergraduate students wiJJ be A cademic Enrollm ent Year Number o f classes offered 1999 1,677 147 2000 1,657 157 2001 1,430 * 2002 1,868 210 2003 1,823 217 ' Specilic tigurco Dot available due t o b lclldal program with moltiple coUeges Demand f or a w ider range o f s ummer classes has increased a t CSUSM; t his s ummer session will include an anticipated 150 courses. ilie .!Wll.e a t he thll a nd s pring semesters: $594.00 for up to 6 units and $1,023 for 6.1 to 12 units. Students w ill be allowed to take a maximum o f 12 units combined in the two sessions. "This is a one time arrangement for Cal State San Marcos," Moore said. " The self-supported session is a way to avoid using funds that will be used for the fall and spring semesters." The main focus o f the summer session will b e to offer students the "hard-to-get classes" needed See S UMMER, p age 2 P hotos by. T om JlfiagsteDmre Pride J .J. Koon envisions t he office t hat Parking Services will occupy on t he top s tory o f t he parking structure planned f or 2009. Koon is a senior and t he head coach o f CSUSM's baseball t eam. Parking remains hot topic Student padcing given to taculty Koon spends his 1-10 p.m. s hift c hecking f or p arking passes in one o f s everal n otorious " parking c arts." College of business adapts to impending budget cuts Future plans for expansion include $24M patking garage in 2009 B yKYLEOTIO Pride StaffWriter Proposed 2004-05 budget cuts will force the College ofBusiness Administration to accept fewer students, increase class sizes, offer fewer sections, and ter- B udget minate adjuncts, W atch said Dr. Dennis 2 004 Guseman, dean for College o f Business Administration. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to reduce the CSU budget by $240 million will cause the college to limit the number o f students it will accept. This agrees with the Governor's proposed schedule o f a 5 percent systemwide enrollment reduction in the coming year. "The focus that we have is on serving current students, as opposed to bringing in more students, so we can devote our resources to getting the current students to graduate," Guseman B y BREIT DAVIS Pride StatfWriler said. The college currently serves Many students at Cal State San 1,809 undergraduate B.S. stuMarcos have a pre-conceived dents, and 140 M.B.A. students, 14.3 percent o f total university notion that the parking system gets financial assistance from the enrollment. CSU. The truth is that it is totally The college will increase class sizes for certain classes, but some self-sufficient. All o f the money that goes into classes must remain small, Gusethis system comes from the revman said. As a result o f reductions, five enue created from the selling o f fewer classes will be offered, o r parking passes. This money goes 10 percent o f the total number o f toward worker salaries, operating expenses such as cleaning and courses. lighting, and toward a reserve for "Economizing" measures will b e implemented in an effort to curb costs. They may inclu~ More news...•... pages 2&3 faculties reducing copying costs, Variety...............pages 4&5 consequently increasing use o f online formats for class syllabi, Sports...............page 6 etc. Travel allocations will also Opinions...........page 7 be restricted to faculty, provid- A& E.................page 8 See BUSINESS, p age 2 future projects o f expansion. Lots X, Y, and Z were completed to the tune o f $613,000. These are the dirt lots located on the northeast comer o f Craven Road and Twin Oaks Valley Road. The money was used for gravel and dirt, along with lighting and appropriate adjustments to the intersection o f Craven and Twin Oaks. Parking plans for the future include a $24,000~000 parking structure to open during the 2009-2010 school year. This structure will be built where lot N is located, and will spare students from some o f the long uphill voyages to campus. There are also plans to expand lot K at University Village ApartSee G ARAGE, page 2 Eighty spaces assigned beginning April12 B y ELIZABEIHBAIDWIN Pride StatfWriler Students will lose around 80 parking spaces i n Lot N, east o f Science I I building, on April 12. The parking spaces will be adjusted from general parking to faculty/staff only. According to Rick Moore, director o f communication, there should b e minimal impact on student parking availability due the departure o f approximately 147 student teachers on assignments off-campus. The new spaces will make room for employees o f Finance and Administration Services that are moving from Rancheros Drive to Craven Hall. Robert Williams, business operations coordinator o f parking