1 150 31 https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/a8be3116782a1dfef7c2a9a5188176a0.pdf 7410ba172efac91298b32d81c767e218 PDF Text Text The Pride http://www.csusm.edu/pride Vol VIII No. 1/ Tuesday, August, 29,2000 California State University, San Marcos Guelaguetza Stack Parking Arrives at CSUSM Festival C onvocation K icks O ff t he 2 000-01 S chool Year presidential positions: Dr. Barbara Bashein is the new Vice President f or External President Gonzalez welA ffairs, and Mr. Stephen comed over 450 s taff and f acul- Garcia will be the new Vice ty members to the new school President f or Finance and year at convocation on August Administrative Services. 21. President Gonzalez reflect- Suzanne Green is serving as ed on last year's accomplishinterim Vice President until ments and dilemmas and urged Mr. Garcia j oins the CSUSM faculty and s taff to pull togeth- s taff in October. er to build a harmonious campus community in the upcomLast spring, CSUSM hired ing school year. Dr. Mohamed Moustafa as the new Dean of the College of Business Administration, and Hiring Mr. Jonathon Poullard as Dean of Students. Over the summer, college » Article continued on pg. 4 administrators filled t wo vice By: Melanie Addington PRIDE EDITOR By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor Stack parking is a new, f ree service provided in CSUSM's Parking Lot "C." The service—which began the f irst day of classes, August 24, 2 000-will end September 22, 2000. Stack parking is provided through Central Parking which is under contract with the University. Dr. Moustafa Joins CSUSM a s D ean of C ollege of B usiness Adminstration Lot attendants will direct drivers to parallel park in the aisles once the lot is f ull. A s with a valet service, drivers will leave their keys with the attendants and receive claim : tickets in exchange. W hen asked if he had ever faced c onflicts working with the World B ank, Dr. Moustafa said that the f ive years he spent Dr. Mohamed Moustafa, Dean of the College of Business in Russia with t he World B ank proved t o b e a t ough t ask. Administration, is one of the W hile a ffiliated with the World new faces to j oin the CSUSM B ank in Russia, Dr. M oustafa faculty this year. was involved in t he restructuring of t he accounting profesDr. Moustafa, who j oined sion f rom communist-socialism the campus July 1, was b orn to f ree enterprise. and raised in Egypt where he received h is Bachelor's degree at Cairo University. He went on Dr. Moustafa's impressive background in international t o receive his Master's degree a ffairs has proved t o be u seful and his Ph.D. in accounting within his field of business. through the University of President Alexander Gonzalez Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. said of Dr. Moustafa that "He b rings to the position While attending graduate school in Illinois, Dr. Moustafa [Dean of Business] a superb and unique combination of suctells of how his professor, Dr. cess in educational manageEarl Planty, i nfluenced h im to ment and knowledge of internavisit California because of its tional business issues." many business opportunities. The cold weather in Illinois only made Dr. Moustafa more W hen asked what brought t han happy to move to sunny him to CSUSM, Dr. Moustafa California. gave t hree important reasons: The f irst w as the quality of the faculty—which h e describes In addition t o serving as as "student-committed and Dean of Business at CSU active in research and comLong Beach f rom 1981-88, Dr. Moustafa also served as munity activities"—characterisPresident of the United A rab tics of f aculty that are extraorEmirates University in 1990. dinary f or academic instituDr. Moustafa also h as extensive tions. Dr. M oustafa also menexperience with international tioned "innovative academic and national organizations such p rograms" and the fact that as the International Labor CSUSM is a "young instituOrganization, the Organization tion." for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United A f ew of Dr. M oustafa's National Industrial Developplans for t he College of ment Organization, and the Business include: World Bank. » A r t i c l e Continued on pg. 2 Young participant in the Guelaguetza Oaxaquefia San Marcos 2000 Event By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor Photos provided by: Chris Weedon Any driver that wishes t o move his or her vehicle f rom a marked space must tell the attendant so the attendant can move the car(s) blocking them in. Once a space has opened upi the attendants will f ill the space with a vehicle f rom stack parking. Stack parking begins at 9 :00 AM. 2 :00 PM is the cutoff for the stack parking option, and all keys must be picked up by 5:00 PM. By: Giovanni Ferrer Pride Staff Writer T he "Guelaguetza Oaxa^uena San Marcos 2 000" festival came to the CSUSM campus on Sunday, August 27, f rom 10:00am-5:00pm. Marcos, said that " the event brings the North County Oaxacan community together" to j oin in celebration of t heir rich customs. The Guelaguetza Festival is a combined cultural celebration of the diverse indigenous groups of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The festival features p erformances of traditional songs, dances, and music by each cultural group. Women in traditional wedding » A r t i c l e continued on o e. 7 dresses. According to the Parking Services flyer, the University decided to attempt stack parking in an e ffort to relieve "perennial start-of-semester demand for parking spaces." Stack parking has never been attempted before at Cal State San Marcos. Car Fire Taints Oaxacan Festival Story on Page 7 Photo by: Chris Weedon Approximately 2,000 people attended the event held by The Coalition of Oaxacan Indigenous Communities (COCIO). The event, modeled a fter the Guelaguetza Festival f rom Oaxaca, Mexico, had been held at Mira Costa Community College for the past six years. The Guelaguetza Festival was brought to %CSUSM with the support of President Gonzalez, COCIO, CSUSMMECHA, CSUSM Center for Border Studies (CBRA), and CSUSM Latino Association of Faculty & Staff (LAFS). Eloy, a resident of San Traditional Oaxacan cuisine attracts hungry spectators at the event "Lcroawl Ovwt&a Quintal B cwiflw & i Tim \ Pa«e3 ^Iwflw? CSsiifcBMi rage io Page 11 Beat Page 6 Page 6 �2 Tuesday, The Pride August 29, 2000 Over The Summer Orientation 2000 if m r At the Dome, Allison and Liza take a muchneeded breakfr'om their day-long Orientation. Two new faces to CSUSM: freshmen, Allison Farmer and Liza Deyo (above). This year's O-Team say "Aloha!" to freshmen and transfer students during Orientation, July 2000. O-Team takes "Transfers" on a campus tour. Pictures Provided By: Victoria Segall Transfer students ask questions during a Parking Services presentation. Thefts Over Summer By: Melanie Addington PRIDE EDITOR Over the summer, California State University San Marcos experienced a series of thefts that occurred from May 3 to June 6, in Founder's Plaza, University Hall, Craven Hall, an£Science Hall. According to Chief Thomas Schultheis, "the individual entered an unoccupied office or room and removed the cash from unattended purses and wallets. This individual looked through desks and file cabinet drawers, where most people keep their purses and other valuables." 4 No further thefts have been reported. Chief Schultheis states that the Campus Police increased foot patrols around the areas and developed a profile on the individual. Schultheis believes the individual stopped once he/she was aware of the profile developed by the campus police. There have not been many thefts on campus in the past. Schultheis states that this was a "one time series," but as a campus grows, "individuals take advantage of the * opportunities" If you have any questions, please contact Officer Mike O'Deane at 750-4567, or visit the University Police website at http:// www.csusm.edu/public_safety. Safety Tips from CSUSM Police Officers^ Cal State San Marcos A ccredited u ntil 2008 By: Victoria B. Segall PRIDE EDITOR new construction on campus), and "Cultivating an Engaged Public" (includes preparation of students for the "real-world" and their life-long learning). "The Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC), 1. If you are leaving your office or classroom, acted to r eaffirm t he accredALWAYS lock up your valuables or keep itation of California State During the accreditation them with you. University San Marcos," stated review, the WASC team and President Gonzalez in a mem- the Commission made recom2. Lock your offices when you are away. orandum dated July 24, 2000 mendations to the University, and addressed to the Cal including the need for the 3. Don't have personal items in view, State San Marcos Campus University to work on "deciChief Schultheis warns, "Most people leave Community. sion making and program things in the first drawer of desk or cabinet development." Although the and think they are "hiding" the items. Thieves WASC, an accreditation agen- Commission commended know hiding places." CSUSM on making itself cy, visited the campus March known to San Diego County, 6-9, 2000 to r eviewlhe pro4. Be aware of unfamiliar people in your the Commission believed that gression of CSUSM since work area. the University lacked "clarity 1993. The WASC evaluation Don't be afraid to challenge someone who about how to proceed with team met with the WASC is loitering there. Schultheis says, "Don't the development o f new proCommission June 22-23, 2000 confront [anyone] physically. Say, 'May I grams..." In order for CSUSM and decided to grant the help you?' A thief does not want to be University accreditation for the to develop new programs, identified. Usually, they will say no and the University will have to next eight years. leave." clarify its "academic vision," according to WASC Executive In a letter dated July 10, 5. Students should not leave backpacks unat2000, the WASC Commission Director, Ralph Wolff. tended. commended the University for Wallets may easily slip out and students may it's focus on three themes in Future accreditation reviews not notice a missing wallet until after it is the CSUSM self-study model: for CSUSM will include a gone. "Approaching C ommunity" "Preparatory Review" in 2007 (CSUSM as a learning comand "Educational Effectiveness 6. If you observe a crime take place, call the munity), "Building Capacity & Review" in March 2008. University Police at 3-1-1-1. Envisioning the Future," (concerns on "reshaping the uni7. "Most importantly," says Schultheis, "Be versity faculty," as well as aware of your environment." I nterview W ith D ean M oustafa » A r t i c l e continued f rom pg. 1 obtaining accreditation for the College of Business, expanding the MBA program and the Senior Experience (where senior business students have the o pportunity to work and solve problems with "real world" businesses and organizations). In addition, Dr. Moustafa also plans to have a task force comprised of members of the business community and the College of Business to decide how to invest the $1 million donation f rom Qualcomm. Dr. Moustafa states, " The $1 million g ift is a t urning point in the history of the College of Business. It is our choice to make it our f irst million or our last million." Mojtsiafa �The Pride Tuesday, August 29,2000 3 Weekly Web Site Web sites a re designed w ith d ifferent goals in m ind. Some websites are i ntended t o p romote t he sale of a p roduct, some a re i ntended t o b e entertaining and a rtistic, a nd some p rimarily p rovide i nformation. A s t hose of a p ublic i nstitution, t he CSUSM w eb p ages should b e e xpected t o p rovide c urrent i nformation in a u ser-friendly m anner. vvrvrv. csusm. edu C SUSM's h ome p age rwww.csusm.edu"> p rovides a n umber of l inks and a nnouncements t hat c hange r egularly, o ften w ith u seful i nformation, such as " Summer 2 000 Schedule of G lasses" a nd " Road C onstruction D etours f or T win-Oaks Valley R oad F reeway O verpass." swis. csusm.edu T he S MART Web System ( swis.csusm.edu) is a v ery u seful p ortion of C SUSM's web s ystem. A fter l ogging on, s tudents c an check t he d etails of t heir C SUSM r ecord i ncluding h olds, p ayments, g rades, and u nofficial t ranscripts. T he S mart Web also m akes it possible f or s tudents t o r egister o nline a nd t o a dd and d rop classes. T he S MART Web also d isplays t he b ook list f or classes as well as a d etailed class schedule b y day a nd t ime. wnt.csusm.edu W eb-based e mail h as b een added t o t he s ervices p rovided on t he CSUSM web p ages at: w m.csusm.edu. T his l ink is simply a nother way t o a ccess c susm.edu e mail a ccounts. T he web p ages on w ww.csusm.edu c ontain a g reat deal of i nformation on t he policies of t he university. I f someone h as a question about CSUSM, t he i nformation is probably on t he website. However, f inding t he i nformation is a d ifferent story. With t he way t he site is o rganized, I have n ever h ad much luck f inding i nformation by f ollowing l inks such as " Info f or S tudents" or " Info f or Visitors." U nless y ou k now exactly w hat you are l ooking f or and how it f its into t he d epartment-naming scheme of t he b ureaucracy t hat is CSUSM, s pecific i nformation c an b e v ery d ifficult t o f ind. Essentially, on C SUSM's w eb p ages it is e asy t o f ind b asic i nformation, w hich is not always v ery h elpful. A s a r esult, I h ave f ound t he b est way t o f ind d etailed i nformation is t o search u sing either t he site m ap ( http://www.csusm.edu/ cwismap.htmD or t o search f or k eywords ( http://www.csusm.edu/ search^ on t he c susm.edu p ages. B e c areful w hen s earching, however, as o utdated p ages w ill o ften b e t urned u p by t he search engine—it s eems t hat p art of t he w ealth of i nformation held on t he c ampus w eb p ages is o utdated i nformation. J afo_wac Email jafo__wac @ hotmail w ith c omments or suggestions f or t he n ext w eb site review. Retrs The Pride student newspaper printed incorrect information in the "Student Leadership Awards Night" article in its May 16, 2000, issue. The staff writer listed Penny Lanese as the recipient of the Victorious Club Award. In fact the award recipient was Yolanda Anderson. More over, the staff writer stated that the Victorious Club was a "student organization that works to achieve equal rights and privileges for the physically challenged." The purpose of the Victorious Club is n o t to achieve equal rights and privileges, nor- is it only for the physicallychallenged. The Pride would like to clarify that the Victorious Club is a student organization for who wants to st€jp— j?ow~t and c efebrat& the v/ctori&s of d£s— ctbl&d We apologize to Yolanda Anderson and the Victorious Club for these errors. NOW THAT YOU'RE BACK ON CAMPUS, D0N7 YOU WANT TO GET OFF? SANDWICHES COFFEE SMOOTHIES PASTRIES SALADS & LOTS RELAXED ATMOSPHERE MORE! POWER SURGE CAFE 241S. TWIN OAKS VAUSY RD. 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Last day to add fall semester classes is Sept. 1 Gonzalez stated in regards to resolving workload issues, " I know t his is an issue that had dogged this campus since before my arrival, but I pledge t o you that I will do all that I can t o resolve it in a way that will cause the least disruption and provide t he m aximum b enefit and f lexibility t o faculty." • M ost c ourses t ransfer • M ultiple s tart d ates a fter S ept. 1 • N ine c onvenient N orth C ounty l ocations President Gonzalez addresses the faculty at this year's convocation. Photo courtesy of George Cagala • $ 11 a c redit u nit/CA r esident A dmissions: ( 760) 7 44-1150, e xt. 2 164 Visit u s on t he web: www.palomar.edu |gg| „ v ' ^ lllll . Twenty-one faculty members were promoted with tenure to r ank of Associate Professor and eight were promoted to f ull professor or librarian. An article in N orth County Times on August 22, quoted Geraldo G onzalez as saying, "I t hink [the president] is saying he wants t o b e f lexible and that he wants to work with t he faculty. I hope we c an keep it so we can preserve the quality of o ur programs." Construction | ill; 9 L ocations: S an M arcos • C amp P endleton • F allbrook • P auma V alley B o r r e g o S p r i n g s • E scondido • R amona • P oway • M t. C armel Love a nd Sex State funding for summer Gonzalez stated that, "last year, courses we did not complete any buildings,^ State f unding also was recentbut we f inished the grading of the land bordered by Craven, Barham, ly approved f or s ummer courses. and Campus Way and construction President Gonzalez stated, " the goal is t o gain m aximum flexibility has begun on the science building f rom t he Chancellor's o ffice in how and arts complex." we assign f aculty t o s ummer sesCSUSM also met their initial sions" f undraising goal f or the new library. Construction is set t o begin WASC Accreditation and March 2001. Campus Climate In October, a financial project created by Student and Administrative A ffairs will be taken to the Board of Trustees f or approval of apartmentstyle dorms. If approved, construction could begin during the 2002-2003 school year. By: Victoria B. Segall PRIDE EDITOR Kate Wells (played by Famke Janssen) is a j ournalist on the verge of being f ired unless she writes an exceptional article for her editor. The topic? "How to Find the Perfect Man: A Woman's Guide t o Love & Sex." This task leads Kate t o r eflect on her past, failed relationships with ex-boyfriends that include a married music director and a n inja-film actor obsessed with Robert Dinero. Among Kate's many b oyfriends Vii ft&J}' Vi liMil fhx and f riend, Mary, played er is Adam Levy (played by by Cheri Oteri ( from Saturday Jon Favreau), an artist with Night Live)—the f ilm becomes an "abnormally large head," However Favreau did a fine entertaining. as Kate's character playfully j ob of bringing energy t o the describes him. Overall, Janssen and f ilm and portrayed his characFavreau make t his an easy-toter, Adam, as a f resh, likable There is good chemistry watch romantic comedy, similar and some f unny scenes between guy with f unny one-liners. Love & Sex is the f irst film t o High Fidelity, a f ilm that the t wo lead characters—Kate written and directed by Valerie also dealt with relationships but and Adam, played by Famke f rom a male's point of view. Breiman. Breiman wrote the Janssen (Jean Grey in X-meri) script, Love & Sex, in only three Hence, if you saw High Fidelity and Jon Favreau (writer and star and enjoyed it, you'll probably weeks, which is evident in the of the film, Swingers). enjoy Love and Sex. slow, predictable start of the f ilm. However, I was not t oo Love & Sex plays impressed by Janssen's downSeptember 8 and is not yet However, as the film proplayed p erformance and felt she gresses and more humorous and rated. did not bring her character to energetic characters are introlife. duced—including Kate's cowork- Referendum ASI President D ean Manship spoke to the faculty about the need for encouraging students t o get involved. He stated, "that fifty percent of students drop out of the CSU system." A lthough t he WASC review was favorable, there were several recommendations, one relating t o campus climate. W hile WASC congratulated the University on its "commitment t o diversity;" WASC u rged the University " to attend t o the campus climate and t o move t he campus toward b ecoming the multicultural c ommunity envisioned in t he mission statement." President Gonzalez remarked on the urgent need t o settle racial issues j m c ampus but that it must be done i n a "climate of mutual t rust and respect." Associated Students, Inc. took a step toward encouraging student involvement by hiring Brad Schmidt as the representative for Inter-Club Council. Gonzalez also urged both faculty and s taff members to engage students in the upcoming referendum regarding the Student Union building. In October, students will be asked to vote on the possibility of raising student f ees t o $50 p er semester. T his $30 dollar fee increase, if voted in, will go into e ffect Fall 2001. Grievance arbitration hearing The CSUSM faculty union, the California Faculty Association (CFA), h as t wo grievances pending before Faculty review the Strategic Planning Steering Committee objectives. Photo courtesy of George Cagala �The P ride Arts & Entertainment The Jewels of La Jolla"Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and 2 0th-century Mexican A rt" By: Victoria B. Segall PRIDE EDITOR "Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Twentieth C entury Mexican A rt" will be on exhibit t hrough Monday, September 4, at the San Diego Museum of Contemporary A rt in La Jolla. Well-known paintings on display include Frida K ahlo's Autorretrato con monos (Selfportrait with Monkeys) and Diego Rivera's Vendedora de alcatraces (Calla Lily Vendor). Additional works by K ahlo include Autorretrato con collar (Self-portrait with Necklace) and—unlike her more " normal" paintings on display at the museum—her surreal painting, El abrazo de amor del universo, la tierra (Mexico) Diego, yo y el senor Xolotl (The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico) Diego, I and Senor Xolotl). In addition to paintings, lithographs entitled Acuarelas, by Kahlo's husband—renowned painter and muralist—Diego Rivera, are on display. The lithographs are watercolor sketches that portray Rivera's views of country living in Mexico. _ Tuesday, August 29,20G0 5 Sinead O'Connor's L atest Album H as Faith and Courage By: Melanie Addington PRIDE EDITOR Sinead O 'Connor's sixth album, Faith and Courage, continues her tradition of wistful ballads with two new, beautiful songs, "Jealous" and " The State I 'm In." Like her 1990 hit, "Nothing Compares to U," the songs r eflect on lost love and the pain of healing a fter a breakup. fMoti&S* "Dancing Lessons" is the only song on the album mixed and produced by Wyclef Jean, formally a member of the now d efunct Fugees, who is set t o release his second independent album this week. Although the sound of "Dancing Lessons" is a bit bubblegum, the beat is catchy and the lyrics inspire romantic daydreams. However, the remaining songs on th& album r eflect a mature, strong, and independent woman who seems to have f inally found an inner peace. In the song, " The Lamb's Book of Life," Sinead atones for her angrier days. She sings, " I know that I have done many things to give you reason not t o listen t o me/but if you knew me maybe you would understand me/words can't express how sorry I am." On the edge of preaching she continues, " If people j ust believed enough in God to pray/the world t hinks that sounds crazy/and t hat's the thing that makes me sing so sadly/to t hink that we would leave God so lonely/to t hink that we would mess u p our own destiny." Frida Kahlo Provided By: Museum of Cont. Art Maria Izquierdo, Jose Clemente Orozco, David A lfaro Siqueiros, and Francisco Toledo are a few of the many Mexican artists with works on exhibit. Miguel Calderon is another artist with prints on display. This paintings is more characteristic of the eccentric Kahlo Two of Calderon's more who was quoted as saying, "I unique prints are entitled paint my own reality." The C-Print bienvenidos a mis hue" reality" Kahlo paints shows vos peludos #2 and #4. her s uffering a fter her bus accident at age 18 years which left her bed-ridden for a few months. 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A s a dedicated priest of the Catholic religion, Sinead's theme of faith and praise t o the Father is a f ar cry f rom t he outrageous young woman who tore the Pope's picture on Saturday Night Live in 1992. Sinead's second track, " No M an's Woman," has been gaining popularity by its continuous radio play on p op stations. In t his song, she f uses her faith in spirituality and confidence of a strong, independent woman into one well-mixed song with a catchy beat. The album starts strong, but, by t he end, the slow r hythm of songs, such as, " If U Ever" and " Emma's Song," strain even t he most attentive ear. Overall, the album is a strong addition f or dedicated f ans. But, if you are j ust beginning t o appreciate Sinead's music, I recommend buying her f irst t wo albums, the Lion and the Cobra and I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, beforehand, t o f ully appreciate the m aturity she presents in Faith and Courage. �O pinion Message from AS I President Dean Manship As your ASI President, I would like to welcome all of you back for another year at California State University San Marcos. Your ASI Board of Directors and staff have been working hard all summer to provide more programs and increase our services to the students. We have dedicated a full time ASI employee, Brad Schmidt, to aid and assist student organization in all aspects of club activities and student life. ASI has hired Joyce Williams, the new Program Director for the Early Learning Center, and we are currently doing a feasibility study for bringing the center onto campus in the next few years. ASI also offers Intramural Sports, which include basketball, soccer, flag football, Softball, bowling, and volleyball, as well as fitness classes such as aerobics, nutrition, group walking, yoga, and various dance classes. We would like all students to know that we are "An Organization OF the students, BY the Students and FOR the Students." As shareholders of ASI, if you have any suggestions on how we can - improve our services to the students, please don't hesitate to let us know. To accommodate the students needs, our office will be open Monday through Thursday, 8am to 6pm, and Fridays, 8am to 5pm, so we invite you to come in and meet with your representatives to share your concerns. Once again, welcome back and have a great semester! Dean Manship President & CEO Associated Students, Inc. California State University, San Marcos (760) 750-4990 Fax (760) 750-3149 The Truth About Stress and the College Student Why is it that we can't or that we don't have the time to do so? seem to get it right when it comes to recycling on I don't believe so. I believe it*s simply because this campus? By Sarah Aberle, MPH, RN There is an ample number of recycling containers on this campus: more than 200 freestanding containers throughout campus, several individual containers, and three gray containers located in the Dome for aluminum, plastic, and glass recycling products. Getting back into the fall semester brings excitement, anxiety, and stress for all students. From freshmen to graduate students, stress is experienced through pressures of writing papers, taking tests, keeping up on reading assignments^ and perhaps working fulltime while raising children. Many people do not realize that stress is a normal part of life. Stress can be helpful to get things done; however, too much stress can be harmful. Our bodies react to stress in a "fight or flight reaction." When our sympathetic nervous system is working overtime and we are frequently experiencing the "fight or flight" reaction, we also experience psychological and/or physical problems. Symptoms we experience with increased stress or anxiety: Tension headaches, inability to concentrate, insomnia; Gastrointestinal symptoms, diarrhea, nausea; Increased or decreased appetite; Tightness in the chest, backaches, neck pain; Increased feelings of anxiety; and Mood swings and irritability What can be done to combat stress? 1) Learn to say, "No!" Try to decrease your workload if possible. Learn to say NO! Learn to set limits for yourself. Try to take one day at a time and acknowledge your accomplishments as tasks are completed. Put things into perspective and evaluate: "How will this decision effect the BIG picture in my life." Don't spend time worrying about circumstances that you cannot change. 2) Exercise: Remember to get daily exercise. Exercising helps to increase e ndorphins (a chemical in the brain, thathelps us to relax and to feel good). Try walking, running, taking a dance class, roller-blading, going to the gym, or swimming. Exercise makes you feel good and look good! Simply taking a walk in the sunshine can help improve your mood. 3) Relax: Learn to relax throughout the day by stretching and taking slow deep breaths. Learn to meditate and set aside some quiet time to organize your thoughts. Watch out for negative thoughts that can overpower you throughout the day. Surround yourself with positive and nurturing friends. Share your concerns with your friends; many times simply knowing that other people feel the same way helps to alleviate stress. Leave some time in your schedule for f un, enjoyable activities. Remember it should be f un or relaxing! Take a hot bath with candles around the bathtub, watch the sunset at the beach, take a hike in the woods, or listen to your favorite music. 4) Remember to sleep and eat: Try to get adequate sleep and eat three well-balanced m&als per day with plenty of f ruit and vegetables. Good nutrition fuels the body, which keeps us going while it boosts our immune system in order to fight off infections. Watch out for too much caffeine and alcohol; if you consume too much, they can affect your ability to sleep and to concentrate. Learn to recognize the signals that your body gives off when you are experiencing too much stress. Make adjustments and learn to say NO! It's okay not to be Super Man or Super Woman. Give yourself a break! Learn to accept the things you cannot change. If you are a new college student, you may need additional help with time management, study skills, guidance in writing papers, note taking, etc. For more information on the above topics check out: There are more containers for recycling on this campus than any other college campus or institution that I have set foot upon, and, yet, we can't seem to get it right. AB75 is a recently passed and enacted California legislative bill that dictates that all California universities must change, implement, and improve their recycling programs within the next few years. According to AB75, all state universities must be at twenty-five percent recycling efficiency by 2002 and at f ifty percent recycling efficiency by the year 2004. This means that if CSUSM does not reach this level by the year 2004, it could be penalized and fined, thus losing valuable money and prestige in the eyes of other CSU campuses. We currently stand at about thirty percent recycling e fficiency—very good in comparison to other campuses and their recycling programs—but the thirty percent recycling efficiency falls short of the fifty percent efficiency that must be met by 2004. CSUSM's recycling coordinator, Carl Hanson, says, "With the amount of resources we have at our disposal and the accessibility of those resources, there is no reason why we shouldn't be at f ifty percent or better this very year." students and faculty don't prioritize recycling. Nancy Hoskins, Assistant Director of Administration and Customer Service, states, "Individuals should be more responsible for their individual actions " The problem is that we, as a whole—students and faculty —can't seem to get the simple concept that plastic and aluminum can't be mixed with glass, glass shouldn't be mixed with paper, and that trash should be thrown in the trash can and not mixed with any recycling product. Even worse, some of us don't participate in its practices at all. On a number of occasions I have observed faculty and students throwing trash into recycling bins and recycling products thrown into trashcans. It always appears that the culprits just don't seem to care about what they are doing. It's not like our system here at CSU San Marcos is that difficult, any grade school child could figure it out: Red containers of any size or shape are for glass products to be placed into, gray containers of any size are for plastic or aluminum, and black containers are for paper products—not including cardboard or poster board. So I guess I'm here to remind everyone that it does matter how efficiently we do recycle, not only for the ecologically hazardous effects of not recycling properly, but for the monetary and political effects on the campus community. If we were recycling properly, there would be no reason why all other universities couldn't look upon us as the ideal model by which to aspire. So why aren't we better at recycling? Is it because we are confused about recycling, Adam Bailey Http://www. ucc.vtedu/ stdysk/htimesch.html. If you continue to experience stress that interferes with your daily life, contact Counseling and Psychological Services at 760-750-4910 or Student Health Services at 760-750-4915. The P ride Co-Editor Co-Editor Graduate Intern Melanie Addington Victoria B. Segall Jayne Braman Faculty Advisor Madeleine F. Marshall All opinions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or of California State University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial board. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print anonymous letters. Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year. Te P i e h rd California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone:(760)750-6111 Fax:(760)750-4030 E-mail: pride@csusm,edu h ttp://www.csusm.edu/pride �T he P ride Tuesday, A ugust 29, 2 000 7 By : Melanie Addington PRIDE EDITOR What is your biggest concern about transferring to CSUSM? Photos by Victoria Segall PRIDE EDITOR 'I don't have any concerns.' (John Dellos) 'How long it's going to take me to get my classes done and the commute." 'Managing my time and learning how to quit procrastinating." (James Tellez) "The academic load per class—the amount of work required." (Debra Skinner) 'The only concern is if campus life is going to be exciting." (Jeffrey Jokerst) 'Parking. It's always parking.'1 (Sylvi Mclntyre) » Continued f rom pg. 1 While most of the works on display are translated f rom English to Spanish, these particular prints are not translated for museum goers, possibly due to the translation of the piece which hints at male anatomical p arts slightly disguised by a summer beach scene. Depending on your sense of humor, these unusual prints will either make you cringe or laugh. Calderon's prints are j ust some of the many surprising and unique pieces o f work in this exhibit f rom the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection. In my opinion, this art exhibit is definitely worth checking out and art-lovers will not be disappointed by Kahlo's self-portraits and Rivera's Calla Lily Vendor. These works of art may be considered rare j ewels of La Jolla since they will only be on display through September 4. The Museum o f Contemporary Art is located at 400 Prospect Street in La Jolla. For more information call (858) 454-3541 or visit the museum web site at: www.mcasandiego.org. V ehicle C atches F ire; N o O ne I s I njured G uelaguetza F estival: Tradition of d ance, song, m usic and c uisine By: Giovanni Ferrer Pride Staff Writer » D uring the Festival, a Ford Bronco's engine began smoking as it pulled into Parking Lot "C." University Police called the San Marcos Police and Fire Department. Flames then began rising f rom the engine. According to O fficer John Grosso, it took the Fire Department about f ive m imitpc t n Policemen as inillUlCb IU fireman putswatch the out arrive on the Photo by: Chris scene and then weedon they immediately put out the f lames. "The f uel line must have broke and gasoline might have splashed onto the engine causing the incineration," said Manuel Herrera, owner of the vehicle. Officer Grosso states that there were five people inside the vehicle, including Herrera. N o injuries were reported. Afterwards Herrera had the vehicle towed. Herrera and his family lost important documents and money, but says he was thankful that no one was hurt. Continued f rom pg. 1 Similar events are also held in Los Angeles and Fresno. Professor Bade reports that she would "like t o establish CSUSM as a place where the Bonnie Bade, Professor of Anthropology at CSUSM and researcher of migrant f arm workers, claims that there are over 20,000 Oaxacan people living in San Diego County. She stresses the importance of hosting the event on campus because it attracts the sector of our community that is underrepresented at CSUSM. Oaxacan c ommunity f eels welcome." She is t rying t o integrate the Guelaguetza Festival into the culture and c urriculum here at CSUSM by o ffering extra credit t o students that attend and report on the event. In addition, three CSUSM students videotaped the event t o use as a documentary production. Professor Bonnie Bade says, " it's an honor to have [Guelaguetza coordinators] choose CSUSM as the site f or this important cultural event." The proceeds f rom the event will support projects in the local Oaxacan communities. Traditional Dance Performances at the festival Crowd enjoys festivities. Pictures provided by: Chris Weedon �The P ride 8 Tuesday, August 29,2000 A cademic Bulletin The Pride Literary Supplement The Pride Literary Supplement CALL FOR PAPERS The Pride Literary Supplement (PLS), a publication of The Pride, is again seeking student writing representing inquiry and research across all academic disciplines pursued at CSUSM. Since its inception, California State University at San Marcos has committed itself to the cultivation of student writing. Across the disciplines, at every academic level, students are required to write and professors are asked to take writing seriously. The student newspaper would like to publish expository, critical, and theoretical writing as much as creative writing, poems, stories or film scripts. The PLS will consider manuscripts^of up to 3000 words that both exemplify excellent inquiry and research in their discipline(s) and that able readers from outside that discipline to read with pleasure and understanding. Appropriate faculty judges the quality of research or creative writing. Accessibility is determined by Welcome Week Schedule August 28-Sep.8 ASI I nformation G ifts t o CSUSM S tudents ASI R ecreation & P rograms I nformation l l:00am-3:00pm F ounders P laza Tuesday, August 29 Info B ooth 7 :30am- 6 :00pm O utside C ommons 2 06 O ne-Stop-Shop 7 :30am- 6 :00pm C ommons 2 06 Welcome b y ASI S nacks h ours: 8 :00am-10:00am 4 :00pm-6:00pm F ounders P laza ASI I nformation, g ifts t o CSUSM s tudents, a lso l earn a bout ASI R ecreation & P rograms I nformation 11:0 0 am-3:00pm F ounders P laza Wednesday, August 30 I nfo B ooth 7 :30am-6:00pm O utside C ommons 2 06 P resident's P icnic Come h ave a f ree l unch the editor(s) of The Pride or their designated representatives, Submissions: Submissions are currently being accepted for the upcoming Pride Literary Supplement. All forms of literary writing — expository, critical, theoretical and creative writing — are encouraged. Authors should avoid highly technical language, critical jargon, foreign, or mathematical language. When technical terms are essential, they should be explained to the reader. References to critical literature, where necessary, should be parenthetical. APA, MLA, Chicago, and all other formats are welcome as long as the paper represents the appropriate academic discipline. The PLS favors student writing and will privilege student manuscripts that are submitted with the recommendation of a faculty member who has pursued research in the student's field of study or published texts of a related kind. November 2 0,2000. For f urther information, contact The Pride office by e-mail at pride@csusm.edu, or by phone at (760) 750-6111. Staff and faculty contributions will also be considered. New Vocal Ensemble at CSUSM Photos or images (black and white preferred) of other artwork will also be accepted as an enhancement or as an alternative to manuscripts. Please submit images and text using the following instructions. Professor Merryl Goldberg is happy to announce that the University is forming its' very first vocal ensemble. This group is open to all singing ability levels, and promises to be great fuii! The group meets as a 2- unit class, MUSC 394, CRN 42166, from 9:00-10:50 on Thursday mornings in VPANX PERFORMING CENTER. For judging and layout purposes: The group will explore a variety of types of music, and will include music for children that can be used with small groups or in classrooms. Submit a blind copy, with your name appearing only on a cover sheet and essay title, your mailing address, e-mail, phone number, and major or graduate field of study to: The Pride mailbox "Student and Residential Life" Office: Commons 207 Also: E-mail one electronic file attachment (MS Word) to pride@csusm.edu. Entries submitted without an electronic copy will not be reviewed. An electronic copy on a PC-formatted disk will also be accepted. Manuscripts or disks will not be returned. Deadline for submissions: s erved b y P resident Gonzalez, Wednesday, September 6 t he s taff, a nd f aculty Club Week of CSUSM! 9 :00am-4:00 p m l l:00am-l:00pm F ounders P laza T he Dome T errace A lumni Club R eunion Night ASI I nformation, g ifts t o Meet p ast a nd p resent m emCSUSM s tudents, a lso l earn bers of t he s tudent c lubs a t a bout ASI R ecreation & CSUSM. P rograms I nformation 5 :00pm-8:00pm 1 1:00am-3:00pm T he Dome T errace F ounders P laza ASI I nformation, g ifts t o Thursday, August 31 CSUSM s tudents, a lso l earn Office D ecoration C ontest a bout ASI R ecreation & See t he s taff s pirit come alive P rograms I nformation t hrough t heir office d ecora1 1:00am-3:00pm tions! F ounders P laza All Day Thursday, September 7 ASI I nformation, g ifts to Club Week CSUSM s tudents, a lso l earn 9 :00am-4:00pm a bout ASI R ecreation & F ounders P laza P rograms I nformation 1 1:00am-3:00pm ASI I nformation, g ifts t o F ounders P laza CSUSM s tudents, a lso l earn a bout ASI R ecreation & Monday, September 4 P rograms I nformation University Closed, Labor Day 1 1:00am-3:00pm F ounders P laza Tuesday, September 5 Club Week Friday, September 8 G ather i nformation f rom a ll Club Week c lubs o n c ampus! Get 9 :00am-4:00pm Involved! F ounders P laza 9 :00am-4:00pm F ounders P laza ASI I nformation, g ifts to CSUSM s tudents, a lso l earn ASI I nformation, g ifts to a bout ASI R ecreation & CSUSM s tudents, a lso l earn P rograms I nformation a bout ASI R ecreation & l l:00am-3:00pm F ounders P laza P rograms I nformation 1 1:00am-3:00pm F ounders P laza We welcome you to come share in some creative and fun times with the group. For more information, please contact Merryl Goldberg at goldberg@csum.edu or (760) 750-4322, or come to class next Thursday and we will be happy to answer all your questions. STUDENT Fee Referendum VOTE University Student Union Fee Increase Referendum October 9-10, 2000 Measure 1 - Asks students to approve an increase in the University Student Union Fee for all regularly matriculated students to $50 per semester/term (a $30 per semester/term increase for full-time students and a $40 per semester/term increase for parttime students) effective July 1, 2001, Funds would be used to build and operate the Clarke Field House/University Student Union, which if approved, will be built and open in 2003. Measure 2 - Asks students to approve two f uture fee increases of $15 per semester/term, the f irst to talce effect July 1, 2006 the second $15 increase to go into effect July 1,2010. These f unds will be used to develop the necessary reserves to build a separate University Student Union facility on or about academic year 2019. All matriculated students at CSUSM will have the opportunity to vote on the two proposed University Student Union Fee increases on the dates indicated above. 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Welcomes Palomar College To Replace Students with Two Counselor Brings Art to Life Netscape Weeks of Festivities By: Brian Fisher Pride Staff Writer By: Tim Mullaly Pride Staff Writer By: Bryan Clark Pride Staff Writer In the constant push of progress and technology, new innovations sprout up and old ways die hard. At CSUSM, Webmail is sprouting up and Netscape Navigator Messenger is dying hard. In a recent move toward convenience, Academic Computing Services has declared yet another casualty in the technology sprint. "We are going to have to phase out Netscape Messenger," stated Teresa Macklin, Director of Academic Computing Services, "Netscape's new version is really different for users and requires major modifications to the current configuration." »Story Continues on Pg. 3 A.S I. welcomed students—new and returning—during Welcome Week, August 24-31. A highlight of Welcome Week was a free lunch served by President Gonzalez and the CSUSM staff on August 30. All students are invited to participate in Club Week, to Students learn about clubs on campus be held September 5-8. f Club Week features club information booths set up in Founder's Plaza. A.S.I. Club Services Technician, Brad Schmidt, will also staff a booth to answer questions about starting new clubs on campus. "There is more to education than going to class," said Schmidt, and he went on to explain the importance of getting involved with student organizations. Photo by Melanie Addington If you have any questions about starting or joining a club, Brad can be reached in the A.S.I, office in Commons 203, Monday through Thursday, from 8:30am to 11:00am by appointment, and all day Friday, by appointment. On Monday through Thursday students are welcome to stop by the A.S.I Club Service Center from 11:00am to 5:00pm. For further information or to reach Brad Schmidt call 750-4990. Twin. Oaks Moving By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer Caltrans officials recently reported that construction on the second phase of the new Twin Oaks Valley Road bridge and the exit /entrance ramps for State Route 78 (SR-78) in San Marcos will be completed within one year. » Story Continues on Pg. 2 In This Issue What About the Women? »Story Continues on Pg. 5 en's team can rise to the level of the men's team at CSUSM. CSUSM's ASI sponsors a powerful men's soccer club team. The men's team, ranked second in the CarlsbadOceanside Division II League, belongs to the National Intramural Recreational Sport Association (NIRSA), and has played against campuses such as CSU Long Beach and Pepperdine University. Gonzalez reports that "Presently, the women's soccer team still needs 15 committed women in order to begin practices." Ideally new players would be freshmen or sophomores so that they can stay with the team and carry on a history t o future players. CSUSM has not had a women's soccer team until this year. Last year, Stacy Goldstein, a former student, started collecting names to begin a women's club. Stop signs soon to be replaced by much-needed traffic signals dn Twin Oaks Valley Road. Photo by Melanie Addington Local News The Web Page 2 "It's like theater without actors" explained Luna describing his work, "it's visual art.. .multimedia installation..." Internationally known as a performing and installation artist, Luna, who also ngages students works as a counselor at Palo- James LunaHeis artwork will bein a lecture. mar College, opened his lecisplay in t CSUSM ture with a performance called on dbeginningheeptember l6ibrary S . "The Rattle Piece." Photo by Chris Weedon He began by changing Luna took a rattle in one from his bright yellow shoes hand and in his other hand, (that matched his shirt) into he took a metallic case for his brown shoes with small colored brown shoes that doubled as a beads. drum. While shaking the rattle; Luna stared into the audience. By: Nicole Moreno Pride Staff Writer "We're moving right along," said Ed Fitzgibbon, resident engineer for the Twin Oaks project, "and we'll probably be done by spring of 2001." This cbmes as good news to area commuters and students of Cal State San Marcos who have been using the San Marcos Boulevard detour to enter the westbound lanes of SR-78, causing traffic back-ups in an already overcrowded area. However, before the congestion ceases, work on the loop ramp for the westbound entrance to SR-78 as well as the three other entrance/exit "It's about subcultures, rock music, working out or drinking, being alone on stage, selling our Eagle Dance.. .deciding on whether or not to give you the finger or the peace sign," stated artist James Luna at his arts lecture Friday night. Page 3 - T h o u g h t s o n.. Hamlet This year, Susana Gonzalez of A.S.I, is keeping the recruitment torch burning and is hopeful that the wom- Opinion Coach Khalled Al-Shafie, the men's soccer coach and a former professional soccer player, is willing to assist in the coaching of the women's team. Anyone interested in joining or obtaining information about the team should contact Susana Gonzalez at (760) 750-4990 or via email at sgonzale@csusm. Next Warn Calendar • j �Deregulation: Politics, Power, and Students By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer of utility bills. As the state senate is postponing the billing of rising energy costs to consumCSUSM students spearhead- ers, many are looking to Nader ed an independent "Students for a more lasting solution. for Nader" coalition last week after meeting with 38 other Nader has denounced the concerned student represenderegulation plan since it was tatives from six San Diego passed unanimously in area college and university cam- Sacramento in 1996. In 1998 he puses (CSUSM, UCSD, SDSU, tried unsuccessfully to overturn Grossmont, Mesa, and SD City deregulation. College). At the August 29th meeting Inspired to organize in Nader expressed his thoughts response to many pressing on the energy crisis, saying issues concerning students, the that deregulation was a mistake. group's main goal, according "One reason is that when you to Vera Sachs of Grossmont deregulate an essential service College, was to "include as like the provision of electricity, many people as possible in you allow monopoly pricing to opening up a democratic space move in because competition for dialogue where people can doesn't arrive quickly," stated listen and be heard." Nader. Although in support of Rather than admitting the Green Party presidential candi- failure of deregulation, date Ralph Nader, the group Governor Gray Davis explained holds getting students informed, in August that, "Eventually registered to vote and opening deregulation will work, but presidential debates to the there are growing pains." Green and Independent Parties as higher priorities than the In the meantime, Davis is winning of an election. supporting three bills many local consumer and political High on the list of pressing leaders feel will have no effect issues was the skyrocketing cost on the fundamental causes of » Construction on Twin Oaks Continuedfrom Pg. 1 greater efficiency and moving into renewability." At a time when many college students are beginning to pay their own utility bills, lose family health-care eligibility, and support themselves, Nader's stance on issues like energy reregulation, universal health care, and a "Living Wage" minimum wage increase to $10.00 an hour are causing many students to take interest in presidential elections for the first time. the subsequent construction of office buildings and homes in the area. Traffic volumes in the area have increased by roughly 12 percent per year in the last three years and have doubled over the last decade. The plan, referred to as the "Heart of the City," includes a proposed development plan that includes areas surrounding the SR-78 interchange, commercial Phase two consists of business parks, a town hall diverting traffic onto the two city complex, residential comcompleted lanes of the new munities, regional hospitals, and bridge so that demolition can the expansion of California begin on the old bridge. State University San Marcos. According to 1987's Proposition While the demolition will take place at night~when parts A, the TransNet local sales tax program provided funding of SR-78 can be safely shut down—crews will be working for the $9 million SR-78 intertirelessly throughout the days to change project. finish the final pours on the four lanes to be added to the new bridge. Once finished, the bridge will consist of six lanes (two through lanes and a turn pocket for each direction.) The widening will help ease the flow of traffic associated with the risfe in university attendance and Other topics discussed by the group included sweatshops, environmental issues, union rights for professions such as teachers, education, affirmative action, and political apathy among students. Craig Sachs of UCSD emphatically stated that "absolutely everyone is being welcomed and encouraged to attend our meetings, especially those that don't support Nader or the Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader visits San Diego Green Party Rally Ralph Nader has been lead- Green Party, and those who to discuss the impact ofderegulation on ing the struggle in consumer don't know about any of this. San Diegans. advocacy in the United States Our scope is much bigger than Photo by Melanie Addington Nader, it's as big as ourselves, since the mid-sixties and is the energy crisis. that is, students as a powerful "responsible for the existence of the Environmental Protection force." This issue is of special con- Agency, the Consumer Product cern to San Marcos, as the Safety Commission, the city became the first district Occupational Health and Safety to decide to form a municipal Administration, the Meat and utility, eschewing private energy Poultry Inspection Laws, the providers and forming the city's Vehicle Safety and Highway own power company. Safety Acts, the freedom of Information Act, the Coal Mine Nader continued, "The pol- Health and Safety Act, the Safe icies I think that need to be Photo by Victoria B. Segall Drinking Water Act, the Clean pursued now are quite clear. Air Act, and more. The group will hold it's first Reregulation, repeal of the law, "open to the public" meeting refund, and refining energy His stated goal is to get five Thursday, September 7 at 2 pm production and distribution for percent of the vote, in which at the Power Surge Cafe. According to Caltrans officials, the new bridge and surrounding road improvements will increase the capacity of the SR-78 interchange to handle traffic projections until 2015. "The whole project was initiated by the City of San I Marcos," said Tom Nipper of the Caltrans Public Affairs Office, "and it is part of their whole development plan for the area." ramps will have to wait as the final pouring of the bridge is said to take precedence. "We have finished the first phase of bridge construction and work has begun on the second phase," added Fitzgibbon, "however, the loop ramp will have to wait until after we finish pouring the bridge." case the Greens would get federal matching funds in 2004. All construction photos by Melanie Addington j .. A v f • • Career and Assessment Center goes Under The Sea Financial Aid Wins Decorating Contest Left and Above: Financial Aid office wins decorating contest. Right: A.S.I. sails to A.S.I. Island Offices were asked to decorate to show CSUSM spirit to new students. Judging took place on August 31. All Photos by Melanie Addington and Victoria Segall �Weekly W eb Site: World Wide Junk Mail By: Jofo_Wac I don't know anyone who would walk out to the curb, open up the mailbox, and be so excited to receive a mailbox full of junk mail that (s)he'd make ^copies and mail it to friends and family. Yet this happens continually on the Internet. email and forwarding it to friends is pretty harmless, presuming they appreciate the email and find the humor in what is sent. Sending junk mail, on the other hand, is SPAM, and can be avoided. There is no avoiding receiving SPAM on the Internet. If you have an email account and haven't received junk mail, you will. Just don't send it. At the start of any semester new students on campus receive email addresses and access the Internet, many for the first time. When people first begin using email, it's neat and fun to send This junk mail can be and receive mail. divided into two types. The first is commercial junk mail, Receiving a funny picture, much like what you receive or hilarious new joke in the in your "snail mail" box, usu- »WebMail Continued fromPg.l Academic Computing Services discovered in June that Netscape's new version of Navigator Suite would need an immense amount of reconfiguration. Instead of reconfiguration, Academic Computing Services opted for a change in procedure, choosing WebMail (by Infinite Technologies). But is WebMail a step ahead? The new version of Netscape Navigator (Version 6) (http://www.netscape.com) has many new features; such as Mail, Web Editor, Browser, Multimedia, and Newsgroups. Generally speaking, Netscape is a powerhouse of a program. Academic Computing Services considered the new version of Netscape Navigator but had to yield to WebMail. Timing and simplicity were major factors for choosing WebMail. "Since we don't like to inconvenience people by making changes in the winter," explains Macklin, "we'd need to introduce a change in the fall semester." ally done in bulk mailings to email addresses to sell something, usually porn. There is little that can be done about this type of junk, except to trash it and forget it. The second type is junk mail from your friends. This type of mail is something you have the ability to reduce do not forward it! Encourage others to not forward the junk either. I have found two web sites that are well organized and explain the different kinds of junk mail well and debunk the myths contained in them: http ://www.internet101 .com/hoax/ contains a thorough list of links including information on virus hoaxes and links to news and anti-virus sites that allow you to determine the validity of the virus warnings you may have been sent, as well as links to information on Internet myths and fraud. like Excite, Hotmail, etc.—is third party software that is used in the same manner as CSUSM's WebMail. All that is needed to check CSUSM's WebMail is a computer and a browser Macklin also said, with Internet access. Pointing "WebMail is not client sensitive. [Webmail] doesn't care your browser to the following address: http://wm.csusm.edu if you are on a Mac or a will bring you to the login PC...doesn't care if you use Netscape or IE...doesn't require screen. Entering your login name and password is all that is you to configure a bunch of preferences. And, most of all, needed to start it up. it's easy to manage." Overall, WebMail has With thousands of students caught the fancy of the Academic Computing Services using computers on and off campus, WebMail only needs staff and active computer-sava web browser—for example, vy students. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer—and a connection to WebMail's ease of use the Internet. and implementation has beat out Netscape Navigator. We are But has WebMail won the now left with our memories of hearts of the students that must how things were. All we can use it? "It's easy to use," rea- do now is watch technology, awaiting the next rush of innosoned Chris Flora, "It's just vation to blow by at Cal State like Yahoo WebMail. I can use it from anywhere, PC or San Marcos. Mac." Yahoo WebMail—much http .7/netsquirrel.com/ combatkit/index.html contains information on the urban legends that continually circulate the Internet in the form of junk mail from your friends. Clarification Preferred Method for Accessing the Smart Web: www.csusm.edn/smartweb/ In the Weekly Web Site article, The Pride editors mistakenly listed the smart web address as swis.csusm.edu. The preferred method to access the campus Smart Web system is www.csusm.edu/smartweb/. Markus Quon, Technology Coordinator for CSUSM states, "While students are not prevented from accessing the swis webIn short, check out these site directly, we only publish web sites, and don't forward the the www.csusm.edu/smartweb/ junk to your friends with sub- address in all media. The reason jects like "people putting HIV- we do this is to provide infected needles in gas pump announcements and status inforhandles" or "beware of blue mation to students who use the envelopes because they contain Smart Web system. Prior to the Klingerman virus." If you this approach, there were times wouldn't Xerox, stamp and re- when the system would be down mail the junk in your mailbox and we'd receive email inquiries to your friends, think twice regarding the status. By providbefore doing it on the Internet. ing the "gateway" we are able Email jafo wac@hotmail.com to immediately notify students of with comments or suggestions any known down-time and probfor the next website review. lems that might be occurring." SKIPthe LeECTURE W make BANKING W ELLS F ARGO easy to Here's a subject you can ace. Banking at Wells Fargo is a walk in the quad with the Student Combo Package. It combines a range of services into one smart plan. S ign u p t oday a t t he Wells F argo l ocation nearest y our school a nd y ou'll rock w ith a f ree S ony Music G ift C ertificate. 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There is less substance in the stories being told than there is the incessant attempt to squeeze in as many different references about having sex as possible. Whipped is a comedic film about sex and relationships. It takes a look into the lives of three ex-college roommates and best friends who are still commitment-shy but always ready to swap stories about their latest conquests. There is Zeke, the self-proclaimed "East Coast Enigma," who believes his appeal comes from projecting a certain mystery that simply leaves the ladies wanting more. Into the picture enters Mia (played by Amanda Peet), coincidentally, the object of all their desires. All three guys fall in love with her and the token boy brawling ensues. Mia has the men whipped, so to speak, as they swallow their bachelor mindsets. Brad is a jocular, selfobsessed, "Wall Street guy" who, when he stops "closing deals" at work, is still "closing deals" in other regards. Jonathan doesn't possess the same prowess as the other two, but his libido is just as high. His outlet, though, is more of the self-gratifying sort. His stories involve imaginary girls with names similar to body lotion brands—like Nivea, Lubriderma, or Vaselina. Whipped stars from left to right: Judah Domke (Eric), Zorie Barber (Zeke), Amanda Peet (Mia), and Brian Van Holt (Brad) Photos courtesy ofInternet Movie Database at www.imdb.com The Bastard Sons of Johnny Gash and Eve Selis Thoughts on... Niarse Throughout the film, all the talk about "stuffing, railing, sacking," hot chicks was over done and not one clever line was ever uttered. Any laughs to be had came from tried and true raunch and bathroom humor. This prevented Whipped from being viewed anywhere beyond a shallow point. Whipped is rated R and is now playing. Betty By: Timothy Mullaly Pride Staff Writer Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian nationalist By the time they played their second song, this band had peo- "Whatever you do will b e ple up and dancing to their insignificant, but it is most On Thursday night, August great country music. important that you do it." 31, 2000, The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash and Eve Selis The featured performer was "There is more t o life t han "took down the house" at the the wonderfully talented and increasing its speed." Belly Up Tavern in Solana beautiful Eve Selis who sang Beach. with a voice that knocked me "If I had no sense of humor, off my feet. I would long ago have comThe Bastard Sons of Johnny mitted suigide." Cash opened for Eve Selis. The Eve is a local San Diegan Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash and had the fan club at the are a local San Diego band that Belly Up to prove it. Her music "Freedom is not worth frequently performs in North had many twists—from rock n' having if it does not conCounty. roll to alternative country to folk-swing. This amazing wom- note f reedom to err. It my The music of The Bastard an's talent will blow you away. passesumancomprehension how h beings, b e they Her voice is deep and Sons is the kind you could lisever so experienced and ten to all the way to Las Vegas. strong and took my breath away. Her lyrics alone speak of able, can delight in depriving other h uman beings of truths with which many could that precious right." relate. By: Chelsea Louro Pride Staff Writer Selis also covers Johnny Cash, Steve Earl and Tom Petty songs, and yes, she does them justice. My advice to everyone is to see Eve Selis perform live. The next performance by Eve Selis will be September 8 at 8:00pm at the Belly Up Tavern. The Belly Up is located at 143 South Cedros Avenue in Solana Eve Selis Beach. Admission is $5 and Photo Courtesy of: www.zing.com worth every penny. "We must become the change we want t o see." - Mahatma Gandhi "Generations to come will find it difficult to believe that a m an such as G andhi ever walked the face of this earth." -Albert Einstein Nurse Betty is t he f irst Photo Courtesy of Upcoming Films After Betty's husband is murdered by a couple of hit men, she decides to go to Los Angeles and marry George McCord's character, Dr. David Ravel. Unfortunately for Betty, the hit men follow her. Neither the story nor the dialogue are predictable. Zellweger is hilarious and delivers an honest portrayal of a girl who falls in love with a guy who doesn't exist. must-see comedy of the new WebSite school year. Betty Sizemore (www. upcomingfilms. com) (Renee Zellweger) is a waitress obsessed with soap star George Wesley (Chris Rock), and plenty of violence. McCord (Greg Kinnear). By the end of the film, so Nurse Betty h as something many different endings are pos- for everyone: a cross-country chase, a love story, witty dialogue between the hit men, Charlie (Morgan Freeman) and sible that the chosen outcome is a great surprise. Nurse Betty opens September 8 at a theater near you. �Arts & Entertainment Hamlet Wields Free and Natural Beauty By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer People doesn't know Hamlet until they've seen it in the play's inherent immediacy of action. In the four centuries since it was first staged, William Shakespeare's tragic story of an emotionally troubled college student who procrastinates completing his assignment remains fascinating in its archetypal relevance. The Coronado Playhouse's Fourth Annual Free Shakespeare Festival production of the play, directed and adapted by Keith A. Anderson, is no exception. bring a sweater. Most of the acting is impeccable, especially George Blum's endearing portrayal of Horatio. Jeffrey Lippold as Hamlet speaks Shakespeare's incredible poetry with a graceful and poignant understanding. One gem of the production is ]Villiam Savage's small role as the gravedigger which adds just the right amount of comic Jeffrey Lippold as Hamlet relief. Small porPhoto Courtesy of The Coronado PlayHouse tions of the play design is that most of it is pro- were edited out, omitting the vided by nature. Act I begins character of Fortinbras. Though the production is with the setting of the sun, a small and spartan one with stars emerging somewhere in The Coronado Playhouse few props, "Hamlet" maintains Act II. The occasional mean- will present its last three dering.sailboat and the clouds productions of "Hamlet" a refreshing aesthetic with engaging actors, well-chosen overhead as they roll in over September 8, 9, and 10 and the bay affectively simulate interim music, and excellent begin at 8pm. It would also be the Danish Coast and make costuming. worthwhile to bring a book and the outdoor aspect of the pro- arrive very early, as there are The best aspect of the set duction visually rewarding—but few comfortable seats. »James Luna from Pg. 1 After a brief pause, he tossed the rattle on the floor. "Fuck" he muttered in a disgusted tone, concluding "The Rattle Piece." In conjunction with the photographs, Luna showed a video clip of a performance called "Dream Rider." The video features Luna, dressed in comical NativeAmerican clothing, riding a Luna continued his lecture stationary bicycle. The song, "Only in Dreams," by modern by introducing a series of photographs showing installa- rock band Weezer, plays in the tion pieces. One of the pieces background. In the video backincluded a collection of crutches drop behind Luna, bikers travel the open road. The performance painted to resemble Native Americans. Hats, with woven ends when a biker is shot basket patterns, as well as feath- and killed in a confrontation, ers and colorful beads, hung after which Luna holds up his from the tops of the crutches . hand with twofingersextended (apparently signifying peace). In the center of another Luna recalled "going to piece stood a staggered pyramidal stack of television sets with Knotfs Berry Farm with [his] fire displayed on the screens. mom and saying, 'Hey Mom, "High Tech War Shirts" with look at the Indians.'" Luna thermometer necklaces and dig- says, "It's cool being an Indian. It's also painful.. .it's frustratital clock beads were also ing." shown. Additional photographed artwork shows Luna posing in positions that mimic famous paintings, sculptures, and other familiar pieces. In closing, Luna stated, "I would like to leave you with a saying that elders say after something like a funeral or ceremony: Drive home safely." While showing these images, Luna proceeded to humorously imitate the positions and emotions portrayed by the various works. He explains that he wants to "re-interpret" the famous art. James Luna's exhibit will be in CSUSM's Library through November 30. An artist's reception is scheduled for Wednesday, September 6 from 3:00pm-5:00pm in the Library Courtyard. Performances between horse races in the Infield* Free admission to the racetrack and concerts with valid LD. Enter at Grandstand Special G ate First race 2:00 p.m. For more information, call 858/755-1 141 or check the site at www.delrnarracing.com SEASON �— — Opinion Sharpening the Knives: A Few Thoughts on Parking and Food is here because McDonalds, for more spots. Question two: Have you car- Burger King and even White Castle believe that they pooled? couldn't make a dime at San The first week of school has gone by without any Marcos. a) Yes, because I am conmajor problems. However, cerned about the environment. those universal campus com- b) Yes, because I totaled my True or False? The food at CSUSM is cheaper than at plaints about parking and food* car and I need a lift. have resurfaced once again. c) No, because I drive straight airports, bowling allies, and other campuses. from work. Working as a cashier in d) No, because I don't have The Dome, I often overhear the time to wait on another True or False? We are all on the same ship of fools. complaints about the school. person. The two most common complaints I hear are not unique to Here are the answers to If you answered true to CSUSM and can be applied to the quiz. If you answered all the questions, congratulaevery campus from San Diego any of the questions with any tions, you have a grasp on life. to Portland, Maine. If you answered false to any answer other than the last choice offered, you obviously of the questions, to quote the Complaint number one: The don't think too much about movie "Caddyshack," "You'll these things. Be thankful that get nothing and you'll like it." parking sucks. Complaint number two: The you even get a chance to park. Most college campuses parkfood sucks. Overall, the complaints ing systems resemble an over- about parking and the food Yet, there is something grown Disneyland Autopia. are just minor. Yes, we have underlining these grievances. The difference? You want to a small parking system, but I thought about it over a cup get off as soon as possible and compared to most places we bumping another person will have it easy at CSUSM. We of hot cocoa and came to a conclusion: the complainers cost you more than an over- could make parking easier, priced mouseburger. but we don't want to carpool are a bunch of whiners. or take public transportation. Speaking of food, I often These options would free up a I think we need some group therapy and a reality hear people who are buying lot of spaces. check. Let's focus on parking food in the Dome complaining about the prices and badfor a moment: As for the food, when this mouthing the selections. This campus grows, we will get would be amusing except they more stores and even a franQuestion one: Why do we need more parking spaces? are ignorant of the reality of chise or two, but we are a the food situation on campus. commuter campus and until that changes, you get what you a) Because there are more stuLet's have another activity can get. Remember, restaurant dents b) Because everyone drives an in our group therapy session. row is only a few miles away, This time answer true or false. but I doubt you want to lose SUV that wonderful parking spot. c) Because everyone drives alone, thus creating a demand True or False? The Dome By: Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer Welcome Home... Take Three By: Jared E. Young Pride Staff Writer was closest to my house—and finally decided that California State University San Marcos was the perfect fit for me. The third time is a charm. At least that is what they say. I Now here I am, trying not to have never been in a position to find out; I usually get it right fail for a third time (it becomes the first time or just give up. increasingly more difficult to The problem is, my parents will transfer as the years go by). not let me give up on college. My parents have encouraged me to stay in one place by Sports—got it right. Music-got it right. Computers—failed threatening not to "sponsor" any miserably, gave up. Homework— more moves. They tell me that I have been too hard on my previdon't know, never tried it ous schools and cities. So I have College is a different story. decided to be more positive. Coming from northern California, I figured that the lush, green, rainy land in northern Oregon would be a perfect fit. Wrong. It rained too much, the cities were too small, and the school was smaller than your high school. What have I noticed so far about CSUSM? Stairs. Boy, are they great! By the end of the semester, my ass will be in the best shape of its life. I was going to write home to tell the folks about it, but I think I will surprise them when I go home for Christmas. I figure that if I am lucky, I will be able to fit nicely into a pair of Wranglers by November. After a year of Hell, and I mean Hell (school is bad enough, put it in northern Oregon and you have got yourself a whole new set of problems), I decided that northern What else do I love about California would be a better fit. San Marcos? Oh, I know—the parking! So where did I head? You I love how I have to pay for bet—San Jose. Who would not want to live in San Jose? The a parking permit so I can park have t the h c hen walk are few and far etween S tall-master S tate" of students that, too,oals. Itciho- tareesthe-monthly rent bosts more athroughealthmenter, stidewalk to sen to fulfill their g s the uddy nd c I s a ccessibility f o r a s elect f ew? remarkable that even with the than my car—it is every man's class. That is the best! use of technology (elevators), paradise. I lasted a year there. still akes a It is great because by the By: Catherine Harden cise they receive on their way ietxtra 2t0 to 3many studentsgetn 0 minutes to time I get to the stairs I The air was too hot, my Pride Staff Writer to class each day. However, o class It has the University created a tthough seach day.aveistoastravel neighbor-HOOD was too ghetto, have already fatigued my mustudents h Throughout the past cou- haven of learning that is only through a maze to reach their and nobody spoke English. Time ples enough to really isolate my glutes—Wranglers here I come! ple of years, CSU San Marcos accessible for a select few? classrooms, taking much need- for a change of scenery. has been awarded the nickaround the ountWhen trying to decide I also love the small classes. name of "Stairmaster State." Unfortunately, this school ed detoursthroughout ccampus. less stairs where my next failure would be, Being that we live in a health has made life much harder for I did the most logical thing, It's great because I am conscious city, many students handicapped students. Not to T grapevine, I called my friends and asked a transfer student so they don't mind the strenuous exer- mention, the older generation some hrough thesaid about has been them if they needed a roommate. "allowed" me to register for building much needed classes the day before school electronic mail account, rather than the ramps around campus, I did not know where I want- began. This made sure that individual editors. It is the policy of The but nothing has been ThePride ed to go, but I knew it was Pride not to print anonymous letters. I got none of the classes I needCo-Editor Melanie Addington set in stone. Time will not North, and I knew it was ed. This is great because it will Co-Editor Victoria B. Segall Display and classified advertising in tell if this rising probGraduate Intern Jayne Braman not East (a year in Oregon arid add yet another semester to my The Pride should not be construed as the lem will be solved Faculty Advisor Madeleine F. Marshall ever-increasing number of years endorsement or investigation of commercial or even accommodated another in San Jose gave me a new appreciation for the ocean), needed to graduate. Who wants enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves and there really are not a lot of to stop going to school anyway, All opinions and letters to the editor, therightto reject any advertising. The Pride more efficiently and published in The Pride, represent the opin- is published weekly on Tuesdays during the effectively. One thing schools to the West, so South it right? ions of the author, and do not necessarily academic year. is for sure, the problem was! represent the views pi The Pride, or of with this University 's I think mom and dad were California State University San Marcos. The Pride selective accessibility Lucky for me, one of my Unsigned editorials represent the majority California State University San Marcos right—I just need to focus more may, unfortunately, opinion of The Pride editorial board. San Marcos, CA riends just bought t good me. discourage future stu- ifn Scripps-Ranch. Sa housean . on mhetartingthings around have 92096-0001 unny S Ia s to feel like I Letters to the editors should include Phone: (760) 750-6111 dents from attending Diego, here I come. found my home. 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Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. �The Next Wave By: Jennifer Miller Pride Staff Writer 3 1 work behind a large, colorful table stacked with papiermache food, desserts and flowers, Lowe poses the question: "Is art secondary to the social framework that surrounds it?" I never noticed the small paintings on the wall. t The California Center for the Arts, Escondido presents 20 Southern Californian artists in an exhibit titled "The Next Wave." The featured artists live and work within the coastal communities of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego. Philip Argent According to "The Next Linda Besemer Wave" exhibit, the works are a Ingrid Calame rare display of current artistic J ane Callister theory and the new ways of thinking about visual culture in Dan Connally "fast-paced contemporary soci- Steven Criqui ety." Stephen P. Curry Furthermore, many of the Sharon Ellis artists "evoke past styles and Salomon Huerta traditional genres: from still Ruprecht von life, landscape, historic painting, and portraiture, to modern Kaufmann abstraction, color-field paint- J ean Lowe ing, conceptual and installation Yunhee Min art." Enrique Martinez As I discovered a new art- Celaya ist and style around ever corner, I was suddenly distracted Laura Owens by an installation piece in a Scott Reeder corner of the museum entitled, Lezley Saar "A Collection of Frontispieces." Richard Allen In this piece, artist Jean Morris Lowe investigates how the social context provided by a Gail Roberts museum setting affects visi- Adam Ross tors' perceptions about the art Darren Waterson presented. Featured Artists By placing the actual art Did "Welcome Week" make you excited about getting involved with CSUSM's campus life? If so, what were you excited about? W "Barely noticed it. Nice concept, I guess. But I was busy trying to get classes, my permit-not because I didn't appreciate it." (Geoffrey Gordon) "Yes it did. The different clubs the campus offers, I was interested in the German Club, M.E.C.h.a., and the International Club." (Maria Jose) Another local artist I found interesting was Linda Besemer and her brightly colored, abstract works that defy the traditional framed oil on canvas. Besemer's technique involves working backwards from the surface of sheets of plexiglas using acrylic strips. As she takes away the layers, Besemer is left with an amazing array of colors and shine. Her art gently folds over aluminum rods hung from the wall shining with spectacular colors of blues, reds, yellows and pinks. Hundreds of colors perfectly aligned with the panes and hairs of the glass. p As I continued through the rooms, I came upon a display by Judi Russell, a Los Angeles-based photographer. Russell's specially-commissioned portraits of each artist and brief statements about their work allowed me to understand their intensions and perspectives. "The Next Wave" runs through September 10 and admission is $3.00 for CSUSM students. — Academic Bulletin — W ould y ou like to nominate a professor for the H arry Brakebill Distinguished P rofessor A ward? P lease stop by the A cademic S enate Office for m ore information. P hone us at 7 60/750-4058 or e -mail aguina@mailhost1 nsusm.edu. Time Line: rNominations Due: Thursday, Nov. 2nd, 2000 rAcceptance Letters Due: Thursday; Nov. 9th, 2000 ^Dossiers Due: Thursday Dec. 7, 2000: DUE by 4:00pm Classifieds Miscellaneous Services Offered Egg Donors Needed to help.make MEL-TYPE & U study! an infertile couples dreams come Melissa 760.741.4105 true. ixove @home.com Compensation is $3,500.00. Ages 20 to 30. Please contact Susan at 1-800-463-5656. By Melanie Addington PRIDE STAFF EDITOR Photos by Victoria Segall PRIDE STAFF EDITOR *- ' I Li "I'm interested in seeing all the new clubs and organizations. Also seeing the new changes of the Board of Directors and of course, the free food. It's all about the free food." (Penny Lanese) "It seemed o.k., just another year. I was able to work in the lab again and see everyone from last year." (Joe Tran) "I'm a junior, so I'm not really involved.. .1 didn't pay much attention." (Greg George) "Yes, all the opportunities available here." (Jennifer Frank) �CALENDAR Wednesday, September 6, 2000 James Luna: Artist's Reception Location: Library Courtyard Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm Artist James Luna's reception for "Futuristic Native Objects for Night Raids" ^ (and other paraphernalia) Exhibit. Exhibit will be in the library through November 30. Friday, September 8, 2000 Registration Reminder: This is the last day to: -add/drop classes -withdraw from the University and receive and refund of fees -pay all outstanding registration fees (due to schedule adjustment, to avoid disenrollment) -change from full-time to parttime status and be eligible for a refund Career Skills Location: Craven 4201 Time: 9:00am-10:00am Learn how to job search, create a resume, and interview. Saturday, September 9,2000 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club College Music Festival Concerts in between each race. Free for all students with current college i.d. For more infor call Del Mar Thoroughbred Club at (858) 755-1141. September llth-September 14th, 2000 ASI Business Expo 2000 Location: Founders Plaza Time: 8:00am-3:00pm Wednesday, September 13th, 2000 Student Professional Development Day Location: Founders Plaza Time: 10:00am-3:00pm Thursday, September 14, 2000 How to Budget Your Money Location: Commons 206 Time: 12:00pm-l:00pm A workshop on budgeting your money. Tuesday, September 19,2000 Grammar and Punctuation Location: Commons 206 Time: 12:00pm-l:00pm A workshop for those who needing helps with grammar and punctuation?! :o) Planning Your Academic Success Location: Commons 206 Time: l:00pm-2:00pm Workshop for those needing help planning an academic life. Sports: By: Jared Young Pride Staff Writer Football Season is Upon Us The Chargers will also fail to excite fans because they have no clear-cut number one rusher. he rushed the ball three yards third ranked running game on for the score. That play Sunday, the Chargers allowed was followed by a failed two- only 83 yards on 29 carries. point conversion try, leaving Also, the swarming defense Football season is upon us. the Chargers with a 6-2 lead. that the team plays will cause Jermaine Fazande is out opposing teams fits all year, It is a time of hopes and with a sprained ankle, and With the way both offenses as it did for the Raiders on dreams for millions of fans Robert Chancey has just one had been playing, it looked Sunday. that live vicariously through career start, which came when as though six points would their favorite teams. Optimism he was with Chicago. He be more than enough to win It will be a predictable seais abound in every city from reached a career high in rush- the game. However, the newest son, with many games having Seattle to New York (except ing while with the Dallas Raider, Andre Rison, spoiled the look of Sunday's 9-6 thrillmaybe Cleveland and Cowboys last year, rushing for the Chargers' only score of the er. However, if Ryan Leaf Cincinnati) and San Diego is 57 yards in a game. game when he caught a ten- can improve his play and the no exception. yard TD pass from Oakland defense remains healthy, then quarterback Rich Gannon. The the Chargers will have a decent The Chargers' lack of an After a baseball season that experienced offense showed score came with only three chance at finishing atop an left fans in San Diego little to on Sunday. minutes left in the game and AFC West division that has no cheer about (the season may closed the door on any idea of a clear favorite. not technically be over, but it Chargers perfect season. The first score of the is for the Padres), the football game came eight minutes Into season is a welcome breath of the third quarter when Darrell With an inept offense, San fresh air. Russell took down Chancey Diego will have to turn frein the Chargers' end zone for quently to its defense to keep The Chargers finished the a safety, breaking a defensive the team in games. It might preseason with the best record stalemate and creating a score also have to rely on the defense in football. They finally have that the Padres would be envi- for points. a starting quarterback (sort of), ous of: 2-0. and their defense looks as good The one bright spot for the as it has ever been. The The Chargers were the next Chargers is that the defense team looks primed to make a to put points on the board. seems to have picked up Chargers' Ryan Leafpasses to Robert run at the division title. In With time running out in the right where it left off last Chancey during Sunday's game addition, they opened the sea- game, Chancey made sure that season, when it finished third against the Oakland Raiders. son against their bitterly hated the Chargers would not be Photo from www.chargers.com in the league against the division rivals, the Oakland shutout for the season when run. Against the Raiders' Raiders. How can a fan not RETIREMENT INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST SERVICES TUITION FINANCING be excited? Here is how: Leaf proved he has not changed much since his debut season in the Chargers' opener against the hated Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Leaf is on pace to break his lofty personal record of 15 interceptions in 9 games after he threw 3 passes to the Raiders on Sunday. He also managed to complete only 17 of 39 passes for a meager 180 yards. Although he threw only three interceptions during the preseason, Leaf did not look good. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 construction food parking Welcome week women's soccer https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/06c03909d901490f9a340a541c51cc64.pdf 6afefe65a1a069319b1d126ae678f1a5 PDF Text Text The Pride http ://www.csusm.edu/pride California State University, San Marcos New Season Begins for Cross-Country By Steve Gompian Pride Staff Writer "Heart of the City" Development in San Marcos How many cross-country teams were as good as Cal State San Marcos' team? Judging from last year's results, not many. According to head coach Steve Scott, last year's team exceeded almost every goal. What about this year? The NAIA's preseason rankings are out: the men's team is rated fourth and the women's team is ranked twelfth. If you plan to catch CSUSM's cross-country team, you'd better run fast. In 1999, the team's inaugural year of competition, the men's team tied for third place in the country, and the women's team finished 17th among smaller college teams in the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics). »Sports continued on pg. 11 & was, MS %mm 1999-2000fs Cross Country Team Photo courtesy ofDebbie Dale, CSUSM Athletics Vol VIII No. 3/ Tuesday, September 12,2000 mm By Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer Block by block, the area surrounding CSUSM is beginning to grow. City officials call the surrounding area the "Heart of the City"- a 1,570-acre specific planning area (SPA) that ensures continuity and compatibility of development. Local residents call it the sign ofthe times, rapid development throughout Southern California. However, to fully understand this project it is necessary to take a 12-year trip back in time. The year was 1986 and the California State University Board of Trustees had already been hard at work traveling throughout the North County trying to find a site for the proposed 304-acre university cam. pus. When it came time for San Marcos to entice the board with a spot in the city, officials realized that the site they had slated for the university was lacking one thing, a forward reaching, packaged development plan for the surrounding area. "They wanted a sort of CC&R to keep the undesirables out," said Jerry Backoff, planning director for the City of San The Future of CSUSM. Photo Courtesy of CSUSM Marcos, "so we did a plan (SPA) to establish what was permissible development." So city planners took to the drawing board to create a master plan that would be later referred to as the "Heart of the City." The new master plan promised continuity of land use and design, as well as an increased focus of public services and adequate circulation for the area, should the university locate i nSan Marcos. The specific parameters of the plan included: 645 acres set aside for single and multiple family homes; 108 acres set aside for commercial projects (such as the university village); 105 acres for public facilities (such as a city hall, light rail connection, fire station and various parks); 12 acres of office-buildings and nine acres for manufacturers; and 281 acres for a mixed-use business park. This was the beginning of a 1,570-acre strip mall in the hills and in the end it paid off. In 1988 the board of trustees selected San Marcos as the new site for an upperdivision and post-graduate university. » Article continued on pg. 8 Evers Laptop What Lies Beneath CSUSM Scholarship Program Succeeds Brian Fisher Pride Staff Writer By Kevin Frisk Pride Staff Writer Scholarship Program is made possible by a $2.6 million donation by Leonard Evers to assist students in financial need. The Evers Program is open to students from local high schools based on academic achievement and financial need. Selected students receive free use of a laptop computer as long as they remain enrolled at the university. California State University San Marcos is an institution that is dedicated to providing students with the latest technological advancements. The University is not only known for the high-tech services, but also for its commitment in providing financial assistance to qualified students. The Evers Laptop Scholarship Program combines these distinctive qualities in one »Evers Laptops continued unique program. on pg. 8 CSUSM's Evers Laptop III Most students and faculty on campus are unaware of what lies beneath CSUSM: a tunnel. Just under the cement surface of CSUSM is a massive utility tunnel approximately ten feet in height and width. This expansive corridor stretches east of the north parking lot to the southeast side of Commons and Craven Hall. The corridor extends through the center of Founder's Plaza and bends around Science, Academic, and University Hall where it continues northeast toward the student parking lot. Cement slabs, twelve inches i n width, make up the walls of the tunnel. What Lies Beneath CSUSM? A Utility Tunnel Have You Ever Noticed the CSUSM Clock? Page 2 JjSSQB ° P i n i o n s : Pa S e s 6-7 Photo by Brian fisher » Tunnel continued on pg. 8 Community Update: Page 3 Arte & Entertainment: Pages 4-5 Academic Bulletin: Page 10 Sports: Page 11 �CSUSM's Clock: Meet Pat IIII VS. IV Worden: By: Darcy Walker Pride Staff Writer Most people have never noticed the number four on the landmark Academic Hall clock If we steal a glance, it's probably because the bells are chiding us for being late. But a few who have taken a moment longer are now curious as to why the four is marked with IIII. Shannon Reynolds, a returning senior, said she had not noticed the four but believes there must be a good reason, "At least I hope so," she added. Russell Decker of the Planning, Design and Construction Department was unaware of the fours. When asked if he had a personal theory as to why IIII was used rather than IV, Decker replied, " . . . I don't have any idea why the clock has a IIII vs. a IV." Even the architectural firm that designed Academic Hall was puzzled. Don Leonard, a vice president at Mosher, Drew, Watson and Ferguson was answerless but curious. He called the clock's maker, MaasRowe of Escondido. Paul Rowe, co-owner of Maas Rowe said that the IIII form has always been used. It has an old and therefore foggy history. He recalled that a story about a king was one of several explanations he's heard. The British Horological Institute's website offers a story that in 1364, King Charles V mistakenly insisted his watchmaker use IIII on a tower clock. Rather than disobey the king, the change was made and tradition born. Roman Calendar expert Paul Lewis notes that the oldest original clock face, dating from before 1392, uses IIII in the fourth position. But the practice may be much older. The Romans themselves used IIII on several monuments according to Jeffrey Harvey, a clock expert. The similarity of IV to the Roman spelling of the god Jupiter's name is one possible explanation. The Romans didn't want to offend Jupiter by equating his name to a simple number. Symmetry may b e the most straightforward explanation. Chandra Griffin of Clockmasters-a clock shop in El Cajon—states that the IIII form is used because it's more in balance with the VIII across from it. Marie at Bob's Carlsbad Clock Shop elaborated, saying that the use of IIII makes an even division of the twelve numbers, four each with just I, V and I, and X and I. Alan Heldman, a clock enthusiast who has done research on the use of IIII vs. IV, says that 95% of the hundreds of clocks he has seen use the IIII form. Interestingly, London's famous Big Ben uses the IV form. In elementary school we were taught Roman numeral four is IV. Do thousands of f ifth grade teachers have a conspiracy to make us look foolish, just when we thought we were so smart? Add it to the previous theoriesthere's no conclusive explanation. Clock photos by Chris Weedon and Victoria Segall Weekly Web Site By: Jafo_wac friends, families, and strangers are also interesting (include www.thespark.com is an jafo wac@hotmail.com to see entertainment web site that con- how your results compare to sists of a variety of "tests." mine). After completing a test, The Ask Jesus website is your results are compared to also found on other test takers. One test in www.thespark.com. In this particular is the "personality website_you can enter the test." In the personality test address of another website, your results are compared to the translating the text of the webresults of past test takers that site into a language that Jesus may even include your friends may have spoken. and family. This "translation" does not Most of the people I spoke work with all websites. to agreed that their personality www.csusm.edu. for example, matched fairly well with the does not work. But when the test's assessment. chosen site does work, it is The comparisons with amusing. There are also a few articles on the site such as "How to Land Your Dream-Job?" and "How to Get Elected. Quick?" which I also found to be very funny. www.thespark.com also contains free web based email, chat, humor electronic-greeting cards, and bartending guide. Email jafo wac@hotmail.com with comments or suggestions for the next website review. Interim VP for Academic Affairs Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor "I still get nostaligic thinking of teaching," remarks Dr. Pat Worden, "if I had time to teach, I'd love it." However Dr. Worden's new position this year as CSUSM's Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, does not allow her the extra time to teach her psychology classes. "There are more things than can possibly done. The list is way too long," says Dr. Worden, who started her new VP position July 1,2000. According to Dr. Worden, a growing institution like CSUSM does not run automatically and finding time to teach is very difficult for an administrator. However, Dr. Worden believes that teaching can be rewarding for administrators who have the time to teach, "It's very important, it provides a connection with students, it's a fun thing, and it's great for the mind. It allows you to think about things outside of administrative duty," states Dr. Worden. Dr. Worden is one of CSUSM's founding faculty members, having joined the faculty in July 1989. As part of the founding faculty, she assisted in the process of developing the university's Psychology Department. With ample opportunity to move into administration, Dr. Worden took the challenge. While working as an administrator, Dr. Worden has also taught at least one psychology class per year. Dr. Worden's various roles on campus also included Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, which she served in 1991. As VP of Academic Affairs, Dr. Worden describes her general duties as a leader and coordinator of various divisions on a day-to-day operation. Since this is an interim position, Dr. Worden must prioritize her goals for her year-long position as VP. One such goal is the transition of the University to a year-round operation. CSU Chancellor Reed approved CSUSM as a yearround institution, and the plan is that by next summer the university will offer summer courses. When asked if she has an interest in assuming the VP of Academic Affairs on a permanent basis, Dr. Worden says it is too soon to say. At the moment, Dr. Worden is still getting accustomed to her role. "I'm trying to get a sense of what the job entails. It's a very hard job. It really takes a lot of energy," says Dr. Worden. President Gonzalez will launch a search for a permanent VP of Academic Affairs later in the year. Dr. Worden also expressed her support of the construction and development of the new buildings on campus. "The new library is going to put us on the map, with the way we're going to have students up to our ears," comments Dr. Worden. Born in Minnesota, Dr. Worden worked in Colorado before moving to San Diego's North County in 1970 and now considers herself a longtime resident of San Diego. Dr. Worden speaks of how CSUSM's "high-caliber" faculty members come from everywhere, "They're the newcomers to a certain extent. It's f un to watch the faculty plant their roots here, buy their houses, their kids start going to local schools, and they get involved in soccer leagues. They get to know what San Diego is a bout" Dr. Worden, also a quilter, lives in Escondido with her husband who works in a research "think-tank." Dr. Worden and her husband have three daughters, three grandsons, and a cat. Dr. Worden Photo by Victoria Segall �Community Update: By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer -?\ You might be wondering, as I myself have, if the new Kaiser Permanente building on Craven 1 Road has anything to do with Student Health Services (SHS). The answer is no. Unless you are a member of Kaiser, or want to become one, you have no business going there. If you do become a member of Kaiser, there are many services that can be of convenience to you: Ob/Gyn, Dermatology, Cardiology, Primary Care, Radiology, etc. Kaiser's monthly rate for coverageofpeople under 30 years of age is $108 per month or $1296 per year, not including other members of your family. There is no student rate or student plan offeredatKaiser. Student Health Services offers Summerton rncmStg* Kaiser Permanente Not Related to Student Health Services I P^CS free routine x-rays available for .referral doctors, yet t hey are down a Student Health Services' Fee-Increase Referendum that broken bones, chest x-rays, nasal more expensive. m x-rays, and others. The x-rays Due to the growth and expan- would have expanded SHS. When i i ^ J f i l l l ^ are taken at Parkway Radiology sion of the campus, SHS will in Escondido, but patients must need to build their own freefirst go to SHS to determine if standing building in the next few insurance on three different t h e x . r a y is necessary. There years. This also means that the plans: yearly, fall term, or spring/ i s a fee f o r M . R J ; S a n d C ; A X Health Services fee that students summerterm. The yearly option s c a n s pay with their ^ ^ wiU rise «At Student Health Services, in order to accommodate more i s the least expensive, costing students $650 per year for the w e f m d t h a t m a n y o f t h e s tu _ s t a f f basic plan. There is also a major d e n t s t h a t c o m e h e r e a r e w e l l «We d o not h a v e e n o u g h staff m e dical plan that costs an addi- t a k e n _ c a r e o f> e n j o y o u r service, to service all of the students that tional $120per student. Thecost a n d f m d t h a t w e m e e t t h e i r need help," says Cathy Gremett, of coverage increases for mar- n ee ds," says Dr. Nicholson, one a secretary for SHS, "eventually ried couples and those with chil- o f t h e d o c t o r s a t S t u d e n t Health we will have to turn students dren. Brochures are available at g e r v i c e s away because we do not have S HS for anyone interested. s h e forther s t a t e d > « W e p r o . enough staff to help them all. We Student Health Services does y i d e b a s i c h e a l t h c a r e for s t u . a l s o f i n d t h a t w e V e running out not offer as many services as dents and can also refer our stu- of storage space." Plans to build Kaiser; however, they do have d e n t s to other doctors. We assist a new Student Health Services medical care that is very inex- s t u d e n t s i n r e c o g n i z i n g w h e n building are in the works, yet it pensive. The SHS pharmacy can t h e y need a referral and we offer is not known at this time when a fill almost any prescription at a i n s u r a nce because of the tremen- new building will be constructfraction of the cost of regular d o u s c o s t s inhealth care today." ed. insurance plans. There are even Kaiser also has their own Last year, students voted N apster... ...the battle continues By Peter Kent ©Nebuxi.com Photos by Victoria B. Segall asked about losing the vote last year for the health service fee increase referendum, Dr. Nicholson stated that she personally wished that it had passed because it would have been beneficial to students. But, then again, there's that gray area. You are allowed to create one back-up copy for yourself. That's not illegal. In fact, there is another whole set of boundaries that govern this type of activity. These rules are called "Fair .Use." The smell of free music sure is sweet. But, that smell (and sound) may be fading away forever, soon. The online music community of Napster may be laid to rest in a few weeks, if the Fair Use is the use of a copylandmark case goes the record- righted work for use in the classroom, research, news reporting, ing industry's way. and critical analysis. That's a big Napster was granted a stay back area. in July, when the Recording Industry Association of America The government has rules that (RIAA) took the fledgling com- govern Fair Use, and those pany to court. The media giants, are also very general. Scholars including Sony, Capital Records debate to this day what falls and Warner, were trying to stop where, what should be protected, the free-flowing of information and what should be declared Fair that the Napster and compatible Use. browsers enabled. RIAA was trying to protect their intellecThe U.S Code of Copyright says tual property. Their bread and factors that determine Fair Use butter. are "the purpose and character of the use, including whethet such use is of a commercial This swapping of music, as nature or is for nonprofit educaunderstood by the RIAA and many others, is illegal. The per- tional purposes..." sonal owner of a CD or movie or anything else that falls into that That's part of the problem. Napkind of category... is essentially ster and computer programs like borrowed. It's not yours. Owners it are not trying to make a buck. They are allowing people are not really owners, because under certain ways of thinking, to download music files without paying for them. Is that "comthe owner of a CD may not pop their music into a CD-cutter mercial"? Good question. To and make copies of their favorite the recording industry, it sure Wu-Tang Clan album for every- is. That hits them right where it hurts. In the fanny (usually one to share. where they keep their wallets). " ... creative work is protected by copyright as soon as it is created That's why they're going to bat against Napster. and "fixed" in a tangible form such as film, a sound recording, etc," says the RIAA about these But a funny thing happened on the way to the courthouse. A lot rules. All of their work is proof people are angry about the tected by copyright, arid using Napster to upload and download RIAA, and their attempt to close down Napster. is breaking the law. Napster Logo Courtesy ofNebuxi.com CD from downloaded songs is a rather lengthy process and it involves a lot sitting around and waiting. a gateway for the individuals, meaning that they connect people and their computer's hard drives to one another, therefore It costs something like five cents allowing the swapping. to create a CD. All the rest is profit. And everyone gets a cut, So if the RIAA is successful, from the artist, to the people But it's obvious that a portion and if they do stop Napster who mix and record, to the of the public is upset. Perhaps if and their activities, how could people who market. All the way that group that signed the petithe RIAA stop swappers who down to the stores that hold the tion really sticks to their guns, bypass the Napster network? place on the shelf for the record. and refuses to buy new albums That's right. A Napster without from RIAA companies, then we the Napster. It's being worked on The point is, that Pandora's Box might see some real change. right now. (the Internet) has been opened, and it's too late to try to Like everything else, kids want Now, here's the solution: Lower stuff it back. The RIAA, with their music, so. that threat may the price of CDs. It's ultra-sim- all its power, money and lawnot actually be followed through ple. Think about it. If CDs were yers, is trying to do that. And upon. $8, then what would be the it's just not going to work. point? It would be too conveIf they crush Napster, The wild card may be these nient for a person to buy their there will be something else out people. Napster works like this: favorite Santana album for $8 there that will take its place. The Napster company provides instead of a fat 17 bucks. It a platform on which people can makes sense that people would The Internet will continue to trade and swap their favorite plunk down ten-or-less dollars spawn new and different ways to music titles. Napster serves as for a CD. Because, making a keep the music flowing. In fact, over 100,000 people have signed a petition to stop buying music. They are boycotting the RIAA, and perhaps they may win. Probably not. �Arts & Entertainment Palomar College Annual Art & Photography Faculty Exhibition 2000 By: Steve Kerrin Pride Staff Writer While not as externally ornate as the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, the Boehm Gallery at Palomar College in San Marcos nevertheless boasts an exhibit of equal, if not higher, caliber. This year's annual Art & Photography Faculty Exhibition is an eclectic mix of high quality art, ranging from traditional oil on canvas to exotic pieces of J^lown and sculptured glass. The exhibit consists of works that were created by faculty members of Palomar College's Art Department. The highlights of the show are numerous. Some of the immediately eye-catching exhibits are "Mr. Manhattan," an acrylic on wood painting by Christopher Polentz, "Where the Flying Fishes Play," a sculptured glass display by Dion Myers, "Border Runner," an oil on canvas painting by Harry E. Bliss, and "Goose Breaking Loose," a stained glass piece by Ray Warner. One of the unique pieces of the show is Frank Codispoti's l iillll •Mm Frank Codispoti and his work u.Palimpsest" Photo by Steve Kerrin "Palimpsest." In this piece, Codispoti used parts from a computer, wood, paint, paper, and acrylics. The center of the piece is a small computer screen with a blinking question mark, intended, said Codispoti, "to make the viewer ask, ' Why?'" The display of such remarkable artistic talent comes as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with Palomar's Art Department. "Most [of the faculty] exhibit nationally," said Peter Mitten, who has been teaching art at Palomar for six years. Some faculty members have received international recognition and the department can also boast of three Academy Awards. Additionally, students come from as far away as Japan to enroll in the glass-working programs. According to Ray Warner, an instructor in stained glass, "Palomar is the only campus i n San Diego that does glassblowing. We also do cast glass and nobody else does that either." Regarding his overall impression of the show, Douglas Burker, an art history instructor for ten years at Palomar, said, "The show is of consistently high quality. You are amazed each time you come to a show." All members of the staff who were present echoed his sentiments. Mark Hudelson, another art history instructor, pointed out that the Art A Photography Exhibit, unlike many art displays, did not have a general theme or focus. "It has no general theme, which is fresh compared to other galleries. There is a real variety with illustration, painting, glass, sculpture, and they're all quality pieces," said Hudelson. The Palomar College Annual Art & Photography Faculty Exhibition 2000 runs from Friday, September 8 through Saturday, October 6 at the Boehm Gallery in Palomar College. The gallery is open on Tuesdays from 10am-4pm; Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am-7pm; and Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-2pm. The gallery i s closed Sundays, Mondays, and all school holidays. Admission is free and the show is open to the public. Ray Warner and his work "Goose Breaking Loose" Photo by Steve Kerrin Woman on Top By Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer By Tiaca Carter Pride Staff Writer In The Way of the Gun, Benicio del Toro (Longbaugh) and Ryan Phillippe (Parker) play hit men in search of an easy way to get money. While at a sperm bank, Longbaugh and Parker overhear a phone conversation about a surrogate mother, Robin (played by Juliette Lewis), who is worth one million dollars. The two men decide that kidnapping the pregnant woman and holding the unborn baby ransom could be their big break. With the exception of three gun scenes, the movie is not very exciting. The plot of The Way of the Gun is a bit complex, and, unless you are a person who pays attention to detail, it may be a little hard to keep up with at times. Nonetheless, the film keeps you wondering what's really going on and who's going to be the fool in the end. Del Toro and Phillippe do a good job playing "Bonnie and Clyde" (or should I say Clyde and Clyde). I found their teamwork, like covering each other's backs during shootouts, remarkable. All the actors play their roles exceptionally well. Other stars in the movie include James Caan, who plays Joe Sarno, (the ''bag man"), and Taye Diggs, who plays Jeffers, a bodyguard whose job is to make sure the unborn baby is safe and is given to the rightful couple. For the most part, the movie is fairly entertaining. But if you are looking for a "shootin" good time at the movies, despite its title, the main focus of The Way of the Gun is not so much the "gun" as it is the "way". Photos courtesy of www.wayofthegiun.com Few romance movies offer anything original in the story line, plot, or the characters themselves. However Woman on Top breaks many of the longstanding rules of romance films and gives us a tale of sex, food, loss, and destiny. Woman on Top is the story of Isabella (played by the sultry actress Penelope Cruz), her husband Toninho (played by Murilo Benicio), and their peculiar relationship as owners of a Brazilian restaurant. Isabella is a woman who has been plagued by severe motion sickness since birth. Unable to lead a normal life, Isabella's family makes an offering to Yemanja (the revered sea goddess of Brazil) to cure Isabella's motion sickness. Later in life, Isabella becomes a cook; her cooking talent and looks lead Isabella to her future husband, Toninho and together, they open a restaurant. Still not completely cured from her motion sickness, Isabella has to keep herself moving. In order to move about, Isabella must always be in control: when she is with Toninho she drives the car, she leads while dancing, and she insists on being on top during sex, hence the movie's title. Isabella's control leaves Toninho feeling constrained. This affront to Toninho's manhood leads him to cheat, "causing an enraged Isabella to run away to San Francisco. With the help of her transvestite friend Monica (played by Harold Perrineau, Jr.) Isabella pursues her dreams of becoming a true chef in San Francisco. From then on the plot revolves around Toninho's attempt to win back Isabella. The movie's overall subtext is that, despite Isabella's attempts to break from her old life and to take control, she is still not in command. The film's plot is not deep and lacks the usual standard romance points. There is no life or death struggle, violence, or mysterious diseases that would otherwise move the plot along. Instead, Woman on Top contains subtle charm to relay the message that, passion is the key to success in a marriage. Instead of sex scenes, the use of food, like chili peppers, is the sexual device that heightens the tension between Isabella and Toninho. Murilo Benicio and Penelope Cruz make good performances in the film, playing off each other's strengths while main- taining a level of calm passion. Perrimeau, Jr. is extremely funny as the transvestite Monica, while Mark Feuerstein's role as Cliff, a TV producer, fits the mood of the picture. Each person plays his Or her role at a pace consistent with the story, no one overacting or under-performing. The dialogue in the f ilm is sharp but simple. If there is anything to criticize, it's the ending, which seemed a bit forced. A small Photo courtesy of www.womanontopmovie.com annoyance was the fact that both of the lead characters seemed to have been taken out of a Vogue magazine ad. Too often, Hollywood uses cheap dialogue, gratuitous sex, and nudity to liven up romance films. Although there are some sex scenes in this film, it is done in a tasteful manner fitting with the film. However, if you don't want to be insulted by another piece of sentimental garbage, like Titanic, watch Woman on Top—you'll be surprised by what you've been missing. Woman on Top opens September 22 and will play at small venues. �Melting O pera into Jazz a nd Hip-Hop: Graham Haynes Gives to the Future By: Christopher F. Orman Pride Staff Writer Opera has always been considered a highfalutin art form. Often cathartic, containing large emotional crescendos, opera's elitism makes the music seem dense and unattractive to the masses. Few people living in mainstream society hear opera's magnificent sound, the Three Tenors or Charlotte Church have become the the preferred sources of knowledge regarding opera, that is, until the arrival of an inventive jazz artist, Graham Haynes. On his two latest CD projects, "BPM" and Operazone's "Redesign," Haynes mixes operatic themes with jazz improvisation and hip-hop sentiments. Breathing life into the coldly boring genres of dance music, Operazone's "Redesign" and Haynes' "BPM" display the sophistication and acumen available for dance music in the future. By conspicuously mixing opera with a "lower form," including turntable scratches and a screeching Miles Davis-esque trumpet, Haynes conceivably treats opera irreverently, taking a critical, revolutionary approach to his musical creations. "BPM" opens in media res of a classic Wagner composition. Haynes loops a certain passage, and after eight bars, some heavy drum and bass enters, underlying the boisterous orchestral movements. Several moments later, Haynes adds a break, complete with a tenor singer and other elegant orchestral complexities. When "Variations On a Theme by Wagner" seems destined to stay closely aligned with violins and vocalists, the music twists, revealing Haynes' coolly muted trumpet. Containing a simple drum and bass pattern as the foundation, Haynes plays the Wagner theme, at times adding additional notes t o force the listener beyond the orchestral expectations. For almost seven minutes, "Variations On a Theme by Wagner" feels disjointed, split between the orchestral passages and Haynes' trumpet playing. Eventually Haynes uses the lack of cohesion as a musical technique, yielding a hair-raising crescendo where the jazz trumpet and orchestra finally convene. In fact, any notions of irreverence become suddenly eradicated given the final two and a half minutes of the track. Throughout "BPM," Haynes tackles Wagner's compositions, such as "Tristan In the Sky" and "Variation #2." However, most of the tracks do not contain the effervescence of "Variations On a Theme by Wagner." Haynes, within the first track, states his intent and completes his mission, feeling no need for further embellishments. The listener, however, becomes desirous for more music of the same ilk. Knowing the endless possibilities revealed on the opening track of "BPM," Haynes with the assistance of Bill Laswell, Alan Douglas, and a f ull orchestra, embarked upon an album worth of popular orchestral pieces on Operazone's "Redesign." More melodic than "BPM," Haynes immerses himself in sounds rather than experimentalism on "Redesign." Where "BPM" seems brash and for a dance crowd, "Redesign" feels relaxing, aiming to redesign opera rather than reconstruct it. Beginning quietly with a tabla and calm electronic cymbal rhythm, "Una Furtiva Lagrima" continues with a slow-moving orchestra, moving through Donizetti's emotional Do you need experience to put on your resume? Part-time internship available with Internet modeling a nd talent a gency. Learn all aspects of the business while you help us out. Must be computer a nd Internet Savvy. Pay incentives available over time. Please c all Danielle at 7 60-754-0088. changes. The music does not become truly emotional until Haynes enters, his trumpet taking the vocalist's place. Once again, Haynes improvises several rhapsodic sections, typically fitting gorgeously with the orchestra. "Una Furtiva Lagrima" exhibits not only the beauty and reverence jazz artists have for operatic themes, but how easily operatic compositions can take on new life. By adding tablas, cymbals and a straining sitar in certain well-designed areas, "Una Furtiva Lagrima" becomes world music, moving far beyond the boundaries of a theater; con^ versely the addition of Indian percussion and jazz solos only further proves the worldly appeal of opera. Nevertheless, tracks like Verdi's "Love Theme" or Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" rouse emotion in the listener, despite the electronics implemented. The music lives voraciously on in the minds of those seemingly bound to modern musical tastes. Fans of jazz, and, specifically, Miles Davis' electric meandering from the 1970's, will know Haynes does not intend to eradicate a sophisticated, aged art style. One album in particular by Davis, "Get Up With It," contains a thirty-five minute piece titled "He Loved Him Madly," which elegantly mixes Stockhausenbased concepts with Beethovenstyled crescendos. Graham Haynes Photo Courtesy of: Barron Claiborne From his early years, Davis always wanted to give j azz respectability and acceptance within rock and classical domains; hence albums like "On the Corner" and "Sketches of Spain" attempt to dissolve any expectations for jazz. Like Davis, Haynes wishes for an expansion of hip-hop's and jazz's miniscule boundaries by making modern music not only more sophisticated, but far more creative. 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A1 Gore wouldn't have such a big health care agenda if it weren't such a popular concern right now. He'd choose something else that fit in with popular sentiment and what his party wanted him to represent. How about Bush? Would he be making such an issue out of military readiness if he didn't think there were a few million voters concerned about it and his party was OK with the idea? Doubtful. The same holds true for any person I have ever heard who was running for office. He'll say what he has to in order to please constituents and then follow his party's agenda once in office. Case in point, the recent * electricity debacle. Approval for relief plans was split along party lines more often than not. All this says to me is that our elected officials are trying to please popular sentiment but at the same time are really just being whores for their party's ideals. Second: I will never trust anyone who gives a ten minute answer to a question that requires five seconds of explanation. For example, my idea of the ideal scenario Q: Candidate X, are you in favor of abortion? A: Yes. Q: Candidate Y, are you in favor of abortion? A: No. Case closed. Make up your mind based on that, it's all you need. Anyone who answers such a simple question with a lengthy diatribe has something to hide. Don't trust 'em. If brevity is the soul of wit then verboseness is the soul of the twit. Third: You're going to get screwed any way you go. This year, if you vote for Gore, health care MAY become more readily accessible to everyone and we can all keep our 98-year old invalid grandmothers on life support for a few more years. If you vote for Bush, the military MAY get more funding and we'll be ready to more effectively bomb the living snot out of the next small country that irritates us. (If you vote for Buchanan,' you'll get nothing. Third party candidates have a habit of losing big. All they do is take votes away from the big parties.) But the fact remains, no matter what you do, someone along the line is going to get screwed in equal proportions to the number of people who would have been screwed in another way had you voted for the other guy. All we're really deciding is who gets helped and who gets screwed. What does it come down to? Popular sentiment. Whatever the issue is that more people are concerned about at the time of the election. Playing to popular sentiment is a great way to get yourself elected but it doesn't say much about your integrity. It just says that you'll do anything and tell people anything to get what you want. Great qualities in a leader. The unfortunate fact that I do have to acknowledge is that someone has to do the job. So what I look to is a person like Governor Jesse x Ventura from Minnesota. He said that organized religion was a farce. I'm sure he realized that he wouldn't win many opinion polls after that comment. Despite that, he spoke his mind and I'd vote for him based on that fact alone. Whether you agreed or disagreed with him, at least you'd know he was telling me what he, not his party or the majority of his voters, believed. I think George Carlin said it best: "I'll be home on [election] day doing essentially the same thing as you. The only difference is, when I get done masturbating, I'm gonna have a little something to show for it, folks." And I think that "little something" means about as much in the long run as that little sticker you voters get. Never reaching double-digits in size, the Students for Nader meeting went fairly unnoticed. Most of the students attending the meeting discussed specific ideas, which manifested into a full-scale plan for reaching a large, collegiate audience. The plan created on September 7 emphasizes bringing multiple voices into the debates and revealing the ways in which Washington corruption has caused numerous earth-shattering conundrums. "The people need to realize how the prices of electricity and gas all revolve around a greedy political structure," stated CSUSM student Dave Gottwald during the meeting, "you need the people to think about how their [tapping his hip pocket] will be effected by certain political philosophies. While the plan constructed by the Students for Nader (to be unveiled at CSUSM in the coming weeks) revolves around awakening students to multiple presidential choices, the challenges surrounding such a battle are numerous. Some people may have wanted to attend the Students for Nader meeting, but classes and other scheduling conflicts inhibited their attendance. However, the meeting had been created to allow an open forum for vastly different political ideologies. No Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians or other plausible political parties were in attendance at the meeting to speak about specific issues important to their party. Such as a lack of interest to pontificate political beliefs merely reveals the rampant political apathy present in our country. All over the nation, locales well known for political activism, like Berkeley, have lost their fervor. Living during a period of monetary excesses, people allow the leaders to dictate the agendas as long as the private sector continues growing; thus making Gottwald's idea to reveal the effects some presidential nominees will have upon the pocketbook a work of rhetorical genius. Yet, such a comment merely reveals the insurmountable problem of awakening the general public to voices not spearheaded by the two major parties. Why do people need to feel the effects of paying two.dollars a gallon for gas, to realize specific, inalienable flaws are present within our "representative" democracy? All over our nation problems exist, just select an issue: Native Americans' rights are continually violated, a politician creates a bill for damming a salmon sanctuary, race relations are worsening, corporations continue to dictate the prices for electricity. Possibly the size and power of the problems leave most people feeling inconsequential, as though they can not remedy our country's quandaries. To those with such emotions, the upcoming election becomes a hallmark moment for revealing your opinions to Washington. Register to vote, sign a petition allowing other parties' nominees into the debates and, most importantly, become thoroughly educated on the issues. While the media displays only two parties, a wealth of views and presidential nominees do exist. Trash Talkin' By Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer My dog Sonny and I are frequent visitors to a local park in Oceanside where we run, play, and generally admire the outdoor scenery. It's sad to see, however, the amount of trash leftstrewn on the ground, especially when there are so few parks to for us to enjoy. The worst times are after hblidays when piles of the long weekend's barbecues, birthdays, and reunions require the city to contract outside agencies to clean up the debris. My heart sinks, and I can feel my wallet flatten whenever I see those workers picking up after someone else. As a tutor at a local high school, I've observed that students eat their lunch in an outdoor area referred to as "The Quad." After lunch is over and the students are in class, there are at least a dozen school employees fighting with the seagulls for dominance of the litter-gold. Sometimes the seagulls are faster and the clean up must continue outside of the quad. At Palomar College last semester, I happened to walk into the Student Union Cafeteria after the "lunch rush." The amount of garbage on every table in that building was so dense that there was a hardly a place to sit, even if anyone was so inclined. The lone worker with whom I spoke had a huge plastic container that he used to collect all the garbage. After months of practice, he had developed a system that allowed him to complete this task within an hour. I was so glad and proud to finally be accepted to Cal State after three semesters of community college. Last week, I piled my books into my backpack and made my way across this institution of higher learning. The weight of my books caused me to look down as I walked. At almost every other step I noticed trash on the ground. H uman-made,nicotinefiltered, paper or plastic garbage was everywhere. I thought that for a minute I was being paranoid, until I invented a game: step-cigarette butt, step-candy wrapper, step-plastic bottle, stepclean spot, step-cigarette butt, and step-soda can. CSUSM is relatively a young campus, but I have wondered how long it will be before; it goes the way of the cafeteria, quad, and park. Maybe in an institution of higher learning, we can regress to a simpler lesson: if you make HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO the mess, pick it up. Yesterday, Sonny and I returned to the park and I witnessed a curious event. A little girl had been eating a Popsicle that then fell to the ground. She picked it up and headed in the direction of the nearest trashcan. My spirits were lifted, my billfold felt heavier and I thought, "At least her generation is going to get it right." Then her mother took her by the hand and slapped the Popsicle to the ground while instructing her, "Bonnie, put that down. Other people are paid to do that." My wallet feels like a tortilla. PRIDE@CSUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account* rather than the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon the Wednesday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length Author's name may be withheld upon request at the discretion of the editors. Letters containing profanity or hate speech will not be printed anonymously but will include the authors full name. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. �Opinion The Ultimate Headache: Traffic By Jared Young Pride Staff Writer Traffic—it sucks. If you disagree, I think you need mental help. I know of a great place up north—Shady Acres—that will take real good care of you. When I moved down to San Diego I had a decision to make: I had to decide which school to go to. I live right in the middle of Cal State San Marcos, San Diego State, and University of California, Safi Diego. UCSD was out of the question because math and science don't seem to like me, and UCSD doesn't seem to like English majors too much. San Diego State was fine and dandy, but I had to go south to get there—south is not a good direction. Both Interstate 15 and Highway 8 are battling congestion in the morning—and it's not the kind of congestion that you can fix with some Robitussin— believe me, I have tried. North, on the other hand, is a little easier to travel in the morning, which made San Marcos an excellent choice. I wish I could say I chose CSU San Marcos because of its excellent academic reputation or its devotion to keeping classes small and intimate. While both of the above may be true, I sure didn't know it when I was choosing a school this year. I have since discovered that the traffic test I put the schools through helped me pick tfie perfect college. around me. I am the perfect driver, as I cut through four lanes of traffic at 85 miles per hour so I can make my exit at the last second. Everyone on the Yeah, it's great that the class- road, whether the traffic is moves are small, the professors are ing or stopped, sucks at driving. accessible, and the academic standard is high. What makes Is it just me? Is it only when San Marcos so perfect, however, I get in my car and try to go is that I don't have to sit through somewhere that all the morons traffic to get there. come out? I just don't underTraffic makes people insane. stand how people can get a drivIt crushes any hint of self- ers license and not understand restraint and causes even the that you NEVER go below the most subdued man to become a speed limit. Slow cars stay to beast. Traffic is such a negative the right, and those slow* cars force, in fact, there was a movie should be traveling no more than made about it, "Falling Down." five miles per hour undpr the Yeah, you've seen it. Michael posted speed limit. In the fast Douglas is a blue-collared work- lane, get out if you are being er who decides one day that he passed on the right. It is not that has had enough. In the middle of difficult to figure out. When a packed freeway, he decides to traffic is moving slower than become an urban John Rambo. your paraplegic aunt, do not start The movie is the funniest thing to honk and yell, it does not I've ever seen in my life, watch- make the cars move faster, trust ing Douglas go postal on the me. entire city. It is also one of the scariest movies ever made. I've been all over the country, and I've seen all kinds of Just think, at any moment, bad drivers, and that is why I the guy in the beamer in front chose to go to San Marcos. I of you could get out of his^ can't stand to be behind, in front car and open fire (maybe you of, or next to any idiot who have already seen it happen, I decides to get in his car on any wouldn't doubt it). In fact, that given day. So, I just choose to guy could be me (minus the go to places free from traffic. beamer, of course). I mean, it's Lucky for me, San Marcos does not my fault—I am not the one just that. who can't drive. It's the idiots Running on Empty By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer I almost ran out of gas twice in 24 hours. I know it sounds crazy, but it is true. I was coming home from a visit to my aunt's house and had forgotten tofillup with gas, yet I knew there were gas stations along the freeway (at almost every exit, to be exact) so I did not worry. When the gas gauge eventually reached the 'E', I knew I could stop and fill up. It is funny how we procrastinate so easily. Usually it is because we do not want to do what we should do at a certain point in time. Instead we would rather do something we want to do at that particular point in time, something more exciting, more enjoyable. Take homework for example. It is eight o'clock at night, you have a five-page paper due tomorrow and 50 pages to read, but your friends are going to the movies right now and invited you to come along. What do you do? Hmmm. Talk about a no-brainer. By morning, the fifth page of that paper only has a single sentence on it (but because there are actually five pieces of paper in your hands, you figure you have done your job). That morning you are running on a gallon of coffee-and whatever you could grab to nibble on your way out the door and you find yourself skimming the last 30 pages of the 50 pages you were supposed to have already read on your way to class (not retaining any of the previous twenty that you have read already, anyway). Even worse, the movie you saw last night was horrid and it had Jenny McCarthy in it, a person whom you would never pay eight dollars to see in the theater. But at least you had fun with your friends. So anyway, I was driving along and suddenly the red reserve light comes on, indicating that I am down to the last drop of fuel. Time to get gas. Of course it is then that I pass the sign that reads "Next Gas Station 20 Miles". Oh crap. I found myself praying that I would not run out of gas and performing a few illegal maneuvers while tearing down the freeway at 90 miles-per-hour. I was lucky that the traffic was not bumper-tobumper. Had the bomb-threat on the 5 Freeway occurred that day, I would still be walking home. That day, of course, the bomb threat did not happen. But I would yell at the other drivers to get out of my way, angry with them for my own careless stupidity. It is amazing how we humans like to blame our problems on other people. Everyone does it at some point in life, but nobody deserves to take blame for someone else's mistakes, I have found it does not get anybody anywhere. I made it on fumes to the gas station, arrived home, and went to bed. That day I had borrowed my mom's car for the trip. So the next day I go out to my own car, start it, and the needle barely creeps up to the bottom line. You know the one where the ' E' is waiting just centimeters below? Oh crap. My mom did not fill my tank when she took my car. Again, I found myself praying and yelling at other drivers. I could not believe this could happen twice in two days. Again, I made it to the gas station (lucky me), but was sweating the whole way there. What did I learn from this? Do not put off for later what you can do now because it is only a matter of time. Do you think there is a sufficient number of clubs on campus or would you like to have one added? B y: D avid R uiz "There c an a lways b e more, n othing s pecific. M aybe creative writing." ( Alicia B iers) "I t hink that t hey probably d o h ave that [ sufficient amount]. I f there w ere a n eed for another, there w ould probably b e e nough p eople for it. ( Anita B odde) "Probably add more—add a bar o n c ampus and s ome s ports clubs." ( JeffThon) "I h ave n o clue. I'm n ot c ool e nough t o b e i n any clubs." "I don't really k now; 'I think the campus needs to focus on year-round learning, instead. It needs to pay the business professors year round instead of spending on clubs." (Donald Carner) ( Kim B oyarsky) The P ride Co-Editor Co-Editor Graduate Intern Melanie Addington Victoria Segall Jayne Braman Faculty Advisor Madeleine F. Marshall All opinions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the Views of The Pride, or of California State University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial board. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. 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The 47 new freshmen enrolled this year have« an average high school GPA of 3.6, and the returning Evers students have an average GPA of 2.99. Now in its third year, the Evers Program has proven to be successful. Norm Nicholson, Dean of Instructional and Information Technology Services (UTS), has been working alongside Director of » Continued from pg. 1 Financial Aid, Paul Phillips, on this experimental project. Nicholson stated, "I considThe computer will be theirs er [the Evers Program] to be to keep upon graduation. the most valuable and important The Evers Program, which project involving computers and began in 1998, has 133 par- edifcation that I have partici- pated in during my thirty years in this field." The program seeks to lower the technological divide that exists'between students who can afford their own personal computers and students who cannot. The Evers participants are working with UTS to provide much-needed feedback, via surveys and focus groups, to help IITS evaluate how it may better serve all students who use laptop computers f or school purposes. Due to the uniqueness of the Evers program, CSUSM has received national and local news coverage. Financial Aid Director, Paul Phillips states "the national publicity and local coverage has established a reputation for CSUSM as the 'Laptop U.' It has also drawn students to our campus and may motivate [other universities] to establish scholarships similar to the one that was made possible by Leonard Evers." "There was not a lot of development in the early 1990s," said Anna Butler of Twin Oaks Reality and a 20- year resident of the city. "Real estate prices started to decline and we were seeing a lot of foreclosures after the loss of government contracts with General Dynamics and Hughes," stated Butler. Jumping to the present times has definitely changed. Economic conditions for development have changed and projects are beginning to move smoothly. The sight of bulldozers, tractor-trailers and pickup trucks has become regularly common for the students of Cal Sate San Marcos. In a few years the landscape will change and students will be seeing a major grocery store, pharmacy, eateries, a hotel and a hospital, all within walking distance from the campus. When asked his views on the development, Mark Dubois, owner of the Power Surge Cafe said, "I think it will be good. There needs to be some more businesses supporting the university and it will help our business when the university is not in session." Dubois, however, holds the minority opinion about the "Heart of the City" plan. Many businesses who are already established in prominent shopping areas such as Old California Restaurant Row and the Vons complex on the corner of Rancho Santa Fe and San Marcos Boulevard, view the new development as a threat to their business and are offended that o fficials from San Marcos would, in a sense, move the "Heart of the City." There are also the opinions of those who desire a college feel for a college town. When asked about the development in San Marcos, one unnamed source expressed interest in "independent bookstores and small shops, "I would have liked to see something less stripmallish, but more typical of a college town." Evers Program in Its Second Year The Future of San Marcos Entrance I^Hoto to CSLJSJS^f Tunnel by J3r~idn JF^isHer- »Cohtinued from pg. 1 The concrete is reinforced with internal steel framing and external L-shaped steel support beams. Wet, muddy floors cover the bottom of the tunnel along with strewn pieces of chain link, metal poles, storage bins, trashcans and various other objects. The tunnel is designed to provide easy access to campus plumbing. Water, gas and drain pipe installments run through- out the tunnel and are integrated into campus buildings. The tunnel also provides convenient and direct transportation of plumbing supplies through the center of campus. This speeds up maintenance and installation projects, as well as allowing potential problems to be isolated quickly. Currently, the tunnel is left unfinished at the northeast section of campus. The utility tunnel will be extended as new buildings are constructed »Continued from pg. 1 "I think it sets the future of development in San Marcos," added Backoff. However, if development sets the tune, the university would sing it alone for the next decade. Following the experience of watching Ryland Homes, a major developer, construct numerous master planned communities only to watch them remain vacant, many developers decided to bide their time during what Was to be the recession of the 1990s. Behind the scenes though, the "Heart of the city" plan was not forgotten. Developers who had stake in the area spent their time getting permits approved and designs drawn up, all the while, waiting for the economic climate to heat up. A Club gave outfree sodas Clubs set up tables in Founder's Plaza in hopes of building school spirit during Club Week, September 4-8, 2000. Under CSUSM Photo by Brian Fisher M.E.C.h.A. members meet with students interested in joining their club. Photos by Melanie Addington and Victoria Segall SPHBH^MIV Brad Schmidt (I.C.C) and asst. 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Latina/Latino Cultural Heritage Month September 15October 15 September 1 5,2000 Alianza Latina Location: Dome Plaza Time: Noon Appetizers and live music Everyone is welcome to this "Kick-off Program" Book Signing at 1:30pm September 2 8,2000 "Uneasy Neighbors"- Film Screening by Paul Espinosa Discussion to follow film Location: TBA Time: 12pm-2:00 pm October 4 ,2000* Rock en espanol Student Social Scholarship Opportunity for A ccounting S tudents! Location: Dome Plaza Time: Noon October 1 1, 2000 "How to be a Chicana Role Model"Lecture & Book Signing by author, Michele Serros, also the author of "Chicana Falsa" (Book Signing to follow lecture) Location: TBA Time: 12pm-2:00pm T his event is not yet confirmed For more information contact Susana Gonzalez at 750-4990 Influenza Vaccine Shortage and Supply Delays In a statement released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there will be a delay in influenza vaccine shipments and possibly a nationwide shortage of the vaccine for the 2000-01 seasons. The CDC is encouraging all health care providers to provide the vaccine to the patients who are at highest risk of death from influenza only at this time and to delay mass immunizations of adults until November 2000. Individuals with high-risk medical conditions and pregnant females in the second and third trimester of pregnancy are at a high risk for serious complications from influenza infections, including hospitalizations and deaths. These individuals are encouraged to obtain the vaccine. If you have questions as to what the high risk conditions are, please contact your health care provider as soon as possible. Students may also direct their questions to the Student Health Services at (760) 750-4915. TDD (760) 750-4924. Staff and students may call the clinic in T he A merican Society of Women A ccountants c urrently h as s ix scholarships available for u ndergraduate a ccounting m ajors. Applications a nd Eligibility R equirements a re available i n t he F inancial Aid a nd S cholarship Office i n Craven 4 204. D eadline t o s ubmit a n a pplication i s S eptember 1 8 / 2 0 0 0 . November to check on the avail- on health and wellness for the ability of vaccine. At this time, whole campus flu clinic dates have not been community," identified for November. says Tanis Brown, who coordinates human resources training Karen D. Nicholson, M.D., and special projects at Cal M.P.H. State San Marcos. Director, Student Health "Last year we targeted employServices ees in during open enrollment CSU San Marcos period for health benefits and this year we saw the fair as a perfect opportunity to provide important resources to our students as well." Healthy shakes, body fat analParticipants ysis, bottledfloaterand health include: Cal State San Marcos information are featured at the Human Resources, Cal State Health and San Marcos Associated Wellness Fair at Students, California State University San Inc., Back and Neck Pain Relief Marcos 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Center, Escondido Community Wednesday September Health Services, 24 Hour 20. The theme of Fitness, San Diego this year's Fair is "Got Health?" Nearly two-dozen organizations Blood Bank, North County Health Services, American Red will provide Cross Blood Services, information and Arrowhead Mountain samples at the fair, including fitness organizations and com- Spring Water, Costco, CSUSM Student Health Services, munity health providers. CSUSM Counseling Campus orgaand nizations will be on hand with information on benefits, includ- Psychological Services, PERS Retirement Services, Kaiser, ing retirement plans, for Delta Dental and others. university employees. The fair takes place For information in Palm Court on campus. on the Health and Wellness Fair, "This is a chance for call 760-750-4425. us to bring together information Health & Wellness Fair �The Pride Cougars »Continued from pg. 1 The Cougars could once again finish among the NAIA's elite. In its second year of competition, Cal State San Marcos is on the verge of building one of the premier cross-country programs in the nation. The men's team has one Ail-American returning, sophomore Marcus Chandler. Chandler, who has the distinction of being the CSUSM's first All-American, finished among the top twenty runners at the nationals held last November in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Sophomores John Cadogan, Shaun Conner, Kenneth Nwadike, and junior Brian Sullivan join Chandler from a team that won the regional championship in Seattle last year. The nationals made a strong impression on Nwadike who stated that he "never competed outside of California before and at the nationals everyone seems to fight for the finish line." The women's team also won their share of respect. Renee wmMm^mt mm•\jm.t A, MacDonald, a track and field all-American returns to lead a squad that captured the regional championship and finished 17th among the 150 NAIA schools that compete in crosscountry. Sophomores Lorena Reyes, Camille Wilborn, and junior Erin Berhman were also instrumental in making the women's team nationally prominent. Wilborn was excited about the teams chances this year, "We have more experience and I feel that our team can be better." Head coach, Steve Scott, and assistant coach, Joe Keating, know how to win. Steve Scott is a three-time Olympian, who holds several American records including a time of 3:47.6 in the mile run. Scott served as an assistant coach at Arizona State from 1979 to 1985 and as assistant coach at Azusa Pacific University from 1993 to 1996 prior to becoming head coach at CSUSM. Scott still competes in various long distance events. Joe Keating, an associate professor of Science Education, has considerable experience training distance runners. Keating started his career as cross-country and track coach at Thoreau High School in Thoreau, New Mexico from 1972 to 1992 where his teams won several HiffiMWJHI Thoughts on...Secrets of Success state titles. Keating then served as an assistant track coach at San By Melanie Addington Marcos High School from 1993 to 1996. Like Scott, Keating "To begin to think with successful" continues to run competitively, purpose is to enter the -Malcolm Forbes including events such as the Boston Marathon. ranks of those strong ones Can the team repeat last who only recognize failure "Obstacles are necessary year's success? "You have to as one of the pathways to for success... victory take the emphasis off the indicomes only after many enlightenment." vidual and place it on the team," struggles and countless -James Allen says Scott, "I'll have a better defeats. Yet each struggle, idea after the first cross country meet. That will give me a chance "Act as if it were impos- each defeat, sharpens your to see where we are and how far skills and strengths, your sible to fail." we have to go." courage and your endur-Dorothea Brand The new faces on this ance, your ability and your year's team include freshmen confidence and thus each Brandon Behr, Brian Eaton, "The formula for success Mariel Holcomb, Abril Jimenez, is simple: practice and con- obstacle is a comradeTony Lederman, Michael centration, then more prac- in-arms forcing you to Manzano, Felisha Mariscal, tice and more concentra- become better.. .or quit. KatherineNiblett, Luis Sanchez, Each rebuff is an opportution." Michael Shannon, and Joshua nity to move forward; turn Wing. Sanchez says he selected -Babe Didrikson away from them, avoid CSUSM because of "its growing reputation and because it is a them, and you throw away "Success follows doing small school where [he] felt that what you want to do. There your future." [he] wouldn't get lost." Some of the other members, like senior - j is no other way to be -Og Mandino James Adams, have transferred to CSUSM from other schools. They include Heather Garritson, Oscar Lopez, Kate Mendonca, Katherine Niblett, and Cara Rumble. There will be plenty of opportunities to see the team race this year The Cougar runners will compete in the Aztec Invitational at Balboa Park on September 16 and the Vanguard Invitational on October 21 at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa. The avid race fan can follow the team to Palo Alto for the Stanford Services Miscellaneous Invitational on September 30 Offered and the Fresno Invitation in Egg D onors Needed t o Woodward Park on October 14. h elp m ake a n infertile The cross-country season winds MEL-TYPE & U c ouples d reams come down with the regional champistudy! onships held at the Del Mar t rue. C ompensation is M elissa 7 60.741.4105 Race Track on November 4. $ 3,500.00. Ages 2 0 t o Classifieds i xoye@home.com 1999-00's Cross Country Team Photo Courtesy of Debbie Dale, CSUSMAthletics Academic Bulletin Presidential candidate Ralph Nader at USC on Wednesday, September 13, 2000. Nader will appear at the Bovard Auditorium on the USC campus to speak with California Students. Doors open to at 7:30 PM and the event begins at 8pm. The Bovard Auditorium has a seating capacity of over 1500 and admission is free. It will cost six dollars to park on campus, however. Ralph Nader is the Green Party's Presidential Candidate in the upcoming November elections. For more information about Nader's appearance on Wednesday night please call (310)352-9690. 3 0. Please c ontact S usan a t 1 -800-463-5656. Chargers Blow It In The End... A gain By Jared Young Pride Staff Writer At least the game was exciting this time. After losing the season opener 9-6 last week, the Chargers showed that they can score points and still lose at their home opener against the New Orleans Saints, losing 28-27 on Sunday. The Chargers looked good in the first quarter, as they took an early lead on a John Carney field goal. Eight minutes into the first quarter, Ryan Leaf led the team on a six play, 22-yard drive that resulted in a 41-yard field goal by Carney. The Saints responded quickly, however, as they took the ball 76 yards on their next possession and took a 7-3 lead when Jeff Blake connected with Joe Horn on a 6-yard pass for the score. However, San Diego was not going to be kept off the scoreboard like they were last week ^ in Oakland. In the second quarter, the Bolts put 21 points on the board as Leaf passed for one touchdown and Robert Chancey ran for one, followed by a spectacular 93-yard kickoff return by Ronney Jenkins. The return by Jenkins was a breath of fresh air and the first big play of the season for the Chargers. After fumbling the kickoff, Jenkins decided he needed to redeem himself. He apparently thought that picking up the ball and slicing through the entire Saints team for 93 yards was the best way to do that—the crowd agreed. The Chargers entered the half with a 24-13 lead, and after last week it looked like there was no way the Saints would be able to put ten points on the board. The Saints, however, had other ideas. Twelve minutes into the third quarter, Ricky Williams and Blake connected on a 16-yard touchdown pass that brought the Saints within five points, 24-19 (the two-point conversion attempt failed). After Doug Brien hit a 32-yard field goal to begin the fourth quarter, Chargers fans began to worry. Carney helped to ease the anxiety by crushing a 49-yard field goal to push the Charger lead back to five points with only five minutes remaining. The Chargers defense, which had been superb in week one, could not stop New Orleans' last chance drive, and the Chargers found themselves with a 0-2 record to start the season. If there was one bright spot in the game for the Bolts, it was the special teams play. With Ryan Leaf at quarterback (12-24, 134 yards, and two interceptions), the team will have to look elsewhere for offense, and Ronney Jenkins might be their go-to guy. On Sunday Jenkins showed that his two pre-season kickoff returns were not a fluke, as he racked up 221 return yards and one TD against a decent New Orleans special teams unit. Leaf continued to struggle, however, throwing more interceptions than touchdowns for the second time this season (at least he threw a touchdown pass this time, though). If Leaf wishes to remain the Chargers' starting quarterback, he will have to bring his competition percentage above fifty percent. He will also have to figure out which color his team is wearing because that may help him figure out which team he should throw the ball. The season is young and the Chargers still have a chance to push their way to the top of the standings. With fourteen games remaining, anything can happen; the problem is, anything could mean 0-16. �CSUSM CALENDAR SeptemberNovember 3 0,2000 "Futuristic Native Objects for Night Raids99 (and other paraphernalia) James Luna Exhibit Location: CSUSM Library September 11-14, 2 000 Please contact Rush chair Nick Bird at (760) 743-2546. Tau Kappa Epsilon Rush Events "Broomball" Location: Escondido Ice-o-Plex Time: 12:30pm Barbara Cook Location: Poway Center Performing Arts Time: 8pm Student Union Fee Referendum Forum Location: Free Speech Area (Between ACD & SCI Hall) Time: ll:30pm-l :30pm For information contact their website: www.csusm.edu/fec Accounting Society Career Connections Location: Raintree Hotel Time: 6:30-9:30pm Details to follow. Student Professional Development Day Location: Founders Plaza Time: 10:00am-3:00pm Please contact (760) 743-2546. Tke Rush "Vegas Night" Contact Rush chair N ick Bird at (760)743-2546. ASI Business Expo 2000 Location: Founders Plaza Time: 8:00am-3:00pm Broadway musical legend performs. Thursday, September 1 4,2000 Tuesday, September 1 2,2000 How to Budget Your Money Location: Commons 206 Time: 12:00pm-l:00pm Tau Kappa Epsilon Rush Events u Football with Bros99 Location: CSUSM Lower Field Time: 4:00pm For tickets or information call (858) 748-0505. A workshop on budgeting your money. Please contact Rush chair Nick Bird at (760) 743-2546. Accounting Society General Meeting Location: Commons 206 Time: l:00-3:00pm Guest Speakers: • Pam Wells & Sandy Punch— Career Center Becker CPA Review Course Wednesday, September 13, 2 000 17,2000 Freddy Fender and Little Joe y La Familia Location: California Center for the Arts, Escondido Time: 8:00pm Call 1-800-98TICKET for tickets. Saturday, September Friday, September 15, 2 000 2 000 — Accounting Society Social Time: 7:30am Alianza Latina Location: Dome Plaza Time: Noon Community Service Fair Location: Founder's Plaza Time: 10:30am-12:30pm Appetizers and live music Everyone is welcome to thisKick-off Program 40 community organizations will be on campus to explain the projects they have to offer volFuture Educators Club unteers. Meeting September 15-Fall sign-up meetAnime Project ing. Alliance Meeting Location: University 370 RETIREMENT Time: 4:30-10pm Tau Kappa Epsilon Rush Events "Traditions Night" Location: Frater Luke's homeTime: 7:30pm WordWerx GPDNVNOMI NE ESUH NLNREBMPGEPUVVR J K Z VRG V J OD RAMAK Sunday, September For information and RSVP e-mail Sandra at: skedd001@csusm.edu Soccer Location: UC San Bernardino Pick up a package at the ASI office in Commons 203 or call (760) 750-4990. 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Photo By: David Ruiz By: Kathleen Hash Pride Staff Writer By: Giovanni Ferrer Pride Staff Writer ; C SUSM S tudents to Vote on Student Union As student enrollment has increased, so has the need for more parking, Research studies, involving parking and enrollment, have been conducted at other California State Universities, and were used as a measuring tool to reflect the needs of CSUSM. One temporary solution this semester was stack parking. Many students feel that it has been a success, but worry that it is ending this week. Yesenia Castro used stack parking the first week of the semester and said "I felt a little worried about using it at first, but after parking a few times I became comfortable" She had heard other people express t heir fears upon getting items removed without their knowledge. She became reassured one day, when she found that she had left her checkbook in her car and nothing was touched. CSUSM In addition, Parking Services painted roughly sixty more stalls as a temporary solution to help alleviate some of the drudgery of parking. Do students really need a $7.4 million Student Union? The University Student Union Advisory Board (USUAB) thinks we do and they are asking students to help pay for it. Full time students at CSUSM • currently pay $20 per semester in student fees, while part time students pay only $10. On October 9 and 10 students will have the opportunity to vote on whether or not they are willing to increase their student fees to $50 (for full and part time students). The increase would take effect in Fall 2001 to help pay for the proposed building. I f the Student Union Fee According to Andy Schick, Parking Services, the 60 new stalls P a i n t e d i n parking lot " C" were the direct result of increased enrollment; contrary to rumor that it was due to frequent car accidents. Other parking changes include thirty minute parking, now located parking lot "E" in front of University Commons. Thirty minute parking was removed from parkin l o t g " c " t o m a l c e way for additional regular parking. from Stack Parking set to end Friday, September 22, but the number of students parking is not decreasing. Photo By: David Ruiz &i This Imhb Referendum passes, construction on The Clarke Field House/ University Student Union would begin in 2001 and could be completed as early as Spring 2003. The planned facility includes a gymnasium, a weight/exercise room, men's and women's locker rooms and a sports medicine facility. Conference rooms, student government offices and club meeting rooms are also a part of the proposed project. President Alex Gonzalez addressed A.S.I. at Friday's board meeting in an attempt to get ASI's blessing. ASI members seemed confident that their support would increase the referendum's chances of passing. "We need desperately a place for students to congregate," said President Gonzalez, "what we have here is a positive opportunity to build a Student Union." Hesitant to support the referendum at first, A.S.I, quickly turned the discussion to their concerns on future rent and utilities. Robin Milch, A.S.I. Executive Vice President of External Affairs, told the president "So far, the information given to ASI has been inaccurate." Milch wanted assurance from Gonzalez that A.S.I, would not end up "...getting burned with rent." A.S.I. was also concerned that not many students seemed to know about the referendum. In the end, however, A.S.I, voted unanimously to support the referendum. » Continued on Page 2 On Wednesday, September 20 starting 10:30am, California State University San Marcos is, once again, hosting its Health & Wellness Fair. The theme for this year's fair is "Got Health?" This year the fair boasts over 24 different organizations promoting fitness and healthy lifestyles. The organizations will be handing out samples, information, and loads of f ree advice. The fair will take place in CSUSM's very own Palm Court. A list of participant include, CSUSM Human Resources, Associated Students, Inc., Student Health Services, Counseling and Psychology Services. Also represented are the Back and Neck Pain Relief Center, Escondido Community Health Center, 24-Hour Fitness, San Diego's Blood Bank, Red Cross Blood Services, Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water, Kaiser Permanente, North County Health Services, Delta Dental, and others. This is the first year that the Health and Wellness Fair will be available to students. For more information about the Health & Wellness Fair, contact Yasuko Shirakawa at (760)750-4425. C SU B oard of T rustees A pproves L owering G raduation R equirements By: Jayne Braman Pride Staff This past July the CSU Board of Trustees approved lowering the minimum graduation requirement from 124 to 120 units. In a press release from CSU, Chancellor Charles Reed states that "This revision will help students graduate sooner. The new requirements are consistent with most universities in the nation and just make sense." Based on a normal course load of 15 units per semester, the 124-unit requirement leaves students in a four-year program, four units short of graduation. With implementation of the 120-unit requirement, Trustee Ralph Pesqueira believes that this policy will make it easier for students to graduate in fours years Or possibly even three years by attending school year round. Before celebrating, CSUSM students need to be aware that the lowering of units for graduation is a baseline from which all majors build upon. Many majors will still require more than the minimum 120 units required for graduation. Every academic program is reviewed on a five-year cycle. The review process allows departments to evaluate the number of units required in keeping students competitive not only with the demands of the job market, but also with students graduating from other universities in the same field. The fiveyear evaluation process means that gradual implementation of the 120-unit requirement will most likely not affect current students in the system. CSUSM President Alexander Gonzalez stated "that majors exceeding the 120 unit minimum require approval before they can be implemented." Gonzalez went on to state that accountability of unit requirements is based on the fact that the CSU strives for a balance between training for the work force and educating wellrounded citizens. Academic Arts Page 3-4 Page 5-7 Page 8-9 Comics/ ottUBuu News T houghts o sl.. BagplO Calendar Page 12 �2 Tuesday, September 19, 2000 The Pride Local News Politics In S an M arcos By: B enjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer Bombarded by the rhetoric f rom what is being called the most glamorized presidential race in U.S. history, many San Diegans' have l eft their local concerns and alliances by the wayside as they prepare t o choose who will lead the country. However, as San Marcos resident and city council h opeful, Mike Sannella says, the most important decisions a re the ones being m ade in your local community. " I j oined t his race because I have the desire t o help build a healthy community," said Sannella. "My w ife and I are both four-year residents and alumnus of Cal State San Marcos. We love the city and i t's a place where we would like to raise our kids, but then there are also some issues that need to b e addressed." Sannella, 25, is r unning a grassroots campaign in an e ffort t o seize one of two contested seats in the elections for San Marcos City Council. He h as already scoured the city with his part-time s taff of four, raising money a nd awareness f or h is campaign, but as any political experts will tell you, he still has a long way to go. A s November nears and the council race heats up, Sannella keeps h is cool character and h is message simple: San Marcos is one of San Diego's fastest growing communities and it needs a city council that will allow it t o continue to grow responsibly and correctly. " The city of San Marcos is a complex community f ull of its own special needs," added Sannella, "and t o address R eferendum Fee » A rticle C ontinued f rom Page 1 A n open f orum was held for students on Wednesday, September 13 in the f ree speech area, but attendance w as poor. T he audience was comprised, mostly, of U SUAB and A.S.I, delegates. M ike Harrod, Another student, Surya Metzler, felt that the building would help increase student life on campus. "They a re going to b e building dorms. What are those students going t o d o?" Metzler also felt the exercise those issues y ou have to have a complex p lan/Right now there is no s oft retail in San Marcos that is not only inconvenient for the consumer, but is costly for t he city in t erms of lost t ax revenue." The plan that Sannella refers t o is a set of pro-growth ideals that he intends to apply in San Marcos if elected. O n the top of h is agenda for San Marcos, Sannella says he will address the community's growing t raffic concerns. " I am going to make it my top priority t o address t he t raffic issues w ithin our community," said Sannella. "Widening the roads would b e the most obvious option, however, that can't always b e done. Other options include encouraging carpooling, building more bike lanes and encouraging city b us use." The second area of concern for Sannella is San M arcos' stance on business. Realizing t he t ax base that retail provides, the candidate says that he will encourage prosperity by welcoming the addition of planned retail shops and centers. Some of t he projects that Sannella endorses include the "Heart of the City " plan for the 1,500 acre area surrounding Mike Harrod at Open Forum Photo by Enrique Refugio and weight rooms would b e an economical way f or students to relieve stress* " I pay $35 a month now at my g ym. This is only a $30 increase per semester, which, for me, is a huge decrease." Susanne Green, Executive Director of the USUAB, who also spoke to A.S.I., is hoping that students will take the initiative t o f ind out more about the referendum. The USUAB -has posted a link on CSUSM's homepage under the Events and Announcements section where students can get detailed information on t he referendum and the planned building. Mike Harrod is hoping that a lot of students will attend t his Thursday's open f orum, " I want to give people an opportunity to speak if they have heard about it and a chance t o hear if they h aven't" for City Council. Courtesy ofwww.sannella2000.com CSUSM. " The University is going t o b e a m ajor player in San Marcos," added Sannella. " Our university breeds diversity which is healthy for the community, and its p resence w ill help shape the f uture of g rowth in San Marcos." San M arcos' rapid g rowth has become a m ajor issue i n the eyes of some people (including opponent Cynthia Skovgard w ho is also r unning f or City Council) who feel that t he city is faf past the point of calling the development responsible growth. If elected, these individuals that they would limit or halt growth in San Marcos by the passage of specific propositions, including Prop. S, which would require a special election f or rezoning projects w ithin San Marcos. " I am really worried about those propositions," added Sannella, " I t hink that when you s tart limiting g rowth in a city, it b ecomes t he death of a city. The city h as t o have t he flexibility t o react." I n general, Sannella's stance on g rowth, business, and f uture roles f or t he city represent a conservative t rend that h as swept both city a nd c ounty elections i n t he p ast decade. Although t he r ace is t oo close t o call at t his point* one t hing is for sure: San M arcos h as 54,000 people, 23,000 of w hom a re registered voters. T here a re six candidates, t wo of w hom a re incumbents that a re r unning f or t wo seats on t he 2001 city council. In these cases, voters statistically cast one vote f or t he incumbent and one f or t he n ew candidate, " they are looking at h ow t o cast their second," said Sannella, "and I hope t o b e t heir choice. Despite Fuel and Utility Costs, North County Still Booming By Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer chair of t he USUAB, feels that the b oard's small advertising budget of $500, has prevented them f rom getting students the information they need to make an i nformed decision, but hoped that there w$s still time t o get the word out. Another open f orum meeting is planned for September 21, at 11:45am in the f ree speech area located between Science and Academic Halls. Harrod hopes that the sun won't keep people away f rom the discussion of how they want t heir f unds to b e s pent."Students are paying these fees a nd this gives u s a chance to give them something tangible," says Harrod. CSUSM student T iffany Slocomb felt the facility would b e an important addition to the school, " I would vote yes because I really want to see this school grow." The Clarke Field House/ Student Union could make it easier for CSUSM t o expand the h andful of Title 9 sports t eams on campus. Mike Sannella W hile C alifornia residents f ind themselves facing Governor Gray Davis' deferred utility payment solution, f laws in California's energy deregulation system were investigated last week in San Diego during two federal hearings. Although no f irm conclusions have emerged f rom the hearings, other than the realization that residents are indeed paying too much for electricity (utility bills doubled and t ripled), there were a number of f ingers pointed: at SDG&E for not seeking the most a ffordable prices for consumers, at the Public Utilities Commission for not allowing SDG&E t o sign cheaper, long-term contract with suppliers, at suppliers for taking advantage of a f lawed and f ledging de-regulated energy purchasing system, and at the state's deregulation law itself, including the state legislators who-passed it. Investigations are still in progress. Meanwhile, the new proposition to r un high-voltage transmission power lines f rom Riverside county to San Diego county to compensate for the period of energy shortage before new generators are completed was p roposed b y SDG&E and the state's top-power managing agency (ISO). The plan would cost h undreds of millions of dollars and incur other environmental, residential, and aesthetic costs that have consumer groups, environmental regulators, and area o fficials and residents protesting and demanding to see proof that t his is the most effective solution. The high cost of living continues to beset residents at home, work, and now on the road. Recent rising gasoline p rices show no signs o f abating. Some attention has b een d eflected f rom deregulation t o international gasoline issues including OPEC production and the recent f uel crises in Europe. Local f uel averages are at $1.85 per gallon, among the highest in the country. N orth County Times analysts show t hat corporate gasoline interests in California are realizing nearrecord profit margins, with t his last f iscal quarter as one of the most profitable in history. Besides the rising p rice of crude oil, the increase of r efin- ery m argins, t he one component of the p rice equation the oil companies control a nd p rofit from, almost tripled what they were less t han a year ago. T he biggest gasoline providers in N orth County, Chevron, Exxon-Mobile, Amoco, Shell and Texaco, £re p rofiting double: f rom p rice h ikes on crude oil and increased r efinery margins. CSUSM student Peter K ramer, w ho alternates between driving a c ar and motorcycle to school, c ommented that, "These big corporations a re t rying to control oil production from g round t o tap, p ushing out the little guys w ho have neither wells or r efineries and have to buy gas wholesale at $2.09 per gallon." Interestingly, w hen Peter was asked whether riding h is motorcycle b enefited h im in terms of p arking and gas mileage he w as indecisive. " The University m akes m e b uy t wo parking passes, one f or each vehicle, so that undercuts m y savings." Despite such increases in the local c onsumer price index this year, t he j ob market and population of San Diego County, continues t o grow. Microcosmically, San M arcos and CSUSM continue t o build and develop, a ttract m ore c orporate interests, increase student fees, admit more students, a nd stack more cars in t he p arking lot. �Cougars Race in Aztec Invitational By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer The CSUSM Cougars faced stiff competition f rom some of the best major college teams f rom California at the Aztec Invitational held at Balboa Park on Saturday, September 16'. The Texas A&M Aggies were also among the sixteen teams who raced for honors on what turned out to be an unusually hot morning. However, the temperature wasn't the only sur- MacDonald agreed, "The temperature w asn't as bad as the prise in store for the runners. The generally f lat course hills, they were very deceiving." described by meet officials as Still, it was another strong show"made of dirt, grass, and con- ing for the women's squad. The women's team placed 8th crete with some hills'* left an out of the 16 competing teams impression and Coach with some of Steve Scott the runners. praised Heather them for Garritison, another the highest good perplacing r unformance, ner for the "they did Cougars well and women's they team said, improved "Those hills again." came out of G arritson, nowhere. If I the junior had realized transfer they were like f rom Cal that, I might Track Team In Action. State Fullerton have r un difPhotos by Steve Compian led the way, f inferently." Renee Athletes Get ready at theStaring Line, at last weeks Aztec Invitational held at Balboa Park Photo by Steve Compian ishing in 29th place of 108 runners. Cara Rumble, who placed 30th, was one second behind Garritson, and was followed by MacDonald who was in the 38th spot. While the women's team trailed a bit, they also finished ahead of some good schools including USC, UCSD, Long Beach State, and Cal State Fullerton. The men's team, winners of last year's Aztec Invitational in the "Open Division," found that running in the "Invitational Division" was a much tougher task. By the time the men began the last race of the morning, the heat had. definitely become a factor in their performance. Scott cautioned his runners to abbreviate their normal warmup routine and to stay in the shade until race time. Brian Sullivan led the young squad in a race that ended with James Adams nearly collapsing f rom heat exhaustion. There were wet spots along the course, and by the time the men ran the fourth race, the footing became unstable in some areas along the course. This made for generally slow times for all the competitors. Sullivan came in 18th place with a time of 26 minutes and 50.5 seconds, followed by Adams in 44th place and Marcus Chandler in 68th place out of 150 runners. The men finished in 10th place out of the 15 team field. According to Assistant Coach Joe Keating, running against the big schools is necessary. "They have to compete against the stronger teams to get better," said Keating. Coach Steve Scott and Brian Sullivan Photo by Steve Compian �4 Tuesday, September 19, 2000 Fall 2000 Men's Golf Schedule Sep 23-26 (Sat-Tues) University of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton, TX Oct 15-17 (Sun-Tues) CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA Oct 29-31 (Sun-Tues) San Diego State University San Diego, CA Women's Golf Schedule Men and Women's Cross Country Sep 23-26(Sat-Tues) Schedule University of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton, TX Oct 15-17 (Sun-Tues) Boise State University Boise, ID Oct 29-31 (Sun-Tues) CSU Northridge Northridge, CA Nov 5-7 (Sun-Tues) Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Sep 9 (Sat) Irvine Invitational Central Park 9:00am 5K/8K Huntington Beach, CA Sepl6 (Sat) Aztec Invitational Balboa Park 9:00am 5K/8K San Diego, CA Sep 30 (Sat) Stanford Invitational Stanford ,3:45pm Palo Alto, CA CSUSMGolf Team Picture Courtesy of www. csusm. edu/athletics C ross-Country Team Working Together By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer Running is an individual sport, right? Don't try telling that to the CSUSM cross-country team. Visit the track around 3:30 and you'll find no individuals out there, rather everything (push-ups, sit-ups, and stretching exercises) is done as a team. An observer will notice that these athletes are having f un, even finding laughter while exerk rising in 90- degree heat. These runners are serious about their warm-ups, but they can also enjoy themselves. Watch the team just before the start of a race and you'll see them run to the starting line together. After the race is over, the words "cool down, cool down," can be heard, a reminder that these runners must gradually return their bodies to normal operating temperature. A group of racers will also jog off to facilitate the cool down, but always together. This is all part of Head Coach Steve Scott's model for success. In talking with Coach Scott, the moral of The Tortoise and The Hare comes to -mind—it's steady progress that will win the race. Scott's philosophy is to have his runners strong and running their best races at the national level in November. "We don't want them to peak too early," Scott said. It is a philosophy that paid off handsomely in 1999, the team's first year of competition. It's also the reason that athletes are transferring to CSUSM. Two of CSUSM's transfer students exemplify the highs and lows of choosing which college to attend, Senior James Adams attended high school at the foot of the Julian Mountains in Ramona. The Pride Sports He transferred to CSUSM from California Baptist University so that he could learn from Scott. "My high school coach and Scott have been friends for a while," said Adams, when asked how he learned of Coach Scott. Adams arrived with solid credentials, but felt that Coach Scott (who holds the American record in the mile run) would give him the best shot at helping him break the four-minute barrier in the mile run. Along with the "mountain man," came a CSUSM junior, Cara Rumble, who attended Orange Glen High School in Escondido. Rumble is another accomplished runner who felt that being coached by Steve Scott was too tempting to pass up. She left Concordia University in Irvine to attend CSUSM. This Valley Center native, who first met her coach at a camp, placed high in the cross-country Oct 14 (Sat) Fresno Invitational Woodward Park 3:45pm 5K/8K Fresno, CA Oct 21 (Sat) Vanguard Invitational Fairview Park 9:00am 5K/8K Costa Mesa, CA Nov 3 (Fri) NAIA Regionals Morley Field TBA 5K/8K San Diego, CA Nov 16-19 (Thurs-Sun) NAIA Nationals nationals last year. According to Rumble, "I liked the way that he trained and I enjoyed the way he presented it." Both Adams and Rumble took different routes that eventually brought them to the same team. They enjoy being at CSUSM, but their initial attraction was to join a program coached by Scott. Adams and Rumble also joined the CSUSM cross-country team to have f un, run strong, and win—together. Cougars at the Irvine Invitational The team's first outing came when they participated in the Irvine Invitational on September 9. This was the chance to see the Cougars race against quality competition, including several of the top-ranked major college teams in the nation. How well did Coach Scott think his team performed? Scott used the word "disappointed" when reviewing the men's team performance in the 8K race. The Irvine Invitational coincides with the start of school, so most of his runners' prepa- Men's Soccer Schedule September 17 University of California, Santa Barbara* 3:30pm 24 California State University Long Beach* 11:00am . 30 Pepperdine University* TBA October 11 University of California, Riverside* 7:00pm rations had to occur on their own, during the summer. There were some good individual performances that made Scott smile though. Senior transfer student James Adams covered the 5.3 mile course in 26 minutes and 46.5 seconds, good enough for 19th place in a field of 91runners. Next was Brian Sullivan in 34th place, followed by Marcus Chandler in the 44th position. CSUSM finished sixth out of the nine teams in the men's category. The lady Cougars looked very strong in running the 5K distance. Led by junior transfer student Cara Rumble's 23rd place finish (19 minutes, 37.5 seconds) and closely followed by Heather Garritson's 27th place (19 minutes, 46.9 seconds), they were able to finish in 7th place overall out of eleven teams. In the women's 3.1 mile race, four of the top five spots were won by nationally-ranked NCAA teams. Other women placing for CSUSM were Renee MacDonald in 42nd place, Felisha Mariscal 63rd, Camille Wilborn 75th , and Mariel Holcomb in the 84th position. CSUSM Golf "Tees Up" for New Season By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer The Cal State San Marcos Golf team is ready to tee up for the new season. Coach Fred Hanover and his team travel to Belton, Texas this week to compete in the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Tournament. The five man, five woman team is looking to continue the winning ways established by last year's team. In only its second season of competition, CSUSM's men's golf team finished in 11th place and the women finished 8th among all NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) schools. While winning on the college level is new to his team, it is not a new experience for Coach Hanover. Hanover twice led Cal State San Bernardino to third place finishes in the NCAA Division II Tournament. His formula for success involves recruiting players who know more than just how to swing a club. Hanover expects his athletes to be competitive academically as well as physically, thus allowing him to focus on coaching them and not worrying about whether they will be eligible to play. Hanover also looks for a competitive spirit in all of his players. Three of the new recruits for the team include Tony Sellers, a transfer from Pima Community College, and freshmen Nick Mitchell from De La Salle High School in Fairfield, and Jack Spreng from St. Maria Goretti High School in Maryland. Hanover fans their competitive fires by making them try out for the team, and that's just the beginning. Since only five players per team (women and men) can travel to tournaments, his linksters have to battle each other for the right to represent CSUSM; that competition is extremely close this year. "It's coming right down to the wire," said Hanover. How does this year's tearh look? Hanover believes that they will be solid again. "It'll take a little time to develop, but by the end of the season, we should be right up there,"said Hanover. Evaluating individuals is a more difficult matter right now, "At this point I wouldn't be able to 29-31, and then to Santa Clara say, but I'll know after the first University from November 5-7. tourney," added the coach. This first tournament for the year at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, will offer Hanover the perfect opportunity to see how his team reacts to prime competition. The Texas hosts are expecting to have another fine season. Last year Mary HardinBaylor's women's team won the NAIA national championship, and their men's team has improved greatly. The tourney also attracts several of the state's best small college teams. The rest of the schedule finds our Cougars in competition at the CSU Bakersfield from October 15-17, the San Diego CSUSMGolf Coach Fred Hanover State Tourney from October Photo By: Melanie Addington �Arts & Entertainment The Trojan C o m e to By Kathleen Hash Pride Staff Writer Never before have I left a play feeling so uncertain about the production. Marianne McDonald's modern adaptation of The Trojan Women opened on Sunday, September 3, at The Old Globe Theater in front of a f ull house. Euripides, a Greek dramatist, wrote the original play by the same name. Euripides' play tells the story of the fall of Ancient Troy to the Greeks in 416 BC. However, McDonald's modern adaptation, directed by Seret Scott, takes a look at war from a different perspective. Talk of smart bombs and SCUD missiles are some of the clues as to the direction of changes from the original text. et he Best Women GEWTOH USED N L ife a t T he O ld G lobe The psychological effects of the play are fascinating as the waning of helicopters never stops while soldiers dressed completely in camouflage march across the stage. The women in the war camp wear garments of thick layers of cloth with robes, to small tops and long skirts. The costumes play an enormous role in delivering the play's Mm message. Vietnam was never far from my mind with two of the female characters dressed as Vietnamese prostitutes. The female characters display nudity that I did not find offensive, but I would not call it artistically subtle either. Helen of Troy makes an appearance as a confident nymph whose sexual excursions are indicated as the cause of the gveSyssi 4 Mwpii & war. In high heels and g-strings, the female characters T imeless S ounds a t t he 2 000 J ulian B luegrass F estival By: Christopher F. Orman Pride Staff Writer On Saturday, September 16, approximately 2000 people crowded into a small, oak-filled natural amphitheater to attend the first day of the two-day Julian Bluegrass Festival. With performances by four remarkably talented bluegrass bands and the combination of warm, sunny weather in the mountains, the festival forced a grin upon every attendee's face, merely proving Steve Martin's infamous comment, "Hell, it becomes pretty difficult to feel teary-eyed listening t o banjo music." The first day of the festival began with an assortment of competitions from beginning banjo to professional fiddle. Probably the highlight of the competition occurred when an eight-year-old girl performed the ubiquitous Turkey in the Straw. Most of the spectators were in awe of the youngster's performance, not because of her age and relaxed presence, but because she revealed the spirit of the festival: the timelessness of bluegrass music. The genre has an unknown element that becomes addictive, and forces the performer or listener to consistently examine the ageless art form. After the competitions concluded several bands performed, including Highway 52, Silverado, and Lost Highway. Conspicuously talented, none of the acts created the fervor or enjoyment spawned by the Laurel Canyon Ramblers This particular band—Herb Pederson on banjo, Michael Witcher on dobro, Kenny Blackwell on mandolin, Bill Bryson on bass, and Roger Reed on guitar—mixed the spirit of rock and roll into bluegrass. Flying through various standards and numerous originals, Laurel Canyon Ramblers eventually played gospel, rock, reggae and straightforward bluegrass songs; making the band enormously different from most of the acts performing at the festival, whom never stray away from certain established boundaries of traditional bluegrass. Eloquently mixing talented musicianship with stellar three-part harmonies, the Laurel Canyon Ramblers literally stole the show at the first day of the Julian Bluegrass Festival. Interestingly, maybe because the Laurel Canyon Ramblers were the major act for the bluegrass festival's first day, many in the crowd left the amphitheater after their performance and meandered through the parking lot, where stunning players gathered in circles to jam. No pedestrian with an instru- ment case becomes safe wandering through the crowd of players: even yours truly became involved in a humorous version of Bill Monroe's Working On a Building, complete with vocals and jaw-dropping banjo playing by two teenagers. After watching several groups perform, one can become mesmerized by the technical ability exhibited by so many people. Whether banjo, fiddle, bass, guitar, or mandolins, a plethora of great, obscure performers displayed their skills. Upon leaving at six o'clock in the evening,T realized the depth that music is capable of. Most of the music featured on assorted radio-stations only equals one percent of the total music created in our world. Interestingly, bluegrass may be one of many forms that will never die and will continue to gather listeners searching for a simple form of music, which, like the wind, carries the thoughts and feelings of lost years. Bluegrass music has a long history, beginning with the music of Scotland and Ireland circa 1600. As the genre evolved, bluegrass added elements of jazz, blues, and hillbilly mountain music. While the common vision by society concerning bluegrass originated from the banjo-playing boy in "Deliverance," the music has more sophistication and certainly a higher technical fortitude than most musical genres. At one moment a bluegrass group may sing a gospel number like I Hear a Voice Calling and then immediately launch into a breakneck version of the popular fiddle tune Red Haired Boy; playing as fast as many punk bands. Such a variety of material and speed within the idiom makes bluegrass enjoyable for those who love music. r- express two very different types of nakedness. The entire production seemed to flow nicely, but each of the characters had a moment when his or her performance was unbelievable. I. left the theater anxious to get to the ladies room to hear other people talk about what they had seen, yet nobody talked about it. It may have been mediocre direction or an awkward script, but there was something that really held the play back from being great. Yet, I cannot say that I did not enjoy the performance. If your curiosity is getting the better of you, The Trojan Women will run until October 14 at The Old Globe Theater in Balboa Park. For ticket information, please call (619) 239-2255. — : -' We do comparison shopping ferjm M M M a s online book stores! Candide: B ernstein's C omic O pera By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer I have never seen opera so socially critical while retaining genuinely contagious humor. Candid in its shocking comedy and flaunting offenses against everyone who matters, Leonard Bernstein's operatic adaptation of Voltaire's satiric and philosophically profound novel, Candide, inspires ironic and disturbing Pulp-Fiction-tyye laughter. A pleasing combination of Scenefrom Candide flawless orchestration, talented actors and singers, and lively stage production, this comic opera, playing the Casa Del Prado Theater in Balboa Park, offers Bernstein's successful opera in the 100th anniversary year of its composer's life. Unlike most romantically nauseating operas, this sardonic tale of a young man's mid-eighteenth-century journey through Germany, Spain, Turkey, France, colonial South America, and Italy, » Continued on pg 6 Photo courtesy of the Candide website �6 Tuesday, September 19, 2000 Candide » Continued from Page 5 chronicles his process of experientially unlearning the pretentious and naive bourgeois philosophies of popular enlightenment thinkers. Scenes of warfare, slavery, religious hypocrisy, murder, violent rape, sexually transmitted diseases, large-scale misogyny and racism may make some , viewers consider the deeper philosophical implications of Voltaire's poker-faced comedy as social analysis. On the surface a witty, bantering tale of misadventure, Candide reveals itself to actually be a . savage, satiric thrust at the philosophy of "Optimism" (the play's alternate title); which proclaims that nationwide disasters and individual sufferings are both just part of a cosmic plan that is essentially good. Voltaire was not easily prepared to excuse the world's vices quite so easily, nor would he encourage people to accept evil as fate without trying to prevent it or fight it. Candide also represents curiously accurate, yet damaging caricatures of the European intelligencia, the Catholic Church, Judaism, Women, Men, Europeans, royalty, and everyone else. Although published in 1759, the contemporary applications of Candide seem very close at hand. In a time where there seems to be an abundance of pseudo:philosophical explanations for manmade injustice and intellectual copout acquiescence disguised as wisdom, Candide seems to shout, "Action is necessary! All is not well, but all things can be bettered!" and then laugh at its own candidness. If you like opera, see Candide. If you don't like opera, see Candide. This comic opera ends next weekend. Remaining performances are Friday, September 22 at 8pm, Saturday, September 23 at 2pm, and Sunday, September 23 at 2pm. Candide is performed at the Casa Del Prado Theater in Balboa Park. For ticket information call (619)239-8836. Arts & Entertainment The Pride Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire B arnstorm A udiences I The tenderness of the romantic scenes contrasted against the roughhouse play between brothers provides for great insight into the dynamics of family and dating relationships. More importantly, there are no car chases, no explosions, and the women are fully clothed or wearing at least a bra in every scene. Derick Martini stated, "I didn't need to show breasts [in their film, because it is] not that kind of film." fm Chris, or &}3t0riRre.| Iguess thatsj&fj wso l ab m because I HfcJ ;®fi! migfane The Barnstorming By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor The Film : How could an independent film possibly compete with Hollywood blockbusters? "After this, anything is possible," states Kevin Jordan, director of Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire. This movie, being one of the greatest romantic comedies released this year, made with a budget of only $40,000. The film stars real-life brothers, Derick Martini (Chris), and Steven Martini (Tony), as brothers helping each other on their way to finding true love. When they were born, their half Native-American grandmother nicknamed free-spirited Tony as Smiling Fish and serious Chris as Goat on Fire. After their parents die on the 405 freeway, Chris raises Tony in their impoverished house in Los Angeles. Tony is a fun-loving actor who enjoys many women that come his way, especially his pseudo-girlfriend, who runs screaming out of the house after finding a ribbed condom that she did not buy him. Later he meets a single mom (played by Christa Miller from The Drew Carey Show), who fate seems to destine as his true love. Chris, Tony's brother, works as an accountant and is trying to salvage a dead-end relationship with his high school sweetheart Alison (played by Amy Hathaway). Interwoven into the comedy is a beautiful story about Clive Henderson, that is based on a real movie sound man that director Kevin Jordan met. Clive (brilliantly performed by Bill Henderson) is a ninety-year-old At the pre-screening of Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire in Hillcrest Thursday night, director Kevin Jordan, and stars Derick and Steven Martini, and Bill Henderson discussed the f ilm with the audience. Derick stated, "the purpose is to meet the audience because it is hard to compete with Hollywood," and Jordan jumped in, stating, "we are doing this grassroots style!" Bill Henderson informed the audience that in the begin- W h e r t m mm l ittle o u r g ra n dma g a v e u s N a t i v e A merican nicknames. F m S i t i n g fish b e c a u s e fm l l i t p p f - f ^ t w c k y j one, M ymi cmmm^m^ romantic who tells Chris amazing stories about his deceased wife and the motion pictures they worked on in their youth. Eventually, Clive helps Chris along the path to finding true love when he meets a gorgeous Sicilian woman (Anna), at a Christmas party. Overall, this is one of the best independent films I have seen to date. Although several scenes between the brothers have lulls in the conversation, it works for the film by giving the audience a sense of reality in their relationship. ning of movie theatres, they called this barnstorming." After winning the Toronto Film Festival Award and Best Film at the Milan Film festival, the trio (Jordan and Martini Brothers) signed a deal for two more films with much larger budgets. The key to making this film work with a small budget was trying to get as much as possible for free, and "get a lot of favors," according to Derick Martini. The three grew up together in New York, and "we really get each other," states Steven Martini. This made a world of difference on the set because there were no creative differences and the dynamics of the set remained very professional but everyone had a real sense of trust. Henderson piped in by stating that it also helped to have "this director [that] loves actors.'' When asked how much money they will make on this film, Jordan jokingly said, "at least fourteen dollars." One member of the audience asked the filmmakers, "What motivated them to write this script?" Derick stated, it is a story they wanted to tell and wanted to have as a reflection of true life; they even went so far as to say that Steven was really hit in the head with a toaster (just as depicted in the film). Another audience member asked, "Since these characters' experiences are similar to your true-life experiences, how many scenes are ad-libbed or did you follow the script?" The Martini brothers chuckled, and Derick replied, "a lot of it was improvisational, but they knew what we had to get out of each scene." One woman came up to Derick after the discussion, and with a concerned look, asked if their parents were still living. Martini immediately responded, "Oh yes, they are quite alive... divorced...but still good friends. We had to take a lot of flack for killing them off in the film though." Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire opened in theatres on September 15, and is playing exclusively in Hillcrest Landmark Theatres. This movie marks Kevin Jordan's directorial debut; he is also a co-writer with life-long friends, the Martini brothers. The f ilm is 90 minutes long and is rated R. Weekly Web Site: The Ideal Movie Web Site By: Jafo_wac The opening page of http:/ / www.smilingfishmovie.com/ contains a sound clip that explains the names of the characters for the film Smiling Fish and Goat On Fire, and the designers of this web page actually succeed in keeping a high sound quality for the site. The page loaded quickly at 56k modem speed, which is the best way to start a web page. As a movie page, the content is predictable, but the pictures are good. The web site also includes favorite movie quotes, a synopsis of the film, a trailer, clips and stills, and information on the main actors, all of which are presented in a refreshingly simple and quick loading format. There is also a link entitled "What is a Corduroy Penis?" (a song from the filmy. The link, "What is a Corduroy Penis?" contains the lyrics and a clip j of the song, which has interest- ! ing twangs in both sound and Bill Henderson (Clive) is the voice of lyrics. the web page. All Smiling Fish Photos The best feature of the web- Courtesy of the Smiling Fish web site. site is what is left out: a flashy introduction and huge graphics. The lack of excessive banners, http://www.smilingfishmovie.com/. ads and cooperative tie-ins is E-mail: jafo wac@hotmail. also a plus. Simple, effective, stylish and com with comments or suggestions for the next website fast, web designers should pay review. attention to �C ameron C rowe is Almost Famous By: Jennifer Miller Pride Staff Writer Filmed partly in the gas-lamp district of San Diego, Almost Famous is a fantastic, brilliantly mastered f ilm written and directed by Cameron Crowe. Almost Famous is Crowe's f irst movie since his blockbuster hit Jerry Maguire, and it proves t o be a captivating, intelligently written script f ull of laughs and tears. This semi-autobiographical f ilm was written during a pivotal time in the history of rock and roll. Crowe sets his story in 1973, in San Diego, and chronicles the f unny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William Miller, whose intelligence and genuine enthusiasm lands him the gig of a lifetime. Like his young protagonist, Crowe also got his start in journalism when he landed his first j ob at the age of 15 as a journalist for Rolling Stone Magazine. One of Crowe's most i nfluential friends and mentors was the legendary rock critic Lester Bang, whose character offers advice and friendly words of experience to the main character William. While still in his teens, Crowe, an avid music f an, profiled many of the era's most Scene from Almost Famous influential artists and toured with bands across the U.S. "I didn't want it to be like some of those semi-autobiographical stories that glorify the writer because the truth is* I never felt like the center of any room I was in at the time. I was an observer. That's what the character of William Miller is—he's an observer." William is befriended by his idol, Lester Bangs (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman from Boogie Nights) and l ands his first assignment, an interview with Black Sabbath. At the concert, he also befriends the up-and-coming fictional band, Stillwater^ led by the charismatic lead guitarist, Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup), and lead singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee). William also meets a group who call themselves the "Band Aids," led by the beautiful and bewitching Penny Lane (Kate Hudson). When Rolling Stone offers William a huge opportunity to write a cover story of Stillwater, he joins the tour, appropriately titled "Almost Sunny Day Real Estate Releases The Rising By: Adam Bailey Pride Staff Writer Sunny Day Real Estate falls off pace with their fourth and latest album, The Rising Tide. Having recently switched labels f rom Sub Pop Records to Time Bomb Recordings, this Seattle-based band offers u p a more complex, melodically arranged CD to date. From the very moment fans bring this CD home, open it up, and read the liner notes, they will notice the difference right away. They will notice a much more complex set of word arrangements and a greater emphasis being placed upon the words of each song as the catalyst for this album's music. A change that is noble, but ultimately falls short of the intended result when listening to the finished musical product. Photo by Neal Preston Tide The f irst two songs on this CD, Killed by an Angel and One are not much different f rom Sunny Day's previous endeavors under Sub Pop's production. Fairly stripped down by today's standards, these two songs,' emotionally-charged aggression compels listeners to listen to the rest of the album. However, a fter listening to the first two songs on the album, the mode takes an almost 180-degree turn. The album f rom the third selection on is much more complex, revealing a much more heavily produced and textured sound. A sound that works some of the time, like the singles Rain Song or Faces in Disguise. Both songs invoke some passion with soulful melodies and the bowstrings' melancholy sound. However, the sound really grows old and tiresome a fter so many monotoous selections. Overall this Ibum is decent, {but ultimately falls short in comparison to their (first album Diary, [which delivered to ;he music industry much itiore irogressively orignal, emotional, nd exciting selecion of material. RETIREMENT Famous," and begins his journey. Frances McDormand plays Elaine, William's mother, and she adds family hostility. Her relentless advice and presence scares everyone she comes in contact with. "Don't do d rugs!" Elaine says redundantly. Soon William becomes part of the inner circle of the band he idolizes, disregarding the caution from his mother and Lester Bangs who warn him not to befriend the bands. William comes of age as he observes the chaos and on-the- INSURANCE MUTUAL FUND5 road lifestyle of Stillwater. The friendships that William makes are genuine^ and heartfelt as he also falls hard for Penny Lane, the passionate and adoring fan. William is soon f aced with the task of honest and unmerciful journalism as he writes the cover story for Rolling Stone. Confused and anxious, William sets out to tell the truth about the band and its members who are now his friends. I laughed throughout the entire movie and felt an instant connection with the characters. Everyone will be entertained and mesmerized with this film and its characters. The movie's soundtrack includes compositions by Peter Frampton and Nancy Wilson (a member of the band Heart and who is also Crowe's wife). Interlaced with blasts of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and other classic rock bands, the music is brilliant. Almost Famous is now playing at theaters, and I recommend this f ilm to everyone. The movie is rated R because of brief nudity, drug scenes, and language. Almost Famous is a mustsee movie that will turn into a rock-n-roll classic and is one movie I can't wait to buy on DVD. TRUST SERVICES TUITION FINANCING Why is TIAA-CREF the #1 choice nationwide? HAAAdvantage. 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By Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer What happened if there was an election and no one voted? With the general election scheduled for November, I decided to ponder the question. Knowing the history of voter participation in this country, when barely sixty per cent of all eligible voters who actually cast a ballot constitute a high water mark, I wanted to ask, "What would happen if no one voted?" I understand that this is a purely hypothetical question, but if we can struggle to understand why one person gets booted off of Survivor Island or why the San Diego Chargers can't outscore the San Diego Padres then it may be a question worth pondering. Here's a scenario: The general election to decide the next President of the United States has just occurred and no one voted. The power of voter enthusiasm has waned into blackout proportions. We saw the names of all the candidates and decided that they sucked, so we just bailed out of the voting process all together. What would occur? Letter to the Editors I want to take this opportunity to thank the Pride, in particular Nicole Moreno for the front page article of the Pride titled, "What about the Women? This is truly a success story. This week the list went from having 6 to 19 women! I am excited to have such a good response! The women will be attending a team meeting sometime next week. They will each receive phone calls to coordinate the meeting. Regarding men Soccer we have 32 male students signed up and a large number of them showed up to practice, today, Friday Sept. 8th at 11:00 am. Sincerely, Susana Gonzalez Assistant Executive Director Associated Students, Inc. California State University San Marcos (760) 750-4990 Fax (760) 750-3149 More specifically, what mechanism for the continuation of democracy would kick in? Would the old President simply remain in office as the undefeated champion or do the polls remain open until someone votes, as in sudden death overtime in a sporting event? Our constitution must address this somehow. I didn't really know the answer, so I decided to engage the help of my fellow students. should a person who wasn't popular enough to swing one popular vote be President?) Most of them began with the predictable, "It would never happen." The question is not if it will happen, but rather what are the ramifications of such an event occurring? It would also be fair to clarify that this is not a scientific poll. It falls more into the "Daddy what i f..." category. Wendy (Sociology Major): "I don't know, maybe they'd have to vote again." Here are the responses of students I spoke to at the Dome: George (Business Major): "Wouldn't Clinton just stay President? (No, he's at the end of two terms). Ryan (Mathematics Major): "Gore would automatically become President, because he's the current Vice President." (Hmmm. Interesting thought, but Diana (Part-time Student): "That's why we have an Electoral College." (O k. we have an Electoral College and then what?) No response. Patricia (Education Major): "Maybe they'd have to do it [election] over?" Rachel (Women's Studies): "No idea." It's probably not unusual that so many of us don't have a clue as to what would happen, because the chances of such an event ever occurring is so remote that it is regarded as pure fiction. Could it be, however, that we have never given the topic much thought because there is always the security of believing that someone else will vote? And what if that mysterious someone doesn't do what we had assumed? Then, where would that leave us? The Pride New Budget Gets Academic Year Off to Good Start By Dr. Charles B. Reed Chancellor, California State University I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to a new academic year at the California State University, especially those students who have enrolled at a CSU campus for the first time this fall. We are very proud to have all of you as members of the CSU family. I know that in a place as large as the 23-campus CSU system, it can be difficult to find up-todate information about our system. That's why I hope that occasional columns like these can provide you with some of this important information. I'm proud to report that our year is off to a good start already, thanks to a landmark budget signed by Gov. Davis over the summer. This is one of the best budgets the CSU has ever seen. Our total general fund budget, for 2000/01 is approximately $2.5 billion; and the general fund increase totals $333.7 million, our largest increase ever. The governor and the legislature have also passed new legislation to increase financial aid for many more students in California next year. What does this mean for the CSU? It means that our top two priorities — access for students and compensation for employees — will be funded as follows: Access — The budget includes a $73.1 million general fund increase to accommodate the 12,577 additional full-time equivalent students expected to enroll during this academic year. Our system is expected to continue to grow at this incredible pace, taking on a total of about 130,000 new students by 2010. Compensation — The budget includes $113.2 million for a six percent compensation pool for all CSU employees. This continues to help close the faculty salary gap. In addition, the budget includes funds for year-round operations, community service learning, CSU Channel Islands, CSU Stanislaus Stockton Center, the Coachella Valley Center of CSU San Bernardino, and technology training for teachers. It also supports the California Workforce Initiative, which funds high-cost programs in such fields as nursing, agriculture, engineering, computer science, and the biological sciences. This budget will allow us to continue to uphold our priorities of serving students, assisting the public schools, improving and expanding teacher preparation, eliminating the need for remedial education, and making the most of new advances in technology. It will also allow us to add a new focus on preparing students for the workforce of California. If you would like to learn more about our budget, you can read about it on our web site at http:// www.calstate.edu/tier3/PubAffairs/ news/budget2000.html. Or for more general information about the system, you can go directly to our home page, www.calstate.edu. I wish you best of luck in your studies, and I look forward to visiting each of your campuses in the coming academic year. C liches - Paradoxes of C onventional W isdom By: Bryan Clark Pride Staff Writer I'm tired of them. I'm tired of hearing them all the time. People too often use them without knowing what they mean. I'm talking about cliches. Far too often people cling to the "conventional wisdom" of cliches. But most people don't realize that cliches, while meant to be uplifting and truthful, constantly contradict themselves. I have a quick list of cliches that really capture the need for truth and inspiration, yet when presented with others, unfortunately cancel out the message. Enjoy: "Always make a good first impression" versus "Never judge a book by its cover". "Life is hard" versus "It's as easy as 1-2-3". "Never give up" versus "If you can't beat them, join them". now or never". "We always hurt the ones we love". "Expect great things" versus "Better safe than sorry" versus "Don't count your chickens until "Risking life and limb". they've hatched". "Better late than never" versus "Don't give up your day job" "Time is of the essence". versus "Follow your dreams". "Two wrongs don't make a right" "The best things in life are f ree" versus "Who's to say what is versus "Nothing is free in life". right or wrong?" "Life is short" versus "Live long "Love hurts" versus "No pain, and prosper". no gain." "Life will get better as you go "Free love" versus "It's a labor -on" versus "When it rains, it of love". pours". "There is safety in numbers" "There is no time like the pres- versus "Your better off alone". ent" versus "Time will tell". "Its hope against hope" versus "Take it one step at a time" "When worse comes to worse". versus "It's all or nothing", "Never look a gift horse in the "All good things come to those mouth" versus "Look before you who wait" versus "Don't hesitate leap". or all is lost". "Being in love means never hav"Bide your time" versus "It's ing to say you're sorry" versus HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO "Crime doesn't pay" versus "Illgotten gains". So the next time someone tries to give you some "conventional wisdom", don't take it. Do the opposite and see what happens. Look the g ift horse in the mouth; see if it has cavities. If someone tells you, "Don't worry be h appy" immediately scream at them and freak the hell out! Crime doesn't pay? There are more criminals t han days of the year! If they tell you everything is going to be all right, go home, pack your things, and move far, FAR away because it won't be all right for a very, very long time. I guess I could be overreacting to all these conflicting and I should take it with a grain of salt, but maybe I should just stand up and face the facts. PRIDE@CSUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon the Wednesdav prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length Author's name may be withheld upon request at the discretion of the editors. Letters containing profanity or hate speech will not be printed anonymously but will include the authors full name. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. �S tudents S peak Out on t he S tudent Union Fee Referendum Vote Yes I don't really understand why we even need to vote on this one. I guess it's just a CYA thing (That's "Cover Your A ssef's for those who don't know) . In By: Steve Kerrin anyone complains, we have to be able to say, "The students voted on it, it wasn't done without their approval." I really don't think anyone should complain. Consider how cheap it is to go to school here compared to anywhere else locally. Hiition is less than $900/semester. Books cost about the same as anywhere else. We don't have to burn a tank of gas every day driving through freeways as congested as 15, 8, and 5. We all have a free exercise program too, just park in the lower lots off Barham and walk up the stairs every day. When you put all that together, along with the convenience factor of having a university in North County where most CSUSM students live, you see we have a great deal going here. Even if we do have to pay another $30/semester in Student Union fees, it still beats the crap out on t he S tudent Union Fee R eferendum Vote No Actually, Stephen most of what you said was true— the truth as we have all been led to absorb it. But in college By: Steve Compian we're supposed to look beyond the regurgitated, spoon-fed party line, and ask the hard questions in order to unveil t he truth. The issue here isn't about buying new jock straps for the team or painting a mural on the side of a building. It's about spending money. When you're old enough and have dolled-out enough taxes to pay for every imaginable outhouse ever built, maybe you'll be in a better position to understand what it is I have to say. We really need to think about what it is we're going to do. I'm not against building or growth, but before people go to the polls, we need to clarify a few things. First, the increase in student fees is not easily reversible. As soon as the university gets the yea vote, those bulldozers that we've been seeing around campus are going to dig some holes. Also, the fee increase will not decrease after the structure is paid for; it will remain FOREVER, except when it is scheduled to increase again. If it doesn't pass, we can always try again later. Second, why are they calling this the on t he S tudent Union Fee R eferendum The Pride Co-Editor Co-Editor Graduate Intern Melanie Addington Victoria B. Segall Jayne Braman Faculty Advisor Madeleine F. Marshall All opinions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions o f the author, and do not necessarily represent the v iews o f The Pride, or o f California State University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion o f The Pride editorial board. of dealing with SDSU. It will still be only $50. SDSU students pay $142. I hear people saying, "Well if it's so cheap why would we want to make it more expensive?" Let me ask these people this: Did you really think that students on a new, growing campus wouldn't be hit up for fee increases at some point? I would accuse anyone who didn't think that would happen of being naive. It's inevitable that we would have to foot the bill for some things. The State would never pay for every amenity that we students want. Don't worry if money's tight and you're getting financial aid. The fee increase gets factored into that equation. For the rest of us, saving $30/semester to make up for the difference is not so tough. Just cut that $3 cup of coffee out of your morning ritual one day a week. Or the next time someone asks you "Do you want fries with that?" just say, "No." Maybe stick to domestic beer instead of import. Wait, nevermind, we have to draw the line somewhere. The point is, $30 for something that will make life better for all concerned is a bill worth paying. And if future students are really pissed off that we did this to them, they can vote to reverse it. Somehow, I don't think they will. "Fieldhouse/Student Union?" Is it descriptive of its use or is it because officials felt that we wouldn't cough up the dough for a field house, so they got the idea that setting aside space for a student union would make it sell better? If we're going to pay for a gym that can serve the purpose of a student union and double as a church on Sunday, fine. Just tell us that we're voting on a gym. Finally, we need to think about all those students who will follow us later. These fee increases will continue to rise. What about tuition? That's a different issue and comes under a different account. If tuition increases, they won't be able to cry about fees because we voted for it. Times are good right now. There is plenty of money via jobs, scholarships, grants, and cheap loans. But when the economy goes b&d, as it does occasionally, all that money will dry up and the students that follow may not be able to afford school then, making the building of a structure now a moot point. Again, I am not opposed to construction, expansion, or looking towards the future. What I feel strongly about is that people need to ask the university the hard questions before voting. Everyone should vote. But if the only decision that we can make is an uninformed one, then the foundation that we lay today may not support the future that we seek to build for tomorrow. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail a n d identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy o f The Pride not to print anonymous letters. Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation o f commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year. # r | 1 V| A X HV' B y: D avid R uiz Have you heard about the student union fee referendum? How do you feel about it? " N o , I h a d n ' t , b ut i f t he s chool i s g oing t o g et a n y b igger i t's g oing t o h ave to happen." — Jeannie B etita " Yeah, I ' v e h e a r d o f t hat. I p robably w o u l d p a y i t. $ 3 0 b u c k s p e r s tudents i s n ot t o o m u c h t o p ay." —Po C h a r e s t ' Yes. I t h i n k t hat i t's o .k. I t's f or a g o o d t hing." — Michelle H e i m l i c h " I r eally d idn't k now m uch a bout i t, b ut I w ould a gree b ecause t hat i s o ne t he m ajor a spects m issing f rom t his s chool. T he t rack w as a g ood t hing b ut t hey n eed m ore.' —Wendy K ennedy " Yeah, I ' v e h e a r d a bout t hat a n d I t h i n k w e ' d b e d oing s o m e t h i n g f or t he f u t u r e s tudents." — Ihiro T erauchi " Yes, b ut I d on't m ind b ecause t his p lace d efinitely n eeds s omething l ike t hat —as s oon a s p ossible." —Venushe _ P"pl A M JAJ.V/ > California State'University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone: (760)750-6111 Fax: (760) 750-4030 E-mail: pride@csusm.edu http://www.csusm.edu/ pride ••The Pride wishes to note that the increase is $30 for a total of $50. �10 Tuesday, September 19,2000 Academic Bulletin Election 2000 - Gore vs. Nader, and other election issues North County FORUM presents a free public forum: Saturday, September 30th, North County Forum will present a free public forum on Gore vs. Nader, or "the lesser of two evils?" There will be speakers from the Democratic and Green parties, as well as audience partici- Influenza Vaccine Shortage and Supply Delays In a statement released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there will be a delay in influenza vaccine shipments and possibly a nationwide shortage of the vaccine for the 2000-01 seasons. The CDC is encouraging all health care providers to provide the vaccine to the patients who are at highest risk of death from influenza only at this time and to delay mass immunizations of adults until November 2000. Individuals with high-risk medical conditions and pregnant females in the second and third trimester ofpregnancy are at a high risk for serious complications from influenza infections, including hospitalizations and deaths. These individuals are encouraged to obtain the vaccine. If you have questions as to what the high risk conditions are, please contact your health care provider as soon as possible. Students may also direct their questions to the Student Health Services at (760) 750-4915. TDD (760) 750-4924. Staff and students may call the clinic in November to check on the availability of vaccine. At this time, f lu clinic dates have not been identified for November. Karen D. Nicholson, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Student Health Services CSU San Marcos pation on both sides. will follow the speakers. Time permitting, we will also discuss Propositions 36, 38, For more info, call 39, and the Vista School Board. The program begins at 6:30 (760) 758-2410 or p.m., Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1600 e-mail: Buena Vista Drive, in the NCForum@aol.com. Shadowridge section of Vista. A Q&A Discussion period Health and Wellness Fair at CSUSM September 20th Healthy shakes, body fat analysis, bottled water and health information are featured at the Health and Wellness Fair at California State University San Marcos 10:30 am to 2:00 pm, Wednesday September 20. The theme of this year's Fair is "Got Health?" Nearly twodozen organizations will provide information and samples at the fair, including fitness organizations and community health providers. Campus organizations will be on hand with information on benefits, including retirement plans, for university employees. The fair takes place in Palm Court on campus. "This is a chance for us to bring together information on health and wellness for the whole campus community," says Tanis Brown, who coordinates human resources training and special projects at Cal State San Marcos. "Last year we targeted employees in during open enrollment period for health benefits and this year we saw the fair as a perfect opportunity to provide important resources to our students as well." Participants include: Cal State San Marcos Human Resources, Cal State San Marcos Associated Students, Inc., Back and Neck Pain Relief Center, Escondido Community Health Services, 24 Hour Fitness, San Diego Blood Bank, North County Health Services, American Red Cross Blood Services, Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water, Costco, CSUSM Student Health Services, CSUSM Counseling and Psychological Services, PERS Retirement Services, Kaiser, Delta Dental and others. For information .on the Health and Wellness Fair, call 760-750-4425. The Pride Find out how you can study overseas for a year and get regular CSUSM credit through the Cal State International Programs. Regular fees and financial aid apply. Information and applications now available at the Study Abroad Office, Craven Hall 5211 or call (760) 750-4090. The Pride Literary Supplement CALL FOR PAPERS jargon, foreign, or mathematical language. When technical terms are essential, they should be explained to the reader. 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Authors should avoid highly technical language, critical �The Pride Tuesday, September 19,200011 W ordWerx Thoughts on. .. lo Einstein c W S D U I D X N H A M B E H T c Z C B X Z D N E F F U R L N B L I N K 1 8 2 F V M U H L L L C O O L J S U B I N A C M w C F Z C J F A I T H II I L L B D L R T R A Y e H A R L E S L N Y A R P L J X D c E C J L D E B E L A M O R G A N V O L C B M U V H R R F M A C P Z E H R K S P x S E V M C T u z W G Z R U V L U O s A L E D Y E V s T X A C I T s A L E C Z J H s G N I K Y P s Y G W N A B D G H E X R N I Y O A S I S O Y T K H B F U R R T R L H J J OYSPYKINOS OZZY BLINK182 RUFFENDZ LLCOOLJ OASIS DEBELAMORGAN FAITHHILJL CAN1BUS D ELASOUL R AYCHARLES J EWELL E LASTICA © 2 000, N ebuxi.com By: Melanie Addington "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." "There are only two ways to live your life: One is as nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter can not understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." "Imagination is more important than knowledge, for knowledge is limited while imagination embraces the entire world." "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." —Albert Einstein Nail and Void The ieoAtr sKovU potest 30241 (tor * cut 0 fKe , tielf It rota Do you need experience to put on your resume? Part-time internship available with Internet modeling and talent agency. Learn all aspects of the business while you help us out. Must be computer and Internet Savvy. 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Please contact Pat at (760) 929-8016. �12 TUesday, September 19,2000 Calendar Intro to Career Services Location: Craven 4201 Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm Location: Commons 207 Time: 12pm-3:00pm to apply for Spring and Summer 2001 graduation Grammar and Punctuation Location: ACD 314 Time: 12:00pm-l :00pm Intro to Career Services Location: Craven 4201 Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm A workshop for those who need help with grammar and punctuation. A workshop on getting started in career services. Health & Wellness Resource Fair: "Campus & Community" Open To Everyone Location: Palm Court Time: 10:30am-2:00pm Career Skills Location: Craven 4201 Time: l:00pm-5:00pm Learn how to job search, create a resume, and interview. Alumni/Student Networking Night Location: The Pizza Port in Carlsbad __ , l mirsaay, September 21,2000 Anime Project Alliance Meeting Location: University 370 Time: 4:30pm-10pm Accounting Society General Meeting Location: Commons 206 World-acclaimed alto-saxophon- Time: 9am-llam ist, Charles McPherson and his quartet perform jazz. Guest Speakers: Peterson Co. Organizing an Academic Essay Location: Craven 4201 Time: 12:00pm-l :00pm Learn how to organize an academic essay. Careers for Psychology Majors Location: Craven 4201 Time: l:00pm-2:00pm Thursday, September 28, 2000 For more information contact race director Kathy Loper at (619) 298-7400 (Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm) The Blazers Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-l :00pm Anime Project Alliance Meeting Location: University 370 Time: 4:30pm-10pm Tuesday, September 26, 2000 Lemon Pepper Concert Location: Powersurge Cafe Time: 8pm Jewish folk music of Eastern European and Yiddish theatre. C.J. Hutchins Blues Concert Location: Powersurge Cafe Wednesday, September 27,2000 Time: 8 m P Earl Thomas & the Blues Ambassadors Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-l:00pm Soccer Location: Long Beach Former San Diego "Artist of the Year" sings the blues. Benefits the CSUSM Track & Cross-Country Programs Monday, October 2, 2000 "Uneasy Neighbors"- Film Screening by Paul Espinosa Location: Commons 206 Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Second Ave Klezmer • Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-l :00pm Fees (late if postmarked after 9/22/2000): 5K Run/Walk $18, late fee $22 Alumni, current students & staff $15, late fee $22 Kids Run $10, late fee $22 Race day registration begins at 6:30am Register pnline at wwwJcrthvfcya^^ Learn about careers for psychology majors. East Los Angeles root-rock, R&B and Latin rhythms. Friday, September 2 2,2000 Sunday, September 24,2000 CSUSM's 2nd Annual Cougar Chase 5K/Cougar Cub IK Location: Mangrum Track Time: Begins 8:00am Charles McPherson Concert Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-l :00pm Harvest Festival September 22-24 Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds Time: llam-8pm Friday, 1 larri-8pm Saturday, 10am-8pm Sunday For more information check out www.harvestfestival.com or call (800) 321-1213. Saturday, September 23, 2000 Sunday, October 1, 2000 Receive an introduction into career services. Tuesday, Friday, September Monday, September 25, September 19,2000 22,2000 2000 Reminder: This is the last day * Meditation Group Wednesday, September 20, 2000 The Pride Discussion to follow film. Friday, September 29,2000 Career Skills Location: Craven 4201 Time: 9:00am-l 1:00am Future Educators Club Meeting For information contact FEC at their website: www.csusm.edu/ fee Zeinabu Irene Davis Location: ACD 102 Time: 8pm Sundance Film Festival Finalist and, UCSD professor of communication, will show and discuss her experimental film, "Compensation." Inspired by a poem from a an early African American writer, this unique drama explores aspects of African American culture, in two parallel love stories. New Glub At CSUSM By: Rachael Jenkins There is a new club on campus for students who wish to become teachers. The Future Educators Club is designed to inform students about applying fer the credential program here at Cal State San Marcos. Jennifer Moon is the President of FEC this year. She states, "I'm excited to have such a club on campus to help students be more prepared for the credential program by informing members of what's needed to be accepted into the credential program as well as a place to meet future colleagues." organizing a donation drive for books, clothing, and toys. Former President of FEC, Raeanna Wertz began the Future Educators Club at Mira Costa College. When Raeanna transferred to CSUSM she carried the FEC project with her. "I realized that Jo Dube, Jennifer Moon and myself had to do something," states Raetfnna. "We spoke with different people on campus, telling them about our idea. We took out the paperwork from ASI and SRL and then the College of Arts and Sciences approached us. They had lost a large part of their advising department and needed to find a way to pass information to the students and we were looking for a place to connect with; so it was a match made in heaven." FEC's plans for this academic year include motivational speakers, hosting a CPR class for students to become certified at a discount, and t o participate in campus events. FEC also For further information, has plans to assist the CSUSM visit The Future Educator's Club Child Development Center by website: www.csusm.edu/fec. ANKING : y^ m f ining M W ft ftp h% m tlw<:p§&fwffi tm S tete teiii Pi&Aq®., * l! a fMye of mwm t i t m ¥i siri y|i mim i t flm Wis fjirgo Immm mmm iwr uhm\ **id p t f l m k Witt a i m 5chrf i i f k 6111 felifiafc ffe Stnitmf twnlk? fetop !§liJ|jt 4IM Cliff ikf S iite ff;itieCir<f (Mm I & Mi mi XS t f fill IM Oflllf I l h >V> ^f-ii^-.-COT^ ml %m if \Mh Imp M ti x\wm II wbMw.r - fcs ymmAm mmmm.: I � 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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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 budget graduation requirements health fair parking Student Union https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/512791328bd3624ea476cf6a283a0d1c.pdf 0eeac2b682fdd138cc427a1eff5d0a31 PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride The Pride California State University, San Marcos Vol VIII No. 5/ Tuesday, September 26,2000 Faculty Files Grievance By: Jayne Braman Pride Staff istration and faculty. The "faculty workload issue" revolves around a grievance filed by the San Marcos chapter of the faculty union, the California Faculty Association (CFA), which is pending arbitration scheduled for October 28. Although the details of the arbitration are not made public, the outcome of this hearing will set a precedent that will determine the future direction of faculty workload. CSUSM President Alexander Gonzalez explains, "Faculty is contracted to work twelve (12) credit hours per semester." Gonzalez continues, "This labor contract is part of a collectivebargaining agreement, which covers the entire CSU system, and clearly states a standard of direct instruction per semester." During his address at the Students have many factors to consider when deciding on which college to attend. Many CSUSM students credit the small classes, the writing requirement, and the availability of professors as factors that ultimately add value to their education as well as to their degrees. Students have also noted that the reputation of the institution will continue to influence the value of their degrees long after they leave this campus. The window of opportunity is still wide open for CSUSM to decide its future direction. However, what many students may be unaware of are long-term debates over workload issues and contract disputes between admin- University's Convocation, President Gonzalez stated, "We are a CSU campus and we do have to follow system-wide guidelines and operate within our funding formula which is predicated on 15 units per Full Time Equivalent Student (FTES) and 12 Direct Weighted Teaching Units (WTU) for faculty." "The faculty argues that funding increases depend strictly on FTES, not on faculty teaching 12, units," according to Dr. George Diehr, local union CFA President and Professor of Management Science. "In fact," Diehr contends, "there is no mention anywhere of faculty being required to teach 12 units. That was a requirement of pre-1995 contracts." » Article Continues on Page 2 CSUSM Student Discovers M ysterious A lgae Expansion of Central Constructidn near lot "C" Photo By: Brian Fisher By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer Plant Underway By: Brian Fisher Pride Staff Writer A $2.4 million dollar project to expand the Central Plant oh the south side of campus is currently underway. The plant houses two large tanks, a boiler and a cooler. Dave Dennis of John Carey Construction explains that water from the tanks is pumped into campus buildings where fans blow air over the top of the water. This acts as both a heater and an air conditioner, providing build- ings with hot or cool air. The water is then pumped back into the tanks where it is re-heated or cooled. The $1.8 million dollar expansion will extend the length of the plant north approximately 25ft. The two-story expansion will house an additional boiler and cooler ($600,000 dollars worth of equipment), enough to service future buildings such as the new library, Arts and Sciences building, and futurfe Business building. Since the year 1984, a genetically-altered micro algae, mysteriously introduced into the Mediterranean Sea, has been invading many connected ecosystems, particularly on the French and Italian Riviera. However, Kai Palenscar, a 21 year-old biology student, is the first-known discoverer of the only US growth of the algae, Cualerpa taxifolia, in Carlsbad's Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Palenscar, who frequents the lagoon to fish, found a small growth of the green plant in June 1996 while leisurely walking dur- ing low tide. Unable to identify the plant, he unearthed it and took * it home to grow in his own aquarium, photographing and dating the specimen. The invasion and rapid growth of the algae has led to a drastic impoverishment of algal and sea grass communities. A vast decline in bio- and ecodiversity has been noted as the marine pest grows over the seabed, choking off light and nutrients from other organisms. While looking through photos, Palenscar recognized the much larger patches of seaweed (one described as the size of a volleyball court) that local biologists had independently discov- ered in J\me 2000. Palenscar contacted and provided the biologists with information, which caused them to re-date the estimated length of time the seaweed has been growing in the lagoon. The marine biologists "estimated that the algae had only been growing in the lagoon for two years," said Palenscar, "but after confirming that what I found was the same species, they knew it had been growing there for at least four years." This information was undoubtedly helpful in generating more accurate figures, such as growth rate. » Continued on pg 2 Student Lounge Revamped By: Tiaca Carter Pride Staff Writer Need a place to chill? Tired of using The Dome and Library to get your snooze on? Well, worry no longer. The improved A.S.I. Student Lounge is well under way and will reopen to all students the first week of October in Commons. So what's §o improved about the student lounge? The new lounge is intended to be more "student friendly", with more es M TV M Coffee study tables, video arcade games, softer couches for napping, and computers with E-mail and Internet access (however, not to be confused with work computers found in the computer lab). "We have tried to make the study lounge a place that can accommodate most students needs while offering a place to hang out and just relax," (says Raeanna Wertz, A.S.I, Vice President. Study Ares The new lounge, funded by A.S.I., will be available for everyone. There are no cover charge or membership fees, just remember to bring quarters for the video games. M H ^ e l o v e - Sk&andlfcigted Smoking I n l lils Issue P ag©: ;'Jpf Staiy ; 3 14 mm glgl s tj Commonly confused with the Pride student newspaper office, because of the signs; the Study Lounge is in Study Lounge 2-201, located next to ASI offices. Lounge hours will are scheduled to be the "same as library hours (Monday-Thursday 8:00am-9:00pm, Friday;8:00am4:30pm, Saturday 1:00pm5:00pm, and Sunday 1:00pm5:00pm). For more more information about the new student lounge , contact A.S.I, at (760) 750-4990. Behind Sports ' Opinion 6 mm J • •• • •*' • ~ % v>' ^ — �The Pride 2 Tuesday, September 26, 2000 Mysterious Algae Faculty Discovered in Carlsbad Lagoon Continued from Page 1 Diehr further explains that the Weighted Teaching Units (WTUs) are termed as "weighted" because this allows for flexibility in allotting credit to faculty for research and scholarship endeavors as well as other Continued from Page 1 demands. At CSUSM, WTU's have been awarded for the writThe biologists even offered that which escapes from under ing-across-the-curriculum proPalenscar a position helping in the tarps will easily evaporate gram aimed at developing the the effort to remove the plant. into the air." writing skills of all students in all Luckily, the local finding Other methods of thwarting fields, supervision of indepenwas made relatively early and the seaweed growth, such as dent study and student teachers, is small. After consulting with introducing tropical marine plantenrollment above standard class algae experts, including those eater snails (aplysia depilans), size, and program/course develon the Mediterranean project, immune to the seaweeds's poiopment. The faculty is expected Rachel Woodfield from Merkel son, were ruled out because of to meet enrollment demands & Associates (San Diego consul- their potential to further endanwhile their contract allows them tant firm), along with nine other ger the fragile ecosystem. the flexibility as to how they agencies and groups, have rushed The next step for biologists handle the rising enrollment. to remove the plant by tightly will be long-term monitoring of When asked if the adminisblanketing the growth areas with the waters, including pamphlets tration has implemented a 12-unit tarps. The team has also flooded to alert boaters and divers to the areas with a concentrated look out for other seaweed colo- course load, Diehr responded, solution of chlorine or copper sul- nies. In the meantime, Palenscar, "The administration has not fate while simultaneously search- who is studying biology on a imposed a 12-direct WTU load ing for other outbreaks in Fenstermaker Scholarship, is coti- requirement except for the College of Education where faculty taught 12 direct WTUs in Spring 2000." He also added "several faculty members filed a grievance over that increase." With faculty at CSUSM meeting FTES enrollment goals and the administration not yet imposing a 12-unit course load, where is the center of contention? The contention revolves around budget disputes. If the administration has its way, faculty will have to increase their workload by as much as 33 percent. Diehr explains how "Over the past two years, the addition of 950 FTES provided about $6 million in growth money to CSUSM" (based on the university receiving $6,454 each additional PTE). Diehr also claims "Since the campus was funded to add faculty at the rate of one per twenty students, we should have added about 47 to FTE faculty. Yet, we have added less than 19 faculty. In light of faculty rising to the challenge of meeting FTES enrollment," he wonders, "why is our administration making such a big deal about workload?" Since the university publicly promotes its small class sizes, availability of professors for students, and its signature writing-across-the-curriculum program, faculty members agree that increasing enrollments without increasing faculty size will dramatically alter the hallmark features of the new university. Many students complain that these promises have already been broken. Class sizes have already grown in order to meet enrollment demands, and students have noted that the writing requirement is not consistently implemented in every course. When asked about the seeming lack of accountability for the mandated 2,500-word writing requirement in every course, President Gonzalez responded, "the administration is aware that not all courses are implementing the writing requirement but accountability does not come at the administration level; the Academic Senate Committee oversees faculty course curriculum." Dr. Gerardo Gonzalez, Academic Senate Committee Chair, responded to the same question by stating that the Academic Senate Committee is unaware of any specific cases of the writing requirement not being implemented. While CFA union leader George Diehr states that he is aware that not all courses are fully implementing the writing requirement, the writing requirement is not a contracted item and the CFA is not accountable for overseeing thi^program. Nevertheless, in the discussion of workload issues, the prior practice of the university in allotting three (3) weighted teaching units to meet the extra work involved in responding to and grading student papers under the university's writing program figures prominently. Since the CFA acknowledges that "most (tenuretrack) faculty are not teaching four, 3-unit courses," and no one is held accountable for implementation of this publicly promoted program, some students may wonder how the quality of their education will figure into the future direction of the university. CSUSM Barahona Center Unlike Any Other In World By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor Kai Palenscar discovered the algae in Carlsbad Lagoon. Photo By Melanie Addington Southern California. Palenscar explained that "the choseg methods of removal are important and limited because, given the reproductive nature of this single-celled organism, it would require only 1MM of the plant to break off or float away for it to begin multiplying elsewhere very quickly." The algae can even live out of water for ten days. Thus, the plant cannot safely be physically removed, and the lagoon has been quarantined and cordoned off to prevent tiny fragments of C. taxifolia from being spread by boat anchors. If the algae were to spread from the lagoon, "the whole rocky reef plant and animal assemblage off our coast would be dramatically transformed," says Bob Hoffman of the National Marine Fisheries, Service Southwest Region, Asked whether the use of such potent chemicals would further disrupt or endanger the surrounding environment, Palenscar answered confidently that it was probably the safest solution. "Most of the chlorine, which is in drinking water, will be absorbed by the organic plant matter, and In January 2000, CSUSM's Center for the Study of Books in Spanish received a $ 100,000 dollar endowment from Gaby and Richard Sulpizio, President of Qualcomm, Inc. This past summer, July 13, the Center was renamed the Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents. Gaby Sulpizio had requested the name in honor of her parents, Flora and the late Francisco Barahona. However, apart from the Sulpizio donation and the name change, many individuals may not know much about this unique center. The Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents is the only one of its kind in the world, collecting all books in the Spanish language published worldwide for children and adolescents and all English books about Latinos, since 1989. However, the collection, totaling 80,000 books with 85% in circulation, also includes controversial works and classics for children and adolescents. tinuing his biology studies at CSUSM while working with the group that maintains the health of the local Batiquitos Lagoon. Caulerpa taxifolia is actually a genetically modified clone of the original species, found in the Caribbean and Indian Oceans, creating a green carpet much stronger and ten times thicker than its natural counterpart. Engineered by scientists in Stuttgart, Germany in 1986 as an aesthetically pleasing aquarium plant, the seaweed's initial entry into the Mediterranean is thought to be the result* of its escape from the nearby Monaco State Aquarium. Museum director Francois Doumenge denies that Monaco is the source of the algae, and some French newspapers blame "ecological gangsters" for discharging the algae on purpose or through carelessness. Great amounts of effort and money spent to control rampant populations of the seaweed have been only partially successful as it con- What does the Center Do? tinues to reproduce and spread. The Center promotes literacy It is unknown how the species in English and Spanish and apprefound its way to Carlsbad. ciation of Latino culture with the Center's collection, research studies, literary reviews, and various programs. Editors and published authors from all over the world look to the Center as a source of information and advice on literature for children and adolescents. In addition, undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and other universities, also use the center to enrich their curriculum for Spanish-speaking students and bilingual education. Dr. Isabel Schon, Center Director, also writes critical literary reviews on the collection of books for literary publications worldwide, such as Bluebird. The Center also has an award-winning bilingual web site that gives recommendations of children and adolescent books in Spanish and English. The Center also has a Reading Partners Program that places Volunteers with children and adolescents who are in need of help with reading. The Center primarily works with the San Marcos Academy Literary Program. In addition to the San Marcos Academy, however, volunteers are placed with students from other schools. The program is designed to encourage students who are not interested in reading, to read. Continued on nextpage» CSUSM's Barahona Center has problems with space: A photo of the storage room. Photo by Victoria Segall �The Pride Tuesday, September 2 6,2000 3 B y: D avid R uiz - Pride S taff W hy d id y ou c hoose t o a ttend C SUSM? Basically i t is the only school that accepts ne and because I only paid for one application. When I visited the school, I liked the environment. And i f I chose to go to a California University, I was going to receive (financial) help because of my retired Navy dad." Mark D e Leon got ™ot of scholarships, it s close to home, and I know a lot of people here. Also I got a free laptop." Charlie Arroyo "Because it's close to where I live, it's small, and not over populated like San Diego State. I also like going to lectures that don't have 400 people in it." Michele May "The major that I chose, Liberal Studies, was impacted at SDSU, so I came here. But I'm glad I did because CSUSM has a better program." Tiffany Boroian Because it's cheaper than San Diego State and, academically, it had a good name for itself." Bill Robertson "For the extra attention from the professors—with such a good student to teacher ratio, and because it's new." Daisy Guzman W hat d o GSUSM S tudents Want? By: Kathleen Hash Pride Staff Writer Here we are at California State University San Marcos, and what students are doing is anybody's guess. The student body at San Marcos State is so diverse, as you may have read in any number of the university's publications. However, diversity at CSUSM isn't about color or creed. The students, differ more in goals and aspirations, how they define themselves, what'they want out of life, and how they believe CSUSM will help them reach thdir goals. From Chemistry, to Women's Studies, to Business, everyone on campus is working towards a degree that they hope will somehow enrich them, either their minds and bodies or their annual income. However, what do you know about the people you bump into on the stairs while rushing to class? Do you even care? About 6,000 students are currently enrolled at CSUSM, and that number is expected to increase by 400 full-time students every year. In an address to A.S.I. last week, President Gonzalez projected the possibility of 18 to 20 thousand full-time students by the year 2020. Do the high standards at CSUSM, like the writing requirement and the computer literacy requirement, attract students that want to graduate from a school with a good reputation? San Marcos by default and his story is anything but uncommon. "I turned in my application late to SDSU. I figured I would go here for one semester, but I liked it. I ended up getting involved. I 'm glad I didn't go to SDSU. I might not be in school still." Nineteen-year-old Quoc Nguyen is a freshman who says he came to CSUSM because i t was close to home and he heard it had a good computer science program. "A higher standard gives the school a better reputation," said Nguyen, "if you graduate from a higher standard school, employers will know that." Bill Robertson, a twenty-five year old Liberal Arts major, disagrees, "I don't think your school sells you. They won't know if I am a good teacher just because I went to San Marcos." But Robertson did say that he choose Cal State San Marcos because it was recommended to him by people who. knew he wanted to be a teacher. What Do We Do Now? A Look At Campus Life Is there enough student life on campus? When asked what he thought about student life on campus, Bill Robertson replied, "I'm not familiar with it. I really don't know what this campus is about. I have been thinking about joining the Christian prayer group, though." Rocio Guerra is studying for a Masters in Science. She said she didn't have time to participate in any campus* organizaHow Did We Get Here? tions. "I spend all my time in A.S.I. President Dean the lab," said Guerra. She also Manship ended up at Cal State didn't think it mattered where >>Continuedfrom page 2 Problems with Space The Center expands according to the number of published books. "Space is a problem for all of us," says Schon. The Center, located i n Craven 4206, will expand once the new library building is completed. At the moment, the Center has keeps additional shelves filled with books in a room across the hall from the Center. A "Thank-You" Quilt is also on display in the storage room. The quilt is from the first class of fifth-grade students who had taken a class field trip to the Center back in 1989. Schon says that some of those fifth-grade students, many of whom are now CSUSM students, had never been to a library or a university. "As Picturedfrom left to right: Dr. Schon and volunteer look over books. Photo by Victoria B. Segall students, they say they developed a loved for learning because of flurry are the Harry Potter books. deal of research, when asked if the visit " says Schon. And of course we have them in there had been any studies as to Spanish," says Schon, "It's the why there was such worldwide The Favorite Children's Book number one bestseller in Span- interest in Harry Potter books, in Latin America? ish-speaking countries, as well." Dr. Schon had no real answer. "What has the world in a Since the Center does a great "No publisher knows what it is that makes children want to read the books," says Schon, "but whatever has a high interest in the U.S., you're sure it's going to impact adolescents around the world." The Center was founded when Dr. Isabel Schon, a member of the founding faculty, presented the idea to then CSUSM President, Bill Stacy, in July 1989. Schon says that what was needed at the time was a center to study books on Spanish and books in English about Latinos. "I thought CSUSM would be the perfect laboratory to study both cultures because the location was close to Mexico, and it was just a perfect area," says Schon. The idea of a Center was presented it to the Board of Trustees and was approved. The Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents is located in Craven 4206. For more information on the Center and its programs, call 750-4070 or visit the web site at: http:// www.csusm.edu/csbs/ you went to school. "Employers are just looking for some kind of degree," she said. Not everyone on campus feel that student life is unimportant G im Rodriguez is a twenty-year-, old junior. She is working towards a Bachelor, of Science degree in Biology and is Vice President of the Pre-Health Society, Rodriguez felt that students should be active on campus and should have a say in what they learn. "At first I didn't mind that there wasn't student life " said Rodriguez, "now that I am in a club there is more support, especially when it coordinates with what you want to do later in life." Now Rodriguez believes that student life is an important aspect in college, "If people didn't want to go to a college with campus life, they could go to The University of Phoenix," she remarked. Rodriguez also feels that a school's standard of education reflects the value of the degree in the job market. "I know we are working a lot harder for our degrees than SDSU," she said. CSUSM is changing. A Visual Arts building is currently in construction. Last semester the number of clubs on campus almost doubled, and in two weeks students will vote trn whether or not they want to increase their student fees to help pay for the Clarke Field House/Student Union. Decisions are being made everyday that affect students, whether or not they care. The University is growing, and students are slowly being given the opportunity to say how it grows. 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Unfortunately, the test communications Department for down and we'd receive b o m <^ntain faiy % f ^ t i t i ^ n < ^aii*pus c ^ p n t o , this error . inquiries r ^ i ^ j i ^ ^ ^ ^ i iii ipi § i •••••^HH^I Duets: The Big Hustle By Chelsea Louro> Pride Staff Writer Duets, directed by Bruce Paltrow, i s a funny movie about hustlers trying to get to a big karaoke contest that offers a $5,000 dollar grand prize. Throughout the movie you witness some very strange relationships between many of the characters. Liv, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, is a daughter abandoned at a very young age by her father, Ricky, played by Huey Lewis. At her mother's funeral, they are once again reunited and try to recreate their relationship when they decided to compete in the karaoke contest. Probably the most entertaining character throughout the entire film is Robby, played bylan Robison. At first Robby is the typical married sales man with children, whose job requires him to stay in one hotel after another. Soon Robby begins to lose his mind and ends up in a karaoke bar. From then on, he is in a quick downward spiral doing drugs, drinking, robbing, and singing. On his journey, he picks up a hitchhiker named Reggie, played by Andre Braugher, the convict with a voice like an angel. Together they venture to the karaoke contest, trying to arrive in one piece, and, at the same timed creating a beautiful friendship. By the < time everyone gets to the contest, many characters have experienced grand adventures, but their biggest adventure of all. will occur during the contest. The on-stage duets are my favorite part of the movie. The music is great and fits all the characters personalities. I wouldn't say that this was the best movie I have ever seen, but I do think the idea behind the movie was a good one. Unfortunately, many parts of the movie dragged on. Duets is now playing in theatres, but my advice is to save your money and wait until it comes out on video. Duets is rated R. The WWF: A Love Affair Rekindled By: Tiaca Carter Pride Staff Writer This summer I ran into an old flame. It was a Thursday night around eight o'clock and I was looking for something to watch while I waited for Will and Grace to come on. As I surfed the channels I noticed an all too familiar sight: the ring, the tights, the crowd going wild. It was WWF Smackdown. As I sat in my living room watching the wrestlers I couldn't help but laugh at myself, thinking, " I used to love this s tuff'. That's right, I use to love WWF wrestling. But that was a long time ago. It was over ten years ago when I first met the wrestlers of the World Wrestling Federation. We would rendezvous at o'clock on Saturday afternoons after my breakfast with Saturday morning cartoons. Me, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant,. Junkyard Dog, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Dusty Rhodes, and The Ultimate Warrior. I'd sit back and watch them with a gleam in my eye, adoring every punch, every kick, every choke, every slam, and every pin admirably as the wrestlers beat the crap out of each other. Then I heard the rumor: wrestling was fake. I was appalled. How could wrestling be fake? How could something that I loved so deeply, that I watched so faithfully, that was so much of my Saturday morning routine, be fake? I could not believe it. I would not believe it. But then I started asking myself questions: How come no one ever got pinned on the first try, no matter how beat down they were? How was it that there never seemed to be any serious injuries after being thrown from the top of the ring? How come Jake "The Snake's" snake never choked him? All of these questions began to swirl in my head; questions that my innocence kept me from asking myself, simply because I was blinded by the love for my wres- TheRock Photo by: Leiana Naholowaa tiers. As I got older, I began t o realize certain things. The Easter bunny was a hoax, my mom was the tooth fairy, and wrestling was, indeed, fake. So my love for the sport slowly began to fade away. Now here I was face to face with the WWF again after all those years. And I was faced with a dilemma: what should I do? Should I change the channel and act like I never saw it? No. I did what anyone would do when face to face with an old flame. I watched Smackdown. I watched it as if to say, "Look at me. I'm all grown up now. I'm not the naive little girl that use to watch you. But I have to say what really won me over was the scandal, the excitement, the anticipation of the crowd, and the bloodthirsty feeling of revenge for another wrestler by another one. I enjoyed every minute of it. It then occurred to me that it doesn't matter if wrestling is fake. What matters is that it is fun to watch. It was fun to watch when I was a kid, and it is just as fun to watch as an adult. I finished watching Smackdown with the same feelings that I had after watching wrestling on Saturday afternoons when I was a kid. I can't wait to tell all my friends what just happened! Finally, the WWF has come back to Tiaca. Dance Music Unlike Any Other Los Amigos Invisibles Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Outer Space By: Rosa Mey Pride Staff Writer Los Amigos Invisibles is a band comprised of six members, all who share the hometown of Caracas, Venezuela. Their upcoming album, Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Outer Space, carries tunes that make no effort to stay in the confines of any specific musical genre. The album is stitched together by a definite pop mentality. When I say pop, I mean that of the hi-fi lounge sort. The Los Amigos sound is reminiscent of the space-age music frontier of the early 60's led by the likes of Juan Garcia Esquivel, Perez Prado, and countless more. However, these guys do not merely stop with the pop. They manage to cross-fertilize classic disco music (yes, shooting lasers, cow bells, and all), with funk, hip-hop, lounge, house, drum and bass, and Latin rhythms to produce an innovative and unique album. When I listened to this CD, it was apparent to me that a lot of fun went into making this music. The first couple of tracks are reminiscent of theme music for some old-school, feel-good, prime-time television show like Fantasy Island or The Love Boat. The song, Cuchi Cuchi, is a funk pieces like Mami Te extrano, El infused ditty that sounds like it Baile de Sqbon, and Llegaste lampoons, if possible, pop-star Tarde. These songs adhere to Beck. A mellow-house groove traditional Latin styles of salsa with trip-happy accents can be andmerengue with a sharp focus found in Mujer Policia and Si on bass and guitars, adding to Estuvieras AquL You can taste classic sensibilities. the drum and bass in No Le Arepa 3000 isn't just full Metas Mano. of catchy pop music. Members The only song in English is of Los Amigos Invisibles are Amor, which is laden with pure notable musicians with a sound disco. With lyrics like: "Amor that is all their own. is to love you, amor is to care/ Arepa 3000 is a dance album Amor is two people with somethat patchworks a multiplicity thing to share/ Amor for the of musical styles, which creates Spanish, amour for the French/ an exciting new form that I feel Love in any language means the is even greater than the sum of same," it is t he perfect anthem its parts. for those Euro-swingers who are Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan too cool for their own good. Journey Into Outer Space will The album rounds out with be released in October. �The Pride Arts & Entertainment Tuesday, September 2 6,2000 5. For The Truly Sick and Twisted Steve Kerrin Pride Staff Writer Question: How much f un is to be in a room with 500 or so people whose sense of humor is as deranged and perverse as it gets? Answer: A lot, if your sense of humor is deranged and perverse, too. I'm talking about Spike and Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art. For those who have never had the distinct pleasure of seeing a series of animated shorts that would cause a massive MI in anyone with a distaste for potty humor, let me assure you that this show may not be for everyone. It lives up to its name and will offend some people, but that's the point. What else can you say about a show featuring shorts with titles like Coco, the Junkie Pimp, Radioactive' Crotch Man, and a piece created entirely with Legos; Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World. "I'll never look at Legoland the same again," said festival viewer Dan Thorne. can also separate fiction from reality. Attendee Elaine Gilbert and numerous other people echoed the comment that perhaps best described the show: "That was f**king hysterical!" Ticket price is $7 and I recommend you get tickets an hour before show time because this event sells out regularly. For more information call (858) 454-0267. Here are the dates for the remaining shows at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art: Fridays: Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 20, Nov. 3 at V 9:30pm. Saturdays: Sept. 30, Oct. 7,14, 21, 28, Nov. 4 ,11,18 at 7pm & 9:30pm Sunday: Sept. 24 at 8pm Angry Kid Unfortunately I cannot proPhoto Courtesy of Ifilm.com vide a description of this one Judging by the crowd's reaction, Pixar Animation Studio's For the Birds was a show highlight. Wheelchair Rebecca got a respectable reception, as did Deep Sympathy; a four-minute foray into the subject of necrophilia. But the apparent crowd favorites were the series of stick-andbubble-people animations by Don Hertzfeldt. Billy's Balloon, one of several films in the series, was inspired by the French film, The Red Balloon, according to Hertzfeldt, who was at the show. that will look good in print. Children beaten by anything is an appalling idea, but when balloons are doing the beating and it's all just animation anyway, it's funny as hell. If any of this black-and-white description of Sick & Twisted has horrified you or even planted a seed of distaste in your mind, do everyone a favor and keep your sheltered sense of humor away from this show. It is a show for only those people whose sense of humor has a refined taste for the deranged and perverse and who Scared Kids, Photo Courtesy ofIfilm.com Beginners Philosophy A New Comic Book Explains All Photo Courtesy ofDavid Ruiz Menace to Elastica By: Patrick Roach Pride Contributing Writer The Menace is Elastica's follow-up album to the smash hit debut that climbed the charts in 1995. Fans have had to wait five years for new music from this British pop-punk group. Sadly, the wait has not been worth it. The Menace fails to live up to the band's earlier work. Elastica's melodies and simple three-chord punk progressions, which you found yourself humming to for hours, are gone. The Menace album finds itself mired in techno-style beats as well as random and distracting sound effects. Justine Frischmann's vocals, which were so soft and beautifully clear on the last record, are now muddled in a blend of inane and unnecessary background vocals. As the album progresses, the songs blend into the next without a noticeable difference between the two. There is no outstanding song on the album that is memorable, but there are two noteworthy tracks. The song My Sex stands out as the only song on the album that features Justine Frischmann talking, instead of singing. In the song, she describes her ideal love with simple and elegant words. My Sex stands out due to its quiet simplicity amidst the sonic anarchy of the songs around it. It's a soft and touching song and is a good reminder of how exceptional Justine's voice can be. The other song is a remake of the band Trio's song, Da Da Da, which was made popular by a Volkswagen commercial a little while back. Elastica overhauled the song, and it makes an amusing addition at the very end of the album. However, after all is said and done, The Menace is a major disappointment to fans that have been waiting since 1995 for the new Elastica album. Elastica is obviously experimenting with their musical sound and are trying to find a musical identity for themselves. Some day they will find what it is they're looking for, but let's just hope the results will be much better than what they are putting out now. By: Jeff Brownlee Pride Staff Writer Have you ever felt sheepish about quoting philosophers you couldn't understand? Does Sartre make as much sense to you in the original French as in English? Are you unsure just exactly how Nietzsche is pronounced? If so, you may not be philosophically literate and in grave danger of committing any number of intellectual faux pas' in any number of pretentious and meaningless discussions with other students. Fortunately, your participation in philosophical discussions may no longer be limited to nodding your head arid exclaiming "how true," nor will you have to risk damaging one of your frontal lobes attempting to actually read "Being and Nothingness." The Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Books may very well be your ticket to legitimate intellectual snobbery This series attempts to bring lofty philosophical ideas down t o the level of the average pseudointellectuals such as myself. Succeeding admirably is Donald D. Palmer's Structuralism and Poststructuralism for Beginners, an installment from Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Books. Given that Structuralism and Poststructuralism represents one of the most arcane regions of philosophy, this amounts to a most stirring accomplishment. Palmer begins by giving a brief overview of Structuralist thought, explaining that, in its simplest form, Structuralism is merely an approach to analyzing language, society, art, and, more specifically, art in the form of literature and novels. Palmer goes on to describe the application of Structrualist thought to linguistic theory, literary criticism, psychology, political science, and other fields of human endeavor. The book also provides brief overviews of individual proponents of Structuralism and Post structuralism, describing the thought and works of Claude LeviStrauss, Roland Barthes, Louis Althusser, Jacques Lacan, and Jacques Derrida. Putting aside any attempt to describe or evaluate both Structuralism and Post structuralism, the most remarkable aspect of this book is Palmer's ability to make the subject understandable to the average reader. Palmer generally uses short concise sentences, accompanied by simple comic book like pictures and diagrams. The pictures serve a duel purpose. Firstly, the cartoon like appearance of the pictures creates an atmosphere of accessibility. The simple pictures are much less daunting to the average reader than paragraph after paragraph of text. Secondly, the pictures are very well done, and they elucidate the accompanying text. Palmer eschews using the obscure technical language characteristic of much philosophical writing in favor of pictorial representations, proving the . adage "A picture is worth a thousand words." The comic book format may serve a somewhat sardonic purpose as well. Presenting philosophy in this format pokes f un at the pretensions of philosophers and intellectuals, letting them know that most everyone may understand and benefit from the products of great contemplative minds. The Writers and Readers Beginners Documentary Comic Book Series and the installment Structuralism and Post structuralism for Beginners, represent a pleasant infusion of populism into the study of philosophy. �6 Tuesday, September 26, 2000 I hate cigarettes! They stink and they are bad for one's health. I smoked for over twenty years but I quit/ Instead I turned to beer and wine. Beer is more refreshing and wine is good for the heart. I suppose I'm healthier now but the funny thing is after drinking I tend to argue more with my spouse. I also got my first DUI ticket. Perhaps I should quit drinking and turn to drugs instead. Makes me feel high. What's my point? We all have our addictions. Some of us overeat which is also a form of addiction. It was not easy quitting smoking. I'm sure that many of our smoker friends wish they could quit. At over thirty-five bucks a carton I'm sure it hurts in Letters To The Editors Dear Editors, One of our own runs for office Its great to have one of our own CSUSM graduates running for office. San Marcos is becoming a force in the North County community. Sannella's bid for office is the most recent sign that CSUSM is becoming an important part of the San Marcos community. I am proud to support Michael Sannella for city council. CSUSM should be proud of Michael, way to go Sannella! Erik W. Caldwell Sannella is Good for CSUSM I was happy to read that there is a CSUSM graduate running for City Council. Michael Sannella is a great fit for San Marcos and will represent CSUSM well. Just imagine having a CSUSM graduate in local office. Sannella is a f ine example for the community to see CSUSM graduates leave this school not only informed and well educated, buf also fighting to make a difference for the better. With this, I know Mike will work to make The City of San Marcos even better for students and faculty. It would almost be criminal people at CSUSM not to vote for Sannella because he makes us all look better! This great guy needs our help on his campaign. I have signed up to help and I hope every CSUSM student joins his volunteer effort as well. www.sannella2000.com Shannon T. Guziel Has anybody else noticed that there aren't any students voices (who are NOT staff writers) represented in the opinion section of the Pride these days? It was rumored that President Gonzalez wanted to totally censor out student expression in the Opinion section of the Pride after last Spring's stream of letters to the Editors, which criticized CSUSM administration and the policy makers for not being student-centered. What has hap pened to our student voice in the Pride? Is no one sending in letters or ARE we being censored? Will our beloved Student newspaper represent our voice or is the rumor true and all hope for a forum for student expression lost? Now it may arguable, from the Prides perspective, that students who happen to write for the Pride write articles in the Opinion section, and therefore this represents THE Student Voice. However, the Pride staff writer's opinion does not represent the general student body's opinion on certain matters. For example, the articles published in the Pride regarding the Student Union Fee Referendum included two Pride Staff writers expression their opposing opinions on the issue. But who's to say that expressions of opinions on this issue should be limited exclusively to Pride Staff writers or CSUSM administrative staff? Did the Pride receive any responses from the general student body on ANY of the issue published in the Opinion section of the Pride over the last 5 weeks and if so what happened to them? Because, as we mentioned, we've observed that in the last 5 issues of the Pride, to date, there hasn't been average student voice being represented. It seems that what it comes down to is that there is no student opinion; the students have no opinion (published that is) therefore there is NO student opinion. Will this trend continue? If it does can we expect this expression to be totally discarded or ruthlessly censored? Sincerely, Samantha Beltram Opinion the pocket. I think we should be more tolerant with our cigarette-addicted friends, however. Whether they accept it or not, they have a problem. However, there are no comprehensive programs in place to help cure cigarette addiction. Cigarette smoking is no longer socially stylish as it did during the times of Rick (Bogart) in Casablanca. On the other hand many drug user and alcoholic celebrities go spend a couple of weeks in the The Pride trendy rehab centers like Betty Ford's and come out like heroes. What I'm saying is that it's tough to be a smoker. So what can be done to ensure that second hand smoke doesn't affect us non-smokers? Presently smokers go outside and smoke in stairwells and outside the immediate area of the buildings. At first they put their butts out on the floor. Then ashtrays were provided, a capital idea. Didn't bother me cause I don't go there. So I'd like to suggest that, like many other establishments, we provide designated areas where smokers can do their thing without bothering anyone else. Even Sharp Hospital, a medical facility, has such places. Because, ladies and gentlemen, just as sure as death and taxes, there will be people who will smoke in this campus for the foreseeable future. Why can't we get along? Don Soriano CSUSM Staff Talk is cheap and politicians are dirty. popular they think it is going to care." We are such a wealthy make them that week. I resent country; Nader wants to help us the fact that, the Democrats and catch up with the rest of the westBy: Kathleen Hash Republicans are trying to sell me ern world by providing health Pride Staff Writer a candidate like a trendy suit, care for people. Politicians have looks good on the rack but comes been trying to make it seem comWhen Ralph Nader spoke in apart at the seams when you try # plicated and costly, but what is Bovard Auditorium at USC last to put it on. I wonder if everyone costly is being hit by a car and week, I came to understand why feels as paralyzed as I do against loosing everything you own over I believe in him, why I believe the growing beaurocracy in this the 10 bags of IV fluid they what he says and does will change country since it is the only thing pumped you with in the hospital this country for the better. Ralph that has trickled down since the that cost $1,000 each. Nader is not a politician, he's sixties! . Nader's stance on the envian advocate. He is and has been Ralph Nader got on stage at ronment is simple, it comes before the driving force behind the con- USC, as he has done at so many corporate greed. "There is no sumer rights movement since the other colleges and public arenas, other country in the world that sixties when he wrote Unsafe at and spoke his conscience. He did gives away its natural resources Any Speed, a book that exposed not come on stage with some to corporations." He addressed companies, like General Motors, cheese-ball speech that someone the idea that environmentalists for building cars that were dan- else wrote for him, he came are extremists. "What is extreme gerous and defective. He spoke to talk about the issues, behavior? They are poisoning about his work on this book "Corporations have more power people to make companies rich. Wednesday night. "These were than they can exerciseresponsi- These companies are the extremtechnologies that the government bly. Corporations are artificial ists, not the environmentalists was using in their military vehi- entities. Politics should be for real trying to stop them." cles in World War One, seat- people." Nader is ready to take Clearly, I could go on and belts, collapsible dashboards, and corporations out of Washington on. I am passionate about life GM was still building cars for the so that people can get in and and I feel empowered to raise the American public that were kill- get what they want and need out quality of life for so many peoing them in the 1960's. Nader's of this government. "The pursuit ple after hearing Nader speak. consumer rights campaign took of justice is a precondition for Finally, someone has stepped foroff in the form of books like the pursuit of happiness. Are you ward to say all of the things Corporate Power in America, going to walk through your life I thought would never be said. Verdicts on Lawyers, Who's on your knees because some cor- Finally, someone is putting themPoisoning America and there are poration is putting 100 dollar selves on the line for this country so many more. But mostly he has bills in your back pocket?" in the Presidential Race. And been in Washington working on Nader wants to open the Nader reminded us that as stuthe issues, organizing informed debates in Washington, wants the dents we hold the key to change. citizen groups like PIRG, Public voice of the people to be heard We are the ones with access Interest Research Groups which through having more than just a to our own media, the campus are controlled by students on col- two-party system, whether those paper, our own laboratories and lege campuses in 23 states. Ralph voices support his candidacy or so many other high-tech resourcNader has riot been sitting around not. Ralph Nader's candidacy, es. "Learn to be strong, confiwith a group of expensive ana- not about Ralph Nader, is about dent students. Don't be citizens lysts trying to determine if he change. My ears are full of voices in waiting. It was students that comes across as a softer candi- telling me that the US is number staffed the civil rights movement date when he wears pastels and one, but number one in what? and alerted us about Vietnam." earth tones. Nader is not trying to My rent goes up at least $25 We have the power to change look good, he is trying to change every six months while the dem- things now. We cannot continue things. ocrats and republicans are prom- to believe that choosing between I am always hearing people ising me that minimum wage Tweedle-dumb and Tweedlesay how much we need to clean up will go up 15 cents in two years. dumber is going to get us anythe political system in this coun- Meanwhile, I turned twenty three thing that we want. This twotry, but I am convinced that they this month and have no health party system has been letting the feel powerless to do it because I care outside of whatever antibiot- people in this country down for did too. I resented the American ics the university can offer me decades. Vote against this stale political process before I could if I contract a sexually transmit- and rotting corporate political even understand why. It is clear ted disease and I Graduate in system. We know the rich are to me, now, that it is the shallow December. Are you sitting around getting richer while the poor sink and cosmetic nature of politics trying to convince yourself that deeper into debt. We cannot wait in Washington making me feel you need to work for a large another four years to do someas if it doesn't matter; my voice corporation, no matter how dull thing, about it. Nader closed won't be heard over the sound of and meaningless the work, just by asking" Would you like your coins dropping into politician's so you'll be able to take your members of Congress to vote purses, I resent the fact that what kids to the doctor? "We are the their conscience? Then so should politicians say to the American last western nation to not provide you. If you're not turned on polipeople is only as valuable as how its people with universal health tics, politics will turn on you." I g g i A V E A N O P m i O N ? S U B M I T A L E T T E R T O T H E E D I T O R S T O P R I D E ^ C S U S M E D ISU1I11 11 | § Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline W Submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone numbed e-mail and identification. It is Th& Pride policy 16 not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news ^ c l e £ £ flllfll �The Pride Tuesday, September 26,2000 7 CSUSM Athletes Deal With Lack of Facilities By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer When prospective student athletes visit Cal State San Marcos, the tour of the campus includes a view of the "port-apotty." The mobile outhouse at the far end of the track represents CSUSM's lone athletic facility. In only three years since it began competing in sports* CSUSM can boast of nationally ranked cross-country teams, golf teams, and All-Americans in track and field. Yet, while student athletes are told that CSUSM athletics is moving into the penthouse, they are still being shown the outhouse. So how has the school been able to build a competitive sports program without a building to house it? "The coaches are up front with recruits about the lack of facilities here," said Debbie Dale, Athletic Coordinator, "we have to be completely honest with them if we're going to be successful." Other than using restrooms in the one of the campus buildings, the port-a-potty is the only place where athletes can change for practice. Some athletes actually use their cars or Dale's office in Craven Hall as locker rooms. The golf team has a closet where equipment can be stored. Dale, along with assistant Rachel Pena, help 71 student athletes balance the commitments of study with Editorial Reply T o S amantha B eltram's L etter to the Editor While The Pride acknowledges .student Samantha Beltram's concern, we would like to point out that at no time has President Gonzalez or anyone censored The Pride. However, the campus community, especially all students, is encouraged to utilize our opinion page as an open forum to voice its concerns. We agree with Beltram's concern that there have been few student contributions to the opinion section this semester, with the exception of students of The Pride staff, and we encourage all students to write letters to the editor. It is important for students to not only speak their voice, but to take pride in signing their names to their thoughts. Therefore, The Pride does not print anonymous letters. To answer Beltram's question of whether the trend of no student voice can continue, only the students have the answer. Send your letters to the editor via e-mail at pri4e@csusm.edu or visit http:/ /www.csusm.edu/pride and go to the Contribute link. The Pride Editors the rigors of competition. up with their studies." Besides off-campus to get treatment or I The athletes see Dale as more practicing without showers or have to pay for it myself." than just a coordinator. "She's lockers, the athletes have to . Unlike schools like SDSU, like our team mom. We depend make do without available medi- CSUSM does not have the deep on her for everything," said cal treatment The university does pockets of John Moore from sophomore Marcus Chandler. not have a trainer so their injuries whom to solicit funds. So when Dale's background includes 20 must be treated at San Marcos local contributors are found, years in the SDSU Athletic High School, where by agree- Athletic Director Barbara Bashein D epartment ikes to make the prior to tost of their genercoming to osity. CSUSM in The State of 1989, and her (California does not specialty is [fund the building of in the area [structures for purof athletic oses other than compliance. [education. The cost Part of her iust be paid for job is to |with private funds. ensure that In September 1999, the athletic Bob and Ruth program Mangrum donated meets strict $1.6 million dollars government | | f o r the construction g uidelines bf a new track and with respect {soccer field. The proto achieving osed field house/ a balance (student union buildbetween men ing is an idea that and women's [came about due to competitive! he generosity of sports. iMrs. Helen Clarke. Mrs. Clarke Dale is CSUSM Athletic Coordinator Debbie Dale donated a large part concerned Picture by Melanie Addington of a $2.7 million dolabout the lar contribution of welfare of ment, the trainer provides treat- gifts and grants towards the field these students, "I don't think people realize just what they [ath- ment free of charge. According house, which cannot be built letes] go through to compete for to Chandler, the school's first- without additional funding. So CSUSM. They practice several ever Ail-American, "I'm injured the university decided to ask the hours per day while still keeping right now, but I either have to go student body to chip in with the On Campus Flea Market By: Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer Every so often, the school's center is turned into a small swap meet, with its assorted useful and useless goods. Where else can a person get a free T-shirt while signing up for a credit card, which allows the person to buy an oversized novelty poster, and cap off the purchase with smelly incense* and lucky bamboo? Overlooked, though, are the merchants themselves. Last week, three booths were open for business. Among the vendors selling goods was Gina Stehly. For $50 a day, Gina earned the privilege of selling MGIWORLD. COM plans with a cell phone purchase. I was curious why anyone would The Pride Co*Editor C o ^ m \ t||Sl Opinion Editor , Graduate Intern Faculty Advisor idea that a long-awaited student union would also be part of the building. Rather than just having a gym, t he school hopes to provide its students with a complex that will become the center of school activities. The building will also attract additional money from private firms for the "naming rights" of different facilities within the field house. According to Dale, there has been interest in adding other sports to CSUSM, including volleyball and soccer. However if men's and women's sports are going to progress from the intramural level to the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), more funding is nee* essary. In the meantime, the CSUSM Athletic Department will continue its attempt to make itself selfsupporting by sponsoring events such as The Cougar Chase on October 1st. Last year's inaugural 5 k walk-run event attracted over 500 participants and Dale hopes that this year there will be as many as 1000 participants. The athletic department will also sponsor a golf tournament on October 27th called Fore Education. Both events will benefit CSUSM athletics, but the income that they generate will only be enough to defray current costs. Melame Addington Victoria B. Segalt Darcy Walker Jayiie f ktoan : Madeleiae F. Marshall sell calling plans under a canopy while the temperature hovered around 100 degrees. Stehly said, "I like the job. I just got started working and I am not doing too bad." Gina sat smiling at each passing customer. I asked if she minded other people selling things, but her response was surprising. "No, I don't mind other people because it draws others to m e" she said. Gina also said she had done well in her sales on the CSUSM campus. "I plan to go to UC Santa Barbara next week. I hope to do well," said Gina. I sensed that Gina loved her job. I left her booth and proceeded to the next booth, the ring dealer. Unlike Gina, who gave me -a business card with her name, Ail opinions and letters to the editot,^ published in The Pride, represent theopinions of the author; a nddo not necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or of California State University San &farcdsV, U nsized editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial hoard; Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited . f or grammar and length: Letters phone number, and address, the ring dealer refused to give me any name in which to identify him. The products he sold were mostly silver rings, earrings, and crosses. I asked him if he traveled to many different schools and he answered, "no, mainly I do street fairs and craft shows." "Do you do flea markets?" I asked, but in turn he simply replied, "I never do flea markets." As we waited for someone to say something, he randomly said, " I frequently ask not to be seated next to a booth with incenses and candles." This man's booth was directly across from the lucky bamboo* African mask> and incense booth. Slowly the courtyard began to buzz again with life as many of the students' classes should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors., it is the policy of The Pride not to print had ended. Feeling emboldened, I asked if he liked what he was doing. "No, I have a Masters Degree in Clinical Counseling " he replied. I again asked for his name. But again he refused only saying, "I have my reasons for remaining anonymous." The courtyard emptied and only a few shoppers remained to survey the goods. Gina still smiled brightly, thinking that her grin would gain her one more sale. The mysterious man leaned back in his chair with a smug expression. Before I left the ring man's booth, I asked what he would rather be doing. "Playing the horses. I just d o this for easy money," replied the ring man. With that, I thanked him and walked away. The Pride California State University San Marcos Display and classified advertising in The Pride 92096-0001 , should not be construed as the endorsement or Phone: (760) 750:6111 * investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures Fax; (760) 750-4030 The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. E-mail: piide@csuskLedu The Pride is published weekly, on Tuesdays during http://wwwxsusm.edu/pride the academic year, �Calendar 8 Tuesday, September 26,2000 The Pride J Tuesday, September 2 6,2000 career services. Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm Second Ave Kleznter Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-:00pm Accounting Society General Meeting Location: Commons 206 Time: 9 am-llam Learn how to use support in academic essays. Jewish folk music of Eastern European and Yiddish theatre. Getting Involved on Campus Location: Commons 207 Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Wondering how to get involved on campus? Attend this workshop. Wednesday, September 27, 2000 Earl Thomas & the Blues . Ambassadors Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-l :00pm Former San Diego "Artist of the Year" sings the blues. Intro to Career Services Location: Graven 4201 Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm Receive an introduction into Thoughts on... Comedic Relief By: Melanie Addington Grad school is the snooze button on the clock radio of life. -John Rogers Friday, September 29, 2000 Guest Speakers: Peterson Co. Thursday, September 28, 2000 The Blazers Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-l:00pm East Lost Angeles root-rock, R&B and Latin rhythms. 99 99 Uneasy Neighbors Film Screening by Paul Espinosa Location: Commons 206 Time: 2:00-4:00pm Discussion to follow film. Anime Project Alliance Meeting Location: University 370 Time: 4;30pm-10pm Using Support in Academic Essays Location: Craven 3106 Career Skills Location: Craven 4201 Time: 9:00am-ll:00am The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. -Paula Poundstone A.S.I. Board Meeting Location: Commons 206 Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. -Dave Barry This meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. 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Photo by Brian Fisher The first thing one notices about Jonathan Poullard is his focused energy and sincere passionate interest in helping students and creating a wholistic inclusive community on campus. He is extremely approachable and receptive. As our new Dean of Students, Poullard has spent 14 years in higher education, and he's only 34. At an age when many 21-year olds haven't begun thinking about where life may be heading, Poullard was the Coordinator of Residential Life at Pennsylvania State University while working on his Master's degree in developmental psychology with an emphasis in early adult education. He found himself learning and applying skills that he would be honing for the next 14 years, and now he brings this immense experience and excitement to Cal State San Marcos. Poullard has spent the last nine years at Occidental College in Los Angeles acting as Assistant Dean for three years and Associate Dean for the last six. He worked for two years before that at Pennsylvania's Susquehanna College as the Director of Multicultural Affairs, then as coordinator, director, and finally as Assistant Dean of Students. Poullard accepted CSUSM's offer because he wanted to progress professionally, becoming a full Dean, and because CSUSM offered him an optimum level of professional growth. "It's very challenging in its difference from Occidental. Not only am I going from private to public, residential to commuter, but younger to older, and small to large. I wanted that difference to "challenge and expand how I interface with students," says Poullard. Kyla Coons pushes her baby's stroller in front of Academic Hall, in the place known as the Free Speech area. We take a seat on the bench, and Kyla, opening a tiny jar of applesauce, explains to me as well as her fussy daughter spectator. Two individuals opted started the band in high school that Katie will be coming along By: Brian Fisher Pride Staff Writer to dance to the music, adding to After losing their drummer and shortly, "She said it won't take the already explosive entertain- bassist, friends Cuevas (bass, her long to fail this test," laughed The Blazers rocked the Dome ment that Thursday afternoon. accordion player and vocalist) Kyla. Versatile in playing ability, and Molina (drums) joined the Kyla talks about what it's like Patio on Thursday with entertaining waves of lively music. Jesus Cuevas, Manuel Gonzales quartet. Bassist Cuevas describes to be a lesbian at CSUSM. The faculty members are very helpful Playing different flavors of rock and Ruben Guaderrama, play bass his work, "Its a lot of fun, we and accepting. Students usually and roll, along with "Cali-Mex", and guitar as well as other exotic love it." Spanning twelve years, The don't get it right away when she R&B, country and latin rock, latin instruments. Their instruthe band received a warm wel- mental combination includes a Blazers' musical career has taken explains that this baby is hers and her girlfriend's. When they come from a sizable audience button accordion (played by them around the world and to do, most people don't make a big who gathered for this Brown Bag Jesus), tres (a Cuban instrument all but four states in the United custom made to sound like a States. The Blazers currently have deal about it and remain friend- Noon Concert. "They sound amazing and piano), bajo sexto, and timbales four CDs, Short Fuse, their 1994 ly. "I think it's easier to be a debut album, East Side Soul, Just lesbian than a gay man," she full of energy. Their music has (percussion instrument). a very positive feeling," said one Guaderrama and Gonzales for You, and Puro Blazers. observes. Still, she risks rejection and hatred every day because she chooses to be open about her life. Raising awareness about homosexuality is important to Kyla, who thinks a gay club on campus would help with that task. "When you've got people here who think AIDS is an airborne disease, you need more awareness." Katie Hale emerges from Academic Hall looking stressed By: Steve Compian who walked alongside of their and wondering out loud if she Pride Staff Writer parents in the 5K race. Some kids really needs pre-calculus. Math ran with their dogs and at least worries melt away and her face A local school bus driver won one child was carried piggyback softens as Kyla places Auria in first place at the second annual over the finish line. her arms. Katie often sees people Cougar Chase held at CSUSM on CSUSM Cross Country head who she believes are gay on cam- Sunday, October 1. The Cougar coach Steve Scott had just pus, yet she doesn't approach Chase attracted over 500 particireturned to San Marcos at 2:30 them. "It seems like there is no pants, according to Cathy Loper, am after driving his team back recognition between gay people race director. The largest increase from the Stanford Invitational here," says Katie. in competitors occurred in the held in Palo Alto on Saturday. I Run or he ids. "We He arrived in time for the 8am Threats and harassment are a hK Caubleast 5f0 ktids kthis year, ad t start of the 5K race and then reality at CSUSM compared to 20 last year," said finished the 3.1-mile long event in 15 minutes and 15 seconds. Concerns about safety are one Loper. overcast skies and cool The "He's crazy," said Katherine of the biggest reasons gay stu- temperatures made it an enjoyNiblett, a freshman runner on dents don't come out on campus. able event for both adults and the CSUSM cross-country team. children. CSUSM President Courtesy of a Cougar Chaseflyer "He has so much energy to be Alexander Gonzalez and Vice run/walk event. "It was a great able to drive all the way back Jonathan Poullard, Dean ofStudents President of External Affairs, race, especially for the kids," said from Stanford and then run here Photo courtesy of Occidental College Barbara Bashein, were among President Gonzalez. today," she exclaimed. those who participated in the There were many children »Article continued on pg. 7 » Article continued on pg. 2 §||§ | ®|I|§|||| I BIIil I! | IIIBIII | I1II1IIIH §§§ | in iigii! in i n In C a m p u s C<EEiimmity Arts r Tito News " 111 i i ,I S S T O Page 2 Page 3 Page 4-5 Pagp-6 Page? Page 8 '* " '~ "- V'- -V - * .. V, *. ' ' * i Cougars and Cubs Hold Annual Chase » Article continued on pg. 2 �have to think about what we want when we say community and then go about building it " states Poullard, "and I see it as my role as dean to help us create that." Poullard is also concerned that many students don't know what Student Affairs is, and that students can come to him, "For me, as dean, you can come to me for anything, and if I can't help you, I will definitely take you to where you can be helped. I want to be directly responsible for helping students learn and grow," says Dean Poullard. "At student services, we are educators outside the classroom, and it is our job to build a seamless living/learning community for students, and help students learn who they are in respect to other people," says Poullard, "The work of student affairs is to consciously develop leaders and leadership skills which help students make positive change in their lives." don't see students at the heart of this institution, I see them on the periphery, floating. Students B y: D avid R uiz/ P ride S taff need to feel that this institution belongs to them." » Continuedfrom pg. 1 When asked about the idea of university students as "customHe moved from Los Angeles ers," Dean Poullard disagreed, two months ago and bought a "Referring to students as 'cushouse. "San Diego is a huge tranC SU tomers' send shivers down my sition, both culturally and profesC hanspine. You are not customers. sionally," says Poullard, who feels cellor You are people with your own more at home in Los Angeles, R eed lives and your own way of being, I would comment on keep- w ill b e Can you explain the benwhich he finds less homogenous and it's our job to help you figure ing things the same, as v isiting efits of portfolios that are and less conservative. to be turned in by graduout where you want to go." "But these personal sacrificwe're all CSUs, we should C al es are worth what I can do here Asked where San Marcos not have different require- S tate ating seniors? It is excessive work without a grade professionally, and what I can is heading, Poullard said, "San ments per school. There S an help to create. I'm loving my Marcos is moving toward being should be set standards for M arcos and with no credit or benefit given to the student. professional life," he says. And a university of high recognition, all CSU schools. t his —Mike Frankfurth Poullard is used to relocating. strengthening its academic pro—Caroline Kalve c oming As a child of an active military gram, becoming residential, and w eek family, Poullard grew up in maximizing the experience that ( Oct. Louisiana, Riverside, Puerto students get out of their time 2 -3). Rico, Sacramento, Germany, here." I f y ou Mississippi, and Guam. "I am loving where San c ould "For me, diversity work is at Marcos is trying to go, and I am a sk the core of who I am and at the glad and excited to be part of a h im core of my work as an educator," team that will help us move in a ny says Poullard, who admits that that direction, said Poullard. How would you compare q uestion he is very interested in how we As professionally driven as Marcos to other What does he want to develop a sense of safety while Poullard says quite honestly the new dean is, he manages to CCSU San State Universities o r alifornia improve? v oice developing communities. These that his motivation and passion maintain a,n interesting and pro- in it's academic prestige? —Ralf Zimmermann a ny issues are integral to CSUSM comes from a desire to leave this ductive personal life as an avid —Nina Robinson c ongiven that the University has only world a better place than when reader and traveler. He is curcern, begun developing a larger and he found it. "It's also tied to the rently learning Italian in preparaw hat more cohesive community. With diversity work I do as an educa- tion for an upcoming excursion. w ould the impending influx of more tor. I can affect people's lives Poullard says he plans on 18 and 19 year olds, Poullard is positively and my own in the completing his Ph.D. and becomi t b e? excited about the kind of frame- process," he says, "I actually love ing the Vice President of Student work we can lay down as the uni- what I do everyday. I love to see Affairs for another institution. versity grows, building the field students take responsibility and He also plans to extend the work house, residences, and expand- feel empowered to make the com- he is currently doing as a divering its academic programs. "We munity theirs. That's what I want sity consultant for major corpora- Who is Chancellor Reed? Can school be cheaper? to do at San Marcos because I tions, high schools, and teachers. —Mike Geske —Sarai Peralta very professionally, and there was a fellow student after he started flicting and inextricably tied. "If whom over the weekend is an act Gay a nd L esbian a positive outcome. "There's a attending classes. of f public p based the Safety o n C ampus delicate balance that has to be After leaving SDSU, a cam- tnhe ssocial cost oreoppennesswwere ossumptionrivilegeveryone osnfree ot o high, m eople ould a that e i maintained. One [side] is to have pus with a respected gay frater- find time to participate," Barrett to discuss such matters," states »Continued from pg. 1 information shared; the other nity and plenty of opportunity said. Moon. is to protect rights," Gonzalez to interact with peers, Rickey Joni Miller sips her coffee Dean ffairs Last fall, in a psychology explained. A faculty member, wondered if he'd made the right outside the bookstore as she strug- Jonathan Pof Student Apower oullard says " class, Katie sat helplessly nearby who felt it necessary to remain choice. "But I came anyway," he gles to articulate the paradox of is not negative, as it is often as a male student threatened an anonymous, thought that the said. "I've dealt with these issues wanting and needing to be in asserts that to openly gay male in the class- rights protected were those of the pretty much all of my life and I'm versus out. She was married and construed." He s,traight students become allies, room. "He came and sat down student who made the threat. By a lot stronger because of it." raised two daughters before com- can start by acknowledging their next to a gay guy and told him "sweeping it under the rug," gay Rickey joined the Pride ing out at 40. Joni loves her position of privilege and finding that he wanted to blow up the students were not adequately pro- Alliance club and soon discov- life: "I have never been more ways of sharing it, not giving it entire school," Katie recalled, "I tected. President Gonzalez went ered the challenges of maintain- blessed and happy than I am was pregnant at the time, and on to describe the incident as "a ing the organization. Meeting at this very moment!" And yet, up. According to Poullard, gay worried for my life." The profes- veiled threat that could have been attendance was low with only she must keep a low profile at students and their allies who want sor of the class in which the interpreted as an overt threat," three or four students showing up times because her partner is in have o work threat was made did not respond and that "Student Affairs and for club meetings. According to the closet. A professional woman moret. community They atre going for i He states, " to requests from The Pride for the [campus] police moved on it Rickey, "Visibility is a problem. in the male-dominated field of to have to say T his is something comment and clarification. very quickly." Gonzalez added, Flyers we put up were constantly engineering, Joni's partner is vul- I value, even though I'm working "It didn't become an incident torn down." The flip side of the nerable to acts of discrimination 35 w a because it didn't need to be. I visibility issue seems to be vul- if her sexual orientation becomes andhours aabouteek, have mychild, I'm to pull hair think that if there were several nerability. "If meetings are pub- public. Joni wishes more people out,' students must invest some instances or if there were some- licized, then you're dealing with would come but, but she under- energy." thing ongoing, it would be appro- more elements than just the stu- stands why they don't. Poullard adds that Student priate to bring in the advisors." dent body because you've got hate Affairs has a major role to play. groups all around North County," What can students, faculty, and This helping create Forming an organization is eas- Rickey explained. The club dis- administration do to improve venuesincludes t"hose dialogues where ier said than done solved last spring, mainly due to the climate? can happen openly; and I don't a lack of participation. see us doing that right now," For students who are openly "There's really no safe place he says. Improving gay or thinking about coming I f you want to be in, you have to come out at school," says Joni. teredness" is one "student-cenof the main Kyla, Katie and their daughter out, the needs for dialogue and to be out As a sociology major, she notices issues Dean Poullard is working Auria. Photo by Darcy Walker community are extremely importhat some professors don't create tant. Rickey Rickerson-Riesen Restarting a club is tough that safe space by including sex- on. As an openly gay man, Dean Sociology professor Don f accepted s a student Barrett was faculty advisor to aeelsemployee onfow aAdmissions at a commuter campus. "Most ual orientation in class discus- Poullard believes that "being as nd the people would rather just come sions about discrimination. Other authentic as I can possibly be the Pride Alliance club, the epartment. But campus organization for gay, les- Doubts on arrival. Rhe had his here, get the instruction and not instructors may inadvertently put unconsciously gives people perd looked bian, bisexual, and transgendered for an organization ickey ay stu- deal with it," said Rickey. But gay students on the spot by ask- mission to be as authentic as they for g he emphasized that a club could ing them to share their personal are." He adds that, despite what (LGBT) students, at that time. t CSUSM before he ransHe was never notified about the dents ahere from San Diego tState. provide invaluable support and views. "Professors don't always people say, "We want people to ferred consider whether or not you want know who we are. What we are threat. "I am deeply disturbed that "On all of the literature distribut- networking opportunities. There are serious commit- to talk about it," Joni said. there has been anti-gay harass- ed by the school, even though the not always sure about is how we ment on campus and faculty who club existed, it was not printed on ments involved. As Don Barrett Communications professor are going to be received" Katie gay students turn to were not any of the club listings," Rickey explained, students have to be Dreama Moon addressed the issue Hale knows what she wants: "I both open and willing to spend of openness and risk. "Even some- don't care if people agree with notified," Barrett said. s c , President Gonzalez main- eaid. He discovered the wlub the time to make a club work. thing as simple as discussing in me or not. I just want them to tained that the threat was handled xisted only after talking ith The two requirements are con- public what you did and with respect me." Poullard �My Day With Jack By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer Locked into the bump and grind, juggling my school and work schedule for necessities over priorities, and sleeping on an "as time permits" basis have all purchased tickets on my train of thoughts-they are unwanted passengers. My father says that these inevitable successions of free time are all part of a larger chain of events-the chain leading towards adulthood-I am supposed to dangle like a puppet. Normally I would listen, possibly even agree, but today is different. It's noon on Tuesday (a day when I should be on deadline) but instead I have concocted a string of ingenious lies and alibis. I have convinced my coworkers and peers that a dire event has transpired, which, in its urgency Jack's Pond surrounded by vegetation. Photo by David Ruiz begs my attention. It's not far from the truth, however. Being 23, I am not afforded enough job security to simply tell my boss that I need to go for a hike. But this is all inconsequential, old news, as the editors of The Pride would call it because I have already put on my hiking shoes, and I will fly them like the United States flag until the wilderness liberates me. Jack's Pond lies in the Southeastern foothills of San Marcos. My trail manual describes it as a 1/2 mile easy hike to the shores of the pond. To the untrained eye, the trail's beginning looks like another city park-full of evenly trimmed grass, a swing set and a bench, full of young mothers who carefully watch their children from a distance. "Why do they call it Jack's Pond," a young mother asked me as I stopped to tie my shoes. "I don't see a pond here. That's just so silly, Jack's Pond," I guess she didn't see the small lake her boy was making by holding down the lever to the drinking fountain. However, she was right; Jack's Pond is nowhere in sight only track homes and foliated hills surround the playground. Like all of nature's beauties, however, it lies down the road less traveled. I didn't want to tell her; selfishly enough, that I like to keep its entrance a secret. Embarking on my journey was like stepping into the wild and all the trappings of society disappeared from me sensory range. Even the noises from nearby earthmovers ceased. In fact, the only domesticated sound I could hear was a pair of roosters crowing; I guess news of the morning's arrival travels like everything else in the country: Tax Payers for Accountability and Better Schools, Prop 39 would place more power in the hands of each individual school district, allowing each school district to gather the necessary money for their area's educational needs. Opponents to Prop 39 point out a possible flaw in the proposition that does not regulate property tax limits. Considering property taxes are often the primary means for raising school related revenues, such an oversight in Prop 39 would, as the Save Our Home's Committee states, "raise the rent on homes in areas trying to raise as much money as a pupil in Beverly Hills receives." By: Christopher F. Orman Pride Staff Writer On Tuesday, November 7, voters will have the opportunity to decide the fate of eight propositions, four of which are extremely controversial. Ranging from campaign finance reform to school vouchers, each of the four "major" propositions could make a major impact upon the life of Californians. Prop 38: The voucher proposition The most heavily debated of the four propositions, Prop 38, centralizes around the future of public educational institutions. Also known as the "voucher proposition," Prop 38 would allow each pupil to receive $4,000 dollars annually for private or religious schooling. While Prop 38 would give parents greater discretion over their children's educational arena, some groups, such as A Coalition of Parents, incessantly argue with the proposition's approval, the public school system's future will be doomed, and that 3 billion dollars would be eradicated from the public education system. my now bare feet. It proceeded to spread its wings in an unfettered display of brevity; I submitted to its beauty and did not dare to move. In a flash it was gone and I closed my eyes. Lulled by the sound of tiny waves lapping at the shore, I began to dream. I pictured the bobcat, graceful creature whose prints I had noticed by the shoreline just moments before my sleep. I pictured it carving down the hillside for a drink at night. I thought of all the wild creatures in the hillsides, of Native Americans and times long gone, but, more importantly, I thought of Jack. Who could he have been; a drifting cowboy who had found his paradise or an heir to hundreds of fertile acres in the next valley over who gave it all away for this pond? To my surprise, I awoke in the shade. The sun had long since slipped behind the coastal hills and a cold wind was blowing. I dawned my shirt in a hurry and tied my shoes. I had a dinner date with a loved one at six-the cries of a city bayed in the afternoon. However, as I drove home locking bumpers with my fellow rats in traffic, I, for one, felt less like a rodent. My soul had been washed and my conscious cleaned by the sun and by the shores where I slept away my day, where I forgot my troubles for a moment-at Jack's Pond. Western Group whom opposes Prop 34, writes, "Incumbent politicians will be begging for money,..forcing challengers to seek funds from any and all sources." Proposition Overview: The Debatable Four Pond photo by David Ruiz slow. Exotic smells of coastal sage, sweet fennel and chamise tempted my nose as if pulling me farther into the wilderness. Off in the distance wild quail, caught off guard by my footsteps, scampered into the bushes. I walked, I dreamed, I took my shirt off and soaked in the sun. A couple hundred yards up the trail old Jack, as I liked to call him, revealed his secret-the pond that stretched out before my eyes. It's a rather unconventional water hole at first glance, longer than it is wide; it reminds me of a river that had been dammed from both ends. But I was not interested in it's aesthetic appeal, I had to get down to its shore. Choosing the first available route down, however steep, is sort of a mistake that I make constantly, but, like all failure, falling down makes us realize how human we are. Here I was though, at the shore, oh serene cove. Surrounding the beaches, which I could not see in their entirety were Coastal Live Oaks, tall thickets of Black Bamboo, olive trees and toolies. Everything was quiet, and I lied down. Just then, a fish in search of its next meal broke the calm waters of the lake. However, it was to no avail because the dragonfly it was after drifted on, lackadaisically and oddly enough landed on a blade of grass near Prop 34: Limits on sizes of campaign contributions? Considering the large amount of attention garnered by Props 38 and 39, some may overlook one proposition on the ballot receiving national attention: Prop 34. Proposing to place limits on the size of campaign contributions per election ($3,000 for state legislature elections, $5,000 for statewide office elections and $20,000 for governor elections), Prop 34 hopes to create a more democratic environment in the election of a candidate. Some pundits argue the exact opposite, Prop 39 believing Prop 34 would threatProp 39, proposes a 55% in- en to make fund raising a more favor vote for passing any locally corrupt, special interest practice. mandated bonds/ According to Lonri Granlund, representing the Prop 36: Treatment of drug offenders Probably the most controversial and emotionally charged proposition on the ballot is Prop 36, which reconsiders the ways in which drug offenders are treated and incarcerated. According to the proposition, individuals apprehended in possession or under the influence of narcotics would require probation and drug treatment, but not incarceration. After completing probation and treatment, subsequent charges against the individual would be dropped. Many individuals arguing against Prop 36 fear the proposition would allow individuals maliciously selling the "daterape" drug a light slap on the wrist. However, in response to the "date-rape" drug conundrum, individuals apprehended for selling or giving someone the heinous "date-rape" substance would receive several charges, and face incarceration for a multitude of violations. For more information, visit http://vote2000.ss. ca.gov/VoterGuide/. A playground is on sitefor children to play by Jack's pond. Photo by David Ruiz Attention V Future Teachers Teach fun science to elementary students in your area on weekday afternoons. Training and materials provided. $20-$30 per 1 hour class. Some experience required. Mad S cience ( 858)505-4880 �Arts & Entertainment Dr. T and The Women 4 Tuesday, October 3, 2000 The Pride A Unique Comedy tains a search engine to help browsers find items within the site as well as past articles and discussion boards. Stock quotes are also available when researching stocks. In addition to information on investing for the future, the site also contains information and articles that are relevant to many students at the moment; examples include "Getting Out of Debt" (credit card debt), and an article entitled "Paying for College." Money, whether you love it or loathe it, is a fact of life, and http://www.fool.com/ is a great place to learn about how to make the most of your hard-earned dollar. E-mail jafo wac@hotmail.com with comments or suggestions for the next web site review. a secret about her sister and the maid of honor, Marilyn (played by Liv Tyler). Director Robert Dr. T also learns Altman, known prihis mistress Bree, a golf marily for his work on pro played by Helen M*A*S*H and films Hunt, has been unfaithlike The Player and ful with his hunting Short Cuts, always buddy. seems to throw a Further complicatunique blend of charing Dr. T's life are acters into an unusual the female patients who set of circumstances. try to get the attention Dr. T and the Women of the attractive Dr. T is no exception. Set in (meaning they all want rural Texas, the film him to examine their is about Dr. Sullivan lower extremities). Travis (played by Richard Gere), a Simply put, the gynecologist with a movie Dr. T and the rather dysfunctional Dr. T (Richard Gere) Photo courtesy of www.go.com Women explores a norfamily. mal father whose life For the most part, Dr. T is women in his life have never done is far too complex for him to a normal guy who tries to lead anything wrong—Dr. T could not control and what happens when he tries to escape from it all. a normal life. However, as the be more wrong. His wife Kate, played by story unfolds, his family throws If you don't mind the comhis life into turmoil. The cast Farrah Fawcett, is a loon and plexity of Robert Altman's films playing Dr. T's family includes dances naked in the fountain of and want to see a family more Farrah Fawcett and Laura Dern. a public mall, quickly establish- unusual than your own (hopeAdditional characters in the film ing the fact that Dr. T's personal fully), Dr. T and the Women is are played by Helen Hunt, Shelley life is troubled. His two daugh- definitely the romantic comedy ters, Dee Dee (Kate Hudson) and for you. Dr. T and the Women Long, and Liv Tyler. In the beginning of the film Connie (Tara Reid) are college opens in theatres October l3f It Dr. T starts out by saying that students. Dee Dee is getting mar- is rated R and has a running time "Women are saints," as if all the ried and Connie is trying to stop of 122 minutes. the wedding because she knows making $3 a day in Mexico; however, when he came to the U.S., he was able to send $300 every two weeks to his family in Oaxaca, Mexico. The value of the U.S. dollar attracted many of these Green Valley inhabitants. "One of your dollars is enough for us," stated one man. He also expressed how he felt he was treated "like a dog" from time to time. One scene shows Martinez driving around North County pointing out the work that his friends in the camp have done, "See all the beautiful yards? These workers are needed. But after their work is done, the employees just want them to disappear." Thefilmcontrasted the affluent homes in North County with the homes that were in this particular migrant camp. The typical "homes" in the Green Valley camp consisted of bushes containing makeshift shacks made of plywood, plastic, and dirt floors. There were also "spider holes," which are little homes made from mud caves and cardboard used as flooring. The documentary shows how some North County homeowners became upset about the Green Valley camp and its close proximity to their own homes. Some of the homeowners also complained that Green Valley inhabitants stole food and defecated near the property. According to the surrounding community's Health Department, a water source and sewage maintenance were just two of the many necessities missing from Green Valley, making it a "very unhealthful environment". Could people actually live in these conditions? The documentary revealed that it was possible. More than 400 men, women, and children had lived there over the ten years that the camp had been in existence. However, property owners were ordered to either improve conditions in the camp or abate the situation. During the 1989 filming of the documentary, the Green Valley property owners were the Hunt Brothers, wealthy Texas men who were not living in the San Diego area. The owners in this case chose to close Green Valley rather than improve conditions in the camp. "It's like leaving our home once again and having to start all over," says one man, whose family was evicted from Green Valley. Paul Espinosa, who wrote, directed, and produced Uneasy Neighbors, told how he felt a very strong sense of community in the camp. "And that was kind of destroyed the last days of the camp," he says. Green V aller -even had little schools, church meetings, and a "restau- By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer Piggy bank photo courtesy ofAccuComm Business Weekly Web Site By: Jafojwac The Motley Fool, http:// www.fool.com/. is a web site that primarily deals with investing. This web site contains regular articles about stocks, mutual funds, and market analysis. These articles are available on the well-organized and always updated web site; many of the articles are available via free email subscriptions as well. Stocks, mutual funds, and retirement savings may not immediately seem like a concern of the average college student. However, considering that stock options are becoming more common and popular and that everyone hopes to retire someday, I decided to review a financial web site and this is my favorite one. Http://www.fool.com/ con- Uneasy Neighbors Explores Migrant Work Camps in San Diego By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor On Thursday, September 28, an audience of 15 people gathered in Commons 206 to view Paul Espinosa's documentary, Uneasy Neighbors, which explores the relationship between migrant workers and affluent homeowners in San Diego's North County. The film deals with the tension between migrant workers and homeowners and questions whether there is any alternative to the two living side by side as "uneasy neighbors." Uneasy Neighbors was filmed in Encinitas in 1989. The main focus of the film is a migrant camp, "Green Valley," that used to be located in the area close to La Costa, Carlsbad, and Encinitas. "They're here because we offer the jobs. We need t hem" says Reverend Martinez who is a retired Presbyterian Minister. Martinez was a prominent figure in providing assistance to the people who lived in the Green Valley camp. Explorations: Uneasy Neighbors The film explores the types of employment that migrant workers found in construction, landscaping, or domestic help in surrounding areas like Encinitas. During the filming of this documentary, one worker in the camp was only rant," which consisted of a family within the camp that prepared meals on a grill in a makeshift shack. "Many people don't realize that they are human beings," stated Reverend Martinez, "They spend money to save whales, but what about people? It's the greatest of absurdities. It's a matter of priorities and values in society." The 35-minute documentary expressed the need for federal laws and government action to help deal with the situation between the homeowners and the migrant workers. One solution that helped some of the inhabitants of Green Valley was lowincome housing. "But we have far to go still," says Espinosa. Paul Espinosa: The Director Uneasy Neighbors was named one of the top 100 Chicano Films by the Aztlan Film Institute, established by UCLA's Chicano Studies Research Center. Espinosa was drawn to the subject of uneasy neighbors in 1986 when many immigration laws were being passed. Mainstream media wasn't too interested in some of these stories and Espinosa felt that there was an incomplete picture of what was happening between migrant workers and homeowners. "It [film] wasn't made just for the local audience here in San Diego County," says Espinosa, "It's also for all American cities and it deals with the rich and poor." During the discussion following Uneasy Neighbors, Espinosa spoke about the people he met at Green Valley while making the documentary. "Reverend Martinez, who's in his late 60's, hadn't planned on getting involved. But he was shocked," said Espinosa, "It shows the power of what an individual can do when they get involved. And this brings up the question of what we can do to break down some of these barriers." Paul Espinosa's experience includes being a long-time producer for public television programs dealing with the United States-Mexican relations. His current project is a documentary dealing with the causes and outcomes of the war between Mexico and the U.S. and will be showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art from October 5 and 12. Espinosa, who grew up in New Mexico, has lived in San Diego County for 25 years. He has a great interest in informing people on relations, the culture, and the people of Latin America. "If you don't know what happened in the past, you're going to look at this subject a little differently," says Espinosa. �The Brown Bag Concert Series By: Christopher F. Orman Pride Staff Writer Eclectic would summarize CSUSM's Brown Bag Concert series that occurred at noon by the Dome on September 25 to September 28. As a whole, Brown Bag Concert series certainly gave CSUSM students an opportunity to discover sounds not included in standard radio formats. The Charles McPherson Quartet, Second - Avenue Klezmer Ensemble, Earl Thomas and the Blues Ambassadors, and rootsrockers The Blazers, adequately covered a plethora of often overlooked musical idioms. Following several originals, McPherson and his compatriots flew passionately into a highspeed version of Sonny Rollins' classic St. Thomas. Playing three times the notes included in Rollins' studio version of St. Thomas, McPherson clearly revealed his expertise and all around musical dexterity. The Charles McPherson Quartet cannot be considered any typical, mediocre jazz band. In fact, some of the music played by McPherson and his band rivaled performances by well-known jazz acts at respected venues such as Humphrey's and Escondido Center for the Arts. All thatjazz Singin'the blues On Monday, September 25, Charles McPherson's Quartet opened with a stirring rendition of My Favorite Things, which was made infamous by the late John Coltrane. McPherson made special use of his back up band, empathetically moving his saxophone in and out of the crowd, thereby accuentating the potent mix of drums, bass, and piano. Possibly the most energetic act of the week was Earl Thomas and the Blues Ambassadors who began their brief ^lues-based set with the wonderfully lascivious Fred McDowell song, Drop Down Mama. Considering the large notoriety being garnered by acts like Taj Mahal, Corey Harris and the North Mississippi Allstars, blues bands continue to rise out of A Perfect Circle That ability has led to the incredible popularity of Tool and has helped A Perfect Circle sell more albums in the first week of its On Monday, September 11, release than any other debut A Perfect Circle was nearly as band. Perhaps the high point of the good as their name suggests at University of California, San concert was Keenan's dark sense Diego. The few thousand fans of humor. After saying San Diego that gathered to see front man was louder than Sacramento and es oines, e the J Keenan ( the ashes of grunge rock and boy- Maynard bames Tool), werealso DrowdMhat theyhhadinformedlayed never p from, the and, not c t band based antics. Interestingly, disappointed in what they heard, there. Earl Thomas served up juke-joint that they saw. The based blues, a sound so infec- or for hen matter, whatent down, A Perfectconcert cfoncluded waith single nd W the lights w tious and loud, the music may not signaling the oncoming of the the song Circle's irsthem fame, that gave t have been appropriate for such an headliners, all fans were stunned Judith. The crowd had waited austere, unconnected campus as and male fans were delighted all night to hear Keenan croon CSUSM. Nevertheless, by havl f the song, and as two omen p ing Earl Thomas and the Blues tso seetease wn stage.erforming a tnhe ayrics doisappointed whenwhe trip o Each time ot t all Ambassadors on campus, hope- a piece of clothing came off, the band left the stage following tthe fully some listeners were awak- roar of the crowd grew larger. powerful tune. ened to some antiquated, ageless Just when it looked like all the Their interesting style of sounds. music leads to a diverse fan base. clothes were coming off and a tender kiss was to be shared, the From spiked chains and tattoos Also in the series... lights went down to a thunder of to short shorts and fancy jewf all kinds c It w a f Also included in the series boos.erfect asircledifficult act bor elry, people oconcert. Theould be found at the diverto ollow, ut were the Second Avenue Klezmer As Poon asCthe first fchord was sity only added to the experience. as Ensemble, who played tradition- struck, all was forgiven for the That is the beauty of this music; al Jewish folk music of Eastern abrupt ending to the pre-show. it brought all kinds of people Europe and Yiddish theatre. This a short traditionally Jewish art form has onlyIt hwas thirteen set—the bandt tnogether in unity, if only for one as songs—but i lately been heard in avante- was a sweet s et Every song res- ight. all, it was a concert well In guard arenas by artists like Brad onated through the crowd and worth seeing. For a rookie band, Mehldau, John Medeski and John every chord struck the fancy of A Perfect Circle's performance Zorn. and ell polfans. T f he oncert seemed v The Blazers, from East Los was Khe best part oytet pciercing ished. Theeteran neverwost intercrowd eenan's soft, Angeles, played an eclectic mix voice. Keenan has the unparal- est ^nd all went homel happy— of roots-rock, R&B and Latin leled ability to carry a gentle except maybe for the select few rhythms. ho hought they ote through the m c The Brown Bag Concerts nhords, and then let ost a rushing wee atTool concert.were going to c out scream s continue, each semester as part of that could pierce the heavens. the Arts and Lectures series. By: Jared E. Young Pride Staff Writer Is t his y our i dea of a s tudent u nion? Everybody agrees that students need a place of their own at Cal State San Marcos. The new student union/fieldhouse can be that place — where you hang out, have club meetings, even shower after a workout Vote for a place of your own. Vote Y ES on both Student Union Fee Referenda Oct. 9 and 10. �T he P ride PchEgxtor 7., Co-Edte Q pifikiEte . Graduate Intern g ^plty Advisor v All o^imods and letters to the editor, ;; should be submitted via electronic m ij to The Pride S B*; S t j A f ' -'|G3| published m The Pride, represent the opinions of the electronic mail accoui^ rather than the individual California Stale University Sm Marcos 8% editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print a ii^e^arily r Melanie Aldington « puthor, and doonotfCalifomia Sepresent the views anonymous letters. i TtePjtide, r o tate University San Mm&mt i ||§|Si>f Victoria B. Segall Display and classified advertising in The Pride Marco?* Unsized editorials represent the majority Darcy Walker :<|j opinion of The Pride editorial board J ^ S should not be construed as the endorsement or Letters to the editors should include an address, investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. E-mail: pride@csusm.edu v Jayne Braman Madeleine F, Marshall telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters The Pride reserves the light to lejectTany advertising. http://www.csusm.edu/pride may be edited for grammar and length* Letters The Pride is published weekly on uesdays during ' die academic yeaiv'^ " S p S I f ^ S i l i j f c | What Student Union Vote? I feel it is important to ask a few questions about the issue before it is voted on. What Student Union? The web page: www.csusm.edu/ student affairs/ Info%20Items/university student union referendum.htm about the Clarke Field House/ University Student Union states "What is the Clarke Field House/University Student Union? The proposed building will provide a multi-purpose gymnasium, weight/exercise room, locker rooms and showers, sports medicine facility, equipment storage and offices. It will also include conference space and meeting rooms, student government offic- t 1 : : es and a convenience store." There is NO mention of a student union, only athletic related facilities, offices and meeting rooms. Why is this issue being called Clarke Field House/University Student Union when there is no student union listed as part of the proposal? When will the fee end? It never does. The fee increase will only end if a future referendum passes to eliminate it. Is this the best or the only funding option? Is a $7.4 million dollar facility what we need? According to the above listed web page, "the estimated construction costs for the Clarke Field House/University Student Union is between $7.1 and $7.4 million." And that "$2.7 million will be identified in gifts and grants." If $2.7 million can be raised in gifts and grants, why not build a facility for $2.7 million? If it is really necessary for the much more expensive building to be built, have other funding avenues been exhausted? Corporate sponsorship perhaps? Around the county, "The Murph" is now Qualcom Stadium, and there is the Coors Ampitheater, SDSU has the Cox Arena. Perhaps CSUSM should look in to having a Philip Morris or MGD Student Union? (Indecently, I bet if there was a convenience store in the student union with a liquor license, more students would use it). Is there any guarantee regarding how the money will be spent? Not that I have seen. I feel it is deceptive for the two measures to be generally referred to by the same name, as they are very different. Measure One deals with the construction of a FIELD HOUSE that supposedly contains some unspecified portion of it to be used for an interim student union, yet the proposal listed on the web does not list a student union. Measure Two actually deals with the construction of a student union almost 20 years from now. The question is not necessarily about voting no to the construction, but voting no to these measures. Only vote yes when a proposal comes along that better specifies how funds will be allocated and for how long. Vote NO on Measure One and Two. Jafo wac San Marcos: By: Jared E. Young Pride Staff Writer Why would anyone want to live in Arizona? Now, I'm not knocking people who live there, but I am questioning their motives for doing so. It's hot, muggy, plagued by smog, isolated, and, well, it really isn't the nicest place to live. Why am I talking about Arizona, you ask? Well, because that is where this article is being written. I decided to come out here to visit some friends for a few days and take a break from school, work, life-from everything, basically (it didn't hurt that Bad Religion was playing a concert out here, either). Since I have been here I have realized one thing-I won't ever need a real estate agent in Phoenix. Now, granted, Phoenix isn't all bad. The school, Arizona State, is pretty cool (although it was recently rat&d as one of the worst schools in the nation), and the nightlife is second to none, but what do you do the rest of the time? You sleep and watch TV, HAVE f itiiB Letter to the Editors Dear Editor: As a CSUSM Alumnae, I would like to voice my support for the University Student Union fee referendum. While attending CSUSM, I was actively involved in various organizations on campus. As a past Orientation-Team Leader, I gave tours to the incoming students. The main question asked by most freshmen was "Where do you usually spend your time in between classes"? Unfortunately I had to tell them that I had no choice but to try to find a place in the Dome. As an "O-Team" Leader, I saw the importance of the University Student Union so I became a member of the University Student Union Advisory Board. The need for this facility became even more obvious to me while serving on the USUAB. For study group meetings, the only choices are the Library, where the group meeting rooms are always occupied, or the Dome, which never has tables available. ;'*s' noo^^^^'-^plw^ ^BUBMIT to A LETTER pubjicati^ Sincerely, Beauty Undiscovered erate temperatures at the end of the day. Also, our campus isn't so huge that we have to walk five miles to get the book that we realized we left in our car just as we finally reach the front door to the classroom; you have to do that if you're a Sun Devil. Sun Devil. That's the one redeeming factor of living in Phoenix and going to school: you get a cool mascot. Now, Cougars are fine and dandy, but whom do you think would win in a fight? I'd put my money on the Devil Arizona Desert Courtesy ofAaron Seifert any day (Blue Devils and Sun that's what the Walter Cronkite School of Devils might be a tricky matchIt's too hot to do anything Journalism (which, at the time, up, though). other than sit under your air con- was my major). Then I came out Phoenix is also isolated. ditioner and play video games, here and broke a sweat walking watch TV, or read a book. Which, from the car to the door of my by the way, should help make friend's apartment; that's when I ASU one of the top ranked decided that San Jose State was a schools academically in the better choice for me. nation. Since no one can go outCal State San Marcos is no side, they should have all day to oasis. One hundred and fifty study . . . or all day to sleep so stairs in 110 degrees is no picnic, they can drink all night, which is but that temperature doesn't last apparently what really happens. 365 days, so I can survive i t I contemplated becoming a Also, most students at our lovely Sun Devil two years ago. The school don't live in San Marcos, school is large and they have so they can retreat to more modA Collage ofSan Marcos AN OPIMONZ I think that having a Student Union on campus will benefit many students for many years to come. And the increase in cost is still so low: only $30. I understand $30 is a substantial amount for a student, but if you think about it, it is only 40 cents a day per semester, excluding weekends. Most of the students will probably say, "Sure it is very easy for alumni to support this since they will not be paying a penny for it." I am currently a graduate student at SDSU and the Student Union fee is higher - $71/per semester; and I'm glad students before me saw the need to build a place for students to meet. I hope my letter reaches students at CSUSM. Please think about future students when making your final decision on the University Student Union fee. m Lyuda Litvinets Class o f'99 Where do you go if you want to leave the city? Flagstaff? Wow, wouldn't that be a fun day?! Maybe you could head down to Tucson, that would be fun. More of what you already have in Phoenix! The closest thing to the beach in Arizona would be Lake Havasu, and what do you do there? You sure aren't going to go surfing! People like to complain about San Marcos, having to go to school in the hot weather, having to climb stairs, having nothing to do between classes. After spending a few days in Phoenix, you'll gain a whole new appreciation for the land of the Cougar. Courtesy ofthe City ofSan Marcos mMMfi^ORS vf editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and contact .The Pride if yAiliiiliiiiiiiiPnterestedlilSiilnlsilwriting news articles. ou are i sik ^ i i iillll �A Closer Look at CSUSM Cross Country By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer What is it like to compete in cross country running? For the average person the answer would seem to be simplistic: you have to run every day until you build up some endurance and then go mach five during a race. Some of that might be true, but to get a better idea you should ask the members of the CSUSM crosscountry team. Some of the runners put in up to fifty miles of road work per week in preparation for the competition. The men compete, in an eight-kilometer (5.3 miles) long race, while the women run the distance of five-kilometers (3.1 miles). The scoring for each event is determined by the placement of individual runners as they cross the finish line. The team's five best runners are identified and the lowest scoring team wins. Before the start of each race the runners must-warm Tip their bodies by a routine of stretching and running. Depending on the individual, this may take as much as an hour. Also before the race, runners must conduct a reconnaissance of the course to get a clear idea of the route, and its condition. Final preparations include last minute instructions from coaches, and making sure the runners are wearing their "numbers," which, help officials determine placement. Then the runners move over to the starting line for the race. For the details on how the game is played though, you have to talk to the players. When asked if they believed that cross country should be classified a "non-contact" sport, some of the runners gave a few sly grins and some rolling eyes. "I still have scars down there," said junior Heather Garritson, pointing to the marks on her ankle that were made as a result of the wars that occur at the start of Annual Cougar Chase » Continued from p g. 1 Coach Steve Scott Photo by Steve Compian Coach Scott, a former Olympian, had enough gas left in his tank to run back along the course to cheer on the rest of the runners. One of those runners was Bob Mangrum, for whom the school's track was named. "I had a great time," said Mr. Mangrum, who won in his age category at a time of 23 minutes and 11 seconds, even though he was still recovering from a hamstring pull. In between the races, Coach Scott kept busy by signing t-shirts and giving advice to the young runners. "You want to start off slow and then have enough for the finish," he told a group of kids.Later, the coach ran with the kids during the IK Cub Run, while shouting encouragement to the young competitors. Little Vincent Loretti was the last runner to cross the finish line, which officially ended competition at the Second Annual Cougar Chase. . AH the participants were treated to refreshments that included complimentary slices of Fruschetta Pizza. The line for the pizza was almost as busy as the line to see the posted official results, with everyone looking to see where they had placed. At the awards ceremony, all the top runners received their awards from Coach Scott. Every child who crossed the finish line also received a medal from Coach Scott. Seventy-one year old Ed Maher and seventy-six year old John Cross were among those who received congratulations. Maher finished in the time of 25 minutes and 9 seconds and Cross' time was 27 minutes and 27 seconds for the 3.1 mile event. each race. Garritson suffered her injuries when other runners used the cleats of their shoes, meant to gain traction, as weapons to fight for position in the closely compressed pack of runners. The physical contact that the runners endure isn't limited to the lower torso. "They hack and push," said sophomore Kenneth Nwadike, as he demonstrated with downward gestures with a pointed elbow. It continues to get physical during the race, too. Senior Renee MacDonald told how she and another girl became "attached" as they arrived at the halfway point of the Aztec Invitational 5k race. "She just kept pulling on my arm until I finally yanked it away," said MacDonald. The end of the race is the last chance that the runners have to secure the highest place in the competition, which equates to points for the team. It is common for large groups to arrive at the finish line together, conceiv- RETIREMENT ably at the same time. The difference between 30th and 42nd place may only be a couple of seconds, but for the total team score, the 12-point margin becomes very important. In order to get noticed, freshman Josh Wing said, "The coaches teach us to raise our hands." The runners must also have the presence of mind to hand in their "numbers" at the finish line where an electronic scanner turns bar codes into official results. After the race is over, the runners must cool their bodies down with some light jogging and stretching to prevent injury. The women's race usually lasts from 18 to 27 minutes, while the men's competition can last from 25 to 32 minutes. By the time the awards ceremony has been conducted, the athletes may have invested five to six hours of their day towards the races, not counting travel time. Then it's back to practice next week to start all over again. 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Location: Commons 207 Time: 12:00pm-12:30pm Using MLA/APA Formats Location: Academic Hall 418 Time: 12:30pm-l :30pm This group meets weekly on Learn how to use MLA and Tuesdays in Commons 207. Groups run on a "drop-in" basis. APA formats. Rock en Espanol/Spanish Rock R OCK E N ESPANOLMORE F M 98.9 Participants will be introduced Student Social to leadership theories and prac- Location: Dome Plaza tices. Time: 12:00pm-l:00pm Leadership Foundation Location: Commons 206 Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm Wednesday, October 4,2000 Film: Being There Location: California Center for the Arts, Escondido Center Theater Time: 6:30pm Thursday, October Friday, October 6, 2000 5,2000 Study Abroad Information Meeting Location: Craven 1258 Time: 9:00am-10:00am Study Abroad Information Meeting Location: University Hall 327 Time: 10:00am-l 1:00am Using Sentence Variety National Depression Screening Day Location: Founders Plaza Time: llam-lpm Saturday, October 7, 2000 CSUSM's 8th Annual Pow Wow Location: CSUSM Time: ll:00am-ll:00pm; 2:00pm-7:00pm Grand Entry Featured events include intertribal dancing, drum contest, gourd dancing, and demonstration and specialty dancing. Learn how to use variety in your sentences. This event is free and open to the public. Meditation Group Location: PPHS For more information call (760) Time: 12:00pm-12:30pm 439-8569 or visit the web site at: www.csusm.edu/powwow This meditation group meets weekly on Fridays in Dr. Fritz Kreisler's office. Groups run on a ''drop-in" basis. Monday, October 9, Location: Academic Hall 314 Time: 10:00am-l 1:00am Short and easy depression test, suicide risk questionnaire, educational presentation with a video, consultation with a mental health professional, referrals, educational flyers, brochures and handouts. Offered through the Counseling and Psychological Services unit of Student Affairs. Take a Walk on the Creative 2000 Call 750-4910 for more informa- Side Film showing of Being There Study Abroad Information tion. Location: Commons 206 (Hal Ashby, 1979). Meeting Time: l:00pm-2:00pm Location: Commons 206 Careers for Liberal Studies In this film, Chauncey Gardner, This presentation will introduce Time: 9:00am-10:00am Majors Location: Visual and Performing who speaks in television coma model to bring out everyone's Arts Annex (441 La Moree Rd.) mercials cliches (which people Location: Craven 4201 Independent Filmmaker: creative side. Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm mistake for wisdom) is unexTime: Noon Denise Shaw pectedly elected president and Location: Academic Hall 102 undertakes to give the govern- Are you looking for a career in This slide and lecture preTime: 3pm Liberal Studies? This workshop Career Skills ment back to the people. sentation considers the ways Denise Shaw will give a may be for you! 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For Sale ' 87 P lymouth F or S ale G ood C ondition. $ 1900 o bo. Congratulations to all t he Alpha XI Delta Ladies who e arned a 3.5 g.p.a. a nd above l ast semester. We are s o proud! - Cindy Bunch-Strawn —Laurel Burkhalter —Amanda Gibson —Courtney Montes —Sarah Wacker —Laura Stendel - Karl Vollmer w E R hat? The North County Higher Education Alliance seeks two students to represent transfer students to CSUSM from Palomar and MiraCosta. ligibility? Any student who completed the first two years of their college/ university education at either Palomar or MiraCosta College and who has completed at least one semester of work at CSUSM may apply for this position. esponsibilities? 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According to AISA cochair and Navajo Indian, Karen Giron, this is the first year that students have had the opportunity to plan the Pow Wow. With the aid of a few advisors, Giron, co-chair Michelle Jacobs, and a student committee, were able to put together an event that met the standards of quality as past Pow Wows. "My main reason for doing this is to raise awareness on campus and to inspire NativeAmerican students to come, not just to this college but to any college," said Giron, "also, just so they know there are other NativeAmerican students on campus and that we can offer them a support system and guidance from people of their own culture." The Pow Wow included Native-American arts and crafts booths and live performances in the center arena. The artwork and crafts, which were on display, provided another view of Native American culture. Traditional silver and turquoise jewelry, musical instruments, elaborate paintings of nature and spirits, pottery, and many other items were on display and for sale. The using a shared language. "Though many, perhaps dozens, of tribes were represented, all are considered one", stated Randy Edmonds, Master of Ceremonies for the Pow Wow. According to Edmonds, a Kiowa Indian, the event is about "trying to tell society that we're still rich in our theology. Our intent is to perpetuate our culture. We still dance our dances, we still sing our songs, we still pray. We want to make people aware of these things and we do that by putting on a Pow Wow." He stated that, "unlike European religions that have changed greatly since the Western discovery of the Americas, Native-American theology has not changed." Despite this, he said, "European religions and NativeAmerican religions have many parallels. Native religions talk about their environment and they, like many Western religions, have many things that are considered sacred." In speaking of sacred things, the Luiseno Indians had presented the CSUSM students with a "gift word," the tukwut ("mountain lion" in the Luiseno language). In the early 1990s tukwut became the unofficially adopted mascot name for CSUSM. However controversy began to surround the tukwut name. Cody Wolf Sanders of Cherokee, Apache, and Yaqui descent. recurring theme in most NativeAmerican art is a respect and appreciation for nature. Each tribe has its own traditional songs and dances that are considered sacred to the tribe that adds to its unique identity. However, there are also Intertribal Dances, such as the Gourd Dance, in which all tribes participate » Continues on pg. 2 Robert Diola was one ofmany who participated in the Grand Entry. All Pow Wow photos by Cheryl Cline. Blood Loss at CSUSM: I .C.C. H opes to I mprove Students Donate Over Fifty Pints By: Steve Kerrin Pride Staff Writer "I would hope someone would do it for me," said Brandi Blue, a Liberal Arts Major, as she stood outside the American Red Cross van after donating blood. This seemed to be the general sentiment from those who choose to donate blood. Over fifty pints of blood were collected from CSUSM on Tuesday, September 26 and Wednesday, September 27, 2000. Each potential donor is provided with a screening questionnaire prior to donating. Those who pass the initial screening are then taken inside where further tests are performed. In order to pass the initial screening, a potential donor must not: be under 17 years old have an active viral infection have viral diseases such as viral hepatitis, HIV, etc. be taking antiviral medication be a drug user have injected any drugs not prescribed by a doctor have gotten any tattoos or body piercings within the last 12 months have spent six months or more in the UK from 1980-1996 (due to risk of infection of the mad-cow disease) be receiving chemotherapy (which destroys blood cells and will disqualify you permanently) be under 110 pounds (the totalpercentage ofblood loss will be too great) »Continues on pg. 2 Student I nvolvement By: Giovanni Ferrer Pride Staff Writer Friday, October 6, 2000, the Inter-Club Committee held its second meeting. This year's I.C.C. goals are to improve club organizational skills and to increase student participation in activities held on campus. The first half of the meeting consisted of leadership training for club presidents and treasurers. The training covered different topics and procedures, including rules and regulations, and insurance and liabilities. The second half of the meeting focused on the business aspect of managing a club. Only half of the total clubs on campus may send two representatives to the meetings. All of the clubs must agree on a collaborative agenda prior to the meeting, and the representatives who attend the meeting vote on behalf of the other remaining clubs that are not in attendance. There are currently thirtynine chartered clubs on campus. This number is estimated to climb to more than 60 by the Spring of 2001. In addition, new club regulations will include two collaborated club events held per semester, club banking through CSUSM's Accounting Services, and club management training. Formerly known as the InterClub Council, I.C.C. has restructured in an attempt to make campus club events run more efficiently. In the past, some club events weren't organized properly. This led to some events being over-funded with poor turnout ratios, while other club events were "undercut," left in need of additional funding. Associated Students staff member Brad Schmidt serves as the newly positioned Club Service Technician of I.C.C. In an interview prior to the I.C.C. meeting, Schmidt stated that the main focus of I.C.C. is to "broaden the appeal to student life on campus." I.C.C. was developed as a way to fund clubs. Schmidt says that in the past, it seemed as though some clubs were only interested in getting money. "We don't fund clubs," said Schmidt, "we fund student life and activities." Schmidt hopes to maximize the student experience here at CSU San Marcos. With the use of research models of club services from different CSU campuses, CSUSM students' suggestions, and other methods, the I.C.C. is hoping to offer more on-campus activities for all students, fraternities/sororities, and campus clubs. �2 Tuesday, October 10, 2000 Campus News The Pride Chancellor Reed Visits CSUSM Jayne Braman Pride Graduate Intern During his two-day visit to CSUSM, the head of the California State University system, Chancellor Charles Reed commented, "we got the very best budget that this system has ever received with $337 million in new money." He then added, "which means we can add more faculty members, more compensation, more technology, more library books, and focus some on work-force development." In an editorial meeting with The Pride, Chancellor Reed discussed what this budget increase means to the CSU system and to CSUSM. Topping his list of priorities is the issue of student access to higher education. The Chancellor commends legislators for approving funds for the Cal Grants program. "Every once in a while something really big and good happens in Sacramento and it did this year for students and that is the increase in the Cal Grants program. That is huge, it is going from about $500 million to $1.2 billion by the year 2005," states Reed. This program is aimed at helping high school graduates through merit and financial-based assistance. Since the Cal Grants program is aimed at recent high school graduates, when asked what financial-assistance plans are being made available to returning and transfer students, Chancellor Reed and CSUSM President Alexander Gonzalez agreed, "that the eligibility criteria stills needs to be established through financial aid." Other areas that CSUSM will benefit from with the increasedbudgetinclude $9million already received this year for the Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative (CAPI), of which San Marcos is a participating university, with another $9 million being requested for the next school year. The CAPI program helps to groom high school students in English and Math in order to have them better prepared when they enroll in the university. The Chancellor has an interest in a seamless system which will unify all CSU campuses under a common calendar. This does not mean that all universities will start and stop on the same day; what this means, according to Chancellor Reed, is that those schools on a quarter-based system will convert to a semester-based system for ease of transferring credits and for seamless operations as CSU campuses head into year-round operations. Regarding upcoming referen- dum for the proposed field house/ student union. Chancellor Reed said, "it has been my experience that students don't look at the long-term advantages of those kinds of things." He believes that CSU Chancellor Charles Reed Photo courtesy of the CSU Web Site students should consider whether the decision, made now, will be an investment in the thousands of students that will come to this campus after them, and whether they can return to the campus in ten years and be proud of something that they helped to build. "Every time I come to this campus I see new buildings and that's great," commented the Chancellor. With two academic buildings currently under con- struction, he then added, "we've federal, contracts and grants." He got to figure out how to equip the said that adjustments would be buildings " He did add, however, made at this campus when conthat CSUSM is partially advan- tracts and grants are received. In the discussion of worktaged in being eligible for more load issues, the demands of meetof the funds allotted for library upgrades. The issue of the ing the university's 2,500-word library constitutes a "balanc- writing requirement is a point ing act," according to of contention between faculty Chancellor Reed, "between and administration. According print volumes needed and tech- to Chancellor Reed, maintaining nology. Because of technol- such a program is a campusogies, the library world is based decision. He said, "if this changing so we need to figure campus wants to have a distincout how to best take advan- tion to be great, that's a decision tage of other libraries' hold- they have to make here at this ings through the use of tech- institution." nology." The Chancellor also feels On the issue of recent strongly that the current meritgrievances filed by CSUSM pay system for faculty should faculty union members over stay in place. He feels that there workload, Chancellor Reed has been no proof of gender disemphasized that, "I am the one crimination. He claims, "every who told President Gonzalez that university system that I know of this institution needs to move its in America has a merit-pay systeaching load up to 12 units like tem for awarding performance, all the other CSU universities." and I'm not going to change He adds that "the governor and that." legislators procreate the money In closing, Chancellor Reed based upon the 12-unit teaching said, "It looks like we will request load." a budget about the same size When asked about compari- we received this year, we'll conson figures from other CSU uni- tinue to ask for a six percent versities that cite faculty work- compensation pool for all of our load below the mandated 12-unit employees, we'll continue to ask load, Chancellor Reed said, "in a for some money for technology, much older, more mature univer- we'll continue to emphasize worksity such as San Diego State, they force development, teacher eduhave gone out and gotten $100 cation, and our partnerships with million worth of outside, mostly public schools." Eighth Annual Tukwut Pow Wow San Diego » Continuedfrom pg. 1 For example, in the July 15, 1998 issue of the Union-Tribune, reporter Logan Jenkins quoted, "[President] Gonzalez said the school nickname, the Tukwuts, may be dropped for something with more ring than the Luiseno word for mountain lion. 'I don't even know how to spell it,' Gonzalez confessed." More articles and editorials in San Diego newspapers questioned the adopted name and some made a play on words for the "gift word', upsetting many Luiseno Indians and the American-Indian community. CSUSM Public Services Coordinator, Bonnie Biggs, became concerned about the official adoption of the tukwut name for CSUSM mascot, and she encouraged students to be informed about the history of the name. Biggs had also mentioned to the CSUSM community the possibility that some members of the Indian community may become upset over the official gift. And nowhere is there a formal, written recognition of the gift, only the media dissolution of it and our unwillingness to speak out on its behalf," according to a statement from the Pow Wow program. The AISA Committee had also planned to bring in members of the Navajo Code Talkers. The Code Talkers, according to Sam Tsosie of the AISA Student Committee, served in World War II and used their native language to help the US defeat Japan in the Pacific. Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict within the Navajo nation, they were Arts and crafts at the Pow Wow. unable to attend. Photo by Cheryl Cline. adoption of the tukwut name. In April of 1999 students were able to choose an official mascot name, but according to the AISA Pow Wow program, "a staff person in the office of Public Affairs removed tukwut from the student ballot," upsetting many students and faculty. "Cougar" became the officially adopted mascot name. AISA's Pow Wow program also cites a recent Union-Tribune article referring to the tukwut/ cougar name, as "archaic 'tukwuts'" versus "prosaic 'cougars'." "This recent article has opened up wounds that were just beginning to heal. It showed great Master of Ceremonies Randy disrespect, once again, for the Edmonds. Photo by Cheryl Cline history of the acquisition of this Head Eagle Staff Jeffrey Jackson Blood Bank Comes to Campus » Continuedfrom pg. 1 Once donors pass the initial screening, a blood test is taken to check for anemia. Donors may be turned away if a blood test shows they are anemic. The collection usually takes between eight to ten minutes. Donors may feel fatigued for several days following their dona- tion. The body replaces the plasma lost within 24 hours but it may take several weeks to replace the red blood cells. According to the San Diego Blood Bank, San Diego's largest supplier of blood, approximately 400 pints of blood are needed daily to fulfill the need at area hospitals. Once collected, the blood is screened for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, HTLV, and syphilis. It is then separated into three components: red blood cells, plasma, and platelets. Recipients of each of these three products include accident victims, surgical patients, and people who are being treated with chemotherapy. If you want to donate blood, contact the American Red Cross at (800) 448-3543. A cademic B ulletin Attention CSUSM Students! Apply Today! N umerous scholarship opportunities a re a vailable t hrough t he F INANCIAL A I D & S C H O L A R S H I P O FFICE, l ocated i n C raven H all, R oom 4 204. C ompletion o f t he 2 000-01 G eneral S cholarship A pplication i s a ll t hat i s n eeded in 0r ? e u « e c o n s i d e r e d f or t he n ine s cholarships, w hich o ffer a wards r anging f r o m $ 8 5 0 t o $ 2000 e ach. T he d eadline f or f iling t he G e n e r a l S cholarship A pplication i s O ctober 1 2, 2 000. I n a ddition, c heck o ut t he F inancial A id a nd S cholarship O ffice b ulletin 5 scholarships are posted and corresponding applications are available. Apply Today! �October 10: The Last Day to Register to Vote By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer Tuesday, October 10, is the last day to register to vote. The registration form for the 2000 General Election on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, needs to be postmarked by midnight Tuesday, October 10. Registration usually closes 29 days before an election, but October 9, 2000 is a holiday so close of registration has been extended one day. You can register to vote if you are a United States citizen, a resident of California, at least 18 years of age (or will be by Nov. 7th), you are not in prison or on parole for conviction of a felony, and if you have not been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent to register and vote. If you have not yet registered, you can do so in any of the following ways: Register to vote by mail: Mail-in registration forms are widely available at most post offices, libraries, and the DMV. Register in person: at any local election office in any city or town in the state; at any registration event you encounter anywhere in California; or at the DMV. Register by using the Internet: complete an on-line California Voter Registration Form at http:/ / www, s s.ca.gov/elect i ons/ elections k.html. You may also download the Federal Voter Registration Form from this web site. If you have moved, you should register to vote as soon as you move into your new home, as your registration information should, reflect your present address. You will remain registered to vote as long as you remain at the same address, even if you did not vote in the last several elections Help others register. You do not have to be registered to do this. To inquire about your voter registration status, call your county clerk or registrar of voters. For 2000" would specifically call for voter approval for anything that increases the intensity or density of the General Plan. This voter approval would be gathered through either special or general elections, depending on the timeliness of the matter. "Growth is not inevitable," added Skovgard. "People didn't move here to become part of LA; they moved here to get away from it." The current General Plan, as approved by the City Council, already provides specific areas for agriculture, housing, soft retail and industrial sites, called zones. Furthermore, the plan calls for the city to essentially "build out" at the 100,000-population mark in twenty years. www.bushgore.com isn't really a web page, but after taking a look at www.georgewbush.com and algore2000.com. it looks to me like they could have saved a few bucks and combined their web sites. The Republican and Democratic parties are often criticized by voters for being very similar and not providing a real choice for voters. Interestingly enough, the web sites for the Republican and Democratic candidates are identical in appearance. Both sites have the same basic layout: news items down the center column, multimedia links on the right, and the left side has links to election information for specific states, voter outreach information, and the all important information on how to send money to your favorite candidate. The main article for each site reflects the media image of the respective candidate: the article on the Bush site talks about "Additional Tools For Parents'" in general terms, while the article on Gore's site contrasts his tax plan with Bush's in the "policy wonkish" detail that Gore is known for. Both sites contain a link for Spanish translation. Neither of the Spanish sites are full translations of the English version, however, the Gore site comes close while the Bush site has only a few highlights translated into Spanish. However, these two web sites break their matching look and feel with their color schemes. Bush and Gore looked identical in A Closer Look at San Marcos Elections By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer From planned communities to pastures, the San Marcos Chamber of Citizens was formed less than two years ago in reaction to what chamber officials call unrestrained growth in the area. Its mission is simply to curtail the rapid loss of open spaces and natural resources that the community already experiences. At the forefront is Dr. Cynthia Skovgard, who serves as president of the Chamber of Citizens. Dr. Skovgard is running for City Council this November and, if she gets her way, San Marcos will make a turn, she says, in the right direction. voter information in San Diego County, contact: Mikel Haas, Registrar of Voters 5201 Ruffin Road, Suite I San Diego, CA 92123 P.O. Box 85656 San Diego, CA 92186-5656 (858) 565-5800 Fax (858) 694-2955 www.sdvote.com Hours 8am-5pm Weekly Web Site: BushGore their suits for the first debate, but only the www.algore2000.com web site uses the red, white and dark blue color scheme while the www.georgewbush.com web site color scheme is primarily black and white. E-mail jafo wac@hotmail.com with comments or suggestions for the next website review. Al Gore photos by Nebuxi San Diego County Campaign Madness Part I The Bush Debate Party By: Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer "I will work to change policies and political coalitions that are driving endless growth," stated Skovgard. "Status quo, mediocre elected representatives are duplicating the reckless mistakes of Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We need to protect our priceless rural community from such destruction. Growth is not inevitable; shortsighted leaders create it." Up her sleeve lies the proverbial "ace in the hole," an initiative currently referred to as "The San Marcos Growth Management and Neighborhood Protection Act." Authored by Skovgard and the San Marcos Chamber of Citizens, the ballot measure promises to curtail growth to "acceptable levels" by leaving the ultimate decision up to the people. The measure, which will be voted on in November, accomplishes this feat by requiring voter approval for any development project that alters the City of San Marcos' General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. "The San Marcos Growth Management and Neighborhood Protection Act of So why do we need another law to make the City Council abide by a plan that they initiated? As Dr. Skovgard puts it, they seem to have no interest in sticking to their original plan. The proposition Skovgard states was drafted in response to 68.3 percent of the community who stated in 1993 that they would like to see San Marcos stay about the same, population wise, as it was then. The figures come from a council-commissioned study called "Imagine! San Marcos." "They say they have this open door policy for information," added Skovgard, "they say they want the public's input but then they don't use it." That will all change, she says, if elected. But Skovgard and The San Marcos Chamber of Citizens have a long way to go if they are to change the direction of San Marcos. On the opposing end are the developers, the mortages brokers and the real estate agents as well as five other City Council candidates all vying to put their ideas and opinions on the books in San Marcos. The 2000 Presidential Campaign has hit full stride across the nation. In San Diego County, the two major political parties are holding events to get out the vote, to pass out literature, and to speak on behalf of their candidates. In order to find out how both sides view the race, this reporter attended a debate party on behalf of George W. Bush on Tuesday, October 3, at the Bahia Hotel in Mission Bay. Yard signs that read, "Bush/ Cheney 2000", marked the pathway. Kay Spafford, the San Diego County Chair for the George W. Bush campaign, walked the room and greeted various party loyalists in attendance. Most of the people wore campaign buttons while others went a step further and wore GOP ties, hats, and necklaces. The crowd was an eclectic mix of young and old. Many of the younger debate party attendees were college students from various universities around the county. When asked why he was at the debate party, USD student Chris Jordan replied, "Our party is the one that takes pride in being American." Another USD student, Lucas Simmons, was less enthusiastic and had ulterior motives for being at the debate party, "Well, I am still kind of exploring. I feel the Republicans are right for the country." Lucas then leaned in and, while looking at a young woman across the room, said, "In truth, I am also here to meet people." Alcoholic beverages were available, and the spirits of the George Bush photos by Nebuxi gathering crowd grew. When the debate finally aired, the crowded fell into silence, erupting in cheers when Gov. Bush's name was announced. As the debate started, the crowd cheered in a sports-like manner. The answer that Al Gore gave to the opening question was unsatisfactory to one man who yelled out, "Answer the question!" Soon after, num- bers of people repeated the response. As the room grew uncomfortably hot, many of the patrons wandered in and out. The group cheered when Bush seemed to score a debate point and sneered whenever Al Gore spoke. The bartender, who only wished to be identified as Jim, whispered, "This is why I am not a Republican." The once loud cheers and jeers subsided as the debate proceeded. Most people talked among themselves about the debate and which candidate they thought was winning or losing. As two men were walking out the door, they said, "Gore is winning," while another man yelled, "Bush is kicking his butt!" At the end of the debate, Kay Spafford thanked people for attending. Some people were in a festive mood, some people were busy dissecting each point of the debate, while most people just left. However, the person who was the happiest was Jim the bartender. When asked how he did in tips, Jim replied, "Great," with a big smile on his face. (Next week, the Al Gore debate party). �^esday, October io, 2000 Arts & Entertainment Bjork Dreams In Dancer In The Dark By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer Though Lars von Trier's highly original Dancer in the Dark drew some brutal reviews at last spring's Cannes Film Festival, it emerged with the Golden Palm and a best-actress award for its lead: Icelandic singer, composer and actress, Bjork. The new film was released in San Diego on Friday, October 6. It is named in reference to its main character's fascination with dancing and the sound of music, while she trudges down a path of disease-driven blindness. Set in 1964 rural Washington State, Selma (Bjork) is a Czech immigrant and a single mother working relentlessly to afford an operation which will save her young son from the same disease stealing her own sight. While her fascination is captivated strongly by the all-singing, all-dancing Hollywood-produced musicals (which her failing eyesight eventually prevents her from viewing), she is receptive to the most minuscule and atomic buildingblocks of sound, rhythm, and body movement. Selma who is destitute, petite, blind, and foreign, is empowered by music, allowing her to burn radiant and warm in this mundane factory town. Indeed, whether riveted by the music of machinery or passing trains, sound, and the promise of her son's sight, is her only salvation. However silence, rather than steel bars or poverty, is her unbearable prison. The film manages to address a number of social issues, including the ills of consumerism, immigrant factory labor, the antiCommunist rhetoric of the time, and anti-death penalty advocacy while remaining focused on the emotional lives of the characters and the story. It is both the focus on Selma's inner life and the sheer innovative and artistic enormity of what von Trier accomplishes which allows one to easily maneuver around gaps in the screenplay. The film establishes a sense of hyper-realism through its almost entire use of the handheld camera. The camera almost never stops moving, and often the footage cuts in and out seemingly irrespective to dialogue or character beats, giving a sense that the film is created using a misunderstood home camcorder. The footage is hyper-realistic, and is reminiscent of something like The Blair Witch Project, which attempts to present itself as a documentary. Simultaneously, the film creates the day-dream-world of Selma, which expresses itself through original Stomp-esque musical numbers. Music is made visual, featuring incredible camera-movements which made this otherwise frugal film into the most expensive movie ever made in Sweden. The sincerity with which these musical numbers are presented manage to retain a genuine emotional accessibility and permeability. With such opposing techniques, von Trier simultaneously pushes and pulls his The Pride Bjork in Dancer In The Dark. Photo courtesy of www.imdb.com viewers out of centrist cookiecutter filmmaking. Many actors carry with them the intensely residual inter-cinematic weight of their previous roles. These residual influences, such as David Morse's recent role in The Green Mile, or Peter Stormare's role in Fargo, not to mention Bjork's musical persona, brilliantly augment and complicate the psychological impact of the film. This carefully chosen combination causes the viewer to feel that they already know something about these new characters. As Dancer in the Dark is not likely to move past Hillcrest Cinemas, I can, while strongly urging you to see it, and confidently assure you that you will not be disappointed. Von Trier's creation is assuredly cutting edge, and is recommended not only as a film, but as an artpiece open to interpretation. Surprisingly wellworth the price of a film, you may find yourself disappointed that it ends after only 2 hours and 20 minutes. Dancer in the Dark is the third in a new cycle of films von Trier promised he would begin which adhere to a completely different style, one that places the emphasis upon the actors and the stories. He stayed true to his word with his similarly styled and internationally acclaimed 1996 film Breaking the Waves, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, and is the first in his socalled "trilogy of goodness." Dimension is one of von Trier's ongoing current projects and is filmed at a rate of only three minutes per year. It will not be finished until the year 2024. Having already lost one actor and two production people, von Trier has made special arrangements for a successor to finish the film should he meet a premature death. All that is known about Dimension is that it is a crime story. The World of Championship Skateboarding Zeinabu Irene Davis Presents Her Film H females were held in the 72 foot wide Half^Fipe, the 12,000 square foot StrJre Course, and the 65-foot loijS "PlayStation 2 Soul B owP| Masters Bowl Contest. 11 Many of#Sa% Diego and professionRune Glifberg wonfirstplace in the North C ounts t^p ere in comal skateboarders w Vert Vans Triple Crown Final. By: Melanie Addington screenwriter Mark Arthur Cherry All skating photos by Chris Weedon petition: Anayt MacDonald Pride Editor (Davis's husband) researched deaf Ocean wacfc; San Diego^i culture and revised the script. 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University San Marcos's Fall Arts S p«t, Ruling Sfone Magazine, Davis, a communications profes- and Lecture Series. The series City in V a n c l | ^ ^ n a ^ , and $1M)00, Ise^nd^ place f' P an^fTralsworld Skateboarding sor at UCSD states, "it was not combines free concerts, films, art the Mountain Dev> Ifetionil t Mrdp&^S^Ob. f T * #Traftsworld Skateboarding six years night and day, I worked exhibits, and lectures. Artists are Championships at the Rock and ^ W e P n it w he Roll Hall of Fame in] 5,000 people in attendance. The - tf Schampionships on an toeachinghen I could in between usually local San Diegans. All classes." rogram. events are held on the CSUSM Ohio. <*# jyr competition and food were m upcoming pC O Compensation was inspired campus, except for Film for Compel the only attractions f orjfte by a poem by early African Thought, which is held at the rt. There w erejjlroun American writer Paul Lawrence California Center for the Arts, End gftiiifcrfof^^fne faml Dunbar. The film features the Escondido Center Theater. The PlayStation, by Sony, hosted deaf actress, Michelle A. Banks. political film by Tim Robbins, "Grind Session" Street Course. Compensation's original script Bob Roberts, is the next event. The course, designed with did not incorporate deaf culture. Bob Roberts will be screened at banks, ledges, rails, and a small When David and her husband the Center for the Arts on October half pipe on the side, was saw Banks perform at the 11 at 6:30p.m. For further inforopen to the public (a personal Northern Sign Theater in St. Paul, mation, contact Arts and Lecture skateboard and safety equipMinnesota, her performance blew Series Coordinator Bonnie Biggs ment were only necessary). Andy MacDonaldfrom San Diego PlayStation also featured a Bob Burnquist won third place in thethem away and they knew she at bbiggs@csusm.edu. had to be in their film. So won second place in the Vert Finals. video game van, allowing both Vert Finals. Compensation [tel JiliJ jllJ n ESPN lans t0 tele �Golf Team Wins Texas Tournament For the Record I want to extend my sincerest apology to Katherine Niblett. Ms. Niblett, a freshman on the crosscountry team, complained about being misquoted in the October 3 issue of The Pride. I committed several errors in dealing with Ms. Niblett and I have taken the following steps to ensure that those errors are not repeated. First, I will always make clear that the interviewee knows when she's being quoted. Second, I will clarify and confirm the statement by reading back the stated quote to the interviewee. Finally, I will ensure that the person interviewed understands how the quote will be used. Ms. Niblett was correct in issuing her complaint. I deeply regret any harm that my article may have caused her. Steve Compian M C D irect CSUSM Women s Golf Team with Coach Jackie Trischman. Photo courtesy of CSUSM Athletics 9 By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer Bad weather didn't stop CSUSM's golf teams from storming out of Texas with a new addition for the CSUSM trophy case. The men's golf team took top honors at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Invitational Tournament held in Belton, Texas on September 25 and 26. The Cougars ended with a two-day score of 592 as they outpaced the competition by 27 strokes to win the 36-hole tourney. Junior Tony Sellers led the team with a two-round score of 145 and finished in first place overall. Sellers was followed by Josh Spreng (2nd), Joe Rathburn (3rd), Brett Dolce (5th), and Cory Scoggin (9th). Spreng, who is a freshman, from Hagerstown, Maryland, shot 68, a tournament low on the final day, helping lead CSUSM to victory. CSUSM's women's golf team also performed well in the weather-shortened tournament. On the first day of tournament play, the Cougar women were tied with the defending NAIA champions, the University of Mary HardinBaylor. The Cougars ended the tournament tied for 3rd place out of thirteen teams. The women's team shot a 345 on the first day and a 351 in the final round of tournament play. Teresa Thomas led the women's squad by finishing in 10th place, followed by Esther Rengpian (14th), Stephanie Segura (16th), Effie Rengpian (18th), and Nicole Carnes (29th). The Cougar golf teams will be at separate tournaments October 15-17. The men will compete at CSU Bakersfield, and the women will compete at Boise State University in Idaho. Cross eam Country Tat Stanford Shines By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer The CSUSM Cross Country teams made a strong showing at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday, September 30. The men's team had its best performance of the season by finishing in sixth place out of twenty-four teams. When asked about the men's performance, head coach Steve Scott said, "I thought we made a breakthrough. We did well against teams that we'll run against in the NAIA." James Adams, who placed fourth out of 196 runners, led the Cougars. Adams ran the 8K race in a time of 25 minutes and 29 seconds and was followed by Marcus Chandler who came in 13th (26:06) while Brian Sullivan placed 24th (26:29), Mike Manzano placed 61st (27:31), and Mike Shannon placed 86th (27:57). Sullivan described his experience at the Stanford Invitational, "I wasn't at my best, but both teams did well overall." Coach Scott was more optimistic about the steady performer, "Brian is doing just fine. He's right where his training indicates he should be." The Cougar women's team placed 11th out of the 30 teams entered in the college division, despite being with- out one of their best athletes, Heather Garritson, who was injured and unable to compete at the Invitational. Cara Rumble topped the women runners with a time of 19 minutes and 27 seconds for 20th place out of244 runners. Renee MacDonald came in 34th place (19:55), followed by Lorena Reyes j gyfj 84th place (20:55), Felisha Mariscal 94th place (21:03), and Katherine Niblett 107th place (21:19). Evaluating the women's performance was hard for Coach Scott, "The California region is very difficult to rank on the women's side. With Heather, we would have finished higher [at the Stanford Invitational]." Coach Scott said that the women would have finished as high as fifth place if Garritson had been healthy . Scott has also been encouraged by the development of his freshman runners. "I've been very surprised with the performance of Mike Manzano and Mike Shannon. On the women's side, I was pleased with Felicia Mariscal's performance. She was our number four runner at Stanford," said Coach Scott. 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You even go as far to say that the "growing bureaucracy is the only think trickled down since the sixties. I don't know if you have any political experience but this simply make you sound ignorant. I guess the accomplishment of our Republican Congress balancing the budget has slipped your mind. In my short time in Washington DC I also had the opportunity to hear some prominent Democrats and Republicans speak. I came to realize that these politicians, that according to you only care about how popular they're going to be, have a love for this nation that most can only fathom. I'm not saying I agree with all of their Ideals, but these men are doing what they honestly think is best for this nation. We have great men in our Government putting themselves on the line for this country everyday. To label that all politicians are dirty, once again demonstrates your limited knowledge on politics. In the article you also discuss" Universal Health Care", Letters to the Editors which is socialized medicine. Ask anybody from Europe about socialized medicine and you'll hear stories of 5 hour waits to see a doctor and poor service. It not that it's too complicated or costly it just doesn't work. I think you'd even agree that when the Government runs programs they don't work. Mr. Nader wants more Government regulation and regulatory agencies, to me that me that sounds like a growing bureacracy. Ralph Nader should be included in the Presidential debates. It will prove that he is a one-issue candidate and that he confused on a majority of the issues. For example he wants to down size the military. The United States is the most power n nation in the World because of its military. In addition the U.S. currently classifies 16 nations as hostile nations to the U.S. but Mr. Nader thinks we need to demobilize and often mentions "nonexistent enemies". Ask an expert about China or North Korea and see if they agree with "non-existent enemies." I agree that students hold the key to change and we have to be active in Government. We as students' need we keep are freedoms intact and we do this by not letting Government control and regulate our lives. Ralph Nader has a few good points on a few issues. He should continue his career as a "Consumer Advocate" but as President of this Country I don't think so. Steve Cima D e a r Editors > Call me a hopeless romantic, but when I think of Universities, I envision big, ivy covered buildings set amongst a forest of giant oaks and Moreton Bay figs, the space between carpeted in a verdant sward of soft grass, with students all around, some walking between classes, some lounging on the lawn in groups discussing the day's topics, and some sitting alone, reading or contemplating the sky that peeks through the green canopy overhead. I know that the oak/fig thing will take quite a few years to come to pass, but we do have the grass, right? Wrong! I don't know how many of us have ventured out onto the campus lawns to find a soft spot to sit or lie on, but I know that those who have soon realized that the areas require rubber boots to traverse safely. "Why is this so?" we ask, "Is there no way to water less, especially considering the fact that southern California is actually a desert?" Can't we save a lot of money on irrigation? Well, it all comes down to the grass itself. The turf that the school has installed is a tall fescue that has been supposedly engineered to withstand drought, commonly referred to by the trade name Marathon. I happen to have this same grass in my front yard, where if I do not want dead spots, I have to over water mine as well. The sad fact is, pretty much the only thing that the tall fescue is tolerant to, is a lot of water. You can see evidence of this if you look out from the upper floors of Craven Hall at the lawn that stretches from in front of University Hall out to the Caesar Chavez steps; it is a muddy quagmire....with dead spots! About the only thing this The Pride water-loving, coarse-bladed, fungus-susceptible, drought-intolerant turf has going for it is that it stays green all year long. Ooooooo. I propose that the school kill the fescue, (spray it all with Round-Up or equivalent) and replace it with Bermuda grass, trade name Tiffgreen or something similar. I know that Bermuda will go dormant in winter, but it's only a couple of months. Since I have Bermuda in my backyard, I can say that it outperforms the fescue on all other counts. It does very well on 1/3 the water that the fescue needs, it loves the heat, it is self healing, is fine bladed and soft and looks like a green Persian rug when it is well fed. In fact, the new elementary schools in Temecula all get Bermuda grass playing fields, and if the grass can stand up to hundreds of running, jumping, screaming banshees, surely it can stand up to the few intellectual discussions we would throw at it. At what point would this grass pay for itself in water savings alone? What about the fact that the lawn areas would be converted, from completely cosmetic to areas useable by the students, simply by changing the grass? The rest of the landscape is of the sustainable, low water use type, why not the lawns? The answer is pretty simple. Please join me in urging the University to convert the lawns, both so that the students can use these areas and for the savings in water. Send your support by email to the Pride, as well as to any faculty that you feel should get the word. Thanks, Mark S. Roberts Dear Editors, Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. As a parent/ student at CSUSM I just wanted to share the news in an effort to help any other parent/students. The A.S.I. Early Learning Center has been a real lifesaver for me, the last year and a half. It must be the best-kept secret at CSUSM! For the last 3 semesters, I have had the joy of dropping my children off there and knowing that they are being genuinely cared for by loving teachers. My son, Austin graduated from their Pre-K class last spring and is now doing quite well in kindergarten. My three year old is currently enrolled there and loves going there three days a week. The staff is friendly and professional. They are understanding of student's needs to have to study and prepare for classes. The prices and the hours work nicely with a student schedule and budget. So many other places I checked into required that you pay for the entire week, even if you only utilize 2-3 days of services per week. At the Early Learning Center, I only pay for what I need. I don't know that I would have finished each semester as successfully as I did without their support. They even made sure I knew about the childcare scholarship available each semester. I am so thankful for this center and hope to help some other parent students by letting them know about this place! There are currently openings Contact Joyce Williams, ELC Director, by phone at (760) 750-4999 or e-mail: jjwillia@csusm.edu. Sincerely, Tammy Gallegos Is Dr. T Diet Pride: Now 100% Content Free Normal? I'd like to comment on the Arts & Entertainment movie review on "Dr. T and the Women" done by J. Ryan Sandahl in the 10/3/2000 Pride. In his review, Mr. Sandahl makes a statement that "...Dr. T and the Women explores a normal father whose life is far too complex". Only two paragraphs earlier we find that Dr. T has a mistress who's been unfaithful to him (imagine that) with his hunting buddy. Frankly, I don't appreciate the characterization that to be a "normal" father (of two beautiful children) I need to have a mistress or be unfaithful to my wife. That may be normal in Mr. Sandahl's world, but I hope we all aspire to something a little higher. Roger Herzler Last semester it came to my attention that The Pride was "moving towards a policy of having everyone sign their letters." This semester The Pride adopted the policy and stated in an editorial reply on 9/26/00, "The Pride does not print anonymous letters." Admittedly, letters to the editor that have been signed with the full name of their author may potentially be seen as having greater credibility and as showing a willingness of the author to take responsibility and credit for that what was said. I believe, however, that it is inappropriate and unwise for The Pride to adopt a policy of rejecting letters simply based on the author's willingness to sign their name. There are extenuating circumstances that warrant the publication of unsigned letters to the editor. There are groups of people at CSUSM for which it may be inappropriate or unwise for them to express their opinions publicly, as in a letter to the editor; that fact does not, however, invalidate their opinion or their right to speech. For example, student employees are entitled to express their opinions, including their opinions, about the departments for which they work. However for student employees to write about their job or department, with their name signed, could negatively impact their employment status or ability to receive future raises. Staff and faculty also are entitled to their opinions and may have similar concerns regarding what they are able to say with their name signed to a published document. Furthermore CSUSM is still a small campus with many classes that are always offered with the same instructor, and there may be a time when students feel it is appropriate to write to The Pride regarding such a teacher, yet knows they will have a class with that teacher in the future. It is wrong for The Pride to restrict the freedom of speech in these cases and others due to authors' legitimate desires to remain anonymous. Samantha Beltram noted in the 9/26/00 issue of The Pride that in the last five issues of The Pride, there had not been a single opinion article or letter to the editor that was not from a staff writer. The inability to write The Pride and be even considered for publication anonymously clearly would prevent the people in situ- HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS ations, such as the above, from writing The Pride at all. This may be a contributing factor to the lack of student opinion in The Pride. Last semester I remember several anonymous letters were published. The Pride's current policy prevents such authors from contributing to The Pride, thus limiting their speech. In the interest of freedom of speech at CSUSM, I strongly urge The Pride to change this policy. If people should be judged on the content of their character, and not the color of their skin, why should writing be judged on the signature line and not content? —Anonymous, of course. [Requested signature line ~ rejected by The Pride] David J. Ludwig TOPRIDE@CSUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news articles. �Opinion _ For Those Who Don't Take the Elevator By: Steve Kerrin Pride Staff Writer I was hiking up the stairs in the ACD building the other day when a problem confronted me, actually, three problems. Three problems that were standing in the middle of the stairway, oblivious to the fact that several people were trying to get by. They were busily yapping away as if they couldn't wait the ten seconds that it would have taken them to get to the landing to discuss whatever was on their minds. Of the people being held up by these inconsiderate shrews, I was apparently the only one with the audacity to request that the obstructers remove a certain portion of their anatomy from my intended course and continue their discussion in a place with more room to walk around them. Though less than thrilled with the tone and verbiage of my request, slightly different from this printed version, they complied. I had always thought that how to act while walking up stairs in the first place. Wait until was a matter of common sense you get to the top or bottom and common courtesy, which we where there's room to get didn't need a set of rules for. Of around you. course the error of my assumption was thinking that everyone 3) Don't walk three people has common sense. Apparently across and then get irritated we do need some kind of remindwhen some poor sap who's er, so I submit the following: trying to get to class on time brushes up against you because you're taking up too much damn room. It's not his fault you can't handle the idea that two objects can't occupy the same space 1) Walk on the right side of at the same time. the stairs, just like driving. A simple concept that keeps people from running into 4) Look where you're going. I don't know how many times each other. It makes so I've seen someone have to much sense but yet every sidestep someone else who day I still have head-on was talking over their shoulcollisions with people who der and not watching what haven't figured this one out. was in front of them. 2) Don't stop in the middle Yes, I know, most of these of the stairs unless you things only take a few seconds look to see if anyone's * out of the day to deal with, but if behind you first. If it's that bloody important, you it's one less irritation during midshouldn't have forgotten it terms and finals, isn't it worth it? By: Bryan Glark Pride Staff Writer portrayals of scandal. So I feel it's time to back it up with pictures. Some will be flattering, others may condemn. But in the end I feel that the views expressed, along with the pictures, will give our campus a better self-image that will help us, Rules for Stairway Etiquette A Campus View In working with The Pride, I have read a large number of opinions about Cal State San Marcos. Some are glowing reflections of perfection. Others are dismal as a campus community, judge our progress or failure to individual satisfaction. If we can each realize and critique our own sense of community, then maybe we can create a better community. I submit the following view. A modern sculpture collage, or a secret nuclear missile silo? It is neither of these things. It is a lamppost that is missing or out for repair - right smack dab in the middle of The Quad. It really adds to the "under construction" theme that we have going around the campus. I like how the hazard cone has "CSUSM" printed on the side, as if to say, "Hey, this is a Cal State University of San Marcos eyesore - Don't even try to steal it!" i _ This is taken from the pebbly sidewalk of the intersection of Twin Oaks Valley Road and Craven Drive. If anyone has parked across the street at the SMAC Center, you've had the pleasure of this wonderful view. The only down part - it is all uphill. The Pride Co-Editor Co-Editor Opinion Editor Graduate Intern Faculty Advisor All o ptions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views Meianie Addington of The Pride, or of California State University San M arcos. Unsigned editorials represent t he majority Victoria B. Segall opinion of The Pride editorial board. Darcy Walker Letters to the editors should include an address, Jayne Braman telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters Madeleine F. Marshall may be edited for grammar and length. Letters Build it, and they shall shun... The people and Tony Gwynn By: Giovanni Ferrer Pride Staff Writer I love baseball. I know that the wealthiest franchises are usually the teams on top. The power of the dollar makes its way through many big cities in every state across the country, and San Diego has become the same. I am not a Padres fan, but I keep up with MLB (Major League Baseball). I can tell when someone is trying to give me the run about nowhere. Where has the new ballpark development gone? And what's up with the situation between the Padres organization and the team's heart and soul, Tony Gwynn? You don't need to be a Steinbrenner tofigureout that it's all about the O' heavenly dollar. For the past few years, the theme has been: don't shell out the cash for good ballplayers, get rid of all your all-stars, and let us build a ballpark without a solid team as the foundation. Now they're not willing to accommodate for a player, Tony Gwynn, who over the years has taken less money to play for a city and community who adores him. A player who could have left many years ago to play for more money and a championship contention, but stuck it out through many disappointing team seasons. The sad part is that these people do not see the value of such players as Tony Gwynn the same way a true San Diego Padres fan does. People can become very unappreciative in this world. That's a fact of life. But it's seriously disheartening to see the way afirstballot baseball hall of fame athlete can be treated these days. Tony Gwynn can run for mayor of the city if he wanted to. The San Diego community, Padres fans, and baseball fans around the world in general, have grown to appreciate every effort and contribution he's made for the love of the people and the game. It is a downright shame to see one of baseball's best ever get treated that way over saving a few million dollars in the short run. They want Padres fans to flip the bill two ways; one way is by funding the new ballpark, the other is a probable and most likely price increase for tickets, merchandise, and food and beverage concessions. Oh look! A pile of various warning signs in the corner of University Hall. That corner must be incredibly dangerous! I guess I am pretty lucky to have made it out of there alive! Who knows how many accidents could have happened in that corner if all 3 to 4 signs weren't warning people of the risk of the University Hall "Danger Corner". Stay on your toes, everyone, danger could be around every corner. T The courtyard between Academic Hall and University Hall is a pretty amazing sight. It has plenty of benches, lots of greenery, and a good deal of shade in the mornings and afternoons. Overall, this is one of the best spots on the campus to just sit down and read a book. should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print anonymous letters. Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year. The Pride California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone: (760) 750-6111 Fax: (760) 750-4030 E-mail: pride@csusm.edu http://wwwxsusm.edu/pride �Calendar 8 Tuesday, October 10,2000 Tuesday, October 10, 2000 Time: 6:30pm Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Meditation Group The Pride Lecture & book signing by author Michele Serros. Serros is also the author of Location: Commons 207 Time: 12:00pm-12:30pm In this cynical, o ffbeat film, an ambitious candidate shapes himself to become someone who the media will cover and whom he thinks the people will vote for. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays in Commons 207. of Groups run on a "drop-in" basis. This eventFisallfree and partectures CSUSM's Arts and L Series Career for Business Majors Location: Craven Hall 4201 Library Book Sale Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Location: Library Courtyard Learn about the careers in busi- Time: 9:00am-3:00pm ness. Used books at bargain prices! 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 American Indian Pow Wow blood drive Chancellor Charles Reed voter registration https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/90a5c3aed07b4d04c58cb930fa2ca503.pdf ae81c43df6535c640b7a92e861c7d747 PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride N eed to Know The Pride California State University San Marcos Vol VIII No. 8/ Tuesday, October 17,2000 Students Vote Yes to Fee Increase Student Union to Break Ground as Early as Next Month J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer How would you feel if you received a score of 96% on a test? Most students would be proud of such a high score, but a fellow student informed me that after receiving a test score of 96%, she was given a B+ on the test! She said that a grading curve pulled her grade down. A professor on campus told me that professors are only allowed to give a certain number of A's, B's, C's, etc., to a class. Is this normal? I asked a professor of mine if this is true, and she directed me to Dr. Paul Jasien, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and former professor of Chemistry. When asked if a red flag would go up if a professor gave all A's in a class, Jaisen simply answered, " y e s " as one would go up if a professor gave all F's. He added that there is no process of checking the grades given by professors each semester. The only way in which this information could be obtained would be either through student evaluation forms where every student gives a professor a perfect evaluation, or if students go around talking about how they all received A's in a class. "The evaluation forms are reviewed by a committee," says Marilyn Ribble, a GEO professor. She went on to state that after review, a sampling of the evaluations goes into the professor's file and can be reviewed at a later date. Paul Jasien went on to state that if most or all of the evaluations are giving a professor a perfect score, that may mean the professor and/or the course should be reviewed because there should usually be a couple students that the professor was unable to connect with. "Evaluations can be difficult for professors to read by the end of the semester because they know that something just does hot click with every single student and they wish it did," Jasien said. » Article continues on pg. 2 11 i l l x I - j ,, A v - ^ -i v < Proposed site of the Clarke Field House/Student Union. Photo courtesy of Planning Design and Construction. By: Kathleen Hash Pride Staff Writer With only a 465 CSUSM student voter turnout, the Student Union Fee Referendum Increase was approved last week. The referendum was part of an effort by the University Student Union Advisory Board (USUAB) to build the Clarke Field House/ Student Union. The first measure students approved was a fifty dollar fee increase per semester which would take place Measure 1 passed on July 10, 2001. The students 340 "yes" votes also approved the second increase in student fees of fifteen dollars to 120 "no* votes for July 2006, along with another (there werefiveblank fifteen dollar increase in July 2010. ballots) When asked about the Student Numbers Courtesy of CSUSM Union Fee Referenda results, President Gonzalez said, "I feel long run." Gonzalez hopes the really good. It's a win-win situ- student union construction can ation for the students. The stu- begin as early as next month. dents are showing us that they Seven to eleven percent of know what is important in the CSUSM students participated in —Measure 2 passed with 300 "yes" votes to 148 "no" votes (there were 17 blank ballots). " the vote said Francine Martinez, Vice President for Student Affairs. 465 votes were cast on Monday and Tuesday of last week. » Cont. on Pg 2 Faculty Drop One of Three Workload Grievances Against Administration By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer The California Faculty Association (CFA) withdrew the first of three College of Education workload grievances. This griev- ance was filed in 1998 and was scheduled for arbitration on October 10, 2000. The faculty grievance was over an increase from 18 to 19 units per year in instructional workload for College of Education faculty. It also grieved reduction from 1/2 to 1/3 in WTUs (Weighted Teaching Units) for supervision of student teachers. James Semelroth, CFA Central Office's arbitration specialist, added emphatically, however, that "withdrawal of the arbi- To the Editor Page 4^5 F*geW tration demand in no way should be construed by the CSU to mean that CFA is conceding that the workload adjustments in 1998 are not violations of the agreement and past practices of the campus, they clearly are." >Cont on Pg 2 Academic Bulletin Calendar �Grading Student » Continued from pg. 1 Possibility of all A's? The possibility of every student in a class receiving all A's does exist; yet the probability is very low that it will happen. "If every Student in a class received an A, one of two things could be happening. Either every student was phenomenal and did A work and deserved an A, or the professor is nof distributing assignments that would distinguish A's from B's and so on," explained Jasien. When asked if professors can create their own grading scale, Dean Jasien responded, "Absolutely, usually professors are able to figure out, over the course of a few semesters, how students are learning and can adjust their grading scales accord* ingly. It is a. matter of knowing their clientele [students], the percentage of work they are able to do, and the information they are able to learn," said Jasien. Do grading curves exist? Again, yes. Professors are allowed to use grading curves in their classes versus a straightpoint system. Straight-point systems are simple and put the choice of earning the grade into the students' hands. If students do the work and earn A's, then they will receive A's. This may be an incentive to students helping each other. But if a professor is using a curve to grade students, there may be less incentive for other students to help each other. A curve normally pulls the low grades up, where as higher grades can be pulled down. So if students are helping each other and everyone is doing well on tests, the curve goes up (thus pulling some higher grades down, which allows for a 96% B+). "If students know that a curve can harm them, the incentive to helping other students diminishes," explained Jasien. According to the Dean, there is no policy about grading except to grade fairly according to a students' effort in a class. How to dispute a grade If a student is unhappy with a grade, he or she is allowed to dispute it. The first thing students should do if they have a grade dispute is to go to the professor. If the problem is not resolved, the student can go to the chair of the department, then to the Dean, and so on. At the top of the ladder is a formal student grievance committee for resolution of grade disputes. "Students do have the right to dispute grades if they feel they have not received the grade they earned," states Jasien. Grade disputing should be taken very seriously and only students who feel they received an undeserved grade should dispute it. Union Fee Increase Passes »Continued from Pg 1 Current university enrollment €m is approximately 6,000 full time Clarke Field House/Student Union plans include ASI offices, club meeting rooms, a gym, shower students. "We need student parand locker facilities, storage, and eventually a convenience store. There will also be outside ticipation," said Brian Polen, who eating and lounging areas designatedfor student use. is on the Board of Student Photo Courtesy ofCSUSM's Planning, Design and Construction Representatives, "without it, [the political process] is stagnant." When asked about low voter turnHowever, student Karen the Free Speech Area. A.S.I, also other minor expenses," said Susan out, President Gonzalez cited stu- Zeisler feels the low voter turnout passed out buttons in support of Green, Associate Vice President dent and community apathy as was due to the lack of publicity the referendum with equipment pf Administrative Services. the problem. for the Fee Referendum Vote. "I and materials donated by Mira Green, who also works as desigdon't think they told anybody," Costa College. "This is our last nee for the USUAB, explained she said. Zeisler seemed upset chance to get people to vote," said that they had originally hoped to that the information had not got- A.S.I. President Dean Manship. build a Student Union for under ten to her earlier. "Paying $50 in Buttons were distributed from a $3 million but "it just isn't posfees doesn't benefit me," Zeisler table located on Founders Plaza sible anymore." The Clarke Field House/ Student Union is expectcommented after learning the fact during the two voting days. ed to cost over $7 million. that the Student Union will not be completed until after she graduStudent Union History ates. The university has not yet The USUAB said they were In 1992 students at CSUSM determined who, besides CSUSM doing what they could to get the approved a plan to build the stu- students, will be able to use the word out aboi£ the upcoming dent union. The first two refer- Field House. However, during a vote, but only had a $500 budget endums had failed, but the 1992 Fee Referendum Open Forum, for their ad campaign. vote meant that in 1993, students USUAB Chairman Mike Harrod Informiation was available on- began paying student fees for the speculated that alumni would line and fliers were distributed first time at CSUSM. The funds most likely have to pay additional on campus as well as open forum raised in the subsequent years fees to use the gymnasium and Students voted on Oct 9 and 10. Photo by Melanie Addington meetings hosted by USUAB in were put into "design fees and the exercise facilities. CSUSM Faculty Drop Grievance »Continued from Pg 1 Because arbitration is expensive, the CFA must weigh the financial costs against the probability of winning. CFA felt it would be difficult to prove that the small increase in workload of the first grievance was "excessive" or "unreasonable" as stated in the contract. Rather than spend the time and energy on this arbitration, CFA decided to withdraw its grievance. CFA's concern that withdrawal from arbitration would be misconstrued as conceding defeat arose after CSUSM President Alex Gonzalez issued a memo to the faculty, which Semelroth described as "very misleading". Gonzalez' memo informed faculty that CFA had withdrawn "the San Marcos workload grievance", when only one of three grievances were withdrawn. Semelroth further contested Gonzalez' assurance that "resolution of the grievance is clear" saying that, "Nothing could be further from the truth. The resolution of the grievance is not clear.. .the issue persists and [administrators] have won no victory." In response to questions asked about the dropping of the one grievance, President Gonzalez responded saying, "I can impose on [the faculty] what they're going to do as long as it's not arbitrary and capricious. I haven't done it, that's why this whole thing is a big red herring. It's going to be resolved, if they don't like the resolution they can grieve it, and it can go to arbitration." Gonzalez added, "They pulled out of [this arbitration] with the rational that it's only one Unit. What's the difference between one unit and three units? It's still more than nifie isn't it?" But concerns persist among faculty that an imposition of a 12 direct teaching unit workload will decrease the quality of education at CSUSM. Some faculty are especially concerned by the workload in the College^ of Education because only four instructors have been hired to accommodate a 200 student increase in that college in the last three years, causing a steep increase in the student to faculty ratio from 14.7:1 t o 18.0:1. "An increase of those 200 students brought about $1.3 million to CSUSM. The addition of four faculty members in College of Education cost about $250,000. We need to ask where the money went," said George Diehr, President of the San Marcos CFA Chapter and Professor of Management Science. Many believe the money should have been used to hire more faculty for the College of Education. The other two workload grievances remain active and are pending arbitration should CFA choose to do so. The most recent grievance involves a substantial increase in workloadfrom nine to twelve units in one semester. Faculty have always accounted for teaching 12 units, as both President Gonzalez and faculty agree, by utilizing a three unit flexibility which allows them to do research, develop the curriculum, pr work on special projects. This flexibility, which some consider crucial for continuing the current standard of quality education offered at the college, appears in danger of being removed by the administration who could require them to direct teach all 12 units. "The faculty have proven by experience that CSUSM can be a model campus with a reasonable workload while delivering quality instruction to its students," said Semelroth, "One should be proud of being on the cutting edge rather than regressing to the norm of punishing workloads of other campuses." President Gonzalez told Pride reporters in an interview Friday that, "I think there is going to be a resolution, and it's going to happen this year. 12 units, it's a heavy teaching load. I have pledged to work at the system level to reduce that workload, but until we do, we have to conform to the requirements of the whole system." President Gonzalez added that "there has to be a resolution, and it won't be tomorrow by the way, but over the next few years, it will get in there." Any forced change in workload on the campus is subject to new grievances by CFA, which could also end in arbitration. �O) What do e ach of t hese books h ave i n c ommon? • Always Running-La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. by Luis Rodriquez • Animal Farm by George Orwell • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley • Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx • Cognitive Therapy of Depression by Aaron Beck • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury • Ideology and Curriculum b y Michael Apple • One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Mirquez • Labor's Untold Story b y Richard Boyer and Herbert Morais •The Labyrinth of Solitude by Octavio Paz • Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Friere • The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many by Noam Chomsky • 2001: Space Odyssey by Arthur Clarke • Yno se lo trago la tierra (And the Earth did not Devour Him) by Tom&s Rivera What's Behind the Books in the Library? Campus Ants Invade Campus By: Adam Bailey Pride Staff Writer therefore, we find ants hanging around many trashcans and recycling containers. It is inevitable that ants will find a way to make homes in and around the very same buildings that humans inhabit. in its make up to be an effective ant killer. Windex is also less harmful to the human population. Ants, ants, they're everywhere! They seem to be invadWhat can we do? ing everything from University Hall to the Dome. It seems Both methods of spraying as though you can't take a step prove very effective for stopping through a door these days with- What can be done to reduce the growth to existing ant popuout finding a tiny infantry of ants amount of ants? By: Jayne Braman lations, but what can be done located right beneath your feet Pride Graduate Intern toward prevention? What can we or, better yet, a single solitary Well, there are the obvious Each year CSUSM's library ant, clinging on for dear life, to answers such as spraying them do, as individuals, so that these officials ask the Chair of the the bread of the sandwich that with pesticides. Facility Services little pests don't end up taking does periodically hire an outside over entirely? Academic Senate Committee to you are about to eat for lunch. We can control how much contractor to help alleviate the share a collection of his/her most problem. The contractor sprays food or water is left lying around. influential, inspirational, and/or Where are all those ants coming a strong pesticide around the If you decide to eat inside your favorite books. This year's honor from? perimeter of all buildings on cam- office and not in the Dome, don't goes to Dr. Gerardo Gonzalez. One reason they're invading pus in order to try and prevent ant let food lie around for too long. When asked how he selected his booklist, Dr. Gonzalez stated our buildings and classrooms is populations from gaining access Empty your trashcans into larger that he "chose books from his that it is cooler inside during the into those buildings; However, ones, preferably located outside. formative adolescent years, clas- summer and warmer during the this service does not seem to Take home your extra food or leave it in the refrigerator; whatsics from the '60's and '70's," as winter. Ants are no different than always work. Spraying the inside of the ever you do, don't let food sit the rest of us in that they can't well as books related to his professional development as a clini- perform as well during extreme buildings with pesticides is not around or ants will come in after cal psychologist. Dr. Gonzalez weather. As a result, ants make an option due to the fact that such it. This goes for water as well, said that he "chose the books their way into our air-conditioned pesticides are a health risk and wipe up any water you spill, take that he felt most helped him to rooms and offices because they the potent smell of such chem- home your bottle if there is some ical agents can be a nuisance left over, or recycle the bottle examine [his] options at various find it suitable to their needs. A) Gerardo G onzalez, Ph.D. Also, the ants seek food and for many people. That's where when you are finished with it. stages in [his] life." If faculty, staff, and students water. Have you noticed that there Windex comes in real handy . . . » Continued on pg 4 take these preventive steps, there tends to be an increase in the yes, Windex! When it comes to indoor ant should be no reason why we can't ant population in areas close to food and water sources? That is problems, this simple household and won't be able-to claim back because ants migrate to where cleaner contains what turns out this campus from the ants. they can find sustenance and, to be a lethal amount of ammonia mementoes with pictures of every By: Steve Compian service branch, but she has a Pride Staff Writer special place in her heart for One out of every nine the Marine Corps. "My husband, T h i n k i n g : a b o u t a ..... CSUSM students receives vet- James, is a Korean War Veteran erans' benefits to help pay for who served in the Marines. This their education, but before attend- year the Korean Veterans celing classes, those students have ebrated their 50th anniversary," to visit Corkie Lee. Lee, the said Lee. Lee hopes to increase camVeteran's Affairs Representative at CSUSM, helps m orethan 500 pus awareness of the contribuveterans and 200 Cal-Vet depen- tions made by veterans for the dents who rely on financial assis- United States. According to A.S.I. Executive tance. Vic e Lee came to President CSUSM in 1994 R aeann a after working Wertz, Lee twenty-two years has been helpat Cal Poly San ful in Luis Obispo. She supporting assumed her curWertz's idea rent position as for organizing Veteran Affairs a Veterans' Rep in July 1997. Day celeLee says that bration at most of the vetCorkie Lee by Victoria Segall CSUSM. Lee erans who come through her office are Marines, and Wertz hope to honor veterans "due to the proximity of Camp at CSUSM with a cake-cutting Pendleton." She also sees veter- ceremony and a flag-raising cerans from the other branches of emony conducted by a Marine military service and personally Color Detail (similar to Color assists almost as many students Guard). Wertz, who served in as the veteran's office at SDSU. the Marines from 1982 to 1988, 1:00 PM-3:00PM Besides helping veterans speaks glowingly of Corkie Lee. Commons 206 interpret the various government "She is very willing to help any documents that are necessary to veteran, and she'll go to the mat receive payments, Lee oversees a for her veterans," said Wertz. Students who wish to conReserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Currently the tribute to an upcoming Pride artiROTC program has eight stu- cle about Veterans' Day may condents and Lee hopes to see that tact Steve Compian by e-mail number grow in the future. Lee at pride@csusm.edu .Those who said, "Many students don't real- wish to participate in the CSUSM ize that although courses needed Veterans' Day celebration are for ROTC are not given here, encouraged to contact A.S.I. Vice they can attend SDSU (to aug- President Raeanna Wertz at ment regular courses given at 750-4990 or by ermail at raeanna@home.com. CSUSM)." Lee's office is a shrine of A Meet Corkie Lee MASTER'S DEGREE LAW DEGREE, PhD. or MD? M onday, O ctober 2 3, 2 000 G raduate a nd P rofessional S chool F air 1 0:00 A M - 1:00 P M F ounders P laza M eet i nformally w ith 6 0 + school & p rogram r epresentatives G raduate S chool W orkshop School s election, a pplication a nd a dmission p rocess, f inancial a id i nformation a nd m ore! F or m ore i nformation a nd a list o f p articipating i nstitutions, c ontact t he C SUSM C areer a nd A ssessment C enter: 4 201 C raven H all; ( 760) 7 50-4900; w ww.csusm.edn/CAC �Technology A Possible Solution for Light Pollution Weekly Web Site Fuel Tracker By: Tiaca Carter Pride Staff Writer Anyone who has ever had a night class may have noticed the lights around campus. Although any light is better than no light, the CSUSM campus lights are dim, kind of yellowish, and not exactly the type of lighting one would expect on a college campus. The dim appearance is due to the low-pressure sodium lights that the campus has installed to help prevent light pollution. Many people may agree that in this day and age, pollution is rampant. We have to worry about air pollution from automobiles and factories, water pollution from trash and chemicals being thrown into the ocean, and noise pollution from our neighbor's son's car stereo. But who'd ever thought we'd have to be concerned about light pollution? Surprisingly, light pollution has been a problem for quite sometime. Light pollution occurs in populated areas where an abundance of lighting fixtures leads to light misusage. Light misusage begins when a light fixture is misdirected (such as straight into the sky), shielded improperly or just too bright. This misuse of light is known as "wasted" because it is not effective, and can even be harmful (such as a bright light that produces dark shadows conducive to "stranger danger"). Light pollution also wastes energy, which, like in Europe, has led to a serious economic crisis. Europe's energy costs had become so high that something By: Jafo_Wac Contributing Writer had to be done about it, so there was a switch to low- pressure sodium lights. Although lowpressure sodium lights give off a yellow cast, if used properly, they can provide plenty of sufficient lighting. Out of all choices of lighting, low-pressure sodium lights are the most cost efficient; the use of low-pressure sodium lighting in Europe saved energy and reduced light pollution. Low-pressure sodium lights are also important when it comes to star observation. It is easier for telescopes to filter low-pressure sodium lights than any other CSUSM Lightpost Photo byMelanie Addington type of lighting. The west coast, (specifically Southern California because of the clear air and good weather conditions), is one of the best places in the world for scientists to observe stars. However, Southern California is getting more populated by the minute, and more people means more lighting fixtures. More lighting, like misdirected light fixtures, may send light into the night sky, making telescopic observations difficult (particularly objects coming towards Earth like Armageddon asteroids). In the United States, only three cities use low-pressure sodium lights: Tucson, San Jose, and San Diego. But will it take a crisis like Europe's in order for the rest of the U.S. to change? According to Paul Etzel, Chairman of the Astronomy Department and Director of the Observatory at San Diego State University, "Economics will force people to realize that good lighting is not only good for astronomers, pedestrians, and motorists, but it is better for saving energy." CSUSM is considered a commuter school, which means all of us require gasoline to get to school every day. College students, as a whole, are notorious for their shortage of cash and unfortunately for us, gas prices have been high lately. However, with a couple clicks on http:// www.fueltracker.com/. you can find the cheapest gas in your area and save money. http://www.fueltracker.com/ is a web site published by the Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) that tracks gas prices around San Diego County. The site updates gas prices on a weekly basis and on Tuesdays prices are grouped according to county regions. Unfortunately for those people who have vehicles that require premium gasoline, only the price for regular gasoline is tracked. Simply select your part of the county on the map on http:// www.fiieltracker.com/ and then choose from the list of gas prices in the area sorted by city. Do your budget a favor and check out this web site. Email jafo wac@hotmail.com with comments or suggestions for the next web site review. Gonzalez Puts Books on Display » Continued from Pg 3 Dr. Gonzalez, one of nine children, was raised in the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. He credits much of his success to his parents and their philosophy of wanting a better life for their children. Dr. Gonzalez' parents were farm workers who had limited opportunities themselves, but they believed in the importance of education for their children. All nine of the Gonzalez children graduated from high school and attended college. Dr. Gonzalez is proud of his cultural upbringing despite the socioeconomic hardships that he has faced. According to Gonzalez, "Literature, such as And the Earth Did Not Devour Him, put into perspective much of what I experienced as a MexicanAmerican adolescent having to come to terms with the biases imposed on me." Dr. Gonzalez recognizes this book for not only teaching him how to cope with, but how to overcome some of the hardships that he experienced. La Vida Loca is a book that described to Dr. Gonzalez what he saw happening around him during his formative teenage years. Dr. Gonzalez said that he saw many of his friends, "people that were just as academically capable as I was," turn to gang life for various reasons. "Strong family support and the ability to make my own decisions kept me from making the same mistake," stated Gonzalez. Animal Farm helped Dr. Gonzalez to see society differently. Gonzalez describes himself as an idealist who believes that by being active in his community, he can make a difference. While attending Fresno State, he was active in A.S.I, organizations and committees, as well as Chair of the campus' M.e.Ch.a. organization. Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 2001: Space Odyssey relate to themes of science and technology. Even though Dr. Gonzalez is a clinical psychologist, he feels that he is "a scientist at heart." Other books have aided his professional development. Ideology and Curriculum taught him how to be "democratic in the classroom." 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Photo by David Ruiz. is growing exponentially as prices drop and wireless products become more widely available," states Hunt, "but little is known about the health effects of radio frequency (RF) emissions on cell phone users." What many of these cellular users don't know is that each phone sends electromagnetic waves into the user's head. Every phone sold in the United States has a documented measurement of how much microwave energy penetrates the brain. An October 1999 FDA consumer update on mobile phones states that high levels of radio frequency can produce damage through heating effects (this is how your microwave oven is able to cook food). However, the report also states that it is unknown whether, to what extent, or through what mechanism, lower levels of RF might cause adverse health effects. Ever since the public outcry following a 1993 Larry King Live episode in which a widower claimed that a cell phone gave his wife terminal brain cancer, funding for research on the health effects of cell phones has increased; but the results have been inconclusive. George Carlo, former head of the industry-funded Wireless Technology Research Program (set up in 1993 to study cell-phone safety), surveyed more than 50 studies, many of them still unpublished. In a Newsweek article, Carlo states, "We've moved into an area where we now have some direct evidence of possible harm from cellular phones." A new market has opened for safety devices and phone products that claim to block radio Improve your future...on-lirie! W h a t i s y our o verall o pinion o n c ell p hones? D o y ou f eel t he b enefits o utweigh a ny p roblems i nvolved w ith c ell p hones? B y: D avid R uiz Cutting-edge technology is making the Internet the cool tool o f the millenium. 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Some devices, like a mounted exterior antenna and headset or earpiece product, can really decrease RF's, as well as decrease the risks for car accidents when using the phone while driving. CSUSM student Josh Zamora stated, "Driving with cell phones is very dangerous, and I think extremely large amounts of anything can be harmful, including cell phones." Students may find taking precautions and protecting themselves while using cellular and mobile phones, useful. We know not to press our face against the microwave as we watch the Lazy Susan spin, and we don't sit too close to the television, so why are we constantly putting microwave-emitting devices next to our head on a daily basis? I don't know, but my cell phone is ringing. �Che Guevera: Love, Politics, and Rebelliousnes M.E.Ch.A. Facilitates Discussion on Revolutionary Film By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer On Wednesday, October 11, M.E.ChA. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) led a discussion following its showing of Cuban director Teresita Gomez* documentary film, Che Guevara: Love, Politics, and Rebelliousness. The presentation occurred on the Cuban holiday, El Dia del guerra historico, 33 years after Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Latin America's most active international revolutionary since Simon Bolivar, was murdered while attempting to incite revolution in the jungles of Bolivia. M.E.ChA. member, Ricardo Favela, spoke to the culturally diverse group of CSUSM students that filled Commons 206 before the film. Ricardo took issue with the controversy surrounding Che's ideas and actions. "I don't think he should be treated as controversial because he represents everything the United States claims to stand for, true equality and justice for people," said Favela. Favela also commented on the recent difficulties surrounding the posting of their Che banner, which had been vandalized the previous year. This year, A.S.I. approached M.E.Ch A. with a "new policy" that disallowed posting of the banner in front of the science building, causing the club to move it to the top of the facing stairway. Although M.E.Ch.A. is the first to be confronted with the new policy, it is Last week, M.E.Ch.A moved the Che Guevera bannerfrom Science Hall after A.S.I, implemented a "new policy:" The banner was vandalized last year, but the perpetrators were never caught. Photo by Melanie Addington expected to extend to all clubs equally. "A lot of people complained about the banner saying that it offended them " Favela said, "but those who should be offended are la raza Latino." Favela explained that many Latinos took offense to the school's bust of William Craven, senator and founding figure of the university who made some questionably racist comments against Latino immi- grants. The film, Che Guevara: Love, Politics, and Rebelliousness, chronicles the revolutionary's life with a rich combination of live footage and personal accounts from Fidel Castro, Che's family, and veterans of the revolution. As a soldier, laborer, and government official Che held countless positions in Cuba including economic advisor, head of the national bank, and international diplomat. It was in this last position that Che gained valuable political, social and economic knowledge from nations in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. The film concerned itself minimally with the United States, and seemed disinterested with the U.S. attitude towards the revolution and new government except when the Americans made physical attacks on the island, such as during the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1962. During his lifetime, Che Guevara became a familiar figure to the entire world as an idealist and humanitarian. He was also the author of theoretical works on economics, society and guerrilla warfare. An important aspect of Guevara's ideology, however, was that he practiced it. "He had ideas, but Che's extensive knowledge was based in practice and action," explained Favela. He fought actively against imperialism, colonialism and n eocolonialism, giving assistance to revolutionary struggles around the world, such as his participation in the liberation movement in Zaire. Although Guevara never wished to be a revolutionary martyr, the respect and admiration he drew from his relentless idealistic practices made this inevitable. Many who attended the presentation were surprised to learn that Che Guevara is from Argentina, and that he completed a degree there as a medical doctor, later becoming the only nonCuban to be granted the status of "Cuban citizen by birth." Though Che recognized Cuba as his "cultural substrate," he asserted that he felt "as Cuban as any other Cuban," emphasizing his ability to "feel the suffering of any other person in any other nation." After the film, a lively discussion probed further into the life of Ernesto "Che" Guevara and his influence on the world. Those present exhibited varying degrees of knowledge concerning Guevara and Cuba, U.S. relations with Latin America and revolutionary politics. Except for the one Cuban individual's sobering personal experiences during and after the revolution, the discussion was dominated by rhetoric that mostly romanticized the struggle and criticized the United States' political and economic involvement. Many students were drawn to the event to learn more about a figure they knew little of, as others were attracted by the prospect of discussing what they already knew with an interested group. Such educational events are important because individuals such as Guevara are not given much coverage in American history books. Favela explained that, "Che's image has also been commercialized to the point that either much of his ideology has been lost, or people don't understand what he stood for." M.E.Ch.A. plans to host a similar film and discussion forum concerning the Zapatista uprising in southern Mexico later in the semester. How to Become A Chicana Role Model Michele Serros Holds Book Signing and Lecture Outside Library By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor "Some people write from the heart and soul, I write from the stomachache," said Michele Serros. On Thursday, October 12, a small intimate crowd gathered to hear Serros lecture in the Library Courtyard. Serros began her lecture by reading her poetry and excerpts from her novels; her most recent novel is How to Become a Chicana Rote Model. Writer and poet Serros says that as a child, she found it very difficult to express her feelings or share problems that were troubling her, and this was painful for her. However, Serros says that when she began writing, she noticed her pain slowly disappeared, "It was like exhaling those emotions," she told the crowd. With stories inspired by her ing her questions, Serros quizzed real-life experiences and family the crowd on her lecture, handmembers, Serros' writing style ing out books and t-shirts as resembles the styles of Latina prizes. A book signing followed writers like Julia Alvarez {How the lecture. the Garcia Girls Lost Their Serros' most recent novel, Accent) and Sandra Cisneros (The How to Become a Chicana Role House on Mango Street% Cisneros Model, a how-to-succeed in life has even described Serros as "a guide for young women, can sassy young writer whose bril- be purchased at the University liant weapon is her humor." Store. Serros is also the author of Chicana Falsa: And Other Stories of Death, Identity, & Oxnard. Michele Serros* lecture Indeed, Serros' stories are and book signing was one of many humorous, with tales ranging events celebrating Latino/Latina from her sister competing in "The Heritage Month, September Price Is Right" to her father's 15-October 15. quest for the perfect parking Michelle Serros had a book signing space (while Serros and her sister grow nauseous in the back seat in the library courtyard on Thursday, October 12th. Her most recent novel of the Volkswagen). is How to Become a Chicana Role Serros' displayed her humor Model. throughout the lecture. During Serros gave a lecture beforehand. the question and answer period, Photo by Victoria B. Segall rather than having the crowd ask- �The Pride Arts & Entertainment Lukas Haas will be starring in Too Cool as the main character's friend, Tom Patch. The Client 's star Ben Renfro will play the lead character Triple E. Lukas Hass Photo Courtesy ofIMDB.com Independent Film Producer Speaks with CSUSM Students By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor CSUSM Professor's Too Cool Book to be Made into Film By: Christopher Orman Pride Staff Writer _ In the next few years, CSUSM professor Duff Brenna's novel Too Cool will move beyond the literary field to land on the screens of movie theaters across the nation. However, individuals familiar with Brenna's novel may be startled at the changes being made for the public's consumption. The novel exposes the hardedged life of Triple E, a sixteenyear-old car thief, who is continually expected to conform to the norms of society. Triple E, his cousin Ava, his friend Tom Patch, and his girlfriend Jeanne, leave Colorado after Triple E's escape from Good Pasture, a correctional facility for juvenile delinquents. As Triple E searches for a way to avoid an upcoming roadblock, the car ends up stuck in a snow-filled ravine. Upon being stopped in the snow, Triple E begins reflecting on his life and considers the mistakes he has made. Eventually, the flashbacks of past events become a reoccurring second story line throughout the book, with certain physical entities spawning specific memories for Triple E. Instead of flashbacks, there are two parallel stories crisscrossing at different scenes in'the film. The only flashback is when Triple E, played by Brad Renfro, remembers back to his early childhood. One major change with" the film version concerns the deletion of the Mrs. Bridgewater character, a psychologist at Good Pasture Correctional Facility. In the novel, she becomes a common thread through most of Triple E's snow based tribulations, as he remembers back to the moments leading up to when he raped her. "We really did not feel a rape needed to be added, given thev large amount of sexual content throughout the film," said Denise Shaw She felt it might be too confusing for the audience when trying to relate to Triple E; she believed the rape would overshadow Triple E's heroic acts in the story. Shaw added, "Little Ray will be the educator of Triple E and give him Kafka [books] instead of Bridgewater; we are concerned with the likeability of Independent filmmaker Denise Shaw spoke at CSUSM on Monday, October 9. CSUSM's Professor Duff Brenna hosted a showing of Shaw's first film, Bodies* Rest and Motion (starring Eric Stoltz and Tim Roth). Shaw is currently working on an adaptation of Professor Brenna's book Too Cool. Shaw's credits also include the 1993 hit Bed of Roses (starring Christian Slater and Mary Stuart Masterson), Julian Po (also with Christian Slater), Pie In the Sky and the upcoming Ben Stiller film, Maclintock's Peach. Denise Shaw got her start in the film industry like many others: with the family video camera. Shaw began her film career by making films with her brother before going to UCLA film school with the hopes of becoming a director. After her first film project, she realized that she was terrible at directing, yet Shaw loved overseeing the making of the film and soon realized she wanted to produce. After graduation, Shaw went to work at New World Productions. According to Shaw, this was every young filmrtiaker's dream because of the chance to work with producer Roger Corman. Corman had given directors like Martin Scorcese and James Cameron their breakthrough opportunity to work in the film industry. Although Corman is now considered the maker of "B" films, he has 286 producing credits to his name; plus he has worked as a director, writer and actor. When Shaw discovered that it would take years for her to get Triple E." Being the creator of the text, Brenna seemed somewhat concerned about the loss of Mrs. Bridgewater but felt confident that the screenwriter, Michael Steinberg would keep the spirit of the book. Despite the changes, which may increase as production begins, Shaw is quite hopeful about the movie, "The script is very unconventional, poetic and artistic, but I think people are really going to love this film." On the artistic prowess of the film, Shaw noted, "We are shooting each story in two film stocks. The snow scenes will be shot in reversal stock, giving a grainy muted style, while the flashbacks will be shot in normal stock yielding tons of color. As the two stories meet, so do the stocks." Such careful attention to film stocks and music, regardless of changes made to the story line, will make Too Cool into, as Denise Shaw stated, "a hip-hop Romeo and Juliet." Although, the movie will have enough artistic elements to keep the litferary types amused, the movie will almost certainly garner attention all over the country. the chance to even get close to producing, she quit the production company and became an agent. Shaw has represented directors, writers and actors, including Michael Steinburg, the director of her first film, Bodies, Rest and Motion. Upon seeing the script for Bodies, Rest and Motion, Shaw immediately knew it was the "perfect film to become a producer." The film looks at human relationships and the Newtonian Law of Physics (bodies at rest tend to remain at rest; bodies in motion tend to remain in motion). The film stats Phoebe Cates (Gremlins), Bridget Fonda (Jackie Brown), Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs) and Eric Stoltz (Pulp Fiction). Photo Courtesy of imdb.com Shaw's second film, Bed of Roses, was coined a success, but Shaw feels embarrassed at the outcome of the film. The script was a "magical piece," but the director turned it into a mushy Go to L A U N C H . c o m to get tour dates and to win VIP passes t o t h e s h o w & after-party P r e s e n t e d by Virp N e w a l b u m in s t o r e s now • ^ ov****™ o imt n ibbl^box i AOL Keyword: LAUNCH L A U N C H M< romance marketed towards young girls who would buy tickets to see Christian Slater. She originally wanted Johnny Depp and Jennifer Jason Leigh in the lead roles, but due to conflicts with the distributors, she cast Slater and Masterson. Shaw says she made two major errors with Bed Of Roses. The first is that she cast two romantic leads without them being in the same room together. She feels this led to a lack of chemistry on screen. Secondly, she hired a director that, at age twenty-four, had never been in love and had no idea how to envision a romantic film. "People just don't talk like that," comments Shaw in regards to the film's use of sappy romantic lines. In discussing the future of independent film, Shaw points out that, "the distribution outlet [for independent filmmakers] is disappearing. The formula for making small movies is gone." She believes that the future of independent film will be in digital cameras rather than the traditional 35 mm. The Blair Witch Project is a prime example. Although Shaw feels it was a shoddily made film, "it is the number one selling film of all time, nothing can touch it dollar for dollar." Shaw's recent finished project is an independent comedy titled Maclintock's Peach. The story involves two blue-collar workers who decide to rob a grocery store for fun. The film stars Ben Stiller (star of Something About Mary), Kristen Johnson (star of television show Third Rock from the Sun), and Mike Myers {Austin Powers). Maclintock's Peach is set for release this year. �Setting the Record Straight Letter to the Editor Regarding your article September 19th in The Pride, "Politics in San Marcos " it's apparent someone hasn't done * his homework. It's time to set the record straight for San Marcos voters. Proposition "S" is a San Marcos charter amendment that would require the city to follow state law as it pertains to general law (non-chartered) cities in the matters of land use, planning and development, including the requirement that zoning be consistent with the city's general plan. It bears no resemblance to Escondido's initiative of a couple By: Ryan Bernal Contributing Writer Students who eat on campus in the infamous Dome know the selection they have to choose from: Mexican food, pizza and subs, Chinese or, new for this semester, a week old salad bar. Most likely students also know that the cheapest item on the menu is steamed rice for $0.99. And because there is no sales tax on food purchased in the Dome, it works out to an exact $0.99. This means that students can eat a fair sized bowl of rice with sauce (teriyaki, sweet and sour, or spicy) and crunchies for under a dollar. But is the steamed rice with sauce and crunchies really worth $0.99? You've got your dollar, and you've got your bowl of steamed rice. It will only be a few minutes until you get to sit down with your friends and enjoy your meal. You sit down, fork in hand, and the first bite starts out great. Nothing this bland has ever tasted so good. Until that so-called delicious bite ends up being a clump of hard rice grains that have not been fully cooked. You then realize that plain bread would have been a better investment. You try to ignore that first bite and risk another one, only to find that your steamed rice is really a bowl of soggy carbohydrates with hard grains mixed in for volume (similar to what they serve in prison where this meal would be free and most likely better prepared). Disappointed and deceived by looks, that bowl of rice goes into the trash. years ago. It is not a no-growth or pro-growth initiative. It does not require a special election to rezone properties or pass a general plan amendment. It does not take away anyone's property rights; it strengthens them. Proposition "S" merely places into the charter language that should have been included from the onset. As a charter city, San Marcos is exempted from state planning and land-use consistency requirements unless the city adopts these laws through its charter, or by ordinance. San Marcos does currently have an Later that day your friend, who drove 1.3 miles roundtrip to the Jack in the Box off of San Marcos Blvd., informs you of the rice he ate for $0.81 (tax included): freshly prepared steamed rice with teriyaki sauce that actually tastes as good as it looks. Your mouth waters at the thought of good rice. So what's the problem with the steamed rice at the Dome? Second year student Jim Balderson comments, "The people in the Dome shouldn't re-use rice for more than one day." He believes that in an effort to save money, they recycle the left over rice from the previous day. Jim also notices that fellow classmates are ashamed to eat the $0.99 Dome steamed rice in front of others. First year transfer student Jason Sherman regards the Dome steamed rice as "a joke!" He would rather spend his dollar buying ten $0.10 candies in the Dome store. Other CSUSM students also look down on the quality of the Dome's steamed rice agreeing that the quality and price need to be changed. Why is it that the friendly people in the Dome can't make steamed rice? The process of making it seems easy enough and the workers in the Dome are all university students. Maybe our school is buying cheap rice. Or perhaps they don't add enough water to the rice cooker. Maybe their rice cooker needs to be cleaned. Whatever the problem, it should be fixed. When you do the math, including gas and sales tax, Jack ordinance. However, ordinances can be amended or repealed by the city council or, as I recently found out, "forgotten." Changes t o the charter, on the other hand, can only be made by a majority vote of the people. Why is Proposition "S" so important to San Marcos residents, property owners, and taxpayers? Just as a successful corporation maintains and follows a business plan that defines its goals and objectives, so too the city has a "general plan." It defines zoning, densities, intensities and even overall population at build-out, the city's goals in the Box steamed rice works out to be $0.05 cheaper than the Dome's steamed rice (assuming that gas is $2.00 per gallon and the vehicle gets 20 miles to the gallon.). And for someone interested in lunch, this means of | obtaining steamed rice includes a lovely hike up at least three flights of stairs (what better way to use those calories?) Why is Jack in the Box selling steamed rice to the public for less money than CSUSM sells it to the students? If Jack in the Box can sell their quality rice for $0.75, why then can't CSUSM sell their under cooked rice for that same price? Or better yet, sell good rice for that same price. So is that bowl of Dome steamed rice with sauce and crunchies really worth $0.99? To a starving student who woke up late, missed breakfast, has only one dollar in pocket change and has approximately 10 minutes before their next mid-term, maybe. For them, the rice serves as a quick answer during desperate times. And for the cheapskate who is too lazy to drive the 1.3 miles, steamed rice is the best deal on campus. But to the student who is looking for a genuinely good bowl of steamed rice, the $0.99 is hardly worth it. The outcome: CSUSM should lower their price of steamed rice. Even though students can go to Jack in the Box for rice, they shouldn't have to. The steamed rice on campus should be improved in quality and decreased in price. and objectives. We've all heard the old adage, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." It would be irresponsible for San Marcos to not follow its own general plan and ignore the overall benefits of integrated planning. Yet that's exactly what charter cities are allowed to do, to the detriment of residents and all property owners who rely on the general plan. Zoning could be changed at "political will," without, regard to property values or property rights. Even the California Court of Appeals has questioned the wisdom of permitting charter cities "to ignore such a fundamental principle of sound land-use planning as consistency between a city's zoning enactments and that city's general plan for land-use and development." Proposition "S" makes good business sense and is crucial to the future development of San Marcos. I encourage everyone to vote yes for this charter amendment. Elayne Oswald San Marcos resident and proponent of Prop "S" Don't Have Time to Write A Letter to the Editor But Still Want to Voice Your Opinion? Check Out Our New Student Survey at: h ttp://wwwxsusm.edu/pride HAVE AN OPINION? 