services, said there will b e signs posted to notify students o f the new faculty/staff spaces. Williams added that there will probably not be any grace period given to violators after the change. See P ARKING, page 2 �NEWS 2 Tuesday, April 6, 2004 T HE P RIDE GARAGE, from page 1 Editorial S taff E ditors-in-Chief E lizabeth Baldwin J onathan Rodley News Editor Tom P fingsten Variety Editor · S arah C arlin A &EEditor Mrms&Rodriguez O nline E ditor K imberly O liver O mbudsman M ike D olan Business Manager D anika Q uinones Advertising Reps S taff W riters C had S pinks K evin B rabec B rett D avis N icole S ullivan E ric M ercado R oger N aranjo Kyle O tto D avid W erth L aura W hitaker A shley R enzy . J ason RobbJDs L oriann S amano C helsea G eorge J oshua S andoval J ennifer J ones A llison a:nsbllr) J ohn S tuart K im S chlatter D istribution Z elynda S mith A drian C undiff A dviser M ark P errera J enifer Woodring MiebeJJe- Velarde A ll o pinions a nd letters t o the editor, published i n T he Pride, represent t he o pinions o f t he author, a nd d o n ot n ecessarily represent t he v iews o f T he Pride, o r o f C alifornia S tate U niversity S an M arcos. Unsigned editorials r epresent the majority opinion o f T he P ride e ditorial board. L etters t o t he e ditors s hould i nclude a n a ddress, t elephone n umber, e -mail a nd i dentification. L etters m ay b e e dited f or g rammar a nd l ength. L etters s hould b e u nder 300 w ords a nd s ubmitted v ia e lectronic m ail t o p ride@csusm.edu, r ather t han t he i ndividual e ditors. It is the policy o f T he P ride n ot to print anonymous letters. Display a nd c lassified advertising i n T he ,Pride s hould not b e c onstrued as the endorsement o r investigation o f c ommercial enterprises o r v entures. T he P ride r eserves t he r ight to reject any advertising. T he P ride is published weekly o n T uesdays d uring t he academic year. D istribution includes all o f C SUSM c ampus, local eateries a nd o ther S an M arcos c ommunity e stablishments. T he P ride Cal State San Marcos 333 N Twin O aks Valley Road San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone: (760) 750-6099 Fax: (760) 750-3345 E -mail: p ride@csusm.edu h ttp://www.csusm.edu/pride A d e-mail: Pride-ads@arusm.echl ments by summer 2004, as well as lot E, the current faculty/staff lot. Parking tickets at CSUSM usually run $25, and can reach up to $100 for parking in a reserved spot. Revenue from the tickets that are issued does not go back into the parking system, but rather to San Diego County for various alternate modes o f transportation such as vanpools and carpools. The repeal rate for parking tickets is around 80 percent, meaning that only 20 percent o f the contested tickets actually P ARKING,frompage 1 result in a fine. There is a 21-day grace period during which students have the chance to contest the ticket. After appealing, the contestation will go in front o f an appeal board, which is made up o f three people who are not affiliated with the parking system. It normally takes six to eight weeks to receive a reply, after which time the ticket will either be dismissed or upheld. I f the ticket is upheld then you have an option for a second level hearing. In other words, tickets can be appealed twice. I f students drop classes or dis- enroll, the parking institution will consider refunding your parking pass on a pro-rated scale. Many students are unaware o f this and simply throw their passes away not knowing that they might be eligible for a refund. Information on parking services can be found on their website at www.csusm.edu/parking. O n the site there is information concerning future plans o f action including expansion and parking pass increases. I t is also a good forum in which to appeal parking tickets. donated by Geico, providing the college with two $5,000 scholarships each year to be continually funded. Regarding how cuts will affect faculty, Guseman said that, " No tenured or track faculty will be released. Because we're offering fewer sections, we may use fewer adjuncts," including those faculty who have been teaching less than two years, typically teaching one or two classes. "We have some excellent adjunct faculty, and our desire is to keep those," he said. Despite budget reductions, the college's $27,640,000 business building, to be completed by January 2006, will not be threatened. Funding for the building comes from a different budget than the colleges operating expenses. The building "has always been protected under the Governor's economic stimulus plan," Guseman said. BUSINESS, from page 1 ing fewer opportunities to