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The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during s academic year. tllePrW^ California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone: (760) 750-611 Fax: (760) 750-403* E-mail: pride@csu: h ttp://wwwxi How Safe Is Our For Love of By: Lane Harden Pride Staff Writer How safe is our campus? Two weeks ago a student fell after tripping over a box that was propping open a door. The door was open at such an angle that it was impossible for the student to see the obstacle lurking around the corner. Unfortunately, the student fell onto the hard concrete surface and was injured badly. The student blacked out for a moment and, after regaining consciousness, realized that she in quite a bit of pain. Fortunately, there were a few kind individuals who helped her to her feet and offered to take her down to the health center. Upon her arrival, the doctor reportedly told her that they could not treat her because she suffered head trauma. It appears that this sort of injury is much too serious for our health services here on campus. Within a couple of hours the student's arm and hand swelled seriously, she had a bump the size of a golf ball above her eye, two black eyes and lots of bruises. The next morning she went to the hospital and found out that she had a sprained elbow and wrist. What bothers me the most is not just the fact that our school cannot afford a two dollar door stop, but the fact that the health center turned their cheek to an injured lady. I know that this was just an unfortunate accident, but the truth of the matter is it can happen again if nothing is done to insure our safety in every way possible. Who would have thought that something as minor as using , a box to prop open a door could cause someone serious injury? I was so angered after hearing about this that I called and spoke with Steve Orsak, inquiring if there are any safety codes on campus that deal with such an issue. To my surprise, his response was that the doors are not meant to stay open and should, in fact, be closed at all times. I also asked if there was anything that the school could do to insure that this was a one-time accident, and he responded, "We just have to better educate people that "the doors are to remain closed, that's all.'' That's all. It's little accidents like this that could have caused even more injury to the student, like broken bones. The most infuriating part to this unfortunate story is the fact that health services did nothing to help this student in any way. The doctor did not even check her vital signs, nothing. Don't we pay these people every semester for medical service? I guess the purpose of this article was to inform students not to turn a corner without looking first, and not to be somewhat seriously injured and expect health service to come to the rescue. That may sound rude and the accident may have been minor, but no one should ever be denied, help. This is a lesson to be learned by all. Hopefully people will think twice about everyone's safety, no matter what the case may be. The Wedding Trilogy By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor Monday evening I sat alone listening to the beautiful sounds of Nat King Cole. I had been feeling discontented but couldn't quite place the source of the pain deep inside of my soul. Something in Cole's bittersweet song, Looking Back, had dredged up a sorrow within me. As I listened, I found myself literally looking back to old photographs, which helped aid my memory in defining the pain f rom my recent past. As I opened the photo album, a picture of my cousin Jenny caught my eye. I thought back to the moment when her fiance was killed in a fatal car accident, and the pain she endured at such a young age, the age I am now. Jenny got married three weeks ago to Dustin, the best friend of thefianceshe lost. She and Dustin supported each other through their mutual ordeal and years later discovered love. At their sunset, lakeside wedding in Big Bear, their faces reflected the shared, passionate love between them and a glow surrounded them as they stood in the entrance of the garden gazebo. My heart cried out to understand that deep of a bond between two people. I glanced across the album's page from my cousin's picture into the fac e of my smiling, happy son. My heart filled with the joy of knowing that I had the luck of bringing such a light into my life. My son's father got married last weekend. I didn't attend the wedding. Part of me feels quite sad, as if a chapter of the book of my life has finally ended. Part of me rejoices that he finally has the happiness he searched so long to find. However, the bitter, angry female within me choked up and I sobbed, letting loose the pain I held on to for far too long. As I dried my -eyes, I turned the page to photos of my early days. Childhood friends and a younger brother, long since grown up, stared back with hope shining on their youthful and innocent faces. I smiled fondly in remembrance. As if the two previous weekends had not tormented me enough, this weekend I attended the wedding of a childhood friend. I would like to say the same hopeful things about their union as I did about Dustin and Jenny's, but I cannot. Their vows felt forced and they both looked isolated within their own private worlds. After the wedding, the best man gave his toast. The groom then took the mic from him and, like an ape, yelled out a cheer that suited a football game better than one of the "best" moments of his life. The drunken wedding party then proceeded to try to dance as they clung to their beers, fresh from the keg. I sighed at the spectacle and went home early. After surviving these past three weekends, I tried to imagine being married at this stage of my life. I wondered how my friend could possibly be walking down the aisle already. At twenty-two, I've watched several of my friends pair off, yet she was the first to take the plunge into an eternal union. I, on the other hand, am barely treading water in keeping my life serene as I handle the craziness of raising my son, being a student, and working full time. Just the thought of trying to blend my life into someone else's makes me shudder. Still, in moments like these, I know that deep within my heart I ache to have that perfect glowing moment. Let's just hope the groom doesn't like football. the Game By: Jared E. Young Pride Staff Writer Why do people fall so in love with sports that their every emotion hangs on the win or loss pf their favorite team? I must admit, I'm just as guilty—if not more so—than the next guy. I used to get kicked out of the house if the San Francisco 49ers lost. My parents would force me to watch the game in my room because I would get so upset over a blown play or a missed call that they feared for their lives. Currently, it's the San Francisco Giants (and the Niners, and the Warriors, and the Sharks-I'm from the Bay Area, in case you couldn't tell). When the team (the Giants) lost its second playoff game I almost left work early because I was too depressed to help customers. Then they were eliminated and I found out during dinner—I was hard-pressed to keep my dinner in my stomach. Yeah, I'm addicted to sports. I've played soccer for 13 years; I played baseball for 6, football for a couple, and basketball offand-on my entire life. Also, I've been a sports journalist for seven years. I feel this justifies my passion for teams that I have never played for. Now, what about people who have never played sports? It seems as though the biggest sports nuts are always the guys that haven't seen their feet for years and never get off the couch unless they need another beer or a bathroom break (where they usually have another TV hooked up!). Are these people just living vicariously through "their" teams? Or are their lives so pathetic that the only joy they can derive is that of watching their favorite player drain the game winning three at the buzzer? I'm guessing its a little of both. My next question is : if these people could harness some of the passion they have for sports and apply it to something useful, wouldn't they be pretty productive citizens? Take, for example, myself. I can sit down and watch the 49ers suffer through one poor play after another for three hours-three boring hours, no less— without ever leaving my couch, without ever blinking. Put me in a classroom for f ifty minutes, I'm out like a light in less than ten. Now, if I could take the excitement I feel when Barry Bonds drives one deep into the bay behind right field and put that into a paper for my Literary Criticism class, I would be on the Dean's list every semester! This is what Cal State San Marcos needs. They need to find a way to harness the energy that sports create and transfer it into the classroom. Can you imagine the outcome? San Marcos would be cranking out Nobel Prize winners every year. Field's Medal? San Marcos would have a monopoly. CEOs in the tech industry? Can you spell "graduated from California State University San Marcos in . . . ? " It is purely amazing how much time, passion, and energy people can devote to watching sports, and then how much they can slack off in ACD 213 (or any other room, for that matter). It is one thing to enjoy watching sports, but if watching is all you're doing, then it isn't "your" team. Why people feel the need to say "we won today" or "we were down by three before we came up big in the ninth," I don't know. Did you ever play for the Braves, Bulls, Penguins, or Jaguars? Not frickin' likely. Therefore, it is not your team. However, it is your life. If you take the emotion and passion we put into sports and put it into the classroom, then using the personal "we" is perfectly acceptable. We didn't win the game, but we did get an 'A' on our paper. See how it works? It's almost as if the passion we have for sports is meant to be put toward schoolwork. But, at some point in time, someone messed up and started living his or her life through a team. Shouldn't your life be lived through your life? I don't know, maybe it's a crazy idea, but it is an idea. Like I said before, I'm just as guilty as the next guy when it comes to living and dying with some team that I've never stepped onto the field with. That is why I, for one, have decided to make a difference: I will be the first to apply my passion for sports to the work that Cal State San Marcos so lovingly assigns to m e... right after the game, that is. �Academic Bowl November 4th ACD 102 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Sign-up Deadline is October 27th Forms Available in ASI Office, Commons 203 Sign Up Now to Play College Bowl! MmtOmmm f ^ f i r mt®** www.reel.com/chickenrun ^^^^ mmmwm m mtAmimts DisinRimm^ ixc. tm & o 2000 mmmmm ix.c., Amtmm tHKM&i mi imm>womm am& CAPS Sponsors Dia de los Muertos Morning Program S u p p o r t t h e A M C S H J S M E aurily J L®ammfi^ G n m t o r C M L 3 T I R O T J oin t he Child Trot 2 000, by participating, s ponsoring a n ELC c hild or s omeone y ou k now to w alk/run a round t he M angrum Track. 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Since its inception, California University at San Marcos \&mmitted itself t otheculti- NoveiWbmMo, Traveling is a fool's paradise...I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea and at last wake up in Naples, and there besides me is the stern fact, the sad self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from. -Ralph Waldo Emerson What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -Ralph Waldo Emerson There is no knowledge that is not power. -Ralph Waldo Emerson 2000. oHH For judging and I hate quotations. Tell me what you know. - Ralph Waldo Emerson a �NORTH COUNTY'S LARGEST AND SCARIEST H A U N T E D HOUbt LI A I I l i l T C n Lirtl IOC with five new 3D Fright Rooms k ^ OCTOBER 13 - 3 1,2000 O E I G NG T P NN A UT IH Friday the ^ V> 13th GRAVE PARTY Sponsored bg the San Diego Reader * > . v , Vv V^ F A UI G F IR OI E TIRN : JOIN US FOR A HAUNTING EXPERIENCE! 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Healthy Learn different leardership and Wise Bear will make an styles. appearance. The Parent/Child Expo will also take place Seminar: Public Forum on Sunday, October 22 from 10amHIV/AIDS 5pm at the fairgrounds. Location: UCSD Garren Auditorium Monday, October 2 3 Time: 6pm-8pm Speakers will discuss research, Graduate and Professional treatment, clinical trials, eduSchool Fair cation and outreach programs available at UCSD. This event is Location: Founders Plaza free and open to the public. Time: lOam-lpm Location: Commons 206 Time: lpm-2pm Have an event planned? Send The Pride an e-mail with the name, date and location to b e added to the Pride Calendar! Tuesday, O ctober 17 Thursday, October 19 Group Dynamics Blood Drive Location: TBA Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Location: Upper Parking Lot Time: 9am-2pm For location Contact ASI. Learn LAFS Monthly Meeting how to attract more members, Location: Craven 1258 and how to delegate responsibili- Time: 12pm-lpm ties. For more information contact call (858) 534-5545 or e-mail at sholt@ucsd.edu. This is a general meeting of the Writing in an Active vs. Pas- Latino Association of Faculty sive Voice and Staff, its members and Location: Academic Hall 418 friends are welcome to attend. Time: 12pm-lpm THEGgl; Over 60 graduate schools/programs will be represented, so plan to attend! MOOL Location: Commons 206 Time: 12pm-12:30pm This meditation group meets weekly on Tuesdays in Commons 206. Groups run on a drop-in" basis. Wednesday, O ctober 25 Grammar and Punctuation Location: CRA3106 Time: 5 :00pm-6:00pm Learn how to improve your grammar and puctuation. Job Hunting at a Job Fair Location: CH 4201 Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Learn how to job hunt at a job fair. Using Transitions Learn how to write your essays in an active voice. Location: Academic Hall 420 Time: 5pm-6pm Blood Drive Learn how to use transitions in your essays. Location: Upper Parking Lot Time: 9am-2pm Sigma Iota Epsilon General Meeting Wednesday, October 18 Location: Academic Hall 411B Time: 6pm Guest Speaker Joann Mitchell from the State Board of Equalization Getting Ready to Register Location: TBA Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm For location, contact ASI. Learn how to get yourself registered. Anime Project Alliance Meeting Film for Thought: The War Room Location: University Hall 370 Time: 4:30pm-10pm Location: Escondido Center For the Arts Time: 6:30 pm Thursday, O ctober 26 Job Hunting at a Job Fair Location: C H420 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Learn how to job hunt at a job fair. Many opportunities f or full f unding with stipends ranging from $11,000 to $20,000. If you are f rom an American imcial/ethnic minority, call Associate Dean Poorman at ( 219)631-8423. Friday, O ctober 27 Using Sentence Variety For more information, call (219) 631-7706, or write to the University ofNotre Game, Graduate Admissions, 502 Main Building, Mom Dame, Indiana 46556-5602 E-mail: gradad. l@nd.edu http://www. nd. edu/~gradsch/ Friday, October 20 Come see us at your graduate fair on October 23. (D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, 1994) A camera recorded the day-to-day activities of the 1992 presidential campaign. Many critics thought it was so much like a feature film that it couldn't have been real. A path breaking documentary about politics in the U.S. Meditation Group Series Event is f ree and open to the public. Time: llam-12pm Location: PPHS Time: 12pm-12:30pm This meditation group meets weekly on Fridays in Dr. Fritz Kreisler's office. Groups run on a "drop-in" basis. Saturday, October 21 AJS.I. Child Trot 2000 Location: CSUSM Mangrum Track Time: 9am-lpm. Career Skills Location: CH 4201 Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Learn great career skills: resume, job search, and interview. Second Annual "FORE! Education" Golf Tournament Location: Commons 206 Time: l:00pm-3:00pm Location: Maderas Golf Club in Heritage Hills, Poway . Time: 10:30am Check-in begins This workshop follows the grad- Benefits CSUSM Athletics Annual Child Trot will benefit uate and professional school fair. Contact Brenda Nouskajian at the A.S.I. Early Learning Center. (858) 720-1400 or via e-mail bnouskajian@earthlink.net. Learn how to apply to graduate or professional school. Defining Research Subject/ Includes a 2pm showing of Topic Chicken Run. This Second This Fall 2000 Arts and Lecture Location: Library Learn how to define research and subject/topics. Graduate & Professional School Workshop Location: ACD 314 Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Learn how to put a lot of variety in your sentences. 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L earning C enter ^Le C ollege L ife By: Victoria Segall Pride Editor Sixty-two graduate and professional schools participated in CSUSM's 7th Annual Graduate and Professional School Fair at Founders Plaza on October 23. From 10am to 1pm, students were able to speak with school representatives and collect college brochures and application materials. "Students really like it. It's a time when they can speak informally with college recruiters with no worries about how it will affect their recruitments," said Susan Buck, CSUSM Career Counselor and Graduate Fair Coordinator. "It's a good opportunity to spend a short period of time gathering lots of information," added Sandy Punch, Director of the Career and Assessment Center. Representatives from Tuskegee Institute attending the fair mark the first time that the campus was able get a historically acknowledged African-American college to participate. Punch and Buck both said that for several years CSUSM has invited predominately historical African-American colleges to participate in the fair; however, this is the first year they've been able to attend. "It's very hard to draw colleges that are historically AfricanAmerican. Most of the colleges are from the Midwest and East " said Punch. The university typically invites CSU, UC, and nearby state schools because demographics and student surveys show that CSUSM students tend to remain close to Southern California. CSUSM's Graduate Fair is scheduled around a system-wide schedule that also includes SDSU, UCSD and Point Loma Nazarene. The schools hold their fairs one day this week. The schools typically rotate fair days every year so that the fairs are held on different days of the week each year. Out of the 23 CSUs, CSUSM is one of only seven schools that host the fair. After the fair, students received information on how to apply for graduate and professional schools during a workshop held in Commons 206. In This Issue By: Enrique Refugio Contributing Writer Three-year old Kyle Doheney (left) waits patiently for the Child Trot to begin. Kyle was one of many youngsters who participated in the Second Annual Child Trot The children earned pledge money to benefit the A.S.I Early Learning Center. Photos by Cheryl Cline. Second Annual Child Trot owned and operated by A.S.I. Austin Gallegos, a 5-year-old former student of the Early Learning Center, raced along with his sisters, Hunter and Ashley. "I'm happy. I beat my 7-year-old sister," Austin grinned. Most attractions at the Child Trot were free while others, like the screening of the movie "Chicken Run," required a small donation. Some campus organizations pitched in. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members gave away balloon animals. Circle K International, a service-oriented club, provided free face painting and storytelling. » Coiltinued on pg. 2 By: Darcy Walker Pride Staff Writer Kids, parents and students came out in support of Associated Students Inc.'s Early Learning Center, taking part in the 2nd Annual Child Trot at Mangrum Track and Field on Saturday, October 21. Wearing balloon hats and accompanied by cheering moms and dads, kids ran, walked and toddled around the track to earn pledge money. All proceeds from the event went to support the Early Learning Center, which is New A.S.I. Early Learning Center? By: Darcy Walker Pride Staff Writer Associated Students, Inc. has, for the past three years, been operating the Early Learning Center from a location a half-mile off campus, on Twin Oaks Valley Road near the Power Surge Caf<§. But A.S.I. is now looking into the possibility of relocating the center to a new building on campus. A.S.I. Executive Director Darlene Willis explained that, having recently received a grant » Continued on pg. 2 F ree S peech Area to b e M oved . . .but do students even care? By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer "This Campus seems very sterile to me," said Dean of Students Jonathan Poullard when asked about the state of free speech on campus. Poullard is currently sitting on the Campus Committee for Free Speech, Solicitation, and Distribution, deciding, among other issues, where to relocate the Free Speech, area. But the voice of students seems so quiet that few know that a Free Speech area already exists at CSUSM. Yet, with the campus and the surrounding areas developing as quickly as they are, many believe that the community environment on campus will soon change drastically, which will affect both use and location of the Free Speech area. Dean Poullard says, "The University is moving toward a student-centered philosophy, and Meet Stephen Arts and Building, extending as far back as FCB. No one could give confident predictions on where the future Free Speech area would be located, though one suggestion seems to be the grassy area near the Caesar Chavez statue. President Gonzalez noted that, "Right now, our facilities are so small that it's hard to get five people together in the Free Speech area. As the campus grows, it will probably shift down by the stairs between the library and the Caesar Chavez statue." "The space should be visible and central, but not disruptive to student traffic," said Dean Poullard. Poullard also said that the next location for the Free CSUSM's Free Speech area Speech area "will probably only Photo by Melanie Addington. be temporary before the Presently, the Free Speech University's growth shifts the area is situated between center of campus again. Academic Hall and the Science » Continued on pg. 2 as the campus grows, the Free Speech area will become a more important issue as residences are added. With a hyper-influx of younger students, 18, 19 and older, there will be more attention to this area and the issues on campus." Sports & Opinion Academic Bulletin Knmrttiifi mftrir (L^HUPUS J968t PageS Page 6 siSSSiW H I Crawford high school students spent the day at CSUSM for the Freshman for a Day Program Oct. 17 & 19. Photo by Enrique Refugio. the Crawford students said th$y were pleased and grateful they had the chance to be college students for a day. A second Freshman for a Day session took place on Tuesday, October 17. Calendar IIIIIJIII1 J : | Page 8 1*8*7 Ms "Being in college is like a rollercoaster," said Jesus Ramirez. Ramirez was one of thirty students from Crawford High School who had the opportunity to experience college life at CSUSM on Thursday, October 19. The students were part of CSUSM's Freshman for a Day Program (FFAD). The program works to "enrich and motivate high school students who have not been exposed to college life," according CSUSM's Outreach and Recruitment, which coordinates the FFADProgram. The high school students began the day at 9am. They were given a campus tour, learned about admission requirements, attended actual class lectures, took notes and received class assignments. "All students are in the AVID Program," said Karen Rogoff, a Crawford High School counselor. AVID (Advanced Via Individual Determination) is a high school program that encourages and helps high school students with college applications, preparation for SAT's, and helps students partake in college preparatory courses. Ramirez felt that more students could benefit from programs such as FFAD and AVID. After visiting the campus, many of the Crawford students said they were considering attending college. When asked what she thought about CSUSM, Crawford student Raelyn Pili answered* "It's cool. It's calm and quiet, just perfect." Overall, i II11 ii 1 .-'J • 1! §!!!! l• I 1 • • • lllilll HI II i tillii �<v The Pride �The Pride 2 Tuesday, October 24, 2000 Free Speech Area » Contiimed from pg. 1 But Poullard said this should be decided on by the committee by the end of the semester. In regard to the Free Speech area, Deborah Smith, in CSUSM's Office of Public Relations, states, "As the university grows, where it is now will not be a central location, which is important for a Free Speech area. Additionally, it is important that this area be easily accessible to and monitored by university police. We don't want there to be any threat of it getting out of control." Lieutenant Bill McCullough with the campus police, whose duty it is to monitor the Free Speech area, spoke of his 18 years of experience policing Los Angeles State's Free Speech area, citing vast differences of the Free Speech area's usage on the two campuses: "Although I have seen L.A.'s Free Speech area as the site of physical confrontations between groups ranging from the Revolutionary Communist Youth to supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Moonies, I think that this [CSUSM] is an institution of higher learning and that the creative exchange of ideas is very important here. If someone is saying something offensive, you do not have to stand there and listen to it. It is our duty to insure not only the rights of the listeners, but also those of the speaker, and that*, a reasonable volume and level of safety is adhered to." Deborah Smith, commented that "In public institutions, especially educational institutions, Free Speech is seen as sacrosanct, but it cannot disrupt education." However, aside from a few complaints from professors last semester concerning the minister's volume, disruption of education has been little threat given the relative non-use of free speech on campus. ing the right of public school students to wear black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War. In 1989 (Texas v. Johnson) and again in 1990 (U.S. v. Eichman), the Court struck down government bans on "flag desecration." Other examples of protected symbolic speech include works of art, T-shirt slogans, political buttons, musical lyrics and theatrical performances. Dean Poullard, while wishing to see more students exercise their constitutional First Amendment Are students apathetic? The Free Speech area is sometimes utilized demurely by fraternities or random club activities, but the marketplace of ideas was untouched other than a Ralph Nader support group this semester, and minister Jeb Smock last spring. * Student Karen Gibson noted, "we are guaranteed Free Speech by The First Amendment to the Constitution, yet on the CSUSM campus, there is little concern that our voices will be silenced by the institution's power because we apathetically silence our own voices." In its 1969 decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictT the Supreme Court held that students in public schools do not relinquish their First Amendment rights once on campus, recogniz- off-campus. This student's focus is oh their family, getting to work, getting to classes, finding their advisor, finding a parking place, getting off campus, and finishing school - and not on a Free Speech area and the issues raised or not raised there," said Poullard. However, many students welcome the idea of a Free Speech area, asserting, like student Kristie Simonson, that "it would be good to hear people's ideas about things; to hear different points of view." Student Juan Ortiz was surprised to hear that we had a Free Speech area but excitedly wished for "more public political discussion." Asked if she knew where the Free Speech area was, student Patricia Byers quizzically remarked, "I guess I just assumed that the Free Speech area was everywhere." How do we speak up? Forum Plaza is a one possible spot for the new Free Speech area. Photo by Victoria Segall. rights, and acknowledging its potential to be both healthy and contentious, is concerned but not surprised by the current silence. "At San Marcos, where the average student age is 26, the student's energies are mostly focused "I want to see fliers, I want to see posters, I want to see people arguing in the quad over sensitive issues, I want to see students engaged in dialogue," asserted Poullard. As no school official was able to give any clear-cut CSUSM guidelines for use of the Free Speech area, students must assume that there aren't any aside from those stipulated in the Constitution. Lieutenant Bill McCullough predicts "Free Speech area guidelines will most likely develop as more people use the area, so there becomes a sort of give and take between what is allowable and what isn't." Of course, institutional guidelines must comply with those given in the U.S. Constitution. Students have a constitutional right to express their opinions as long as they do so in a way that doesn't "materially and substantially" disrupt classes or other school activities. If you completely block entrances to the buildings or walkways, school officials can stop you. They can probably also stop you from using language that they think is "vulgar or indecent." Government can also limit some protected speech by imposing "time, place and manner" restrictions. This is most commonly done by requiring permits for meetings, rallies and demonstrations. But such permits, which CSUSM has not yet required, cannot be unreasonably withheld, nor can it be denied based on content of the speech. Officials have stipulated, however, that any use of the Free Speech area by persons not working at or attending CSUSM must notify Public Safety and sign a liability waiver form, freeing the University from any responsibility in case of injury. For any students wishing to voice an opinion about the location or use of the Free Speech area, Dean of Students, Jonathan Poullard can be reached at (760) 750-4935. ipt | Child Trot New A.S.I. E a r 1y Learning Center? » Continued from pg. 1 A.S.I, donated most prizes, including goody baskets and tickets to local attractions like the Wild Animal Park. Kids ventured down the west side of the track to explore a fire truck and talk to firefighters from » Continued from pg. 1 San Marcos Station 1. Smaller children jumped in a giant dragonto pay for a feasibility study, A.S.I, bounce. Older kids, like Natalie is now surveying students to meaand Lindsay Anderson, were more sure interest in a new center. "We're interested in the prizes* hoping that, if we're not able to Jay and Laura Coon have two get grants, we may be able to ask sons, Tyler and Jacob, enrolled at students if they want to pay for a the Early Learning Center. Both new child care center," said Willis. parents thought this year's Child Asked about the survey Trot was organized and fun. responses so far, A.S.I. Board Four-year-old Frankie Ann Member Tammy Conley replied, Enriguez brought her sister and "It's not very good." She further mom, Gina, out for the Child Trot. explained that surveyors are not "I like the way everyone gets finding parents with children aged together to support the kids," Gina two to five. said. Conley said the next step might According to Darlene Willis, be to set up a booth where students Executive Director of A.S.I., the can respond to the survey and learn Early Learning Center relies on about the Early Learning Center. fundraisers to provide $5,000 in "I've been here almost four funding every year. The Child Trot years," said Willis, "and I still is the center's main fundraising see students bringing their chilevent. dren, leaving them in the dome, the In addition to parent-paid A.S.I. Lounge, or bringing them to tuition and some grant money, most class. So we know there's a need funding for the child care center for childcare. We just need people comes from A S J ., which uses $5 to come forward and say so." of the $50 per student in fees it According to Willis, the new collects each semester to operate location would have additional the center. space for school^aged children. Willis said that, unlike some A.S.I, hopes to relocate to the new daycare centers, the Early Learning on-campus site in 2003. Center strives to provide "a qualFor more information on the ity environment that focuses on A.S.I. Early Learning Center call educational enrichment." (760)750-4999. • A.S.I, staff members and Early Learning Center staff and volunteers on the day of the Child Trot. All photos by Cheryl Cline. Graduate Degrees with a Competitive m Edge Hawaii Pacific University provides t he t ook t o be successful in today's fast-changing e nvironment. Located a t t he crossroads o f t he Paaffc, HPU brings a global perspective t o t he classroom. 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Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 544-0279 • Fax: (808) 544-0280 �The Pride M eet S tephen G arcia: V ice-President of F inance a nd A dministrative S ervices By: Darcy Walker Pride Staff Writer While Stephen Garcia brings much needed experience in growth and construction to the office of Finance and Administrative Services, he emphasizes the importance of making students' education the first priority. "Although we are perceived to be furthest away from*the students, that doesn't make any difference. We should still be student focused," Garcia said. His background in construction and education gives Mr. Garcia a unique perspective. He paid his way through Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff by working as a construction laborer, "Most kids would have to work all year round.' I'd work the summer and make more money than they did, which was good because then I could focus on studying—and par- Tuesday, October 24,2000 3 D o y ou w ant t o v ote but f eel l ike y ou don't k now a nything about t he i ssues? tying, both," Garcia said. Some of Garcia's immediate ways to streamline our business After college, Garcia became goals include reviewing the pro- processes so that students can get served faster, so that the registraa retail manager but found that this tion process...is minimized," said demanding field didn't allow time Garcia. He also wants to speed up for graduate studies. So, after movthe hiring process for employees ing with his wife Yolanda m d two to avoid losing them to competing kids to California, Garcia went to employers. wprk for San Diego City Schools. Looking at new ways to attract He enrolled at National University and keep quality teachers is also a in San Diego where he earned his priority because "faculty members MBA. Garcia continued to work are the ones driving the academic in education and do community growth of the university," Garcia outreach in Southern California for explained^ 25 years. Optimism is key when dealing A former boss lured Mr. Garcia Stephen Garcia with university finances, according back to Arizona a few years ago. Photo by Darcy Walker to Garcia. "There's never enoughPima County Community College, a huge system with over 72,000 stu- cedures related to students and dents, was renovating its five cam- employees. "We have to find better »Continued on pg. 5 puses and planning to build a sixth. As Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services for PCCC, Garcia managed a $140 million dollar bond project. N STITUTE o f I N T E R N A T I O N A L S T U D I E S The growth that is currently taking place, combined with a chance to return to California, drew Garcia to CSUSM. "We've got the field Vt JL JL N JL ..1. house, the library, the arts and I NTENSIVE sciences buildings—God, it's an exciting time!" said Garcia, who has grand visions for the future of our campus: "I think we're going to be the premier campus of the 6RA whole Cal State System; and I'll tell you why. Because we sit on JANUARY 3 - 1 9, 2 001 a hill and, although it's expensive CHINESE, FRENCH, fNTERf^CpUiMWESi construction-wise, it's beautiful." JAPANESE, RUSSIAN, He compares our small and invitAND SPANISH ing "city upon a hill" to other campuses like SDSU and Cal State 4 UNITS & 2 LEVELS LA that have become very large INTRODUCTORY 100 and, therefore, lost some of their REFRESHER 270 appeal. Look out for next week's Special Election Edition of The Pride. MONTEREY LANGUAGE & San Diego Campaign Madness I I By: Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer Driving towards the North Coast Democratic Debate Viewing Party, a news report said that Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Joseph Lieberman was in San Diego watching the debate at a local charter high school. Immediately, plans changed and this reporter was off to High Tech High School. But a problem soon arose: no one seemed to know the school's location. At 5:55pm, local programming was interrupted and the debate coverage began. While I was driving down the 1-5, the debate began with both candidates speaking on foreign policy matters. The constant back and forth of the debate proved soothing, if not boring. At 6:45pm, I gave up the search and headed to the next site where Joe Lieberman was scheduled to appear. Balboa Park's Hall of Champions was the site of a $l,000-a-plate dinner for the Democratic Party. Arriving at 7:10pm, a group of protesters held signs and sang out chants protesting the debates and Lieberman. In effigy, the protesters held a giant man with a shirt covered by a dollar sign that had strings on each of his hands. In his right hand, he held an elephant, and in his left hand, he held a donkey. One member of the protest group, Balmore, stated, "We are here because Nader is not in the debate. He supports universal health care." W TN T F 01 Another protester smiled and laughed while another man who seemed disinterested said, "I just came here with a friend." Across the street was a man in an Armani suit walking towards the Hall of Champions; his gaze never met the protest group. He seemed lost and when asked what he was looking for he replied, "I am looking for my wife. We have to go to the dinner." The police were bored with the protest and talked among themselves. When asked about the protest, one officer said, "I don't care. I have to be here till midnight." Before this reporter was able to get out another question a secret service agent appeared. "Who are you?" he asked. I replied that I was a reporter for The Pride. "I'm sorry. This is a secured area. You will have to leave," said the agent, giving a dirty look to the officer. The police officer began to apologize as I walked across the street. The protesters began to chant, "Human needs, not corporate greed! Let Ralph debate!" Walking away from the event, I passed the man looking for his wife. When asked if he had eaten before the dinner, he laughed and said, "Its not about the food but the cause." Just then his wife appeared wearing a black evening dress. They walked hand-in-hand passing the protesters, the police and a tour bus driver, to eat $1,000 meals. i izfm•HH Ameri ca's Leader OA| p K M m—m in Stud ent cai p I nmi I M Trave I QAI F ^K^Jl^m. 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In a film of strong female performances, Sally Field is exceptionally talented behind the camera as well as in front. Based on the theme of beauty pageants, lip-gloss and perfection, this film takes a surprisingly clever look at a young woman, Mona (played by Minnie Driver). Mona is from a small Illinois town that offers her limited opportunities. However, Mona has big dreams of becoming a beauty pageant queen, which she envisions to be a life of perfection, grace, and validation. Her dream of becoming a beauty queen contrasts the reality of her home life with her parents who only care about booze, cigarettes, and television. As her obsession to become a beauty queen grows, Mona is relentless as she manipulates her way through personal obstacles. With determination, Mona takes after school jobs to earn money for braces and singing, dancing, and modeling lessons from the formidable, pageant diva Verna Chickle (played by Kathleen Turner). The ultimate Miss American Miss Pageant offers her hope, change, and a new outlook, and Mona stops at nothing to get to the top. When Mona, against all odds, beats out her competitors to become Miss Illinois, she is finally on her way to compete for the Miss American Miss Pageant. Through witty dialogue and superb direction, memorable scenes unfold in the film. Mona's obsession turns into a confronta- A Look at The San Diego Music Awards By: Lane Harden and Chelsea Loura Pride Staff Writers The 10th Annual San Diego Music Awards took the city by storm at Humphrey's by the Bay on Shelter Island on Tuesday, October 17. The San Diego Music Awards supports local musical talents and celebrates their success and accomplishments. To date, over $102,000 has been raised to assist elementary school music programs in San Diego. Some of the most talented musicians in , the nation have been San Diego's very own and many of them were recognized at Tuesday evening's event. Awards were given for musical categories such as hip-hop, jazz, country and reggae music.. One of many talented local performers featured at the event was Eve Selis who not only gave The Pride Arts & Entertainment There were live performances by Berkley Hart who took home awards for Best Local Recording Category and Best New Artist. P.O.D. was another popular performer, taking home awards for Song of the Year and Best Hard Rock Band. Other awards of the evening included Best Bar Band won by Pink Froyd, a Pink Floyd cover band. Group of the Year went to Blink-182, and Artist of the Year was awarded to Steve Poltz, an acoustical guitarist. Lifetime Achievement awards were given to two legends of San Diego; Mundell Lowe, a renowned jazz guitarist was recognized for his influence on local musicians. The other award went to Lou Curtiss the owner of a local music store called "Folk Arts Rare Records." Curtiss' store carries classic folk, roots and blues music from the 40V and 50's. Minnie Driver and little Hallie Kate Eisenberg star in Beautiful tion with herself that seems to be more important than winning any pageant. Never missing a beat, Driver is not only "beautiful" but also convincing in her role as an unlikable character. No matter how calculating and selfish Mona gets, we can understand and empathize with her Photo courtesy ofwww.imdb.com. as she comes to terms with herself and her commitments to her feisty 8-year old daughter Vanessa (played by Pepsi-girl Hallie Kate Eisenberg). Some will call it a "chick flick," but Beautiful offers f un and lots of laughs when a young woman is forced to reevaluate her life's goal and, in the process, discovers what's really important and what it truly means to be beautiful. Written by Jon Bernstein (Ringmaster), Beautiful is a kindhearted story with a tearful, but predictable ending. However, you won't be disappointed. Pay It Forward is an Oscar Hopeful Actors Kevin Spacey (Mr. Simonet character) and Haley Joel Osment (Trevor McKinney character) give Oscar-worthy performances in Pay It Forward. Photo courtesy of www.imdb.com. By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer With the release of Pay It Forward, the Oscar race has finally begun. The film is truly wonderful. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it made me want to go out and "pay it forward". Pay It Forward tells the story . of a boy named Trevor McKinney (played by Oscar-nominee Haley Joel Osment of Sixth Sense) and his attempt to change the world. Trevor's teacher, Mr. Simonet (played by Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey of American Beauty), assigns Trevor a social studies project. Trevor's slogan for this Mundell Lowe (far right) was one of two recipients for the Lifetime Achieve- assignment is "pay it forward." ment Awards at the San Diego Music Awards. Photo courtesy ofN. Jacobs. By "paying it forward," Trevor plans to help three people with The evening closed with an a captivating performance, but the hope that each of them will also won the Best Pop Album, of ensemble performance of songs go on to help three different the Year Award. Sprung Monkey from bands that originated in people by spreading the kindwas another band that performed, San Diego during the last fifty ness ^and making the world a and they won an award for years. better place. Best Rock Band of the Year. Trevor begins to "pay if forward" by helping a homeless man get back on his feet by feeding him and letting him sleep in the garage. Trevor's school project turns personal when he decides to help his teacher. Trevor decides he wants to help Mr. Simonet by encouraging him to become romantically involved with Arlene McKinney, Trevor's alcoholic mother (played by another Oscar-winner Helen Hunt of As Good as It Gets). Simonet, a burn victim with scars on his face and body, is hesitant to give his heart to Arlene. Arlene, however, opens her heart to Simonet, and Trevor encourages him to pursue the relationship. Meanwhile, a reporter (played by Jerry Maguire's Jay Mohr) is given a brand new Jaguar by an attorney that tells him about the "pay it forward" idea. Shocked by the incredible generosity of the attorney and curious about "pay it forward," the reporter tries to track the origin of the idea. The trail eventually leads back to Trevor who is continuing to work on his project to better the world. Director Mimi Leder's first two films, Deep Impact and The Peacemaker; have not been much to rave about, but three times is definitely a charm with her latest film, Pay It Forward. Osment, Spacey and Hunt give phenomenal performances and have great potential for Oscar nominations. This movie is bound to be one of the top five films of the year because it succeeds in doing what motion pictures are supposed to do—it teaches us about life and what really matters. If we look deep enough, this movie may even teach us something about ourselves. Perhaps if we started "paying it forward" and helping each other the way these characters do, the world can become a better place. Thefilmalso stars Helen Hunt who plays Trevor's mother, Arlene McKinney. Photo courtesy of www.imdb.com. Pay It Forward is now playing in theatres and is rated PG-13. �The Pride _ Sports Gross Country Teams Soar Olympic at the Sunbird Challenge Spirit still Thriving in Sydney ilia® ,M ^ S S f ^ a M M k a s - '55 1 By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor Men's cross country at the starting line (Cougars are towards the center). Cross country photos by Steve Compian. By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer The GSUSM Cross Country team had another solid performance at the Sunbird Challenge, hosted by Fresno Pacific University in Woodward Park on Saturday, October 14. The CSUSM men's team finished in second place and the women's team placed fourth out of nine teams. Three of the top eight runners in the sixty-man field were from CSUSM's team. Leading the team was Brian Sullivan who placed fourth in the five-mile event with a time of 25 minutes and 20 seconds. Also running well were James Adams who placed seventh (time of 25 minutes and 39 seconds) and Marcus Chandler in eighth place (25 minutes and 55 seconds). Other top finishers for theCougars wer^Mike Manzano who finished in 18th place and Mike Shannon who came in 22nd place. Facing a strong field of runners, the women's team finished as the fourth-place team. Cara Rumble finished in third place with a time of 18 minutes and 48 seconds for the 3.1-mile event. Other Cougar runners who placed well among the seventyeight female competitors were Renee MacDonald in 12th place (19 minutes and six seconds), Felisha Mariscal in 22nd place (19 minutes and 35 seconds), Lorena Reyes in 31st place (19 minutes and 58 seconds) ;and Katherine Niblett in 37th place (20 minutes and 16 seconds). The cross-country team is scheduled to compete at the Vanguard Invitational at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa on Saturday, October 21. Members of CSUSM's women's cross country team. Meet Stephen Garcia » Continued from pg. 3 money, so you learn to make the best use of what you have and always with the emphasis that whatever you can save goes directly to supporting academ ics." Now that he's back in California, Garcia realizes how much he missed the local food, especially Japanese cuisine. "I don't like sushi, but I like the fried stuff—all the bad stuff," Garcia said. To offset the effects of tasty food, Mr. Garcia, along with his wife plan to start walking on Mangrum Track in the evenings—that is, as soon as they can work out the dinner schedule, For most spectators the Olympic games are over; however, the games have only begun for the 4,000 athletes from 125 countries competing in the Sydney Paralympic Games. The Paralympic competition in Sydney, Australia, began on October 18 and will run through October 29. As of October 20, the United States is in tenth place with a total of two medals, one silver and one bronze. The Paralympics consist of 18 sports on the competition program, 14 of which are also on the Olympic sports program. According to the official Olympic web site, the other four sports are "unique to - the Paralympic Games [and they are] boccia, goalball, powerlifting and wheelchair rugby." This is the first time wheelchair rugby will be offered as a medal event. The mission of the Paralympics is "to inspire the world by staging a Paralympic Games that sets new standards in excellence, enabling the athletes to achieve their best," according to the Sydney Olympic web site. Within the first two days of the games, the athletes proved their athletic excellence by smashing Paralympic and world records. On the first day of competition, four records were broken in the preliminaries for swimming. The Paralympic News Service reported. USA's Erin Popovich broke the world record in the women's 200-meter individual medley. In the men's 100-meter Tuesday, October 24,2000 5 breaststroke, Pike Stewart set the Paralympic record with a time of 1:12.33. Immediately following Stewart's record-breaking performance was Alwin Houtsma who beat Stewart's record with a time of 1:07.82. Since the Paralympics were created to coincide with the Olympic games, the term Paralympic was developed to signify 'parallel games.' The creator of the Paralympics, Sir Ludwig Guttman, was deemed the 'father' of sport for people with disabilities. According to the Olympic web site, "While working with ex-servicemen at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital after WWII, Guttman recognized the need for competition and staged the 1948 International Wheelchair Games to coincide with the 1948 London Olympic Games." Other sports and disability categories were added, and in 1960 the first Paralympic Games was held in Rome. According to the site, the games have been held every four years "in tandem" with the Olympic games. The 2000 Olympics had a total of eleven athletes that tested positive for drugs. Five athletes were stripped of their medals. At least six Paralympic athletes have also tested positive to performance enhancing drugs, according to an October 20 report from Reuters News Service. Robert Steadward, President of the International Paralympics Committee admits "some of the tests came back positive [but] it was good that the IPC had identified the drug-taking athletes before they had competed" as reported in Reuters. There had been no positive tests at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games. This is t he first year that the Paralympics are having random out-ofcompetition drug testing in addition to the regular competition testing. All of the 4,000 athletes are subject to random testing. If you are interested in receiving up-to-date scores, visit www.01vmpics.com. The Campus Beat By: Victoria Segall D o y ou b elieve C SUSM n eeds m ore s ports a ctivities? I f s o, w hat s ports w ould y ou l ike t o s ee o n c ampus? "Definitely women's softball or baseball. I think sports are great. They increase the morale of the student body." Carla Brand "Yeah, for people who'd want them. But first we need a gym. And until that happens it's still a mute point." Ed Van Pelt "Yes. Volleyball and basketball are the basic ones that any campus needs. If there was volleyball, * I might even join." Lupe Canseco "Yeah. Why not? Most school have them. We need football and baseball." Ben Garlejo L A U N C H . c o m t o get tour dates and t o V IP p a s s e s t o t h e s h o w & a f t e r - p a r t y •IBM N e w a l b u m in s t o r e s now, AOL Keyword; LAUNCH * &20QO LAUNCH Mfcdii "We need more sports, like basketball and baseball. Team sports would give us more unity rather than the commuter campus mentality" Rita Reynolds �The Pride 6 Tuesday, October 24, 2000 The Pride Co-Editor Co-Editor Opinion Editor Graduate Intern Faculty Advisor All opinions and letters to the editor, publi shed in The Pride; represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views Melanie Addington of The Pride, or of California State University San. Victoria B. Segall Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial board. Darcy Walker Letters to the editors should include an address, layne Braman Madeleine F. Marshall telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print anonymous letters. Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year. The Pride Student Survey Results T he P ride California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92O96-OO01 Phone:(760)750-6111 Fax: (760) 7504030 E-mail: pride@csusm.edu^ http://www.csusm..edu/pride D on't h ave t ime t o w rite a L etter t o t he E ditor b ut s till w ant t o v oice y our opinion? "Would you b e in favor of changing the CSUSM mascot name, Cougar, back to the former, unofficially a dopedmascot name, Tukwut?" Yes—I am in favor of changing the mascot name to Tukwut: 45.45% No—I like the Cougar mascot: 18.18% I really don't care what the name is: 9.09% C heck o ut o ur n ew What is a tukwut?: 9.09% S tudent S urvey a t: I would like to change the Cougar name but not to Tukwut~but I don't know what to call it: 0% h ttp: //www.csusm.edu/pride . Other 18.18% Letters to the Editors Dear Mr. Herzler, To the CSUSM Community: I appreciate your note—it is nice to know people are reading. In response to your question of normal, I believe I need to clarify because you have not seen the movie and do not fully understand what I 'was referring to. Dr. T is a loving husband and father of two, but his wife is put in a mental institution. Bree is a woman he likes and ultimately sleeps with because he falls in love with her and thus, she becomes his mistress. Dr. T's wife files for divorce and he then finds out that Bree is a player when he pours out his love for her. No, it is not normal to be unfaithful, and we should not b e~ and no, Dr. T is not doing the right thing. However he sleeps with Bree because, in the moment, he cannot r esist She does riot deserve him and he can surely do better. He's really a normal loving father, but'lust intervenes, and he makes a mistake. Nobody's perfect. I did not intend to call infidelity normal, and apologize that you read it in that way. With the passage of the student union fee referendum, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make the M. Gordon Clarke Field House/University Student Union a reality. First, I'd like t o thank those of you who worked in front of and behind the scenes to get the information to the students and to make the fee referendum understandable and feasible. Secondly, and most importantly, I would like to thank all the students who voted. We, as a campus, are one step closer towards making CSUSM not only a great commuter campus, but also a great place to be. Ryan Sandahl HAVE AN OPINION? Respectfully, Mike Harrod, Chair University Student Union Advisory Board Polarized at the Street Corner By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer Waiting in traffic at a major intersection is what I call "my daily routine" and although I could take this election moment from you to complain about any number of congested arterials in San Marcos, I have something much more pressing in mind, Yesterday I had an epiphany, r iease l ei m e s ei uu stage. It was a beauti f ul morning. A col< wind blew; the sui illuminated the wei hills while dark gra; clouds organized foi another round o rain. It was the onset! of fall, change in an unchanging land, the kind of thing post card moments are made o f-except no one was watching Instead my fellow commut, _ •. J ., , ers had their eyes trained at the „r , , menagerie of signs that littered a street corner fence. Scattered about were brightly painted pieces that read elect *Z _ . * . , „ „ „ , , , . ,, Lee Thibideau Hal Martin, „„ trt„ or Mike Sanella for city counciL And just then it hit me. I realizedthat t omyleftandtomy right,throughtheirstares,people were beginning the convoluted & .t t. process-political polarization at r ' your local street corner. Yes, besides fall aromas, there is a stench of politics weaving its way through the valley, .For most of you these campaign signs represent the beginning of your polarization of political choices. So what sold you on the last sign you saw? Was it the bright paint, the size of the sign, the clever placement or the sheer repetition that made you remember the name "Hal Martin" or watching the playoffs, get inforn^ed by spending a night at a city council meeting. Take good notes. Formulate a question or two. Register to speak at the next meeting and develop a dialogue with some of the council members who are most likely running as incumbent candidates. Next, call the city clerks office. Ask t o have a list of all the candidates'mailed, 5-mailed or faxed :o you. Once you lave your hands >n the goods, review it. Look up websites and sven call the candidate. Aside from stalking, which I do not A street corner in Vista. condone, do anyPhoto by Victoria Segall. thing you can to get into "Lee Thibideau" or whoever for the minds of those who t h a t m a t t e r ? P o l i t i c i a n s e v e f y . wish to represent you. where are dying to know. Our ftiture is like a s hip.u i capable of traveling to any disr T I say this because as a real^ .* , ../ .T .- , tant point. I have an idea where ist (cynic) I am sure that thou- _ r „ ... I want to go. So it is important s a n d s o f VQters tQ t h e Us 1 lck a s shi s ca tain completely uninformed. FurtherP P' P " Do you care where you want to morC) j t h i n k that a m a j o r i t y o f . * go? politicians count on our com- & , l , Ta, placency towards politics. It s a *•• . , ' „. - y o u d o n - t b u g m e a n d Y w o n - t Following the path of least ^ resistance is what makes a river under ^ sort crooked." of idea that both the public a n d -Utah Phillips, folk singer. the hticians have perpetuated * v t •. • f, and, like it or not, it has to go. ^A . •'•* A ~ This Tuesday, instead of SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TOPRIDE@CSUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and onlyfor,grammar and length. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news articles. �The Pride Academic Bulletin The Pride The Pride Literary Supplement (PLS), a publication of The Prid^ is again seeking student writing representing inquiry and research across all academic disciplines pursued at CSUSM Since its inception, California State University at San Marcos has committed itself to the cultivation of student writing. Across the disciplines, at every academic level, students are required to write and professors are asked to take writing seriously. The student newspaper would like to publish expository, critical, and theoretical writing as much as creative writing, poems, stories or film scripts. The FLS will consider manuscripts of up to 3000 words that both exemplify excellent inquiry and research in their discipline^) and that able readers from outside that discipline to read with pleasure and understanding. Appropriate faculty judges the quality of research or creative writing. 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Credit union: membership is required, arid there is no fee to j oin �Academic Bulletin & Calendar 8 Tuesday, October 24,2000 Tuesday, October 24 Meditation Group Location: Commons 206 Time: 12pm-12:30pm This meditation group meets weekly on Tuesdays in Commons 206. Groups run on a drop-in" basis. Wednesday, October 25 Grammar and Punctuation Location: Craven 3106 Time: 5pm-6pm Learn how to improve your grammar and punctuation. Thursday, October 26 Job Hunting at a Job Fair Location: Craven 4201 Time: 12pm-lpm Learn how to job hunt at a job fair. Anime Project Alliance Meeting Location: University 370 Time: 4:30pm-10pm Friday, October 27 Using Sentence Variety Location: Academic 314 Time: lOam-llam Study Abroad Information Meetings Location: Commons 206 Time: llam-12pm Find out how you can earn CSUSM credit while studying in a foreign country. OF Learn great career skills: resume writing, job search strategies and effective interviewing. Second Annual "FORE! 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L LJ When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving adviqe, solutions, or By: Melanie Addington cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our Imagination is my best friend. wounds with a warm and tender —Neil Young hand. The friend who can be When one is trying to do some- silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can thing beyond his known powstay with us in an hour of grief ers, it is useless to seek the and bereavement, who can tolapproval of friends. Friends are erate now knowing, not curing, at their best in moments of not healing and face with us defeat. the reality of our powerless—Henry Miller ness, that is a friend who cares. —Henri Nouwen The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the If all men knew what others kindly smile nor the joy of say of them, there would not companionship; it is the spiribe four friends in the world. tual inspiration that comes to —Blaise Pascal one when he discovers that someone else believes in him The imaginary friends I had as and is willing to trust him. a kid dropped me because their - Ralph Waldo Emerson friends thought I didn't exist. - Aaron Machado Friends Services Offered MEL-TYPB & U s tudy! Melissa 760.741.4105 ixoye@home. com Help Wanted S wim I nstructors $9-15 a n hour. (760) 630-0798. C ounselors W anted Childcare Counselors needed for Vista a rea male youth residential t reatment c enter Full-time, Part-time, on-call positions available. $7.35-9.00 per hour. 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According to Bennet "The project is a once in a lifetime opportunity." Along with students from other area colleges, the team submitted a Letter of Intent to the Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) for consideration. The TSGC annually provides funding for undergraduates to propose, design, and evaluate reducedgravity experiments. »Story continued on page 2 California State University San Marcos VolVIIINo. 10/Tuesday, October 31,2000 C SUSM Student Helps U SA Bring Home the Gold By: Melanie Addington • Pride Editor the other would tie it up and leave the crowd in suspense and hanging on to every move the team made. As the game neared the end, the Americans had a one-point lead, but managed to keep it until the end of the fourth quarter. Then the Americans scored again, giving them a cushiony two-point lead. With two minutes left to go, the Aussies scored one last point leaving them wit]i 27 points. Luckily, the Americans scored again and the game ended with the unbelievably close score of 29 (US) to 27(AUS). After the game, a Sydney native and Rugby fan, Jim shouted over, the deafening crowd, "Damn good game...one of the best I've seen. These [the Paralympics] are the real Olympics. This is what it is about." Daniel Guillou, a current CSUSM student, competed in the Paralympic games in Sydney last week. As part of the USA wheelchair rugby (WR) team, Guillou helped his team win against Sweden on October 25, Australia on October 26, and Australia again on October 29 for the gold medal. The WR game was the final event for Dan Guillou (far left) and USA teammates at the Australia the 2000 Paralympic Games, vs USA wheelchair rugby game. The Americans easily beat Photo by Melanie Addington Sweden on Wednesday night but Thursday's competition was American flags stood out in the fierce. On Thursday, Guillou was crowd. Much to the American Aussies and Americans. When excited at the chance of winning fans' chagrin, some Aussies the Americans first scored, an a medal but wasn't sure his team yelled for the "Yanks!' to "go Australian fan leaned over to the American fans and remarked, would beat the "Aussies." home," yet other Aussies cheered "Your team is not playing fair." With a stadium full of Aussie the USA team and their supportWhen it was pointed out that fans and a small group of ers on. if the Aussies had made the same American supporters, the fans In the very beginning, showed great enthusiasm for the Australia led by two to three move, however, the ecstatic fan game. Although hundreds of flags points but then the score bounced shouted, "Yeah but it's a double- »Story continued on page 2 were waving, only three back and forth between the standard here!" One team would lead for half a quarter, but then On Campus......2-3 Plans for Additional Campus Construction Underway Holiday By: Brian Fisher Pride Staff Writer In this Issue Features*.. ; ^ ; 11 . ; Jg g / The new art and science build; ings are currently under construco n at tli t Voter Turnout & : tai nd planse tnoosrtarte nconstructionuosn ^ ( * o f camP ^ Campus B e a t . . . . . „ 5 the new library and field house I B 11 I f ! ! . . • • ( I B I • are not far off. PrAci^Ptitifil Contractors have been workrrewuenildl i n g f r o m y.QOam to 3:30pm, Elections & San I Monday through Friday, to make Marcos City the March 2002 deadline for con>v . m j . ^ ri^f struction of the new arts and science halls. Contractor Ron -' . , , Miller states that the arts building Propositions & § Senatorial Candi- j ence building will also have three floors dates ' s annin P g 70,000 square ^eet- Approximately $22 million v dollars will be spent on the new ;. , / . Opixiion«««******»12~13 a r t s a n d science halls (designated . . buildings 26/27 and 37). ; ^/ \ The new library will begin Arts and v acn d i s onstruction in summer of 2001 l A-ig scheduled for completion ^ ^ ^ r^mmpM^ i n f a U Qf 2 0 ( ) 3 D . a n e M a l o n e > : : Academic Bulletin ralpniljir • Assistant Director of Architecture Manning, Design and Construction, reports that the new library is halfway through the "construc- Construction site for the new art and science buildings. Photo by Brian Fisher: tion drawing phase." The construction drawing plans are currently under review and should be ready for contractors to bid in April of 2001. The )new library will cost approximately $33.8 million dollars and an additional $4 to 5 million dollars for moveable equipment. In addition to the new library and the arts and science buildings, the field house is scheduled to begin construction in July of 2001. "The field house will serve as a recreational building for students," according to Dave Dennis of CSUSM Planning and Construction. The building will house a gymnasium with half Courts for basketball and volleyball, men and women's locker rooms, conference rooms, offices for student government and a convenience store. The field house will also include a 24-Hour Fitness-style weight room with bicycles and other exercise equipment. The construction site for the field house will be on the corner of Campus Way and Campus View Drive, opposite the north parking lot. �2 Tuesday, October 31, 2000 CSUSM Student Brings Home the Gold » Continuedfrom page 1 2000 Paralympic United States Team The USA Wheelchair Rugby team consists of twelve athletes: Cliff Chunn and Bryan Kirkland of Alabama, Wayne Romero and Eddie Crouch of Tennessee, Norm Lyduch of Texas, Bill Renje of Colorado, and Dean Maccabe and Steve Pate of California. SanDiegans include, Rick Draney, Daniel Guillou, Troy McGuirk and Ralph Shadowens. Guillou broke his neck in 1986 when diving into the shal- On Campus low end of a public pool. He was only sixteen years old when he became a quadriplegic. Guillou, a math major, took the semester off to prepare for the games. This is Guillou's first Paralympic competition. According to the Olympic Committee, Dan Guillou is one of the founding members (1993) of the Sharp Shadow WR Team from Southern California, Guillou's Shadow team has never placed lower than 5th at the national championships. His Shadow squad finished as the USQRA National Champions from 1996-98. As stated in his Paralympic athlete profile, "since starting to play rugby in 1991* Guillou has won many all-tournament team awards including his selection to the 1999, '96 and '95 National Championship All-Tournament teams and one Sportsmanship Award. Guillou was also on the 1993 USA Wheelchair Rugby Team that won a gold medal at The StokeMandeville International Wheelchair Games in England." • After the game both teams congratulated each other for a great match. Photo by Melanie Addington How to Play Wheelchair Rugby Commonly referred to as "murder ball", rugby (and wheelchair rugby) consists of several sports; basketball, volleyball and ice hockey played on a basketball court. The game is played in four eight-minute quarters. Wheelchair Rugby is for quadriplegics, meaning all of the athletes have some paralysis in all four limbs. All of the athletes use manual wheelchairs and full Dan Guillou (number 11) helped defense for the USA team. Photo by Melanie Addington Students Apply for NASA Project »Continued from page 1 Students from more than 350 colleges and universities will compete for the opportunity to test their theories at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Their project, A.M.I.S. (Airway Management in Space), passed the first hurdle of the competition when the TSGC approved the plan for further consideration. Now the group has to complete their proposal for a November 6 deadline. Team member Mike Garcia said, "Our goal is to prove we can put a better apparatus in place for dealing with respiratory emergencies in space." A.M.I.S. team members believe that a device called a COMBITUBE will work better in a respiratory emergency than the equipment astronauts use T he Pride now. Currently, astronauts have equipment that requires extensive training by the user. Due to the effects of microgravity in space, handling those devices can be problematic. The COMBITUBE has features that Team A.M.I.S. thinks make it uniquely suited for space missions. It reduces guesswork by employing a marked air tube, chair contact is legal. The Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association states, "as a sport specifically created for quadriplegics, wheelchair rugby is truly an emerging sport, rather than and adapted or modified version of an already existing able-bodied sport." A volleyball is used and can be carried, dribbled or passed, but not kicked. The ball must be bounced every ten seconds. The offensive team has fifteen seconds to come out of its own half of the court. Violation of the rules results in a turnover 6f the ball. According to the International WR Federation, the most common fouls are: interference, holding, charging and spinning. The goal is to carry the ball over the opponent's eight-meter long goal line, which results in the scores. The teams consist of four players and eight substitutes. The players are classified from 0.5 I (lowest) to 3.5 (highest) accordI ing to their abilities. Dan Guillou ranks as a 0.5 and states that he is i primarily on the court for defen1 sive strategy. He states that if the 1 ball gets into his hands, "some[ thing has gone terribly wrong." Typically, the 3.5 ranked players make most if not all of the which lets the user estimate how far the tube is inserted into the mouth. A latex cuff holds the device in place, while the tube is directed through it, down the airway. Two syringes, at the oppo! site end of the tube, are used to j inflate balloons that provide air | to the patient. SDSU's Michelle Inzunza initiated the idea while visiting NASA last summer. Inzunza invited Bennet, Garcia, and Lora Elliott of San Diego City College to join her in the proposal. Elliott told how she became part of the group, "Michele called me to ask if I wanted to get involved and I jumped at the idea." All four are science majors and paramedics who work together. CSUSM Biology major J.J. Campbell was added to the team as an alternate. Campbell said, "Fm excited to be part of the team." According to Inzunza, Campbell's role may be the most important "Since the program is open only to undergraduates, J. J. (Campbell) will be the one to pass knowledge of the process to other groups." The team wants to promote their experience so that other students will apply for the Back row (left to right): J.J. Campbell, Mike Garcia and Lor a Elliott. grants. Front: Don Bennett and Michelle Inzunza. Photo courtesy of Don Bennett. If selected, Team A.M.I.S. will go to Houston in March 2001 goals. Troy McGuirk is the highest ranked American with a 3.0. He is the fastest and has the most maneuverability of his teammates, but the level of their paralysis and not their skill is how all athletes are ranked. History Wheelchair rugby was formed in 1977 in Canada. In 1989, the first International Competition was held in Toronto. In 1990, the World Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games held WR. Dan Guillou participated in the 1993 USA team that won the gold medal in those games.,The first of three European Zone Championships were held in Sweden in 1995. In that same year, the International Paralympic Committee granted WR a Paralympic Sport status. In the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, wheelchair rugby was a demonstration sport, meaning it was a pre-game to grant the medal sport status for the Sydney 2000 games. This was the first year that medals were given for WR. Along with the Paralympic gold medal, U.S.A is currently ranked the world champion of wheelchair rugby. to test their theory. Their experiment will be conducted while flying in a specially equipped aircraft (KC-135A) that NASA uses primarily, in support of its space missions. Gerhardt Konig, a UCSD student who was successful in winning a grant last year, also advises the team. Besides advising them on their proposal, Konig wants to help them promote their experience. "I think I can help them make this into a more publishable research project," said Konig. The A.M.I.S. team has also solicited the help of the California Space Grant Consortium (CSGC) which has initially earmarked $3000 for their project. Ultimately, the CSGC may fund as much as $25000 toward the A.M.I.S. project. A.M.I.S. team members are committed to participate in a community outreach program after conducting the experiment. One idea they have is to use toys in their experiment, so they can use them in promoting the effects of reduced-gravity conditions to schoolchildren. The team would also lecture at venues like the Rueben H. Fleet space museum in Balboa Park. �The Pride On Campus CSUSM Student Government CAPS R eaches Out to C ollege Students By: Melanie Addington When finished with the test, the Alive and Well Pride Editor student adds up the total score. I s Alcohol a P roblem i n Your Life? Sunni Lampasso and Travis Bradberry of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) set up a table outside the Dome to provide information regarding students and alcohol as part of Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, October 16-20. Lampasso and Bradberry also passed out key chains, pens, and informational brochures on drinking safely and alcohol-problem assessment tests. The first p art of the assessment test consisted of four questions: "Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? Have you ever had an eye-opener (a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves)?" The second section of the test asked ten questions/Some of the questions asked, "How do you drink? How often do you feel guilty, and have you ever harmed someone through your drinking?' "If the score is an eight or higher it indicates a strong likelihood of hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption," according to Core Concepts in Health, the source of the tests. Although the assessment test was only given during the Awareness campaign, Bradberry explained that students are welcome to talk with them (CAPS) at any time through the year. Counseling and assessment is always available for anyone who is concerned about his/her drinking behavior. For further information contact CAPS at 750-4910. They are open for appointments Monday thru Friday from 8am to 4:30pm. If CAPS is closed and you need support on campus, contact Campus Police at 750-3111. If you are off-campus, you may call the San Diego County Crisis Line at (800) 479-3339 or Alcoholics Anonymous at (760) 758-2514. Individuals may also contact the CAPS office to obtain an entire listing of off-campus resources. By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer Have you ever wondered who your student government leaders are or what they do? Try naming the President of our student government or the name of the government s/he leads. Where does our government get its funding and how are monies spent? Student representation at CSUSM is alive and well, but you have to look for the letters ASI. The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is the official name of student government at CSUSM. ASI consists of eighteen board members; five executives, three student directors, and ten representatives Every April, the CSUSM student body holds an election to select its leaders to one-year terms, and they are responsible for protecting student rights at CSUSM. According to ASI President Dean Manship, vacancies still exist in five representative positions including Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and Post Baccalaureate, " the vacant positions are open to an application process by the Board. It is important for the students to get involved," said Manship. • As its name infers, ASI is a corporation, founded in 1991. The organization is unique, because ASI is solely operated and maintained by its students. A faculty member, the President's Designee, maintains a liaison Sunni Lampassoa and Travis Bradberry (far right) gave out informational between ASI and the President of brochures and alcohol-problem assessment tests during Alcohol Awareness the University. Additionally, ASI Week, October 16-20. Lampassoa and Bradberry are part of CSUSM's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Photo by Victoria Segalt. CSUSM S tudents D ecorate S kulls I n C elebration of t he D ay of t he D ead By: Adam Bailey Pride Staff Writer "That workshop was fun,'* remarked Maria Cervantes. Cervantes was one of many CSUSM students who attended a sugar skull workshop, "Taller de Calaveras de azucar", on Thursday evening* October 26. The workshop was hosted by the Spanish Department and taught by Liz Strahle, a Spanish major. The workshop focused on how to create sugar skulls, also known as "calaveras de azucar." The creation of the skulls is a Mexican tradition that coincides with "El Dia de los Muertos." Students received Mexican fortune cookies during the beginning of the workshop and then Strahle briefly discussed the history of the skulls in Spanish. According to Strahle, sugar skulls are made every year to adorn home altars and cemetery grave yards in hopes of welcoming back those unfortunate souls that have passed on to the other side. The skulls are made from Tuesday, October 31,2000 3 An altar decorated by students for the Day ofthe Dead. Students took part in a Sugar Skull workshop on Oct. 26 in celebration of the holiday. Photo courtesy ofMayra Besosa. a mixture of sugar, meringue powder and water, and lavishly decorated with bright icing colors and sparkling foil papers. The sugar-skull tradition is rich in history and takes its roots from the Aztec practices of keep- ing skulls around in hopes that the dead will return. After the students received the history of the skulls, they were finally able to get down to business to make their own sugar skulls; The students were male and female, young and old and from various ethnic and social backgrounds. The group seated themselves around tables that contained already made skulls, decorative ornamentats and tools for the job. Some of the students decorated their skulls with flowers, some with flashy colored paper, and some skulls with swirls. The chosen decorations gave on-lookers insight into the personality of the creator of each skull. Whether students chose to attend the workshop to learn to decorate sugar skulls, to learn the history of where they came from, or to just have f un, the experience proved to be both entertaining and enlightening for everyone. employs an Executive Director to help manage the day-to-day operations. Over the past three years, the ASI budget has tripled to approximately $660,000. Students pay a $50 fee every semester to ASI and as enrollment increases, so does ASI's income. ASI also receives about $160,000 in income from The Early Learning Center. The childcare facility, located on Twin Oaks Valley Road, was acquired by ASI to benefit CSUSM students. Manship wants students to take full advantage of the subsidized childcare offered at the center, "We need to get the word out that child care at the center only costs the student twenty dollars a day. The center is licensed for forty-eight children, but most days they are only at half-capacity." The Board of Directors convenes regularly to discuss how ASI should distribute funds. One way the money is spent is by awarding scholarships. ASI also sponsors student activities such as concerts, multicultural events and Have you visited the revamped ASI Student Lounge yet? It's located in Commons 201. at work. Besides those expenditures, ASI also hires students as part-time workers to carry out the daily chores of operating student government on campus. Manship, who meets regularly with CSUSM President Gonzalez, stressed that representing the student body is his primary concern. "I have more of an opportunity to make the students' voices heard at the University," said Manship. He also hopes more students will become involved in campus government at CSUSM. ASI strives to promote student awareness and create a focal Some of the features of the stupoint for student activities at dent lounge include tables for CSUSM. Students are encourstudying, computers, aged to stop by the ASI office, comfortable located in Commons 205. ASI reclining sofas, arcade games always needs volunteers to serve and a on a variety of committees and television set. programs. For more information, intramural sports. The reopening checkout the ASI link found under of the student lounge, discount "Information for Students" at the tickets for movies and trips are CSUSM web site. other examples of ASI money THE ELIE WIESEL P R I Z E IN E T H I C S ESSAY CONTEST 2001 SUGGESTED TOPICS • Explore how a moral society's perception of the . "other" may result in social separation, prejudice, discrimination, hate crimes and violence. • Examine the ethical aspects or implications of a major literary work, a film, or a significant piece of art. m Reflect on the most profound moral dilemma you have personally experienced and what it has taught you about ethics. 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Esta festividad se Ileva a cabo el primero de noviembre y aunque hoy en dia la manera de celebrarla de los mexicanos se parece bastante a Halloween, aun conserva sus ingredientes originates que son tipicos de esta celebration tales como los altares, el pan de muerto, los alfeniques; la flor de cempasuchil (tambien conocida como la flor de muerto), y la yisita al cementerio a visitar la tumba de sus familiares ya fallecidos. Ademas, durante este tiempo Se le dedican calaveras o satiras a personalidades destacadas o politicos. Desde antes de la llegada de los espanoles a Mexico, los aztecas ya hacian ritosyofrendas a sus muertos. Los aztecas tenian lugares especiales donde ofrecian comida a sus muertos dos veces por ano por cuatro anos porque creian que en ese tiempo llegaban al lugar donde descansaban. Despues de la conquista, los mexicanos hacian estas ofrendas en los altares que hacian en sus casas. Desde entonces es una tradition hacer altares. Estos arreglos generalmente se hacen encima de una mesa donde ponen la fotografia de la persona fallecida, una imagen de la Virgen Maria o de su santo preferido, veladoras, y flor de muerto o cempasuchil. Ademas, se le agrega al altar la comida preferida de la persona cuando estaba viva. Y es asi como la gente pojie sus altares a sus familiares muertos creyendo que ellos^yienen durante la noche a comer. Hay algo tambien muy tipico en "El Dia de los Muertos" y esto es el "pah dq muerto". Aunque el nombre indique algo diferente no es mas que un pan hecho con ingredientes iguales a los panes comunes. La diferencia es que el pan de muerto tiene uiiO& treinta centimetros de diametro y unos cinco de espesor. En "El Dia de los Muertos" los vendedores colocan sus puestos en las plazas del centro de las ciudades o pueblos donde venden sus panes. Aparte del pan de muerto, tambien se vende el alfenique. El alfenique es una pasta de azucar que se le da formas diferentes y se cose en aceite de almendras. Las figuras de alfenique qu£ se pueden encontrar en esta fecha son la tipica calavera, un cajon de muerto con un esqueleto adentro, una pareja de calavera? besandose, y casas con calaveras adentro. Adem&s, se encuentran calaveras vestidas de maestro, de doctor, de futbolista, de boxeador, y hasta de karateka. Alii mismo se le imprime a la calavera el nombre que el cliente guste. El tamano de estas figuras varia desde unos dos a treinta centimetros aproximadamente. En "El Dia de los Muertos" no puede faltar la flor de cempasuchil como la conocian los aztecas, una flor amarilla que ya usaban los aztecas en sus ritos a sus muertos antes de la llegada de los espanoles. Esta flor se usa para ponerla en los altares y llevarle flores a los muertos al cementerio. The History Of Halloween By: Adam Bailey Pride Staff Writer Year after year, Halloween is observed and celebrated. Giving us all a good excuse to let down our guards a little and have some fun. I myself remember many sleepless nights spent imagining the endless supply of candies I would be receiving on Halloween night. Or the countless armies of illuminated pumpkin faces placed behind drawn curtain windows that would be greeting me on my journeys to obtain such a candy bounty. Yet I never sat down and thought about its origins, just where did Halloween come from and how long has it been observed? Halloween it seems has been around in one form or another since day one. From Egypt which observed the Death of Osiris to modern day Mexico which observes El Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, some sort of Death Festival has taken place and been celebrated. Traditions of melancholy for being alive and of reflection for those deceased being passed down the millenniums and changed here in there to fit the latest religions and social beliefs. The biggest link to how Como decla mi amigo Pedro cuando ibamos al cementerio y veiamoS miles de gentes visitando a sus muertos, "Parece que los muertos no mueren. Splo cambian de domicilio'V Y es que los muertos no pierden su familia porque es la costumbre que la gente va al panteon y limpia la tumfea del muerto, le lleva flores, veladoras, ySalgunos hasta pintan la tumba cada ano. Tambien este dia los periodicos dedican una seccion a las calaveras o satiras que hacen burla printipalmente a gefite famosa o tambifen para enfatizar algun error de u n; politico. La siguiente es una satira para los estudiantes de la universidad de San Marcos: — ^ An altar made by CSUSM students in remembrance oftheir deceased friends andfamiliy members: Students are able to make their altars during El Dia de los Muertos, November 2. Photo courtesy ofMayra Besosa. established before the Spaniards conquered Mexico.; The Day of the Dead is celebrated every November 1, and has become a popular tradition in the United States as ;well. The Aztecs Pobres de los Estudiantes believed that the dead traveled for de esta Universidad fours before reaching their final AUa los esta esperando resting place, and, so, they used la huesuda to. take: food to their gravesites Pues a medio semestre con twice a year for four, years. la Homework no pudieron Nowadays, The Day of the Y se los llevara Dead serves as a remembrance sin lugar a duda of deceased family members and Algunos se salvardn friends. Mexicans traditionally Leyen do el santoral celebrate The Day of the Dead Hay de aquellos in a similar manner to the way que se salven people celebrate Halloween iifthe Pues nadie sabe United States. : que es peor, Although the way Mexicans Acompahar a la huesuda celebrate this tradition is changO estudiar pa9 los finales. ing, some of the original aspects still remain the sapie, For instance, people still make altars, English Translation: or "altares," to remember their The Day of the Dead families. La "flor de cenpasuchil," By: Jose Rodriguez the flower of the dead, is used to Pride Contributing Writer adorn the altars and family members' graves. The families and "The Day of the Dead" is friends also eat "pan de muerto," a Mexican holiday that was bread of the dead and calaveras (skulls). The calaveras are sugar candy in the form of skeletons. People usually take the time to decorate the candied skulls. Moreover, the newspapers publish satirical poems dedicated especially to politicians or famous people of Mexico, The following is a "calavera" dedicated to CSUSM students: Halloween has made its way here to the United States can be found in the Ancient Celtic traditions of Ireland and Scotland. Halloween as we now it in the United States was first observed as the Druid holiday of the new year, Samhain. Samhain occurred on Nov 1 and was said to be the time of the year when the two worlds of the living and the after life where to be at their closest to each other. Ghosts and Spirits of those passed away were said to have the capability of crossing over that day back into the world of the living;. The festival would begin the eve of Nov 1, Oct 31 called Oidhche Shamhna before the onset of dusk and Samhain (Dusk to the Ancient Celts was the beginning of the day not the ending, days ran from dusk of one day to the dusk of the next day): With dusk nearly arriving, the different families of a particular village would gather around one immense fire that they would burn sacrificed cattle in. This practice lead to the term Bonfire, or Bone Fire. From this bonfire all patrons of the village would return home and light their home fires, signifying unity with in that village. Samhain arrived with the dusk and the villagers returning year on NovL In 837 A.D. Shamhain was adopted by the Christian Church and forever transformed into All Hallows Day or All Saints day, Oidhche Shamhna was subsequently designated All Hallows Eve and later Halloween. The Church took up some of the practices of these days, but ultimately deemed others as both demonic and satanic. Thus they changed some of the customs and lost the original intent of the Celtic culture. In the early 1900's Irish immigrants brought with them to this country many of their traditions and customs. Customs and traditions that had been passed down to them over the centuries by their relatives and parents, and that would make an impact upon and take shape within their new homeland of America. Perhaps the most recognizable and most important of these impacts was influencing and shaping Halloween into the holiday as we know it today. to their homes. Local villagers now home would unlock gates, and leave out food and drink to appease happy wanted spirits. They would conversely leave out turnips or beats that had fierce or angry faces carved in them to act as guardians against angry spirits that were not wanted. Angry spirits were said to be capable of destroying or bringing bad luck to farmers who hoped for a prosperous growth of crops in the coming spring. These villagers would also try and avoid nocturnal animals such as bats, owls, or cats that were said to have the power of crossing between the world of life and the world of death and often times followed the dead around. These animals were feared arid left alone on this day just m case that they might be following an angry spirit. This day however was not all about fear because the Ancient Celts believed this day to be a day not only as a time of reflection upon those who were dead but as a time of celebration as well. Families held prayers and eat mini feasts, children were said to dress up like the dead and play pranks upon the living, and the community was strengthened as a whole by the great bonfire ceremony that took place every Poor university students! The Bony Lady is waitingfor them. They give up on their homework in the middle of the semester and, without a doubt, she is going to take them. Some of them will pray... Perhaps she will forgive them? But Ifeel sorry for them because what is worse? to leave this life or to study forfinals? Nobody knows. [Sources: www.witchway.net/ halloween/lore.html and www.chebuctons.ca/ heritage/FSCNS/Scots_NS/Clans/ Henderson/General/Celtic_NY.html] �Vote 2000 The P ride Tuesday, October 31,2000 5 The A Look at Campus Voters Beat Voter Turnout By Victoria B.Segall By: Nicole Moreno Pride Staff Writer According to "The Center for Voting and Democracy," a nonprofit organization dedicated to the study of voting systems, a trend of declining voter turnout has been occurring since 1992. In the 1998 congressional elections, a pathetic 36 .4% of the population bothered to visit the poll. What is worse is'that the 1998 turnout was lower than the 38.8% of the population that showed up in the 1994 off-year congressional election. Signs are pointing to an even lower voter turnout in this upcoming November 2000 election. It is frightening to think that our voter turnout percentages are only higher to that of Switzerland, and they aren't exactly voting for potentially the most politically powerful man in the world. We have all heard the reasons why before, " My vote doesn't really count. I don't really care. Politics is boring." Whatever the reason, any reason for neglecting to vote is not good enough. We ; don't live in a pure democracy, yet our ability to be involved in free and fair elections is a fundamental element of our power as I individual citizens. As college s tu3Mts,"iFl^ of the utmost importance for us to develop good voting habits. We are part of the educated future. If you are far from home, that is still no excuse. Steve Dwyer, a student at Minnesota State University says, " I did something that I hope all college students do; I voted by absentee ballot. The act of voting is a very simple act, yet at the same time it produces an immense effect." If freshmen in Minnesota can vote, so can we. Low voter turnout may not, however, be the total result of sloth. An article from the National Council for Economic Education, on November 2^ 1998, cites economics as a culprit for low voter turnout. "The cost of obtaining detailed information about candidates (e.g., attending meetings, reading position papers) is so high that voters tend to depend on inexpensive forms of information about candidates, such as using the media and talking to friends." - So, you think you don't have time? Read your college newspaper, hopefully you are doing it right now. The information will be enough to get you interested in finding out more. If you still don't have time to read, MTV has a" rock the vote" program that infiltrates their daily mix of music. The radio can also be utilized during that drive to school to get your daily dose of political information. In a perfect world, we all vote and we would all take an active roll in our political future this November. Hopefully, the statistics of American Voter Turnout give lis pause and send a few of us to the polls a little more excited about our involvement in our governmental process. Who Votes Less? -Youhg Voters (people aged 18-20) have the lowest voter turnout of all age groups. -Nonwhites vote less than whites. -People with less education vote less than people with more education. -Unemployed people vote less than employed people. -People living in cities vote less than people in rural areas. -People living in the North and West vote more than people living in the South. Source: www.economicsamerica.org/. Across the Globe "Are you planning on voting in the upcoming general election? Why or why not?" Here is the turnout of voters to elect the main legislature, of various democracies. The figures are from the latest election as of early 1998. "PR" refers to a having a form of proportional representation. "District" refers to use of winner-take-all, single-seat districts electing one representative. "Mixed" refers to a mix of systems. Country Iceland Italy Greece Sweden Denmark New Zealand Belgium Australia Austria Portugal Spain Norway Netherlands Germany Turkey Finland United Kingdom Ireland Luxembourg France Canada Switzerland United States Voter Turnout 88% 1995 87% 1996 84% 1996 84% 1994 83% 1998 83% 1996 83% 1995 82% 1996 79% 1995 79% 1995 78% 1996 77% 1977 75% 1994 73% 1994 71% 1995 -74% 1995 69% 1997 67% 1997 61% 1994 60% 1997 56% 1997 36% 1995 38% 1994 System PR Mixed ** PR PR PR P R* Pj^ *** R p PR PR PR PR PR P R* PR PR District # p j^ *** "I'm undecided still. I may or may not. I just haven't really followed it enough." Joe Vento "Oh yeah. I think that it's important. It'll be my first time voting." Marcela Arroyo PR District $ District # PR . District # * 50% by single-seat, plurality election** 75% by singleseat, plurality election*** Choice Voting# Single-seat districts, elected by plurality$ Single-seat districts, with majority provisionSources: The Almanac of European Politics Congressional Quarterly. "No. I don't want to vote on something I don't know about." Michael Torres M San Diego County Campaign Madness: Part III (Steinem) By: Victor Mireles Pride StaffWriter On the campus of SDSU, some students walked to their dorms, some students sat on the porch of Monty's Pub drinking pitchers of beer, and some students came to watch the presidential debate on Tuesday, October 17. Voters For Choice, a nonpartisan group founded by feminist Gloria Steinem, held a debateviewing gathering in support of SDSU's delegation. As the name implies, the group supports abortion rights, gay and lesbian rights, and other matters critical to this pro-choice group. Unlike other debate parties where either the groups were extremely partisan or extremely apathetic to the mainstream political process, Voters for Choice did not celebrate debate points or quips by either candidate, but most of the thirty people attending the event watched in total concentration. Executive Director of Voters for Choice, Maureen Britell, views the presidential race with nervousness. "I think we are all concerned," she said in response to polls showing George W. Bush with a small lead. "I don't think they understand the stakes. The Supreme Court, Roe vs. Wade are all in jeopardy." Although the group supports A1 Gore, Maureen made a point of saying that the group is bi-partisan. "We don't care if they are Democrat or Republican. It's about choice." Gloria Steinem was scheduled to appear at the debate viewing, followed by a Q & A session regarding the presidential race. Maureen Britell reported that Steinem had to leave with a family emergency. Halfway through the debate, a Women's Studies class came to hear Steinem. When the Women's Studies professor learned that Gloria was not at the debate viewing, she said, "It's disappointing," The Voters For Choice workers gave interviews to media vendors. They mostly repeated the same line about protecting abor"Yes I am. It's important to voice tion, Roe vs. Wade, and other our opinions and generalities/The debate was not support our parties." a time to party for this group, nor Loudres Arenas-Lopez* was it a time to shout out slogans in hopes of being heard by a few. Rather this was a dedicated group concerned about maintaining personal choice. As A1 Gore spoke about health care, guns, and taxes, none of those things mattered to them. Before I left, I saw a lone man watching the debate among the crowd of women. Lawrence Alexander said of the debates, "I am not impressed with either man." T might. Mainly because I don't have the time to research the candidates." NathanS. �The Pride Vote 2000: Presidential Candidates 6 Tuesday, October 31,2000 Harry Browne Party Affiliation: Libertarian Photo courtesy of www. harry browne. com By: Adam Bailey Pride Staff Writer In his second consecutive bid for the position of President of the United States, Harry Browne enters this November's general election as a third-party underdog. Browne ran f orjhe office of the President in 1996 and received 485,759 votes, the second highest total ever for a Libertarian since the party's formation in 1971. Yet, the average person has never even heard of this man, let alone understands his position concerning taxes, social security, education, or any other key issues that will affect or influence their decision in the polls on November 7. Harry Browne was born in New York City on June 17, 1933. He lived in Los Angeles for a good deal of his childhood and now resides in Franklin, Tennessee. Browne was an investment advi- sor for over 30 years before he Browne believes in getting rid became a politician. He wrote of the program all together to and published over 11 books, "unlock the door and let you out of such as How I Found Freedom the fraudulent social security sysin an Unfree World, in which he tem" by eliminating social secuexpresses his Libertarian visions rity and allowing people to invest of self-help and self-improvement their saved money in any way without governmental aid or sup- they choose. For those already in port. the system and dependent upon People who are somewhat it, Browne proposes selling off familiar with the Libertarian "excessive" governmental assets. Party may know about its more publicized political beliefs. Some Education of the proposed policies include Browne believes that schools the legalization of all drugs that should become completely priLibertarians say will eliminate vate. He believes that private the great drug war as well as schools would give the instituthe bureaucracy and crime that tion of education back to the come with any form of prohibi- community and encourage famtion. Other controversial propo- ily involvement in the developsitions include open immigration, ment of its children. Browne also repealing all gun laws, downsiz- proposes eliminating the U.S. ing the military budget and end- Department of Education altoing all social programs like social gether and dispersing the excess security and the EPA. But how do money as tax credits to all citiLibertarians, like Browne, stand zens. on the key issues? Federal Government Income tax Finally, the federal governRegarding the issue of income ment is way too big for the tax, Browne believes that taxes Libertarian Party and Harry will not be necessary if there Browne. Therefore, the is deregulation or a minimiza- Libertarian Party shapes their tion of the federal government. political agenda along the belief Browne says that a government that we would all be better off if deregulated to its core functions we had complete control over our can handle all of the constitu- own lives and our own destinies, tional objectives with tariff and and didn't have to deal with a excise tax money that has already "big brother" government. been collected. For more information visit www.harrybrowne2000.org. Social Security In regards to social security, George W. Bush: Republican By: Nicole Moreno Pride Staff Writer If you feel as if everyone is talking about campaign issues, from political news correspondents to soccer moms in the local grocery store, you are correct. The platforms of Gore and Bush are the talk of the nation. Many voters, however, remain confused about which candidate to vote for because they have not had a chance to study all of the issues in depth. Information regarding the Republican Party and George Bush's positions on the issues follows: Trade Bush supports restoration of "fast track" negotiating authority for the President, which is a move toward the elimination of trade barriers and tariffs. He has called for strict enforcement of anti-dumping and unfair trade laws. Bush seeks the expansion of NAFTA and China's admission into WTO. Education Bush believes that reform of the nation's public schools is overdue. Reform, according to Bush, includes a necessary setting of high standards, promoting character education, and ensuring school safety. States will be offered freedom f rom federal regulation, but will be held accountable via mandatory yearly performance assessments. • Taxes Bush believes that one-quarter of the surplus should be returned to the people through broad tax cuts. These cuts include fiigh marginal rates, doubling of the child credit, elimination of the death tax, reduction in the marriage penalty, and expansion of Education Savings Accounts and charitable deductions. The largest percentage of cuts will go to the lowest income earners. Abortion Pro Life. Exceptions are to be made in cases of rape and incest. Bush places an emphasis on parental notification and rights and protection of unborn children. This information is only the tip of the presidential iceberg. A decision on which candidate is right for you can only be the result of attention to details as stated by the candidates and those who represent them. An idea of the scope of the candidates' endeavors can be glimpsed by an understanding of their views on the major issues. [Info by www.georgewbush.com Photo from Nebuxi] San Marcos City Council Candidates Traffic congestion: I will make responsibly manage future traffic relief the city's top prior- growth. ity while working with our State Representatives and other region- Improve our quality of life al Boards to bring San Marcos I'll continue the "new era" we Community Involvement: tax dollars back to San Marcos. started four years ago, creating a Member of the North County quality environment for families. Republicans for the Restoration Business: As a Councilmember I've worked for final closure of of the Constitution, Member of I will ensure that San Marcos is the San Marcos Landfill, crethe Young Republicans Federated a business friendly community ation of Jack's Pond and Mission San Diego, Active in The Bridge where local businesses can count Road Park, Autumn Drive Park, Christian Church. on trust and cooperation from Upper Mesa Fields at Bradley their local government and where Park, improvements at Las Posas Occupation: Barton Services - San Marcos residents can shop Park, Edwards Theatre^ Kaiser Supervisor for their needs in a convenient Hospital and Home Depot. manner and the city can gain College: much needed tax revenues. Keep public safety our top priBachelors Degree in History with ority Minor in Political Science from Public Safety: As a I successfully worked to rebuild CSU.San Marcos. Councilmember I will foster com- Fire Station #1, add a new engine plete cooperation with our school company, nine firefighters and Statement of candidacy: My districts and local law enforce- two additional motorcycle offimotivation for seeking office ment agencies to ensure that our cers, provide paramedic certifistems from my desire to build children are safe and that our cation for all firefighting units, a healthy community in San neighborhoods and streets are and spearhead a new Police & Marcos while addressing impor- protected. Fire Safety Center set to open in tant issues such as traffic congesJanuary of 2001 tion, business needs, and community growth. Qualifications, Protect mobile home residents attributes, or perspectives: I will I helped to provide funding to bring needed leadership, integput Valle Verde Mobile Home rity, and courage to the San Manage growth, reduce traffic Park into non-profit ownership to Marcos City Council while congestion protect renters from unwarrantworking with the community, fel- As our city's representative on ed rent increases. I strongly suplow Councilmembers, and State the regional planning agency port the city's Rent Stabilization Representatives, to bring about (SANDAG,) I'm fighting to get Ordinance and will fight to positive changes in the city that our fair share of needed freeway enforce it. will improve the quality of life and road improvements-includfor all in San Marcos. ing the San Marcos Boulevar3/78 Achievements exchange, Twin Oaks Valley Road Elected by the voters in 1996 Three most important issues: and Vallecitos Boulevard-and to to the San Marcos City Council; Michael Sannella Hal Martin served Two years as Council appointed representative to the League of Cities; served on environmental sub-committee; served past two years as Council representative to San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG); appointed in 1998 by the SANDAG board to represent North Inland County on the Transportation SubCommittee; Appointed in 1999 by the SANDAG board to Joint Agency Negotiation Team on Consolidation (JANTOC); and served as a planning commissioner for three years and as an alternate for two years. Personal Resident of San Marcos for 17 years; Business owner for 10 years. T. JlM McAuley During the past 19 months on the City Council, Jim McAuley has demonstrated that he thoroughly investigate the facts, he pays attention to details, and he is committed to making fair, honest and thoughtful decisions. Jim McAuley has always supported the City's General Plan the guiding document for development of San Marcos. Jim McAuley believes city government should be open, honest, and respectful. Jim McAuley has encouraged everyone to get involved and participate in city government. Jim McAuley believes city government should be an integral part of the community and the purpose of government is to serve the people. Independent Technical Consultant for 22 years; San Marcos resident and small business owner since; 1980; Active in the community and city government since 1984; Member of the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce; San Marcos Economic Development Corporation Member; Supporter of Palomar College President's Associates and CSUSM Foundation; Volunteer on the Boys and Girls Club .Auction Committee Appointed to the San Marcos City Council in February 1999; Additional City Council appointments include: League of California Cities Environmental Quality. Committee Board of Directors, San Marcos Economic Development Corporation, San Marcos Environmental Review Board Attended Long Beach Community College and the UCLA School of Engineering, Proudly Served in the U.S. Army Reserve, Army Security Agency, »Continued on page 7 �The Pride Vote 2000: Presidential Candidates Socialist Socialist Party of USA's presidential platform, McReynolds wants to "abolish every form of domination and exploitation, whether based on social class, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual ori Arrested a dozen times for participation in peace, civil rights and labor demonstrations, David McReynolds has incessantly fought for the betterment of the United States of America. Self described as "a badly read Marxist and Ghandhian pacifist" McReynolds, the Socialist Party of USA's presidential nominee, may not win the election, but he offers a different ideology for voters. Changing the "oppressive American government" becomes the main tenet of McReynold's campaign. According to the entation, or other characteristics." Unlike most candidates, McReynolds proposes a complete overhaul of the democratic system to create a non-oppressive society, stating, "We are committed to the transformation of capitalism through the creation of a democratic socialist society. The focus of socialism is the establishment of a new social and economic order in which workers and consumers will take responsibility for and control of production, and residents will take Ralph Nader: Green against and with the government. While he has never held a public office, this is the second time Ralph Nader has run for president. David McReynolds: By: Christopher Orman Pride Staff Writer By: Kathleen Hash Pride Staff Writer Finance Reform & Healthcare As president, Nader would like to lead the way in campaign finance reform; he does not believe in corporate sponsorship of politics. He would like to raise the minimum wage to what he calls a "working wage" and expand trade union rights. Nader wants to end corporate subsidies and bailouts and provide universal health care for Americans. "The only thing that's ever going to clean-up politics is an aroused, informed and dynamic p ublic" Citizen and consumer advocate, Ralph Nader, is adjusting his strategy for creating change in government; he's running for President of the United States. The Green Party nominated Nader for his political platform, which is founded on over thirty years of working for, Regarding Abortion & Al Gore: Democrat By: Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer Teachers support him. responsibility for and control of rights of all women to birth contheir homes, schools, and local trol information and supplies* and to all reproductive health sergovernment." vices including abortion." Womens' Rights On issues of social importance, such as women rights, Health Care The two main candidates, McReynolds elegantly iterates G.W. Bush and Al Gore have feminist philosophies. McReynolds writes, "The argued back and forth about Socialist Party recognizes that health care. a struggle against habitual male McReynolds seemingly takes dominance and patriarchy must Gore's stance and becomes more go hand in hand with any strug- impassioned, arguing, "I stand gle against capitalism. Therefore, for socialized medicine: a health we pledge our opposition to all care system based on universal forms of sexism, and demand coverage, salaried doctors and equality for women in all aspects health care workers, and reveof life." nues derived from a graduated Concerning the controversial income tax." issue of abortion, McReynolds Reynolds continues, "[I want] never deviates from feminist rhet- a health care system that emphaoric, iterating, "We support the sizes preventive care, respects death penalty. Nader is running with vice presidential candidate Winona La Duke, also a Harvard graduate, who founded the White Earth Land and Indigenous Women's Network. La Duke has also written several books and advocates the idea of the "7th Generation," which would dictate that laws and government decisions consider the effects of their actions in seven generations, like burying nuclear waste and not labelRalph Nader ing genetically modified foods. Photo by Nebuxi A magna cum laude graduate Death Penalty from Princeton in 1955, Ralph Nader is pro-choice and is the Nader went on to finish law only candidate who is against the school at Harvard three years new city center with no local taxpayer funding. Now I want to solve the current traffic woes. Help San Marcos learn to exploit its assets such as the university, community college and geographic advantages to demand higher quality, »Continued from pg 6 lower density growth. Develop 1970 - 1976; Married for 26 years a partnership with the university to Pam, a Clinical Laboratory and community college neighScientist borhood to bring about housing and high quality clean industry where our students and families can live and work. San Marcos City Council Profiles Social Security Al Gore supports diverting all Social Security surpluses to shoring up the system and paying down the national debt. His proposal will ensure that it remains solvent until the year 2054. He opposes raising the minimum age or cutting benefits. For people entering the workforce, he proposes Voluntary Retiring Savings Accounts. The investor would put money in a government-run program that would remain in the Social Security trust fund, but Occupation the funding would be voluntary, Director of Marketing with the government matching any money put into the system GOALS We moved to San Marcos to up to $2,000 a year. raise our family in 1974. My two daughters went to school Women's Issues He is in favor of a woman's and church in San Marcos. My right to an abortion. He opposes oldest daughter then became one laws that would limit access to of the first graduates of Cal abortion, and he would appoint State University, San Marcos. Supreme Court justices that Concerned about public safety would uphold Roe vs. Wade. He and my community, I became a is also in favor of equal access Reserve Deputy Sheriff in 1975 and equal pay for women. He and was elected to the San Marcos supports maternity leave and bet- City Council in 1980 until elected ter access to medical care for Mayor in 1986 where I served women. Al Gore supports provid- until January 1995. As an Elected Representative ing health insurance to children, I worked to resolve the traffic and more funding for the WIC and the Head Start programs. Finally, problems of thel980's, bringing Al Gore supports strengthening the funding to widen Twin Oaks laws protecting women from sex- Bridge, San Marcos Boulevard ual harassment, domestic vio- and the freeway ramps. I was also successful in acquiring fedlence, and discrimination. For more information visit eral and state funding to widen www.algore.com. Remember, highway 78 to six lanes. As counElection Day is only a week away, cilmembers, Corky Smith and I and as the rock group Rush once successfully fought to bring the said, "If you choose not to decide, new Cal State University to San Marcos and worked to build our you still have made a choice." Lee Thibadeau Al Gore Photo by Nebuxi With only a few days left before the election, the race for the Presidency is very close. For months, Al Gore has laid out his agenda in great detail. Education Al Gore's plan to improve education has three parts: he will require testing of all new teachers to ensure that they are knowledgeable in the subjects that they teach. He will also phase-in national testing of students in phases, and will give more money to schools that show improvement in testing and academic scores. Finally, he will support measures to raise teacher's salaries. Al Gore is opposed to school vouchers and merit pay. Both the National Education Association and the American Federation of Dr. Cynthia Skovgard "I will work to change policies and political coalitions that are driving endless growth," stated Skovgard. "Status quo, mediocre elected representatives are duplicating the reckless mistakes of Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We need to protect our priceless rural community from such destruction. Growth is not inevitable; shortsighted leaders create it." Up her sleeve lies the proverbial "ace in the hole," an initiative currently referred to as "The San Marcos Growth Management and Neighborhood Protection Act." Authored by Skovgard and the San Marcos Chamber of Citizens, the ballot measure promises to curtail growth to "acceptable levels" by leaving the ultimate decision up to the people. The measure, which will be voted on in November, accomplishes this feat by requiring Tuesday, October 31,2000 7 patients' privacy, gives special attention to the needs of the physically and mentally disabled, and conducts treatment and research unimpaired by sexism, racism, or homophobia." Even with his arrests and zealous attitude, McReynolds realizes the necessary steps for bringing about widespread political change. "I am more moderate than many in my party and I hope to unify forward thinkers nation wide that is the only really way to bring about change, through unification," says Reynolds. For McReynolds, the goal of a freethinking, liberal society will not end with the 2000 election, as America's change will come slowly; McReynolds understands the battle. later. He began a career as a lawyer in Washington, DC, and became well known in 1965 for his book Unsafe at Any Speed, which exposed dangerous defects in cars. He has founded and organized consumer rights' agencies, like the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Consumer Product Safety Administration and Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), and is responsible for several federal laws that deal with the protection of consumers. The Clean Air Act, Freedom of Information Act and OSHA are among Nader's projects. voter approval for any development project that alters the City of San Marcos' General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. "The San Marcos Growth Management and Neighborhood Protection Act of 2000" would specifically call for voter approval for anything that increases the intensity or density of the General Plan. This voter approval would be gathered through either special or general elections, depending on the timeliness of the matter. "Growth is not inevitable," added Skovgard.. "People didn't move here to become part of LA; they moved here to get away from it." The current General Plan, as approved by the City Council, already provides specific areas for agriculture, housing, soft retail and industrial sites, called zones. Furthermore, the plan calls for the city to essentially "build out" at the 100,000-population mark in twenty years. So why do we need another law to make the City Council abide by a plan that they initiated? As Dr. . Skovgard puts it, they seem to have no interest in sticking to their original plan. The proposition Skovgard states was drafted in response to 68.3 percent of the community who stated in 1993 that they would like to see San Marcos stay about the same, population wise, as it was then. The figures come from a council-commissioned study called "Imagine! San Marcos." "They say they have this open door policy for information," added Skovgard, "they say they want the public's input but then they don't use it." �8 Tuesday, October 31,2000 Prop. 932: Veterans Bond By: Jared E. Young Pride Staff Writer Proposition 32, the Veterans' Bond Act of 2000, provides for a bond issue of $500 million to provide farm and home aid for California veterans at no cost to the taxpayer. Voters have approved about $8 billion of general obligation bond sales since 1921, all of which finance the veterans' farm and home purchase (Cal-Vet) pro- Prop. 33: Public Employee's Retirement System By: Jayne Braman Pride Graduate Intern If passed, Prop 33 would amend the State Constitution and allow legislators to participate in the State-based retirement system. In 1990, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 140, which specified term limits and other reforms to eliminate career politicians. Presently, state legislators are only eligible to participate in the federal Social Security system. Prop 33 seeks to include legislators in the state's Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) based on the fact that when many legislators quit their jobs in the private to serve in office, they lose retirement ben- Prop. 35: Public Works Projects By: Bryan Clark Pride Staff Writer Prop 35 complements the manner in which California handles construction of public works projects. If passed, the proposition would allow private construction companies to be contracted by the state and local agencies for building highways, schools, and bridges. Public employees, such those affiliated with CalTrans, currently perform the majority of these tasks. The spirit of the proposition maintains to improve the current methods, "through a fair, competitive selection process, free of undue political influence, to obtain the best quality and value for California taxpayers." Opposing sides of this prop- ' osition advocate differences in the area of competing measures. Those against Prop 35 maintain that allowing the private sector to Vote 2000: The Propositions The Pride gram. As of July 2000, there were about $270 million of those funds remaining. Proposition 32 would add another $500 million to that fund, allowing about 2,500 more veterans to receive loans. The Cal-Vet program has not yet cost the taxpayer a penny because participating veterans pay into the program. Consequently, Proposition 32 would not cost the taxpayer anything, unless the payments of the participating veterans did not fully cover the costs of the program (which will be $858 million dollars after interest, to be paid back over 25 years at $34 million per year). efits and employer-matched contributions. Current state employees can contribute up to 5 percent of their salary to the plan while the state's contribution is determined annually by PERS and is dispersed according to percentages of the employee's salary. Supporters of Prop 33 ask for the same benefits for legislators as any other state employee. They believe that by denying our elected officials access to a retirement plan, then the only people who will be able to afford to run for office would be people who are rich enough not to need pension plans. Supporters state that Prop 33 "will require no additional state spending." Opponents to Prop 33 state, "the cost for maintaining this benefit would be under $1 million each year," depending on how .many legislators enroll in the program. Further, opponents say that legislators receive a salary of $99,000 and are reimbursed for some living expenses; they do not want to encourage people to run for office with the promises of luxury benefits at taxpayer expense. A snapshot of Vietnam Soldiers Photo by Lionel Burns Prop. 34: Campaign Contributions and Spending By: Christopher Orman Pride Staff Writer On Tuesday November 7, Californians will congregate to various polling stations, certainly confused on Prop 34. Claiming to bring about campaign finance reform, both liberals and conservatives can be heard arguing in favor of or against the proposition. The major argument about Prop 34 concerns the status of Prop 208, a campaign finance reform law passed in 1996. In January of 1998, a lawsuit challenging Prop 208 blocked the enforcement of the law's provisions. With Prop 208 dead, the California State legislature felt campaign finance reform remained necessary for California's elections. However according to opponents of Prop 34, such as John McCain, the proposition has fewer restrictions than Prop 208. compete with the public services could lead to dangerous cost cutting, which may lead to a loss of quality in city roads, schools, and bridges. Those in favor of Prop 35 insist that allowing competition would lead to faster development of necessary highways, schools, and bridges, in turn, increasing state productivity and improving By: Nathan Fields necessary public works. Pride Staff Writer Prop. 36: Rehabilitation for Drug Users Organizations in opposition of Prop 35: -California Tax Reform Association -Congress of California Seniors -Consumer Federation of California -California Seniors Coalition -http ://www.noon35.com Organizations in favor of Prop 35: -CaliforniaTaxpayers' Association -San Diego County Taxpayers Association -United Californians for Tax Reform -Responsible Voters for Lower Taxes -http ://www.veson35.com Proposition 36 will ask Californians on Nov. 7 to decide whether illegal drug-users should undergo rehabilitation in privately run programs or be sent to prison. If passed, the proposition would affect more than 24,000 nonviolent, personal-use drug offenders a year. Supporters of Proposition 36 say it would cut serious crimes that accompany addiction and relieve crowded prisons, saving the state an estimated $250. million a year. Under Proposition 36, those sent to rehabilitation would be forced to pay their own fees if the courts determine they can manage the costs. Offenders could be put behind bars if they fail or refuse the program. In most cases, successful completion o r rehabilitation would qualify offenders to have their charges dropped and Prop 34, according to the California Voter's Information guide, proposes to limit individual campaign contributions per election: $3,000 for state legislature, $5,000 for statewide elective office and $20,000 for governor races. Not only would limits be placed, but also contributions or expenditures of $1,000 or more would be disclosed on-line to the public in twenty-four hours. Proponents of Prop 34 comment on the lack of donation size limits under the current laws. On the construction of Prop 34, Gray Davis, who has continually worked for campaign finance reform, commented to the LA Times, "This bill was devised largely in secret, without the input from public or knowledgeable sources making the proposition imperfect." Concurring with. Davis' sentiments, the fairly liberal San Francisco Chronicle about Prop 34 wrote in a September 24th editorial, "The major parties are handed vast loopholes in 34 that will enable them to become big benefactors to candidates who are otherwise constrained in fund arrest record erased. According to the California Department of Corrections, drug offenders in prison jumped from 1,778 in 1980 to 45,455 last year. California spent more than $1 billion to imprison offenders in 1999 alone. In addition to potential savings for not housing offenders in existing prisons, the state might also save $500 million that would be spent on new prisons, according to the State Legislative Analyst's Office. The state estimates the measure would also free up some 12,000 county jail beds statewide. "I hope we can finally understand that get-tough' drug laws are wasting money and getting poor results," said Assemblyman Tony Cardenas, D-Van Nuys, an outspoken advocate of prevention legislation to the L.A. Times. Cardenas said drug dealers should continue to get stiff sentences, but users - about half of California's drug offenders - should be given a chance at rehabilitation. Opponents of Prop. 36 claim that it over-estimates private rehabilitation programs, and believe that more money should be spent on in-prison rehabilitation programs instead. But addicts would raising. Providing an example of Prop 34's loopholes, the San Francisco Chronicle explains, "For example, an Assembly candidate would be forced to raise most of his or her money under a $3,000-per-donation limit, but the party could directly contribute any amount of money it wished to the candidate." "Parties would become a major source of backdoor contributions to candidates, as has occurred at the federal level with the proliferation of "soft money," would happen with the passage of Prop 34, the San Francisco Chronicle wrote. Some voters remain concerned about the status of Prop 208. If litigation against Prop 208 finds the proposition unconstitutional, and voters vote "no" on Prop 34, California would have no campaign finance reform laws. Voters will have to decide between an imperfect proposition created hastily and secretively or face the prospect of, no campaign finance reform for California. [For more information: http://www.calvoter.org. have to be criminalized to take advantage of prison programs. Opponents point out that no standards for private clinics have been set. The measure would heavily affect clinics and detoxification rehabilitation centers, where the state aims to spend $120 million over five years, or $4,000 per drug offender, as opposed to $20,000 spent on each prison inmate. It is clear, however, that legislation is needed to set strict standards to prevent unqualified centers from winning contracts. While opponents of the measure think the stated numbers of state savings are overly optimistic, Proposition 36 supporters have a sharp advantage, having raised a $3 million in funding compared to just $215,000 raised by opponents. Proposition 36 would initiate the largest program of its kind in the nation by far. Arizona voters passed a similar measure in 1996, with the Arizona Supreme Court reporting in 1999 that 75 percent of program participants were shown to stay off drugs. �The Pride Vote 2000: The Propositions Prop: 37 Fees, Vote Requirements, Taxes By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer • Requires a two-thirds vote of the State Legislature or local electorate in order to impose or increase a fee that imposes no regulatory obligation. • Redefines these fees as taxes. • Excludes certain real property fees, assessments and development fees. • Excludes damages and penalties or expenses recoverable from a single event (e.g., hazardous waste spills.) • Does not apply to fees enacted before July 1, 1999. Background Governments impose taxes and fees to collect revenue for public projects. Taxes are generally used to pay for public services like education or transportation. Fees are used to pay for a particular service that does not benefit the entire citizenry. Fees come in two major categories. General user fees, such as park entrance fees and garbage collec- Tuesday, October 31,2000 9 tion fees are imposed to directly pay the cost of running a public business. Regulatory fees are imposed to place rules on individuals and businesses to achieve a particular public goal, such as environmental impact fees, hazardous waste disposal fees and smog certification fees. Fees are imposed by a simple majority vote from either the state legislature of the local governing bodies. Taxes, however, require a two-thirds vote. Thus taxes are much more difficult to impose than fees. Proposition 37 would require a vast majority of fees to be approved by a two-thirds majority vote. Impact Elementary school sstudents talk with a DARE police officer. Photo courtesy of www.dare.com Approval of Proposition 37 would make it difficult for the govupdate dilapidated facilities. In ernment to impose fees (mostly March, voters in the Vista Unified regulatory fees) by. requiring a School District failed to reach the two-thirds majority vote. Envi2/3 majority by about two-perronmental, social, and economic cent. With restrictions t o prevent goals would become harder to By: Darcy Walker wasteful spending and mismanobtain and revenue loss could be Pride Staff Writer By: Darcy Walker agement, Prop. 39 has won the significant. Pride Staff Writer bipartisan backing of Governor According to the official One of two education-related Gray Davis as well as republican Supporters of Proposition 37 California Voter Information former Governor Pete Wilson. guide, which is distributed by the propositions on next week's balThose who oppose Prop. 39 California Taxpayers Association Secretary of State, Proposition 38 lot, Proposition 39 would reduce the majority vote needed to pass say there is no limit to potential & California Chamber of Com- is an initiative to amend the state property tax increases. Save Our merce constitution. It allows for taxpay- school bonds from 2/3 to 55 percent. The measure includes per- Homes Committee, a project of er funding of religious and priGroups against Proposition 37 vate education through a $4000 formance and financial audits as the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, is the measure's most per student voucher payable to accountability requirements, and California League of Conserva- the K-12 private school of par- specifies that bond money may outspoken opponent. Chairman not be used toward salaries or Jon Coupal argues that good tion Voters ents' choice. school bonds pass with the 2/3 ^California Democratic Party Proponents of the measure administrative costs. requirement. According to Supporters of Prop. 39, League of Women Voters say that public schools have been Coupal, 62 percent of school including the California State Sierra Club failing to provide safe and PTA, argue that this change is bonds have -passed since 1996, »Continued on page 10 needed to reduce class size and totaling $13 billion. u maM ^im m I M l A l R T I l N l -i V n l • l This is a paid advertisement PRIORITIES: • Manage growth • Reduce traffic congestion • Improve our quality of life • Increase public safety EXPERIENCE: Voted San Marcos' "Business Person off the Year," Hal will keep our city's budget balanced, improve our economy, and protect you from tax and fee increases. Served as a Planning Commissioner, Board Member and Chairman of the Boys and Girls Club, and Director of the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce. Hal has helped put an end to politics as usual, infighting and personal attacks, and restored respect and confidence in local government. A Problem-Solver, Not A Politician Endorsed by the San Marcos Fire Fighters Association Re-elect For San HAL MARTIN CITY COUNCIL For more information, please call (760) 597-0701 Paid for by the Committee to Re-elect Hal Martin, Treasurer, Tanya Coye �10 Tuesday, October 31,2000 Health Care Under Feinstein's health care agenda, patients' rights are primary over insurance companies and HMO bureaucrats. She strives to put the decisions about treatment into the hands of the patients and wants to expand research to lifeEducation Lifting the quality of our pub- threatening illnesses. lic schools tops the agenda for Feinstein's 2000 reelection plat- Income & Minimum Wage form. She believes that smaller The ever-widening income schools, and smaller classes will gap is one of the economy's allow students to receive a higher largest crises. With the poorest standard of education. Feinstein Americans falling behind while many are getting ahead, Feinstein believes the working class must be compensated. By raising the minimum wage here in California and nationally, workers could improve their working skills through continuing education and job training. This increase in minimum wage would help close the gap in incomes and help families with the rising inflation and high costs of living. Senator Feinstein strongly believes that enabling all Americans to become economically upward by improving education, increasing the minimum wage, and producing new jobs is critical for California. As a California Senator, Feinstein had many accomplishments that included being the first woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1994. It was during her service on the Senate Judiciary Committee that she won the most challenging battle of her career with the passage of a ban on the manufacturing, sales and possession of 19 types of military-style assault weapons. Feinstein received a B.A. in History from Stanford University in 1955 and was appointed by California Governor Pat Brown to the women's parole board in 1960 at 27 years of age. She became the Mayor of San Francisco in 1978 following the assassination of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. As San Francisco's Mayor, she demonstrated a sense of command, managed the city's finances, balanced nine budgets in a row and was chosen "Most Effective Mayor," according to City and State Magazine. Information from www.senate.gov/~feinstein. Senate believes that Proposition 38 will undermine our state's efforts to financially and academically enhance our public schools." The CSU Board of Trustees and Student Association also oppose Prop. 38, according to a Chancellor's office report. Milwaukee mayor John Norquist has signed on as a supporter of Prop. 38 because a voucher program in his city is working very well. The Milwaukee voucher program, however, only applied to lowincome students in targeted illperforming school districts. Prop. 38 sets up a $4,000 state payments for students who already attend private schools. These payments would be phased in over a four-year period. With 650,000 students already in private schools, the only guaranteed outcome is a cost of $2.6 billion dollars to pay for their education. Additional costs or potential savings to the state are difficult to estimate, since they depend entirely on how many students opt for the vouchers. While the legislative analyst admits the number of participants is "impossible to predict," it does give some numbers based on various assumptions. First, the average cost per public schools student is placed at $7000. Therefore, each transfer to private school would result in a $3000 savings for the state. If five-percent, or 300,000 students move to private schools, the state will lose $2 billion eve?ry year. A 15-percent exodus would result in a savings of $700 million. If 1.5 million students transferred, that's 25 percent of all public school kids, California would save $3.4 billion. These numbers do not include expected administrative costs of about $10 million per year to run the voucher program. In addition to vouchers, the state legal analyst for the voter guide indicates that Prop. 38 "imposes significant new restrictions on the ability of government to adopt new laws and regulations affecting private schools." There are no minimum educational requirements for teachers in private schools. If money is any indication, the most important initiative voters will decide on is Proposition 38, the school voucher initiative. The number one supporter of Prop. 38 is the creator, Timothy Draper, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has spent over 18 million dollars of his own money on Prop. 38. Other proponents in the website's top ten are private investors except one—Parents for CA Future. The voucher initiative's biggest opponent is the California Teachers Association, followed y several other teacher's unions and the California Professional Firefighters. Dianne Feinstein: Democrat By: Jennifer Miller Pride Staff Writer has proposed legislation that would provide $1 billion each year in school grants to be used in construction to repair existing campuses, ending social promotion, funding remedial education and supporting merit pay for teachers. Courtesy of California Senate Web Site With the most votes cast for a Senator in American history, Dianne Feinstein was elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1994 to her first six-year term as Senator of California. Prop 37 » Con tin ue(Pfrom Pg 9 adequate learning, and it is time to give parents a choice in education. With open enrollment, magnet and charter schools, as well as home schooling as options, many would argue that public schools offer plenty of choices for parents seeking alternatives. To qualify as voucher schools, Prop. 38 requires the release of test scores to track the voucher students* progress. Furthermore, the private schools may not advocate any illegal behavior or discriminate based on race, ethnicity or nationality. Restricting admission based on other characteristics, however, such as gender, religion, and disability are allowed under the proposition, according to the state voter's guide. The state legislative analyst concluded that this ability to discriminately admit only lower-cost students may cause the proportion of students with special needs to increase in public schools, resulting in higher average per-student costs. For this and several other reasons, the CSUSM Academic Senate opposes Prop. 38. In a recent press release, Gerardo Gonzalez, the Senate Chair stated, "The CSUSM The P ride Vote 2000: The Senatorial Candidates (GMO) foods that pose potential risks to our health and environment. We should ban GMO foods and have an agricultural policy that supports family farms and organic agriculture." Medea Benjamin is Founding Director of the San Franciscobased human rights organization Global Exchange. Her voluminous books, reports, articles, and By: Nathan Fields film productions have examined Pride Staff Writer global and national issues of labor Medea Benjamin, human rights conditions, sustainable agriculadvocate, economist, nutritionist, ture, hunger, and poverty. Medea has supported human and mother, has worked for the rights and social justice struglast 25 years to help "build a world where no child goes hun- gles around the world. She gry and where air, water, and has most recently worked to supland are protected for future gen- port democracy and human rights movements in Indonesia, East erations." The key issues she addresses as a Timor, and Chiapas, fighting to lift the embargoes against Cuba senatorial candidate are: and Iraq, and cutting US military aid to repressive regimes in Living Wage "The gross inequality in the Central America. She has been distribution of our nation's an election observer in Haiti, wealth—with the richest 1 percent Mexico, El Salvador, Namibia, owning more than the poorest 80 and Indonesia, and led fact-findpercent—is disgraceful. We must ing delegations to East Timor, raise the minimum wage to a Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, "living wage," and guarantee all Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, our people the right to a healthy, Guatemala, and China. dignified standard of living." Medea's most recent work focuses on improving the labor and environmental practices of Schools Not Prisons "California spends $2.2 bil- US multinational corporations, lion a year processing youth and the policies of international through the criminal justice sys- institutions such as the World Organization, the tem while our spending on public Trade schools ranks 41st in the nation. International Monetary Fund and We must reaffirm our commit- % the World Bank. She has become ment to free public education, rec- a leading national figure in the ognize teachers as cherished pro- effort to pressure US companies fessionals, and invest in schools, to include a living wage provinot jails." sion in their corporate Codes of Conduct. Electoral Reform Medea spearheaded Global "We need to get money out Exchange's campaigns against of politics through public financ- Nike, the GAP, and 17 other US ing of political campaigns, free companies profiting from inhumedia access, and put an end mane third-world cheap labor to PACs and soft money dona- conditions and lack of foreign tions. We must give voters better environmental policy. These representation by changing our efforts prompted the Washington electoral system from "winner- Post to credit Global Exchange take-all" to proportional repre- as the group that has "put labor sentation—a system used by most rights on the human rights agenof the world's established democ- da." racies." Medea received a Masters degree in Public ^Health from Universal Health Care Columbia University and a "Over 40 million Americans Masters degree in Economics have no health care and millions from the New School for Social more go without basic health ser- Research. vices due to inadequate insur"I am more convinced than ance coverage. We need a public- ever that the majority of ly funded, universal health care Americans—and certainly the system that guarantees quality majority of Californians agree care for all." that we need a society that puts human needs before corporate Safe Food and Family Farms profits." "Agribusiness plays a danger- Her website may be found at ous game with Mother Nature by http ://www.medeaforsenate.org. introducing genetically-modified Medea Susan Benjamin: Green ""-w--**** "msmmsmm- mmmm % Medea Susan Benjamin (left) and her daughter Maya. Photo courtesy ofMedea for Senate. �The Pride Tom Campbell: Republican By: Christopher Orman Pride Staff Writer Tom Campbell has an uphill battle in his senatorial campaign as he attempts to unseat incumbent Diane Feinstein. Campbell, an ex-Stanford law professor, believes voters will find comfort in his moderate, compassionate conservative approach. "I am known as a maverick because I don't go along with the crowd," Campbell wrote in his campaign platform/Listed by Congress as a fairly moderate individual, who cares about health reform and the environment, Campbell campaigns on the same compassionate conservative philosophy as G.W. Bush. Campbell on his compassionate conservative style, states, "I believe in conservative fiscal policies and in compassionate social Tuesday, October 31,2006 11 Vote 2000: The Senatorial Candidates policies." Based on his voting record, Campbell has not deviated from his comments. According to the 1999-2000 voting record guide supplied by the U.S. Government, Campbell has voted for tax cuts, the balanced budget amendment and impeachment. The report does reveal Campbell's "maverick" character when discussing the McCain/Feingold Bill. Campbell, according to the report, was one of two Republican senators who supported the McCain/ Feingold Bill; a bill created to place harsher restrictions upon campaign fundraising. Abortion On the heated issue of abortion, Campbell reveals a truly compassionate approach, as he writes, "I have opposed any effort, whether through legislation or constitutional amendment, to eliminate the abortion rights guaranteed by Roe vs. Wade." Campbell believes the abortion issue remains a religious con- cern, not a governmental concern, yet insists, "the government provides medical help for men who are poor, Medicaid must also support funding for the medical conditions of poor women, including their right to choose." Campbell's abortion comments relate primarily to firsttrimester abortions; thus avoiding any partial-birth abortion debates. Campbell's record, however, shows he voted against a bill outlawing partial-birth abortions. Concerning the bill outlawing partial-birth abortions, Campbell writes, "when congressional legislation forbidding partial-birth abortion refused to allow for exceptional circumstances, I had no choice but to oppose it." Campbell voted "no" because he, "raised the question in debate as to why proponents of the bill, normally states' rights advocates, were advocating a federal law to pre-empt different states' reaching their own resolutions on this difficult issue." plans on putting a few initiatives programs and increase the number of required subjects in high into effect. school. Education Rees plans include fully fund- Taxes Rees plans to implement ing the head start program, proBy; Tiaca Carter vide financial support for every across-the-board tax cuts through Pride Staff Writer student that wants to go to college a low flat tax by offering "a Natural Law Party candidate and increase nutritional value of strong fiscal stimulus to economfor the U.S. senate is Brian M. school lunches. Rees also plans ic growth while keeping inflaRees. If elected as senator, Rees to create national apprenticeship tion in check with appropriate Brian M Rees: Natural Law The f ollowing is a paid advertisement: Education Similar to conservative candidate G.W. Bush, Campbell hopes to fix education by reducing class sizes, hiring more teachers, and improve the safety of schools. Regarding improvements to the public school system, Campbell states, "The most effective improvement in public schools is to lower class size. That means paying for more teachers and more classrooms, starting at the lower grades if we can't afford it throughout the system at Courtesy of Tom Campbell for Senate once." Whether or not Campbell can With the reduction of class sizes, Campbell recommends beat Feinstein remains uncertain. more local, school-based deci- As Campbell believes, "I recogsions. As Campbell comments, nize that to solve some of our "I recommend that we step back, toughest problems we must be turn most K-12 decisions back bold, and I believe that California over to the states, and let them deserves an independent leader decide how best to spend their who will promote responsible funds in order to teach the basics- government and be willing to dreading, writing and arithme- stand strong in the face of political pressure." tic." monetary policy, thereby ensur- tion for governmental administration-one based upon the most ing price stability". modern and comprehensive scientific understanding of how nature Foreign Policy His stance on foreign policy functions." There is a strong is one based on the exploration of emphasis on education because knowledge instead of military it is through education that we can appreciate "life's essential aide. Rees is a physician and a unity". With this experience indicolonel in the Army Reserves viduals will behave according to and is a part of the Natural Law their best interest, thus promoting societies best interest also Party. The Natural Law Party "action fully aligned with natural believes in "a fresh new founda- law." MICHAEL ANGELONCHALLENGED INTEGRITY SANNELLA NEW IDEAS, POSITIVE SOLUTIONS AND U D ear S a a M a r ^ s N eighbor ^ c s U Saja M arcos g r a d u a l I a m v e r y ^s^ssssssssx putting San karoos ^ntfUes « Hail, w and bringethose e alues to s f f l c c o ^ a ^ ^ R duc v T r a • Sate Schools a ^ ^ W ^ g^ors J strong Economy and S eemly w 1 n Michael is a graduate of the Leadership 2 000 Public Service Program i .I'll if f n If " 7TinffTrrTftthtttt f . Michael Angelo c • / | nf jiff £ L A -H8Ja.-f.lll,1-MB For m ore i nformation: w ww.sannella2000.com o r call ( 760) 5 97-0701 Paid for by Friends of Mike Sanneiia, Treasurer, Laura Howe, 227 Woodland Pkwy.. #163 * San Marcos, CA 92069 �Opinion 12 Tuesday, October 31,2000 Fourth Party Politics? By: Steve Kerrin Pride Staff Writer Openly hostile to both the political left and right, the Popular Sentiment Party refuses to take a defined stance in national politics. Party Chair, Betty Lou Rawten-Krotch, states, "We usually take the most popular stance on tough issues. That way, in theory, we'll always win the elections." When asked why her party has never even held a seat in a local government, RawtenKrotch replied, "Damned if I know. It works for everyone else." The biggest obstacle facing the Popular Sentiment Party is that it has yet to be acknowledged by the media as more than a collective of disgruntled, boozed-up, would-be politicians. A Democratic senator who spoke on condition of anonymity stated, "They're just another cult, only with politics instead of religion. They're really just a bunch of whackos." Most Republicans and Democrats share her sentiments. Most often cited as the source of this derisive attitude is the party's Thursday, October 26, St. John radical agenda, which includes: would only comment on two of the above issues. In regard to the § Mandating loincloths as congressional loincloth mandate standard attire for all mem- and the Jimmy Buffett issue, he said, "Now we'll see what bers of Congress. § More creative forms of capi- those [expletive deleted] are realtal punishment. (Two exam- ly hiding," and "well, that makes ples the party proposes are about as much sense as Waltzing the use of DUI offenders as Matilda, doesn't it?" respectivecrash-test dummies for auto- ly. Such reticence is typical of St. mobile companies and the John, who has repeatedly stated, use of convicted sex offend- "I don't like broken promises so I won't make no promises to break ers as prison concubines.) § The establishment of and people won't get mad. Read National Mediocrity Day to* my lips: No promises." celebrate those who are not Another issue under critigood enough to be reward- cism is his party's lack of opened for anything but are too ness about its foreign policy. St. good to qualify for special John was initially reluctant to assistance in anything. discuss his plans for dealing § Appointing George Carlin with the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, as the permanent Speaker but relented and vaguely gave of the House and National the situation lip service in sayPress Secretary. ing, "Well, I don't know about § Making Jimmy Buffett's y'all but / learnt something from "Why Don't we Get Drunk George Custer." and Screw?" the National Considered an extreme long Anthem for all sporting shot to. receive more than 100 events. write-in votes (there are 107 § Making "F*** 'em if they members of the party), St. John can't take a joke" the is nonetheless optimistic about putting on a good showing. "I National Motto. think there's lotsa people what When asked if she saw the feel that maybe this is a good party's radical political agenda time to do something for their as a threat to the nation, the country that they maybe ordinaranonymous senator replied, "As ily wouldn't do 'cause it wouldn't a voter, I wouldn't trust them any be the time to. So yeah, I figure more than a chicken would trust I'll get some votes and maybe a drooling coyote, but they'll it'll mudball into something bignever get enough support to win ger. Woulda been nice if those an election so I'm not worried. fellers woulda invited me to their TV party but they hog the spotThe country will survive this." The Popular \ Sentiment light, like a blue-ribbpn sow £t a Party's candidate for President, butcher convention." . No other presidential candiBubba St. John of Mississippi, date has responded to repeated has borne the brunt of media haranguing over his party's agen- requests for comment on the * da. In a press conference on issue. Blinders thing—from the promotion of children to soldiers in war-torn I have spent every day for countries to the latest club trend the past three weeks perusing of passing out Viagra to ensure newspapers, magazines, and bro- not just a good time, but a better chures, watching the headline time—was fair game. news and attempting to decipher As I contemplated my curthe language of science journals. rent position on matters of social What was I looking for so oncern, I began to feel uneasy. c intently? My assignment for Dr. My pile of interesting articles was Keehn's Literature and Writing quickly disappearing before my 305 class was to write a letter eyes. My "I don't really care" to the editor based either on an pile, on the other hand, was growarticle or an issue I felt strongly ing to monstrous proportions. If about. this is how I, a college student I assumed I would create a who holds the future, contemplate stack of articles and notes from problems facing the world, I fear a variety of sources and be able the imminent doom awaiting us. to simply choose which article Where does this apathy originate? inspired me the most to write How long has it been holding me a stunning letter to the editor. in its grip, keeping me unaware Reality got a good laugh out that I will fail when called upon of that assumption. I picked to write a simple letter to the through three or four magazines, editor? One word sums up the tearing out anything that looked whole problem—education. even remotely interesting. EveryIronic, I know. Higher eduBy: Jennifer Silverwood cation has become a set of blinders that have narrowed my view of life to one set goal, namely obtaining a degree in English. My whole being revolves around which paper will consume my time next, which test I should feel anxious about, whether my outline contains enough detail to satisfy my professor, not to mention what I will eat, drink, and how I can find five minutes to at least make an attempt at merriness . . . for tomorrow I shall die. Colleges aim to produce intelligent citizens who feel concerned about society and who endeavor to improve the lives of others. I rarely read a newspaper (I do not consider reading the headlines as I look for the advertisements on Sunday "reading the newspaper"). I still find myself utterly confused when I overhear discussions on the evening news about the latest political race or the turmoil in , . . where was that again? Where have I been? I'll tell you: in the various classrooms and lecture halls of CSUSM, being enlightened with the knowl- T he P ride In Response to "How safe is our campus?" The opinion article in the October l ? h edition of the Pride, "How safe is our campus?" requires clarification. Student Health Services' role in on-campus student injuries is not correctly understood by the writer, and the comments may mislead readers/Unfortunately, due to the laws that govern confidentiality, I cannot respond to the specific incident that was discussed. I can, however, provide a better understanding of the role Student Health Services plays for CSUSM students. Student Health Services is comprised of 8 professionals, all hired because of their expertise, training and commitment to collegiate student health. The CSU provides direction to all campus student health centers through Trustee Executive Order 637. This executive order directs centers to provide only basic health services to the best of our ability and in accordance with standard medical practices. Our services are limited in scope by the facility, equipment, and available resources. For instance, there is no on-site x-ray department, laboratory, or emergency room. Subsequently, students wlxqhavg health needs that warrant this type of resource are referred to other community health agencies. On a daily basis students are served with these limitations edge of the great philosophers of the past (read: dead white men). I've been clapping and singing songs of Africa, learning about the structure of DNA, contributing to group discussions about "our racial world view" and finally, writing papers using different forms of discourse: This is all not to mention interviewing for Orientation Team, attending writing workshops, and making frequent trips to the library. That's just what goes on while I'm physically at campus. In reality, everything I do revolves around my goal to teach. I coach volleyball part time and substitute in the school district to gain experience. I wake up and go either to school or to work all day. Throw in my religious responsibilities and family, and I find myself scrambling for time to pursue personal enrichment and keep up with current events. So what gets pushed aside? Left with little choice, I opt for the "A" in my courses, with the reward of a degree and a promise of more years wondering where the time went. BAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO in mind. If more specialized care is indicated, students are encouraged to seek those services at other community facilities Because our services are limited, it is in the best health interest of the student for us to make such referrals. We are unable to provide care for more serious injuries or conditions. In fact, it would ethically conflict with our mission of providing quality health care if we were to attempt to meet student needs without the appropriate resources. The professionals at Student Health Services recognize that money is an issue for many students. 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J " : ^ J J In 1960 The California State Legislature passed the Master Plan for Higher Education, which promised, among other things, " a space for every undergraduate student would be available; no tuition would be charged California residents; and students should be charged low fees, only for ' auxiliary services'." There is really no need, in a student newspaper, to observe that these goals have not been met. The question that arises is why this vision has not been realized and what, if any, budget priorities have taken precedent over higher education. An article from the Justice Policy Institute, entitled "From Classrooms to Cell Blocks: How Prison Building Affects Higher Education and African American Enrollment in California October 1996," provides a disturbing answer and some interesting and pertinent data. Using figures gathered by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, the article points out that California's prison budget has increased ten-fold since 1980. From 1984 to 1994 California T he P ride p^gllll Opinion Editor Graduate Intern Faculty Advisor November 1% f 2000. host of legislation that lengthened ties of crime nor by public opinprison sentences, implemented ion. What fuels the growth of the mandatory prison sentences for prison building industry? The Justice Policy Institute various offences, and tightened article begins with a quote from up parole requirements. Legislators often claim that the minutes of the California Corthese tougher approaches to sen- rectional Peace Officers Associbuilt 19 prisons and only one ation Meeting the Challenge of state university. Curing that same tencing are a necessary response to increases in violent crime. Affordable Prisons, 1995: , period, the Department of CorAn argument over which is Yet the majority of prisoners, as rections grew by 25,864 employmuch as 60%, are non-violent more important—schools or prisees, while the number of employdrug offenders. Furthermore, vio- ons—is one which the proponents ees devoted to higher education lent crime has been decreasing of prisons cannot win in the curdecreased by 8,082: In 1984, Calsteadily over the past ten years rent political environment m California's budget for higher eduand is now down to early 1970's ifornia. Public sentiment in favor cation was 2 54 times that of of schools is simply too overlevels. the Department of Corrections. An ABC News article enti- whelming on this topic. The As of 1994, higher education and tled "Prison Funding Explodes in only way to build a consensus for corrections were receiving equal Growth" provides some interest- prison is to do so in a way that funding. As of 1996/1997, spendingfigures. The cost of a four-year will not be seen as coming at the ing on corrections actually overdegree in a public college in the expense of the taxpayers. took spending on higher educaThis quote reveals the cynical United States ranges from $2,986 tion. The shares of the General to $7,331. The cost of keeping if not sinister attitude of the proFund were 9.6% to 8.7% respec- an inmate in prison for one ponents of prison growth. Unfortively. year ranges from $20,000 to tunately, there are those who A Rand Corporation study $25,000. Economically, the fig-make a living, and a good living forecasted that spending on cor- ures of education versus impris- at that, by imprisoning others. rections in California would rise onment speak for themselves. In Prison guards in California are to 18% of the General Fund over addition, the aforementioned Jus- paid more than teachers. The Calthe next 7 years. Rand research- tice Policy Institute article cited ifornia Correctional Peace Offiers further forecasted that since a poll conducted by the Califor- cers Association is perhaps the this level of growth in correc- nia Correctional Peace Officers most powerful union in Calitions is more than the expected Association indicating that when fornia, holding tremendous sway increase in state revenues, further given a choice between building with all three branches of Califorcuts in higher education would schools or prisons, Californians nia's government. Building conlikely be required to take up the chose schools 78% to 15%. tractors can amass huge fortunes slack. In light of the data, spending through prison construction. The Much of this growth is in on higher education in California news and entertainment media response to a tripling of prison is clearly losing out to spending cooperate, either deliberately or populations over the past 20 years. on prisons. It is equally clear that inadvertently, by exaggerating This increase in the prison popu- skyrocketing spending on pris- public fears of crime, even though lation can in turn be traced to a ons is neither justified by reali- crime rates are currently in Prison Funding vs. Educational Funding By: Jeff Brownlee Pride Staff Writer purposes: decline. Conveniently f or the prison industry, money drawn from higher education deprives more and more citizens of the facts and critical thinking skills that would enable them to see through the ruse the proponents of prison building have constructed. Confining large numbers of citizens serves perhaps an even darker purpose. In Brazil and Colombia, death squads summarily kill individuals who through poverty, mental illness, or drug addiction have become unable to function adequately in society. The prison industry has developed a somewhat less draconian and more economically expedient method of dealing with such people. The poor, the mentally ill, and drug addicts are warehoused in prisons where they serve as a source of revenue for correctional employees and contractors. Providing such individuals with treatment and employment opportunities would eliminate a lucrative income for many powerful interests. This article presumes to provide some of the education that the proponents of prison construction would seek to deprive from the" citizens of California. Hopefully, attitudes and spending can be changed before the prison industrial complex gobbles up all further forums for dissent. electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print California State University San Marcos anonymous letters. San Marcos, CA Display and classified advertising in The Pride 92096-0001 Melanie Addington should not be construed as the endorsement or Phone: (760)750-6111 Victoria B, Segall investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. Fax: (760) 750-4030 The Pride Mtmstl board. Darcy Walker / : Letters to the editors should include an address, The Priafe reserves the right to reject any advertising. E-mail: piide@csusm.edu JayneBraman telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during http://wwwxsusoi.edu/prlde Madeleine P, Marshall m a y be edited for grammar and length. Letters Allopinions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of theauthor, and do not necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or of California State University San Marcos, Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of ^ouldtesui^ttedvPride ill M m m ^ w - ^ M iiiiili illiliillll liillli m m Mm m m m iM i �14 Tuesday, October 31,2000 Arts & Entertainment •HjjH The infamous symbol of the Blair Witch Photo courtesy of www. blairwitch. com that has just been released from a mental institution. (Why people would go on a tour led by a former mental patient is beyond me). Jeff takes the five people into the woods to see the place where the original Blair Witch Project was filmed and where the tapes were found. Whatever it is the group is trying to do is, again, beyond me. They are out in the woods where they drink and smoke and are merry, until they wake up. When the group wakes up, they find their camera gear is broken and their records are destroyed. Everything is gone except the tapes, conveniently placed in the same location as the original Blair Witch Project tapes were discovered. The group goes back to the mental patient's home (an abandoned warehouse with lots of stolen goods) to examine the tapes. T-shirts, sweatshirts, cups, rocks, and even sticks are many of the items that Jeff sells to his tourists. They find some very disturbing things on the tapes, to say the least. While they're reviewing the tapes, Tristen and Stephen hear voices and hallucinate. They all seem to be going out of their minds. Is it the work of the BlairWitch? Book of Shadows, Blair Witch 2 is directed by Joe Berlinger, who has succeeded in doing one thing, adding another reel to the pile of crap that Hollywood has put out this year. Blair Witch 2 Do Not Go Back Into the Woods By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer Whoever said, "sequels suck" was correct. A sequel is rarely better than the original and the newest film release, Blair Witch 2, is no exception. The film opens with various news clips about the success of the BlairWitch Project. Tourists have flocked to Burketsville, Maryland, in search of the Blair Witch and to see the location where the film was shot. The sheriff is seen shouting over a loud speaker, "There is no #@*&$*% Blair .Witch! Get out of these woods!" He is absolutely right. Forget all the preconceived notions you may have about this film. There is no book of shadows, there is no Blair Witch, there is nothing. This is exactly what this film amounts to, absolutely nothing. The basic premise of the film is about five people who go into the woods on a tour called the Blair Witch Hunt . The characters are Stephen, Tristen, Erica, Kim, and Jeff (played by Stephen Turner, Tristen Skyler, Erica Leerhsen, Kim Director, and Jeff Donovan). The tour guide, Jeff, is a young man The Pride CD Review: Radiohead's KID A ^ music. Though the album may not , have the same feel as the guitar driven aggression of Creep or the After three years away from folkie privacy of Fake Plastic Trees, the musical scene, Radiohead rees- KID A still delivers the pure emotablishes itself as England's finest tional rawness of traditional rock. musical export by releasing its The single, The National fourth album, KID A. Produced Anthem, infuses the listener with in the shadow of its commercially energy from the beginning bass successful and critically acclaimed grooves to its emotional orchestraalbum, OK Computer, this album tion of jazz horns at its climax. is perhaps Radiohead's greatest tri- This album, however, is no one-hit umph to_ date. wonder as the band lends complexThe music flows from begin- ity and interest in every song that it ning to end and continues with delivers. With the single Optimistic the band's theme of industrial iso- already making its way into the lationism. This album not only pro- rotation of some radio stations, it vides the listener with music to is not inconceivable that the rest of listen to but to think about as well. the songs on this album will get The music sounds as if it were radio playtime. written to accompany some futurIn a year that appears, for the istic movie because Radiohead bor- most part, to be stuck with stagnatrows elements of jazz, rock, classi- ed, prepackaged, overly produced, cal, technotronic, hip hop and folk. mindless, commercially-successful With a configuration of many dif- waste, Radiohead continues to proferent musical styles fused together vide the public with innovative, in a complex, textured flow, this socially conscious, and evolutionalbum is original and innovative. ary music. With KID A, Radiohead Radiohead trades in some of continues to further remove itself its traditional rock instruments for from the realm of just another rock electronic ones in KID A, but does band and into the company of the not appear to have lost any of the truly great bands of anytime and of explosiveness that fueled its earlier any category. By: Adam Bailey Pride Staff Writer The Ladies Man The Contender: Comes to the Big Screen By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor ' * "His approach is straightforward, it's honest," comments Tim Meadows about his most recent character, Leon Phelps, The Ladies Man. With the success of past films like Wayne's World and A Night at the Roxbury inspired by Saturday Night Live characters, The Ladies Man is SNL creator Lorne Michael's most recent production. In The Ladies Man, Tim Meadows plays Leon Phelps, a deejay on late night radio talk show. Phelps is charming and goodhearted, but a Casanova. Leon's countless affairs get him into trouble when a group of angry husbands, calling themselves the VSA (Victims of the Smiling A**, named after a tattoo found on Leon's right buttock), seek revenge. The Tim Meadows plays Leon Phelps VSA is led by Lance (played in The Ladies Man. by Will Ferrell of SNL) whose Photo courtesy of www.imdb.com. wife, Honey DeLune (played Tiffani Thiessen of Saved By Leon's sweet and innocent cothe Bell), is one of Leon's many worker Julie), and, Billy Dee Williams who plays* Lester the mistresses. The cast also includes Bartender and who serves as Karyn Parsons (who plays the film's narrator and voice of reason. With the film's bedroom scenes and Leon's on-air radio dirty talk, Leon Phelps is vulgar in this film, just as he is in his infamous SNL sketches. This movie also consists of dumb humor, and if you aren't a fan of SNL or The Ladies Man character, then this film is definitely not for you. On the other hand, those of you who are fans may enjoy the film. The Ladies Man can be categorized as a gross film, but never dull. With clieesy musical numbers—yes musical numbers—and surprise cameos, the audience is kept in suspense as to what to expect next. Meadows, (who co-wrote the screenplay), has some funny lines, however the end of the film is weak and predictable. The funk and soul-filled soundtrack is excellent; featured tracks include A1 Green's Let's Stay Together, the Isley Brothers' That Lady, and other tracks from artists such as Roberta Flacky Johnny Gill and Chaka Khan. The Ladies Man is rated-R and is now playing in theatres. A weii-Timed Political Thriller By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer nominated. What does Runyon do? He digs up a bunch of dirt on Hanson, With the presidential elections namely an alleged "sex show" that only a week away, a good film she put on when she was in college, about politics may be just what the complete with a detailed report and people need. In the movie, The photographs. Of course, we cannot Contender; the Vice President has see the woman's face in the photojust passed away and it is up to the graphs, so there is no way to know President (played by Jeff Bridges) if it is Senator Hanson or not. to nominate a new VP. The film Senator Hanson is then quesopens with a red car driving off a tioned by a large senatorial combridge and Senator Jack Hathoway mittee. Ronald Webster (played by (played by William Petersen) jump- Christian Slater) is among them, and ing in the river to save the driver. he works with Runyon to take down The Senator Hathoway believes his Senator Hanson. No matter how heroic efforts will help him become much they question Senator Hanson nominated for VP. about her alleged "sex show," howHathoway is actually the ever, she does not admit or deny it. President's second choice. His first Her reasoning is that it is nobody's choice is Senator Lane Hanson business what happened that night. (played by Joan Allen). When we In the end, the audience finds first see Senator Hanson, she is out what happened that night. just starting to make love to her This is a good political film that husband. In order for her to become asks several questions: How much the Vice President, her husband, should we know about a potential Senator Shelly Runyon (played political figure? Do we have the by Gary Oldman), must give his right to know about someone's consent. Runyon does not want past, and if we do know, should it Senator Hanson—or rather, a wom- really effect our judgment of them? an—to be Vice President. He would The Contender is rated R by the prefer that Senator Hathoway be MPAA. �The Pride Arts & Entertainment CD Review: Mike Keneally and Beer for Dolphins Newest Release "Dancing" Medeski Martin and Wood, are a becomes so startling; while turntrio, consisting of John Medeski tabilists everywhere are runon keyboards, Billy Martin on ning out of vinyl records to samdrums and Chris Wood on bass. ple, Medeski Martin and Wood As a trio, the band creates lay- has become a full band creating ers, upon layers of sound due original "samples." When the band adds Marc to each member's virtuosity. On The Dropper, a track like "Big Ribot, unquestionably one of Time" sounds like a five-piece the greatest guitarists alive, to band, as John Medeski plays their sound on The Dropper the clavinet and organ simultane- results are noteworthy. Probably ously and Chris Wood adds bass the most monumental track on solos along with the standard The Dropper, "Bone Digger" sounds like a perfect mix of bass progressions. A deeply funky track like hip-hop and atonal jazz. From "Big Time" rivals Parliament/ beginning to end, Billy Martin Funkadelic's ten-piece band plays a heavy hip-hop beat By: Christopher Orman sound as all three musicians fill that allows John Medeski the Pride Staff Writer the gaps occurring within each necessary foundation for adding extraterrestrial sounds. measure of music. No question the fall of 2000 Over the last ten years, Complementing Medeski and will be musically remembered Medeski Martin and Wood have Martin's layers, Marc Ribot's for the release of Radiohead's made a habit of creating intel- simple, yet strange guitar and Kid A. Music fans, however, lectually stimulating albums, Chris Wood's incessant bowing may look back on the fall from 1990's acoustic-free-jazz of his bass, results in a sound of 2000 and wonder why Notes from Underground to remarkably similar to a genius Medeski Martin and Wood's The 1996's funky Shack-man, listen- turntabilist beat juggling two Dropper, released October 24 ers often need some time to com- entirely different records. on BlueNote Records, slipped Similar to "Bone Digger," prehend the mixture of sounds. by without detection. Even 1998's Combustication, the title track The Dropper The album takes music, spe- featuring DJ Logic, remains sounds so neoteric the song cifically jazz, hip-hop and trance difficult for some listeners to becomes completely ineffable. to new undiscovered territories. digest, as the band attempted Throughout The Dropper, as celThe Dropper,; contains thirteen to fuse atonal jazz, hip-hop and los, violins, congas and saxstunning tracks, each song wor- Latin rhythms, into a potent, ophones are added, any adethy of commentary. Fans of mind-bending concoction. quate musical analysis becomes jazz, hip-hop or music capable Unlike Combustication, The implausible. The inability to of changing an individual's Dropper reveals Medeski Martin describe the album makes intellectual perspective should and Wood's final musical syn- Medeski Martin and Wood's latstrongly consider purchasing thesis, a perfectly blended hybrid est work of art brilliant and The Dropper: of dissonant jazz and hip-hop. purely postmodern. A revoluWhere Kid A seems interImagine mixing Lauryn Hill's tion has happened in music, but esting but not mind-expanding, beats and melodies with John a few years might pass before The Dropper becomes challengColtrane's improvisational spir- society fully evaluates and coming and stimulating, similar to it; The Dropper becomes such prehends the change. deciphering the brush strokes of a feasible blend. The synthesis a Willem de Kooning painting. Medeski Martin a nd Wood's "The Dropper" a Must Buy By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer Frank Zappa is reported to have once said that Mike Keneally (a fellow guitar virtuoso) "was the best new guy he ever had in the band." Being an admirer of all things Zappa (especially Moon Unit), I jumped at the opportunity to listen to Keneally's latest CD. The CD titled "Dancing," released off Keneally's own label, Exowax, is a two-CD set containing 35-songs, all of which are worth checking out. Likened to Neil Young or Dave Matthews, Mike Keneally and his eight-piece band Beer for Dolphins have an awesome sound that is acoustically mellow, trancy, in your face electric and raw. The first disc contains studio versions of "Live in Japan" and "Ankle Bracelet" (tracks one and two), which are all being pushed on local radio. I wasn't a big fan of either of those songs, but luckily enough the album took a turn and the next 18 songs were offthe-hook. My favorite song on the first disc is track 5, "We'll Be Right Back," which through its acoustic Tuesday, October 31,2000 1 5 Guitar virtuoso Mike Keneally and his band, Beer for Dolphins, released their newest CD entitled "Dancing:" Photo by Mike Martin. ~ rhythm and intelligent lyrics reminded me of heady music from bands like Folk Implosion and Buffalo Springfield. The second disc is 15 tracks of live and acoustic renditions of many of Keneally and Beer for Dolphins' new songs as well as bar chat and ad-lib. My favorite piece on the B-side disc has no title (to my knowledge) but I will refer to it as "The Bee Sting Song." It's a funny little ditty that made me laugh and reminded me of tracks from performers like Beck (preMellow Gold) and Basehead. All in all, this CD is a must buy. Don't burn it from a friend because Mike is a local guy and you wouldn't want to see him begging for change at Beacons because you were too cheap to fork out 13 bones for the cause. 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Redeem by 0 1/21/01 ' Redeetri by 01721/01 �16 Tuesday, October 31,2000 Calendar Ambulatory Care Center) Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm Tuesday, October 31 Breast Cancer Awareness Location: ACD 319 Time: 12pm-lpm Alpha Kappa Delta and Sociology Club Meeting Location: The Power Surge Cafe Time: 4pm-6pm Presentation by Professor Andrea Liss, Art Historian/ Cultural Theorist in the Visual and Performing Arts Dept, who has lived through breast cancer surgery and experimental chemotherapy treatments. The Pride Guest speakers Kevin Kilpatrick and Carol McGrath. "Life After a Sociology Degree: Community College Teaching, Research, and Social Services." Renowned author of books of poetry will read and perform from his internationally acclaimed works. First CSUSM College Bowl Location: Academic Hall 102 Time: 10am-6pm Come and cheer for your favorite team. Contact the A.S.I. Office for more information 750-4990. Ralph Nader to Speak at Long Beach Arena Friday evening. Dr. Michelle Carpenter, breast surgeon, will be available to answer questions regarding prevention and early detection of breast cancer. Fall Job Fair Location: California Center for the Arts, Escondido Time: 4pm-7pm Wednesday, November 1 Thursday, November 2 Desktop Theater Now Location: Academic Hall 211 Time: Discussion begins 1pm Interactive Workshop at 3pm Day of the Dead Celebration Location: Palm Court Time: 12pm-2pm Media arts educator Adriene Jenik and digital media producer Lisa Brenneis will look at the internet as a new community gathering place. The talk is part of the forum, "Under the Grid: Perspectives on Public Space," which explores how public space is defined and utilized. For time, location and directions please go to wWw.votenader.com Revising Your Writing Location: Academic Hall 418 Time: 12pm-lpm Learn how to revise your writing. Meditation Group Location: PPHS Building Time: 12pm-12:30pm This Meditation Group meets Jenik's and Brenneis use humor, weekly on Fridays in Dr. Fritz pop iconography and direct engagement to explore the internet Kreisler's office. as a live, shared public play space. Leadership Through the Lens of Diversity: Part I Advising Unit Location: Commons 206 Registration Workshops Time: lpm-3pm Location: Craven Hall 4201 Time: lpm-2pm Here you have to opportunity to assess your level understanding Study Abroad Information with regard to issues of diversity, Meeting and assess how your understandLocation: University Hall 451 ing effects your interactions as Time: 2pm-3pm leaders with others. Stretch and Relax Stress Management Location: SHS Conference Room Spite 100 (Near San Marcos Services Offered MEL-TYPE & U s tudy! M elissa 7 60.741.4105 i xove@home.com Help Wanted D on't M iss A G reat O pportunity! -Work a round y our s chedule - Great r esume e xperience - 1200+ a m onth All w hile w orking f or a b illion d ollar c ommunication c ompany! C ontact J ackie ( 760)591-1678 S wim I nstructors $ 9-15 a n h our. Jerome Rothenberg Location: Academic Hall 102 Time: 7pm-8pm Monday, November 6 Study Abroad Information Meeting Location: Craven Hall 1258 Time: 3pm-4pm Includes financial aid advisor. It is customary on Dia de los Muertos to build altars with flowers and candles. Individuals are encouraged to bring photographs and mementos of loved ones. There will be traditional music and sharing from those who want to say a few words about their departed friends and relatives. Germany: 10 Years After Unification Location: University Hall 101 Time: 5pm A discussion about the current political, cultural, and economic climate in Germany ten years after the wall opening and unification. Presentation followed by a discussion. Guest speaker Dr. Michael Wolff, Consul for Press Affairs, German Consulate General. Everyone welcome. For more information e-mail aronke @csusm.edu weekly on Tuesdays in University 327. Groups run on a "drop-in" basis. November 2 10am to 2pm Palm Court Wed.» M m m t i m (760) 6 30-0798. 1,2000 4:00 - 7:00 p m For Sale C ommunications 1987 P lymouth G ran C ompany i s l ooking f or self m otivated i ndividuals F ury $ 1900 o.b.o t o e arn $ 1200+ p er m onth C ontact L ynda o r H arry at (760) 480-5622 a nd t o b e p art of a d ynamic m arketing t eam!! Gall 7 60-591-1716 Miscellaneous t oday! C ounselors W anted C hildcare C ounselors n eeded f or V ista a rea m ale y outh r esidential t reatment c enter. F ull-time, P art-time, o ncall p ositions a vailable. $ 7.35-9.00 p er h our. F ax r esume t o New H aven (760) 6 30-0798. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 construction Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos fall 2000 Paralympics politics https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/7317cf59943a6f51a9290b0d0edae4e5.pdf 2b1bb37f9dea22d4ceee7fa01456e87c PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride The Pride California State University San Marcos Vol VIII No. 11/ Tuesday, November 7,2000 Candidates Visit Campus Hoping to Collect Student Votes By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer An audience that fluctuated between 50 and 70 CSUSM students listened to congressional and assembly candidates speak during a forum held outside the Dome on November 2. Reactions from people in attendance were positive. Both listeners and speakers enjoyed what they hoped would be a recurring activity held at the school. "I think it's a pretty good forum," said Social Science major Joe Gonzales. "It's a good chance for students to hear third-party candidates, too." Gonzales, however, added, "I wish it could be a little longer." The congressional candidates in attendance were George Barraza (Democrat), Eric Hunter Bourdette (Natural Law), Cameron Durckel (representing Professor Researches Global Warming in Alaska By: Jeff Brownlee Pride Staff Writer Biology Professor George Vourlitis is a three-year veteran of the faculty of CSUSM. This native San Diegan, however, was in the Arctic regions of Northern Alaska for seven years conducting experiments on global warming. During this period, Vourlitis was able to verify existing theories of global warming and document this phenomenon. Professor Vourlitis was enthusiastic about discussing his research on global warming. »Article continues on page 2 George Vourlitis/Courtesy Photo ' •fir Iltib CSUSM Job Republican Randy "Duke" Cunningham) and Daniel Muhe (Libertarian). The Assembly candidates in attendance were Barbara Bourdette (Natural Law) and John Herrera (Democrat) . Tony Castro, a Liberal Studies major, liked the idea of having a forum on campus. "It brings up a number of good issues. I read people by their facial expressions, so I really appreciate seeAssembly and congressional candidates spoke during a forum held outside ing and hearing the candidates. I the CSUSM Dome on November 2. Photos courtesy ofRobin Milch. also think it's an especially good idea for the younger voters." j^T^mmKm ASI Corporate Secretary Jocelyn Brown was another student who enjoyed the forum. "I've never heard the views of the Natural Law people and it blew me away because they addressed all the issues that concern me," said Brown. Fair a Success By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor CSUSM held its annual job fair on November 1, from 4pm to 7pm, at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. Eightytwo employers were in attendance and were looking to hire CSUSM students. 350-400 attendees included CSUSM students, alumni and the public. Some students, such as Mark Davis, found the experience successful. "It was worth the visit," said Davis, "It was helpful that you could talk with the company representatives about current and future job openings." O tudents had expected »Article continues on page 2 bettertherdsifferent opportunities. or The audience included CSUSM students, faculty, staffand the public. When asked if he found what he was looking for, CSUSM student Brian Loya replied, "Nothing I am jazzed about." Although many students were already milling around the tables at 4pm, Dean of Student Affairs, Jonathan Poullard,. and CSUSM administrator Suzanne Green officially welcomed the crowd by giving out door prizes, including CSUSM T nd By: J. Ryan Sandahl cancer are between fifty and sev- She warned that some doctors certificate to M-shirtsCaafe. a gift imi's Pride Staff Writer enty-five years of age. One per- misdiagnose problems and dis- Eighty-six companies w cent will be in their thirties. miss a lump that they think is not expected to attend but four eref o "I do not like to be called Another one percent of those cancerous. Unfortunately, these the companies, including North a breast cancer survivor," said will be women in their twenties. misdiagnoses may turn out to be C how up. In Professor Andrea Liss, "It is a This, however, does not mean cancerous lumps and that com- a ounty Tiimes, did not sepresentaphone nterview, a r label of the complexity of what that twenty year olds have noth- plications could have been pre- tive for North County Times said, it's tike to go through breast can- ing to worry about. "The fact vented if they had been correctly "[We] were under the impression cer. It limits the sense of one- is, every woman is at risk to get detected. that we were just a co-sponsor [for self." breast cancer," said Carpenter. Breast cancer is also genetic, the event]. We handled it through As part of Breast Cancer Men are at risk, as well, so if it runs in the family, the o Department Awareness Month, Professor Liss though less that one percent of chances of getting breast cancer Hur PR. Resources Dand not our uman epartment." gave a presentation on breast can- all people diagnosed with breast are much higher than those with- North County Times had a booth cer Tuesday, October 31. Liss, ah cancer are men. out breast cancer in the family. at another job fair in San Diego art historian and cultural theorist Carpenter recommends that Things like breast implants and that day and had not planned on in the Visual and Performing women get a mammogram every birth-control pills do not affect the SUSM job Arts Department, began her pre- year starting at age forty. She the probability of getting breast attending ther Companies infair. The o c attensentation by reading a story about also says self-examination every cancer. dance inqluded a wide range a mother dealing with breast can- month is very important because Dr. Carpenter brought along o companies, ncluding cer. Liss, the mother, has lived mammograms may _ not show models for everyone in the class Ffitness, 7-11, tihe Federal24-Hour Bureau through breast cancer surgery everything. to feel what the lumps might feel of Investigation, Morgan Stanley and experimental chemotherapy "A mammogram could come like inside the breast. She encour- Dean Witter, US Navy and YOH treatments. up clean, but the woman could ages women to be aware of the Scientific. "To have [eighty-two] After Dr. Liss read her still have breast cancer," says Dr. possibility of getting breast can- employers here for a school this emotional story, Dr. Michelle Carpenter. cer. Carpenter hoped to inform size is phenomenal. It is really Carpenter, a breast surgeon, proWomen should not be afraid women, not to scare women. a testament to the work of the vided information about breast to examine themselves because Overall, it was a very informative Career and Assessment Center," cancer. Carpenter said that one the majority of women find their presentation. said Dean Poullard. The job fair out of every eight women will own lumps—oftentimes in the 180,000 women are diag- was a joint , effort between the get breast cancer at some point in shower. If a lump is detected, nosed with breast cancer every Career and' Assessment Center their lifetime, assuming the aver- Carpenter says that it is best for year. The earlier it is caught, (CAC) and the Alumni Associaage life span is eighty years. The the woman to see a breast surgeon the better the chances are for tion. majority of women with breast that specializes in breast cancer. survival. Breast Cancer Awareness Presentation by Dr. Liss and Dr. Carpenter lEmttoitsajiimmft / mmmMiMm �CSUSM Prof. Researches Global Warming »Articlecont from page 1 What is global warming? Global warming, explained Professor Vouriitis, is a natural phenomenon. The Earth is much warmer than can be accounted for by its proximity to the sun. Carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere from microorganisms living under the soil and as a bi-product of plant respiration. This carbon dioxide traps heat from the sun, thus warming the planet. Since approximately 1850, however, levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have risen from a steady 250 parts per million to current levels of 350-36$ parts per million. Vouriitis emphasized that this rise in carbon dioxide levels coincides almost exactly with the advent of the Industrial Revolution and a dramatic increase in the combustion of petroleum-based fuels. The "smoking gun," to use Vouriitis' term, implicates human activity in global warming and lies in chemical analysis of atmospheric, carbon dioxide. Plants and microorganisms Candidates Hold Forum at CSUSM »Article cont. from page 1 Not everyone in the audience, however, was a CSUSM student. Retiree Jack Jeffries came to the forum to hear how die candidates stood on the issue of senior citizens and their prescription medication payments. Some of the other issues that were discussed were abortion and health insurance for college students. Carol Herrera, whose husband, John, is seeking the 74 assembly seat, said, "I thought the forum was a marvelous opportunity to get the views of the candidates. It let's the young people think through the views of today." Candidate John Herrera echoed his wife's comments by saying, "I'm happy to be at this forum. These are the future leaders of our community. Things are going to change for the better, but only if students get involved." Mr. Herrera closed by saying, "I'd definitely like to see more forums like these." George Barraza, who is running against Duke Cunningham for the 51 Congressional District, felt CSUSM was an excellent setting for talking with the voters. "I think it's a n ideal forum, especially since students are educated and well informed. Hopefully th st produce carbon dioxide with a heavy Carbon-13 atom. Carbon dioxide produced by the combustion of petroleum fuels produces a light Carbon-12 atom. At this point, scientists have verified that the recent increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are made up of carbon dioxide molecules containing the light Carbon-12 atom. This analysis is so precise at the molecular level that scientists have been able to trace excess carbon dioxide in the Alaskan atmosphere to a specific type of coal burned in antiquated Eastern European furnaces. Global warming research in Alaska The arctic regions provide the optimum conditions for Vouriitis' research due to their ultra-sensitivity to changes in temperature. These regions represent a climatic "canary in a coal mine," to use his turn of phrase. This sensitivity allowed Vouriitis to study a subtler phenomenon of global warming. As temperatures rise, the Arctic permafrost emits more carbon dioxide due to the increased activity of organisms living underground. Eventually, this increased emission overtakes the carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere by plants during photosynthesis. This excess carbon dioxide results in further warmforums like this will occur earlier and will become the requirement for candidates." Congressional candidate Bourdette urged the students to vote, "Most of the young people age 18 to 22 don't vote. In the last election Bill Clinton only received 37 million votes. You represent a huge block of voters if you'd only get together in your own self interests." Robin Milch, ASI Vice President for External Affairs, organized the public assembly and also served as the moderator for the open forum. Milch kept the forum running smoothly, even when some lively sparring occurred between congressional candidate Barraza and Durckel, who was there to represent Cunningham. The mud slinging hapipened after Barraza was asked by a student what he would change if elected. Barraza said he would be more responsive to local problems. " During the energy crisis, Bob Filner came back from Washington, so did Brian Bilbray. He [Cunningham] couldn't find time to leave then and he isn't here now either. He just doesn't care." Durckel countered with, "Congressman Cunningham couldn't be here because he is busy working on the federal budget." He then made a comment about Barraza's aggressiveness. Barraza wasted little time in retaking the podium, and even accused Cunningham of being physically abusive while serving in Congress. The candidate forum, hosted by ASI, and was also recorded by KDCI-TV (Oceanside Public Channel 17). ing and takes on a kind of "snowball effect". Vouriitis' research verified that this phenomenon was, in fact, taking place in Northern Alaska. This research also revealed a more startling and previously only hypothesized trend of global warming. Over a period of years, Vouriitis was able to ~ observe arctic plant life increasing their uptake of carbon dioxide, apparently in response to increases in nutrient availability caused by long-term global warming. The plants seem to be evolving in response to the selection .pressures of global warming. More accurately, and even more striking, the Arctic ecosystem itself seems to be trying to reestablish equilibrium through the increased carbon dioxide uptake of the plants. As Vouriitis' area of expertise is Ecology/ Evolution, the opportunity to observe such an extraordinary phenomenon was particularly gratifying to him. CSUSM greenhouse enables Vouriitis to observe ecosystem behavior. Photo by Melanie Addington increased incidence of tropical diseases* in temperate areas, increased soil erosion, and more frequent and severe wildfires, among other phenomenon can be expected over the next 50 years if current patterns of global warming continue." Vouriitis emphasized that as dire as the consequences of global warming may be, the solutions are simple and within the control of everyone. Possible solutions for global What are the consequences of warming global warming? Basic conservation methods, When asked about the possible consequences of global warming and possible solutions, Vouriitis responded in a very sober and down to earth manner, "Increased flooding, more frequent and severe storms, decreased crop yields, increased pest and insect infestations, such as reusing, recycling, carpooling, purchasing grocery products in bulk, minimizing water used in gardening and bathing and using heating and air conditioning sparingly, will significantly slow the effects of global warming. The best solution, however, lies in limiting fossil-fuel emissions and deforestation, which Weekly Web Site American Civil Liberties Union will require a fundamental change in lifestyle. Vouriitis was particularly adamant about the use of curbside recycling programs, which he feels are a powerful tool in eliminating waste and furthering conservation. Such recycling programs include the recycling bins available at CSUSM. Professor Vouriitis also displayed great enthusiasm when discussing the greenhouse at CSUSM, describing it as his "laboratory". The greenhouse enables him to construct and observe models of ecosystem behavior on the CSUSM campus. Though not as glamorous as arctic Alaska, the greenhouse serves as a valuable tool in Voulitis' research. Vouriitis also teaches Human Impact on the Environment (BIO 338). He earned his Ph.D. in Ecology/ Evolution from UC Davis. EARN MONEY AND MAKE A D IFFERENCE!!! Mofce the most of your over-achieving attitude, excellent communication skiffs and outgoing personality for a program that has been caSed one of the most innovative fundraising efforts in the US today. Plenty of opportunities for growth and management positions. 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SHARE By: Jafo_wac Pride Contributing Writer The web site for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is www.aclu.org. This web site contains information on issues n mau �Wetlands Could Be D estroyed By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer Local conservationists opposed to the city of San Marcos' plan to extend Las Posas Road* across Agua Hediorida creek and through the Hedionda Valley wetlands, have submitted their comments to three state and federal regulatory agencies. The agencies, which include the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering and Wildlife Services, are currently reviewing the Las Posas project and will render a decision shortly. "We are waiting to hear if the Army Corps and the Regional Water Quality Control Board will issue permits to allow the road to impact the wetlands," said Sandra Farrell of the Friends of Hedionda Creek, a local conservationist group. Farrell's group is concerned that if allowed to proceed, the road's construction will severely damage the environmental integrity of the Hedionda Valley wetlands. Agua Hedionda creek bisects two large areas, approximately 1,500 acres, of undisturbed coastal sage scrub and wetland habitat in the Hedionda Vail ey Species living in the area, which include the endangered coastal California gnatcatcher and the least Bell's vireo, depend on the freshwater marsh habitat that the wetlands provide. Clearing land for a new road would require the city to fill in the valley's natural ponds, to clear the riparian vegetation and to displace hundreds of animals from their home. Furthermore, Ferrell points out" that native species of Hedionda Valley depend on the creek's constant water supply as a resource for survival. The area is considered as a natural wildlife corridor as it provides habitat linkage for both the flora and the fauna in the valley. If the road is allowed to extend through the Hedionda Valley, it will split the corridor into two—restricting movement to and from the creek. "The road extension will destroy sensitive wetlands and create a conflict situation for wildlife that find their corridor turned into a 45 mph road," added Farrell. "The result will be wildlife being lost to roadkill." . Aside from Farrell's group, the Sierra Club's San Diego Chapter has also sent letters urging the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering and Wildlife Services to reject San Marcos' permit requests for the W ho d o y ou think w ill w in the presidential e lection? Las Posas project. Marcos City Council and memB y: D avid R uiz Sierra Club officials have bers of the planning department, pointed out that the Hedionda asking that this area be preserved, Valley lies within the Multiple no one at the city has responded," Habitat Conservation Program's added Ferrell. (MHCP) focused planning area Nevertheless, Ferrell's group (FPA), an agreement between is not depending on the city of the city of San Marcos and San Marcos or the regulatory the San Diego Association of agencies to do the right thing. At Governments (SANDAG) whose the moment, Friends of Hedionda general goal is to protect areas of Creek has been" working with high habitat value. The focused other local environmental groups "I wish that nobody would win the election so t ecognize he system planning area's specific goal is to to secure the funds to buy back that whathwe cianprlace is notthatetffective one. e ave n an "direct land development to areas the valley. Maybe that would force change." outside the FPA in exchange for Honey Folk conservation inside." By initiating the Las Posas project, the city of San Marcos has gone against the MCHP and against the specific goals of the focused planning area. "It is unconscionable that the city of San Marcos would promote such a plan in that it will destroy a valley which is covered with undisturbed coastal sage "I honestly have no idea. I think that scrub and wetlands habitat, two they both have an even chance." of the most valuable and rapidly Kelly Bakhos declining types of habitat in our region," said Mary HendricksClarke of the Sierra Club in a recent statement to the California For more information on the Regional Water Quality Control California State Wetlands, contact: Board. Maria Lafer As criticism for the project P.O. Box 944213 mounts, the city of San Marcos Sacramento, CA 94244-2130 has maintained a relatively quiet e-mail: lafem@dwq.swrcb.ca.gov hone: 9 "I think Bush is going to win because defense. "Although Friends of PWRCB 16/657-0926 S website: www.swrcb.ca.gov he has more integrity. Bush represents the Hedionda Creek has sent packpeople but it's going to be close." ages to all members of the San Victor Padilla Dc e lei Gr<ads r n Announcements c:;r www.shop.jostens.com WI/Bssmmmsamm^ • H| M. at |* • "* U NIVERSITY STORE 4ft: | 1 / 1 < j f p f | < j III MJz 2Ji Seestore for details!. > �CSUSM Student Denise A. Vasseur Remembered By: Paula Graves Vickery Contributing Writer guage-related hand preferences determined to pay for her own courage, determination and self- happened or where Denise was in Bonobos apes, a species that education and not have the aid of discipline. I will also remember until September 29. Police arrestscientists believe is closely relat- loans. Denise loved her job but how she gracefully accepted the ed Denise's coworker, Patrick A memorial for Denise A. ed to humans. it was physically and mentally fact that she did not have the Hamilton, who had also been Vasseur was held on November While at San Marcos, Denise demanding for her. It was not luxury of time and good health missing and was suspected of 4, 2000. Denise was a graduate had the good fortune to have unusual for her to come in with that others may have had. abducting her. Upon his capture, student working on her Master's both Dr. Gina Grimshaw and Dr. a bruise or scratch inflicted by a I will mostly remember the forty-one-year-old Vista man Degree in Psychology at CSUSM. Nancy Caine as her advisors. clumsy rhinoceros or an anxious Denise's intelligence, and sense confessed that he had strangled She was also a full-time zooDuring a small gathering lemur. Denise also had Graves of humor, the way she could help Denise during an argument. keeper at the Wild Animal Park for Denise's family and friends, disease, a chronic health condi- me figure out a problem that My last conversation with in Escondido. Most importantly, Grimshaw said, "Her thesis work tion that caused her to feel very I Was struggling with and then Denise was on September 18 she was my friend. Whether one was very important. Nancy Caine badly at times and to suffer a make a joke that would leave ifie to discuss the plans she had knew her as a friend, colleague and I plan to see to it that the great deal of fatigue. Most stu- feeling like I was the smarter of for my very special eleven-yearor a student, most people agreed project Denise worked so hard on dents in the Psychology graduate the two us. At least I think that old friend, Andrew. Denise was that she had been blessed with a is completed and published with program agree that keeping up was what she meant. scheduling a VIP treatment and generous spirit and was extreme- her name on it." with the workload can be a chalDenise was not a part of tour of the park for him. ly well liked. All of us in the Denise was always.creative in lenge, Denise rarely complained. my day-to-day life. What we "I'm so excited" she said, Psychology Department respect- the ways she went about accom- She seemed energized by chal- shared was a bond based on a "Children with an interest in anied her. plishing her personal, profession- lenges and just lit up when she mutual understanding and respect mals are my favorites. They are I met Denise four years ago al and educational goals. For discussed her work, my work, of what we half jokingly and all potential." Her eyes sparkled when she entered the Master's example, she wanted to teach, or any new theory or concept to half seriously referred to as our and were so full of light that day. Program in Psychology. I was do research, travel and, most which we were introduced. The day that we learned "burning need to know." We also drawn to her from the begin- importantly, get to know the man I will remember Denise's shared a belief and a commitment that Denise had been murdered, ning. Even before we were intro- she would later marry. If1| f ^tl^tf to a possible world, a world Andrew knocked on my door. He duced, I couldn't help eaves- She followed Charles, m I that might exist if only had seen the television reports. dropping as she compared sto- a career Marine, to -M humans would become "How could this happen?" he ries of her adventures in Africa Japan. While Charles I educated and enlightened asked. My heart broke seeing the with another student in the class. was stationed in Japan, ; about the world around fear and confusion in his eyes. Denise had blue eyes that spar- Denise taught English them and were willing to "I'm so sorry," was all I could kled, a shiny cap of auburn hair and volunteered at the share that knowledge with say. . and spoke with a crisp British Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. one another. I am planning to take Andrew accent, She was confident, self- This left her time for On September 22, to the Park and we will stand possessed and intelligent Denise riding on the handleDenise and her husband together in Denise's favorite spot. was powerful. And quite frankly, bars through the counCharles were planning to I hope in that space he will expeshe made Indiana Jones seem try on weekends while celebrate their fourth wed- rience the peace and beauty of the kind of wimpy. "Charles did all the ding anniversary. When possible world that Denise worked Denise had finished the pedal work." Denise failed to return so hard to create. Afterwards, I course work for her Master's and I was especially home after work that know when I look into Andrew's was planning to present her the- impressed by Denise's Saturday, Charles waited eyes I will see Denise's light. sis proposal this semester. Denise a ccomplishments only a few hours to call Thank you Denise. was both dedicated and passion- because of some of the police and to report Questions regarding donaate about animal conservation the obstacles that were her missing. Charles said tions for the Vasseur family and education. She was also inter- present in her life. it was unlike Denise not can be directed to Paula ested and intensely concerned There were times Denise connects with Amy the chimpanzee at the Jane to call or t o be late. There Vickery at: with primates. Denise's thesis when finances were a Goodali Orphan Chimpanzee Project in Burundi Africa, were a lot of r umors but n o Pvick76650@ aol.com. was an investigation into lan- problem but she was 1994. Photo courtesy of Charles Vasseur concrete news of w hat h ad • 1 "If It Has Wings and Two Legs It's a Vegetable!" Remembering Denise A. Vasseur By: Kirsti K. Gepp Contributing Writer Peking duck, roasted turkey, chicken curry.. .they are not what comes to mind when thinking of vegetarians. But, if you are an animal expert, you might just be allowed to make up your own rules. Denise—a longtime vegetarian—who sometimes had an appetite for these winged delights, insisted they MUST be vegetables theni Only someone with a firm comprehension of species paired with an indestructible sense of humor could have said such a thing and be serious about it. We believed her because of that mischievous smile that would accompany such stubborn declarations. This kind of persistence would do wonders at other times in Denise's life. Her ingenious style of rediscovering the world around her was born long before her fellow students found out that she could make an undergraduate behave like a docile elephant...long before she became best buddy with Bahati, a chimpanzee in the heart of Burundi... and long before she disclosed that her pet snail was able to most naturally remove body hair ... Denise was born to Sheila and David Wardill on September 10, 1969 in Newcastle, England. As a curious child she owned an assortment of pets and showed an early interest in animal behaviors. It is not inconceivable that she may have been the perfect example of a child enthusiastically eating her vegetables, if her mother just understood that these included turkey sandwiches and chicken stew! Denise's teenage years were mildly rebellious British-style. The idea of a big-haired, leather-garb-wearing Denise listening to punk music while living the 80's culture probably elicits a twinge of recognizant blush in some of us! Fancying Denise's sense for the unique, a local British newspaper picked up on her unusual scientific declaration that her pet snail ought to be considered a gentle hair remover. An entire page of the local newspaper explained this nifty discovery accompanied by an oversized picture of a smiling Denise with her slippery friend crawling up her arm. As she got older, her unusual interest in animals kept growing. While attending the University of Stirling in Scotland for a Bachelors of Science in Psychology, Denise spent much of her free time working at the Edinburgh Zoo. Human psychol- ogy had captured her interest, but England to earn her teaching animal behavior had become her certificate from Shane English passion. School at the University of After graduating in 1992, Cambridge. In 1995, after receivDenise took up work at a ing her teaching credentials, Newcastle pet store to raise Denise decided to spend a year money to volunteer in Africa. In instructing in Tokyo. Denise 1994, she seized the opportunity became an enthusiastic English to be part of a difficult but very teacher who, bearing in mind rewarding project in Burundi, her considerable talents in teachEast Africa. The Jane Goodali ing anything to anyone, most Chimpanzee Project worked with likely bestowed many of her international and local experts Japanese pupils with a solid workto relocate chimpanzee popula- ing knowledge of the English lantions—threatened by poaching-- guage. Not leaving animals out of from war-torn Burundi to Kenyan her sight, she volunteered at the National Parks. It fully ignited Ueno Zoo. There, she worked on the special passion Denise devel- her research investigating animal oped toward working with pri- signaling and language on which mates and particularly chimpan- she would continue with tenacity zees. Her Burundi experience did for years to come. not resemble the Out of Africa In 1996, Denise and Charles cliche. Civil war and tough liv- moved to Southern California and ing conditions demanded volun- got married. Continuing her pasteers with unyielding dedication. sion for animals and research, Nevertheless, Denise was cap- she began working at the San tured by the African continent Diego Wild Animal Park. At the like many others who arrived same time, she taught English with an open heart. at CSUSM and soon thereafter, In Burundi, Denise met her entered the university's husband Charles Vasseur, a Experimental Psychology Marine on Embassy Duty. Her ini- Graduate Program. At CSUSM, tial attraction to highly prized hot she has boggled many of us with showers and American pizza— her ever-original ways of presentonly available at Bujumbura's ing and teaching academic topMarine House—soon gave way to ics. Denise the teacher and a bora close partnership with Charles ing lecture were mutually excluthat would eventually lead Denise sive, as most of us will admit to the U.S. without hesitation. Undoubtedly After leaving the project in her talk on operant conditioning Burundi, Denise returned to for an introductory psychology class will bring forth smiles for a long time to come from those fellow students and professors who reminisce that lecture. Who else ]but Denise could have turned an unsuspecting undergraduate into a peanut-eating elephant while happily and noisily demonstrating how chimpanzees vocalize their emotions? In essence, Denise's sense of humor, intelligence, and originality reinforced our ideals on how one ought to learn in the classroom and in life. She did continue her original research on primate language at the Wild Animal Park through her Master's thesis at CSUSM. Denise's thesis project examined language-related hand preferences in Bonobos (also known as Pygmy Chimps), an endangered species thought to be human's closest relative. Undoubtedly, she has been the only graduate student among us who has had a firm idea about the subject of her Master's thesis many years prior to entering the program! On September 22, Denise was taken from life and from being a wife, daughter, sister, friend, student, researcher, and animal conservationist. She will continue to inspire many of us. We will forever remember her smile—that same great smile which could make us believe that some vegetables may have wings and two legs! Good Bye Denise. �Remembering the Veterans By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer CSUSM has more than 500 veterans among its faculty, staff, and student body. Many students attending school here also have friends and loved ones who are veterans. For them, Veterans' Day carries a special meaning. Unlike other holidays, Veterans' Day is not a festive occasion for backyard barbecues or watching football games. Veterans' Day, which falls on November 11, was established to A look at veterans on campus remember the men and women who served in our nation's defense ASI Executive Vice President and especially those who have Raeanna Wertz was a corporal made the ultimate sacrifice. in the Marine Corps who served from 1982 to 1988. Wertz looked sacrifice that most people take lost their lives on the shores of back on her decision to join the for granted or don't fully under- Normandy, in. naval battles like military, "I didn't realize it at stand." Midway, and on beaches of Iwo the time, but upon reflection, I Tricia Lyon, a Liberal Arts Jima and Okinawa. think serving my country was a major at CSUSM, talked about Shortly after the end of the deep respect she has for veter- WWII, the United States sent My platoon's mission was to I angled away from Nasser, ans because father, O provide protection for a Marine so that I was like the apex of a tri- Mayor Dickheryon, was ceanside troops iifto ferocious combat in Tank company. The "tankers" angle between him and the Iraqis. SEAL who Lerved in aKNavy Korea. In less than three years, orea. 54,000 Americans died in batwere confident they could defeat Then I took a knee and aimed my "My father as lways attends the tles such as Pusan, Inchon, and enemy artillery, tanks, and air- rifle at the advancing men. Again craft, but their blind spot was I screamed, "Kief!" Suddenly, tVeterans'o Do amemorials,f atnd I Chosin Reservoir. Their survi"Dear God, please dealing with ground troops. The three of the Iraqis dropped to the ry to g t ay s many o hem vors commemorated their fiftieth sp said, "You can don't make me shoot tank commander summarized our ground and began praying, but aearnossible," shebout having love anniversary this year. l so much a Later, in Southeast Asia, the duties, "Your job is to keep peo- the fourth continued running at for our country by talking to this manI" ple away from my tanks, at all Nasser. As I followed him with the veterans, especially the older United States engaged in an undeBy: Steve Compian clared war that cost the lives costs." It was a symbiotic rela- my rifle, I thought Dear God. Pride Staff Writer of another 58,000 Americans tionship. The big guns and heavy Please don't make me shoot this ones." Some students have family in Vietnam, including nineteen armor of the tanks provided pro- mart! During the Gulf War, I was u e roops Everything appeared n low members overseas. Veterans' Day women. Those veterans fought an infantry platoon sergeant in tection for Ts unlesswnemyhtave to motion as my mind raced tio csatch can be a painful reminder for against communist aggression in a e ould the Marines. My job was to train pppeared. then wby dismounting up with the unfolding events. I them that peacetime assignments tlie jungle and meddling from rotect the anks and care for sixty-six men, who rom our e t bout firing a warning could escalate into wartime com- superiors in Washington, only operated from three armored per- tfhe groundvehicles atnd asngaging shought amy Marines might have mitments. "It's hard to keep your to return home to an ungrateful on he hot, but sonnel carriers. Two weeks before second day troops. Iww that twe misinterpreted that as a signal mind on your studies, when your country. of the ar the start of the ground war, I was would return the favor. eart is n the The last major war of the cento commence fire. I continued haid one situdent. Indian Ocean," diagnosed with classic gallstone s tury occurred in the Persian Gulf While traveling by one oil shouting other Arabic terms not syndrome and given a choice: go CSUSM professor David that cost the lives of another one s the E nowing if I made Then to Germany for treatment or gut fieldcknown caame to mir's Farm, tkhe tank commander'ssense. came Whitehorse is a Marine Corps hundred forty-nine Americans. It ur a halt. The voice it out. I never saw Germany, but toank onvoy ho s commander barked excit- over the radio at a high pitch as veteran wuringerved wtith dis- was not the first time Americans I would see Kuwait City. tinction d three ours in had died in the Middle East, nor "Green h ordered his We waited near the Saudi- edly,Iraqis are r(my codet unsame), meachine guns. tanks to man their Vietnam, from 1963 to 1972. would it be the last. f unning a rom Kuwaiti border for Iraq to com- oour nine o'clock. Get'em afway In 1983, terrorists killed 241 ur he Iraqi was ess han a un- Whitehorse, who earned a battleply with United Nations sanc- from my tanks!" I grabbed our dredTyards away alnd ctlosing hap- field commission, says his greats marines, sailors and soldiers when r tions and as the deadline passed, Kuwaiti interpreter, Lieutenant idly. In twelve years I had trained est achievement was helping a a truck loaded with explosives we realized the ground war was Nasser, and left the armored per- for every conceivable event, but large number of his men return rammed into the American imminent. So we bowed our sonnel carrier intercept the I p f this one. home safely. He also remembers Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. heads to ask for God's forgive- men. They wereto bout four hun- I did notnotracticetheoradvancing fifty-seven Marines whose names In June 1996, another terrorist a could let a he wall ness and the strength to do what dred yards away and closing. Iraqi near the tanks, but couldn't Vre etched into temorial of the attack cost the lives of eighteen ietnam M in Air Force personnel who died at had to be done (I noticed even I told asser o instruct t shoot an unarmed man. the atheists bowed). Then we to move Nouth ttoward a Phem like garment prevented His rfobe- Washington, D.C. The memorial Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. OW e rom mounted our vehicles and moved collection s point. Nasser began assuming that he wasn'tmarmed. wall contains the names of every On October 12, 2000 the most service person that died in recent terrorist attack occurred into our battle positions. houting aving rantically at I cursed K Marine Corps units pushed tshem. Asatnd wraqis rfan toward us preter forthe little meuwaiti inter- Vietnam. against a U.S. naval vessel. A he I putting i prenorth, along the eastern coast of they shouted back and it sounded dicament while I cried an therayed As a Master Sergeant, bomb exploded against the USS nd p Kuwait. We breached two sets as if they wanted to fight. Again for a way out of the situation. Professor Whitehorse left the Cole, killing seventeen of her of "impenetrable defenses" that I yelled at Nasser, "Tell them to Marines on disability due to crew and injuring thirty-nine oththe Iraqis lined with surface-laid go south!" He ignored me and and Nasser ranottoward tthe Iraqi wounds suffered in combat. Like ers. as they g land mines. We drove through moved away as he continued to I decided either closer sogether, many Vietnam veterans, he still Many other military members omeone the minefields, which were about shout in Arabic. I tried to warn might accuse me waymaking a finds it hard to talk specifically have given their lives in service of a hundred yards wide and sever- them myself by using what little mistake. So I decided to err on about his wounds or how he to our country. From the Spanish al kilometers long, after Marine Ik he ide a I ow- received them. "For twenty years War, to Grenada, to peacekeeping Corps engineer units had cleared Arabic they new, "Kief (halt)]" teredsmy rof humanitywond en lmet. many of us never even spoke missions in Somalia and Bosnia, ignored me. ifle as the lanes for us to cross safely. The Again, situation began spinning Instead of fighting, ttheymhugged about serving in Vietnam. We our veterans continue to answer The - mines reminded me of neatly laid out of control. The four men and kissed each other. Then they just didn't do it," he said. our nation's call to duty. rows of crops, until one disabled were now three hundred yards danced around in a circle, until Also, like many other According to the Department a tank and injured its crew. On away and closing. The tank com- Nasser pointed them south. The veterans on Veterans' Day, of Defense, 650, 954 Americans the other side of the minefields mander became impatient as I Iraqis ran off, waving as they Whitehorse's thoughts are not for gave tlieir lives while fighting were the Iraqis. himself, rather his thoughts are in combat during the twentieth heard him yell over my radio, disappeared into the desert. f g Some Iraqi units offered stiff "Green, what the hell is going I wasn't sure what had just aor tfhose who hoave their lives century. That number does not nd or those w still serve. His include several hundred thousand resistance, but most began sur- on? Get them away from my transpired. Were they Iraqis or rendering en masse. Thousands victors*" I tried catching Nasser, were they friendly Arabs? I didn't message is not to take freedom more who also died in non-comof their soldiers waved anything bat roles or 84,000 Americans f ave m ssess the for granted. white as they signaled their inten- but themweight os my equipment hituationuch tIime to daidn't care. who are missing in action. Many f was s a eally tions. The number surrendering made in eheeel a Ithough aIt him We neededndo rreturn to our vehi- History of Veterans Day and other Americans returned from stuck t sand. yelled t was so unusual it almost over- again, but he continued to scream cle so the convoy could continue veterans of the U.S. the wars disabled; some physiwhelmed us. Seeing them made and he balled his fists at them. moving. cally disabled, some emotionally me feel sad. Many were older The practice of commemo- • disabled* and some both. T ards uwaiti ran toward looking, pot-bellied men who away hey were two hundred ysup- me, Tshe little Ks if looking for rating our veterans began at the Annually, military service and closing. I was miling a could have been anyone's uncles posed to be the one in charge thanks. I gave him a "congratula- end of the World War I. The ide- members continue to risk their or grandfathers. Most were not and yet, I was not in control at tions" between the eyes. Then I alistic hope had been that World lives while serving in the line soldiers at all. would e he "War to end all. The Iraqis continued moving picked him off the desert floor War Iars," as bhetnation mourned of duty, and sometimes during all W t Thousands of them had been toward us, Nasser was screaming by the scruff of the neck and peacetime. This April, nineteen 126,000 Americans who lost their Marines died when the experiplaced there as human sandbags at them, and the tank commander tossed him back into the armored by the Iraqi government. They was screaming at me because the personnel carrier while telling lives in battle. The wars, how- mental MV-22 Osprey aircraft did notfight,nor understood why halted tanks had become vulner- him, "Don't ever get out of the ever, did not end. they were flying in crashed in Sixteen and one-half million Arizona. they were there. They knew, how- able to attack. I wasn't sure if the vehicle again!" The tank comever, they could not return home men were going tofightor if they mander called on the radio for a Americans fought in World War Last December a CH-46 heli(for fear of being executed) until posed a threat to the tanks. So status report. "All secure," I told II where four hundred and seven copter crashed off the coast of we had attacked them. Instead I decided to take a more serious him as we resumed moving in thousand of them died in service. Point Loma killing six Marines More than 295,000 of those deaths and one sailor. A total of 113 serof attackers, we became their posture. the direction of Kuwait City. occurred in battle. Americans vice members died during 1999. liberators. Gulf War Memoirs 0 9 �The Pride Co-Editor Co-lditor Opinion Editor * Graduate lutein faculty Advisor AH opinions and letters to the editor,, and d ecessarily Melanie Addington author,Pride,oonrot fnCalifornia rSepresent the views of The o tate University San Victoria B. Segal! Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority Darcy Walker opinion of The Pride editorial board. Letters to the editors should include an address, layne Braman Madeleine Marshall telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters p ublished in The Pride; represent the opinions of the should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride The Pride electronic mail account, rather than Hie individual California State University San Marcos editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print San Marcos, CA / anonymous letters. 