attend conferences and seminars. This will impact "currency": the ability o f instructors to remain on the cutting edge o f their field. "Faculty will have to delay some things they'd like to do for a year," Guseman said. Guseman characterized expected budget cuts as a " bump in the road," saying: "We want to minimize any long-term damage. We have to look at this as a shortterm phenomenon. We don't want to make some decisions that will impact our ability to continue to grow for the future." Rather than focusing purely on cutting costs, the college will generate additional revenues. The college has already had some success in such efforts, Guseman said. " The business community really does realize the importance o f having quality education." One such fundraising measure is to increase the fees for companies hosting students in the college's "senior experience" program - a program allowing students to collaborate on projects with businesses in the community. Additional revenues accrued from businesses in this manner would help defer costs incurred by the program. Evidencing the fruits appeals to the business community for support, Guseman revealed a check for $10,000, G ET PAID F OR Y OUR O PINIONS!!! 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For the summer session, CSUSM will offer at least 150 classes over a 12 week period. I f students need a more extensive class selection, the university will try to meet student demands. The schedule o f classes for summer session 2004 is available at http://sweb.csusm.edu/ schedule. Priority registration began yesterday, and general registration begins April 24. / 'Modern European Equipment. U V-FREE T ANNING I ZON A UTO GLASS SYSTEMS Sales: F ull a nd P art tie positions available. E arn $300- $600 p er w eek as a n a uto glass technician. Will t rain. C all Charles: (760) 271-9403 m .h, Fast & Ooolic:ioui- Buy O ne Plate, g et the second plate for 5Q%0FF �NEWS T HE P RIDE New ASI representatives chosen; two fee increases passed D uring Associated Students, Inc. elections that were held the week before spring break at CSUSM, a h andful o f new A SI b oard members were chosen, including a new president and executive vice president. Voting students also passed two fee increases, both proposed by Students Health Services. The first will increase the SHS fee from $35 to $50 p er s emester; the second will raise a more obscure fee o f $3 t o $25 to maintain SHS facilities and save for a future permanent facility. In all, CSUSM students will b e p aying $37 more per semester as a result o f the election. According to an election tally sheet, about 5 00 students voted in the four-day election. With over 7,000 students at Cal State San Marcos, that equates to a 7 p ercent t urnout- decidedly low, but characteristic o f CSUSM. Tuesday, April 6, 2004 C andidate/referendum n ame P osition Votes i n f avor M anal Yamout P resident 3 71 n /a John Gehris Executive Vice P resident 3 16 n/a S hannon B arnett Vice President o f External Affairs 3 55 n/a Marc Anthony D eGuzman Vice President o f F inance 3 18 n/a Roy Lee Vice President o f C ommunications 298 n/a Andre Rosemond Undergraduate Representative 249 n/a Dustin Lacasse College o f A rts a nd Sciences Representative 176 n/a Cheyanne B arr College o f A rts and Sciences Representative 152 n/a Kellie K lopf College o f Business Representative 74 n/a N atasha Woods College o fBusiness Representative 47 n/a Dorothy Lung Environmental A ffairs Officer 278 n/a Elizabeth Sheets D irector o f R ecruitment & S tudent Mobilization 301 n/a M ichael Daniel Z epeda Director o f Fundraising 265 n/a Student H ealth S ervices Fee Increase n/a 289 204 S tudent H ealth Facilities Fee Increase n /a 261 !ANALYSIS I Votes o pposed 230 The reality of elections: if you didn't vote, don't complain B yiDMPFlNGSfEN Pride StaffWriter Before students left campus for spring break, their fees were raised by $37. T hese were not forced increases, such as resulted from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget cuts. These were optional, a nd were open to b e v oted o n for four days by any student at C SUSM. W hether the fee increases were needed is not the point. Rather, the shocking thing is that 93 percent o f C SUSM s tudents apparently did not care that they might b e r equired to pay an extra $37 p er s emester from now on. Almost five hundred students voted on the two fee increases proposed b y S tudent H ealth Services. O f those, 289 voted yes o n t he first increase and 261 o n t he second (ostensibly 261 o f t he same students that supported the first). 3 T hat means that about three hundred students decided that all seven thousand o f us will pay $ 37 m ore every semester until we graduate - and not only us, but also new students who will have to abide b y the results o f last month's vote. I have a hard time believing that all o f the students who didn't vote will not care or notice when the increases take effect next semester. In fact, I 'll b et that more than a few will b e standing out in front o f the cashier's office, shaking their heads and complaining about how high the fees are. O ut o f all o f t he reasons to vote, direct monetary incentives should r ank a mong the top two or three. For students, I would expect it to be number one. My guess is that at the very least, seventy o r eighty percent o f CSUSM s tudents care when their fees go up. So why wasn't there a seventy or eighty percent turnout for the election? The next time you have the chance to vote o n a fee increase, you will have the same two options you h ad t his time: to vote, or to let a minority o f the student body decide how much money you should pay for extracurricular services. 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Thirteen events were sponsored by the women's studies department and organized by student Josh Harris throughout the month o f March, and included such events as a vaudeville performance, hula dancing and a slam poetry reading by Bridgette Gray. "We had a hard time judging how many people would turn out," said Harris. Harris said that the only other event with such a large turnout was " The Vagina Monologues," where people were actually turned away. He said this event was more fortunate since there was enough room for everyone who came to have a seat in the audience. The two hour sex toy workshop was led by Laura Weide, a self proclaimed "missionary o f pleasure," and aimed at educating students about their bodies and understanding sexual pleasure. The lecture encouraged safe sex and enlightened the audience about pleasures o f the flesh. As the crowd packed into the lecture hall, a few curious individuals ventured to the table at the front o f the room where a number o f sex toys were on display. As the eager crowd took their seats Harris gave a brief introduction by paying tribute to Marcy Calderon, a human sexuality activist. Weide, with blond braided pig tails, black rimmed vintage glasses, dressed in a black western shirt adorned with embroidered red rose patterns and black leather pants, took the stage. She started the evening by encouraging volunteers from the audience to participate in a game that involved sex anatomy terminology. Volunteers walked to the front o f the room and were challenged to guess t he anatomy term displayed on large pieces o f poster board behind their backs. Clues were shouted out by the audience for the volunteers to guess from, and as Weide had predicted, it was pandemonium. The room erupted into cheers and light-hearted laughter as the crowd shouted descriptions for words like "perineum" and "frenulum." After the short exercise, Weide went into a discussion about the biological anatomy o f male and female genitalia. Weide provided information about anatomy and dispelled myths by answering questions from the audience. Discussion ranged from Kegel exercises, to orgasms, to safe sex, to masturbation, and a variety o f other sexual topics. After the discussion, Weide turned to the sex toy table. She explained the design, application, and safe use o f the various toys and passed them through the audience. The lecture hall buzzed with the sound o f vibrators and a few brave audience members even volunteered to model for the "strap on" products. After answering questions and the toys were put away, Weide encouraged everyone to have a safe and fun spring break. " I was concerned that in a workshop like this that everyone would be quiet, but I was surprised at the level o f comfort," Harris said. Weide, a sociology graduate, has been an activist since 1995, and said she enjoys leading sex toy workshops and the opportunity to educate people, while organizing against groups encouraging the oppression o f sexuality. Weide said she has not faced much opposition to her workshops. " I think people selfselect," she said. "People -who don't want to hear about it don't s howup." NOMINATE A PROFESSOR Pl'8shllll's . .... Fir IIIIIIV8IIIB Ia , _ . . DUIUIE IPIIl23. 