92096-0001 Display and classified advertising in The Pride Phone: (760) 750-611! ' : should not be construed as the endorsement or I II mi — investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. Fax:(760)750-4030 ; E-mail: pride@csusm.edu The Pride reserves the right tcrrejeet any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during http://wwwxsusm.edii/pride the academic year, W hy not S occer at CSUSM? By: Manuel Maldonado and Matthew Wallis Contributing Writers CSUSM has only two sports, golf and track. Two years ago a soccer team was started by a group of six dedicated CSUSM students whose goal was to found a soccer program that would bring attention to the school. The goal of the students was to create a soccer team that would proudly represent CSUSM. The soccer team originally started not as a collegiate team, but as a club team. The team played in the Oceanside league for a year and was very competitive, making it to the playoffs of Division II and placing fourth out of sixteen teams. But winning in a club league was not enough for the team, the students wanted to have a bigger challenge, a chance to play other universities. About one year ago soccer became an official club sport at CSUSM. ASI sponsors the soccer team, but the team players must pay for their own uniforms and their own medical liability insurance. The team has also been promised goal equipment to use on the soccer field in order to host home games, but ASI has not delivered on its promises to the team. The team traveled to CSU Long Beach, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside and Pepperdine University. We performed valiantly against these schools in our first year of competition, and the future could be brighter if ASI would deliver on what they promised. We have now had four away games with other universities but no home games, which was another promise that we are waiting for ASI to fulfill. Tired of asking, "When will the goals arrive?" the team coach offered to pay for the goals out of his own pocket, but he was turned down by the university. While struggling with recruiting players and trying to get a field to play on, the team has managed to stay #live. Our hope and goal of being a competitive team is slowly disappearing since last week the team was informed that all of our home games after November 7, 2000, were cancelled because of defective goals. When we inspected the goals, we found only a scratch. Who is trying to soccer who at CSUSM? As CSUSM students, we have certain rights. We were promised our own goals and at least some home games so that our families and the student body could take pride in the team. We can only dream of the day when a Cal State Cougars' soccer team takes the field. All the members of the team are CSUSM students who take time out of their busy schedules to play soccer. We want the university to recognize that we do extet and that we would like to play some home games. The teams we have played so far have expressed their willingness to play us on ourfieldson a Wednesday or Saturday afternoon when we can get the most support. We urge all CSUSM students to come support our soccer team on NOVEMBER 7 when we take on UCSD atUCSD at 7:00 p.m. The Mangrum Track and Soccer Field are not named just for track but also for soccer. Let's stop the political bureaucracy that is stopping soccer frpm becoming an official sport at Cal State San Marcos. Most students don't even know CSUSM has a soccer team and that we have been representing them for two years. We are putting the word out to gain support for our team. All we are asking for is a few home games so that our families, friends, students and alumni can enjoy a competitive soccer game and cheer on the Cougars. For some of us it's our last season of collegiate soccer and we would like to play on our home field just one last time. WE JUST WANT TO PLAY AT HOME AND EXPAND SOCCER AT CSUSM. Don't Have Time to Write A Letter to the Editor But Still Want to Voice Your Opinion? Check Out Our New Student Survey at: www.csusm. edu/pride are the t nswer m hat o lected b t ast W What Exactly Is a Politician? dquestion:candidatesnceo athey havey tt"hat wure eieverydayoIfficialsisttartowtimeo Ltudenteek's special nterest" say is Survey: Candidates, o folks our S By: Darren Marks Contributing Writer "This is my third time running for office, but I am not a politician." I am running for State Assembly, but I am not a politician." If you were one of the handful of students who bothered to show up to ASI's candidate forum last Thursday outside of the Dome you got to hear our local underdog candidates cling to the opportunity of boring an audience. Absent the front-running Republicans, Libertarian, Natural Law and Democratic Party candidates came ready with long-winded rambling speeches that turn off an already apolitical demographic. The generation infamous for asking presidential candidates whether they preferred boxers or briefs and firing up a unprecedented digital economy sat outside enjoying the Southern California atmosphere seemingly hungry for some mid-day munchies and maybe for a candidate that would speak about issues pertinent to collegiate aged voters. Promising a program for every- thing under the sun, the candidates did not ask if we young people want an oversized intrusive government responsible for running our lives. Like their main party counterparts the predominantly third party dais politicized their issues in hopes that one issue might resonates on your Head and you'd vote for them. If the candidates were for a real change in politics do you think they might have asked how they could represent our (the constituencies) views rather than spoon-feeding us empty promises they know that they cannot deliver on. Could it just be that the days of charismatic leadership are over? When it comes to charisma in our leaders are there any. more JFK's? Reagan's? Heck, I'll even settle for a Clinton when it comes to charisma and reaching out to an audience. Surprisingly the town hall Q&A formatted event turned out to be a candidate lecture followed by a few questions, as a disappointed attendee I guess I can use this article as the forum to filed papers intending to run for office seem quick to duck the term that they are not politicians. Please define what a politician is, why you are not one. Is it not about time that we stop accepting politician's lies about how they are not politicians, put them in their place, remember if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it is not a penguin my friends. I say we should not accept candidates who want to make the term politician a noble phrase once again, as public service is. I am sure we all remember the Maverick independent standing Senator John McCain whom was sick and tired of all the special interest in Washington. Special interest enraged Mr. McCain so deeply he came and left through the back door when the lobbyists threw him million dollar fui\draisers. Or my other favorite example is A1 Gore's lambasting of Hollywood, however Hollywood seems to be good for multimillion dollar if not entertainment. Since it is obvious own large interest group, we could call ourselves Knowledgeable Voters of America. We will not The Pride asked, stand for corruption, empty promises, or Washington's do as I say Who do you not as I do mentality. I promise you the larger we get lobbyists think will will not stand a chance against our group. Generation Xer's could be win the the driving force in politics like presidential we are on the internet, but it would require some actual leg election?" work, I know this sounds like a mean thing to actually ask you to do something extra in your already busy day. You woke up Results: this morning, came to school, picked up a school paper, but did George Bush: 30% you vote yet? If you take a second A1 Gore: 40% to think about it, our electoral process is like prom night back in Ralph Nader: 10% high school. We wait four years Pat Buchanan: 0% for prom, after countless hours of preparing you get all jazzed up Other Third Party for the big night, you s ho# up Candidate: 0% for the event, you find out it was fun but nothing as great as I wish that none you wished it would be. In the end the gullible innocent virgin of them would win: gets screwed by the fast talking 20% smooth date. If you do not like my scenario, go vote. HA VE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO PRIDE@CSUSM.EDU reserve the right not to publishtetters/Mease contact The Pride if yow ate interested in writing news articles. I �Will Smith) appears and per- The Pride Literary come. suades Junah to enter the tournaThe PLS favors student writ* ment. Not only does Vance cadSupplement itxg Staff and faculty contribudie for Junah, but he also wants to tions will also be considered. help Junah rediscover his swing. Photos or images (black and Vance tells Junah that every man white preferred) of other artwork has one authentic swing, and he will also be accepted as an simply has to find it. enhancement or as an alternative While playing, Vance tells to manuscripts. Please submit Junah that golf is a game that can- • -Tha^ . Pride; ... Literary images and text using the follownot be won, only played. Vance's Supplement (BtS)^ a publication ing instoctiom stu? advice is very, true but it takes a while for Junah to learn this. Adelle still loves Junah but Junah K^-^ ^ Si^torijft' ^ MUndicopy, with has been unable to let go of the •..disciplines, pursued • your name appearing cmly on $ burdens of the war. Vance helps ioyef s fet m i mmy title, your uscripte of up fo 3000 words mailing address, e-mail, him with that as well. By the start of the final round, number, and major or graduate field of study to: : M Junah has begun to work through ^ thai 4U& teadk his burdens and rediscovers not only his swing, but also his heart. It is after these rediscoveries that the greatest golf tournament in judges history can finally begin. The film is well directed and fileattachment(MS W o M ) t o | | story oriented. Many people find golf boring to watch, but there is Submissions: $ubmmwn$ are ciiirently enough humor and drama going on to make the golf scenes inters | being accepted for ttm iipcofeing An electronic c ^y oil a ' 7 S 1 8 esting. The actors all give strong I Pride PC-fornaatted disk will also b ^jM performances, particularly Smith 1forms of literary writing—expos- accepted. Mkniisoripts or d isks1|| who is calm and sophisticated ] itory, critical, theoretical and cre- will not be returned. in this movie as opposed to the j ative writing - are encouraged. roles that he is known for play- | Authors should avoid highly ing. Perhaps Smith is becoming | technical language, critical jar- Deadline forsubmissions: a serious actor? Charlize Theron ) gon, foreign, or mathematical plays her role of Adelle very well | language. When technical terms / V / I V ^ I f f h d ? V 1 ( 1 1W and proves that she is a star on 1are" essential, they should be the rise and one to watch for in I explained to the reader. nformation, conthe future. The Legend ofBaggar | References to critical literature, tact For furtheroiffice by e-mail at The Pride Vance is rated PG-13 and has a |where necessary, should be parrunning time of 127 minutes. enthetical. APA, MLA, Chicago, ptride@csusm.edu, or by phone and all other formats are wel- a (760) 750-611L CALL FOR PAPERS Legend ofBagger Vance photo courtesy ofDreamworks B aggar V ance is Truly L egendary By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer Damon) was the best golfer in Savannah, and he won every tournament until he was called off Robert Redford creates visu- to fight in World War II, Junah ally appealing films. Though is traumatized by the war and most of his work is good, he some- disappears for ten years. When times drags a film on for three he returns to Savannah, he is a hours, like The Horse Whisperer. broken-down drunk that has lost With The Legend of Baggar his swing. Vance, however, Redford has suc- Meanwhile, the love of his ceeded in making a film that life, Adelle (played by Charlize could have been poorly dragged Theron) has set up a tournament out to three hours, but istipleas- on her father's golf course in ant two-hours in length and is a which the winner will receive ten sure contender for Best Picture thousand dollars. Adelle's father of the Year. had amassed a huge debt and The story of Baggar Vance then shot himself, leaving Adelle is told by an old man (played by to deal with the creditors. She Jack Lemmon) who was a young sells almost everything she owns boy during the Great Depression. to raise the ten grand to hold The narrator recalls the tale of the the golf tournament. Adelle then greatest golf match ever played goes out and convinces legendary in Savannah, Georgia during this golfers Bobbie Jones and Walter time. Hagan to play in her tournament. Junah (played by Matt Baggar Vance (played by | | ;~ I V A Literary Presentation of Gorky's Images: r i The Blues: Whiskey Delight The Poetry of Jerome Rothenberg By Christopher F. Orman Loaded with disjointed imag- By: Melanie Addington viding a comfortable and sooth- Lane likes old school jazz and Pride Staff Writer es, Rothenberg conspicuously Pride Editor ing blues sound. With cover alternative," says Meregillano. represented surrealism in words songs like "Have you ever loved He believes that his "biggest Approximately thirty people while loading each rhythmic line Everybody loves the blues. At a woman," "Bad like Jessie influences for the band are probattended Jerome Rothenberg's with verbal textures; thus push- least with a band like Whiskey, d ably A W poetry reading on November 3 ing the listener toward a multi- everyone should love the blues. A James," "Mellow Wown easy," Buddylbert King, T-boneing,alker, and "Crossroads," hiskey goes Guy, Freddie K and at CSUSM. Rothenberg's poetry, tude of plausible connotations. delightful down and dirty sound, down smooth. Brian Setzer." Meregillano adds, being a mix of surrealistic imagThe most captivating moment Whiskey provides great enterWhen asked about the band's "As far as singing, I really like es with multitudes of allusions, of the evening came with Rothen- tainment for an evening Elvis, Tom Jones, and offered the listener a refreshing berg's last poem; a translated out. The band is still Jim Morrison." glimpse into life's most doleful Navajo song for horses. At the considered to be in its When asked about experiences. beginning of the poem Rothen- infancy stage after being Whiskey's plans for Echoing the sentiments of berg emphatically crooned and together for only for ten the future, Meregillano T.S. Eliot, Rothenberg described chanted, forcing the audience months, yet its chemistry states that the "next his poetry as, "dependent upon to follow every word being spo- misleads you into thinkset date is December the work of others in an attempt ken. By purposefully drawing out ing the members have 3, we're, doing a toy to let the past come into the pres- words, such as "you," Rothen- known each other forrun for the Vietnam ent." Throughout the evening, berg could closely adhere to the" ever. Vets Motorcycle Club." the names of surrealistic painters musicality of the Navajo song; Ifirstheard Whiskey When asked why they such as Arshille Gorky and Paul therefore, creating a proper rep- this past February at the are waiting so long Klee collided with the writing resentation of Navajo poetics. Pounders Bar in to play, Meregillano of Dante and John Milton. Such With over fifty books of poet- Escondido at one of its replied that, "there are a mix of artistic allusions gave ry published, Jerome Rothenberg first gigs, and the band some shows coming the audience poetry layered in has habitually interwoven his was nervous. But lying up before that but the meaning. artistic and literary interests into underneath all that nerdates are not conMidway through the evening, his work. Currently working on vous tension was the firmed yet. [Also,] Rothenberg read some of his translations of Pablo Picasso's makings of a great blues J some time in infamous Gorky poems. Each poe^y written from 1935 to 1956, band. Lead singer Gino I November we will go poem had the same title as Rothenberg admitted that no lit- Meregillano sang from into the studio to a Gorky painting. Rather than erary interest remains separated deep within what pain lies Whiskey photo courtesy of Gino Meregillano recordfiveoriginal songs simply describing the painting, from his work, as he reiterated, "I in his heart. Meregillano t be] sed a new Rothenberg created scenes of have so many academic pursuits jokes, "I think I sound like musical choices, lead singer and demo." Hoe a[dds, uWe ws arecord " emotional distraught from the and most of them will influence some kind 'a bastarf Thlld^ rf , gukarist Gino Meregillano point- more a little later and illroduce p painting's title and Gorky's choice my work. It is only natural for Elvis, Dwight Yoakam, and Jim ed out that, "we play mostly <stan- an entire CD with everything on of color and brush strokes. One [Picasso's] work to become part Morrison." Drummer Russ Noel, dards.'" I prefer that to "covers of Rothenberg's Gorky poems, of my work," Like a mad jazz per- in his Beatlesque manner, because covers implies contem- it." Drummer Russ Noel just fin"The Diary of a Seducer," alludes former, Jerome Rothenberg will drummed soul into the songs. porary music like pop or rock ished taping, "Who Wants to be a to one of Gorky's paintings, add more remarkable artwork to Cristy Tomcik is quite talented etcetera. We do have about eight Millionaire?" and his show will Kierkegaard, and the angels of our world and continue educat- as she blew on her sax. Cristy's original songs that we mix up in air sometime in November or medieval magic. The poem con- ing the masses by default. It is boyfriend, Lane Walker, plays the set." D Whiskey is influenced by a early o ecember. more about this tained images and poetic-literary conceivable that a listener of his bass. T find out goals quite similar to Andre Bret- poetry would be inspired to read Since that first night, variety of musicians, including l to find on's poems inspired by Joan Dante or to examine Gorky's Whiskey has mellowed into their Louis Jordan, Brian Setzer, and aocal blues band orshows, vout bout upcoming isit paintings, and as such, Rothen- surroundings. The band's new- B.B. King "Russ is into the Whiskey on their web site, Miro's "Constellations." berg achieved his goal. relaxed state lends a hand in pro- Beatles, Christy is into swing, www.whiskeyblues.com. �November 6-10 Wednesday, November 8 Berlin Wall Exhibition American Indian Student Alliance General Meeting Location: Palm Court Careers for Science/Math Majors Location: Craven Hall 4201 Time: 2pm-3pm Location: Library Conference Find out about occupational A week of celebration sponsored Room opportunities for math and sciby the German Program and the 3pm-4:30pm ence majors German Club. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 environment fall 2000 politics Veteran's Day https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/282e8b70fa48547c8602d38d2f6be889.pdf fd224be9bf73dbdcbf9fa3d63382fd74 PDF Text Text http ://www.csusm.edu/pride The Pride Vol VIII No. 12/ Tuesday, November 14,2000 California State University San Marcos After Hours P olitical Afberniath: The Shuttle a Safe Ride By: Tiaca Carter Pride Staff Writer Presidential Indecision Leads to Major Rally Downtown By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer On Saturday, November 11, over one hundred people gathered in front of San Diego City College to protest the recent presidential elections. "At this point, I don't care who the president is, but I want somebody in there soon. I don't like the way it's effecting the stock market," said CSUSM business major Danica Howard in reference to the delayed results of the presidential election.. San Marcos student, Bennett Hope, wants to see Bush emerge as the victor. "If Gore gets elected, it's very likely this world will go down the. tubes. I think I may have voted for Bush out of fear that this country is becoming, far too liberal." Emphatically non-partisan, the rally was originally designed for those demanding a re-vote, or hand re-count, but it soon became the locus for all facets of political opinion, creating a local microcosm of American electoral debate. An organizer of the event, Bob Jellison remarked that the event is important for "making sure people get a chance to vote fairly." . Republicans, Democrats, Greens, Socialists, and Independents were all present and well armed with bullhorns, and cardboard signs. With their catchy rhyming slogans, they created an audible spectacle for news media, local police, cars and pedestrians, and later marched around downtown. Why the protest? Due to this being only the fourth time in the history of the United States that the electoral vote has disagreed with the popular vote, compounded with the atmosphere of ballot confusion and litigation in Florida, the election has led to mass confusion and outrage from citizens across the country. Similar non-partisan and spontaneously organized protests occurred »Article Continued on page 2 CSUSM German Club's Berlin Wall exhibit was on display in Palm Court last week in honor of the tenth anniversary of the unification ofGermany. Photo courtesyofDarcy Walker CSUSM German Club R emembers the Wall Ten years after German Unification By: Darcy Walker Pride Staff Writer To commemorate the opening of the Berlin Wall and the 10th anniversary of the unification of Germany, CSUSM's German Club constructed a replica of the wall and hosted a discussion with a German Consul. The Berlin Wall exhibition was on display in Palm Court last week. Led by German Club Vice President Jennifer Nowotny and faculty advisor Astrid Ronke, students from the club constructed and painted the wall over a period of several weeks. From a distance, German graffiti and brightly colored designs drew attention to the wall. A closer look revealed political cartoons, quotes from German citizens and startling facts. The names of the 80 people who died trying to cross into the West during the years of the wall, 1961 to 1989 were posted. East German soldiers shot many of these people. One died while trying to sail over the wall in a hot air balloon. The sad yet amazing history of a people divided kept Jennifer Nowotny engaged in the project. " I have a greater respect for residents who grew up with the wall in Berlin/' said Nowotny. She added, "I hope others who came to see the wall walked away knowing something they didn't know before." On Monday evening, November 6, the public was iavited t o a discussion led by Dr. Michael Wolff of the German Consulate in Los Angeles. Dr. Wolff talked about the challenges of the unification, which have taken longer to meet than citizens first expected. "In Germany we now have a new capitol, a new government and a new currency. What else can you change in a country?" said Wolff. He explained that population growth, unemployment and a new singlemarket economy based on the Euro have proven to be big adjustments for Germans over the last ten years. With new income from the sale of wireless phone licenses and many foreign investments, the economy is now strengthening, according to Wolff. Once occupied by internal problems, Germany was mostly uninvolved in European or global matters, explained Dr. Wolff. "After this process of political decocooning," he said, "Germany is taking on more political and military responsibility, like participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina " Taking place on the eve of our elections, the discussion naturally turned to politics. Dr. Wolff and Professor Ronke talked with guests about German politics and how they compare with our own. Some of the differences they pointed out were that Germany has five major parties and averages 80-90% voter turnout. Dr ! §i§ h i Electoral Process Student Pag&2 11 111 Wolff mentioned that the Green Party, whose style was the brainchild of Americans in the 1970's, has becbme one of the strongest parties in Germany. Gabrielle Luebeck, a member of the German Club, brought a chunk of the Berlin Wall that she and her husband auspiciously acquired on a 1990 visit to Germany. The concrete slab is plastered with a notice, which Dr. Wolff translated. It is a warning from the East German border patrol telling people to stay away from the wall. The German Club is planning a traditional. German Christmas celebration. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Nowotny at jnowotny@csusm.edu. If you want information about joining the German Club, please email Professor Ronke at aronke@csusm.edu. v.' - V :• . ...... . W 'i A piece of the original Berlin Wall Photo courtesy ofDarcy Walker % Not many people have taken advantage of the services of security escorts. A CSO security shuttle van is provided every night to escort students to their cars. From 5:30pm to 10:30pm a Community Service Officer (CSO) uses a van as an escort vehicle to give students rides directly to their cars. Prior to beginning operations of this nightly security shuttle van, security escorts have always been available 24 hours a day. Last semester during a routine meeting between CSOs, one officer questioned why more people were not using the security escort services. It was suggested that the escort vehicle that was being used could only safely hold three people and was not big enough for escorting students to their vehicles. Shortly after that, a van was used in place of the car. The van used for the nightly security shuttle is the same van used for the daytime shuttle. It has three bench seats and a passenger seat, which all together can hold ten people. In addition to the security shuttle van holding more people, it is also wheelchair "Once students are made aware of it, they'll use it," says Officer Bill McCullough. accessible. The van is also more visible than a car and gives the feeling that you are only being escorted to your car, rather than being driven to the station for questioning. Since the security shuttle van came into use, the amount of students that have begun to use it as an escort has increased. Statistics from the CSUSM Department of Public Safety show that last fall semester, from August 1999 to November 1999, there were only 53 total responses to escort incidents before the presence of the CSO shuttle van service. This semester, August 2000 to November 2000, there have been 124 total responses to escorts responded by a combination of officers and CSOs. Despite the increase of escort incidents, the fact that not many people know about the availability of the nightly shuttle still concerns some CSOs and campus police officers. »Article continues on page 2 | ^ Fjitcrtainmcnt Opinion Page 6-7 ? Calendar �NIationaltheNayout of but it does not help in the elecews n Palm Beach l Gore supporters rally. Photo by Nathan Fields decade of experience in California's electoral college, addressed the crowd by asserting, "The electoral college has outlived its use»Article Cont from page 1 fulness and should be consigned to the scrapheap of Constitutional simultaneously in nearly 100 cities across the nation, and repeat history." protests are scheduled to be held Outcome in Florida Saturday, November 18, if a decision is still pending. Whoever wins Florida will "This protest represents peobecome the 43rd president of the ple from a ir across the country, from Tennessee to California, United States. Both Democratic who are outraged about what Vice President A1 Gore and appears to anyone with common Republican Governor George W. sense to be an election that is Bush need to win Florida's 25 flawed, that is so riddled with electoral votes to secure a majorirregularities that it calls into ity of the 538 electoral college to question the outcome," explained reach the White House. CSUSM education major, Vicky Cavataio, a local organizer Carissa Campos said, "I think it is of the event. A Strong group of Bush sup- very interesting, actually. I think porters were quickly diffused by we should allow Palm Beach to this non-partisan effort. Of this vote again because the ballot was group, Pete Anderson shouted, confusing. I don't know why the "The ballot is fine: We have to Republicans would be opposed to stop demonizing; Republicans are having a recount by hand when decent people. I don't see why that's the most fair way to do we have to drag this into court things. The republicans want to run away while the inaccurate and get lawyers involved." Jason Rosenberg, President of vote is theirs." Under Florida's electoral law, the Democratic Society at SDSU remarked that, "Bush's opposi- a recount is mandatory*if the tion to the recount seems abso- results of the two candidates differ lutely undemocratic and uripresi- by 0.5% or less. Governor Bush's current lead in Florida polls totals, dential." The presence of San Diego less than 300 votes. An automatic attorney Kim Cox, incumbent recount of some six million votes chair of California's electoral col- was ordered, but this process lege, further changed the focus of has been further complicated by of voting the rally. Cox, wielding over a allegations irregularities. Political Rally ^ l i t l l l l l l l l P l i U ^ l i n n the actual ballot paper is being blamed for thousands of miscast votes, as the design appears to have confused many people into voting for the wrong candidate, voting for two candidates, or casting no vote at all. For these reasons, an estimated 19,000 votes were disregarded because the computers that counted the votes deemed them invalid. The design of the Palm Beach ballot was not used anywhere else in Florida. Floridians claim other election difficulties that potentially skewed the vote. "I think the electoral process y/as very unorganized, and I don't rule out corruption in Florida's case," said Effie Rengpian, CSUSM business major, The irregularities can be significant to the outcome of the election. Some Democratic Party supporters are calling for a fresh presidential ballot in Palm Beach County because of what they describe as a "major breakdown in the electoral process." It is possible that a judge could call for a revote in the most disputed precincts. Alternatively, those who did vote might be called in to recast their ballot. Electoral College v. The People Some experts have suggested that the Electoral College might not elect the presidential candidate who actually receives the most votes. This is because 48 states award all their electoral votes to the winner, regardless of a narrow margin of victory. Only two states—Nebraska and Maine—allocate electoral votes proportionately. This raises the possibility that a candidate could narrowly win a number of big states and get the most electoral votes and yet lose the popular vote. For instance, Texas Gov. George W. Bush enjoys a huge 30% lead in his native state. That would benefit him if the president were elected by a popular vote, i made? toral vote, since whoever receives the most votes in Texas will win all of that state's 32 electoral votes. A1 Gore, on the other hand, has relatively narrow leads in several big states, including California. As long as he gets more votes than Bush in California, Gore will take all of that state's 54 electoral votes. It does not matter whether the margin of victory was one vote or one million votes. Three times in election history a candidate has won the popular vote but lost the election. In 1824, Andrew Jackson won both the popular and the electoral vote. But, no one in the four-man race won a majority, or more than 50%, in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives decided the outcome. The House picked John Quincy Adams, who had come in second in the popular and electoral votes. In 1876, Samuel J. Tilden won 51% of the popular vote, while Rutherford B. Hayes captured 48%. Hayes, however, won 185 electoral votes, while Tilden got 184. A special electoral commission picked Hayes to be president. In 1888, Benjamin Harrison became president by winning 233 electoral votes, even though he received only 47.8% of the popular vote. His opponent, GrOver Cleveland, garnered 48.6% of the popular vote, yet received only 168 electoral votes. There are a total of 538 electors. In December, the electors meet in each state's capital to formally elect the president. While electors are supposed to vote in accordance with their state's voters, they do not always do so. Current events show these electors can thwart the popular will, and it has in the past. Each time the Electoral College loser has been a democrat. With the margin of victory so narrow, the votes of an estimated 2,300 non-resident voters could be crucial. Army personnel and Americans living overseas are entitled to vote. Their ballot papers have to be date stamped on Election Day, 7 November, and have up to ten days to be sent from all over the world. The federal case presented by George W. Bush's campaign is scheduled to be heard Monday, November 13, at 9:30am Eastern time in Miami by U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks, a Democrat appointed to the bench for life four years ago by President Clinton. Regardless of Middlebrook's ruling, the decision could be appealed, possibly all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. With legal challenges pending and postal votes still in transit, a final result of the Florida ballot is highly unlikely to be declared before November 17. Many officials, urging a hurried decision, are concerned that the electoral delay appears as a black mark on American democracy, or is decreasing the authority of the eventual victor. But many San Marcos students, as well as an estimated three quarters of Americans, agree with student Rachel Crouthamel: "I don't think Gore is being a whiner. Gore has every right to make sure that whoever won, did so legitimately. It's a really tough situation, but one that is necessary to the process of democracy, and I don't think .we should rush into things." A CSUSM study-abroad student from Japan, Yukari Tamura, called the process "exciting. I've never seen an election so close. In Japan, citizens have no part in the election of the executive, so people have less interest in politics. But here, everyone is interested in the movement of government; everyone knows about politics and has their own ideas When will a decision be and opinion^'. 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The van takes students Students are still walking to d i r e c t l y t o t h e i r c a r s n o m a t t e r their cars at night unaware that w h e r e t he Y are parked at on camthey can get a ride without hav- p u s ( i n c l u d i n S t h e SMACC building to call and request an escort i n g ^ 11 i s free, it is safe, it is or wait for an officer to pick t h e r e w i t h o u t request, it's easier them up. than walking, so use it! �T he P ride —— — _ Local News — Tuesday, November 14,2000 3 ^-r- San D iego Woman Swims in Sydney: The Story of One C ollege Student's Road to Winning By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor There were thousands of athletes at the Paralympic games in Sydney, each with an amazing story to tell. Although it would take much more than a few words in an article to sum up the courage, bravery, and true sportsmanship that persisted throughout these games, I would like to attempt to do so by telling the story of one courageous woman athlete. At twenty-three years old, Paralympic silver medallist Melanie Benn has survived a lifethreatening illness and has been an inspiration to everyone who meets her. was really low, and then the next thing I knew I had three and four IV's coming out from everywhere and doctors surrounding me. And that's when I knew something was really wrong."* According to a 1996 issue of the Humboldt Lumberjack, meningcoccus "affects one in 100,000 of the general population. For those people who become infected, only about 20 percent get as sick as Benn did." Meningcoccus is contagious and spreads through close contact, like coughing, sneezing, kissing, or sharing a cigarette. It is quite rare, however, to have more than 350-400 cases in California / a year. In a 1996 San Diego Union-Tribune article, Melanie's doctor, Dr. Hansbrough was quoted as saying, "Nobody understands why initially these patients are just a little bit sick and then suddenly they're almost dead. It's incomprehensible." Within a couple of months, Melanie contracted gangrene and lost a part of all four of her limbs, had severe kidney failure, and then had more operations to replace patches of skin. She was released from UCSD hospital on March 8,1996, and transferred to a rehabilitation center for therapy and kidney dialysis. Melanie was readmitted four times for seizures, sepsis, and pancreatitis. With medication, gall bladder surgery, and after her father donated his kidney to her, Melanie's health improved. Due to the severity of Melanie's illness, however, she will always have to control her health through medication. The long road to recovery Melanie braves meningcoccal meningitis After Melanie began to recover, she transferred her Humboldt College credits to SDSU, worked overtime and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She then took a year off from school to practice walking on her prosthetic legs. Every fall season Melanie competes in the La Jolla Challenged Athletes competition. She uses the muscles in her upper back and shoulders, deltoids and stomach to propel herself forward, gracefully gliding through the water. Her coach, Alan Voisard, swims along side her to support and cheer her on. Above: Melanie Benn moments after helping the USA relay team win the silver medal. Left: Melanie on her first set of prosthetic legs after the illness. Below: Melanie's last school photo before she became ill. All photos courtesy ofMelanie Addington A t a pool in Kearny Mesa where she practices, Melanie met Joe McCarthy, a quadriplegic swimmer and student at Mesa College. Joe had crashed into a sandbar while surfing in 1996. While in the hospital, the doctor turned on the television and showed him the Paralympic games. "McCarthy couldn't believe it, at that moment he realized that he to swim c ompetitively and pledged to himself that he was going to be on the 2000 P a r a ! ym p i c team," according to the Paralympic Athlete profile website. Joe convinced Melanie to compete with him in a swimming meet in April to try to qualify for the nationals. She reluctantly went and they both qualified. "He then talked me into going to Indiana [nationals]," said Melanie. At the national swimming trials held in June, both Melanie and Joe qualified for the Paralympic swim team. Melanie Benn was a freshman at Humboldt College when she almost died. She had just arrived home to Rancho Penasquitos for winter break when she started feeling ill. "I had a headache, and I felt like I had theflu,"said Melanie in a 20/20 broadcast report. As a rash appeared! on Melanie's arm, her mother, Candie, became quite worried. Candie, Melanie, and her sister, Jessica, rushed to the emergency room just in time. Melanie had contracted a rare form of meningcoccal bacterial infection. "By the time we got there she Swimming in Sydney was going into shock," Candie said, "Her blood pressure was In the Paralympics, athletes dropping, her veins were receive classifications for their collapsing, she could no longer range of disabilities. Melanie was walk." Melanie was taken to the classified as an S4. For swimIntensive Care Unit. mers, the range is usually from "I just remember saying 'my S2 to SI, Melanie's S4 classifilegs are hurting, my legs are cation meant that the hands or hurting,' and nobody could really legs were affected. According to grasp how sick I was until they Melanie, it is the "broadest cattook my temperature," said Joe McCarthy smiles after a good swim egory.. .because so many differMelanie, "and my temperature at the Paralympic games in Sydney. ent disabilities are in it." The 2000 Paralympics was Melanie's first international competition. As an advocate for the meningitis vaccination, especially for college students, Aventis Pharmaceutical Company gave her enough money to take all of her friends and family to Sydney, Australia to support her. A group of ten family members five competitions, the 50 freestyle, 100 free-style, 50 backstroke and two relay races. In all five competitions, Melanie did well enough in the morning heat to qualify for the evening's medal race. The relay competition included four swimmers from four different classifications. The American swimmers worked together and won the silver medal. Although Melanie did not medal in the rest of her competitions, she was able to leave Australia knowing that she was one of the top eight Paralympic swimmers for her classification. Melanie returned home in time for the Challenged Athletes on Sunday, November 5, but rather than competing, showed her support this year by cheering on other swimmers. What does the future hold for Melanie? Aside from being a strong, courageous, independent female, Melanie is also a twenty-three year old who sneaks M&M's and pizza when she is supposed to be in training. She is a daughter who, although divorced* stand side by side cheering her on in everything she does. She is a big sister that loves her sister Jessica more than anything else. She is godmother who wheels her godson around in her chair, and provides him with more wisdom and understanding than most kids have a chance to experience. She is a friend to those of who are lucky enough to have her in their lives. Melanie is currently attending UCLA Graduate School to get her master's in Social Welfare. Eventually, she plans to work in the social sciences, as either a counselor or therapist for disabled children. When asked what she hopes to do after graduation, she jokes, "sit on the beach and do nothing." For Melanie, like so many others that competed in the Paralympics this year, the future is a bright one. *From abcnews.com The Unknown Killer: What is Meningitis and who is at risk? �Taco Shop Poets and Professor David Avalos A Word to the Educators By: Marianne Goyette Contributing Writer Southwestern Community College put on a show Halloween night with CSUSM professor David Avalos and the Taco Shop Poets. David Avalos' work as an artist has inspired many more people that exist beyond this academic setting, and his involvement in education is not solely defined by the standards of traditional methods of learning. He says he is a "Johnnycome-lately to Chicano/a Art." Avalos was invited by Salvador Barajas and Arturo Roman to hang out at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in San Diego during the summer of 1974. Avalos also served an apprenticeship with Guillermo Aranda and Antonia Perez. By 1990 Avalos no longer considered himself a Chicano artist and, instead, described himself to one newspaper art critic as "a Chicano doing an impersonation of ail artist." Avalos' work is varied and he has created "psychocatholic Chicano fetishes" and received the CAC Fellowship for his poems and meditations on "life events ecstatic or otherwise." For example, Avalos' "Birth of Xima" evokes his first child's passage through her mother's birth canal and the significance of the birth for him. His life and work have also inspired the Taco Shop Poets. The members of the Taco Shop Poets are Adrian Arancibia, M i c h a el Fig g i n s , Benny Heron, Skip Howlitt, Gabr i el Nunez , Tomas .Riley and Miguel Angel Seria. When I attended the show at the Mayan Hall, I felt as if I entered a lecture space that was more free and diverse than what I normally encounter at Cal State San Marcos. The audience was very interactive with the poets. The Taco Shop Poets were able to pull out the ideas and feelings of the audience about such issues as race and education. The poets did this by making the audience join in and create their own style of poetry and voice. The poets' method is based on music and a kind of stream of consciousness. In this state of creativity, the poets addressed emotions and feelings about what it is to be hidden within the framework of society. The reasoning is based on the theories expressed by Taco Shop Poet member Adrian Arancibia in his work "Notes on Educational Prax." Here a rea few excerpts from his writing. "Ifeel we must continue to be critical of the mechanisms of the upper class here in the United States, but at the same time be Critical of the poor working class. Are Chicano/Latinos and African-Americans complacent in their existence? We see that ignorance is not bliss because this person's ufreedom" comes at a price; someone else's oppression. This does not mean that a critical thinker looks solely outside her/his reality. Insteadcritical thinkers must also constantly be critical of themselves while understanding that actingfor survival does not mean one has to act complicity and be co-opted by her/his oppressor Arancibia addressed the rea- A Look Around San Marcos: son for using art to create personal change. He believes that if you write out your feelings then you begin to gain access to your identity. For the Taco Shop Poets and David Avalos, this identity is intertwined with the role of teacher and activist, "In thinking back at how I write my poetry, I find that the subtle quality of writing no longer. exists. It becomes the framework for who I am," stated Arancibia. "This is why writing and reading my work is so empowering. Every human being must have this power." Arancibia is also a teacher who believes that "every educator should understand that they have the power to enact real change and end oppression. He questioned whether the community leaders and intellectuals are moving away from their cultural community by becoming academics. He said, "We as intellectuals within oppressed communities understand the lack of 'negative dialectic' (as Marcuse calls it). We see there are too few people questioning issues and problems that directly affect our community." During the session of spo- ken word I noticed a sense of community among the audience and the performers. It was a union not based upon race, education or social status. It was a collective spirit that was interested in exploring the freedom that is possible from diversity and individualism. That seems to sound like a paradox but it becomes apparent when one looks at art as both a personal and public interaction. Another poet named Tomas Riley explored this dichotomy in his poem, "Movement: Freestyles for the Dying Sun": Movement finds a moment in repose a mass unanswered prayer of signs and sirens break beats booming off a red sun caught between the upkeep and the downstroke moving mementos on a 45 waxing oh-no-myth-opaeic when the needle hits the groove old heads bouncing to the bank close to the real estate For more information on the poets, visit www.tacoshoppoets .org. This site offers an array of information about the Taco Shop Poets. If you have interest in learning more about this method of education and art, you can enroll in any of David Avalos's classes during the spring semester. Self Releases Toy CD "Gizmodgery" Part in World Ensemble By: Chelsea Louro Pride Staff Writer The Palomar World and Drum Ensemble gave an amazing performance at Palomar College on the nights of November 3 and 4. Both shows sold out and were standing room only. The Palomar World and Drum ensemble consists of 20 dancers and ten percussionists who are directed by dance professor PatriceAnn Mead and drum instructor Mark Lamson. The entire night was full of excitement, energy and emotion, and I found it very educational to learn about the traditions and customs of other cultures. There were ten performances throughout the night. The first half of the show focused on traditional and interpretational representations of AfroCuban dance. One performance was called "Festival" and was an interpretation of Afro-Cuban and Caribbean movement. This piece was choreographed to the traditional rhythm of "macuta" from Cuba. The second half of the show focused on music and dance of Afro-Brazilian origin. One of my favorite performances was called "Their Voices," a modern piece with an ethnic flair. PatriceAnn Mead choreographed this piece to bring awareness of the millions of starving and homeless children in the favellas of Brazil. The dancers portrayed the pain that these children endure everyday. Other dances performed throughout the night included the samba, originally from Brazil; capoeira, a dance that is an AfroBrazilian martial art; and the gaga, a traditional dance from Cuba. The gaga dance showed how African slaves were brought to Cuba to work in the sugar cane fields. CSUSM student Erin Reyes has participated in these dance classes for four years. Reyes says she has become very educated in these customs and traditions and loves learning about these cultures. If you ever have the chance to see the World and Drum ensemble perform again, take a chance on it. I was really impressed by the hard work of these students and how enjoyable it was to be part of something culturally different. These classes are available at Palomar College. The ethnic class, an introduction to Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian movement is class 1230, and the performance class for the World and Drum dance is class 430. By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer inside of a Chucky Cheese restaurant or of watching my little brother play video games. Self has just released its Worse, the vocals, which confourth CD titled "Gizmodgery" tained the lyrical content of from current hipSpongebath pop songs, llBi iliBliliiigF P |gg I I11IP Ji , > HI Records. The s o und e d album's 13 similar to a songs (12 plus m asculine oneradio-friendversion of ly repeat) were Cher. made entirely by But, as I using children's sit and bag toys, such as the on this Little Tikes T ennesseeX ylophone 5 1 , based band Mattel's Disney for trying to Piano*, My First Photo courtesy of be unique, Shaver* and assortKii Arens at Zoink! remember ed talking animals. this, I do not More thai; 40 different toys in play in a band, I can't sing, and all (listed on the CD's cover) I am obviously a very frustrated were mixed together, sometimes individual. Don't take everything simultaneously, to manufacture I say verbatim. Selfs unique sound. If you have $13 buy the CD, After giving the disc two maybe you'll like it. But don't minutes of my unbridled attenwhine when the guy at the used to, I ^ u t it Off. I could take no section in _ ou's Records lI L aughs more The chddren's instruments when you try to sell it back, reminded me of the acoustics �By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer tor that stole his life. Another Total Recall for Schwarzenegger. Tony Goldwyn co-stars in the With fewer than seven weeks film. Directed by Roger remaining in the year, holiday Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never movies and Oscar hopefuls will Dies). Columbia Pictures. soon be released in theaters. Here is a preview of the fall and winter Unbreakable—A man with films: degenerative bone disease helps the sole survivor of a train.wreck discover why the survivor escaped unscathed. This highly anticipated thriller was directed by M. Night Shamalan (The Sixth Sense). Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson star in the film. Touchstone Pictures. November Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who and Jim Carrey as the Grinch How the Grinch Stole Christmas—Jim Carrey stars as the evil Grinch in this film, probably one of the most highly anticipated holiday films for both children and adults. Directed by Ron Howard (Ed TV). Universal Pictures. 102 Dalmatians—Cruella DeVil continues her quest for a Dalmatian f ur coat with help from designer Jean Pierre Le Pelt. Glenn Close and Gerard Depardieu star in the film. Directed by Kevin Lima (Tarzan). Walt Disney Pictures. Red Planet—The Earth's resources have been depleted and a team of astronauts is sent to Mars to fiflish making the red planet the ultimate gated-community. Unfortunately a crash landing, some unfriendly forms, and a menace-surveying robot are there to make problems for the astronauts. Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore and Carrie-Ann Moss star in the film. Directorial debut by Antony Hoffman. Warner Brothers. Men of Honor—Cax\ Brashear becomes the first black Master Diver in the Navy, despite opposition from a training officer. Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro star in the film. Directed by George Tillman Jr. 20th Century Fox. The 6th Day—When a pilot returns home, he finds his clone blowing out his birthday candles. Now the pilot (played by Arnold Schwarznegger) must evade goons sent by the DNA duplica- she is forced to choose between her husband and the man she hired to save him. Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe and David Morse §tar in the film. Directed by Taylor Hackford (The Devil's Advocate). Warner Brothers. The Yards—An ex-con seeks a job from his uncle, but his best friend lures him into a world of corruption and murder that is all too familiar. Mark Wahlberg, James Caan and Joaquin Phoenix star in the film. Directed by James Gray (Little Odessa). Original Sin—Antonio Banderas Miramax Pictures. stars as a coffee plantation owner [ in Cuba that sends for a mail | order bride who is more attractive than the photo appears. Their passion ignites along with the fear that appearances can, be deceiving. Angelina Jolie co-stars in the film. Directed by Michael Cristofer (Gia). MGM. Quills^-The Marquis de Sade, the notorious author of 120 days of Sodom, writes under the watchful eye of a guard while confined in an asylum. A chambermaid helps the writer smuggle out his salacious manuscripts but an emissary of Napoleon arrives to stop him. Geofrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix and Michael Caine star in the film. Directed by Philip Kaufman (Henry & June). Fox Searchlight Pictures. What Women Want—MA Gibson stars as an ad-executive who gets electrocuted in his bathroom, which enables him to hear women's thoughts. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Lauren Holly and Bette Midler co-star in the film. Directed by Nancy Meyers (The Parent Trap). Paramount Pictures. December Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck star in Bounce Bounce—A charming ad executive gives up his seat for a woman trying to get home, but when the plane crashes, the executive can't help but check up on how she is doing (nor can he help falling in love with her). Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow star in the film. Directed by Don Roos (The Opposite of Sex). Miramax Pictures. Chocolate—A woman and her daughter open a chocolaterie in a small French town. With help from a handyman, the two women introduce the townsfolk to the pleasure of sweets and other secret desires. Juliette Binoche, Victoire Thivisol and Johnny Depp star in the film. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules). Miramax Pictures. Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix star in Yards Family Man—Nicholas Cage sfars in this touching film about a man that brags about his regret-free life until he wakes up Christmas morning in a New Jersey suburb, married to his old flame with two kids, a job in a tire store and at least one lesson to learn. Tea Leoni and Don Cheadle co-star in this film. Directed by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour). Universal Pictures. Catherine Zeta Jones, and Benicio Del Toro star in the film. Directed by Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich). USA Films. The Tailor of Panama—British spy Andrew Osnard will expose the past life of society tailor Harry Pendel unless Pendel provides him with information about the political situation in Panama. Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush and Jamie Lee Curtis star in the film. Directed by John Boorman (Deliverance). Sony Pictures. Miss, Congeniality—An FBI agent is persuaded to go undercover in the Miss USA Pageant when a terrorist threatens to bomb the event. Sandra Bullock Tom Hanks in Castaway and Benjamin Bratt star in the film/Directed by Donald Petrie Cast Away—Chuck Noland faces (Grumpy Old Men). Warner a problem-solving challenge when Brothers. his plane crashes on a deserted island. Problem solving is his speO Brother, Where Art Thou f-b; cialty since he works for Federal Three escaped convicts search Express as a troubleshooter. With for buried treasure in Depression- nothing to work with, however, era Mississippi. George Clooney, Noland spends his time talking I John Tuturro and Tim Blake to a volleyball while awaiting Nelson star in the film. Directed his rescue. Tom Hanks stars | by Joel and Ethan Coen (Fargo). in the film. Directed by Robert Touchstone Pictures. Zemeckis (What Lies Beneath). 20th Century Fox. Traffic—Three loosely intertwining vignettes make up this film The Gift—A widow with psychic about the drug trade. A Supreme powers helps solve the murder of Court justice is appointed to lead a poor little rich girl in a small the National Drug Task Force. Georgia town. Kate Blanchet, The court justice, however, finds Katie Holmes, Hilary Swank, out his daughter is an addict. In Keanu Reeves, Greg Kinnear and addition, a Mexican trophy wife Giovanni Ribisi star in the film. learns the family business when Directed by Sam Raimi (A Simple her husband is busted, and a cor- Plan). Paramount Pictures. rupt cop usurps power from his corrupt boss. Michael Douglas, Vertical Limit—A photographer'^ wife is stranded on K2 with millionaire Richard Branson. It is up to the photographer and a team of climbers to rescue the two individuals. Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tuney and Bill Paxton star in the film. Directed by Martin Cambell (Goldeneye). Columbia Pictures. Proof of Life-—A woman falls in love with a man she hired to rescue her husband from guerrillas in Colombia. In the end, Source: "The Ultimate Fall Movie Preview." Premiere Magazine. September 2000: 41-59. Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe in Proof ofLife. All photos courtesy of www.imdb.com and Miramax. Nothing Honorable about Men of Honor By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer Strong acting performances are the only highlights of Men of Honor, the latest film by George Tillman, Jr. Like Soul Food, Tillman's first film, Men of Honor is not much to brag about. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carl Brashear, Men of Honor deals with the son of a sharecropper who takes his father's words, "Be the best", to heart and does not let him down. Brashear joins the navy and is originally assigned to cooking detail aboard a navy ship. On a particularly hot day, Brashear, who is AfricanAmerican, decides to take a swim with the "white" sailors. Fighting against racial torment inflicted by the sailors, Brashear swims to a buoy leaving one of the sailors far behind. The captain sees this and puts Brashear on the rescue team since he is the fastest swimmer on the ship. After a stint on the rescue team, Brashear decides to go to diving school. Master Chief Billy Sunday (played by Robert De Niro) is Brashear's training officer and a mean-spirited man that chews and smokes his corncob pipe far too much throughout the film. Sunday has a drinking problem in the film (it seems more like a smoking problem, however, because he is always smoking that pipe and he is hardly seen with a drink in his hand). Yet, De Niro gives a strong a performance, despite the far lessthan-perfect script. After passing diving school and surviving racial torment (rac- ism is a major theme in the film), Brashear becomes a fulltime diver for the navy. While he searches for a missing nuclear bomb under water, Brashear is severely injured and his leg is amputated. The higher-ranking sailors do not think Brashear will dive again because of his injury. Billy Sunday* however, joins forces with Brashear (just to piss people off), and Brashear stands up and begins the twelve steps towards honor. You can tell from the determination in his face that Cuba Gooding Jr., as Brashear, tries to truly move the audience to some new emotional understanding about overcoming racism and what one man will do for honor. Yet, a shallow script makes this a mild B-movie. To put it simply, the film was good but not great. I would not bet on many Oscar nominations for this one. Men of Honor is rated R for language and is two hours and eight minutes long. �"A Campus View" Part Two By: Bryan Clark Pride Staff Writer In walking around our University Campus, I see some wonderful and unflattering sights on campus. Once again, I feel it's time to back my impressions up with pictures. The Library Courtyard is a relaxing place to sit down, read, and listen to the sound of running water. The small fountain near the middle of the stairways makes a great centerpiece. The shelter that the tree rows provide gives you a chance to enjoy the surroundings without too much sunlight. Here is one of those awkward objects you see on campus. It looks like a broken piece of furniture. Why is it there? I guess it's either postmodern art expression or it's used to hold doors open. Maybe broken furniture is all the school can afford. I've also noticed that people place their drinks here and forget about them. It's a good thing that someone remembered to clean this one up. The big green machine. It's big, green, and it makes noise. This is one of those power stations that regulate energy to Academic Hall, behind which it sits. If you have ever had to walk between Science Hall and Academic Hall you will see it on your Way to FCB, I guess this is a good place for it, but what will happen when our campus expands? Won't people need to walk around Academic Hall to access other places behind it? If it looks unsightly now, won't it look even worse in a few more years? Looking down from the 5th floor of Craven Hall, I spotted an attractive place on campus. The spotlight area in front of University Hall and next to the Academic Hall stairway has small trees, a nice bench, and a green carpet of grass. I even liked the recycling bins that were surrounded by a small fence. The area has plenty of space with the nearby walkways. It looks like a pleasant place to sit and wait for friends t o walk by. I think the big green machine could take a lesson from the recycling bins. All photos courtesy of Bryan Clark Winning at all costs By: Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer The 2000 Presidential Election has become one of the most controversial in American history. In fact, they may be the nastiest. What is certain is that we will have a president. Yet I find myself torn by all of the charges and countercharges coming from both campaigns. At this moment, the world's attention is placed solely on Florida. The recount may come down to a few hundred votes in favor of one candidate or another. Imagine that—-your vote does count. Regarding the closeness of the election, A1 Gore seems to be climbing the walls. He has sent a team of lawyers and political hacks to raise hell in Florida because it looks he might lose by only a handful of votes. I don't know about you, but when I play a game, and my opponent has more Dear Opinion Editor: If the Palm Beach County ballot was irregular or illegal, then Democrats, who designed the ballot, made it public, published it in the newspaper, are to blame. If there were any objections to this supposed "illegal" ballot, they should have been made BEFORE the election. Democrats are purposely points than I do, I know I lost. I do not go around screaming about it saying that I was cheated or didn't understand the rules. A1 Gore's camp is asking for our support because they say that some people didn't understand the ballot and voted for someone else. To that, I say tough! If you are too stupid to follow an arrow that points to a specific point for you to punch in your choice for President or Dog Catcher, then maybe you should stick to shuffleboard or bingo. As for the re-vote, maybe when we were kids playing flag football we got to have a do-over, but not in voting. If those people in Palm Beach get to vote again, then why have elections? There is a lot more to say about this, but I would advise everyone who is passionate about politics or their party to sit back and wait for the final outcome. If either candidate wins by a small margin, then we should respect the result. distorting and politicizing this issue because they did not like the result, but in reality, they are admitting they failed to offer their voters a LEGAL ballot! The failure to do so should is the fault of Democrats, not Republicans. Florida statistics show that in the 1996 election, 15,000 ballots in Palm Beach County were discounted, and more than 143,000 were discounted and thrown out, statewide. Given the larger turn- out this election, the 19,000 ballots which were discounted is approximately the same that were discounted 4 years ago. Nobody complained then? A1 Gore and his Democrats are clearly showing they are sore losers. Should we now allow every county in every state to redo the election, so as to eliminate all discounted ballots and voter ballot irregularities? Mary Szterpakiewicz The Rainy Bus Stop By: Brian Lewis Contributing Writer It was 9:20pm and the 309 bus to Encinitas was very late. It was the last bus of the night and the straggling passengers anxiously awaiting its arrival were becoming increasingly forlorn. Then the rain started down, first in a sprinkle and then becoming torrential. I opened my umbrella. Under the soft lights of the Plaza Camino Real Mall entryway, I caught the silhouette of another passenger. Her small lithe figure was made practically non-existent by her wet clothes clinging to her skin. Eyes, dark and well-lit, large and round, were determined and vigilant. "I would have offered you my umbrella," I said, "but I have a fever of 103 and I do not want to get any sicker." She gave me a warm smile from under her black dripping locks. I thought back to a peculiar incident that had occurred at Cal State: Coming off the bus on Craven Circle one day, I made a dash to the restroom. Upon arriving in the stall, I noticed that someone had urinated on the toilet seat. I thought this was odd. Why soil the toilet with plentiful urinals? Not having a mind to dwell on such trivialities, I cleaned up the mess. A few days later, one possible answer came to me. There was a well-dressed, dignified man using the urinal. Minding his own business, he relieved himself at the wrong time and was reminded of something we all would just soon forget. There was a tall blond-haired, blue eyed man letting loose in the stall. It was a Norman Rockwell painting, if Rockwell had chosen the seedier side of the American psyche: the one in the stall did not want to piss next to the one at the urinal. Discrimination is a euphemism for unbridled arrogance. If the blue-eyed man could see, he would be horrified at his own reflection. Self-righteousness plucks out the eyes. There is no justification for life's little acts of unkindness. Our lives are filled with small things that we do on a daily basis. It is so easy to be courteous. Back to the bus stop, it may have been a twinge of guilt that made me offer that girl my umbrella. Perhaps sometimes I am ashamed to be white. HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO PRIDE@CSUSM.EDU i f Letters should be submitted viaelectronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline For ^ submissions is noon the Thursday prior topublication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length; Editors reserve the rightnottopublish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news articles. �Constitutional Crisis By: Darren Marks Contributing Writer To say the least, this year's election has definitely been one for the books. The brewing allegations of voter fraud in close states are taking away from t he. exhilaration of the closest election in nearly f ifty years. Some in the established media would call this a "Constitutional Crisis" in hopes you stay glued to your television. Now that November 7 has come and gone we still do not know who pur next president will be. The country and stock market eagerly await the turmoil of uncertainty to pass and bring closure to the first election of the twenty-first century. Even though the race of races does not want to end, most candidates knew how their races faired by the end of the night. At a local level, our school's first alumnus to run for public office Mike Sannella gave a good showing at the polls but did not win his bid for San Marcos City Council. On a state level the Democrats picked up three seats in the State Assembly and one in the State Senate but could not get their #1 target Assemblyman Tony Strickland (R-Newbury Park). The Congress stayed under the GOP control even as the Democrats picked up key seats in Los Angeles with Adam Schiff unseated House Manager Jim Rogan (R-Glendale) and Susan Davis ousted the Brian Bilbray (R-San Diego). Congressmen Steven Horn (R-Long Beach) barely held off challenger Gerrie Schipske, as Rep. Steve Kuykendall (R-Marina Del Ray) defeated former Congresswoman turned losing Gubernatorial candidate Jane Harmon. US Senate races throughout the country have redefined the term "you have gotta be kidding me." The Little Rock from Arkansas put a dent in the Big Apple as the carpet bagging First Lady declared victory over New York Congressman and resident Rick Lazio in the New York Senate race. Being a New Yorker, I felt almost compelled to join a union for the ability to vote twice against Mrs. Clinton, although we have no fear that Hillary would be gone in a few years. According to Atlantic City bookies, Mrs. Hillary will soon leave the Senate either in the pursuit of higher office, or by one of those cabbies who refuse to take the "Run, Hillary, Run" stickers off the front of their cabs. In Missouri, the campaign of Governor Mel Carnahan slightly outlived the candidate and beat out Republican Senator John Ashcroft. In our litigious society we can rest assure the probability of lawsuits out the kazoo The P ride Co-Edifot Co-Editor Opinion Editor * Graduate Intern Faculty Advisor challenging the Constitutionality ! of his widow assuming the role of Senator since Carnahan was never sworn into the seat of Senator. While Democrats have a good history of turning out dead voters on Election Day, it might be a slightly greater challenge t o resurrect the dead governor and have him sworn in especially since Carnahan was never fully recovered from the wreckage. Stealing the show from the Senate races could only have been done by the presidential race. After all, this is the only race that every voter has the ability to vote for, although only thirty-some percentage of voters even bothered to vote. The campaigns of Nader, Buchannan, Bush, and Gore carried the appeal of alcohol free beer, and the substance level of the Betty Ford Center. Is it no wonder that the Some of the answers on Why not? include: campaigns based on five-second sound bites spoon fed to anyone who cares to listen has come "It should be kept because it helps students to develop both writing and down to A1 Gore kvetching about critical thinking skills.'' 19,000 voters who could not handle the simple task of punching the right hole on the ballot? "It should be kept, we are university students so let's start acting like it." Supposedly a small contingency of Palm Beach County voters could not handle the simple task of punching the corresponding hole on the ballot for their candidate amidst explicit instruction, diagrams and the ability to use a new ballot of they made a mistake. Still some managed to vote for Buchanan rather than Gore. Gore's campaign is determined to fight for these Floridians to be covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act under the grounds that his lawyer's interpretation of the ADA includes blatant acts of stupidity, and maybe the lack of common sense. Our country is the last standing super power. We posses the ability to send a man to the moon, automate the can opener, and give deviants the means to feed their fetishes conveniently by turning on their home PC, but we cannot handle the simple task of voting. Are there any questions of the brains, or the lack there of towards A s a s tudent at C SUSM are y ou s tarting t o f eel t he p ressures o f c ollege? H ow any person who might vote for are y ou d ealing w ith t hese p ressures? either Gore or Buchannan? B y: D avid R uiz/Pride S taff Raising even more red flags for the stupid police would be the person who Could confuse those two candidates. Buchannan and Gore are as similar as Rogaine and Nair. One is left to wonder why our Republican's top leader is elected by a vote of Electoral College as opposed t o a standard popular vote. Judging by voter turnout you probably have no clue that there was just an election or what makes up the Electoral College. As soon as you are done reading my two cents, consider reading The Federalist Paper and I guess. Yeah a little bit. I the Constitution, Maybe if you Yeah, with all our writing. Of course I am. Just do deal with it. I study a lot understood how our government I'm trying not to stress out one thing at a time, and works you might want to be a and don't rest as much as but it is getting to me. take one due date at time. part of the greatest democracy on I'd like to. Flor Hernandez Michelle Sommers earth and help run our governCarlos Rodriguez ment before it runs you. Don't Have Time to Write A Letter to t he Editor But Still Want to Voice Your Opinion? 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Kunc, a family therapist and educational consultant, is a published author and a disability rights advocate with degrees from both York University and the University of Guelph. According to Kunc, every pulture in history has had people that were disabled. Modern soci- ety uses the labels of normal and abnormal for the purposes of social control. Kunc also discussed how the philosopher, Foucault, observed that society begins with diversity. Through discourse, however, conditions of abnormality are decided and what is left over must be normal. The definition of abnormality changes in time and culture, says Kunc There are "set" ideas of normalcy for weight and size, sexuality, and gender, just to give a few examples. Kunc asks how people can always stay in that "normal" range. His answer: We can't. A highly dangerous yet preventable bacterial infection is singling out susceptible college students, especially freshmen living in dorms. Recently nicknamed "The Deadly College Dorm Disease", bacterial meningitis progresses so rapidly that even if one survives it, permanent effects may include blindness, hearing loss, permanent brain damage, learning disabilities, and amputated limbs. The infection often causes swelling of the brain, resulting in the restriction of blood flow and a paralysis similar to that caused by stroke. Pride Staff Writer Cal State San Marcos is a young campus that offers opportunities for creating new clubs and organizations. You can make this campus what you want it to be, which is one of the selling points for many students that choose CSUSM as their destination for education. The level of commitment and planning it takes to actually get a club recognized by the university, however, can be daunting. You'll need five enrolled students with valid social security numbers if you want to start a club on this ; The College How to Start a Club at K C ross C ountry T eams C ompete By: Nathan Filler ields CKSUSM a t NAIA N ationals Pride Staff Writer By: athleen Hash CSUSM cross country athlete Renee MacDonald Photo courtesy of CSUSM Athletics Two CSUSM Runners Earn All-American Status Rumble, who earned AilAmerican status, was followed by Renee MacDonald in 38th place, Heather Garritson in 81st place, Camille Wilborn in 102th place, and Katherine Nibblet in 124th place. Lorena Reyes and Felisha Mariscal also competed in the race dominated by freezing temperatures. As the men's team began the 8k competition, the temperature dropped to an estimated twelve degrees. Marcus Chandler became CSUSM's first two-time Ail-American by placing 22nd t »Article continued on page 2 among the field of 245 runners competing at the nationals. Chandler led the men's team, which finished in 20th place in By: Bryan Clark the country. James Adams, in 106th place, Pride Staff Writer followed him, with Michael Students vening Manzano in 139th place, Brian classes at CalwSho take eMarcos tate San Sullivan in . 149th place, and s orries: Josh Wing in 160th place, Greg hold theirutown wet oftowget to etting o ork Cadogan and Mike Shannon glass on otime, fgrabbing a bite to rounded out the competitors for cat, and staying awake through e the men's squad. In their second normally 3 to 4 hour-long classes. season of competition, the com- et, f re bined teams finished eighth Ywarefewf ohethese students aof a o t possible risks nationally, which placed them attending evening classes. among the nation's elite, again. Most evemng classes begin at 6:00pm and end at 10:00pm. Many students must walk back to their cars in order to return home. These students, however, may be quite vulnerable to assault, robbery, or theft. Sgt. Bill McCullough of the San Marcos CSU Public Safety said, "Safety is one of our primary concerns." McCullough also offered the folCSUSM Men's cross country team in Fresno. Photo courtesy ofAthletics lowing tips for safety around By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer At the beginning of the crosscountry season, a Pride reporter asked Head Coach Steve Scott if his teams could repeat last year's success. Scott responded by saying "yes," if his runners matured quickly, avoided injury, and ran their best races of the season at the nationals. After the Cougars dominated the NAIA Region II Championships at the Del Mar Race Track, Coach Scott had reason to be optimistic. Both the men's and women's squads limped onto the Del Mar track on November 4, with a combination of illnesses and injuries, and won the regional competition. The NAIA Nationals in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on November 18, however, gave Scott's runners a much chillier challenge. The women's team, braving 32-degree temperature and 10-15 miles per hour winds, finished twelfth at the national finals. Cara Rumble led the women's team with a 25 place finish out of 248 runners in the 5k race. Diversity is the key. "No one else can experience someone else's experience exactly the same," says Kunc. He expressed the importance for everyone to remember and practice diversity with one another. By valuing diversity, diversity becomes normal. We can place a high value on diversity through respect, understanding, acceptance, appreciation, equal worth, mutual benefit, and belonging. More information on Norman Kunc and opportunities for advocacyfordisabled persons is available at www.normemma.com. campus/You'll also need a president, a vice-president, a treasurer, commitment, and patience. Written Proposal The first item required of someone trying to establish a club is a written proposal. The club proposal is a short description of the club's intended focus on campus, possible club events, and the people the club hopes to attract. The club proposal is given to ASI for approval. Once the proposal is received and approved, there is die task of compiling data for the club. There are more official forms that provide guidelines for the entrepreneur. Recruit Members The next step in achieving club status is recruitment of members. » Article continued on page 2 Evening Campus Awareness th Campos News Local News A rts* Keeping Your Vehicle Safe • Arm your alarm, lock your doors, and roll up your windows • Place all valuable items in your trunk, not on the seat or floor • When approaching your car, have your key available so you are ready to open the car door • If it appears that your car has been burglarized, immediately call public safety • If you feel you are in danger, Campus Arts Letters to the Bp^ili:;.;::iill!Page3II 1 1Page4 1111 I I III!FII ageS ill! 111!! I III I 11 lllli Sit II I r ji'ff'""tiuvTff campus during the evening: Walking After Dark • Walk with a group of people • Be aware of your surround ings • Walk on the lighted walkways and concrete paths • Call the University Shuttle and an officer will drive you to safety use the Blue Light Stations in the parking lot to call public safety "We have a University Shuttle for students," added McCullough. When you dial extension 4567 the operator will ask a few questions about your location and a shuttle should arrive for you. If you are in immediate danger, Sgt. McCullough suggests calling extension 3111. 3111 is used for emergencies and for individuals seeking medical attention. Following these safety precautions could help keep your car and yourself out of danger. Offering his thoughts for evening students, McCullough commented, "We are a community and we need to watch out for our ourselves. We need to keep safety in mind at all times." Opinion Calendar j ag^.^llljp^SSii^ llllillil mmr mm m i w �2 Tuesday, November 28, 2000 Meningitis Vaccination Available for College Students1 »Article cont. from page Additional attention has been drawn to the vaccine due to the increasing occurrences of meningitis in the United States, especially among 17-22 year-olds. In a recent interview with Family Magazine, Dr. Lon Dubey, an infectious disease consultant with Kaiser Permanente, explained, ' The risk of meningitis remains highest in the first year of life, then begins to fall off, only to 'blip' up again at the 17-to-22year age range." "Meningitis is different because it is one of the few diseases where someone can be completely well and within hours be dead," says Nancy Rosenstein of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Over the last ten years, cases of bacterial meningitis infection have more than doubled among college students. The American College Health Association reports that bacterial meningitis struck about 3,000 Americans last year. Around sixty-five percent of the cases occur to people from ages 15-22. There are 125 cases on college campuses annually, causing around fifteen student deaths per year. Victims of the infection often seek medical help when it is too late to protect them from its phys- ically ravaging effects. * One such college student was Melanie Benn. In December 1996, the eighteen-year-old San Diego resident dealt with the devastating consequences of the insidious bacterial infection. After arriving honje from her dorm at Humboldt College, Benn felt she had the flu, but her concerned mother still took her to the emergency room in time to save her life. Within a week of the onset of symptoms, Benn suffered amputation of all four limbs and the destruction of her kidneys as a result of meningitis. What is Meningitis? The term meningitis suggests an inflammation of the meninges, the protective covering surrounding the complex central function of the brain and spinal cord. If the immune system becomes weak enough to allow infection either from pre-existing viruses in the body or the presence of specific bacterium in the blood, this protective coating is compromised, allowing infection to attack one of the most vital systems in our body. The resulting inflammation may swell the brain and disrupt the complex messaging network of the central nervous system and control of vital organs. Severe headache, muscle ache, and vomiting are direct physical responses to the infection's attack. Bacterial meningitis is far more serious than the more common viral meningitis. Viral meningitis occurs when any random, pre-existing virus in the body overcomes the body's resistance and infects the meninges. Viral meningitis is not contagious and, if proper care and rest is taken, usually clears up in a week or tem would normally be able to two without medical attention. fight off the bacteria before any Bacterial meningitis, on the noticeable symptoms occurred. other hand, is highly contagious The same social behaviors that and caused by a group of sjpe- contribute to the spread of the cific bacterium encountered in bacteria also compromise the the environment. Immediate pro- integrity of the immune system. fessional medical care is nec- Stress, drinking alcohol, smokessary in order to prevent the ing, lack of adequate sleep, poor devastating effects the bacterial eating habits, poor hygieneinfection has on the body. The descriptors many doctors and death rate from bacterial men- dentists would use to characterize ingitis infection averages about the lives of college students liv15 percent, and usually occurs ing on campus-result in a weakwithin a week, but sometimes in ened immune system more susas little as six to 12 hours. ceptible to infection. The U.S. Military, living in Two major factors in acquirconditions similar to co-eds, recing bacterial meningitis are: Coming into contact with the ognize the risks of spreading bacinfection-causing bacteria and terial meningitis and routinely having an immune system unable vaccinate new recruits. According to Candie Benn, Melanie's mothto guard against infection. Being exposed to these micro- er, the military did not inform the scopic invaders is surprisingly public about the availability of easy as they may be spread the vaccine until recent years. One of the most immediate through saliva or airborne respidangers of bacterial meningitis ratory droplets. Though they do not survive long outside the body, infection is not recognizing it in the bacteria are highly conta- time. The symptoms of the infecgious; Social behaviors such as tion mimic those of the common kissing, sharing cigarettes, drink- cold or flu closely enough that ing glasses, and breathing space many individuals dp not seek out pass the bacteria along most com- the crucial professional help until monly. For this reason, college- the heavily damaging effects of aged individuals are at least twice J the infection are well underway. as likely to be infected than the iFever, vomiting, increased sensigeneral population, and college ftivity to light, head and muscle freshmen are six times as likely ache, and a severely painful stiff as other students to fall victim to neck indicate that a doctor's help the bacteria. College students liv- should be sought. Extreme drowsing in confined spaces create an iness, irritability, mental confuenvironment ripe for the spread sion, and a rapidly progressing of disease as dorm rooms and rash may also accompany these residence halls macroscopically symptoms. re-create the laboratory conditions of an incubated Petrie dish What can be done? with students acting as oblivious The Center for Disease research subjects. The presence of the bacteria, Control (CDC) and the American however, is not enough to cause College Health Association infection. A healthy immune sys- (ACHA) recommend that all col- spaces. The shuttle has been available since the 1998 fall semester. A parking officer who gave ridesto students parked in remote lots initiated the shuttle service. Parking Services decided to use this idea as an alternative mode of transportation. It proved to be more convenient than walking and students arrived from the parking lots to campus much faster. The Parking Shuttle can hold up to seven people and is wheelchair accessible!. This semester the shuttle has averaged 110 riders a day and, as of yet, there have been no complaints. For more shuttle information, visit Parking Services located in FCB 107 Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. »Article cont. from page 1 You may want to impose a small membership fee, like $5, in order to raise initial funds for the club. When you recruit members for the club, it is important to understand that these campus organizations are limited in their advertising capacities unless they have completed all the requirements set forth by ASI and have been recognized as an official club. (The process o f' official recognition happens once at the beginning of each semester). Students can use word of mouth or hand out fliers to recruit members for a new club. There are also three designated areas, or corkboards, for advertisements that are not linked with the university. Student and Residential Life in Craven Hall 4116 must approve advertisements. At least five people are required to commit to a club before it can be recognized; the five students must be currently enrolled at CSUSM. Three of the five members must be officers: a president, vice president, and treasurer. The president and treasurer will later be required to attend a two-hour training meeting with the club's advisor, a faculty member who will sign off on your club-idea. An advisor The CSUSM Parking Shuttle Is Here for You By: Tiaca Carter Pride Staff Writer Are you tired of walking seven billion miles from your car to campus? Then get with it and take the shuttle. Parking Services has a shuttle that runs Monday through Thursday from 8:30am to 3pm for those of us that don't feel like making that grueling trek from our cars to campus. The Parking Shuttle runs every fifteen minutes throughout the campus, rotating fromGraven Circle, Chavez Circle, the VPA Annex and Lot B. It also picks up and drops off students at the Student Health Services' (SHS) Building. Parking Services also encourages students to take advantage of SHS' 160 parking On Campus The Pride lege students, especially those planning to live in dorms or residence halls, get the bacterial meningitis vaccine. The vaccine provides strong protection (three to five years) against the four most common of the five infection-causing bacteria. The vaccine, which usually costs $65, is not covered by most health care plans, but is offered free at many colleges across the country. Cal State San Marcos does not offer the vaccine. A false sense of security could also be dangerous to students who think themselves immune to infection because they do not currently live in a dorm or residence hall. With friends and family members living in dorm situations visiting for holidays, or the chances of coming into contact with the bacteria in other ways, it can help to be aware of the symptoms and the ease with which the bacteria are transmitted. Overcoming the debilitating effects of the infection, Melanie Benn has since become somewhat of a local and national hero after winning a silver medal as a swimmer in the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney. Her positive attitude, strength of spirit, and public exposure has turned more attention lately to the dangerous risks of the bacterial infection. In a recent interview with Glamour Magazine, Melanie Benn gave a very realistic portrayal of the importance of the growing dangers of meningitis: "The numbers [of infections] are low, and I don't want a frenzy about this. I just want people to know that the infection is out there, and that the vaccine is an easy way to prevent it." Steps to Beginning a Club at CSUSM is required and he/she will ulti- help you establish a new account. mately be responsible for what All club financial transactions are the club members do within the handled through the university. context of the club. Training Meetings Create a Club Constitution After completing a new club Along with your list of pro- packet, there is a mandatory trainposed members, you'll need to ing meeting, as mentioned above. turn in a short club description The meeting is designed to help that can be used in university new club officers and advisors publications. The club description understand the role of student is designed to lure people's inter- clubs on campus. Further requireest and will ultimately serve as ments are discussed at length a means of recruitment for the during the meeting. For examclub. This description should be ple, clubs must have a repbased on the club's constitution resentative present at all ICC and serve as a guide for future (Inter-Club Committee) and CFC club leaders and members. It is (Co-sponsorship Funding also a good idea to get help when Committee) meetings. The meetwriting aclub constitution. Some- ings occur every other week: one like Gezai Berhane, Assistant ICC one week and CFC the next Director of Student and Residen- week. The meeting will also protial Life, may serve as a good ref- vide club leaders with advice erence point for someone who is and guidelines on functioning starting a club. effectively on campus. , If you are trying to re-charter It is very important for clubs a club or re-establish a club that to plan ahead. There are likely to is no longer in existence, it will be problems with forms that must be very important to contact Ber- be corrected before the forms hane to see what kind of constitu- are due. Unforeseen obstacles are tion and information was left by likely to come up and you will the previous club leaders. It is also want sufficient time to deal with possible that a re-chartered club them. If you are thinking about could have money left in the club starting a club next semester, you account. You should also check will want to get started now, as with ASI about the account bal- the deadlines for new clubs are ance of past clubs. If there is early in the semester. no former club account, ASI will �Local News The Pride Bush Wrass Favors GOP Candidate ins M ilitary Vote Former B By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer any other citizen. The difference, Shelton insists, is that troops in the military still regard the former officers as though they were on active duty and that should be reason enough to maintain low profiles during the elections., Why did the who's who of retired military veterans favor George Bush over A1 Gore? Neither candidate has the kind of military career that normally attracts the favor of the armed forces' elite. In the war for voter appeal, however, Bush may be benefiting from his lack of exposure to the nation's military leaders. He may be seen as an unknown commodity, whose only by more than $50 billion dollars did not sway the former generals. thiring the third presidential debate Gore said, "I propose $100 billion dollars for this purpose [military spending], the governor proposes $45 billion dollars." According to an October 28 Washington Post article, A1 Gore's foreign policies would be seen as an extension of Bill Clinton's; instead of allocating money for purchasing new hardware, Gore will spend the extra dollars by placing the military in relief missions like Somalia. Rebuilding the military has been Bush's favorite campaign promise during the 2000 elec- While fighting over ballots became a hot issue in Florida, many people believe that the Republicans had already scored major victories in the trenches of Quantico, Virginia and West Point, New York. George Bush may have fired the first round in winning the war for the military vote by flaunting the support of several notable retired generals. Gulf War heroes, Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell, who commanded the force that defeated Sadam Hussein's army in Kuwait, head a list of former generals, who see Bush as America's best chance to rebuild a military they believe has been over committed, misused, and dangerously under funded. The number of former generals who lined up behind Bush raised eyebrows in the Pentagon where senior officers like General Henry Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have voiced disapproval of retired generals using their military clout to stump for candidates. Shelton publicly questioned the former officers for stepping outside the military's traditional role of not engaging George W. Bush and Al Gore. in political fanfare. According real ties to the military are his tPhotosecourtesy ofNebuxi left the ion. H claims his father to Shelton, the officers' actions running mate, former defense Clinton administration a strong dangerously border the line of secretary Dick Cheney, and his military that has since declined. impartiality that the military must father, f President G ovember 4 story the maintain in supporting civilian Bush. Wormerheney on the eorge AanNDiego Union-Tribuneintated ith C Bush S s government. Many retired offi- ticket, George Jr.'s lack of mili- that Bush told a Grand Rapids, cers, however, have voiced a dif- tary experience is of less conse- Michigan audience, "Help is on ferent opinion. ight o the the w running The Associated Press report- iquence in lBill Cflintonfact that mate, ay." Ironically,whisthe archincumbent had no Dick Cheney, as ed September 23 that Former all. post-cold w Marine Corps generals Anthony military experience at hand, faces tect ofase closures.ar downsizing Gore, on the other and b A Zinni and Charles Krulak are a dilemma when courting the mil- Cheney, the Clinton ccording to among the growing number of itary. While publicly saying that tion went far beyond tadministrafour-star retirees who publicly he served in Vietnam, his mili- cuts. In his second the intended erm, howcommitted to Bush, Zinni, for- tary record consists of admin- ever, Clinton increased military mer commander of all U. S. forc- istrative duties in the National spending by 15 percent, reverses in the Middle East, has voiced trend established y the disagreement with the Clinton Guard, which hprompts some to ing thedministration. Still,bmany speculate that is affluent family Bush a administration's policy in the ith eople m think that region. Krulak, former Marine had something to do wGorethe ppending iaynot enough. military nature of his assignment. is s s Corps Commandant, was popu- also inextricably tied to Clinton, The Washington Post lar on Capitol Hill for his honesty who veterans blame for burdening reported on October 28 that and integrity. Krulak countered the military with police actions Pentagon officials testified before Shelton's claim by saying he was nd relief Gore's C only enjoying his right to cam- raepeated pmissions. tEvenutspend mongressorthat theyaneeded more romises o o oney troops paign for the candidate of his Bush's proposed defense budget Generalf Shelton pnd weapons. leaded with choice in the same manner as Tuesday, November 28,2000 3 Weekly WebSite Congressional leaders for more Jafo_Wac for The Pride support, "We must find the resources necessary to modernThe best web site that I ize the force?' 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' Dan Morgan's story in the Included on this web site are October 27 edition of the sections on jobs, movies, games, Washington Post indicated Wall and love/relationships where artiStreet also has an interest in cles are posted, as well as replies the results of the election. A to the articles. CollegeClub is Republican presence in the White fairly interactive in this way, in House usually means more fat that many areas within the web military contracts for big busi- site include an opportunity to nesses. A Bush victory could write back and contribute somerevive a portion of the economy thing for everyone else to read, that has been in a slumber in CollegeClub is free and, as recent years. When military with most web pages, that means spending waned after the end it is advertiser supported. For the of the cold war, hi-tech stocks most part, the ads are well placed filled the void for investors. Now and not too obtrusive; occasionthat Internet stocks have begun ally during a special promotion, to decrease in value and new the ads get to be a bit much. computers are no longer hot com- Despite being the best web modities, speculators are yearn- site for students that I have found, ing for the good old days of CollegeClub is not very good defense spending. in many respects. During peak Some do not see the poitft of times of the day, the web site increasing defense spending and often becomes overloaded and rebuilding a military when the very slow, sometimes even imposworld is in a relatively calm state. sible for logon. The email generThat may be true, but it hasn't ally works quickly, with prompt stopped the Clinton administra- mail delivery. There are times, tion from approving the largest however, when the email takes military pay raise since 1980. several hours to go through. 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Plan to Save Local Toads By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) recently announced the jcompletion of a recovery plan for the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo californicus). FWS is the regulatory agency responsible for the conservation of wildlife and their habitats. The FWS's recovery plan purports to protect the toad by conserving and acquiring additional habitat. The plan, which renews the agencies efforts to monitor and study the arroyo toad population, is now available for public comment at local Fish and Wildlife offices. The arroyo southwestern toads were listed as an endangered species in December of 1994. Because of their recent listing, few major steps have been taken to preserve and protect the arroyo toads. The objective of the FWS's new recovery plan is to provide a framework for federal, state and local agencies, and private entities, for the long-term recovery of the arroyo toads. If successful, the FWS hopes to reclassify the arroyo toads, changing their status on the endangered species list from endangered to threatened. Environmentalists, however, do not share the same enthusiasm for the recovery plan. Watchdog groups have pointed out that the plan does not obligate the expenditure of public money nor does it mandate any specific action by the FWS or any other agency to protect the toads. Furthermore, activists have accused the FWS of rushing the downgrading effort, claiming that the arroyo toads' numbers do not warrant reclassification. The arroyo southwestern toads were once found throughout central and southern California. Mainly due to human encroachment, the toads can now be found in only 22 drainages (wetland areas), including the Agua Hedionda valley in San Marcos. The arroyo southwestern toads are small (three to five inches), buff-colored creatures. The lifecycles of the toads are directly linked to the health and volume of the coastal rivers and streams where the toads breed. When these toads lay their eggs in streams and rivers, they require shallow pools with minimal current. The toad population has suffered as watersheds in California are dammed and polluted by silt from nearby development. Additional threats to the arroyo toad include predation by exotic fish and other wildlife, road construction, mining, off-road vehicles, and trampling by humans. �4 Tuesday, November 28, 2000 j ^ g & Entertainment The Pride Giving Birth to a Stone Is a Peach By: Jared E. Young Pride Staff Writer Peach is not Tool. Yes, they both have one-word band names, they both have a vocalist who sings softly over heavy riffs, and they are both bassdriven bands, but that is where the comparisons stop. Tool bassist Justin Chancellor was the bassist for Peach before joining Tool on the band's "most recent album, Aenima, and he rejoined Peach to produce their second album, Giving Birth to a Stone. Peach follows Tool's formula of heavy bass lines and crushing guitar riffs, but the result is nothing like that of Tool. Peach's guitarist falls short generating the art that Tool's guitarist Adam Jones has created as a model, and Peach's vocalist does not hold a candle to vocalist Maynard James Keenan of Tool. The vocals in Giving Birth to a Stone seem uninspired and monotonous at best while the lyrics also lack inspiration. The third track, "Catfood," is an example of a lyrical low point on the album. This album succeeds in producing bass-heavy riffs that build up a tension in the listener that is never truly released. Perhaps the best example of this is the song "Velvet." "Velvet" begins with an eerie guitar riff and moaning vocals followed by the strike of powerful chords and a distorted sound. This pattern is repeated throughout the song, creating a tension that you expect to be released by some sort of scream from the singer—but the screams never come and the song ends leaving the listener seemingly unfulfilled. This, however, is not always a bad thing; the tension continues to build with each song on the album, further drawing the listener in (or the listener becomes frustrated and throws the CD away, either one). The music may seem good, beginning with the album's first and only truly good song, "Spasm," but it becomes plainly obvious that Peach ran out of musical ideas before their first album was complete (and this is only their second album). After "Velvet," the songs begin to blend together and one cannot help but beg for the end of the album (or for Keenan to fill in and add life to the monotony). Sadly, though, this does not happen. Ten songs and 45 minutes later the CD changer skips to the next disc and another singer's voice breathes life back into bored ears. In all, the CD lacks the life to ever make Peach a huge success. This second album is not highly recommended to anyone other than Justin Chancellor fans who merely want to hear hinr display his talents with another band, and a slightly different style of music. For now, listeners will primarily be die-hard Tool fans that wish to own everything that has anything remotely to do with the band (in which case, the album may be worth having). Perhaps, however, it is unfair to compare Peach to the musically and lyrically superior Tool, in which casq Giving Birth to a Stone is not all that bad, but it still falls far shy of being a classic. Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow star in the romanticfilm,Bounce. Photo courtesy ofMiramax Pictures Affleck and Paltrow Provide a Realistic Love Affair in Bounce Unbreakable Won't Break Sixth Sense By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer It will not live up to The Sixth Sense, but will any movie this guy makes during the rest of his career be able to? With Unbreakable, M. Night Shamylan has created another dark t hriller—this time dealing with comic books instead of dead people. Bruce Willis plays David Dunn, a security guard at a football stadium who is the sole survivor of a horrific train wreck. To make things more compelling, he survives without a scratch on him. Samuel L. Jackson plays Elijah Price, who believes he has the answer as to why Dunn survived. Dunn goes to Price and Price tells him his theory on why he was the sole survivor. Price has a genetic bone disorder which makes his bones very fragile. As a child, Price was tormented by .kids that called him the glass man because he was so fragile. His theory is that Jackson is very fragile and "breakable" and there must be someone on the opposite side of the spectrum who's bones are stronger and "Unbreakable". In this case, Dunn is that man. After all, he did survive the train wreck. Later Dunn is lifting weights in his basement. Much this contact allows Dunn to see what horrible atrocity that person has committed. Dunn never sees people doing good things* only bad. Of course all heroes have a weakness, right? Dunn's weakness is water. As a child, he to Dunn's surprise, Dunn is able to lift up to about 350 pouq^s. Could Jackson's theory be true? Is Dunn a "superhero" with special powers? Dunn finds that his special power is being able to see the dark side of human nature. At the stadium, Dunn is able to simply stand in the middle of an aisle and, as people walk past him and occasionally bump into him, nearly drowned in a swimming pool and caught pneumonia and almost died. Even though his bones may not Jbreak, Dunn can still be killed, in this case by drowning. The ending is very chilling and satisfying, but it won't require you to see the film twice to make sure you got it. Unbreakable is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 120 minutes. By: Melanie Addington Perhaps a truly lovable charPride Editor acter, even with his bratty attitude, is Buddy's assistant, played In Bounce, Gwyneth Paltrow by Johnny Galecki (David from and Ben Affleck light up the Roseanne). His character's high screen with an incandescent love demands and brilliant comebacks affair. The stars, however, sur- add volumes to what could have vive by not being too dazzling been dull moments on screen. in this realistic tale of true love Another character in the film found by chance; is Abby's oldest son Scott (Alex Don Roos, the writer/director D. Linz from Home Alone 3). of the film, wanted to create a When Scott angrily crashes the different love story. "You can't plane in his video game on his hide behind anything," says Roos, father's computer, the audience "you have to expose your heart is introduced to a much more and let the audience experience complex love affair that reflects a the feelings." Roos, wanting to truer portion of life than previous explore the idea of "chance con- Hollywood films. Buddy helpnections," has also led audiences lessly watches the children suffer through a wide range of emo- from the loss of their father, and tions in his previous films, Single Buddy builds upon his own guilty White Female, Boys on The Side, complex. Predictably, Abby finds &nd Opposite of Sex. out that Buddy was the one who Abby (Paltrow) has been gave her husband the ticket, and "bouncing" ever since her hus- she angrily throws him out of her band's plane crash one year ago. home. Unlike most romance tales, She explains to her romantic hope- this one is not happily sQlved ful, Buddy (Affleck), that "bounc- fifteen minutes after the breakup, ing" is "like crashing, but worse, but the ending remains satisfybecause you get to do it over and ing. over again." Buddy understands Currently, Ben Affleck is this better than anyone because he working on a new show for HBO. is "bouncing" due to his guilt for Greenlight will star an aspiring giving Abby's husband the plane filmmaker who receives one milticket that ended his life. Unbe- lion dollars and an opportunity knownst to Abby, Buddy's guilt is to direct his/her own feature. their ticket to fate because it leads All aspiring directors are welhim to find her and make amends. come to submit their screenplays Buddy also falls madly in love for this reality-based show at with the kind-hearted widow. w ww.projectgreenlight.com. A spirit of true love flows Gwyneth Paltrow Will soon star between the two actors through in the upcoming film, The overly dramatic one-liners, allow- Anniversary Party. ing the audience to connect with the two likable characters. �On Campus Arts & Entertainment TbePride Doing It Out in Public Perspectives on Public Space By: Jennifer Miller Pride Staff Writer CSUSM's Arts and Lectures Series, "Under the Grid: Perspectives on Public Space" continued on Monday, November 20, with Mary Jane Jacobs' presentation titled "Doing Out In Public." Her presentation explored art outside the context of a museum setting. Jacobs showed slides of her previous exhibits and programs to an audience of more than 50 students. Jacobs' slide show included a program based in Charleston, South Carolina, where art was found in peculiar historical areas. In one exhibit, titled, "Culture in Action," Jacobs, along with other artists, engaged citizens with their local history by turning their ordinary plantation houses into impressive works of art. One plantation had a lawn littered with Civil War cannonballs. The can- nonballs also spilled out to the bedrooms in the plantation. Cannonballs were also placed in the bedrooms of the manor house to symbolize how the war not only invaded the land, but also invaded the private homes and lives of many families. Since 1990, Jacobs has organized groundbreaking exhibitions that test the boundaries of public space and the relationship of audiences to contemporary art. Jacobs, who is a curator and author, also teaches at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Mary Jane Jacobs lectures and contributes to museum catalogues and books. She travels extensively to visit areas in need of artistic renovation. Along with projects within the Chicago area, Jacobs is currently working with artists in San Jose, California. Her extensive training and experience is widely respected from all facets of the art world. Jacobs received a B.F.A. from the University of Florida, Gainesville, and a M.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received professional fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Jacobs also received a visiting research fellowship under the Getty Residency Program at Bard College. Kristine Diekman, from CSUSM's visual and performing arts program, coordinates the "Under the Grid" series. "I chose 'Under the Grid' as a title for the series because I felt that it expressed the idea that there are things like play spaces in cyberspace, murals and graffiti under the freeway overpasses, community gardens and grass roots movements which can occasionally break through the grid of laws and structures," says Diekman. By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer About 30 CSUSM students exited ACD 201 enlightened and transformed after nearly an hour of uplifting piano virtuosity^ on Friday, November 17. As they skipped and frolicked toward the parking lots, beaming radiant smiles, they began humming assorted motifs from the complex and beautiful compositions they had just enjoyed in silent and suspenseful audition. This gift of music was given by world renown Norwegian pianist, Tori Stoedle, who performed a rich repertoire made up entirely of Norwegian composers, with the exception of Johann Sebastian Bach's 1 and 2 movements from "Partita No. 2", played in commemoration of the 250 year of the composer's death. As her body swayed above the dark, earth-bound instrument like a moisture-laden cloud, her swift, dexterous fingertips fell rapidly upon the keys with the tinkling sound of wintry raindrops in Norway. Stoedle played a 19 century work by Edvard Grieg ("Homesickness"), and 20 century pieces by Kentil Vea ("Stallogargo"); Folke Stroemholm ("Three Sami Joiks"), David Monrad Johansen ("Scenes From Nordland": "The Portrait of a Woman", "The Little Stone God", "Reindeer", "Towards The Mountain of My Forefathers"), ang Arne Nordheim ("Listen"). Stoedle also prefaced the composers' works with interesting information concerning their lives, their impact on Norwegian music and the inspirational sources and meaning of their compositions. Two fascinating aspects of the program were Stroemholm's "Three Sami Joiks", and Nordheim's "Listen". The first piece was inspired by the composer's anthropological study of some of Norway's indigenous population, the Samis. The work is fashioned after a musical aspect of traditional Sami culture, called a Joik, a unique song identifying each individual Sami that would be sung or played to announce his/her identity while traveling between villages. Arne Nordheim's "Listen", his only w ork composed for solo piano, was written to express the f rustration and loneliness of a h ousehold piano whose e xpressive keys are n eglected and is utilizedas mere f urniture. The piece, c omposed using mostly the highest and lowest notes on the keyboard, is highly ere- j ative and ! e m o t i on a 1 j with a personal character well e xpressed J and under-1 stood by Stoe-j die. Ending her performance amid long periods of clapping, Stoedle smilingly acknowledged the clear appreciation of Cal State San Marcos' small audience. Tori Stoedle is long-time friend of CSUSM music professor Ivar Antonsen, who dedicated his first published work to Stoedle and her husband, Hakon Stoedle, a famous clarinet player who was performing in Brazil the same day. Stoedle teaches at a conservatory in Tromse, Norway and is vice-president of the Norway chapter of the European Association of Piano Teachers. World Renown Norwegian Pianist Performs at CSUSM st nd th th th — itesda y' - Novemte28 200(is S laves i n a Structured R eality? Marianne Goyette for The Pride "palaces" or visual chat rooms that have guests from around the As the campus slept through globe. another day of quiet classes, there In their lecture, Desktop was something incredible occur- Theater Now, Brennis and Jennik ring. It was the exploration of spoke about the use of software to freedom, the possibility of creat- create avatars (a personal characing alter egos (avatars) and down- ter that represents you). Brennis town street plays. It was not and Jenik discussed the uses of a topic simply about games or digital space for such experichat rooms," but about the use of ments as acting in plays and recpublic space by any individual reating dreams with visual tools. who has access to a computer. On Such tools can enable one to Wednesday, November 1, an audi- paint and cut and paste art. ence of 40 gathered in ACD However, as one listened to 211 to hear Adriene Jenik and both Jenik and Brennis speak Lisa Brennis' interactive pre- about their personal experiences sentation, Desktop Theater Now. in the Palace, it became quite Desktop Theater is part of the clear that this new reality had lecture series, Under the Grid: become more than a gamex>r past Perspectives on Public Space. time. It was an area where a perKristine Diekman, a visual son could dip into the community and performing art professor at and interact with strangers to Cal State San Marcos, coordi- learn more about an individual's nated the presentation. "I decided identity and the world. In the to organize this lecture series, Palace, a person is free of his/ 'Under the Grid,' at CSUSM her physical body, as well as, because I thought it might address family history and life experiencissues which are critical to a es. Jenik and Brennis explained great many people. Public space, how a person is given the opporhow it is defined and utilized, tunity to develop new ideas about is important to all academic dis- lifestyle in this domain. ciplines and is obviously of great "I chose 'Under the Grid' as concern to the general public as a title for the series because I well," says Diekman. felt that it expressed that under She continues, "Although I the hegemonic network of laws, am an artist, this series goes structures and social stricture, beyond simply addressing art in there are things going on which public spaces. It includes how can occasionally break through communities are formed and this oppressive grid. Things like effected by public space practice play spaces in cyberspace, murals and policy." and graffiti under the freeway The audience heard from overpasses, community gardens media arts educator Adriene Jenik and grassroots movements," said and digital media producer Lisa Diekman. Brennis who belong to a growIf you are interested in learning collective of intellectuals that ing more about Under the Grid: want to redefine public space Perspectives on Public Space you in the virtual/ hypertext envi- can contact Kristine Diekman ronment of such spheres as the at kdiekman@csusm.edu. For Palace. The Palace is free down- information about becoming a loadable software that is available part of this new experimentation for both PC and Mac computers. with public space, you can visit The Palace itself is a series of www.desktoptheater.org. iH 1 lill S B Tori Stoedle performedfor CSUSM students Friday, November 17. Photo by Nathan Fields �Letters to the Editors 6 Tuesday, November 28, 2000 A Student's study Abroad Dear Fditors Editors, Voting Fraud: A1 Gore's Fault The Pride T intematinnal students I studied nternational with, traveled with and lived with I have been a student here at in the dorms. Because I was CSUSM for over two years and I immersed in the German culjust recently returned from a year ture, I learned not only about abroad with CSU International Germany, but also more about Programs. I would like to share the U.S. and myself. with you about my experience Before arriving in Germany in Germany and how it was pos- I had taken German language sible. classes up through the 201 level. I made the Proficiency in the big decision to language was not a go abroad in requirement for the the fall of 1998. rogram; was " H o p e f u l l y pomething I iitntended I applied to the s CSUIP in will T'lZ February 1999, this letter was accepted German exclusively in April, and s t i r u p s o m e at the University in moved to Hiebingen. I attendT uebingen, questions ed classes in German Language, Culture of Germany at the /» y-»or t German Speaking end of July. frOTH CiSU With extensive ~ _ Countries, German help from the s t u d e n t s and Literature and Office of „ German Film, to Global Affairs JdCUlty. name a few/Because and encourI was there with aging advice CSUIP, all of my from the credits transferred CSUSM directly to CSUSM as German proresident credit.' fessor, Astrid Roiike, the applica- Looking back on my whole tion process was simple. I used study abroad experience, I feel it my campus financial aid along was the best thing I've ever done. with money I had saved and help It was great academic experience from my parents to fund my year. as well as a priceless life experiSeveral different scholarships are ence. For that reason, I recomalso available to students study- mend and advise every student ing abroad. to take advantage of the opportuLiving in Europe differed nity to go abroad! greatly from living in southern Feel free to call the Office California. Being so close to of Global Affairs here on cammany different countries gave pus located af Craven Hall 5211, me the opportunity to travel and (760) 750-4090, experience a variety of different goabroad@csusm.edu. cultures. My favorite trip was the one I took to Turkey, Greece Sincerely, and Italy. I made lasting friendErin Miller ships with Germans and other ^^ Can you, the media, refute any of the statements below regarding voter fraud from the Gore camp? Source: The Hal Turner Show. In the three days since the U.S. General Election, ammunition sales throughout the United States have jumped an astonishing 900%, Fraud being committed by the A1 Gore camp : Tens of thousands of U.S. Military personnel around the world were unable to cast ballots for the first time in U.S. history because their military absentee ballots "got lost in the mail." In past elections, the military voted 9:1 in favor of Republicans. Thousands of non-US Citizens who cannot legally vote were sent letters by President Bill Clinton just days before the election informing them they had registered, and even providing them with Voter Identification Cards to sign and use when voting! These mailings were sent to states with large Latino populations such as California, possibly allowing enough non-citizens to vote and sway the election. In New York City, voting machines were tampered with, disabling the Republican voting levers. When voters came out of the malfunctioning voting booths and sought a paper ballot, it let polling workers know the voter was going to vote Republican because those were the only levers that weren't working. A television news crew caught Democrat vote counters in Brooklyn, New York throwing thousands of paper ballots into garbage dumpsters, resulting in thousands of Republican votes disappearing. Also in New York, registered Republican voters were told in caused tens of thousands of vothundreds of polling places they ers in the affluent Republican were no longer registered to vote. area of the Florida panhandle to Those persons were offered a leave polling places without votpaper "provisional ballot" but ing because they thought Gore when those ballots were filled had already won. out, poll workers refused to place In Palm Beach County, Florida Democrats have been the ballots in a locked box; In the Albuquerque, New complaining wildly about alleged Mexico area, computerized vot- fraud because 19,000 ballots were ing machines were reprogrammed allegedly discarded because votso that votes were not counted ers punched ballots for two presiwhenever anyone cast ballots for dential candidates. Punching the all candidates from the same ballot for two presidential canpolitical party! Upwards of didates automatically voids the 68,000 votes may have been ballot. But it is now surfacing that reprogrammed out of existence. many or most of the 19,000 disIn Michigan, Gore campaign carded ballots were, in fact, lawworkers were paying drunks and fully and properly replaced when homeless hobos with cigarettes voters who made the mistake if those people would register to came out of the voting booth, vote and cast a ballot for Gore. requested and received replaceIn Missouri, polling places in ment ballots, then cast a proper heavily Democrat areas remained vote! Leftist Gore supporters open up and the media are ignoring this to four hours after the legal fact, spurring outrage by time, allowing those Democrats conservatives that the truth is to cast ballots. being suppressed and causing In New Jersey, hundreds of vot- minorities in that county to take ers in urban Democrat areas to the to the streets demanding like Hudson a re-vote. Such a re-vote is not and Essex County were jammed only illegal under Florida law, it into the hallways at the County is also illegal under federal law Boards of Elections, casting' (3 U.S.C. 1). absentee or provisional ballots Putting this into perspective, hours after the polls legally even if the 19,000 votes were all closed. discarded and not counted, those The media was a willing par- votes would only represent four ticipant. Just minutes after voting percent (4%) of the total votes places on the East Coast closed, cast in that county, meaning major news networks began "call- ninety-six percent of the other ing' the race. But when the net- voters in the County did it corworks "called" Florida as being rectly. As a result of all this elecwon by A1 Gore, they did so tion fraud, Gore is trying to steal despite the fact that a portion of the US Presidential election. that state is in the Central time zone and those polling places Sincerely, were still open. This premature Sharon Feldman "call" of Florida by the media By: David Ludwig for The Pride The payment deadline for registration for classes for the Spring 2001 semester at California State University San Marcos has been changed with no advance notification. For most students it is a significant surprise in the registration process. The payment deadline for the Spring 2001 semester is December 19 . For the Spring 2000 semester it was January 21 , and for Spring 1999 it was January 23 . College students are a notoriously tight-budgeted group. Moving the payment of $853.00 to one month sooner than the approximately 6000 students at CSUSM case. It also says, however, that, "You will not be sent a billing statement." This is a change from previous semesters. Not only is the payment due a month sooner, there will be no notification. The Grinch is smiling, I am sure. Furthermore, the new deadline of December 19 is the last day of the fall semester. Payment is now required at a time when most students are concerned with final exams, not scraping together nearly nine hundred bucks. In the October 24 , 2000 issue, of The Pride, Dean of Students Jonathan Poullard stated, "The University is moving toward a student-centered philosophy." I believe that moving towards a student-centered philosophy at CSUSM is very important, and I appreciate Dean Poullard's admission that CSUSM has not been student friendly. Admission of a problem, however, is not enough. It is necessary tofixthe problem. Schools exist, not for the purpose of collecting fees and providing jobs for administrators, but rather for serving and educating students. This fact seems to be lost on the administration at CSUSM. I do not understand how moving the payment deadline without advance notification from late January, when it has traditionally been, to immediately before Christmas, could be u Erin Miller Geerinch ADlive aMovedWeforeaWtinterSUSM nd Bell C Break F Payment eadline th st rd had any reason to expect will definitely strain budgets, perhaps even making school unaffordable. The traditional payment deadline in late January comes after students have had the opportunity to work during the .winter break and save money. The new deadline comes right before Christmas. This is a change only the Grinch could appreciate. Additionally, it says on the registration portion of the CSUSM web page, "Your class reservations will be cancelled if payment is not received by the deadline date." This is no surprise, as payment is required to attend CSUSM, and has always be;en the th HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO th considered part of a student-centered philosophy. It appears to be a continuation of the standard anti-student philosophy, which is demonstrated at CSUSM in actions such as removing reference to equality between teachers and students from the mission statement, and pushing student parking further away from school by converting the closest spaces into staff/faculty parking. In the interest of serving and educating students at CSUSM, it is necessary for this Grinch of an administration at CSUSM to actually act in the interest of the students and adopt policies that are student-centered. THEEDITORSTOPRIDE@CSUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via-electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, ratherthan the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication, Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors reservetheright not to publishletters. Pleasecontact The Prideif you are interested in writing news articles. �Opinion The Pride Tuesday, November 28,2000 7 Cathleen HashLeader Saddened by the Lack of Improvement in the ICC lub By: K hour training meeting, as well Excited about having an position created, Club Services ltogether. T tory includes as attending ICC meetings every opportunity to finally get The Technician, which was filled by aost messageshat spaperwork, as l and other Friday in hopes ofbeingxec- Literary Society off the ground Brad Schmidt. His sole job is to well as my being refused a meetNot much has been said about ognized). ICC was simply ineffi- a ll of the help c b ing w y club ICC this semester and I wonder cient. Everyone involved seemed pgain, I got aogether, mandatory cracieslubs deal wIith thend eauro- would ith mmagnifyaadvisor that aperwork t organized of ASI, CC a CFC. only nd onfuse if students even know what ICC to recognize that there was* a times and dates for meetings, and Mr. Schmidt assured everyone at the issue of how the cchanges is. It surprises me that such a big serious problem and that changes renewed hopes for a poetry read- the training meeting that things in ICC have created more proborganization can skate around our needed to be made. ing we had been planning since would become clearer as the lems. small campus undetected when Under the supervision of last semester. When I got to the semester progressed. The new ICC's only real function is to Gezai Berhane, Assistant Director training meeting I was shocked. forms would get to us with the and An entire semester hnas passed stimulate student life. As the pres- of Student and Residential Life, Not much had changed, other than right phone numbers and con- clubthere havenbeen no ew idnterc I on't ident of The Literary Society, I the members of ASI tried to the name. Most of the forms and tacts for planning events, etc., knoweventsho mampus.or clubs who as oney f have been asking myself what the restructure the way clubs received information given to club leaders but no one knew when or how. or what clubs have gotten money. problem is. At the same time, I funding for their events. There a the m ere out-of-date. ere ll under i h given up n g am wondering why it is so hard was to be a new ICC this semes- Atlthougheeting wCo-sponsorship tWe whe paurpose otfhehempression IICCaveeetings. Theyohaveoing to the hat t t meeting m urned to get anything done for my club. ter that would streamline things. Funding Committee, presented was to go over those new proce- into biweekly leadership ctonferThe answer seems obvious, but I people are as a ew a dures. Really, it seemed one Now don't want to believe it because doingIwknow these while work- clubsncouldvenue through which knew how anything wasno oing ences.iteraryISam being told that hat they can receive funds from g The L ociety will become the people involved in ASI and ing inside an even bigger bureau- the university, had been intro- to work. ineligible for funding by CFC if ICC seem so motivated and will- cracy, ut the righteous duced, i unclear w was we don't attend CC meetings. I here ot of ing to help. Yet, I feel that ICC change bn ICC is mostnot-so obvi- even ont twas CFC until ho eeks ing Tmongwas a lleaderscomplain- hardly feels like Ia threat since wte i the he w a club after the is an inefficient bureaucracy that ous change of name. ICC now later, almost half way through meeting. The changes were cos- haven't seen any support from doesn't improve student life, but stands for Inter-Club Committee. the semester. It was clear, how- metic and uncertain, the process either of them. I am sad and somehow impedes it. It seems fitting to point out that ever, that the CFC was designed f planning events and equesting disappointed. Until last semester ICC stood a council is a legislative body. to fund events planned by mul- ounds seemed to have grotten more There are 54 names on the f for Inter-Club Council. Clubs The Inter-Club Council decided tiple clubs and there would only complicated, and there was yet roster of clubs. It seems that just went to the Inter-Club Council what club events to fund and how be funding for two of these co- another cronym, another rga- looking around ur campus rowhen they needed help funding much. A committee is designed sponsored events each semester. nization ao go through. Notoonly vides proof thatosomething psn't t i events. In order to approve fund- for discussion that supports a The new focus on unity is did ICC and ASI come before our working with these organizaing packets or do business of any cause. great in its idealism. I don't know, precious events, but now CFC tions. If the 54 clubs that got kind, ICC had to meet quorum, I came into this semester feel- however, how the CFC makes was out there as well. Club lead- through the recognition process which meant at least half of the ing really good about the rumored planning events any easier for now ave t ble to function, s recognized clubs on campus had changes in ICC. Club leaders club leaders and members. The ters wouldICC mheetingooattend a were awouldn't be able we,waalkstuwo-hour ne week dents, to to to show up for the meeting. But were told that every club on cam- CFC seems to create less paper- and then CFC meetings the next. class without seeing advertising ICC didn't meet quorum once pus would have to re-charter this work for ASI and Facilities, which But no one seemed to know if for club events or actual events last semester. semester, meaning they would seems more efficient for them. ICC still had any money or if it in progress. Instead, clubs seem In fact, many would-be clubs, have to fill out the same paper- But the new design creates less was beingfilteredinto CFC. to be dropping off the map, like The Literary Society and work and attend another two hour paper work because there are It is now the end of the semes- like The Pride Alliance and The The Odyssey Club, along with training meeting—but it was for fewer events and fewer opportu- ter. I have gone over the infor- Odyssey Club. I can only hope * others, were unable to be rec- a good cause, which was to learn nities for clubs to receive fund- mation packets and binder ASI that The Literary Society will ognized the entire semester in the new system. Everyone seemed ing. The funding for clubs plan- provided for us. I have spoken not be another casualty of this spite of having completed all relieved by die re-chartering, as ning solo events seemed to be out with other club leaders. I have growing bureaucracy. the necessary protocol (finding if it meant a fresh start, assuring of the question—or in question, met with Brad Schmidt privately. officers and members, filling us there had really been changes at least. I have tried, without success, to out paperwork, attending a two made. There was also a new paid plan events, which is another story one another, America continues is not possible to try to impress What Did Our pretty easy choice to make for to wonder how valid the idea of upon other nations an idea or way Presidential Election the candidates, and the voter. democracy truly is. As a voter, it becomes a simof life that does not succeed in One of the major issues of the nation that supports it. The Prove? ple choice of, "Who do I hate the recount in Florida is the idea current presidential election will By: Bryan Clark less?" If you are a Democrat, that the ballots used a hole-punch make it difficult for America to Pride Staff Writer Bush isn't a horrible choice, he's system to place votes—a system continue to move forces into the just not as good as A1 Gore would that many voters contend is too Middle East, since no nation will T election some- seem. As a Republican, Gore confusing. This system is not listen to one that cannot straight- thing he orrible. provedelection seems tolerable; he's just less tolh This new: as many as one percent of en out its own affairs first. erable as Bush would be. O he provecHiow much it pays to run basis of candidates having nonptarBy: Jared E. Young all voters complain about it every The battle between George an effective campaign. Pride Staff Writer election. This year, however, was W. Bush and A1 Gore has done L ticular issue that sets them apart, back, I ask the first time that one percent of the unthinkable ; it has gone above what ooking ajor dividingmiyself the presidential race becomes the m ssue President John F. Kennedy the vote could sway the entire and beyond President Clinton's character was between the two candidates. jnothing more tihan a that aren't committed American troops to election. cigar collection in making a There was no dividing issue. udgment. The ssues Vietnam in 1961. What ensued is discussed become forgotten and Another issue in the recount mockery of our nation. After a arguably the greatest travesty in debate is the idea that one count time in which much of the nation Gore and Bush claimed to value the partisan pandering begins. he s things. ducation, United States political and mili- has worked in every election prior stood in uproar against a presi- tSocialameecurity, and EMedicare In the meantime, Bush and S tary history. History may be to this one, so there is no reason dent that would make our leader- were the 3 rings in this circus Gore dodged all tlie hard-hitting rewritten. that this election should be done ship look bad because of his pro- of Gore f news shows. After all, no one As the nation concludes its differently. If this is the case, miscuity, the election process is all ptretense.rograms.offered to Bix wants to hear the candidates hese ow? y third week without a new presi- as many Americans are arguing, making our nation and our politi- throwing p ore moneyHat all the answer tough questions. Bush m dent, the question is often asked, then it might be true that our cal system look bad. A nation programs. Bush offered to fix and Gore show up on Letterman, "Will we ever have a new presi- entire democracy is fraudulent. that stresses the importance of ll the Leno, Oprah, and Barbara Walters ow? dent?" Lawsuits are being filed If the recount yields widely dif- the popular voice is now proving tahrowingprograms. Hmoney)Bayt and dance through a soft interand votes continue to be recount- ferent results than the original that machines can silence that the peopletax breaks t(he surplus view into a commercial-laden and using ed by hand, all while the nation count, then there is a high possi- voice in a heartbeat. variety how. These lections to fix the programs. Decisions proved hsow content ourecountry looks on in doubt, wondering bility that every election prior to It took fourteen years to dis- l hese don't what its status will be come this one has also been miscount- cover that America's involvement bike tfor either orfock the political is. As a culture, we truly could January. ed, which would mean that the in Vietnam was a mistake. Three poat Nothing the candidates' not care less who our president is g As Governor George W. people's voice has been silenced weeks into the 2001 presidential toarties. no specificuaranteed is. The next time you see "Late befixed, roblems Bush and Vice-President A1 Gore for decades. election, the nation is beginning are addressed, and the Apmerican Night with Jay Leno',' and he asks continue to fight over the laws The same democracy that we to wonder if the power it was c argue ith some poor sap who our president and regulations of re-counting tried to install in Vietnam is now promised under democracy was people man't reallychildren, wold is, don't feel so sorry for them if giving oney to and continue to sling mud at failing in the United States. It also a mistake. people, or sick people. It's a they can't figure it out. Pride Staff Writer Tearing Down Democracy The Pride Co-Editor Co-Editor Opinion Editor Graduate Intern Faculty Advisor All opinions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views Melanie Addington of The Pride* or of California State University San Marcos. 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The Pride California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone: <760) 7 5^111 Fax: (760) 750-4030 E-mail: pride@csusm.edu http://wwwxsusm.edu/pride �Calendar 8 lUesday, November 28,2000 Tuesday, November 28 Public Speaking Skills Alpha Kappa Delta and Sociology Club Meeting Location: 4 pm-6pm Timer Power S urge C afe G uest S peakers: MASP c lass of 2 001 r esearch p ro p osal f orum. H ear a ll a bout t his y ear's Sociology g raduate r esearch p rojects! Location: C ommons 2 06 Time: 2 pm-3pm Arts and Lectures L earn h ow t o improve y our Series: Pianist Larry p ublic s peaking s kills. Karush Location: A cademic Hall Revising Your Writing 102 Location: Academic Hall Time: 7 pm 4 20 Time: 5 pm-6pm K arush p resents a solo L earn h ow t o s uccessfully p iano p erformance of h is revise y our p apers. o riginal c ompositions a nd i mprovisations t hat h ave he Club Frangais Movie r oots i n j azz, t he m usic Night of N orth I ndia, 2 0 c enLocation: UH 100 tury w estern m usic a nd Time: 5 :30pm A frican-based p ercussion. T he Los Angeles T imes r ecently c alled h is vision "one of t he m ost f ascinating i n c urrent jazz." th Wednesday, N ovember 29 Stress Management Thursday, November Sudy Abroad Information Meeting Location: C ommons 2 06 Time: l lam-12pm The Pride Library Book Sale December L ocation: L ibrary C ourtyard Time: 9 am-3pm 11-January 1 Careers for Communication Majors R egistration R eminder: SMART r egistration for Winter S ession. Reading 12 Thursday, December Tuesday, 7 December Open Microphone Poetry Internet Job Search Location: C raven Hall 4 201 Time: 11 a m-12pm L earn a bout t he c areer o pportunities for c ommunications m ajors. Location: University Hall 2 73 Meditation Time: 3 pm-4pm Location: C ommons 2 06 Time: 1 2pm-12:30pm L earn h ow t o f ind j ob p ositions o nline. T his m editation g roup m eets weekly o n T uesdays Sankofa! Location: C alifornia C enter i n C ommons 2 06. G roups r un o n a "drop-in" b asis. for t he A rts, E scondido Friday, D ecember 15 C enter T heater Time: 7 pm Career Skills Location: C raven H all Dr. Komla A moaku 4 201 r eturns f rom G hana t o Time: l pm-3pm p erform w ith h is Afro-jazz b and, S ankofa, a nd t o E veryone i s i nvited. l ead a p erformance of t he L earn h ow t o w rite a We e ncourage people t o CSU S an M arcos A frican r esume, j ob s earch, a nd interview. r ead o riginal w orks, b ut E nsemble. welcome a nyone w ho w ant t o r ead f rom t heir collec- T his e vent i s s ponsored tion of f avorites. i n p art b y t he CCA, E scondido a nd i s f ree a nd o pen t o t he p ublic. Meditation Group Location: PPHS B uilding T ime: 1 2pm-12:30pm 18 T his g roup m eets weekly o n F ridays i n Dr. F ritz Kreisler's office. G roups r un o n a "drop-in" b asis. Internet Job Search 8 L ocation: A cademic H all 206 Time: l pm-2pm R egistration R eminder: SMART r eservations e nd L earn h ow t o f ind j obs for c ontinuing s tudents. o nline. Time: 12pm Location: C ommons 2 06 T he L iterary Society will b e h osting a n o pen m icrophone p oetry r eading for s tudents a nd f aculty Friday, December 1 Location: C ommons 2 06 Time: 1 0:30am-l 1 :30am Valuable t ips for s urviving 3 0 finals week. Japanese Culture Day Location: P alm C ourt College to Career: Time: 1 0am-2pm Putting Your Degree to Work L ocation: A cademic Hall I(ncludes t ea c eremony demonstration b y Prof. 2 09 Somi Armer, Omote S enke Time: 3 :30pm-4:30pm School Tea C eremony M aster; I kebana/flower L earn h ow t o p ut y our a rrangement ( demonstrad egree t o w ork a fter g radu- tion b y Mrs. Ise H uffman, ation. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 campus safety disability awareness fall 2000 health politics https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/13ec29176670d35a482cfaf34f99c35c.pdf 5ed36b5d7f07432c7e66745aa8c32ff9 PDF Text Text Ihe Pride California State University San Marcos http://www.csusm.edu/pride Vol VIII No. 14/ Tuesday, December 5,2000 Preachers Revisit CSUSM • Jed Smock Preaches His Version of Christianity By: Adam Bailey Pride Staff Writer "Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Tupac are in hell," was one of many remarks heard during a lively discussion in the free speech area on Monday, November 27. From 10:30 am to 4:30pm in Founders Plaza, stu- Chris Orman andfellow student discuss religion with Jed Smock. dents interested in the drama of I the speeches encircled Brother 8 Jed Smock and fellow preacher Cindy. Often times, however, students were riled by these preachers' confrontational expression of their uncompromising beliefs. "We're not your typical Christians," said Jed Smock. Jed Smock and Cindy Smock are self-proclaimed Confrontational Evangelists from the Nondenominational College Community Church of Newark, Ohio. The Smocks would often times resort to name calling, judgment casting, and the attacking of someone's character, in order to get their audience listening and responding to what they wanted to lecture about. A1 Ruiz, a Christian staff member, said, "I think that he's misrepresenting everything that he speaks about. He's misrepresenting Christianity, misrepresenting God, and he's misrepresenting himself as a preacher." »Article continues on page 2 • Athlete Moons Preacher Many Students Outraged by Preaching By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor Sister Pat quotes from the Bible to a crowd in the Free Speech area. Photos by Enrique Refugio CSUSM CAPI Program Helps Area High Schools Tuition Deadline Alert By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer P rogram P roving to B e a S uccess By: Jayne Braman Pride Graduate Intern In its first full year of implementation, CSUSM's High School CAPI Program is proving to be a success. The California Academic Preparation Initiative is a partnership between CSU San Marcos and area high schools, the pur-* pose of which is to strengthen the mathematics and English preparation of college-bound high school students and reduce the amount of remediation needed for incoming university students. On Friday, November 3, CSUSM's campus was visited by 107 area high school teachers who participated in a conference on Academic Preparation For College - Focus on English and Mathematics. CSUSM's CAPI directors, Drs. Linda Holt and Dawn Formo, along with administrators from CSUSM and the San Diego County of Education, sponsored this conference. This one-day conference was not only attended by participating area high school teachers, »Article continues on page 4 l ^ M^^T^W^^IW^ " illtllflll % , Student workers get readyfor Christmas in the Cougar Corner. The Angel Tree is located next to the Cougar Corner in the Dome. Photo by Steve Compian T he C SUSM A ngel T ree By: Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer Amid the hustle and bustle of everyday Dome activities sits a solitary Christmas tree. The tree seems normal for this time of year, but on closer inspection, a person can find the true purpose of this Christmas tree, or as aptly named, the Angel Tree. CSUSM's Circle K International is holding its 9th Annual Angel Tree Toy Drive. Through the Toy Drive, the Circle K Club will donate gifts to local, needy children this holiday season. "On the tree we have paper i i l ssue f f f g i 11 II 1111 l llilllllllll angels and they have the wishes of the child," explained Anna Fleming, Co-Vice President of Circle K. Once a person buys a gift for the child, the unwrapped gift may be dropped off in the box in front of the Angel Tree in the Dome, or delivered to Human Resources on Rancheros Drive. "Last year we helped about 120 children and we had excess gifts," said Fleming. This year the club plans to help out 200 children. Circle K is accepting wrapping paper, bows, boxes, and money. If you would like more information, contact Anna Fleming at (760) 744-6751. llltll I - The tuition payment deadline for the Spring 2001 semester has been changed from January 23, 2001, to December 19, 2000. This has caused an uproar of student complaints about the deadline falling so close to Christmas. "I think it's stupid," says CSUSM student Brianne Donnellan, "I think they should have given more advanced notice. It's way too close to Christmas." "Prompt payment is being enforced because we have had problems in the past with students registering for classes and not paying their fees," says Marietta Kimball of Student Financial Services. She explained that students that do not pay by the December 19 deadline will be dropped from the system and any classes they have registered for will be open for other students. "I urge students to apply for financial aid," says Rosemary Henk of Financial Services. "If financial aid is already in place, it will defer for financial aid disbursement," explained Kimball. If a student has financial aid and it covers the entire tuition, he/she does not have to worry about the deadline. If, however, financial aid does not fully cover the tuition, the student will be required to pay the remaining fee by the December 19 deadline. If a student still wishes to apply for financial aid, he/she can do so, but the student must still pay the tuition fees for the spring semester. If the application is approved and the student receives financial aid, the tuition payment may be refunded to the student No billing statements are sent out to students. "That would be too much work," says Henk. Registration begins around the end of October and continues through December. Henk says the school would have to send out billings statements every day to all the students. In addition, the students that registered that particular day and the ones that register in December would run out of time before the payments arrived in the mail. "It's become more of the student's responsibility," says Henk. She says it is unfortunate that the payment falls so close to Christmas but this change is permanent and the tuition deadline will fall this close to Christmas every year from now on. Students can also expect that the tuition payment deadline for Fall 2001 will come at the end of Spring semester 2001. | j | | | | | j | | j j | ; ;••• Campus mm^m IlllJliliillllllllij • In After Jed Smock and his family preached for several hours on Monday, November 27, students observing them grew restless. Among the angry outcries and the loud laughter, one student decided to prove his point by mooning the female preacher. A cross-country athlete and freshman at CSUSM, Josh Wing, pulled down his pants and laughingly joked, "Let there be light." Coach Steve Scott was unaware of the incident, but said, "Once I find out who did that, they will be severely reprimanded." » Article continues on page 2 Page! P Arts & H Entertainment : - 111 I liSllil I m V' Clalendar llj * Opinion Page 1 - ^ nSIj&U'! . \Mmm I i® Page 8 ralHI^mll �jS The Pride V) Preacheri R*rail CUM SS • �The Pride 2 Tuesday, December 5, 20 Jed Smock and Family »Article cant. from page 1 As founders and preachers of their church, Jed and Cindy go from college to college lecturing on their version of the Christian bible. This is their second visit to CSUSM. Their five daughters (Charlotte, Evangeline, Justine, Martha, and Presley) accompanied them, as well as friend and preacher, Sister Pat. According to the preachers, universities are a breeding ground for sinful lifestyles. The Smocks also say that universities are responsible for the mis-education of students on such "antichristian" ideas as evolution and natural selection and lead their students away from the Bible. After Cindy Smock gave a sermon on how fraternities and sororities were the "breeding ground for premarital fornication and the deflowering of young women," she spoke to a Pride reporter. "We are preaching against the party lifestyle and, therefore, it is not a big surprise that they [students] are not really open to changing their points of view," said Sister Cindy. Preacher Jed and his wife, Cindy, tried to convey the idea of abstaining from what they called "a party lifestyle" and the substitution ofthat lifestyle with the following of Jesus. They expressed the concept of avoiding all drugs (from marijuana and alcohol to cigarettes), abstaining from premarital sex, and not listening to music or watching TV and movies with violent or suggestive, "unchristian" implications. The Smocks also preached that women should follow their husbands, take care of the children, and be submissive to their husbands. "In a marital relationship it is the Amman's duty to follow the man, wherever he shall lead her," said Jed Smock. The women in the crowd contested the preachers' opinions. CSUSM student Katie Steimle asked, "They're humorous. Do they think that anyone could take them seriously? They take the Bible way out of context!" "Their [students'] reaction is fairly typical. Students havea't changed since I began my lectures, they remain narrow minded and un-open to the truth, any idea will be tolerated except Christianity," said Jed Smock. "They [Smocks] are too judgmental. He [Jed Smock] says there is only , one way and that is his way. If his way is the right way, I'm not getting involved in that," said one student. "He's real brave to come and speak to all these students about what he thinks and feels," commented student Allen Kruse. Sister Pat continues to preach as a student pulls down his pants. (Picture censored at editors* discretion). Photo by Enrique Refugio Cross Country Athlete Mooning »Article cont. from page 1 When asked if an individual athlete's outside behavior reflects upon the team, Steve Scott noted that individuals are judged on an individual basis only, meaning that the student's behavior had no reflection upon the cross-country team as a whole. Chief Schultheis of the University Police commented on the incident, "It is a far stretch to call it indecent exposure." "It is in the realm of behavior that is disorderly conduct," he added, "when we [University Police] identify the student, we will direct him or her to the student affairs' judicial process." Dean of Student Affairs Jonathan Poullard said that the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs handles the formal, judicial process on campus. Poullard explained that a formal letter is sent to the student informing him or her of what he or she is believed to have violated. The student then meets with the Assistant Dean in a formal conference. After that, two things can occur: the conference will lead into a hearing that will decide how to handle the student's violation, or the student and Assistant Dean will negotiate a contract to deal with the repercussiqhs of the situation. Wing was one of many students who listened to the sermon in the free speech area located between Academic Hall and the Science Building. Fellow athletes, Brian Eaton and Tony Lederman, described the Smock situation as "funny." Lederman said the preacher was "making a fool of h erself' and that "she shouldn't abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Everyone has the right to freely express himself or herself and especially on college campuses where a free speech area is set aside for the use of a "marketplace of i deas" Students like Bartges believe the preacher's use of the free speech area is "totally out of line." Chief Schultheis says there "is a thin line between provoking and threatening [language]. It is unfortunate the student was upset." Yet, it is the constitutional right of the preacher and everyone to use the free speech area. "There are some parameters [within the right to speak freely]," said Schultheis, "You can't provoke violence. You can yell fire in the middle of the parking lot, but if you yell, ' fire' in a full, dark theater, you are no longer within your constitutional right." This is the second visit to CSUSM by Jed Smock and his fellow preachers. Smock believes he will return in the spring but he will not be bringing his family. For further information on your right to free speech, visit the First Amendment Cyber Tribune at: http://w3.trib.com/FACT/ or the American Civil Liberties Union at www.aclu.org. impose her views on us." When pointed out that the preachers were in the free speech area and that anyone is welcome to "impose" their views there, the three freshmen grew excited and one asked, "So anyone can say what they want here?" Student Elaina Bartges was one of many observers in the free speech area on Monday. Bartges said she had been called numerous names from the preacher, including "slut," which upset her. Regarding the preachers' use of the free speech area, Chief Schultheis said, "They are trying to get attention using terms that will get a response, but it is a tough issue because you are dealing with constitutional rights." The constitutional right of free speech states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit- An angry student pulls out her Bible to make Sister Pat read scripture. ing the free exercise thereof; or Photo by Enrique Refugio Students Get Involved in Japanese Culture Day By: Brian Fisher Pride Staff Writer Jed Smock and daughters pose for the camera while Cindy preaches to students. Smock photos by Enrique Refugio Preacher Cindy Smock helps her husband, Jed Smock, preach at colleges across the nation. Students gathered on Palm Court to see ancient Japanese traditions for Japanese Culture Day on Thursday, November 30. The traditions included a live tea ceremony and ikebana (a flower arrangement ceremony), The tea, known as "usucha," was prepared by the Teishu, Taemi, and served to six student participants. Taemi's serious face broke into a smile as the tea ceremony, usually performed indoors, was complicated by rising winds that blew the tea ladle around the table. "The tea was really tangy," commented Shane, a student participating in the tea ceremony One student said, "The ceremony was so proper and detailed with movement." After the ceremony, students were able to eat many different Japanese foods including rice balls, kasutera (similar to sponge cake), kompeito (small sugar can- dies), and okaki (round rice crackers). The Ohara School Ikebana Demonstration showed the different styles of floral arrangements; students were then able to create their own versions of ikebana. Ms. Ise Hufffman, Second Term Master for the school, demonstrated different ways to arrange flowers inside shallow water bowls, known as "suiban." She placed a metallic bed of pins, called "kenzan," inside the suiban to secure the flowers and used lilies, protea, loquat, carnations, and baby's breath in her arrangement. In addition to the tea ceremony and ikebana demonstrations, many other cultural elements were presented: hung from bamboo poles were banners of Japanese toys, food, architecture, anime, and religion. "I am overwhelmed, there is a lot to look at here," remarked one student at the event. The Japanese Club and Anime Club cosponsored Japanese Culture Day. �On Campus The Pride Tuesday, December 5,2000 3 'Tis the Season to Be Stressing By: Jared E. Young Pride Staff Writer Stress is an unavoidable part of life that comes from work, * relationships, school, driving, and everything else that people do on a day-to-day basis. Stress is good to some degree. It drives us to succeed and increases productive ity, however, there is a fine line where stress ceases to be productive and becomes dangerous. The negative affects of stress are manifested differently in everyone. Whether it is sickness, anger, depression, or suicide, signs of stress eventually begin to show in everybody. According to the American Institute of Stress (AIS), 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are stress-related. 43 percent of all adults suffer adverse health affects due to stress. These health problems often include heart disease, cancer, respiratory problems, and cirrhosis* Causes of Stress Pressure is one cause of stress. There is the pressure at work, the pressure to be on time while driving, the pressure to make the people around us happy, and the pressure to perform well at school. Final exams at Cal State San Marcos end on December 18, just one week before Christmas and in the middle of the holiday - season. Most students have loved ones for whom they feel obligated to buy gifts, thus having to work full-time and go to school. With the added pressures of finals, December becomes a very dangerous t ime. when it comes to stress management. During the "stress season," it is important for families and friends to remember that students have enough pressure. Families can help by being nurturing and supportive. Handling Stress Stress can be curtailed if it is detected early. Just like any other infectious disease, stress can be halted, slowed, or lessened by searching for and recognizing the early warning signs. The University of Oklahoma Police Department states that early warning signs of stress include, but are not limited to, fatigue, nervous tics, excessive sweating, nightmares, muscular pain, sexual difficulties, change in appetite, and insomnia. While these are not the only indicators of stress, they are good signs that a student or adult has an excessive amount of stress. If stress is not caught early, it can lead to greater consequences, such as aggressive behavior and suicide. If the warning signs are Academic Bulletin recognized, there a re a number of ways to reduce the amount of stress in life. Exercise is a good stress reliever and many schools and workplaces offer weight rooms, where stress can be worked off. Meditation can be a great help, and just talking with someone about problems can often make life and its problems much easier. For more information on ways to release stress, contact the human resources department where you work, or visit CSUSM's Counseling and Psychological Services web site at www.csusm.edu/caps. The holiday season can add stress to anyone, let alone a student. Balancing time and prioritizing tasks can reduce the amount of stress by more than half: as each project is completed, another weight is lifted off the shoulders. No school or job is worth the amount of stress that it can cause, or the affects that stress can eventually lead to. This is why most jobs and schools offer ways for their students and/or employees ways to release stress and enjoy life. For more information on stress and how to cope with stress, check the University of Oklahoma's website at www.ou.edu/oupd/stress.htm. or the website for the American Institute of Stress at www.stress.org. Help out this Holiday Season! Circle K's 9th Annual Toy Drive We are collecting new, unwrapped gifts for local needy children between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. We encourage you to pick up an angel ornament, which lists the age, gender, and wish of the child. Angel ornaments can be picked up from the Christmas tree at the dome/cafeteria at CSUSM. Gifts can be dropped off at the labeled boxes at the dome and Human Resources department on Rancheros Dr. CKI is also accepting wrapping paper, bows, or any monetary donation to make this event as successful, if not more, than the previous years. Please make checks payable to; Circle K of CSUSM and send to CSUSM Circle K International 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd. San Marcos, CA 92069 Circle K thanks you for your commitment to our community! * Si™ r m HSfgif i^KBaiii mm p ester Begin . I mm f .HiwIraHfr -. ^ B W H r i W h e r e y o u r future begins! Nine north county locations: San Marcos * Camp Pendleton * Fallbrook t Pauma Valley Borrego Springs * Escondido * Ramona • Poway * ML Carmel Lots of English, math, and general education courses transfer to state universities. Small d m sizes. Faculty dedicated to student success. Pick up a spring 2001 class schedule at north county public libraries Class listings and enrollment information are available on our website at http://www,paiomar.edu/ Students observe the tea ceremony during Japanese Culture Day on Palm Court. Photo by Brian Fisher �The Pride On Campus *Tuesday, December 5, 2000 tion of the center. Burcher i s the Student Coordinator of the Writing Center. Besides being one of fourteen GEW 101 instructors, Burcher coordinates student appointments, schedules tutors, fend handles the payroll for twenty-five tutors. All tutors must take LTWR 525 as a prerequisite to becoming paid employees at the Writing Center. Tutors are the backbone of the center, which serves about 275 students every week. According to Burcher, "We would like to have more tutors, but there is a shortage o f, students who have completed LTWR 525." The shortage of tutors affects students from classes other than GEW who cannot make appointments because GEW students fill m A tutor works with a student in the writing center. Photo by Steve Cornpian ost of the appointment slots. Burcher estimates twenty tle room off the library on the tutors have become GEW instrucBy: Steve Compian Los Felicitos Campus," reported tors since she has worked at the Pridy Staff Writer Dr^ Keehn. The Los Felicitos center. GEW instructor Barbara People are writing history in Campus was nicknamed "Cal Shiffler recalled how she enjoyed the CSUSM Writing Center. The State Jerome's" because of its her first experience as a tutor program, designed by CSUSM location near Jerome's Furniture five semesters ago. "From the Professor Ken Mendoza, includes Store. Professor Keehn took charge a generation of "home grown" professors, who can trace their of the Writing Center and the Education-Writing educational lineage back to the General Program (GEW) during the fall program. The Director of the Writing semester of 1999. She also teachCenter is Dr. Robin Keehn. Dr. es several courses at CSUSM, Keehn says she was among eight including LTWR 525, which prestudents that Dr. Mendoza select- pares students to become writing ed as the Writing Center's first instructors. Dr. Keehn relies on tutors back in 1991. "The Writing graduate student Donna Burcher Center was located in a tiny lit- to handle the day-to-day opera- Writing Center B enefits from Its Own L egacy first time I began tutoring here, I knew that I was in heaven," said Shiffler. The one-on-one attention that students receive is an important component of the program's success. Erica Cacas, who was a GEW student in 1998, says Shiffler affected her profoundly as a writer. Cacas, who now tutors in the Writing Center said, "When she was my tutor, she taught me that writing for GEW 101 was not a restrictor of creative analysis. I learned that you can still be creative in everything you write." Cacas says she would be interested in becoming a GEW instructor, "So I can show students that therfe is room in every academic discipline for creative expression." Similar to Professors Keehn and Aaron Nielsenshultz, Cacas could represent the next generation that makes the trek from tutor to faculty, writing another chapter of the writing program's history. CAPI Miscellaneous Services History of CAPI Implementation of the program began in spring 2000 with The Pride is seeking office help for t he spring. Please apply a t t he Career & Assessment [Pride Office: Commons 201 (760) 750-6111] By: J ennifer Miller Pride S taff Writer December 1, 2000, marked the 13th annual World AIDS Day, the only international day of coordinated action against AIDS. The CSUSM Library participated by shrouding the library gallery with a black cloth to support "A Day Without Art." The original Day Without Art began in New York, in 1989, with a group of artists and performers calling themselves "Visual AIDS." In hopes of capturing attention to the increasing loss of friends and family in the art community, Visual AIDS removed art pieces, cancelled performances, stopped music, and closed galleries. Hundreds of people worldwide participated in a Day Without Art Dr. Robin Keehn (sitting) and LTWR Since 1989 to encourage awareness 525 students. Photo by Steve Compian and education to the disease that infects 16,000 people everyday, globally (UNAIDS estimate). World AIDS Day began in 1988 as a day to bring messages of compassion, hope, solidarity, and understanding about AIDS to every community in every country. The purpose of this day is to open channels of communication between countries in order to strengthen the exchange of information and experience. university faculty working along ly, the introduction of the online tants usually respond to students within a 24 to 48 hour turnside high school faculty to devel- writing laboratory (OWL). With many of the partner around period. Their responses op joint CAPI teafns on each high school campus. Full imple- high schools participating in the include internal comments in the mentation was established during Digital High School grant pro- text as well as a letter at the end this current semester as CSUSM gram, the students have access encouraging student revisions by »Article cont. from page 1 consultants tutored hundreds of through the web to the OWL highlighting areas where students high school students in writing program. Internet access is a vital can elaborate or develop ideas component of this service. Formo that may enhance the end prodadministrators, and counselors, and math. believes that the success of the uct. but was also attended by instrucCAPI is a state-funded grant OWL program depends on the tors from community colleges How Do High Schools ability of high school students program in which CSUSM will and other universities. One of Benefit from CAPI? to take ownership of their texts. receive $1.5 million out of $9 the long-range goals of the CAPI team is to hold ongoing forums According to Formo, "each "Students need to critically ana- million budgeted for this prowith high school faculty in North high school has different requests lyze their own writing in order gram across the state. The curSan Diego, South Riverside, and for services f rom CAPI adminis- to ask questions of the tutors rent grant award is in effect until South Orange counties. trators and implementation has that centers feedback on making the 2002 school term. During his "The objective of this semes- led to requests for further ser- the students better writers," said visit to the San Marcos campus, ter's conference," according to Dr. vices." Services provided by Formo. Implementation of OWL Chancellor Reed met with Formo Dawn Formo, "was to improve CAPI include direct classroom services requires training high and two faculty members from articulation between the high instruction by CSUSM consul- school students on how to ask participating high schools for a school curriculum and freshman- tants, the establishment of mini specific questions about their presentation of their work. Formo level university coursework in writing centers located in the intentions regarding their writ- said that Chancellor Reed was so the areas of mathematics and high school, and, most important- ing assignments. Writing consul- impressed with San Marcos' proEnglish." Formo, a CSUSM Literature and Writing Professor and Associate Director of CAPI, also reported that current statistics show that over 30 percent of students entering the CSUSM from area high schools did not pass the standard English Placement Test (EPT), and 40 percent of students did not pass Egg Donors Needed the entry-level math test (ELM) RECREATION ASSISTANT to help m ake a n infertile couples Part-time^ 15-25 h ours for the fall of 1999. d reams come t rue. Compensation is Formo said that CAPI has $7.00 - $ 8.00 hr. $3,500.00. Ages 20 to 30. launched the English/math pro- open/close rec. c tr./events, c ust. svc. Please contact S usan a t gram with five area high schools: f ax r esume to (760) 6 35-8634 San Marcos, Vista, Rancho Buena or apply a t 2 280 Calle Barcelona 1 -800-463-5656. Vista, Rancho Bernardo and Carlsbad, CA Temecula Valley, and the mathonly program with Carlsbad High A ttention Work Study S tudents! School. Help Wanted World A IDS D ay & A D ay Without Art Offered MEL-TYPE & U study! Melissa 760.741.4105 ixoye@home.com gram that he labeled CSUSM the "flagship" of the CAPI project. The Chancellor has also stated that he is requesting another $9 million from the state legislature so that we may continue our work with our district partners to help students achieve academic success. The CAPI team is seeking students with a strong interest in writing to work as writing consultants and online tutors. This opportunity will provide valuable experience, especially to those students who are interested in the field of education. Contact Dr. Dawn Formo at dformo@csusm.edu for information regarding paid and internship positions for the spring 2001 semester. WOMEN'S RESOURCE COMMITTEE Son ^um OnrXke^mm Simarm for pregnant mrm and women www.wfgtOrg for rnnen, by women Referrals for. •Medical Care •Housing •Financial & Legal Assistance •Material Needs •Child Care •Pregnancy Education •Support Groups 6 95 63 6 1-1-26 Helping Womeh Heu Themseutcs �The Pride Arts & Entertainment Tuesday, December 5,2000 5 Jewel's Unforgettable Performance at the California Center for the Arts Chris Weedon for The Pride The talented Jewel took the stage on Wednesday, November 15, at the California Center for the Performing Arts. The sold-out theater of 1,250 people heard an unforgettable performance by Jewel and her opening act, Steve Poltz. Poltz, a local artist with the Rugburns, started off the night with a new song, "What Would Gandhi Do?" that he wrote on the plane earlier in the day. In between songs, Poltz told humorous and insightful stories about the songs and the crowd loved every minute of it. For his last song of his 50-minute set, Poltz invited San Diego Padres' Tim Flannery to sing "Silver Jewel performed in San Diego on November 15. Photo by West Kennedy Lining" on stage with him: this was a great way to end a great set. After the opening act, Jewel walked on stage to the cheers of the crowd. Her first song of the night was a new one titled, "Does Anyone Believe in Love?" Jewel, like Poltz, told stories in between her songs. Her topics ranged from her teeth to Brittney Spears, and she always made the crowd laugh. The highlight of the night occurred when she invited Poltz back onstage to sing a few songs with her. Their duet of "You Were Meant for Me" was amazing; the contrast 6f two different, yet, melodic voices was a treat to hear. Jewel's set was a mix of old and new songs like "Does Anyone Believe in Love," "Foolish Games," "Who Will Save Your Soul?," to old Java Joe's days songs like "Racecar Driver." Her encore song was "Angels Standing By." Jewel's voice is truly amazing, and she hit the high notes with perfect clarity. Her voice sent me on a tranquil journey. Jewel's 90-minute set was a very amazing experience that I will always remem-, ber. As the lights went on again, and everyone was leaving, I Couldn't help but feel that I had seen one of the greatest shows of my life. If you haven't seen Jewel or Steve Poltz perform live, I would suggest you do so. It will be one of the best shows you will see. Book Review: The Self Aware Universe In The Self Aware Universe, author Amit Goswani, Ph.D., attempts t o make a case for*an idealist worldview based on.modern discoveries in physics. Goswani is a professor of physics at the Institute of Theoretical Sciences at the University of Oregon. He has previously written two physics texts and numerous scientific papers. Goswani's background in hard science and academia is one of the factors that allow him to put forth a book on metaphysics that is far more convincing and perceptive than typical new-age faire. Modern physics tells us that sub-atomic particles such as electrons and photons are, in fact, not particles, but waveforms of potential positions and velocities. According to Goswani, it is the mind of the observer that produces matter and not the other way around. Goswani goes on to posit a single universal mind that finds a focal point in each individual. Lest a potential reader be scared away by mention of technical jargon from physics and philosophy, it should be pointed out that Goswani does a brilliant job of distilling the Arcanum of these fields down into everyday language. Goswani also makes good use of descriptive analogies to clarify his ideas for readers. Gowani's work is more than a conglomeration of mysticism and pseudo-science. 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Nj 6Q20PaseoDet Norte m Ti O a r i s b a 4 0 A 92009 • S a r t Diego, C A 92111 Tel.: 7 6 0 * 4 3 1 " # 1 1 4 Fax; I fB0URS^I^F•i.Q-6 t Sat. 10-5 858-278-7760 IJ 7lCM$1-8389 Tel.: Fax: m m 858-278-7783 »VISA/MC/DiscQver/felecheckA^ mm m w �6 Tuesday, December 5, 2000 CSUSM Arts & Entertainment The Pride T he W alls of CSUSM: Dreams, Tradition, Diversity, Environment, and Technology By: Steve Kerrin Pride Staff Writer mets with artist Alex Sanchez, a local 20-year-old artist with experience in creating murals. Goldberg said of Sanchez, "I hired Alex particularly because of his reputation for working with non-artists and his ability to bring them to a place where they feel they can create and implement art." Students were asked to create three rough sketches of ideas for the mural. Five common themes emerged from these sketches: Although often passed by without a second glance, the mural in the hallway by the library does occupy a significant place in the history of CSUSM as the first piece of public art on permanent display. The mural, a five-paneled display whose themes are "Dreams," "Tradition," "Diversity," "Environment" and "Technology," was created in 1994. It was the brainchild of then-professor in the § Department of Education, Dr. Merryl Goldberg, while she was teaching a course called "Learning and Instruction." Goldberg, who is now with the Visual and Performing Arts Department, said i n her b ook, Arts and Learning, "The mural project was designed to engage the students in creating an educational philosophy, then representing and communicating that philosophy." the importance of kids' dreams and wishes linking the past to the present and to the future embracing multicultural diversity the environment and its importance to learning and culture technology's role in teaching and learning As it turned out, these five themes became the themes that were used in the final product. History Early in its development, seriSeptember 1994: The ous debates began to emerge Learning and Instruction class regarding the representation of each theme. Regarding these debates, Goldberg said, "Because the mural .was to become a public art piece, debate as to what was appropriate to portray versus what was not became a serious consideration." One particular debate began when an African-American student wanted to include a Black Power symbol in the mural. Debates similar to this continued, with the primary concern being equal representation for the values of all cultures and some modicum of political correctness. In her book, Goldberg cites one student who said, "The project lost luster for me when our idea was questioned due to concern over 'political correctness'. I just wish we had no limitations on what we could do, but that's not possible with public art." Despite these debates, students were able to collaborate and reach mutual agreements that, while not exactly what each wanted, were, for the most part, sufficient. October-November: The mural project faced its first administrative challenge during this time. Then-university president Bill Stacy attempted to cancel the L a r r y K arush: "Art of the Improviser" By Christopher F. Orman Pride Staff Writer Approximately fifty people attended Larry Karush's solo piano performance held in Academic Hall 102 on November 29. Performing an hour and a half long set, Karush continually revealed his ability to meld other ethnic and folk musical genres into the style of jazz. During the performance, the audience became entranced, as Karush typically opened each song with, a distinctive African sound. As the song progressed, Karush played rolling arpeggios and dissonant harmonics, leading the listener to the far out reaches of jazz. Typically from the freeform dissonance, Karush would return with a snippet of Johann Bach or Fredric Chopin. "To be honest, I am trying to wrestle between my multiple interests in music," Karush told the audience in a question session following the performance. "The dissonance existing between the African and Classical elements becomes a musical expression of my attempt to synthesize two musical forms," Karush iterated. Throughout the evening, Pianist Larry Karush Photo courtesy of CSUSM Karush played compositions embodying his musical and philosophical pursuits. In particular, "Banjo Variations" began sounding rather similar to Earl Scrugg's bluegrass banjo playing. As Karush gained momentum, the song suddenly evolved into jazz phrasings, only to end with a brief quote from Chopin's "Sonata #3." Later in the evening, the energetic "The Salsa Way" continued Karush's attempts to synthesize two different styles of music. Beginning with a quote from John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," Karush violentlyflewinto a multilayered, free-jazz improvisational section yielding a large amount of disharmony. Out of the improvisation arose a simple salsa sec-, fion, which gave rise to another free-jazz section. Karush on "The Salsa Way" continued to allow Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" and the salsa elements for brief moments, before launching into heavier, harmonics-based vamping, On the subject of how classical music has influenced him, Karush said, "Despite how much I was forced into learning classical music at an early age, the music and the composers will remain a focus of my research and always a part of my music." Over the next few years, Karush plans on studying the compositions of Alexander Scriabin. Karush currently has one solo CD released titled The Art of the Improviser; which features some of the compositions he performed at CSUSM, As for future recordings of his work, Karush plans on releasing several CDs independ e n t "when time and money permits." project because, as the class was told, the university did not have a policy on permanent art. "I never in a million years thought there would be politics involved, but when you're dealing with public art, you're dealing with politics," said Goldberg. Stacy's hesitancy may have been sparked by events at San Francisco State University the previous year where a student mural became a source of controversy when it was discovered to contain symbols related to the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. December: With the assistance of the Dean of the College of Education, the project was allowed to continue. The proposal was that the College of Education would lease the wall space for the mural for three years, after which time a policy on permanent art ^would be in place. If the mural did not meet the requirements of this policy, it would be painted over. With the approval of the leasing plan, the project began. Throughout mid-December, the students, with Sanchez's supervi- sion and advice, begin to paint the mural, first applying a primer coat, then the actual design. The mural began to attract attention from local media, including CNN. A second crisis came in late December when the students' ideas for the "Diversity" panel were found not to translate well into visual representation. At Sanchez's suggestion, the panel was divided into smaller squares, one for each student in the class. Each student then painted a child's selfportrait on his/her square. February: After the winter break, the students held a dedication ceremony on February 2. More than one hundred guests and media people attended. In retrospect, Goldberg said, "Everyone really felt good about [the mural] but not everyone thought it was exactly what they wanted to see." When asked if she would do a project like this again, she said, "Now, five or six years later l ean imagine doing it again, but right after it was done, I don't think so." *.Photos by Cheryl Cline A Look at the CSUSM Vocal Ensemble By: Steve Kerrin Pride Staff Writer Still in its first year, the CSUSM Vocal Ensemble is one example of a startup program on campus that has high hopes for the future. All members agree that while the songs they are performing, mostly folk tunes and children's songs, are different from what they expected; they have, nevertheless, been funvto perform. Christian Wehba commented, "I didn't realize that we would be singing mostly children's music but we're performing for kids so what do you expect?" His sentiments were echoed by Denise Mitchell-Carignan who said, "I expected more classical and some show tunes and that kind of thing." Ensemble Director Merryl Goldberg said of her choice of songs, "I realized that we had a wide range of experience in terms of singing, so I thought I 'd choose pieces that were fairly easy but which could be made more difficult by adding rounds and harmonies." Goldberg estimated the range of experience to be evenly split, with about half the students having prior chorale experience and the other half with little or no experience. Goldberg also said, "When I realized there were a bunch of future teachers in the group, I decided to make kids songs a focus." Her selections were appreciated by at least one student, Katelynn Miller, who said, "I'll definitely use some of them in my classroom when I teach." Miller, Wehba, and MitchellCarignan mentioned that they had been trying for several semesters to get the ensemble started. There was interest from the department, but not until Goldberg transferred from the College of Education was anyone able to take the job. Upon her transfer, Goldberg said, "Bill (Bradbury, another Visual and Performing Arts instructor) and I were both aware that students wanted a chorus so we both decided to make it happen. Since he was on sabbatical arid I was interested in making it happen, I became the leader." . The Vocal Ensemble's first and only performance this semester will be on Thursday, December 14 at Felicita School in Escondido. The class will be held next semester on Wednesday afternoon at 4pm. Enrollment is open to both students and. staff. Since the class this semester was a success despite its moderate experience level, Goldberg says that anyone thinking of taking the class should not worry if they have never done it before, "It will sound great, don't worry, and don't be shy." �The Pride Letters to the Editors The P ride Co-Bditor Opinioa Bdite Graduate Intern Family Advisor Meianie Addington Victoria BjSegali Darcy Walker Jayoe Bramaa MadWetae R Marshall " M cpiiiojis and letters to the edited, published in I fte represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of The i Pride, or of Caiiforim State University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial board. betters to the editors should include an address, telephone nmnber, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar* and length. Letters Tuesday, December 5,2000 7 should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail acconnt, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy of Thi& Pode not to print anonymous letters. Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the light to reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during v the academic year.: j;. California State University San Marcos 92096-0001 ; Phone: <760) 750-6111 Fax; (760) 750-4030 E-mail: pride@csusm.edu h ttp://www.csusm.edu/pride Another Club Leader Speaks Out About ICC As a club founder, past secretary, and current president, I am saddened to learn of Ms. Hash's difficulties regarding IGC, ASI, and the Literary Society. I have been actively involved in the club process as well as ICC for the past two years. It is true, last year, ICC was a difficult entity to deal with, however I feel that the improvements made this year have been of great benefit to clubs on campus. This includes the addition of Mr. Brad Schmidt's position as the Club Services Technician as well as the formation of the CSFC. Regarding her comments about the various entities in which clubs must deal, I feel she may be misinformed as to the purposes behind these various entities and processes facing clubs at CSUSM. The first issue is concerning the re-chartering of clubs and club officer training. All clubs are required to re-charter at the beginning of every school year, regardless of their standing the previous year. Training of club leaders is also required of clubs each year. Presidents and treasurers are required to attend and club advisors are encouraged to attend this training. The purpose of this training is to inform club leaders of the various paperwork required in doing club banking, making facility requests, as well as to be informed of the requirements for posting of club events and the processes involved for having particular events both on and off campus as well as club funding. Secondly, regarding the creation of a Club Services Technician, I feel this has been a wonderful asset to the process of functioning as a club on campus. Pride Student Poll Results* www.csusm.edu/ pride ASI Responds Fellow Students, This is your Student Government responding to the letter printed in the opinion section of our school newspaper on November 28, 2000. First, while we would like to applaud Kathleen Hash for her courage and school spirit in taking the time to express her displeasure at a system that, in her words, "is an inefficient bureaucracy", we need to note that most of her information was inaccurate. Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI), is not here to monitor the press or to stifle public opinion, rather, we feel that the students should hear both sides of an issue to allow them to make informed choices. ASI provides the official voice of the students and in doing so we have and will continue to encourage people to speak up on issues that will make their experience here at CSUSM more meaningful. We invite anyone to come to our office in Commons 203 or talk to your ASI college representatives regarding any issues you would like to see action taken on. We are writing this letter today to clarify information that was What would you like to have as a new major on campus? reported inaccurately and to let you, the students, know that ASI is here to support you. Issue 1.The name Inter Club Council was changed to Inter Club Committee to clarify their role and responsibility. ICC has always been a sub committee of Associated Students, Inc., and was designed to provide a place where clubs can come together and work on joint projects, discuss issues on campus, and inform other clubs of events they are planning. Issue 2. While Gezai Berhane, the Assistant Director of Student and Residential Life, is an important part of the ICC, he did not supervise nor direct ASI in the restructuring of ICC and the process that is used to fund events on campus. ASI, along with the ICC Chair Newsha Digius, and the Club Service Technician, Brad Schmidt, worked with information provided from last year's ICC to develop a comprehensive plan to allow clubs to access resources easier and more efficiently. Issue 3. The ASI Vice President of Finance has worked through the summer and into the fall semester to assure that equal representation of the ICC was available on the committee that HAVE AN OPINION? The addition of this position has streamlined the paper trail for clubs in that there is now a "one-stop shop" for clubs to visit with their concerns and to turn in paperwork. Mr. Schmidt is knowledgeable regarding what is required of clubs and has been very helpful in all aspects of the operation of my club. This ranges from helping us set up events such as our CPR class as well as the answering of any question my club has had in regard to policies and procedures. As for the formation of the CSFC, I feel this too is a benefit to clubs. By adding the CSFC, ICC can now focus on other club issues, not bicker for two or more hours about what club gets money, what club doesn't, and how much money should be granted for a particular event. Engineering: 22.73% Film: 27.27% Journalism: 22.73% Other: 27.27% approves funding for club events. This process is new and it did take time, however, the committee has been in place for over a month and ICC as a whole is satisfied with the results. We realize that change is difficult and with change comes a "trial period" to discover if the changes that were made had the impact that was intended or if an adjustment needs to happen. This is our "trial period". We are in the process of making adjustments to accommodate the students' needs as they present themselves. We will continue to support students and in keeping with our campaign slogan "Together we can make a difference'V we will continue to work toward building a better campus life and enhancing the university experience for all students. We in ASI are students just like yourselves, and we strive to make your college experience more enjoyable. Any help that you can provide that may help us better serve you, and the rest of the student body will be very much appreciated. Happy Holidays from your Associated Students Board of Directors SUBMIT A LETTER I feel the guidelines regarding funding are very clear and understandable. In addition, this funding is not just for multi-club events, but available to any club who follows the standards set forth to receive such funds. In the past, the clubs who received funds were able to negotiate the system to their benefit while others were not as successful. In addition, it is not a requirement that clubs attend the CSFC meetings, but they are welcome to attend. Yes, ICC meeting attendance is a requirement for clubs. But what better way to know what other clubs are doing, how we can help to make each other's clubs be more successful, and to learn more about what our responsibilities are as a club on campus? I have enjoyed ICC much more this term than last year and the addition of workshops, which are open to the campus community at large, have been beneficial to me as a club leader. Being a leader of a club on campus is a great privilege and responsibility. It is my opinion, as leaders it is our responsibility to seek out the information we need to be successful, not to wait and have information spoon-fed to us. If we have questions, we must ask them, not wait to be told the answers. I feel that the changes made this semester have put ICC back on track for its intended purpose: to help clubs, succeed on campus and increase campus life. Jennifer Moon President, Future Educators Club Other responses included: Film/TV Production, Religious Studies, Physics, Criminology *A t otal of 39 s tudents r eplied I CC Explained Students must Play Part to Promote Life I am writing in response to the letter written by Kathleen Hash under the title of "Club Leader Saddened by the Lack of Improvement in the ICC" that the Pride featured in its November 28, 2000 issue. To those of you who do not know what the InterClub Committee (ICC) is, let me please explain. The InterClub Committee was created in order to unify the diverse clubs at Cal State University San Marcos. The main purpose of the ICC is to serve as a forum in which clubs come together for the purpose of information sharing, leadership development, campus community development, and to establish a network by which clubs can communicate their concerns and ideas regarding university or club activities. ICC aims to promote student life on campus; however, that is only possible if individual students and clubs are equally committed to that purpose. Much of what was written in the letter by Kathleen Hash was false due to a lack of information. In her list of attempts to work with and understand ICC and ASI, TO THE EDITORS TO Kathleen left out the fact that she has not come to the last four ICC meetings. Therefore, it would be difficult for her to see the progress that ICC has made this semester due to her lack of attendance at meetings. Also, as a Pride Staff Writer, Kathleen would have served the students better had she contacted the appropriate offices (The Associated Students Inc., and the Student and Residential Life) or at the least, spoken to me to learn more about the issues she had raised in her opinion. As Hie current ICC Chair, I know that many changes have been made but they are not merely "cosmetic". Over the past three years I have been involved with ICC, I have seen the changes it has gone through and I know it will continue to change and develop as our university grows. However, those changes will always be made with the intention of helping students not impeding them. Thank you, Newsha Digius ICC Chair PRIDE@CSUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and onlyfor,grammar and length. Editors reservethe right not topublish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing ^^ �8 Tuesday, December 5,2000 D ecember 4 -December 1 5 iiniiiinmiiiiiM uiini i II ; ; „;„.«„••••,•!••',; M Imagine CSUSM Location: CSUSM Library J ^ ^ n e CSI/SRf is a n exhibit of images of CSU San-Marcos t hat will be o n display to t he Library Gallery t A ^KH D ecember ! i|^||||||nber 16 Bree Tinney i Memorial Online : Begins noon a nd bidding will end • life-c^iiiber: at. hooii«::; /,- Library Book Sale Otpztyaxd Tltoe^ 9 a m ~ 3 p m m ^ t s weeldy m Fridays office. 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Location:Library Goiirtjraand 6pm Thursday, December 7 Friday, December 8 SIE General Meeting Stretch & Relax Stress Management - Location: Academic Hall 41 IB Time: 7pm Location: SHS Conference Room Suite 100 Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm i The Pride Guest Lecture* Cyber Choreography: a nd Barham Drive "Conversations with Scientists" Motion ;Wriiten:by:)feye fcnsler a nd Internet Job Search Past auction items have Location: University Hall ihaluded lessons, airt books, food poetry a nd 273 Time: 3pm~4pm babysitting. Wednesday, D ecember 6 Calendar The Vagina Monologues Please wear comfortable clothing. S %. Location: CSUSM Visual a nd Performing Arts Annex a t 441 La Moree Registration Reminder: SMAgT reservations end for continuing s tudents. Monday, D ecember 11 Art and Matihrntwod Lod&tfon; Afcademie * * Hall 104 Tmie; 6pm T hiols p art of a series of artistic exhibiticins a nd performances by CSUSM's VPA students, marking t he end of a semester's worth of WOrk.l . 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 fall 2000 Inter-Club Council mental health religion https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/5da514f3cef628218fd53f4f37d843c1.pdf d7759143fa6d7694d3212cda6c466ff0 PDF Text Text R ECEI DC 1 * 2Q E §0 C SUSM Librar} I n f o r m a t i o n Services http ://www.csusm.edu/pride Students Create "Espacio literario" at CSUSM By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor While many students are busy writing papers and preparing for their final exams, a few students and faculty took time off from their busy schedules on Thursday, December 7, to read their Spanish poetry and prose in the Library Courtyard. The audience of approximately 20 people, both native Spanish speakers and students learning the language, gathered at noon in the shade of the courtyard for the public reading titled, "Espacio literario," or "Literary Space." As acoustical guitar music played in the background, both students and faculty read their own compositions of prose and poetry. The purpose of the event was to open a literary space where students and faculty would be able to share their creative literary works with the public. Professor Carlos von Son read his prose composition, "Tu Ropa." Guadalupe Canseco and Carmel Burrel were two of twelve student participants to read their own prose and poetry. Canseco's "Abuela SoleSad," revealed her memories of her grandmother* and Burrel's "Homenaje a los padres chicanos," praised her Chicano parents. Students also read their favorite Avorks from other writers, like Pablo Neruda and Antonio Machado. Some of the more timid non-native Spanish-speaking students in the audience found the courage to read their own writings during spontaneous moments throughout the relaxed event. Student Patricia Caballero organized the event, along with students from the Latin World USA Club. The idea for the public reading came about when students learned about one professor's poetry "contests" held at the end of each semester. Students expanded on this idea and began planning the reading a few months ago, according to Caballero. • "It creates a space where students can present their literary skills," commented Dr. von Son. "We probably haven't had something like this in five years," added CSUSM Spanish Professor Stella Clark, "I was impressed by their [students'] choices and the high quality work." Student Soledad Acuna said they plan to have another poetry reading in the spring, but hopefully towards the beginning of the semester. "It's an exciting way to give opportunities for people to express themselves. Sometimes they're afraid, but they may start a new generation of literature and open new opportunities for talent," said Acuna. For more information on future Spanish public readings on campus, send e-mail to darshan@home.com. Ihe Pride California State University San Marcos Vol VIII No. 5/ Tuesday, December 12,2000 American W i n n e r s o n 81 T he P rice i s R ight'' Language By : Nathan Fields and C. ulture Pride Staff Writer ^M^MMlllM ' . Holidays Come Early for Two CSUSM Students: Qn Monday, December 4, two CSUSM students won combined cash and prizes totaling nearly $60,000 as contestants on the CBS game show, "The Price is Right." Marty Jimenez and Honey Folk were chosen to compete on the 28-year-old daytime television spectacle that many college-aged students grew up watching. Their televised experiences will be aired on January 19 on KFMB-TV. The two women were selected from about 30 other Cal State San Marcos students who traveled together to the Hollywoodbased live studio production. The Student and Residential Life program on campus sponsored the outing. Honey Folk, a junior Communications major, said her good fortune hasn't affected her much except that she feels "like a celebrity." As the rumor of her winnings has circulated around campus, many people have approached her to confirm the story at the campus coffee cart where she works. While Marty Jimenez never expected to b e called up oti stage by Rod Roddy, the announcer who famously commands contestants to "come oh down!", Honey Folk said she knew she would be chosen before the group ever reached CBS's Television City Studios. "I just knew that, yeah, I'll probably be chosen " recalled Folk. "Still", she says, "when I heard them shout, 'Honey Folk, come on down,' I was stunned!". Folk was among the first four contestants picked, and went onstage in the fourth round after having the closest bid on a pingpong table, which she won. She tested her quick thinking in "Beat the Clock," where she won a mini sail boat, a day bed, and $1,000 cash. "It's f un and high energy," Folk recalls. Among her parting gifts were an autographed photograph of host Barker, a program Institute Offers Study Abroad Programs By: Kevin Frisk Pride Staff Writer Honey Folk won a ping pong table, sailboat, and other gifts on "The Price is Right." Folk smiles while working at the coffee cart on campus. * Photo by Nathan Fields pin and her nametag. Folk also works on campus at the Office of Academic Affairs. Marty Jimenez, a senior Liberal Studies Major, was more cautious with her assumptions of being selected. "I never thought I would be chosen from so many other contestants," she said, "and even when I won the closest bid on the metal detector, arid the lights above my name were flashing, I waited until Bob Barker called me again to go up onstage-I didn't want to look stupid!" Ticjcet holders are admitted to the studios beginning at 7:30 a.m. on a first come first serve basis, and they are briefly interviewed with the show's producer after entering. "We knew they wanted people who were enthusiastic with outgoing personalities" said Folk.Jimenez believes she was chosen based on her energetic description of herself during the interview as "everybody's sister-friend." Jimenez played her way successfully through the various prize challenges all the way to the final "Showcase Showdown/' where she estimated prize package prices against a student from Arizona State University. In t h e Showcase, ^iBfllsiiiF ' % Jimenez estiwarn flHHHn mated a travin U S SUB M P f ^ el package B Li I n K l ^ S : around the gillie world at $18,000. The ASU student bid incorrectly on a 2001 Mustang conver t ib1 e. BPI ^^V " Jimenez's bid j was within H1 MI $100 dollars of the actual package price Marty Jimenez won both showcases recently at and according y. "The Price is Right." Photo by Nathan Fields to game rules, she won both Showcase prizes: the travel and the car. She won vacations to New Orleans, Niagara Falls, Rome and Bali, Indonesia. "I'm still in shock," Jimenez says, "All my friends from Cal State San Marcos were on stage with me at the end of the show, sharing the moment with me, and I remember saying 'This is for my mom and dad because they've given so much to me." She says she's ready to trade in her 1989 Buick Century and get behind the wheel of the new Mustang. Jimenez is a Fellow in The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and is in the Faculty Mentoring Program at Cal State San Marcos. Both women made observations concerning what surprised them about participating in the show from the inside of the television screen. "Bob Barker was wearing a ton of make-up," said Jimenez. Folk commented, "When I kissed Bob Barker and he put his arm around me, I saw that he was wearing a long back-brace beneath his suit." Both Jimenez and Folk noted that the flashing number wheel that contestants spin to enter the "Showcase Showdown" was much heavier than they expected and difficult to spin. Neither student wa$ able to offer advice to individuals wishing to increase their skill at estimating prices of colorfully packaged consumer products. One aspect of the students' winnings they find disappointing is that the prizes are subject to federal taxation. Even though Marty Jimenez did not win any actual cash, she still has to pay 7.75% of $52,000 in taxes to the government. Jimenez said she probably wouldn't be thinking of that while on the beach in Bali. While eating lunch in the Dome or while typing your paper in the computer lab, it is common to hear a variety of languages being spoken. Many students may realize that these fellow students are visiting from a foreign country, but few really know exactly what these international students are doing on campus. The American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) offers study abroad programs for students wishing to study in universities in the United States, like CSUSM. Currently CSUSM hosts 125 students from over 30 different countries. Like many other CSUs and UCs that have a study abroad program for foreign students, ALCI is separate from the university both financially and academically. ALCI offers a number of program options for non-matriculated foreign students; these students' main program, however, is the Intensive Academic Preparation (IAP) program. IAP students are prepared for entry into U.S. universities and colleges as graduates or undergraduates. This program provides students with a strong background in writing, reading, conversation, and an introduction to American culture, which will be helpful for success in universities and colleges beyond the ALCI program. The average ALCI student is around 21-22 years old, but there are exceptions. One student, Nobu Tsune OrimOj from Japan, is only sixteen years old and currently attending the IAP program. Nobu, who studied English while in Japan, has been here already for seven months. Nobu said, "Reading is difficult, but writing is f un to learn. I hope that with my experience that I learned at ALCI, I can maybe someday attend UCSD as a biology major." Out of every group of foreign students, one or two students per semester remain at CSUSM. Students in the IAP program pay $3,675 per session and they have the option of living with an American family or renting an apartment on their own. »Article continues on page 2 �The Pride 2 Tuesday, December 12, 2000 Religious and Cultural Celebrations In December By: Steve Kerriri Pride Staff Writer that lasts for eight days. It begins on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. It is a celebration of the victory of the Maccabees over Syrian ruler Antiochus IV in 165 BCE. According to the Talmud, a book of Judaic law and tradition, when the Maccabees reclaimed the Temple in Jerusalem, only one day's worth of sacred oil for the temple lamps was left. According to Judaic tradition, this oil burned until more oil that was fit for Temple use could be obtained, which did not happen until eight days later. Jews commemorate this miracle by, among other practices, lighting the menorah, which holds nine candles, one for each day of the miracle and one called the "servant light" from which all others are lit. that Christmas would be celebrated on this day* Winter Solstice (Pagan): The Winter Solstice is celebrated on the shortest day of the year, the day in which the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. In ancient times, people feared that the days would continue to shorten if they did not perform cerHanukkah (Judaism): emonies and have celebrations. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival As a result, many pagan holidays Christmas (Christianity): Christmas, from the Old English words "Cristes maesse," meaning "Mass of Christ," is the celebration of the birth of the Christian savior, Jesus Christ. The exact date of his birth is not known, but it has been celebrated on or about December 25 for over 1,600 years. The season begins on the Kwanzaa (AfricanAmerican): Unlike the previous four holidays, which are religious in nature, Kwanzaa is a cultural celebration. It begins on December 26 and ends on January 1. Created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga, its purpose is to celebrate the history of African-American culture and to help strengthen familial ties. Karenga chose seven ideals that are representative of the culture to be incorporated as themes. They are: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. Each day of Kwanzaa is spent m reflection on one of these ideals. Seven candles are used to Source: http://www3.kumc.edu/ ^ f e t e s t 'is' a requirement for all international transfer students for »Ar$icle cont from page 1 colleges and universities, IAP students have sixteenIAP also df&rs a c la^ l br the week courses that coincide with preparation of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the universities* semesters and attend twenty-five hours a week of class time. Class sizes are small and the individual student receives direct attention. While most ALCI students are enrolled in the IAP program* the language school also offers other pro* grams such as communication, American culture, and a TOEFL intensive package designed to prepare the student exclusively for the difficult test. Communication During this time of year, living in a predominantly Christian society means that the holiday we hear the most about is Christmas. The truth is that there are many religious and cultural celebrations in December. Here is a brief summary of five of them: Ramadan (Islam): Ramadan is the holiest of Muslim holidays. Ramadan is viewed as a time of atonement, similar to Lent (Christianity) and Yom Kippur (Judaism). This holiday occurs in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims celebrate this month by abstaining from food, drink, and sexual intercourse from dawn until dusk each day. They believe that fasting is the third pillar of their religion and teaches many virtues, not the least of which is self-control. The period is concluded on Eid-al-Fitr, or the Festival of Fast-Breaking, in which Muslims spend the day in prayer and celebration. International Students were centered on this time of year. As later religions developed, they often replaced pagan holidays with their own. In the case of Christianity, approximately 1,600 years ago, Pope Julius I declared first day of Advent, a season of preparation for the coming savior, and ends on the feast of the Epiphany, when, according to tradition, Jesus was visited by three wise men from the east who had seen a sign in the sky telling them of the birth of a savior. Christmas has become a secular holiday in many parts of the world. The exchange of gifts is a common tradition for both Christians and secularists. represent the seven ideals, three red, three green, and one black. The red candles symbolize the struggles of African-Americans, the green candles symbolize their vision of the future, and the black candle represents the AfricanAmerican people. As mentioned, these are only five of the many religious and cultural celebrations that occur during or around December. Many other religions have their own celebrations, some of which are rooted in traditions that date back hundreds or even thousands of years. Though the traditions have changed somewhat through time, their original spirit -still practiced in many parts of the world. and American culture courses are designed for students who wish to improve their understanding of American culture and further develop their abilijy to communicate with native speakers* Pride Radio Debut A n A scent to D ouble P eak By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor By: Benjamin Wayne Pride Staff, Writer Minutes from Cal State San The first taping of Pride Radio was Thursday, November Marcos' campus lies an oasis of 7. Although the format for Pride nature, a trail to the gates of Radio will include a mix of heaven, a hiker's dream. Double Peak is the second music, news, and sports for the spring semester, the first show highest peak (elevation 1644') in was a debate between Kathleen the Cerro de las Posas Mountains Hash and Dean Manship. Hash, of San Marcos. Built by the California president of the Literary Society Club, had recently written an Department of Forestry and paid opinion piece pointing out what for by contributions to the Friends she believed to be errors in the of San Marcos Parks and Trails, Inter-Club Committee and the this hike offers 2.5 miles of windworkings of the student govern- ing mountainous trails and specment. Manship, ASI President, tacular views. discussed the problems faced by The moderate-to-difficult Hash and spoke on behalf of ASI hike begins at Lakeview Park, and ICC. on the corner of Poppy Street "I wrote the letter to the and Foxhall Lane, and ascends newspaper just because I'd tried via a paved road towards the some other avenues to get assis- water tower, high above Discovtance," said Hash during the ery Lake. After passing the steel debate, "I think that the amount behemoth, the trail turns into a of time required with paperwork conglomeration of rock, dirt, and and bureaucratic functions of ICC ruts as it winds more than 1000' and ASI really makes it difficult above the water tower. for clubs to function on camThe trail climbs up the mounpus." tain, hugging the hillside as you Dean Manship rebutted spiral your way up towards the Hash's statement by saying, "We peak. Proper hiking shoes are a really need to find open lines of must as the beginning of the trail communication with the students is rocky, overgrown, steep, and and find ways we can make as usually no wider than five feet. many people happy as possible After 15 minutes of making your with that. It's difficult to do that way through what feels like the sometimes. Like you say, ICC Kenyan outback, you will begin has changed its focus a little bit. to see how the trail is laid out. That was why ICC was originally There are many forks in this footpath, most of which look like the established." The new show will be web road less traveled. Follow the cast at www.csusm.edu/pride. trail markers, whichever way they may turn. Experiencing the beautiful scenery is a must for every hiker. Much of the trail passes through previously scorched areas of the 1996 Harmony Grove fire. Since the blaze, wildflowers, grasses, and coastal sage scrub have returned to beautify the hillside that is a stark contrast to the skeletal remains of the tallest trees that cast their blackened shadow upon the landscape. Rabbits, lizards, and roadrunners all dance in the distance, alerted by the pitter-patter of your feet. As you climb higher and higher up the mountain and, as the wind picks up, so does your olfactory sense as you take in the smells of California Lilac, Black Sage, and Laurel Sumac. 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Even though the f ilm was not very successful, she was happy the voices of the Vietnamese villagers were heard through the film. Released in December of 1993, Heaven and Earth was defeated at the box-office by Spielberg's Schindler's List, which was out at the same time. Both Hayslip's books and the Hayslip has spoken at several film have sparked some contro- universities across the nation and versy in Vietnam. "Vietnam was she plans to write a third book. not very accepting of my book," Her close friend was also the said Hayslip, "They think I work subject of another Oliver Stone for [the] CIA or spmething." film, Born on the Fourth of July. In 1988, Hayslip devoted her Hayslip cited her friend's life as time to help build the East Meets an example to live by, leaving West Foundation, which promotes the students with a personal mesfor peace between the American sage: "Don't expect your governand Vietnamese people. ment to help you out if you ever On a recent visit to Vietnam, have to go to war for your counLe Ly Hayslip met President try. Learn, instead, to fight for Clinton when they both attended yourself." the same perfor- ; mance of g Ssk . Vietnamese dance. B P ' Clinton sat right J |§ • . behind Hayslip. l i n il "He's a very f un I I guy to be with," I< commented Hayslip. When asked of the future of Vietnam, Hayslip said, "It will depend on whQ becomes president in the next two months." She explained that there is peace in Vietnam and that the people are always looking for help from the LeLy Hayslip and a scene from Oliver Stone's film United States. Heaven and Earth (above). Photos by imdb.com •III • •I Ryan and Crowe courtesy of imdb.com ave to governmentProof Of Life happointeddkeal withegotiators. The idnap n By: Brian Fisher Pride Staff Writer Proof of Life, directed by Taylor Hackford, delivers the expected, but still offers little disappointment. A long list of stars carries the film, which includes Russell Crowe (Terry Thome), Meg Ryan (Alice Bowman), David Morse (Peter Bowman), and David Caruso (Dino). The action sparks when Peter Bowman, husband of Alice Bowman, is kidnapped and held for ransom by a South-American revolutionary group. Terry Thorne, a kidnap and ransom negotiator/consultant, is assigned to the Bowman case and ensures Alice that her husband will be brought home alive. Complications arise when Thome's company encounters insurance problems with Peter's business. Thome is withdrawn from the case because of the conflict of interest, leaving Alice to government negotiators, however, . fall short of Thome's promise of a safe return for her husband. Excellent humor and realistic action sequences make the predictability of the film more bearable. Dialogue exchanged by the revolutionaries is crude, comical, and appropriate for the advancement of the story. Action scenes contribute a sense of realism within the humor and construct a climax worthy of multiple applauses.' In a nutshell, this is a good "shoot 'em up" with plenty of twists and humor to keep you strapped to your seat for the duration. Crowe, Ryan, and Mor$e will have you laughing, cringing, and crying (if you're so inclined) throughout Proof of Life. Now one might ask, "Is this one worth the evening price, or should I go with the matinee?" As Terry Thome says, "A figure is a figure, mate." Winter Break Destinations By: Kevin Frisk . Pride Staff Writer Geoffrey Rush and Kate Winslet (far right) star in Quills. Photo courtesy of imdb.com By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer "I've a naughty little tale to tell," are the f irst words of Philip Kaufman's latest f ilm, Quills. Quills is the story of the Marquis de Sade, (played by Geoffrey Rush) the mastermind behind some of the most raunchy and pornographic manuscripts of the late eighteenth century. The Marquis has been confined to a cell in a mental institution though being lock in a cell is far from punishment. He sits at his desk with his quills, paper, and ink, and writes; his manuscripts are smuggled o ut of the asylum by a chambermaid named Madeleine (played by Kate Winslet). Coulmier, a priest (played by Joaquin Phoenix), is in charge of the asylum and considers the Marquis his friend, regardless of his dirty nature. Both the priest and the Marquis are in love with Madeleine (or, in the Marquis' case, in lust). Michael Caine's character, the evil Royer-Collard, goes to the asylum with hopes of censoring the Marquis. The Marquis promises to change his ways, but another dirty manuscript appears. The priest is forced to take away his quills and his paper. The Marquis simply pricks his fingers and writes his next story on his clothing using his own bloods There is no stopping the Marquis. The film is well directed and filled with many phallic symbols and sexual one-liners. Incidentally, Kaufman was the first man to receive the NC-17 rating for his film, Henry and June. This film is definitely not for children. There is some sexual content but it is not shown. Full of greed, lust, sexuality, and some foul language, the film will probably be seen as best picture material by the Academy. I would hope, however, that films of more moral standards and meaning would easily defeat a film such as Quills. Quills, due out December 15, is rated R and has running time of 124 minutes. CSUSM students are very active in off-campus sports like skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, and skiing. With the winter season coming into full swing and winter break just days away, it is important to know where to go to have f un in the snow. It is also good to know where to get a cheap ride this year, especially for students, many with minimal funds. Within a few hours drive are places like Bear Mountain, Snow Summit, Mountain High, and Mammoth (a somewhat longer drive, but one of the best mountain resorts in California). Bear Mountain Bear Mountain offers the highest lift terrain in Southern California. At over 8,000 feet, the snowfall is usually a little heavier. As long as conditions are cold and there is dry snow, the capability of 100% of the mountain to be covered with manmade snow is all but guaranteed. There is state of the art technology at Bear Mountain, along with water from Big Bear Lake and local reservoirs, and the mixing of compressed air to make snow at Bear Mountain. The resort also offers a sports shop with equipment, clothes, and accessories, a repair shop and lockers for personal storage. Tickets range in price from $29 for a half-day pass, to $35 for a full day adult lift pass. Holidays are $46 for a full day adult pass. For reser- vations or directions call (909) Ego Trip, Zzyzx Park, and Zzyzx 585-2519. Halfpipe (all are currently open). Westridge offers over a mile of Mountain High jumps and jibs. Ego Trip and Zzyzx offer a variety of terrain Only two hours from San features, as well. Right now snowDiego, the Mountain High Ski fall is almost entirely manmade Resort has runs starting at 6,000 and coverage is only excellent on feet and going up to almost 8,000 some of the open runs. Similar feet. Mountain High has 220 to Bear Mountain, the snow pack acres of ski terrain: 25% of the is anywhere from 12-24 inches. terrain is for beginners, 35% for Call (909) 866-5766 for more intermediate skiers, and 40% for information on Snow Summit. advanced. Mountain High resort For ticket purchase or for current has the snowmaking capabilities snow conditions call 888-SUMof covering 95% of its slopes. MIT-1. Right now most of the slopes are open with 12-24 inches of Mammoth Mountain snow. Only two of those inches, however, are natural snowfall, the Mammoth Mountain, one of rest is manmade. Mountain High California's premiere ski resorts, has a total of 12 lifts (two of the is a much longer drive from l ifts are high-speed quad person San Diego than Bear Mountain chairlifts). Like Bear Mountain, or Mountain High. Located in the base area of Mountain High the Eastern Sierras, Mammoth offers ticket windows, restau- Mountain truly lives up to its rants, sports shops, and ski and name. It is all about big mountain snowboard rentals. Mountain skiing with 28 lifts open, 150 High offers a flexible ticketing trails, and 3,500 acres of ski terschedule that allows for the pur- rain, all with a 3,100 foot vertical chase of slope time in four-hour drop. Mammoth also offers three blocks. Night Skiing is only $25. terrain parks for snowboarding. Mountain High directions and These runs offer many widetickets can be found at the local open bowls and rolling internumber (760) 249-5808 ext. 241. mediate trails, to steep chutes and advanced bump runs. Flights can be booked for those who do Snow Summit not wish to drive at 1-888-GOSnow Summit is another MAMMOTH. Tickets are a little resort that is within a few hours more expensive with $54 for an drive of San Diego. This resort all day adult pass, and $43 for currently offers up to seven chair a half-day pass. Night skiing, lifts in operation and two high- however, is relatively cheap at speed quad lifts. Snow Summit $20. Call I-8OO-MAMMOTH to is especially good for is its won- purchase tickets or to get snow derful snowboarding park. The reports. park includes Westridge Park, �Opinion 4 Tuesday, December 12, 2000 The Pride CchBdBtor Co-E&tor Opinion Editor Graduate Intern Facility Advisor M elanie A ddington V i & c f b B , S egal! l ayne B raman M adeleine F . M arshall All opi&bas ami igf&KMta the •• published m The fade, represent the of the author, and d o oot necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or of California State University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent t he opinion of The Pride editorial board. S ~ IS Sg Letters to the editors should include an a ddress telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may b e edited for grammar and length. Letters should b e submitted To Whom It May Concern, Dear Editors, I would like to apologize to the faculty, students, public safety, and the cross country/track team for my actions on Monday, November 27, 2000. What I did was wrong and irresponsible. At that moment, I thought it would be funny. Now I reflect on my actions and I realize I violated their rights. They had every right t o be on campus and preach their message. What I did reflects badly on myself as a person, but it also reflects badly on the team I participate on, and most importantly it reflects badly on the school. I hope all parties involved can accept my apology. Sincerely, Joshua Wing I am a graduating senior. I am upset and baffled by the fact that finals week has been omitted from the school calendar. I do not understand why or how this decision was implemented. I am able to find no logic behind the decision: How is it that students are being expected to attend class, complete regular course work, write papers, give presentations, and study for final exams all at the same time? It is obvious that the students' best interests have not been taken into consideration! I hope that after a more thorough analysis of the situation this policy will be terminated and finals week reinstated. Sincerely, Natasha Koelkebeck Dear Editors, I'd like to thank the people that decided that the tuition payments should now be due on Dec. 19, 2000 rather than waiting for the usual due date in mid-January. I'd like to thank them for ensuring that I can't overspend for Christmas this year, or spend at all really. Talk about a cost saving measure! I'd like to thank them for ensuring that all of those gifts I was going to buy family and friends won't be under my tree. I would especially like to thank them for making this announcement with so much time to properly budget for the change. Thank you CSUSM staff! Will we find out sometime in January that we will have to pay for Fall 2001's tuition in February?! This letter is in response to David Ludwig's article regarding Fee Payment Deadlines (PRIDE 11/28/00). We adjusted student fee payment schedule because we must comply with State regulations that require fee payment at the time of registration. The changes were approved in late April and begin with the Spring 2001 semester. We recognize that earlier payment will be problematic for some students. However, we think the new plan will make class scheduling more workable. Our. former practice allowed students to ''reserve" many seats, blocking enrollment in those classes for other students. As our enrollment grew, and the availability of spaces in classes became tighter, we discovered that a growing number of students were preregistering for classes that many never intended to attend. The new arrangement more directly connects payment with registration so we can all depend on the outcome (or "results"). Our new payment deadlines provide registration for students who pay on time, and allow for later reservation of courses by Remembering Helene Clark By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer In death, the generosity of Helene Clarke is remembered as it continues to give birth to new life on the Cal State San Marcos campus. Cal State San Marcos says "thank-you" one last time to Helene Clarke, the magnanimous benefactor to the university who passed away at her Oceanside home on Monday, December 4, after an extended illness. Clarke donated the funds necessary to ensure the building of the recently approved CSUSM field house/ student union, some $1.2 million. In a memorandum issued December 5, CSUSM President Alex Gonzalez expressed his sadness and disappointment. "We had all hoped that Helene Clarke would live to see the construction and completion of the Clark Field House/Student Union building," wrote Gonzalez. "While this was not possible," he continued, "Mrs. Clarke was pleased to learn about the groundbreaking ceremony that we held last Thursday, November 30, to mark the site of the project." Little information was available concerning Helene Clarke's life, as she left no immediate family members in her death. Longtime resident of Oceanside, Mrs. Clarke said that she had come to think of the university as part of her extended family The Pride via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. I t is the policy of The C alifornia S tate U niversity S an M arcos Pride not to print anonymous letters. v• Display and classified advertising m The Pride should Sm Mtao&CA n ot .fee construed as t he endorsement or investigation of 92096-0001 * ,.'• enterprises o r ventures. The Pridte reserves theHumeri760)750-6111 right to reject any advertising. ThePridei& published weekly cm Tuesdays during the year. E-mail: pnde@csmm.edu |C jg Jgg Dear CSUSM, Sincerely, Roger Herzler The Pride students who wish to pay closer to the start of school. As before, Financial Aid recipients are not required to pay prior to the start of classes, because the-fee payment is guaranteed by respective funding agencies. We did our best to let students know of the change. Starting in mid-October, students were notified in a variety of ways: 1) Priority Registration appointments, mailed t o all students on 10/16, referred to the new fee payment information posted at the CSUSM web site. 2) On 10/16 the SMART web and voice response (phone) systems indicated the new payment deadlines as well as the amount due. 3) Prompt payment flyers were posted on campus bulletin boards on 10/20. 4) Class Schedules, the primary source of campus registration and payment information, were available beginning 10/27 and explained the payment process and deadlines. 5) Posters were placed around campus on 11/30. 6) Email reminders are being sent to students just prior to payment deadline We have also tried to make it easier for students to pay Passing of Professor Edmond Kwan their fees. In conjunction with the prompt payment transition, the University Cashiers worked with a College of Business Senior Experience Team to implement recommendations for service improvements. This student team highlighted the need to create paperless and electronic processes that would minimize campus cost while improving student services. The Cashiers Office now has available all of the following payment mechanisms 24 hours a day, which in most cases do not require a trip to the campus: 1) SMART Voice Response phone payment by credit or bankcard 2) WEB payment by credit or bankcard 3) Mail-in of checks 4) Drop box for checks (located in the breezeway outside of Cashiers, Craven Hall, 3rd floor) With the majority of students using these payment methods, the three campus cashiers are redirecting their service to students who need help with their accounts. Sincerely, Barbara Dovenbarger/ Controller Richard Riehl/Exec. Dir. of Enrollment Services Paul Phillips/Dir. Financial Aid during the final months of her in 1971. His academic record includes over fifty life. paper publications and some thirteen books or Her financial donation book chapters. At CSUSM, Dr. Kwan served became the initial seed for the To the Campus Community, on over thirty committees, including chairing the conception of the eventual 32,262 University RTP Committee. He was the principal square-foot athletics building. It is with great sadness that I announce the architect of the Global Management major in the Providing the cornerstone field passing of Professor Edmond Kwan last night, College of Business Administration. He also house funds was a gesture made December 6, 2000 in his home in Clairemont. He was instrumental in developing curriculum in the in honor of her late husband, is survived by his widow, Marion, and his son, College of Business Administration and served on M. Gordon Clarke, for whom the Calvin, who is completing his Ph.D. in biochemis- various search committees that resulted in hiring facility is to be named. This gift try at Harvard, and his daughter, Sharon, who is several CSUSM faculty members. made the birth of the project pos- pursuing a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University According to a colleague, although Edmond sible, covering initial expenses for of Wisconsin, Madison. Funeral arrangements are was a quiet man, when he spoke, people listened. the detailed designs for the plan- pending. A philosophically astute individual whose underning of construction. Expected Dr. Kwan came to CSUSM in 1990 after hav- standing of people was remarkable, Edmond Kwan completion of the M. Gordon ing held positions at California State University- also had an uncanny way of reciting a Chinese provClarke Field House, located at Long Beach, National University of Singapore erb to fit any situation. He was a man of great intelthe northeast corner of campus, (as Chairman of Finance and Accounting and lect, of high moral principles, and a sense of great is 2003. Professor in the School of Management), University commitment to the Center for Accountancy and Mrs. Clarke's donation also of Singapore and The Chinese University of Hong Finance, the College of Business Administration inspired the granting of a Kong. He received his B.S.Sc. from The Chinese and the University. He will be missed. matching $1.2 million from the University of Hong Kong, an MBA from the Kresge Foundation. An addition- University of California, Berkeley and his Ph.D. From Alexander Gonzalez al $300,000will be received from in International Finance from Cornell University CSUSM President miscellaneous private sources. Mrs. Clarke believed that the P syche F airy Returns! field house would be a fine way Send Questions to to honor the memory of her huspsychefairy@hotznail.com ing and moving back home soon. band, a longtime executive of Dear Everyone, Hi ! I am the Psyche Fairy. I will I've told him this. The issue I have that your moving back home will Hughes Tool Company. A star baseball player while in college at try to help you with your questions is that I planned to be with him as affect things. the University of Oklahoma, M. about whatever issues and concerns a one-time thing, and it just carried You've only known him for three you may have this year. Now, I am on. I want to digress in the relationweeks. He may already be attached, Gordon Clarke considered a pro- not a "licensed" Psyche Fairy, Pm ship, but I don't know how or what fessional sports career, but chose just an apprentice right now. I will to say. Especially considering he is, but three weeks isn't enough time business over baseball. Mrs. do my best to be considerate of your lamentably, already attached. What to create a strong emotional bond. Clarke said that he never lost his beliefs and cultures, and hope that can I say to gracefully make a stra- He will be upset and hurt, but he'll enthusiasm for sports, especially you may keep an open heart and tegic back off in the relationship? Of live. A clean, honest break will be mind, as well. With that said, let's should Ijust go for the emotional jugu- much easier if you do it now than if golf. you wait it out The more time that Clarke's donation, which will learn from others* psyches and have lar? passes, the more attached the other -Jeffrey Kuebler person will get. give CSUSM its first recreational! fun in the process. -Psyche Fairy sports facility, is the largest sum Don't go for the emotional juguDear Jeffrey, lar. Be kind and caring. Let him ever given to the University by a The best way to solve this situa- know that it's not any fault on his living person. President Gonzalez J Dear Psyche Fairyf I'm seeing this boy who is really tion it to be completely honest and part; you just don't want a relationthanked Clarke on behalf of the! nice, generous, not a pig...almost forthcoming with the boy you are university for "the confidence! not a hoy in those respects. He is seeing. Sit down and have a talk ship with him at the moment. Try she has shown in the future o f) also prone to emotional attachment. with him. Express your feelings to to remain on good terms. Try not to hurt any feelings unnecessarily, our campus." I have known him for three weeks, him. Let him know that you aren't and so far so good. But I'm graduat- looking for a serious relationship and -Psyche Fairy JAsk tfie Tsycfte fairy � 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/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>2000-2001</h2> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Archives in the CSUSM Library Description An account of the resource The eleventh academic year of California State University San Marcos. 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Under the current program, CSUSM has a contract with Islands Apartments that allows students to lease apartments at below-market rates. The contract, which provides 77 rental units for CSUSM students^ will terminate as of June 30, 2001. The decision not to renew its contract with Islands Apartments leaves the university without student housing until the completion of a 400-bed project expected in 2003. Sandra L. Punch, director of Student and Residential Life (SRL) for CSUSM, stated in the. press release that "Not offering the program was a tough decision," she added, "We understand the rental market is very tight, and we will do all we can to help students who need housing find it." Three factors listed by Punch in the decision to end its current contract include: • The number of first-year students attracted to Cal State San Marcos continues to increase significantly each year. As a result, the campus has found it impossible to support a full range of residential life programs and the services necessary for an effective and sustainable program. »Article continues on page 2 Craven Hall built by CRSS to look postmodern, never intended to look tike a prison. (Pride Photo/Victoria Segall) CSUSM Not a Prison PDC to Renovate Campus Look By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor After eighteen years of public service, Congressman Ron Packard retired this past January. Upon request from CSUSM, Packard donated several boxes of congressional papers to the university. When asked why the university requested the congressional papers from Congressman Packard, Carol Bonomo, Associate Vice President for External Affairs, gave two reasons: the national history involved in Congressman Packard's writein victory to Congress and the history of the university. Packard was CSUSM's founding congressman before the new district lines were drawn in 1990. "I hope that these papers will give good insight into the political history of the region," said Bonomo. According to Marion Reid, Dean of Library and Information Services, "CSUSM will be keeping papers unique to Congressman Packard, such as his speeches and letters tracking his actions in Congress." Packard's papers mark the first congressional papers to be donated to CSUSM. Before students are allowed to view the » Article continues on page 3 fact. I mean students don't just tone...warmer, more friendly." think [CSUSM was built by a "We [CSUSM] are now manprison architect], they know it," aging our design which is the says Fields. key role of this department," says The Rumor Not all students believe the Malone. CSUSM's design manprison rumor. Student Darren agement gives greater control to Contrary to popular rumors, Marks says, "Yeah, I guess it is the outcome of future buildings. CSUSM's. buildings ^ w^re not as true as the rumors that the Craven Hall has three entrancdesigned by a prison architect. spirits of the dead chickens still es: the first, second, and f ifth According to Russ Decker, head of roam the campus. The school was floor. Almost every floor has a Planning Design and Construction not designed to resemble a prison different layout. The first and sec(PDC) at Cal State San Marcos, although prisons do have walls ond floors are much darker than there was "never the intent to look and doors—what a coincidence." the rest of the buildings and only like a prison." CRSS Architectural Group have two wings. There are three Part of what Decker thinks designed Craven Hall, but com- wings on the third through fifth adds to the prison look are the ment from company representa- floor, but they each have different "square, punched windows" in tives is unattainable, as a con- setups. Craven Hall. The Capital Planning struction company has bought out Since there is no consistency Design and Construction depart- CRSS. University Project Manager in the layout of each floor, stument at the Chancellor's office in Diane Malone says CRSS was dents are often confused when Long Beach managed the original "not a prison specialist, [and it is] searching for an office. One solubuildings at CSUSM. The build- not a good rumor." tion to help ease student confusion ings were designed during the is the addition of new signs. Some popular time of postmodern archi- Craven Hall Renovation Project of the new signs have already been tecture, and the designers at Long placed around campus. There will Beach did not want Craven Hall PDC is working to change the be more attention by PDC to the to look like a business building, image by using alternative win- placement of signs during the renso they designed the windows dow designs in the buildings cur- ovation project. to give the buildings an updated rently under construction. Another Student Darren Marks dislook. Craven Hall was completed upcoming change is the Craven agrees with the idea that Craven in 1992. Renovation Project, set to begin Hall is confusing. "I think the CSUSM student Nathan Fields when the new library is com- building was labeled well and user Congressman Ron Packard donated was shocked to find out the rumor pleted in Fall 2003. Malone says friendly," says Marks. his congressional papers to CSUSM, was untrue. "I thought it was that PDC plans to "set a new »Article continues on page 2 (Photo/ronapckard. com) T he R eturn of Stack Parking at C SUSM By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor Considered a success by the University, stack parking returned yesterday, February 5 to parking lot "C." Stack parking provides an additional one hundred parking spaces, and the service will be available until March 8. Parking Services has not determined if stack parking will continue every semester. Though Robert Williams, Technical Coordinator for Parking Services said, "[Stack parking] will probably continue at least until the expansion of the According to a CSUSM press parking lot. release on January 30, when someAccording to Williams, Parking one in a marked space is ready to Services is trying to move towards leave, the attendant moves the car a more permanent lot expansion. blocking him/her in, and parks it "But we are landlocked, so we are in the newly vacated space. By the thinking about a parking struc- end of the day, few cars are douture," said Williams, "but funding ble-parked. Students returning to is a concern because [structures] pickup vehicles that were doubleare very expensive." parked must see the attendant and Williams explained that stack use claim tickets to reclaim their parking begins "when the lot is keys. f ull. [Then,] students leave their Stack parking is available keys with a parking attendant." Monday through Friday and ends The attendants parallel park the at 2pm on these days. Students extra cars behind the marked spac- must pick up their car keys from es. the car attendants by 5pm. Weekly Web Site jSo^alNews*'*' Academics A&E Opinion ml pi tH! 5 6 Sports 7 Calendar 8 Humane Shelter Burns Down : Siorym page 3 (Pride Ph0to/MefameAddington) Please Recycle This Paper! �Craven Weekly Web Site Renovation Project Jafo wac for The Pride A new semester begins, and it is book-buying season again. I have never b een. particularly excited about the book prices in any of the college bookstores, nor have I run into anyone else who felt like he/she found a bargain at a campus bookstore. So, I decided to research the web to find alternative textbook sources. Here are the ones I found to be the best: http://www.bn.com/ http://www.amazon.com/ http ://www.bigw6rds.com/ http://www.varsitybooks.com/ http ://www.efollett.com/ http://www.ecampus.com/ http ://www.classbook.com/ classbook/ http://www.textbooksource.net/ http://www.exbook.com/ The following are services that list and organize textbooks books for sale by students: http://www.textswap.com/ http://www.campusbookssuck.com http ://www.buck-a-book.com/ Remember that it may also be possible to borrow books from friends who have taken the class. Email j afo wac@hotmail.com with comments or suggestions for the next website review. »CSUSMPrison Rumor Article Continuedfrom Page 1 Yet, according to Malone, the "flow" of the building is further complicated due to the temporary placement of the library on the third and fourth levels. While planning the administration and services building, CSUSM lost funding for the original library and had to put a temporary library in the middle of Craven Hall. Once the new library is built, however, they plan to use the open space of the fourth floor for open administration offices, Disabled Student Services and EARS (EOP and ASPIRE). According to Cheryl Le Gras, Senior Director of College Success Services, a "one-stop shop" for students will be located on the third floor. This will include Financial Aid and Enrollment Services. "The cashiers will not be moved into the one-stop shop center," says Le Gras, "but during peak times of the year, which have not been determined, individuals from cashiering will be stationed at the counter in the one-stop shop." The one-stop shop opening target date is Spring 2004. In addition, a one-card sys- tem office may be added. Marti Gray, the Executive Director of the Foundation at CSUSM, is currently coordinating the "needs assessment phase" of the one-card system. Gray pointed out that "the campus has not yet determined whether we will have a 'one-card' or not. If the campus decides that it's beneficial [from a service and a financial standpoint] to have a 'one-card,' students will be asked to participate in the planning of services offered on the card." Proposed under the one-card system, students will only use one-card as a student I.D., printing card, campus debit card, and dormitory housing key. When asked if he would like using a one-card system, student David Ludwig said, "I believe that [it] could be a convenient system if the potential security issues were ignored. It would be convenient to have one card to do everything; however, I would not be comfortable with the access into my life that someone else would gain if they got a hold of my card." Regarding student concern, Marti Gray said, "they [CSUSM] are fully aware of all security issues and any concerns of students and these will be looked into if they decide to plan the one-card system." The Career and Assessment Center, photo I.D., Student and Residential Life, and a satellite office for Counseling and Psychological Services will also be located on the third floor once the Craven Hall Renovation Project is completed. Black History Month Celebrated at CSUSM "It Is Never Too Late To Learn99 By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor February 2001 marks the 75th celebration of Black History Month. CSUSM's Arts & Lectures Series and ASI will be hosting events celebrating this special month. One event featured in the Arts & Lectures Series is exhibit by professional photographer and literature professor, Lynda Koolish. "The Weather of Change/and Clear Light," is a collection of photographs of African-American writers, and will be on display February 8-28 in the Library Gallery. An artist's reception will be held Thursday, Feb. 8, at 3pm in the Library Courtyard. Koolish will lecture on the exhibit Feb. 12 at noon in Academic Hall 102. ASI's events this month include musical performances by the reggae band, Shocks of Mighty, performing this Wednesday, Feb. 7, at noon in the Dome Plaza. The following Wednesday, Feb. 14, Natty Scat, a steel drum band, will perform at noon in the plaza. On Friday, Feb. 16, ASI's 2nd Annual Black History Month Breakfast will include keynote speaker Mayor Terry Johnson of Oceanside. For more inforaiation refer to The Pride's Calendar of Events, or call ASI at 750-4990. When he taught the Filipino elementary school children about their history, he realized there was very little black history taught to African-American people in the U.S. "We will teach ourselves about ourselves," said Dr. Woodson, regarding the teaching of black history. Dr. Woodson, born from parents who were former slaves, received his bachelors and masters degree in European History from Chicago University. He went on to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1912, according to CNN's Black Carter Woodson is credited as the History Month Interactive Web founder of Black History Month. Site. (Photo/CNN.com) In 1915, Woodson began the The History ofBlack Association for the Study of African-American Life and History Month History. "The educational system of By: Victoria B. Segall a country is worthless unless it Pride Editor [revolutionizes the social order]. Men of scholarship, and prophetic As a historian, Dr. Carter G. insight, must show us the right Woodson is credited as the founder way and lead us into light which of Black History Month when, in. is shining brighter and brighter," 1926, he inaugurated Black History said Dr. Woodson. Week at the Wabash Street YMCA Dr. Woodson wrote or coin Chicago, according to Jacqueline wrote approximately 22 literary Goggin, author of Carter G. works that include The Journal Woodson: A Life in Black History. of Negro History (1910) and The Dr. Woodson chose the month of Miseducation of the Negro (1933). February because of the February birthdays of Frederick Douglass Additional Sources: and Abraham Lincoln, two influamericanhistory.about.com ential individuals in Africanwww.blackhistory.com American history. w ww.cnn.com/EVENTS/ Dr. Woodson taught overseas, blackjiistory/index.html including the Philippines, in 1903. Islands Apartments provided students with off-campus housing before CSUSM decision to drop contract. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) Student Housing Terminated » Article Cont. from Pg 1 • The campus has determined that it must redirect its limited resources to improving and increasing off-campus housing services for all students. • The university needs to plan for the development of its campus housing project. SRL is in the process of developing a web site with virtual tours of apartment complexes near the campus. This web site will also provide other rental listings and include a roommate matching service. SRL also provides workshops to direct students in selecting roommates and rental properties. For information on housing opportunities in the area, call SRL at (760) 750-4970. CSUSM Students Reveal Beliefs in National Survey By: Jayne Braman Pride Graduate Intern CSUSM students participated in the inaugural National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The findings from the spring 2000 survey reveal that "CSUSM curriculum is distinguished by an unusually strong emphasis on abstract thinking skills, writing, the use of electronic medium, and fostering interaction among students from diverse backgrounds," according to Bettina Huber, Director of Analytic Studies, in her address Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the AllFaculty Meeting and Academic Assembly. The NSSE survey is an extension from an annual inquiry of four-year colleges and universities. The NSSE survey is unique in that respondents estimate the amount of time they, devote to various academic activities during the academic year instead of responding to questions about their level of satisfaction. Last spring's survey focused on entering and exiting students at a diverse group of 276 four-year colleges and universities. Surveys were randomly sent to 350 firsttime freshman and 350 seniors at CSUSM, with responses from 163 freshman and 206 seniors. Students responded to 40 survey items that developed five benchmarks for effective educational practice. The benchmark scores revealed: 1) Level of Academic Challenge, wherein 85 percent of seniors and 80 percent of freshman responded that they were intellectually and creatively challenged by an emphasis on synthesis and analysis and the number of papers required. 2) Enriching Educational Experiences, wherein 85 percent of seniors and 65 percent of freshman responded that they were exposed to peers with diverse ideological Viewpoints and cultural backgrounds and that opportunities in electronic media allowed them to access to real-world experiences. 3) Active and Collaborative Learning, which focused on participatory activities, scored in the 75th percentile with seniors and the 70th percentile with freshman. 4) Student Interactions with Faculty Members, however, scored disproportionately low scores when compared with responses from comparable schools. Only 30 percent of seniors and freshmen responded that they interacted with faculty outside of class. Huber believes that the results reflect an aspect that is "not integral to life on a commuter campus." Students tend to leave campus shortly after classes with approximately 40 percent of students working more than 20 hours per week off campus. 5) Supportive Campus Environment - this benchmark reflects a disparity between freshman and seniors responses with 60 percent of freshman feeling that the faculty and staff are committed to their success while only 25 percent of seniors responded similarly. "CSUSM received disproportionately high scores on three of the five benchmarks identified," commented Huber, "One of the reasons the San Marcos respondents find their course work unusually challenging is the substantial emphasis their courses place on abstract-thinking skills. Both freshman and senior respondents are more likely than those at other master-level campuses to say that their courses place substantial emphasis on analyzing ideas or theories, on synthesizing information and experiences, and on making judgments about the accuracy of arguments and methods." Campus administrators feel that these curricular strengths are reflective of longstanding campus commitments and may lead to a distinguished trademark for the university. �Escondido Humane Shelter Needs Help to Rebuild By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor A f ire destroyed the Escondido Humane Society shelter on January 20, and led to the deaths of one hundred and f ifteen animals. Eightyfive animals survived, however, thanks to the efforts of the f ire department, police, shelter staff, | and v olunteers/Many of the surviving animals were treated for smoke inhalation and burns at the Acacia Animal Hospital. The Saravias family, like many local families, had a long-standing relationship with the shelter. Miguel Saravia and his two dogs are saddened by the loss of the shelter. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) W hile walking h is two dogs past t he shelter r uins, Miguel Saravias received donations totaling over Police and stopped to comment on the trage$125,000 the first few days a fter Fire Dept. dy, "Having dogs, I t hink it sucks. the fire. "Depending on how you searched My w ife is really sad." through ™0 - «. J j look at it, it i s not very much," The Saravias f amily had put c -A , ' debris to , % j . Smith said, We will need $3 milj find cause one of their dogs up for adoption .' , „ u u f. i u frtll m am izr/\«><M/%/l lion j ust to rebuild the shelter. ., Qtin (he r>hl M offire. and t"ho children w ere worried On January 25, local radio (Pride about their dog's safety. Saravia celebrity Chris McKay held a Photo/ tried t o ease his children's conremote broadcast in f ront of the Melanie that Saturday night. cerns by telling t hem that he Petco Pet Store to raise f unds for Addington) On Monday mornbelieved their dog had been adopt- t ^ s h e k r A s an animal lover ing, he began making ed before the f ire. phone calls to set up a f undraiser. Many in the When asked why he decidcommunity, such as ed to give the fundraiser, Mckay How to Donate to the Escondido Humane Shelter the Saravias f amisaid, "How many animals were ly, responded to the l. Call (760) 233-1569 to make credit card donations. killed? You'd have to b e a Donations will be taken over the next few months. tragedy by donatcold hearted person not to care. Another donation option, especially for students, is ing over t wo ware[Besides], I did nothing but to donate ten dollars a month over a period of a few houses f ull of dog months. give a p latform. The heroes f ood and blankets are the volunteers who gave for the surviving 2. You can also mail checks to: | everything. From my heart, I Palomar Community Bank a nimals. Although really want to thank everyone 355 W Grand Ave. the Humane Society Escondido, CA 92025 f who contributed, especially the is g rateful for these kids." donations, it needs All .checks* should be made out totikeEscondido Humane : Members of the commumonetary donations Society. nity gave a total of $10,030 t o begin paying for 3. You can make cash donations at the bank listed above in donations. "The turnout was the medical bills for or at the Humane Society Thrift Store located at 14175 really great," remarked Mark surviving a nimals Escondido Blvd. in-Escondido. Dubois, owner of A m e m o r i a l and the society's Powersurge Cafe, tree began at Want to adopt one of the surviving pets? other immediate Call (760) 745-4362 or visit Dubois d onated the front of the bills. www.escondidohumanesocietv.org for more information coffeeforthe fund- belter. Many "We are a very on adoption procedures. people were A poor non-profit raiser According t o u c h e d b y t h e t o a n a rticle i n tragedy. organization and it was a total loss," said volunteer and dog owner, Mckay was deeply t he J anuary 2 5. i ssue (Pride Photo/ Carolyn Smith. The shelter upset a fter hearing about the f ire o t t h e N o r t h C o u n t y Melanie Add- Times, Alysa Vanderzanden of San Marcos pledged to match that day's donations, boosting the total donation to more than $20,000. Mckay received another $260 in checks since the fundraiser. Phil Morgan, ExecutiveDirector for the Humane Society, said i n a press update a fter the f ire, "We will continue to depend on the generosity of the public for f unding and donations of constructionrelated services as we go forward with rebuilding o ur facility." According to Carol Rea, o fficial spokesperson for the Escondido police in charge of the investigation, the original shelter is destroyed and will have to b e Completely torn down. The Humane Society i s currently operating at a temporary o ffice at the Escondido Chamber of Commerce. The Humane Society will only b e able to keep half of the 25 employees on the payroll to handle administrative matters due to the society's limited f unds. Donations of o ffice supplies are still being sought. A woman in her mid-forties who declined t o give her name was unable to donate money but wanted to do something to help. She had been forced to place her cat in the shelter when she moved into a motel. A s she placed a remembrance card on the memorial tree located i n f ront of the shelter she said, " It's j ust so sad. You t hink they are safe and then t his..." Congressman Packard Grants Library Request Congressional Papers Donated to CSUSM »Article cont. from pg 1 material, the boxes of papers will b e sorted and archived. A fter the papers are organized, they will b e available f or student viewing upon request. Due to the shortage of library s taff and the planning of the new library, the congressional papers will not be available for viewing until the new library opens in the summer of 2003. As CSUSM's founding congressman, Packard served the 48th District that covers Carlsbad through Temecula, the residences of more than twenty-percent of CSUSM students. Packard was the f ourth Congressman in history to reach o ffice through a w ritein in 1982. A write-in occurs when voters actually write the name of the candidate they wish to vote for on the ballot. In a recent press release, Congressman Packard stated the following: " I am pleased that my congressional papers will b e housed at Cal State San Marcos. The district I served and the university that was founded during m y congressional career have meant a great deal t o me and to my family. I am glad to know that some of my legislative history will be available to f uture scholars through Cal State S an, Marcos' library archives." Packard w as i nfluential in acquiring the f unding for the widening of the Twin Oaks Bridge, as well as f unding for the new trolley that will eventually stretch f rom Oceanside to Escondido. ington) CALIFORNIA NEEDS YOU! Fellows work directly with state legislators, the Governor's office and other constitutional officers, and the Supreme and Superior Courts, to develop public policies for the most challenging and diverse state in the nation. 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All Riahts Reserved �Academics Radin Scholarships Available to Volunteers By: Darcy Walker Pride Staff Writer Many students volunteer their time to help out in the community, either through a campus club, their church, or one of several classes at CSUSM that have service learning components. These students f ind rewards in the form of experience, academic credit, or personal satisfaction. Now, through the new Radin Community Service Scholarship, students who give their time and work can receive a $1,000 cash award. Fresno entrepreneur Marc Radin started the scholarship. According to Lynda Gaynor, Director of the O ffice of Community Service Learning, Radin wanted college students to have the chance to not only to help in the community, but also to test out their career ideas. Therefore, the volunteer work given by students must relate to either their major or future career direction. "We recognize that either of these factors can credit through a concurrent, relatchange," said Gaynor. The experi- ed course. The $1,000 scholarence of actually working in a ship is awarded at the end of the given field can help to either con- semester, after an evaluation. firm or rule out a potential career According to Gaynor, ten goal. scholarships are available: five of To qualify, applicants must which are held for students with be full-time students with a col- financial need, and the other five lege GPA of 3.0. Freshmen need open to. anyone who meets the a 3.3 high school GPA. A fter primary qualifications. The first applying through the Financial Aid of these ten was recently awarded and Scholarship Office, located at to Leslie Miller, a Liberal Studies Craven 4204, students can look major who will be helping the through a file of qualified non- Elizabeth Hospice develop a volprofit organizations that need vol- unteer program for children. unteers. The Office of Community There is no deadline, said Service Learning, at Craven 1212, Gaynor. Considering, however, has this listing and will help set that all volunteer hours must be up "employment." completed by the end of the semesThroughout the semester, stu- ter, she urged students to come in dents give 140 hours of on-site and apply now. service with the organization and Future Radin Scholarships are 30 hours of related work on cam- already funded, in case you miss pus. The majority of the student your chance this spring. At least work must actively reflect the ten will be awarded each fall and student's career goal. "Stuffing spring for the next five years. envelopes for 140 hours does Beginning this fall, the program not provide students with any will be available for part-time useful experience," said Gaynor. students. Students will also earn academic New Course Available for Students By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor A new course is available to literature and writing majors at Cal State San Marcos. LTWR 318 has been in the catalog for five years, but this is the first semester since 1998 that the class has been available to students. Professor of the Small Press Publishing course, Dr. Madeleine Marshall, has joined forces with Community Service Learning (CSL) to provide a learning experience that will allow students to leave the class with a "sense of the practical usefulness of writing and editing skills, the opportunities to do good in the community-to explain worthy causes, to tell stories, to raise money," says Dr. Marshall, " Often, even to help an organization find its purpose." As part of CSL, students will help build a publication with a non-profit organization in the community. A few of the companies that students will have Administration Creative Arts and Design (cre- the chance to work with are: ative projects that meet establish The Escondido Mercado Project, North County Interfaith Council, criteria are welcome) Education Engineering and Computer Science Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences Humanities and Letters Physical and Mathematical Sciences Calling All Papers Annual CSUSM Student Research Competition By:: Jayne Braman Pride Graduate Intern CSU State-wide Student Research Competition to be held at San Jose State University on April 27 The annual CSUSM Student and 28. Research Competition, scheduled for Wednesday, February 28, from The CSUSM competition 3-5pm in Commons 206, is an committee invites all undergradopen invitation for all under- uate or graduate students currentgraduate and graduate students. ly enrolled at CSUSM, as well Interested participants in all dis- as alumni/alumnae who received ciplines should submit proposals/ their degrees in spring, summer, abstracts to the Academic Senate or fall 2000, are eligible. O ffice on Thursday, Feb. 15, and completed projects on Wednesday, According to the statewide Feb. 21. competition website, the statewide competition will have separate The annual research competi- undergraduate and graduate divition promotes excellence in under- sions for each of the following graduate and graduate scholarly nine categories: research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student Behavioral and Social Sciences accomplishments/Winning entries Biological and Agricultural will receive cash prizes and qual- Sciences ify to attend the 15th Annual Business, Economics, and Public The San Jose State steering committee reserves the right to adjust categories as numbers or submissions necessitate. For more information, contact CoBA Prof. Alan Styles, a stvles@mailhostl.csusm.edu. 750-4215 or visit the statewide competition website at http:// SVww.sjsu.edu/csuresearch2001. Free Speech Area Tuesday, February 13 Music from 9-5 Audition to be the next voice of Pride Radio from 11-1 break. Financial need.is a requirewhich offer awards ranging Today! ment. from $250 to $7000 each. A.SXAmeriqinTTMliaiiScholarship The priority date for filing in Honor of Lee Dixon: a $1000 Carolyn Mahoney Endowed the General Scholarship award for a tribally enrolled Scholarship: A scholarship of Application is March 2, American Indian student. $600 will be awarded to a math2001. In addition, check Academic achievement, service ematics major who is enrolled full out the Financial Aid and to the Indian community, and time (at least 12 units) and has t Scholarship Office bulletin financial need will be consid- a 3.0 G.P.A. or higher. Financial ered. Preference will be given to need is not a criterion. board*..other scholarships an entering freshman, continuing Crystal Catering Scholarship: Numerous scholarship are posted and correspond- students will be considered. ing applications are availOne scholarship of $500 will be opportunities are available African American Scholarship: awarded to a student enrolled through the FINANCIAL able. Several scholarship oppor- A $1,000 award to an African in the College of Business AID & SCHOLARSHIP American student with a G.P.A. Administration who has a G.P.A. OFFICE, located in Craven tunities are listed below. of 3.0 or higher and financial of 3.0 or higher, with a preference for a resident of Oceanside or an Hall, Room4204. Completion Again, with just one General need. Accounting major. Scholarship Application you of the 2 001-02 G eneral Scholarship Application is have applied for all scholar- BreeTinney Re-entry Scholarship: A scholarship of $250 will be CSUSM AVID S cholarship. A all that is needed in order ships, for which you are eli- awarded to a female undergradu- $1,000 award for a student who to be considered for several gible and others that may ate student who is a single parent was enrolled in a high school scholarships opportunities, become available. Apply resuming study after an extended AVID program, has a high finan- Attention CSU San Marcos Students! Apply Today I Twin Oaks Valley High School, and Being Alive San Diego. Students are also welcome to create a publication with a company of their choice or create personal projects, such as books of poetry. Before students work on their individual projects, the class as a whole will help to build a publication for several on-campus groups, including the Literature and Writing Department and the College of Business. CSL classes, such as Small Press Publishing, give students the opportunity to work with the community as they learn. Students work with their instructor and their community organization supervisor to "establish learning objectives and to reflect on the interaction between their community experience and their academic learning," according to the CSL Guide. Other community service learning courses are available on campus. Contact Lynda Gaynor at 750-4055 in Community Service Learning to learn more about these courses. cles. Fenstermaker Foundation Scholarship: For students who will major in biology, chemistry or computer science, with a 3.5 G.P.A. or higher. Each scholarship may be up to $7,000 annually and may be renewed. Financial need is not a criterion. At least three scholarships will be awarded. Louis V, Messner Memorial Scholarship in Accounting: One scholarship of $500 will be awarded to a student who will be enrolled as a junior majoring in Accounting in Fall 2001. Requirements include a cumulative overall G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher and financial need. The Financial Aid and Scholarship O ffice is located in Craven Hall, cial need, and has overcome obsta- 4th Floor, Room 4204. �The Pride Arts & Entertainment Tuesday, February 6,2001 5 So, You Want to Be a Writer G od Speed You Black Emperor! Dianne Hirning for The Pride "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven" Diego. The book was set in San Diego so I checked out the locaI have been in college for tions I was using in the story to nine years, off and on, and have make sure that I described them changed my major four times. This accurately, year, however, I will finally graduate with a degree in Literature / ); How does the editing and and Writing and I will begin writ- publishing process work? ing my first book. G: I found the editor through the It was at this stage that I initial publisher I was considerfound out that someone I grew up ing. I sent him a copy through Gavin Cutshall, a business major, with had just published his first e-mail. By the time I sent it to wrote his first novel, Watching Maria (Photo/Dianne Hirning) novel. He, however, was majoring the editor, it had already been rem in business, not literature. How written three times. The editor not yself. I would submit articles did he do that? only checks things like grammar t 0 magazines and newsletters to Gavin Cutshall started writ- and tense, but also makes sure get my name and book title circuing Watching Maria in March of the story flows and that there are l a t e d 1998. After two years and many no holes. As far as the publishing rewrites, he completed his novel, goes, I chose to go through an D: Have y°u gotten a good Watching Maria is the story independent publisher. They do response from the people that of a young man who tries to mend what's called 'print on demand' have read Watching Maria? The the heart of a rape victim. As she which is when someone wants to PeoP*e that have read it h a V e real heals, he must struggle to remain buy a book; they print it right then ty enjoyed it. It kind of relevant in her life. and there. It is all done through the surprised me because, really, the Dianne: How did you decide Internet. There is even an E-book t a r S e t audience is young adult, on the subject matter for your version of Watching Maria out b u t for t h e m o s t P a r t ^ h a s b e e n novel? there. There are a few inde- a d u l t s t h a t h a v e been reading it. Gavin: It sort of just came to me. pendent publishers out there, but T h e m e n w h o h a v e b e e n reading I was taking a class in persuasive I chose to go through Xlibris it" have enjoyed it, but not nearly writing for business and I wrote because I liked that option of a s m u c h a s t h e women. I think in the first person for the first being able to choose between hard i l h a s t o d o a l o t with subject time. My professor told me that it and soft cover. ~~ ~ matter. 1 was really good and that I might was very impressed with want to pursue it. I wrote about D: How did you market your Gavin's use of everyday language and what I knew from either personal book? the realistic quality of the experience or what I learned and G: Sending e-mails, writing let- writing when I read this novel, experienced through friends. ters, and sending postcards to Watching Maria is a moving story everyone I knew. I had a local that will touch the hearts of readD: Did you have to do a lot of printing company make up a e r s More research? bunch of postcards with the book information about G: Almost none at all. A lot of cover that I designed. I saved a lot Watching Maria may be found at the research I did was here in San of money by doing the marketing www- WatchingMqria.com. By: Christopher Orman Pride Staff Writer glockenspiel duet, the band deftly constructs dissonant elements, ala Gustav Mahler, into philosophiTaking their musical and p hil-cal explorations. Titles like On osophical tenets from Gustav Coming Storm, Death Drone, and Mahler and Georg Lukacs, the Bums used to sleep on the beach Montreal based nontet, God Speed at Coney Island, all pinpoint the You Black Emperor! 's latest band's personal belief that a revorelease "Lift Your Skinny Fists lution must occur, because the Like Antennas to Heaven," eradi- current society has stolen indicates any preconceived, capitalis- vidual freedom for monetary purtic categorizations currently being poses. employed in modern music. The storm is portrayed by a Before listening to the album, slow moving string quartet, and the buyer will be amazed by the often intensifies to frenzied meaband's pompous nature. Adorning sures. Amongst the orchestrated the cover are two hands postured madness, the listener will hear in a Jesus Christ-manner, followed homeless people talking about by liner notes that show a pho- Coney Island and children laughtograph of an incoherent white ing on a playground, serving as supremacy sign, overshadowed by examples of people misled by a manifesto for peace. Beyond the the capitalist system. Following artistic pretensions, few indepen- GSYBEI's musical argument, dent bands have the wherewithal these suppressed and disconcertand monetary ability to release ed people will gain a greater pera two CD set? which consists of sonal freedom, only four songs. Equally groundWhile dense, disturbing, and breaking, the band does not dis- potentially philosophically f rusclose their names, or their cur- trating, "Lift Your Skinny Fists rent location, and instead makes Like Antennas to Heaven!" has a rather simple, but intriguing been mentioned as the "album declaration, "Who doesn't want Radiohead which 'Kid A' had to at least feel a little more f ree?" been." Concerning the music, both GSYBE!'s two CD set will discs consist of classical move- be the album of 2001. "Lift Your ments, which are only classical in Skinny Fists Like Antennas to their construction, rather than in Heaven!" is only available at their sonic textures. Moving from independent record stores. Visit slow, cathartic sections to high- www.lousrecords.com for more speed, drum and bass crescendos, information, to eventually air raid sirens and a �Psyche F airy R eturns! Send Q uestions t o psychefairy@hotmail.com The Pride Co-Editor Co-Editor Opinion Editor Feature Editor Sports Editor Graduate Intern Advisor Letter From The Editors Melanie Addington Victoria B Segall Darey Walker Nathan Fields Steve Compian I Welcome Back! Jayne Braman j Madeleine Marshall Pride Radio. Students are welcome to drop by to learn more about Pride Radio, or to j oin our If a ny of you had as much mailing list. There will also b e All opinions and letters to the editor, | trouble getting u p early t his first music and casual interviews for published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent t week of school like I did, then possible show hosts. the views of The Pride, or of California State| we have something in common. Second, t hanks to the f inanBniversity San Mareos. Unsigned editorials | Hopefully, however, t he w inter cial support of Academic A ffairs, represent the majority opinion of The Pride j break was somewhat relaxing and ASI, the President's O ffice, and editorial board. Letters to the editors should include | r estful for you all. Student A ffairs, the Pride editors an address, telephone number, e-mail and Over the vacation, there have will be representing CSUSM at identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters should be submitted | been visible changes around the 23rd College Media Convention : via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual edi- | CSUSM, including: the near com- in New York f rom Feb. 15-17. tors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print I pletion of the Twin Oaks Valley Third, in addition to our opinanonymous tetters, | Bridge and the continued develop- ion editor, Darcy Walker, we welDisplay and classified advertising in fhf Pride should not be construed as the I ment of the new A rts & Sciences comed t wo new section editors. endorsement or investigation of commercial | Hall buildings. Steve Compian is our new sports enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the The Pride h as b een devel- editor, and Nathan Fields j oined right to reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on TuesdaysI oping over the winter break, as the t eam as f eature editor and during the academic yeat Distribution includes business manager. We are looking all ofCSUSM campus, local eateries and other | well. San Marcos community establishments. First, another exciting step forward to working with both of towards increasing student com- them. The Pride : * I munication at CSUSM is the new The convention will feature California State University San Marcos | Pride Radio. The s taff has been pver 2 00 sessions and workshops, San Marcos, CA | working with Patrick D'Acre of including media tours, individual 92096-0001 | Harmony Radio Network to build critique sessions, as well as lecPhone: (760) 750-6111 | the f irst CSUSM student web east. tures f rom j ournalism professionFax: (760) 750-4030 I On Tuesday, Feb. 13, The Pride als, such as s taff f rom The New I w ill fiave a fable located in the York Times and national news con| Free Speech , Area to introduce sultants. We know the convention will help u s continue to improve our student newspaper. * Qf course^ as a university student newspaper, some things never change. The Pride still strongly encourages student contributions. Please feel f ree to send in submissions via e-mail to pride@csusm.edu; drop by and talk to the s taff in the Commons 206 O ffice (next, to the Student Lounge); send critiques and suggestions by visiting The Pride web site at www.csusm.edu/pride: or even consider t aking the student newspaper (although you do hot have to b e a student in the class to w rite for the newspaper). The student newspaper is an important vehicle to express your student voice to CSUSM and the community; O ur hope is that students take advantage of this valuable form of expression. Don't Have Time to Write A Letter to the Editor But Still Want to Voice Your Opinion? Check Out Our New Student Survey at: www.csusm.edu/ pride Sincerely, Victoria Segall Pride Co-Editor HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO PRIDE@CSUSM.EDU We wOuldfove to hear from you! Please submit articles of 500-600 words via e-mail to The Pride at pride@csusm.edu. Please do not send opinions to the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon on the Thursday prior to publication, in other words, five days before the paper is released. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to hot print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride for any further information. �The Pride S pring S ports S tart W ear your p ride. By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor Track and Field The track and field team is currently preparing for the 2001 Nationals that will take place May 25-27 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Last season the team, c oached b y S teve S cott, c ompeted CSUSM Athlete in the 2000 NAIA Track and Field Marcus Chandler at the CSUSM Track (CSUSM Athletics Photo) The Cougar men's team placed 16th I B overall and the women's team placed 19th B M f c f t ^it ^ j o-verall. Nine of the . unners were named HMBMWMMHBM^B! r CSUSM Women's Golf Team "We set goals for our student athletes fi^^ in*he2000 at the beginning of each season, so they M M NAIA Worn en s know what they need to achieve to make ^ ^ ^ f ' Coif it to the nationals," said Coach Scott, "If H H r V ^ ' ^ i M Chanpionshi last they put forth effort early on, they can do gHj»M P \ S aturday, February 17, the track and field team will compete in the -Pomona Pitzer at Pomona College. W Photo) The men's golf team, which ^ „, ^ j ^_ 1 , currently ranks 6th in the nation, will comOn February 12 and 13 the women's fa ^ first t o u r n a m e n t o f t h e s e a s o n golf team, coached by Fred Hanover and Q n F e b n a n d 13 at C S U Bakersfield. Dan Anderson, will have the first compete T h e N A I A R e g i o n a l s w i l l t a k e l a c e i n ton of the| spring season at the San Diego April and the NAIA Nationals will take State Invitational. The women s team fin- j a c e - n M ished 8th in the 2 000NAIA Women's Golf «0ur J m j f o g g and stron ^ Championship held in Kentucky. year," said Coach Hanover, "With practice They ve proven that t hey can con- t h e y j u s t k tti better, tend at that level, and if they continue to „ host CSUSM wi second inyita. improve, they can contend for the national t i o n a l g o l f t o u r n a m e n t M a r c h 5 a n d 6 a t championship, said Coach Anderson. the San Luis Rey Downs Country Club. : m check out our special promotion this week! WSSBmmssmm ia • • • • «i UK! I V P P t A I T V Ask the Question Marquis Q: Deaf Question Marquis: How many times do / have to tell my roommate thatjust because he's stressed out it's no excusefor his "accidentally" gnawing tm my ankles? - Jeffin Seattle A: I am n otitteestrf in your problemrightnow. I am outraged, Do you know that I went to try to purehasea farmer today? 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Fasten" �On-Campus Events Wednesday, February 7 Reggae Concert: "Shocks Of Mighty99 Time: Noon Location: Dome Plaza "The Health Status of San Diego County's Hired Farm Workers99 Time: 4:30pm Location: ACD 102 Thursday, February 8 Artists Reception: Lynda Koolish & "The Weather of Change/and Clear Light99 Time: 3pm-5pm Location: Library Courtyard "The Weather of Change/and Clear Light": Photographs of African American Writers. Monday, February 12 Lynda Koolish & Photographs of African-American Writers Time: Noon Location: ACD 102 Wednesday, February 14 Professional photographer and literature professor, Lynda Steel Drum Band Concert: Koolish, discusses her exhibit, "Natty Scat99 "The Weather of Change/and Time: Noon Clear Light," a collection of pho- Location: Dome Plaza tographs of African American writers. The exhibit will be on exhibit until February 28. Dr. Jane Delgado of National Alliance for Hispanic Health Time: Noon Location: ACD 206 far women, by women Referrals ion •Medical Care • Housing •Financial 6c Legal Assistance •Material H eeds •Child Care •Pregnancy Education • Support G roups The Pride would like to acknowledge the kind cooperation of Ellen Villalobos from Enrollment Services and Ellen Hawthorne from Facilities, who made i t possible for The Pride to have the use of four much-needed filing cabinets. 619-516-3266 Him>c W m toTHixniyii om he Best of Alternative and Traditional Healthcare D r. A ndrea C ole-Raub Board C ertified F amily Practice Men's Golf Tournament Location: CSU Bakersfield Club Meetings Friday, February 9 ASI Board of Directors Meeting Time: 3pm Location: Commons 206 Pro-Am Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines See Tiger Woods at a discount! Cal State San Marcos has discounted daily tickets available. For information on purchasing tickets call or e-mail Debbie ASI Club Fundraising Days The deadline for to register is Monday, Feb. 5. Registration forms for this event are available in your club mailboxes and also in Commons 203. February 12 - 1 5 CAMP WAYNE FOR GIRLS OnXhm^Wmmm mde f&r pregmml wmim and women with small duUren w ww.wrg»org CSUSM Sports Women's Golf: San Diego State Invitational Location: SDSU February 5-11 Dr. Jane L. Delgado, a renowned expert in Hispanic health care, president and CEO of the National -Alliance for Hispanic Health (The Alliance), will meet with faculty, students and community members to learn about campus and community efforts to address minority Womek's Resource Committee San^D health care in the region. Delgado Dale at 750-7100 or Tina Bell at will give a presentation about the 750-4046. state of Hispanic health in the U.S. and the work of her Association. February 12-13 sister half o f brother/sister children's camp in Northeast Pennsylvania (3 hrs from N ew York City). If you love children and want a caring, fun environment we are looking to hire staff from 6-19-8/17/01 for: Tennis, Gymnastics, Team Sports, Golf, Cheerieading, Aerobics, Ropes, Swimming (W.S.I. preferred), Waterskiing, Sailing, Fine A rts & Crafts, Guitar, Photography, Video, Piano, Drama. Other staff needed: Camping/Nature Director, Group Leaders, Administrative positions, (Drivers (21+), O ffice. On Campus Interviews February 21st. Call 1-800 279-3019 or g o to our website at: www.campwavnegirls.com. Thoughts On.... By: Melanie Addington The philosophy exam was a piece of cake — which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was expecting some questions on a sheet of paper. -Smith & Jones I am returning this otherwise good typing paper t o you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top. -English Professor, Ohio University What's another word "Thesaurus?" -Steven Wright for A university professor set an examination question in which he asked what is the difference between ignorance and apathy. The professor had to give an A+ to a student who answered: I don't know and I don't care. -Richard Pratt, Pacific Comp. Weekly, 20 July 1990 Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. -Hector Louis Berlioz I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. -Mark Twain NEED FINANCIAL AID FOR FALL 2001/SPRING 2 002? NEED HELP COMPLETING NEXT YEAR'S FORMS? 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(760) 7 44-7946 SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH TELEPHONE SURVEY WORK C alifornia S tate University S an Marcos F oundation P /T FLEXIBLE HRS $ 7.50/hr Call 7 60/750-3293 EOE Egg D onors n eeded, $ 3,500 c ompensation Ages 2 0-30, c all S usan 8 00-463-5656 WORKSHOPS ON COMPLETING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2001/2002 FAFSA (application for financial aid) and the CSUSM General Scholarship Application WILL BE HELD ON: FEBRUARY 20 - NOON TO 1:30 PM FEBRUARY 21 - 6; 15PM TO 7:45 PM Both workshops will be held COMMONS 206 in If you have a 2001-2002 Renewal FAFSA, bring It with you. Questions will be answered about the fall 2001/spring 2002 financial aid and scholarship application process � 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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Title A name given to the resource The Pride February 6, 2001 Subject The topic of the resource student newspaper Description An account of the resource Vol. 8, No. 16 includes stories on student housing, debunking the prison architect myth, Craven Hall renovation, the donation of Congressman Ronald Packard's papers, the return of stack parking, and call for help following the Escondido Humane Society's fire. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 Black History Month Craven Hall parking spring 2001 https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/35a3b3419e46a4cf4510a26f897d6de6.pdf e1cd8eee3b7b66072df1c2a84354d133 PDF Text Text RBC FEB i f CSUSM Information http://www.csusm.edu/pride Could the Internet be the Solution for Student Housing? By: Angela Oesterle Pride Staff Writer "Where are they going to go?" This seems to be the first question students ask when they are told that CSUSM will no longer offer housing as of June 2001. Interim Director of Student and Residential Life, Sandra Punch, tells students to wait for the "big package" housing has in store for 2003. With construction of the apartment-style dorms anticipated to break ground in fall 2001, Student Housing and Residential Life (SRL) is looking more towards the future rather than focusing on the current impact of the elimination of student housing. The dorms are expected to include 400+ beds and will be available for CSUSM students in Fall 2003, but the CSU Trustees must first approve the plan. Punch is working to establish a housing program with such people as Russ Decker, Director of Design and Construction; Susan Mitchell, Senior Director of Health, Counseling, and Disability Services; Jonathan Poullard, Dean of Students, Francine Martinez, VP of Student Affairs; and others. Although there will be no school-sponsored housing, Punch believes alternatives, such as seeking housing centers via the Internet, will benefit students. "What we are really doing right now is upgrading our web site," said Punch, "We are actually visiting a dozen apartment complexes in the area, from Escondido to Vista and places in Carlsbad...\ye will be doing virtual tours of those [apartment complexes] ." According to Punch, the remodeled web site "will provide an online web-based listing service, for apartment complexes and individuals to list." » Article continued on page 2 Hi e Pride California State University San Marcos Chavez Granddaughter Shares Personal Side of Civil Rights Leader By: Nathan Fields Pride Feature Editor ment who mentioned that a schol- education was not the best, later its English translation, "It can be arship might be available for her. in life, education was his passion, done." Hernandez views the statue "Sometimes I just sit at the The walls of his office in La as a symbol of what her grandfaNatalie Hernandez admits that top of the stairs under his statue in Paz (United Farm Worker ther stood for. In Chavez' own although she may not know all, the afternoon and read or write," Headquarters) are lined with hun- words, "A symbol is an important of the details of Cesar Chavez' revealed Hernandez, "Nobody dreds of books ranging from phi- thing. It gives pride . . . When historic life, she knew him in knows he was my grandfather, losophy, economics, cooperatives, people see it they know it means a way the public did not. "He and a lot of people give me strange and unions, to biographies on dignity." was a wonderful grandfather," said lodes for wanting to "sit so close Gandhi and the Kennedys. He Though she is impressed with Hernandez, an 18-year-old Liberal to his statue." Although Natalie believed that, "The end of all edu- the level of academics at CSUSM, Studies Major at CSUSM. "He admits, "the statue really looks cation should surely be service to her expectations of the school always called me * 'Scogongi.' I like him," she revealed that, "he others," a belief that he practiced were somewhat disappointed. The don't know why; he always used was much shorter in real life." until his death. financial aid office never recalled nicknames," said Hernandez, "To It was important to , Beneath the statue is the slo- the possibility of a scholarship me, he was always 'Dada.'" Hernandez' parents and grandpar- gan "Si, se puede," the slogan of f or Hernandez, and the lack of Hernandez began at Cal State ents that she attend college. While the United Farm Workers Union on-campus housing and a cenSan Marcos in the Fall of 2000, Cesar Chavez' childhood school which Cesar helped found, and tralized campus life made her moving here from social integration difDelano, California, near ficult. Natalie says she Fresno, where her grand^ plans to head father began forming homewards and attend what would become the Cal State Bakersfield UFW, the United Farm in the Fall of 2001. Workers Union. Her For the time being, mother, one of Chavez' Natalie works in the eight children, urged her Instructional Computing to attend CSUSM after Lab and lives in Vista. graduating from Delano In revealing her High School personal experiences Cal State's reputation with her grandfather, for respecting the life of Hernandez said, "He Cesar Chavez, especially always lived a humble by erecting a statue of life. He lived his entire him at the Northeast end adult life in the same of campus, compelled house - much smaller Natalie to begm-speakthan one of our classing with school officials rooms here. Imagine about attending CSUSM. fitting his eight chilShe spoke with someone dren and 39 grandNatalie often sits by her grandfather's statue on campus. (Pride Photo/Nathan Fields) in the financial aid depart»Article cont. on pg. 2 Expert in Hispanic Health Gives Discussion at GSUSM By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor "My greatest interest was how to make systems change," said Dr. Jane Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. Delgado addressed students and faculty about the health of Hispanics and the work of her organization on Monday, February 12 in ACD 206. When asked why she chose to visit CSUSM, Delgado said, "My interest is in helping to get young people to make well-informed decisions on their own health and teach others." Her National Alliance includes more than 400 community-based organizations that work together to improve the health and well present C arpool to School mfustwnership poroofa oo f By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor This spring semester, Parking Services introduces designated carpool-parking spots to CSUSM. Students and faculty can register for carpool permits if they have a total of two or more individuals who agree to carpool to campus. Before registering for carpool permits at Parking Services, students and faculty Vol VIII No. 17/ Tuesday, February 13,2001 CSUSM parking permit. The service is free and the designated carpool spots are in front of the Dome Plaza. "We're always looking for different, alternative modes of transportation," said Patti Hale, Adjudication Coordinator at CSUSM's Parking Services. Parking Services does, however, runs the risk that students or faculty may take advantage of their carpool permits. For example, drivers may bring along carpool- being of Hispanics. Some of the Minority Health," a project she Delgado, CEO and President of services include AIDS research, worked on in the Immediate Office the National Alliance since 1985. prenatal care, and health hotlines, of the Secretary of the U.S. DepartDelgado is also a Trustee for such as "Su familia." ment of Health and Human Ser- the Kresge Foundation, according "Health issues are complicat- vices. to a Jan. 30 CSUSM press release. ed for Hispanics," said Delgado, Delgado, however, has not CSUSM received a $350,000 grant "They have some of the highest always worked in the health care from the Foundation for the conrates of diabetes and obesity, but system. From 1973-1975, she struction of the Field House/ they also have high life expectan- worked as a Children's Talent Student Union. cies and low rates of heart dis- Coordinator for Sesame Street, a Dr. Delgado also wrote, ease." job she obtained after challenging /SALUD! A Latina's Guide to In the past, there were few the VP of Personnel, telling him Total Health-Body; Mind and studies on the Hispanic com- that she could do more than work Spirit, a book written to improve munity. Delgado's organization in accounting, her previous posi- the intellectual, physical, and spirhelped changed this, using stud- tion before Coordinator. itual lives of women. "It is writies and surveys on the health of Delgado, who had wanted to ten by Latinas, for Latinas," said African Americans as models for be a psychologist since she was Delgado. planning the Hispanic health stud- in fifth grade, knew the work at For more information on Dr. ies and surveys. Coincidentally, Sesame Street was not the career Jane Delgado and the National one of Dr. Delgado's past projects she would want for the rest of Alliance for Hispanic Health, visit includes the "Report of the Sec- h ej life. "My life was working on www.hispanichealth.org. retary's Task Force of Black and making people's lives better," said ers for registration and then drive alone. "It's a big game of trust," said Hale. Enforcement people may be in the parking lots to see if people are, indeed, taking advantage of the designated carpool spots. Five carpool spots are available for registered carpool drivers as of the first week of classes. "We started with a low number to see if it would work," said Hale. Parking Services hopes to expand by five to eight spots if the carpool service becomes popular. M This Jssm Weekly Web Site 2 V-Day Arts Opinion -3 4-5 6 Sports 7 Calendar 8 Valentine Review A Please Recycle This Paper �The Pride 2 Tuesday, February 13, 2001 For this reason, Davis' state 31 falls on a Saturday, the CSU at his funeral service in the Central take a long time to throw the ball, trying to get runners out and mak- holiday program calls for students system has cancelled classes on Valley farm town of Delano. Chavez is the first union leading jokes." Cesar Chavez passed to take an hour on the morning of the previous Friday, March 30. away a few weeks later on April the holiday learning about Chavez Activities surrounding the hol- er in U.S. history to be celebrated 23, 1993. "My grandfather was a and his legacy of nonviolence and iday, sponsored by the UFW, with a paid holiday. wonderful man," said Hernandez, social justice and then spend the MEChA, ASI, and others are to Natalie Hernandez will be "Sometimes I feel like I should afternoon in some form of social be announced later this month. speaking on campus during the know more about his life, you service. State workers receive the Chavez was working in the planned celebration of the Cesar know? Like I should read all the day off without such suggestions. apricot orchards outside San Jose Chavez holiday. "The full scope books written about him. But I State Senator Richard Polanco, in 1952 When he became involved of activities will be announced »Article cont. from pg. 1 know what kind of person he was had been working on the bill for in community organizing. Ten later this month, as they are still in -children in that house on Easter! three years, but former Gov. Pete years later, he founded a union the planning process," explained Not to mention himself and my from my own life." Last year, the State of Wilson was unwilling to sign it. with a goal of improving the lot Tim Bills, coordinator for the camgrandmother." Hernandez continued by saying that her grandfa- California instituted March 31, the Pres. George W. Bush, while gov- of California farm workers. He pus celebrationv "but we are workther, as serious as he was politi- day of Chavez' birth in 1927, as ernor of Texas, vetoed an attempt was still doing that work when he ing with MEChA, and planning cally, "was a very loving grandfa- Cesar Chavez Day. "My family to honor Chavez in that state. died in 1993. Constantly protest- a candle-light vigil, and a day of ther, very funny and playful. My had been trying to get this holiday Polanco's bill also provides $5 mil- ing issues such as low wages or education where we will invite grandparents' first priority was for a long time," said Hernandez, lion for the federal AmeriCorps the effects pesticide exposure on other schools to our campus to always their children. Even when also explaining that many of her and the California Conservation farm workers, Chavez used many attend the educational celebrations grandfather was out doing a lot of family members are active UFW Corps to work with school dis- different methods of civil disobe- of Chavez' life." More information will be prowork for the UFW, they always leaders. In August of 2000, Gov. tricts to plan public service proj- dience to make his voice heard. He explained that he drew inspira- vided for others who wish to be Gray Davis officially established ects. made sure their children were a state holiday to honor the late cared for first." 2001 is the first year that the tion from Gandhi, Martin Luther involved in the planning of the Latino labor leader. California State University System King Jr., and St. Francis of Assisi, Cesar Chavez Holiday festivities. The last time Natalie saw "Cesar Chavez brought hope has instituted the holiday on a sys- among others. More than 40,000 her grandfather was at the family's Easter gathering in 1993. and inspiration to tens of thou- tem-wide level. Because March people marched behind his coffin The family always played base- sands of farm workers, some of ball on Easter. "Grandfather would the hardest- working people on the for "nerds," Are the articles always pitch," recalls Hernandez, face of the Earth," Davis said. "He interesting? Not to most people. "I remember the way he would taught us that injustice anywhere affects all of us everywhere." Jafo_wac for The Pride the stories are posted in interac- Solid-state disks and the use of tive format, allowing readers to 5,000 miles of optical fiber to ing appropriate living arrangeSlashdot is a collection of verify the information and to hold very small amounts of data ments. news articles, press releases, and comment. It is important to read and similar stories have little relAlthough there are proposed evance to most non-nerds. The »Article continued from pg. 1 plans for the future of CSUSM commentaries sent by site mem- all news with enough skepticism privacy and censorship articles, She believes distributing housing, many students may ques- bers on a variety of subjects. to weed out the un-true, but and The articles are updated daily this is doubly important when however, are relevant to anyone housing information through the tion if the lack of university housthat uses the Internet. Internet will better serve every- ing will detract potential students and each article always includes reading Slashdot. Slashdot is the best collecSome of the current topics one. "Right now the. commuter or if the web site can provide for a message board for reader feedtion of news I have found for back. on Slashdot include free speech population isn't being served at all those who need housing. The topics covered by on the Internet; the FBPs inves- computer and Internet news. The all," said Punch, "This way we Information on housing is can serve every single person available to students in the SRL Slashdot include privacy, censor- tigation of bonsaikitten.com. the format of Slashdot is different on campus." The web site is Office, Craven 4116. Contact ship, encryption, hardware, GNU, implications of government cen- than most news sites, but the difcurrently under construction and Sandra Punch at 750-4970, or Linux, games, and other com-, sorship of the parody web site; ferent format allows the presentayirtual tours are not yet available. visit the Student and Residential puter and Internet tplated sub- Linux on a solid-state disk; and tion of a much wider range of using fiber optic storage to create information and points of view. Workshops will also be offered Life web site at www.csusm.edu/ jects. 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We may expression of love, San Diego cringe at the thought of standing Sun Harbor Chorus takes you one in front of the one we desire and step further. "[You] will become siilfing a love song. Most of us your loved one's hero," added are not able to belt out a tune Quinney, "Proceeds from Singing like Tom Cruise in the Top Gun Valentines go partly to encourage bar scene, nor can we sound vocal music in our local public like Faith Hill. So, why not schools." hire a quartet from San Diego The Sun Harbor Chorus is an Sun Harbor Chorus to deliver a all-male a cappella group that has Singing Valentine to your loved been performing for San Diego one? Audiences for fifty-four, years. "Our quartets will be avail- The Sweet Adelines is a woman's able on February 12, 13, and 14 quartet that also works with Sun from 9:30am to late in the eve- Harbor. ning," said Marketing Director To send a Singing Valentine, Lucius Quinney, "We deliver two contact Caleb Stevens at (619), love songs, a card from you, 216-3856. Cost: $35.00 By: Lisa Lipsey Pride Staff Writer Is for Vagina, Anti-Violence and Victory By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor nizations thatfightviolence worldV-Day wide." Fund, Checks should be made For many women, the heart of The V-Day group also contin- payable to "V-Day/Tides" to the V-Day is the Vagina Monologues. u e s t o g r o w w i t h n e w initiatives, V-Day Fund, 20 Owl Creek, Santa Eve Ensley's award-winning play l i k e t h e V-Day College Initiative, Fe, NM 87505. All donations became the catalyst of a w orld- w h i c h i n v i t e s c o l l e g e s a n d are tax deductible. 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Ensley changed it into a threeBETTY, Phoebe Snow, and the woman, ninety-minute stage play. Streb Dance Company also per- A f t e r performing the play in small Eve Ensler wrote and performs formed throughout the evening. t o w n s a n d l a r g e c i t i e s a l l a r o u n d Vagina Monologues all over The V-Day group is deter- t h e WOrld, Ensley "saw and heard the world. She decided to make mined to end violence against f i r s t h a n d t h e d est ructive personal, the V-Day Fund after hearing women. In 1998, V-Day estab- social, political and economic con- all of the horror stories of rape lishedthe V-Day Fundand, accord- sequences violence against women and mutilation she heardfrom ing to the web site, the group has h a s f ()r m a n y n a t i o n s » hundreds of women. 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TfS RIS3 f or more information, contact: THE CAPITAL FELLOWS PROGRAMS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO IQ JkthL The Center for California Studies California State University, Sacramento 6000 j Street • Sacramento* £ A 95819-6081 Tel: (916) 278-6906 E-mail: caf$tu<Jfes@c$u$<e<Ju Website: www,csus>e<Ju/calst i j iji i i �4 Tuesday, February 13, 2001 Arts & Entertainment The Pride Black Water Rises from Film Minor By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor One reason Trussel chose not er, sitting in the audience, cried to show the senator's face was silently at the end of the film that his cousin, Patrice McFadden, because of her daughter's drown"The whole story is a flash- played the senator's love interest, ing scene. Everyone at the gathback," "CSUSM student director Kelly Kellogg. "It was a little too ering seemed impressed by the Jay Trussel told the small crowd incestuous for me," joked Trussel students' work. ( of family, friends, and classmates after the film ended. In Oates' Professor Dawn Formo, warnI who gathered to watch the pre- story, Kelly dies on page two and ing that she couldn't comment I miere of the student film, Black she dies over and over again in directly on the film since it was Water. Part of the Literature 336: between flashbacks of the party, submitted for a grade, said, "I Film and Other Genres class of the "It's amazing how we got it am thrilled to see such enthufall 2000 semester, Black Water linear in the screenplay," said Trus- siasm among students for both Denise Richards (Paige) and Marley Shelton (Kate), star in the holiday debuted January 13, rather than the sel, when explaining that they had the film writing and production horror, Valentine. Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures. final week of spring semester, due not altered the sequence of event processes!" to technical difficulties: Trussel's s from the original text. Sandahl computer crashed. Students Take Interest In the Film Minor Black Water is the story of a senator a nd-a young woman Because both Trussel and involved in a deadly car accident. Sandahl are minors in Film CSUSM film minor student J. By: J. Ryan Sandahl . because Valentine is almost a com- Ryan Sandahl adapted the screenStudies, choosing to make a film Pride Staff Writer plete rip-off of past horror films. play from Joyce Carol Oates' short for their project was a natural The Qpening of Valentine is story of the same title. "I chose choice. Many students, like If anyone has intentions about much like any typical horror film: Black Water because I thought it , Sandahl, decide to major in taking his/her valentine to see Jeremy acts out his revenge on would be good to use one of the Literature and Writing Studies Valentine on Valentines Day, five girls—not women—that so authors we studied in class," said because they love writing, but reconsider. Not only is Valentine viciously humiliated him'. The first Sandahl, "I read a few from a colSandahl says, "I would probably a cheesy horror film filled with female is sliced and diced rather lection of hers, but didn't like any double-major if film was offered bad puns and too many , cliches, quickly. Girls begin to receive of them. Then I found Black Water as a major. And I would probably but it also lacks in the storyline. bright red valentines in the mail in the library and read it and Author Joyce Carol Oates wrote the finish my film major first." The basic premise is that a and on their doorsteps. The valenthought, wow, this would make a short story BlackWater. Photo Professor Renee Curry, along little boy, Jeremy Melton, is tor- tine cards even have cute rhyming Courtesy of Oates official web page good movie." * with several other faculty (who?), mented at a junior high school poems like, "Roses are red, vioSandahl brought the story to added, "In other words, the film designed the film minor when?. dance where none of the girls lets are blue...they'll need dental Trussel, who had talked about followed the linear plot line of the According to Professor Formo, dance with him and he is beat up records to identify you." film in the Lit. 336 class, and story." "Dr. Curry was the first advisor, by bullies. I won't go into gory details offered to work with him on Although the student film- She took charge of designing the The audience is also intro- of the murders, the film does that the project. Trussel agreed, and m a kers stayed true to the story, minor itself. My understanding is duced to a nerd, Jason McConnell, quite well. I'll give you a few Sandahl adapted the story into a they decided to change the ending that she hoped for i t to remain who appears 13 years after Jeremy hints if you wish: hot irons, bows screenplay. because they did not want to a n interdisciplinary program that Melton's bad junior high experi- and arrows, power , drills in the Oates' story is based on the end with Kelly's drowning scene, would bring faculty and students ence. Jeremy reappears during this Jacuzzi, just to name a few. true life Ted Kennedy scandal instead, they ended the film with together from across the campus" time, brandishing a shiny knife, With dry dialogue and cheesy from 1969, involving a car a cci- a flashback to the party from Since Renee Curry's decision and dressed in black with a Valen- character developments, Valentine dent and the drowningdeath of t h e beginning of the film, finally to leave CSUSM, Professor Yuan tine mask. And what do you know; is definitely a ' C' grade horror Mary Jo Kopechne. Jay Trussel, revealing the senator's face. Yuan, head of the Literature and Jeremy spent time in a mental hos- film. Not even Wes Craven and who also played the senator, wantI n t h e f i n a l scene, Kelly does Writing program, has been the pital. Can we say Michael Myers? Neve Cambell could have helped ed to avoid the controversy of a voice-over from the grave say- advisor for Film Minor students, For those of you that enjoyed, this movie succeed. blame. He chose to not show the i ng? "That may not be how it hap- That may change as new faculty infamous films like Friday the John Carpenter is undoubt- senator's face until the final scene, ed, but it's how I choose to a r e added, but nothing has been pen 13th and Halloween, take note: youedly frowning. thereby taking the focus off the remember it." McFadden's moth- decided yet. are better off watching those films scandal. »Article cont. on pg. 5 Valentine Is No Date Movie Rip-off of Past Horror Films Hannibal Returns After Ten Years By: Nathan Jovin Pride Staff Writer Not since the heyday of classic thrillers such as Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street has a movie with so much gore packed crowds into theaters, as Hannibal has seemed to do on its opening weekend. It is hardly fair, however, to assume that with gore comes a bad story, bad acting, and bad direction. Hannibal proves quite the contrary to all these. This sequel to Silence of the Lambs brings everyone's favorite cannibal back into the spotlight. After living a life of anonymity for years, Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) starts up with his old tricks after FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) finds herself in a bit of a PR bind with the Bureau, and the bureaucrats. what his motives are until the Hannibal Lecter, and he delivers As the title suggests, Hannibal end. With plenty of slashing, an eerily convincing performance. takes the lead in this suspenseful gushing, and shooting along the Julianne Moore {Boogie Nights action-slash-horror movie. Despite way, Hannibalis a f un ride. and Magnolia) steps into Jodie the fact that he has the FBI and an Anthony Hopkins (The Edge Foster's shoes as Starling. The old "patient* on his tail, Hannibal and The Road to Wettville) returnspart is substantially smaller than is out to get his old friend Starling. as the creepy, intellectual, c an- the prequel, and Moore doesn't He has a scheme cooked up for nibalizing, madman psychiatrist get a chance to unleash her talent her, but you won't know exactly Anthony Hopkins stars as Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Julianne Moore stars as FBI Agent Clarice Starling in Metro-GoldwynMayer Pictures' (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller Hannibal. Photo by: Phil Bray on the character. Ridley Scott (Alien and Gladiator) replaces Jonathon Demme as director arid brings his own unique style to the film. Unlike Demme, Scott opts for more dramatic composed music (Hans Zimmer) and aesthetically pleasing settings than his predecessor. Sadly, Hannibal falls short as a psychological thriller. The story's good, the acting's good, and there are a few good scares. If you read the book, you will definitely be disappointed by the ending, which was completely changed from that of the novel written by Thomas Harris. Otherwise, it's a good movie to see with friends, as long as you don't mind the blood. If you take a date, however, see it after dinner. Anthony Hopkins stars as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (and Universal Pictures in association with Dino De Laurentiis) thriller Hannibal. Photo by: Phil Bray �A ftS & Ente ft&ilUXieilt The Pride Film Minor at CSUSM Tuesday, February ^ , 2001 5 art 1 believe that the film minor > benefits students in ways similar t0 other »Article cont. from pg. 4 humanities minors and ma ors w h i c h e m h a s i z e According to Formo, the -> P critical future of the film minor will lean t h i n k i n 8 a n d writing."-She continmore towards the "film criticism u e d ' " 0 f c o u r s e ' t h e f l l m m inor > side of Film Studies." Explaining u n l i k e a h i s t o r y o r l i t e r a r y m inor > that she cannot speak for the e m P h a s i z e s not only language, but department or the minor, she said, a l s o v i s u a l i m a 8 e s - Understanding "Since film equipment is so very h o w w ° r d s ' s o u n d s ' a n d s i 8 h t s expensive, I personally will be cooperate to construct meaning surprised to see the production c a n r esul , t ; i n e s P ec ially powerful side of the film minor grow." t h i n k i n g " Film minor students ar Formo, however, was optimistic e re( uired to that "maybe with a healthy link l complete eighteen to Visual and Performing Arts, u n i t s ' t w e l v e a t t h e u PP er d i v i " the production side of film will s l o n l e v e L T h i s semester, the continue." required core course is FMST 300, When asked if the film minor o r dements of Cinema, taught may grow into a major, Prof. ^ P r o f e s s o r M a r t h a Holmes. Formo said, "As our campus S t u d e n t s h a v e t h e option of sevgrows, students can expect that the e r a I a d d l t i o n a l classes to fulfill film minor will grow. The truth t h e m i n o r ' s u c h a s L it - 336, Film is, students tend not t o declare a n d ° t h e r G e n r e s ' T o f i n d o u t t h e minors, and, yet, administrations f u l 1 l l s t of Film Studies requireoften make decisions about which m e n t s ' v l s l t www.csustp.edu/ minors to grow into majors based F '* m Studies, on the number of minors. If interested in learning more So...more minors Would help in a b o u t t h e f l l m m i n o r ' P l e a s e everyway" contact Professor Yuan Yuan at 750-4081. If you want to add the t0 What is a film minor and film m inor > enrollment serwhy take it? vices to declare the minor. When asked if he and Trussel mi ht According to the Film Minor « be interested in showing CSUSM web page, "the primary t h e i r f llm > P o s s l b l y a l o n 8 w i t h purpose of the Minor in Film o t h e r s t u d e n t f l l m Projects on Studies is to enhance student c a m P u s ' Sandahl said, "We could learning regarding the: produc- a r r a n 8 e f t if people want to see don,.global history, interpretation, rt" Meanwhile, this semester both and uses of film, and the art of S a n d a h l a n d T r u s s e l are working filmmaking." Renee Curry's orig- o n t heir n e x t film Pr<>jeets. S a n d a b l wil1 b e f l l m i n inal description of the film curric8 Color B lind a n hour lon sus ense ulum "combined fpcus'on produc> . "g P " tion and interpretation." Student d r a m a ' o n c a m P u s t h i s s P rin 8' requirements include analyzing Students interested in performing films and collaborating to make m P ro J ect may contact Sandahl at at least one film. Ryanmovies@aol.com. Trussel When asked why students b a s t w 0 P r o i e c t s i n t h e w o r k s should choose a minor, Prof. a n d 18 searching for actors. If Formo said, "As a humanistic i nte rested, e-mail him at truss003@ csusm.edu. More T han Just a Catchy Title By: Am >erZinsky Pride Staff Writer Aside from its lewd connotation, Snatch is a unique film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, (Madonna's husband). I haven't seen such an intriguing movie since The Way of the Gun. Snatch is a comical, provocative, and action-packedfilm,a Pulp Fiction meets Fight Club with a British twist. Brad Pitt stars as Mickey, a bare-knuckle >oxing gypsy. Pitt's character is central to the movie's humor, as demonstrated by Mickey's unusual and indiscrioin ate accent, which is leither British nor Irish, but soo ewhere in-between. The oo vie also features Benicio Del Toro (Usual Suspects) as Franky Four Fingers, an o bsessively unsu xessful gambler with a penchant for snappy apparel. Other characters include Dennis Farina as Cousin Avi and Alan Ford as Brick Top. The film is primarily set in Benicio Del Toro stars as England. Once I became accusFranky Four Fingers in tomed to the accents, the dry, BritSnatch (above). ish humor became increasingly Brad Pitt stars as Mickey, in outstanding. Snatch is, indeed, a Guy Ritchie's newest film, full-fledged comedy. Snatch (left). Guy Ritchie pays homage to th$ directors of the 1950s and 60s Snatch photos courtesy of with his unconventional cinemaScreen Gens. tography. He uses music and still 1 frames to enhance his already riot- Ritchie's flashy style, gangster "thrillers,' I highly recommend ous and intricate plot, which con- motif, and retro rhetoric are rem- seeing Snatch. Snatch is rated R by MPAA. sistsofan illegal boxing match, the iniscent of Quentin Tarantino's Anyone under 17 will not be theft and recovery of an 86-karat work in Reservoir Dogs. diamond, and a squeaking dog. 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JAsk the Tsycfief a i r y F irst I mpressions By: James Newell Pride Staff Writer also somewhat new on campus and was much more willing to provide some answers and the reaTo all those new students at sons behind the policies. She Gal. State, especially post-bacca- said, "The philosophy guides the laureates: you're not alone. I share policy." The policy as it was your frustrations. I'm sure, for explained is priority registration some, it was a great first week. goes to continuing students, new For those like myself, however, students are next, followed by who have been out of school for transfer students, and lastly the some time, the transition was not post-bacs. the smoothest. The philosophy behind this Like a large percentage of policy is that it allows the understudents here, I work full-time. graduates a chance to get a degree; Trying to fit school into an already to achieve what some have already drained schedule is a difficult accomplished. Only one problem. task. Now consider that registra- The way they have it set up places tion for transfer students ended on unwanted stress on late registerJan. 30, leaving Jan. 31 for post- ing students, allowing them only baccalaureates, less than a week a few days to create a workable before the beginning of class. It's schedule. So why not have a bit easy to see the issue at hand. more consideration, and make all You might say a solution of the dates earlier to provide some would be to go on the web and extra time for preparation? Cara's find the classes you want and plan answer was that Cal State allows more alone time t ojtudy? How Bo I 1*|pp, but not hiilt m jmend's feelSgs? accordingly for the times, but you transfers until Jan. 30, which, in '- : r get her out of my apartment m i into i on|here, too. ffl^efully, all will have to consider that class size is line with the policy, places regisi f Muranda I the job market without reallykurting /cs, /v. limited and rooms fill up quickly. tration dates at the end of Januher feelings? With this in mind, I went to ary. Cara did mention that a growthe registration office and asked ing university is/ always a work js*^ Yours Truly, why early registration was not in progress. As with all things, j^-The Psyche Fairy J r - #kFrustrated in Vis$L offered to new and transferring change is inevitable. W^fereryone p eeds in students. Although she wouldn't © / h e r life ^o whom s /hecantalk In retrospect, I can see the provide her name, the supervisor time I've spent away from the t o abort intiriiate issues. For some Dear Frustrated! /Q j responded that continuing stu- system let me f orgetthe woes of The best way | ^$andle this)ljs i e ^ o n your friend has cfosefr^ou dents get priority, and they believe full classes and the roundabout to be s trai^tfbr|^fid. Sit down With tojpe^this person. I realifefe it JJ&L a school overview and advisement policies of state universities. But, her over afid tell her tjiit you j ^ a burden and it may ^ u s e foQ really need somq ^ |vate timefto foeA- discomfort, but you should listen are necessary before registration, for what it's worth, welcome to on your c lasps fbrSi w hile| But be even for seasoned and transfer- the maze of state education. And to your friend arid see what it is Send Questions to sure to strel$ that y^u will spend ring students. She then guided remember that you're not alone. s/he needs. Perhaps your friend some quality tmie wit^ he^ If she psychefairy@yahoo.com me to the orientation office for Inquire around if you have quesunderstands, she'll realize; ^mat your asked you for hMp because you're further assistance. tions, and don't let the system disclasses are important to you and that the only trusted person. Or perIn the orientation office I courage you. you need time to study. If she does haps your friend is looking for spoke with Cara Apel. Cara is not understand, well then my friend, someone to brag to about sexual Dear Everyone, Hi! I am the Psyche Fairy. you're going to have a rough road exploits. I will try to help you with your ahead. If, howevdj you are very Is she a student, too? If she is, questions about whatever issues uncomfortably l ay to your friend, and c on|ern^you may have this she'll realize the importance of study "I'm sorry, J ptjl really can't deal time. If she gets angry and accuses year. Now, I a ifr^ot a "licensed" you of ignoring her or of blowing with this/figM now." Tell your Psyche F aW I'm Ju&Nm appren- her off for school, eventually you're f rien^mat vpu are uncomforttice right n olkj w illdo m^fegst to going to hgy&,toJil^^waw to make ably "You don't wish to put your bfNgonsiderate M ^our beliefs Ii^d her m ^fefsfl^ ; Mendshp^with his/her p a r t r ^ C culture^ and hopeHhat you i ha\:: J u^^e i ^ ^ t ^ t : t o i i l i ^ ^ h e r j fa a wl^ard position b y ^ ^ K n g herv ^utjrthings keep an o ffirf^fe^^aM mind, as know how m ^ i ^ ^ ^ X ^ ^^^hckurs in them, and you don' t wish Jo be the wel£\ With that saidr let's learn 1J!A ird party counselor. J from cithers* psyches and have fun? in the process. | X If you're afraid^J^firting your -Psyche Faiqf y^peefcd to spfnd f iend's f eelS^3§f' him/her know Mat it's not because youBottcjare; <fn the contr^m Dear l ^ d f e f airy, Dear Ply^he Fairy, tnuch, but you S ^TOf willing to I M^m friend of mine keeps k* be a part of the personal drama. Since s choo^MT started, wmf ot o fwessure p mus to disdfss j p / E veryorf^has his/^er own unemployed gifIfriend expects me t<|'hef ifltimaje relationship w ^'anotler dramas. Y o j i ^ q ^ n eed\nother spend as pwch time with her as I didl friend of ^ t e ^ ^ ^ j ^ r ^ a n t to h i p over her w xf'^taii's^ft^^^^ytMngl to mo one in your 1 life, l¥%your Ifriend to thinWfdon't love her, w feh I do,jIpith any prf^lenls i n tl^ir relaribfri- respects y bui opinion enofgh to but how do I let her k nowrat Lfeed1 Siip. How c a | I t eljpny friejujf to tell |$ft%bout his/her personal life, ! mh & I 4 Psyche Fairy Returns! �The Pride Sports Calling A ll Sports By: Steve C ompian Pride S ports E ditor A s t he n ew e ditor of The Pride's s ports s ection, I w ant t o let our r eaders k now w hat t hey can expect i n f uture e ditions of The Pride. O ur p rimary f ocus w ill be on C SUSM a thletes a nd s porting activities. T his is y our n ewspaper, a nd w e w ill cover t hose events t hat a re i mportant t o you, the s tudents of C al State San Marcos. We w ill b ring y ou t he s tories that you w ill n ot f ind a nywhere else. Let t he o ther p eople, w rite about tigers, lions, a nd b ears; CSUSM s ports w ill ; b ring y ou news about C ougars. The Pride w ill follow C oach Fred H anover's n ationally r anked golf t eams ( men a nd w omen), a s they m ake t heir d rives t oward national p rominence. The Pride will r un s tride-for-stride t o t he N AIA n ationals w ith C oach Steve Scott's A ll-American t rack teams. You w ill r ead p rofiles about CSUSM s tudent-athletes a nd t heir coaches. Some of t he f inest a thletes at C SUSM a lready h ave diplomas; r ead a bout C SUSM's outstanding f aculty-athletes. Also, The Pride s ports s ection will cover i ntramural s ports at CSUSM. R ead a bout t he s tu- Academic Bulletin Tuesday, February 13,2001 7 advising. T he A S I 2 0 0 0 F all R eport - Established the ASI "One Stop" Club Service Center to make club operations more student friendly and The fall semester of the 2000 academic year has less confusing. been one of great change and innovation at Cal State San Marcos. On' the cutting edge of that innovation has been - Revised the club funding policies and procedures in Associated Students, Inc. with the conception of sweep- creating the Co-Sponsorship Funding Committee ing enhancements in the areas of student leadership, based on input from past student club leaders and representation, service, and student life. successful models from other Universities. With the implementation of the following, ASI has - Sponsored monthly Club Fundraising Days to assist endeavored to meet the student's needs and increase CSUSM clubs in their fundraising goals. campus life: Renee MacDonald, from CSUSM Track & Field. Photo courtesy ofAthletics d ents w ho c ompete j ust f or f un. W hat k ind of s pring b reak sporting a ctivities a re CSUSM s tudents p lanning? Find out in The Pride. You w ill not f ind these stories i n t he U-T, and you will not see t hem i n t he Times. T he only place t hat you w ill see these stories is The Pride.N W ith 6 ,000 students attending CSUSM, I believe t here are at least 6 ,000 possible stories t o w rite. T his is your newspaper. Send your story ideas t o u s and t hen see t hem w ritten in The Pride. - Expanded the student services by increasing the vari - Opened the new ASI Student Lounge on October 6, ety of discount tickets sold through the ASI service 2000, with improvements based on input by students. window, extended business hours, and offered low cost - Offered a broadened and more comprehensive fitness Student Health Insurance. program, which includes yoga, aerobics/tae bo, and incorporating a salsa dance class in the future. - Hosted a locally televised Congressional/State - Established the first club sport on campus - Men's Soccer. - Professionally designed and printed ASI literature to disseminate information on Student Government, - Recreation & Programs, Student Services, and the ASI Early Learning Center. Assembly Forum to expose the CSUSM campus community to the candidates and the issues. - Significantly contributed to the most comprehensive statewide University voter registration drive in history. - Served a diverse student population by offering pro grams and services that reinforced student's importance to the campus activities and events. - Sponsored free give-aways of student related products to assist in scholastic endeavors. - Contributed as a key supporter of the fee referendum for the University Student Union. - Sponsored monthly multi-cultural awareness programs to celebrate the rich diversity of our campus - Proactively represents the students of CSUSM at the community. monthly California State Student Association board - Hosted and coordinated the 2nd Annual ASI CSUSM ChildTrot to raise money for the Early Learning Center. meetings. • Actively performed as an advocate of student rights and championed the? causes of CSUSM students. - Created the ASI Club Service Technician professional Progress is always a collaborative effort and input staff position to assist CSUSM student clubs and f r o m t h e s t u d e n t s i s t h e m GS t valuable component in the organizations in all facets of operations, including p r o c e s s < A S i i s an organization Of the students, By the event planning, accounting, risk management, students, and For the students. Working together we can University and Community relations, and general m a k e t h e m o g t o f t h e C S U S M e x p er ience. T hanks, Steve Compian P ride Sports Editor Ask the Question Marquis Q: Dear Question Marquis: I'm a two-timer. My boyfriend doesn't know that I've been cheating on him, Anyway yesterday he told me he's hired a lawyer to help him legally change his name to...get this ...the name of the guy I'm cheating on him with! Thafs very screwed up, - Christina in NY A: Urn. * -you don't. . perhaps ...in that case,. .no. You must CHALLENGE.. .yourself~~to a duel. Yes. Q: Dear Question.Marquis: Just the other day I was at the library using the computer catalog thing, and this total stranger stops and he acts all concerned and offers to help me. But / didn't need any help! I'm sick ofpeople treating me like midiotjmt became Fm beautiful - Kara in D.C. 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But I must ask, was this stranger an American? If so, that makes no sense for him to consider you stupid-it is as the pot calling the other pot a kettle, or however that goes. "Maybe th is library is not the best placefor you to meet people. My boudoir, pn the other hand\ is a wonderful place to meet interestingpeople. People like.„me" But my real advice is this: Maybe this library is not the best place for you to meet people. My boudoir, on the other hand, t$ a wonderful place to meet interesting people. People like. . .me. And while you're here, I can show you how to use Questia to write a mmh more impressive research paper. And much more quickly-but please, do not feel the need to rush while you are here. You, me, Questia, a bottle of Chateau dAlembert. Sounds enticing, no? All those books and journal articles online, no need to skim the text or write your bibliography.. .oh, I cannot bear it! Please, come over. ppgp www.questia.com *freestI,"* yiMk., $m mk $m mtmmi tymrnz "Bmrn I A se & Mssps mr ak is t*?je» m tnetatat Q et * us* * % Q eto Maftjuis, ihe Q eto usi n usi n . taarfcs o Qtestb tee, f questOa Better Papers. Faster. �Calendar 8 Tuesday, February 13,2001 Campus Events The Pride ASI Club Fundraising Days Tuesday, F ebruary 13 California National TRIO Day Time: llam-2pm Location: Commons 206 A.S.PXR.E. will host an open house for the campus community to celebrate the efforts of TRIO Programs. Wednesday, February 14 Library Book Sale Time: Begins 9am Location: Library Courtyard The Library Book Sale offers a great selection of used books on a variety of subjects at very affordable prices. Prices start at $0.25 Wednesday, February 26 Location: University 373 Spring Club Week F ebruary 1 2 - 1 5 F ebruary 19-22 Aztldn and Vietnam: Chicana and Chicano Experiences of the War This meeting will have an informal officer-training component for newly recognized clubs and new club officers. ASI Cardio Workout Time: Noon Location: ACD 102 Session I: February 19-March 28 Jorge Mariscal, Professor of Spanish and Native American Mondays & Wednesdays Chicano Literature, UCSD, -gives a multiTime: 5pm-6pm media presentation on his recent book of Student Lunch CSUSM Students: $44 per session; Nonthe same title. Time: llam-2pm CSUSM Students: $55 per session. Last Location: Dome Plaza day to enroll is February 16. To enroll, Informal, social event. For more visit the ASI Office in Commons 206. For info; contact Michelle Jacob at: . more information call: 750-4990. jacob007@csusm.edu Saturday, February 17 CSUSM Sports ASI Yoga Session I: February 20-March 22 Tuesdays & Thursdays Time: 5pm-6pm Women's Golf: San DiegoEnvironmental Club Location: Commons 206 Time: 6pm CSUSM Students: $44 per session; Non- State Invitational Location: Powersurge Cafe Location: SDSU CSUSM Students: $55 per session. Last day to enroll is February 16. To enroll, The Environmental Club at CSUSM is visit the ASI Office: in Commons 206. For Men's GolfTournament - looking for members interested in joinmore information call: 750-4990. Location: CSU Bakersfield ing. Our purpose is to inform the F ebruary 12-13 Thursday, February 22 Steel Drum Band Concert: "Natty Scat" Thursday, February 22 Saturday, February 17 Time: Noon Location: Dome Plaza Gospel Concert: "New Venture Choir" Thursday,. February 15 Time: 7pm Reception, 7:30pm Concert Please R.S.V.P. by Feb. 20th (760) 750-4990 < "Guelaguetza San Marcos? Time: 7pm ~ : Location: ACD 102 Celebrate the diversity of Oaxacan culture and the diversity of the North Sen Diego County. Cal State San Marcos visual arts took their video cameras to the Guelaguetza Oaxacan Festival during the fall season and produced a documentary of the event Friday, F ebruary 16 ASI 2nd Annual Black History Month Breakfast Keynote Speaker: Mayor Terry Johnson of Oceanside Time: 8:30am-! lam Location: Dome Plaza R.S.VJP. Required 750-4990 Everyone Welcome! Track and Field: Pomona Pitzer Location: Pomona College public of environmental issues and engage in volunteer work, such as beach cleanups. We are affiliated with Surfrider, Baykeeprer, Batiquitos Lagoon, and I Love a Clean San Diego. E-rftail environmentalclubcsusm@hotmail.com for more info. Club Meetings Friday, February 23 Important Campus Dates Tuesday, February 13 Voices ofAfrica Time: 7pm Location: ACD 102 An all women's a cappela and West African percussion ensemble will perform pieces from Nigeria, Ghana, Cuba, Brazil, the Americas, as well as gospel and jazz. This is a ticketed event. Call 750-4730 for ticket info. Monday, F ebruary 26 Marge Piercy Time: Noon Location: ACD 102 Critically acclaimed novelist and poet will read from her works, Book signing will follow. Medieval Round Table Informational Meeting Time: Noon Location: Craven 6201 (Conference Room) Students and faculty will meet once a month to talk and learn about medieval warfare, heresy, magic and madness, and the inquisition. We'll also read some great literature, look at manuscripts and illuminations, and watch some of the best films around. For more information, e-mail Prof. Heather Hayton at hhayton@csusm.edu. Friday, F ebruary 16 ICC Meeting Registration Calendar Friday* February 16 -Last day to add/drop classes. -Last day to register/withdraw from the University. -Last day to change from full-time to part-time status. -Last day to turn in refund applications for matriculated students. Friday, F ebruary 23 -Last day to change grading option. -Last day to apply for Fall 2001 graduation. Time: 1pm The Best of Alternative and Traditional Healthcare Dr. Andrea Cole-Raub Board Certified Family Practice l jjjj| Board Certified Anti-Aging Medicine CAMP WAYNE FOR GIRLS— sister half of brother/sister children's camp in Northeast Pennsylvania (3 hrs from New York City). If you love children and want a caring, fun environment we are looking to hire staff from 6-19-8/17/01 for: Tennis, Gymnastics, Team Sports, Golf, Cheerleading, Aerobics, Ropes, Swimming (W.S.I, preferred), Waterskiing, Sailing, Fine Arts & Crafts, Guitar, Photography, Video, Piano, Drama. 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JohnBreakfast was served from son's speech highlighted cultural 8:30am to 10:30am, and was free "We need to think about Afri- tolerance and the importance of to viewers, catered by Crystal can-American history more than community members to embrace Catering. "It was a real pleasure once a year and celebrate the one another. to participate in the event. I whole year through," said CSUSM was graced with the particularly enjoyed the inspiOceanside Mayor Terry Johnson, words of African-Americans from rational readings of AfricanMayor Johnson, the keynote both the past, a& well as the pres- American leaders," said CSUSM speaker for CSUSM's Second ent, with speeches, and poetry Career Counselor Susan Buck. Annual Black History Month readings from the literary works ASI Executive Director DarBreakfast, addressed students, fac- of Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, lene Willis was the Master of Cer\ilty, and staff gathered outside the and Langston Hughes. emonies. "I am overwhelmed and dome for the February 16 event. "This was a great presentation excited by the growth of the pro- A. 6./. held their annual Black History Month Breakfast outside of the Dome.. it>i_ h - ttt * i t^ ,« • i , « ,» • . „ (From left to right) Cheryl Legras, Susy Gonzalez, Jonathan Poullard, Brad „ l? y e a r " o l d f ^ P "Willis III, and breakfast, said student Lon gram it was outstanding and well Schmidt, Dean Manship, and ELC staffwere among the group that heard Y o u t h Commissioner for the City Adams, Viewers walk away with attended, said Willis, Mayor Terry Johnson speak. (Pride Photo/Steve Compian) of San Marcos, introduced John- a feeling of encouragement and »Article continues on page 2 Parking Construction Underway By: Nathan Jovin Pride Staff Writer Construction began Thursday, February 15, on an expansion of Parking Lot E outside of The Dome. This project will increase the capacity of the lot by nearly sixty spaces. The sight of b ulk dozers i n the lot should not, however, give students hope that there may soon be an end to their own parking woes. Expansion is the only available option to accommodate the number of staff members who regularly park on campus. Robert Williams, Technical Coordinator of Parking Services at CSUSM, explains, "The rows of [Lot E] are not conducive to stack parking, they're too narrow. Even if we wanted to do stack parking [in Lot E], it's not feasible" The increased lot space will also make more special parking permits available to students. Dora Knoblock, Director of Parking Services at CSUSM, emphasizes that parking services will strive to accommodate alternative modes of transportation such as bicycling, walking, and carpooling, "A main emphasis for us is expanding on the carpool program and alternative modes [of transportation]." Construction on lot E is scheduled t o be complete by March 20 of this year. Parking Services spends an additional $1,000 per month in rent for the use of parking space at the San Marcos Ambulatory Care Center (SMACC), located across from campus on Twin Oaks Valley Road. Students, however, are deterred from using this space due to the lack of shuttle service offered at CSUSM. "We currently have 160 spaces at SMACC that are clearly stenciled. Unfortunately we don't have people using them," says Knoblock. Parking Services does plan to lease another van in the near »Article continues on page 2 W hy Should You Care? CSUSM Professor and Students Present Health Survey of Agricultural Workers 1998-1999. The objective of the survey was to obtain a detailed report on the health status of "People don't care about us California's agricultural workand the struggles we have as we ers, which included local Vista try to make a living, as long as agricultural workers. the job gets done," said a local CSUSM Professor Bonnie farmworker in a discussion at Bade, who has been studying the CSUSM. lives of the farm workers for the The results of the California last fifteen years, said that this Agricultural Worker Health Survey was the first statewide survey were presented to the CSUSM com- ever conducted. munity on Wednesday, February 7, ~ Bade^ along with CSUSM in Academic Hall 102. The survey students Hector Lopez, Aide was conducted by the California Villalobos, Enrique Parada, Jesus Institute for Rural Studies from Acevedo Alejandra Sanchez worked together with the Vista Community Clinic to conduct Migrant Worker (Courtesy Photo/Bonnie Bade) this survey locally. As Sanchez said, "it was a great opportunity, _ • • but it was also a challenge It v e y ' < T h e r e P o r t documents the comes to access to health services was a lot of work; I personally c r i t i c a l n e e d f o r i n t e r v e n t i o n t 0 along with other barriers that they helped out by taking the farm i m P r o v e t h e h e a l t h status of confront daily, workers from their dwellings to the California's hired farm worker The survey consisted of physiVista Community Clinic so that P °P u l a t l o n through improvements cal exams and a questionnaire on a random selecthey could get their tion , physical exams "My husband cant find a job in the tomatoes because . of.. sub, done I twasmostlv jects based on men so that was ^^ alrea*fy ^ave PeoP^e Inee^ to work their coma little but I feel so sick. I want to just sleep but then who ^unities, : uncomfortable at would watch the children and cook the food? Besides, mA J times. Overall, I , . ' ana resiaenc/# 7„ By: Claudia Ignacio Pride Staff Writer es Study provides vital information documenting poor health of many migrant workers. (Courtesy Photo/Bonnie Bade) Club Events Rained Out In This Issue By: Timothy Mullaly Pride Staff Writer When the clouds rolled in and the rain began to fall, ASI decided to postpone Club Fundraising Days and the business expo. "The weeklong event was scheduled for February 12-16 in Founders Plaza. Because it was supposed to happen outside, postponing the event was the best solution," said Brad Schmidt, ICC Club Services Technician. Schmidt, a liaison between the in seven think it was a great my husband would get mad* idea, and I hope --California Policy Research Center FReport, Bade. * l t e f . , W l t h m J J to see some results California. Some of the soon. a CCCSS t 0 h e a l t h educa ArrnrHino to t h, " According to the Calitornia t-| o n aa ( i n u t r iti 0 n" Farm workers medical results showed ,chronic •. , , n worKers Endowment, who funded the sur- fuaon a nae nuirmon. r arm when it disease, high serum cholesterol, ce g r a t disadvantage »Article continues on page 2 jN g|||| 1 ! university and the clubs or individual students, sent the clubs e-mail sometime after 8am Monday, Feb. 12, to let them know Club Fundraising Days would be held alongside Club Days, February 19-23. Many of the clubs wanted to use the rest of the week to raise funds because the merchandise and food they planned to sell was for Valentine's Day. The clubs were given permission to conduct fundraising as originally planned. Claudia Ignacio, a member of »Article continues on page 2 mmm CUM e s S S Nw upmion SpbrtsK Calendar Paid Earnhardt Sr. dies in crash at the age of 49. . Sports Page 7 B &seRecycle T h i s P aper �Board o f Trustees A ppoints GSUSM Professor a nd Advisor By: Kevin Frisk Pride Staff Writer While always being indirect- far I have about a ninety percent ly involved in student life in success rate," laughs Haro. He various positions such as aca- was also nominated for a Teacher Palomar College's Board of demic affairs and financial aid of Excellence award at Palomar Trustees appointed a new member associations, it wasn't until Haro but had to give up his class load to its governing counsel* CSUSM began teaching Chicano Studies at and his award due to forthcoming professor and Graduation Advisor Palomar College that he became involvement in contract negotiaSilverio Haro. On Saturday, really inspired to make a differ- tions on the Board. February 3, Haro was chosen from ence. Haro saw a large number Haro was selected for this a group of twenty-one candidates of students who came from dis- position, according to the Board, to fill the vacant position. For advantaged backgrounds "strug- for his attitude and energy, not those among the faculty and stu- gling" to make something out of to mention his dedication to dent population that know Haro, their lives. He said, "This changed improving student life and experithe reasons are obvious. me, my opinion, and my purpose, ence in policymaking. The Board Ever since Haro moved to and I began to ask, what can I do believes that his background in the community of San Marcos in to help?" teaching and his qualifications, 1990, he has been actively involved Today, Haro considers him- which include a master's degree in leadership and public service self an advocate for students and from Harvard and a doctorate in organizations, such as theChicano agrees that this isn't always the progress from Harvard's school of Foundation and the B.E.C.A norm among the faculty. "I am Education, separated him from the Foundation, which encourage interested in all of my students other candidates. leadership and mentoring pro- lives. I try to learn all of their grams. names on the first day of class. So Roses Sold O n C ampus By: Claudia Ignacio Pride Staff Writer "Valentine's Day is a good day for business, as most people wait to the last minute to do their shopping and stick to the traditional," said Mary Ann Lind. Owner of an Oceanside floral shop, Lind set up her floral arrangements outside the University Store, on February 13 and 14. Lind's curiosity to see how the CSUSM community would react to a floral sale event led her to submit a business proposal to Aztec Shops two months prior to the event. Aztec Shops, who oversees the bookstore and the convenience store, authorized permission for Lind to set up and conduct her sale. The agreement was that Lind would pay 10% of the profits to Aztec Shops. "It is a great idea, aside from being very convenient," said student Lisa Lipsey. Students also recognized that the prices were very reasonable con^pared to other local stores. This year was the first time Cal State San Marcos hosted a floral sale. ecause o nm dollar sign. here a a ot of Professor Lectures on bhat we we need tof kteep liaborind Parking Lot Expansionxpenses thatTgo withrethat ldollar Black History t live off he of e rom pg Agricultural Survey these farm workers.. .how they »Article cfont.sfhuttling 1tudents sign," explains Knoblock. Parking Month Celebrated future or s »Article cont. from pg 1 live needs to concern us." All the participants in this surhigh blood pressure, obesity, vey hope to first teach awareness; anemia, and dental and vision in addition, they want to establish problems. Even though there is a a regional center of resources and high population of farm workers bilingual health services regardwith families who need health less of their class, social or immicare, in most cases, it is not pro- gration status. vided. The mpst common factor is Professor Anibal Yanez also that, aside from not having insur- added that, "People need to stop ance, health clinics are miles away. ignoring farm workers' issues as Benefits for farm workers are it affects all that benefit from basically nonexistent, even their their profits." As a farm worker salary is not stable. According stated, "We are treated with such to the report results, often times inferiority, but what they don' if the farm worker wants health t know is that we are all the insurance, they have to pay for it same—humans. I do believe that themselves. There are no govern- we can make a difference and ment-sponsored programs to help trust that things will change for them. the better." As Bade said, the governFor additional information, ment does fund health programs contact Bonnie Bade at 750-4124 for children but not for adults. or visit these web sites: http:// "So why should I care?" some www.calendow.org/frm news.htm people asked. One student in the hlp7AywwjCSusrnai^ audience said, "We need to care releases/0001/SufferingSilence.htm Services' revenue (excluding citaand staff from the remote lots. tions) for the 1999-2000 school The lots on campus can curyear was over $1.5 million, only rently accommodate 2,618 vehi$23,000 of which went toward cles. The Office of External utilities and maintenance of the Affairs expects student enrolllots. $1.3 million was used to ment to top 12,000 by fall of 2010. pay salaries, benefits, administraAccording to Parking Services, tive charges, professional develthere are no plans for parking opment, and other administrative expansion between now and then. costs. Surplus revenue is used to Knoblock says that money is the fund future projects. issue, "It's important that people As CSUSM continues to understand that it is a self-supexpand, a solution for the oncomport program." All maintenance and construction costs, as well ing parking crisis is critical. With as salaries, are derived from rev- current campus expansion, and an enue generated by the sale of expected student growth rate of parking permits. The money gen- more than five percent per year, erated from citations is used to the lack of preparation on the fund adjudication operation and part of Parking Services is alarmsalaries, as well as alternative ing. Knoblock, however, holds modes of transportation. Parking high hopes despite the financial Services does not receive any obstacles that need be overcome, "As the head count continues to assistance from the state. "When people think of park- increase and we run out of land, ing, all they think about is a the way to build is going to be up." GSUSM Celebrates N ational T RIO D ay Weekly Web Site By: Angela Oesterle secondary college and/or career staff submitted a grant proposal Library.csusm.edu Pride Staff Writer goals." that would extend their federally Jafo_wac for The Pride Soltani commented, funded grant until 2005. In order Library.csusm.edu is the redeNational TRIO day was cele- "Celebrating National TRIO day for the TRIO program to grow, signed web page for the library at brated for the first time at CSUSM on campus helps our services reach more students need to become on February 13 in Commons 206. the students. The moretwe spread involved in and aware of their CSUSM. The main page contains a few This day was dedicated to the our mission for student success, presence on campus. Many stucause of informing all students of the more the growing CSUSM dents, faculty, and staff believe links with fairly logical groupings the academic services available to population, will be served." The the grant, if received, could boost and captions for the three prithem on campus. student services that Soltani refers the program's enrollment in the mary links. There is also a scrolling news window with up-to-date Commons 206 was open from to are the Upward Bound program near future. links. 10am to 2pm to all students who and A.S.P.I.R.E. Although the group assemThe sub pages seem to be logiwanted to learn about student supThese services provide aid for bled in Commons 206 was small port services located on campus. students in achieving academic and consisted mainly of members cally arranged; I was, for the most Parisa Soltani, coordinator of the success in both high school and who have been involved with the part, able to quickly find and use event, along with the support of college. Charles Smith, assistant TRIO programs for some time, the features that I searched for. A.S.P.I.R.E., commemorated the director of the high school orient- all presume it will soon be a The online index page, however, event with cake, soft drinks, and ed Upward Bound program, said, growing community on campus. is much too long. I think it is a small mementoes of the occasion. "Students enter the Upward Bound Cesar Rodriguez, an A.S.P.I.R.E. mistake to have the default as an A.S.P.I.R.E. (Academic program in their early middle- student for two years, attests to "all indexes" listing, instead of Support Program for Intellectual school years and make a ten^year the benefits of being part of listing by groups (with the option Rewards and Enhancement) and commitment to academic success. the A.S.P.LR.E. community, "The of picking all indexes). The graphics on the pages are E.A.R.S. (Educational They follow a plan through high tutoring, mainly in writing, has Achievement and Retention school and continue onto college helped and also the guidance in fairly minimal, which is good Services) are some of the programs and hopefully beyond." choosing classes for my major. since they add very little to the navigation of the website. in the TRIO program. These proEdward Pohlert, director of They have helped me a lot." Overall the library.csusm.edu grams, according to CSUSM's E.A.R.S., mentions "our main goal If you think you could benefit ASPIRE web site, "provide aca- is graduation...the next emphasis, from what TRIO has to offer, site is well organized and easy to demic support to first-generation as the program grows, is post bac- you can contact Parisa Soltani use. college bound, low-income, and calaureate." This future goal could (750-4016), Naomi Grisham disabled students so they graduate possibly become a reality in the (750-4015), or visit their web Send a web site for review to from college and pursue postcoming months. The A.S.P.I.R.E. site: www.csusm.edu/ iafo wac@hotmai1 mm student affairs/trio/index.htm. at CSUSM >>Article cont. from pg 1 "I am pleased that ASI has the insight to value Black History education, and I look forward to next year's program. I challenge you; what role can you play in the plans to do more for Black History Month next year?" "Black History Month programs give me great inspiration to continue with my education, and allow me an avenue to pursue my dreams," said student Rodeick Frazier. "New Venture Choir" presents a Gospel Concert in ACD 102 on Thursday, February 22, in celebration of Black History Month. There will be a 7pm reception and the free concert will begin at 7:30pm. Please R.S.V.P. by February 20 by contacting the ASI Office at 750-4990. Club Event Cancelled Due to Rain »Article cont from pg 1 the Pre-Law Society, expressed frustration over the postponement. Ignacio arrived at campus early on Monday, Feb. 12, and began to organize a spot to raise funds. After Ignacio set-up for her club, she learned of the plans to postpone the event. Ignacio explained that she arrived early because, in the past, she had problems getting a table, getting a cashbox, and finding a place to store merchandise overnight, which are distributed to clubs on a first come, first serve basis. Ignacio's said she believes next week will "be a mess" if Club Week and Club Fundraising Week happen simultaneously. Club Fundraising Days wasn't the only event postponed by the storm. Pride Radio's premiere was rescheduled for Thursday, February 22. The Dome Concert Series also postponed last week's band--Natty Scat. Natty Scat will appear at The Dome at noon on Wednesday, February 21. �The Pride Tuesday, February 20,2001 3 Local News T he New Face of Oceanside By: James Newell Pride Staff Writer Another step toward Oceanside's beach redevelopment was unveiled on Thursday, February 15. What is now one of San Diego's last undeveloped bits of coastline will, in the years to come, follow alongside the rest of Southern California. The Manchester Project, named after its founder, proposes to develop the two-block area of Pier View Way and Pacific Street. The initial designs, including a 500-room hotel spread across three structures, did not meet the guidelines set by the local coastal program. Thursday night's meeting discussed a refined and somewhat toned-down version. The revised plan consists of approximately 400 hotel rooms in just two buildings. Compared to the size of hotels around the world these days, it isn't all that grand but put it on the beach in Oceanside; it will stand out ias if it were the MGM Grand. Opposition to the project from the beginning has been wide- spread. A focus of local community concern is that the initial plan involves using public parkland around the pier and the possibility of limiting public parking and access to the area. Joyce Powers of the Oceanside City Redevelopment Agency explains that there will always be a certain amount of opposition to such a change, but as time moves on people will see the benefits. She added that public access is still in question, but the scaled back version leaves the amphitheater and the surrounding parkland as city property. The aspect people are having a problem with is that the part of Pacific Street affected will no longer be open to vehicular traffic. The small section of street between Pacific St. and Pier View Way will be turned into a pedestrian thoroughfare. This will divert traffic two blocks east around the hotel; placing the front of the hotel on Myers St. and the back no father than Pacific St. After hearing the basic intentions of the Manchester Project, people appeared positive about the proposed changes, but harbor some concerns about the fina plans. Todd Ayers, owner o Oceanside Surf and Sport an< avid surfer, is weary about what i in store for the beach and know; of people who are against th< plan. He says, however, the proj ect will be a good direction fo the city. "The project will maki the town look nicer, and it wil bring more tourism. I'm all fo it," said Ayers. Project leaders and the city council insist that the redevelopment will aid in the efforts, already in progress, to clean up the city. Once complete, the resort will contain restaurants and stores in addition to the hotel, creating local employment opportunities. City and project leaders say it will bring millions of dollars to the community in tax revenues alone. With the Environmental Impact Report slated for June island the development approval plan by December 1, there is only a short time left before Oceanside falls in line with the rest of the southern California beach communities. Pride Radio Event Thursday, February 22 Come be entertained gam-spm A udition t o b e a D J i oam-3pm Learn more about how students are starting their own web cast radio station and how you can be a part of it! The Manchester Project proposes to develop the area around Pier View Way and Pacific Street. (Pride Photo/James Newell) Is It Safe t o Surf? By: Cristine Averill Pride Staff Writer but admits that he has had respiratory infections before, presumably from surfing. Another student, Scott CheThe Environmental Health Beach and. Bay , Advisory begia said he doesn't believe that (EHBBA) put out a General Warn- you can get sick from the water. ing, Thursday, February 15, as "Older guys always tell me not to a result of significant bacterial surf after it rains cause I'll get increases in the coastal waters due sick," said Chebegia, who grew up surfing Seal Beach, "dead cows to rainfall. According to the public advi- and fetal cats and dogs would be sory, surfers and swimmers should floating by and I wouldn't get sick stay at least 300 feet away from then." Chebegia added, "I surf any type of outlet, such as a storm after it rains all of the time, I have drain, river or stream, This advi- cold anyways, even when I am not sory is in effect up and down the surfing...the water doesn't make a difference." Chebegia also said coast of California. The EHBBA warns that swim- "that if you ate prone to ear infecmers should avoid coastal waters tions, you might want to be carefor 72 hours after a storm that ful because of the bacteria in the produces two or more inches of water." He warns that there is a precipitation. With the increase in risk for hepatitis too, but that he urban runoff, surfers' and swim- isn't worried. When asked if that mers' risk of infection rises sig- was because he has had a vaccinanificantly. Student Daniel Smith tion, he said, "No, it's because I surfs local beaches in Carlsbad am He-Man." and Oceanside regularly. When For information regarding asked if he surfs after it rains, he daily pollution reports, call the replied, "I'll surf after a storm, but Environmental Health Beach and only if the waves are good ." 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As part of CSUSM's Following the students'stateSpring 2001 Arts & Lectures ments, Rascon presented copies of Series, the documentary film the video to Euphemio Gomez, a Guelaguetza 2000 made its pre- member of the Oaxacan commumiere on Thursday, February 15, nity. Gomez expressed his gratiin AGD 102: The film was pro- tude to the community for the duced by three students and cov- participation in the celebration, ered the Oaxacan celebration of and to the producers of the film Guelaguetza that took place on for their efforts and for their campus last August. gifts. Professor Bade indicated RicardoFavela,whoisalsothe that with the help of the compresident of MEChA, addressed munity, it maybe possible to hold the audience in both Spanish and the Guelaguetza celebration at English during the Guelaguetza CSUSM annually. 2000 film Last fall discussion. He said "The foCUS of the CSUSM hostthat the project "is . '• ^ ed the important b ecau se project WOS tO Convey the G uelaguetza it is the students' theme of sharing and celebration of responsibility to be . . .^ • Oaxacan culr at the service Q{ giving that Guelaguetza ^ dance> the community,and r e p r e s e n t s " ' m us i c > and also important to cuisine in recognize the —Ursula Adams . with c onjunction the Oaxacan people and CSUSM Student their contributions "Coalition de to our society." Comunidades Students Ricardo Favela, Indigenas Oaxaca. The festivities Ursula Adams, and Albert Rascon began with the blessing ceremony created the film as an inde- performed by one of San Diego's pendent study project ,for Video oldest Aztec dance groups, Production Arts under the direc- "Toltecas en Aztlan", whose memtion of their instructor, Kristine bers wore ornate, beaded cosDiekman. Professor Bonnie Bade tumes and feathered headdresses, also assisted the students in the Some of the other traditional creation of the documentary. The dances performed were "La Danza screening drew an audience com- de la Pluma", "La Flor De Pina", prised of students, instructors, and and "El Torita Serrano" in whifch members of the community. female dancers displayed the Following the screening, each strength of the woman by chalof the students had a chance to lenging their male counterparts. In describe their experience in mak- addition to the music and dancing, ing the film. Ursula Adams said, members of the Oaxacan com"The focus of the project was munity residing in North County to convey the theme of sharing prepared many traditional foods and giving that Guelaguetza rep- such as chicharones, tamales, and resents " Albert Rascon described rosquitos. Oaxacan dancers participate in last semester's Guelaguetza Festival. Last week students showed their film, Guelaguetza 2000, depicting the event. (Pride P hoto/Chris Weedon) Chris Rock Delivers the Laughs in Down to Earth By: Marcy Rivera Pride Staff Writer Unbeknownst to some people, Down To Earth is a remake of the movie, Heaven Can Wait. This new comedy does a fair job of retelling the story of a person killed long before they were supposed to die as the result of an angel's mistake. That person in Down To Earth, is Lance Barton, portrayed by funnyman Chris Rock (Lethal Weapon 4). Barton is a black deliveryman and an unsuccessful comedian who is humor-challenged onstage at comedy clubs. In fact, he is nicknamed "Booey" because he is booed off the stage so often. Offstage, however, he is very funny and is looking forward to the chance to perform at A p o l l o ' s amateur night. While making a delivery on his bike, he is love struck by the beautiful Sontee Jenkins (Regina King, Enemy of the State), but then is struck again, when a truck (Chazz Palminteri, The Usual Suspects). Barton is able to return to earth, but in the loaner body of Charles Wellington, a white, rich older man, just murdered slyly by his wife and her boyfriend. When a more suitable body is found, in which he could perform at the Apollo, Barton will have to transfer bodies again. Inside, Barton is still Barton and he sees himsetf as Barton (as does the audience), but everyone else sees him as Wellington. Barton, as Wellington, sets out to right the wrongs committed by Wellington before he died and win the heart of Ms. Jenkins while enjoying the life of luxury. Ultimately, he still longs to win one of the five spots to perform in the Apollo amateur night. If you like the comedy that C hris Rock stars as f unnyman Lance Barton and Greg GerChris Rock delivers doing standmann plays Sklar in the new comedy Down to Earth. up, you will likely find this movie T he f ilm is rated PG-13 by MPAA. appealing. The updated story(Courtesy Photo/Paramount Pictures) line is decent. The biggest laughs fatally hits him. In heaven, know- there yet, Barton bargains with come from the scenes of Barton, ing he is not supposed to be an intriguing angel, Mr. King shown briefly as the . older, reserved Wellington, grooving and singing the lyrics to rap music and doing stand-up routines. The movie's performers were all great, especially Wanda (comedienne/ actress Wanda Sykes), a maid to Wellington, who provides some great comical lines. Wellington's butler, Cisco (Mark Addey, The Full Monty), is charming in his role as well. The movie features a great soundtrack with selections from Lauryn Hill, Ruff Endz, Snoop Doggy Dog, and Monica. Even though Down to Earth is a comedy, it still tackles serious issues like reincarnation and the afterlife, as well as injustice and judging by appearances. The movie depicts a realistic view of how different races are treated and accepted, offering important lessons beneath the surface of the comedic moments. Down to Earth was directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and is rated PG-13 by MPAA for language, sexual humor and some drug reference/' �The Pride C o-Editor C o-Editor O pinion E ditor F eature E ditor S ports E ditor G raduate I ntern A dvisor M elanie A ddington V ictoria B . Segal! D arcy Walker N athan Fields S teve C omplan J ayne B raman , M adeleine M arshall All opinions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or of California State • University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial board, l etters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identi. ilcation. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters should be submitted via : electronic mail t o The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors/ ft is the poliey of The Pride not to print a nonym^ letters, > Display and classified advertising : i n The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the right t o reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year. Distribution includes all of CSUSM campus, local eateries and other San Marcos community establishments. The Pride C alifornia S tate University S an M arcos Sm Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone: (760) 750-6111 Fax; (760) 750-4030 E-mail: pride@csusm.edu httjf://www.csusiB.edu/pride Greetings, Letter from the Editors Last week, The Pride Editors and Business Manager represented CSUSM in the 23rd Annual College Media Convention in New York. Students in media from community colleges, public, and private universities from across the country gathered together from Feb. 15-17 to share new ideas, discuss problems, and learn from professionals in present day media. During those three days, more than 200 workshops were held, covering topics such as vcopyediting, media law, newspaper design, and photojournalism. The New York Times photo editor, Mike Smith, offered one interesting workshop, dealing with photojournalism in a "digital world." Smith's insight on photographing different perspectives, proved very valuable for some of our staff; and we hope to bring more interesting and unusual photographs to the pages of The Pride. Some other topics Smith addressed included the importance of teamwork and the j ethical responsibilities for those in student newspaper. A legal advisor for the Southern Methodist University student newspaper also gave important infor- I mation for news writers and interesting methods for obtaining information for investigative articles. The New York Times news design editor gave an informative lecture on news layout. We can only | hope to improve from the excellent design tips he provided. Matt Zoller Seitz, of The New York Press and Village Voice, gave an entertaining lecture on review | writing. Although he focused on how to properly critique arts, he also emphasized the importance of j knowing how to write in all fields of journalism. One common theme present throughout the workshops we attended was the importance o f i representing the student voice. It is our hope that the knowledge we gained from such workshops will be reflected upon future issues of The Pride. Again, The Pride strongly encourages student contributions. 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Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news articles. Beware; Hazardous Pesticides May C ome in M any Shapes and Forms By: Zachary Pugh Pride Staff Writer a large number of chemical, phys- linked to certain immune degradical, and biological agents. This ing conditions. The WRI (World term is defined in the FIFRA Resource Institute), a Washington As humans continue to relish (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, based group, states that Malathion in their everlasting proverbial pro- and Rodenticide Act) as follows: has the capability to diminish our gression, we are faced with many "Any substance or mixture of sub- immune system, making us more factors that pose threats to our stances intended for preventing, susceptible to certain illnesses. It quality of life. Whether these destroying, repelling, or mitigat- [Malthion] "diminishes the activithreats are mental, physical, or ing any insects, rodents, nema- ties of the enzymes involved in the even emotional; they are none- todes; fungi, weeds, or any other detoxification [process]". Other theless degrading. Of all the risks forms of life declared to be pests" perversions that these insecticides that are overlooked and dubbed (this does not include irritating pose to the human body are a part of our everyday lives, the neighbors). For our purposes, let the increasing incidents of infecthreat of hazardous chemicals is us refer to the most common type tion, pneumonia, and tuberculothe all-time champ. These dan- of pesticide, the insecticide. The sis. Sound f un? The list of these • gerous chemicals are everywhere insecticide family is as any of the chemicals continues: Diazinon, you are. They range from oil prod- other subcategories of pesticides; Dursban (a nerve gas), etc. These ucts to anti-depressants, from dish possibly more so because of its insecticides have also been traced soap to the very coffee you are prevalence. This, in retrospect, is and correlated to learning disabildrinking as you read this. Among quite a frightening statement, ities in children living near Lake these substances that lurk at your According to George Claus, Michigan and to a decreased physdoorstep, the leading competitors author of Ecological Sanity, mod- ical stamina/diminished memory in this race to degradation are ern insecticides are grouped into of children living i n certain areas pesticides. five major categories. The dead- of Mexico. Unfortunately, the list Pesticides come in many ly five are: chlorinated hydrocar- goes on folks. shapes and forms and are, contrary bons (DDT), organosphate esters Alas, despite all the negative to the brightly animated labels (Malathion), copper sulfates, a id traits that these substances pose, that plague the containers of these lastly some naturally occurring they appear "harmless" when deathly contaminates, very nega- compounds like rotenone, pyre- cloaked in a large umbrella of a tive to the human body. Many peo- thrum, nicotine (the cigarette you corporate society that distributes ple, including yourself and your might be smoking right now), and them like candy. They (the undisloved ones, use pesticides f re- bacillus thuringensis. Every sin- puted authorities on everything) quently. These products contami- gle one of these chemicals com- coat them in cute little bottles and nate your system with a clan- prises the majority or at least hand them over to the common destine stealth. They are every- some of the major insecticides homeowner and god forbid your where you are and everywhere that you can easily purchase at child or future children! So next you're not. Moreover, these pesti- your local grocer or friendly home time you're at your local handycide chemicals pose a large factor improvement paraphernalia push- man store, be cautious as to what in the cause of certain human ill- er. For instance, Malathion, an you purchase and what purchases nesses, to include various cancers insecticide sold by the gallons you. and immune system predators. at certain stores, contains organoThe word "pesticide" denotes phosphates that are known to be Student Parking Perils at CSUSM Bonnie Vandewater for The Pride into their cars. Perhaps we have too many Parking during the first few assumptions about people that weeks of classes can be distress- allow us to put down our guards ing. But, did you know that it when it comes to putting convecould be dangerous? While walk- nience before our own safety. For ing to my car, I was approached by example, we tend to think that a woman in her car who asked if women are harmless, so it must I was leaving. When I answered, be okay to be in a car with a "Yes," she asked if she could have stranger who is a woman. We my spot. "Sure," I replied. What might also think that our fellow did I care who took my parking college students are less likely spot? Apparently, I did not under- to cause us harm. The biggest stand what she was implying by myth that we believe while in her question. What came next sur- a public place is that someone prised me. "Can I take you to your would "save" us if anything dancar so I will know where it i s?" gerous should happen. Wrong. Whoa. At what point do we Most people are too absorbed in start taking rides from strangers? their own lives t o notice anything I have seen people give others out of the ordinary. And, if they rides to their cars, so I know that did notice something, the likethis is nothing new. What I did lihood of them acting on it is not know was that these desperate low since people generally do drivers take strangers into their not want to interfere. Also, witcars to avoid the inconvenience nesses could be like myself, under of searching for a parking spot. I the assumption that you and a had just assumed that they were stranger are friends, and would friends. never think twice about seeing I did not let her take me to people together in a car—if they my car. I explained where it was, even noticed you in the first but she persisted with, "But, the place. space will be gone by the time I CSUSM Police Dispatcher get there." Sorry. John Grosso cites last year's parkNow, you might think I 'm ing lot occurrences as one assault, overreacting to a woman asking one auto theft, and seven acts to give me, another woman, a of vandalism. Grosso reminds ride. Granted, we should all be everyone that our parking lot is willing to help each other when equipped with signals should you we are able. However, there is a someday find yourself in need of fine line between helping some- campus police assistance. Keep one and putting yourself in harm's in mind that although our campus way for a simple matter of conve- happens to have a fairly low crime nience. This goes for both parties rate, this does not mean that our involved. I am just as concerned staff and students are immune to for the drivers who take strangers future criminal acts. �The Pride Sports Tuesday, February 20,2001 7 Race Car Driver Dale Earnhardt Dies in Crash 0mm By: Giovanni Ferrer Pride Staff Writer crashed into the wall at a speed of almost 180 mph, and was struck by Ken Schrader's no. 36 car. Sunday, February 18, 2001 Earnhardt was rushed to a It was a sad day for auto- nearby hospital, where doctors racing fans when legendary pronounced him dead due to head NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt injuries sustained in the accident. Sr. died in an accident during this Doctors believe he died almost year's Daytona 500. With less instantly. than a lap left to go, Earnhardt Earnhardt was accompanied barely bumped the tail end of to the hospital by his son, Dale Sterlin Marlin's car, lost control, Earnhardt Jr., who finished 2nd in the race. With more circuit wins than any other driver (76), many auto-racing fans considered Earnhardt Sr. the greatest NASCAR driver in history. He tied Richard Petty for seven Winston Cup Series Championship wins. Dale Earnhardt Sr. was only 49-years old. (Courtesy Photo/Lucas's Dale Earnhardt Web Page) Golf Team Opens the Spring Season Golfers Rank High Among Small Colleges By: Steve Compian Sports Editor The CSUSM golf program is rated highly by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), The NAIA pre-season poll show both the men and women among the nation's elite; did very well, despite the weather ally in the NAIA teams, finished conditions." 15th out of the sixteen teams comBrett Dolch, who finished peting in the tournament. The Bakersfleld, Calif. - Coach in fourth place among individu- University of Michigan edged Fred Hanover and the men's golf als, led CSUSM with a score of Brigham Young University for top team traveled north to compete one under par 143. Teammates honors when the tourney was canin the Family Motors Invitational Rob Keller (24th), Cory Scoggin celled after the first round. on February 12. CSUSM finished (32nd), Nick Micheli (42nd), and Effie Rengpian finished in tied for fourth place of the eleven Tony Sellers (44th) and Dolch 52nd place with a score of fifteen teams entered in the tournament, combined for a team score of 597. over par 84 fori 8 holes. Johanna which was held at the Seven Lakeside, Calif. - CSUSM'S Jimenez (70th), Theresa Thomas Oaks Country Club. Cal State women's golf team stayed close to (80th), Nicole Carnes (82nd), and Bakersfield, ranked third nation- home, playing at the Lady Aztec Stephanie Segura (83rd) followed ally in NCAA Division II, won Invitational held at the Barona Rengpian in the scoring. the rain-shortened tournament. Creek Golf Course on February The women's golf team will Tournament officials were 12. The Cougars battled a crowded resume play at the Colby Classic forced to cancel the final round of field of talented NCAA Division in Santa Clara on March 26-27. the tournament when they became I schools and rough weather in Later that week, the women will concerned that the eleven teams their first tournament of the sea- compete at the University of Idaho playing might damage the course. son. Assistant golf coach Dan Friday, March 30-31. Monday, Two days of rain in the Anderson described the wet, chilly April 2, the golfers will conclude Bakersfield area left the 18th and weather as "some of the toughest the whirlwind part of their 11th fairways under four inches of playing conditions." schedule at Eastern Washington water. Coach Hanover said, "We CSUSM, ranked fourth nation- University^ CSUSM Professor Is an Accomplished Ironman Competitor peting in triathlons about ten years ago. She has completed three Ironman races, winning the 1998 Great Floridian Ironman Challenge in her age group. According to Oneal, she did not have an athletic background when she began competing, and she never thought she could compete in an Ironman Triathlon. She described herself as a "chubby Professor Patty Oneal in class. (Pride Photo/Steve Compian) child" who struggled with her weight, even through her college By: Steve Compian years. Sports Editor Oneal says that she started to lose weight when her goals "Crossing the finish line of an changed from "trying to get thin Ironman is incredible. It is amazto improving her performance ing to think that it is actually posand kicking some butt in races." sible to go thatfar in one day, and "First, I started running and did that people of all ages; nationali- some short races. Then I got a bike ties, and physical abilities have and started doing some duathlons done it with you." Sociology (run-bike-run). I finally tackled Professor Patty Oneal swimming, which is the most difProfessor Patty Oneal main- ficult discipline for new triathtains a busy schedule. Besides letes," said Oneal. teaching a sociology class, she As a person who enjoys the works f ull time as a family theraphysical and mental challenge of pist and marriage counselor in competing in triathlons, Oneal Carlsbad. Oneal also teaches a says, competing in triathlons "Spinning" (indoor cycling) class helped her physically, which in at Bally's Health Club in Vista. turn, strengthened her mentally. Oneal still finds time to offer Developing that mental toughness a strength and stretch class at a allows her to help her students local park. So what does she do and clients. in her spare time? Oneal trains "I find that a triathlon is much for triathlons, and whenever her like life—there are highs and lows schedule permits, she trains for during the race. You may feel the Ironman Triathlon. extremely happy and strong one An Ironman Triathlon is a minute, and then feel that you grueling daylong race consisting just cannot go on the next," said of three events: a 2.4-mile swim, a Oneal. 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile With so many activities comrun. Oneal says she began com- peting for her time, Oneal finds it difficult to train for Ironman competitions. Still, she and her husband, Dave, another triathlon competitor, run together and share long bike rides. "I will typically run four days a week with a total mileage of 20-30 miles. I swim approximately three times a week, and bike twice on a good week. I supplement my cycling with indoor or "spinning" workouts," said Oneal. Oneal says she manages to compete in some of the shorter races, "I did a 30K race in the desert during November and placed second overall." While Oneal has chosen to compete in an extreme sport, she said the first goal for anyone engaging in exercise is to "feel good about yourself." NAIA Men's Golf Pre-Season Ranking Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2000 School 14 NG 4 Malone 1 Oklahoma 2 Berry 5 Lipscomb 11 CSUSM 8 Brescia 10 Northwoo 16 Mobile 17 Nazarene(CA) *NR - Not Rated **2000 - Final ranking in 2000 NAIA Women's Golf Pre-Season Ranking Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2000 School 1 UBC NR Rocky Mt 8 Nazarene (OK) NR CSUSM Spring 5 NR • Norwood 10 U. Mobile NR Lipscomb 6 Mt Mercy 4 Briar Cliff The Best of Alternative and Traditional Healthcare Dr. Andrea Cole-Raub Board Certified Board Certified Family Practice Anti-Aging Medicine Hormone Imbalance - PMS Erectile Dysfunction Nutritional Counseling and Weight Management Medical Hypnosis Growth Hormone Program Performance Enhancement and Neurofeedback Customize Optimize Energize Call for an Appointment 120 Craven Rd Suite 2 07 San Marcos, CA 92078 760-510-8248 Prof. O 'Neal on the road. (Pride Photo/Steve Compian) 4510 Executive Dr. Suite 105 San Diego, C A 92121 858-535-1312 web site: www.signonsandiego.com Ageless Beauty Associate �ences ofthe War Time: Noon Location: ACD 102 Jorge Mariscal, Professor of Spanish and Chicano Literature, UCSD, gives a multimedia presentation on his recent book of the same title. February 19-22 Spring Club Week Friday, February 23 Voices ofAfrica Time: 7pm Thursday; February 22 Location: ACD 102 Gospel Concert: "New An all women's a cappela Venture Choirn and West African percusTime: 7pm Reception, sion ensemble will perform 7:30pm Concert pieces from Nigeria, Ghana, Please R.S.V.R by Feb. 20th Cuba, Brazil, the Americas, (760) 750 - 4990 as well as gospel and jazz. This is a ticketed event. Call Pride Radio 750-4730 for ticket info. Time: 9-5 Location: Free Speech Area Monday, February 26 Saturday, February 24 Auditions will be held from Marge Piercy Track and Field: Carlo 10-3. If any students are Time: Noon Rossi Relays interested in auditioning, Location: ACD 102 please sign up on the sheet Critically acclaimed novelist Location: Claremont Mudd located at the Pride Radio and poet, Marge Piercy, will Scripps Table from 9-3. Clubs or read from her works. Book February 26-27 people interested in being signing will follow. Men's Golf interviewed, please contact The Pride at 750-6099 or Wednesday, February 26 Location: UC Davis pride@csusm.edu Aztldn and Vietnam: Chi% cana and Chicano Experi- ai • Thoughts from... Club By: Melanie Addington Meetings "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Friday, March 2 ICC Meeting Location: University Hall '373 V; Time: 1pm CSUSM Sports "Life's most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others." — Martin Luther King Jr. When you are right, you cannot be too radical; When you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative. -Martin Luther King, Jr. Your Club Should Be Here! Contact The Pride with your club meeting dates at pride@csusm.edu Important Campus Dates Friday, February 23 -Last day to change grading option. -Last day to apply for Fall 2001 graduation. Hi. Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 Black History Month parking spring 2001 student research TRIO https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/b727a4b21447deeaa40b72adb4f3f523.pdf 8c1ec51cfa70e7146b6d39bcf2378040 PDF Text Text RECET^ FEB 2 8 CSUSM Lib Information Servi http://www.csusm.edu/pride Hi e Pride California State University San Marcos Vol VIII No. 19/ Tuesday, February 27,2001 Gospel Music Spreads Through Academic Hall ASI, Children and Choir Unite to Celebrate Black History Month By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor "We have a problem, we love Jesus and we're not getting over it," joked keyboardist Nolan ' Morgan to the audience that gathered at Cal State San Marcos on February 22. Raising its joyous hands to the sky, the New Venture Christian Fellowship Choir sang its praises in celebration of Black History Month. Master of Ceremonies and Executive Director of ASI, Darlene Willis, welcomed the crowd in Academic Hall 102 by reminding people to "praise God tonight and know you're going to have a good time." Darlene Willis' son, James C. Willis, had his first public saxophone solo in front of the crowd of about 55 people. Playing "Wavering Stranger," the f ifth grader was applauded by many supporters in the audience. James Willis, however, was not the only young performer Thursday night. Students from ASI's Early Learning Center (ELC) were also invited to participate in the event Originally three classes were going to join and sing three songs, but some of the children were ill. Instead, seven children sang one song. Left: James Willis played sax in his fifsfypublii^erftj^^ in the audience stood up and clapped their hands'to t&mspeflnusic. Right: Darlene Willis (far left) and 0fl£er choir sirige&performed at CSUSM as part of the ASI Black History Mont% C^ebration! (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) ^ Four-year-old Valerie was Aidan, Elizabeth, Jordan, Kara, excited about singing in front of Kelli and Koby were the other a crowd. When asked if she liked ELC students that joined Valerie the song she had learned to sing, in singing "Happy Birthday Dr. she replied, "It's good." Martin Luther King." After the children's performance, Darlene Willis urged the audience to stand and to participate in singing, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Although she mentioned that she was nervous about performing in front of her coworkers, Willis, who has been singing with the choir for four years, belted out her solo, "Excited about Jesus ." Jim Yelvington, music orchestrator, said the New Venture Christian Fellowship Choir performs for4,000 Congregationalists each Saturday and Sunday. Their own church has a much larger choir the 16 choir members who performed o ffcampus Thursday night. A drummer, bassist, guitarist, three horn players and two keyboardists also performed that evening.. ASI's Black History Month planning committee planned the event, and Honee Folk, one of the committee members, has been active in promoting diversity on t he CSUSM campus. Folk w ar "very excited to hear the wonderful choir" and was glad to see that the event turned out well. This was the second big event for »Article continues on page 2 Year 'Round Funding Means Changes for Summer By: Darcy Walker Pride Opinion Editor however, will continue to be offered through Extended Studies. The biggest change for students will be lower fees for summer classes. How much money students save will depend on two things: how many units they take and how they compare the pricing, Last summer, Extended Studies charged $105 per unit. With state funding, summer becomes a regular session like spring or Last year state legislators provided major funding to the CSU system to start converting campuses to year round operations (YRO). CSU San Marcos will convert this summer, implementing for-credit classes that are more affordable. According to the university's YRO website, Extended Studies will no longer offer summer classes for credit. Non-credit and special sessions, »Article continues on page 2 Summer 2000-Extended Studies $105/unit 3 units = $315 4 units = $420 5 units = $525 6 units = $630 7 units = $735 8 units = $840 9 units = $945 10 units = $1050 Summer 2001 Fees $105/unit up to 3units 3 units = $315 4 to 6 units = $414 5 units = $414 6 units = $414 7 units = $525 8 units = $600 9 units = $675 10 or more units = $714 Summer 2002 Fees Regular SUF $414 for 6.0 or fewer $414 $414 $414 6.1 + units =$714 $714 $714 $714 Smooth Sailing for CSUSM: Weathering the Storm of Thundering Electricity Rates By: Marcy Rivera Pride Staff Writer The rising electricity rates have affected virtually all Californians in some way, especially the rate of their blood pressure when they open the latest bill from the electric company. If people have been negatively affected at home, then they might assume that CSUSM is suffering terribly by the electricity crisis as well. Contrary to this notion, Cal State San Marcos is faring better than might be expected. "The school started to make changes a couple of years ago," said Tom Blair, Director of Facilities, when asked about energy saving techniques on campus. The university conserves energy in ways that students may or may not realize. Blair explained that these changes included lower wattage lighting, automatic shut- Campus News off for computers and night lighting mode for several school buildings. "Fumage was reduced from L o c ^ l ^ s full to variable volume, which reduced energy consumption by 50 percent," added Blair. These changes helped the school better prepare for the changing rates of electricity. Energy-saving tactics contin- I ue to be implemented on campus, as some students may »Article continues on page 2 Arts 2 3 4-5 Portrait of June Jordan is one of many Lynda Kooiish works on ^ iMtiaeSUSM Library. Weekly Web Mease ReoyoletWs Paper! �The Pride 2 Tuesday, March 6, 2001 Student Clubs Compete with Vendors By: Marlino Bitanga Pride Staff Writer The vendors present during last week's club fundraising took some of the spotlight from oncampus clubs by exhibiting the art of self-employment. Ed Dillard, owner of Remember Them, began his day by hauling more than 1,000 posters and metal signs from the parking lot for his kiosk on Founders Plaza. "I've been in business for 18 years and this is my seventh year full-time," said Dillard. "I like being my own boss because I can work in the middle of the week and it allows .me to present my products to people," he added. After working Monday through Friday, from 9am-5pm and encountering an average of 200-300 prospective consumers each day, Ellen Amoaku, owner of an African artifact boutique, agreed with Dillard's preference for self-employment. "This is my business and it is a very good experience," said Amoaku, "I have been coming here on campus for five years selling African artifacts and jewelry." Despite the changes of selling from campus to campus, various car shows and swap meets, Dillard said that one thing remains the same: "It's easy to get out there and sell, but it's not easy to make money" Gospel Choir Sings »Article cont. from page 1 ASI this spring semester. The New Venture Christian Fellowship recently released its first CD. The choir performs at every service on Saturday evening and two services on Sunday mornings. Those who are interested in more information on the choir are asked to visit www.newventure.org. Club Fundraising Week Meets with Success By: Claudia Ignacio Staff Writer "It's very c o l d and windy, however, we will still continue to be here because we do it for the love of our club," says Penny Lanese, a sophomore student and president of the Anime Project Alliance. The Anime Project Alliance, along with other campus clubs, Jennifer Moon, President ofFuture Educators Club, promoted her club by set up tables on Founders Plaza selling stickers and teacher toolboxes. Greek Clubs were also present on February 19-22, with the hope for Rush Week. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) of recruiting new members and liilll raising funds for their clubs. "We just wanted to let students know that we want to develop and enhance students' appreciations and understanding of the diverse Hispanic cultures," said Jesus Flores, a member of the Latin World Club. "We are doing everything we can to recruit as many members as possible, but it's hard because most students commute." "Seventeen clubs participated, all at different times and days," said Brad Schmidt, ASI's Club Students also shopped at vendors during club fundraising. Services Technician. Schmidt (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) added that CSUSM currently has 43 clubs and 24 tables were reserved; clubs reserved 17 tables and vendors reserved seven tables. Clubs are required to register a week in advance if they plan to participate in Club Fundraising Week. "My club does not charge a membership fee, so whatever days ASI gives us, we have to make sure that we register for those days," said Lanese. "Our funds depend on how much we raise from fundraising." Alejandra Sanchez, a member of Ballet Folklorico, said, "There is not enough time and if you miss the registration deadline you can't participate, which is utifair." When asked what she thought about the clubs on campus, sophomore student Leticia Ambriz replied, "I am just looking for something of my interest." The next Club Fundraising Week is schedule for March 19 - 21 and the deadline to register is March 12 Students A dd W riting Center to Academic Toolbox By: Daniel Huey Pride Staff Writer "The Writing Center is here t o help all students grow as writers/' said Dr. Robin Keehn, the director of the Writing Center. "The Center supports the university-wide writing requirement and exists to serve the entire student body from all colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, and the College of Business." On Monday, February 19, the University Writing Center quietly opened its doors for the spring semester and began the task of helping students achieve their writing goals. Located in Craven Hall 3106, the Writing Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 9pm to 6pm and on Fridays from 9am to 3pm. The center is closed Saturdays and Sundays. Students sign up for tutoring sessions at the appointment page on the Writing Center web site, www.csusm.edu/f writing__center. According to Dr. Keehn, "A more efficient appointment making system started last semester." The appointment page has a pull-down calendar that allows the student to view all available appointments for a two-week period. This allows each student the convenience of making an appointment that fits his or her Energy Conserved at CSUSM Year Round Avoids State Power Crisis »Article cont from page 1 subject to normal rolling blackhave noticed. In some areas outs. of Craven Hall, the hallways are Students, faculty and staff dark, with only office lights in can help the campus conserve use. "Grouping classes on cer- energy. "Turn off the lights when tain floors," Blair said, "is anoth- leaving a room," Blair said, "Turn er way of off anyc onserv- "Turn off the lights when leaving a thing that is ing ener- room. Turn off anything that is not not essential,"particgy" essential." ularly durSome <~Tom Blair; Director of Facilities ing peak s tudents times. may notice that buildings are warmer These items include computers, than usual. Raising the tempera- printers, copiers and other devicture o f certain buildings is one es that are not being utilized. Future developments for cost-saving technique for energy CSUSM include a thermal enerconservation on campus. A normal room temperature might be gy storage tank, which should be 72 or 73 degrees, but during the operational in July. It is also posenergy crisis it saves money when sible that a co-generator plant, the temperature is "raised to 75 which generates electricity and or 76 degrees," Blair explained. heat, will debut at CSUSM in the Blair also mentioned that black- future. outs are not scheduled to occur at CSUSM since the campus is not Schooling Comes to San Marcos busy schedule. Students may The tutoring staff aids the stumake a maximum of two appoint- dent with brainstorming for their ments per week and each tutor- assignments, crafting the thesis ing session lasts 30 minutes. and body of the essay, helping the student with editing and revision, "Tutors are conversant in cur- and helping answer any grammatrent writing theory and pedago- ical questions the student might, gies that apply to writing in all have. disciplines," said Dr.'Keehn. The The Writing Center, however, tutors are currently enrolled in or is not an editing service, but have completed LTWR 525. the tutors will provide instrucMost of the staff has tutored tion concerning the editing profor more than one semester, some cess. Students should prepare for are in the M A. program and some their tutoring session by having a are GEW instructors. clear agenda of what they wish to Each tutoring session is con- accomplish during the session. ducted under the guidance of a Those who are interested in peer tutor who will help the stu- learning more about the Writing dent navigate t|ie entire writing Center may visit their web site at process. www.csusm.edu/writing_center. still being discussed. According to the YRO website, the Summer 2001 session will be eight weeks long and include both eight-week and fourweek classes. There will be one enrollment cycle for the entire session. The first half runs from Saturday, June 16 through Friday, July 13. The second half runs Saturday, July 14 through Friday, August 10. Moore stated that the Summer 2001 schedule "should be ready for students to pick up the first day after spring break, Monday, April 9." Moore explained that the selection of classes is still being worked out; however, some priorities have been set. Priority will be given to: »Article cont from page 1 fall. That means it is subject to the same fee structure, the State University Fee (SUF). This fee is based on the number of units students take in any regular session. Starting next year, in Summer 2002, the SUF will be the same structure as fall and spring sessions: $414 for 6.0 units or fewer, and $714 for 6.1 or more. But this summer, 2001, the university is implementing a transitional fee structure. The following fee table was compiled by The Pride using • Classes that had strong enrolllast summer's fees and new fee ment in past summers information provided by Rick • Upper division classes that are Moore, who heads the YRO cam- core to degree or credential programs pus communications team. Moore stated that additional • General education courses, fees for Summer 2001 session, especially upper division GE and graduation requirements such as Student Health Services • Classes to balance out the selec($10), Associated Students ($45) tion and variety of offerings and Academic Records ($6) are Financial aid will be offered, subject to f und availability, according t o the YRO website's question and answer section. Other special sessions, like winter intersession, were not given state funding, and, therefore, will not be affected by YRO changes. One goal of year 'round operations, according to the website, is "to assist students in making more rapid progress toward their degrees." The other major focus is accessibility. Getting more use out of summer sessions can help serve an increasing number of students even before new facilities are built. To help answer questions about the Summer 2001 session, the Year'Round Operations Committee will present a special update session this Thursday, March 1. The presentation will be held from 1-2:30 pm in Commons 206. For those unable to attend, the presentation will be posted to the YRO website, at www.csusm.edu/vro �The Pride Tuesday, February 27,2001 3 Local News S A T I U n d e r Fire: Author Ray Bradbury Visits San Diego U C President Questions Validity of Testing for Admissions families may be unable to pay for these preparatory classes. By: James Newell Pride Staff Writer By: Zachary Pugh Pride Staff Writer Where does spectacular writing derive from? What does the pen or keystroke transform into when life intervenes? The truth. The backbone of great writing dwells within the truth of life and the sincerity of the author's opinion. Such questions and statements describe the topics of the Sixth Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University from February 22-24. The featured speaker on Feb, 22 was world-renowned writer Ray Bradbury, the author of many short stories and various novels, including The Illustrated Man and Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury addressed the young budding writers within the audience. According to Bradbury, to remove the dreaded writer's block one must be aware that "it's obvious that you're doing something wrong . .. you're writing things to benefit the world, to hell with that." . The event continued into the night and the audience listened in anticipation, pondering Bradbury's "The SAT I is a poor predictor of college success and is not tied to curriculum," says Michael Reese, the Vice President of Communications f or UCSD. He says the goals of Atkinson's proposal are to develop a test to raise the standards of college course work by impacting students at the high school level and to have the test be a fair measure across racial and socioeconomic boundaries. Opposition to the proposed changes comes from concern that omission of the SAT I would lower the quality of students admitted to the university level. Already, there are many colleges and universities around the nation that have made WIM scores optional or do not use them Possible Problems with SAT I? Author Ray Bradbury spoke to fans, students and up-and-coming writers at Standardized tests have long at all, opting for portfolio-based a Writer's Symposium on February 22. Phoito courtesy ofDragoncon.com served to balance high school per- decisions. formance measures. Peter Larson, every charismatic word. In remember the goddamn lines" Associate Director of Upward The Future of the SAT I and between inspiring words, to the aspect of death: "you disBound, an academic enrichment CSUs Bradbury would propose "ingre- cover you can die because you The Executive Director of program for San Diego high school dients" for a "writer's diet" as see other people die." students, explains that it has gotten Enrollment Services at CSUSM, he explained it. These ingrediBradbury said, "The truth to the point that students have Richard Riehl, says the public ents included certain steps like behind my inspiration is life, and to attend specifically designed tends to focus on the most selec"pack[ing] your mind with lots of I'm gone to life." classes, in addition t o regular high tive institutions, like Harvard and metaphors.. .read one short story, As the evening unfolded with school, to learn how to score well Yale, rather than schools, such as poem and essay for the next one stories from yesteryear and tales on the SAT I. This shows that the community colleges, with open thousand nights." »Article continues on page 4 test may no longer be a valid mea- admission. Although CSUs use Bradbury also spoke on topsure of required course work, and the SAT I for admission decisions, ics ranging from his failed acting may put lower socioeconomic stu- Riehl says standardized tests work career, "I quit acting ... couldn't dents at a disadvantage, since their »Article continues on page 7 The President of the University of California, Richard Atkinson, has questioned the validity of the SAT I as a measure for college admissions assessment. Atkinson has proposed to drop the SAT I and intends t o develop a new standardized test more connected to subject specific skills directly related to college course work. In the interim, while the new test is being developed, UC will use the SAT II. Where the SAT I measures only math and verbal reasoning, the SAT II measures more subject specific areas, such as history and economics, in addition to the required English and math. 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Photo courtesy of California Centerfor the Arts, Escondido H ot Rods Inspire Art Exhibit in Escondido By: Clay Baber Pride Staff Writer Customized: Art Inspired By Hot Rods, Low Riders, And American Car Culture is currently showing at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Thirteen artists have drawn on the imagery associated with various car cultures to create the • displayed works. The media include sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, poster art and installation, which capture the essence of the different car cultures and the automobile's influence on American society. In addition to these forms of artwork, several custom cars are also on display. The first indicator of the type of exhibit on display is found outside the museum on the walls of the bridge t hat leads to the parking lot. One of the featured artists, Jimi V, painted huge blue and Bradbury Speaks in San Diego »Article cont. from page 3 of the proposed future, inquiring minds and aspiring writers had a chance to ask Bradbury questions. These questions ranged from his current works to his opinions on the craft of writing. Asked his opinion on genetic Elvis, Sock Hops and soda pop were the essence of American culture in the 1950s and 60s. In addition to Rockabilly music and poodle skirts, the "Happy Days" era also gave us a few treasures of American car culture including the Ford Fairlane, the Lincoln Continental and the Cadillac Eldorado. Hot Rods, roadsters and racers revved their engines for the 15th Annual Rod Run on February 17 and 18 in Temecula. The Rod Run is a Temecula tradition that takes place each year, rain or shine, the weekend following Valentine's Day. The city closed traffic through Old Town Temecula and blocked off Front Street, where car owners lined the streets with approximately 800 automobiles ranging from low riders to drag racers to muscle cars. In addition to the cacophonous competitions of engines, the Rod Run offered food, live music and activities for children. The Wine and Beer Garden was one of the congested venues along Front Street. The Temecula Museum and antique shops were also popular sites. Many spectators also enjoyed walking their dogs or chatting with vehicle owners about the various restorations and augmentations of their hot rods. Those who are interested in obtaining information on next year's Rod Run can visit www.temeculacalifornia.com. Pride Radio Airs white flames that span the full length of these walls. His work is also found inside the museum in the form of a wall-sized mural of a scantily clad woman perched atop a flamed-Mercury "hot rod." Another artist, Robert Williams, depicts the "hot rod" culture of the 1950s and 1960s by painting comic-book-like images of customized cars and racing. This illustrates both the style and the potential danger of these types of vehicles. Some of the more commercialized images of hot rods featured in this exhibit come from artists Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and "Coop." Roth's work includes cartoonish characters such as "Rat Fink" at the wheel of flaming, tire-smoking hot rods that appear on t-shirts and posters. Coop's images of devilish women and hot cars are found on album covers and concert posters of bands such as "Everclear" and "Stone By: Sarah Phillips Temple Pilots." Artwork inspired by the Latin Pride Staff Writer "lowrider" culture is also on disAfter being rained out for two play. Artists Meridel Rubenstein and Alex Harris capture various weeks, Pride Radio was publicly aspects of the lowrider culture introduced to students on Foundin their combined still photo- ers Plaza, Thursday, February 22. graph series. Rubenstein's work Alongside club tables for Club features photographs of lowrid- Fundraising week, Pride staff set ers and their proud owners, while up a Pride Radio table where they Harris's work features photos of played music from 10am-3pm. the American landscape taken The radio event also included stuthrough the windshields of vari- dent interviews from Honee Folk, a member of the ASI Programous customized vehicles. Also on display with the ming Committee; Brad Schmidt, Rubenstein and Harris photo- ASI Club Service Technician; and graphs is Ruben Ortiz Torres's Raeanna Wertz, Vice-President video entitled "Kustom Mambo," of ASI. Pride Radio is in the planwhich brings images of the lowrider culture to life by. combining ning stage; this semester Pride footage of custom cars with a Radio will be cast only on the Internet, where listeners can log mambo soundtrack. The exhibit will be on display onto the Pride Radio website, at the California Center for the www.prideradio.homestead.com, Arts, Escondido, through May and listen at their convenience. 27. duplication and cloning, Bradbury replied, "It'll never work, never work." Bradbury then continued to explain his statement on the evils of cloning and mankind playing God; his references to Hitler, Stalin and other political leaders led the audience to understand the potential dangers of genetic research. An audience member asked his opinion of humankind traveling to and living on Mars, and Bradbury replied, "We belong Those involved with Pride Radio hope there will be more student interest and university funding to take the station from web casting to an AM or FM frequency. "I think that it is a great way to continue building campus life and a sense of community," said student Holly Sheets. "It is proof of just how much our school has grown in the past three years." * Student Kari Vollmer sees the radio station's institution as being "a great opportunity for students to learn about mass media communications and broadcast journalism." Vollmer added, "I am really excited to hear the web casts." A planning meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 1. Those who are interested in becoming involved with Pride Radio are asked to contact The Pride via e-mail at pride@csusm.edu. on Mars, goddamnit" After additional questions, Bradbury closed with a simple yet pure and precise statement that included this: "Go to life." Most of the audience clambered up the stage to retrieve a piece,of its idol and return home with scribble on paper. Some, however, retired into the back room to ponder all of this literary banter while they sipped on lattes and munched on brownies. Patrick D Acrefilledin for student DJ Josh Harris (Pride/Nathan Fields) Authors should avoid highly technical language, critical jargon, foreign, or mathematical language. When technical terms are essential, they should be explained to the reader. References to critical literature, where necessary, should be parenthetical. APA, MLA, Chicago, and all other formats The Pride Literary Supplement (PLS), a publication of are welcome as long as the paper represents the appropriate The Pride, is again seeking student writing representing academic discipline. inquiry and research across all academic disciplines pursued The PLS favors.student writing and will privilege student at CSUSM. manuscripts that are submitted with the recommendation of The PLS will consider manuscripts of up to 3000 words a faculty member who has pursued research in the student's that both exemplify excellent inquiry and research in their field of study or published texts of a related kind. Staff and discipline(s) and that able readers from outside that discipline faculty contributions will also be considered. to read with pleasure and understanding. Photos or images (black and white preferred) of other artwork will also be accepted as an enhancement or as an alternative to manuscripts. Please submit images and text Submissions: using the following instructions. Submissions are currently being accepted for the upcoming Pride Literary Supplement. All forms of literary writing For judging and layout purposes: — expository, critical, theoretical and creative writing — are encouraged. Submit a blind copy, with your name appearing only on a The Pride Literary Supplement CALL FOR PAPERS cover sheet and essay title, your mailing address, e-mail, phone number, and major or graduate field of study to : The Pride Mailbox "Student and Residential Life" Office: Commons 207 Also: E-mail one electronic file attachment (MS Word) to pnde@csusm.edu. Entries submitted without an electronic copy will not be reviewed. An electronic copy on a PC-formatted disk will also be accepted. Manuscripts or disks will not be returned. Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2001 For f ^ e r information, contact The Pride office by e-mail at pnde@csusm.edu or by phone at (760) 750-6099. ��The Pride Arts & Entertainment Tuesday, February 27,2001 5 A New Exhibit in CSUSM Library Lynda Koolish Presents "The Weather of Change/and Clear Light" By: Carrie Parker Pride Staff Writer "Sometimes, the photograph, like a poem, becomes a window of light," says Lynda Koolish about her photography. Lynda Koolish, a distinguished professional photographer and English professor, has captured the essence of Black History Month in her photographic exhibit on display in the CSUSM Library. . Her exhibit titled "The Weather of Change and Clear Light," presents portraits of famous African- American writers such as Maya Angelou, Phenomenal Woman; Ernest J. Gaines, A Lesson Before Dying; Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon; Alice Walker, The Color Purple ; and June Jordan, Affirmative Acts: Political Essays. The natural lighting, which Koolish deems so important, truly draws attention to the features of the wise and knowing faces beneath the glass. The lighting in the photographs is natural so that the shadows fall naturally on the faces, causing their features to stand out. The plain backgrounds also draw viewers to these intriguing portraits. We know these writers. We've all read or seen Walker's The Color Purple. When we read one of these books or poems, we may have felt the author's emotion. Koolish's photographs allow us to look into the eyes of one of these accomplished writers and see the pain, the sadness and the joy that these authors have experienced throughout the years. Toni Morrison's portrait is serene. The wrinkles in her face make her look wise and compassionate. The way she looks down makes her seem as if she is smiling at an innocent child, one that knows nothing of racism. Alice Walker, in her portrait, is reading. This is symbolic in the fight against racial views of African Americans. The portrait is cajm as she smiles and sits in a rocking chair. Koolish's portraits look peaceful at first glance, but as we peer deeper into the faces, we can feel the anger and disappointment of a people's history. This exhibit is especially touching, as it's on display during Black History Month. Each photograph was an emotional experience because I knew the literary works of these writers, and I knew that many of them tried or are still trying to change the racist views that some people hold. Lynda Koolish is currently an Associate Professor of English at San Diego State University. She has spent the last 30 years working as a professional photographer, exhibiting her work at the Cork Gallery in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; the Rosenberg Gallery of Goucher College; the Salt Lake City Public Library; the Marriot Library of the University of Utah; the San Diego State University Library; and the Ilan-Lael Foundation. The University Press of Mississippi will be publishing a book of her photographs in 2001. People interested in the exhibit are welcome and encouraged to view the photographs firsthand in the CSUSM Library. The exhibit will be open through February 2 8. (Left to right) Clarence Major; June Jordan and Albert Murray photographs are all on display in CSUSM Library. Lynda Koolish presents portraits of famous African Americans in her exhibit. Photos courtesy of CSUSM. f Asian-American Bands on the X l C vS By: Roland Arias Jr. Pride Staff Writer On Friday, February 16, the Filipino-American group, Devo* tion9' kicked off its Image of Devotion Tour 2001 at the East County Performing Arts Center in El Cajon. Devotion is one of the many up-and-coming AsianAmerican groups that are making an impact in the music industry. With its ability to bridge even the most complicated of lyrics into a truly harmonious experience, Devotion brings notoriety and recognition for Filipino-American groups and singers such as Jocelyn Enriquez and KAI. The group is composed of members Richmond Andal, Eric Cruz, Rodney Hildalgo, Ian Pesigan and John- Paul Riturban. First singing for their church in Orange County, the five Los Angeles natives formed the group in 1997 and gained popularity by performing a cappella hits of various pop stars. Now with their own album, Image of Devotion and touring the West coast, the group has an excellent blend of R&B and pop. The group came up with the name Devotion "because of our devotion to family, music and God," Hidalgo explained to the audience. With limited resources at its disposal, the band was able to make a stellar performance without a fancy set or flashing lights. During the concert the quintet performed its hit singles "Another Day," "You're not Alone" and "Need You by My Side." The five musical artists mesmerized the audience with their passionate voices. Throughout the entire program, the crowd was savoring every moment that Devotion was on stage. The concert peaked when Devotion performed the single that garnered its success, "Girl It's You." With each note in synchronous harmony* the performance drew the audience's entire support as they sang along dwelling upon every verse. Cal State San Marcos students who attended the concert gave good reviews. "For an unknown band it was a very well organized concert and listening to them was like actually listening to their CD," said Peter Trinh, a sophomore student and Computer Science major. Most ofDevotion's songs were based on love related themes and the variety of its music was somewhat limited. Unlike other boy bands such as the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, Devotion, along with other Asian-American bands such as Azn Dreamers, Inner Voices and Voice 5, play to more of a melodramatic audience. While groups such as Devotion tend to focus solely on slower paced songs rather than incorporating intricate dance routines, its amorous lyrics and elegant sounding voices demonstrate that it is not just another boy band. Those who would like more information about Devotion and the Image of Devotion 2001 tour can visit www.devotiontour.com. NOTICE The California State University San Marcos Foundations annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending 6,/30!00 is available for review in the Reserve Section of the Library. �Opinion 6 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 The Pride Co-Editor* Co-Editor Opinion Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Graduate Intern Advisor Letter to the Editor | White Devil Melanie Addington Victoria B/Segall Darcy Walker Nathan Fields Amy Bolaski Jayne Braman Madeleine Marshall | By Christopher Mcintosh 11 have blue eyes and blonde hair. | My ancestors are from Northern I Europe. All opinions ^ad letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views oiThePri4ef or of California State . University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial board. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters should he submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. It;.-Is- the..j^tif^:?drPride not to print anonymous letters, Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not fee construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year, Distribution includes all campus, local eateries and o t f e San Marcos community establishments. | Because of the way I look, II am accused of being racist, j sexist, j homophobic, I oppressive, f pompous, I arrogant, and full of hate. Everywhere I go I am told that I am the cause of everyone's suffering. I am responsible for slavery. I am responsible for keeping suffrage from women. I am responsible for ghettos. I am responsible for Latino gardeners. I am responsible for inequality of wages. I am grouped with people like Adolf Hitler, California State University San Marcos . David Duke, San Marcos, CA and George Wallace. 92096-0001 • ? It is assumed that I have the Phone: (760) 750-6099 ( Confederate flag, Fax; (760) 750-4030 > the Swastika, E-mail: paride@csusm.edu - and White Power tattooed on my http://www.csusm.edu/pride arm. : I perpetuate lies about history, I deny the holocaust. I refuse to acknowledge anyone else's history, culture or heritage. I am the one that drove Native Americans from their ancestral lands. I am La Migra driving immigrants towards the deserts and mountains so they will die from exposure. I am the one turning the fire hoses on protesters. I pulled someone over for Driving While Black. I release the dogs. I withhold the food. I present the gift of smallpox-infested blankets. I sexually harass women in the office I break treaties. I nailed Jesus to the cross. I lead the Crusades. I burned the witch. I assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr. I am anger. I am the face of oppression. I am the voice that lies. I am hate. But honestly I am just cold, hungry, and tired. Smoking On Campus By: Amy Bolaski Pride Staff Writer Recently I spoke with a student who mentioned some comments that had been directed toward her, comments she found rude and unnecessary. This student was smoking, and obviously this offended enough to warrant some not-so-polite commentary. Having been both a smoker and a non-smoker at various times, I too have been privy to the endless litany of rude comments, glares and otherwise obnoxious behavior from non-smokers. On the other hand, I sympathize with those of you who have been on the receiving end of a giant cloud of noxious smoke that's been exhaled directly in your face by someone truly oblivious. But the fact remains that smoking outside is legal in California and all the rude behavior in the world isn't going to change that. I won't waste any time listing the health risks of smoking or the hazards associated with secondhand smoke. Maybe I'm presuming a bit here, but I'll go ahead and acknowledge that we're all familiar with the dangers. That said, it stands to reason that people have the right to defend their health; smokers have the right to smoke. This is an on-going battle, albeit one that takes place under the radar, and one that should be addressed in the specific context of the atmosphere of a college campus. Two years ago, students at Palomar College circulated a petition calling for a smoke-free environment in hopes of bringing the issue before the governing board. The petitions circulated, signatures were collected, but nothing came of it. The issue was not brought up before the governing board and nothing changed. Students still smoke at Palomar and at every other publicly funded university or college. Private schools have the right to designate specific smoking policies (aside from the standard 6-feet-away from the buildings law). I attended Azusa Pacific University, a school that has designated the campus smokefree. Students still smoked, if not on campus, on the periphery of campus, arid it wasn't unusual to ^see people lined up and down the sidewalks, which were used by any number of non-smokers everyday. No matter what the policy, smoke is going to circulate in the air. And, until smoking is rendered an illegal activity, those who ate bothered by it are going to have to deal with it. This niay sound harsh, and I can hear the protests even as I write this. Yes, it's unfair, even offensive to some, but those of you who don't smoke have the right to (politely) ask those lighting up to step aside if they happen to be smoking next to a building, in front of the coffee stand, or right in your face. People gathered in the dome area or congregated on the steps have as much right to stand there and smoke as you do to stand there and gossip. After all, the free speech area gives anyone who wants it the right to tell students they're going to burn in hell for smoking, that all the girls on campus will get all the boys in trouble, that we're all nothing but whore-mongers, "Eves," and purveyors of original sin (as happened this week). I find this sort of behavior completely ridiculous, not to mention ignorant; I imagine it is nothing but offensive to some. I do support the right to be there and say what one will, just as I support anyone who wants to smoke on campus. If it bothers you and you find that you're prone to shooting nasty, looks or disparaging comments toward those who smoke, please realize how unnecessary this is. You can always politely state your'case if you must or y ou. can walk away. I did. The Pride This Week's Question i s about Club Week Don't Have Time to Write a Letter to the Editor but still Want to Voice *; Your Opinion? Check Out Our New Student Survey at: www.csusmpride.com Major Problems, Minor Solutions By: J. Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer I recently had a discussion with my father about the current energy crisis in Southern California. During the discussion, he told me he had read a newsletter from an environmentalist who works in northern California. In the newsletter, the environmentalist explained that if people made minor changes in their energy use, the problem would go away. For example, if every person changed the light bulbs in their house to fluorescent, the energy problem would solve itself. Fluorescent light bulbs do cost more, but they last much longer than regular light bulbs and use much less energy to run. The government is advocating spending several million dollars building more power plants to solve the energy problem, and, for the most part, people are accepting that. In some cases, these ugly power plants have to be built in people's backyards. Most people do not seem to mind this, of course, because this is a solution to a big problem California is facing and the government is stepping in to resolve it. If instead, the government were to buy the entire State of California fluorescent light bulbs for people to change, they would spend only one-tenth of what they will spend to build the ugly power plants. This will save the government a lot of money and people will not have ugly power plants in their back yards. Would this work? Theoretically yes. But unfortunately, most people will not accept it because they are lazy. "It's too much work to put all the fluorescent lights in," they would say. When a light bulb burns out, what do you do? You put in another one. It takes about thirty seconds. Add up all the lights in your house and we're talking maybe a twenty-minute job. Twenty or so minutes and the energy crisis would end. Of course people would have to get used to "white" light in their house, which they eventually would. "Oh we don't like the light," people will say. Well it's white light, or it's no light, because eventually power will run out and then we'll be lighting candles. Hmm, maybe white light is better. And I hear the government is offering refunds on the purchase of fluorescent light bulbs. Another item the environmentalist suggested was a showerhead. This particular shower head puts out less of a blast of water than a normal shower head, thus saving water, and in theroy, conserving the amount of engery your water heater would use to generate the hot water it is putting out to all the faucets iii your house. This would replace a normal showerhead and save both energy the hot water heater uses to heat the water and water-two things that are scarcities in Southern California. Would this work? Again, yes. But people are too lazy t o replace the showerheads in their homes as well. So we're back to square one, which is building the ugly power plants and spending more money than we should on a problem that could be more easily solved. This is because people today would rather consume than conserve. For example, the prices at the pump continue to go up and people gripe and complain about it, but what do they do? They still pump the gas. Don't bother with carpooling or riding bicycles or anything, just pay more and get the gas. Well what happens when the oil runs out— which apparently is supposed to happen in about 50 years if we continue on the wasteful consumption we are currently using? Electric cars are in the near future. I was fascinated by the conversation my father and I had, and I was reminded of the ancient Chinese proverb, "We did not inherit the earth [and it's natural resources in this case] f rom our ancestors, _we are only borrowing it from our children." It seems, from this conversation, that our children are going to suffer because we are consuming all of their resources. HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO PRIDE@CSUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline f or submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters maybe edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news articles. �The Pride Tuesday, February 27,2001 7 Weekly Web Site SAT I Questioned at UC E lectricity P roblems F ound on Web Jafo_wac for The Pride California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) is the "controller of the state's power grid" that "transformed private power lines into public electron highways^ so companies can serve consumers in the new energy marketplace,'' according to their home page at www.caiso.com. Cal-ISO controls the distribution of electricity in California. Its home page provides no interesting information at all, and the same can be said for almost the entirety of the Cal-ISO pages. To make matters worse, large amounts of indecipherable and irrelevant data is mostly stored inv PDF format, making for inconvenient reading and navigation of the web pages. However, the www.caiso.com/ SystemStatus.html page is the only exception, where a chart provides a display of the expected power usage of the state throughout the day and a regularly updated display of the actual power usage. This is the place to check if you are curious about how much electricity is being used in California. With all the discussion of Stage Two and Stage Three alerts and rolling blackouts, it is interesting to see displays of the real demand for electricity. Perhaps the most interesting information is what does not show up on the Cal-ISO web sight at all: the difference between the generating capacity and the demand. The demand is displayed in the chart on www.caiso.com/ SystemStatus.html; however, the generating capacity cannot be determined on that page. The difference between the generating capacity and the demand is what causes the alerts and rolling blackouts. There are listings of generating stations that are not functioning, but the Cal-ISO does not list the output of the power plants. The nature of the information presented by the Cal-ISO is fairly dry; nevertheless, the manner in which it is displayed on,the www.caiso.com web pages could be improved significantly, as the current system leaves a great deal to be desired. Please e-mail jafo_wac@ hotmail.com with comments or suggestions for the next website review. »Article coht from page 3 only when held in concert with other information, such as high school GPA, and that these two measures combined still can Richard Atkinson, only predict first year perforPresident of UC. mance. No assessment device has Photo courtesy of UC web page. been proven to accurately meamittee for a scrutinized evaluasure later success and failure. Although the new policies, if tion. Richard Riehl says CSU will passed* will not affect incoming be watching the outcome of the students until the fall 2003 semester, the nation's school systems proposed plan, but he contends will await a decision as the pro- standardized tests are only for posal goes to the Faculty Com- /comparative analysis and do not ot a P r o h l e m £ >7/ T> measure individuals. CSUSM policies are set up to look beyond the numbers and emphasize the fact that there is a seat at the university for anyone who can show they can handle the course work. Riehl says, "The challenge of admissions is to communicate with guidance counselors and high school student?,.-and to let incoming freshman know realistically what they are to expect at the college level." "Time has passed for the SAT I," says Richard Backer, Vice Chancellor of Admissions at UCSD. He explains Atkinson's proposal to be very timely, that the new test would be more aligned with college course work and it would provide high schools with the necessary feedback to aide in the progress of student and curriculum development. Women's Resource Committee Sm ^Dimk On^jDm <^mmm Uimmm fyuidefw preffmml wmtm mi mmm mih smaB ehiUrm www;wrg.ofg far mmtm, by vmtmt TfajPsyche _ .* - * av I- W^^Sif y " Fmty , i , \ tM SSI ' „; psycheftiiry @yahoo.com Referrals for: •Medical Care •Housing •Financial & Legal Assistance •Maferial Neecb •Child Care •Pregnancy Education •Support G roups 619-516-3266 H tmm W<m%X H itr Themseives T M M H M i ttSVt v n N R t t i ttSSSNP IIS The change to Year 'Round Operations may affect your plans.• I Learn all there is to know about Summer Session 2001 at a special update session created especially for student! Thursday, March 1 1-2:30 p.m. Commons 206 Year Sponsored by The Cal State San Marcos ^o c- viniini.csHsm.eilH/yro �On Campus Events Tuesday, February 27 Grammar and Punctuation Time: 12pm-lpm Location: ACD 420 This workshop will review the basics of grammar and punctuation, focusing on key rules of usage that will remedy errors in your writing. Planning Your Academic Success Time: lpm-2pm Location: Commons 206 Prepare yourself for graduation and beyond! This workshop will assist you in creating a checklist of important steps and help you utilize campus resources. Introduction to Career Services Time: 5pm-6pm Location: Craven 4201 Learn about the various career resources available for you on campus. Career Skills Series Time: 2pm-5pm Location: Craven 4201 Learn the current trends in resume writing (paper and electronic) and more about the job search process. Monday, March 5 Careersfor Psychology and Sociology Majors Time: lpm-2pm Location: Craven 4201 Explore career options and opportunities available for you. Thursday, March 1 Professor Rosario 3J ^ Dfaz-Greenberg, Salvadorian will be speaking more about the cause, the Salvadorian need and Compiled By: M. Addington what we can do to help. For more info, e-mail Olga Ramirez What is life? It is the flash of at oramirez@csusm.edu or a firefly in the night. It is the phone 750-4017. breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow, Wednesday, February 28 which runs across the grass and German Club Table loses itself in the sunset. Location: The Dome -Crowfoot Time: 12:30pm-l:15pm Thoughts on... Life Eating Strategies for College Students Time: 3pm-4pm Location: Commons 206 Learn creative and quick ways to make great meals. Also learn how to manage eating healthy on Thursday, March 8 a budget. American Indian Student Alli9 Women s Herstory Month: ance Pow Wow Planning & GenFestival String Quartet eral Meeting Ibesday, March 6 Time: 7pm Time: 4:30pm-6pm Organizing an Academic Essay Location: ACD 102 Location: The Dome (look for An all-woman string quartet per- Time: 12pm-lpm the club banner) Location: ACD 420 forms works by Romantic and This workshop introduces you to For more info, e-mail Classical era composers as part university writing by discussing jacob007@csusm.edu. of the Spring Arts & Lecture academic expectations and will series at CSUSM. The Festival help you move beyond the fiveString Quartet will perform paragraph essay. works by Johannes Brahms, Dmitri Shostakovich and Mozart, There is no admission charge. Introduction to Career Services Time: llam-12pm Location: Craven 4201 Learn about the various career resources available to you on campus. Sports Club Meetings Wednesday, February 28 Aztldn and Vietnam: Chicana and Chicano Experiences of the War Time: 12pm Location: ACD 102 Jorge Mariscal, Professor of Spanish and Chicano Literature at UCSD, gives a multimedia presentation on his recent book of the same title. The Pride Calendar 8 Tuesday, February 27,2001 Friday, March 2 Parliamentary Procedure Time: lpm-2pm Location: University 373 This is a basic parliamentary procedure designed for participants with little or no experience in parliamentary procedure. Workshop includes basic motions, voting and formal meeting procedures. Tuesday, February 27 Circle K International Meeting Time: 3:30pm Location: Commons 207 (Room subject to change depending on attendance). Circle K International has taken on the project of helping Salvadorian children by having an Educational Supplies Drive. F ebruary 26-27 Men's Golf Aggie Invitational hosted by UC Davis Location: El Macero Country Club March 5 -6 CSUSM Golf Invitational Time: Tee off at 6:45am Location: San Luis Rey Downs in Borisall Classifieds Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers. -Learned Hand Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. -Charles Dickens That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach. -Aldous Huxley "When it comes time to die; be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home." Chief Aupumut Call for details: 760-753-0994 Services Offered MEL-TYPE & U study! 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Board Certified Board Certified Family Practice Anti-Aging Medicine Nomination Forms: Hormone Imbalance - PMS Erectile Dysfunction Nutritional Counseling and Weight Management Medical Hypnosis * Growth Hormone Program Performance Enhancement and Neurofeedback Download at: www.csusm.edu/President/form.htm, or obtain copies from either the ASI office (Commons 203) or the President's office (Craven 5302). Award: $2000 The Nominations Committee, composed of two students, the Dean of Students, and a Professor will forward several names to President Alexander Gonzalez for his consideration. The Professor selected for the award will recieve a $2000 prize and will be recognized during commencement ceremonies. 120 Craven Rd Suite 207 San Marcos, CA 92078 760-510-8248 For More Information: Contact Terry Allison, President's Office (tallison@csusm.edu) or visit the web site men—, tioned above. _ _ _ _ _ Customize O ptimize Energize Call for an Appointment F 4510 Executive Dr. Suite 105 San Diego, CA 92121 858-535-1312 web site: www.signonsandiego.com Ageless Beauty Associate � 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/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>2000-2001</h2> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Archives in the CSUSM Library Description An account of the resource The eleventh academic year of California State University San Marcos. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 Black History Month course fees energy conservation spring 2001 https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/e64e5d5243f9d3b774d7eefc65784cb2.pdf d5537a27c8ca552bfbd149355c38beec PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride Th e Pride California State University Sari Marcos Vol VIII No. 20/ Tuesday, March 6,2001 C SUSM M ember s Son Killed in Tragic Accident By: Marcy Rivera Pride Staff Writer "That was the first funeral I've been to in my entire life," said Sally-Jo Divis, a CSUSM Chemistry Technician, speaking of her son, Christopher Divis. On the night of Feb. 23, her son, along with three other pedestrians, was killed after being run down by an 18-year-old male suspected of driving under the influence. Divis, a sophomore at UCSB and a graduate of Rancho Buena Vista High School, was 20 years old. Though his life may have been brief, he affected people in a way that will not be forgotten. "I had him in my class for all four years," said Jim Livingston, a German teacher at RBVHS. Livingston recalled Divis as "a very good student in class...a questioner." Livingston added, "It breaks your heart. You always think that your students will outlive you and you never think of the other possibility." Many relatives, long-time friends, acquaintances and teachers attended a memorial service for Divis, Tield at the Oceanside Harbor on Friday, March 2. The mood was somber, with tears and laughter, as people shared their favorite memories of Divis. Pictures, artwork and flowers adorned the beach memorial while a harpist played and sang to the crowd. Friends and family thanked the crowd for all of their support and for cherishing Divis' memory. The three other victims were Nicholas Shaw Bourdakis, 20, UCSB student; Ruth Dasha Golda Levy, 20, a Santa Barbara City College student; and Elie Israel, 27, of San Francisco. Sophomores Ross Hale, Mike Vos and Sean Nicholas (L-R) help The Santa Barbara Police Department report- to plant a liquidambar tree in Little Acorn Park as a memorial to ed that Albert Levy, the four victims of Friday night's accident The three students were brother to Ruth Levy, is roommates of Chris Divis, one of the victims. Approximately 300 ''listed in critical con- people attended. Many residents came to listen to the family and dition at Santa Barbara friends of the victims speak during an open mic session. Chancellor Cottage Hospital ICU...he Yang also participated with a speech Wednesday. is expected to survive." (Nick Haggard/Daily Nexus) »Article cont. on page 3 Festival String Q uartet Performs Year 'Round Operations for Woman's Herstory M onth Committee Addresses Student Questions By: Amy Bolaski Pride Staff Writer - Thursday's performance by an all-female, San Diego-based string quartet marked the first of several events celebrating Women's Herstory Month at Cal State San Marcos. The Festival String Quartet's program is part of the "Classical Women's Series," sponsored by the Spring Arts & Lecture Series. Although the concert was planned in part to celebrate women's achievements, University Arts & Lecture Coordinator Bonnie Biggs said, "We make a point of featuring women artists and scholars all year long, not just in March. Our student body is between 65 and 70 percent female, and we have one of the most diverse faculty gender-wise in the CSU system." Biggs mentioned there had been numerous requests to have a quartet perform at Cal State San Marcos, and she was very pleased to host the concert. The Festival String Quartet's two-hour performance featured pieces from the Romantic and Classical periods, including quartets by Joseph Haydn, Dmitri Shostakovich and W.A. Mozart. Viola player Mary Gerard introduced each piece to the audience, and the quartet demonstrated different .notes and specific combinations distinctive to each composer. She also shared personal anecdotes about the composers and spoke about the social and political issues that influenced the music composed during the Classical and Romantic Eras. Much of it was written for the vie- By: Claudia Ignacio Pride Staff Writer possible for students to take up to 15 units. The forum allowed students CSUSM continues to grow as to voice their concerns and to it develops a new structure for find out more about the summer future summer courses. "Our goal courses that will be offered in is to assist stuthreemonths. dents in making a "You need to be The stumore rapid progr1 1 T dents in the ress toward theii; aware oj the demands aud asked i e n c e degrees," said Dr. Qf summer courses, they ques" ttHjlr" Andertions regardBeverlee * f son, co-chair of require more class time ing the two CSUSM'S Year and study time." four-week s e s s i o r* s Round Operations (YRO). On Michael McDuffie Thurs. March 1, CSUSM Professor a 3 compared the Year Round to the four Operations comfour-week sessions offered last mittee held a summer session student forum, presenting students summer. "It is more convenient to with the future plans for summer do it this way, not only in terms of courses, to be implemented this money, but service," said Anderyear. The objective is to offer ixiore son. classes in the summer, making it »Article cont. on page 9 Festival String Quartet performed at CSUSM last . weekfor Woman's Herstory Month. (Amy Bolaski/ Pride Photo) tims of facism and war. Of Shostakovich, Gerard said, "He wrote this 8th String Quartet, this masterpiece, in three days, drinking a whole lot of beer."" Gerard urged the audience to "experience the tragedy of human existence," and to listen with an open ear. "Haydn, and Mozart especially, capture the feel, spirit and smell of all the ages," she said, "and this is the thread that knits together the music we will perform for you tonight." In 1971, violinist Mary Karo founded what was originally the Festival String Trio, which has grown to include second violinist Robie Evans and cellist Jennifer Holson. All four women have played professionally for organizations that include the San Diego Opera, the San Diego Symphony, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, the Starlight Opera and the San Diego Comic Opera. Performing at Cal State San Marcos was important for the quartet because the advent of the all-woman quartet is a very recent one. "If you look at professional quartets, most of them have been men; all the principle quartets have been men," Holson said. "It's great to play with all women and with friends/* Campus Isfews Local News One StMfenfi Concern Over Construction SiteRunoff Opinion Article Page 11 Opinion This Paper �Tim Bills Is the New Assistant Dean of Students By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer Students wanting to withdraw from Cal State San Marcos will first have to get past Tim Bills. CSUSM's new Assistant Dean of Students is serious about keeping students in school. "I think I can have a very positive impact on a student who is considering withdrawing from the university. I'm one of the first stops in that process." Bills describes himself as "a bluercollar, roll up my sleeves, not necessarily high profile kind of person." Making the recent transition from his position as associate director of GEAR-UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) at Grant Middle School in Escondido to that of Assistant Dean of Students, Bills explains that "the impact of these outreach programs is a little bigger here than at other schools because we're such a new university and don't have in place a lot of the things that have been proven to increase retention of students." "Students who live on campus at least their first year are much more likely to be retained due to developing support groups, establishing autonomy with parents," says Bills. "Some of those things are not built into the CSUSM experience, so these programs are very critical to establish a balance of challenge and support, without creating stagnancy." Rather than seeing this new position as a shift in his career, Bills feels that being the assistant dean is something for which his previous work has been preparatory. "With more than 10 years of experience in various aspects of student development, in many ways I'm in my element here," explains Bills. "This position pulls together a lot of the responsibilities that I have been preparing for in my educational background as well as in my experiential background. Since 1986, I've been working in Residential Life, Orientation, College Success Programs, and Greek Life." Hired on Jan. 13 as Assistant Dean of Students, Bills began working immediately on putting together a proposal for activities surrounding the upcoming Cesar Chavez holiday; a program he hopes will see participation from all areas of the campus community. "For someone who has spent their entire professional life on a college campus, this is a unique opportunity to s£e a community develop," says Bills. >>Article cont. on page 8 Professor Survives 7.6 Earthquake Glub S upport Brings D onations to Salvadorian S tudents By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor Dr. Rosario Diaz-Greenberg didn't expect to survive an earthquake or to watch the devastation of her homeland when she returned to El Salvador in January. A CSUSM professor for the College of Education, Diaz-Greenberg teaches Education for Cultural Diversity. Over the winter break, she had returned home to El Salvador to teach "Curriculum Design and Implementation" to 25 members of the National Curriculum Writing Unit who are in charge of developing and writing the curriculum for the country. She had planned to return home on January 17, but the earthquake caused damage to the airport and her return flight was canceled until the airport reopened on January 24. At 11:30 am on Jan. 13, an earthquake toppled part of "La Cordillera del Balsamo" (the Balsam Mountain), in Santa Tecla, killing over eight hundred people. The housing development where the people died is called "Las Colinas," which means hills, according to Diaz-Greenberg. A 7.6 on the Richter scale, the earthquake lasted for 45 seconds. Since Fransisca Vides, age 68, sits observing the destruction in Santa Maria Ostuma, La Paz. Many people were affected by the Feb. 13 earthquake in El Salvador (www.elsalvador.com/Courtesy Photo) that day, there have been more than 2,000 aftershocks. Because of repeated aftershocks, structural damage to the buildings continues. El Salvador is the smallest nation in Central America, but also the most densely populated. Only 21,000 kilometers long, El Salvador has close to six million people within its borders. It is the same size as the San Diego and Imperial counties put together, or the size of the state of Massachusetts. El Salvador's National Emergency Committee reports that 283 people have died; 2,937 people have been injured; 173,356 people have been affected; and 32,148 homes have been destroyed. On Feb. 13, at 8:22 am, a second large earthquake hit with a 6.6 on the Richter scale. Over 1,566 schools were damaged or destroyed, and more than 1.5 million students were affected. The Candelari^ Elementary School fell with the second earthquake. Many students died during the earthquake. Ann Elizabeth De Chicas, the kindergarten teacher at the school, succeeded in helping most of her class out of the building before she was killed by a collapsing wall. Six children remained in the classroom where De Chicas died, and only one boy survived. Tobins Navidad, a boy who was late to school because he had to guide his blind grandfather to his aunt's house that morning, watched his teacher and best friend die in the collapse of his school. Dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, he calmly explained in Spanish how "some of my friends, a beam fell on their head." , According to Greenberg, 19 students died at Candelaria, including Tobias' kindergarten class. Greenberg noted that physically, most of the children are unharmed, but "mentally and emotionally, the earthquake was a horrible ordeal." The cost of the repairs for all of the schools is over $28 million in U.S. dollars. "Even though the government would like to give priority to schools, at this point there is not enough food or water for the almost two million people who were affected," said DiazGreenberg. »Article cont on page 8 C SUSM Participates in College Awareness M onth By: Amber Zinsky Pride Staff Writer ship. The student noticed that one criterion for the scholarship was that she be of Mexican-American "The best thing parents can decent. Perez advised her to apply do for their students is what anyway. "She got the scholarship you're doing tonight," said one because it turned out she was UC Riverside representative to the only one who applied," said Tribal Library (Bonnie Biggs/Courtesy Photo) parents attending the College Perez, "So apply, apply, apply." Awareness meeting at Thompson Many parents were concerned Middle School. about funding their children's The meeting, held on Tues., education. Juan Garcia, a Feb. 20 was one of many visits representative for the private made by repcollege sector, r esentatives i apply, apply, 'Apply,nformed parents from local that "there is a y: K als will help preserve and restore says Dilcie Perez lot of funding Bride evin Frisk junior colleges P Staff Writer a part of Native American history and public and about scholarships. available for stuand language. private unidents " Across the country, Native With 18 tribal reservations versities for In addition to American tribes continuously lose within i ts borders, San Diego College Awareness Month in information on financial aid, par- fragments of their history and has the highest concentration of February. ents received booklets and guide- language due to the integration Native American tribes in the CSUSM representatives lines on how to academically of reservation society with mainDilcie Perez and Saul Gonzales prepare their children for college stream America. Although some United States. Most of San Diego's visited middle schools in both and how to be more involved in people would argue that integra- reservations have tribal libraries with enough money and resources Riverside and San Diego coun- their children's achievements. tion and technological and eduto provide decent materials and ties to persuade and counsel parThe College Awareness pro- cational advancements are vital ents of pre-high school aged stu- grams are sponsored by the Cal- to the future survival of reserva- structures. However, some of dents to begin preparing for col- ifornia Education Round Table, tions, an unfortunate side effect the reservation libraries, like the Jamul Reservation Library, only lege. which includes the California is the loss of tribal history and consist of two bookshelves. Perez, Assistant Director for Community Colleges, the Cali- language. Bonnie Biggs, CSUSM In addition to a lack of mateStudent Academic Services fornia Department of Education Library Administrator of Arts and rials, Biggs says that the size Outreach Program, and Gonzales, and the California State Univer- Lectures, hopes to reverse this of the libraries and the lack of Outreach Coordinator for sity system. The College Aware- trend locally. basic library skills and organizaCSUSM, attended Thompson ness program is free and open "I've now visited 37 tribes Middle School Tuesday night to to the public and information and my findings are quite spec- tion techniques are problematic represent the Cal State system is available in both English and tacular," said Biggs. "The need is for the reservations' libraries. Biggs hopes that by spearand encourage parents to take Spanish. Those who would like so great," she says, "because only advantage of financial aid and more information regarding the three to four elders in most tribes heading the two grants, she will scholarship opportunities. program are asked to contact Stu- are still fluent in their native lan- obtain money and permission to Perez told a story about a dent Academic Services at (760) guage." Biggs says that some- develop key programs that would ensure the preservation of tribal Puerto-Rican student whom she 750-4870. thing must be done soon, and she knowledge. Biggs' proposal for encouraged to apply for a scholarhopes that her two grant propos»Article cont. on page 8 , CSUSM Librarian Working to Preserve Tribal Libraries �The Pride Tuesday, March 6 ,20013 C Meeting Update: Clubs Announce Upcoming Events By: Claudia Ignacio and Victoria Segall Pride Staff On Fri., March 2, approximately 20 representatives from CSUSM's clubs gathered for the Inter-Council Committee (ICC) meeting. The ICC invited Jim Gonzales, Director of Mira Costa College's Student Activities, to present the basic parliamentary »Article cont. from page 1 procedure designed for participants with little or no According to the Channel 10 site, the suspect driver, David experience in parliamentary Attias, is a freshman at UC Santa procedure. The workshop also Barbara. The web site reported that classmates said Attias "seemed disturbed and has acted strangely in recent months." Lieutenant Michael Burridge, Public Information Officer for the Santa Barbara Police Department, said, "We do not believe that the suspect knew any of the victims." A California Highway Patrol report included details of how "five victims were thrown forward, some being knocked out of their shoes and socks." No motive for the incident is known at this time. "The California Highway Patrol estimated that he was going 55 to 60 mph, much faster than the 25 mph posted speed limit," Burridge said. He also said that a full blood panel test would be returned sometime next week. This test will reveal the level of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both that may have been in Attias's body. The Daily Nexus reported that "Attias is being charged with four counts of murder, four counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, and five counts of felony driving under the influence with injuries." His arraignment is scheduled for March 6. Dr. Miriam Schustack, acting dean for the College of Arts & Sciences, is asking the college community to offer Sally Divis and her family "sympathy, support and prayers." Dr. Schustack also urged students to visit the Counseling and Psychological Services if they are "in distress over this loss to Sally," and faculty and staff can call the Employee Assistance Program at 1-800-342-8111. Christopher Divis, one of the UCSB students that was killed by a suspected DUI driver. (NBC7/Courtesy Photo) Students Mourn Loss of Divis included basic motions, voting and formal meeting procedures. Many clubs announced their upcoming events, including Circle K International's El Salvador school-supply drive, the Future Educators Club's plans for a Teacher's Fair, the Peer Education and Support programs (PEAS) plans of hosting a Health Fair and other workshops, and the PreLaw Society's plans for a Future Lawyer's Day. Old business was discussed, including scheduled events for Women's Herstory Month for March and plans for a week-long Cesar Chavez celebration. With the hope that more clubs will attend all ICC meetings and become more involved, the new business of the afternoon was the discussion of the possibility of establishing a President's Council in place of the Inter-Club Committee for fall 2001. Brad Schmidt, Club Services Technician, said that some ICC representatives may not report back to their clubs and the ICC meeting information may not get back to all the club members. Some club members argued that it was too much to ask for all the club presidents to come to monthly meetings; they said that the clubs' designated representatives should be enough. To encourage clubs to attend to the ICC meetings, ICC now has a raffle for a $5 discount from the coffee cart. Clubs that attend all ICC meetings will receive a table, free-of-charge, at the Annual Club Recognition Night scheduled for May. I.C.C meetings are held every other Friday. Plan on Attending our editing... 