2004 Describe and provide examples of a professor's innovations in teaching methodology, technique, delivery, etc. Describe how the innovation in teaching has helped you to learn or to increase your motivation to learn. Describe how the innovation in teaching has helped you to retain the lesson TEll US WHY YOU THINK YOUR PROFESSOR DESERVES THIS ARD Step o t o f l ine ... with FREE Online Banking! still waiting in line a t the branch? Step out & experience the freedom o f California C oasfs FREE online banking service, CU@Home. California Coast offers lo1s o f other great benefits, including: D -····· Flnam: ·ownload at: www.csusm.edu/Presidentlform.htm, or obtain • Free Checking copies from either the ASI office (COMMONS 203) or the Presidenfs Office (CRAVEN 5302) • Free O nline B ill Pay • Free A ccess t o N early 20,000 ATMs IWII'II: $2000 The Nominations Committee, composed of two students, the Dean of Students, and a Professor will forward several names to President Karen Haynes for her consideration. The Professor selected for the award will receive a $2000 prize and be recognized during commencement ceremonies. f ir Mere lllllrmatlll: Contact Jonathan Poullard, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Qpoullar@csusm.edu) or visit the website mentioned above. • Best-Rate A uto L oans* • L ow-Rate C omputer L oans* COAST~ 11 rnEIDTIIfi I'S'II'Iii5'1Ji11111 877-495-1600 • c alcoastcu.org app1v. Ask for de&aiiS. To take adva~ o f these & have a mnimum $25 savings b alahce. students, a lumn i & e!T1lldyees o fSan Diego a rea l �VARIETY T HE P RIDE Tuesday, April 6, 2004 5 U niversity Transition Program develops skills, maintains campus mien V oice What did }OJ do r Nef spring break? By l .ORIANN S AMANO Pride StaffWriter They pick up the trash, g um and cigarettes o ff o f the cement pathways around campus. They clean the tables where students eat, inside and outside o f the dome. They clean the pay phones, receivers and mouth pieces alike, not forgetting the trashcans and recycling bins the campus community also uses. They help in keeping the Cal State campus clean. George Carlson, the first facilities director at CSUSM initiated and supported the Transition Program in 1994 - a program involving emotionally or physically disabled students who learn skills to become more productive in personal and social situations. Currently, Chuck Walden, facilities director, supports the program. The students seen working in teams around campus and eating lunch next to you in the Dome are part o f the Transition Program. The program is involved with Vista Unified School District teachers Steve Molina and Dora Stabinski. The program also works in conjunction with the CSUSM facilities department, and Lead Custodian Carl Hanson. Hanson helps over see the program and works closely with the ten students. is, P hoto b y L oriann S amano/The P ride T hree Transition p rogram s tudents s weep t he w alkway in f ront o f t he Craven B uilding. "well organized and very much an Hanson supplies them each important component in keeping with any materials they may need the campus clean." Hanson and then Molina and Stabinski acts as the - - - - - - - - - - - - split them up i ntermediary " • ••V ery m uch a n i n two groups. between the i mportant COm• Each teacher f a c i 1i t i e s takes them to department and p onent i n k eep- different parts the teachers i ng t he c ampus o f the campus from Sierra c lean." and they begin Vista High their work until Carl Hanson, lead custodian about 1:30 p.m. School. Every O n Mondays Monday through Thursday, the and Wednesdays some o f the students are bused to the CSUSM students attend an academic called Skills for campus to meet with their course teachers, Molina, Stabinski and Independent Living. This course They all meet around is held during the school semester and helps them learn functional living skills. The students are chosen for the program, which is comparable to an internship, based on their productive level. The students are paid a stipend, based on how they follow directions and their level o f productivity, as well as the initiative they show. The program also helps them mainstream into the real world and interact socially with some o f the students and staff on campus. Some students end up with the ability to get jobs in the fast food industry and two o f the students will soon be working for the Dome cafeteria. This program is a " win w in situation," Hanson said. " Not only do they learn skills to be productive, but we also gain help from being short staffed in the facilities department." " I went out clubbing, shopping and hung out at home with friends." Marya Toledo junior spanish major " My spring break was boring. I did nothing." Claudia Navarez junior liberal studies major "Worked for most o f it and bought a new muscle car." Royce Finlayson junior women's studies major " I worked two jobs and partied for the third." C ompensation I nsurance I f y ou're ready t o a pply y our k nowledge and skills i n t he p ost-graduation j ob m arket t hen toss y our h at i n w ith State F und Where will i t take you? U.S. universities, you can choos Through USAC, a consor ium of · om 3 1 programs i n 21 countries. years of rxpc:rience, you ~:an be su~ hat you have o urn to throughout o ur educational adventures. 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C areer o pportunities m ay b e a vailable in: · Marketing ·Communications • Underwriting ·Claims • Loss Control • Business Services • Customer Service ·Legal •Information Technology • Finance and Accounting • Human Resources · Administration S TATE C OMP'.N&ATION I NSU ....... N C:• F UND �7 T HE P RIDE O PINION Tuesday, April 6, 2 004 L etters t o t he e ditor A SI elections were a s ham D ear ASI and S tudent Body, As a candidate who ran in last year's ASI Student elections, I must say that this year's A SI election was a complete joke. Every position ran with only one candidate who was unopposed. I can see several reasons for this mockery o f t he democratic process. First, those in charge o f publicizing a nd e ncouraging the student body to r un for office obviously did not do their job. S ome p articular A SI officers who stand out in my mind as ones who have failed the student body in this election are Erin Dalman and Erik Roper. These two were mentioned in a Pride article a few weeks back as the individuals responsible for getting the student body informed and involved in student elections. I t is the j ob o f the Vice President o f E xternal Affairs to " inform the students on student relevant matters," i f ASI elections are not " student relevant," p ardon me. Erin Dalman is our Vice President o f C ommunication and one o f h er duties is to "publish a m onthly newsletter to inform the student body o f p ertinent ASI issues." Well, I guess the ASI elections this year were not a " pertinent" e nough issue to warrant any communication whatsoever to the student body! T he elections this year were a disgrace. I feel the President o f t he University, Karen Haynes, must look into it immediately. A SI's o wn goals were not attained this year as far as their own elections are concerned. According to their goals outlined in their mission statement they want " to c reate a n e nvironment where students can acquire leadership skills a nd p articipate in self-governance." My fellow students, this is not self-governance when ASI fails to r un a respectable election. Another goal o f ASI is to " foster a sense o f c ommunity and pride among all students." I m ust say that I a m n ot proud o f m y schools election process this year and I do not see how anyone can feel " proud" o f t heir school when an election o f this magnitude is r un w ith every candidate running unopposed and with A SI failing to properly inform the student body (that is us). I feel no sense o f c ommunity when A SI alienates the student b ody i n this way. Again, I ask with a sense o f urgency that P resident K aren Haynes looks into this matter immediately. I f I were President o f a prestigious and growing University, such as Cal State San Marcos, I would not allow a matter like this to go unaddressed. Respectfully, Austin Myers Social Science Major, S enior By MICHAEL DOlAN Pride Ombudsman T he ubject o f media lant h a' proven to be m o t interesting. I thank tho e readers w ho have b ared their t hought on the d egree of lant that they .ob e ne in T be P rid . I t seems to me that the s1aru issue is being referenced back. to a n issue o f p olitical affiliation. I still t hink t here is more to i t than thaL "'Truth is the J ournalist Target'' - the motto o n a brochure f rem the World Journ:alism I n titute. P hoto b y E lizabeth B aldwin/ T he P ride ASI announces the results o f t he election t o t he student body. $ 4 A SI increase is n ot fair t o students I n the opinion section o f the March 23rd issue, there was an article about the ELC that reveals continued financial hypocrisy o n the part o f the Pride. It also represents the typical liberal " tax and s pend" ideas: We d on't have enough money to support something, so let's make the students pay for it. We can save the ELC for j ust 4 dollars a semester, this is true. But I think w e're missing the point here. It is wrong for a student to pay additional fees for a parking garage he or she will never use j ust as it is wrong for a student' Beer Nuts By: chad Spinks to pay additional fees for a childcare center he or she will never need. The same people who complain about increased parking fees are the same people who push us to pay more