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"The surplus is not the government's money," Bush said, "the surplus is the people's money." He said that by concentrating on giving back to the taxpayers, people would have more money, spend more, and consume more, and stimulate the economy. "The people of America have been overcharged, and on their behalf I'm here asking for a refund," said Bush. This was one of many statements that brought standing ovations and some 85 pauses for applause. Not everyone readily accepted his plans. "If what the president said tonight sounds too good to be true, it probably is," said House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Missouri. Democratic opponents to — The Pride Congressman Ron Packard Helps Donate to National Latino Research Center Democratic opponents to Bush's plan say the budget surplus is a projected number, and they are wary of hasty decisions. They said that drastically cutting taxes may not leave money for other When asked how he felt about priorities, such as increases in the donation, Soriano replied, education funding and funding "The donation comes at a critical for land and water conservation. time for the center since we need "President Bush's numbers to build its infrastructure and don't add up. Ours do," Gephardt staff." said. Soriano explained that the Arguing that government money is necessary for the NLRC costs would overflow and make to hire staff for each of the cenway for budget deficits, other ter's divisions: Research, Clearopponents cite similar tax cuts inghouse, and Training and Serfrom the 1980s. vices. These divisions contribute "It took us 18 years, four acts to the training objectives and disof Congress and a lot of hard work by the American people to Ron Packard retired recently but made tribution of information of the get out of that ditch. But working several donations to CSUSM, includingNLRC. The donation helped double together, we turned record deficits congressional papers and NLRCfundinto record surpluses," said Sen- ing. (ronpackard.com/Courtesy Photo) the staff available at the NLRC, ator Minority Leader Tom Dasfilling gaps in the number of chle, D-S. Dakota. By: J. Ryan Sandahl staff required to run the center. President Bush tried to gather Pride Staff Writer Soriano also explained that some Democratic support by displayof the donation would go towards Congress donated $560,000 rent. ing emphasis on bipartisanship. Explaining that it's time to leave to CSUSM's National Latino "The CSUSM Foundation lent old world tactics behind and come Research Center (NLRC) last year the center money to help it move together as a whole, Bush said, out of its appropriations budget to San Marcos from SDSU," "We [Democrats and Republi- for Health and Human Services. explained Soriano, "This loan is cans] can make Americans proud Congressman Ron Packard, who going to be paid off with the recently donated a large portion funds from appropriation. This of their government." "He gave a fine speech, but of all his congressional papers to way we will not owe anything to the hard part is yet to come, said the CSUSM Library, brought the the University." Senator Evan Bayh, D-Indiana. funding initiative before Congress "Usually, we get funding for "He dwelt mostly on generalities, with the help of Congressman accomplishing specific projects but the specifics will be the real Duke Cunningham. like research or for providing ser"'The National Latino vices, like translations," Soriano test." Senator Joseph Lieberman, Research Center is basically a said. "As we accomplish such D-Connecticut, also said, "Harry clearing house of information," tasks, we have staff devote some Truman used to say, 'The buck said Fernando Soriano, Director of their time to information disstops here.' I think tonight the of the NLRC. "We provide infor- semination or training activicharm stops here, and we've got mation to students, policy mak- ties." to begin to look at the guts, the ers and researchers on what we A main goal for the NLRC is know and do not know about to be responsive to the inquiries truth of the Bush proposals." Latino populations in the United regarding Latino populations in States." the United States. These include all types of questions from stu- dents, faculty and researchers that are interested in learning more about Latino population and culture. "Since starting the center, we have had several congressional representatives come through the center wanting to help," said Soriano. "Even before coming to San Marcos we developed a proposal for congressional funding, which we provided to President Gonzalez who then presented it to Congressman Ron Packard. Congressman Packard wanted to help the University and saw the congressional appropriation as a way of doing so. The rest is history." As Director of the NLRC, Soriano helps develop new initiatives that support the center. Soriano, who also oversees the functions and various divisions of the center, says the research center is expected to grow over the next several years. Currently there are several job openings available to students interested in research, one of which is the hiring of a research coordinator. Students may opt for a paid position or academic credit. An open house is scheduled for March 15, from 3:30-5:30pm. Students that wish to apply can go to the NLRC located at City Hall near the Old Spaghetti Factory in San Marcos. A new website for the center is also under construction to provide a newsletter for students and researchers on the center. The current web site is www.csusm.edu/ nlrc. Li-Young Lee Stages Poetry for Carlsbad Audience • By: Jayne Braman Pride Grad Intern "I think that all art, all true art, provides a very specific service and that service is the service of disillusionment. If it adds to our illusion, then it's not art... If it takes away our illusion in order to uncover sacred reality, which is better off to me, then it's art," said nationally-renown poet, Li-Young Lee. He continued, "Art clears you so that you have no more illusions, you see reality, but reality is so big, so mysterious and manifold, and scary, and beyond understanding that sometimes we would rather have the illusion. In this way, all art is apocalypse; the moment you put your pen to a paper, it's apocalyptic, something is revealed. It is my hunger for reality that makes me write poetry." Award-winning poet, Li-Young Lee, educated and enthused an audience at the Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center on Friday, March 2. Lee read requested selections of his published poetry, and then he treated his audience to selections from his yet unpublished book of lullabies. Lee's family is from China where his father was a physician to Mao iLTinZZX said Lee, "I think I only have two subjects: love and death." In discussing his ideas, which evolved into his current manuscript of "Art sions ingunrestin China where and clears you > y°u see reaUt manifold, and so that y> H scary, tive in lullabies that ruminate on his mother and father and on his being a father. In "Little Father," he discusses the unknown hopes you have no more realit and y WMMB beyond understanding is distinguished from other forms of language in that all of the possibilities of a word are present in a poem. "All of the connotations, all of the associations of every illuword are present. In mysterious that ^hat'ianguage AS6 poLbrdiisidlntI; sometimes we would rather have the illusion. In this way, fe^8^ his family remained on all art iS apOCalypSC, the moment you put your pen to i X genres. r J w the move, living ln^^vi • *; • > . . ' ° . Singapore, Hong Kong, a paper, it s apocalyptic, something is revealed. It is my L j J S r jpublished books of poetry, 2 5 " o f ' u n t d hunger f o r reality that makes me write poetry. including Rose, which States in 1964, where ^ ^ ^ ^ S w o n him the Delmore his father became a Schwartz Memorial Presbyterian minister. .. -Li-Young Lee Poetry Award, and Lee's poetry is shaped by The City in Which I lullabies, Lee contemplates "that and dreams of his father and his both cultures. Love You, which was the 1990 John Kerwin, a MiraCosta it's possible that our assumptions son, and in "The Hammock," he College English instructor, said, about death and dying inform honors his mother who he claims Lamont Poetry Selection. Hosted by the Letters "What is real and true of his poet- unconsciously our ideas about "continues to carry me. She's of MiraCosta ry transcends culture and even what beauty is or what value tiny and huge at the same time, Department the particularities of a personal is." As a self-proclaimed hope- in my dream she's always like College, the event capped a daylong conference for instructors life. Never before have I seen less insomniac, Lee thought writ- twelve feet high." anybody set out to disillusion an ing a book of lullabies would When asked to interpret a of English and English as a sech audience and leave them in the helpMimPsleep. M \ metaphor from one of his poems, ond language. end so inspired." But he images he evokes are Lee resisted any such interpret^ "My favorite subject is love," powerful and his words reflec- tion saying that poetic language ru �File Sharing Still in Jeopardy By: Roland Arias Jr. Pride Staff Writer On Friday, March 2, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals proposed to revise its original February 12 injunction, putting the electronic music sharing community of Napster Inc. in jeopardy. Napster Inc. stated that it would officially begin screening copyrighted materials from being traded on its server. The Court of Appeals' revision is only a modification of the original injunction that would force Napster to shut down all free "peer-to-peer" sharing of music files. The injunction is one of several landmark events that have transpired within the music-sharing controversy. Last month, Napster had proposed to pay $1 billion dollars in licensing fees to the major recording labels and charge its users membership fees, but the Recording Industry Association of America promptly turned down the offer. Under the proposed business model, Napster would have paid $150 million dollars per year to BMG, Sony, Universal, EMI, Warner and $50 million to smaller independent recording firms. The amount paid to each company would be relative to the amount of songs traded under the Napster server. Classifieds According to a press release we had 700,000 members and Despite the possibility of shutby CNN correspondent James when we had 17,000,000 mem- down with the injunction, Napster Hattori, Napster attorney David bers. Today we have more than has continued to develop its feeBoies said that over one million 50,000,000 members and we'll based system. Within the new songs have been blocked on the find a way to keep this com- Napster software that could be in Napster server. The court injunc- munity growing." place by as early as summer, the tion would be modified to accomAfter the March 2 hearing, service fees seem relatively minusmodate the thousands of music President of the Recording Indus- cule compared to the retail price files that are in vioof CDs. According to lation of copyright Barry, there is no firm laws but does not structure for usage fees. guarantee that NapBarry says that if only ster will remain in 4.5 million users out the operation. current 17 million users On the Napster pay a fee of $4.95 per web site, Napster month, Napster would CEO Hank Barry generate revenue of states, "While we $267 million. Based on respect the Court's the amount of times decision, we a member accesses the believe, contrary to Napster server, limited the Court's ruling downloads of mp3s that Napster users could cost between Due to a revised injunction, Napster must now screen all trade are not copyright of copyrighted materials on it's web site. (Left to right) Napster $2.95 to $4.95 per infringes and we month. Unlimited CEO Hank Barry, founder Shawn Fanning and attorney. will pursue every access to the Napster (CNN/Courtesy Photo) legal avenue to keep server could cost from Napster operating. "$5.95 to $9.95 per month. The Napster community is about try Association of America Hill- Under the new system, users the love of music. Napster com- ary Rosen commented, "What would also have to pay an addimunity members love music and Napster said today, which they tional fee to create or burn a purchase more CDs than most have essentially have been deny- CD, but that fee is yet to be people. They share files with no ing for the last year, was that determined. exception of gain. We have again they could filter out unauthorLower Division Advisor for and again stated that we intend to ized songs. You'll remember they the College of Arts and Sciences make payments to artists, song- argued before this court last year, Michael Temple advocates respect writers and other right sharehold- they argued last September at the for recording artists' labors, but Ninth Circuit that they couldn't. ers." he acknowledges that millions of Napster founder Shawn Today they have finally said what individuals use Napster. "Shawn Fanning also added on the web we've all known for over a year, and Hank, with a joint effort site, "We've heard that we that they absolutely can filter out from the record labels, should wouldn't survive before when unauthorized works." create a reasonable membership fee that allows Napster users to download an unlimited amount of music." said Temple. But charging membership fees and screening song titles are not the only alternatives available to avid traders of MP3s and music files over the Internet. Alternate servers and web sites are readily available, whether or not Napster shuts down or begins charging its members. When students were asked about the idea of paying a membership fees for Napster, several Cal State San Marcos students had mixed reactions. When asked about the possibility of paying a membership fee for Napster services sophomore student and Computer Science major Chaflermyod Sakulterdkiat said, "No one will pay for mp3s. 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When asked why he chose sand art as his means for expression, Vanallyn said, "I love to be in nature and this is a great way to interact with people.. .the children love it." Vanallyn believes in what he calls sacred geometry, the idea that all things have a natural harmony and interconnectedness. He works from a central contour and then builds off each consecutive outline to form the final piece. "I enjoy the meditative ritual The Pride Arts & Entertainment By: Angela Oesterle Pride Staff Writer Kirk Vanallyn does geometric art on the beach. (Cristine Averill/Pride Photo) of perfecting the designs and feeling how the shapes fit together," said Vanallyn. He uses an "artistrial compass," a tool that he made from an old cross-country machine and other spare parts. He also controls the burm (perimeter) of the lines with a stylus and uses different rake heads to create a variety of lines and shapes. On one occasion, Vanallyn started his piece before sunrise, using headlamps, which only provided minimal light. When the sun finally peaked over the horizon he had completed a gigantesque labyrinth in the sand. Vanallyn has also done largescale artwork for the Golden Door and Rancho La Puerta, where, for their sixty-year celebration, CSUSM welcomed acclaimed poet and author Marge Piercy on Monday, February 26. After minor technical difficulties, Piercy delivered her poetry to the diverse crowd of literature and writing majors, women studies students and interested individuals gathered in ACD 102. Piercy's visit to the campus was the second stop on her busy 2001 calendar and proved to be a memorable one. After raving introductions from Sociology professor Dr. Sharon Elise and Creative Writing professor Brandon Cesmat, Piercy began her reading with a poem from her collection, The Moon is Always Female. "This is aimed to any of you that are apprenticing in the he decorated their Olympic-size arts," said Piercy. soccer field with 2700 pounds of During the hour-long poetry gravel. He says he enjoys going to reading, Piercy read an eclectic the Dali Ranch in Escondido and mix of sixteen poems dealing creating* rock piles and designs with animals, contemporary sociand photographing them. ety, family, vegetables and You can find Kirk Vanallyn's women. The poem that received photographs of his art on display the most laughter was "The at the Pannikin Art Gallery in Attack of the Squash People." Encinitas, or see the real thing This poem describes what hapat Leucadia's Stone Steps around pens when crops grow too abunsunset. dantly and the gardener must find a creative means to get rid of them, "like sneakfing]* out before dawn and dropping them in other people's gardens," joked Piercy, _ / Her poetry gave the audience a personal view of her life and allowed people to hear her comical voice. After the reading, Piercy answered questions such as how she chooses poetry for the places she visits. She responded, "Poems for. college students would address various age groups from about nineteen and up." Piercy, who has published more than a dozen poetry books and novels, began writing when she was 15 years old. Although Piercy has published several of her works, she found that being recognized in the literary field was difficult, especially since she was woman. Then in 1980 she emerged with a book of poetry, The Moon is Always Female. Since the publication of that collection of poems, Piercy has not stopped creating remarkable works of fiction and poetry. Marge Piercy's next poetry reading will be March 23 at the University of Arizona in TUcson. Those who are interested in getting to know Piercy may read some of her most notable works and visit www.margepiercy.com. Zapatistas on the Move: Film Presented bv M EChA By: Nathan Fields Feature Editor More than thirty students were transported to the mountains of the Mexican southeast Wednesday and Thursday nighte when MEChA presented Zapatista/. This film documents the struggle of the indigenous people in the Mexican state of Chiapas for government recognition and land rights. MEChA chose to show the film twice; Wednesdays' showing was for Spanish speakers, and Thursday's was for English. With its well-respected celebrity figures, hip-hop beats and crisp and colorfully vibrant cinematography, the film wields a hard-hitting and captivating modern edge. The film features narration from Mumia Abu-Jamal, Edward James Olmos, Geronimo Pratt, Zach de la Rocha, and interviews with Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Subcomandante Marcos and various leaders of the revolutionary army. "Without land, they can only sell their labor anymore;" said Zach de la Rocha, lead singer of Rage Against the Machine referring to the marginalization of Mexico's indigenous population. The Zapatistas, taking their name from the hero of the Mexican revolution, Emiliano Zapata, are a revolutionary army composed of Mexican Indians. They have been training in the jungles of southern Mexico for over three decades before rising up and speaking out against the neo-liberal policies of the Mexican government which turned over indigenous lands to private, and sometimes foreign companies. Ricardo Favela, president of MEChA, explained that the group chose to show the film now in order to support an extensive march to Mexico City begun last week by the Zapatistas to lobby Mexico's Congress for the passage of an indigenous rights bill that seeks to protect the rights of Mexico's various Indian populations. The march, attended by the top leaders of the Zapatista army, marks the first time these officials have left the state of Chiapas since the uprising in opposition to NAFTA and the Mexican government on January 1, 1994. By allowing multinational corporations to take advantage of Mexico's impoverished and large labor force, NAFTA may be increasing the poverty of the marginalized poor in Mexico. For the Zapatistas, there is the hope that the new PAN government, under Mexican president Vicente Fox, will be more receptive to the Zapatistas than the previous PRI party, which held power for more than 70 years. The film was preceded by a short discussion about Emiliano Zapata, and followed by an energetic bilingual discussion on topics ranging from international politics and economics to reforming the governments both north and south of the U.S.-Mexican border. "With so much corruption in the Mexican government on all levels, what can we do about this? What can be done?" asked Guadalupe Canseco, a Spanish Literature Major and native of Southern Mexico. "In Mexico, people see the Indians, yes, as part of our roots, as part of our history, but they see them as less than us. We want Mexico to be this more modern nation instead of embracing them." Despite much popular international support of the Zapatistas since their uprising in 1994, international political response has focused on economic implications of the human rights movement. U.S. government and business officials responded by urging the Mexican government to eradicate the Zapatista communities in order to preserve the country's economic credibility. More than half of Mexico's army and various bands of pro-government para-military groups now surround the communities. The Mexican Government, Subcomandante Marcos (Big Noise/Courtesy Photo) according to Noam Chomsky, finds itself facing communities with more highly developed forms of democracy in place and a revolutionary army that acts defensively, with passive resistance. The film reports that the Zapatistas haven't fired a shot since Dec 12, 1994. "We don't want to overthrow the government and put ourselves in its place," asserted Subcomandante Marcos, the first leader of the revolutionary army, "we want to create and open space for democracy and dialogue." The rebels left Chiapas Feb. 25 and will travel through nine states before reaching the capital on March 6. They expect to be joined by sympathizers along the way; the rebels will march in the ski masks that have become their movement's symbol. �Steal This Movie: The Only Film that Can Declare "Sacred Cow Makes the Best Hamburger." By: Melanie Addington Pride Editor. "Once you have their attention, they never, ever forget you," announced actor Vincent D'Onfrio while starring as Abbie Hoffman. From the All-American Jimi Hendrix song in the opening credits to the end at Hoffman's suicide, the newly released rental Steal This Movie dares to piece together the jagged edges of Hoffman's life. A revolutionary leftist leader in the 1960s, Hoffman and the Chicago Seven shook up America m protest of the Vietnam War. Beginning in 1977 with Hoffman pitching his story to a reporter, Steal This Movie sends the viewer down a strange trip through time. Most of the film is a flashback, yet the editing remains flawless in transitioning between the different times. D'Onfrio captures the personal side of Hoffman but loses some of the zeal in public. Yet, his acting is stunning the second half of the film as Hoffman begins to lose control of his manic depression. Director Robert Greenwald credited Abbie and Anita Hoffman as the writers of Steal This Movie and, indeed, the film carries the emphasis of many exact quotes from moments in Hoffman's life. Somewhat Casablanca-like in its approach, the viewer gets a rare treat of romance, intrigue, scandal, politics and true history wrapped into one real-life revolutionary figure. The film takes a slanted look through the eyes of Anita and others in his life as they proceed to tell a reporter their version of the true Abbie Hoffman. The film is also based off of Marty Jezer's novel, Abbie Hoffman: American Rebel. Both the film and the novel claim Hoffman as "one of the most inventive community organizers in American History." Anita, played by Janeane Garafalo, was Hoffman's wife and mother to his one child, America. Although she is incredible in every role she takes on, playing Anita has brought new merit to Garafalo's acting career. Much like Meg Ryan did for Pamela Morrison in Oliver Stone's film The Doors, Garafalo seizes her opportunity to show to the world, not only the courage and strength but also the individuality of the wife of a controversial man in the spotlight. Although Steal This Movie frames the events of 1960s and '70s around Abbie Hoffman, the the film doesn't leave enough room for his charm, and his great presence on screen distracts from the focus upon Hoffman (D'Onfrio). Rubin was a journalist before helping to lead many of the riots alongside Hoffman. Often described as the P.T. Barnum of the Revolution by media, Rubin was a master at manipulating media attention. He often pulled ingenious and obnoxious antics, such as tossing money from the balcony of the New York Stock draft. Rubin died in 1994 after being hit by a car while jaywalking. In addition to the disappointing directorial choice, another disappointment of the film is the dismissal of Hoffman's ties to the Black Panthers. One of the Chicago Seven, Bobby Seale was one of the major leaders of the Black Panthers and was the only one ball-gagged and tied down during the trial. Although the film never explores the connections between the two radical Vincent D'Onfrio (playing Abbie), Janeane Garafalo (playing Anita) and Jeanne Tripplehorn (playing Johanna), all stars in thefilm,Steal This Movie. (www.imdb.com/CourtesyPhoto) Chicago Seven made their impact together. Each of the members was a powerful key player in the protests of this ,time. Disappointingly, through directorial choice, the film loses touch with the relationships between the seven. Leaving the viewer wanting to know more about why Jerry Rubin and Hoffman went from good friends to bitter enemies, too many gaps are left for us to be able to fill in the spaces. Kevin Cofrigan, best known as Eliot in 1998's Slums of Beverly Hills, play Jerry Rubin. Corrigan is witty, charming and just a fantastic actor. The problem is that Exchange. Although what he and Hoffman did was only considered a prank, their point was driven home when the stockbrokers scrambled to gather as much of the money as they could. The point? Greed drives our commercial culture. The film shoots through the point of view of news broadcast to bring this image to life. The effect manages to clarify the absurdity of the prank, stockbrokers and media. The real Rubin had a cameo role in the 1989 hit, Rude Awakenings, about two hippies that come back from the woods after twenty years of dodging the groups, the viewer learns that Hoffman generously donates all the profits from his novel, Steal This Book, to the Black Panther Party. The Chicago Seven were arrested in 1968 for disrupting the Democratic National Convention by inciting a riot. On film, the famous trial for the riot in 1968 of the Chicago Seven in 1970 takes place exactly as it did in the real world. Almost word for word, Hoffman delivers his speech, but the most eloquent prose from Hayden and Rubin are edited and drowned out by the movie soundtrack written by Mader. Released during the Democratic Convention of 2000, timing of the film's release could not have been more perfect. Last summer the Democratic Convention watched rioters tear apart the streets of Los Angeles, Abbie Hoffmann style. Music, partying and chants survived despite continual attacks from police. The beauty of the film is how D'Onfrio stops addressing the courtroom scene actors when giving his final speech about youth and revolution, but shifts his focus to the camera's eye, attempting to reach out to the unseen and unknown viewers. The film's final message ties into a quote from Hoffman to young people in every generation, "Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit" , Before nis suicide in 1989, Hoffman was known for his quick wit and one-liners, such as "Sacred cow makes the best hamburger." The film tries to show that as his depression took over his life, the zealous Hoffman was soon lost in the violent paranoia of a manic-depressive. Yet, Anita suggests and proves by the end of the film, that Hoffman had good reason for his fright. When Hoffman resurfaced after five years of hiding, the wear and tear of running from the F.B.I, showed greatly upon him. Still, he managed to continue spreading his message until the end of his life. Although Hoffman declared, "no one can imagine any of this unless they've lived it," Steal This Movie allows for a more insightful glimpse into the Yippie (Youth International Party) Movement and the counter-culture revolutionary movement of the 1960s. The film is rated R by MPAA and is 107 minutes long and available for rental at most video stores. An Intimate Evening with Gregory Page By: Tim Farmer Pride Staff Writer "This is how music was meant to be played. Friends sitting around in a living room, no amplifiers, no noisy coffee makers^ just music," said Gregory Page while singing in the home of local poet, Lizzie Wann. As part of the Meeting Grace concert series on Thursday, February 15, guitarist Gregory Page played a flawless acoustical performance for an audienge of thirty-five. The first highlight of the evening was his performance of "Goodnight, Saturday Night," a comical song about a Saturday night in which he gets drunk and getslaid(byahooker)andreminisces about his ex-girlfriend, who is now a lesbian because of him. The second highlight was when Page granted my personal song requiest, "Diamonds and Gold." Between every song, Page told humorous and interesting anecdotes. Page explained how he came to San Diego from London in 1976, when he was 16, and that he used to play classical guitar. He broke out the nylon string classical guitar and played a piece he used to perform for his family in their living room while he was growing up. Page's classical roots were evident when he played "Kensington Rag," a very melodic instrumental song that he wrote while sitting in Kensington Park. "How You Came To Me" was a song about Page finding his long lost father over the Internet and their very first encounter. "Roses in the Sand" was written by Page and Sally Taylor, the daughter of legendary folk musician, James Taylor. James Taylor had asked Sally to cover one of Page's songs in a concert; Page told the audience that he was flattered that a great musician, such as James Taylor, even thought of him. Before playing "Walking in the Park," Page informed us that the song was downloaded over 20,000 times on the local based web site, MP3, for Valentine's Day. During intermission, the audience ate homemade brownies and cookies in Lizzie Wann's kitchen and rubbed elbows with G r e g o r y p a g e Page, asking him questions about his start in San Diego. While his performance was fantastic, the most amazing thing about Gregory Page was his Gregory Page is a local musician. He often performs for Meeting Grace Concert Series. (Gregory Page Site/Courtesy Photo) humility. After every song he thanked the audience. When the concert series are asked to visit concert was over, he shook coming. Those who would like more the concert web site at everybody's hand and personally thanked each and every one for information on the Meeting Grace www.meetinggrace.com. �Tim Bills Is the New 1 Asst. Dean of Students »Article cont. from pg 2 He adds, "That's just very exciting to me. There's so much opportunity for student life to really define itself when the university is so young." Bills felt drawn to San Diego for. some time. "I grew up on a 100-acre farm in Oil City, Pennsylvania, not far from where the first oil well was discovered in this country. I am a first generation college student. My dad graduated high school and worked in the coal industry. My mom didn't graduate high school. I was the first in my family to go to college, and have inspired my bothers and sister to do so. I feel a kinship with students who are first generation college students, and I want to support them in getting the most out of their college experiences." He came to Cal State San Marcos in the fall of 1998. "I initially came here to be the coordinator of orientation and Greek affairs here on campus. I thought it would be a great way to help develop the campus community at CSUSM." As Assistant Dean of Students, Bills is responsible for enforcing student disciplinary "I feel a sense of achievement with this new position. This is a position p rocedures. " I a lso l ead a c omthat I can grow into and develop as it grows and expands with the university m ittee t hat r eviews a ny s tudent's as a whole," says CSUSM's new Assistant Dean of Students, Tim Bills. p etition t o w ithdrawal f rom t he (Nathan Fields/Pride Photo) dinate that process." He will soon be instructing a course for developing academic skills and personal management for university success for incoming students. "I am here for students to turn to in order to make full use of what we have here both on a personal basis and on an organizational basis. I am looking at much more than a student's in-class experience and academic success. I am concerned with a student's total experience and personal development, and in helping shape that environment and those experiences." Bills' own unique college experiences greatly determined his career in institutional academics. "I took computer science for two years and did very well, but it was a major that would get me a job, and I realized I needed to find a major that fit who I was. So I made a very conscious decision to be a psych major, though I'd never taken any psychology courses. And later, I made a conscious decision to work on college campuses." Bills encourages every student to take the time in school to consider what they really want out of their college experience. With his master's degree in College Student Personnel, Bills explains, "I was preparing directly for student development and student affairs. A lot of times, people that end up in these posi- university to investigate and coor- Greenberg Survives E arthquake a nd Seeks Assistance for Salvadorian C hildren Struggling t o G et Back t o T heir Schools »Article cont. from page 2 After describing in detail the "The country needs to focus on fear she endured in the midst of getting food, the water system the earthquake, Diaz-Greenberg working, the roads open and some expressed how fortunate she felt kind of housing going on before to be a Salvadorian because of the rainy season starts. Schools the people's admirable strength are important and the Ministry during such tough times. of Education has redirected some Diaz-Greenberg's main confunds for rebuilding but, unless cern was the welfare of all of the donations come in, it will take school children, many of whom years to rebuild what was are suffering but are no longer destroyed." able to go to school because of After explaining the losses the continuing danger of collapsthe country has endured, Salva- ing buildings. After a meeting dorian Antonio Mejia choked up on February 27, Circle K decidwhen he mentioned what mat- ed to work with Professor Diaztered to him, saying, "We lost our Greenberg to gather school matechildren." The third earthquake rials for the children that survived struck on February 14, and the the earthquake. They decided to latest earthquake struck on Febru- set their goal at 1,000 goodie ary 28, two hours before the Seat- bags for the professor to take to tle earthquake. According to the El Salvador in April. U.S. NEIC in Colorado, the latest Students wishing to donate El Salvador quake measured a are asked to give a small greeting 6:1. "No one died mainly because card for the El Salvador students. schools in the capital were not Items needed are pencils, sharpin session, but more damage was eners, erasers, colored pencils, inflicted on the weak structures," Ziploe bags and other small edusaid Diaz-Greenberg, after being cational tools. Greenberg sugupdated by family in El Salvador. gested against donating crayons "Classes began on the next day, _because the heat in El Salvador Thursday, but at least 25 percent may cause crayons to melt. of the students were absent." The last day to donate items Returning home, Diaz- is March 21.Boxes are available in Greenberg felt there was nothing the ASI office in Commons 203, she could do to help her loved the library, Human Resources ones, but wanted to reach out (The Ranch), and in the Pride in some way. So she approached office in Commons 201. To donate the Circle K International Club, items contact Anna Fleming at hoping to make students aware annafleming@ hotmail.com or of the disaster in El Salvador. Olga Ramirez at (760) 750-4017. tions have very different majors, but mine is an incredibly traditional approach to this position." Asked what his plans for the next few years might be, Bills spoke immediately of completing his Ph.D. "Working on my dissertation in higher education has probably been the biggest frustration of my life, to tell you the truth. I was the type of doctoral student who extended himself too far, and I left my doctoral program before I completed it, which everyone will tell you not to do. Don't leave before you're finished. But this position is one that really motivates me to complete my Ph.D. The more professionals we have here on campus, the more academic an environment it can become and the more partnerships that can be initiated." He hopes to schedule time this summer to work on his dissertation. Focused and diligent in this new position, soft-spokeil Bills also speaks fondly of his home life on a mountainside in Ramona with his wife and 5-month-old son. Bills is also the legal guardian of his 19-year-old brother, ja senior in high school, and says laughingly, "I'm sure he'll be going to college, maybe even Cal State San Marcos." Bills turned 37 two weeks ago and insists that, "working on a college campus keeps me young, and having a child gives me the opportunity to explore so many new things." T ribal Libraries H ope t o Recieve G rant »Article cont. from page 2 the state grant includes a developmental program that would involve professionals from the university and elsewhere to teach library skills, such as research and cataloging, to the reservation library staff. In the federal grant, Biggs' proposal goes a step further and attempts to establish CSUSM as a research and training center for San Diego county Native American tribes. The proposed center would be a place where tribal leaders could seek out and create an open exchange among professional linguists, anthropologists and librarians that work on campus. She believes that the state grant will be approved sometime towards the end of March; however, the federal grant is still in the processing stage and final acceptance is pending. Another aspect of Biggs' proposals is to facilitate the integration of technology within the libraries. She hopes to get com- puters with Internet access for children at the reservations since most of them attend schools off of the reservation and have no place to study and research when they come home. Biggs hopes that the computer technology will develop simultaneously with the reorganization of tribal libraries. This will provide not only a place to research, but also a station where computersavvy children can interactively learn about their own past and language. This is one of many tribal librariesinSan Diego county that needfundingfor growth and improvement (Bonnie Biggs/Courtesy Photo) �Year 'Round Operations Beginning This Summer Weekly Web Site J afo_wac f or The Pride Web sites are designed with different goals in mind. Some web sites are intended to promote the sale of a product, some intend to be entertaining, and some are artistic self-expressions. The intent of some web sites, such as www.bonsaikitten.com, however, is not immediately obvious. Bonsai Kitten contains background on the art of Bonsai and explains the application of Bonsai on kittens. The site goes into some detail explaining the process and the different shape jars in which to mold the kitten. Photographs of the process are also contained on the Gallery page. More careful evaluation of the Bonsai Kitten site reveals that it is all a parody. The pictures do not include any "final" versions of the supposed Bonsai animal shaping, nor does the page purport to sell the paraphernalia. There are no prices or means of ordering. The site is intended to amuse and irritate people, and from the letters posted on the guest book, it certainly does an effective job. Whether or not the Bonsai Kitten web site was intended to test the limits of freedom of speech is unclear; nevertheless, that is what is happening. According to the Electronic Freedom Foundation, www.eff.org, "The 'Bonsai Kitten' parody site that lampoons hypersensitivity gets bitten by precisely that—FBI launches bogus criminal investigation and attacks parodist's anonymity, while multiple organizations attack the satirists' Internet access in a startling display of hysteria, intolerance and lack of sense of humor." The Internet provides an opportunity for free speech. Today anyone can publish a web page and use it for just about anything. The outcome of government investigations of sites such as Bonsai Kitten, and people calling for legal action against such sites, will have important effects on free speech on the Internet. Email jafo wac@hotmail.com with comments or suggestions for the next website review. You can pick up your Pride at any of the following locations on campus: Commons 2 01: Pride Office Up The Dome University Hall A cademic Hall Craven Hall F CB L ibrary Media S ervices Stndent Lounge W riting Center Welcome Desk (front of Craven Hall) The Power S urge C afe I BiSH^^SiIII in- lllllljll •ni 1 ,„• „ „, C5U5M Teacher Career Fair Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:00-5:00 PM California Center for the Arts, Escondido Conference Center 340 North Escondido Blvd. Escondido, CA Bring plenty of resumes! 'J ning April 9 and end April 20. »Article cont.from page 1 CSUSM Professor Michael Fall registration will run April McDuffie added, "You need to be 23-May 25. Continuing students aware of the demands of summer will be able to register through courses, they require more class the SMART system and the SMART Web. time and study time." From May 29-June 15 stu"Were any students involved dents can continue to register for in this process?" asked Raeanna Wertz, ASI Vice-President. summer 2001 and make adjustMcDuffie responded, "It is on ments to their fall schedule. In the agenda and under discus- addition to tuition fees, approxision to meet with students to mately $61will be added for help us with the 2002-2003 aca- campus fees; parking fees have demic calendar. Due to the short not been discussed yet. Although the number of notice given and deadlines, it was impossible for this summer. But we will be working with Summer 2001 Fees Cost Units ASI." $105 The student audience also asked about the work guide- 2 $210 lines for students who work 3 $315 on campus during the summer. $414 "Whether or not students will 4 -6 $ 525 be allowed to work 40 hours 7 $600 will depend on whether they 8 take classes this summer," said 9 $ 675 Anderson. "This issue is some- 10 or more $714 thing that is being discussed. Check with your department for classes offered will not out questions on classes that will be number the previous summers, offered; YRO doesn't determine tuition fees will significantly be what classes will be offered." reduced. The fee deadline for She also said that these deci- summer 2001 is May 2. sions are not final. Financial aid will also be Lastly, the audience asked available; more information on about the services that will aid may be obtained from the be available for students this Financial Aid office in Craven summer. "Yes, the Dome, the 4204. Student loans are also Convenience Store and Univer- available, but students must sity Store will be open," replied enroll for at least six units. Anderson. Thefirsthalf of the Summer "It was very informative," 2001 sessions run from June said student Gali Goldwaser 16-July 13; and the second half of about the forum, "Although, I the session runs July 14-August am very surprised by the fact 10. that we are only given a threeThose who would like more month n otice.^ information on CSUSM's Year The summer-fall 2001 Round Operations are asked schedule will be available to to visit the web site at: students on Monday, April 9. www.csusm.edu/yro. 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HBHHH -— 120 Craven Rd Suite 2 07 San Marcos, C A 9 2078 7 60-510-8248 4510 Executive Dr. Suite 105 San Diego, CA 92121 858-535-1312 web site: www.signonsandiego.com Ageless Beauty Associate �Upward Mobility C limbing t he Socio-Economic Ladder By: Christopher Mcintosh Upward Mobility - the claim that America's citizens can freely move up (and down) the socioeconomic ladder based solely on the individual's hard work, determination and intelligence.This freedom of movement is more myth t han reality. Let's look at this in a less than usual way. Imagine America as a giant volcanic island, the summit of the volcano shining bright, high above the dingy plains below. Now look close to the region where the parched land meets the battering sea. Here you see those in the lowest rung of the socioeconomic ladder. Here you see people living in such poverty that the tattered and worn clothes they wear are among their most prized possessions. They struggle to find food of any kind. They rarely look towards the volcano, for a moment of distraction may result in a wave throwing them into the sea. Looking just past the sea-spray soaked soil, you see a group of people that manage to barely feed and clothe themselves. They toil every day to just survive. They possess very few personal items. Occasionally, these people find the strength to wonder what it must be like to live where the thunderous surf cannot be heard. Walking inland you see people that feed and clothe their families. Shelters are built to keep the spring rains off their heads. You walk along the poorly maintained roads, peering into the faces of children that know sorrow. Walking on further, you encounter a group of people that appear fairly well nourished. Their houses are built of sturdier materials. They have some luxury items, such as radios and televisions. You recognize that the language you hear is slowly changing from that spoken near the water. As you begin to enter the foothills of the giant volcano you see organized homesteads. The people here are well fed and possess many luxury items. The houses now have skirts of lawn. You see phone and cable lines attached to every house. You can also detect the slight curve of the base of the volcano. There is slightly less room here for a population as large as that on the plains near the sea. You begin to climb the gentle sides of the volcano. Here you encounter several vehicles per dwelling. The homes are large enough to shelter many families, but you can only detect three or four inhabitants in each. The people appear to throw away slightly used luxury items as well as an incredible amount of edible food. Higher up the slopes, there is a definite grade that impedes your progress. The curvature of the volcano is readily apparent. There is very little space for many people here, yet the few people that are present seem to spend a majority of their time lounging around. These people seem to have somehow temporarily borrowed individuals from the lower parts of the island. These borrowed people are completing all the labor-intensive work. Strangely enough, you notice that the borrowed people are only allowed to be at certain places at specific times up here. Additionally, the higher altitude must have some how caused the pigmentation in their skins to fade as few people here have the dark tan color of those by the sea. Almost to the pinnacle now, you are amazed at the manicured flora adjacent to the well-kept roads. You know that these trees and plants normally grow nearer the sea, but have been magically transplanted up here in the thinning air. The few houses present are so vast that you wonder if they are factories. The materials the homes are made of are not indigenous to this island. The altitude here has so bleached the skin that the people hide under layers of the most wondrous cloth you have ever seen. At the peak now, you pause. Before seeing who lives up here, you turn and look below. You can clearly see the glimmering houses immediately below you. Slightly beyond you can barely make out the work force of borrowed people. The further down you look, the hazier the images appear. You cannot see the simple houses close to the shoreline. Those living at the surf line are obliterated by the glare of the sun on the water. The island, contrary to what you know, seems like a wonderful place to live. It seems that everyone has beautiful houses and people to maintain the grounds. You close your eyes and turn around. Opening them, you see coming out of the mist a huge White House. Now imagine watching someone trying to leave the zone in which they where WAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO born. A figure struggles to escape the thrashing of the waves. If lucky enough to scramble up the rocks without being thrown in to the sea, the figure finds itself in a strange new world. Although the people here are very similar, they speak a slightly different dialect. What is worse, they seem to resent the intrusion. Their curiosity quickly turns to anger as the figure attempts to eat some of their food. The intruder either is pushed back, killed, or escapes to an area of poorer resources in the sea-spray zone. Fastforward several zones. You now see a figure trying to drive its SUV higher up the volcano. Immediately the SUV has trouble with the steeper grade. Increasing amounts of gas are used to maintain the climb. Soon, the SUV is out of fuel, but the figure cannot afford the price for even a single gallon of gas up here. Additionally, those that live up here are resentful of the "crappy" car the figure has brought to their neighborhood. Although, they claim that they would never chase someone away (or worse yet - kill them), they exert pressure in the form of ostracizing and defacing any trespasser. I think you get the idea. Now, what can be done? I have come up with 5 solutions. First, destroy the volcano (Marxism?). Second, build a rapid transit system through different volcanic zones (education?). Third, create zonal mountains (Capitalism?). Fourth, ignore the s ummit (Zen Buddhism?). 5th, u nify all those in the zone and advance up the volcano (Coup de Grace?). MMEMCSUSM.EBU ; S^Tfesib^ -to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-nlail and . tetters m ^ be edited for, and onlyfor,grammar and length* IBd&brs The Pride Co-Editor Opinion Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Vktoria B. Segal! Darcy Walker j N a t t a Fields Graduate Intern Letters to the Editors JapiwBmmm Response to White Devil Mr. Mcintosh raises much controversy in his poem "White Devil" (Letter to the Editor, Feb. 27, 2001), an issue that seems to be cropping up in many class discussions lately. Advisor' , ' Madeleine Marshall I cannot help but wonder if the author isn't attacking his own All epimeos letters to the editor. image and becoming his own worst enemy. Based on the self denigraof the author, m 4 4t> w t iwees$aj% t s&mm tion in the poem, one would not think the priviledged position of the & the views The Pride, or of California State white male in our society is being challenged. University $aa Marcos. Ua$igne4 editorial* Are we to find pity for the author and the priviledged majority represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial board 1 who are allowing themselves to feel responsible for the sins of their Lettefcs to the editors should include an 1 | address, telephone mutnher, e-to&il and klemi- forebearers? Although not directly oppressing others, many in the majority M m . Letters may be edited grammar and length* Letters i MM be have been enjoying the fringe benefits of their birthright. I do not believe anyone is asking that one group or individual be held responsible for the violence and oppression of the past, only that we all remain aware and responsive to it in the present. The author of "White Devil" fails to address the fact that we all participate in the oppression within our society, overtly, inadvertently, or simply by remaining passive. We may feel guilt unless we acknowledge how we participate in, and do what we can to stop the proliferation of oppression and violence. Empowerment of any formerly oppressed minority group need not lead to feelings of fear, threat, or guilt. Susan Cratty electronic Mall to The Pride electronic mail account* ra&er than the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures* 'The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising, The Pride is fjuhlished weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year. Distribution includes all of CSUSM campus, beat eateries and other San Marcos community establishmeats, + Highlands Project Meeting to Be Held for Concerned Citizens Dear Editor: San Marcos residents should be alerted that another high-density housing project is being proposed and considered at the Planning Commission meeting on Monday, March 5th, 6:30 P.M. at City Hall. The Highlands Project is on the agenda, and citizens concerned about sprawling development into one of the last remaining blocks California State University Sm Marcos of undisturbed habitat with wetlands in the San Marcos area, should attend. San Marcos, CA i The Highlands project will put a major roadway and homes 92096-0001 Phoae: (760) 750-6099 * along a sensitive wildlife corridor. The extension of Las Posas Road i^(imym-tm across Agua Hedionda creek is just the beginning. Once Las Posas E-mail: f$ri<dfe@csu$m.edtt ^ crosses the creek, it will then be possible for the rest of this pristine http://www.csusni.etiu/pride valley to be developed in a high-density manner, similar to that of the Santa Fe Hills development. If you share concerns about your quality of life being impacted by more traffic, overcrowded schools, electric and water shortages, higher taxes, concomitant with more loss of open space and destruction of our wildlife in this area, it's extremely urgent that you attend this meeting and voice your concerns now, before it's too late. The developer is willing to sell this property as an open space preserve. Please help the City and County understand that we want to preserve some of our ponds, creeks, and hillsides in their natural state. Urge them to apply for state approved funding to purchase this as a preserve. Cynthia A. Skovgard �Something Very Wrong with Erosion Campus Construction Floods Parking Lot By : Nathan Fields Pride Feature Editor Amanda and Kai of the Environmental Club watch as water drains past the sandbags placed to stop the water and silt. (Nathan Fields/Pride Photo/) O n M eeting M arge Piercy By: Darcy Walker Pride Opinion Editor A few years ago, my brother recommended I read Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. I found the novel fascinating, inspiring, and truly unique. I sought out Piercy's poetry, and read the collection, Woman on the Edge of Time, which moved me deeply after my own mother's death. So when I received the Arts and Lectures brochure announcing Marge Piercy's visit, I quickly emailed my Pride editor and claimed the story. During the weeks before Piercy's reading, I prepared. By reading more of her poetry and studying her website, I hoped to get the most out of her talk and to ask her some intelligent questions for The Pride. In one of my classes, we have been studying the writing process in detail, and I added a question about the subject to my short list. On Monday, I sat in the full auditorium listening with ravenous attention, devouring the words like a hungry child. Marge Piercy's poetry was n a disappointment. Her demeanor during the question and answer period, however, left me quite dissatisfied. Tasked Piercy to tell us about her writing process, what rituals she uses, and what inspires her. Slumping across the podium, she replied, "Look. I'm a professional writer. I go to the computer. I write. If I don't write, I don't get paid." The crowd laughed. My face burned, a matchstick flash in the dim auditorium. Piercy's lengthy, albeit offthe-mark answer went on: "The things that are difficult in an art or a sport are things you don't even have to think about five years later."Obviously empathy joins those forgotten things. She went on to mention her new book on how to write, and then wrapped up her answer with, "The simple things, like getting yourself to work, aren't difficult." I had not asked for a magic pill, or the secret recipe for a spell that would not only force an unwilling hand to write, but also make it miraculously produce great literature. I simply wanted a tidbit of insight into the unique writing process of an accomplished author. D oes she drink coffee when she works? Sit in the garden with her cats? What do her first drafts look like? Does she visit the local library for research? Any such crumb would have sufficed. Her apparent assumption that I was just another lazy student looking for an easy solution insulted and embarrassed me. Perhaps I expected too much. Perhaps Marge Piercy has been asked so many lame questions in her time that she expects no more from people. Maybe she has evolved to the point that she no longer sees her writing as a process. She sits down at the computer and it just happens, automatic as breathing. Whatever the case, I did not enter that auditorium expecting to be blessed with the inspiration to go out and claim the Pulitzer. If, however, I am someday successful and lucky enough to share my knowledge with eager, engaged listeners, I hope I remember to treat them with kindness and respect. As a public institution we want to be environmentally friendly, don't we? I asked myself this question Friday morning when I walked down to the west end of parking lot C to find it flooded with mud and water. A friend in the Environmental Club had informed me that the new parking, lot construction area was causing major erosion on campus. A wide and steady current of dark water and mud was flowing down out of the construction site, flooding over the curbs into the natural unpaved gullies, and into the parking lot where it was mudcaking the tires of an entire row of cars. Stepping carefully around the sandbags and onto the curb, mud swallowed my boot up to the ankle. Speaking with Kai and Amanda, members of the CSUSM Environmental club helped me to realize that the problem with such runoff goes far beyond muddy boots and dirty car tires. Run-off leaves our cemented-in world and flows into our man-made storm drains which normally run directly into creeks, lagoons and the ocean. Since Cal State San Marcos is at a higher elevation than much of the surrounding area, anything natural or unnatural leaving in the water flowing off campus seeps into our surrounding environment. Kai explained that "by the look of the water you can see that we have clay, and if there were fish in a nearby creek this would be very unhealthy for them because they need to have free oxygen circulation around their gills. This sediment clogs them." When I asked a construction worker to explain the erosion, I was told, "it's gotta go somewhere." Not that I'm criticizing the construction crew. It seems they were making efforts to combat the problem. When I got to the parking lot, a campus facilities vehicle was laying out rows of sandbags to filter and slow the runoff. I later learned that the bags were being placed in response to Kai's concerned calls to various campus offices. Unfortunately, sandbags are designed to hold back and trap only the heaviest sediment, and some of the worst siltation to have in our streams, creeks and ocean is the very fine particles that sand bags do not stop. Preventing sedimentation of rivers should be a concern of anyone who wants to maintain a healthy natural environment as it increases erosion and compromises the integrity of riverbeds and the health of the surrounding plant and animal life. Of course sediment naturally flows down hills and mountains when it rains, but the runoff at Cal State San Marcos is excessively muddy because of the construction and mining processing of the soil. From a construction worker I learned that there are regulations on stopping sedimentation from construction sites, but he explained that they are rarely enforced. He also mentioned that desilting basins, specifically designed to catch sediment from spreading into natural aqueducts, are usually only built after a problem becomes obvious. He didn't think our campus had a desilting basin. But, he did acknowledge that "there should really be no silt out here", even though there was. The construction crew also graded the dirt in attempts of stemming the tide of the water. However, the rain knocked down the flimsy plastic barriers placed to prevent the sediment from running off. No one reinforced them and, in the meantime, the water continued to flow. To add to the runoff problem, I witnessed a large water tanker spraying the ground in order to force any remaining sediment down into the parking lot. This was considered a remedy! The tanker continued on to spray the students' cars that the runoff muddied. A construction crewmember said it was "technically" called "street-washing", but I d on'tassume to understand terms so "technical." To me it just looked dirty. Imagining all of that runoff carrying sediment and clay into the nearby San Marcos Creek and Batiquitos Lagoon, and eventually the ocean, makes me feel a guilty about supporting this construction with my student fees. As a public institution, we want to be environmentally friendly, don't we? Perhaps I shouldn't assume such things so readily. Nathan Fields rinses his muddy boot. (Melanie Addington/Pride Photo) Eyes on the Road—Hands on the Steering Wheel By: Daniel Huey Pride Staff Writer Modern technology gives new kinds of distractions to motorists, and hand held cellular telephones represent an unnecessary distraction. Back in the days of stagecoach drivers, the only distraction coach drivers faced were ruts in the road or some grungy banditos looking to rob their Wells Fargo satchel. The coachman drove their rig under the open sky through wide-open spaces. If they were lucky, they might see one or two other coaches, and in those days meeting someone on the open road could save their life. However, now the roadways are packed, and everyone is in a hurry. Time is money. We spend a vast amount of time in traffic waiting: waiting for the light to change, waiting for traffic to loosen up so we can drive the freeway speed limit, and waiting for other drivers to give enough space to make a lane change. Accidents happen when drivers quit paying attention to their driving. People using hand held cellular phones cause most of the close calls I experience while driving. Ever have someone almost broadside you while making an illegal left turn while yakking to someone on their cell phone? People who use hand held cellular phones while driving give more attention to their conversation than to their driving. If these people cause an accident, then they affect not only my life but also my family's lives. I think there should be a law banning the use of hand held cellular telephones while driving. There is already a law against using stereo headphones while driving. It is against the law to drive while wearing stereo headphones because drivers who wear them cannot hear the traffic around them—such as an ambulance or someone honking their horn. My peeve is that I do not think that people who use hand held cell phones while driving really pay attention. I think they pay more attention to their conversation than they do to traffic. Their eyes drop from the road to pay attention to dialing the phone and then they pay more attention to their conversation than to what happens on the roadway. Not everyone will agree with what I say, but it will draw a line and open a conversation. Because cell phone users cause most of my close calls in traffic, I think there are other motorists who have similar experiences. I hope this missive alerts people who do use a hand held cellular phone in their car that it is an unsafe driving practice and makes them think about the impact they cause other drivers by unsafe driving. �On Campus Events Tuesday, March 6 Organizing an Academic Essay Time: 12pm-lpm Location: ACD 420 This workshop introduces you to university writing by discussing academic expectations and will help you move beyond the five-paragraph essay. CSUSM Sports RETIREMENT on... Thursday, March 8 Club Meetings Tuesday, March 6 Circle K International Meeting Time: 3:30pm Location: Commons 207 Herstory March 5-6 Cesar Chavez Holiday Planning Meeting Location: Room TBA Clubs and individuals invited to attend with ideas. Please contact Tim Bills for more info. (760) 750-4935. Compiled By: M. Addington CSUSM GolfInvitational Time: Tee off at 6:45am Location: San Luis Rey Downs in Bonsall ILAST Multipoint Videoconference Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm Wednesday, March 7 Location: UNI 260 & 439 Dr. Sue Teele, professor from Achtung! The German Table UC Riverside, will present her Cesar Chavez Holiday Planning Time: 12:30pm-l :15pm research on the role of mulMeeting will be held on March 8. Location: The Dome tiple intelligences on teaching (Nathan Fields/Pride Photo) If you would like to practice and learning. your German, meet some other people interested in Friday, March 9 Thursday, March 8 the German culture or some native "Krauts," please join us Career Skills Series and bring your lunch. American Indian Student Time: 9am-12pm Everyone is welcome: from Alliance Pow Wow Planning beginners to native speakers, Location: Craven 4201 & General Meeting Learn the current trends in students, faculty, staff, or Time: 4:30pm-6pm paper and electronic resume interested people from the Location: The Dome (look for writing and the job search community. For more info, the club banner) process. contact Astrid Ronke: For more info, e-mail aronke @csusm.edu. jacob007@csusm.edu. Jean Lowe: Selected Books Artist's Reception and Lecture Time: 12pm Lecture; 3pm Reception Location: Lecture in ACD 102; Reception in Library Courtyard Artist Jean Lowe uses painted papier-mache books with bright colors and humor to deal with social issues. Her exhibit, "Selected Books," will be on view in the Library Gallery March 7-April 30 Tho Saturday, March 10 Track & Field: Titan-Benny Brown Location: CSU Fullerton Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. -Erica Jong March 19-20 Men's Golf Location: CSU Monterey Bay Important Registration Date Friday, March 9 Friday, March 9 Future Educators Club Time: 12pm-lpm Location: The Power Surge Cafe Last day for Open University Students to turn in refund applications Friday, March 30 Cesar Chavez Holiday Friday, March 16 ICC Meeting Time: 1pm Location: UNI 373 March 31-April 7 Spring Break—No Classes Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes." They will say, "Women don't have what it takes." -Clare Boothe Luce The marriage of Marxism and feminism has been like the marriage of husband and wife depicted in English common law: Marxism and feminism are one, and that one is Marxism. -Heidi Hartmann, The Unhappy Marriage of Marxism and Feminism Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included. -Karl Marx I myself Jiave never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. -Rebecca West, 1913 For most of history, Anonymous was a woman. -Virginia Woolf fr INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST S E R V I C E S F^ TUITION FINANCING Why is TIAA-CREF the #1 choice nationwide? The TIAA-CREF Advantage. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 National Latino Research Center (NLRC) spring 2001 tribal libraries Women's Herstory/History Month Year-round Operations https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/f7975cc97c31413ddff2bbe834c6ba7f.pdf fb0e44264db8bf59ddff9dd946c315ea PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride Recreational Fee Really 1 T rack Fee? By: Tim Farmer Pride Staff Writer - "I didn't know we had to pay for [the track]," said Martha Moore, a credential student here at CSUSM. Every student must pay a $35 Recreation Fee with their registration dues, but not too many people know what they are paying for. When students pick up an Explanation of Mandatory Fees sheet from the Cashier's office, they see the Recreation Fee broken into three different parts. The first part is the ASI Recreation Program, a $5 fee for expenses incurred by Associated Students, Inc. Second is the Recreation Fee Provision, a $12 fee for funds set aside to support one-third of the Financial Aid requirement. The third part is the Campus Recreation Program, which was implemented in spring 2001, an $18 fee to ensure that debt payments, such as construction costs, maintenance and any additional projects, are paid in a timely manner. When asked about the Recreation Fee Provision, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, Gerrie Hatten, said that the Financial Aid office now sees none of that fee, but in the past, one third of any new mandatory fee was put into a general financial aid pool. Dr. Francine Martinez, Vice President of Student Affairs, says that $30 of the Recreation Fee goes directly to paying off the track. When asked about the Explanation of Mandatory Fees sheet that was printed this semester, Martinez said, "There must have been a mistake because the one-third requirement was rescinded last spring." The track itself is a mystery to many students. "I didn't even know we could use it. I thought it was only for the track athletes," said Melanie Ostberg, a junior. CSUSM's%Mangrum Track is open to students Monday through Friday from 12pm to 1pm, and from 5pm to dusk, which is now around 5:30pm; and Saturdays from 7am to dusk. The track is open when it is not being used by athletes or for previously scheduled events. The track is also open to. the public. "I do feel a little slighted that the public has access to if as well. Why, then, are we paying for it but the public isn't? Anyway, if it's not something I need, then why am I paying for it? Also, I would like to know what I'm paying for," said Ostberg. "I found out that we could get regular doctors visits because we paid »Article continues on pg. 3 Th e Pride California State University San Marcos Vol VIII No. 21/ Tuesday, March 13,2001 Santana H igh School Shooting: Media's Affect on the Students of Santee By: Tim Farmer Pride Staff Writer "Do you guys enjoy making us kids feel like shit? Why don't you just leave " said Santana High freshman David Toombs to a group of reporters outside of the Santee Teen Center. In the wake of the shooting at Santana High School last Monday, news reporters from all over the world have swarmed the Santana High School campus. Toombs' statement expressed not only his feelings, but also the feelings of a majority of the teenagers in Santee. . At the Teen Center many students come in and talk openly about their emotions. Students feel safe in the center because the people that work there have earned their trust and show their concern for each student's wel- Bryan Zuckor (left) and Randy Gordon (right) were the two students killed in last week's shdoting. Memorial services were heldfor both teenagers last weekend. (Courtesy Photo/SignonSandiego.com) fare. When the students talk to the Teen Center representatives about reporters, they usually say the same thing: they hate them. Most of the reports that are being broadcast are focusing on how the students are scared to go back and why such a frail kid would start a shooting spree. Many of the students say the media is overlooking a huge portion of the emotions felt by all that were affected. Many of these teens try to cope with the tragedy in different ways. Att the Teen Center, there is a book that students can write in so they can work out their emotions. In some poems that were written in the book, there was talk about not being able to find a girlfriend, or how they remember their grandfather's funeral, or how they always feel alone, or how they are angry about the incident. Dustin Hoft, a 17-year-old friend of one of the victims, had his picture taken without his permission, while he was mourning outside of the school on the day of the shooting. His picture was put in The New York Times and many other newspapers. Every day, a reporter comes to the Teen Center asking for »Article continues on pg. 3 In Light of Santana Shooting, San Marcos High "Hit-List" Surfaces By: Nathan Fields Pride Feature Editor Three days after the fatal shootings at Santana High School, San Marcos High School Principal Frans Weits released a statement that the school was "adopting a zero-tolerance policy regarding all inappropriate statements concerning weapons, threats to do bodily harm to any student including bullying any student, or causing disruption of any school activities." The statement continued that any student engaging in such behavior, or encouraging another student to do so, would be suspended, pending further investi- gation, with the possibility of transfer or expulsion. The statement was issued: more than a week after a San Marcos High teacher received a handwritten "hit list" written by a student on Wednesday, Feb. 28. A student who saw the list composed seized it from its author and handed it to the teacher during class. The list contained the names of some of the author's fellow students that he possibly would kill if he had the chance. Classmates described the student who created the list »Article continues on pg. 3 San Marcos High School students wait outside of the counseling office. Most students that spoke to reporters said they felt confident that nothing such as the Santana shootings would happen at their school, even after the hit list. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) Cesar Chavez Celebration Set By: Marlino Bitanga Pride Staff Writer Cesar Chavez and unidentified child. CSUSM will be holding a celebration beginning March 28, for the Cesar Chavez Holdiay. There,will be no school March 30, in celebration of the holiday. (Courtesy Photo/SFSU.edu) In a meeting Thursday, March 8, "more than words can say," a famous quote by Cesar Chavez, motivated students, faculty and community representatives to take a big step forward in planning for the Cesar Chavez Celebration, scheduled to kick off March 28, 2001. "Last year we decided to do a candlelight vigil to reflect what Chavez had meant to us. There was no planning or promotion," said Pedro Anaya Jr., Cesar Chavez Commemoration Committee Coordinator. "Next thing I knew, we had a turnout of about 20-3Qof our friends remembering how and what Chavez stood for. It was one of the most intimate experiences I've ever encountered. We decided that we needed to do this agaiti next year." Organizations such as MEChA, the Cesar Chavez Commemoration Committee, Community Housing of North County and the CSUSM Dean of Students office, as well as other volunteers, have planned an array of activities and exhibits, including a mariachi band, a film viewing and panel discussions. In addition, Assistant Dean of Students, Tim Bills, affirmed that efforts are being made to provide students and teachers with resources and lesson plans for teaching the life and work of Chavez. Bills added that a team of university students would present learning activities to K-12 students at local schools. "I want to challenge students and our staff so that by the end of the celebration we can ask ourselves, where do we go from here?" �Co-Editor |f|Mf €o~Editor Opinion Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Graduate Intern Advisor Melanie Addington Victoria B. Segali* Darcy Walker Nathan Fields Amy Bolaski JayneBraman Madeleine Marshall The Pride Opinion 2.Tuesday, March 13, 2001 CSUSM Sports: Puddle Jumping By: James Newell Pride Staff Writer Try to remember back to the times when you were a kid with All opinions and letters to the editor, no responsibilities, no image to published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent live up to, and no worries about the views of; The Pride, or of California State anything of dire significance. The University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials only things you thought about represent the majority opinion of The Pride were playing and eating. Before, editorial board. Letters to the editors should include an after; and even during a meal, address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar your entire being revolved around and length. Letters should be submitted via play. For some it was baseball, electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail for some it was surfing, for othaccount, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print ers computers, but it was all in anonymous letters. the name of f un. Display and classified* advertising in The other day, while rain The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial poured down, I noticed my disenterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves contentment with the fact that I the right to reject any advertising. The Pride is published week ly on Tuesdays had to forge through the rain. during the academic year. Distribution I had responsibilities, I had no includes all of CSUSM campus, local eateries and other San Marcos community establish- choice in the matter. I had to put ments- . on my jacket, adorn a sorrowful grimace and hastily go from my The Pride car to class. As I circumvented California State University Sail Marcos each and every patch of standing San Marcos, CA water, I had what some would 92096-0001 call deja vu. I had been in these Phone: (760) 750-6099 wet shoes before. The wet soles, Fax: (760) 750-3345 the uninvited squish, and that E-mail: pride@csusm.iedu http://www.csusmpride.com cold feeling only damp feet can have, all sent me back 20 years to that irresponsible life I lived as a kid, just looking for some fun. Without putting much more thought into my feelings, since I was dripping my thoughts away, I proceeded through the California deluge (a light sprinkle) and on to my morning class. Once I was iri the building and comfortable, my mind again began to wander back to the past, looking for the origin of my rekindled feelings. They weren't awkward feelings. It just seemed as if something was different in my approach to my morning activities, like a subtle change over time had gone unnoticed. The lecture proceeded as normal and my thoughts returned to day's activities. The sun began to shine through the dark skies after class ended, and as I walked down the stairs toward the parking area, it hit me. I looked out upon a sea of students, and behold: all of them were jumping over small pools of water, avoiding what I had lived to find as a kid: the ever-elusive rain puddle. Laughing at the image before me, I turned in front of University Hall. The staff at CSUSM was one step ahead of me. They had set out cones, illuminating the perfect course, so I wouldn't miss one opportunity to puddle jump. I saw in that one instant the games of my youth come full circle, and turn what most would consider miserable weather into a day of f un. So for those of you who say CSUSM doesn't support enough sporting events, I introduce you to the new Intramural Puddle Jumping Competitions. As the rainy days persist, don't miss your opportunity to practice. In addition to the courses generously marked by bright orange cones, there are other obscure, more elusive spots. These areas support all skill levels, from beginner to the long-distance hurdler. People are always quick to judge sports and their athletic worth, but as kids it was always great when the water accumulated around the neighborhood and competition was stiff. So don't pass judgment on a sport that dates back hundreds of years, and, although obscured by new technologies (i.e. levels and drains), finds a renewed home here on campus. Although many of you may try to discredit the popularity of such a sport, look around and even at yourself. I see you all practicing, if not by a conscious effort, by an instinctual notion—that inner drive for sport! Don't be discouraged by the lack of sports on campus, because as CSUSM grows, so does the availability of sports activities. Look for next year's introduction of the Stair Climbing Olympics, and don't t ry . to deny that you're practicing. I see all of you, huffing and puffing, getting your time in on those stairs each day. And just think: if the heads at parking administration decide to build up rather than out, you'll be one step ahead and ready for the new and ever expanding structures at Cal State San Marcos. Deus Ex Machina: The God of the Machine By: Daniel Huey Pride Staff Writer Vending machines are convenient when they work, but can stress you out when they don't. As I stood in front of the vending machine near ACD 126, it grinned at me, daring me to try to buy a simple pack of chewing gum. I fished in my pocket and sorted through my change until I pulled out 60 cents. I pushed my change into the slot. The machine grinned at me and made clicking sounds while i t sucked down my mdney. I fiddled with the buttons on the front of it and made my selection. The vending machine hummed and spewed my pack of chewing gum onto the louvered panel. I thought it would drop through, but the gum just sat there, paid for but inaccessible. The louvered panel only swings one direction, so someone cannot reach in and steal any snacks. The weight of the gum was not sufficient to cause the panel to swing down. I wanted that gum, so I thought about how to get it. I figured if I bought some peanuts that the weight of the peanuts and the gum would be enough to flip the door down and I could get the gum. I counted out another 75 cents and fed it to the machine. Again the machine hummed and pushed my peanuts out, but they failed to, fall down onto tfys louvered door. I grimaced as I realized that I was out one.dollar and 35 cents and still did not have my gum or my peanuts. I pulled four quarters out of my pocket and fed them into the What are your feelings about the Santana High School shooting? slot. Above the pack of peanuts What do you think about the possibilities of this happening at CSUSM? was a cherry pie waiting for someBy: Victor Padilla one to buy it. It was my hope that as the cherry pie dropped toward the louvered door below that it would knock against the peanuts, causing them to fall. When the pie and the peanuts hit the louvered door, their combined weight would open the louvered door and I could get my gum. I made my selection and the pie fell. The peanuts stayed. The pie and the gum fell through the louvered door. I spent two dollars and 35 cents for "I feel it was a tragedy and it was "Something's obviously wrong "It's very scary. Especially being that something that should have never a pack of gum. with that student involved in the this took place so close to home. I Should I get some coffee f rom taken place to begin with. My prayers feel it's less likely at colleges, period. shooting. I don't think it could go out to .the family and friends of happen here. Tensions usually are the other vending machine over the victims at Santana High. Violence Maturity has a lot to do with it. Most far less violent here at college on the quad, or will I end up oh can happen anywhere. I just pray people that attend college are here by than at high school." my knees, in front of the place choice and they're more goal-driven." it doesn't happen here." Chad Spinks (Sophomore) Dean Manship (ASI President) where you pull the cup out, trying Danaisha Ridgeway (Freshman) to push my tongue into it and slurp at the coffee trickling into the drain because the cup failed to drop? I think not. Today the machines are not friendly. I hope my car starts when I put the key into the ignition. As I was putting my gum into my pocket, someone else began fishing in her pocket for some change to by some snacks from the vending machine. Should I warn her to be wary of vending "I thought it was unfortunate. "My aunt and uncle work there! machines selling gum? Or should What concerned me was that the Calling people names nowadays I just watch her try to outsmart suspect was an average kid who got "I knew it was only a matter of time can get you capped? Something is of that happening again, I wasn't too that machine? Oh no! She's going picked on a lot. There are millions missing. I can see it happening surprised.. it's really sad, though,. for the cookies. I wonder how of kids just like him. Individuality here because it seems like people People have different ways of hanat CSUSM might overreact when much they will end up costing her. has a lot to do with it. I'd like to dling stress. You can't rule out any think it couldn't happen here." dealing with trials and I forced myself to walk away. campus from being targeted Jessica Silva (Sophomore) nowadays, especially with how easily guns are accessible." Chad Austin (Junior) tribulations." Anthony Blacksher (Sophomore) HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO PRIDE (a) CSUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the mdividual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to, the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news articles. �The P ride Tuesday, March 13,2001 3 Hit List at San Marcos High School »Article cont. from pg. 1 as an intellectual and straight-A student, who ate lunch alone in an empty classroom, enjoyed drawing houses and had an obsession with wolves. In a press conference on Thursday, Principal Waits said that, once apprehended the following day, the student was interviewed by the school's crisis counselor and by sheriff's deputies. Officials determined that the boy was not a threat to himself or others. Weits reported that the boy had been teased consistently at San Marcos High and prior to high school, and was asked to make the list by another , student whose name was in the list. The student was suspended for nearly a week after writing the list. High school officials then waited until Monday of the following week, to inform the parents of the children on the list. Some parents said they were not informed until Tuesday, almost a week after the list surfaced. Other parents said they were not notified by the school, and only learned their children were on the list when the children called them from school on Tuesday, prior to a mediation meeting for students on the hit list. Media and Santana >>Article contfrom pg. 1 him, looking for an interview and more pictures of him. Hoft continues to dodge the reporter because he knows that he'll be asked questions that bring up memories he is trying to move on from. "Not one reporter that I have heard interview students says, ' I feel sorry for what h appened to your friend,' or 'I feel f or you.' They don't care one damn bit about us," said Hoft. "If I ever catch that reporter when you guys [teen center s taff] aren't here, I'm going to beat his face in." Walking home f rom school on Thursday, 18-yearold senior Chris Sweda was asked questions by a reporter from a local paper. Bob Harman, the Director .of Pupil Personnel, advised that the list be taken seriously and said the school will alert parents immediately if such occurrences happen in the future. The high school is sending a letter concerning the incident and zero-tolerance policy home to all parents this week. "They should make it be an example that you do not joke about these things in the school," said parent Catherine Ingle. Ingle removed her child, who was on the list, from the school. Ingle and others urged school officials to penalize seriously the student who wrote the list in order to communicate a message of zero tolerance. Weits made it a point to emphasize that "this sort of behavior starts in the homes and we are communicating with parents to insure that they begin teaching their children respect in their homes. Certainly we have to teach respect at school, but it begins at home." San Marcos High School senior, Steve Lukich, said that by not punishing the student enough, high school administrators are almost letting this stuff happen. "It's pretty weird, with all of these 'shootings going on and stuff, that a kid who brings a fluorescent toy, a squirt-gun, to school, gets immediate suspension for several days, but someone who makes a hit list is treated like this." Sweda was saying how many students at Santana pick on him because of his weight, but said he would never think of shooting anyone. Another reporter nearby rushed over when he heard Sweda say "picked on" and "shooting," and asked Sweda, "Are you feeling angry? Are you going to try to finish what Andy started?" Sweda, angered by the news writer, punched him and broke his nose, and Sweda continued to walk home. He said he felt no remorse and that everybody praised him for doing so. Along Magnolia Avenue, the street that runs in front of Santana High, students gathered on the median with signs encouraging passersby to honk their horns; this was to disrupt the live interviews by the Asked if he thought something similar to Santana could occur at San Marcos, Lukich replied, "There's maybe a few potentials and it might, but I'm not stressed out about it. It's almost so common now, I mean, in New York, Pennsylvania,' Twenty-Nine Palms. And somebody brought a gun to school in Fallbrook. So it's happening, but I won't let it affect my life." Other students said they felt that the measures taken by school officials were reactionary. Dismissing the occurrence, Rachel Crouthammel, a senior at San Marcos High said, "They made something out of nothing." . San Marcos High School saw at least 17 suspensions last year because of physical fighting between students. Most of these occurred during a series of racially motivated fights on the campus last May that resulted in 13 suspensions in 10 days. The present hit list shows no relation to any previous instances of reported conflict. "We need to teach these students that there's room in this world for all of us," said Principal Weits. The hit list was composed i n a freshman geography class. reporters and make them leave. "People are trying to move on and these guys are causing a lot of pain to us," said Nick Lindner, a 16-year-old friend of Hoft and participant at the Teen Center. "I didn't really know the guys that were killed, but I'm trying to be here for Dustin and everybody else, but these reporters keep harassing them and making life miserable for t hem" "If one of these reporters would just ask how we are feeling or at least act like they care about us, then maybe we would be a little more cooperative," said Lindner. "The first thing you asked me today was how was I doing. The only difference [between you and them] is I know you care." Explanation of Recreation Fees »Article cont. from pg. 1 for the Health Services Fee. I only found that out because I had to get a vaccine shot and they did it there." "I love this school, and I know I'm supporting the future of this campus, but I feel that we have the right to* know what it is we are paying for," Moore said describing her feelings about having to pay the fee. At this time, there are no restrooms or locker facilities built at the track. 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Open Fora: Dr. David Dowettfrom CSU Long Beach Time: 3pm-4pm Location: Commons 206 Career Skills Series Time: 9am-12pm Location: Craven 4201 Learn the current trends in paper and electronic resume writing and the job search process. Using Sentence Variety Time: 12pm-lpm Location: ACD 420 Learn how.to craft simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences. Also learn how to use verbal phrases for even more syntactic fluency. NLRC Open House Time: 3:30pm-5:30 pm Location: NLRC offices, located at San Marcos City Hall Building (1 Civic Center Drive), Suite 150 The public is invited to CSUSM's NLRC Open House. For more information, call the NLRC office at (760) 750-3500. Friday, March 16 Open Fora: Dr. Spencer McWilliams from the University of Houston, Clear Lake Time: lOam-llam Location: Commons 206 Open Fora for finalists for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The Search Committee for the CoAS encourages students to attend the Open Fora, where you will have the opportunity to meet the' candidates, hear about their background and vision for the future and ask questions. Open Fora for finalists for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The Search Committee for the CoAS encourages students to attend the Open Fora, where you will have the opportunity to meet the candidates, hear about their background and Careers for Liberal Studies Majors vision for the future and ask questions. Time: 12pm-lpm Location: Craven 4201 Thoughts from... Helen Keller Native American High School and Community College Conference Planning meeting with the American Indian Student Alliance Time: 3pm-4:30pm Location: Craven 5306-A Please contact Michelle at jacob007@csusm.edu for more info. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 Cesar Chavez school shootings spring 2001 student fees https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/cd53ef6bb70d7b5baa266ef0f87582f0.pdf b5066dc9d3ebdf410b39f486e624d504 PDF Text Text BBCFJVED 01 MAR 2 20 ^ csus Library Informati" Serviles http://www.csusm.edu/pride Disaster Workshop Provides Education, Fun, Freebies By: Nathan Jovin Pride Staff Writer The Professional Development Committee sponsored a "Disaster Preparedness" workshop on Friday, March 16. The event was free for students, faculty and staff. Guest speakers* games and prizes highlighted the event, which was billed as "a lighthearted approach to a serious subject." Jim Yolk, of the American Red Cross, addressed the issue of preparedness in case of a disaster. "The biggest risk we have [in southern California] is fire." Yolk acknowledged that earthquakes and floods are threats, but explained that "if you look at it from the standpoint of statistics, and history .... what are we responding to on a regular basis? We had 376 disaster responses in the last fiscal year. A vast majority of those disasters were fires, and the vast majority of those fires were preventable." Yolk said that two vital steps to disaster preparedness are having a plan »Article continues on page 4 Hi e Pride California State University San Marcos Vol VIII No. 22/Tuesday, March 20,2001 What If It Happened Here? Violent Crime I n Schools W hat is CSUSM Doing to Prepare? but statistics show schools are By: Amy Bolaski becoming safer; youth violence is Pride Staff Writer down. According to Time magazine, only one percent of teen gunThey're calling it the Colum- related deaths occur in schools, bine Effect—a casual way to ref- But that one percent speaks loudly erence a tragedy that seems to be to those across the nation who repeating itself across the coun- haven't been fortunate enough try. It happened in Georgia, in to find themselves comfortably New Mexico, in Michigan, in sandwiched within the 99 percenFlorida and in Oklahoma. Now tile. For the residents of Santee, it's come home to Santee. The one percent may as well be 100. "it," of course, refers to the rash of San Marcos hasn't been high school shootings in the two touched, at least not yet. And years since the Columbine trag- although these figures are based edy. On March 6, the day after on high-school violence, such a Andy Williams opened fire on tragedy could just as easily find Santana High School, an eighth- it's way to a college campus, and grade student in Pennsylvania has before. CSUSM Police ChiefTom Schultheis addresses the issue of emergencies shot a cheerleader at her Catholic CSUSM hasn't had t o face the on campus at the Disaster Workshop Schultheis, a member ofthe Student school. aftermath of any such incident. Is Crisis Management Team, plays an important role in all campus disaster It would appear that violent planning (Pride Photo/Nathan Jovin) crime in schools is on an upswing, >>Article continues on page 4 National Latino Research Center Open House By: Giovanni Ferrer Pride Staff Writer On Thursday, March IS, CSUSM's National Latino Research Center (NLRC) and the Latino Association of Faculty & Staff (LAFS), held an open house to promote the center's services. The NRLC and LAFS are the only known organizations in the CSU system reflecting the needs of the Latino community. Specifically, the NLRC conducts research, trains researchers and provides information systems reflecting Latino demographics. This was the first open house for the NRLC since it moved from San Diego State University two years ago. Approximately 30 guests, comprised mostly of CSUSM faculty and staff, gathered at the open house. While music played in the background, guests ate tamales and fried tacos and drank Guest speaker Capt. Brett Vanwey andwine and a Central-American event coordinator Cathy Gremett spokedrink called Jamaica. The NRLC Center Director about the importance of disaster preparedness. (Pride Photo/Nathan Jovin)is Dr. Fernando Soriano. Training organizations. Coordinator Kate Bradley LAFS collaborated with the offers training and speNLRC to present the open house. cialized workshops for Professor Juan Necochea, of the researchers; students, College of Education, is the community organizations, and governincumbent president of LAFS. ment agencies. Center Necochea returned recently from Coordinator Patricia an educational venture to Cuba Rivas has worked with and said that students could travthe center for one year el to Cuba on educational studies and is in charge of programs sponsored by CSUSM administrative work and because the university has a perkeeping track of ongomit with the U.S. Department ing research projects. of Commerce, allowing legal "I kind of put things entry into Cuba. He is enthusitogether the best that I astic about the future prospects can," said Rivas. between LAFS and CSUSM. Delma Gomez, LAFS Benefits Information and Data Manager, said that the associaSystems Coordinator tion started in 1990 with only Michelle Du Breuil stores a few members. "It started as a nationwide publications, small group, sort of a social club, databases and reports trying to represent the Latino regarding Latino popupopulation in the a rea" lation research. Translation Coordinator LAFS offers two scholarships Jerelyn Bouic coordiper semester to assist Latino stunates translations from dents enrolled at CSUSM. They English to Spanish. She The National Latino Research Center held aalso assist Latino groups on camn explained that her work open house this past week attracting approxi- such as MEChA, with gradpus, provides Spanish transla- mate^ 30 guests. (Left) NLRC Director Fer-uation ceremonial preparations. •. , nando Soriano. (Pride Photo/Vicky Segall) tions to community-based . G raduation: The More You Know... By: Roland Arias Jr. Pride Staff Writer "The graduation process is not really clear because it is not explained like it should be," said business student Nathan Suwarnasara, "You know the deadlines but you don't get much detail." The final steps toward a degree may be a trying time for some students, and the process of applying for graduation may also be frustrating. One issue that can confuse students is knowing when to graduate. Generally, stu- dents should apply for graduation the semester before they intend to graduate. An undergraduate student must have completed 90 units before s/he can apply. However, in addition to worrying about completing the necessary units, students must consider other issues. Walking Vs. Graduating One issue that can confuse students is "walking" in the graduation ceremony compared to the "completion of one's degree." The ceremony is considered a oncea-year celebration that recognizes graduates for the current academic year. Graduation refers to the completion of all requirements needed to complete a degree. Often times a student will walk in the graduation ceremony during the spring even if s/he still needs more units for summer graduation. Students who have completed the requirements for their degree in the fall semester will participate in the graduation ceremony for the following spring. »Article continues on page 2 Scotchgreens cMm Student WesWalsmrth plays lead guitar in popular local band* TkeScotckgreens. (Pride Pkota/Melame Addington) News Arts 1 -4 Opinion 6-7 5 Calendar 8 Please Recycle This Paper JL �D ay C are Rate H ike By: Clay Baber Pride Staff Writer By providing childcare services at a discounted rate for students, faculty, and staff, the ASI Early Learning Center has been taking a loss. "Last year we were actually losing money," said Joyce Williams, Program Director for the ELC. "We were paying out more than we were bringing in from tuition". Based on a study conducted by Williams and ASI Executive Director Darlene Willis, they determined that it costs the ELC $25 dollars per child to provide one full day of childcare. Last year the ELC charged CSUSM students $20 dollars per day for childcare; faculty and staff $23 dollars per day; and community families $25 dollars per day. With the exception of the children of community families, the ELC's costs for providing care for each child exceeded what was being charged in tuition. "The fees had not been increased in more than a year," said Williams. Last December, however, the ASI Board of Directors approved an increase in tuition for the ELC. The tuition increase applies to both full day care (for 10 hours and 45 minutes) and part day (for five hours and 45 minutes). The fee increase will take effect in two phases; the first phase began in February. The first phase involved an increase in tuition from $23 to $25 dollars per day for full day f care for the children of CSUSM faculty and staff, and an increase from $25 to $27 dollars per day for community families. There will be no change in tuition for part day care, nor will there be any change in tuition for full day care for the children of CSUSM students. When the second phase begins in July, there will be an increase in tuition from $20 to $22 dollars per day for full day care for the children of CSUSM students, but no further increase for faculty, staff, and community families. Additionally, the* tuition for part day care will be increased by $1 dollar per day for all children. This equates to an increase from $14 to $15 dollars for students, from $16 to $17 dollars for faculty and staff, and from $17 to $18 dollars for community families. In comparison, the Child Development Center at Palomar College is able to offer free childcare to students because their program is totally subsidized by the state. Currently, the only subsidies for the ELC come from ASI. CSUSM students pay $5 dollars per semester for the ELC with their student fees; however, faculty and staff do not pay. "The problem with this is that ASI was subsidizing CSUSM faculty and staff with student fees," said Williams. Williams indicated that another reason for the increase in tuition is due to the lack of state funding for the ELC. "Funding first became available in April of last year. We were not granted the funding, so we have applied again this year," explained Williams. "It comes down to who writes the best grant proposal and who has the best interview to determine who is awarded the funding." Without state funding, the ELC has no choice but to raise the tuition. "We are always looking for grants or funding so that we can achieve our ultimate goal of providing free childcare for CSUSM students," said Williams. According to Williams, the ELC Ms recently applied for a state grant that would subsidize childcare fees for students based on income and family size. A response to this application is expected by July first of this year. She also indicated that the ELC is currently in the process of applying for a second state grant that would provide part day care services for students, faculty/staff, and other community families. "We will continue to apply until we are funded." Currently any student with a child attending the ELC or another off campus childcare center is eligible to apply for the ASI Childcare Scholarship, which is available during the Spring and Fall semesters of each academic year. "This scholarship provides $200 to $900 dollars for qualifying students to use for childcare expenses," said Tammy Rodriguez, ASI Childcare Representative. Despite the current and proposed increases in tuition, Williams commented, "We are now serving more children and families than we ever have." and that able readers from outside that discipline can read with pleasure and understanding. Appropriate faculty judges the quality of research or creative writing. Accessibility is determined by the editor(s) of The Pride or their designated repreThe Pride Literary sentatives. Supplement (PLS), a publication of The Pride, is again seeking student writing representing inquiry Submissions: and research across a ir academic Authors should avoid highly disciplines pursued at CSUSM. technical language, critical jarThe PLS will consider manuscripts of up to 3000 words that, gon, foreign, or mathematical both exemplify excellent inquiry language. When technical terms and research in their discipline(s) are essential, they should be The Pride Literary Supplement C ALL FOR PAPERS ASI H olds Massage Workshop for Woman's H erstory M onth By: Claudia Ignacio Pride Staff Writer "It was great, I actually relaxed and wanted more," said Junior Jeff Cudmore. On Monday, March 12, massage therapist Asia Moonesinghe held a "Healing Hands" massage workshop in Commons 206, which allowed CSUSM students and staff to experience the power of relaxation through the use of their hands. "Many of us don't know how to give a simple massage, but today we will not only learn, but also teach others," said Moonesinghe, a therapist from Los Angeles County. She explained the history of massage, the benefits of massage and dem- onstrated various massage styles. During the workshop students and staff were able to practice their newly learned techniques with one another. "It's amazing what our hands. can do, once you know what to look for and how to use them," remarked one student in the audience. Weekly Web Site Jafo_wac for The Pride Websites come in many differentflavors.They can be found with the latest and supposedly greatest features in animation, graphics and sound. 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To help students better understand graduation and^ create a smooth graduation process, here are some tips from the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Department: Having a set plan and knowing what requirements you have left to complete provides a helpful road map for graduation. Meet explained to the reader. References to critical literature, where necessary, should be parenthetical. APA, MLA, Chicago, and all other formats are welcome as long as the paper represents the appropriate academic discipline. The PLS favors student writing and will privilege student manuscripts that are submitted with the recommendation of a faculty member who has pursued research in the student's field of study or published texts of a related kind. Staff and faculty contributions will also be consid- by increasing the difficulty of are worth a thousand words, and navigating the site and download- that is true on web pages as well. Visual aids of dolphin anatomy ing time for each page. and mating techniques would be The "Dolphins: FAQ on more beneficial than descriptions Mating" found on with words. www.dolphinsex.org, however, is I applaud the use of small, a web page that errors on the side of being overly simple/ This web quick loading pages, but site, a FAQ (Frequently Asked www.dolphinsex.org goes too far Questions) list relating to sexual and loses features and functionalcontact with dolphins, only has a ity single picture in the entire web E-mail site. jafo_wac@hotmail.com with Visual aids of the positions comments or suggestions for the of the various mating techniques next website review. would be more beneficial than descriptions with words. Pictures with your staff or faculty advisor to help determine your classes. Questions about your major should be directed towards the faculty advisor within your major. If you need to familiarize yourself oc understand your major's requirements, check out the CSUSM catalog, advising worksheets and major/minor worksheets. Some majors require more than 124 units and may require all courses used for the major be completed with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better. Pick your summer classes carefully. Not all courses that are offered in fall and spring semesters are offered during the summer session. Find out if the department offering the courses will also offer your courses in the summer. Apply for Graduation on Time Pay attention to deadlines and know when you need to apply for graduation. Graduation applications can be filed in the fall, spring and summer. Your application should be filed during the semester before you intend to graduate. When 90 units or more ered. Photos or images (black and white preferred) of other artwork will also be accepted as an enhancement or as an alternative to manuscripts. Please submit images and text using the following instructions. Forjudging poses: and layout pur- Submit a blind copy, with your name appearing only on a cover sheet and essay title, your mailing address, e-mail, phone number, and major or graduate have been completed, you are eligible for graduation, but also keep in mind the other requirements you need to fulfill before you decide to file your application. Make sure to inform the university of any course taken off campus by sending the Qffice of Administration an official transcript to ensure that all transfer work is accounted for. A graduation hold will be placed on your academic record as soon as you apply for graduation. This means that a student will not be able to register as a continuing student beyond the semester that s/he declares graduation. If you know that you will not complete all of your course work within t he' semester you intend to graduate, you need to cancel your graduation application and re-apply for the semester when all your course work will be completed. If you did not receive any commencement information in the mail by the end of February and you have applied on time for graduation for Fall 2000, Spring 2001 or Summer 2001, you should contact the Office of Enrollment Services in Craven Hall 5111. field of study to: The Pride mailbox "Student and Residential Life" Office: Commons 207 Also: E-mail one file attachment (MS Word) to pride@csusm.edu. Entries submitted without an electronic copy will not be reviewed. An electronic copy on a PC-formatted disk will also be accepted. Manuscripts or disks will not be returned. Deadline for submissions: May 8, 2001. For further information, contact The Pride at (760) 750-6099. �D r. Susie Cassel W ins D istinguished Professor Award annually to a professor who shows exemplary work in teaching, service and research. Students, faculty and staff nominated Cassel for her commendable teaching and research efforts. Cassel, in her fifth year of teaching at CSUSM, specializes in Asian, Native American, African and Hispanic literature. A Literature Professor Susie Cassell researcher of Asian American, Chinese American and Mixed is this year's recipient of the Distinguished Professor Award. Race literature, Dr. Cassel also (Courtesy Photo/George Cagala) headed efforts to get an Ethnic Studies minor approved at the colBy: Cristine Averill lege for fall. Pride Staff Writer "It is so important to*me to have the opportunity to teach This year's recipient of the Harry Brakebill Distinguished multicultural studies...and to see Professor Award is Dr. Susie Lan how students grow from the genCassel. The award is presented eral educational level all the way through graduate study," said Cassell. She added, "The award is particularly meaningful because the work I do is so marginalized on other campuses...teachers' jobs are even in jeopardy...it speaks well to the mission statement of the college." After receiving four Bachelor degrees at USC in Psychology, Religion, Communications and English Literature, Cassel went on to receive a Masters degree in English Literature at Harvard. She then served almost four years in the military before coming back to California to complete her Ph.D. at UC Riverside. "I am glad to be home in San Diego where I grew up," commented Cassel. Got Stress! Students, Professors and Faculty Discuss Student Stress By: Zachary A. Pugh Pride Staff Writer With aching minds filled with mathematical formulas, literary banter, dot com addresses, deadlines, cell phones, midterms, finals, and the occasional broken heart, Cal State San Marcos students live very busy lives that may be filled with stress. Whether in school full-time, part-time or working, students deal with stress in different ways. When asked how he advises students on how to cope with stress on campus and in their personal lives, Dr. Fernando Soriano, Associate Professor of Human Development, responded, "Time management.. .most important, time management. Secondly, set priorities.. .have f un but still keep your priorities...seek help from others if you need help—the point is not to be alone." Milica Racic, a junior at CSUSM, has her own techniques, "I guess I deal by taking walks or taking slow breaths during the day and not taking things too seriously, but not as to defer my studies and stuff, you know " Each student has his or her own way of dealing with school stress, but students seem to have one thing in common: they do things that they enjoy. Ihiro Terauchi, CSUSM studei£ and employee of the coffee cart on campus "skateboards and drinks lots of coffee" to get rid of his stresses from campus life, which include »Article continues on page 8 T he Costly C ommute Gas Prices On The Rise By: James Newell Pride Staff Writer tion detours around San Marcos. The spike in gasoline prices in the summer is due to the larger Gas prices are on the rise demand of fuel resources. Refinagain, and it looks as if no relief ery shutdowns and production is in sight for the San Diego com- cutbacks in February have conmuter. tributed to these recent increases. Rising costs at the pump Cutbacks are due' to the plants' affect everyone, but prices here in preparation for production of the San Diego are 36.5 cents higher summer blend of gasoline. than the rest of the nation due to Making up approximately ten higher taxes, percent of the pollution regvolume of Regular Unleaded ulations, and! gasoline is rising prices of Averages Per Gallon M T B E crude oil. (methyl terFuel prices tiary butyl are up more ether), aderivNational: $1,417 than ten cents ative of natuLos Angeles: $1,639 since this time ral gas used San Diego: $1,782 last month, toreduce polaccording to lution levels. (According to U.S. Dept. of Energy) t he U tility MTBE levels C onsumers' / are down Action Netabout 14 per- f work. With the prices of regular cent from the amount of MTBE unleaded gas passing the $1.75 levels this time last year. 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Ryan Sandahl Pride Staff Writer "When I first heard about the shooting, I was pulling into the university parking lot and wondering if I was going to make it to my class on time," said CSUSM student Darlene Browning. "When I heard the words 'Santana High School,' I couldn't believe it. Memories came flooding back to me of my days there." Browning, an alumna of Santana High, also has a nephew, Tommy, who attends the high school. After hearing of the shooting, Browning frantically called each of her family members in East County to find out if Tommy was okay. She found out he was quite shaken up. Tommy had been in the bathroom where the killings would take place moments later. "He heard the shots echo, turned around to see what had happened and saw the security guard getting shot," said Browning. Tommy then fled the scene and caught a ride home with a friend. When he arrived home, Tommy and his mother went to Albertson's supermarket to try and help kids find their parents. "I do not think he should be tried as an adult," Browning said, referring to Andy Williams, the gunman. "From what I have read, this is his first offense and I think there is great hope for him, but not if we try him out of the juvenile court system." When asked if she thought that there should be tougher gun laws, Browning replied, "I don't think there should be harsher gun laws. What has happened here and elsewhere is a symptom of a much deeper problem." Browning went on to say that she felt young people are not being heard during adolescence, a critical point in their lives. "High schools are so crowded today," she said. "How can a teacher adequately attend to the emotional, social and academic needs of each student?" Browning continued, "All I know is, from personal experience, that if you have a troubled teen, you are very aware of it but many times do not know how to get help for him or her. You feel like a failure because our teens are not coping with everyday life. Seeking help outside of one's self takes a lot of courage and humility. Knowing where to find that help is sometimes perplexing." Tragedy Prompts CSUSM Policy Revision N ew System W ill Distinguish Between Response a nd Recovery »Article contfrom page 1 the college prepared to? Although the current crisis management policy has very specific protocol for handling "critical incidents," the college is revising its policies. While there may be nothing wrong with the current policy, Vice President of Student Affairs, Francine Martinez said, "We're broadening our policy so it's across the board for everyone." The mission statement of the current policy reads : "The purpose of this policy is to provide clear direction and consistency in responding to a campus crisis directly involving students." The revision will reorganize the team into primary and secondary teams; the primary team will deal with initial response while the secondary team will deal with recovery. Martinez said the revision aims to provide consistency for faculty and staff as well as students, and to "clearly distinguish between response and recovery." Response steps will focus , on immediate police action, sealing off the campus if necessary and securing the safety of those on campus. Recovery involves counseling, any and all steps to help heal and, according to Martinez, "taking steps to bring the community back to a sense of normalcy." These steps would include what CAPS Director David Blasband calls "debriefing or critical incident debriefing," a process of providing help and support for anyone who needs it. The Employee Assistance Program provides such services for faculty and staff. "We're trying to be more sensitive to stress," Blasband said. "Students are stressed in a variety of ways and there are different ways to act that out. We're trying to deal with problems as they develop, before they escalate." After the incident at Santana, all CSUSM students with a Santee zip code were called, as a reminder that CAPS was there and that any support or help they needed was available. Martinez said that Santana High School called in over 200 licensed psychologists for assistance after the shootings, and that CSUSM would do the same. "We would not think we could handle it ourselves, and we would bring in as much help as was needed." Although the policy revision is not based solely on the incident at Santana, it's being examined in light of what CSUSM can do to ensure the campus remains safe. "The Santana shootings speak to the increased use of violence to deal with our frustration, how we express our rage, depression and anxiety. It's becoming an increasingly 'okay' thing to do this," said Dean Jonathan Poullard. Blasband said that Counseling and Psychological Services aims to "recognize the signs (of stress, depression and anxiety) and to address them before anything happens. [We're] increasing our focus on prevention as well as intervention." Martinez said she hopes the revised policy will serve as an educational tool as well as provide protocol for crisis management. "Campus-wide training will be made available not only to faculty but students as well," she said. The training will begin this summer and will be offered at least once a semester. The revised policy will add the Associate Vice-President of Academic Affairs to the primary response team and move the positions of CAPS Director and Director of Facility Services to the secondary recovery team, which may also include Director of Student Health Services and Director of Human Resources, and any others on an "as needed" basis. Students are encouraged to contact members of Student Crisis Management with any information on suspicious or changed behavior in fellow students, and to contact CAPS for any support, resources or help they need. Student Crisis Management, a team developed specifically to prepare for and deal with similar occurrences, includes Francine Martinez, Vice-President for Student Affairs; University President, Alexander Gonzalez; University Chief of Police, Tom Schultheis; Dean of Students, Jonathan Poullard; Campus Public Information Officer, Rick Moore; Risk Management Coordinator, Linda Letter; Director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), David Blasband; and Director of Facility Services, Tom Blair. Disaster Workshop Held »Article contfrom page 1 and supplies. San Marcos Fire Department Captain Brett Vanwey and CSUSM Campus Police Chief Tom Schultheis spoke about what to do in the event of an emergency on campus. They emphasized that having a plan is the most important asset to one's survival in the event of a disaster. Vanwey suggests making yourself aware of your surroundings and to know the locations of fire extinguishers and exits. Schultheis reit- erated that it's always a good idea to have an emergency kit. Some essentials are food, water, clothes, a radio and a flashlight. Cathy Gremett, Clinical Aid II with Student Health Services, helped coordinate the event. "The campus does have an emergency plan in action," she said. "The purpose of [the workshop] is student welfare." Free dessert and prizes such as flashlights, sleeping bags and emergency kits were handed out to attendees. The event was sponsored by several businesses. Plans for a workshop dealing solely with on-campus emergencies is in the works and will be held this summer. Pride Radio MarcJi28 10am-3pm Have Your Own Show s 1 Forfurther information, contact The Pride by e-mail atpride@csusm.edu in m mm |( UNIVERSITY 1? I 1 1 �T he P ride Local Bands Perform For St. Paddys Day By: Melanie Addington and Victoria Segall Pride Editors There is no better place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than a Mexican restaurant. Three bands performed at Tio Leo's on St. Patrick's Day for a 21-and-up crowd. The Creepy Creeps began the night with its performance. The four-member band dressed in black from head to toe and wore black and white face paint. Their image and musical sound may best be described as the Munsters meet the MTV generation. As she headed towards the dance floor, CSUSM student Michelle happily shouted, "The Creepy Creeps really make me move, I can really dance to this!" The second act of the evening was the Down's Family, with a punk-rock approach appropriate for the holiday. With its punk rock meets Irish pub sound, the music was much too loud for the small venue, but the crowded dance floor indicated that people were having a good time. The final performance of the night was the Scotchgreens. Arts & Entertainment Aztlan and Vietnam: Tuesday, March 20,2001 5 Chicana and Chicano Experiences ofthe War Professor Discusses New Book By: Giovanni Ferrer Pride Staff Writer On Wednesday, Feb. 28, UCSD Professor Jorge Mariscal gave a multimedia presentation of his book titled Aztlan and Vietnam: Chicana and Chicano Experiences of the War. Mariscal's Scotchgreens perform at Tio Leo's to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. (far left) book depicts the racial and politiLead guitarist Wes Walsworth attends CSUSM. cal issues that confronted Mexican (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) Americans at home and in the war in Vietnam. (left) CSUSM studen, Michelle, meets A Vietnam War veteran, Creepy Creeps after the show. Professor Mariscal described the (Bottom) Zander Cox is lead singer tone of the Chicano community for local band Scotchgreens. (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington) during the war. l ie said that partygoer, Warren, was enjoying many Chicanos were proud to the Scotchgreens for the first serve the country; however, as time. "They remind me of [the the Vietnam conflict dragged on, band] True Sounds of Liberty, Mexican Americans began questioning the objective of the war. with Irish punk fun! " During the turbulent period According to the Hairball of the late '60's, Chicano draft 8 Records web site, the Scotchgreens' "influences span resistors surfaced, one of the most from Johnny Cash and Chuck famous being the son of Cesar Berry to CCR and Jimi Hendrix to Chavez. Anti-war poetry by Chithe Misfits and Social Distortion." cano authors also emerged at that Familiar traces of legendary musi- time. Mariscal read several poems cians abound in Scotchgreens' by Chicano poets during his pre"live performances and on its first sentation, including a memoir album Draw; yet already at such titled "Canicula" by Norma Cantu a young age, the band breaks free of Texas. The memoir reflects on of any generic, copycat music the life of her brother, who died mold to create its own distinct in the war. In "My Uncle Sam," a poem about the draft, writer Magand impressive sound. daleno Aguilar expresses die disAt age 21, Wes Walsworth, content Chicanos felt with the fedlead guitarist for Scotchgreens, eral government. doubles as a business major at CSUSM. Other members of the "There wasn't much contact band include Zander Cox as the by the federal government unless singer, CJ Cnossen the bassist, they wanted your body," said Luke Kristensen the drummer, Mariscal. According to Mariscal, and Lee the accordionist. "the identification between the As for expectations for their minority and the Vietnamese upcoming second album, people" was a problem facing Scotchgreens' fan Mark Vale Mexican Americans fighting in sums it up best by saying, "the the war. They recognized themWith its riot-inciting music, the Scotchgreens are all rippers and selves with the people living in Scotchgreens put on a high ener- there music definitely speaks for Vietnam. They worked in farms, gy, fast paced show. One Irish itself." they had colored skin, and they were not treated as equals. Mariscal spentthe second half ofhis presentation showing videotaped footage of Chicano antiwar demonstrations. It is a little known fact that 20,000-30,000 Chicano anti-war protesters demonstrated in 1970 at Laguna Park in East Los Angeles, California. The event ended in violence. Ruben Salazar, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, was killed in the demonstration when he was struck by a tear gas projectile. Mariscal said, "We now know that the L.A. police department and the FBI infiltrated the Chicano anti-war movement" by disrupting the demonstrations. The presentation ended with the viewing of Chicano Moratorium, a documentary directed by Victor Milan. In this film, David Sanchez, founder of the "Brown Berets," addresses a crowd of protesters. He tells them that Chicanos died in Vietnam at twice the rate of Caucasians. "This is our land, not our government," shouted Sanchez, to a crowd standing in the cold rain. The video ends with a crowd of people marching in the rain down Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles. Mariscal, who served more than ten months in Vietnam, said that racial issues of thirty years ago are still present today. Mariscal also told the audience how he believes that Chicanos are under-represented in institutions such as CSUSM and UCSD, but over-represented in the Armed Forces and prisons. He ended his presentation by saying, " The working class, all races, fought disproportionately in the front lines." Slam Poet Steals Show By: Darcy Walker Pride Opinion Editor Warmed by the sun and cooled by an afternoon breeze, a small audience gathered in the Library Courtyard, Wednesday March 14, for an open-mic poetry reading. The reading was one of a series of events celebrating Women's Herstory Month, sponsored and promoted by ASI. Waiting patiently for ASI to set up, Sociology Professor Sharon Elise, who hosted the event, remained relaxed, telling the audience of less than 20 men and women that there would be "a short pause for the cause." After a 25-minute delay, Brad Schmidt and Dean Manship of ASI set up the PA equipment, and the reading got underway. Honee Folk, a student and member of ASI, read first. Her poem, "I've Been Robbed," was one she wrote while in high school. Although it was her first public reading, Folk later said that the event had a relaxed, "nopressure," feel. Folk said the only pressure came from within: "Just my own butterflies," The second poet was Jennifer Geran, who Elise introduced as co-host of San Diego Slam, a team of Slam poets who compete nationally. Geran read three poems in her first visit to the microphone, including one about the attractive and repulsive qualities of a Barbie doll, another called "Eunice Mother Betty," and one dedicated to her grandmother, called "Gladys." The last poem includes the lines, "When the mopping dissatisfies you / you beat us unmercifully / at Go Fish and Crazy Eights." Professor Elise then introduced Quincy Sultzbaugh, a Women's Studies major and CSUSM's first Ethnic Studies minor. Sultzbaugh read a poem called, "Why Did You?" about] a girl molested by a family mem ber. Full of images of anger and| sadness, the poem ended on aj hopeful, positive note. After offering the floor to any other readers, and getting no takers, Professor Elise read one of her own poems, "Ain't No Love Like." She prefaced it with, "it's a long piece, so I hope that you can bear with me on a little journey." Elise's reading used strong rhythm, call and response, and singing to carry the audience through cities and towns, rivers and villages, where "Black love" has "gone global." With no more poets coming forward, Jennifer Geran read again, to the obvious delight of the audience. She followed the poem "Bizarro Laura Petry" with the statement, "I am Very fascinated by the people I see on TV, so I've written many poems for them." Indeed, Geran's (Top) Jennifer Geran, a member of the Slam team was the highlight of the Woman's Herstory poetry event. (Top right corner) Professor Sharon Elise hosted the event. (Bottom right) CSUSM student Honee Folk read a poem she had written in high school titled "I've Been Robbed." (Pride Photos/Victor Padilla) poems examine arid attack several aspects of culture and the media. "Karen Carpenter at the Clinique Counter Getting Ready for her Date With Richard Nixon," was another example of Geran's sharp wit and talent. Geran and her Slam group, Poetry Scene Stealers, give regu- lar performances and host openmike nights at the Rendezvous Cafe at College Ave. and El Cajon Blvd. �The ____ Opinion P r i d e l f l s £ t /ie Tsyctle fairy C^fSfSBx | C ^^lor Victonaff.Scgall | Dear Psyche Fairy, Opinion Editor Wilte . • j Feature Editor ..vMathaaFM^'' I a m under a lot of stress Copy Editor | right now. Normally, I deal Graduate Intern JayneBramaa Advisor i'i Madeleine Marshall | well w ith b eing under p res- P syche F airy R eturns! S end Q uestions to p sychefairy@yahoo.com Dear Melanie, |)btft Have to Write A Letter to the Editor But Still Want to Voice to each of your responsibilities so that you can do them properly. 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Buy a day ^ . / The Psychefairy P t e ; (760)7S&mil planner, make a flow chart, do 750-4030 Melanie something, anything, which will E-mail; pride^csusm.edu help you organize your life so http://www.csiism.edu/pride that you can devote enough time Your Opinion? Check t)ut Our jSurv^at: M^E^^tMmMt, SUBMIT A LETTER TQ THE EDITORS TO PRIDE@CSmM.Eim s i ^ t l ^ ^ electronic maii to The Pride electmnic mail account, father than the individual editors. Deadline For s^nissicaM is noc» the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and i de^tficatw,» Prafc policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only fbi, grammar and length/Editors Evolved Capitalism By: Christopher Mcintosh it can buy. Hypnos has eloquently stated capitalists' ethics "are about the primacy of the individual" (www.im-ur.com. Rebuttal, 3/5/01). Simply put, work for the self and not for the group. He goes further to define tribal ethics as "mandatingjbrcible extraction ignores the less fortunate members of society. In this system, v "Evolved Capitalism" is a system emphasis is shifted from selfthat encompasses economics, eduadvancement to both self- and cation and social consciousness. collective-advancement. In this The primary economic change manner, individuals may still in Evolved Capitalism is in the attain large sums of wealth while collection and spending of taxes. nroviding the opportunity for Each American is taxed those of lower socioecoa flat rate of 20 percent nomic status to make their of total annual income. way up the ladder. By learnThere is one exception to ing to find happiness in nonthis tax rate. Each family material things, the capitalist that has more than two can achieve happiness with children will be assessed or without luxury. Happian additional 5% increase ness can be found in helping for each successive child. others climb the socioecoThis penalty is placed lomic ladder. With increasto promote reasonable ing individual wealth, the family size. potential to help members of society increases. By the Education will shift process of voluntary assisfrom the theoretical to tance, each citizen can eventhe practical. As each stutually climb out of poverty dent progresses through and into wealth. It is clearly the system, he or she will of Wealth from the individual to easier to climb a wall if you are acquire real world skills first, fund the ostensible inadequacies being helped from above. and theories second. Teachers of the collective" (Rebuttal). He will receive an increase in wages has beautifully defined the main Right now, many people have to promote career selection and problem between capitalists and a substantial amount of money, retention. National standards will Marxists - Good of the one versus but are not happy. People find be established while still pro- good of the many. My solution themselves in careers that they do viding local curriculum leeway. is to allow the capitalist to buijd not enjoy. They can't leave, howEach school will receive an equal his or her fortune of money, ever, because they are so depenand specific amount of money for while placing emphasis on happi- dent on their income that they each student. Parental involve- ness derived from helping others. can't "afford" to find happiness. ment will be required, Students Thus, what is good for the one If one has to choose between will be taught skills, theories and eventually is good for the many. happiness and depression, most strategies to increase their sociowould choose happiness. So why Capitalism is a great driving are many capitalists determined economic status. force that helps America (and to disregard their awn happiness Capitalists currently enjoy the world) leap forward in terms to maintain their "wealth"? having wealth and the luxuries of wealth and technology, yet it l etters to t he Editor Long Live Considering Lionel Tate: Social Reciprocity! The Sentence On Friday, March 2nd a young woman in a silver car came to my aid. She practiced a "random act of kindness". You all know how frustrating it is to have a five-dollar bill and the parking ticket machine keeps rejecting it! I had only two dollars in change, so asked the kind stranger if she had change for a five. She looked at me and said, "Here, just take this dollar bill." I was very grateful since I was already running a little late, and told her that I will repay the favor to someone else down the road in her honor. We are all socially responsible for each other, and it was so nice to have her simple gesture reaffirm my convictions. Thank you for the chance to share this small CSUSM community with caring people like the young woman in the silver car. If you. are that woman, please email me at the address below. Sincerely, Shelli Douglass of a Fourteen Year Old Boy What does the life in prison sentencing of a fourteen-year-old boy say about America's belief in rehabilitation? If the courts, ideally representative of the population, come to the conclusion that a child of fourteen has no possibility of rehabilitation, how does that portray an acceptable model of human development? Think back to when you were twelve years old (Tate was 12 at the time of the incident).How much have you changed? I was never involved with the death of a fellow human, but at the same time, I'm definitely glad I'm not still held accountable or judged on what I did when I was 12! James Newell �Opinion The P ride Tuesday, March 20,2001 7 W hat Is My Ethnicity? By: Roland Arias Jr. Pride Staff Writer Recently I had a debate with one of my cousins, who lives in Quezon City, in the Philippines. In our little debate, my cousin and I discussed what truly constitutes one's cultural identity. "You can't really be a true Filipino unless you speak Tagalpg and immerse yourself in the. lifestyle here. You can't understand what it is to be Filipino unless you live in the Philippines," my> cousin told me. ^ . But what determines one's cultural identity? Is it our genetic sequences, arranged in the form of a double helix? Is it the environment one is socialized into? Is it the continent that one lives on? Is it the language one speaks at home? For many members of emmigrated, second-generation families in the United States, asking yourself what your ethnicity is can be a trying question. Because I was bora and raised exclusively in the United States and only speak English, I began to question whether or not I was a "true" Filipino. Under my cousin's criteria, my claim to Filipino heritage was almost non-existent. When I was younger* and first considered this question, I felt like a part of my identity was missing because I did not speak Tagalog Growing up, I would listen with envy as my Tagalog-speaking friends would converse in their native tongue with their parents, as if it was second nature to them. When their parents asked me if I spoke Tagalog, I would slowly shake my head no. With a look of surprise and astonishment at a Filipino boy who did not know how to speak Tagalog, some would roll their eyes as if I were totally oblivious to Filipino culture. There were other times when I would listen to my grandma singing in Tagalog and could only listen to the familiar sounding words, not knowing their full meaning or context. Everyone else knew their "native" dialect, why couldn't I? rather than Filipino, I believe that the values, customs, and traditions that I practice determine my ethnicity, not just the language I speak and where I live. One's cultural identity should not be measured by what characteristics are missing, but by the characteristics a person values and cherishes. Granted, I will never understand what it is like to live in the Philippines, but I carry the values* and customs of Filipino culture that my parents have instilled in me and I plan to carry them on to my children as well. At the cost (in opportunity) of not being bilingual, my parents made the decision to communicate with me exclusively in English. I love my parents for always having my best interests in mind and I have no regrets that they did not teach me Tagalog, or any of the many dialects that are spoken in the Philippines when I was younger. I have realized that not speaking Tagalog did not make me less Filipino than any other person of Filipino decent. Quezon City? The Philippines is one of the most beautiful places in the World, but I would never feel truly at home there. Do I consider myself a "true" Filipino? My identity is composed of many components, being Filipino will always be one of them. I feel fortunate that I have been raised in such a diverse environment where I can pride myself in being part of a collective but at the same time be recognized for When I asked my parents why they did not teach me the person that I am. in my native language, they simply said, "because we did Would l i e willing to learn Tagalog in my adult not want you to have a hard time in school. You are not life? Learning another language is an asset than can only just Filipino, you are an American:" better a person as a whole. Would I feel "at home" in For those of you who have trouble answering that question, "What is my ethnicity?" Your culture and your identity is what you make of it. No one knows your ethnicity and your own identity better than you. Although my cousin would label me "Americanized" Xjio C&iapus B ASI will be holding their annual elections for new officers at the end of April. Would you be interested in running for an office? By: Victoria B. Segall I wouldn't run but I would vote. I work full-time and go No. I'm really time-pressed to school full-time. I don't and I'm focusing on graduthink I can't put any more ating. activities in my schedule. But EricGacias I support it and I would vote. Javonda Franklin (Senior, Communications) (Senior, Business) D ome Vs. H igh S chool C afeterias By: Claudia Ignacio Pride Staff Writer How different is the Dome from a high school cafeteria? Well, to be honest, not at all. The fact is, the university needs to bring more variety of food to campus. I am tired of eating the same plates every week. I am frustrated by the fact that* they cannot even cook a quesadilla with white cheese. How hard can that be? So what if I am picky—I am paying for it. For a student who has been here a few years and who unfortunately has no time to go down to San Marcos Boulevard to get some real food, the Dome is the only alternative, and a nightmare at times. My appetite goes away because I am so tired of the routine food that is offered at the Dome. If other restaurants are not served as food at CSUSM, the profits would be tremendously higher than what the Dome makes right now. Students like me eat because they have to, but not necessarily because we enjoy it. Lunch at the Dome reminds me of my elementary and high school years—just when I thought I was out of them. The convenience store is as bad as the Dome. My advice to all of you when buying at the convenience store is to look at the expiration date, and for anything weird, before your appetite gets scared away. And then you wonder why we cannot eat healthy! At this campus there is nothing healthy. Finally, plan on bringing your own chair and table if you want to eat at the Dome. No. I don't have enough time to put my all into it and I'm not interested in politics. No. I don't think I have very much time in my schedule. Time is pretty much the only reason. I would have to say no because it seems very time consuming. I don't think I could give a 100% to do a good enough job. Pegah Ghannadian (Sophomore, Business) Felipe Sanchez (Sophomore, Int. Business) Lauren Seal (Freshman, Psychology) Teachers M ake A ttendance A Problem Sarah Philipps Pride Staff Writer Many students come to college with the expectation of being treated as an adult. Unfortunately many professors do not treat their students as such. I find it yery frustrating to walk into a class and have the first ten minutes wasted on a professor taking attendance. Does it really matter whether or not we show up to class? It seems to me that the only reason that a professor would think it necessary to take roll is because he/she has experienced a lack of students attending the class. Perhaps students are not attending class because their professor is boring, and they would rather stay t ome and enjoy the warmth and comfort of their own bed instead of trying to make themselves comfortable while being lulled to sleep by their professor droning on in a monotone voice. Maybe the professor has a complex about his/her teaching skills, resulting in them forcing you to come and pretend to be a captive audience. I am not exactly sure. I do know that it seems like the really boring professors are the only ones that do take attendance. Professors that have a passion for the topic that they are teaching, whose class is enjoyable because they make learning interesting and fun, do not take roll. Maybe it is because the professor has been around longer and has realized how to make something unappealing seem appealing and fun. Maybe it is because they are secure in their ability to teach, or maybe they have realized that after thirteen years of being forced to go to class, they feel that we are old enough and mature enough to make a decision for ourselves and suffer the consequences of our actions. I am not saying that we should all continually ditch class. We all know that if we don't go to class there is a bigger chance for failure or unsatisfactory grades. What I am saying is that maybe the professors at CSUSM need to recognize that we are all adults and that as adults we make choices. Some of these choices may not be what the professor would consider to be the best choice, but at least we would be given the opportunity to decide for ourselves and not have it dutifully called to everyone's attention during roll call. �Calendar 8 Tuesday, M a r c h 2 0 , 2 0 0 1 On Campus Events Tuesday, March 20 Women's Herstory Month Film Series: The Speeches of Famous Women Time: ll:45am-l :30pm Location: Commons 206 Location: Craven 4201 Meet and talk with graduation advisors from the CoAS. Achtung! The German Table Time: 12:30pm-l:15pm Location: The Dome Everyone is welcome: from beginners to native speakers, students, faculty, staff, or interested people from the community. For more info, contact Astrid Ronke: aronke@csusm.edu. Career Skills Series Time: lpm-4pm Location: Craven 4201 Learn the current trends in paper Thursday, March 22 and electronic resume writing Career Skills Series and the job search process. Time: 9am-12pm Location: Craven 4201 Open Forum for Dn Rajen Learn the current trends in paper Anand and electronic resume writing Time: 2:30pm-3:30pm and the j ob search process. Location: Commons 206 The Search Committee for the Careers for Business Majors CoAS encourages students to Time: 12pm-lpm attend the Open Forum for the Location: Craven 4201 CoAS Dean finalists. Explore occupational opportunities in business. T he P ride Education: Sandy McBrayer Keynote Speaker Time: 8am-3:30pm; McBrayer scheduled to speak at 9:30am in ACD 102 Sandy McBrayer, former National Teacher of the Year and Executive Director of the Children's Initiative of San Diego, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a conference for prospective students. March 27-28 Compiled By: M. Addington Club Meetings Writing Introductions and Conclusions Time: lOam-llam Location: ACD 420 Learn methods for writing introductions and conclusions that will give your writing greater clarity and pizzazz. Find What You Want: PAC & Database Usage Time: llam-12pm Location: Library Learn information necessary in selecting databases to meet your research needs. Native American High School and Community College Conference Planning Meeting with AISA Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm | Location: Craven 5306 Those with questions are asked to email jacob007@csusm.edu Choosing the Right Courses for Graduation Time: 12pm-lpm Friday, March 23 When ideas fail, words come in very handy, -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Tuesday, March 20 Circle K International % Time: 3:30pm Location: Commons 207 College Republicans Time: 4:30pm-5:50pm Location: ACD 111 Friday, March 23 Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers; -T. S. Eliot CSUSM Sports Monday, March 26 If any many wish to write in a clear style, let him b e first clear in his thoughts; mi if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul. -Johann Wolfgang voit Goethe Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think. •Niels Bohr Future Educators Club Time: 12pm-lpm Location: ACD 407 Wednesday, March 21 Japanese Art Exhibition Time: 10am-4pm Location: UNI 440 Two forms of Japanese ink and paper art will be exhibited and demonstrated by the Japanese language program. Thoughts on. Writing Disabled Awareness Days Time: 9am-2:30pm Location: Founders Plaza Why don't you write books people can read? -Nora Joyce, to her husband James March 19-20 Career Skills Series Golf Time: lpm-4pm Location: CSU Monterey Bay Location: Craven 4201 Learn the current trends in paper and electronic resume writing March 24 and the job search process. Track & Field: Aztec Invitational Location: SDSU/CSU Northridge A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. -Ibsen •fr r E* Opening the Doors to Higher Stress Relief Provided »Article conU from pg 3 "parking and writing papers." v Business major Brigette Collins works in the campus bookstore parttime, participates in the "Senior Experience" as part of her business program, has two children and takes 15 units. As a working mother and student, she says that she doesn't have much time for anything else. When asked how she counteracts the many stressors that are in her life she said, "I shop." As a senior, Collins had some advice for new students, "Get school done with before you have a family and get support from family members if you see yourself too stressed." Max Klinock, a retired CSUSM student says that his biggest stressors are his Calculus class, a programming class and parking at CSUSM. To relax and take a break from these stressors he goes to the beach, to church and teaches Sunday school. Klinock also advises that students "too stressed to cope should see the counselors that the school provides." According to the experts, all of these are great practices in reducing stress of the working and full-time student. Campus director of CSUSM's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Dr. David Blasband, says that in order to cope with these hectic times in a student's life, s/he should "learn time management skills" and "be able to realize what you can handle." Blasband also encourages students to get to the bottom of "what is stressing them." When asked what types of relaxation methods ease the nerves of the stressed out student, Blasband noted that it's important to "do the things you like, such as walking. Get at least a half an hour of aerobic exercise." He also said that it's very helpful to "get away from things for awhile." 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 campus safety emergency preparedness National Latino Research Center (NLRC) spring 2001 https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/caa705babfd7ea6d53799f83c3428bc8.pdf 45d55caa1ca5c2eb7d94a8a0f8173849 PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride Th e Pride California State University San Marcos Vol VIII No. 23/ Tuesday, March 27,2001 Fight for Your Right to Get Class Credit One Students Journey Through the CSUSM Paper Trail By M ELANIE ADDINGTON Pride Editor " No one at the University is helping me out. Literally, [I am told] ' I don't want to b e bothered with y ou,'" says Warren Jauregui a fter t hree y ears of t rying to resolve a mix-up with h is school records that has snowballed into a storm of problems. N o longer a student at Cal State San Marcos, Jauregui has spent the past three years fighting t o get credit for ten classes that h e was unable t o complete d uring t he last f ew weeks of 1998-1999. W hat he considers a mix-up in university policy cost h im the chance t o take incompletes. Jauregui, a f ormer Communications student, shared h is story not because he hoped it would get h im his classes, but because h e wanted to make other students aware of the problems t hat arose for h im when t rying t o get class credit. Tragedy Strikes On October 2 6,1998, a fter an assailant outside of campus raped her, Jauregui's girlfriend tried to commit suicide by j umping f rom the CSUSM clock tower, landing at Jauregui's feet. A fter she was taken t o the hospital and the doctors told h im that she would recover, Jauregui thought that life would get better, but the problems continued. Jauregui said that in t he hospital, right before her f irst surgery, President Alexander Gonzalez, Francine Martinez (currently Vice President of Student A ffairs), N orm Nicholson (Dean of Instructional and Informational Technology Services), and Sandra Kuchler (who was Dean of Students at the time of the events) visited with t he two students to help them cope and wish them well on the road to recovery. Jauregui stated that President Gonzalez pulled h im aside and told h im, "anything you two need »Article continues on page 2 AXD sorority members took part in landmark discussion concerning lesbiansism. (Pride Photo/Erica DeBell) Sara Spearling Discusses Sexuality Issues with Greek Students By ERICA DEBELL^nd SARAH PHILLIPS Pride S taff ^ i t e r s Alpha X i Delta and Alpha C hi Omega sororities welcomed nationally-renown speaker, Sara Spearling on Monday, March 12. Spearling spoke t o sorority members as well as t o interested students, faculty and s taff regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsex- ual and Those Questioning Their Sexuality (LGBTQ) issues. Spearling visits college campuses t o share her experiences about being a lesbian woman within the Greek system. Spearling's talk marked the first time i n the history of the Greek system at CSUSM that a speaker was invited to discuss lesbianism and other LGBTQ issues. "At first I d idn't want to hear New Sidewalk Increases Campus Accessibility By N ATHAN FIELDS , Pride Feature Editor Although most students asked were not aware of the newly constructed sidewalk bordering the three parking lots on the west of Cal State San Marcos, who knew about it *(ith the prospect of pavement. The nearly completed sidewalk, replacing the dirt path on the south side of Craven Road, is f ramed by handrails and punctuated by small light posts. Junior James Ferrante spoke of the original dirt path, "Sometimes I feel as if I 'm walking o ff a campsite . .. so I 'm glad there'll b e a paved walkway now." Other students complained about the dirt path because of having to walk in high heels and getting their shoes dirty. " On the days I 'm t rying to look nice, f or whatever reason, I'd rather (Top) Bill Seward, foreman ofsidewalk project. (Left)New sidewalks not walk in the d irt," said senior (Right) Menfinishplacing siderails (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington) Jennifer Ortiz. Other students were not as pleased. "I h ate the new sidewalks. I really preferred walking down the dirt path. I felt more at peace with my surroundings and myself when I walked on the earth to class. I was happief when I reached my classes t han I am now when I walk the cement path. I t was ^so much more comfortable and p eaceful that way," said sophomore Patrick Roach. John Segoria, Director of Disabled Student Services, felt that the sidewalk was "a win-win situation for everybody." Segoria was p art of the original group of administrators who supported the idea of directing f unds to f inance the construction and design of the sidewalks. " I'm always looking for ideas t o improve t his c ampus-especially for my disabled students " Segoria said. He emphasized that greater accessibility on campus b enefits everyone in many ways. " It's very ASI Elections Coming Applications for Ballot Placement Due By DARCY WALKER Pride Opinion Editor * In less than one month, CSUSM students will elect a new student government to serve f or t he next school t erm. Associated Students Incorporated h as 15 positions open, each providing scholarship money and valuable experience in r eturn for the f ulfillment of various responsibilities. This Wednesday, March 28, is the deadline to apply for a place on the ballot and a chance to campaign. Students also have the option to r un a write-in campaign. To q ualify for election, students must b e matriculated, have a m inimum GPA of 2.0, have completed at least one semester earning at least 6 units, and commit to maintaining at least 6 units undergraduate or 3 units of graduate work during the one year her speak because I thought that I would b e u ncomfortable" said Tina Herrera, an Alpha X i Delta. "Once Sara began speaking, I immediately overcame my f ear and discomfort—her message really made an impact on my l ife." Some of the sorority women said that they were hesitant to address the LGBTQ issues within »Article continues on page 2 Oscar Awards Issue service t erm. According to Gezai Berhane, L o C a l N e w s Si II I :j S i ill I ® ill I P Associate Director of Student and : Residential Life, the candidates' 1 1 1 ! 3-4 applications will b e reviewed and ; processed quickly so that they can attend the required orientation On March . 29, and begin S p o r t s 9 advertising their campaigns on April 1. The orientation will Q p l n i o n 10-11 provide guidelines f or campaigning and information a bout Calendar 12 »Article continues on page 5 ArtsV usable, especially for those who walk to and f rom the p arking lots and the Ambulatory Care Center or for those w ho wheel book c arts or u se wheelchairs." O 'Day Consultants Inc., a civil engineering and land surveying f irm, designed the plans for the sidewalks, and Phillips National Inc., a general contracting f irm, is constructing the sidewalks. Both groups have completed large projects in the local area and are based out of Southern California. According to Segoria and Bill Seward, t he foreman f or Phillips National Inc., this was more than the average sidewalk design. They said that the length of the sidewalk and the level of the uphill incline m ade it a bit more of a challenge to build. Additionally, the lamps along the sidewalk necessitated r unning electrical lines f rom a nearby source. " The lighting j ust m ade sense when >>Article continues on page 2 6 -7 Please Recycle This Paper �Student Battles W ith Administrators About Withdrawal Policy »Article cont. from page 1 is covered." Jauregui said he understood this to mean that if he needed to take time off from school, he would be accommodated. He also emphasized how impressed he was that the administrators were so courteous to them. However, Jauregui thought that he would b e fine, so he returned t o classes shortly after the incident. The Pressure Builds In the beginning of November, Jauregui decided to take President Gonzalez up on his offer because he said he "was shaking, breaking out in sweats" and could not go any further. Jauregui claims he went to see Kuchler, who sent him to Martinez, who sent him to, at the time of the events, Assistant Dean of Students Mary Wordell to take incompletes in his classes. Jauregui emphasized that Wordell was "very nice, said how can she help, and was very nurturing." When he explained his situation and mentioned that President Gonzalez had said it would be taken care of, Jauregui claims that Wordell said, "That's not policy." When Jauregui responded that the withdrawal policy was in the 1998-99 CSUSM General Catalog, Wordell told him to speak to his professors to get permission to take incompletes. Two of Jauregui's professors agreed to give him incompletes. Sociology professor, John Schneider, did not. According to Jauregui, Wordell told him that if all the teachers would not agree, he would be unable to take any incompletes for that semester. According to the General Catalog for 2000-01, an incomplete grade "signifies that a portion of required coursework has not been completed and evaluated in the prescribed time period due to unforeseen, but fully justified reasons and that there is still a possibility of earning credit. It is the responsibility of the student to bring pertinent information to the instructor and to reach agreement on the means by which the remaining course requirements will be satisfied." The catalog does not state that all teaphers must agree. Within a week of his meeting with Wordell, Jauregui went back to speak with his professors. Professor Schneider again refused to give him any incompletes. During the same week, his girlfriend had spinal surgery in order to f use her spine so she could walk again. "I was a wreck, crying, praying every day in my non-religious way to let the poor girl walk." Jauregui said that he was so upset over the events that he gave in and told Wordell he would take all withdrawals instead of incompletes on his transcript. "I didn't have energy to deal with it; my mother was semester. dying, my girlfriend was in surAccording to Jauregui, Mary gery. She [Wordell] said she Wordell told him during a meetwould take care of it." ing that because he did not take care of the withdrawal process, More Tragedy.., he received F's. Jauregui alleges that Wordell told him that his Jauregui's mom passed away problem was an "issue to take up from emphysema on January 23, with the Lord," and she offered 1999. Within three weeks, three to pray with him. Because he did aunts and two uncles of Jauregui not turn in the proper withdrawal died from various causes. forms, Wordell told him that it After the family members' was against policy to "go retroacdeaths, Jauregui decided to focus tive and f ix it." on the future by signing up for Wordell, again, said she would the following semester, Spring look into his withdrawals and see 1999. Although he was concerned if anything could be done. After that the withdrawals might cause repeated calls over the summer, problems, he was reassured by a Jauregui received a return call at lack of holds 6n his record and the end of summer from Wordell by Wordell's statement that she telling him that she was still lookwould "take care of it." ing into it. Classes were going well for Jauregui despite his continuing Life is Looking Up problems with clinical depression. Two weeks before his finals, In the fall of 1999, Jauregui however, Office of Admissions applied for FAFSA and enrolled informed Jauregui that he had in courses. The professors accombeen disenrolled at^jje beginning modated him during his depresof the semester for not paying fees sion and he received good grades, and had since been placed on aca- primarily A's and B's. Jauregui demic probation. Also, his finan- said he did not try to find out anycial aid was dropped because the thing about the withdrawal miswithdrawals from the previous, take because he believed Wordell semester showed up as F's. was. looking into it. "With any Financially broke, Jauregui luck, I'll still be able to accomwas told that he must either pay plish my goal of some honors for the classes he had been taking when I graduate," Jauregui said, all semester or withdraw com- in reference to his thoughts at that pletely. He was unable to pay and, time. therefore, did not receive credit He attempted to check on for his classes for the spring 1999 his problem with Mary Wordell and discovered that she had left her position at the campus, over the summer. Meanwhile, Jonathan Poullard replaced the late Kuchler as Dean of Students so Jauregui met with him. Jauregui said that Poullard told him nothing could be done about his problem. Dean Poullard declined an interview with The Pride, stating it was unethical for him to discuss any student's issues. J auregui T akes C ase t o D epartment o f E ducation In thp fall of 2000, Jauregui reenrolled and began taking classes. However, due to his clinical depression, he said he became physically ill whenever he stepped foot on campus. Having spent two years trying to resolve his issue, Jauregui decided to take his case to the Department of Education. On November 20, 2000, Jauregui explained his situation to Mary Ann Hollins, a financial aid investigator for the Department of Education O ffice of Civil Rights. After hearing his argument, Jauregui said that Hollins explained that the situation was considered a hostile environment and that CSUSM had failed to accommodate him. An attorney for the Department of Education, Lynda Galloway explained to Jauregui that for his case he has "to prove »Article continues on page 4 New Sidewalks in Place >>Article cont. from pg. 1 you think about people's physical safety at night," said Segoria. Segoria explained that some of the funding for the sidewalks came from the Minor Capital Improvement budget. Twenty to twenty-five percent of this budget serves to fund greater accessibility in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Some of that ADA funding was used for the construction of the sidewalks. The Minor Capital Improvement budget and ADA funding also financed the power doors on campus. Segoria said that these accessibility improvements benefit everyone on campus. "Look who i^ses the power doors, not just disabled students, but individuals in computing wheeling around computers, faculty, facilities staff, parents with their children, students with lots of books," said Segoria. Building codes, given the dimensions and incline of the. path, required the handrails and flat regions along the sidewalk. "It was ideally supposed to be done before the semester began, but on account of how wet it has been, there was a bit of a setback," explained Seward. "It should be completed in a matter of days." Seward Weekly Web Site JAFO_WAC for The Pride |9 • • » • Ki /UNIVERSITY STORE Slate, like many of the web sites previously reviewed, is available as a web site at http:// www.slate.com, and as a free e-mail list. Part of the software giant Microsoft, Slate is an online magazine of daily political and cultural commentary, generally with a sarcastic or irreverent tone. For example, "Tidbits from Bush's Brainwashing Dictionary" provides expla- nations of "catchphrases [that] are supposed to exercise a subtle brainwashing effect on the public," according to the site. There are informative articles as well, such as "How much sick leave does Dick Cheney get?" These articles respond to readers' questions and address issues that other periodicals may not generally cover, such as Vice President Cheney's health. The layout of the site is pretty simple: the major explained that the company is also constructing the additional staff parking lot and the below ground water storage tank for the campus simultaneously. The importance of the sidewalk project for Segoria was not limited to the increase of general campus accessibility. "One concern that I had was that students would be walking in the streets or the bike lane, or in the dirt when it was muddy and wet," said Segoria. "Having a sidewalk is not only much safer; it is actually much more visually appealing for visitors to the campus. For donors who come to campus, it just looks better." articles of the day are headlines with pictures in the center of the page, more detail categorizations of articles are listed below, and there are pull-down menus for past articles. The main page is fairly minimal in the top center, with details available along the fringes of the page; I like this style as I find ft easy to use. The articles are pretty consistent and the web site is easy to navigate. If you find politics interesting and have a good sense of humor, Slate is definitely worth checking out. �Ralph Nader and Greens Visit U C San Diego By ZACHARY PUGH Pride S taff Writer "It all comes down to you . .. if you've got the initiative, you've g ot the credible power," said Ralph Nader, leader of the Green Party. Nader was the featured speaker at the March 22 lecture, "Deregulated G reed: A California Crisis" hosted by the UC San Diego College Greens at the UCSD Price Center Ballroom. Along with Nader, other guest speakers of the evening included * Robert N anninga, a local San Diego environmental writer and Greens promoter, and Jim Hightower, a political writer Ralph Nader encourages civic respon- and radio host. Hightower served as comic relief for the evening, sibility during speech at UCSD. (Pride Photo/Zachary Pugh) speaking t o the audience on h is thoughts of the d ownfalls of what he described as the "greedheads, boneheads, and b astards" of Wall Street. Medea B enjamin also spoke Thursday evening. Benjamin, who ran for U.S. Senate last year representing the Green Party, is also the " founding member of the San Franciscobased h uman rights organization Global Exchange," according to the UCSD College Greens. The topic of the event was the energy crisis in California and the means t o r ectify the situation. The College Greens proposed solutions that included using renewable energy sources such as solar power. A fter the opening presentations were over, Ralph Nader according to Nader, is to change the state of a ffairs in the realm of energy consumption and cost by voting and exercising your "civic self." W hen asked about solar-powered energy, Nader responded that it had been around for a long time, "So w hat's the h old-up?" When asked about his opinion on the place of minorities in the Green Party, Nader said, "We'd love t o have minorities r un f or o ffice, they should stop playing the role of the victim. T he door is open. I 've campaigned in many [minority neighborhoods] ... they all voted f or Gore." He also added, " It's not like white people are overpowering the Green Party " was introduced. Throughout h is speech, Nader made references to "civic self-respect and civic selfconfidence." He defined these t erms as a person's civic responsibility to take control of his/her community by the rights of the civic-self. " When you go home t onight... stand by your bed and say 'civic motivation' ten times," Nader told the audience. He also told the audience to tell themselves, " Fm gonna pick it [civicself] u p ... Fve postponed too long." Nader spoke on topics such as the state of California's voters and the prerequisites for any government t o reach the "height of democracy." The way t o achieve t rue democracy in California, Second High School Shooting Encourages More Campus Security By N ATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor Last Thursday, 18-year-old G ranite Hills High School senior, Jason H offman, opened fire in f ront of h is school administration o ffice. H offman wounded f our students before being shot in the f ace and b uttocks by Richard A gundez, Jr., a n ELCajon police o fficer on campus. T he incident o ccurred less t han t hree weeks a fter a student at Santana High School, six miles away f rom G ranite Hills, shot and killed t wo students and wounded t hirteen students and f aculty on March 5. I n a w ritten message t o police o fficers, H offman admitted that h is target w as vice principal Dan Barnes. H e blamed B arnes for t he school's attendance policy that H offman thought prevented h im f rom being admitted t o the Navy. Jiovani Guerrero, a f ormer Granite Hills student who knew H offman, suspected that he might have targeted Barnes because "he [ Hoffman] w as m ad . .. h e w asn't getting all the credits h e needed t o g raduate.'" H offman had reportedly attended special education classes in the past due to a learning disability. Barnes said that he had directed H offman towards anger management classes the previous two years. O fficer A gundez' presence on campus was a result of the high school's increased security following the Santana incident. Police officials report that officers will r emain on area high school campuses indefinitely. Although Agundez is considered to b e a hero by many students, parents and school officials, he is still under police investigation in accordance with t he policy for an o fficer's involvement in any shooting. T hursday's shootings were not f atal, and school and law e nforcement o fficials say they w ere more prepared for such occurrences because of the Santana High School shootings. Despite greater awareness and preparedness, many individuals c an't help feeling more exposed. " I feel even more vulnerable t his time with it happening so close again, and I 'm sure the students do, too," said Rich Alderson, principal at Rancho Buena Vista High School, as quoted in the N orth County Times. G ranite Hills High School protected its students by using its newly implemented "lock-down" program, created a fter t he recent shootings at Santana High School. The "lock-down" requires that students b e locked in classrooms in case of a violent incident at the school until a police force evaluates that the campus is safe. N orth county high schools similarly responded to Thursday's shootings by heightening security on their campuses to prevent any immediate "copycat" shootings. Various schools, including elementary, middle and high schools, closed t emporarily or suspended students for m aking violent threats towards their campus. Additionally, area school districts are intensifying their violence prevention programs. AH school districts in San Diego County and many in Riverside County w ho are not already using such precautionary measures are considering implementing surveillance cameras, a greater police presence on campuses and cell phone or e-mail alert systems for students and a dministrators. Grossmont Union High School District Superintendent Granger Ward said, "All options are being considered t o bolster campus safety in the wake of The Host of Alternative and Traditional Healthcare Dr. Andrea Cole-Raub Board Certified Family Practice Board Certified Anti-Aging Medicine "Schools are a reflection of our society... everything bleeds into everything else." -Robert Paul English Teacher at RBVHS Thursday's attack." Those options could include metal detectors, a stronger police presence, more guidance counselors and closing campuses to visitors. San Diego County District Attorney Paul P fingst said at a news conference Friday that "any threats, whether verbal or written, will b e prosecuted to the f ull extent of the law." Every high school in San Diego County has adopted this "zero-tolerance" policy. However not everyone agrees these measures are the answer. " I don't t hink we should have fences because i t'll feel like a prison," said 16-year-old Granite Hills HS sophomore April Keifer. " I j ust t hink we need t o b e more cautious a bout how we talk t o people and make more f riends than enemies." Carlsbad High School sophomore, Teresa Culchen, though acknowledging the importance of "tight security," was concerned that " the policing of students might go t oo far." Culchen said that events like these "might have happened as a result of k ids not feeling f ree somehow... and I t hink a lot of these reactionary measures might make that feeling worse f or some people." Robert Paul, an English teacher at Rancho Buena Vista High School, recognized that t his isn't a new phenomenon. " Minority k ids have b een shooting each other for years, but now when white kids start doing it more, people really take notice " Paul agreed with statements made by o fficials that school campuses.are still the safest plac. es f or groups of kids t o be, but added that "Schools a re a r eflection of our society - anything that happens at school happens all around us. There's n o separating school f rom home. Everything bleeds into everything else " SWIM INSTRUCTORS $10-16 an hour. 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She also explained that in order to have his case reviewed after 180 days, Jauregui would have to write a formal with another student, she advised that he go to Disabled Student Services (DSS) for his depression because she said they were the only ones who could help him. Jauregui mentioned this to Kreisler and said that Kreisler told to equal treatment whether you enroll with DSS or not. However, if a student wants something of a more affirmative nature, let's say extra time on exam, and if a college gives notice that you must go to DSS, then the Department of Education stands behind that. The only exception is if the uniof the versity gives no or bad notice." saying anything like that." Jauregui mentioned that he never addressed the issue of Dr. Kreisler with Dr. Blasband because at the time he did not believe it was an issue. At Cal State San Marcos, the number of students under DSS is "about letter convincing the "It's been hell just to get someone to try 2.8 percent Department of Edu- and help me out, I have just been so depressed population," according cation Case Review over it. I just want my original classes back\ to DSS Director John Committee that this is Se g or i a . worked for those, I deserve them. an ongoing situation. Accommodations with —Warren Jauregui Once Jauregui's classes are available letter is received, then to students, including the committee will review it and him not to go to DSS because the time extensions for exams, in decide whether to pursue the case. stigma of being disabled would accordance with the requirements Jauregui withdrew from the uni- follow him through life. of the disability. According to When asked if CAPS staff Segoria, legally no professor on versity in the fall of 2000 to would ever advise a student to not the campus is obligated to propursue legal action. go to DSS, Dr. John Blasband, vide any type of accommodation Director of CAPS said, "No, [if with any student unless that stuC APS A ND D SS Is Jauregui considered disabled this incident did occur] it may dent has formal documentation if he does not enroll through have been for another reason, or on file with my [DSS] office it may be that the CAPS staff and that's true of any college DSS? member thought that the accom- campus." Jauregui began counseling modation would not be given. According to Paul Grossman sessions with Dr. Fritz Kreisler, Accommodations have to be Spe- from Public Relations at the a psychologist at Counseling and cific for the disability. If that sit- Department of Education, he is Psychological Services (CAPS), uation did occur, that is a prob- "unable to speak about $ny speon October 27, 1998. When dis- lem that I would have to address, cific cases, but in general a stucussing his educational problems because our staff should not be dent with a disability is entitled Latest Update In a meeting on March 15, 2001, Jauregui asked Vice President of Student Affairs, Francine Martinez, for copies of any documentation regarding his issue. Martinez sent him a letter denying his request for paperwork on March 21,2001. Jauregui states that the letter includes a statement saying "that Gonzalez claims to have never visited the hospital, but is aware that others have." Jauregui notes that he "has several witnesses to his visitation. They can and will testify that he [Gonzalez] on three occasions made the same comments." Patty Bailey stayed by her daughter's side the entire time she was in the hospital and remembers the day President Gonzalez and others visited. "I remember he visited with three ladies right before my daughter was going into surgery," said Bailey, "They were supportive and felt really bad about everything that had happened. They offered to help us with anything that we needed." President Gonzalez was unavailable to be reached for comment. > At the meeting between Martinez arid Jauregui on March 15, Martinez advised Jauregui to speak with Cherine Heckman of Enrollment Services. According to Jauregui, nothing was resolved at- the March 21meeting with Heckman, but she promised in writing that she would perform "an investigation of classes and contact [Jauregui] with the information [she] gathers." Heckman will then provide him with the options available to him. As of March 27, Jauregui is still waiting to find out what will happen with his class credits. Jauregui is no longer taking classes at Cal State San Marcos but continues to work on his case with the Department of Education and hopes to find a resolution. Lesbianism Discussed within Greek System »Article cont. from page 1 the Greek system and the general CSUSM campus. But, by the time Spearling finished her presentation, several of the listeners said that the issues that she had spoken on had affected their lives. The emphasis of Spearling's presentation was tolerance. Rather than being close minded to people that have different sexual preferences than oneself, she told the audience to become more aware of how hurtful a person's words, actions and attitudes can be, and how much of an impact they can have on someone's life. Spearling also touched on the prejudices that people have, not only with LGBTQs, but also with sorority women, fraternity men and other minority groups. Spearling encouraged the listeners to overcome their fears, attempt to accept people for who they are, look past their prejudices, and to think before they speak. "We need to be aware of others around us, and celebrate their differences," said Spearling. The Pride Alliance was a ctfftipus club for gays and lesbians, but the club dissipated due to a lack of participation. "It is sad J^k** G e t t h e M BA t h a t k e e p s o n g iving! Year t - $ 2 0 0 00* Year 2 - $ 40,000 Year 3 - $60,000 The A dded Value of a UCR MBA *$ 800,000' AGSM Advantages: • No work experience or business-related undergraduate degree required « Choose up to nine MBA electives « Oneon-one assistance from our irvhouse Career Management Center « Receive a quality internship that provides "real world" work experience * Enrollment available. Fall Winter, and Spring quarters Got the Picture? 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The deadline to submit the completed application is Wednesday March 28 Mandatory candidates orientation will be March 29 and candidates may begin advertising April 1*. Elections are scheduled for April 23-28 if online elections are available; otherwise elections will be April 24 & 25. The following positions are open f or election: President Executive Vice President Vice President External Affairs Vice President of Finance Corporate Secretary College of Business Representative (2) College of Education Representative (2) College of Arts & Science Representative (2) Childcare Representative Undergraduate Representative (2) Post Baccalaureate Representative (2) �Opening Doors to Higher Education Equal O pportunity Program Students Attend Conference By A NGELA O ESTERLE P ride S taff Writer E ach semester, Cal State San M arcos welcomes new students to t he growing campus. O n March 23, t he Building Bridge P artnership and t he Educational Achievement and Retention Services, hosted t he " Opening D oors t o Higher Education" conference. Students f rom t he Equal O pportunity P rogram (EOP) of n ine c ommunity colleges were i nvited t o t he event held at CSUSM. T his conference is designed to help students f rom San Diego c ommunity colleges w ith t he transition t o four-year institutions. " This conference gives me a n o pportunity to meet t he p eople w ho can help me through t he next t wo or t hree y ears," said one student from Cuyamaca Community College. She hopes t o t ransfer into a four-year college in Fall of 2001. W hen asked what she thought about CSUSM she replied, " The campus is pretty and it is nice to see all the construction, it means [the campus] is growing." The all-day conference included- a keynote address by Sandra McBrayer. Ninety-four potential students crammed into r oom 102 of Academic Hall t o hear McBrayer speak about the importance of education. McBrayer holds the position as the Executive Director of the Children's Initiative of San Diego and was the 1994 National Teacher of the Year. Speaking for the second year at this event, she said her message was directed to those individuals who have the intention to succeed in education as well as in their f uture. She stressed the importance of using all t he resources necessary to graduate. Presentations f rom Student Support Services and Academic Advising also demonstrated t o the visiting students how CSUSM could help them accomplish their goals of receiving their degrees. Lorena Meza, chairperson of the event and also the Associate Director of the Educational Achievement and Retention Services, developed the conference in 1998. "We saw there was a student need in the'transition process and so we developed the Building Bridge Partnership with local community colleges, and now it has j ust taken o ff," said Meza. The first year of the conference, fifty-seven students participated; the following year seventy-five students, and this year ninety-four students participated. Your Chance to Vote in Elections Next M onth »Article cont. from page 1 the positions. Write-ins are allowed for candidates who m iss the application deadline, and the orientation is open t o these students. Should a write-in candidate w in, Berhane said h e would then have to v erify that the student meets the abovedescribed qualifications of holding an ASI o ffice. T he following is a brief overview of the positions, their duties and compensation, complied f rom records provided by the ASI o ffice. For more detailed information, visit ASI in Commons 203 or Student Residential Life i n C ommons 207B. For t he top position of President, the duties include serving on all ASI committees, serving as student representative t o 5 u niversity committees, weekly meetings with the University President, and an internship with the Vice President of Student A ffairs. The ASI President is required to serve a m inimum of 20 hours per w eek and is compensated with a scholarship of $7,999 for the year. T he Executive Vice President's j ob includes service on several committees and f illing in for the ASI president in h is or her absence. - This vice president is also responsible for public relations and the scheduling and coordination of all ASI events, c ommittees, meetings, and sponsored activities. For a m inimum of 15 hours of work per week, t his j ob pays a $6,290 scholarship over the one year t erm. T he Vice President of E xternal A ffairs serves as C SUSM's o fficial representative t o the C alifornia State Student Association. H e or she will also coordinate voter registration This year's ASI Vice President, Raeanna Wertz and President Dean Manship are excited about the upcoming elections. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) ests, needs, and concerns of the student b ody" in each college, according to ASI's j ob description documents. These 6 positions each require f ive hours of service per week and pay $800 per year. TheASlCMdcareRepresentative is in charge of the planning, f inancial m anagement, p romotion, and coordination o f childcare on campus. Compensation is $800 per year for a m inimum of 5 hours of work per week. Undergraduate and Post Baccalaureate Representatives, two each, are paid $ 800 per year and serve as gobetweens for the student body and ASI. These four people will help keep students i nformed of events Gezai Berhane and present ideas f rom the students to ASI. year of service that requires 15 Berhane said that last year's hours of work per week. election yielded j ust 542 votes The Corporate Secretary is over the two-day election period. in charge of maintaining all corT his year, A SI hopes to impleporate records and serves on 3 ment a n online voting system committees. Compensation for to generate more participation. the 15 hour-a-week j ob is $6,290 With less t han oqe month to go, fot the year. Berhane was u nsure whether the There are two openings for system would b e up in time. If representatives to each of the not, the ASI elections will b e Colleges of A rts and Sciences, held in Founder's Plaza on April Business, and Education. Each 24 and 25. representative's p rimary responsibility is "addressing the inter- drives and chair or serve on at least 2 committees. A m inimum of 15 hours per week pays $6,290 for the year. The Vice President of Finance is responsible for creating monthly financial reports and an annual budget proposal. This person -will also chair the Financial Committee and serve on the Executive Committee. The pay is a $6,290 scholarship for one Last year s election yielded just 5 42 votes over t he two-day election period. T his year, ASI hopes t o implement a n online voting system t o generate more participation, Educational Records and Student Privacy campus is not that well known," said j unior and business student Nathan Suwarnasarn, "However, When it corner to educational the policy is good because most records, the student's privacy is people that are eighteen do not of the utmost importance. Most k now all their rights, like how students, however, are unaware of you can decline on a j ob applicathe privacy safeguards available tion your sex or your race. By my for them. One p rimary safeguard standards, however, I do not t hink is the Family Educational Rights student records are a s secure as and Privacy Act (FERPA), which they should be." Some universities reserve the protects students f rom any right to i nform legal g uardians unauthorized viewing of their of their children's records in records. "Most students are not aware instances such as d rinking on of FERPA until something hap- campus. Here at CSUSM, howpens to their educational record," ever, a parent must have p ermissaid Dean of Students Jonathan sion f rom the student to see h is/ Poullard. " The university spends her records. Since the records are $2,000 dollars a year sending the property of students when 6,000 letters t o students telling- they have reached the age of 18, them about FERPA, and about 90 parents no longer have j urisdicpercent of those letters will end tion over their children's academic record. " When I have a meeting up in the t rash" Poullard said. W hile some federal laws such with a student and a parent, I ask as the Freedom of Information if the student is comfortable [with Act mandate that information the parents] seeing the records," b e distributed on certain condi- said Dean Poullard. Junior and biology m ajor tions, FERPA is one of several regulations that protect disclo- Elaine Le says, " I t hink the way the school hansure of educathe privacy tional i nforma"Most students are dlestudents' eduof s tion under f edcation r ecords is eral law. Since n ot aware o f FERPA students are u ntil s omething hap- a good policy. guaranteed priW hen you are 18 vacy for edu- pens t o their educayou should b e cational records tional record." able t o have your under federal —Dean of Students ownSprivacy."arlaw, the informaome p J onathan Poullard ents and spouses tion contained in their records is of students may only to b e dishandle financial cussed with the student and autho- aid. In this case, the parents and rized school officials. spouses must also have a signed The FERPA policy breaks consent f orm by students for disdown into many parts; All areas of cussing detailed information in a student's educational record are their educational records. According t o the CSUSM web protected under FERPA and permission to view h is/her records site, " The campus is authorized t o rests solely with the student. provide access to student records Whether a student's record con- to'campus officials and employees tains information about financial who have legitimate educational aid, academic records, discipline, interests in some areas. These peror medical history, FERPA states sons are those who have responthat no other person can view a sibilities in connection with the student 's educational record with- campus' academic, administrative out consent of the student. The or service f unctions and who have student's grades, class schedule, reason for using student records financial aid information and dis- connected with their campus or ciplinary record are under strict other related academic responsiscrutiny of FERPA polices and bilities/Disclosure may also b e may only b e discussed with the made to other persons or organistudent or to the persons a student zations under c ertain conditions grants consent. (e.g. as p art of accreditation or A s FERPA governs what the program evaluation; in response university is allowed to disclose to a court order or subpoena; in in regards to student records, the connection with financial aide; university is allowed to release and to other institutions to which " directory" information. Direc- a student is t ransferring)." tory information includes: name, The university must also address, telephone number, major, report criminal activity and dates of attendance, degrees adhere to all police investigaawarded and honors received. tions for the security of the stuStudents may request that their dents and the campus. Depending directory information b e sealed on the severity of the situation, by submitting a file request to the FERPA also allows the university O ffice of Admissions and Records to disclose information t o c ertain within the first fifteen class days parties in a health or safety emerof the f all t erm. The requests gency if the safety and well being must be renewed each academic of a student or other individuals year. Only a small portion of the are at stake. student population exercises this Upon employment to the univerright. sity, faculty and s taff are " The FERPA policy on »Article continues on page 9 By ROLAND A RIAS JR. Pride Staff Writer �6 Tuesday, Match 27, 2001 Slide into Liquid American C ulture Pitt and Roberts Star in Mediocre Film By LISA LIPSEY Pride Staff Writer The best thing about " The Mexican" is that the plot, f illed with humor, light romance and violence, h as potential. The f ilm stars Brad Pitt (Jerry Welbach) and Julia Roberts (Samantha Barzel). J erry's mob boss sends h im down t o Mexico, where he must f ind a g un called "The Mexican." Meanwhile, h is g irlfriend, Samantha, ends their relationship because of h is mob ties. On her way to Las Vegas, however, mobster Leroy (played by James Galdofini) takes Samantha hostage in order t o scare J erry into r eturning the pistol. W hile t rying t o r eturn over the border, Jerry r uns into trouble, possibly caused by the curse that is believed to travel with t he g un. The story j umps back and f orth f rom Las Vegas t o Mexico, and to the past and the present, all at the expense of the viewer's understanding. "The Mexican" h as several major disappointments. Stereotypes plague the dialogue, such as the idiot traveler who doesn't speak a word of Spanish. The high mortiality rate f rom all the g unfire was over-kill, and the audience could care less about Jerry because of the weak character development in this f ilm. The movie had its moments, such as the Vegas scenes and the relationship between Samantha and Leroy, but screenwriter J.H. Wyman should f ind himself a better editor. The movie is shot with lots of close-ups and c areful attention to background images. Director Gore Verbinski should b e proud of the casting; a fter all, Roberts and Pitt were cute, and f or half of the audience that was what seeing " The Mexican" was all about. " The Mexican" is rated R violence and language. ATB Kicks Off First U.S. Tour (Courtesy Photo/DJ ATB) By M ARLINO BITANGA Pride Staff Writer Unpredictable, versatile, yet melodic are three words that describe the p erformance of the U K's own ATB as he kicked o ff his first United States t our for more t han 3 00 enthusiastic spectators at E St. Alley last Thursday night in downtown San Diego. " I cannot describe how h is music makes me feel right now," said J ennifer Hughes, a Communication m ajor at CSUSM and a f an of ATB. "He has this guitar sound that j ust takes me to another level." ATB, who is better known a s A ndre Tanneberger, i s a talented producer, artist and DJ f rom Germany. Tanneberger sold close t o 100,000 u nits f or his first album, Movin' Melodies since its release in October 1999, and has delivered t hree hit singles, " 9pm (Till I Come)," " Don't Stop," and " Killer/' Although recognized as a trance DJ, h is skills have brought h im the versatility to play all f orms o f dance music. "Sometimes I 'll play hard for a little groovy house and sometimes when I do my sets I 'll only play two of my songs because I enjoy t he work of other artists as well," said Tanneberger. A fter over a year of establishing a very strong following among t rance f ans all over the world, ATB's $econd album, Two Worlds, along with his first single, "The Fields of Love." His second album brought h im to the US on a three-week tour, which started here in San Diego and will end in New York City. " I will b e p erforming in Tucson on Friday, Denver on Saturday, and Seattle on Sunday," said Tanneberger. "I can tell it will be very exciting and very tiring. W hen the tour is done, I might b e able to get some sleep." While reflecting on past performances, Tanneberger commented that p erforming in f ront of hundreds of people can give an individual a great feeling and that he had never planned for his success. A fter seeing thfe j umping and screaming f ans at E St. Alley during his p erformance, Tanneberger's response seemed most appropriate. "I want to thank the f ans especially for their continued support and for coming out tonight. My success and my music would b e nothing without t hem" mm Drummer Joe Vento (Pride Photo/Victoria Segall) By MARCY R IVERA Pride S taff Writer Liquid American Culture hopes for "listeners to steer away f rom popular music." So far, the local band has h a4 receptive audiences, playing at venues such as the Bob Marley Festival, Blind Melons, and Winston's. A group of seven musicians, Liquid American Culture h as been playing together since last April. "Eclectic" is the t erm that the b and's d rummer, CSUSM stu- dent Joe Vento, uses to describe their music. Vento explained that their sources of musical i nfluences include "electronic, j azz, f unk, Latin, p unk rock and hip-hop." Liquid American C ulture certainly has traces of these genres on the f ifteen tracks in its new CD, In a Life aLive. The track, "Blind," r eflects the b and's disdain for A merican culture. The song includes the lyrics, "And I was lost in w ants and needs/As are many Superhighway speed with soul descending/Over stressed in this city l ife f renzy." This lyrical style, which can b e described as f ree f orm, is reminiscent of the b eatnik p oetry of the 1960s, Several i nstruments are played, such as the keyboards, d rums, saxophone, upright b ass and f retless b ass, o ften accompanied b y spoken words. The saxophone and slow d rumming give the songs a laid-back, surreal feel. I f ound t he songs relaxing and m eaningful. "Thursday," one of my f avorite songs, is poignant and provocative. With strong j azz appeal, t he keyboard notes on the track sound like a m isty xainfall. I also liked the track "Restless," which f eatures lyrics of a tortured soul, " I've b een tossing, turning, g rinding m y t eeth, I c an't get no sleep, I c an't let you go." Liquid A merican Culture sold out its C Ds d uring the C D release and show at W inston's on March 18. By t he end of the month, its second C D w ill b e released in music stores such as Lou's Records, Music Trader and selected stores in San Diego. Student Discovers the Many Uses of the Library By DI A NNE H IRNING for The Pride A s a literature and writing student, my passion h as always been books. My view of the library system was limited; I simply found the books I needed a nd checked them out f rom the librarian behind the desk. I assumed that the sole j ob f unction of the librarian was to check books in and out of the library all day. A fter visiting with Marion Reid, the Dean of the CSUSM Library, I was astounded at my own naivete. According to Reid, libraries are no longer limited to providing books, now they are "information services." The library collection and the delivery of those collections become information science because of t he different formats involved. Information for one title may have multiple formats such as book, audiotape, computer data or video. The three most significant issues related to information services are the budget allotment between technology and books, information literacy among chil- xl-v dren and adults, and providing to seek i nformation. services for students. Student Services Providing services Budgeting Technology and t o a distant student c an b e chalBooks By looking at the consumer lenging, but the increasing amount base of the p articular library, t he of Internet b ased online classes library budget can b e developed being o ffered could solve this around books that would best problem. M any college level stuserve t he needs of the c ommu- dents have access t o the Internet nity, students and professionals. and can take advantage of disIf the collections delivered are not tance l earning courses, but they in book f ormat, such as comput- may not k now how to benefit f rom ers or video, money must b e allo- the u nique collections or reserves cated i n the budget f or t he repair their school library o ffers. or replacement of the equipment. O ne solution t o t his problem is the design and implementation Information Literacy of a web site that enables stuWith the demand f or libraries dents t o access library informato keep up with new technology, tion and collections. University information literacy becomes a libraries reach out to the public problem for m any children and or c ommunity college libraries, adults. Some schools do not teach giving students a ccess to reserves children how to find i nformation f rom other libraries. The Virtual in places such as libraries. W hen Reference Librarian (VRL) is one they become adults, a library possible solution still in the planenvironment may intimidate t hem ning stages. With V RL, students and they may b e unable to find will b e able to chat with a librarbooks, a ccess the Internet and ian on t he computer. have d ifficulty with problem solvThose interested in obtaining ing. By o ffering diverse educa- more i nformation on the CSUSM tional programs, libraries can help Library are asked to visit the web children, adults and students learn site: http://librarv.csusm.edu PR 1 D E r adio Pride Radio will feature music and interviews from 10am - 3pm in celebration of Cesar Chavez day I Feature Interviews 10am--ASI s Brad Schmidt and Honee Folk lU30am-Tim BOls and Cesar Chavez Planning Committee 12:30pm—Bonnie Bade discusses her migrant worker study Also planned are interviews with: Natalie Hernandez, MEChA, Latin World USA Broadcast from Founders Plaza �rhe Pride Tuesday, March 27,2001 7 Oscar Winners 2001 T he Stars Shone on Oscar Night B est P icture: " Gladiator" B est D irector: Steven S oderberg B est A ctor: R ussell C rowe B est A ctress: J ulie R oberts B est S upporting A ctor: Benicio Del Toro B est S upporting A ctress: M arcia G ay H arden B est F oreign L anguage F ilm: " Crouching T iger, H idden D ragon" By J. RYAN S ANDAHL Pride S taff Writer Sunday night f illed with glamour, fashion and stardom as the 73rd A nnual Academy Awards aired f rom t he Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. T he opening number gave u s a glimpse of past w inners as w e zoomed through space and listened to the theme song f rom "2001: A Space Odyssey." Three astronauts f loating in space more t han 2 00 miles above the E arth i ntroduced Steve M artin, who bounded onto the stage saying, "That introduction cost the government about a trillion dollars. (l-r) Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe, and Benicio Del Toro were among the nights biggest winners. (Courtesy Photosfimdb.com). So much for the t ax cut." The always comical Steve M artin took Billy Crystal's place t his year as host f or t he awards show. "Gladiator" was the evening's favorite movie, w inning f ive Oscars including Best. Picture and Best Actor, Russell Crowe. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden D ragon" picked u p four Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film of the year. " Traffic'Vas another favorite, w inning f our Oscars including Best Director Steven Soderberg arid Best Supporting Actor Benicio Del Toro. In the past, Best Director B est O riginal S creenplay: C ameron C rowe B est A dapted S creenplay: " Traffic* and Best Picture normally went to t he same f ilms, however, this year the vote was split. The last time this split occurred was two years ago when Steven Spielberg won Best Director for "Saving Private Ryan" but lost Best Picture to "Shakespeare in Love." Among the most joyous w inners was Best Actress Julia Roberts for her starring role in "Erin Brokovich" Her acceptance speech was long, f unny and spastic as ever. Russell Crowe's speech was very good considering he looked like he did not expect to win against Tom Hanks, who was nominated for the f ifth M M M HIMWII S MMCT time in that category. Everyone that won Oscars for "Crouching Tiger" was g rateful to the Academy for acknowledging the foreign f ilm as a favorite this year. A s for me, I was hoping " Traffic" was going to w in Best Picture. It was a very smart f ilm, but I am proud that Steven Soderberg won Best Director for the f ilm. The show only ran three-anda-half hours, about a half-hour over schedule, which is probably a record considering last y ear's four-hour show. Following are the Academy Award Winners in twenty-one categories: The change to Year "Round Operations may a Get the very latest on summer session 2001 at a special update session for students. Sponsored by Thecal State San Marcos Year Hound Operations Committee Pat Worden and Beverlee Anderson, co-chairs www.esusm.edii/yro Best Editing: "Traffic" Best Cinematography: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Best Art Direction: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Best Costume Design: "Gladiator" Best Score: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Best Song: Bob Dylan for "Things Have Changed" Best Sound: "Gladiator" Best Sound-effects: "U-57P Best Visual-effects: "Gladiator'' Best Doc. short: "Big Mama" Best animated short: "Father and Daughter" Best Live-action short: "Quiero Ser" �Students G et Results at t he W riting C enter By DANIEL HUEY Pride Staff Writer "I think it's good to sit down with someone before you turn in your paper and not just get it back with marks on it," says David Sahimi after his first tutoring session at the CSUSM Writing Center. "The tut6r made me realize different aspects of sentence structure, passive constructions and how to improve the style of my writing during the revision process. I thought my session was very helpful." The Writing Center, which opened February 19 for this spring semester, supports the campus-wide writing requirement. Many students have been making appointments at the center for 30-minute sessions to get help for their writing projects. A friend had advised Biology major Natalie Voehl to visit the Writing Center. "I had a wonderful experience. I needed someone else to look at my writing and point things put," says Voehl. "It's nice to have another set of eyes look at my paper. I am not an English major and the grammar check on my computer can only do so much. The tutor pointed out reyision tricks that I know will strengthen my paper and improve the final grade. I will be back " The tutors at the Writing Center are adept at helping students who may not know where to begin with their writing projects. Rachel Acfalle says that, "The tutors are very helpful during the brainstorming phase. They helped me with the analysis of the theme for my assignment. I think the most important thing is the personal attention you get at the Writing Center. Now I realize I am not alone during the writing process. And it's good to have my writing looked at by someone who is not my instructor," - , The Writing Center also encourages stu- dents whose primary language is not English to make appointments. Oliva Chavez, an ESL (English as a Second Language) student working on a sociology paper at the center says, "If there were no writing center I might be failing. The tutor helped to revise my paper. He helped me with vocabulary, analysis, grammar and syntax. I couldn't do it by myself. The tutors are friendly and helpful. They make me feel welcome. My visits to the Writing Center have been very positive and the tutors help me become a better writer, and that's the basic thing. I have to come more often." The tutors can also help students with writer's block. Robyn Tucknott, a GEW student and steady visitor to the Writing Center, says she had w riters block before she came to the writing center. Now she says that has changed. "It's good and relieves writer's block. I got to bounce ideas with my tutor and I don't feel like I'm alone iri the writing process," said Tucknott. She adds, "Sometimes, it feels like a drag to go to the appointment, but after the tutoring session, you realize you got a lot done. The tutor helped me expand my own thoughts about the assignment and also helped me with the revision process—helped me move things around to strengthen my paper. The tutors know the ins and outs of the revision process and know how to help you get started." Angela LuMaye, a GEW student, says that the variety of instruction provided by the tutors is important. "The tutors are helpful. Every tutor I've had so far has helped me in different ways than the other tutors I've seen. I find my tutoring sessions at the Writing Center very helpful because there are a lot of little questions I have about my writing and the tutors help answer those questions. It has been a really helpful experience." Egg Donors needed, $3,500 compensation Ages 20-30, call Susan 800-463-5656 — _ _ C 505M Teacher C areer Fair Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:00-5:00 PM California Center for the Arts, Escondido Conference Center 340 North Escondido Blvd. Escondido, CA Bring plenty of resumes! For information & participating school districts contact the Career and Assessment Center: ( 760) 7 50-4900 or visit www.csusm.edu/CAC II I Professor Robin Keehn First Alumna to Graduate with P h.D CSUSM would offer more of what she was looking for. Although she entered Dr. Robin Keehn as a Liberal Studies major, remembers what it was like to be a student at professor Ken Mendoza Cal State San Marcos; encouraged Keehn to she remembers the stress, switch to English, which the deadlines, the profes- is now designated as sors who had an impact Literature and Writing on her future educational Studies. While working on her goals and the excitement of graduation. What she degree, Keehn began doesn't remember is Cal working at the new State San Marcos - Keehn Writing Center. One of was a member of the first five students Mendoza graduating class, in 1992, chose to get the program and attended classes in on its feet, Keehn was the the Los Valecitos com-, "first student coordinator plex. Not only was she for a program she now one of the first to grad- directs. She says the classuate from CSUSM, she es she took as a student was the "first graduate to at CSUSM not only prebe granted a doctorate. In pared her well for gradu1998, Keehn was awarded ate school, but they cona doctorate in English and tributed to much of the American Literature from material she used in her UCSD. dissertation. "My dissertation, in so But before she was many ways, was informed Dr. Robin Keehn, she was simply a returning college by my work at CSUSM student with the same anx- — it was a very interdisieties as anyone else. The ciplinary dissertation that thought of enrolling at a drew from a variety of college that has yet to discourses, and several of be built, that has no his- the classes I took sparked tory, jfo thoroughly devel- my interest in subjects oped programs and no for- that I addressed in my mer students t a provide writing," Keehn said. A any feedback might prove Latin American literature daunting for many. But for course, an early American Keehn, it was the obvious literature course and socichoice. ology classes, among oth"I was a returning stu- ers, drew her attention to dent, coming back to col- Chicano studies, rhetoric lege after 10 years, and and writing studies and I felt as if CSUSM was Cold War ideology, all of built for me," she said. It which went into her diswas while she was check- sertation. ing out San Diego State UCSD Professor Jorge University that Keehn Mariscal, who recently found some information spoke at CSUSM as part about a new university, of the Arts and Lectures and she decided it was a series, said if was "the best better, choice than SDSU. dissertation to come out "It [SDSU] was over- of the literature departwhelming; why even ment at UCSD in over a bother going 'back to decade." No small praise school?" Keehn said. Even there, and Keehn believes then, SDSU was a city in she was well prepared by itself, and Keehn thought CSUSM to do such work. By AMY BOLASKI Pride Staff Writer "The writing r equirement (at CSUSM) prepared me very well for graduate work; I knew I wouldn't have a difficult time because of CSUSM's emphasis on writing in an interdisciplinary fashion." While working on her doctorate, Keehn was an assistant teacher for creative writing and technical writing at UCSD, and she taught several English and literature courses for Palomar College. She was also the original director for the ASPIRE program at CSUSM, taught for the EOPS bridge program and continued her work in the Writing Center, in addition to having a baby. Her daughter Mikayla is now six, and her husband, Jeff Keehn, is also a graduate of CSUSM. This semester he is teaching Introduction to Literature at CSUSM. In 1998, she defended her dissertation, and returned to CSUSM in January 1999 to teach. She continues to direct the Writing Center and is also director for the General Education Writing (GEW) program, and teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, including LTWR 525, a course designed to instruct students in college writing theory and practice. Those students tutor in the Writing Center each week as part of the course curriculum. "CSUSM has given me great opportunities to grow professionally * because I've had opportunities to direct these programs, and I hope to have a long, satisfying career here. I love interacting with the student body; they're here to do the same things I did while I was a student." FERPA Explained »Article cont.from page 5 required to sign an agreement that they understand the FERPA polices on campus. Grades in particular are a primary concern of faculty* Under FERPA policies, graded examinations and papers are not to be left outside professors' offices nor are student's grades to be posted outside a professor's office. Anything left out in the open and unattended with a student's grade, name and social security is a violation of FERPA regu- lation. Students are, for the most part, in control of their academic records. Challenges of educational records are also a right utider FERPA policies. As students are protected from unauthorized use of their records, FERPA also allows students to challenge aspects of their educational record as well. "Students havethe right to challenge any record they feel is incorrect," said Dean Poullard. If students feel that any part of their educa- tional record is incorrect or that the proper parties are not accurately informed of their records, students have the right to challenge their concerns through the proper channels. While most challenges and concerns are handled in the Office of Student Affairs on campus, the most severe of circumstances can be addressed to the U.S. Department of Education in Family Education and Privacy Act Office in Washington D C. �Sports Cougars Break School Records CSUSM Track Members (Courtesy Photo/Athletics) By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride S taff Writer "Overall, w e did well, t he weather w as decent a nd t his w as j ust the t hird meet. There were some athletes w ho were j ust seconds away f rom q ualifying f or nationals," said Head Track and Field Coach Steve Scott. The t eam competed in the Ben Brown Invitational on Saturday, March 10 at CSU Fullerton. Junior E d Wurz competed in t hree events, the shot put, discus throw and javelin throw. Wurz fell j ust short of a national qualifying m ark for the javelin throw. " The potential is there to do as well as we did last year," said Scott. Distance r unner Renee MacDonald, a senior, won the 5,000-meter r un, m aking her a national qualifier for the the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAI A). Other national qualifiers include sophomore Brian Sullivan for the 3,000-meter steeplechase, senior David Kloz for the marathon and sophomore A my Taylor f or the 400-meter. On March 17, the track and field team also competed at the Santa Barbara Easter Relays, placing third (9:41.9) in the 4x800meter relay and f ourth (12:52.97) in the distance medley relay. "We had outstanding performances" said Coach Scott, "Not only did the women score school records, but we were 1.6 seconds away f rom the N AIA q ualifying mark." CSUSM Men's Golf Team Finishes 2nd at the Monterey Bay Invitational By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer placed f ourth (75-76-74-225) and Tony Sellers who placed seventh (74-75-78—227). Out of fourteen schools and seventy-five participants in the Monterey Bay Invitational, Cal State San Marcos tied for second (923) at the Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside (6,866 yards, par 72). T he t ournament on March 19 and 20 was competitive and there were incredible performances by sophomore Rob Keller who Other tremendous performances included sophomores Brett Dolch (78-77-83-238), Joe Rathburn (84-77-79-240) and Cory Scoggin (77-78-87-242). The next men's golf tournament will b e held at Stanislaus on March 26 and 27. The women's golf team will play at Santa Clara, California those same days. . Runners Face a Variety of Challenges O ff the Field By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride S taff Writer Most Saturdays, Cal State San Marcos athletes leave early in t he m orning and come back late at night, a fter competing in long, intensive races. T he track and field t eam practices every day, Monday t hru Thursday at 3 p.m. and Friday at 12:30 p.m. Saturdays a re race days a na Sundays they have recovery,runs at their own times. In addition to r unning and attending school to become f uture sports broadcasters, teachers and coaches, many of these student-athletes work. However these are the sacrifices that these athletes must m ake everyday. One of the many challenges they deal with is the shortage of facilities on campus. "We have t o change in Craven and people look at u s as if w e're weird," said sophomore Anthony Blacksher. "We have t o u se it as a locker room, since i t's closer t o the t rack," added sophomore Vanta Morrow, "It m akes those who see u s u ncomfortable and we also feel uncomfortable." A possible solution t o the lack of athletic facilities on campus is t he Clarke Field House scheduled f or completion in 2004. Although most of these (Top) Leslie Akers and Coach Keating (Right) Student Running (Pride Photos/Victoria Segall) athletes will graduate before that time, Assistant Track Coach Wes Williams Jr. said, " The Clark Field House will be a result of the success of the kids we have here." According to Head Coach Steve Scott, "One of the problems we face when we travel long distances is transportation. Although some athletes can drive themselves, when we t ry t o f eed fifty athletes in the school vans we j ust c an't, there are not enough. There is a big risk factor, since sometimes we have to rent a b us or find other ways to get there. Overall, we invest a lot of money in transportation." Aside from the challenges the track and field teams must overcome, Coach Scott said, "These challenges do not interfere with our eagerness to go out there and win." Although the athletics program is young and challenging, some of the r unners found this beneficial. "It is nice t o b e p art of this team because coaches pay more attention to athletes. Since CSUSM has a small team compared to other schools, there is more interaction among t he athletes and coaches, which is always good f or the athletes," said sophomore Lucinda Downey. Those waiting for Cal State , 400-hurdles and 4X4 San Marcos to host an on-camJunior Shaun Bright r unning pus meet will have to wait at the 400-meter, 4X4 least more three years. Instead, Sophomore Lucinda Downey the track and field team will b e r unning the 4 00,4X4,4X8 racing in nearby Point L oma on Sophomore Yanta Morrow April 7 and at UCSD on April 14. r unning the 100-meter, "Everyone is welcome to come 200-meter, 400-meter and 4X4 and cheer u s on," said the team. Sophomore A my Taylor r unAmong this year short-disning the 4 00 and 4X4 tance r unners are: Sophomore Jessica Walker Senior Leslie Akers r unning r unning the 100-meter the 800-meter Look out for f uture articles Sophomore Anthony Blackon the long-distance r unners. sher r unning the 110-hurdles, strati* > i j | - W hat are your plans for Spring Break? By Victor Padilla "Pm gonna go visit my friend at UCSB, and practice on my drum set some more." (David Crystal, Junior/Liberal Studies) I'm gonna hit up Las Vegas and visit my family in Riverside/' (Antoinette Lewis, Junior/ Business) 4 " I'm gonna b e working on campus, and if I do get some f ree time, I 'll probably hit the beach and catch some rays." (Ramon Nava, Senior/Liberal Studies) Tm going jet skiing in San Felipe Mexico and I'm gonna chill out." (Leticia Luna, Senior/Sociology) �The Pride Cesar Chavez Holiday Vs. President's Day * Melaiue Addington Victoria B, Segal! Darcy Walker country together and f reed the Tom Chambers for The Pride Nathan Fields slaves. All Chavez did was start AmyBolaski f^m Jayne Braman This Friday, Cal State San a union. Marshall Marcos will be closed t o celebrate Not to belittle Chavez' accom- C^IMtor 1 §| Opinion Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Graduate Intern Advisor 11Sj j Cesar Chavez - the man who formed the United Farm Workers union in the 1960s. While many the views of The Pride, or of Califbmir • Unsigned editorials students are glad t o have a j ump •.re|*re$e»t the.uasprt^-opinion of start on Spring Break, one has to wonder why we celebrate Chavez ; Lettert' So ike should include ' address, telephoj^nnmber, e-mail and idesti- • and not President's Day. ; ficatidii. L ^ t ^ ^ a y i ^ e d l t i c l f &:gm®mt • Nine of the 23 Cal State and length. Letters should be electronic mail to The -PrMe-plt&ttmki. p ail : schools are celebrating Cesar v^eoiijft, rate* ih&iNbfe Chavez - five of which ignore f it- is t h e . ' T h e - ^ i d e : ' ' • not t o^rant; • George Washington and Abraham .Display' and :'eMif|ed Lincoln. Most of the universities Pride should not as t he/ eiHtorsement investigation of o ominereM| ignore both holidays, and some put Presidents' Day at the end f lhe right to'r^e^t a ^ a dwtisii%«' :: • •• of December, when no one's on •. Pride h published weekly <m Tuesdays?duriiig .0®,' aead^mic . year, ^ Distribution | campus anyway. It's bad enough includes all of CSOSM campus, local eateries • that most of the schools don't and other ''8m. pW&l celebrate President's Day, but even worse when they embrace Chavez' day without Washington The Pride California State University San Marcos and Lincoln. Cal State San ISaii M ^i^i;CA Marcos is among those that don't celebrate President's Day, and to Phone: (760) 750-6099 ' i V; those who value our freedom and American ideals, this is disgustE-mail: pride@csusm.edu ing. http://www.csusm.edu/pride On the list of Americans who Changed our world, Washington and Lincoln are on the top, and Chavez is somewhere near the bottom. There really is no comparison. Washington won the Revolutionary War and fathered our freedom. Lincoln kept the .: m f k ^ ^ y e ^ p f m m t the. opinions ' Tim Wise is a Nashville-based writer and activist. (Courtesy Photo/Tim Wise) By TIM WISE I can think of no other way to say this, so here goes: white people need to pull our heads out of our collective ass. Two more white children are dead and thirteen are injured, and another "nice" community is scratching its blonde head, utterly perplexed at how a school shooting the likes of the one yesterday in Santee, California could happen. A fter all, as the Mayor of the town said in an interview with CNN: "We're a solid town, a good town, with good kids, a good church-going town an Ail-American town." Yeah, well maybe that's the problem. I said this a fter Columbine and no one listened so I 'll say it again: white people live in an utter state of self-delusion. We think danger is black, brown and poor, and if we can j ust move f ar enough away f rom "those people" in the cities w e'll b e safe. If w e can just f ind an "AllAmerican" town, life will b e better, because "things like t his j ust doia't happen here." Well bullshit on that. In case you hadn't noticed, "here" is about the only place these kinds of things d o happen. Oh sure, there is plenty of violende in urban communities and schools. But mass murder; wholesale slaughter; take-a-gun-and-seehow-many-you can-kill kinda plishments, but they weren't uncommon. Unions have been started throughout history^ and we don't make a big deal about it. We don't celebrate Jimmy H offa day, so what's so important about Chavez that we would place him above Washington and Lincoln? The difference with Chavez is his ethnicity. Because he was Hispanic many have raised him up to the status of a saint. He is an icon* portrayed as a strong, peace-loving man. Try questioning this and you're liable to start a riot. In case you haven't noticed, he seems to be the patron saint of our small school. It's sacrilegious to speak ill of him here, and his granddaughter almost received a scholarship based on who her grandfather was. His bronzed image adorns our campus, students are staging a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, and some of our teachers have, put together a "lesson plan" t o teach us about h is life. Perhaps CSUSM should be changed to CSCC - Cal State Cesar Chavez. It's sad, and patronizing even, that we base greatness on ethnicity. If Chavez had been a white union leader we wouldn't bat an eyelash at him. But because he was Hispanic and he did something many others have done before, we celebrate him. The bar of greatness should be set at the same height for everyone - white, black or Hispanic. This kind of politically correct holiday making also cheap- ens the greatness of past leaders. What does it mean when an average accomplishment is put on the same scale as something great? Or when the great accomplishment isn't included at all? Consider that we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jrf every January. King was a great man. We don't celebrate him because he was black, but because he changed our society and the way we view ourselves. He did something beyond average - something that was never done before - and he changed the country. That is evidenced by how many people in this nation are able to quote him, and remember his leadership. He is a national hero. You can't say the same for Chavez - he shrinks in the shadow of King. Ask people living in Minnesota what they know about Cesar Chavez and the answer will be nothing. Kermit the Frog has made more of an impact on their lives. Of course, Chavez is a hero to the California f arming community, and if our state wants to have a holiday in his honor, f ine. But it's a stretch to put his contribution over Washington's and Lincoln's, and it's a disgrace that we don't mark these men when such hoopla is made of Chavez. If we are going to celebrate Chavez, and have h is image plastered everywhere, then we should do the same for the truly great Americans like Washington and Lincoln. It would do us well to celebrate Washington and Lincoln, to realize their impact on the world, and their contribution t o our way of life. A fter all, without their efforts Chavez would not have enjoyed the freedom to start his union and stand for California f arm workers. School Shootings and W hite Denial craziness seems made for those safe places: the white suburbs or rural communities. And yet once again, we hear the FBI insist there is no "profile" of a school shooter. Come again? White boy a fter white boy a fter white boy, with very few exceptions to that rule (and none in the mass shooting category), decides to use their classmates for target practice, and yet there is no profile? Imagine if all these killers had been black: would we still hesitate to put a racial face on the perpetrators? Doubtful. Indeed, if any black child in America—especially in the mostly white suburbs of Littleton, or Santee—were to openly discuss their plans to murder fellow students, as happened both at Columbine and now Santana High, you can bet your ass that somebody would have turned them in, and the cops would have beat a path t o their doorstep. But when whites discuss their murderous intentions, our stereotypes of what danger looks like cause us t o ignore it—they're j ust " talking" and won't really do anything. How many kids have to die before we rethink that nonsense? How many dazed and confused parents, mayors and sheriffs do we have to listen to, describing how "normal" and safe their community is, and how they j ust can't understand what went wrong? I 'll tell you what went wrong and it's not TV, rap music, video games or a lack of prayer in school. What went wrong is that white Americans decided t o ignore dysfunction and violence when it only affected other communities, and thereby blinded themselves to the inevitable creeping of chaos which never remains isolated too long. What affects the urban "ghetto" today will be coming to a Wal-Mart near you tomorrow, and unless you address the emptiness, pain, isolation and lack of hope felt by children of color and the poor, then don't be shocked when the support systems aren't there for your kids either. What went wrong is that we allowed ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security by media representations of crime and violence that portray both as the province of those who are anything but white like us. We ignore the warning signs, because in our minds the warning signs don't live in our neigh- borhood, but across town, in that place where we lock our car doors on the rare occasion we have t o drive there. That false sense of security—the result of racist and classist stereotypes— then gets people killed. And still we act amazed. 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Is there somew t O when you make new f rieMs, ^ibu secret club I can j oin to fincf usually get to meet their frieiids, a good guy? thus enlarging the circle of people you know. So if you don't mi to �San Marcos Experience Upheld Kent Hess for The Pride What is the San Marcos Experience? A quick read through the mission statement found on the CSUSM website reveals that the creation of an academic community dedicated to excellence is a lofty goal. A goal that easily could be dismissed as a cliche, were it not for the combined effort of people united in vision. As a transfer student I viewed the university's state of the art, NCAA certified track and soccer field, and its price tag of 1.6 million, as superfluous spending that ought to have gone toward the construction of the new library. It was a sentiment, I might add, that is shared by many of my classmates. I remember that during student orientation the student L representative (mis)informed us that the reason we didn't have a library was due to a referendum. According to him, the student body voted to push the construction of the track ahead of the library. As a fledgling report- er who understands that everyone loves a scandal, it was with this unsubstantiated claim that I decided to investigate into the apparent misappropriation of funds needed for the fulfillment of my San Marcos Experience. A fter interviewing several people about the track vs. library situation, I quickly (and humbly) realized two things: (1) there has never been a c o n f 1 i c tf between the two building projects, (2) in no way has the CSUSM mission statement been betrayed by apathetic administrators. The fact of the matter is that the track and the new library are essential (i.e. mind and body) components of the San Marcos Experience. Though it is easy to see how the two can be confused and pitted against each other in a battle of priorities, the two are linked only in the holistic sense. The track/sports program was not state f unded/ All salaries for coaches, equipment, and the track itself came from generous donations and diligent fund raising. Trrmressive as the monev raised »Article cont. from page 10 else. Dysfunction is all around you, whether you choose to recognize it or not. According to the Centers for Disease Control, and Department of Health and Human Services, it is your children, and not those of the urban ghetto, „ wl%o are most likely to use drugs. That's right: white high school students are seven times more likely than blacks to have used cocaine; eight times more likely to have smoked crack; ten times more likely to have used LSD and seven times more likely to have used heroin. In fact, there are more white high school students who have used crystal methamphetamine (the most addictive drug on the streets) than there are black students who smoke cigarettes. What's more, white youth ages 12-17 are more likely to sell drugs: 34% more likely, in fact than their black counterparts. And it is white youth who are twice as likely to binge drink, and nearly twice as likely as blacks to drive drunk. And white males are twice as likely to bring a weapon to school as are black males. And yet I would bet a valued body part that there aren't 100 white people in Santee, California, or most any other "nice" community who have ever heard a single one of the statistics above. Even though they were collected by government agencies using these folks' tax money for the purpose. Because the media doesn't report on white dysfunction. A few years ago, U.S. News ran a story entitled: "A Shocking Look at Blacks and Crime." Yet never have they or any other news outlet discussed the "shocking" whiteness of these shoot-em-ups. Indeed, every time m^dia commentators discuss the similarities in these crimes they mention that the shooters were boys, they were loners, they got picked on, but never do they seem to notice a certain highly visible melanin deficiency. Color-blind, I guess. White-blind i s more like it, as I figure these folks would spot color mighty damn quick were some of it to stroll into their community. Santee's whiteness is so taken for granted by its residents that the Mayor, in that CNN interview, thought nothing of saying on the one hand that the town was 82 percent white, but on the other hand that "this is America." Well that isn't America, ; and it especially isn't California, where whites are only half of the population. This is a town that is removed from America, and yet its Mayor thinks they are the normal ones—-so much so that when asked about racial diversity, he replied that there weren't many of different "ethni-tis-tities." Not a word. Not even close. I'd like to think that after this one, people would wake up. Take note. Rethink their stereotypes of who the dangerous ones are. But deep down, I know better. The folks hitting the snooze button on this none-too-subtle alarm are my own people, after all, and I know their blindness like the back of my hand. LflBRARi i ENTRANCE railing were not added, the lighted and tree-lined sidewalk might Administrative Cattle establish a high-mark for attractiveness at CSUSM that would Herding at CSUSM be difficult f or subsequent projects to achieve. It is good that I would like to thank the administrator or administrators someone had the forethought to responsible for the paving of the prevent that from happening. Additionally I think it's walkway down Craven. It is important to have spent money nice to have a quaint, lighted sidewalk instead of gravel, par- on the railing to prevent errant ticularly now that the rainy sea- CSUSM students from falling son is over. I think its important the half-inch or so off the edge to thank whomever is responsi- of the sidewalk down to the treacherous gravel. ble for the decision to line the I love the way the railing sidewalk with railing. If the Letter to the Editors The library, on the other hand, has run a rockier course. The first obstacle came in 1992 when a bond measure was sent out to the California voters concerning the construction of future projects. The new library (worth $49 million) was just one of m any projects projposed in the measure. It unfortunately lacked voter support, and thus failed. In 1994 it met with the same disappointment. Since then the temporary library in Craven hall has taken many steps including the purchasing of online journals and academic publications in order to meet the growing need of students and faculty. During these years the administration was incessant in their lobbying for the new library despite comments from the Chancellor and legislative offices negating the need for a library in its traditional sense. collectively was, student involvement was needed to achieve the needed goal. Hence, a vote was put before the students concerning the track, however it had nothing to do with the library. The referendum (circa 1998), which passed with an overwhelming majority, was to increase student fees in order to support the CSUSM sports program. funnels down from the corners to the narrowness of the sidewalk. It reminds me of how fences narrow to a walkway and plank for loading cattle into trucks to ship them off to slaughter. This serves as an excellent reminder of the fact that CSUSM students are mindless sheep in need of the protection of CSUSM's benevolent administrators. Thank you, David Ludwig Such idealistic remarks concerning "the library of the future" (or in other words, everything being available online) were quickly dismissed by the CSUSM administration as unacceptable. Thanks to their tenacity, and a generous donation of two million dollars by Keith and Jean Kellog, the vision of a functional library to compliment the San Marcos Experience was never lost. 1998 brought the passing of a bond measure that provided monies for the construction of the library and other projects on this and other campuses, although the money wasn't turned over until the year 2000. The construction of the library is set to break ground right after graduation this spring and will be completed in 2003. Though I may never step foot in the building and benefit from its incredible technological design, I find consolation in knowing that at no point were my educational expectations higher than those of the administration. I Am A n Extremist Bastard Christopher Mcintosh for The Pride I am an extremist. I am always right, and if you disagree with'me, you are always wrong. There is no middle ground, no in-between, no gray-area. It is black and white. There is no need to discuss anything. You can argue, reason and complain all you want, but I know the TRUTH, and I will not let you deceive me with your lies. If you don't agree and support the things I say, you MUST be a . . . femi-nazi sexist chauvinist sell-out cop-out liar thief Capitalist Socialist Communist Marxist Republican Democrat Jew Hindi Muslim Christian Satanist bible-thumper witch devil pagan infidel anti-Semite Eco-terrorist tree hugger hippie flower child queer fag lesbian fairie whore slut sandnigger wetback chink limey gook nigger cracker spic beaner kike zipper head Uncle Tom yiddo camel jockey coon dothead greaser hick Jap Mick and Uncivilized Unjust Unfair Uneducated Unethical Uninformed Un-evolved Underdeveloped Immoral Egotistic Well, now that I thought about it, maybe the best w ay to reach my goals is to compromise with you on your goals. Through understanding, education, compassion and communication we can meet at a place where we both take a step forward for our cause . . . Nah, forget it. It's much easier my way. I am right - you are wrong. Often we are so blinded by our own values, morals, and social perspective that we fail to see another's point of view clearly. More importantly, we may become so wrapped up in our cause that we often fail to see where we truly stand. We can become so devoted to a cause or idea that we do not realize that we have become extreme in our thinking. We slowly turn into "Extremist Bastards" without knowing about it. For many years, I failed to see^things clearly because I "knew" that "I was right." Only after carefully considering my perspective did I truly understand that I was building walls instead of bridges. It is tempting to return to that line of thinking, because requires much less work to see things from only one angle. I now ask you to carefully consider your perspective- Are you extremist in your thoughts or actions? Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is rioott the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors r e s e r v e the right not to publish letters. Please ?ride if you.are interested in writing o ^'articles.- j �On Campus Events March 27-28 Disabled Awareness Days Time: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Location: Founders Plaza Folklorico de Escondido, directed by Ernest and Patricia Navarro 5:10 p.m. Performance by Mariachi del Sol, directed by George and Barbara Doyle CSUSM Sports Location: ACD 102 Pianist Gila Goldstein is a versatile player who excels as a soloist and as a chamfer musician. Thoughts on... Work March 26-27 Men's Golf Location: CSU Stanislaus Women's Golf March 26-27 Santa Clara Invitational Location: Santa Clara, CA March 30-31 Location: University of Idaho Monday, April 2 Location: Eastern Washington University Friday, March 30 Cesar Chavez Day Campus Closed Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farm WorkersStruggle April 1-April 6 Tuesday, M arch 27 Time: 6-8 p.m. Spring Break Spring Fever and Safe Sex Location: Commons 206 Time: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 4 Location: Commons 206 Candlelight Vigil Round Midnight (1986, dir. This workshop will address Bertrand Tavernier) sexual health issues facing many Time: 8-10 p.m. Location: Chavez Plaza Time: 6:30 p.m. students. This vigil is a spiritual rememLocation: California Center for brance of Cesar CMvez, with the Arts, Escondido (Center The- Saturday, April 7 Wednesday, March 28 Track & Field: songs and personal reflections. ater) Admission is free. CSUSM's Cesar Chavez Day 4-Way Meet: Pt* Loma, UCSD, Celebration APU, CSUSM Getting Ready to Register Monday, April 9 * Time: 10 a.m. Time: 12-1 p.m. Alcohol Awareness Pride Radio Location: Point Loma Location: Craven 4201 Time: 1-2 p.m. Time: 10 a m. - 3 p.m. Come learn the insider tips to Location: Commons 206 Location: Founders Plaza registration. Learn about the real effects of Pride Radio will take part in alcohol on the college student. Chavez Day with music and live interviews with those involved in CSUSM Teacher Career Fair Time: 1-5 p.m. April 9: Schedule available the daylong celebration. Location: California Center April 9-20: First registration for all summer classes via The Life and Legacy of Cesar for the Arts, Escondido SMART for current students Chavez (pay by May 2). Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Achtung! The German 'Table May 29-June 15: Second regisLocation: Founders Plaza Time: 12:30-1:15 p.m. tration for all summer classes Location: The Dome Tuesday, March 27 If you would like to practice More Than Words Can Say Circle K International Meeting via SMART for matriculated students and open-university your German, meet some other Time: 4-6 p.m. Time: 3:30 p.m. people interested in the German Location: Commons 207 Location: Dome Plaza (non-matriculated) students (pay culture or some native "Krauts," 4 p.m. University Proclamation within seven calendar days). please join us. of the Cesar Chavez Holiday by After June 15: Final registration. Le Club Francois President Gonzalez Students may register for second Time: 12-1 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Family of Cesar Thursday, March 29 block courses i n person on a Location: ACD 111 Chavez gives their comments Spring Arts & Lectures Series case-by-case basis (pay within and reflections Presents Pianist Gila Goldstein two calendar days). 4:30 p.m. Performance by Ballet Time: 7 p.m. Compiled By; M. Addington Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he's supposed to be doing at the moment. -Robert Benchley "I'm not trying to achieve immortality through art, I 'm trying to achieve immortality through not d ying" -Woody Allen When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home. -Betty Bender Important Dates for Registration "Work like you dot& need the mcto®y*v ^ 7" ' " Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody 's watching. 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Hernandez was one of many individuals to speak on campus for Cal State's first celebration of Cesar CMvez Day, March 28. On behalf of her family, Hernandez accepted a plaque commemorating the day. Her speech included messages that she believed her grandfather would have wanted to pass along to other individuals. "No matter how hard, no matter the struggle, he always believed, si se puede," said Hernandez. The celebration included Ballet Folklorico performances and live mariachi music, but began with words of reflection from those who said they felt inspired by Chavez and his work, which included improving the lives of farm workers. Assistant Dean of Students Tim Bills first introduced Fernando Bribiezca, a United Farm Workers organizer, to the audience that included students, faculty, and GEAR-UP participants from San Marcos Middle School and Grant Middle School. Bribiezca, a UFW organizer CMvez Plaza and the Chavez from 1997-1999, began the cel- statue. A Commemoration ebration with "La oracion del Committee was formed to crecampesino" (The Farm Worker's ate a statue in remembrance Prayer) and encouraged the audi- of CMvez. The CMvez ence to participate in the Farm Commemoration project involved Worker's Clap. He also gave the not only faculty, but also stuaudience more insight into the dents and artists in the comlabors of farm workers. With stu- munity. "It was emblematic of (Top) Chavez's granddaughter, Natdent Leticia Luna volunteering to Cesar CMvez' commitment to alie Hernandez (center) accepted demonstrate how one would pick the community," said Professor a plaque commemorating the day. Her parents, Eloise and Dan Carillo strawberries, Bribiezca pointed CMvez-Metoyer. (above) were also there to celebrate. out the health risks of a farm Involved in design of the (Right) Ramon Nava, a student, perworker, such as backaches. statue were community artists, formed with Mariachi del Sol. (Pride Photos/Victoria Segall) Professor Cynthia Chavez VPA Professor David Avalos. -Metoyer and Lourdes Shahamiri and Russell Decker, Head of simple but powerful and memoof Academic Affairs also spoke Planning, Design and rable image," added about CMvez and his Shahamiri, "The worlc to improve the < m M about knowledge, it's all about stairs must be a metworking conditions ° # aphor of the hard of the farm workers education. A university setting is ideal for climb for struggle and his involvement the philosophy that Chavez expressed for the United Farm with the UFW. —Alexander Gonzalez Workers." Prof essor The afternoon celCSUSM President Gerardo Gonzalez, ebration also included whose parents were Construction. Former CSUSM the University Proclamation by migrant farm workers, also spoke President Bill Stacy had given President Alexander Gonzalez. "Cesar about Chavez. "His cause was the committee $10,000 for the CMvez taught us how to learn to my cause," said Gonzalez. He project. be resistant and how to focus on also shared how Chavez came to "He was rarely seen without a goals," said President Gonzalez, speak at his alma mater, Fresno book in his hand," said Professor "It was fitting that he should ^Itate University. Since CMvez Chavez -Metoyer, "The statue is be celebrated on our campus received death threats at that not just a symbol of what he because he was a teacher above time, many students, including did, but what will continue to anything else." Gonzalez, served as bodyguards be done." The event livened towards for Chavez while he visited the "C£sar CMvez was a simple the late afternoon with peruniversity. but a powerful man, and the formances by Ballet Folkl6rico The faculty members spoke model was also intended to be a de Escondido. Director of the about the history of CSUSM's Southwest Riverside County Offers CSUSM Courses S,outhwest Riverside Campus (Courtesy Photo/CSUSM) By CLAY BABER Pride Staff Writer "Our incentive is to make education available to the community " said Lora Coad, Director of CSUSM's Southwest Riverside County project (SWRC). The SWRC project, currently located in Temecula, is an alternate campus for students pursuing their associate's degree, bachelor's degree, or teaching credential. Courses are currently offered at the James Day Middle School near the Promenade Mall in Temecula. Working with Mount San Jacinto College, CSUSM has developed an integrated curriculum for the students attending the SWRC. "We share a unique partnership with Mt. San Jacinto College," says Coad. All of the lower division coursework that satisfies either AA or GE requirements is taken through MSJC, while the upper division courses for those students pursuing their bachelor's degree in liberal studies or teaching credential are offered by CSUSM. "The SWRC needs to always have a connection to the main campus," says Coad. "Our students are encouraged to attend both campuses." Currently the SWRC only offers evening and weekend courses; therefore, a good number of the students, 44 percent according to Coad, also take classes on the main campus during the week. Currently the fee structure for the SWRC is the same fee structure for courses offered through the CSU system. "Two extension courses are offered this semester, but the remainder of those offered by the SWRC are state funded; therefore, standard fees are applicable," explains Coad. The amount of state funding available to the SWRC is based on the enrollment figures for each semester. "Enrollment growth for the last two semesters was higher than projected," says Coad. The number of students attending the SWRC continues to grow since the first courses were offered in the fall of 1999; therefore, more state funding has become available. Future plans for the SWRC include regular session accelerated courses for the fall 2001 semester. By the end of 2002, the SWRC also hopes to have a newer, larger facility and also plans to offer daytime courses. Negotiations are currently taking place for a new 35,000 squarefoot facility for classrooms and offices located in Murrietta, approximately 10 miles north of the current Temecula location. Coad added, "The public education program is quite limited in the Temecula area; therefore, the SWRC attracts many students who would not normally come to the main csmipus." Student dance troupe, Patricia Navarro explained that their particular dancing was not Jalisco style, but more from Sinaloa, a state in Mexico. Additional afternoon performances included mariachi music played by Mariachi del Sol, which included students such as Ramon Nava on the violin. The evening ended with a candlelight vigil at CMvez Plaza. The Cesar CMvez celebration will continue on April 18 in the Dome Plaza, when M.E.Ch.A. hosts a Day of Learning with poetry, music and dance. Attempts Suicide On CampUS By NATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor A student was prevented from committing suicide on campus Friday around 2:30 p.m. by Professor Anibal YanezChavez. A Liberal Studies professor at Cal State San Marcos, Yanez found the student, a young woman, cutting herself with a sharp object on the spiral staircase midway between the fifth and sixth floors of Craven Hall. A custodian working on the fifth floor assisted Professor Yanez after hearing screams and alerted the campus police. The woman was reportedly taken in an ambulance to Scripps Hospital in La Jolla. Rick Moore, Director of Communications at. CSUSM, confirmed Friday that "there was a young woman, she was not a student here, with a sharp object who was trying to commit suicide. I don't know why she would come here to do it." The girl is a student at Palomar College. Claudia Ignacio, a student working in the advising office on the fifth floor during the time of the attempt, arrived on the scene too late to help, but before custodians Md cleaned up the small amount of blood that had been spilled. "Nobody knows why she came here to kill herself, but I have heard administrators say that it doesn't look good for our school." Ignacio later spoke to Professor Yanez. "I could tell he (Yanez) was really overwhelmed. All he said was I 'm shocked.'" Although Lieutenant Bill McCullough confirmed the occurence, CSUSM Police were unable to give an official statement regarding the incident. Taxes III 'Opinion -Calendar 8 Samuel L. Jackson stars in "Caveman's Valentine" . Ill Review Bage 4 �The Pride 2 Tuesday; April 10, 2001 Tax Day on April 16: By MELANIE ADDINGTON Pride Editor With taxes due on April 16, now is the time for all of us procrastinators to get our acts together and figure out what forms we need to prepare for the deadline and the changes in tax laws. Free help is available for taxpayers. But if you choose to prepare yours on your own, be aware of the few minor changes with tax credits and exclusions. New California tax credits are: Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit, Long-Term Care Credit, Natural Heritage Preservation Credit and a Teacher Retention Credit, q The new Child and Dependent Care Expense Credit is a percentage of the nonrefundable federal credit that the IRS allows you for the cost of your employmentrelated child and dependent care expenses. If your income is not over $100,000, you can claim the credit using California Forms 540, 540A and 540NR. You cannot claim it by using the form 5402EZ. Even if you do not claim the credit through your federal return, you can still claim it on your state return. Depending on how much you make, you can receive up to 63 percent of the federal credit. The maximum California credit is $907. q Long-Term Care Credit allows up to $500 for each qualifying individual in need of long-term health care and for the eligible caregiver that is the taxpayer. Using California Form 3504, you can attach it to your tax . return. q Natural Heritage Preservation Credit is for those who donated land to the Wildlife Conservation Board in order to preserve the heritage of the land. To learn if you qualify for this credit, contact the Wildlife Conservation Board at (916) 445-8448. q The Teacher Retention Credit is on California Form 3505. If you are a credentialed teacher and teach any grade from K-12 in a qualified educational institution, you are eligible for credit. Any teacher that has been in service f rpm four to six years can receive up to $250; six to 11 years up to $500; 11-20 years up to $1,000; 20 or more the credit can go up to $1,500. New California Income Exclusions are interests received IMAB Inc. Thoughts on... Character Compiled by: M. Addington with the smog-impact fee refund, reparation payments for individuals who wete forced to perform slave or forced labor during World War II, and employer provided education assistance for certain graduate courses. For more information on these and other exclusions, pick up a Resident Booklet at your local library. Although you should be able to pick up any tax form at the local library, if they do not have the individual forms available, ask for a California Package X that contains all California tax forms for photocopy. You can also download forms from the California Franchise Tax Board: http://www.ftb.ca.gov. For general questions you can also contact them by phone: (800) 852-5711, or for form questions: (800) 338-0505. Also on their web site are many frequently asked questions and an explanation of any area involving taxes. When you get your forms and find you are still in need of help an<fcannot afford to pay for tax assistance, you can visit the Franchise Tax Board's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). Their web site search is available to find VITA volunteer sites that provide assistance to taxpayers regardless of age. You will be able to search for the addresses Start of sites where IR- and FTBtrained volunteers prepare basic personal income tax returns free of charge. In San Marcos, the VITA site is MAAC PROJECT-HEAD START. According to Jeanie, the secretary at Head Start, "anyone can do it but the service is only .on Tuesdays and you have to make aft appOTitmentS\ Call (760) 471-4210 to make an appointment. You can search for a site in your area: http:// ; www.ftb.ca.gov/vita/index.asp. If the idea of running all over town to select forms and finding help to fill out those forms do not appeal to you, you can also e-file. You can e-file by yourself by choosing software and following the instructions available on the FTB web site. You can receive free software at the web site: http:/ / www. F ileYourTaxes.com. Electronic filing is the fastest way to receive a refund, and you can be sent a check within seven to 10 days after filing. Tax professionals accepted into the electronic filing program are called "Authorized e-file Providers" and can assist you with your e-filing. There are over eighteen providers in San Marcos and a list can be found at the FTB web site. Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You're able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment. -Ralph Marston CKa&cter may be manifested I n the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. -Phillip Brooks Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase i t Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away." -Tom Clancy Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others. -H. Jackson Brown The weirder you're going to behave, the more normal you " should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person. - P. J. 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We, the Faculty at San Marcos State University, are commited to provide the highest quality education to our students. This has become increasingly difficult due to alarming trends in the California State University system. Over the last 7 years at San Marcos: *The student enrollment has increased 110%, from 2736 to 5739 *The tenure track faculty increased by only 51%, from 97 to 147 *But, the administration, on the other hand, increased by 55%, from 36 to 56 postions The state allocated millions to the CSU system for faculty, yet these resources were used for non-instructional administrative costs. Furthermore, the hiring of lecturers, which now make up a majority of your teachters at San Marcos, are now without job security, often without health benefits, often sharing offices, computers, & telephone lines with all the other lecturers in thier department, and often teaching at multiple universities around the community. We understand from talking to students that it is often the individual time that a faculty member can spend with students that makes the difference in grades, job opportunities, and recommendations. Despite these trends, faculty at all levels and in all disciplines continue to work diligently to provide students with the education, skills, and support necessary to succeed in today's world. In April, the California Faculty Association, which is the union that represents and negotiates on behalf of all faculty will enter into contract negotiations with Chancellor Reed. Our goal in these negotiations is to make improvements in areas that directly impact our ability to provide the highest level of academic and scholarly support to the students of San Marcos State. We expect that these will be tough negotiations. We intend to keep students informed of the progress. We very much look forward to working together with student leadership on how we can continue to ensure that providing a quality education remains CSU's number one priority. iH • This i s a p a i d a dvertisement* CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION WWW.CALFAC.ORG ( 760) 7 S0-4009 in m ssociation �4 Tuesday, April 10, 2001 The Pride Arts & Entertainment Japanese Art Exhibition at CSUSM Casey Goddard, Scott McFeeters, Joseph Tran and Peter Vu for The Pride A huge sheet of Japanese rice paper, 6 feet by 4 feet, was spread across the floor space of University Hall 440. The Sho (calligraphy) artist, Shoran Kawayama from Japan, asked us to gather around the piece of paper and cover our legs with newspaper. (Top) Students try She then took two 3-foot long calligraphy. brushes, dipped them into a (rt) Shane, a bucket filled with sumi ink CSUSM student, and drew a Kanji character. poses with his work. (Courtesy We then understood why she Photos) had cautioned us to use newspaper. Sumi ink splashed t i c i p a n t s beyond the edges of the paper i ncluding as her brushes danced and left a f a c u l t y , staff, studynamic artistic symbol. This was part of the Japanese dents and Arts Exhibition held on March local resi21, sponsored by the Cal State dents. Many of them had San Marcos Japanese Program. opportunities to get one-on-one On one wall were Kawamura's instruction from the artists. artistic renderings of poems in Everyone present had a chance to black sumi ink. On another wall paint characters of their choice were colorful works of origami with smaller brushes and paper. One student from the Colmade by Asako Aizawa, a former kindergarten teacher from lege of Education commented about calligraphy, "It is a wonJapan. Besides exhibiting their derful experience, writing with work, students from classes my whole body. Now I can teach JAPN 101B and JAPN 102B others. It is great for children." Sho is an art form for writing received one-hour hands-on instruction from the artists. The in the Japanese language. Difevent attracted more than 100 par- ferent emotions can be conveyed with Japanese characters by varying the speed and pressure when using the brush. Wet, dark markings made when moving the brush slowly and letting the ink permeate the paper. In contrast, dry Moira (Ann Magnuson) and Romulus (Jackson) (Photo/Universal Studios) and light markings ar€ made by quick movements with the brush that leave behind wispy strokes. his cave. He immediately By TIM FARMER Another important believes that it's Cornelius's Pride Staff Writer aspect of Sho is asy mmefault. Romulus decides to investry. Kawayama emphaIn "Caveman's Valentine," tigate and try to prove Cornelius sized that one should Samuel L. Jackson portrays a guilty; this is where most of the avoid drawing in the dead schizophrenic homeless man, characters are revealed. Mike, center of the paper. Romulus Ledbetter, who lives the boyfriend of the victim, conOrigami is the Japin a cave right in the middle fides in Romulus and asks for art form of paper of a park in New York City. his help. folding. By using a small The movie was entertaining Directed by Kasi Lemmons square piece of paper one ("Eve's Bayou"), this movie and the score, composed by can create such forms as seemes intent on relying on Terence Blanchard and the birds, flowers and fish. Romulus' delusions rather than Northwestern Sinfonia, kept the Origami uses no glue, a well-developed plot. movie flowing smoothly. The tape or staples. The design holds Romulus, who frequently delusions were vivid and the its exotic shape just by the thickallows us to dive into his mind Scenery unique, however, the ness of the paper and the amount and see moth-men cluttering up story seemed a bit predictable of crease applied to it. his head while he envisions great towards the end and many Japanese language instructor, pieces of music, dropped out of aspects were unrealistic. Mikiko Imamura-Seyller said, "I Since I am a big fan of Julliard because he felt that a believe that incorporating culcharacter, Cornelius Stiverson, Samuel L. Jackson and classical tural experience is a very imporwas trying to run his life. The music, I enjoyed the visual tant part of language instructwist is that Cornelius does not aspect of the film, but I felt it tion, and I am very grateful that exist. was missing quite a bit. Ms. Kawayama and Mrs. Aizawa "Caveman's Valentine" is The plot begins to unfold have volunteered their time to when Romulus, known as rated R by the MPAA for langive the students a chance to Caveman by most people in guage, some violence and sexuexperience these Japanese art the city, finds a dead body ality. forms." of a homeless man outside of Caveman's Valentine a s t charic to order rentol cops, gowns and hoods for Commencement 2001!!! 1760-750-4732 before April 13 to order. 11 • mm a r ( j UNIVERSITY STORE �Wandering Along the Central Coast: An Alternate Spring Break By JAMES NEWJELL Pride Staff Writer The mid-term rush is over, projects are finished, portfolios are in the professors' hands, and tests are a faded memory. It seems the quickest rcnjte to a party-filled Spring Break is the norm for most college students. For young S&ji Riegans* Mexico is thelVenue? often spotlighted as the place to travel for cheap drinks and cheap accommodations. However, a completely opposite trip, in both direction and mentality, is a journey north towards Monterey Bay. Far from the seedy Tijuana nightclubs, one can step aside, relax and enjoy this tranquil sojourn and break away to enjoy the serene and beautiful countryside that is often forgotten, yet exists right here in California. The yfear's winter rainfall is now diminishing, and as the summer sun begins to shine, it creates a lush green landscape obscured only by misty clouds set atop the larger hillsides rising eastward into the ihountains. The rolling green pastures leading from San Luis Obispo into Big Sur seem to go on forever. Just as new hillsides come into view, they drift off in the distance and eventually out of sight; only rocks and sparseflorabreak the smooth landscape. Central California is refresh- by recent technological advance- atively untouched coastline boring, and after spending time ments. dering the private development is in the drier San Diego climate, With the end of the day home to all kinds of Monterey's the dense vegetation and natural approaching and the sun slowly sea life. The tide pools brim with colors draw lucid attention to the dipping, shining its golden yellow starfish, sea anemones, crabs and dreamlike landscape. rays onto the ocean, the beauty all kinds of other animals. VisAs I move past Morro Bay is deep and seems timeless. The itors should look but not touch, and continue north along U.S. sun continues dropping and sinks and leave only what was there, Highway 1, it is like I enter a past the horizon, seeping lighter making sure not to disturb the new world: a world where the spir- pinks into the sky and giving the inhabitants or their fragile ecoits of the land and the sea abruptly jagged coastline a luminescent system. converge, the giant cliffs stop the glow. It is like a game for the person progress of the ocean, and where The beauty of Monterey's who hops from rock to rock the water persistently undermines coast is no secret. On most view- and peers into the pools, it's adversary, slowly observing what eating away the land might be found. bit by bit. Finding a path Once into Monout i o the farterey, a stop at the thest point from Monterey Bay Aquarshore puts visium allows the outitors past the sider to step beyond breakers and the volatile elements onto what and encounter the seems like an nature within. Stepisland. Looking ping below sea level, to either side, the visitor can expethe adventurer rience the tranquilfinds only the ity that exists below light shades of the tumultuous sea blue and green, Cypress Lookout is just one of the many beautiful views surface. As a person along 17-Mile Drive. (Pride Photo/James Newell) broken intermitsteps away from the tently by the points, beaches are lined with turbulence, a world is opened and cars of tourists and locals alike, white caps of the waves. It seems the true peacefulness is exposed. watching the wind drive the as if the sea invites one to step The graceful glide of the waves into the rocky shore and off into the clear water, only to shark shows his power and the the sunsets, the last of the day stop, knowing how deceptive it flowing motion of the water is dipping into tomorrow. is and that under the serene surcaptured by the plant life waverface hides a cold and unforgiving Between Monterey Bay and ing in the undersea currents. Carmel are Pebble Beach and the realm, home to those that have The aquarium brings closer a famous 17-Mile Drive. The rel- adapted to the harsh elements. world only accessible to humans As I drive south past Carmel, back down U.S. Highway 1, the coastline offers a picture-perfect photo stop around every bend. Without even considering the winding road, it is hard for most drivers to keep from veering off course. The scene that is continually unfolding is enough to keep the sound of the lane markers bouncing as they pass under the wheels, the distracted driver attempting to concentrate on the task at hand. The coast eventually winds its way into Big Sur, where the Redwoods have a home at Pfeiffer State Park. Full of hiking trails, picnic areas, waterfalls and mountain lions, the park enables visitor's to access the forest and parkland that could literally take years to explore. There are paths that go up, around and switch back all through the forest, aiding people in enjoying a unique part of the California coastline. It is amazing to pass through such diversity in such a short period of time. California has more to offer than most people would believe. It is inspiring to step outside to a place many have forgotten even exists: a place of serenity, a place where the everyday drifts into the past. What unfolds at that moment is everything. Nothing can touch the feelings that come, unhindered into consciousness, igniting all the senses on a direct path to your heart. �6 Tuesday, April 10, 2001 account, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print anonymous letters. Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures, The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year and four times in summer. The P ride Co-fiditor Co-Editor Feature Editor Opinion Editor Copy Editor Graduate Intern Melanie Addington Victoria B. Segall Nathan Fields Darcy Walker Amy Bolaski Jayne Braman Faculty Advisor Madeleine F. Marshall All opinions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or of California State University San Marcos. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters should be submitted vkdec&onicmail to The Pride electronic mail The Pride California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone: (760) 750-6111 Fax: (760) 750-4030 E-mail: pride@csusm.edu Visit us on-line at: http://www.csiism,edii/pride To Whom It May Concern: First, my name is Philip Rush and I am an experienced individual in the affairs of the California State government. I have been employed by both the state and federal government working for a congressman and a state assembly member. But more than the above, I am also a senior here at CSUSM and understand what one must go through to deal with the bureaucracy that is CSUSM. After viewing the article concerning Warren, I have wondered if he has contacted his state assembly member or state senator. Given that this institution is largely funded by the state and a portion by the federal government, the student should consider that the state assembly funds and oversees (thru the State Board of Education) the very existence of this institution and therefore has the power of administrative inquiry on the behalf of the constituent, namely Warren. Understanding that the issue falls under the administrative realm and is NOT a legal issue, the state assembly member or senator may provide a crucial part in establishing mediation between the state, the institution, and the student. If there are any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. I hope this can shed some light for Warren. Sincerely, Philip Rush rush006@csusm.edu Finding Sources in the Library: Is It Really Hard? By ROLAND ARIAS JR. Pride Staff Writer Given the anticipation of the new library, there is a lot of criticism on the lack of resources in the current library. While I have heard many students and even some faculty tell me that the Cal State San Marcos Library does not adequately serve the needs of students because of its small space, the library provides sources to students in a variety of ways. Students just have to be willing dig a little to use them. Since I do not have time to go to other libraries in San Diego County, the library on campus is my only choice for sources. At first when I found out that the book I was looking for was in the annex, I would try to find different sources that were already on the book stacks. Eventually however, I found that getting books and other sources in the annex are not hard to get at all and they usually come in the day after they are requested. Just recently, I had to go to the library to get a book from an obscure author. Not thinking that our small library would have the book I needed, I was astonished to find that it was in the library's annex. While it would have been nice to flip through the pages of the book before I checked it out, its reassuring to know that there are a wide variety of books readily assessable in our "small" library. . Most students are unaware of the abundant online sources to which they have access. The online journals available to CSUSM students are some of the most useful academic tools that I have utilized in my four years at the university. One online service I found particularly helpful is EBSCOhost. Since the database gives access to full text journals and scholarly sources, I frequently use EBSCOhost for finding sources for my papers. While there are other online services available to students though the library, EBSCOhost is one of the most useful. The San Diego Circuit is another vital aspect of the library. The resources available on the circuit give students can access numerous sources in other libraries including SDSU, UCSD, and USD. The materials can be picked up the next day if ordered early enough. Since orders placed on the circuit before 10 am can be picked up after 3pm, getting books from other universities is very convenient. Granted, the San Diego State Library and the UCSD library will have readily accessible materials that the Cal State San Marcos library will not, but as the university grows, so to will the university's educational resources. For those of you who have a hard time finding sources in the library, the sources are there, you just need to know where to find them. Opinion ^Ask the TsycHe fairy The Pride Psyche Fairy R eturns! S end Q uestions t o p sychefairy@hotmail.com this other person. Just be careful in how you Dear Psychefairy, break off the relationship: You don't want to I am currently l iving a sexual relajust say, " Well^atAvas fun, but I'm going to tionship with a friend of ^ine7%ut that is all ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ t h ^ p e r s o n j n ^ ^ T h a t would be we are: friends. The£e4s another person, pi a good friend of mine^whqTTKa^ a b i ^ ^ S f t on and would like to pos&biyjstart a relation- I J ^ P l ^ u l d s ^gesftalking with your makin^jsi^Sliere are no feelship with. I wish to d d^7t)rtourse, w ^ p l H grown on his hurting the person whomTRS^BrrentlywiS^ iSpgsjor^^ p ^ . J u s t b e^ause^:^ feel nothing, Any advice? Jp' p er^n isn't emotionally you can really d ais be hondbst ^and%war^ :ofeveryone's feelings. So long Dear Ed, If youYe really i B ^ ^ s t e ^ ^ ^ ^ o t h c r as you make a sincere effort not to hurt anyperson, the best thing y oj^c^ao is one, ^ r i nothirig bad shall come of this. front and honest with the g£r£o|i y<|u a S with. I Sincerely, If it is simply a physical things nb feelings will The Psychefairy be hurt, and you'll be free to go off and date Letters to the Editors Outraged with your Administration! Dear Editors, I have just read an article in your paper titled, "One Student's Journey through the Paper Trail," and I must tell you how truly outraged I am. What kind of school are you running? How dare you take away 3 years of this young man's life that he worked so hard for just because he put his education on hold to be by the side of his girlfriend, who had just been brutally raped and tried to commit suicide? You should be commending him for what he has done. President Gonzalez, you are a poor excuse for a human being. How can you live with yourself? How can any of the administrators live with themselves for the trauma they have inflicted on this young man? You have shown all of us that, when it comes to choosing a university for our children, yours is truly not the right one, especially if we want our children to succeed. I will do everything in my power to spread the word to as many high schools as possible, as I work for the school system. I feel that they need to know what CSUSM has, or should I say doesn't have, to offer them. Think about it! - Paula Kubiak/Vista Resident School Vouchers the Only Option By AMY BOLASKI Pride Copy Editor "Why should poor children be consigned to chronically poor schools that consistently fail to prepare them to attend college, much less get a good-paying job? ... Millions are casualties of dysfunctional schools." Why indeed? The San Diego Union Tribune addressed the issue in a recent editorial (which I've taken the liberty of quoting) encouraging readers to examine the "eminently defensible" school voucher proposal with open eyes. We need to recognize that parents deserve a voice, and an actual choice, when it comes to their children's education. President Bush's plan would grant parents of children who attend "sub-par" schools for three consecutive years a $1,500 federal voucher to help subsidize the cost of private education. The Bush plan is a moderate, flexible one, and while Bush says he's "willing to listen" to other approaches, he maintains that "Children and parents who have had only bad choices need better choices." Our youth are worthy of the best shot we can give them and the public school system too often fails in this endeavor. Legislators have long promised to implement various programs and have concocted various solutions to fix our schools, and we're still waiting. Our test scores are still low, children aren't learning fundamental skills they need to succeed in college-level coursework and many of them are simply falling through the cracks. While the voucher system isn't going to revolutionize or " fix" our schools, it's a step in the right direction. Democratic lawmakers and the California Teacher's Association, as well as other unions are vehemently opposing vouchers the plan calls for accountability. And since the public system can't step up to the plate, the state and the teachers' unions will lose money if the legislation passes. U.S. Education Secretary Rob Paige called opposition to the voucher system an "attempt to protect an already dead monopoly." And it is. We voted against Proposition 38 in November, which would have given parents a $4,000 annual voucher. The California Teacher's Association raised more than $26 million in an effort to keep the proposition from passing, and they were successful - depending on how success is measured. If continuing to dump taxpayer's money into a system that repeatedly fails its students, and then making halfhearted and vague promises to use that money to benefit our schools is success, then so be it. Where are the results? We could have used that $26 million for vouchers rather than wasting it on advertisements urging the public to pretend away the problem. Yes, the public school sys- tem and the teachers' unions will lose money. There are decent school districts, some fine public schools, and wonderful teachers out there. But the sytem as a whole reeks of bureaucratic incompetence, and we need to roll the dice on this. The voucher system may have flaws; it may fail. But if you don't gamble, you won't ever win. Our children's education is too big a gamble to keep playing it safe. If you find yourself diametrically opposed to the idea of vouchers,, keep in mind that money comes out of your pockets. How deep are they? Parents of those children who are already enrolled in private institutions still have to pay taxes on federally funded education. You won't see the teachers' unions or the legislators mentioning this, because it then becomes apparent that those parents are being hit with a doublQ-whkpimjrjwhile everyone elsfe bacjqi their pockets full, while we contihud to grant diplomas to students with fourtfcgrade reading skills. Let's support a system that will force our public schools to shape up or ship out - on Bush's plan they have three years to take what's wrong and make it better before losing money on each student that makes the switch to a private school. Until we have the option of sending kids to public institutions that aren't decaying, decentered and demoralized, it's the only option. �Why We Celebrate the Memory of Cesar Chavez STEVE COMPI AN Literature and Writing Major : Tom Chambers' question, "Why celebrate [Cesar] Chavez and not President's Day" was so comical that several ironies raised by the opinion piece mighttovebeen overlooked. Chambers'comparison of Chavez, tortheclate Teamster bosF!Jimmy»Hoffa was hilarious, and -his- "Washington fathered our freedom/Lincoln freed the slaves" observation would make any sixth-grade teacher proud. While Chambers 'states "all he did was start a union," historians remember the man in a different light—as a civil rights leader. Although attending more than thirty schools and working part-time in the fields, Chavez completed school through the eighth grade (a rare accomplishment for a farm laborer). Chavez served in the Navy during World War II, and after the war, he returned to the fields because the sign, "Whites Only" did not just discriminate against blacks. In 1965, Chavez organized afive-yearboycott by grape pickers, who were bargaining for lofty perks like bathrooms, running water, and electricity for overcrowded quarters. Following the principles of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Relations Act. By 1980, thousands of farm workers were getting higher pay, health coverage and pension benefits. In 1984, Chavez conducted a 36-day "Fast for life" to protest the pesticide poisoning of grapes. When Chavez died April 23, Lincoln's birthdays were separate Detroit, and Kansas City. Also, holidays, but President Richard the following states have acknowlNixon, prompted by Congress, edged his efforts with resolucombined the two birthdays into tions: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, one national holiday >in 1971 — Massachusetts, Minnesota, to simplify the calendar year Montana, Nevada, New York, and give federal employees a Ohio, Oregon, Pennslyvania, and three day weekend. The color Texas. of the people responsible I should mention one final Chavez engaged in a "Our language is d YefleCfor establishing the new irony about Cesar Chavez. As 25-day f ^ t t o reaffirm his ^ head of one the largest labor af Ourselves. A language holiday was white. J pledge of peaceful resis- ; ° ® Chavez never preferred unions in the country, Cesar tance. Although jailed W atl exact reflection of the the title "labor leader" and Chavez never made more than repeatedly and called a character growth ofitS and conveyed the higher pur- $5,000 a year. Pictures of d J communist by the FBI, pose for organizing the Washington and Lincoln probChavez forged a national s p e a k e r s " union in the following ably dominated his billfold. coalition of unions, church _ _f quote: "The strike and the World leaders, state legisla—Cesar Chavez groups, students, and conboycott, they have cost us tures, and historians remember sumers who joined his 1993, Cardinal Roger Mahoney much. What they have not Cesar Chavez as a civil rights cause, and by 1970, millions took celebrated the funeral mass call- paid us in wages, better working leader. Only Tom Chambers sees part in a nation wide boycott ing Chavez "a special prophet conditions, and new contracts, Chavez's accomplishments as of grapes and lettuce. The late for the world's farm workers." they have paid us in self-respect being "common " Chavez himRobert F. Kennedy called Chavez It is ironic that Chambers and human dignity." self addresses Chambers' con"one of the most heroic figures mentioned the little bronze statCesar Chavez's work in cern with the following quote: of our times " ue placed at the top of a walk- civil rights has been recognized "Preservation of one's own culIn 1973, Chavez called for way. It hardly compares to the well outside the California bor- ture does not require contempt or a worldwide grape boycott that Washington Monument or the der. Chavez has been recog- disrespect for another culture." prompted the State of California Lincoln Memorial. Another irony nized in cities like Boston, Apparently, Mr. Chambers is in to pass the Agricultural Labor is that Washington's and Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, the minority. G etting t he Facts Straight ISABEL R. SOLIZ CSUSM Graduate Student At a university whose mission statement includes statements such as, "The University offers cultural enrichment in an intellectually stimulating environment and acts as a focus for community social activities," I am appalled that Mr. Tom Chambers can make such ignorant statements about Cesar Chavez' worthiness of CSUSM scheduling activities and a day to honor him. Recognizing Mr. Chamber's ignorance, I'd like to set some facts straight, as recorded in history. First, Cesar Chavez, though not educated or having a doctorate degree, upheld the ideals set forth by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, even though they did not practice what they preached. In fact, they lived in contradiction to their ideals. For example,^ - yoitr claim that Washington gave "us" freedom, yet he owned slaves. And Lincoln, though regarded; as the great emancipator, who gave the slaves their freedom, is also known among historians as having taken the issue against slavery for political reasons. When questioned about the Civil War by Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, Lincoln is quoted saying, "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would do that." (Chronicle of America). My point is this: Cesar Chavez upheld the very ideals Washington and Lincoln are known for, without any political aspirations. You state that Chavez' efforts "shrink in the shadows of King." Actually, it is the other way around. Chavez' efforts to bring attention to the injustices being made against Americans began before Dr. King's, but the crusaders just happened to be farm workers. Chavez efforts began before Rosa Parks' bus incident. Chavez began in 1944 (as compared to King's efforts in 1955) when he challenged the segregated theater system by refusing to sit in the section for Mexicans and sitting in the "whites only" section. For this he was arrested. His cause sharpened while he served in the U.S. Navy, as he discovered that Americans of other nationalities also suffered discrimination. His proactive work against injustices con- HA VE AN OPINION? SUBMIT and Mexican-Americans earned $1.10. In that year, Chavez and the farm workers became part of the "The Movement", a catchall phrase describing those sharing a commitment to end the injustices of racism, the war in Vietnam, the sufferings of the poor, and the degradation of farm workers. So you see, it was not just about starting a union. In 1968, tinued in 1948 when he joined the National Farm Labor Union while fasting to put a (NFLU). He began fighting fed- stop to nascent violence among eral officials in 1958 on behalf picketers, Chavez gained the supof the Community Service port of Dr. King and Senator Organization (CSO), the forerun- Robert Kennedy. Soon after, farm ner of the United Farm Workers, workers began to have health when he was sent to confront problems due to pesticides being the bracero program, which was sprayed while workers were pickused by the growers, in league ing crops. I know because I was with state and federal officials, there. In 1969, while pesticide hearto depress wages and exploit the ings began, British dockworkers farm laborers. Later that year he document- refused to unload California ed abuses by the Farm Placement grapes and an International Service, organized a boycott Grape Boycott Day was declared on May 10th. of local merMeanwhile, in chants to prothe U.S., nationtest their supwide grape boyport of the syscotts contintem, organized ued. Shipment sit-down strikes of California in the fields to table grapes challenge the was practically hiring of bracehalted to the citros, and ies of Boston, marched to, proI New York, test the lack of | Philadelphia, jobs for local 1C h i c a g o , residents. In Detroit, 1965, he took a Montreal and stand against the Toronto. That LaborDepartment year, Chavez when they sided Pictures, like the one at top ofarticle, the most downtrodden people continued until his death in 1993. If you want to compare Chavez to Dr. King, Chavez began his efforts to uphold freedom and equality nine years before Dr. King. Furthermore, Chavez' approach was all "hands on" while King became involved after Rosa Parks took a stand and the sit-ins in Birmingham, Alabama took place. Though Dr. King's honorable efforts are not to be minimized, as he did hold a doctorate, and won recognition with the Nobel Peace Prize and Time Magazine's Man of the Year awards, both in 1964. Cesar Chavez was recognized by Robert F. Kennedy as "one of the heroic figures of our time." In 1994 he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, by President Clinton. Mr. Chambers, if we are to use a bar to measure greatness, Chavez' efforts for human and civil rights began long before King's, yet he did not win any recognition. Was it because of his ethnicity? He certainly didn't work for political reasons. The difference is that one had a doctorate and one was a poor farm worker, a humble U.S. citizen of Mexican decent, a WWII veteran and a patriot who upheld the ideals set forth by Washington and Lincoln. If that "cheapens" the greatness of past leaders, I question your motives. If you have a problem with Cal State schools because they did not recwere ognize President's Day, then take with the growers placed on a wall at CSUSM to and union leadto continue bringremember Cesar Chavez. ers picketed the it up with them. Pride Photos/Melanie In the meantime, get your ing braceros from ^ Addington) Food and Drug Mexico, paying them $1.40 per Administration historical facts straight and have hour while Filipinos earned $1.25 t 0 P r o t e s t pesticide hazards. His a "Cesar" salad on me. efforts to fight the injustices for A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO PRIDE SUSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is noon the Wednesday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Author's name may be withheld upon request at the discretion of the editors. Letters containing profanity or hate speech will not be printed anonymously but will include the authors fiill name. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. �Calendar 8 Tuesday, April 10,2001 On Campus Events Grammar and Punctuation Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: ACD 420 Learn the basics of grammar and punctuation. W ednesday, A pril 11 Achtung! The German Table Time: 12:30-1:15 p.m. Location: The Dome If you would like to practice your German, meet some other people interested in the German culture or some native "Krauts,* please join us and bring your lunch. For more info, contact Astrid Ronke: aronke@csusm.edu. Ready, Set, Register! Time: 1-2 p.m. Location: Craven 4201 Are you ready for fall 2001 registration? Come and learn tips on how t o register. Club Meetings T uesday, A pril 10 Services Offered MEL-TYPE & U study! Melissa 760.741.4105 ixoye@home.com Help Wanted Circle K International Meeting Time: 3:30pm Location: Commons 207 Job Hunting at a Job Fair Time: 3*4 p.m. Location: Craven 4201 Learn how to use your time effectively at a job fair. Respecting Diversity Time: 3-4 p.m. Location: Commons 206 Learn how to respect diversity on a college campus. Presented by CAPS. Want to Play Chess? Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Location: SMACC 106 Learn the tricks of chess from an ASPIRE student. S aturday, A pril 2 8 M onday, A pril 16 CCassifteds which the winners will receive prizes donated from local businesses. The Cesar Chavez celebration will continue with a Day of Learning with poetry, music and dance. The clubs will be collecting food, clothing (especially for adult men) and medicine that will be taken to farm workers around the county. Itaesday, A pril 10 The Pride Environmental Club Reach Writing a Research Paper: PtI Clean-up Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Time: 9 a.m. Location: ACD 420 Location: Ponto Beach South Take your research project Carlsbad questions to this workshop . This event is to provide awareness of environmental issues and to encourage respect for the W ednesday, A pril 18 coastal ecosystem through conM.E.Ch.A Presents Cesar scientious activism. Chdvez Day of Learning A drawing will take place in Location: Dome Plaza SWIM INSTRUCTORS $10-16 an hour. (760) 744-7946 College Republicans Meeting Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Location: ACD 111 Miscellaneous Egg Donors Needed $3,500 compensation Ages 20-30 Call Susan at 800-463-5656 F riday, A pril 13 FECMeeting Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: ACD 407 Important Dates for Summer Registration April 9: Schedule available April 9-20: First registration for all summer classes via SMART for current students (pay by May 2). * May 29-June 15: Second registration for all summer classes via SMART for matriculated students and open-university (non-matriculated) students (pay within seven calendar days). For Rent Private gated community at top of hill with splendid views. A very private, large room, in a quiet, safe home. Private bath (European style with Jacuzzi tub). Kitchenette. Access to clubhouse, pool, sp$, and weight room. Female^on-smoker sensible student preferred. Month to month rental through end of semester, with possibility of summer extension for right person. $575.00 monthly with 400.00 deposit. 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As part of their mid-term evaluation, seven students read their works produced in Cesmat's Creative Writing 325 class. Cesmat dubbed the poets the "Tukwut Poets" using the indigenous word, "tukwut" meaning "mountain lion." The event, which Cesmat has held almost every semester at the downtown Escondido cafe for the past several years, began at 6:30 p.m. "Tonight we are going to give these creative writing students a chance to read their poems because I tell them that poetry is one of the genres of art that should be made with the voice of the breath," Cesmat began the event saying. "So let's get the poetry off of the page and see how it sounds when it is accompanied by the sound of beer bottles clinking and coffee machines brewing." Reading their poetry they had worked on all-semester was SM Library & Information Services Vol VIII No. 25/ Tuesday, April 17,2001 an option given to students in the LTWR 325 class in lieu of turning in their mid-term poetry portfolios the previous Monday. Student poets walked up on stage to face an audience of 30. "It's a really good idea," said student poetry reader Dianne Hirning, "it gave us an extra day to work on our portfolios and the opportunity to test what we had written in front of other people outside of our class." Dianne Hirning read a poem based around her recurrent dream called "Security," and another about her energetic toddler whose chocolate-stained pajamas explode one night. Alison King read "Eternity Shoes," a brief biography of her favorite footwear. Denaye Lakotich read both a poem inspired by Anne Sexton titled "Do you like me," and another poem raising the issue of dysfunctional relationships in a multi-media world. Tom Mendendhall read several poems including "Bakersfield," a long, narrative poem in which a woman pines for men's mouths that do not taste like Skoal. Mike Doleshal began his reading with a confession: "Hello, my name is Michael, and I am a Star Trek fan." He then continued to read a satiric poem in the voice of William Shatner. Giovanni Ferrer, who, aside from reading one poem titled "Concrete Jungle," augmented his second performance with pre-composed hip-hop music and a-rap-styled reading. Kathleen Hash, an alumna of the 325 class, read two short poems titled "I Want to Be Naked" and "This World Bites." Professor Cesmat, who is a working poet in addition to teaching literature and writing, performed "Curiosity Killed the Cat," a jazz elegy for Joliet Jakes (a.k.a. John Belushi). In this piece, Cesmat becomes a one-man band, providing percussion by slapping his leg and impersonating a trumpet with his mouth in between singing stanzas of poetry. Cesmat sang a similar poem to the tune of the John Coltrane song, "Central Park West." "I know Brandon from way back," explained the cafe owner, Jim Nemish. In reference to Cesmat's body-music poetry, Nemish laughed saying, "He did this 10 years ago on my stage. He did a whole damned orchestra." "April is national poetry month," explained Cesmat, "And it's really nice of Jim to open up his space, not only for poets, but for many artists around North County." The Creative Writing course is offered again in the fall. The class will be held on Monday and Wednesdays from 1 to 2:15 p.m. N o O nline V oting for C SUSM S tudents t his Year By MELANIE ADDINGTON tion. and VICTORIA B. SEGALL One of the reasons for the Pride Editors delay of the upcoming elections, explained Goddard, was that "We had hoped to be on security issues for the online the cutting edge," said Tad voting needed to be addressed. Goddard, Chairperson for the "We needed to make sure the ASI Elections Committee. This online voting was secure so year the Elections Committee that someone couldn't vote more planned to include online voting than once," said Gezai Berhane, for the ASI elections. On April Associate Director for Student 12 Goddard said that Jay Rees, and Residential Life, "We wantWeb Systems Coordinator from ed to keep the integrity of the Academic Computing Services elections." informed him that the online "The online elections are election service would not be an excellent idea," said student ready for this upcoming elec- Jocelyn Brown, "We would have Year 'Round Operations Begin By JAMES NEWELL Pride Staff Writer Registration for summer classes began April 9, marking the beginning of the newly adopted Year 'Round Operations (YRO). On Wednesday, to a crowd of seven students, 12 YRO team members presented a brief synopsis of policies concerning the new schedule and answered student questions. The new policies are part of a system-wide decision that 8 2001 Tukwut Poets Read at Metaphor Cafe in Lieu of Midterm By MELANIE ADDINGTON and VICTORIA B. SEGALL Pride Editors The annual ASI elections have been changed from April 24-25 to May 1-2. The election date change is due to the CSUSM Job Fair that will be held at Founders Plaza, Wednesday, April 25, which is the same location of the voting polls and on one of the original election dates. ' The problem would have been if someone had been in that spot," said Tad Goddard, Chairperson for the Elections Committee, "and we also need to be able to control the people around the booths." Goddard explained that he and Gezai Berhane, Associate Director of Student and Residential Life, decided to change the election dates. Berhane originally informed the editors of The Pride on Friday, April 13, that the elections dates would be moved earlier to April 23-24 instead of April 24-25. In less than an hour* however, after a discussion between Goddard and Berhane, the two " informed the editors that the election dates were changed again, pushed to later dates, May 1-2. "Gezai has the authority to change the dates," said Goddard. Berhane said he contacted the student newspaper immediately with the first date change because he wanted to place an announcement in the calendar and did not want to miss the paper's calendar deadline. The electoral process for the ASI elections is based on CSU regulations and Title 5 in CSU's Educational Code, but there is flexibility in making final decisions, according to Berhane. When asked about the recent changes in election dates, Berhane answered that the changes were "not a violation of rules and regulations, but for our own »Article continues on page 2 jplVED will eventually convert all CSU campuses to the new schedule. Considered a "normal semester" by team members, the summer session, a state-supported program, will lead the three-semester year and will run alongside CSUSM's Extended Studies program. The year round schedule focuses on serving large-enrollment increases at CSUSM and gives students the opportunity to obtain their degree much sooner. The summer course selec- tion is similar in size to last summer, offering a balance between general education courses, core requirements and classes with large enrollment. Although class choice is very limited, the team sees this summer as a test of the program and looks to increase the availability of courses over time. Michael McDuffie, a member of the Academic Curriculum and Policies Team, explained that the state funding for YRO wasn't »Article continues on page 2 reached more people and incorporate online voting. increased the voting percentagWhen asked about other votes." ing options Berhane said, "Mail too c "The online election isn voteseaarecampusostly, plus it hould b activity." system will not be ready for Last year 542 students voted the April elections. The sys- in the ASI elections. Goddard tem is not developed yet." said he hoped more people would —Jay Rees vote this year because, "You'd Web Systems like these people (candidates) to Coordinator at represent you and your money." CSUSM In addition to using flyers Berhane and Goddard said and the student newspaper, they still hoped to make the Goddard and Berhane said they online voting system available at hope to attract student voters CSUSM some time in the future, with a candidate forum to be especially since very few CSUs held towards the end of April. MTMs Issm Local News 3 Arts 4 -5 Opinion 6 Sports 7 Calendar 8 Toads on Campus Page 3 Please Recycle this Paper �For the Love of Toads: The Western Spadefoot Toad a Resident of CSUSM ByDARCY WALKER Pride Opinion Editor The familiar sound of a continuous, soft croaking will greet evening campus visitors for the next several days; at least until the puddles left by the recent rains dry up. CSUSM's resident nocturnal amphibian, the western spadefoot toad, comQs out in mass to send up itst amorous serenade and breed in pools of standing water. This may be their last concert of the season. Once the eggs are fertilized and the pools disappear for the long, dry summer, the toads will return to their underground homes. Although in some cases the distinctions are blurry, toads differ from frogs in their body shape, including shorter legs, less foot webbing, and fatter—oh, excuse me—I mean stouter bodies. Whereas frogs revel in water, toads are land-lovers. Strike that. Toads, live mostly on land, but when they want some toad lovin', they head for puddles and slow streams. Admittedly less romantic than pond sex sounds, toad reproduction takes place externally. These small toads range in size from about Wi to three inches and are blotchy gray-green in color, with spots that are more prominent on the young. Hailing from genus scaphiopus, and carrying the species name of spea hammondii thQse critters get their common name, spadefoot, from a little spade-shaped, inner back toe that helps them burrow into the ground where they spend most of their lives, according to Marshall University's herpetology website. Unlike certain known rainforest frogs, these toadies offer no hallucinogenic properties from their body secretions. According to the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Center, the western spadefoot toad is "easily handled" and has skin secretions that "smell like A western spadefoot toad sits at the side ofa CSUSM campus parking lot. peanut butter." But, alas, my trip(Pride Photo/Melanie A ping friends, the only known Uncle Gordo's side). Due to habi- Physiologically adaptedddington) by bulldozers and replaced by o areas side effect to contact with the tat destruction, the arroyo south- that experience regular ftlooding asphalt and white stucco houses. slime is an attack of sneezing. western toad has, not by choice, and fires, the toad is adversely If w spadefoot While you should avoid run- made it onto the exclusive invi- affected by human activities shouldtheoinesterncompanero,toad j his the ning over our hoppy little friends tation-to-extinction list. including the development of arroyo, other species would sufwith your car or bike, the westc bobcats TheNational Federation flood c ern spadefoot toad is not yet an describes the aWildlifetoad as an vention.anals abnd wildfire pre- tfer, such as n oyotes andemember The iggest threat to hat feed o toads. R rroyo endangered species. I include real p hat local toads is as the word "yet" in reference to "tindicator species " meaninghtab- tial for their tlhe veryurrowsoten- tahat eivery creature rhole a iuseful ittle b and nd rreplaceable i "acts like a barometer for n a relative of our toad (second itat or ecosystem conditions." love-puddles to be desecrated health of our local ecosystem.the cousin, twice removed on his 4 A Closer Look at File Sharing on the Internet Weekly Web Site JafoJWac for The Pride The downloading of music from the Internet via Napster or other means has been very popular recently, particularly among college students. For most people, the Internet creates a feeling of anonymity, which helps feed the phenomenon of online music downloading and sharing using networking technology such as P2P (peer to peer). This week I would like to take a look at two articles that file-sharing networks work to serve as a reminder that the make themselves difficult to Internet is not as anonymous monitor. Several of the differas we think. The links for the ent programs described moniarticles are as follows: tor P2P file sharing, and genh ttp://salon.com/tech/ erally the information is then feature/2001/03/27/media tracker/used to block the user's access index.html and: to the file-sharing network, as http://www.theregister.co.uk/ Metallica did to its fans on Napster. The information may content/6/17805.html. Salon.com's article indicates also be used to email the user's that the technology of file shar- Internet service provider (ISP) ing will stay a step ahead of the and request that the account be spying software and explains terminated. how some of the more advanced The Register provides a more general background, and a San ^ wai On~jCine Some** link for a screenshot of the Madia Ulmarce 0nuk Jar pregnant women Thadgrscfittflre: http://7amnews.com/ and women with small children 2001/featuies/032101.shtml. Supposedly these "spy" softWWW.Wfg.Ofg ware programs are legal since for women, by women they look at files in a public R eferrals for; directory. I believe, neverthe•Medical Care •Housing less, that they raise legitimate concerns about spy software. •Financial & Legal Assistance There is other spy software out •Material Heeds •Child Care there. Such software may make •Pregnancy Education a person wonder what informa•Support Groups tion could it find and what is done with that information? 619-516-3266 Student Elections Pushed Back »Article cont. from page 1 purpose gave us extra time." Regarding election notices, according to Title 5, Article 3, "The election shall be called by posting notices in three public places on the campus at least two weeks before the election and by publishing the notice once a week for two weeks in the campus newspaper ... The notice shall set forth the time and place of the election, the purpose of the election, the location of the polls, and the hours during which the polls will be open." Berhane and Goddard made the decision to change the election dates elev- en days before elections were to be held. Now that the election dates have been pushed back to May 1-2, they have more than two weeks to give further election notices. Although members from the League of Women Voters will assist at the booth during the election days, the actual tallying of the scantron votes will be facilitated by Berhane, Goddard and other members of the Election Committee, which also includes Robin Milch, ASI External Vice President. The Elections Committee includes students, not running for office, who choose to join the group. Any student may take part in the committee, but ASI appoints the chairperson. After the May 1-2 elections, the elected officials will Week's Pride f o r beayannounced to ofstudents ton M 3. In case a tie, he committee has two weeks in which to inform the candidates and voters and hold a tiebreaker election for the particular position. Students! Check Next Special Election Interviews with the Candidates WOMEN'S RESOURCE COMMITTEE Students can vote for their student representatives on May 1 and 2 this year. Last year approximately 542 students voted. This year 's elected officials: ASI President Dean Manship and Vice President Raeanna Wertz. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) Although the exact dates at all," said student Joeelyn have yet to be set, Berhane Brown who is also running plans to hold an open forum for an office, "but I wish they near the last week of April for would have given us exact dates two days, in front of Dome so we could do more advertisPlaza. Candidates will address ing." Candidates were allowed the campus community, and to begin advertising their canstudents will be welcome to ask didacy with signs, fliers and the candidates questions. chalk writing April 1. When asked whether he On the election days, stuwould attend the open forum, dents must present their student student Manuel Pedro replied, I D. at the voting polls; a driv"I'm very concerned because I er's license is also acceptable. am a student here and I want Voting polls will be located to know what they (candidates) on Founders Plaza and will be have to offer." open May 1-2 from 8 a.m.- 7 "It doesn't really bother me p.m. f i t m m WOMI* Heir Tnmstwu Summer Enrollment Happening Now »Article cont from page 1 passed until January 19. Not left with much time for planning, the team decided to use a class schedule relatively the same as last summer. With long-term goals in mind, .McDuffie said that the team hopes to achieve a summer class schedule of 25 percent to 40 percent of spring and fall coursework, eventually trying to go from the eight-week sessions to 12- to 15-week sessions. There will be only minor changes in student services. Campus employment for enrolled students will be limited to 20 hours a week. Financial aid for the summer term is limited, so students who are concerned about available funds should contact the Financial Aid office about eligibility. Fees for classes this summer are similar to last year's, but by next year they will follow the regular fee structure. The last day for early registration is April 20, and the payment deadline is May 2. For further information, check the summer class schedule or http ://www.csusm edu/vro. �Locfll Nsws The Pride Tuesday, April 17,2001 3 Faculty Union Seeks Explanation of $100 Million Expenditure Gap M By MARCY RIVERA Pride Staff Writer a flat rate. a program not liked by faculty, by the CFA and is in the current According to a survey con- as a flawed merit pay system." contract," stated Chancellor ducted last year by California He added, "The Union recom- Charles Reed on his online Faculty magazine, some faculty , mends equal awards be given to response page. He adds that the members said they felt that the everyone." "six percent salary pool increase" FMI program is not as great "Between October 30 and condition was met, rendering a as it sounds. The participants November 3, both CFA and the discontinuation of the system consisted of "a random sample CSU administration marshalled inappropriate, "According to the . any students and faculty may agree that performance of 900 full-time faculty mem- witnesses, exhibits, arguments Faculty Association, this distriin the classroom is significant. bers:" In the survey, 54 percent and documents to convince neu- bution of raises was unilateral At the end of the semester, stu- of CSU faculty members strong- tral fact finder and experienced and not determined by good dents are evaluated by instructors ly opposed the FMI program. arbitrator, Richard Danehy, to The Faculty Committee issue a decision in their favor," on their academic performance makes recommendations to the reported California Faculty mag- "There isn't an and earn a grade based on expenditure gap.'9 their performance. In the same dean, who has the authority azine. "On the second of January, manner, faculty members are to change the amount of the —Ken Swisher, salary. In addition, Diehr said we received the neutral fact find"evaluated on teaching, service Spokesperson for that CSUSM President Alexander er's report about the dispute. In and research" by the Faculty the Chancellor Gonzalez can make an increase that report, the fact finder did Committee, according to George Diehr, President for the San or decrease to the recommenda- recommend CFA's position on Marcos Chapter of California tions if he wishes. In a KPFK- ail the major issues ... there was uWith the addition FM radio interview on February an imposition that took place at Faculty Association (CFA). In determining their salary, 14, CSULA part-time instructor the end of January," stated CFA of benefits costs the faculty members can choose to be John Matthews stated, "From the president Susan Meisenhelder in total expenditure gap or not be considered for a Faculty Faculty Association, we would the KPFK-FM radio interview. approaches an onMerit Increase (FMI). As stated prefer that we have the depart- As explained in the California going difference of in the "Processing Guidelines for ment levels for those decisions." Faculty magazine, "On January The survey also showed that 24, the CSU Board of Trustees, $100 million " Faculty Salary Programs," FMI 25 percent of CSU faculty said acting on the Chancellor's recomawards "normally shall be in the —George Diehr, form of a permanent increase to they believed that FMIs' were mendation, again violated demoawarded much more on favorit- cratic. procedures by unilaterally CFA President for the base salary of the individual the San Marcos (reflected in employment his- ism, and another 25 percent said imposing salary and benefit conchapter tory) but may also be in the form they believed they were awarded ditions on the faculty." As a somewhat more on favoritism. result, "after nine months of barof a bonus." Diehr* who says that awards gaining ... the CFA was asked to faith negotiations," stated John In addition, the combined "should be more team-based," agree to use 28 percent of faculty Matthews in the radio interview. FMI bonuses and base pay The second area "questioned increase cannot exceed 7.5 per- added that the current system compensation for an unknown the concept of merit pay, citing cent of their base salary. There "discourages risk-taking and 'merit pay' plan." The CSU officials disagreed concerns about not having preare certain faculty members who leads to a production-line menare ineligible for FMIs because tality." Diehr says he is unclear with the fact-finding report's determined and measurable evaltheir salary structure is based on why CSU persists "in continuing recommendation to discontinue uation criteria." Reed countered, the merit pay "There was no evidence at the system, based fact-finding hearing to support on three major this claim." The last issue preareas. "The sented in the report indicated current merit that the merit pay program might |^^UhY IKrfiP At pay program not be fully known about by was agreed to faculty. 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Currently, as Diehr explained to the Board of Trustees, "with the addition of benefits costs the total expenditure gap approaches an on-going difference of $100 million." The CFA cannot determine where the money is actually going since CSU refuses to open their books, as explained in the CFA Fact-Finding Hearing writeup. Diehr points out that the CSU Board of Trustees needs to conduct a thorough examination of the gap. Furthermore, they need to "ensure that taxpayer dollars and student fees collected and promised for the support of the primary mission of the institution - the education of our students - are actually spent for that purpose." "There has been a ton of »Article continues on page 7 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 www.gia.edu Wednesday, April 25,2001 10:00 am - 2:00 pm CSUSM Founders Plaza Meet with 130+ employers wanting to fill part-time, and full-time career positions. For More infbimation co^^ C S U S M Career and Assessment Center: (760) 750-4900; www.csnsin.edu/CAC �4 Tuesday, April 17, 2001 AtiS & The Pride £^^6111 "Someone Like You" Charms Audiences By MELANIE ADDINGTON Pride Editor From someone who recently had her heart broken, the new film "Someone Like You" was a hilarious antidote. A cynical and bitter female turns her bitter and broken heartache into a bizarre theory that men are just bulls that have to replace their old cows with new cows. Ashley Judd stars in the typical Meg Ryan role, playing Jane Goodale, a name apparently and mistakenly intended for one-liners about apes. A modern woman (in the sense that she blows dust off of her diaphragm), Jane meets Ray Brown (Greg Kinnear of "You've Got Mail"). Life is wonderful and their love is perfect, with the exception of his girlfriend. Fulfilling her romantic fantasy life, Jane dismisses all of the signs that Ray is not so perfect. After he breaks it off with his other girlfriend, Ray and Jane plan to move in together. Jane ends the lease on her apartment only to find herself dumped by Ray for his old cow (girlfriend); the scene leaves faint traces of "You've Got Mail" on the viewer's mind. Wanting to know why she was dumped, Jane investigates bovine behavior in an attempt to explain men's bullish moves. Although her theory is incredibly moronic, her idea works by depicting the obvious confused state of modern women. Enter her despicable roommate and coworker Eddie (Hugh Jackman of "X-Men"). Although he charms the audience long before he charms Jane, Eddie is brilliant as the macho stud that really has a heart of gold. Although Judd is the star, Jackman really makes the film. His combination of strong acting skills, amazing good looks, wit and charm puts him on the top of my favorite new actors list. In one of her more clever and cynical moments, Jane questions whether the world is worse off because of men like Ray who make promises and break them, or men like Eddie whose only intention is to get as many women in his bed as possible. As Eddie begins to disprove her snap judgment about him and most men, the film transforms from being a typical "chick-flick" to smartly summing up the confusion and misunderstanding between the two sexes. Marisa Tomei ("Untamed Services Offered (Left) Greg Kinnear and Ashley Judd star in "Someone Like You." Hugh Jackman (right) plays a romantic interest of Jane Goodale, Ashley Judd. (Courtesy Photos/imdb. com) Heart" and "What Women Want") plays Liz, Jane's sidekick. Only a few years ago Tomei would have been the star of such a film, but times have changed. Sitting in the theater, I kept thinking how Tomei would have brought the role of Jane to life, instead of the fiat performance given by Judd. Not to say that Judd was not good, she just didn't have that indescribable quality that the romantic lead needs to make the audience fall in love with her. Originally titled "Animal Help Wanted MEL-TYPE & U study! SWIM Melissa 7 60.74l.4l05 INSTRUCTORS ixoye @home.com $10-16 a n hour. (760) 7 44-7946 Husbandry," the romantic comedy provides a wittier, more creative edge to its plot than most of its predecessors. Of course, in the style of every other cookiecutter romantic comedy, "Someone Like You" ends with a kiss. Although the ending is predictable, it doesn't take away from the hilarity of the rest of the film. Tony Goldwyn, who starred with Judd in 1997's "Kiss the Girls," directed the romantic comedy. "Someone Like You" is rated PG-13 by the MPAA. Miscellaneous Egg Donors Needed $ 4,000 compensation Ages 2 -30 Call Susan at 8 00-463-5656 Clutch lead singer Neil Fallon performs. The band's latest album is Pure Rock Fury. (Courtesy Photo/Clutch web site) Pure Rock Fury Brings Back the H ard Rock Sound of the '80s By CLAY BABER Pride Staff Writer While their style may not appeal to the masses, for those rock and roll fans seeking something a little less mainstream, Clutch may very well fit the bill. Clutch's latest album Pure Rock Fury is a powerful combination of heavy guitar riffs and boisterous vocals that create a stark, expressive style unlike most other contemporary rock bands. Clutch blends the traditional rock and roll sound typical of many late '70s and early '80s bands such as Black Sabbath and the ftiore contemporary Corrosion of Conformity, with unique vocals that are anything but traditional. Pure Rock Fury features primarily hard driving rock tracks like "Drink to the, Dead" and "American Sleep," occasionally separated by more funky, bass-guitar-laden tracks such as "Brazenhead" and "The Great Outdoors." One interesting track is "Careful With That Mic," which sounds more like a speech put to music rather than a song. In this track, lead vocalist Neil Fallon issues both a verbally complex put-down to other lyricists and a humorous proclamation of his superior skills in a catchy, upbeat rhyme combined with a funky bassline. Throughout the album, Fallon creates an unusual lyrical style by combining slower, more monotone verses with faster, more energized verses in which he belts out lyrics at the top of his lungs. The unique element of Fallon's style is the tonguetwisting vocabulary he uses. His lyrics include words such as 'krnnanixilati^ and "geodesic," words seldom found in any type of music, let alone rock and roll. In addition to the 11 music tracks featured on the album, the disc itself is a CD-ROM that contains an Internet link to ci web site containing video footage of one of the concerts of the band. Executive Interns Are you interested in a career opportunity in management? 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Right before the intermission she told the audience, "If there were Cain and Abel but no women, then how did they procreate to have children? I want you to get into small groups while I leave the classroom and you cannot leave until you come By NATHAN JOVIN Full cast of the long running play, "Shear Madness"pictured above. ( Photo/Shearmadness.com) Pride Staff Writer "Shear Madness" is the longest running play in America, according to the "Guinness Book of World Records," and it's not hard to see why. This year-round comedy provides all the fun and spontaneity you'd find in a lim- up with an answer." She randomly chose a gentleman and had him stand up. She asked him his name and if he was familiar with the Catholic Church and then asked him to supervise the "class" to make sure that everyone tried to find an answer. Through the first half of the play, Sister discussed the pros and cons of certain saints and decided to eliminate some of their names from the list of sainthood. She talked of a saint who went atop a concrete pillar and lived there for an eternity to be closer to God. Sister said he was just lazy so she crossed his name off the list. Throughout the play, Sister asked questions about Catholic theology and offered little prizes to the individuals who got the answers right. She offered Catholic ID cards to winners and explained to the audience, "If Brenda [winner] gets hit by a truck and someone sees this card before she dies, it says 'I'm Catholic. In case of emergency, call a priest.' So they call a priest and he comes down and says her last rites and she goes to heaven. The one problem is if you get hit by a truck, your purse will probably be nowhere near you so you better be good." The most amazing thing about Jane Morris is her quick improvisational skills. One person asked her if women would ever be priests. Morris joked that the Pope wrote a newsletter called the "Papal Bull" about the issue of women priests and how some women of the church organized a committee called Catholic Organization for Women, or COW. Then she said that all the COWs are tired of the bull. The show lasted two hours and although it was a classroom setting, the time flew by. "Late Night Catechism" is currently playing at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. "Shear Madness" ited-run show. The play is set in a hair salon in San Diego, The audience is carried through a series of comical mishaps in the hair salon, all the while being treated to bits of pop-humor, pertaining mostly to local events and politics. When a murder is committed in the apartment above the salon, the excitement really begins. The audience becomes part of the play, trying to help the police solve the crime. The actor's improvisational skills are put to the test from this point on. The audience was much more forward than I would have expected, one person going so far as to begin shooting insults at the characters. The professionals prevail, however, with quick comebacks that are much fun- nier than the actual script of the play. I was impressed by the energy and enthusiasm of the actors despite the fact that the play runs six days a week. The only shortcoming of "Shear Madness" is its complete lack of depth. Most comedies that rely on stereotypes for most of their humor, as "Shear Madness" does, have some redeeming moment that sends the audience away thinking. If you're looking for an evening of humor and blissful ignorance, "Shear Madness" is for you. The play starts at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost between $30 and $35. IMAB Inc. Attention Science Majors! Small San Marcos medical supply company looking for chemical lab intern part-time to start immediately. 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Distribution includes all of CSUSM campus, local eateries and other San Marcos community establishments. ., Pride Announcements and Corrections Wedding The Pride editorial staff sends best wishes and congratulations to Cindy Woodward, GEW Instructor and recent alumna from the Literature and Writing Master's program, and Carl Hanson of Facilities and Recycling on their recent engagement. Please join us in wishing Cindy and Carl a lifetime of happy moments together and a wonderful wedding on May 5. Corrections It is The Pride's editorial policy to prominently acknowledge, at the earliest possible opportunity, any errors or misrepresentation published in The Pride. The Pride apologizes to sociology Professor John Schneider The P ride California State University San Marcos for not making every piossible attempt to contact him for a S&n Marcos, CA response in the "Fight for Your 92096-0001 Phone: <760} 750-6099 Right to Get Class Credit" artiFax: (760)750-3345 cle printed on March 27, 2001. E-mail: pride @csusm.edu In addition to the informahttp://www.csusm.edu/pride tion provided in last week's arti- cle, "Student Attempts Suicide at CSUSM," The Pride wishes to name Raphael Perez-Lopez as the custodian who responded to the calls for help while working on the fifth floor of Craven Hall. In addition to aiding Professor Yanez, Mr. Perez-Lopez also contacted the CSUSM police. In the same article, The Pride also named Officer Bruce McCullough as a lieutenant. This information was incorrect; Officer Bruce McCullough is an acting sergeant. 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First, go to the ASI office and request a copy of last year's budget and a list of the candidates. Let's make them burn out their copy machine trying to give everyone budgets. Second, track down these candidates at the school and test them. 'All of them are saying they have experience, so ask them specific questions about how they are spending your money. What is important is that we all vote. Now is the time to get involved. Now is the time to make our voices heard. Now is the time to be counted. Steve Compian Literature and Writing Studies Major Clases insuficientes para estudiantes Por CAROLE SIELAFF Existen problemas con el proceso de la matriculacion en la Universidad Estatal de California San Marcos. Muchos estudiantes no pueden conseguir las clases que necesitan, ni pueden conseguir las clases a tiempo para graduarse. Esto se debe a que muchas de las clases no se ofrecen con regularidad, es decir, en dias variados o en diferentes horarios. Este problema esta causando que muchos estudiantes se queden en CSUSM mas tiempo del que habian planeado. En el semestre de primavera de 2001, hice una encuesta a treinta estudiantes con respecto a sus -actitudes del proceso de la matriculacion en CSUSM. La mitad de los estudiantes cursan el primer o el segundo semestre y la otra mitad son estudiantes mas avanzados. La encuesta consiste de una serie de preguntas que cubren desde la disponibilidad de clases hasta sugerencias de como resolver el problema. Los resultados son: 71% dijeron que algunas clases que necesitan solamente se ofrecen una vez por semestre, y el otro 29% no estan de acuerdo 74% dijeron que algunas clases se ofrecen en el otono pero no en la primavera, y el otro 26% no estan de acuerdo Tambien, 74% dijeron que les toma mas tiempo de lo que inicialmente planearon para graduarse, y el otro 26% no estan de acuerdo Hubo algunas preguntas abiertas en el cuestionario. Algunas respuestas a la pregunta abierta, "^Como puede CSUSM limitar los problemas que tu estas teniendo cuando te matriculas?", son: "i*Es una lata matricularse para las clases! Yo encuentro que yo puedo matricularme solamente para las clases que me dejan con hasta tres-horas de intervales entre las clases. jTambien, yo tengo que venir a SwBEm ^ ^^mm' The Pride Letter t o t he Editors: U pcoming Student Elections Our actions or inaction's will gets closer to the million-dollar define our student body on May mark. Since we all have to pay 1 & 2. We will hold the ASI elec- into the ASI, we already have a tions that week, and we CANNOT personal stake in the election. That repeat the pathetic turnout of past is a serious amount of money and elections. Last year only 600 stu- we need serious people to ask our dents voted, about 10% of the student leaders the hard questions, student body. This year we need at like hew is this money being spent least three thousand votes, but six and does the budget reflect the will of the students? thousand would be better. I hear many excuses for why Also, can elected officials who people do not vote: they didn't have the backing of less than 10% know the candidates, no one told ofthe voters really look the school's them there was an election, they administration in the eye? Let's don't believe in the process, chang- not send the ASI President into a es never occur anyway, or their meeting with President Gonzalez dog had puppies. I can give you wearing a tag saying, "Almost 400 a million reasons why you should people voted for me, so I'm it." vote; it's called the ASI budget. That's stupid. It is like giving the Last year's budget was university all of our money and $860,000 of YOUR MONEY, and telling them to do what they want as enrollment goes up, that amount with it. H AVE AN O PINION? la universidad cuatro dias por semana!" • "|E1 problema se puede resolver, teniendo la ayuda de consejeros academicos que nos orienten!" Sin embargo, algunos de los comentarios mas positives son: "|Yo tengo el privilegio de poder matricularme temprano por medio de EOP! jPor lo tanto, encontrar cupo en las clases que necesito no es un problema para mi!" "jYo estoy seguro de que mejorara cuando la universidad se desarrolle!" Parece que el proceso de la matriculacion solamente empeorara eon el numero creciente de estudiantes. A menos que la universidad pueda reconocer los problemas que los estudiantes tienen al matricularse, asi como la creciente necesidad de clases requeridas, la universidad no va a poder responder eficazmente a las presentes y futuras necesidades. About Safety & the Weil-Being of Students By ZACHARY PUGH Pride Staff Writer Across the street from the main campus and slightly detached from the hustle and bustle of student life, there is a structure called the SMACC building. This building houses a majof service for the students of CSUSM: The Student Health Center (SHC). This service is dedicated to the students, however, it seems that not many people take advantage of it. Despite this, the student health services fee has increased to $35 a head per semester, even though students voted against the increase. What is the purpose of the Student Health Center? According to Cathy Gremmet, an employee of the SHC, the problems handled range from "sore throats to STDs " Gremmet added that the SHC has "medical military trained" physicians and specialists. Despite these well-trained individuals, do many students really use these services? When asked about the medical procedures performed, Gremmet said, that the medical staff treats very minor situations and that "x-rays are out of our scope, there is no orthopedic technician ... we're not able to set bones, we're here for the students." Hmmm. She continued to emphasize that if the injured student needs immediate attention, it is very important to notify 911 or an emergency contact who can further assist the student With the exception of the occasional sore throat that a mother's care can cure, or a pesky STD that can be rectified by your local pharmacist and some cream, the availability of more health care avenues should be addressed. Is the student medical fee going by the wayside? It seems that for $35 a semester (starting Fall 2001), the SHC should do a little more than just cure the common cold, minor scrape, or a garden variety STD. Maybe they could do a little more advertising than just a point of the finger at student orientation. Students, just as an exercise to sharpen your math skills: multiply the future rate of $35 for SHC fees that all students pay by the population of the student body which is an roughly estimated 6,000 heads. That's $210,000 worth of sore throats and STDS. What is the protocol for Campus Security when it comes to an injured student on campus? According to Sgt. Peter Pham of CSUSM Safety Services, the safety process.when an injury on campus is reported differs with the severity of the injury. If it's a minor injury, Campus Safety will allow the student to decide what he or she wants to do. However, if it is a major injury in question, "they log it in and dispatch will send aiuofficer to the site immediately." After an officer arrives at the scene of the incident, they will "notify Student Health Services and the Environmental Health & Safety Department," said Sgt. Pham. When asked about the safety process after the SHC has closed, Sgt. Pham said that Campus Safety officials obtain "immediate medical attention ... roll the paramedics, every incident is documented in a detailed report." In light of the SHC services and safety protocol on campus, it would benefit the students if the following took place: possible extended hours of the SHC to speed up the process of helping an injured student, specializing in more health issues, and using the fees to promote a more accessible Student Health Center. �Golf Teams Go on the Road By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer. (Above) Jessica Walker. (Rt.) Mike Manzano and Marcus Chandler. (Courtesy Photos/Gary Walker) "We have a very good chance to go to nationals," said Head Golf Coach Fred Hanover, "Both the men and the women teams are "doing very well and continue to improve as the season goes on." | March 26-27^ the men's golf team competed at the Buzzini Invitational, placing fifth out of 20 teamfc (6,673-yard, 72 par course) with a final score of 320-311-315=946. Cougar Rob Keller was at the top, placing 15th (78-77-78=233). Track and Field Compete at CA Invitationals CSUSM's individual results: Rob Keller, sophomore Adams took first place in the The Cougar's 4x800 wom- 78-77-78=233) 1,500-meter (3:54.69). Adams' en's team also competed at the J(oe Rathburn, sophomore time on the 1,500-meter placed CSU Northridge Invitational on "We have a great chance this him as a qualifier for the NAIA March 24. At the Northridge (82-75-78=235) season to perform as good as (National Association of Invitational, Luci Downey, Camille Brett Dolch, sophomore (79-78-80=237) we did last year, our athletes Intercollegiate Athletics). Wilborn, Katherine Niblett and Derek Mollin, sophomore are continually improving," said In addition, Amy Taylor Felisha Mariscal ran a 9:50.5 for ( Head Coach Steve Scott. placed second in the women's the 4x800. Downey also ran the T83-81-79=243) ony Sellers, junior Among CSUSM's many per- 400-meter race (57.45) and Renee 400-meter (58.10). (81-81-83=^5) formances at SDSU's 23rd MacDonald placed eighth in the For full results of any CSUSM T women's team competed Annual Aztec" Invitational on 5,000-meter race (17:55.9), meet- sport, please visitwww.csusm.edu/ at theheolby Classic Invitational C March 24, the Cougars' James ing the qualifying mark as well. athletics. March 26-27, finishing eighth place out of 10 teams at the Colby Invitational (5,832-yard, »Article cont. from page 3 explained that when a faculty the CSU relies upon for faculty 71 par course) with a final score of 332-357-689. Junior research over the last sev- member leaves in the middle of replacement costs." Effie Rengpian tied for 19th eral years," said Vice Chancellor the semester, the funds left over When asked about the Jackie McClain. Trustee Ralph go towards costs for temporary expenditure gap, Richard West, (78-87=165). Pesqueira added, "We are look- or permanent replacements. He Executive Vice Chancellor for ing at it. It's been bantered referred to the whole issue as Business and Finance West CSUSM's Individual results: ffie Rengpian, around for awhile." "faculty and union rhetoric." explained that it is "a matter E78-87=165) junior , ( "There isn't an expenditure In his online response page, of estimation" involving bud- eresa Thomas, gap," according to Ken Swisher, Chancellor Reed explained that geting that occurs 10 months T84-89=173) sophomore ( spokesperson for the salary savings due to faculty before payment. He added, "It is Esther Rengpian, (85-89=174) Chancellor's Office. Swisher turnover is something "which a bogus issue." By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer California Faculty Association Seeks Explanation Stephanie Segura, sophomore, (85-95=180) Johanna Jimenez, junior, (94-92=186) "It is really exciting for all of us to go out of state and compete as itriotonly provides an opportunity to travel, but meet other people," said Coach Hanover, Even during spring break the women's golf team played hard. The women's team flew to Idaho March 30 to compete at the Vandal Spring Invitational. The University of Idaho hosted the tournament on a 6,058-yard, 72 par course. The women's golf team finished in ninth place (1063) out of eleven teams. Once again, junior Esther Rengpian had an outstanding performance and placed 32nd (82-91-86=259). "Patience is the key to a successful win. My advice to my athletes is that .they need to stay calm constantly. We also work as a team and part of our success is that the kids enjoy being here," added Coach Hanover. The Cal State San Marcos women's team also competed Monday, April 2 at the Inland Empire Women's Intercollegiate in Spokane, Washington. The women's golf team placed sixth place (633) out of ten teams on a 5,919-yard, par 71 field. Esther Rengpian and Effie Rengpian tied for 19th place (156). As of March 28, the men's team is in fourth place in theNAIA overall standings and the women's team is in ninth place. Become A Student Member of the University Student Union Advisory Board !I! The University Student Union Advisory Board (USUAB) is recruiting student Board membersforthe 2001/2002 academic year- Members will help with developing the M. Gordon Clarke Field House/University Student Union, recommending policy and goals for the fadility, and making recommendations for its operation. The University Student Union facility is being developed for the benefit of students, faculty, staff and alumni to promote and assist the educational program of the University. The University Student Union Advisory Board was created to provide advicefromstudents, faculty, staff and administrators regarding the construction and operation of a University Student Union facility. USUAB student m embers r eceive a s cholarship a nd priority r egistration. To Apply: Applications are available in: University Commons 201 Associated Students Lounge Craven Hall 5110 Admissions Office Craven Hall 3107 Cashiers Office Craven Hall 5205 Disabled Student Services Bulletin Board The Dome Forms must b e turned in by April 23,2001. A drop-box is located in Disabled Student Services for your convenience. Interviews will b e held the week of April 23,2001. G et I nvolved Today. For an on-line application, or more information, please visit our web site: www-csusm g^ii/suab/index.html, or call USUAB staff support today, at (760) 750-4450. �On Campus Events April 16-20 Priority's "Read Through the Bible Marathon Time: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Location: Library Courtyard Students, faculty, and staff-join Priority Christian Challenge as they read the Bible all the way through. 99 Achtung! The German Table Time: 12:30 -1:15 p.m. Location: The Dome Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Astrid Ronke: aronke@csusm.edu. MockLSAT Time: 1 2-5 p.m. Location: University 443 Free Mock LSAT. Please contact Professor Lombard (alombard@csusm.edu) for info. Job Hunting at a Job Fair Time: 3 - 4 p.m. Location: Craven 4201 Learn how to use your time effectively at a job fair. Leadership through the Lens of Diversity Time: 1 - 2 p.m. Location: University 370 Understand the importance of diversity in leadership. Respecting Diversity Time: 3 > 4 p.m. Location: Commons 206 Learn how to respect diversity on a college campus. Presented by CAPS. Future Teacher Summer Institute Info. Session Time: 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 Location: University 440 Interested applicants should Blood Drive attend this session hosted by Time: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. CSUSM's Arts & Lectures Film Teacher Diversity Project Location: Dome Parking Lot Coordinators Dr. Patricia Series Presents Bird P Time: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 Location: CA Center for the Wrado-Olmos and Dr. David hitehorse Arts, Escondido's Center Saturday, April 21 M.E.Ch.A Presents Cesar Theater Chavez Day of Learning A film tribute to Charlie "Bird"' Spring Fest 2001 Time: 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Parker (1988, dir. Clint Time: 9 a - 3 p.m. Location: Dome Plaza Eastwood). Admission is free. Location: .m.angrum Track M The Cesar Chavez celebration Spring Fest will include; ASI will continue with, a Day of Spring Fun Run, Carnival Learning with poetry, music and Friday, April 20 Attractions, and Battle of the dance. The clubs will be colBands Student lecting food, clothing (especially Psychology air Research F for adult men) and medicine that ime: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 will be taken to farm workers Tor more information ap.m. Monday, April 23 F around the county. Individuals additional presentationsbouthe at t may drop off their donations Drought Buoy fair, call (760) 750-4102. in the Dome Plaza and in the Time: 7 p.m. collection box near the Cesar Location: CA Center for the Career Skills Series Chavez statue. Arts, Escondido's Center Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Learn resume writing, interview, Theater Buoy performs a jazzed Blood Drive Drought and job-hunting skills. Time: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. montage of performing arts. Location: Dome Parking Lot u 99 Club Meetings Thoughts on... How to Live Tuesday, April 17 , Compiled by: M. Addington "That's the secret* He was on fire for something,,. You only lose energy when life becomes Circle K International Meeting dull in your mind. Your mind Time: 3:30 p.m. gets bored and therefore tired Location: Commons 207 of doing nothing.,. Get interested College Republicans Meeting in something! Get absolutely enthralled in something! Get Time: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. out of yourself! Be somebody! Location: ACD 111 Do something... The more you lose yourself in something bigThursday, April 19 ger than yourself, the more energy you will have/' Pre-Law Society Meeting —Norman Vincent Peale Time: 12 - 1 p.m. Location: TBA A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little Campus Black Forum courage. Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Location: University 450 The Campus Black Forum meets Better to remain silent and be every Thursdays. thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. -Abraham Lincoln Summer Registration Dates April 20: Last day of first registration (pay by May 2). If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. —Henry David Thoreau May 29-June 15: Second registration for all summer classWhat would you attempt to do if es via SMART. you knew you would not fail? -Robert Schuller After June 15: Final registration. (pay within two calendar days). Celebrating Your College Success •c* « • Announcements^- 4 April 17-19,2001 9 :00am- 3 :00pm ,••••• B 1 UNIVERSITY STORE � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 Associated Students (ASI) elections CSU budget spring 2001 Year-round Operations https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/fe6d16c6acfc367b1e68daf40b16f202.pdf 350206e3a674ef4a58d217e01920b356 PDF Text Text Th e Pride Meet the CancCicCates http://www.csusm.edu/pride California State University San Marcos Tages 4-5 Vol VIII No. 26/ Tuesday, April 24, 2001 SpringFest Postponed Last Minute D ue to Weather Preview Day Goes on D uring First Hailstorm of t he Season By VICTORIA B. SEGALL Pride Editor Cal State San Marcos was greeted with pouring rain and hail on Saturday, April 21, the scheduled date for SpringFest 2001. The event was cancelled because of the weather conditions. SpringFest, sponsored by ASI, was scheduled to include food, games and entertainment, including the Battle of the Bands. Brad Schmidt, ASI Club Technician, said that the event would be postponed to a later date. Students W in Awards When the rain began to fall that morning, Honee Folk of the ASI Programming Committee and Schmidt began calling clubs, caterers and other participants at 8:40 a.m. to inform them of the cancelled event. Circle K International was one of the clubs that planned to have a booth that day. "We were going to sell snow cones," said Anna Fleming, Circle K President, "I had called Brad yesterday at 8 a.m., but they were still unsure. They didn't decide Garcia f p tudent. until about 9 a.m. Anything we (Above) NancyManshipowEnrollment Services helps a a rospective safter the (Right) Dean alks through the rain with hung head have, we can return. I just hope cancellation ofSpringFest. (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington) »Articte continues on page 2 CSU Board of Trustees Approves Business Building By MARCY RIVERA Pride Staff Writer By NATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor Winners of a campus-wide student research competition accepted awards from Cal State San Marcos President Gonzalez at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 20. "It's a real pleasure to see this award given to you for your work," said Gonzalez. "I hope this tradition of quality research will continue on into the future. I would like to recognize not only these students for the quality of their work, but also the colleagues, professors and staff who assisted them." Also attending the small ceremony were Dr. Alan Styles and Flora Aguina of the Academic Senate Office that sponsors the awards and psychology professor Keith The Cesar Chavez celebration was held on April 19, outsijde of the Dome Trujillo, who acted as a faculty and at Chavez Plaza. Michelle Cortez (above) does an incense ritualfor research advisor to Kathleen theflowers.All of theguests placed theirflowersat the feet ofthe Chavez statue. The Cesar Chavez celebration was the second in several weeks, but Warmoth. this one was run by students. (Pride Photo/Victoria Segall) »Article continues on page 2 The blueprints for the new College of Business Administration building may come to fruition in the near future. The CSU Board of Trustees approved the building project, which will cost $26.8 million. "Everything (that is built) is funded by state issues," explained Carol Bonomo, Associate Vice President of External Affairs. In order for this project to receive funding, it needs to be included in a bond issue ballot for March 2002. According to Bonomo, the entire bond issue ballot will range from " $2 billion to $8 billion." The project must be approved by the state legislature by August 31 of this year in order to be included on the March 2002 bond issue ballot. If it is not approved^ Bonomo said that the University would try again in November. If the legislature passes the bond issue ballot, then the governor will put the project in the budget and construction will begin shortly thereafter. The process from project approval to completion can be lengthy. The Arts and Science buildings, approved in 1998, are still currently in the construction phase. If the bond ballot passes next year, then the building will be scheduled for completion by June 2006. However, this date may be as early as 2004 or 2005. "The community has been very supportive of business schools." • —Carol Bonomo, External Affairs Bonomo emphasized that community interest plays an instrumental role in the development of school buildings. This community interest for the uniVersity includes taxpayer and »Article continues on page 2 Christian Students Hold Weeklong Bible Marathon on Campus By J. RYAN SANDAHL Pride Staff Writer "We're hoping to bring different people from all walks of life together to dialogue," said Ruth Bran, a spokesperson and volunteer for Priority Christian Challenge (PCC), a club on campus. PCC hosted a Bible Reading Marathon last week. Students, faculty, and staff were able to sign up for halfhour sessions in which the Bible was read aloud with a goal of reading the Bible from cover to cover by the end of the week. The marathon lasted from seven in the morning to nine o'clock at night each day of the week. "We're not here to throw the word in people's faces like Jeb does,'' Bran said, referring to pastor Jeb Smock who comes each semester to the free speech area and shouts accusations at students. "This is why there are no microphones or speakers set up," Bran explained. "It's'more of a quiet setting where people can come listen and dialogue with one another," she added. There were many reasons why the club decided to put on the Bible Marathon. "No book has sold more copies than the Bmm SEI m Rachel Crouch and Anna Hall were two of the many participants that read the Bible during the weeklong marathon. (Pride Photo/Victoria B. Segall) Bible," Bran explained. "That is why we want to have it read. That and many people don't read the Bible as often or as thoroughly as this." Included in the reading is a Spanish/English version of the Bible so students that speak Spanish could also read if they wished. Bran did much of her reading in Spanish. "I think PCC has good intentions/' said CSUSM student Chris Orman. "I wouldn't have a problem with other religions doing what these guys are doing. It adds to the diversity of the campus." Priority Christian Challenge is different from another d ub on campus known as Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF). Many IVCF members signed up and helped read the Bible during the week. As did many other students throughout the week. "It was very sublime," »Article continues on page 2 �Weather Refuses to Cooperate with Student Governments Plans to Hold Spring Festival »Article cont. from page 1 they totally don't cancel it." "Originally we were going to sell sandwiches," said Mark Dubois, owner of the Powersurge Cafe. "But Brad and I had been communicating since yesterday,' watching the weather, so it was fine." Student Stacey Helton of the Future Educator's Club was upset at the cancellation, "They should have had a contingency plan. UCSD still held their [event] in the rain." Dean Manship said that the main concerns with postponing the event would be financial because of the equipment they | up. "At about 8:30 a.m. it started had rented for SpringFest. to rain and people started movPreview Day, also scheduled | ing tables," said Garcia. "It's on Saturday, continued despite | going well, but it would have the rain. Preview Day gave probeen better if it was sunny." spective freshman and transfer Volunteers for Preview Day students the opportunity to learn j lined the hallways of Craven more about CSUSM with campus | Hall with informational tables tours and informational workon clubs and programs at Cal shops. State, "We're in good shape, considProspective student Ana ering the rain," said Preview Day Montano, whose daughter curCoordinator Cherine Heckman rently attends CSUSM, was on of Enrollment Services. her way to the liberal studies and Organizers for Preview Day, financial aid workshops. When such as Nancy Garcia of Students rush towards elevators withasked if the rain bothered her Registration and Records, arrived P > *ry™g to get out ofthe rain.Preview Day experience, she at 7:30 Saturday morning t o set- (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) responded, "At first I thought I s eakers Enrollment services staffmoved tables out ofrain. (Pride Photo/M. Addington) might not go because of the rain, but this was my chance and I didn't want to lose it. If you're interested it doesn't bother you." During introductory speeches for Preview Day, President Alexander Gonzalez told the students, "Don't let the rain, sleet and hail fool you. This really is paradise." Preview day attracted more than 250 students. Research Competition Awards W e e k l y W e b S ite c onfinn V o oooo rr>Vi fa senting h*err rresearch on sotereotype vulnerability among http://www.riceboypage.com/ and an aftermarket exhaust sysHispanic Americans and the By JAFO_WAC for The Pride tem with a large exhaust tip." With this definition in mind, moderating role of ethnic identiA long drive around the Bryan examines and explains ty. The study used verbal examinations to show that the existence parking lot hunting for that elu- the modifications done to cars of negative stereotypes increas- sive "good" parking space, will in several photo-galleries under es the risk of unconscious con- reveal that there are quite a the title "Hall of Shame." The firmation of those stereotypes few lowered cars, aftermarket cars are primarily imports with among Hispanics. Psychology rims and stickers displaying the stickers touting features that the professor P. Wesley Schultz acted names of the sponsors and per- cars do not have and other modiformance modifications suppos- fications that have nothing to as faculty advisor to the study. edly done to the cars. Cars such do with increasing performance. Damon Brown, Azar Khazian, Suzanne Hizer, Kathleen Warmoth smile after Piper Walsh examines the as these are not only found at There are some examples of receiving a congratulations from President Gonzalez in his board room. existence of an authorial construct within Monica Itoi Sone's CSUSM, but they can be seen domestic rice, including a full(Pride Photo/Nathan Fields) novel, "Nisei Daughter," and just about everywhere. When a size truck with a spoiler. »Article cont. from page 1 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Under the link "The car drives by with an exhaust critical assumptions Although seven Cal State San will also be accompanying the rtefutes assimilationist text. that that sounds more like a kazoo Adventure" is Bryan's comic i is an Marcos students and their six group. Suzanne Hizer w e pre- on crack than of the economy strip, and it contains some very research projects were recogBased on the recommenda- senting her research illn bRAPD car it really is, it is most likely funny jabs at the Rice-Boy culo nized, only four of those stu- tions of the juries at the state markers as predictors of an example of a Rice-Boy car. ture such as in, Episode 1: How dents could be present to receive competition, cash awards will be Infectious H Hi. Bryan's Rice-Boy Page a to make and their awards due to schedule provided t o the outstanding pre- Hematopoietic ypodermal Virus h ttp://www.riceboypage.comt name isyour carfaster h"ave My Rice-Boy. I the Necrosis conflicts. senter and the runner-up in both resistance in shrimp popula- thoroughly explains the differ- sweetest, most original car ever. These seven students will go the undergraduate and graduate tions using Classification and ence between "rice-boy cars" The stickers make it go fast. So on to compete in the 15th Annual divisions of each category. Regression Tree (CART) soft- and cars that are genuinely mod- does the spoiler. Chicks love my California State University The Cal State San Marcos ware. ified to increase performance. car. They think it's fast." Student Research Competition students who will be competing T ages with Mathew Catlett and Damon Bryan describes what it is to held April 27-28 in San Jose. The at the state competition are as Brown will be presenting their be a rice-boy as, "a stereotype readerhere are also pa message feedback and stated purpose of the competi- follows: ... the typical Rice-Boy can be tion is "to promote excellence Kathleen Warmoth's computer technology research on identified by his car, or rather booard. wThe primary reason and creation of StraightEdge, an t visit ww.riceboypage.com, in undergraduate and graduate research studies the effects of on-line communication system what he does to it. however, is to gain some insight scholarly research and creative four neurotransmitter receptor for use between students and Generally, a Rice-Boy will into the Rice-Boy culture, and activity" throughout the CSU antagonists (MK-801, phencycli- their professors. The system pro- start out with a car that was have a good laugh at the absursystem. dine, LY 235959, and ifenprodil) vides an on-line venue or ealof dity doing putThe Academic Senate Office on the sedation of rats resulting time communication afnd rwill not meant to gandast (typically'fia ting o"fVTEC"things suchoans cars Honda Civic), attempt to x stickers made the original call for from specific opiates (morphine help students become more tech- it up,' usually consisting of after- not even made by Honda. research papers this past and fetanyl). nologically iter&te a provide market rims, lowering springs February. Alan Styles, Professor Dawn Albertson will be pre- professors wlith a newndducationof Business and Accounting, acts senting her biological research on al tool. "I work and goeto school as chair of the Student Affairs MK-801, a chemical blocker for full-time," c Committee and will be accom- specific neurotransmitter recep- researcher Dommented student B panying the group of students tors in the body that are impli- it's taken a lotamonxtrarown, "So »Article cont. from page 1 will have 62,000 square feet, of e energy to private support. smaller in square footage than to the state competition in Saft cated in opiate tolerance and complete this project." The Business Building will University Hall, at 71,300 square Jose next weekend. Dr. Jackie sensitization in rats. be located near Palm Court, feet, but larger than Academic Trischman, research advisor and Azar Khazian will be preclose to Academic Hall. The Hall, at 56,000 square feet. New International version of the CSUSM Planning, Design, and "It will be a real signature D LI n j "We're getting a lot of interest from the community;' Bible all week long. "The New Construction web site reported building for us," stated Regina explained Bran. Pastors from San International Version was cho- that the four-story building Eisenbach, Assistant Dean for >>Articte cont. from page 1 Marcos and Escondido also came sen because it is a lot easier would have 69 Faculty offices, the College of Business. She to read than the a computer lab, and electronic added, "It is very exciting for King James ver- library cartels. The web site us, we have been planning for it Cristi Castillero said after sion" Ruth also showed that the building since the beginning." she finished reading her explained. segment. "I read the Bible quite Bran and Jessica often," said Christine Bliss, President of Catalano, a member oflnterPCC, approached Varsity Christian Fellowship. several bookstores in "Reading aloud realty the area. According brought a whole new dirnento Bran, bookstores sion to reading the Bible for me. to help read, as well as some were thrilled to donate the Bibles, It was really a great experience," Marines from Camp Pendelton Loaves and Fishes Christian bookOthers, such as Julien Fleury, an that are here completing their store donated Bibles. Another store, Bible Discount, also donated sevexchange student from France graduation requirements. The above picture shows the future business building, a project Priority Christian Challenge eral copies of the New Testament agreed, 'Heading the Bible out loud ^recently approved by the CSU Board of Trustees. gave away free copies of the to the club. is good for me and myEnglish (Courtesy Photo: CSUSM Planning, Design, and Construction). X1 Business Building C oming Soon Bible Readings # # 1 �April Is Sexual Assault Awareness Month By LISA LIPSEY Pride Staff Writer Not many people may be aware that, in 1997, the State of California named April Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual violence can be a hush-hush topic and may get downplayed on some university campuses. At Cal State San Marcos the University Store is the only area on campus posting information. Sexual assault, as defined by the United States National Victim Center, is "any unwanted, indecent sexual conduct by a person towards a man, woman or child, accompanied by the threat of, or the exposure to danger, physr ical suffering or injury, fear, shame, humiliation and mental anguish." InCalifornia there is "a vision to end sexual assault." The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) is working to "expose the insidiousness of sexual violence, raise public awareness of what the American Medical Association has called a 'silent and violent epidemic,' change public perception of sexual violence and heal this degradation against the human race." From CALCASA's March 2001 report (www.calcasa.orgl lists some interesting statistics about sexual assault: An estimated 302,100 women and 92,700 men are forcibly raped each year in the United States • In the United States, one in three girls and one in five boys is assaulted as a child. The typical child sex offender molests an average of 117 children, most of whom do not report the offense. Sexual abuse is the most under-reported crime in the United States. While the number of cases isn't known, researchers estimate that as few as one in 10 cases is reported to authorities. • . Only 2 percent of rapists are convicted arid imprisoned. • About one in three women and one in eight men is raped after turning 18. . „ San Diego is number two in the state for reported rape occurrences. "In order to stop being victims, we ourselves must take up the struggle against [sexual assault]. Individually and collectively we can break the silence and make it no longer a taboo subject, or something shameful that weighs us down," states Susan Griffith, author o f "Rape: The Politics of Consciousness'' Here are 20 Ways You Can Begin to Stop Sexual Assault from the 1998 California AntiSexist Political Caucus: 1) If you have been a victim of sexual assault either by a stranger, acquaintance or an intimate, know there is help out there. Seek it. 2) Interrupt rape/sexual assault jokes. 3) Women: Take self-defense classes. 4) Recognize that no one asks or deserves to be assaulted ever. 5) Don't blame the victims for the violence perpetrated against them. 6) Know that silence does not equal consent. 7) Take responsibility for your own,sexuality; do not let it be defined by your partner, the media or anyone else. 8) Donate money or time as a ThePPLS Call for APERS The Pride Literary Supplement CALL FOR PAPERS other formats are welcome as long as the paper represents the appropriate academic discipline. The PLS favors student writing and will privilege student manuscripts that are submitted with the recommendation of a faculty member who has pursued research in the student's field of study or published texts of a related kind. Staff and faculty contributions will also be considered. Photos or images (black and white preferred) of other artwork will also be accepted as an enhancement or as an alternative to manuscripts. 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APA, MLA, Chicago, and all at (760) 750-6099; or by fax at (760) 750-3345. volunteer to local.crisis centers. 9) Do not use alcohol or drugs to get someone to have sex with you. 10) Men: Become an ally to the women in your life—do not participate in sexist behavior by objectifying or stereotyping women. 11) Teach your children, friends, parents and peers about the myths and realities of sexual assault. 12) Lobby your local, state and federal legislators for funding for sexual assault victims programs. 13) Let teachers and administrators know you want to have sexual assault awareness and prevention programs held at your school. 14) Support laws that encourage people to take responsibility for ending sexual assault. 15) Challenge images of violence against women and children in advertising, pornography | nd all forms of media. 16) Pay attention to cries for help. 17) Encourage women to be strong and powerful 18) Change whatever you are doing that helps create a culture where sexual assault is P possible. 19) Speak out or sexual assault will not end 20) Recognize that cooperation is power: support women and men working to end sexual assault. On Saturday, April 28, Palomar College is holding a Personal Safety Class from 8 am to 5pm. To sign up, contact Sally or Helene at The EYE, (760) 747-6281 extension 138. The EYE is also there for victims of sexual assault. The organization's 24-hour crisis hotline is (760) 747-6281. According to the Eye's web site (http:/ /www.theeye.org), they offer "Spanish speaking services, individual and family counseling, support groups,, sexual assault intervention, training in self defense and rape prevention services, solutions to family disputes between parents and children, special concerns of the elderly* assistance in securing residential services and information and referrals." CSUSM's plans for recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April 2002 are underway. Plans include a candlelight vigil for victims of sexual assault. If you are interested in helping to organizing a program or have an interest in speaking out against sexual assault, contact Lisa Lipsey at lipse001@csustti.edu. 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A: "I want to see ASI further student life on campus through the promotion and success of such events as the Spring Fest. I encourage students to attend ASI events and would hope that such events would promote student awareness of ASI, as well as the student life here at CSUSM." Q: What role would you play in implementing your goals and expectations? A: "I would try to implement ASI goals through the responsibilities of the VP of Finance position, I plan on keeping an up-to-date budget, keep the students informed of the budget through the ASI board and to keep track of budgeting success of ASI." Q: Why should the students elect you? A: "I have the experience as undergraduate representative, and through this experience I have a feel for some of the desires of the students, such as the need for increased studenjpfe. I enjoy being a student at CSUSM and hope that the students will recognize my determination, work ethic and desire to serve the student body in the best way I know how." By IDARCY WALKER Tim Ton I s seeking election as one of ASI's two College of Business RepresentaI tives. He is a I Global Business major. Ton said that important issues CSUSM students face include a "lack of information and connection in order for them to utilize all the free and helpful resources on campus." He added that these resources include the Career Center, the Writing and Math Centers, EOPS, ASI, ASPIRE, The Pride, financial aid and counselors. Ton recognizes that students negotiate other problems, including an "unexciting campus life" and the need to get more involved in the campus community. Ton said he also thinks that "moderation," in both academics and free time are necessary ingredients in a college environment. In order to make himself available to students, Ton said that he will "have an open door policy when on office hours (like professors on campus do), inform all the students of my school e-mail account, and occasionally have a booth in the quad promoting ASI. Deborah Elaine Lucas/Candidate for the Childcare Representative By DARCY WALKER Tammy Rodriguez is running for Corporate Secretary. *No Picture Available She currently holds the position of ASI Childcare Represen- By ANGELA OESTERLE tative. Asked her view on the most important aspect of the Deborah Elaine Lucas, a 28-year-old student and mother, gained her expeposition she is seeking, Rodriguez replied, "One of the most important jobs for the secretary is to keep the lines of com- rience while working with the ASI Board of Directors. Lucas says she believes munication open between the representatives and the execu- her knowledge of the difficulties of being a student and-a parent can help her better serve those students who also juggle school and family. Besides helping tives, the university personnel, and ASI and the students." In order to fulfill these responsibilities, Rodriguez said those with children, Deborah says she "would like to see more students use the she would focus on "Maintaining accurate records and relay- services offered by ASI" and also thinks ASI should play an important role in ing the information to the necessary persons involved in a student life, including childcare. Considering that the CSUSM campus has a timely manner either via e-mail, letter, or phone call." When diverse population and that all students should be supported, Lucas says she asked whom she voted for last November, Rodriguez declined "will focus on improving student services and support activities, especially as this university continues to grow." to answer. No Pictures Available of the Following Candidates ArtiPatel Being involved - By DARCY WALKER by being on campus." In response Arts & Sciences Representative in these committees to the question regarding his choice Psychology Major has taught me about Crystal Folk is also cam- for President, Frazier said, "Nader '"Not available for interview the working of ASI paigning for College of Arts and got my vote last election." and given me what Sciences Representative. Because My name is Arti Patel, and I am running for it takes to be a repshe was unavailable for questions, Lorena Lebert is running for the College of Arts and Sciences representative. resentative for the we have printed her statement. "My College of Business Representa- I am a psychology major and have been actively college of arts and name is Crystal Folk, I am a psy- tive. Lebert said, "I feel that a major involved in the campus community since my sciences and the stuchology major and I have been issue facing students in the College first semester here. I sat on the Student Hous- dents of CSUSM. I . attending Cal State San Marcos of Business is the ability to find a ing Association as the National Communication am a dedicated, hard for IVi years now. I am running job right out of college." Coordinator. I have also been the Vice Chair working, person who is looking forward to for College of Arts and Sciences In proposing a course of action, for the Inter Club Council for the past two years, excelling as a student leader at California State Representative. I will be dedicated Lebert said, My goal is to help stu- and I am currently involved with the first ASI University San Marcos. to the increase of student aware- dents become aware of the opportu- Programming Committee. ness by making infonnation more nities that are available to a CSUSM accessible for us, by promoting graduate within the San Diego/ By DARCY student life on campus, and by Southern California job market." ways in which Kipp WALKER enhancing our educational envi- Lebert is majoring in service sector plans to address the ronment. My hope is to lend a management. She cast her vote for concern offuturejob BrianKippisrunhand and raise a voice to help A1 Gore last November. success. ning for one of the bring about positive change in the When asked two seats for College upcoming year. I hope to receive Apryl Lynne Cross how he will get the of Arts & Sciences the necessary votes and represent Undergraduate Representative word out to students Repesentative, a you well in the future. I thank you Accounting Major who may need a repposition he said he for your support." resentative, but are My name is Apryl Cross and By ANGELA OESTERLE has held for the last not aware one exists, I am a second semester freshman Dustin Naylor month by appointment, because Kipp replied, "I now have Roderick Frazier has served at California State University San Candidate Undergrad Rep as Undergraduate Representative Marcos. I am applying for the posiDustin Naylor, a student at the seat was vacant. Kipp monthly visits with the departfor the last year and is seeking tion of Undergraduate Representa- CSUSM for two years, says believes he can best serve the ment heads to discover student another term. He is majoring in tive. I am majoring in Accounting he believes his role in ASI undergraduate community by issues and will spread the word liberal studies. Asked his View on and I feel that I would greatly ben- will be to lend an open ear to listening to their goals and con- in my classes. Kipp said he will key issues facing undergrad stu- efit Associated Students Incorpo- "students' questions and con- cerns. One ofthe goals he deems "do the homework, and hope dents at CSUSM, Frazier replied, rated because I have a lot of expe- cerns regarding their education, important is academic success that students meet me halfway." "The most important issue facing rience in a diverse group of orga- classes, clubs and all around transferring to job success. Kipp is majoring in economics. the undergrads at CSUSM is stu- nizations and I held various leader- campus life, which can be 'Working to establish an ROTC In the last national election, Kipp dent involvement. Why don't stu- ship positions in them all. voiced through myself, directly program here," is one of the voted for Geoige W. Bush. dents partake more in clubs, or to ASI." even in the outdoor activities we Brandon Cline Naylor considers his prior Stacey Helton f students have on campus during the week? Undergraduate Representative "executive positions in fundrais- Candidate College of Arts and aor club leadnd If it is an issue of time and interest, Computer Science Major ing and recruitment for clubs" Sciences Representative ers to solicit j then we need to see what is best for I want to be YOUR Undergrad- will make him well equipped to GNACIO the students and change our pro- uate Representative for this fine fulfill the role of Undergradu- By CLAUDIA eIxactly do you their opinions j Q: What grammed activities to accommo- university. I have been a part of the ate Representative. He says he want to see happen in ASI? on things that j could be | date the students." External Affairs committee where hopes to be able to work as a A: "I would like to see improved or Asked what specific action he I learned of new legislation and pol- team with the other leaders to more student and club feed- s treamlined will take to resolve this, Frazier icies set by California politicians make CSUSM better. back so that when new policies for the benefit of all students. answered, "I plan . . . to facilitate that could affect our university. I are implemented, they will I would also do surveys to forums and surveys to the current want YOU, the students who make work for our campus, rather see what type of activities students, and to work with SRL to this university tick, to know of new than being a copy of another students would like to see on take data from the orientation sur- policies and legislation that could campus's policy. I would also campus." veys to see what the incoming stu- affect YOU. Knowledge is power like to see more activities on QW dents want as well." Frazier said he and YOU, the students, are well campus that promote student dents :elect hy should the stuyou? will make himself available and get versed in knowledge of what could life." A: "I feel, that I will to know students by "using such happen to YOU and the university, Q: What role would you be able to give all students resources as The Pride to facilitate you can affect the way YOUR uniplay in implementing your more of a voice by taking into surveys and also let the students versity works. I hope to bring YOU, goals and expectations? consideration their opinions know in person exactly who I am j the students, this knowledge. A: "I would hold forums when voting. �Penny Lanese is running for ASI productivity of board members and the President. She is a biology major. Lanese was P level of customer service provided by unavailable for an interview with The Pride. our employees. We received much posiThe following is her candidate statement, on tive feedback regarding changes that record with ASI. were made, and I truly feel that the per"As president of ASI, I will uphold the ception of ASI has improved immensecore belief that Associated Students Inc, is ly." really for the students. Student clubs and Regarding one lesson he has learned organizations will remain a top priority. My from his year as President, Manship goals as president of ASI include bringing said that prior to his election, he "spent more student life on campus, supporting countless hours with the previous ASI By DARCY WALKER student activities and striving to help student E> President learning ll t would Dean Manship is the incumbent entail. However, aafterhat the jobffice, I clubs and organizations bring more events taking o running for reelection as ASI President. quickly realized that this job can be very on the CSUSM campus. I also have experiWhen asked to describe his most imporence in student government. I have held and faced tant accomplishment thus far, Manship unpredictable, not pIreparedmany obstaevery executive position 4n Anime Project N cles that I had myself for." replied, "The year before last year Manship added, "It takes many months Alliance, am a current member of several stuI served as Chair of the Inter-Club dent clubs, a voting member of CSFC (Club all aspects hat Council. I was not happy with the teo learnincluding howofowun athis job Sponsorship Funding Committee), and also ntails, t r million image of ASI within the CSUSM combelong to the disability awareness/climate corporation a f munity, and many students expressed dollarithout a doubts taheull-time student. committee." So w l feelings of mistrust towards this orga- I have learned in this pgreatest isesson. osition how Honee Folk is one of three candinization. When I took office this year as to work under pressure and with huge dates seeking the office of Executive President, I was determined to change ime c I anship i Vice President. Folk majors in commu- dents and your representation (ASI). the perception, and regain the students' tmajor.onstraints." Mhe votedsfa business He said that George nications. Although she was unavail- I will also encourage the administrat rust" "I found myself spending the W. Bush in the recent nationalorresidenp able for an interview, her candidate tors, faculty, and staff to work with largest amount of time dealing with the tial election. statement reads as follows: a cooperative spirit enabling our com- E "Put yourself out on a limb now munity to make informed, responsible Vinney but other things such as e-mail through the and then, that way you'll stand a decisions that benefit and enhance P Williams campus system and notices around campus chance of reaching the fruit!" These our academic progress. It is imperaExecutive can help to keep students aware ofASI activwords* of wisdom capture the enthu- tive that each student's opinion be R Vice-President ities." siasm and effort with which I will acknowledged with respect; therefore, By Q: Why should the students elect you? approach issues concerning each stu- I will diligently work to fill each camCLAUDIA A: "I feel that I have the experience dent on our campus, when you elect pus committee with student represenIGNACIO to be ASI Executive VP. To hold this posime, Honee Folk, as your Executive tation. It is my goal to increase aware- S tion, you cannot learn as you gp. I have the Vice President of Associated Students, ness and make information accessible uccessful g I "I'I i liuli lilihi I H III "" Q: Wknowledge ofohow a sMoreover,sItudentnotovhat Inc. to all students by utilizing technology ernment can perate. will be I role would you I am wholeheartedly committed to and other campus resources to update in the play in imple- iontimidated by anyone SI whoadministration issues of diversity that face this cam- the campus- community on the issues D r other members of A are not workmenting your goals and expectations? pus and its community. It is essential ASI address. ing toward the better good of all students. A: "Ifelected ASI Executive \^ce-Pres- I was vice president at my previous junior that we all feel valued, accepted, and "My hope is to share with you my treated with respect, and I will operate passion as a student advocate, and my E ident, one of my main objectives would be college as well as president of the Inter-Club to oversee student involvement and activi- ouncil. I feel that h he experience with an attitude of zero tolerance for energy as a student leader. Allow me N ties around campus. To inform students we Cnd determination to Ibe ave tExecutive Vice anything less. I am dedicated to build- to be the student voice, YOUR voice; ASI can continue to use current forms of com- a resident" ing communication between the stu- together we can make a difference." P munication such as Pride advertisements, Sebastien Baranyai/Candidate run- promoting student life on campus, and ning for Executive Vice President. this will remain one of my primary *No picture available. goals. His major is service sector manageAs your Executive Vice President, ir o T ^ Ament. Because he was unavailable to talk I will be committed to assisting the to The Pride, we have included his candi- President in all functions, and assume date statement. all duties, powers, and responsibilities "My name is Sebastien Baranyai and in case of his absence, to ensure that I am running for Executive Vice President student concerns are heard at all levels with e duction and training from G IA of Associated Students Incorporated, of the University. My top priority as ™ learning center of the gem & jewelry industry I have been working with ASI for Executive Vice President will be to guartwo semesters, and am currently the antee that the University responds to all | > f ; ^ D i p l o m a P rograms a nd C ourses in G emology, Marketing and Promotion Chairman of your expectations and to help you make ' J ewelry-Manufacturing, J ewelry D esign the Associated Students Programming your college years the most enriching Committee. I have been dedicated to experience possible." i n C ampus, D istance L earning, a nd E xtension Classes R E S I E T Sc V c E 11 T Wputh : By DARCY WALKER * Jocdyn Brown is running for Vice President of External Affairs. She has worked as ASI corporate secretary for the last year. When asked, "What specific actions would you take to get students more involved in campus life?" Brown responded, "It's important to bring back issues from the C SSA... issues that effect all students in the CSUs. I'd be starting a lobby corps to bring students up to date on political issues. I also think that with anything you want participation in, the biggest thing is advertising." Brown proposed advertising on campus using "open forums in the free speech area, posting, and working on posting policy. For elections they open it up. We've been putting things up in chalk, but it seems like we can't do that for anything else. Regarding student involvement, Brown added, "You can put it all out there, but then it depends on how many students come to you. One challenge is that we don't have a residence hall." Asked, "What have you learned so far, from being involved in ASI, about the position?" Brown replied, "I've gone to probably 50 percent of the CSSA conferences, so I see the whole process. A lobby corps would help as a political committee, to get students involved with issues like tax on text books, to bring that information downfromCSSA through a group of students who could help me spread it around campus. I also have helped with voter registration and the open forum, when we brought local candidates on campus before last election." Brown is a biology major. She said she voted for Al Gore in the recent national elections. Y ear R ound A dmission V isit o ur O pen H ouse t o F ind O ut M ore ^ ^ p t at»iiiay 9 A pril 2 8 1 : 0 0 - 4 : 0 0 p m ; ggllg1 | II mBHRP!; • Campus tours • Classroom demos • Admissions • Financial Aid & Scholarships • Career Services • Instructors and students Q &A • G em museum exhibits • G em and jewelry bookstore F or M ore i nfo c all 8 00-421-7250 e xt. 4 222 E -mail: o jienhouse@gia.edu • Door prizes and refreshments • Free event! Free parking! No R SVP needed! Established in 1931, GIA is accredited by ACCSCT and D ETC G EMOIOGICAL I NSTITUTE O F A MERICA® D irections: F rom 1-5 • E ast o n C annon • R ight o n L egoiand D rive • G IA is o n t he right 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 www.aia.e �Arts & Entertainment 6 Tuesday, April 24, 2001 The Pride The Charlie Parker Story Shown for CSUSMs Film Series By JAMES NEWELL Pride Staff Writer Beneath the shadows of the dark, smoke-filled nightclubs of the 1940s comes a murky portrayal of the life of the world's most famous junkie. Sifting through the nightclub life, laden with alcohol and druginduced delirium, Clint Eastwood creates an account focused on the character of Charlie Parker in "Bird." Admission to "Bird," the second piece in CSUSM's Art's and Lectures Film Series, was free, but only about 30 people showed up. Touching only certain historical aspects of the Bebop era, the film showcases more of the music created by Parker (played by Forest Whitaker). Bouncing between scenes of heroin-induced mayhem and improvisational jazz, Whitaker does a great job getting into character for this tough roll. The film highlights the last few years of Parker's life and how he neglected to care for himself, leading to his demise. When he died, the coroner estimated his age to be 65, but he was actually 34. "Don't ever let them take me back to Kansas City," said Parker, who moved away from his roots and created his own completely fresh style of music. Known for changing the face of jazz forever, the Bird added eighth notes in his melodies, giving bebop flavor to old favorites and eventually creating an entirely new sound. The bebop musicians played so fast and had so many rhythm changes that listeners sometimes complained they couldn't dance to the new sound. Touring through Harlem, Chicago, Hollywood, the southern states and Paris, Parker didn't listen to the criticism and was dedicated to finding an audience and ways to make money by playing his horn. Relatively unsuccessful in gaining monetary success, the Bird was able to eventually turn heads and one scene showed fans in Paris raining down roses as he ended a performance. Although technology in the 1940s was not what it is today, sound enhancements allowed the true recordings to be used for the soundtrack, and this accented what the film focused on: the music of Charlie Parker and this father of bebop. Clint Eastwood got together with Chan Parker, Charlie's fourth wife, and found many of Parker's live recordings. They weren't very clear but by using digital sound equipment, Eastwood and Parker were able to find some recordings never before released that add to the true beauty of the Bird's live improvisation abilities, matching the dark nightclub scenes that saturate the film, One recurring image in the film is a single drum cymbal floating through the air used to bridge different scenes. The cym- at again. Two important men in Parker's life as told in the story are Dizzy Gillespie (played by Samuel E. Wright) and Red Rodney (played by Michael Zelniker). Gillespie, also know for his contributions to bebop, portrays the success that Parker was never able to obtain. In the film, you find the love the two had for each other, but they end up taking different paths. Gillespie leads a successful big band in an overt attempt to prove the masses wrong about the new sound, while Parker's irresponsibility leads him to always being broke, late and in the mist of drug disorientation. Parker befriends Red Rodney while in L.A., where Red finds Parker sitting on a trashcan shooting up heroin preparing for a gig. The two end up teaming up later in the movie for a colorful tour of the South, marking one of the only bright tours in the film. In this part, it shows not only segregation at nightclubs of rural areas, but the group having fun as they successfully perform, drawing at times dancing crowds of over 500. If you are looking for a 1940's jazz history lesson, then you Charlie Packer plays sax in early 1940's might be left wondering, but if (Courtesy photo: Charlieparker.com) you want to see a true fan's turn at an open improv night laughter. This episode sparked representation of the character at a club. He charged the stage him, driving him to become the of Charlie Parker, then check and began playing with the band. best. Parker learned all his scales, out Clint Eastwood's "Bird." After a few lines, his playing backward and forward, and he began to fall off beat, and the vowed he would never be laughed bal represents a day in Parker's life he will never forget. When he was sixteen and just starting to venture out as a saxophone player, it was young Charlie's Joey Ramone's Death R A M O N E S By AMY BOLASKI Pride Staff Writer Joey Ramone, front man for the pioneering American punk band The Ramones, died Sunday, April 15, in a New York hospital at age 49. Ramone, often hailed as the father of punk rock, was hospitalized last month with lymphatic cancer, which he'd been fighting for years. Born Jeffrey Hyman, Ramone started playing in garage bands in New Yorkhe quickly put aside drumming to front for the Ramones, whose four members all adopted the same last name. The band burst on the scene in a musical era quickly growing stagnant. Ramone called 70s rock "a hodgepodge of Pink Floyd and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer and all that. [We] stripped it right down to bone, and we disassembled it and reassembled it and put all the raw energy and raw emotion and guts and attitude back into it." They put attitude and energy back into a flagging scene and are credited with the subsequent explosion of the British punk music scene in 1976. After spending only two days and $6,000 on their debut album, The Ramones, the band toured in England in 1977, and its early music provided a veritable breeding ground for bands like The Clash and The Sex Pistols to take off from. Their simple, three-chord melodies and high-energy, garage rock sound never propelled them into the Top 40, but it did establish them as "the daddy punk group of all time," according to Joe Strummer of The Clash, who paid homage to The Ramones in a recent interview with Spin magazine. Album cover shows their easy going punk rock style. Joey R. (3rdfrom left), died ofcancer April 15. (Courtesy Photo/Geesonweb site) Their first single, "Bliztkrieg Bop" paved the way for 21 albums, 14 of which were studio-produced efforts by renowned producer Phil Spector. 1979's effort, End ofthe Century,; was their bestselling album, and while the band only climbed as high as 44 on the charts, their remake of "Baby, I Love You" made it into the top 10 in Britain. Despite the lack of commercial success, The Ramones. remained beloved in the hearts of fans in both the United States and Britain for more than 22 years. The band members' blend of leather, denim, sunglasses and sneakers rendered them recognizable anywhere, along with characteristically short, thumping singles like "I Wanna Be Sedated," "Sheila is a Punk Rocker" and "Beat on the Brat." Ramones Mania, the band's 1988 compilation album, quite possibly holds the record for most songs on one album, casing 30 of their most popular. The Ramones retired in 1996 with a farewell performance on the Lollapalooza tour and a final performance in Toronto in 1997. Joey Ramone spent nearly half of his life performing, and those of us who were lucky enough to catch The Ramones, live hold a ticket stub somewhere reminding us that we were privy to something groundbreaking. Joey Ramone will be missed. drummer took off a cymbal and threw it at the feet of Parker, gouging him off the stage. The young musician was humiliated and the entire audience broke into No Cash? No Job? No Problem! The Slot Player's Paradise" Rincon Casino has all the right answers for you. Rincon Casino offers full and part-time employment, great pay and outstanding benefits. Come check out our booth, Wednesday April 25 at the CSUSM Career Fair in Founders Plaza. Or visit us at our employment office at... th 33750 Valley Center Rd. Valley Center, CA. 92082 Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm Or Saturday 10am - 2pm Remember a job at Rincon Casino could be a career at Harrah's �It Happened "One Night at McCool s" the dark bluish lighting in the Jewel. Perhaps the only opinion bingo hall. I haven't seen that they all shared in common was choice of colors for scenes in that Jewel fulfilled their fantamany other films and this image sies. seemed to make an impression With the exception of one on other moviegoers as well. a-ha song ("Velvet") on the Also, Zwart's attention to soundtrack, the rest of the music detail, especially in the casting throughout the film did not realof average-looking bingo play- ly fit certain scenes. For examMatt dillon and Liv Tyler star in "One ing extras helped this particular ple, a violent shooting scene with Night at McCool's" scene look natural and inviting. The Village People's "YMCA" (Courtesy photo/USA Films) "We went to bingo parlors for playing in the background didn't By VICTORIA B. SEGALL this film and the people there make sense and interrupted the Pride Editor are as real as you can get," said flow of the film. Zwart during the film's college Overall, Zwart's directional It all happened one night press conference held in Beverly style and the cast save "One at McCool's. The lives of three Hills on April 1. "Those are the Night at McCool's." Douglas' men are forever changed in kinds of characters that really portrayal of Burmeister is espethis dark comedy when they meet inspire m e," he added. cially fun to watch, with his the lady in red, Jewel. Randy, The final scene of this film relaxed style, perverted sense of a sweet, gullible bartender is also excellent. Zwart cleverly humor, and his obvious toupee. (played by Matt Dillon of "Wild brings the scene from the film's When asked why he thought Things"), Detective Dehling, a symbolic "snow globe," to real people would come to this parprotector-figure (played by John life and made me like the film ticular film, Zwart replied, "You Goodman of "Roseanne"), and a little more. get to see the other actors in parts Carl, a cocky sex-maniacal lawThe audience sees com- you've never seen before. Liv yer (played by Paul Reiser of pletely different perspectives of Tyler added, "They're all not per"Mad About You") unsurpris- Jewel's personality from Randy, fect and they're all making misingly fall in love with Jewel. Dehling and Carl's interpreta- takes. They're all really human, Played by Liv Tyler of "Armageddon," Jewel is charming, sexy and sly. Tyler is likable in this role, and she pulls off the seemingly innocent and sweet side of Jewel. The additional cast also includes Reba McEntire who plays Dr. Green, Carl's no-nonsense psychiatrist. Green serves as, what I like to call, "feministrelief' in a film with one too many unrealistic sexy carwash scenes with Tyler. The steamy sex scenes and macho characters (namely Reiser's character and his love for bondage) almost make the John Goodman and Paul Reiser in "One Night at McCools" film predictable and boring, but director Harald Zwart manages Jewel. Randy sees her(Courtesy Photo/USA Films)ho is known more Zwart, w as a sweet to save the film with his direc- and innocent housewife-figure, for his award-winning European tional style in particular scenes. Dehling sees her as a reincarna- commercials and music videos, For example, the film begins makes his directorial film debut with the scene of an ordinary tion eofshis dead wife who needs in this dark comedy. _ and C sees her bingo hall where Randy meets tao b is aved,goddess.arl uch conOne Night at McCool's" s h sex a hit man and confidante, Mr. trasting perspectives Smade me opens Friday, April 27. The film Burmeister (played by Michael question who was the most reli- has a running time of 93 minutes Douglas of "Traffic"). This first able character in his depiction of and is rated R by the MPAA. sppnp is unusual. esneciallv with Super-slacker Gord (Tom Green) gets a rude awakeningfrom his dad, played byfamous comedian Rip Torn. (Courtesy Photo: Chris Helcermanas-Benge/Twentieth Century Fox) Tom Green Fingered By MARLINO BATINGA Pride Staff Writer "I could not stop laughing, my stomach ended up hurting so much" said Lucy Barragan, a Liberal Arts major from USD. "I was already falling off of the edge of my seat and five minutes of the movie hadn't even passed." If you enjoy MTV's "The Tom Green Show," then your stomach will definitely be hurting after you see "Freddy Got Fingered." Green, director, co-writer, and star of this new motion picture, brings his outrageous antics to the big screen once again as he plays Gord Brady, a 28-year-old who dreams of being an animation artist. I have to admit this isn't the greatest movie, but there is unquestionably no other movie like this out there. If you've followed Tom Green's work, then you'd know what to expect from this madman. However, for those of you who haven't, let me warn you that this film will keep you on your toes due to Green's sexual and bizarre humor. When Brady leaves his hometown of Portland, Oregon in the attempt of fulfilling his fantasies in Los Angeles, his parents couldn't have been more ecstatic that their son was finally leaving home. As result of a poor evaluation of his talent, however, Brady gives up and runs back home to Portland. His lack of inspiration causes his father to try to force him to move out in order to find a job, but Brady retaliates by provoking a father-son feud. With this storyline, "Freddy Got Fingered" puts a twist on the concept of father-son relationships as well as providing the audience with the moral issue of "not giving up." My only issue was that the movie didn't really make any sense. "Freddy Got Fingered," nevertheless, is a movie that I recommend and should not be overlooked, just find someone to go with and be prepared to laugh like you've never laughed before. Tom Green's antics are definitely worth the money. I t ' s e a s y to m a t e a c h i l d s m i l e . A few words of encouragement, maybe a special reward for a special performance Parents do It all the time, and so do leathers. Good teachers are the difference between a child who succeeds and one who stumbles. They are the ones who make math fun and science seem like m adventure Into another world. Teaching Is the profession that allows you to see the most gratifying, Immediate and Instantaneous reward of a job well done ~ a child's smile. Make a child smile. Take the next step - teach! M ake t he d ifference #f a l ifetime. Call t -888~ca!teach o r v isit w ww,caiteachxom CalTeach, administered by the CSO Chancellor's Office �Student Apathy: The Disheartening CSUSM Experience By MELANIE ADDINGTON Pride Editor D JL % epeatedly, I hear the same complaint from students. "There is nothing to do on this campus." I too have whined about this, but it is not true. As a student journalist, I have been lucky to attend and report on many campus cess workshops to address different types of student needs. I have attended a few of these workshops, all of which had only a handful of students in attendance. Other student services do not fare much better. I can't speak fof the Math Center, but as a tutor in the Writing Center, I notice that many appointment time slots go unfilled because few students choose to take advantage of having tutors at their disposal—at no cost to the student ! events, but I am one of the few students who often attends cam pus The Arts and Lectures Series events. The lack of student interest on our campus has never held each semester includes free really been a concern to me, that concerts, film series, lectures, is, until this week. The truth and art exhibits. The Brown - is, there is plenty to do on our Bag Noontime Concerts fare well campus, but we, as students, are (mainly because students are failing to do our part in attending already in The Dome and are the opportunities provided to us. forced to attend while they eat As I enjoyed the April 19 lunch), but the other events rarefestivities at Cesar Chavez Day, I ly draw much attendance. The looked on in sadness at the scarce Arts and Lectures Series is not group in attendance. Outside alone, however, because this is a of a few professors, club lead- problem for the other events held ers, MEChA, and the Dean and on campus each semester. Assistant Dean of students, no Special events, such as last one was there. I was impressed year's world famous pianist perby how hard the students had formance Tori Stoedle, a discusworked to organize this event sion with Hollywood producer, and deeply upset at the turnout. Denise Shaw, and a UCSD proYet, this is not fessor's debut the first time this film, were all has happened. held in ACD 102. The room Although is able to accomthe first Cesar modate a large Chavez event on crowd ofpeople, March 28 had however, each a better turnout, event only drew other club events a handful of stuthat week did not dents (outside of fare so well. The those required Victorious Club to be there for held Disabled class). Awareness days in Founders Victorious Clubugave students the This opportunity to nderstand Plaza. I watched living with a disability is likewhat semester there during as most of the Disabled Awareness days. Above, a has been a students passed blind student leads her brother on range of activby their table ities, including a tour. without even a (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) another pianist second glance. p erformance, Lack of student interest has poetry readings, Black History also led to the death of some Month events, Women's Herstory clubs, such as the Pride Alliance. Month events, and more, all with The gay and lesbian club on few students in attendance. campus ended last year because Voting, both in the student the vice president moved out of elections and for student fee state and the president graduat- increases, rarely have a turnout ed, leaving no one behind to pick of more than 10% of the campus up the pieces. The same was true population. Around only 500 for many other clubs, including students elected our student the Democrat club that ended in government last year. At the stu1997 or 1998. The Green Party dent union advisory board open tried to begin a club last semes- forum, the union representative ter, but quickly died out due spoke to a crowd of three to to lack of student interest in four people. Then only a small grassroots politics. This lack of number of people turned out to concern or awareness, however, vote on whether every student extends beyond the clubs and should pay more in student fees their events. to build a Student Union/Track As a §ervice to students, and Field house. CSUSM periodically holds sucAssociated Students, Inc.— your student government—holds bi-weekly Board of Directors meetings. Although there is ample open forum time for any student to address the board with any concerns or issues, hardly any students ever attend the meetings. Even worse, ASI could not garner enough student interest this semester to fill all of the student slots for campus committees. One such committee, outside of ASI, that was able to bring students in, is the Campus Climate committee that meets biweekly on Tuesday evenings. Although several students joined the c ommittee t o (Left) Tim Bills, MEChA, and members of United Farm Workers organized the Cesar Chavez event held on campus. (Above) Abram Pelayo drums during Chavez ritual # (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington) address this very issue, they are the same few student leaders who are already actively involved in many areas of the campus. The problem is not with the student leaders getting involved, but that they are the ONLY ONES getting involved. This campus needs MORE student involvement in order to improve our campus climate. S ^ o, why is this happening? What is wrong with us? Do we, as students, really just not care? Well, the lack of attendance could easily prove that, yet enough students complain about having nothing to do, so they obviously do care. So, why are students not showing up? Let's look at the possible reasons: The off-campus events are easy to explain. They are not at a convenient location to just drop in. Lack of advertising could explain it, but most clubs and organizations have flyers, billboards, signs, and some, not all, clubs send their club meeting and event dates, to The Pride for the Calendar section. out of class. Yes, this is one of the something outside of my own biggest obstacles. There may be little world of school, work, and many students who would love family. Doing so did not lead to enjoy the, variety of activities me to join any organizations or offered, but they do not have a take up the cause as my own, moment to spare. That is a shame. but it helped to break down disYet, wait! Many of the club lead- criminative barriers I admittedly ers have families, full time jobs, may have had before then, and to school and still manage not only appreciate the struggles of many to attend bi-weekly club meetings people in California. and attend other clubs events, For those students who don't but also spend many spare hours want the college experience, be working hard to organize campus aware that there is more to life events that hardly any students than the right degree and the right bother to attend. job. Someday you may regret not Although there may be many taking advantage of the many more reasons for the apathetic opportunities to better yourself natures of CSUSM students, I as a person. So, I urge every will only look at two more: One, * student to attempt to get involved many students may have no inter- in at least one event on campus est in the type of events held this semester, not only to better on campus. Two, at a commuter you, but also to enrich our entire campus many students say they campus community. are just here for a degree and not the "college experience." Well, to these students I say, this may be your only chance. Now, at col- C6~Erfitgr Melanie Addington lege, you have the opportunity to Co-Edito* Victoria B. Segail explore the diverse world around Opinion Editor Darcy Walker Feature Editor Nathan Fields you. Copy Editor my olaski I often go to the events that Graduate Intern AayneBBraman J interest me, but I also try to stay Adviser Madeleine Marshall open-minded and try out new ~ AM and things. To be quite honest, I had published inopinionsride,letters to tthe eoditor* The P represent he pinions The Pride ' ofthe author* and do not n^essarily represent the views of The Pride, or of Califerma. State University San Marcos. - Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of The. Pride editorial board. tetters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-inail and identification. Letters may be edited for grammar and length. Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to Pride electronic mkil account, rather than the individual editors. 3t. is'the policy of The Pwdc not to print anonymous letters. Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. .• The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year; Distribution includes all of CSUSM campus, local eateries and other San Marcos community establish: CSUSM student looks at psychology research projects that were on display at Psychology Research Fair on Friday, April 20th. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) Perhaps, the time that events are scheduled does not work with student's schedules. Well, yes, that could explain why some events are empty, but all of them? Many students have jobs, families, and other responsibilities to take care of once they get little interest in farm worker's rights until I went to an open presentation by Professor Bonnie Bade who outlined the extensive study she had participated in regarding the health status of California's farm workers. Simple curiosity led me to spend my afternoon learning about mm.:*' i * "- * The Pride California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92096-000! 'Fax: .(760 Email: pite&@c$mm.tdu , vww.csusm.edu/pride �Freedom of Speech By JAMES NEWELL Pride Staff Writer •*» the media for a ruling on what constituted obscenity. What people believe to be right and wrong The cyclical nature of ideas is relative, as is censorship. The is sometimes disturbing. Just concepts are relative to whom when you think an issue con- the material under scrutiny is cerning society has'finally been applicable. In other words, what beaten down until there is no lon- is obscene to one may be beautiger controful to another. versy, it surJohn Tanner, faces again to a Florida district be opened up attorney during and revisitthis time, was ed. an advocate for Free censoring music speech isi a lyrics brought constitutional about by the right, while popularity of the censorship is | rap group 2 Live based on | Crew, He and individual or (many others pi ^J^ss^^^Js^^' m group values. agreed the mateF a ampus Although dia- Theitsree Speechostreaton tcime rial was obscene metrical, they (s unused m of heields ) and should not define one Pride Photo/Nathan F be available in another. When an issue con- Florida music stores. The issue cerning one idea is in question, gained national attention and the other is bound to surface in was the catalyst for trying to define such a relative term. The order to keep the balance. case ended up providing an opportunity for the masses to re-evaluate and determine what was to be considered obscene. The law, ideally, is the voice of he he decision from The writers for The Pride tthat masses.s Teflected today in case i r are not paid, although some are parental advisories on material on work study. They do not con- that fits the agreed upon model form to any group's beliefs, and are by no means influenced by of what constitutes obscenity. any outside sources. The Pride is an open forum of communication and the writers take pride (pun intended) in providing an The Constitution o the honest look at the issues con- United States guaranteesf freecerning students and the community. The press is free and tdom pof stpeech, andn sjcenarios his right i eopardy is driven to keep a balance ohatry ut restrict expression will r t to between students, ASI and the meet opposition to the highest administration, keeping all those degree. From the right to march concerned involved in the uni- on Washington to the desire to versity's issues. draw naked people, freedom is The Pride is completely stu- in the hands of the people, and dent generated. Whether the when individuals or groups try news is good or bad, it is about to infringe on this right it only informing the reader from a provides more incentive to fight. student's perspective—no matter who's best interest is on the line. No one faction has influence on what is printed! "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridgThroughout history times ing the freedom of speech, or change and the beliefs and reac- of the press; or the right of the tions of people reflect these people peaceably to assemble, changes. The values placed on and to petition the Government ideas are subjective at best. for a redress of grievances." When conflict arises between individuals or groups that disagree, especially on what are CSUSM Community considered moral issues, the In response to the idea that solution found only serves until The Pride is influenced or cenanother point arises, possibly much later in time, renewing sored by the administration, the the controversy and opening the forum is open, the address is issue to be re-evaluated from provided. If you have something to say or a problem that needs to yet another perspective. In the mid to late 1980s, cen- be addressed, the press is free sorship was the topic under fire. and your voice is valued part of It was brought to the courts and the campus community. w Regarding The Pride Free Speech Article One Censorship Know Wonhere Your Money CGoes? torium employee raises and Early Learning enter experi- TnHcrina bv hp A SIT B H a p t Judging h y tthe AST R nudget for Fiscal Year 2000, the student body is paying for a huge bureaucracy that needs to be refocused. A large amount of the budget goes toward employee salaries, an observation that does not reflect negatively upon the work of our employees, rather exemplifies a fiscal policy in need of reform. As an ASI "shareholder," I would like to make the following recommendations for next year's budget: Problem: CSUSM students do not know how their money is being spent. Recommendation : Videotape the ASI meetings when the budget is proposed so that every student can see how their representatives are allocating their money and how their representatives voted. Also, post the budget in the recreation center where all the students can see it. Problem: Half the $860,000 budget went toward employee salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, and university fees. Recommendation: Pass legislation restricting that amount to no more than 35% of the annual budget. Enact a 10-year mora- t n r i n m o n p mnlnvpp r aises a nd benefits, retaining the employees we have now but letting them know that they won't be getting a raise anytime soon. Work with the university about eliminating excessive fees. Problem: The CSUSM Early Learning Center gets almost no support from the university. Last year, Betsy Gibbs of Cal Letter to the Editor State Fullerton conducted a survey of twenty CSU Child Care Facilities. Nineteen CSU's contributed an average of $56,000 to their respective childcare programs. According to the survey, CSUSM was the only school that did not contribute any money directly toward its daycare center. Recommendation: Insist that the administration support our day care facility and return that amount to the students. The "extra" money would,help offset the $160,000 loss the 4 F a r l v L e a r n i n & C e n t e r e xneri ences annually. Problem: Restrict discretionary spending. Example: The Early Learning Center shows it spends $1,000 on advertising, but we never see any advertisements in the campus newspaper. That Money probably went toward administrative supplies, but the ASI budget has that category listed with a separate amount. Recommendation: Design a budget that restricts this type of spending. Problem: Only $25,000 of the $860,000 budget (less than 3%) is allocated toward supporting club activities. Recommendation: Increase that amount to entice more club participation. Finally, as a show of good faith, the ASI Board of Directors could vote themselves a 10% decrease in their scholarships. They would return the combined savings of that money (approximately $3,300) to the students. Steve Compian Literature and Writing Studies D rama at t he C omputer L ab By CLAY BABER Pride Staff Writer As I . walked to my seat in the open access computer lab in Academic Hall, I began to realize that in the time it took me to print a copy of my midterm project, my computer space had been invaded by a group of students who were huddled around the computer next to mine. At first I didn't think anything of it. I figured that a simple "Excuse me" would do the trick, and I would have my own space back. As I approached the pack of bodies clustered around my station, I noticed that not only did I no longer have a chair, but the mouse and keyboard of my computer were practically buried under a pile of backpacks and binders. One of these backpacks happened to be conveniently placed on the right hand side of the keyboard so that my midterm project was now concluded with seven pages of 2's 3's and 6's. Naturally I assumed that the whole situation was an accident, and that these invaders would certainly understand my position when I asked them to move their belongings and their bodies out of my space. Once I shouted over them to get their attention, I got a response, but not exactly what I expected. When I asked them to please move their stuff and relinquish my chair, they looked at me like I was an idiot. I received no apology, and I was looked upon as if I was the one causing a problem. The "chair t hief' actually asked me to find him another seat. I thought to myself, "Remain calm. Some people just can't help being stupid." Not once did I raise my voice, nor did I make a scene, although I had every right to. Instead I spoke politely and maintained my composure so that I did not "sink to their level," so to speak. After a short deliberation, I got my chair back, but now the mound of backpacks that was originally on top of my keyboard was piled on the floor at my feet. So there I sat, sidesaddle in my chair trying to create a reference page for my project, while the swarm of students carried on at a noise level that made it impossible to concentrate on anything. I am not quite sure what they were doing on the computer, but they were glued to the screen like a group of eight-year-old boys looking at a dirty magazine. Who knows, but perhaps I was interrupting some type of substantial bonding moment for these individuals. Maybe they were just blatantly rude. Whatever the case, I was amazed at the lack of respect for others that they exhibited. I realize this particular lab is not designated a "quiet" lab, and that these students had as much of a right to be there as I did. What they do not have, however, is the right to disrupt others who are minding their own business, working intently on important school projects. We are all here to learn the skills necessary to succeed in life, yet some of us seem to lack the basic "people skills needed to interact with others on campus. Like it or not, we all have to work together here, so how about brushing up on your common courtesy guidelines. We all will benefit. My intent in sharing this episode is not to point a finger at anyone in particular, but instead it is to open someone's eyes to their irrational behavior. I hold no grudges, nor do I seek any type of revenge for the actions of these students. My only hope is that these, individuals now realize how their actions affect others, and that perhaps they will begin to show respect and courtesy towards their fellow students. "Some people just can't help being stupid." Letters should be submitte4#a electron^ The Pride e l e c t r o n i c uaail account, rather than the individual editors. Dea<Ume submissions isrioonthe Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number,e-mail and identification It is The Pnrfepolicy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and onlyfor,grammar and length. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride ifyou are interested in writing news articles. �Cougars Make Tracks Everywhere They Go Track Team Update Neithern Rain Nor W ind Stop Cougars from Qualifying for Nationals By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer On a rainy Saturday, April 7, while many of us were inside our homes drinking hot chocolate, the track and field team was competing at Point Lorna Nazarene University's Four-Way M eet " The off-and-on rain made the day what many of the runners called "a nasty day for running." The wind, blowing out k of the south, only affected the turns on the track, CSUSM's Camille. Wilborn, Katherine Nibblett, Felisha Mariscal and "Luci Downey competed in the 800-meter relay. Wilborn passed the baton to Niblett who had been sick the night before and had a fever that morning. Nibblett gave the baton to Mariscal, who, with no time to lose, ran an excellent race, handing the baton to Downey, a 400-meter runner with no experience in the 800-meter. Downey ran the 800-meter in 2:22. Overall, the women ran a time of 9:33.2 (qualifying mark 9:40). "This was our last opportunity to reach the qualifying times, and although I thought we were not going to make the qualifying mark, we crushed it," said Coach Scott: The women's 4x800 relay team said they were very surprised and happy with their performances and that they reached their personal best. "It was very exciting for all of us," said Wilborn. The men's 1,500-meter featured Marcus Chandler (4:01.3) and Mike Manzano (4:02.8), who took first and second place, and Mike Shannon who came in fourth place (4:06.2). In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Brian Sullivan took first place (10:03.3). James Adams took second place in the 3,000-meter race (8:40.2). By KEVIN FRISK Pride Staff Writer On Sunday, April 29, students and faculty at Cal State San Marcos will participate in the March of Dimes, a nationwide walk/run event aimed at generating donations to improve the health of babies by preventing Among the top Cal State San Marcos results: Women's Events 100-meter: Jessica Walker, 12.8 (third place, Heat 1) 100-meter: Andrea Jackson, 13.9 (fourth place, Heat 1) 200-meter: Jessica Walker, 27 (third place, Heat 1) 400-meter: Luci Downey, 58.2 (first place, Heat 1) 400-meter: Denaye Lakotich, 63.1 (third place, Heat 1) 800-meter: Camille Wilborn, 2:23.7 (third place). , 800-meter: Felisha Mariscal, 2:23.9 (fourth place) 800-meter: Leslie Akers, 2:34.6 (seventh place) 3,000-meter: Cara Rumble, 10:43.1 (fifth place) 4x800 relay: (Felisha Mariscal, Katherine Niblett, Camille Wilborn, Luci Downey), 9:33.2 (second place) By CHRIS FISHER For The Pride 400-meter: Shaun Bright, 54.3 (sixth place, Heat 1) 800-meter: Mike Manzano, 2:01.2 (fifth place) 800-meter: Mike Shannon, 2:02.6 (seventh place) 1,500-meter: Marcus Chandler, 4:01.3 (first place) 1,500-meter: Mike Manzano, 4:02.8 (second place) 1,500-meter: Mike Shannon, 4:06.2 (fourth place) 3,000 steeplechase: Brian Sullivan, 10:03.3 (first place) 3,000-meter: James Adams, 8:40.2 (second place) 110-meter Hurdles: Anthony Blacksher, 15.2 (third place) 110-meter Hurdles: Sean Daley, 16.8 (sixth place) 400-meter Hurdles: Anthony Blacksher, 59.7 (fourth place, Heat 1) 400-meter Hurdles: Sean Daley, 62.2 (fifth place, Heat 1) 4x400 relay: 49.5 (fourth place) High jump: Ryan Miller, 5'10" (sixth place) With the season half over, the track team is in full stride. On April 14 the team split up in order to take part in two separate track meets. The UCSD Collegiate Invitational and Azusa Pacific's Meet of Champions both proved to be highly competitive. Among CSUSM's many performers, Denaye Lakotich soared to an all time best height of 9'10.50 in the pole vault. Lakotich later ran the 400-meter (1:02.47) giving her sixth place. Luci Downey ran the 400-meter with a time of 57.83 seconds giving her a NAIA national qualifying time. An outstanding second place finish in the 1,500-meter race by Marcus Chandler with a time of 3:55.86, along with Mike Shannon (3:58.38) and Mike Manzano (4:04.04) finishing shortly after. Ryan Miller, in the high jump, placed second, clearing 6'00.00. CSUSM's Cougar track team will have their next meet at UC Irvine on April 28. birth defects and infant mortality. The event will take place at two different San Diego locations: Legoland in Carlsbad and Balboa Park on 6th Avenue and Laurel Street. The Carlsbad site offers two different routes, one route is four miles long and the other is eight miles long. The Balboa Park route has one fivemile course traveling through the park. The March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization whose only goal is to save the lives of infants, to support the reconstructive surgery for children, and to research birth defects. The March of Dimes w alk- Men's Events Camille Wilborn, Felisha Mariscal and Luci Downey competed in the 800-meter relay Katherine Niblett also competed but is not pictured above. (Pride Photo/Claudia Ignacio) Track Team Meets Tough Competition at UCSD/Azuza (Left) CSUSM Mangrum Track is usedfor team practice but is also open for public use. (Pride Photo/ Victoria Segall) (Below) Track team rests at a competition in March in between competitions. (Courtesy Photo/ Athletics) ing event raises money through the donations from the participants and their sponsors. Ninetytwo cents of every donated dollar goes in support of research, community services, education and advocacy. There is no minimum donation amount required. The March of Dimes organization has been responsible for funding very important research projects, such as polio, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and, recently, research attempting to treat birth defects by using gene therapy. Those who have questions on the walk and who are interested in participating are asked to see Gezai Berhane in Commons 207. �STUDENTS!! CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN WASHINGTON, DC ^EXPENSES PAID** If you are going to be a full-time student in Fall 2001, apply now for the opportunity of a lifetime. The Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy at CSU Monterey Bay is sponsoring a congressional internship for CSU students from every campus for Fall semester of 2001! Each student enrolls for a full semester's credit to: *attend a two week seminar at CSU Monterey Bay from mid to late September, 2001 *work as an intern in a congressional office in Washington DC from October to mid-December 2001 The Panetta Institute pays: all CSU semester fees, housing, and food for the two-week program at CSUMB, and stipend, travel, food and housing for the time in Washington DC, plus a stipend to help cover other program-related costs. How to apply: Currently enrolled students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible to apply. Students must submit a letter of application (3 page, double-spaced maximum) explaining your qualifications to serve as a congressional intern as well as your specific interest in this program. Students also must submit a current Cal State San Marcos transcript and the name of at least one faculty member from Cal State San Marcos as a reference. Send letters of application to: Terry Allison, Office of the President, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001. Deadline is Monday. Mav 7 by 5 pm. For questions, contact Terry Allison: tallison@csusm.edu or (760) 750-4042 *This is a paid advertisement �On Campus Events Tuesday, April 24 Latin World Film Festival Presents Lo que le paso a Santiago Time: 6-8 p.m. Location: University 440 Latin World United Students Association LWUSA will sponsor a Latin Film festival April 23-26. Wednesday, April 25 CSUSM Job Fair Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Location: Founders Plaza More than 130 employment reps and recruiters will be on hand. Healing the Wounds of ^ Abortion Time: 12 p.m. Location: ACD 405 Hear the story of one woman who has been there Achtung! The German Table Time: 12:30-1:15 p.m. Location: The Dome Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Astrid Ronke: aronke@csusm.edu. Writing a Research Paper: Part II Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Location: ACD 420 Determine what research materi- CSUSM Sports als will best serve your project. For HTM and Info Tech Majors Time: 3-4 p.m. % Location: Craven 4201 Cross-<Cultural Communication Latin World Film Festival Time: 3-4 p.m. Presents iAy Carmela! Explore occupational opportuniLocation: University 458 Time: 6-8 p.m. ties for these majors. Explore the basics of communi- Location: University 441 April 23-24 cating across cultural lines. Men's Golf Wednesday, May 2 NAIA West Regional ASI Building Student Bodies! Friday, April 27 Location: CSU Monterey Bay How to Choose a Major Time: 3:30-3:45 p.m. Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: ACD 201 Revising Your Writing Location: Craven 4201 Saturday, April 28 Sign up beforehand. For more Time: 10-11 a.m. Track and Field info, call (760) 750-4990. Location: ACD 420 Cal/Nev Invitational Introductory session with a per- A guide through the key steps of Location: UC Irvine sonal trainer at no cost to you! the revision process. The Cal State San Marcos Lern resistance-training men's golf team competes in the exercies, optional food/snacks Annual ASPIRE Picnic NAIA western and know how to exercise in Time: 12-3 p.m. regional tournament April 23 between classes or while you Location and 24 at the Black Horse travel! Come and join the annual Golf Course in ASPIRE picnic. Latin World Film Festival Tuesday, April 24 Seaside. Presents Todo el Poder Future Lawyers Day Time: 6-8 p.m. Circle K International Meeting Soccer Intramural Club Practice every Friday Location: University 444 Time: 3:30 Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.For more Location: Cp.m. 207 Time: 10am ommons information please email Location: Soccer Field Arts & Lectures Series Presents Claudialgnacio at College Republicans Meeting ignac001@csusm.edu. Sweet and Lowdown Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: ACD 111 Location: CA Center for the Sunday, April 29 Arts, Escondido (340 N. Thursday, April 26 Escondido Blvd.) WalkAmerica May 29-June 15: Second regisTime: 7-9:30 a.m. Campus Black Forum tration for all summer classes Patty Seleski, history professor Time: 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. via SMART for matriculated at Cal State San Marcos, will Join the CSUSM team in the Location: University 450 facilitate discussion of each WalkAmerica March of Dimes. The Campus Black Forum meets students and open-university (non-matriculated) students (pay film's focus on jazz. For more info. Contact Gezai every Thursdays. within seven calendar days). Berhane at (760) 750-4928. After June 15: Final registration. Thursday, April 26 Students may register for second Friday, April 27 Tuesday, May 1 block courses in person on a AITP Informational Meeting case-by-case basis (pay within Time: 6:30 p.m. Careers for Arts and Literature Future1Educators Club two calendar days). Time: 2-1 p.m. Location: ACD 411a Majors Location: ACD 407 Club Meetings 9 Summer Registration Thoughts on.. .Miscellaneous Ideas Compiled by: M. Addington "People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out" -Warren G. Bennis "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." : - Mark Twain "How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone." V - Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel "The partisan strife (elections) in which the people of the country are Services Offered permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses, those that preexist" - Ambrose Bierce "It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies." - William J. Bennett "When you have nothing to say, say nothing." - Charles Caleb Colton "Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." - Eric Hoffer CCassifiecCs MEL-TYPE & U study! Melissa 760.741.4105 ixove@home.com Help Wanted SWIM INSTRUCTORS $10-16 an hour. (760) 744-7946 Dance instructors needed for hip-hop, jazz and lyrical classes at Go Dance Studio in Oceanside. Please call (760) 757-5478. 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Segall Vol VIII No. 27/Tuesday, May 1,2001 1 Candidate Forum Held By AMY BOLASKI Pride Staff Writer1 An open forum, held Thursday and Monday, gave candidates in the ASI elections a chance to introduce themselves and field questions from students about campus issues and ASI's role and involvement in student life. One of the topics addressed was the ASI budget and the amount of money appropriated to help subsidize the cost of the Early Learning Center (ELC). Incumbent president Dean Manship said the ELC was one of the ASI's biggest costs* and addressed questions posed about the lack of funding for student clubs. "It's a difficult situation/' Manship said. "[The ASI] is a finalist for a $250,000 grant, and if we get it, we won't have to subsidize the ELC at all. If we don't get.it, we'll have to move money out of the ELC and the first place it will go is to student clubs and groups." Manship said the ASI budget is "a confusing document, and it's a difficult situation. Our only option to keep everyone happy is to continue looking for grants." Several of the candidates were asked what they could do to get students involved, and why they thought apathy was a problem on campus. Dustin Naylor, running for Undergraduate Representative, said, "Students aren't aware of what's available to them, what programs are available." Naylor mentioned that ASI-sponsored events are always well-publicized, "which is always a goal for us [ASI]"and that he'd "like to support the school more, and get in touch with the school by meeting new people." "ASI must go to great lengths to inform students," said Josh Associated Students Inc. candidates, Vinnie Williams, Tammy Rodriguez, Dustin Naylor, Artie Patel, Josh Heers and Dean Manship, sat outside of the Dome to answer student questions on Thursday, April 26. A secondforum was held on Monday, April 30. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) Heers, the unopposed candidate for Vice President of Finance. Vinnie Williams, who is running for Executive Vice President, said, "Students don't know what ASI is doing and they don't care, but I know everyone on this campus has; an opinion." Naylor also brought up the lack of student housing on campus, which he sees as one of the reasons for lack of student involvement. Williarrfls stressed the importance of getting out there and "really getting die message across to students, even if we have to be outlandish." Tammy Rodriguez, the unopposed candidate for Corporate Secretary, said she's "really f rying to institute a monthly newsletter to inform students " "It's not going to happen overnight," said Artie Patel, who is running for the position of College of Arts and Science Representative. "Hopefully, we'll see a lot of improvement next year." The candidates were asked to describe, in one word, the stance ASI needs to take to improve student involvement and campus life. Williams said the ASI needed to be "loud." Naylor said ASI should be "comfortable." Patel used the word "accessible," and Rodriguez said it should be "committed." "We need to envision where this organization is going to go in the future," said Manship. "It's not just a stop and go, but something we really need to carry o n" The ASI elections will be held May 1-2 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. oh Founders Plaza. Jobs Come to Cal State San Marcos By AMBER ZINSKX Pride Staff Writer North County Times. "The economy is still strong and companies are looking for well-qualified candidates," said Pam Wells, Associate Director of the Career and Assessment Center. "This is an opportunity for people who are seeking jobs to speak with many recruiters in a very short period of time." "The turnout [was] wonderful," said Mike Webber, division director for Accountemps, and Robert Half of Specialized Financial Recruiting. Webber, a CSUSM alumnus, added, "It's an After students earn their colopportunity to get information lege degrees, many may find difabout companies, give out your ficulties finding a job in which to resume, interview and develop a utilize them. To ease the agony "network. The key is professional of job-hunting, CSUSM hosted networking." North County's largest job fair Students also handed out for the second.year in a row. resumes to various recruiters. GeorgeDiehr handed out free waters to students, while trying to inform them "Great career fair, it gets "I've received a few resumes,", of the upcomingfaculty issues. (Pride Photo/Nathan Fields) better every year," said Marie said Pancotti. "It's important to Pancotti, Vice President and get your resume in the database Staffing of a company or on Specialist for the Internet. Bank of Bank of America is an interAmerica. national company/ By NATHAN FIELDS tion to discuss terms for renewThe job fair and we all share Pride Feature Editor ing its contract for another three was held on camone database, that years. The two groups met April pus in Founders way several people Tuesday, April 17, was the 12 and 13 at CSU Northridge and Plaza on have access to your kick-off day for the California April 19 at CSU San Bernardino, Wednesday, April resume." Faculty Association's (CFA) pro- and will continue to meet almost 25 from 10 a.m. The job fair has cess of bargaining for a new con- every week until June 30 at dif- to 2 p.m. More been successful in tract on a system-wide level. The ferent CSU campuses. than 130 employhelping CSUSM stuCFA union represents all nonWhile the bargaining meet- ment recruiters dents find employadministrative employees in the ings are open to all CSU 'facul- and representament. "We hired a CSU system such as professors, ties, the union says it hopes to tives wfcre invitfew people last track coaches, librarians and stu- open them to students, explains ed, including year," said Carmen dent counselors. Union represen- George Diehr, "Because we think A c c o u n t e m p s , Reate, store team tatives were seen Tuesday stand- it would be an enlightening expe- Bank of America, leader for Target. ing in front of the Dome at rience for students to see how GEICO Direct,] Students were also Cal State San Marcos handing this process is done." Bargaining L E G O L A N D J encouraged to out bottles of water bearing a meetings will take place at Cal Target, UPS and attend Target's inforCFA label. Union representative State San Marcos on June 21 and the San Diego mation session on George Diehr said that, "We are 22. When asked if students could County Probation May 3 at 3 p.m. in primarily trying to reach stu- attend meetings, Ken Swisher, Department. the Career and CSU spokesman for the chanceldents." Assessment Center. The event The CFA contract with the lor's office, said in a phone inter- was co-sponsored The fair also California State University sys- view Friday that the "CSU admin- by CSUSM's included workshops tem expires June 30 after its man- istration wanted to do whatever Career a nd' on resume writing, The Job Fair filled Founders Plaza on April 17. dated three-year term. The CFA necessary to reach an agreeable A s s e s s m e n t T dressing for success, C enter a nd t he ^^orth CoUnty Times Human Resource ditector handed out free will meet with CSU administra- »Article continues on page 2 Faculty and Administration Begin Process of Contract Renewal newspapers. (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington) �Groundbreaking Ceremony HeldforN ew l ibrary Informal^on, Marion^eid. At first a legislative committee in Sacramento decided that Cal State San Marcos did not neea a new library After spending years on the and turned down the bond issue. drawing board, the new CSUSM Reid, however, went to the comlibrary willfinallybecome a realmittee in Sacramento and argued ity. On Sunday, April 29, the for a new library, telling them the groundbreaking ceremony for the need for new facilities; as a result, library was held across the flag the committee placed the budget circle from Craven Hall. for the new library on the bond Construction of the library, issue. beginning in June, will lead to a five story, 150,000 square feet CSUSM's current library structure on the east side ofCraven opened in the winter of 1992 and Drive. is 28,000 square feet. Nearly one (Above) Eight honorees put gold shovels to new soilfor the library. Alumni The new $48 million dollar rep, and Director of Barahona Library Isabel Schon, Keith and Jean Kellogg third of all the library's books are library, scheduled to open in the II, President Gonzalez, Gaby and Richard Sulpizio and ASIPresident Dean not on display in the present buildsummer of2003, will allow library Manship. (Right) Marion Reid talks with guest about library plans. multimedia library. The third floor ing. Instead, they are stored in the (Below) CSUSM Guests welcomed in courtyard. staff to offer a variety of new serwill include librarian offices, ref- basement of the annex foundation (Pride PhotoS/Melanie Addington) vices for students and faculty. erence collections and comput- building because of the lack of The first floor of the library ers, checkout and circulation, and space in the present library. will contain archives, cataloging, Current problems not only a convenience store and coffeeadjunct faculty offices, a mechanhouse with outdoor balcony seat- include finding space for books, ical room arid a preservation ing. The fourth andfifthfloorswill but the availability oflibrary meetroom. The second floor, designed contain general stacks of books ing rooms. for media resources, will include Originally designed for stuand open and closed study areas access from Craven Drive. This for groups and individual stu- dent meeting rooms, some of floor will contain audio/visual stuthe library's meeting rooms have dents. dios, 100 computer lab stations The new library project been changed into offices for lab open 24 hours, a multimedia "almost didn't get off the ground," the increasing number of library presentation room and a 24-hour according to Dean of Library and staff. By KEVIN FRISK Pride Staff Writer Bargaining Process Begins for Faculty »Article cont. from page 1 resolution to the contract bargaining." Diehr commented that, historically and considering the last contract negotiations, this process will not be without conflict. Ken Swisher commented that CSU administration "sincerely hopes to arrive at a quick and orderly renewal of the contract by June 30." In the event the union and CSU administration teams do not come to agreement on a contract by June 30, there could possibly be a declaration of impasse; meaning that both sides declare no progress has been made. After a declaration of impasse, mediation begins with a state representative from the Public Employees Relations Board to mediate the bargaining process. At this point, a period of "fact finding" begins with a team of three individuals, one from the CFA team, one from the CSU administration team, and one from a neutral party by mutual agreement. This factfinding team then issues a recommendation to the two parties who use the report to come to an agreement. "If necessary, such a process would hopefully be completed by the end of summer or surely by the end of September," said Diehr. "If this process doesn't work," he continued, "then job actions such as letter writing or e-mailing campaigns or teachins would begin." CFA hopes that these actions will get the attention of the state government who would then put pressure on both parties to come to an agreement. "It's very early in the process, and mostly what's happening at these early meetings is agreeing on the itinerary," said S S i H ^L '/tl/l //« >> # /w/iiu n> *> / </ 1 Swisher. Swisher continued by saying that, "This process is very normal. This year's contract negotiations are not extraordinary in any way." Diehr, on the other hand, felt that "the issues we are bargaining on this term's contract are of a greater magnitude than in/past years. We want to reduce the VITTI n i V RT*> "This year's contract negotiations are not extraordinary in any way." —KenSwisher Chancellor's Office "The issues that we are bargaining on this term's contract are of a greater magnitude than in past years." —George Diehr CFA Union Representative for CSUSM proliferation of part-time faculty because having this many adjuncts means that we have our faculty doing more work for less money. Of course this costs the administration less," continued Diehr, "but adjuncts suffer because they have no employment assurance! Students also suffer in terms of quality of their education." Swisher explained that the CSU system administration had a very different view on the adjunct policy. "Our main use of adjuncts is to ensure our ability to adapt to a changing student — . X1 _ Weekly Web Site J. body. We want to be able to respond to increases pf students in particular classes, as well as situations where there are decreases in enrollment. Having adjuncts at our disposal allows us to be more flexible." Swisher also explained that, since the economy has improved, the CSU system is greatly increasing its level of adjuncts. "This was something we couldn't afford to do when the economy was bad," said Swisher. In reference to the quality of teaching provided by adjuncts, Swisher explained that, "It is (the administration's) view that adjuncts have the ability of bringing a new, fresh perspective into the classroom. For that reason, we think adjuncts are beneficial for students." Swisher said that the administration's main concern about the adjunct policy focused on FERP, the Faculty Early Retirement Plan. FERP allows faculty to teach part-time for half-pay while receiving about two-thirds of their retirement money. Swisher said that this necessitates the hire of "at least two additional professors to take their place, and that (FERP) is a program that administrators wish to make efficiency changes to." Diehr summarized the CFA's intentions for the bargaining process in renewing their contract saying, "Overall, we will be trying to reduce the rising student/ faculty ratio as well as the ratio of students to tenure track faculty, We'll be asking for more tenure track faculty and less adjunct positions. We want to encourage the administration to bargain in better faith and to reach early tentative agreements that can serve to expedite this bargaining process." By JAFO_WAC for The Pride Many traditionally printed newspapers have also developed online versions. This combination of printed and online edition, when done well, increases the newspaper's circulation, advertising and provides a broader range of services to readers. For example, the San Diego Union Tribune has an online edition that is found at http:// www.signonsandiego.com, and not too surprisingly, The Washington Post's online edition can be found at http://www.wasWngt9npost.com. The student newspaper at SDSU is The Daily Aztec, and it can be found at http://www.dailyaztec.com. The Pride also has an online edition, which can be found at http:// www.csusmpride.com. Online editions generally do not mimic their printed counterparts. Not all articles and advertisements make it into the online edition. The Pride's online edition is no different; not all articles are found on The Pride's online version, such as last week's web site review, and there is very little advertising on the site. Other online editions have features that make it worthwhile to visit the sites. Some features may be the newspaper's outstanding reputation, and viewing them online allows them to be globally accessible. For local papers, online displays of information such as traffic, weather and movie times provide incentives for readers to visit the web site. These features make online edition work. The Pride Online fails in these regards. Also, online editions often include features that allow for reader feedback that may not be found in printed versions, such as the online surveys found on The Pride site. Online surveys seem to be a standard component of newspapers and magazines web sites. Online surveys, however, are worthless from a statistical point-of-view as there is no way to tell how the people who take the surveys are distributed in the general population; and accordingly, the results are often skewed. One of the most useful features that can be incorporated into online newspaper editions is an archive of past issues. Archived issues of The Pride are not available on the web site. The site also has a "search" button, but it is a broken link, and the "contact" and "about us" links also do not work. None of the other online editions of newspapers I mentioned before feature non-functioning hyperlinks. The "LTWR 316/COMM 316" link works; however, I do not understand why it is included in the online edition of the paper, since the link is only for students in that class and not for general readers. The basic design of http:// www.csusmpride.com is logical and follows the standard formula for most web sites. The San Diego Union Tribune uses a similar formula. Basically, both sites consist of links on the right and left hand side of the page and a main story down the center. The Pride Online is easy to use, at least the functional parts of it, mostly because there is so little information on the web site. But their online edition also commits the faux pas of using the same underlined font and color for things that are both links and non-links. does not compose a useful a rnplimait to the printed edition because there is absolutely no reason to visit t te web site unless you don't pick up a printed version. �Local News Protest at the Border Free Trade Area of the Americas By ZACHARY PUGH Pride Staff Writer Protestors and activists marched through the streets of Southern California and into Mexico on Saturday, April 21. The rally began at Larson Field in San Diego where protestors began their march in hopes to stop the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), a proposed expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). FTAA would "integrate the economies of the Western Hemisphere into a single free trade arrangement," according to the official FTAA web site (http:// www.alca-ftaa.org), and "barriers to trade and investment will be progressively eliminated." Proponents of the FTAA, such as the Stop the FTAA Coalition, however, argue that, "the goal of the FTAA is to impose the failed NAFTA model of increased privatization and deregulation hemisphere-wide. Imposition of these rules would empower corporations to constrain governments from setting standards for public health and safety ... and enhance corporate control at the expense of citizens throughout the America's. FTAA would deepen the negative effects of NAFTA that we've seen in Canada, Mexico and the U.S." Guest speakers for the rally included Medea Benjamin, a political activist and U.S. senate candidate, and Tom Morello, a guitarist for Rage Against the Machine. "We are part of a movement that is not just around the FTAA, but stopping the whole corporate globalization agenda," said Benjamin, co-director of the San Francisco based human rights organization, Global Exchange. Morello told the crowd, "After looking at the FTAA's predecessor, NAFTA, it only makes sense to oppose it. NAFTA was a failure and destroyed the lives of millions. More people live in poverty today thanks to NAFTA, more people are landless and homeless thanks to NAFTA, and more people are working in sweatshops, are uninsured and are unemployed thanks to NAFTA." Although he did not attend this protest, student Ricardo Favela, president of the CSUSM chapter of MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) said he felt very strongly for the resistance against the FTAA. When asked about his personal opinions on the resistance to FTAA, Ricardo said that he was "in agreement with it" and that that we need "to try to internationalize the struggle and take a stand across the borders." T he Environmental C lub Hosts Beach Clean U p By NATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor Despite gray skies and intermittent drizzle, CSUSM's Environmental Club pulled together a group of environmentally concerned citizens in its Saturday, April 28 beach clean up. Over twenty individuals, including students from Cal State San Marcos, Palomar College, North County high schools, local citizens and their children, arrived at South Carlsbad State Beach to join in a 9 a.m. effort to collect garbage and support the club's efforts to raise environmental awareness. Pleased by the turnout, Club President Alicia Saunders explained that this was the club's first independent activity in two years. "I contacted everyone I possibly could and encouraged them to come out and help " said Saunders, a liberal studies and Spanish major and long-time volunteer with f the Surfrider Foundation. The club's previous president, Robert Nanninga, who - ran for Encinitas City Council with the Green Party last year, encouraged the re-chartering of the club after leaving the university two years ago. "The guiding psychology of the club is to encourage people to care for and feel a connectedness and commitment to the environment," said Environmental Club Treasurer Kai Palenscar. "We're making an effort to reach out to A+ Subs Preschools Substitutes, Aides and teachers. All area's full-time, Flexible part-time Hours. $6.50-$9.50 hourly Call Jacki (5) 858-565-2144!!! CCassifiecCs Services Offered MEL-TYPE & V study! Melissa 760.741.4105 ixove @home.com Help Wanted Babysitter Needed Part-time work as at home mom Of two small children (2 years and 9 months) Call (760)722-5452 Miscellaneous # SWIM INSTRUCTORS $10-16 an hour. (760)744-7946 Work part-time/full-time At cafe near campus Contact Mark Dubois at the Powersurge Cafe (760)752-8669 Dance Instructors needed for hip-hop, Jazz and lyrical classes at Go Dance Studio in Oceanside. Please* call (760) 757-5478. . Egg Donors Needed, $4,000 Compensation Ages 20-30, Call Susan at 800-463-5656 (Above) Helpers cleaned the beach on April 28. (Below) A young girl helps clean up with her parents. (Pride Photos/Nathan Fields) a lot of young kids and promote a feeling of inclusion with our natural resources." The club involves several youth groups in its environmental activities including the San Diego EYE Program, which is designed to promote local environmental youth education. "I'm really happy to be able to clean up the beach while my eral large pieces of Styrofoam buried in the sand. Kelly Comte, a Palomar College student, explained that she and her friends came to the event partially because they were offered extra credit in their Biology 100 class. "It's only ten points, so we mostly came because we wanted to help out and be at the beach." The club was successful in procuring donations of t-shirts, calendars and surfing videos from various surf companies that were used in a voluntary drawing. 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Cesmat described it as a "passion for making something that is new every time." The impromptu part of the performance also adds a lot of creativity. Attendants were asked by student helpers to think of a random word, which was written down on paper and put in a box. During the performance, the group took the box, sprawled out the papers around the stage and selected a few at random. The group did an impromptu, freestyle on the word "flirting," about a couple that is flirting and waiting for their baby to fall asleep. Throughout much of the 45-minute performance, Cesmat talked or sang through song, Biggs coordinated the music, and Sprague performed interpretive dance. The songs that the group performed ranged from somber to funny to lively. Biggs played a surf-like melody on his bass for the song "California Town" while Cesmat spoke about the surrounding cities of Valley Center, Escondido and Vista. The song "Body Engineering" was about the design of body parts, which Sprague interpreted in a playful Wes Craven Visits CSU Campus: Discussion at Cal State Fullerton From there Craven went on to make "The Hills Have Eyes, followed by "A Nightmare on Elm Street," which has produced six sequels. Craven discussed some of the controversy with violence and cinema and also explained the origin of his most infamous character, Freddy Krueger of "A Nightmare on Elm Street." Wes Craven Freddy was created when (Courtesy Photo/wescraven.com) Craven was a child. Craven said that one night By J. RYAN SANDAHL he was standing and looking Pride Staff Writer out of his bedroom window. He spotted a homeless man that Dressed in black, the "maswas hobbling along the street, ter of horror," Wes Craven spoke wearing a hat similar to the one at Cal State Fullerton on now worn by Freddy. As the Wednesday as part of CSUF's man was walking, he suddenly Comm Week, a week-long series stopped, cocked his head up, of events put on looked at Craven by the College of and gave him a C ommunication. "Anything y ou wide grin. Craven Craven told the want t o do, said he took a few story of how he steps, back and became a director y ou can do." waited, hoping the in Hollywood to a man would leave, group of 200 stu—Wes Craven but when Craven dents. looked again, the "I hadn't really man was still down thought much at the street giving him the about film when I was young,". strange look. This man became Craven said. "It just sort of fell Craven's inspiration for the into my lap." Freddy Krueger character. Craven explained that he "Anything you want to do, started teaching humanities in you can do," said Craven. He his late twenties. Then he went closed the presentation by to work for a small company answering questions from the doing minor f ilm work. The crowd. company he was working for His latest works include came to him and asked him "Scream 1 and 2 " and non-macato make a scary movie. With bre drama "Music of the Heart," his friend, Sean Cunningham, which stars Meryl Streep. another horror film director, the Currently, Craven is worktwo produced the film "Last ing on two projects, "Dr. Jekyl House on the L eft" which is and Mr. Hyde," and a film adapnow banned in Europe because tation of his first and only novel, of its controversial subject mat"Fountain Society." ter. manner. Cesmat spoke about how the legs and hips were designed "by gravity, or shall I say, a protest thereof." During the song "River Murmurs," the background changed to blue, reflecting a water-like setting. The silhouettes of the group were illuminated in an interesting way, with shadows of Sprague dancing and Biggs moving his fingers along the bass. The song, "Jitters/' was a crowd-pleaser and was written from the perspective of a person who has consumed massive amounts of coffee. Dancing in pseudo-African style, Sprague conveyed the feeling of someone who has caffeine jitters while Biggs kept increasing the tempo. "My favorite part was a song called 'Jitters,' the dance resembled the jitters," said CSUSM student John Wiskowsky. When asked about the whole performance, he said, "it was definite- Drought Buoy members (L-R) Gunnar Biggs, Terry Sprague and Brandon Cesmat. (Courtesy Photo/Arts and Lecture Series) ly interesting and not something I'm used to hearing. I would probably recommend it to some people that are into the arts." "Elated confusion" was how Cesmat described the reaction that ihost people have to their performances. He added, "People like it and have difficulty explaining to their friends and family what they've just seen." Future Drought Buoy performances will take place at Dizzy's and the Berkeley Watershed Festival. Salsa Fresca: A CSUSM Student Recipe * I ts Fresh and I Made It Myself > By DANIEL HUEY Pride Staff Writer Guests come to our homes for numbers of reasons: to talk, to watch sports on TV, and to share 'meals. Be prepared to entertain with this simple, easy to prepare and delicious Salsa Fresca. Be sure to make plenty because this delicious stuff doesn't last long once the guests have tasted a sample. Preparation time is 10 minutes with a food processor or 20 minutes if done by hand. Ingredients: 10 roma or other variety of tomatoes 1 nice onion — red; white or yellow 1 bunch of green onions 5 firm, crisp, robust jalapeno chilies — never use canned chilies 1 bunch of cilantro Salt—I prefer margarita salt but any kind will do 2 juicy limes or ljuicy lemon White vinegar Okay, lets get cooking. Rinse the chilies, tomatoes, green onion and cilantro. I like using "Fit" to remove the wax that is used on these types of vegetables. First, dice the tomatoes and place in serving bowl, a large one is necessary. Next, mince half the onion and chop the green onion and place in the serving bowl. Split the jalapeno chilies in half and remove the seeds and the white part that holds the seeds. If you like your salsa very spicy (nuclear), leave the seeds and white part in a couple of the chilies. Mince the chilies and a good amount of the cilantro and place them in the serving bowl. With a wooden or plastic spoon, mix all the ingredients — "salsify" the salsa. A fter the salsa is mixed, squeeze on the lime or lemon juice, lime juice is preferred, and add about three tablespoons of the white vinegar—a good splash—and add salt to taste, then mix a little more. If you have the time, give the ingredients a half an hour rest in the refrigerator, this will allow the distinct flavors to meld together. Serve Salsa Fresca with tortilla chips as a finger food or as a condiment with tacos, eggs or fish. For a different flavor, try substituting some diced mango for part of the tomatoes (mango salsa is a delightful condiment for chicken and fish). Now when guests arrive they will ask, "Did you make any of your famous salsa? " Or they may ask, "How did you make this delicious salsa?" Shhhhhhh, it's a secret. Crocodile D undee in L os Angeles By TIM FARMER Pride Staff Writer Sequels tend to rely on their forerunning movies to captivate the audience. Although "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles" is no exception, it is as funny and as "good as the past Dundee movies. Paul Hogan again stars as Mick "Crocodile" Dundee, a tour guide from the Australian outback. Mick's longtime girlfriend, Sue Charlton, is still played by Linda Kozlowski after 13 years since the last Crocodile Dundee movie. In this sequel, Dundee and Sue have a child together but are not married. Mick can hardly tell Sue, "I love you," and the couple is rarely seen together which makes their relationship seem a bit unbelievable. Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski star in the third Crocodile Dundee film. ' (Courtesy Photo/www. imdb. com) Shortly into the film, the Dundee family travels to Los Angeles because Sue takes over a press position. She soon realizes that the man whose position she takes over was researching a movie production studio before he died. While Sue takes over his research, Mick takes a job as an animal caretaker, snoops around Los Angeles and finds some strange practices taking place. Like the other movies before, Mick always seems to find a way to use his outback skills to his advantage in fighting and capturing the "bad guys." Although this movie was hilarious, it was dependent on the ignorance of Mick living the city life and captivating everyone, including his son's teacher who has a crush on him. The movie *also had some spoofs to keep it interesting such as the Dundees driving an Isuzu Outback (in real life Paul Hogan endorses the Isuzu vehicle). In order to enjoy a movie like this, you need to let go of reason and thought.. "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles" is funny and entertaining, and that's the aim of this film. And you never know, you might walk around saying, "G'day mate" to everyone f rom now on. This film is rated PG by the MPAA for language. �Student Competes in Ironman Competition (Left) Brian Underhill during the biking competition. (Above) At the end of the race. (Courtesy Photos/Brian Underhill) Pride Staff Writer Brian Underhill after the swimming portion ofIronman. (Courtesy Photo/Brian Underhill) Would you have enough energy to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles and run 26.2 miles all in the same day? Well, Brian Underhill, a CSUSM junior accomplished just that. Underhill began competing in the Ironman California three-and-a-half years ago and has competed in more than 40 races. . On May 20, 2000, During the Ironman California, Underhill won his age division (18^24) a time of 12 Kevin Palmer. 54 min"Before competing in an Ironutes and six seconds. man I reduce my units down to Underhill says that this com- three because I work out two petitive racing takes a lot of times a day," said Underhill. training. "During the time when After graduating from I am not preparing for a race, Rancho Bernardo High School, my workout consist of swim- Underhill joined the Army. It was ming 10,000 meters, running 20 during his service in the Army miles and cycling 130 miles per that he learned he had a passion week," said Underhill. He is cur- to run. At age 24 he has no plans rently training with Cutting Edge to stop competing any time soon. Worldwide, a triathlete team. "It's sort of an addiction," said Gareth Thomas, a former Underhill. "My goal is to comBritish national team coach, pete as long as I can and my ultipresently coaches Cutting Edge. mate goal is to race in Ironman Underhill alsp trains with his Hawaii." roommate, nrofessional triathlete C ara R umble A Closer Look at O ne C ougar A thlete Cara Rumble, psychology major, runs on the track team. ¥ (Pride Photo/Claudia Ignacio) By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer "I love running for this school and the team. We all get along and our different personalities make it a unique experience," says long-distance runner Cara Rumble. "I can't wait for the field house to be open and for more sports on campus. In comparison with Concordia University, Cal State San Marcos is mostly a commuter school, nevertheless, I still like it the way it is." Rumble, a psychology major, transferred to Cal State San Marcos from Concordia University last fall. She plans to be a high school counselor. She does not work at the moment, "It is hard enough right now with a full-time load and running," says Rumble. Her expectations for this track season are to go to the nationals and become an AllAmerican. "All I have to do is to work hard*" says Rumble, "on April 20 I will be running my first 10K in which I need to get at least a 38:45 to qualify for nationals and then a minute less to become an All-American," said Rumble. She also runs two hours every day. Rumble, who hopes to compete in the triathlon, adds, "It is nice to be at home and have Steve Scott for a coach." She believes she can accomplish her goals and thanks Coach Steve Scott for being there for her, "Coach really helps me. He is someone I can approach, and I am thankful for his emotional support." Rumble began running her freshman year in high school. Before she ran, she was a swimmer, which she says, "was very helpful for running." Surf and Ski in the J iame Day By TIM FARMER Pride Staff Writer With the ski season coming to an end, the options for ski and snowboard locations are also lessening. As of April 27, Bear Mountain, Snow Summit and Snow Valley are all closed for the season. Locally, Mountain High is the only remaining resort still in operation for skiing and snowboarding. They expect to be open at least through May 6, so time is running out. They have a 12-24" base and have spring conditions. The runs are pretty thin with snow, but individuals can still ride them. Mammoth, however, doesn't appear to be closing any time soon. Although they have spring conditions, they have a 5-7 foot snow base and just about every run is open. The trip can be rewarding if you are craving to get that last trip in before the season is over, and the roads are completely clear, so it won't take you forever to get through the snow. As for the surf conditions, the water isn't exactly warm yet. The terfiperatures have been ranging from 57-61 degrees, and the wave conditions have been fair.at best, but don't let that stop the summer surf urge from creeping into your blood a little early. The waves are still fun if you have a longboard, but they can be a bit frustrating if you are short boarding it. Get the M BA that keeps ori giving! Year 1 - $20,000* Year 2 - $ 40,000 Year 3 - $ 60,000 The A dded Value of a UCR M BA + $800,000** ACSSM A dvantages: « No work experience or business-related undergraduate degree required « Choose up to nine MBA electives » One-on-one assistance from our !n-house Career Management Center « Receive a qualify internship that provides "real world" work experience « Enrollment available. Fall Winter, and Spring quarters G ot t he Picture? To receive a n M BA catalog a nd application, please contact Gary Kuzas a t (909) 787-4551, check o ut o ur web site at www.agsm.ucr.edu. or e-mail y our questions a nd requests to gary.kuzas®ucr.edu. 