for the ELC. The difference between the issues is only a matter o f degree. It's called socialism, people. Here's a thought: I f y ou have kids, it's Y OUR responsibility to secure proper care for them. It's not our job. Take care o f y our own kids. James Fitzer Sophomore Computer science Major Indeed, truth i what we a re 4lfter in the j ournaJi m bnsin.es · however. how much do we compromi e when we b ecome mired i n t he p here o f politics? rt would e em to m e l..bat i f we s pend o ur time accommodating politi a1 intere then we have wast.ed o ur ability to tell the "object~ve" truth. Perhaps the concept o f objectivity is the t rue p oint o f contention in this scenario. A ny d ecent postmodemist would tell you that objectivity is n ot a realistic concept. I agree t hat n o m atter w hat is being presented, whether it is statistics science, or history, there is ~ c omponent o f h uman influence. A s such, there m ust b e a h uman c omponent facilitating the interests o f T he Pride. Now, this h uman c omponent m ay b e " a b astion o f liberals a nd s ocialists" a s the s taff o f T he P ride h as been described. 1 w ould rather think o f lhis h uman component as being imply a contingent o f indiiduals intere led in pro iding information. This · o f course, not to say that we are foll ~'ing a false sense o f objectivity, but instead. i t could b as straightforward a s t elling a s tory where the information provided does the mo t good for l..be greatest numb r o f r eader . After all, we wish to i nform . A for d iffering opinions, 1 t ill believe The Pride has room t o improve b y balancing perspectives. There will always b e a d egree o f d issension to wh.at we reported in o ur paper. A s alway I invite anyone ho disagrees with o ur paper or our c ontent t o e-mail m e o r s ubmit a letter to the editor. lncidentally, the World Journali m I nstitute b oasts that it is 'America' largest i ndependent C hristian cbool o f journalism." Wil..b t hat i n mind. consider how the Institute m ay c ontrast its p erception o f truth with a publication such as the L os A ngeles Times. Clearly, t ber is more than o ne t ake o n t ruth out there, i f b oth t hose institutions are searching for the truth. My e -mail lS d olan005@csusm.edu. Corrections for VOL.XI N o.23 B oth " lobbies" and " environmental" w ere misspelled in t he C SSA article headline on the front page. T he E LC editorial page 6 says that 6.4 percent o f t he $50 s tudent fee goes to the ELC, it should r ead 13 percent. Jason Robbins' Page 6 opinion piece should reference a n ' 'udder" i n its headline. T he P ride apologizes. �7 T HE P RIDE O PINION Tuesday, April 6, 2 004 L etters t o t he e ditor A SI elections were a s ham D ear ASI and S tudent Body, As a candidate who ran in last year's ASI Student elections, I must say that this year's A SI election was a complete joke. Every position ran with only one candidate who was unopposed. I can see several reasons for this mockery o f t he democratic process. First, those in charge o f publicizing a nd e ncouraging the student body to r un for office obviously did not do their job. S ome p articular A SI officers who stand out in my mind as ones who have failed the student body in this election are Erin Dalman and Erik Roper. These two were mentioned in a Pride article a few weeks back as the individuals responsible for getting the student body informed and involved in student elections. I t is the j ob o f the Vice President o f E xternal Affairs to " inform the students on student relevant matters," i f ASI elections are not " student relevant," p ardon me. Erin Dalman is our Vice President o f C ommunication and one o f h er duties is to "publish a m onthly newsletter to inform the student body o f p ertinent ASI issues." Well, I guess the ASI elections this year were not a " pertinent" e nough issue to warrant any communication whatsoever to the student body! T he elections this year were a disgrace. I feel the President o f t he University, Karen Haynes, must look into it immediately. A SI's o wn goals were not attained this year as far as their own elections are concerned. According to their goals outlined in their mission statement they want " to c reate a n e nvironment where students can acquire leadership skills a nd p articipate in self-governance." My fellow students, this is not self-governance when ASI fails to r un a respectable election. Another goal o f ASI is to " foster a sense o f c ommunity and pride among all students." I m ust say that I a m n ot proud o f m y schools election process this year and I do not see how anyone can feel " proud" o f t heir school when an election o f this magnitude is r un w ith every candidate running unopposed and with A SI failing to properly inform the student body (that is us). I feel no sense o f c ommunity when A SI alienates the student b ody i n this way. Again, I ask with a sense o f urgency that P resident K aren Haynes looks into this matter immediately. I f I were President o f a prestigious and growing University, such as Cal State San Marcos, I would not allow a matter like this to go unaddressed. Respectfully, Austin Myers Social Science Major, S enior By MICHAEL DOlAN Pride Ombudsman T he ubject o f media lant h a' proven to be m o t interesting. I thank tho e readers w ho have b ared their t hought on the d egree of lant that they .ob e ne in T be P rid . I t seems to me that the s1aru issue is being referenced back. to a n issue o f p olitical affiliation. I still t hink t here is more to i t than thaL "'Truth is the J ournalist Target'' - the motto o n a brochure f rem the World Journ:alism I n titute. P hoto b y E lizabeth B aldwin/ T he P ride ASI announces the results o f t he election t o t he student body. $ 4 A SI increase is n ot fair t o students I n the opinion section o f the March 23rd issue, there was an article about the ELC that reveals continued financial hypocrisy o n the part o f the Pride. It also represents the typical liberal " tax and s pend" ideas: We d on't have enough money to support something, so let's make the students pay for it. We can save the ELC for j ust 4 dollars a semester, this is true. But I think w e're missing the point here. It is wrong for a student to pay additional fees for a parking garage he or she will never use j ust as it is wrong for a student' Beer Nuts By: chad Spinks to pay additional fees for a childcare center he or she will never need. The same people who complain about increased parking fees are the same people who push us to pay more for the ELC. The difference between the issues is only a matter o f degree. It's called socialism, people. Here's a thought: I f y ou have kids, it's Y OUR responsibility to secure proper care for them. It's not our job. Take care o f y our own kids. James Fitzer Sophomore Computer science Major Indeed, truth i what we a re 4lfter in the j ournaJi m bnsin.es · however. how much do we compromi e when we b ecome mired i n t he p here o f politics? rt would e em to m e l..bat i f we s pend o ur time accommodating politi a1 intere then we have wast.ed o ur ability to tell the "object~ve" truth. Perhaps the concept o f objectivity is the t rue p oint o f contention in this scenario. A ny d ecent postmodemist would tell you that objectivity is n ot a realistic concept. I agree t hat n o m atter w hat is being presented, whether it is statistics science, or history, there is ~ c omponent o f h uman influence. A s such, there m ust b e a h uman c omponent facilitating the interests o f T he Pride. Now, this h uman c omponent m ay b e " a b astion o f liberals a nd s ocialists" a s the s taff o f T he P ride h as been described. 1 w ould rather think o f lhis h uman component as being imply a contingent o f indiiduals intere led in pro iding information. This · o f course, not to say that we are foll ~'ing a false sense o f objectivity, but instead. i t could b as straightforward a s t elling a s tory where the information provided does the mo t good for l..be greatest numb r o f r eader . After all, we wish to i nform . A for d iffering opinions, 1 t ill believe The Pride has room t o improve b y balancing perspectives. There will always b e a d egree o f d issension to wh.at we reported in o ur paper. A s alway I invite anyone ho disagrees with o ur paper or our c ontent t o e-mail m e o r s ubmit a letter to the editor. lncidentally, the World Journali m I nstitute b oasts that it is 'America' largest i ndependent C hristian cbool o f journalism." Wil..b t hat i n mind. consider how the Institute m ay c ontrast its p erception o f truth with a publication such as the L os A ngeles Times. Clearly, t ber is more than o ne t ake o n t ruth out there, i f b oth t hose institutions are searching for the truth. My e -mail lS d olan005@csusm.edu. Corrections for VOL.XI N o.23 B oth " lobbies" and " environmental" w ere misspelled in t he C SSA article headline on the front page. T he E LC editorial page 6 says that 6.4 percent o f t he $50 s tudent fee goes to the ELC, it should r ead 13 percent. Jason Robbins' Page 6 opinion piece should reference a n ' 'udder" i n its headline. T he P ride apologizes. � 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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