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It is the policy of The Pride not to print anonymous letters/ Display and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves therightto rcgeetany advertising. * The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year. Distribution includes all of CSUSM campus, local eateries and other San Marcos community establish- Hie P ride California State University San Marcos S an M arcos, C A 9 2096-0001 P hone: ( 760) 7 50-6099 F ax: ( 760) 7 50-3345 E -mail: p ride@csusm.e4ii h ttp://www.csusm.edu/pride Fonts and Margins: Do They Really Make a Difference? By ROLAND ARIAS JR. Pride Staff Writer Putting papers off until the last minute is something of a standard for students in college. Staying up until three in the morning, scrambling for additional sources, and finally printing an essay 15 minutes before class is nothing new to the average student. Many students can say that they are guilty of procrastination. But when an academic paper's length is the concern, a common tactic used is adjusting the fonts and margins. Throughout my academic life, professors have always told me to use a "standard font" and one-inch margins on all papers. As all of my papers have always been in Times New Roman, I find it disturbing that other people in my class would submit papers in the ever popular font, Courier New, that would magically increase the size of their papers by at least two pages. While some professors want students to type in Courier New for certain classes, most professors state that they want papers submitted in standard font normally in the size of 10 or 12. In most academic writing, professors request and average of five pages for a regular paper. While five pages is not a lot to ask for, many students will take the short cut of Courier New. Even when looking at a paper that is typed in Courier New compared to a paper typed in Times New Roman, there are glaring differences in the size and appearance of the text. For students who turn in their papers iri standard fonts, it can be disturbing to know that other students in their class submitted papers in a larger font, which is essentially less writing. While using Courier New and other fonts are popular methods of increasing paper length, another is adjusting the margins. As the. standard for academic papers is one inch, changing the margins even slightly increases the white space in a paper. Even as minuscule as changing a oneinch margin to 1.1 seems to work wonders when typing a paper 20 minutes before it is due. Changing the margins of a paper may increase the paper length, but just like changing the font size, it takes away from more intellectual writing that could have been in the paper instead. Given these tactics and other ways of trying to make a paper longer without actually typing more text and ideas, one must consider if using these shortcuts are worth the effort. The tradeoff for using these methods is including more analysis and more writing that could only better a student's paper. The content of writing, not filling white space on an essay, should be the concern in academic writing. Thoughts from the Cynic's Corner Compiled By : M . Addington Life - a sexually transmitted terminal condition. -Walter Prager Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep." -Fran Lebowitz Learn to laugh at your troubles and you'll never r un out of things to laugh at, "It's a scientific fact that if you stay to CaUfomia you lose one point of your 1Q every ye&r" T r u m a n C apote * ' For a male and female to live continuously together is...biologically speaking, an extremely unnatural condition, -Robert Briffault The meaning of life is that it stops." -Franz K afka Los libros son caros: J usto o Injusto? Por Martha Sarabia y Leticia estudiantes, la mayoria, 74%, Ambriz coincide con que no vale la pena vender los libros a la libreria al final del semestre. Esto se A1 principio del semestre se debe a la suma ridicula que la ven las largas filas de estudiantes libreria ofrece a los estudiantes comprando libros. El alto costo por sus libros. Por ejemplo, algude los libros afecta mucho a nos libros al comprarlos en la los estudiantes de la Univerfcidad libreria tienen un valor de $35 Estatal de San Marcos pero deben a $40 dolares pero a la hora de pagarlos por que su education venderlos a la libreria, le pagan depende de ellos. La mayoria al estudiante solo $5 dolares. de los alumnes estudia y trabaja La mayoria de los estudipara poder pagar sus gastos esco- antes, 96%, compra sus libros lares y personales. No obstante, en la libreria de esta univerel precio de los libros no es el sidad. Ademas, el 72% de los unico problenia. En la recompra, estudiantes aseguran que cada la libreria paga muy poco dinero semestre gasta $300 dolares o por los libros usados que los mas solamente en libros. Esta estudiantes venden al final de oration debe de ir al principio cada semestre. con el parrafo de arriba. De acuerdo un cuestionarios Algunos estudiantes han distribuido a un total de treinta optado por usar otros metodos para adquirir sus libros mas baratos, por ejemplo se los venden, prestan e intercambian entre ellos. El 45% de los estudiantes afirmaron que debido al poco reembolso que la libreria paga por los libros, los estudiantes obtan por no venderlos. Es por eso que; no es una sorpresa encontrar tan pequeiio porcentaje de los estudiantes, 21%, que si venden sus libros a la libreria. Cuando se les pregunto a los estudiantes que cual era la mejor alternativa para resolver este problema, ef 23% de ellos dijeron que deberia de haber una protesta entre los estudiantes para corregir esta injusticia de los precios altos. Otras soluciones son; vender los libros a otros estudiantes o aun mejor, comprarlos en otros lugares donde el precio sea mas bajo. Al preguntarle a la libreria sobre su opini6n, se negaron a dar permiso para que esta informacion fuese publicada. Para continuar la investigation relacionada con la libreria, se busco datos en la fundacion y se nos informo que la unica informacion que se pudiera dar seria generalizada y no espetificamente a esta universidad. Los estudiantes son afectados por los altos precios de la libreria y muchos estudiantes expresan su disgusto por los precios altos. Al mismo tiempo, los estudiantes tienen una esperanza de que la libreria cambie su politica de compra y venta de libros haciendola mas al alcance de los estudiantes. Esto no solo ayudaria a los estudiantes si no tambien a la HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO libreria porque atraeria mas clientes e hiciera mas ganancias. La libreria de esta universidad deberia de tener una politica mas abierta y dar a conocer a los estudiantes sobre esta. La censura de su politica hace que los estudiantes consideren la compra y venta de libros como injusto. Tambien hace que los estudiantes se pregunten porque la libreria no da a conocer su politica. Si es que la libreria esta haciendo algo bueno para los estudiantes, entonces porque no dar a conocer esa informacion que podria cambiar la opinion de los estudiantes sobre la libreria. Al hacer esto, la libreria ayudaria a los estudiantes a formular una mejor opinion basada en la realidad de los hechos. PRIDE@CSVSM.EDU Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline for submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news articles* New Bill Introduced: AB 634 AB 634 (Wesson): Five year-old compulsory education introduced 2/22/01 "This bill would lower the compulsory attendance age for entry into school from 6 to 5 years of age. This requirement will apply to all children, whether their parents plan to send them to public school or private school [including private home schools]. Thanks to government "education", i.e. "socialization", i.e. indoctrination, i.e. demonization of non-conformists (like those who know government is the cause of problems rather than the solution), we'll have 5 year-olds shooting each other. Those who survive will be even more disillusioned, bored and angry than their older siblings. End the theft, compulsion, ignorance and irrationality that are government education, AKA public schools. Privatize education. Parents as education consumers will do what's best for their children, Education charities will do what's best for the rest, Sincerely, Bill Holmes Carlsbad Priority Club Christians Say T hank You Priority Christian Challenge would like to thank everyone who participated in the Read Through The Bible Marathon that took place between April 16 and 20. The marathon went extremely well, finishing three and a half hours ahead of schedule. We thank God for all who volunteered their time to read the Bible. If anyone has a question about God's Word or future Priority activities, feel free to contact Priority. You can put note in our mailbox located in the ASI office. Thank you once again, Priority Candidate Speaks O ut about Voter Turnout My name is Tim Ton and I am running for the representative position for the College of Business. Unfortunately, no one is running against me. The reason I am mailing you is to inform of the elections. Last year there was only 600 participants and this year I hope there will be 6000. With your help we can make this campus more exciting and fun. I know many of you are very busy, but I feel themore you get involved, the more informed you will be. So I hope that you will be able to spare five minutes of your day and vote. Please check out our website w w w . a s i . w e b . c o m a nd m a k e an effort to vote for everyone on Dean Manship's team. I hope to see you on campus. Tim Ton God Bless You! �College Changes You: Senior Experiences on Spring Break By JEREMY ZAGARELLA f or The Pride College changes you. I had always been told it but never believed it until recently. Being a senior at CSUSM, and with my graduation quickly approaching, I have recently been reflecting on some of the more important things that I have learned during my short time of study. As Spring Break approached I like everyone else I know was imagining myself lounging around somewhere—anywhere—waiting for the next hour to pass and trying to think of anything but school. While I was getting used to the idea of just laying around the house for a week-due to my low funds—I received a call that some could only dream of. The phone rang; I picked it up. It was an old friend of my brother's whom I hadn't talked to in years. What Dave proceeded to ask floored me. After the expected small talk, he commenced to ask me if I would be interested in going on a trip with him (expenses paid) during my Spring Break. "Where to?" I asked. "How does South America strike you?" "South America!" In less than 24 hours from that phone call, I was on an American Airlines 747 on my way to Chile thinking this is the stuff movies are made of. The scoop was that Dave was taking a whirlwind trip to a remote tribe in the mountains of southern Chile in order to drop off needed medical supplies for a humanitarian organization. Surreal is the only expression to describe my feelings of disbelief. Three days into the trip, Dave and I found ourselves the guests at a cultural ceremony of the tribe that we were assisting. I was better prepared for what was to come than Dave. Dave had grown up in a very ethnocentric home where he had seen very little of other cultures. He differed from me in that he saw the South American tribe we were with as ^others" instead of members of a unique and varied culture with its own history and heritage. For years I have been involved in varying ethnic/ cultural activities at CSUSM including helping to organize Pow-Wows with the Native American Club, Aztec dancing festivals, and even some native African cultural displays that took place on the campus. The respect and knowledge of diverse cultures that I have gained through this experience could never have been received at another institution. During that Wednesday morning, I saw the difference in Dave, who did not have the privi- lege of a CSUSM education. As we sat on the far side of a natural amphitheater in which the ceremony was* to be held, the sun was just coming up and the condensation could be seen emanating from hundreds of mouths in the gray morning light. The amphitheater stretched about the course of a football field, with a small hill at the base acting as a backdrop for both sound and light. As the ceremony began, we gazed intently. I was getting a chance so few would ever get. About 100 women came out dancing a soft and gentle dance while holding young babies in their arms. The women wore no coverings at all and neither did the infants they held. At this instant I noticed a distinct difference between Dave and I—it would be one of many through out the ceremony. As the women danced holding the babies, Dave got a bitflushedin the face and started to laugh. I asked Dave what was wrong, and he began to make fun of the women's nudity. Dave was unable to look beyond his Westerri-American, social-economic, culturally constructed taboos to see the beauty of the women's dance. Dave's insensitivity only mounted as the ceremony moved on. The women would dance in a vague circle as the onfookers sang a gentle melody. One by one the women began to move toward a man tied to a horizontal log at the far end of the amphitheater. I hadn't noticed the man before the dance moved his direction in a lovely beat. Dave finally turned to me and suggested that he had seen enough. I could tell he was disturbed by the natives' comfort with being seen nude on stage. I mentioned that his problem was that he was seeing these people through his own culture. If I learned one thing in my two years of Study, it is the foolishness of judging any cultural practice by my own culturally produced taboos. I encouraged Dave to stay but he insisted on leaving. Knowing I would be a fool to leave, I stayed. It is impossible to explain the way I felt at that moment, and sometimes it all feels like a dream. As theflrstrwomenmoved toward the man on the log, she straddled the man and began to have sex with him while still holding the infant in her arms. The act signified an open social outlook on sex and rebirth that, while it probably would have shocked a more uneducated mind, was refreshing to me. There was no shame for these women as, one by one, they all commenced to straddle the man on the log and have sex. I was reminded of one of my professors who had just weeks ago lectured on different cultural constructs as it related to sex. In his lecture he had mentioned how one culture could not judge another's practice, as all of our taboos are constructed by our social and cultural concepts. I noticed the singing in the crowd got louder as the first woman began to dance more and more enthusiastically lifting the infant above her head. I was taken with the sheer grace the dancer's moves. She moved quickly from side to side in front of a large triangular stone and all at once thrust the infant's head down upon the point of the rock. One by one the women would execute this rite after dismounting the man on the log. Of all the ceremonies of the tribe, this was its most sacred. I thought how glad I was to have been through my years of study at CSUSM before coming on this once-in-alifetime trip. I thought how disturbed Dave would have been had he stayed for the rest of the ceremony, and how insensitive Americans like Dave could be toward other cultures. At that moment I knew what all those people had meant when they said, "College changes you." *****Photos courtesy of www. dddb. simple net. com A re S tudents T hat Lazy? By JAMES NEWELL Pride Staff Writer When I was walking out of my class the other day, I witnessed an act that needs to be addressed. As I approached the double doors by the elevators in University Hall, I reached out to grab the handle and open the door. To my amazement, the doors swung open automatically. I stepped back just in time to see an able-bodied guy with . his step-out-of-my-way gait slip agilely into the hallway. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a handicap logo on the buttons that control the automatic doors? I was just wondering, because I thought they were provided to help individuals with different needs gain easy access to all areas of the university. Let me touch on some aspects Then there is the factor of of this ridiculous behavior. How our planet, everyone should try money. With energy costs soarabout the fact that we are not to waste. ing out of concurrently in an trol, it could mean energy crisis, tuition increases and it is wasteto compensate. ful to use the Wasting could service when it eventually hit you isn't necessary. where it really Conservation is hurts—in the something that wallet. should be in the Then there conscious are the simple thoughts of all things, the little minds, espethings in cially those who are supeveryday life that, posed to be when multiplied, working to lead actually have sigour country nificance. Maybe into the future. you think it won't In all aspects matter because of life, espeyou are just one cially those that person conservweigh heavily ing energy. But if on the limited everyone thought resources of that way, conser- vation would be in dire straits. For example, if everyone decided to disregard the energy crisis and leave one extra light on in their house all of the time, we would all be left in the dark. Instead keep the extra light on in your head. Don't waste. Lead everyone into the light. Why would you even use the automatic doors in the first place? It doesn't take more time to open the doors with your hands; most likely it takes less. Why not use a bit more of your own energy, rather than wasting natural gas, oil or nuclear energy, which are so very limited? Are you that cool or just that lazy? Now there is a closed question. No need to think, you can just pick the answer that sounds best. I'll even help you along if you are still confused. It sure ain't cool G-money \ �Calendar CSUSM Sports On Campus Events TuesdayrMay 1 more information, contact Astrid Ronke: Location: University 373 Careers for Arts and Literature Majors Time: 3-4 p.m. Location: Craven 4201 a ronke@csusm.edu. Saturday, May 5 Explore occupational opportunities for these majors. ASI Elections Come and vote for the candidates Location: Founders Plaza Time: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 Cinco de Mayo Celebration Time: 12-2 p.m. Location: Plaza outside of ACD 102 There will be ballet folklorico, music and guest speakers. Come and support us. Sponsored by Ballet Folklorico Mixtlan and ASI. How to Choose a Major Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Craven 4201 Find the major that's best for you. Achtung! The German Table Time: 12:30-1:15 p.m. Location: The Dome Everyone is welcome. For Eyewitness to the Holocaust Time: 4:45 p.m. Location: ACD 102 A 30-minute documentary featuring Mel Mermelstein, survivor of the Auschwitz. Mermelstein talks about his experiences and takes the viewers on a tour through his Holocaust Museum. Come join us. ASI Elections Come and vote for the candidates Location: Founder's Plaza Time: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Thursday, May 3 Dr. Yanez-Chavez Presents The Chiapas Media Project Presentation Time: 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Location: ACD 102 Friday, May 4 Career Jump Start: Planning for First Year Students Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: FCB 106 Learn to plan for a career in the "real world." Conflict Management Time: 1-2 p.m. SpringFest 2001 Time: Begins 9 a.m. Location: CSUSM Mangrum Track SpringFest 2001 has been rescheduled! * SpringFest will kick off at 9 a.m. with the Early Learning Center Fun Run, followed by the Caribbean Carnival and special attraction? and game booths at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 8 Review (IHR), Holocaust deniers, for claiming the Holocaust never happened. Thursday, May 10 Student Leadership Awards Night Location: RB INN Featuring comedian Carlos Oscar as Master of Ceremony Tickets on sale in ASI office now. $10-students $20-non-students Club Meetings Careers for Science Majors Tuesday, May 1 Time: 3-4 p.m.* Location: Craven 4201 Circle K International Explore the occupational opportunities related to sci- Meeting Time: 6:30 p.m. ence. Location: Craven 1257 A Wednesday, May 9 Mel Mermelstein "Never Forgetv Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: University 100 Mel, Mermelstein is the director of the Auschwitz Study Foundation. Mermelstein became the subject of international news in the early 1980s when he successfully took to court and defeated the Institue for Historical May 5-6 Track and Field Steve Scott Invitational Location: UC Irvine Soccer Club Practice Location: Soccer Field Time: 10am Practice every Friday, everyone is welcome. Registration Important Dates for Summer Registration May 29-June 15: Second registration for all summer classes via SMART. After June 15: Final registration. Students may register for second block courses in person on a case-by-case basis (pay within two calendar days). Fall Registration College Republicans Meeting Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Location: ACD 111 April 23-May 25- Priority registration Thursday, May 3 May 29-Aug 22—Smart web open to containing students for schedule adjustment Campus Black Forum Time: 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Location: University 450 The Campus Black Forum meets every Thursdays. July 9—Payment deadline for those who reserved from April-May 25 Aug 23—First day of Fall classes. I t ' s e a s y t o m a k e a c hild s m i l e , A few words of encouragement, maybe a special reward for a special performance, Parents do it all the time, and so do teachers, : Good teachers are the difference between a child who succeeds and one who stumbles. 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P ^ j : ?; ! |l wMV St*! 1 111 • ^B Ull | I H® sfip^ tJS i „ Hi • 9| 9 §91 Bj S SgS RMHRIII9RRRR WraxuMfinMMnKwnMlMiamil M IMMS • " • •• •• �ASI Elections Result i n Confusion and Low Voter Turnout By AMY BOLASKI ANGELA OESTERLE Pride Staff Writers and last minute because he did not Berhane said he "oversaw the meet eligibility requirements," enrollment requirement," and that Frazier said he "was never he "thought that [Frazier] was informed of this." taking classes concurrently at A low voter turnout and "I received a call from Gezai Palomar and CSUSM." some confusion over the eli- [Berhane] telling me that because "I guess I was wrong," gibility of candidates in the I wasn't a registered student at Berhane said. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) CSUSM this semester, I would Tad Goddard, election chairelection, held May 2-3, has ASI not be able to take my position man and College of Business members determined to strat- as undergraduate representative Representative said, "We disegize for next year's elections. for Fall 2001," Frazier said. "At covered after the fact that he Assistant Director of Student and the beginning of campaigning, [Frazier] wasn't eligible to run." Residential Life Gezai Berhane they told me it would be okay Honee .Folk, whose name said; "The integrity of the elec- for me to campaign, even though didn't appear on the ballot as tion will be maintained." (Above) Tad Goddard waits I wasn't a registered student, as a candidate for executive vice Incumbent president Dean for voters on May 2, the president because of an eligibilsecond day of elections. Manship was re-elected with 156 ity requirement, said, "I'm dis(Right) A student voter at the polls. of the 245 votes c ast-in the appointed about the voter turn(Pride Photos/Victoria Segall) election, and Vinney Williams out and the inconsistency with was elected executive vice presiwhich it [the election] was run. I for students to vote on," as part dent with 12 more votes than personally think this was ridicu- of the problem. Sebastien Baranyat and write-in The last student election held lous, the way things were hancandidate Honee Folk. Artie Patel was for the Student Union Fee dled with Roderick [Frazier]." and Crystal Folk were elected as Disappointment with the low Referendum Increase, and only 55 representatives for the College of voter turnout was a common con- 465 students voted in favor of Arts and Sciences, and Timothy cern of ASI members. Berhane a $50 a semester increase in Ton and Lorena Lebert as - Tad Goddard, said, "I thought more students fees to build the Clarke Field representatives for the College would show up and vote, espe- House/Student Union, effective Election of Business Administration. cially because there was more July of2001. President Gonzalez Committee Undergraduate representatives coverage of the election. It's hard had said then that student and are Dustin Naylor and Brandon community apathy were a probto explain why." Cline. Goddard mentioned the lem. Jocelyn Brown (External Goddard mentioned the lack "growing pains" of the campus. Vice President), Joshua Heers "There is a wider discrepancy of competition in the election as (Vice President of Finance), between the number of people a possible reason for the lack Tammy Rodriguez (Corporate supporting clubs and the actual of student involvement with the Secretary) and Deborah Lucas population-student enrollment is election. "When there's more —Gezai Berhane, (Child CareRepresentatiye) were going up while student involve- competition, it always leads to Student and also elected to, office for the better turnouts. The candidates ment is going down." Residential Life 2001-2002 school year. Only three percent of the try harder, and more people know Roderick Frazier, who camstudent body voted in the elec- about it, and if you have two paigned for the position of long as I would be a registered tion, and Goddard said the most candidates for one office, twice undergraduate representative and student when I took my posi- common reasons students gave as many people will vote." received i 14 votes, was disquali- tion." Newly elected representative for not voting were "I don't know Frazier said he was called fied because he is not enrolled any of the people running," "I for the College of Arts and at CSUSM this semester. While after the election, in which his haven't heard much about the Sciences, Crystal Folk, said, "I Berhane, who is responsible for 114 votes were enough to guar- people running," "I don't vote," want to help bring about positive checking candidates' eligibility antee him a representative posi- * and in the vein of student apathy, change in the upcoming school requirements, said that Frazier tion, and told that he would not "I don't care." Berhane men- year." Berhane mentioned online was taken off the ball6t"at the be able to take the position. tioned the "lack of major issues voting and emails as possible • "... student enrollment is going up while student involvement is going down. "It's hard to explain this low of a turnout." ways of encouraging students to vote. Student Karen Zeisler said, "having the option of voting online would make it so much more accessible." "We've got some ideas to improve the elections next year," Goddard said. "We need to get people more familiar with the candidates. Students seem much harder to reach than they did previously. We've got to find better ways to reach the them." Berhane sauT ' It's hard to explain this low of a turnout," and Goddard agreed. "It's difficult to understand. Everyone pays money to the ASI; they should care about what's done with that money." Cinco de M ayo Celebration Held on C ampus M ay 2 nd By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer For the third year in a row, Cal State San Marcos celebrated Cinco de Mayo. The event, however, was celebrated,on May 2 in collaboration with Associated Students Inc., MEChA, Assistant Dean of Students Tim Bills, and Ballet Folkl6rico Mixtlan. "Since Cinco de Mayo was on a Saturday, we decided to have the event on Wednesday so that it would attract more students," said Yesenia Balcazar, current dance instructor for Ballet Folklorico. The event attracted approximately 80 students, faculty and staff. "It was a very colorful, beautiful representation of the culture," said senior Mary Bernard. The program included singing by El Chute, Balcazar's dad, and her sister, Norma Balcazar. "I have been singing professionally for five years," said Mario Balacazar, El Chute. "I introduced my daughters to this environment when they were little. Now I am very happy to see them perform." Ballet Folklorico Mixtlan, a dance troupe, performed dances such as La Bruja, La Bamba from Veracruz, and the well known Jarabe Tapatio, el Sol de la Negra and Los Machetes. B a 11e t Folk6rico Mixtlan is made up of nine members; half of them are Cal State San Marcos students and the other half from the community. A main speaker for the event was Ricardo Favela, president of MEChA. He told his personal story of how his parents bought a mariachi suit for him when he was in elementary school. "When Cinco de Mayo came around they told me to put on the mariachi suit." He was expected to wear it to school and was the only one of his classmates who celebrated the day at his school. "I was very ashamed that I was the only one . .. but today I stand here very proud to celebrate Cinco de Mayo," said Favela. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's independence day, which is celebrated on September 16. "Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of a battle in which the French army was attempting to invade Mexico/It's a day in which Mexicanos united and organized to defeat the most powerful, foreign enemy. This is why it's such a significant date for Mexico and for our people," said Favela. "It is a very important event to remember, being that we are so close to Mexico. We need to appreciate the significance that it has to the Mexican community," said junior Angela Magana. "It is also a good way to preserve culture." Sophomore Ana Gabriela added, "I was glad that they clarified why we acknowledged Cinco de Mayo. Furthermore it is also a great cultural experience for our campus, it shows the awareness of the struggle of the Mexican people." Students celebrated "It takes time to prepare such Cinco de Mayo an event as Cinco de Mayo, but last week with since it is celebrated in May, it dancing, singing gives us more time to prepare for and speeches by it, as opposed to Mexico's indetheir fellow pendence, which is on September students. 16. However, plans are underway (Left) Dancers perform to a crowd of and we should be celebrating about eighty students, Mexico's independence day this faculty and staff. year," said Balcazar. (Pride Photos/ Victoria Segall) ' �The Pride Tuesday, May 8 ,20013 CSUSM Welcomes New Director of Registration & Records By MARCY RIVERA Pride Staff Writer inei nermai energy storage tank (TES) is the newest addition to Cal State San Marcos, The tank holds chilled water that will be used by air conditioning units on campus. (Pride Photo/Nathan Fields) New Water Tank Saves Energy By CLAY BABER Pride Staff Writer While walking to your car, you may have noticed the new water tank being constructed near the parking lot. According to Russell Decker, CSUSM's Director of Planning Design and Construction, the tank is called a "Thermal Energy Storage or TES tank." This TES tank is designed to hold a large capacity of chilled water that will be used by the air conditioning units on campus. The construction of the TES tank is in response to the current energy crisis in California. "The tank adds capacity to our cooling system; therefore, we do not have to r^n our chillers during the day when electricity is most costly," said Decker. According to Dave Dennis, Assistant Director of Planning, Design and Construction, "once the tank is completed, over one million gallons of chilled water can be stored." This water is chilled at night when the electricity rates are lower, thus providing an alternative to the current process of operating the chillers during the day. "CSUSM has received $875,000 dollars from San Diego Gas & Electric to offset the $2 million dollar construction costs for the TES tank," said Decker. This grant is provided because CSUSM is taking steps to reduce the demand for energy during the peak mid-day hours. According to Decker, "the remaining con- struction costs will quickly be made up in saved energy costs." Decker also added, "The stored water could also be useful in the event of an emergency such as an earthquake or fire." "Construction was initially scheduled for earlier this year," explained Dennis, "but the heavy rains delayed everything for about two months." Chicago Bridge and Iron, of Clairemont, began construction of the 80by 40-foot tank three weeks ago. Foreman Paul Tackett said that the structural work should be completed within a week. According to Dennis, additional work such as insulation, piping and painting the TES tank pushed the projected completion date into early August. Enthusiasm, energy, and a customer-service background are key traits that Martha Ann Haney brings to her new job as Director of Registration and Records. One of the main goals in her position, Haney said, is to serve the students. "The school is growing so fast and has some wonderful goals," said Haney about her impression of the university. Haney added, "I'm so excited to be a part of it." She said her transition to CSUSM, which began May 1, has been incredibly smooth since everyone has been very helpful towards her. There are nine staff members that Haney oversees. The New Jersey native brings her experience in the field of college student records to Cal State. Haney worked as Registrar at Marie College in San Diego for six and . a half years. Prior to that she worked for three years at Coleman College in La Mesa as Records Administrator. In the past she has undergone training for work and employee development. She has experience in other fields besides college student records as well. Haney was an instruc- SpringFest Arrives at Cal State: Thousands Expected, Hundreds Show By DARCY WALKER Pride Opinion Editor " Cal State San Marcos hosted their Second Annual SpringFest on Saturday, May 5, featuring a Caribbean carnival, live music, a f un run for kids, and games andfood. Last month, a morning storm brought hail and rain out to the SpringFest, originally scheduled for April 21. Last minute cancellations hurt ASFs budget for the festival. "Trying to be prepared, we had [the] Facilities [department] set up everything the night before. We had a huge stage, a canopy and all the bathrooms set up already," said Brad Schmidt, ASI's club services technician. When rain struck, CSUSM facilities staff and ASI members scrambled to bring the valuable sound equipment indoors, Although the total bill for rentals and labor has not yet come in, Schmidt said, "It was a pretty good hit." With a little adjustment, including a smaller stage setup, ASI was able to reschedule the event, keeping the original line-up of events nearly intact, "We are working with student funds, so we try to be as thrifty as possible," Schmidt said. One feature, the Battle of the Bands, had to be rescheduled for May 21 because many of the performers were unavailable on Saturday, Probably the most anticipated attraction was the Caribbean Carnival. The Trinidad-style carnival reenactment was researched, produced and performed by Professor Loni Berry's theater arts class. Groups of students wore elaborate costumes and danced and competed for best carnival band. Kings and queens also competed, with winners chosen based on costume and performance. A kids' fun run, a fundraiser for the campus Early Learning Center, kicked-off SpringFest at (Top and bottom) Students from Loni Berry's theatre class joined 9:30 a.m. at the Mangrum Track to celebrate SpringFest and to participate in the and Field. Natty Scat, a San Caribbean Festival that took place on Saturday, May 5. Diego based steel drum band, (Right) Girl andfather play carnival games at one of the SpringFest booths. (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington and Victoria Segall) performed throughout the carnival. The popular Caribbean-style band is a favorite for campus events, Schmidt said. The day highlighted continuous carnival booths with games and food, including Sigma Alpha Epsilon's barbecue and Circle K International's snow cones, Free games for kids and adults included inflatable sumo wrestling, a mega slide and a bungee run. tor at Bayside Junior College in Boston, in the field of industry automation. She also worked for 15 years at Eastern Airlines. When asked about any future challenges she foresees, Haney replied, "Managing the phenomenal growth and minimizing the growth pains." She plans to help the university overcome these challenges while maintaining a high level of service to students. Haney obtained her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Florida and completed her Master's in Organizational "The school is growing so fast and has some wonderful goals." —Martha Ann Haney, Director of R&R Behavior at the University of Phoenix. Although born in New Jersey,-she has also lived in Florida and Massachusetts. In her spare time she enjoys reading and gardening. She also likes to spend time with her husband and her two dogs, a Saint Bernard and a black Labrador. �4 TUesday, May 8, 2001 Arts & Entertainment The Pride Founders of Chiapas Media Project Present Films By NATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor Alexandra Halkin ajid Francisco Vazquez, founders of the Chiapas Media Project, presented three indigenous community-made films to a full auditorium in ACD 102 on Thursday, May 3. Professor Anibal YanezChavez introduced the presentation, explaining that the Chiapas Media Project "is a bi-national, US-Mexico partnership that provides video equipment, computers and training, enabling indigenous communities in southern Mexico to create their own media and tell their stories from their own perspective." Before and after the showing of the three films, "Sacred Land," "Silence of the Zapatistas" and "Defending the Forests," Halkin ' and Vazquez spoke on the work of the media project that began in 1998. The films document, respectively, the plight of the landless indigenous farmers in Chiapas, the Zapatista's negotiations with the Mexican government, and deforestation in the state of Guerrero by transnational corporations dating back to the 1950s. Halkin, a native of Chicago who has a background as a video producer, said, "We did not create these films. These films came directly from the indigenous communities. We only provided them the equipment and taught them how to express themselves through it." She explained that the idea for the project first occurred to her when working on a documentary in Chiapas in 1995. Finding herself working repeatedly in areas with hundreds of news camera crews, she noted that she "could see that the indigenous people were very conscious that their images were being recorded and taken away." "I realized that this has been the most documented indigenous movement in the history of the world," said Halkin, "and it amazed me to think that these people had no, access to the necessary equipment to tell their own stories. And they need to tell their own stories because we cannot just depend on white people to go down and represent these indigenous communities accurately." Halkin began speaking with numerous groups and organizations, including the US-Mexico Fund for Culture, that supported her first efforts for indigenous self-representation in a 1998 media project involving youth from Chicago, Mexico City and Oaxaca. The project documented 14 days within the community of On May 3, students gathered in ACD 102 to watch a film presentation by the Chiapas Media Project. (Pride Photo/Nathan Fields) Morelia, Chiapas. "The capacity to produce videos in Morelia empowered the indigenous community to present their own view of themselves both nationally and internationally," said Halkin. Vazquez, a native of Mexico City, met Halkin during the 1998 Chiapas Media Youth Project and moved to Chiapas two years ago. He explained how the process of making the films begins and ends within the communities' governing assemblies and mirrors the highly democratic forms of consensus governing that Zapatista communities are respected for. Subject matter for the films is generated within the assemblies and the finished films are offered to the communities for review and possible alteration before they are distributed or shown publicly. Singleton Bridget Jones Decides to Take a Turn at Living Life By MELANIE ADDINGTON Pride Editor I rarely get the chance to rave about a f ilm, primarily because most films nowadays are just mediocre. One thing is for certain: "Bridget Jones's Diary" is splendid. From a fantastic script, to impressive actors, this film easily could have turned into another mushy romance, but escapes mediocrity because of the brilliant wit that exudes from all of the characters. What one might notice first abut . this spectacular film is Renee Zellweger's stunning performance as Bridget Jones. She not only pulls off a convincing British accent, something that other Americans (such as Kevin Costner) fail at miserably, but also her character is not perfect. Bridget Jones smokes too much, drinks too much and babbles incoherently under pressure; yet, Zellweger charms not only the audience but also, two very attractive bachelors, played by Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. What is refreshing about Grant's character, Daniel Cleaver, is that he is a jerk. Women always fall in love with Grant's characters because he always plays a sweet, lovable man. In "Four Weddings and a Funeral," he played a commitment-phobic man but managed to make the audience love him for i t In a reversal of emotion, in "Bridget Jones's Diary" we easily resist Grant's charms knowing that he not only shies away from commitment but also hurts our beloved Bridget Jones. Then there is Darcy, played by Firth. Not unlike the hard-tolove Mr. Darcy of "Pride and Prejudice," Mark Darcy is a brooding, quiet man. The first time I saw the film, I almost wished that Cleaver would become a nicer guy and get the girl because Darcy just seemed too much of a prude. The second time I saw the film, however, I began to fall in love with Darcy's soft-spoken eloquence and kind generosity that he showers onto Bridget Jones. Jim Broadbent plays the sad sack dad of Bridget, and is soon to star in the upcoming film "Moulin Rouge." Between Broadbent and Gemma Jones (Jones's mother) it becomes apparent why Bridget is so odd yet wonderful. Both Broadbent and Jones breathe new life into what easily could have turned into a generic storyline. Her parents, being Bridget's role model for relationships, are frightening at first, but then when they are able to work their own problems out, it becomes clear that, at least in this film, love wins. The group* including Tim Bevan that produced "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill," also produced "Bridget Jones's Diary." When I first heard that, I almost turned away from watching this film because I could not handle another perfect romance with Hugh Grant as the gorgeous dream man who elegantly stumbles over his words. Luckily, this film shies away from the romantic comedy norm and embraces its own feminist style while being a unique version of "Pride and Prejudice." According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), "aside from bearing a resemblance to Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice,' the film also features a number of veterans of Austen film adaptations." Screenwriter Andrew Davies also, wrote the screenplay for the 1995 film "Pride and Prejudice." Hugh Grant and Gemma Jones both appeared in "Sense and Sensibility." Colin Firth, who plays Mark Darcy, played Mr. Darcy in "Pride and Prejudice." Also according to IMDB, in the film "Daniel Cleaver (Grant) and Bridget Jones (Zellweger) work for Pemberley Press. Pemberley is the name of Fitzwilliam Darcy's estate in "Pride and Prejudice." Helen Fielding, executive producer and co-writer of the screenplay, also wrote the original novel about a 32-year-old woman who discovers that being herself—is the true path to romance. Vazquez continued by saying that, "These people have to work as farmers during the day and fit time in to create films after their crops are tended to. For this reason, we end up with a self-representation which is really authentic and very unique." Vazquez explained that the media project was crucial because "the way in which the mainstream media is presenting the lives of these people is full of misunderstandings and lack of information. This is because the corporate media is not interested in what is really happening; they are interested in profit. That's why it's important for the indigenous to be able to tell their own stories, and for us to make an equal effort in reaching audiences. Otherwise their efforts would be useless." "It is our duty to help get this technology and training to these people specifically because they are unrepresented," said Halkin. "In order to have real democracy and discussion in this world, everyone has to have access to this technology. We should all be represented and be on a level playing field," she continued. The project remains financially challenged explained Halkin, who passed around a donation bag at the presentation and displayed videos, indigenous handicrafts and clothing for sale. "I mean, no foundation will give me funding to give cameras to Zapatistas." Since 1998, Halkin reports that the Chiapas Media Project has provided countless hours of training, 50 digital video cameras, three VHS linear editing systems and a fully-outfitted media center in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas to the indigenous peoples of Mexico. The presentation of the Chiapas Media Project and their films was sponsored by CSUSM's Center for Border and Regional Affairs and was made possible in part by the university's Global Affairs Committee and the Visual and Performing Arts Department. X ! f f i f e m i t o lott MyWpte ^ m W f t f m e t f w /K / S t t What is wonderful about films is how you can relate to the main character. As a single woman, this film refreshes my spirit because Bridget Jones is a regular person. Unlike the perfect archetypal female in most romantic comedies, she screws up a lot. This gives me hope that I too can find someone like Darcy who, after reading in Bridget's diary that she hates him, goes out and buys her a new diary to start their relationship over. "Bridget Jones's Diary" is playing now in theaters and is rated R by the MPAA for language and some strong sexuality. t h e Web Site Films rarely come out these days without some package deal. "Bridget Jones's Diary" is no exception. On the official web site at http://entertainment.msn.com/ bridget, those singletons who cannot get enough of the movie can enjoy trailers, sound bites, pictures, biographies and all the generic rubbish that goes into a film web site. However, the c&gwf standard was not quite enough for our Ms. Jones, so included in the site are a list of quotes from famous single women, and a fun personality quiz that answers "How Bridget Jones are You?" There are also "Bridget's Britishisms" explained, which was quite useful since I still had no idea what a "tarts and vicars" party really meant after seeing the film twice. t h e Soundtrack I am a soundtrack junkie. I will buy soundtracks of films I hate because the music is so good, and I often make the mistake of buying a soundtrack to a film I love, only to discover I do not love the soundtrack. Right after the first time I saw the film, I bought the music. The soundtrack is just okay. It does have some great covers from Sheryl Crow and others, but just does not have the energy to keep up with the great memory of the hilarious film. However, it is good music but doesn't quite capture the true essence of Bridget Jones. �The Pride SpOltS Weekly Web Site: Men's Golf Team Wins NAIA Western Regional Tournament and Heads to Nationals .com By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer JAFO_WAC for The Pride In sunny Southern California many people participate in outdoor sports and activities. Sailing is just one of the many sports available in San Diego, but it is perhaps the only place where it is possible to compete against some of the best sailors in the world every week. San Diego is home to several people who compete and win nationally and internationally, and who regularly race the local fleet races. Sailing is also a sport where inexperienced sailors are always welcome, as long as they are enthusiastic and willing to learn. Http://sdsailing.com is the best collection of sailing information on the web for local sailing. The main page is a little crowded with links, but the rest of the site is a well-organized collection of links and information regarding local sailing. This main page consists of links to the sub-pages across the top of the page and a picture of a boat. Around the boat are links on information of upcoming events and results from past events. Tuesday, May 8,2001 5 After a long season, the men's golf team showed some cougar power, t he men's golf team won the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Western Regional tournament on April 26 at the Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside, a 54-hole event on a 6,593-yard, 72-par course. "Last year, we won the NAIA regional," said head golf coach Fred Hanover, "This year, I look for my team to play at or near their potential." Prior to the regional, NAIA ranked the men's golf team sixth in the nation. The team said that every tournament that they played prepared them for the challenges and competition they faced at the regional. Now, as they prepare for the nationals, they will work as a team to bring home the trophy. "We have an excellent chance to win, if we play well," said Brett Dolch, who led his team as the top individual player (223). Dolch, who has played golf since he was eight years old, came from Orange County to play golf and to get his degree The subsections include boat and crew lists where owners can tell the community that they are looking for people to sail on their boats, and people can indicate their sailing experience and what kind of boats they would like to sail. There are also pages for detailed weather information, links to local clubs and associations, and advertising. Http://sdsailing.com also includes a photo-gallery. Overall, this site is the best place to learn more about sailing in San Diego. in business. "Coach has a lot of experience," said Dolch, "He knows how we feel since he has played the game. He continuously assists me with my mental focus on the game." Cougar teammate Rob Keller, who tied for second place (225) at the regional added, "Coach Hanover has helped me with my mental game and to get focused once I'm on the golf course." Keller started playing golf when he was seven years old. When asked about the team's expectations at the nationals, Dolch said, "As long as my teammates and I play well, I will be okay. For me each game is a 'confidence builder.'" Keller added, "I really have a good feeling about the nationals." The players headed to the NAIA western Regionals are: Brett Dolch, sophomore; Rob Keller, sophomore; Joe Rathburn, sophomore; Cory Scoggin, sophomore; and Tony Sellers, junior. The Cougars will compete in the NAIA Nationals scheduled for May 22-25 at the Isleta Eagle Golf Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Team standings for the regionals: 1. Cal State San Marcos (303-306-292=901) 2. Point Loma Nazarene University (299-304-309=912) 3. GSU Monterey Bay (309-301-313=923) 4. Master's College (312-309-317=938) 5. Holy Names College (313-313-314=940) Cal State San Marcos individual results: Brett Dolch, sophomore (77-76-70=223) Rob Keller, sophomore (75-76-74=225) Cory Scoggin, sophomore (76-76-75=227) Tony Sellers junior (75-78-75=228) Joe Rathburn sophomore (78-78-73=229) T rack a nd Field A thletes M eet T ough C ompetition at P omona-Pitzer a nd C al/Nevada I nvitationals CHRIS FISHER for The Pride The Cougars made very good showings the past two weeks at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on April 23 and the Cal/Nevada Invitational on the 28. The Pomona-Pitzer began as a cold, damp and windy day and remained that way until the end. Since the invitational was located at the base of Mt. Baldy, this was the type of weather that the athletes said they expected. What they didn't expect was to do well. Mike Shannon, with a time of 4:01.97, and Mike Manzano, 4:09.66, both ran in the men's 1500 meter. Anthony Blacksher ran a personal best of 14.74 in the 110-meter hurdles and Lucy Downey ran her year's best in the 400 meter with a time of 57.42. Two excited lOjOOO-meter runners, Renee MacDonald and Cara Rumble, gave it their all and received qualifying marks for the A+ Subs Preschools Substitutes, Aides and teachers. All area's full-time, Flexible part-time Hours. $6.50-$9.50 hourly nationals with respective times of 37:23.2 and 37:48.9. In the 3000 meter, Lanele Cox obtained her provisional mark with a time of 10:36. The Cal/Nevada Invitational at UCI attracted tough competition for Cal State San Marcos. Lanele Cox placed 11th in the 5000 meter while James Adams came in a strong 8th in the 1500 meter. Anthony Blacksher placed Th in the 110-meter hurdles. "We are slowly developing, athletes who have now shown they can compete at the division one level," remarked Head Track Coach Steve Scott. FISHER G RADUATE SCHQ^fe OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS M 3NTERBP Call Jacki ® 858-565-2144!!! 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Miscellaneous Egg Donors Needed, $4,000 Compensation Ages 20-30, Call Susan at 800-463-5656 • E xperience p ersonalized e ducation a nd a pplied research i n W f o t ^ r i i ^ S CHOLARSHIPS STILL A VAILABLE Tel: 831-647-4123 wvyw.miis.edii Fa*: 831-647-6405 a dmit@miis.edu �Going to Class Is Part of College Experience By JAYNE BRAMAN Pride Graduate Intern Before embracing Jeremy Zagarella's shared experiences in his article, "College Changes You: Senior Experiences on Spring Break," my educational background in critical thinking encourages me to evaluate statements made by Zagarella. Z a g a r e11 a described the performance of a tribal ceremony in splendid detail, but he doesn't provide a description of what the ceremony symbolizes. His stated significance of "an open social outlook on sex and rebirth" was a bit generic. The beauty comes in understanding not what they do, but why they do it. While I also find beauty in cultural practices between consenting adults, I do, however, have difficulty in accepting acts of violence against the innocent, which in this case are the children. As a witness to the "most sacred" ceremony of the tribal community, Zagarella depicts an act where women "thrust the infant's head down upon the point of the rock." He credits his educational experience at CSUSM for enlightening his mind to be able to watch this scene, repeated approximately one hundred times according to his statistics. I, however, don't believe that I can suspend my "insensitive American" beliefs in human rights without more of an understanding as to what makes this act "sacred." Asking me to shelve my compassion to view this act as beautiful is like asking me to accept acts of mutilation or even genocide in the name of cultural ceremony or rites of passage. Even though I understand the controversy surrounding the fact that we impose judgment on other cultures according to our standards, my experience in crit- Through my own observations as well as through conversations with faculty, I am struck this semester by an alarming absenteeism rate on this campus. I can't help but wonder, where is it stated in the catalog, the Bible of any college community, that attending class is optional? Granted, many people have the impression that part of the college experience does indeed include the freedom of knowing that if they do not attend class, no one is going to call their parents. By not attending class, students miss out on the opportunity to experience the intellectual growth through shared ideas. A few weeks ago, The Pride ran an article about student apathy. Zagarella's article supports the idea that there are plenty of activities oh campus for students who are willing t o get involved. Students complain that there is not enough to do on this campus, and, in response, a Campus Climate Committee has been formed to address the needs of the students. But, if we cannot get students to come to campus to attend class, why do we think students will attend anything else? Campus events are meant to enrich the college experience, not be the college experience. So, if you complain that you are not getting anything out of your educational experience, perhaps you need to examine how much you have invested in the experience in order to expect any returns. "It is i n the classroom where intellectual growth takes place as we open our m inds..." ical analysis enables me to question the validity of such rites. The main point of Zagarella's article, however, is not lost on me. I appreciate his sharing of what the educational experience at CSUSM has to offer to the individual who is willing to open his or her mind. Since I have taken a course with Zagarella, I am aware that he attends classes regularly and that he comes prepared and willing to participate in an intellectual discussion. As students, we can read books on our own, but it is in the classroom where intellectual growth takes place as we open our minds to the opinions of not only our instructors, but our classmates as well. As a graduate student, I am fortunate .enough to be teaching while also taking courses. ^ h e Pride Co-Editor Co-Editor Feature Editor Opinion Editor Copy Editor Graduate intern Melanie Addmgton Victoria B. Segall Nathan Fields ~ DarcyWalker Amy Bolaski Jayne Braman Faculty Advisor account, rather than the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print anonymous letters. Display, and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves therightto reject any advertising. 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Riehl Ekecutive Director Enrollment Services Common Sense Is Needed: A Response to Several Problems on Campus By Abelardo Torres f or The Pride In the time I've been here, I've seen some and pardon my French, whacked-up people who for some unknown reason don't realize what they have on of their shoulders is a head and inside that is " brain—you know, a the thing that helps you, oh I dunno.. .think? And I'm not just talking about students either, cuz I've seen some PhD's do weird stuff, but that's another article. Allow me to illustrate some of my points. Example number 1: the library. Any one who has been trying to study often thinks: "library!" So you get there and head upstairs looking for an empty cubicle and, depending on the time of day and how far along the way you are in the semester, you eventually find one. But it's only a matter of minutes before you start to hear candy wrappers, drinks being opened and let's not forget whispers. So you pretend to cough. It all dies down only to be resurrected by loud chewing from someone in a cubicle eating—of all things—chips! Hello? Common sense being used? I think not! So after a while, the bag of chips run out and you fall to your knees and thank the lord. But it's going to take more than a prayer because there's a group of god knows what, friends? Classmates? Group members? Old acquaintances, perhaps, who have decided to have a ^mall conference in the quiet study area! Oh sure, there's conference rooms on first floor of library, but who needs that when you can go annoy those in the quiet study area upstairs trying to, oh I dunno.. .study? Here's the kicker—cell phones! You'd think that the library, of all places, would be a place where you'd at least have the brain cells to turn your cell phone into vibrate mode (if not o ff) or smart enough as to put 2 and 2 together and say uhmm... library?... uhmm.. .cell phone. *ping!a idea* e Volume down. But no! Some people seem to have their cell phones full blast, because once that thing goes off, it scares the heck out of not only the owner but also the neighbors. Sometimes I think that if they hadn't integrated those annoying songs into the ringers, we could probably use one of them as the fire alarm. But enough about library. Let's walk around the buildings and their doors, as well as the hallways and stairs. In a previous article I read something to the effect of 'don't use the electric handicapped door opener' And in response I'd like to pose a few simple questions: Have you worked on campus? If so, have you ever had to take a box from your work place to your car? Have you ever had both of your hands busy at the same time? Sure, there's an energy crisis and you should save electricity but if your hands are busy and there's no one t o open the door for you, then what? Stare at the door and hope that it reads your mind and opens by itself? C'mon! Interestingly enough, there are some doors that should just be kept open all the time. Try going from the dome to the library, the door just before the narrow stairs start leading down. What the heck were they thinking by installing a door that you pretty much have to slam your self against to open it? I'm surprised a lawsuit hasn't landed on the letsmakethisplaceahandicappedfriendly committee. I guess your usage of common sense on this one is a judgment call. To use or not to use your hands: that is the question. Check out example number 2: Hallways and stairs. Most of us get to our classroom a few minutes early and in most cases have to wait a few more for the current class to wrap up. While waiting we often lean against the wall, read a newspaper, or open a book. But some people decide to sit (or as I've seen it, lay down) and extend their legs into the middle of the hallway. You are forced to step over their feet in a last attempt to not fall on top of them. Then you get a tti : tude by this individual because they fail to get up and pull their feet together. Most often they call you "rude." The most outrageous lack of common sense is displayed on the stairs. Perhaps you've experienced it, seen it, done it, or tried to avoid i t It's when person X meets person Y and they decide to catch up on childhood memo- ries on the stairs. Both individuals are talking and blocking traffic, and they get mad at you for saying, "excuse me" as if you were the one causing the problem. To wrap up, I'd just like to ask that you use common sense before you do anything. Sure, it shouldn't be a big deal you talking on your cell phone, but it is when you decide to use it in the quiet study area in the library. And of course, there's nothing wrong with talking and catching up with old friends you haven't seen in the last 24 hours, don't do it in the stairs when fellow students need to get to classes. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with sitting down and stretching your legs, it's just that the hallway isn't the best place for it. ^ By no means would I ask you not to jump online, go on a chat channel, play an online game if you so desire but use common sense as to not to do it in the computers in the" library because people might want to do research. Just pointing out the obvious. �Opinion Sexual Assault Consciousness Needs to Be Raised The Pride By LISA LIPSEY Pride Staff Writer Not enough students are taking the initiative to learn about sexual assault or enroll i n selfdefense classes. Sexual assault is so widespread that if you talk to ten of your friends, all ten of them will have either a personal story or they can tell you about someone they know. Let's work on raising our consciousness. lUesday, May 8,2001 7 CSUSM student Jessica thing didn't seem right. "I had shared her story with me. "People a funny feeling on my way to always assume it will be some- his house. Always trust your one they don't know in some instincts," reminds Jessica. dark parking lot. This was dayAfter the assault, her uncle time inside his home," explains threatened that if she told anyJessica. At 15, her uncle raped one, the news would kill her ailher. They were close and she ing grandfather. "I went home knew she could always count on and cried. I felt dirty, guilty, him to confide in. Sometimes like it was my fault," explained Jessica went to his house and Jessica. Afterwards, she did her did yard work for extra money. best to avoid her uncle and when On the day she was raped, some- he was around she played it off Student Comments to f think you should do your extendthe Library - Spring '01 ed hours the week before finals I would like to suggest that you order the movie about Sybil Dorsett, a psychology story that was true Editors Note: Suggestions have week instead of finals week. All of about Sybil and her fourteen differbeen edited due to lack of space. my papers are due the week before ent personalities/people who lived in her body. finals week not during. Please place more "Quiet Zone" signs in study areas, particularly near We do add some additional Done! The movie has been large tables near stacks and on sec- hours during finals time for purchased and is available in ond floor with explanation of "Quiet students and we agree the week Media (VTC 3490). Zone" expectations. Thanks! We have recently completed a signage survey of the library. We will forward the suggestion to the Signage team for their consideration. before finals is better. This semester we will be open the week before finals the following hours: Saturday and Sunday (May 19th and 20<h) we will open 11am until 5pm; MondayThursday (May 21st-May 24th) we will be open until 10pm. We recognize the demand for additional hours, especially on the weekends. At this point in time staffing and budget do not allow us to open additional hours. On Saturdays Palomar College is open from 9am-lpm to complement our lpm-5pm hours. Also on our last survey students did request open hours on Sunday afternoons, therefore we divide our open hours on the weekend between Saturday and Sunday. Surprised there is no copy of inspirational "Mr Holland's Opus." Please add to collection. Your selection is definitely growing! (Thanks J ) I would like to see you get a copy of a movie directed by Francois Truffaut, "Stolen Kisses." 5 star rating made in late sixties, early seventies. Thanks. Please add, "Shall we Dance" (Japanese) - NOT a remake of 1950's US version. . Thanks for the suggestions. They have been submitted to our Collection Development librarian and an order has been placed for all three movies. a time so it cannot be done tive noise, including cell phones during the semester. We will is not permitted in the library. continue to look at ways to complete this project. I turned in Circuit books last week and still can't make any Circuit requests. My account is tied up. Vacuum and wipe down the study areas once in a while please! Please check with the Circulation Desk at 750-4348 if your Circuit requests are not going through. There may be other reasons for the requests not to go through such as holds These rooms have really helped on records or fines. Circulation me and my groups to be success- The bathrooms need to be cleaned can help clear the problem. ful. more often. The library used to have the best bathrooms in the school. Those days are long gone. Lately finding paper I was discomforted to find that products in the stalls is a reason to student group rooms were gone! get happy. I wish someone would do something to help the situation. We have had to reduce the We have contacted our facilinumber of group study rooms ties staff and asked them to in the library from three to have the janitorial staff clean one to accommodate new staff the study carrels and also to in the existing space. The one make sure that the bathrooms group study room that is avail- are stocked and clean. able may be booked for specific times by registering at the Library Circulation Desk. We Please check all printers for probThe reserve desk in the library look forward to a large number lems related to bad quality Xeroxes, is open until 9pm each eve- of group study rooms in the they are not printing legibly. ning and is also open on the new Library & Information weekends from 1-5 pm (Sat Center. You would think that for 10c per & Sun). To make it easier copy the quality would be better. to access reserve materials we have been testing a new elecA ll. printers/copiers* were tronic reserves system this The new .paper copies of the peri- checked on April 23rd and Spring that will be fully imple- odical listings are quite confusing. fixed. Please continue to let the mented in the Fall. Instructors They don't clearly indicate which Circulation Desk staff know will be able to have readings vols, are listed where (e.g. microfilm when the copiers are not printscanned in and made available vs. Ebsco vs. hardcopy). ing legibly. via the web so that students can access the readings from We agree that the new periodihome. Parking Services is open cal listings can be somewhat I have had to travel to other local until 6pm Monday through confusing. The old lists were universities to locate the journal Thursday for ID's. We have kept up manually and we cap Ethology for two years because we forwarded your comment to no longer do this. We are work- have none listed in the blue noteing with the new automated books or on computer - today I them. listing to make improvements found the journal in our library and will print a new list over under Ethnology. Please carpet the stairs up to the the summer. If in doubt check fourth floor for quiet studying. It's the library catalog at http:// We checked our catalog and we do have listed two different really noisy. pac.csusm.edu journals. One is Ethology (a journal on animal behavior) We agree that the stairs can be noisy,' however because of the Media should be cataloged by sub- located at QL750 .Z43 and the limited time we have remain- ject matter in Library of Congress other is Ethnology (on cultural and social anthropology) locating in this building it is not order - as it is now it is chaotic. ed at GN1 .E86. Please check Cost efficient for us to carpet We agree that cataloging the with reference staff if you have the stairs at this time. The new library building is scheduled media by Library of Congress trouble locating a particular subject order would provide title. to open in Fall, 2003. much better subject access. It mmmmm$mmmmm*mmmmmmmmm s on our list of projects to comi plete but it is not the highest Please post signs to ban receiving Please get the movie Grand Prix. priority at present. It involves cell phone calls and making calls. Certainly! We have purchased outsourcing the cataloging of the movie and it is available the videos to a special vendor We shared your concern about noise so we hope you like our in Media (VTC 3450, Parts 1 and paying the costs charged by the vendor to re-catalog new signs that show a cell and 2). the videos. It also involves the phone in a red circle with a line mmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmm ideos being inaccessible for through it, noting that disrupt v Please consider adding additional library hours on Fridays and weekNeed to have better hours for where ends. we get our ID's. I work from 8-5 Open for eight hours on Saturday every day and have a class on Tuesday nights. I can't do any book and close on Sunday. reserved in the library because of Longer hours - Friday, Saturday and my work hours. weeknights. Please, please, please! Open the library from 10-5 on Saturdays - tHat's only 7 hours. lions of unreported cases and like nothing had happened. About a year later, she told that means there are millions her mother and went into thera- of people who have unhealed py. "I wish I had told someone wounds or have not worked out sooner," said Jessica, "if you are their feelings. Sexual violence is a person suffering from sexual often cyclical; in most cases an assault, tell someone, go into attacker is a previous victim. I therapy and report it."; know it sounds like a cliche, but I challenge you all to take break the silence and help end action. Sign up for self-defense the cycle. Listen to the stories classes. Learn the different ways and get people the help they people have defended themselves need. against assault. There are mil- Put copy machine on 4th those who are disabled so don't have to go up and make copies. ., floor for that they down to . Unfortunately due to the wiring that is needed as well as the fact that the 4th floor is a quiet study area this cannot be done at this time. We encourage you to ask us for any assistance with copying you might need. I was reading reserve materials in the library and a group was putting up an art exhibit, hammering and making loud noises. Shouldn't studying take priority over art in the library? Please limit loud activities to times when the library is closed. We apologize for the noisy situation you experienced. We will work with all those installing art exhibits in the future to ask them to be as quiet as possible. I think we need to find a more effective system for the media reserves process. We do work to encourage faculty to only put media on reserve for as long as it is really needed. We ask that faculty do not put media on reserve just to hold it for an in-class showing. Even if Media is on reserve for one class it may be checked out to the instructor of a different class for an in-class showing. Please check with the Media Services desk if a video you need is on reserve for a different class. *For a full list of comments, please contact The Pride. HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO PRIDE@CSUSM.EDU L etters s hould b e s ubmitted v ia e lectronic m ail t o The Pride e lectronic m ail a ccount, r ather t han t he i ndividual e ditors. 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Items in this auction are displayed in | Culture Clash the library. Everyone is asked j Time: 7 p.m. to participate. Please visit http:// I Location: California Center for www.csusm.edu/latin/ or e-mail j the Arts, Escondido I Tuesday, May 8 Eugenia@csusm.edu for more Circle K International Meeting The Culture Clash performance I Time: 6:30 p.m. info. is a part of CSUSM's Arts & J Location: Craven 1257 A Lectures Series. Tuesday, May 8 Careers for Science Majors ! College Republicans Meeting Student Leadership Time: 3-4 p.m. I Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Awards Night Location: Craven 4201 j Location: ACD 111 Time: 7-12 p.m. Explore the occupational oppor- | Location: Rancho Bernardo Inn Thursday, M a y 10 tunities related to science. Campus Black Forum Featuring comedian Carlos | Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oscar as Master of Ceremonies. | Location: University 450 Wednesday, May 9 Tickets on sale in ASI office. $10 The Campus Black Forum Stress Management for students, $20 for non-stuTime: 10:30-11:30 a.m. meets every Thursday. dents. For more info, call (760) Location: Commons 206 750-4990. Friday, May 11 Finals are around the corner! | Future Educators Club Friday, May 11 This workshop will show you Time: 12-1 p.m. how to minimize your stress by ASPIRE Field Trip Location: ACD 407 Time: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. providing valuable tips for surviving finals week. Presented by ASPIRE students take a trip to CAPS. the Getty Museum and Dodger's game. Both events will count Mel Mermelstein "Never Soccer Club Practice 99 towards the ASPIRE plan. Forget Location: Soccer Field Time: 1:30 p.m. Time: 10 a.m. Final Exam Preparation Location: University 100 Time: 1-2 p.m. Mel Mermelstein is the director i Commons 206 of the Auschwitz Study Learn how you can perform at j Important Datesfor Summer Foundation. We will also be I Registration your peak during finals week. showing "Never Forget," starMay 29-June 15: Second regring Leonard Nimoy as Mel istration for all summer classes Saturday, May 12 Mermelstein. The film is the via SMART for matriculated Native Americans Council story of Mermelstein's life and students and open-university Hosts Fun Run appeared on TNT in 1991. (non-matriculated) students (pay Location: Balboa Park within seven calendar days). College to Career: Putting Your After June 15: Final registration. The Native American Council Degree to Work (a community group that assists Students may register for secTime: 3-4 p.m. Native Americans and promotes ond block courses in person on Location: FCB 106 a case-by-case basis (pay within Native American cultural, athtwo calendar days). letic and educational events) is Learn what you can do with your degree after you graduate. hosting a fun run in Balboa You'll also learn about Park. "Choices," an interactive computerized career planner. Early L earning Center K ids R un at SpringFest 2 001 Club Meetings At the starting line, running and getting their awards, the kids enjoyed | their Saturday morning at SpringFest. (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington and Victoria Segall) fCt WL | jj|j J ^ M B j ™ Sports tM BPf j ^nf jf Thoughts on Mothers Compiled by: M. Addington The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world." -W. S. Ross There is no velvet so soft as a mother's lap jio rose as lovely as her smile, no path so flowery as that imprinted with her footsteps. -Archibald Thompson Youth fades; love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them ail." -Oliver Wendell Holmes The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of whiclr you will always find forgiveness." -Honore' de Balzac Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother." -Lin Yutang The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom." -Henry Ward Beecher i t's easy to make a child smile. A few words of encouragement, may be a special reward for a special performance, Parents do It all the time, and so do teachers. Good teachers are the difference between a child who succeeds and one who stym&les. They are the ones who make math fun and science seem like an adventure into another world. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 Associated Students (ASI) elections campus growth spring 2001 Springfest https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/054c5f95423738b1a76c864912be2259.pdf e0e36509f2b54a136a65c8b32781a99a PDF Text Text Inside: Professor Discusses Marching with Zapatistas Page 3 http ://www.csusm.edu/pride The Pride California State University San Marcos M ummy Returns Review on Page 6 Vol VIII No. 29/ Tuesday, May 15,2001 Student Leaders Honored at Ceremony By VICTORIA B. SEGALL Pride Editor Student leaders from Cal State San Marcos were recognized Thursday, May 10, during the annual Student Leadership Awards Night at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. The host of the evening was comedian Carlos Oscar, who entertained more than 200 guests, including staff, their families, and students. The evening began with opening words from Dean Manship, ASI President. The first award presented was the On the Spot Recognition Award to Hedy Price. Vice President of Finance Stephen Garcia announced Michael Harrod as the winner of the award for the University Student Union Advisory Board Student Leader. Club leaders were also awarded, including Circle K's Olga Ramirez, the History Club's Stacey Helton, Parent Teacher's Tammy Rodriguez, The Pride's Claudia Ignacio, and the Victorious Club's Rita Reynolds. Awards were also presented to the American Indian Student Alliance's Ronnie Whitehorse, Anime Project Alliance's Penny Lanese* ~ Ballet Folklorico's Margarita Preciado, the French Club's Anna Gabriele, the German Club's Janet Williams, and M.E.Ch.A.'s Izabel Solis. Solis was one of few students who gave an acceptance speech for the evening, directing her words to her club members: "I'm not going to say, 'Si se puede,' because we know we made all of our goals a reality. Instead I'm going to say, 'Hasta la victoria siempre.'" The audience, who dined on a dinner of salad, rolls, and chicken and pasta, welcomed "joke" breaks from comedian Oscar during the two-hour long awards ceremony. A video presentation also showed highlights from past campus events, including Cesar Chavez Day and SpringFest. More leaders were recognized during the evening, including awards to the Accounting Society's Jennifer Weishaup, (Above) Claudia Ignacio won an awardfor her workfor The Pride. She is pictured with ASI President Dean Manship. (Top right) The ASI team and Planning Committee for Awards Night. (Bottom right) Tumona Austin, Raeanna Wertz and Tammy Rodriguez celebrate. (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington) Alpha Kappa Delta's Toni Shaffer, Future Educator's Club's Rita Reynolds, the Pre-Law Society's Perla Rivas and Katrina Baughman, Sigma Iota Epsilon's Ronona Crowder, Alpha Chi Omega's Deanna Wright, Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Dustiri Naylor, and Tau Kappa Epsilon's Doug Vernon. The final awards were presented to Dean Manship for the ASI Board Member of the Year and Raeanna Wertz received the Vice President of Student Affairs Outstanding Student Leadership Award. The evening concluded with dancing. C ollege S tudents Reach O ut t o K -12 By CLAY BABER Pride Staff Writer gual students with literacy needs and language development. Tutors are placed in the schools to assist the students with their studies and with college preparation. Currently the SASOP has 60 tutors/interns who work in 20 different elementary, middle, and high schools in North County. All of the tutors are CSUSM students, and Perez added, "We are always looking for more help." ^ One of the newest programs that the SASOP is participating in is the North County Outreach Symposium, or NCOS. According to Perez, the NCOS "brings all outreach services in North County together to discuss the types of programs currently being implemented, to which schools they are being offered, and to explore potential collaborative efforts." Another new program being offered by the SASOP is the LEAP program, which stands for "Lets Encourage Academic Performance." According to Perez, this program is a collaborative effort with Fallbrook Unified School District that entails summer coursework taught on campus by CSUSM professors, in addition to that taught in Fallbrook. "The goal of this program is to get the students to enter a rigorous course of study," said Perez. Some of you may have noticed the large groups of elementary students touring the CSUSM campus recently. They are part of the "I'm Going To College" program offered by the Student Academic Services Outreach Program, or SASOP, located off-campus in the medical plaza. "The goal of our program is to help underrepresented populations gain access to higher education," said Dilcie Perez, Assistant Director of the SASOP. ByZACHARYPUGH entire lot will have approximate- services. According to a The numerous outreach proPride Staff Writer ly 118 parking spaces. Planning Commission report grams o S The project was formally written on May 15 of last year, aimed atffered by the mASOPaare elementary, iddle nd While driving, walking, or approved by City Council on "the university [CSUSM] con- h students of biking to class, one might notice February 25, 2000. Gary curs that the Hampton Inn will Cigh schoolhelp facilitateNtorth ounty to heir a new, large structure in the Anderson, owner of Anderson provide convenient lodging in transition into college. last stages of construction on Realty, said that the planning close proximity which the unio establish pipethe corner of Twin Oaks Valley and development of the Hampton versity currently lacks." When line "iWe wish tniversity byaoffernto the u Road and Carmel. North of Cal Inn has been an ongoing project asked about this, Anderson said ing these children multiple proState San Marcos, this structure for three years. "We have owned that the 988-square foot con- grams t educais the Hampton Inn, a seventy- it [property] for about 10 years ference room could be used to tion to phroughout theircollegerepare them for room hotel. The proposed com- and have been working with the host various club parties, group level said P pletion date will be June 13, school and the city for two to events, or individual department Whilecoursework,"rogramserez. outreach p are said construction superintendent three years," he said. Anderson convention meetings that Cal available for all ages, Perez Mike Stafford. added that the architect in charge State San Marcos might have. explained that the primary conAccording to the City of of designing the hotel incorpoThe Hampton Inn will also centration of their efforts is San Marcos' planning records rated much of the same design include a 4,000-square foot res- for kindergarten through eighth of 1999, the finished Hampton techniques as the buildings on taurant and possibly a pub. grade students. Inn project will include a campus to "try to blend in with "There might be a pub or a T larger o pro102,801-square foot seventy- the school." micro-brewery or something like gramsheoffered byutreachASOP the S While the expected clientele t hat... it would add to the whole provide i room hotel equipped with a conupference room. This will include of the inn will be tourists and college atmosphere," added port to entensive academic sand lementary, middle a 4,000-square foot freestanding businessmen, CSUSM students Anderson, high school students. Some of restaurant on 2.36 acres. The are welcome to utilize the hotel's *Photo by Zachary Pugh the other programs assist bilin- »Article continues on page 2 Hampton Inn to Open Soon �C S U S M C o m m u n i t y S ervice A wards B y J. R YAN S ANDAHL Pride S taff W riter Cal State San Marcos recognized the community service efforts o f more than 75 i ndividuals and 20 organizations i n N orth County on Tuesday night before a packed house at the C alifornia Center for the A rts i n EscondidQ. A mong those receiving recognition d uring the seventh annual Celebration o f Service was 12-year-old Gidget Schulz, a sixth-grader at Park Dale E le• mentary i n Encinitas, who was honored f or distinguished service. For the past t wo years, Gidget has been helping homeless c hildren through a charity foundation called "Gidget's W ay" Using donated money she receives f rom the foundation, Gidget gives teddy bears to the homeless c hildren i n N orth County. " I used t o go d own to San Diego and I w ould see the homeless people there and I w ould c ry," said Gidget. " I thought I w ould give away teddy bears because teddy bears make me feel secure and I thought i t w ould give the homeless people security." To help raise money, Gidget made flowerpot pens and sold them. She now gets money through advertisements and donations to her foundation. She also has some o f her friends help i n her efforts. " I t hink this has made me a better person," Gidget said. "One o f m y missions is to help other kids do the same things I do." Other distinguished students included Jessica M ichalkiewicz o f V ista and C arli Zavaleta, a CSUSM student. Jessica aids kindergarten kids d uring recess and shows students around campus. Zavaleta is the director o f Precious C hildren's M inistry i n San Diego, a volunteer-based, nonprofit program designed for children that have been i n foster homes or that have drug-addicted parents. " I want to give back to God's children " Zavaleta said. " I learn f rom the kids. They are so f ull o f energy and joy. Here they develop s kills to help them cope w ith what they are going through." Zavaleta encourages people to do what they l ike to do and to serve others. " When you give to others, you receive more than what y ou have given them," she said. To a crowd o f honorees, friends, and f amily members, several presenters distributed plaques that recognized students i n a ll age groups for their community service. K GTV Channel 10's Leonard V illarreal was the master o f ceremonies for the event. A lso i n attendance was D r. Lynda Gaynor, director o f the O ffice o f Community Service Learning for Cal State San Marcos, as w ell as university President Alexander Gonzalez. " We discovered that recognizing and expressing our gratitude to the c ommunity w ork Student O utreach Services at C al State San Marcos o f students is important i n helping to sustain community ser»Article continuedfrom pg. 1 for outreach programs to be sucvice and to develop outstanding cessful, they need to be acacitizens," said Gonzalez.. " We S h e a d d e d that " the SASOP d emically based. She said she honor the contributions o f these receives a large part o f its believes i n the importance o f outstanding students and student groups who are engaged i n comf unding for early outreach pro- encouraging young students to munity efforts w hich address grams f rom California's Pre- take college preparatory courses unmet human, environmental, Collegiate Academic Develop- so that they are academically educational, and public safety ment Program." Perez also i ndi- prepared for the type o f courseneeds." cated that some o f the funds w ork required by a university, " I t hink it's g reat!" said Inga come f rom Student A ffairs, and " It is one t hing to get i nto colW ilson, who received an honothers come f rom the schools lege, i t is another t hing to be orable mention for her commuthemselves. " able t o succeed i n college," said nity service w ork. " This is a Perez stressed that i n order Perez. way to recognize people's efforts and their dedication to community service." " I was overjoyed," said C ynthia Ellison, coordinator o f the event . " I was so proud o f parents and students that w ork so hard at community service." The evening ended on an emotional note when the parents o f the late Anthony Francis John Engle, stood and received the recognition award on his behalf. Anthony, a vista youth, was k illed i n a car accident i n September. He was 9 years old. " This event really touched people," said Gaynor, who added that the service might have to be moved next year due to the large number o f people, some o f w hom had to w ait i n the lobby because there were not enough seats. The Celebration o f Service Charles Wiley, a veteran journalist, spoke last week at CSUSM to a small is co-sponsored b y the San crowd outside of the Dome. 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Expires 6/l$/et www.powersurgecafe.com 241 Power $wge Rd. — or I S 1 I I I I j J �Communications Professor Reflects on Recent March with Mexican Rebels By NATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor ed Zapatistas, several of the bus she said that, "Our thousand Mexican and voices were raw by the time we international supporters, reached Zocalo. The whole town Fredi Avalos-C'DeBaca, and hundreds of federal came out and lined the streets. Professor of Communications at police. Every bridge and every rooftop CSUSM, flew to Mexico City was filled, and, without excepThe event also for three days on March 9-11 to comes at a turning point tion, there was total exuberance. support the Mexican rebel group, in the history of In that ride, I experienced the the Zapatistas, in their efforts, Mexico's indigenous closest thing to pure joy that I, to lobby the Mexican congress population as the and the people around me, have for the passage of an indigenous "Indian Question" has ever felt. People had a sense of rights bill. While riding in a recently been placed the possible" bus caravan from the suburb of squarely on the national "Intense is an understateXochimilco to the Zocalo — the agenda which has been ment," she continued, "there are central plaza and heart of Mexico made possible, in part, very few times i n your life when City in front of the National by Vicente Fox and the you can be completely surroundPalace - C'DeBaca said that she PAN party's acquisition ed by so many people that share "had never been among so many of power on Dec. 1, your joys and hopes," Hundreds of thousands ofMexicans lined the streets in support of people, from such different clas- 2000. Former President C'DeBaca explained that the the Zapatista caravan. (CSUSM Photo/Prof Fredi O'DeBaca) sifications, with such unity of Zedillo, representing the PRI seeming ubiquity bf Zapatista spirit, in my life, and probably party, which held power for more Internet, film, video, and multiProf. C'DeBaca was able to support doesn't stop at social or never will again." than 70 years, did not ratify national gatherings, they have observe and support the move- national lines. "In many ways, Prof. C'DeBaca, a native of agreements made between the built an international support ment from a very central loca- this is a post-modern revolution San Diego who has been a local government and the Zapatistas in base and inspired protests against tion. , She explained that, "We in its fragmented and complex supporter of the Zapatistas for 1995. Fox's agreement to renew corporate globalization in Seattle, had connections with the secu- support base. Its supporters are seven years, explained that, "As a negotiations with the group broke Prague, and Davos, Switzerland. rity of the Zapatista leaders, so fragmented across lines, creating student and teacher of communi- their nearly six years of silence The communiques of their we were able to be part of the a complex unity. They address cations, this is a movement which with the government. spokesperson, Subcomandante caravan, something that became more than just class or gender has given me greater insight into The Zapatistas first came to Marcos, are published regularly an amazing, life-changing expe- or women's issues or the elderly, the future of social, political and international attention when they in books and newspapers world- rience, and something we would And, in the end, you cannot be international communications." seized the colonial city of San wide. C'DeBaca added that the not have been able to do if we a Zapatista, only support them, Now regularly informed of Cristobal and five surrounding use of media exemplifies an acute weren't lucky enough to know a because you are a product of the movement's developments villages on January 1, 1994, the understanding of modern com- few people." ^ your own unique culture." on-line, she explained that her day that the North American Free munications. "Essentially," she After the Mexican congress C'DeBaca explained that the initial identification with the Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went explains, "if you don't know how group she was a part of made heard the Zapatista's demands, Zapatistas began through the oral into effect. The group represents to adapt your movement and your up the third line of security for the PAN party edited the indigetradition of her grandparents. "I six distinct indigenous nations,* rhetoric to the logic of the new the Zapatista comandancia. The nous rights bill before approving grew up to personal narratives the Tzetzal, Tzotzil, Chole, Mam, media, you're invisible to the first line of defense was made it on April 29. The Zapatistas, of the Mexican Revolution," she Zoque and Tojolobal Indians. The world." up of international indigenous who immediately resumed their said, "it was the talk I heard army is mainly a group of farmC'DeBaca explained that, peoples, including native Indians state of silence with the govaround the dinner table from ers. The troops rotate between "The Zapatistas have provided from the United States, includ- ernment, rejected the modified my grandparents, who emigrat- thefieldsand military duty. us with a model for cohesive and ing the Kumeyaay Indians of bill, saying that the changes had ed from Oaxaca and were part One-third of its combatants, democratic international commu- San Diego. made it powerless. Pres. Fox, on Tarahumara Indian." several of its top-ranked officials, nication, with the crucial inteShe traveled several hours the other hand, insisted that the C'DeBaca's, recent rendez- and more than half of its logisti- gration of a local, face-to-face in one of the last buses in the bill should make every Mexican, vous with the rebel group, who cal support base is female. In the component." It was partly what caravan. Describing the experi- especially every Mexican Indian trekked more than 1 500 miles past seven years, the Zapatistas C'DeBaca calls "the marriage ence of looking and yelling in "jubilant." through 12 states from San have grown from around 50 between the global and the local celebration out of the windows Cristobal, Chiapas, to Mexico people to several hundreds of that inspired her City between February 24 and thousands. They have created to attend the March 11, marked what she five autonomous communities event instead of describes as "the last, and by in Chiapas, In each, land use, reading about it. You're busy. YouVe got enough to do,right?• far, the most dramatic leg of the education, health care, and all "I wanted to be You don't want money matters to complicate trip." The caravan marks the aspects of community life are part of what I ' .your life. Hey, we understand. We offer first time since their uprising run without government inter- knew # as going financial services that are designed especially that the 25 ski-masked Zapatista vention. to be an incredfor you* Nofees,easy access, an affordable leaders have left their jungle Through heavy use of media ibly historic credit card.,.weVe got i t a ll at California stronghold. The caravan includ- technology, including the moment." Coast Credit Union, Here's just a quick glance: ? 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Credit smiots membership is mqmtt&, m4 theie b no fce tojoisu �Just a Thought on ASI Elections By JAMES NEWELL Pride Staff Writer Approximate Student Enrollment: 6,000 Associated Student Fee: $50.00 $50.00X6.000 =$300,000 i her, keep T he Psyche FairyvhIferyshenterestedithinhderatinghyerou,friend. anging out w as is attracted to then Dear Psyche Fairy, I have a good friend who I am attracted to, and would like to date. She just got out of a long relationship, and I'm not sure if she's ready to date again. Also, I'm not very sure that she is in any way attracted to me. I would like to ask her out, but I'm afraid that if she says no, it will make our friendship uncomfortable. What should I do? Sincerely, Conf us e d Dear Confused, If you're worried about your friend not being ready to date again, the best thing to do is not rush her or push anything on her. She'll need time to get over whatever happened in her last relationship. If you are nature will take it's course, and whatever will happen will happen. Just be patient. But if you can't handle the waiting, and you really need to know, then ask her out. See what happens. Whether the answer is yes or no, at least you will have the answer you've been stressing over. The worst that can happen is that you will get turned down. If she's a true friend, she won't let something like that make your friendship uncomfortable. You shouldn't either. Don't worry about it so much, and just ask. You never know what will happen. Good luck. S in c ere1y, The Psyche Fairy Have a problem? Write the Psyche Fairy at psychefairy@hotmail.com Letter to the Editors It seems ASI is a mock setting for students to get experience in business administration, except that they get to play with real money that real people worked hard to earn. Although the money is real, ASI can invent its investors because nobody is involved. A total of 245 students voted in this year's elections. Therefore, it is possible for ASI to interpret that 287,750 of the dollars they get to play with next year come from nowhere, because students don't care about who spends their money and how. If anyone has more of this extra money, and would like to give it away with no strings attached, it sure would make my life easier, You can contact me through The Pride at pride@csusm.edu. What"the hell is a "re-entry I'm not always the oldest student?" I'm 43 years old, and person in my classes, but countduring my lifetime the meaning ing the professors, I'm usually of the word "re-entry" always in the top two. But there's nothapplied to vehicles launched by ing wrong with being old; in NASA. Trust me on this one: many cultures accumulating age I've been around the world, but is an admired past time. I don't I've never broken through the mind being called old. I just atmosphere. I did, however, take don't want to be referred to with a break from school to join the a buzzword. Isn't that called service. Although the military stereotyping or something? seemed like another world, my I guess I should be glad butt stayed on planet Earth for someone is trying to be nice to the twenty-two-year hitch. Still, me and the other UFOs. Maybe it's that break in time that seems instead of making light of the to make all the difference. word "re-entry," I should recOne of my classmates took ommend that the school change a three-year break from school its name from a "university" but he isn't considered a "re- to a "launchpad." At least the entry student." I guess his trip motif would be consistent. Until wasn't long enough to accrue that happens, I guess I'll have the frequent flyer miles neces- to remain content to live long sary to wear the moniker. Or and prosper. could there be another reason? Maybe colleges have adopted Steve Compian the word "re-entry" as a friendLiterature and ly substitute for "old." Writing Studies By JEREMY ZAGARELA While Queer Theory, Gender Studies, Deconstructionism, Marxism, and Cultural Relativism are all subjects you will find discussed daily in the classroom at CSUSM, it's obvious that satire is not. Literature students can wax intelligent on the nebulous theories of Foucault and the incoherent ramblings of Derrida but fail to notice formal literary genres and historical facts. This fact was driven home to me after the response I got to my article, "College Changes You." Anita Brookner wrote, "Satire is dependent on strong beliefs, and on strong beliefs wounded." I have a radical proposition. Perhaps the hours and hours of theory you have been reading have really sunk in. If Jim doesn't have strong beliefs, then his beliefs can't be wounded and satire can't exist. Satire takes place when a small breach in ethics is taken and pushed to the extreme, making it both hysterical and horrifying, and if the murdering of innocent infants by the hundreds doesn't make you think, nothing will. My story was fiction, but the cultural sensitivity indoctrination of CSUSM made it impossible for most to see that. So join John Lennon and imagine a world. Go ahead: imagine a worfd with right and wrong, objective morality, personal responsibility - go against the flow and imagine a world where language actually means something and everything the theorists have been telling you actually means nothing. Most literary and cultural theories don't last five seconds "in the world", but they thrive in the university—ever wonder why this isn't the case over in the Biology Department? The law of gravity works both at the university and at the supermarket, and be glad your bank doesn't run on Derrida's the individual editors. It is the policy of The Pride not to print anonymdus The Pride letters. Display and classified advertising in Melanie Addington Co-Editor Victoria Seg^H The Pride should not be construed as the Co-Editor Nathan Fields * Feature Editor endorsement or investigation of commerDarcy Walker Opinion Editor cial enterprises or ventures. The Pride Amy Bolaski Copy Editor reserves the right torejectany advertisJayne Braman Graduate Intern ing. The Pride is published weekly on Madeleine F. Marshall Tuesdays during the academic year and Faculty Advisor four times in summer. All opinions and letters to the editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not The Pride necessarily represent the views of The California Stale University San Marcos Pride, or of California State University San Marcos, CA San Marcos. 92096-0001 Letters to the editors should include Phone: (760) 750-6099 an address, telephone number, e-mail Fax: (760) 750-3345 and identification. Letters may be edited E-mail: pride@csusm.edu for grammar and length. Letters should Visit us on-line at: be submitted via electronic mail to The http://www.csusm.edu/pride Pride electronic mail account, rather than Election and SpringFest Low Turnout By TIM FARMER Pride Staff Writer During my first semester here at CSUSM, I have heard about the history of low turnouts for elections and special events. Now that I am here, I see the problem is not getting any better. Last week, we had our student elections t nd our annual SpringFest. The SpringFest drew just a few Hundred students, and the elections only saw three percent of students vote. Unfortunately, I did not participate in either activity, and I really don't have many reasons. One thing I suggest could be a problem is insufficient advertising. The only way I found out about SpringFest was by reading a "Battle of the Bands" bulletin. It stated that the bands would be playing at SpringFest. Of course, the original date was rained out, but I didn't realize that until the next week's issue of The Pride came out. The elections were almost the same way. Every one running for office had their "Vote (name) for President," or "(name) is your best choice." Two problems were that there was little talk about when the elections were being held, and there was almost no competition between candidates. If there are two students running for the same position, there should be bright, colorful signs with catch phrases. It sounds very much like high school campaigning, but gimmicks do work. The least it will do is draw attention, which is the first step toward getting students to vote. The main problem is that students didn't vote or go to SpringFest. This lack of school pride makes me feel like I am attending an extension school. I am as much to blame, because I did not participate in either event. But I know that I should have helped to redirect our school's spirit. So on May 21st, at the Battle of the Bands, I will be there supporting our school. Cougar Pride. T he Struggle Continues relative language theories. So why rialism that they have failed to see with social activism. Professors accept theoretical abstractions that the humor in anything. In fact, you and students have heard the call don't comport with reality? can't be a student in the Humanities and taken up the fight, making Because they sound so intellec- without being "enraged" about the world safe for postmodernism tual. That is the genius of the something. and psychoanalytic theory. It's a theorists - you can't tell what they While students and professors brave new world with such people are really saying. I'm still waiting alike banter about the term criti- in it. for Amnesty International to take cal thinking, I have to wonder When theories and theorists Derrida to task for his perpetual what they are talking about. It cross the line from interesting torture of the English language. seems to me that anyone exer- to ridiculous, somebody ought to Not only are the theories of cising the much-touted "critical say something. Scottish born critic literary and cultural studies bank- thinking" skill would have read Muriel Spark wrote concerning rupt, but they are so serious. my article and knew what it was. the state of art in the modern cenWhy is it that when discussing I have to wonder if we have been tury: "Ridicule is the only honorcultural theories and postmodern- reading enough Swift or Twain. So able weapon we have left." She ism, nobody laughs, or if they do, instead of laughing at the stupidity could have said the same concernit is that hesitant, nervous laugh that has been embraced by univer- ing the that knows it just said something sity campuses, students suddenly across tHumanities Departments he ountry. idicule is that doesn't make sense. I was turn serious when anything cultur- not mean, dcistasteful,Ror wrong. astounded with the response to my ally diverse is brought up - fearful hat w eserves essay concerning spring break and to criticize. This attitude can't be Thould hich adnd it is be riidiculed s be, njustice the horrid practices of my South healthy. Nothing can be funny in a to "critical thinking" atn do otho American tribe. Students within world where no one is treated fairly, erwise. ordid that all the Humanities have become so racism abounds, and sexism domi- cultures The.esqual is isdealudicrous are o "outraged" at social injustices, so nates the landscape. Academia has that it makes me want to pat a "incensed" at gender inequality, lost its original purpose of instrucn the ack r skin irgin and so "pained" at cultural impe- tion in truth and has replaced it Ntazi onext Abztec oootballagvame. a the f HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITORS TO PRI£>E@ CSUSM ED U �Intramurals and Instructional Programs Dying Breeds at Cal State San Marcos By TIM FARMER Pride Staff Writer niques to reduce stress and anxiety, and increases flexibility. "This class is always enrolled at full capacity" said Gonzalez. "Ace Anxiety-Stress Less Workshop" is offered in collaboration with Health, Counseling Popularity of Disc Golf on the Rise tion. The sports offered are basketball, bowling, flag football, By LINDSAY BRADY of 714 feet. Due to the increase softball, volleyball and soccer. Pride Staff Writer in number of disc golf players ASI offers opportunities in Soccer is the only sport that in America, Europe, Japan, sports and instructional pro is offered as club sport, and Carlo Pelg, a professional Australia and New Zealand, grams for fitness and wellness. the team cpmpetes against other disc player, was introduced to the PDGA (Professional Disc "Unfortunately, every program club soccer teams at participat- disc golf four years ago. He has Golf Association) and the World that is offered depends ing campuses. been competitively playing disc Federation Games with Japan's. highly on the required Due to the lack of golf for the past year and a half. Akita Games are supporting and number of students per facilities and league coor- "Don't ever let any sport get to promoting disc golf as a future class or program," said dinators, the intramural the point that you're not having Olympic s'port. Susana Gonzalez, Assisprogram is working in fun," said Pelg. "In any game Disc golf is an activity that tant Executive Director conjunction with the city that I play, the more I play, the has been played since the invenfor ASI. league. Each intramural more fun the sport should be." tion of flying discs, but reached This semester, there team must pay the normal Disc golf has baskets called its respectability in 1977 when were four classes that city league fees, as well "Pole Holes," rather than holes Ed Headrik and his son invented offered instructional proas a $25 registration fee found in the common "ball-golf' the Pole Hole. grams. These programs to subsidize the program that many of us are familiar The first permanent course provided learning opporto ensure that the stu- with. The pole hole is a metal was installed in 1974 in tunities through lessons, dents will show up and be pole with downward hanging Pasadena's Oak Grove Park, clinics and workshops. active. With the exception chain baskets. The idea is to which still stands to this day. "Building a Student of the soccer club team, get the disc (frisbee) into the The course is still very popular Body," for example, was all the intramural sports basket. and hosts two professional touroffered once a semester were cancelled due to low Pelg tries to attend at least naments each year. and allowed individuals enrollment. f ffiS Morley Field, located in the nine out of a series of 12 to meet with a personal nHH ASI is looking for Southern California disc golf Balboa Park area, is the only trainer for evaluations Soccer is an intramural sport at CSUSM and new ways to generate tournaments where a disc golfer disc golf course in San Diego. and workshops on health practices are held every Friday on the soccer field interest in these activi- tries to accumulate the most Open from dawn till dusk, indi(located at the end ofcampus near the parking lot). ties, including the idea and fitness. points in a year to win the series' viduals pay $1 Monday through (Courtesy Photo/Norbert College) of a men and women's title. Disc golf tournaments offer Friday; and $1.50 on Saturday "Cardio Workout" lacrosse team. However, divisions in amateur, advanced and Sunday to play each day. offered a variety of e xer- and Disability Services during cises including aerobics and semester finals week. The first low enrollment may continue to and pro-open to juniors, men, Morley Field has 19 elevationcardio kickboxing. Both of these class session is May 14. ASI force ASI to cancel the pro- women, and 40-and-over mas- changing holes that range from classes, however, were cancelled is also researching swing dance grams. 150-480 feet. Most local disc ters. Those who would like more due to low enrollment (less than classes and a soccer class for golfers said they look at Morley This sport has gained popuinformation on intramurals and larity all around the world. as a short and technical course six students enrolled). Yoga, men and women. 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Under a clear blue summer Funky Turntabalism, although dating sky just outside Palm Springs, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts back to the 1980s, is a relatively Festival on April 28. was a day new form of popular music crethat overflowed with thoughts ated by mixing and scratching on records. Del was on at the and feelings of freedom. same time that Iggy Pop rocked From the completely improvisational break beat rhythms of out with the song "Lust for Life." the Canadian band, The New It was truly amazing to see the Deal, to the hard-hitting sounds energy of Iggy Pop after so many of Iggy Pop, one of punk rock's years performing. He jumped oldest icons, the festival truly around and screamed and yelled, broke new ground, crossing musi- still striving for that rock 'n' roll cal mediums and bringing togeth- shock value. er a vast group of listeners. The Roots also preformed at Taking up the entire Empire Coachella, their live-style hipPolo fields of Coachella, the hop brought all kinds of different 45-act lineup was spread across flavors to the stage. Playing all five stages, with each stage occu- kinds of instruments, rather than pied by different styles of music using records, they played funk, rap, and jazz and drew from the and atmosphere. The polo field proved to be rock side of music, especially as a perfect place for the show. "?uestlove" performed a drum An approximated 35,000 people solo. showed up from many western . At night the ambiance states and Canada. Even with changed. "This is when it gets such a large crowd, the size of good and you separate the young the grounds allotted plenty of ones from the old fogies," said room for everyone to move free- 15-year-old Wendy Burrel ly about or just lie down in the according to the Desert Sun Web Site. grass for a nap. At about ten o'clock Jane's The Music Played Addiction hit the stage. They began with "On the Beach," the Drawing from such a wide spacey opening track to their secvariety of music, it was difficult ond album "Nothing Shocking," at times for me to choose which which set the mood for their act to go and see.. It was like experimental rock 'n' roll. Just stepping out of a world of hip- as the crowd was mesmerized hop, walking through a pathway by Dave Navarro's mind-bending of ambient dance beats and find- guitar scales, the band paused, ing your way into the next world and then switched to "Stop," of experimental rock, all work- from their third album Ritual ing toward one goal: the freedom de Jo Habitual, which drove the of music. crowd wild. i have the CD, but it just Aside from their unbelievdoesn't even compare to what ably tight music, after four years By JAMES NEWELL Pride Staff Writer apart, the true qualities of lead singer Perry Farrell surfaced in the show. Farrell began with "Three Days," a song many consider Jane's Addiction's most monumental. In the midst of Jane's Addiction's performance, circus performers decided to dance their way through the crowd and onto the stage. Once onstage, one of the clown-type figures unmasked himself, revealing Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea sat in on bass with Jane's for the last part of the set. The band finished with their biggest hit, "Been Caught Stealing." to Washington, D.C. to hear allowed people to experience the Bok testify to the U.S. Senate. eclectic sculpture garden; Set in After hearing his story, Farrell the center of thefield,the garden asked him to come and speak housed art from many different at Coachella. In unison with the genres. There was everything Freedom March in Boston and from oil paintings to functional Coachella, www.Iabolish.com art projects to metal work,-all was launched. Representing a expressing emotion from indi21st-century link to exposing this vidual creators. human abomination, the web site In the middle of the garden states its goal as a way for peo- there was a giant percussion ple involved to openly commu- sculpture. One of the most popunicate and gain support around lar of the exhibits, it was made the world; a coming of age of the of all kinds of metal. It contained anti-slavery movement. pipes, bent metal sheets, differ"When I was seven years ent size metal parts hanging on old, my mother sent me to the strings, and other objects that market... I never saw her again," could make noise. The function said Bok. "For the next ten years, of the sculpture was to attract I slept with animals and nobody people from the festival to make Music and Politics Collide loved me." The crowd respond- some noise on the contraption. The true understanding of ed, "We love you." It was a The newly created [or discovthe power and freedom of music truly moving moment. In a crowd ered?] musicians would then beat on all the different parts surcame together when* Farrell of rounding them and eventually Jane's Addiction invited Francis Bok to speak with the audience. "I felt as if I were come together in a uniform rhythm. Born in Southern Sudan, Bok was enslaved in 1986 at age floating in another Another interesting work of seven. For the next 10 years he art was a kind of swinging penworld." spent his nights sleeping in a dulum with a sail on one end barn with farm animals. During nd wo laces people to —Nate Hines raide. tOne spide hadforseat and the his days he was beaten by his a Coachella captors. other had a place to lie down. Left with the options of Concert-goer The unit was balanced in the middle, and the sail helped to death or escape, Bok escaped in 1996. Making his way to Egypt of about 30,00Ct riled-up fans, I spin it in a circular motion. The and then to the United Nations could have heard a pin drop as creators ensured it would not tip Refugee Office, Bok succeeded he spoke. Bok continued talking over by walking alongside the and has now found his way into about his struggles and what he piece as it rotated. As the rider many.hearts and has achieved is doing to aide in the world- passed around the circle, differworldwide recognition for his wide abolishment of slavery. In ent individuals would come up journey. Bok's influence is the end, after many thanks, he and play digital-type music. Nate widespread; he has spoken to explained just a short time ago, Hines of Oceanside remarked, the United Nations, Madeleine even in his many sleepless nights, "I felt as if I were floating in Albright and many other high- he could not have dreamed of another world." ranking officials about slavery. such a gathering. I left Coachella with feeling Eventually crossing paths with inspired, as if I, with the help Perry Farrell, Bok found his way The Art in Between of friends and others who share to the main stage at Coachella. a selfless nature, could possibly •In September, Farrell went The time between sets save the world. It's e asy to make a child smile* A few words of encoyratjjemenf, maybe a special reward for a special performance. Parents do It all the time, and so do teachers. Good teachers are the difference between a child who succeeds and one who stumbles, They are the ones who make math fun and science seem like m adventure Into another world* Teaching Is the profession thai allows you to see the most gratifying -.immediate and instantaneous reward of a job well done ~ a child's srotifc Make a child smile. Take the next-step - teach! Mali* the difference of alifetime. Call 1-888-caHteach or visit wwwxalteachxom CatTeach, administered by the CSU Chancellor's Office �The Pride Arts & Entertainment priests, an army of the living dead, and figuring the way out of a no-win situation, then "The Mummy Returns" is a must-see flick. Writer/director Stephen Spmmers adheres to the George Romero method of "make 'em laugh, then scare the hell out of 'em" tactics. The special effects from Industrial Light and Magic are state of the art. The action continues with the same cast as the first Mummy movie. The difference ' now is that Eraser's character, Rick O'Connell, and Weisz's character, Evie Carnahan, are married and have a son who gets into plenty of mischief. The plot involves a gold bracelet o^the Scorpion King and its return to a pyramid of Anubis Brendan Fraser and Arnold Vosloo continue their original Mummy roles in "The Mummy Returns '' in the Oasis of Am Shere. Im-Ho-Tep, the evil sorcerer, (Courtesy Photo/Universal Studios) is resurrected, and, of course, We arrived at Hometown "Ifyou don't settle down, you'll he wants the bracelet and the By DANIEL HUEY Buffet two hours before the be grounded," to her four-year- power that goes with it—the Pride Staff Writer show. I needed plenty of time old daughter. I wondered what army of the Scorpion King. I must live in a cave to graze the chow line. It was she'd be grounded from. After all, it is the Year of the The action at the buffet Scorpion, and it's time to wipe because I didn't know until a the first time I had eaten at month ago that the sequel to Hometown Buffet; but I found was only a prelude to the next out the world. the film "The Mummy," star- that the buffet had plenty to phase of the evening's enterI'm sure this movie will ring Brendan Fraser and Rachel choose from: complete salad tainment. We entered the movie become a blockbuster; when it Weisz, would be released on bar, soups* of the day, fifteen and although it was 25 min- goes to VHS and DVD forMay 4. My daughter and I different main entrees includ- utes before show time, the mats, then look out. There are made plans to see the Mummy ing ham, roast beef, baked only available seats were two numerous web sites prompting Returns and decided to eat chicken andfish,macaroni and rows from the screen. Pre-teen the movie, and I-envision a dinner at Hometown Buffet cheese, and a never ending girls who called their friends school lunch box ready for next supply of breaded shrimp—my six rows back with their cell fall. I didn't leave the theater before the show. Before we hit the buffet, fav. My daughter and I loaded phones surrounded us. There having an epiphany about the we stopped at Long's Drugs to up our plates, poured some were phones ringing to the left true meaning of life, but, as and the right. stock up on candy. I always sodas and sat down to eat. a sequel, the movie is a sucHometown Buffet is one of The lights dimmed. Let the cess. Even though the plot is buy my movie candy somewhere else because official the best places to go to people- show begin and pass me that complete, I'm sure Sommers movie candy—candy actually watch. Everyone I noticed there bag-o-candy. will figure out a way to resur"The Mummy Returns" is rect Im-Ho-Tep a couple more bought at the theater-^—is way looked as if they belonged at a too expensive. We buy candy buffet. The old man sitting by delightful entertainment in the times. Thisfilmwas worth the beforehand and smuggle it into himself next to us eating the tradition of the Indiana Jones $7.50 ticket price and the $10 the theater. 'Nuff said about steamed vegetables and read- movies. If you like movies with worth of movie candy. I can teaching kids to be law abid- ing Time magazine looked like chase scenes, bizarre rituals, hardly wait to pick up a lunch he ate there every night. A books of the dead, the res- box next fall. ing. mother across the way yelled, urrection of mummified high Tuesday, May 15,2001 7 In a LJAWYER? am? NEED A Have you been injured in a car accident that was not your fault? Call for a FREE CONSULTATION Student Discounts/ CSUSM Alumni (619) 656-5452 A+ Subs Preschools Substitutes, Aides and teachers. All areas full-time, Flexible part-time Hours. $6.50-$9.50 hourly Call Jacki @ 858-565-2144!!! A VIRTUAL SAVINGS PLAN. Visit w ww .delmarracing.com to g et your c ard a nd s ave 5 0% a t the Del M ar R acetrack. ¥ The card entitles you to a special discount of $2.00 off the regular Grandstand Admission price erf $4.00. ¥ I ncludes a Daily R acing Program. ¥ Valid a ny R ace D ay: July 18 - September 5. 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Thoughts on. „ The conference is scheduled Bridget Jones's of Concert Series: Jaime Valle to begin at 10 a.m. and will History and Equinox continue until 7 p.m. Those Friday, May 18 Time: 12 p.m. who would like more info, are Soccer Club Practice Compiled by ML Aldington Location: Dome Stage asked to e-mail Ricardo Favela Location: Soccer Field Courtesy: Bridget Jones Web Site Latin jazz by eight-time winner at favel001@csusm.edu. Time: 10 a.m. of the San Diego Music Awards . Practices are every Friday. "Marriage is an institution. I'm Everyone is welcome! Careers for Communication Monday, May 21 not ready for an institution" Majors Ace Anxiety; Stress Less Time: 12-1 p.m. Workshop May 14-18 "I never married because there Location: FCB 106 Time: 3-4 p.m. This woricshop will explore the For location info, visit ASI in Women s GolfNAIA National j was no need, I have three Championships pets atfapmewhich answer the dynamic occupational opportu- Commons 203. Location: London, Kentucky same purpose as a husband. I nities available in the communihave a dog that growls every cation field. VPA End Of the Year Video/ morning* a parrot that swears Music Performance Show May all afternoon, and a cat that How to Apply Your Leadership Time: Web and Digital Art at Men's G22-25 National olfNAIA comes home late at n ight" Skills in the Real World * 6:30 p.m. Screening at 7 p.m. Championships Time: 1-2 p.m. Includes video and performance Location: Albuquerque, New M arie Corelll Location: University 370 art. Mexico Learn how to maximize your Location: VPA Annex on La "We must refuse to submit to experience as a campus leader. Moree Road those institutions Which are by efinition For mote info, call (760) Important Dates dhe nuclearsexist ^marriage*built t family, religions '750-4188 for Summer Saturday, May 19 on the myth of ferhinine e vil" Front Lines of Struggle Andrea Dworkin Registration Conference Time: Begins 10 a.m. May 29-June 15: Second reg- "Marriage is a lottery in which Location: The Dome istration for all summer classes I men stake their liberty and The Front Lines of Struggle Circle K International Meeting via SMART for matriculated women their happiness." (FLOS) Coalition has estabstudents and open-university Madame Vlrgine de Rieux Time; 6:30 p.m. lished the FLOS Conference (non-matriculated) students (pay | Location: Craven 1257 A which allows organizations to within seven calendar days). I would rather be give reports of the work they are College Republicans Meeting After June 15: Final registration. I"ingle than a queenaabeggar and s nd married." doing in their communities to Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Students may register for secQueen Elizabeth I defend the democratic rights of Location: ACD 111 ond block courses in person on j oppressed people. a case-by-case basis (pay within | "If you want to sacrifice the The keynote presenters two calendar days). admiration of many men for Thursday, May 17 will be the Frente Zapatista the criticism of one, go ahead, Campus Black Forum de Liberation Nacional and get married," Sobukwe Bambaata from the Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m. K atharine Hepburn > Location: University 450 world renowned African Sports 9 Club Meetings Tuesday, May 15 Ittention Science Majors: MAB Inc. A To start immediately Flexible hours Small San Marcos medical 760-761-0836 supply company looking Ask for Flossie for chemical lab intern O r Fax resume to part-time. 761-0859 C M M M C M M t 2M1 California State University San Marcos M ark your dates!!! 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CSrrcw ^^ ^^ Itiferm iff http://www.csusm.edu/pride &— Service. ^^^^ I W^ ® I I ^^ T ^pl I | California State University San Marcos Track and Field and Golf Teams Head to Championships Story page 7 Vol VIII No. 30/ Tuesday, May 22,2001 G rowing S tudent P opulation F orces CSUSM t o H old N ext Year's G raduation O ff C ampus By ERICA DEBELL Pride Staff Writer Due to the growing size of Cal State San Marcos, next year's commencement ceremonies will be held off campus. One venue option is Palomar College. Francine Martinez, Vice President for Student Affairs, said, "We are committed to doing whatever we can in order to make the Palomar Athletic Field feel like CSUSM." She added, "The Del Mar Fairgrounds had been another venue option, but unfortunately those plans fell through." Martinez says she is optimistic that the students will embrace this idea. Mandy Tester, a CSUSM student said, "As a graduating senior, I cannot imagine my commencement ceremony taking place at a college I have never attended." Another student, Holly Sheets added, "I will be disappointed if my commencement ceremony takes place at Palomar because I feel as though all of my college memories have been made at Cal State." Richard Riehl, Director of Enrollment Services said, "We' are looking beyond 2003, and the University will be focused in finding a permanent place to hold the commencement ceremony." This year's graduation, however, will be held at CSUSM's Forum Plaza June 2-3. Four ceremonies are scheduled during those two days for students in the College of Arts New Dean Named for College of Arts and Sciences MEChA Hosts Front Lines of Struggle By ROLAND ARIAS JR. Pride Staff Writer By DARCY WALKER Pride Opinion Editor On Saturday, May 19, Movimiento Esudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) and Fallbrook-based Mexicanos Unidos en Defensa del Pueblo, hosted the third annual conference of the Front Lines of Struggle Coalition. The conference was made up of several grass roots organizations representing Mexican, African, Filipino and other communities in California. The event took place at the Dome and lasted until 9 p.m. Hector Muro of Mexicanos Unidos en Defensa del Pueblo described the conference a s "an event that will give us an opportunity to network and build a stronger unity among the colonized people; one that will allow for stronger participation from our respective communities. Through this conference, we are putting »Article continued on pg. 3 and Sciences, the College of Business Administration, the College of Educationv and those in the Master's program. CSUSM's External Affairs office sent out a release May 17 announcing that more than 1,200 individuals are expected to participate in the event and that more than 2,000 degree and credential candidates will be recognized. Gene Perry, percussionist for Equinox, d rums t o t he L atin j azz b eats of h is b and, J aime Valle a nd E quinox. T he b and w as one of f our t hat p erformed M ay 14-17 f or t he U niversity's A nnual B rown B ag C oncert Series. Story oil page 5. Dr. Spencer A. McWilliams has been selected as the new Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. McWilliams will begin work on July 27. "My main goal will be to maintain and enhance the strong and capable faculty, high quality academic programs, and the emphasis on close interaction with students, while facilitating the continuing development and growth of the college," said McWilliams. "That will require that I devote a good deal of time and attention to getting to know the various programs and learning about the needs of the faculty and the students. Thus, my immediate goal will be to listen and learn." McWilliams comes to CSUSM from the University of Houston, Clear Lake, where he was Dean of the School of Human Sciences and Humanities. He says that the campus size of UHCL is not that much different from CSUSM. "I think that this is a wonderful size for a university campus. It is large enough to have an array of »Article continued on pg. 6 Students R eturn f rom NASA By VICTORIA B. SEGALL Pride Editor Three CSUSM students played "astronauts" for 10 days when they performed zero-gravity experiments at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Don Bennett, Jon Campbell and James Garcia returned from the center on April 11 after testing two emergency airway devices in zero gravity as part of the Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunity Program of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). In order to take part in the NASA program, the Cal State students were required to create an original experiment that could be tested in zero gravity. They competed against 300 schools and were one of 14 teams chosen to take part in the program that allowed them to f ly in zero gravity 30 times in a Boeing KC 135 j et, which Bennett fondly referred to as the t4vomit comet." Campbell and Garcia, biology students, and Bennett, a paramedic who is fulfilling his premed requirement at Cal State, chose an experiment that would determine what emergency airway device would work best in zero gravity. They tested the standard Endotracheal Tube and the new Combi Tube. Bennett explained that the Combi Tube is a breathing apparatus that can be inserted "blindly," without a paramedic or doctor having to look while he/she inserts the device. When asked which of the tubes worked better in zero gravity, Bennett responded, "It doesn't look like there's much of a difference." The students hope to publish their research, but their findings must be peer-reviewed before they can release more information. Bennett, Campbell and Garcia also underwent »Article continued on pg. 2 Don Bennett (pictured in the zero-gravity room)was one of three Cal State students to take part in NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunity in Houston. (Courtesy Photo/Don Bennett) �Students Return from NASA »Article continuedfrom pg. 1 physiologic training while they were on the jet. At one point they took sobriety tests that required them to take off their oxygen masks for a brief period of time to see how the lack of oxygen would effect their bodies. _ The team also toured NASA, including mission control and the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, which is a large pool used for pre-space mission training. "It's a great experience," commented Bennett. "How ofteir do people go up to NASA and do research? It gives you the opportunity to do the whole scientific process in a few months rather than a few years." The students prepared for their experiment last semester after they heard about the program from their friend, Michelle Inzunza, a SDSU student and paramedic. Biology professor, Dr. Vicki Fabry, advised the team, which also included Inzunza, and Laura Elliott and Gerhardt Koing, both SDSU students. "This is a program that students at Cal State can do at any time, and they [NASA] want to see more people going," said Bennett. "I want to encourage people to look me up if they want to do something like this." Bennett can be e-mailed at don-bennett@home.com. Holocaust Survivor Mel M ermelstein T ells H i s S tory By LINDSAY BRADY Pride Staff Writer Mel Mermelstein, a Holocaust survivor and Director of the Auschwitz Study Foundation, was a featured speaker on Wednesday, May 9, for Dr. Alyssa Sepinwall's History 202 class. Before introducing Mermelstein, Sepinwall asked the audience to close their eyes and imagine all the people they loved. Then she asked the' class to imagine their family "and friends all killed. "Imagine you were left all alone, the sole survivor left to ponder why you were saved," said Sepinwall. "Then to have people say you imagined it all and that you had to prove the Holocaust happened or be convicted as a liar internationally." Mermelstein wrote "By Bread Alone," a metfioir of his survival of the Holocaust and a tribute to his family. In 1991 his story was made into the film, "Never Forget," starring Leonard Nimoy. "I could talk for weeks, months, even years, and I could never tell of the barbarism and horror of the Holocaust," said Mermelstein, a native o f Czechoslovakia. In 1944, 17-year old Mermelstein, along with his parents, brother and two sisters, were taken from their home and sent to Auschwitz-Birkeriau, a death camp. The words on the entrance of the camp gates read: "Work will make you free." He told the audience about some of the men, women and children that died from the mass genocide. "I could talk for weeksf months, even years, and I could never tell of the barbarism and horror of the Holocaust - Mel Mermelstein After working as a slave laborer until January 1945, a malnourished Mermelstein and 2,000 other Jewish prisoners were evacuated as the United States army advanced through Europe. The rest of his family was killed. While in the death camps, Mermelstein made a promise to C ollege S tudents D onate E g g s By AMBER ZINSKY Pride Staff Writer In recent decades, science has made it possible for infertile couples to conceive, at least in part, biological children. One of the ways in which this is possible is by egg donation. The donor's egg is fertilized with the intended father's sperm outside of the body. It is then implanted in the womb of the woman who is unable to produce her own eggs. Some of the most popular places to recruit donors are college newspapers, and CSUSM's The Pride is no exception. For over a year, The Pride has been running an egg donation advertisement that offers $4,000 compensation in exchange for the eggs of female students ages 20-30. Susan Hernandez, Program Director of the Procreative Egg Donor Program (the program advertised in The Pride), recently increased the compensation from $3,500 to $4,000. "There's a lot of competition," said Hernandez. Some students, however, said they feel uncomfortable about the advertisement. "I feel a little uneasy about it being in the school paper," said Rebecca Silva, a student at CSUSM. Student Health Services, a medical resource for students at CSUSM, has no information on egg donations. "No one has ever asked us about egg donations. I'm not surprised that students would know that [egg donation] is not something in our scope of practice," said Dr. Karen Nicholson, Director of Student Health Services. Some of the students' options for understanding the medical risks and side effects include consulting a physician, soliciting information from the egg donor program, and/or talking to someone who has gone through the process. Quincy Sultzbaugh, a 32-year-old student at CSUSM, has donated eggs a total of five times, but not for the company that advertises in the school newspaper. She donated for the Center for Surrogate Parenting (CSP). The fertility drugs of CSP are administered orally or by injection, include Lupron, Pergonal and/or Metrodin. These drugs are intended to increase the production of viable eggs a woman yields per month. According to Sultzbaugh, the medications also cause a weight gain of four to seven pounds, fatigue, soreness, bloating and an increased risk of osteoporosis and ovarian cancer. "It feels like my ovaries are balloons-full and bloated," said Sultzbaugh about the side effects. When asked about the longterm effects of egg donation, Sultzbaugh said, "We won't know for several years. I don't care when I see how much happiness I can bring to [infertile] couples." Aside from physical effects of donating eggs, behavioral changes must be made. "It's just like you're pregnant," Sultzbaugh said, "No smoking, no drinking, you can't have sex and you have to sign a contract. If you violate the contract, oh my God, I don't even want to know what happens-it would not be good." Since the fertility medication is paid for, either by the fertility company or by the infertile couple, if the donor becomes pregnant before the eggs are harvested or otherwise violates the contract, she must reimburse the company for the price *of the medication in addition to other penalties. The medication costs anywhere from $75-100 per ampule daily, some days requiring up to three ampules (a unit of measurement roughly equivalent to a milliliter). his father that he would be a witness to the world of what happened if he survived. Since then, Mermelstein has educated and reminded people of the Holocaust. The f ilm, "Never Forget," was based on Mermelstein's battle against the Institute for Historical Review (IHR). In 1978, the IHR had offered a cash reward for proof that "Jews were gassed in gas chambers at Auschwitz" and to prove that there was a Holocaust. Mermelstein said he was shocked by the IHR, especially when the organization said that his parents and siblings didn't really die and that they were living somewhere in Europe. On August 5, 1985, Mel Mermelstein received monetary compensation from The Historical Review and an apology for his "pain, anguish and suffering." Professor Andrea Liss of the Holocaust Art class became tearful while watching the film. "Mermelstein is an incredible human being," she said. "My thanks and my admiration for his stamina to stand up to such perverse actions of mass genocide. The extermination of family and to deal with it straightforEgg donation is also a fairly lengthy process. Although each program varies, the general procedure includes completing an application, which contains photos of the donor as a child and photos of the donor's children, if she has them. "Idon't care when I see how much happiness I can bring to [infertile] couples yj - Egg donor Quincy Sultzbaugh when asked about the consequences of egg donation "They like to see what they look like-your own flesh and blood," said Sultzbaugh. The application also includes a questionnaire about the donor's likes and dislikes, educational background and medical history. The doiior profile is placed in a donor album from which potential couples choose from a variety of donors. Once selected, the donor undergoes a battery of psychological tests. If cleared by the psychologist, a physical examination is done, including pelvic ultrasound, drug testing, genetic testing and an STD screen. If everything goes well, the donor will start on Lupron, which sends her body into a pseudomenopausal state so that her ovaries may be stimulated with fertil- Mel Mermelstein was a featured speaker at CSUSMfor Dr. Alyssa Sepinwall 's history class. (Courtesy Photo/Augustana College) ward with such hatred is beyond anything I can imagine." History major Chris Leon said, "It's great to have a primary source about the Holocaust. I'm getting my doctorate in WWII, so any information is great." Mermelstein described Holocaust survivors as no different than other people. One question he said that they might all ask, however, is whether or not this genocide could happen again. He commented, "This took place in a civilized world, with people like us." The Arts & Lectures for Instruction co-sponsored this visit. ity medications when the timing is right. The donor then begins an ovarian stimulation drug, typically Pergonal or Metrodin, which tells the body to mature more than one egg. The eggs are then retrieved vaginally via ultrasound-guided aspiration and placed in a sterile dish with the intended father's sperm for fertilization. This marks the end of the donor's responsibilities, and what happens from here is up to the recipient couple. According to the Center for Disease Control's National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports of 1998, the "Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Success Rates," donor eggs were used in 7,756 cycles, about 10 percent of all ART cycles. ART deals with fertility treatments, namely the handling of the egg and sperm combination from a woman or her donor in the laboratory and the return of the sperm-egg combination to the woman's body or her donor. "A cycle starts when a woman begins taking fertility drugs or having her ovaries monitored for follicle production," according to ART. Five percent of the cycles reported were donor eggs. The 1998 report states that "of the approximately 60 million women of reproductive age in 1995, about 1.2 million, or two percent, had had an infertility related medical appointment within the previous year . and an additional 13 percent had received infertility services at some time in their lives." �Campus News The Pride Tuesday, May 2 2,20013 Plagiarism Amongst CSUSM Students By ROLAND A RIAS JR. Pride Staff Writer One of the pressures that students face during college is t he temptation to cheat. Like all other college campuses, Cal State San Marcos has its share of plagiarism problems. According to the Title 5 California Code of Regulations Section 41301 and the University catalog, p lagiarism is d efined as, "Intentionally or knowingly representing the words, ideas, or work of another as one's own in any academic exercise." Plagiarism has many forms and the use of technology has made it more of a challenge for students t o overcome. Small class sizes and a relatively low faculty-to-student ratio do not necessarily prevent plagiarism f rom happening. " Our campus faces the same amount of challenges combating plagiarism that other universities do," said Assistant Dean of Students Tim Bills. Statistics on plagiarism have b een compiled regarding plagiarism on college campuses. Front Lines >>Article continued from pg. 1 U.S. imperialism on notice that we will no longer stand by in silence while they create barriers to divide us." Ricardo Favela, MEChA President for the San Marcos campus, says he looks forward t o more student involvement in spite o f CSUSM's "conservative" atmosphere. Favela said, " There's a lot of things happening that, even though we're at a university, we don't know about. It's been said that students are the ones that promote social change. But t hat's not happening here. I can't explain why, but the community is taking care of itself." Lupe Canseco, a junior, said that as former MEChA President at San Dieguito Academy, she was not exposed t o the common, highly political issues faced by A frican Americans and Filipinos. " In prisons and in schools, if we attack each other, we're ignoring that we share a common struggle, and we create a space where the system can continue to control u s," Canseco said. The coalition is made up of five member organizations. The first t o report at the conference was Mexicanos Unidos en Defensa del Pueblo, represented by Hector Muro. He described the genesis of his group eight years ago a fter a community activist was "beaten and arrested by the Fallbrook S heriff s Department." According to http://www.plagiarism.org: • Almost 80 percent of college students admit to cheating at least once • Thirty-six percent of undergraduates admit to plagiarizing written material at least once • Ninety-percent of students believe that cheaters are never caught or have never been appropriately disciplined While there are some minor instances of plagiarism that can be addressed and f ixed with proper citation of sources and more knowledge of MLA and APA format, the more severe forms of plagiarism such as use of the Internet and using other students' papers are met with severe academic discipline. In most cases, incidents of plagiarism and academic dishonesty are handled when the faculty report the incident; the reports and are also handled by Assistant Dean Bills. Bills said that there are many reasons why students feel that they need t o cheat. A mong the many factors that drive students to plagiarize are low self-esteem, poor time management, poor attendance, stress management, looking for an easy way out, avoiding academic or personal challenges, and maintaining a certain GPA for financial aid or admittance to a graduate program. Among these factors, however, Bills says that most students that cheat are the B students who are trying t o get an A, or A students who feel the need to maintain high standards. Students that are failing the course are not as likely to cheat, according to Bills. The use of the Internet and technology has only made plagiarism easier. Web pages such as http://www.cheater.com, http:/ /www.ezwrite.com, and h ttp:/ Avww.essaydepQt.com are j ust some of the many websites that provide papers for students. Complete with footnotes and bibliographies, students have access to these entire papers at the click of a mouse. The u se of these websites however is heavily monitored by the university and are easily picked off by faculty and the O ffice of the Dean of Students. The university is not oblivious to the mediums of cheating that are available online. "Keeping track of Internet sites that provides essays online of the same concerns were expressed by all of the groups at the conference. Quetza Oceloaciua spoke on behalf of the Barrio Defense Committee, a San Jose based group that, among many efforts, works t o expose the mistreatment of la raza i n California prisons. "We are not illegal aliens. We are Sobukwe Bambaata of the not immigrants. We are not African People's Socialist Party was the keynote speaker Hispanics. We are indigenous people to this land. We for the FLOS Conference. are producers. We create the Muro said this beating wealth of this country," Oce"crystallized the long-felt loaciua said. discontent of Mexican The final organization to people in that community " speak was the A frican PeoEdna Llanes, a Biople's Socialist Party, based chemist and UCSD graduin Oakland and represented ate reported on the activism by Sobukwe Bambaata. He of the Raza Rights Coalisaid his organization hopes tion, founded in 1986. The to bring economic developm ment to backwater towns and he also addressed the California prison system, saying it is the fourth largest in the world. Bambaata echoed the common goal of all of the coalition members: "We must bring our people back to political life." According t o Favela, this is the i r s t conference that the Front Lines of Struggle Coalition has held in Southern California. People Against Racist Terror and the Reps from various revolutionary Committee Against Police and progressive organizations Brutality were the other had informational tables for groups that attended. One the students. (Pride Photos) organization, the Commitgroup calls for f air employ- tee for Human Rights in the ment, education, affordable Philippines, was unable to healthcare and housing, as attend, however a represenwell as "community control tative f rom the League of of the police and s heriff' and Filipino Students spoke on "abolishment of the border behalf of local Filipino rights patrol," said Llanes. Many groups. is a part of my job," said Bills. Given the different levels and methods of plagiarism, the sanctions of academic discipline are relative to a student's infraction of Academic Honesty. Depending on what level of plagiarism that a student is caught, academic discipline can range f rom failing a paper, failing a course, probation, to suspension f rom the university. Other consequences that result f rom plagiarism are lost trust of a faculty member and a written record in a student's academic file. Bills handles most of the cases regarding plagiarism and takes more serious cases to a committee for a formal hearing should the situation warrant it. According to Bills, t here have been instances where cases of plagiarism have b een handled between the student and the faculty member, but there have been occasions when the university has had to suspend and expel students f or plagiarism. "All instances of plagiarism are a big deal," Bills said. Most students think that the university's low tolerance of plagiarism is effective in deterring academic honesty. "I think that the university's policy on pla- giarism is good. People need to either create their own ideas or give the credit where it is deserved," said junior and Spanish major Estay Paulsen. Even with the university's policy on plagiarism, many students see incidents of plagiarism around them on campus. "I think the school makes a large issue about plagiarism happening l eft and right," said junior and literature and sociology major Jeff Cudmore. "As far as the students paying for their education goes, they should have sense enough to incorporate their own beliefs and thoughts into their work than t o steal someone else's and not give credit unto them." As plagiarism is a part of campus life, there are many things that students can do t o deter the need to cheat. "Before thinking of cheating, t hink of the factors that are leading you t o cheat. Attack those problems f irst before making a decision that could have more repercussions that are serious," advised Bills. "Be t rue to yourself, be t rue to your values, and b e t rue to your university. University life is a time of moral and academic development." W e a r your pride. c h e c k otit o u r s p e c i a l p r o m o t i o n t h i s ii • • • • ai UNIVERSITY STORE week! �4 Tuesday, May 22, 2001 Talking with Jeff Pollak of T he Dealers By LINDSAY BRADY Pride Staff Writer Jeff Pollak, a sociology major and lead singer of the reggae band, The Dealers, said, "It is a great experience to play in a band, but there needs to be great dynamics between all members. You got to have a good time, not thinking of money, but playing music that means something to you." I've heard Pollak perform, and his vocal style can be described as the style of Bob Marley. The Dealers send out an optimistic, energetic vibe as they play, and I was entranced by their passion in music that flowed through them. Pollak adds that The Dealers are up to caliber instrumentally and there are "amazing vibes" between all the members. He says his passion to sing began when his father cranked up Motown and oldies music when he was a child. When he was 15, the root sounds of Bob Marley, Jacob Miller and Lee Perry were added to Pollak's musical taste. "There is something about music that everyone can relate Arts & Entertainment to; there are chemicals inside us that make us feel," he commented. Pollak, who is both lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The Dealers, also plays with drummer Dan Bradley; bass guitar, Scott Peterson; lead guitarist Chris Lavigne; organist arid clarinet player Brian Teal; and percussionist Christian Mills. The Dealers say they would love to be able to get their message out and expand. They also agreed that it would be incredible to meet new people. Pollak says he wouldn't mind making a living at his true passion: singing reggae. For the time being, however, Pollak attends Cal State San Marcos and says, he hopes to graduate in the next semester or two in sociology. He chose Cal State because he said SDSU was too crowded and because he just wanted to f inish school. When asked about this musician's opinion of the art on campus, Pollak responded, "I like the Cesar Chavez statue, but I live 45 minutes away, so I don't spend much time on campus." To find out more about The Dealers, e-mail them at iredealealers @hotmail.com. Pollak also said that he hopes people will check out The Reader for more information on his band and encourages everyone to come see them perform. Local Band Square Go Square Go performing at Chain Reaction. (Courtesy Photo/Square Go) By LISA LIPSEY Pride Staff Writer Square Go is San Marcos' most recent European invasion. The local British pop band features the talents of four Palomar College students: Scott Mitchell and Scottish brothers Martin, Gerald and Paul Coughlin. "A Square Go is a oneon-one fist fight," Martin said. The band has been together for almost four years, so they have done some growing up. Martin explained, "When we were younger, the name really fit, we used to be a rowdy bunch, but now we've mellowed out." With their creative talent, it's clear that all four guys, before birth, snuck out of the womb to play guitar. Square Go began rehearsing together in March 1997. They chose the name Square Go from the Scottish film, "Trainspotting." The band is especially proud that they have strong bass lines and three songwriters/singers. The sound of Square Go varies depending on which Coughlin brother is singing lead vocals. They are real, everyday guys who are out there having a good time. They primarily sing from three genres: rock, pop and hip-hop. Some of their inspiration comes from bands like the Beatles, Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit and Matchbox 20. "Being in a band is often times like a circus with all the flashy lights, girls, parties and music," said singer and co-song The Pride A Knight's Tale Heath Ledger, the knight in shining armor in the newfilm,"A Knight's Tale." (Courtesy Photo/Imdb.com) ByZACHARYPUGH Pride Staff Writer If high drama, lost love, and gruesome battles of yesteryear in an epic tradition are your expectations of "A Knight's Tale," then this movie is not for you. However, if action, f un and lightheartedness in a passable storyline with a good-looking cast suit your tastes, then I encourage you to see this film. Upon arriving at the theatre with a pocket of overflowing grocery store candy, I prepared for a not-so-exciting film with an Australian heartthrob playing a fresh-faced dim-witted youth; this was not the case with , "A Knight's Tale," which stars Heath Ledger as the pauper-turnedknight William Thatcher. writer Martin Coughlin. "Make the most of life because it won't last." The members of Square* Go are definitely entertainers. Mitchell, in particular, stands out in concerts with his trademark shoeless performance and crazy energy displayed between his intricate bass playing. "The three front guys are by the microphones, so they're limited in their movement and the drummer is stuck behind his kit, so I have to be more of the energy," said Mitchell. In, between classes and jobs, Square Go has made a name for itself. With about 300 shows to date, the band has performed throughout California and in Phoenix/ Arizona. They have also self-released three CDs; Different Skies and Sunshine were recorded in the studio, but their latest album, LIVE, has a bunch of new, unreleased live tracks that were recorded over the past year. Fans can hear some of their songs or purchase their CDs on MP3.com or by e-mailing Square Go at squarego@hotmail.com: Square Go is taking some time off to write songs. They will return to the studio later this year to record a new CD. Watch for Square Go this summer, they plan to do several local gigs. Thatcher, a knight's squire, steals the identity of his boss who dies during a jousting match. A wayward writer, Geoffrey Chaucer (played by Paul Bettany) forges papers of nobility for Thatcher in exchange for food, clothes and adventure. Together Thatcher and Chaucer create Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Thatcher's new knight persona. Thatcher uses the disguise of the fictitious Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein of Guilderland and new armor to compete in the famous jousting games of the nobility. After a series of successful jousts, the youthful would-be knight strives to win the heart of the beautiful maiden Jocelyn (played by newcomer Shannyn Sossamon) and to become the jousting knight champion. Accompanied by Chaucer and his two haphazardly comedic squires, Roland (Mark Addy) and Wat (Alan Tudyk), Thatcher, or rather Sir Ulrich, becomes the best jousting knight. Well, almost the best. There is one opponent that stands in his way of completing his trek to knighthood and the heart of Jocelyn: Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell). The musical score in this film is the most interesting part. The opening scene is a medieval stadium scene filled with peasants shaking their fists to Queen's "We Will Rock You." Other tunes that follow Queen's anthem throughout the movie are songs like David Bowie's "Golden Years," Thin Lizzy's "The Boys are Back in Town," and what better music to get pumped for a jousting match than War's "Low Rider." Although this type of music is not typical in this genre of film, it blends quite well and puts a relatively strong youthful spin on an otherwise dreary era. And as Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein says, "Welcome to the new world." "A Knight's Tale" wasn't meant to be a f ilm dealing with social issues or anything of a serious nature. The heart of this movie appears to be light and f un, with a little cheesy humor. It made this viewer walk out into the bright light with a smile. This movie is 132 minutes and rated PG-13 by the MPAA for action violence, some nudity and brief sex-related dialogue. Shannyn Sossamon, playing Jocelyn, stars with Ledger. (Courtesy Photo/Imdb. com) California Roll Recipe By MATTHEW REYNOLDS For The Pride A re you a college student? Do you enjoy eating Japanese food? If you answered yes, then you should have attended my Japanese class on April 30. Students Serena Cohenour and Mark Sablan revealed the secrets on how to make delicious California Rolls during their class presentation. "My favorite part of the presentation was when I actually got to eat the food," said student Joel Wiggington. When asked how it tasted, he said, "It was definitely one of the best California Rolls I've had in awhile." Student Jason Ubalde added, "The process is quite f un and short." If you didn't already know, the California Roll consists of crab, avocado, cucumber, seaweed, fish eggs (sometimes) and rice. The rolls can b e served as a dinner or as an appetizer. California Roll Ingredients: Japanese Cucumber Bamboo mat Salt Rice Sugar Avocado Vinegar Seaweed Sesame Seeds Kewpie Mayonnaise (optional) Smelt Roe (optional) The first thing you must do is wash and cook the white rice. When the rice is done cooking, mix in the vinegar, sugar and salt into a bowl. If you like smelt roe and mayonnaise you can mix them with imitation crab. Slice the cucumbers and avocado. Next, lay the seaweed f lat and apply a layer of rice covering the entire seaweed. The layer should be a quarter of an inch thick. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on the rice, and f lip it over. ' Place a little bit of the crab mixture in the middle of the seaweed then apply the slices of avocado and cucumber on opposite sides of the crab mixture. Next, it is ready to be rolled. You can do this either by hand or preferably with a bamboo mat. Now it is ready to eat. You can dip it with soy sauce and wasabi if that is your preference. It may take you a couple tries to master the California Roll, but once you've mastered this recipe, you will be the envy of all your friends. �The Pride Arts & Entertainment Tuesday, May 22,2001 5 N oontime B rown B ag Concert Series Randy Graves plays the Australian didjeridu outside the Dome. (Pride Photo/Amy Bolaski) Didjeridu P erformance Brings Sounds o f A ustralia a n d I ndia t o C ampus By CLAY BABER Pride Staff Writer Almost every seat w as taken outside The Dome last Tuesday as students and faculty gathered to h ear the sounds of the Australian didjeridu played by Randy Graves. Graves and h is band were invited t o play in this concert series by Visual and P erforming A rts Professor Merryl Goldberg, and introduced to t he audience by P rofessor Bonnie Biggs. Mellow sounds filled the air as Graves and h is band played an hour-long set that combined the unique sound of t he didjer- idu with melodies created by other world music instruments. Glenn Goodwin accompanied Graves on the bass guitar, while Tony Lazzaro played a variety o f d rums and other percussion instruments. Tony Karasek added an unusual sound to the p erformance as he played various instruments of India, including the sitar, t he tabla, the ghatam, and the dumbek. Graves indicated that he h as b een playing the dijeridu for eight years and also gives lessons. The didjeridu is what he refers to as "a drone i nstrument" that is m ade f rom the t runk of a eucalyptus tree t hat has b een hollowed out by termites. Graves played t hree d ifferent t ypes of these instruments. He explained, "each didjeridu plays one note and has its own unique characteristics." L azarro said, " While we have played together for years, t his group h as only been performing together for three days." Despite their limited experience playing as a group, the band performed flawlessly for the duration of the performance. The music ranged f rom' relaxing, instrumental melodies, to more upbeat, rhythmic selections that featured f unky bass lines and heavier d rum beats. O ne of the more creative segments of the p erformance was what Graves refers t o as "Story Time." D uring this segment, which he normally performs for elementary school students, h e told a story with hand gestures while utilizing the didjeridu to create the sounds of d ifferent Australian animals. Following the p erformance, Graves and his band expressed their gratitude for being invited to play on the CSUSM campus and took the time to display their unique instruments t o curious audience members. Jaime Valle and Equinox «m performed Thursday as I J I B part of CSUSM's Brown Bag Concert Series. ||||§fe (Student Photo/Sergio i|||p| "Yo Baby" Aunn), IjlfS Jaime Valle and Equinox By A MY BOLASKI Pride Staff Writer Jaime Valle and his band Equinox, eight-time San Diego Music Awards winners, played an hour-long set on campus on Thursday, May 17. Valle described the band's style a s a "combination of A fro-Caribbean music and j azz, which creates a blend of Latin j azz." Valle and Equinox played selections f rom several of their albums, including some f rom their most recent release, Third Voyagef which won the SDMA's award for best blues or j azz album in 1998. Jazz writer and critic Jim Merod has called the CD something that "hits artistic course to avoid cliche and stereotype of any sort." Their exotic, 6-string blend of Latino j azz had several members of the audience dancing and inquiring as to where and when the band would be playing next. W hile Valle and Equinox have never played for a school before, Valle said, "We're here because we know Bonnie Biggs. It's been a pleasure to come and play up here - and we hope we get called again." Valle, who hails f rom Chiapas, Mexico, said, " I've b een a musician all my life. We all have. All these guys grew up playing music." Equinox includes Venezuelan pianist Allan Phillips, P uerto Rican percussionist Gene Perry, Czech bassist Peter Skrabak and Mexican d rummer Cesar Lozano. Holocaust Art Class Pays Tribute to Holocaust Victims and Survivors By LISA L IPSEt Pride Staff Writer Students f rom the Holocaust A rt, Photography and Film course have displayed artwork in the CSUSM Library. A fter spending a semester exploring Holocaust representation, the students were asked to design their own memorial or create an art p roject. Instructor Dr. Andrea Liss explained the class' focus, "We are talking about strategies f or respectfully representing the people who were so horrifically killed by the Nazis and those who survived, the ^millions of people who were disgraced and disrespected in the past." Students from the Holocaust Art class prepare their artwork for display in the library. (Pride Photo/Lisa Lipsey) This is the first year the class has b een o ffered at CSUSM, " The class c onfronts tough and o ften despairing realities. But it is not despair that I want my students t o c arry with them throughout and a fter the class," said Liss. " It's an awareness of our blessings, in tandem with the strength to reach out to others d ifferent from ourselves, t o fight racism globally and locally, and to question misguided authority. To b e aware that visual a rt is a p owerful cultural, political and spiritual force." Along with viewing d ifferent a rtists' works and watching films representative of the Holocaust, students attended the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and also met 92-year old survivor Cecila Silverstern. Student A nne Carriker commented, " I highly recommend that everyone go t o the Museum of Tolerance. It is deeply moving and well worth your time." Their artwork will b e on display all this week at the CSUSM Library. G erman P rogram P resents a n E vening of T heater By K EVIN FRISK Pride Staff Writer The G erman Program presented the first G erman TheaterEvening on Wednesday, May 16. Students f rom G erman 101, 102 and 201 classes p erformed live skits, sang ballads, and presented v ideo projects t o the audience gathered in ACD 102. Even though the skits Were recited in G erman, anyone would have been able t o enjoy the humorous videos and skits without having k nown a word of the language. All skits were introduced in both G erman and English. T he most incredible p art of t he evening w as that 101 and 102 G erman students p erformed many of the skits. A number of these students h ad never spoken a word of G erman b efore the •HI Studentsfrom the German Program perform for the crowd. (Pride Photo) b eginning of the semester, and yet they were confidently performing in f ront of an audience. German professor Astrid Ronke attributes this to the misconception that surrounds the German language. "Students believe that studying G erman is difficult and not practical," said Ronke. "Tonight, even b eginning students proved this to b e untrue." The G erman Theater-Evening showed students how f un and interesting a foreign language course can be, and h opefully dispelled certain myths about the difficulty of the German language. While the German TheaterEvening was great entertainment, I found strong messages sent to the audience and actors alike: t he G erman language is very much alive, and the knowledge of another language is an important skill to acquire. Professor Ronke has proposed to establish a German minor at Cal State. The University's German program, founded in 1997, has grown considerably, according to Ronke, ,who also says she feels it is important for students to have the option to minor in German. Class of 2001 Grads Wanted Start P /T now & go F /T after graduation. G ain valuable experience in t he Internet industry. F /T career positions available as a n Internet C onsultant selling web sites To small a nd m edium businesses. Position requires a motivated Person w ith a great attitude. Visit www.Z57.com a nd apply online or call to schedule a n interview. Immediate positions available in 858-623-5577 San Diego Office 760-753-1889 North County Office �Good Parking at CSUSM By PETER TRINH F o r The Pride Message to Computer Science Majors Regarding Dr. Wang I am reporting a travesty. Actually a couple travesties, both of immense proportions guaranteed to effect the lives of each student. Colossal, to say the least. If you are a liberal arts major, business major, chemistry, biology, or anything else like that, you can stop here. If you are a computer science major, please, read on. You are about to lose one of your own. Stanley Wang, known humorously as the "Terminator," would blend well with the backdrop of the computer science industry. Highly knowledgeable, he is adept in intr cacies that would make lesser minds explode. But the biggest difference between him and a brilliant Fortune 500 T h e Pride Co-Editor Co-Editor O^imon Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Graduate Intern FWS Student Adviser Metafile Addington Victoria B. Segaii Darcy Walker Nathan Fields Amy Boiaski Jayne Braman Victor Padilla Madeleine Marshall Allojauious and letters to the . editor, published in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or of California State University San Marcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial board. '•1 letters to tlie editors should include an a ddiW telephone number, e-mail and identiLetters may be edited for grammar and length* Letters should he submitted via electripnic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. •Ift.fee"tfete policy o f The Pride .not to print anonymous letters* EMsplay and classified advertising in The Pride should not be construed as the endorsement or investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride reserves the right fo reject any advertising. The Pfide is published weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year. Distribution includes all of CSUSM campus; local eateries and other San Marcos comnpmty establish* .liteai&r. • • «'•' -.y-'^ • : The Pride pride@csusm.edu California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone; (760) 750-6099 Fax:(760)750-3345 New Dean for College of Arts and Sciences »Article continuedfrom page 1 programs, course offerings, and facilities, yet small enough to have a personal touch. Of course, growth is also part of the picture." Dr. McWilliams' position at Cal State will also include a wider range of responsibility than his UHCL role. "The School of Human Sciences and Humanities at UHCL comprises fewer than 30 percent of the faculty, students, and credit hour production of the University, while the COAS at CSUSM is at about 70 percent." CEO? He is my teacher. Which brings me to travesty number one. Everyone in the department knows t hat Dr. Wang can do anything—anything technical, anything high-paying. But he selected teaching. While he's leaving because of departmental reasons, his 12-minute speech brought attention to how little computer science teachers get paid. I mean, according to a recent study, computer science and engineering majors are the highest paid in the industry. However, our computer science teachers are paid only half of what they are paid at CSU Fullerton. While I hate to say it, it's as if San Marcos has become a school where teachers who have unsuc- cessfully looked everywhere else for a j ob have to settle for. Travesty number two introduces another party to the picture, While I will refrain from discussing who this person is, I will let you in on the actions of this certain individual. He wrote a letter, one that has no truth. He alleges in this letter that Wang will only help if you pay him; that Wang enjoys failing the majority of his class. While it is true that Wang has a reputation of being a tough instructor, he is fair and equitable to all students; he realizes the importance of a good education so we can compete with those rich yuppies from the Ivy League. Let me tell you, Wang spent, from his own pocket, $500 per class per semester to help his students. F-i-v-e h-u-n-d-re-d d-o-l-l-a-r-s per class. Wang accepts no payment for help. None. But the allegations weren't the worst part. This student sent the letter to the governor of California, the President of CSUSM, and the Chancellor of CSU schools. All this, without even talking to Wang about his problems. Once more, I emphasis that none of the allegations were true. This is along the same lines as accusing an innocent man of rape. While there is no truth to this, the victim is the accused, and will forever carry this shadow. Thanks, unnamed person. Thanks for stunting our educa- W h e n I t C omes t o C omputer A ccess, T his S chool B ytes By LISA LIPSEY Pride Staff Writer It's 1:15 on a Thursday afternoon, my class has just ended and I have a two-hour break before my next class. Two hours of lab time to go through all my notes and start writing the first draft of one of my research papers. Welcome to the Open Access Computer Lab in Academic Hall (the only one on campus). It has approximately 80 computers on a campus with 65 times that many students. Before his current position at the University of Houston Clear Lake, Dr. McWilliams also held faculty and administrative roles. "This experience has given me the opportunity to develop a comprehensive view of higher education," he said. McWilliams has also served as the acting dean for Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina and worked as Vice President for Academic Affairs in two small, independent colleges, Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina and Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. McWilliams was born in Oakland, California and raised in Greenly, Colorado. A line. Great, no problem, I'm patient. I only begin to seethe when half the people are writing e-mail and three guys gather around one or two of the computers to check out chicks in swimsuits and lingerie at the Victoria's Secret website, Couldn't they at least search for cheap entertainment on the computers in the new student lounge? Oh wait, those are not up and running yet! I noticed the three computers in the student lounge during the first week of the semester. Is ASI trying to show-off that they have loads of student money to throw around by ordering computers and leaving them to decorate the room? It's a real shame. We have advanced technology and all types of awesome programs to work with, but the basic need for computer access is lacking. I complained to a lab monitor and he told me that I could use any empty lab room. After hiking around the campus, I found one and typed up 10 minutes of text before the next CS 301 class began to filter into the room. CSUSM needs another Open Access Computer Lab. When it comes to computer access, this school bytes. After getting his associates degree at Otero Junior College in Colorado, he attended California Western University in San Diego his junior year and worked as a clinical psychologist in the county juvenile hall. A fter serving as a counselor- in a residential home for adolescents, Dr. McWilliams worked as a research assistant on a navy project studying behavior under stress and proceeded to attain his BA from Cal State Long Beach. Dr. McWilliams' early research and studies focused on topics such as community mental health and community psychology. Before acquiring his Ph.D. at the University of Rochester in tional growth. Thanks for taking away the quality edge Wang strived so hard to provide his students. In other words, thanks for nothing. So what now? I have no clue. I had always wished that when I graduate, he would hand me my diploma, he would shake my hand. Oh, he'll get my graduation invitation, that's for damn sure. All I can wish for all of us recently less fortunate computer science majors is good luck. Seriously. For our dear Stanley, we wish you the best. Signed, Iqbal Ibrahim Mike Morrow Camilo Orozco Spencer Pablo Olga Savchenko DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION OR CARTOON? E-MAIL THEM TO PRIDE ® CSUSM.EDU Letters or cartoons should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Submissions may also be dropped off in The Pride office located in Commons 2-20L Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon, the week prior to publication. Letters to the editors and cartoons should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Bditors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news articles. Clinical Psychology, Dr. McWilliams interned in Veterans Administration hospitals and did his dissertation research on the role of paraprofessional mental health workers in the schools. While Dr. McWilliams states that his first task as new Dean "will be to listen and learn," he has plans for the College of Arts and Sciences. "I see a multiple vision for the College of Arts and Sciences. The College should also meet the personal and professional needs of students and the local community by offering degree programs that provide students with the education and skills that they will need to f ulfill their goals, both in terms of employment and personal development. In these and many other ways, I see the College of Arts and Sciences as playing a major leadership role in the life of the University and the North County community." McWilliams' wife, Mary, has a Ph.D. in English Literature and currently holds a faculty position at Lee College in Baytown, Texas. They enjoy visual and performing arts, ethnic food, and have traveled to places such as India, France, Germany, Puerto Rico, Honduras and Jamaica. In his spare time, Dr. McWilliams enjoys hiking, bicycle riding, motor vehicles, and is an amateur photographer. �The Pride Sports Tuesday, May 22,2001 7 I nternship W omen's Golf F lies t o N AIA C hampionships E ffie R engpian N amed First Ail-American Woman's Golfer for University The women s golf team placedfifth in this year's NAIA National Golf Tournament in London, Kentucky. (Courtesy Photo/CSUSM Athletics) By CLAUDIA IGNACIO - Pride Staff Writer The women's golf t eam r eturned Friday, May 18, f rom Kentucky a fter competing at t he N AIA Women's National Golf Tournament. They took f ifth place with a score of 1345. Junior E ffie Rengpian placed 11th and was n amed a n All American, the first Ail-American w oman's golfer for Cal State San Marcos. Stephanie Segura placed 21st and received an All- Track and Field on the Way to Nationals By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer Seventeen track and f ield athletes qualified f or the N AIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Championships. "We're ready. We have a good chance to b e All A mericans. Coach has been telling u s t o b e ready for everything and b e u nited," said f reshman Felisha Mariscal who will b e r unning the 4x800-relay. On Wednesday May 23, t he track and field t eam will b e leaving Cal State San Marcos to compete in the nationals in Abbottsford, British Columbia. " They're i n shape already. But what we do now is p repare t hem mentally," said Assistant Coach Joseph Keating. " There will b e changes in their environment, like the climate. It's been r aining there, so it will b e mental preparation. All the physical preparation was done in September." The track and field t eam h as h ad great p erformances throughout the season and the Nationals should not b e t he exception. On Sunday May 6, the team attended the Steve Scott Invitational at UC I rvine. Lanele Cox placed first A merican Honorable Mention. The women flew to Kentucky's London Country Club, a 5,808-yard, 72-par course i n which twenty-three t eams competed. The University of British Columbia took first place at the tournament with a score of 1285. Junior Esther Rengpian, sophomore Stephanie Segura, and sophomore Johanna Jimenez also competed at the championship tournament. The final scores for the players were: 351 f or Johanna Jimenez; 324 for E ffie Rengpian; 339 for Esther Rengpian; and 331 for Stephanie Segura. Last year the team placed eighth overall. Looking Back at Regionals and the Spring Classic Two weeks ago the team competed at the N AIA Regionals. " I'm very pleased with how our team played, they have the right attitude and good mental concentration on their side," said Assistant Golf Coach Dan Anderson as they headed to N AIA Regional competition on May 4 and 5. The regional tournament was held at the Cypress Ridge Country Club in California's Arroyo Grande, a 5,838-yard, 72-par course. Twins E ffie and Esther Rengpian led the way as Stephanie Segura, Nicole Carnes and Teresa Thomas followed. The final score was 655. " Effie Rengpian and Esther Rengpian are both very competitive and have been consistent all year," said Anderson. "They both have a chance to win Nationals because they are capable." Head Golf Coach Fred Hanover added, "Stephanie Segura is one of our top three, I expect her to w in, she should win, they are all very talented and would do great at Nationals." The team had also placed f ifth at the Lady Matador Spring Classic on April 10 with a score of 716. CSU Northridge hosted the Matador tournament at Saticoy field, a 5,854-yard, 72-par course. The " cougar" of the regional tournament was Stephanie Segura, who tied for eleventh place with a score of 171. Fellow Cougar golfer E ffie Rengpian tied for 19th with 175. Nicole Carnes scored 186, placing 25th, Johanna Jimenez placed 26^ with 188, and Teresa Thomas placed 27th with 192. J ohn H offman, a s enior f inancial a dvisor a nd t op p roducer i n M errill L ynch, i s l ooking f or q ualified m otivated i nterns t o p articipate i n a n i ntroductory t raining p rogram i n t he s ecurities i ndustry. I nterns will r otate t hrough a s eries of a ssignments a nd a v ariety of t raining o pportunities will b e m ade a vailable f or t heir p articipation. College c redit i s r ecommended; t his i s a n oncompensated p osition. P lease c all J ill 8 58 6 77-1380 o r e -mail r esume to j ill_dillard@ml.com A+ Subs Preschool Substitutes, Aides a nd teachers. All areas full-time, Flexible part-time H ours. $6.50-$9.50 hourly Call Jacki <> 858-565-2144!!! § In a Jam? NEED A LAWYER? Have you been injured in a car accident that was not your fault? Call for a FREE CONSULTATION Student Discounts/ CSUSM Alumni ( 619)656-5452 .: mm$••:•:• > .?;,:.>.:-#::. aCTffflMM Graduation "We're ready. Everyone's p eaking at the right t ime," said senior James Adams. Out of the seventeen athletes, there will b e firsttime competitors in the N AIA Championships. When you take a f reshman t o the nationals you hope f or the b est," said Head Coach Steve Scott. "But we're t rying t o deThe track and field team will compete this week in the emphasize the Nationals NAIA Championships. (Courtesy Photo/Dan Karrer) and deal more with relaxation. Allowing the perforin the women's 3,000-meter race with mance to happen rather t han forcing a t ime of 10:47.96. Fellow r unner Cara it to happen." Rumble finish second in the women's " I'm sad and excited because 5,000-meter race with 18:25.30, and it's almost over," commented Renee Renee MacDonald finished f ourth in MacDonald the 5K with 18:52.48. On Saturday, May 12, the team The following athletes will repremaintained their t errific p erformancsent Cal State San Marcos at the es as many of the athletes reached N AIA Championships: t he q ualifying mark for Nationals at t he Occidental Invitational in Los James Adams, 1500-meter Angeles. Jimmy Barbour, p ole vault James Adams placed first in the Erin Berhman, marathon 1,500-meter race with 3:49,13, setting Anthony Blacksher, 110 hurdles a school record. Marcus Chandler also Marcus Chandler, 1500-meter r an the 1,500-meter race reaching the Lanele Cox, 3K q ualify mark for nationals with 3:54.1. Sean Daley, pole vault Lanele Cox ran a 3K with a time of Luci Downey, 4x800 10:18.39, which also qualified her for David Kloz, marathon Nationals. Denaye Lakotich, pole vault Cougar pole-vaulter, Sean Daley Renee MacDonald, lOKand 5K placed first with a distance of 14'06, Felisha Mariscal, 4x800 • and sprinter Yanta Morrow came Katherine Niblett, 4x800 in second place in the 200-meter Cara Rumble, 10K and 5K r ace with 11.02. Discus thrower Tara Brian Sullivan, steeplechase Hardee finished in third place with Amy Taylor, 400-meter a distance of 115.06.00, and r unner Camille Wilborn, 4x800 Felisha Mariscal placed third in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:17.62. Aiwouncement$ Spread the good news about the accomplishments of your soon-to-be graduating friends or club members* The Pride will feature a special graduation section for the final spring semester issue on May 29k $20 for a business card size ad or $30 for two business size ads. Contact The Pride at {760) V 750-6099 or e-mail pride@csusm.edu. 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Friday, June 1 Andean Music Ensemble Time: 7 p.m. Location: ACD 102 The Andean music ensemble, which includes Prof. Eduardo Garcia and his students, will perform music from Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Cuba. This concert is the final performance in the Spring Arts & Lectures Series. There is no admission charge. For more information, please call (760) 750-4366. World Languages Department Presents "Garabatos" Time: 3-6 p.m. Location: ACD 102 Join your fellow classmates and professors in sharing their favorite Spanish poetry and other writings. Ace Anxiety, Stress Less Workshop Time: 3-4 p.m. For location info, visit ASI in Commons 203. Sunday, June 3 RAZA Graduation Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Location: Dome Plaza Graduation ceremony for Latino students. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate. If you have any questions, please contact Susana Gonzalez at (760) 750-4990. Wednesday, May 30 Career Skills Series Time: 2-5 p.m. Location: Craven 4201 Learn resume writing, effective Club Meetings l\iesday, May 22 Thursday, May 24 Circle K International Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Craven 1257 A Campus Black Forum Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Location: University 450 Friday, May 25 College Republicans Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Location: ACD 111 Future Educators Club Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Tentatively set at ACD 407 CSUSM Sports Thoughts from... Friday, May 25 Soccer Club Practice Location: Soccer Field Time: 10 a.m. Practices are every Friday. Everyone is welcome ! May 22-25 Men's Golf NAIA National Championships Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico May 25-27 Track and Field's NAIA National Championships Location: Abbottsford, British Columbia This is the next stop for members of the Cal State San Marcos track team who secured national qualifying times during the season. th 10 Annual Commencement Ceremonies Oscar Wilde CompiledBy: M. Addington The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read -Oscar Wilde Work is the curse of the drinking class. •-Oscar Wilde I hope you have not been leading a double life: preJune2-3 tending, to be wicked and There will be four commencement ceremonies. Each ceremony is being really good all the expected to last between 90 minutes and two hours. The following time. That would be hypocrisy* ceremonies will take place at CSUSM's Forum Plaza. -Oscar Wilde College ofArts and Sciences Ceremonies Saturday, June 2 Time: 9:30 a.m. and 1p.m.' (On Saturday, Dr. Susie Lan Cassel will deliver a 9:30 a.m. commencement address; Dr. Keith Trujillo will deliver a 1 p.m. commencement address) and Sunday, June 3 Time: 1 p.m. College of Business Administration Ceremony Sunday, June 3 Time: 1 p.m. It is absurd to divide people into good or bad. 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Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newspaper 11 x 17 brown bag concerts Commencement MECHA plagiarism spring 2001 https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/65e7f32a782b2b37ae7d9541e49884a1.pdf c191bc833fa31b7018d5dd96d0fb5a5b PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride The Pride California State University San Marcos RECEIVED MAY 3 1 2001 CSUSM Library & Information Services Vol VIII No. 30/ Tuesday, May 29,2001 Cloudy Contract Negotiations Threaten Faculty Strike By NATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor The California State University administration has until June 30 to negotiate an acceptable contract with the faculty union. If the union, the California Faculty Association, does not think the final contract is fair, then students at CSUSM face the possibility of losing their instructors ifi a union strike. Such a strike would remove from the classroom the approximately 374 part-time and full-time faculties represented by the union at Cal State San Marcos. According to the North County Times in its May 24 article, the executive board of CSUSM's chapter of the union authorized the use ofjob actions, including strikes, in a resolution adopted May 15. Although there are still five weeks remaining in the bargaining process, and the union may Consultants Needed for High School Program pursue alternative job actions before striking, some students are still concerned about being able to take the classes they need during summer session. "If the professors strike and I can't get the credits I need in summer, this is going to push my whole graduation back," said Tracy Kappan, an education major. The president of Cal State San Marcos' union chapter, George Diehr, said in April * :' A . By DARCY WALKER Pride Opinion Editor University students interested in teaching middle or high school are needed as consultants to work with area students under the Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative, also known as CAPI. Dr. Dawn Formo, the program's Associate Director for Literature and Writing Studies, said at least 10 consulting positions are available, paying $9 per hour. The number of openings could double with the approval of a pending grant proposal. Academic credit is also available. "The project is a great way to develop teaching and writing skills. In addition, you'll build your resume," Formo said. According to Dr. Madeleine Marshall, a facilitator for the program, the statewide project is designed to "improve interface between high schools and colleges." Consultants work with students in six area high schools to help them improve English and math skills. One of the goals of the program is to increase scores on the Entry Level Math and English Placement tests. At the 4 semi-annual CAPI conference held Friday May 18, Mayra Gutierrez, an administrator from Sweetwater Union High School District, said that in one of the district's high schools only 12 students passed both CSU entry exams. Program consultants will work either in an online writing center or face to face with students in neighboring high schools. Applicants should have strong writing skills although their teaching interest can be in any subject. Contact Dawn Formo at dform0@csusm.edu for more information. th that, "if this [bargaining] process doesn't work, job actions such as letter writing or e-mailing campaigns or teach-ins would begin." A full-scale strike would be the final work action option«after teach-ins, informational picketing, and rolling strikes. CFA says they hope that these work actions will get the attention of the state government who would then put pressure on both parties to come to an agree* You don't do anything alone. It takes people to get you where you are at and where you are not at, good or bad." —Henry Rodriguez Luiseno Tribal Elder Courtesy Drawing by Robert Garner Tribal Elder to Receive Honorary Doctorate D uring Sundays Commencement Ceremony By MELANIE ADDINGTON Pride Editor Henry Rodriguez, known as "Uncle Henry" to close friends and family, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the California State University system and Cal State San Marcos during this year's commencement ceremony. Rodriguez will receive the degree durmg Sunday's 4 p.m. ceremony in Forum Plaza. When asked how he felt about receiving the honor, Rodriguez said, "I sure am nervous {about getting the award]. It's quite an honor. I am so surprised and I don't know how to react, I just hope I can do what I am supposed to do in front of a crowd. When asked what you are supposed to do, Rodriguez said that he wanted to acknowledge that "you don't do anything alone. It takes people to get you where you are at and where you are not at, good or bad." According to Bonnie Biggs, a Library and Information Services Assistant to the Dean, Henry Rodriguez is the first Native American to be honored from the San Marcos campus. Information was not available in time for this article on whether any other Native Americans have ever received an honorary doctorate from the CSU system or any other California State campus. Bonnie Biggs, a friend of "Uncle Henry's" since 1981, gathered the background information for the Board of Trustees in order to nominate him, and Professor Bonnie Bade made the actual nomination. Bonnie Bade was unavailable for comment. Rodriguez, a Luiseno tribal elder will receive the honor because "Henry has been very, very active and been a leader both politically and socially in the community for years. At 81 years old, [he has had] a long history of activism, and worked for the betterment of not only Native Americans but also everyone in ment. Ken Swisher, a representative for the Cal State system, said that no work actions would occur until a declaration of impasse is officially declared. A declaration of impasse means that both sides declare no progress has been made. After a declaration of impasse, mediation begins with a state representative from the Public Employees Relations »Article continues on page 2 the community" said Cal State San Marcos President Alexander Gonzalez. Rodriguez has served as one of the community consultants to Cal State San Marcos since the university's inception. He helped organize the University's annual Pow Wow blessed the commencement ceremonies, and has participated in Indian graduation ceremonies, and in the university's time capsule celebration* Since the 1940s, Rodriguez has been a major contributor to California Indian politics and is a national authority on Indian water rights. One of the founders of the San Luis Rey Water Authority, he served as president and currently serves on the Board of Directors. He continues to work with California and United States federal authorities on environmental protection, repatriation, and health legislation, and was instrumental in bringing Indian healthcare to California reservations. Rodriguez has served as an important elder, helping to preserve indigenous California culture. In reel-to-reel tapes beginning in the 1940s, Rodriguez captured traditional Luiseno songs that Grossmont College is currently preserving. He has served as chairman of the La Jolla Band of Mission Indians and was instrumental in establishing the Southern California Intertribal Council, now the California Tribal Chairmen's Association. Rodriguez has been an active proponent of Native American Indian education. He helped to bring Head Start to a number of reservations and has served as a board member and consultant to a number of school districts, assisting to develop curriculum with more accurate representation of local Indian people. Rodriguez has been a significant activist in the establishment of Native American Indian Studies programs throughout Southern California and Arizona* American Indian Student Alliance co-president Karin Giron claims that the best thing about him is "he's willing to »Article continues on page 3 ? �Campus News 2 Tueadai May 29, ^2001 The Pride Students Create Espacio Literario ; By VICTORIA B. SEGALL Pride Editor Spanish students shared their poetry and short stories on Thursday, May 24, during the University's celebration of the fourth release of "Garabatos." The publication, Garabatos, is a collec* tion of student essays, stories and poems written in Spanish. "It's a good, open literary space where people can reflect on culture," said Professor Carlos von Son. Professor von Son, along with Drs. Stella Clark and Mayra Besosa and other professors in the World Languages and Literature Department also held two talleres literarios, or literary workshops, that enabled students to put their creative writing to work. "Some students may not feel like they only fit in one culture, Mexican or American," said von Son-. "These workshops help them reading some of the works and reflect on their there's so much talent. These cultures and people make the Spanish lanconstruct their guage beautiful" own identi"The poetry was beautiful," ties.". agreed Spanish Professor Joanna The ThursMurphy. "But I'd like to see more day afternoon non-native speakers involved. I'd ceremony for also like to see increased circuGarabatos took lation of Garabatos and get other place in ACD q SUs involved." 102 and stuDr. von Son said that they dents were welhope to create the ne^t Garabaconje to read tos publication into a bilingual aloud their journal with both Spanish and stories and English writings of students and poems. faculty. Kent Hess, a human devel- Students andfacultyfrom the World Languages and Literature Department celebrated the fourth The World Languages and Literature Department, Latin opment major "Garabatos" on Thursday, S and s with .a minor in publication, the audience that gathered inMay 24.02.tudents read theirpoetrySegall)hort World Club and ASI funded Gar. stories to ACD 1 (Pride Photo/Victoria abatos. Albertsons, Coco's* PolSpanish, introduced his short story, "La caida." y Mindle. "One finger actualization... he ends up break- ly's Restaurant, Ralphs and Vons also donated food, such as cake He told the audience that the wants you to believe in every- ing away from the statue " Rachel Pena, president of the and sandwiches, for the celebrastory was about five fingers on thing, another questions everya statue with different archetypal thing," said Hess. "The story tells Latin World Club, was in the tion. personalities with names such as the thumb's journey towards self- audience and commented, "I was t Ind and Possible Faculty Strike Apparent * African American Graduation Honors Students and Heritage By DARCY WALKER Pride Staff Writer wrnrnmim * tl% •. * California Faculty Association, union members. (Courtesy Photo/CFA) >>Article cont. from page 1 Board to mediate the bargaining process. At this point, a period of "fact finding" begins with a team of three individuals, one from the CFA team, one from the CSU administration team, and one from a neutral party by mutual agreement. This factfinding team then issues a recommendation to the two parties who use the report to come to an agreement. Diehr told the North County Times that, "the chances are more than 50 percent that there will be some sort of job action." The union began bargaining for a new three-year contract on April 17. The union seeks to lower the student-tofaculty ratio, and increase the percentage of full-time tenuretrack instructors per student. Union officials say they feel that, thus far, administration proposals for the new contract are unsatisfactory. According to the North County Times, "The union is arguing that the behavior of the administration at the bargaining table has diminished the quality of education in the CSU system." The implications of a strike for the California State University system as a whole involve far greater numbers of faculty. The statewide union represents over 22,000 faculty members on 22 campuses, and all union chapters have authorized similar work actions on their campuses. Swisher told the North County Times that, "We feel confident that our faculty won't abandon the students." By VICTORIA SEGALL Pride Editor Each graduate in attendance may also give thank you speeches during the ceremony. "Five minutes long, if they wish," said Balcazar. She added, "And it's not strictly for Latino students." This year, the number of participants for the ceremony has increased. "We're very excited about this year," said Balcazar. "In the past we've only had 10 to 15 students taking part, but this time we will have 39 students." La Raza Graduation Ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, June 3 from 5;30-10 p.m. at the Dome Plaza. "We will have dinner, a mariachi band, and a dance," said Balcazar. The Latino Association of Faculty and Students (LAFS) first organized the ceremony about four years ago, according to Balcazar. This year Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) has collaborated with LAFS to host the event. La Raza Graduation Ceremony In addition to the Cal State San Marcos' traditional commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday and Sunday will be La Raza Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, June 3. "It's more like a family celebration," said Yesenia Balcazar, one of the coordinators for the event. "It will give students the opportunity to thank their family, with a reception afterwards." The purpose of the African American graduation ceremony is to recognize students of African American descent for accomplishing their goal of graduating. The Thursday afternoon event will feature an inspirational speaker and reception with music and food, but the focus will be on the graduates. At least 42 undergraduates and 10 teaching credential candidates will receive honors at the ceremony. Cheryl Le Gras, Director of College Success Services, has been serving on the committee for African American graduation since 1997. She was unsure if the tradition at Cal State San "Marcos dates back prior to that year. Tiaca Carter,'a graduating senior, expressed . the event's significance to her graduation experience. "I feel it is a special ceremony because it specifically addresses black students as opposed to a ceremony that addresses all grads generally. Blacks are going to face different obstacles than other races and need unique words of encouragement." Black students who participate in the African American graduations will still attend the university's traditional commencement; the special ceremony is not intended to replace commencement or separate students, according to Le Gras. According to Le Gras, the ceremony will open with the singing of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Dr. Phillip Rafael, head of San Diego State's Community Based Block, a Master's program that trains people to become counselors in multiethnic schools and communities, will be the guest speaker. A faculty member will read a short biography for each graduate, then present him or her with a certificate and a Kente cloth stole, draping it over the robe. The Kente is a traditional African ceremonial cloth worn by many African Americans during important social and religious events in order to remember their heritage. Kente is woven in a variety of patterns, each expressing combinations of significant values including leadership, spirituality, responsibility and exceptional achievement. In some cases, a faculty member will purchase a special pattern of cloth to present to a favored student in appreciation for his or her unique qualities and accomplishments, according to Le Gras. Dean of Students Jonathan Poullard will assist in presenting the Kente cloths. "I wish for all black graduates happiness as they step out into the world," said Poullard. "I wish for them direction and a strong sense of purpose. I hope that they recognize their accomplishment as just one of many that will follow, and I wish for them a desire to always strive for excellence and equity in all that they do." The African American graduation ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 31 at the Dome Terrace. Special graduation ceremonies will also be held to honor Latino fy Latina students as well as Native Americans. �Campus News The Pridtf Tuesday, May 29,2001 3 Environmental Student Working to Preserve Box Canyon By KEVIN FRISK Pride Staff Writer Many CSUSM students are involved in activities outside of university life. Some of these students participate in community sports teams and civic events, while others volunteer their time to local charities and non-profit organizations. Senior Kai Palenscar is one example of a student who takes his community concern to the next level. Palenscar is involved with a non-profit grassroots organization called the Canyons Network, which is affiliated with the nationally recognized environmental organization, the Sierra Club. The Canyons Network group began two years ago and works to reclaim and preserve land that they believe will be taken over by Box Canyon is urbanization and housing devel- home to more opment. than 1,000 Their current project is the acres of preservation of Box Canyon coastal sage located in southeast Carlsbad which the Network groups says is scrub. dangerously close to being develBox Canyon oped into tract-housing. Box Canyon includes more Photo than 1,000 acres of coastal sage Courtesy of scrub that is filled with dozens Canyon of indigenous species of birds Network and animals, as well as pools and waterfalls. San Marcos Creek opment group formed the canyon over a period called Household Commercial of of a millions of years, and Can- California, Inc., which is affiliyons Network says they believe ated with the developer Morrow that this site and others around Development which develops the county will be ruined by cur- housing/ rent development plans if action The housing development, is not taken now. proposed to be named the Former owner of Box Villages of La Costa, 'would Canyon, Bank of America, has be built over Box Canyon. San sold all of its holdings to a devel- Diego Union Tribune staff writer American Language Culture Institute Recognizes Students By VICTORIA SEGALL and Culture Institute (ALCI), which prepares Pride Editor international and non-native Students Don-Hoon English speaking students Kang of Korea, Anna Wai for undergraduate and gradShan Lee of Hong Kong, uate work in colleges and and Takayuki Takenami of universities. Takayuki and Shan Lee Japan were honored at a ceremony on Wednesday, May were recognized for their 23, at the Powersurge Cafe "outstanding efforts in the for completing the University's classroom," according to Intensive Academic Preparation Dulce Dorado, Program Director from the Office Program Thesaxteen-wsekprogram of Global Affairs. Fumie is one of many offered Sakamoto of Japan received* through Cal State San an award for academic Marcos' American Language achievement and for hold- ing a 3.5 grade point average for the semester. Sayuri Kuroshima of Japan also received an award for academic achievement and for maintaining a 3.5 G.P.A., as well as the Cross-Cultural Ambassador Award, nominated by her classmates. More than 60 students from countries such as China, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, and Mexico attend the ALCI, which opened in 1992 at Cal State San Marcos, Tribalont.Erom p. 1 Rarth." Honorary Degree lder e eceives Rodriguez. "It is a delight »Article c f educate people." AISA is really happy that the university is acknowledging him and plan to honor him with their own honor ceremony before graduation. Giron reflected upon her experiences with "Uncle Henry" and said, "When you are really upset he'll talk about things that bring you back down to Corkie Lee, Assistant to the Director of Veteran Affairs, will be present at the AISA graduation and says that Rodriguez has "always made himself available for students, faculty and staff." President Gonzalez will read the citation while CSU Trustee Dr. Murray L. Galinson will do the hooding ceremony for for me because it's one of the great ceremonies of our time," remarked Galinson. The campus has given two other honorary doctorates in the past 11 years. *Tania Thompson, Communication Writer in External Affairs, contributed background information on Henry Rodriguez for this article. Andrew Chapman argues that not only will this development increase the population of Carlsbad, but he also says that the 2, 300 new homes from the Villages of La Costa will result in 32,000 cars trips a day by local residents. Chapman asks local residents whether or not they are ready to accept this change and the overpopulation of the nearby roads such as Palomar Airport Road and Highway 78. Currently Palenscar and Canyons Network are trying to preserve Box Canyon. Those who would like more information on the Network are asked to visit http ://canyonsnetwork.org. Commencement 2001 California State University San Marcos M a r k y o u r d ates ! !! Saturday, June 2nd 3:30 a.m. College of Arts & Sciences Economics Liberal Studies Political Science Spanish Special Majors Visual & Performing Arts Women's Studies Saturday, June 2nd 1 pm v College of Arts fc Sciences Communication History Human Development Literature and Writing Psychology Social Sciences Sociology Sunday, June 3rd 1 p.m. College of Arts & Sciences College of Business Administration Business Administration Biological Sciences Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics Sunday, June 3rd 4 p.rn. Teaching Credentials MA/Literature & Writing Master of Education M&Mathematics MS/Biological Science MA/Spanish MS/Computer Science MA/Sociologica! N otice Master ofBusiness Administration Post-Baccalaureate LOCATION: FORUM PLAZA - CSUSM Campus �Pearl Harbor Wil Live in Infamy By J. RYAN SANDAHL Pride Staff Writer The Hollywood duo, Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay, are back with their latest epic, "Pearl Harbor," but this time, it is not all about huge action and mindless entertainment, Executive producer Bruckheimer and producer/director Bay have managed to pull of this year's stunning, must-see epic with incredible skill and beauty that I found myself wondering how in the world these two could have been the creators of the last film, "Armageddon." Filmed mostly on location in Hawaii (at Pearl Harbor) and in Rosarito, Mexico, "Pearl Harbor" offers an array of visual and computer-generated mastery. Often times it is difficult to pick out what is shot live and what is computer generated. Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, and Kate Beckinsale give strong performances and let's not forget Cuba Gooding Jr., whose small roll as cook Dorie Miller is played with amazing passion. The film opens with two best friends, Danny and Rafe, pretending to fly a crop-duster. Some time goes by and now Rafe (played by Ben Affleck) and Danny (played by Josh Hartnett) are fighter pilots. While getting approved for their wings, Rafe meets Evelyn Johnson (played by Kate Beckinsale), a strong and determined nurse that makes Rafe's courting attempts difficult. Rafe ends up flying to England where he volunteers to ing terror. After help fight the war. the attack, Meanwhile, Danny and P r e s i d e n t Evelyn are transferred to Pearl R o o s e v e l t Harbor where they will be sta- (played by Jon tioned. Evelyn is constantly writ- Voight) gives ing letters back and forth to Rafe. his "Infamy" Then one day Rafe gets shot speech to down and word comes back that Congress and it Rafe is dead, leaving Evelyn and is time for retDanny wondering what really ribution. happened to him. The strong The action sequence for the performances, attack on Pearl Harbor is visually stunning visuentertaining: an epic display of als, and Hans destruction, emotion, and thrill- Zimmer'spow- erful score make "Pearl Harbor" Best Picture materialfornext year's Oscars. "Peaii Harbor" is rated PG-13 by the MPAAandhasa running time of three hours. Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr, Ben Affleck star in Pearl Harbor. Touchstone Courtesy Photos M Long Day's Journey Into Night: New Talentyliye: ut There Is O Play Lives U p to Its N ame Eugene O'Neill Photo Courtesy of the Tyrone family's upper midwww.oneill.com dle-class summerhouse, the pro- By NATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor The Lyceum Horton Plaza Theatre's high-quality production of Long Day's Journey Into Night faithfully honors the work that won Eugene O'Neill the Pulitzer Prize in 1957. Running over three hours, the play is a long, winding, and emotionally altering sojourn into, but not out of, one family's dark night of the soul. The comfortably small theatre space, as well as a Spartan use of music, lighting, and costume, promises viewers a unique intimacy and inclusion with the cast. Set entirely in one room of gression of the four-scene work chronicles the changing light of one day and one night in the lives of its characters. Situated in 1912, the play autobiographically encapsulates the life of the O'Neill family into one intense August day. Not only do these intricate personas transcend the flatness of the printed text by physically representing the complexities of O'Neill himself (Edmund), his parents (James and Mary), and his brother (Jamie), but also the archetypal timelessness of the characters, representative of the unchanging human condition, arguably makes them fourdimensional. The immediate living-breathing element of the production is a perfect example of what a well-done dramatic interpretation adds to the printed text. Ironically, after seeing the play, one may wish to read it in order to further explore the dense poetry and thought that flows so quickly from the performers' mouths. With excellent performances by the actors, an intriguing plot, and genius moments of levity in the midst of hopelessness, this play is entertaining on any level even if one doesn't catch all of the allusions to Shakespeare, Nietzsche, or the Bible. O'Neill's laborious insight into such themes as familial love and hate, drug-addiction, death, religion, self-delusion, and selfawareness acts as a catalyst for personal reflection and reckoning. The Tyrone family also makes disturbing commentary on a state of the American family, which seems highly relevant even 62 years after the play was written. Rich in dramatic, philosophical, and literary expertise, this play is a must-add to any university student's repertoire. You should, however, bring an extra supply of energy and attentiveness, and prepare to be somewhat exhausted by the end. The play runs until June 10. By ZACHARY PUGH Pride Staff Writer Something refreshing is coming to your radio stations and portable disc-mans very soon. This rejuvenation will^ come in the form of a new local band called Myliye. Imagine combining the musical talent of old roots, zydeco, or folk players with the crisp sound of groups like The Dave Matthews B andthe end result would be Myliye. Front man Donny Fausner describes Myliye as a "kind of a mellow roots-rock sound/' This, definition becomes clear with the sound and lyrics of "Disappear," the f ifth track on their self-titled album. Other tracks include titles such as "Time," "Free," "All I Need," and "Don't Fade" deliver immaculately tight transitions this listener has ever heard. Myliye.. includes five very talented musicians who bring mellowness to a new level. Catapulting a new spin on the San Diego music scene, they are: Donny Fausner (singer, acoustic guitar), Mike Fausner (electric, lead guitar), Brian Jirka (bass guitar), Max Hickman (drums), and Anthony Fausner (percussion). Myliye has played in numerous shows in San Diego, including the Pacific Beach Block Party. Myliye is currently working on another album; however, the release date is not yet known. So, students, keep your eyes and ears open for the smooth sounds of Myliye. New PThisillYrint ear! The ride w p f|||f |I||1 four summer issues. i|| 1 |§§1| lililll i | illlii liil If you are interested in writing for 7%e FrwTe for the summer, or would like to submit to the calendar, please contact the editors e-mail: piide@csusm.edu phone: (760) 750-6099 �Arts & Entertainment The Pride avwieAe By KEVIN FRISK Pride Staff Writer Traditional Javanese royal court and ceremonial music filled the halls of Academic Hall on Wednesday, May 23, during the performance by the Javanese Gamelan class. While the music may be old in its origins, Gamelan is still performed today in Java and around the world by music students and musical troupes. A Gamelan is a wonderfully diverse group of instruments that includes drums, gongs, and xylophones with metal keys called sarons, rows of covered bell chimes, and a bamboo flute. The set is beautifully crafted in dark stained wood, and decorated with golden dragons and gold leafing. The gong set contains 15 gongs of varying size and depth, each capable of producing a reverberating sound that would fill the entire classroom. Wednesday night's performance began with a brief introduction of the two different mM musical scales that exist in a Gamelan ensemble. One scale, roughly equivalent to a major scale, is the'"Slendro" and the "Pelog" is equivalent to the minor scale. Professor Randy Griswold, who teaches Gamelan, first explained that the rhythm of the music was very cyclical and that a pattern would be easily distinguishable. The beginning and end of each score is marked by a large gong, which Griswold explained is the way Javanese tradition pays tribute to the importance of the gong instrument in their music. The first song the ensemble performed was "Jiro " from western Java. This song repeated over and over in a very hypnotic way, sometimes slowing or increasing in pace, but always maintaining a beat. The second song, "Wilujeng," was from central Java and began in a similar manner as "Jiro." For this song, however, some of the students sang a very melodic Students perform traditionalJavanese music. (Pride Photos/Victoria Segall) chant-like song. Another difference in this song was that the various instruments- began to take turns dominating the sounds in the room. After awhile the only sound that remained constant in "Wilujeng." The songs continued on for more then an hour, and a mystical mood pervaded the classroom, silencing even the crying babies brought by some members of the audience. For just one hour, listeners were transported back through time and culture. CSUSM's Gamelan musical program began back in 1998 after the school purchased a Gamelan set directly from Javanese importers, and hired Professor Griswold to teach the art to students, Griswold began his own journey with Javanese music in 1991 while he attended UC Berkeley as an undergraduate. After graduation he traveled to the island of Java several times to intensely study Gamelan music and-tradition. After several trips to Java, Scotchgreens was the second band that performed at the Battle of the Bands. The event was held on campus on May 21. ' (Pride Photo/Victor Padilla) , Battle of the Bands Draws Small Crowd We did it again. Another Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) event, the "Battle of the Bands," was poorly attended last Monday, May 21. The performance, along with an end-of-the-year barbeque, was scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at the Dome Plaza, but at that time the barbeque grill had just been set up, the two bands were nowhere to be seen, artd only 10 students were in the audience. I decided to be patient, walked around the campus for a while and then came back at 11:30 a.m. By that time the first band, Hornswaggled, was just about ready to play. The barbeque was attracting many passers-by, who just ate and ran, such as one unidentified student who said, "You can't .pass up free food!" He left as soon as he finished his burger. Unfortunately, they all missed a great show. Sitting in the middle of the patio, I felt sorry for Hornswaggled as they played a seven-song set for an audience of 30-40 students. Hornswaggled has a raprock influence that is very popular today and reminded me of the sounds of Papa Roach. When they played some of their older songs, their punk influence showed. Their lyrics touched on subjects, from the high school shootings at Santana to depression. Afteir about 45 minutes of pulsating riffs, it was time to turn the stage over to the Scotchgreens. Unfortunately, they were running a bit late so their set started a little behind schedule. The Scotchgreens played a brilliant repertoire^ of their "spaghetti-western," rock-a-billy music. They sound like they mixed Johnny Cash with Social Distortion, and it rocked. Unfortunately, there were more audience members for Hornswaggled than there were for the Scotchgreens. The most I Saw in the Plaza for the Scotchgreens at one time was 27 students—and that was including the judges, the members of Hornswaggled and their roadies. The crowd seemed a bit taken by surprise with Scotchgreen's style, and many made fun of it. Subjected to a unique style of music, the audience was caught off guard, but the band continued playing enthusiastically. When it was all over, ASI voted on which band would receive the cash prize of $400 and a future booking at an ASI event. Hornswaggled easily won due to the crowd factor and set-up time. The Scotchgreens walked away with $100 and consideration for a future event. Griswold went back to school, this time at San Diego State University, where he received his master's degree and a job offer. He was hired by SDSU to teach Gamelan at the school and is currently teaching at both SDSU and CSUSM. According to Professor Griswold, the Music 395 class is still open for next semester.. "Because of the variety of instruments, students from all levels of advancement can participate/* said Griswold. Video Students Show Work By J. RYAN SANDAHL Pride Staff Writer By TIM FARMER Pride Staff Writer Tuesday, May 29,2001 5 Kristine Diekman's Visual and Performing Arts students (VSAR 303 and 304) held their end-of-the-year video show last Monday night in CSUSM's Visual and Performing Arts Annex. Students showcased videos, music and streaming video to a group of 60 faculty, students arid guests. From narrative to documentary videos, the show was very broad in the range and diversity of pieces. Ricardo Favela performed a rap song titled "Manifesto," which was an "expression of Chicano culture and what is going on in their communities," according to Favela. "I think it's great that teach- ers are so enthusiastic about the work," said Jay Trussel, a VSAR student. "It's not like an essay you turn in, it's more work than that and it is very rewarding when the semester is over." Trussel showed excerpts from his full-length feature narrative, "The Night Life," which premieres Tuesday, May 29, in ACD 102 at 7 p.m. "The Night Life" is a part biographical, part fictionalized story about Trussel's life. Other entertaining narratives included "Night of the Bloodsuckers, Part 2" by Albert Rascon, and "Ordinary Horror" by Jesssica Sowa. "This has been a fun class to work with," said Kristine Diekman. "I am very proud of their work." Class of 2001 Grads Wanted Start P /T now & go F /T after graduation. Gain valuable experience in the Internet industry. F /T career positions available as an Internet Consultant selling web sites To small and medium businesses. Position requires a motivated Person with a great attitude. Visit www.Z57.com a nd apply online or call to schedule an interview. Immediate positions available in 858-623-5577 San Diego Office 760-753-1889 North County Office �Opinion O utraged at O ff C ampus Progress Requires Student Involvement G raduation Plan I just finished reading about the possibility of next year's graduation being held off campus and frankly, I am outraged at the fact that they would even take this into consideration. Like Mandy Tester said, "As a graduating senior, I cannot imagine my commencement ceremony taking place at a college I have never attended." We, students, have worked too long and too hard and come very far to be bumped to a community college venue for graduation. The whole point of going to a four-year university was to graduate from a fouryear university. If I wanted to graduate from a community college, I would have stayed at Mesa College. I understand the concerns of the growing student population and not being able to accommodate everyone, but I can assure you that if CSUSM decides to hold the graduation ceremonies they won't have to worry about having too many students to deal with. %heBrade Co-Editor Co*fefitor Opinion Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Graduate Intern FWS Student Adviser Melanie Addington Victoria B. Segail Darcy Walker Nathan Fields Amy Bolaskl Jayne Braman Victor Padilla Madeleine Marshall If they intend on us holding our commencement ceremonies on an athletic field, then why can't we hold it on our own track field. Many other universities do i t and even many high schools. Why should we go all the way to Palomar's Athletic Field when we have one of our own? I'm sure many students would be willing to make some sort of contribution to a fund if that meant that we could graduate from our own university. The university can also consider selling extra tickets to the ceremonies if students want more than the pre-given amount. I think that before any decisions are finalized, the students need to be given the chance to at least offer up some suggestions. I hope every option will be taken into consideration about keeping the commencement ceremonies here on campus before shipping us off to other "venues". Sincerely, Adrienne Gazan By: JAMES NEWELL Pride Staff Writer Looking back on the opinion section of The Pride for this semester, I see it was filled with rambling complaints and students attempting to undermine the University's reputation. Aside from a few satiric pieces about campus life and mild attention to ethics, the opinion section was a forum for student bitching; I myself among the contributing authors. As I left class on Tuesday night, the stress of my final assignments and the pressure of the impending semester's end all weighing on my mind, I paused for brief moment of reflection. I took a deep breath and sat down on the west side of University Hall. Through the slightly hazy evening sky, I watched the sun drop beneath the hillside out toward the ocean. At this point I realized that no matter what problems exist at this university they can all be rectified, but it takes student involvement. It is very easy to point out flaws, but progress takes action and agreement. The community members need to open their minds, because the events we experience today will eventually become the topics of tomorrow's class syllabi, "No matter what problems exist at this university they can all be rectified, but it takes student involvement." Many things have changed in the few short months of this semester. We saw a major change in the powers that govern at the presidential level. We saw students in local high schools Is Segregation Politically Correct at Cal State? By TIM FARMER Pride Staff Writer students shot and killed. We sa\# young children sentenced to life in prison. We saw the conclusion and the effects of the 2000 census. And we saw ourselves grow in accordance with our personal interpretation of these events. Now we should realize the privilege and responsibility that are bestowed on each and every one of us: the privilege of attending an institute of higher education, and the responsibility to get involved with the issues and decisions that effect us all. Perfection is something to strive for, not something to expect. Cal State San Marcos is in the beginning stages of becoming a great university, but it takes support from all factions of the community to achieve such a goal. At some point in the near future, take a few moments out of your busy schedule to realize that we get to attend a quality, state funded university in beautifully sunny and warm San Diego County, a place where most students can only dream of living. DO OPINION OR CARTOON? E-MAIL THEM TO PRIDE@ CSUSM.EDU 1 1 1 ing the classes depending on That's what it comes down nationality or race? to: recognition. In the RAZA Cultural diversity is what Graduation for the SpanishI just recently discovered this country thrives on, and this speaking students, the univerthat CSUSM offers a grad- university is trying to oppress sity is recognizing that their uation ceremony for African the entire concept of the melt- primary language is Spanish, lllllllllll All and lettersto the Americans and for Mexican ing pot. Black integration into and that they are graduating. v e d ^ ^ p u b i i s h e d m The Pride, r e p r e s e n t Letters o cartoons should Americans. I got a bit worried. the school systems back in the The funny thing is, I can be submittedrvia electronic mail opinions of the author,and do not necess a r i l y r e p r e s e n t t h e v i e w s o f T h e Pride, o r I don't graduate for another 50s was intended to create a bet a great deal of money ; .o f C . a l i f o m i a ' S t a t e . t l n i v e r s i i y -S a n M a r c o s . • j three semesters, but when I do, more diverse student base and that a majority of their classes to The Pride electronic mail : o f The Pridef c d f t s i Mb o a r d . • I would like to have some other to initiate equality. Being a are taught in English (Spanish account, rather than the individu• •i U t t e m t o t h e e d t e ^ s l i o ^ l i i n d u e s m al editors. Submissions may also a&tas, tekpiiejie immfeer, a n d i d e a t e . . students there with me. If this school so intent on right wing classes and ESL being the be dropped off in The Pride ffc&tioa* t^m m a y b e e d i t e d f o r g r a m m a r keeps up, I will graduate in the extremism, making sure every exception). So then it only and length. Letters should be submitted via office located in Commons 2-201; e t e e t r o i i i c m a i l ta t h e Pride e l e e t a m i e "SAG (Scottish and German)"; last word is politically correct, seems appropriate that their mail ^awti^ratlierthat* the fjj^^al e d i t o r s . • ceremony with all 10 of us, then why do they go against graduation is in another lanDeadline for submissions is •• of Tfc '.Pricfe .$®t is .print I'm all about equal rights one of the greatest decisions guage? Thursday at noon, the week prior m<mym<m letteri v: I'm sure you have all heard to publication. 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Distribution It is The Pride policy to not college education depends on emonies might seem enticing told prior to attending here that and other San Marcos community establishnot just you and your teachers, to the different groups of stu- cultural sensitivity and being print anonymoustetters.Letters ments. -£ 3j ] ' <J but also your peers. You learn dents that they represent; how- politically correct always pre- may be edited for, andonly T h e P r i d e p ride@csusm.edu from the your classmates' cul- ever, will it snowball into a vails. I must have heard wrong; fiSr> grammar and length. Editors California State University 8 m Marcos tures and personalities just as school-wide separation? Will stupidity prevails. (Note: I will reserve the right not to publish much as the professor. If the women demand to have a sep- be writing for The Pride over letters. Please contact The Pride San Marcos, CA graduation ceremonies are to arate ceremony? Will whites the summer, so any comments i you are interested in writing 9209^0001 be separated, what stops the argue for their own? Will are welcome to be submitted). nfews articles. Phone: (760) 750-6099 Fax:(760)750-3345 school from justifying separat- Asians seek their recognition? He then went on to say that for help you needed to pay him. jeopardized rather than someone if students went to other institu- I guess this was just a bad joke, else's. tions to take courses that he but I disliked the man so much I enrolled in I would like to respond to ing one. One of these classes was taught, in order to avoid him, I didn't realize I was supposed of SCurrently, lasses without ohne tanley's c is the letter written last week con- Stanley's. The first day of class that he could keep them from to be laughing. I thought he was alter ego the "Terminator II" and cerning Dr. Stanley Wang and was unbelievable. It began nor- graduating because he had the serious. he is actually likeable and a good travesty number two, the letter. I mally by passing out the sylla- final say on who was "worthy" Also, at almost every class instructor. Am I sorry about writwrote the letter to the chancellor bus and talking about the course of a BS degree in computer sci- meeting he would tell us once or ing the letter? Not in the least. and cc'd copies to the Governor, requirements and expectations, ence from CSUSM. twice that he was the "Terminator I'm sorry Stanley thought he the Speaker of the Assembly, but then he kept asking us if we I wondered where he got the II." I did not come to college could behave in such an inapand the State Superintendent of knew who he was? And seemed audacity to behave in such a man- to have some teacher intimidate propriate manner. I still don't Public Instruction all of whom surprised that we did not. ner. Needless to say I dropped his me in such a manner, and I'm done wrong. are trustees of the California Eventually, he said he was class that semester, but the dam- not the kind of person that read- tIhink I'venow wanythingleaving, don't k hy he's State University. I also dropped a the Terminator II, because he age was done. His first impres- ily k ut i i he letter copy off at the Dean of Student's ended students' careers in com- sion was embedded into my con- nightowtows totoothers. aSfo, one borryf ht's ctaused meI twrote, I'm I decided write ormal s e o write it, office in order to keep them puter science and would fail half science. complaint. When Stanley was but it beats sitting in jail. As for informed of my action. of this class. He then pulled out The following semester I was informed of this letter he gave a t hat have the The previous semester, his wallet, which had a picture in his class again, it's required, speech to his classes saying how rhe students tStanley, wellhighest egards for before committing the travesty, of himself superimposed onto and he toned down his first day's great of an instructor he was their opinion, this is minethat's and was my first here. I enrolled in a picture of character from the speech considerably, but the pre- and how could anyone do such you know what they say about more classes than I had planned movie, "Terminator" and carried vious semester seemed like it a thing to him. He was quite dis- opinions. on taking, thinking it is probably it around to show us. was yesterday. He told us that if turbed. I guess it is not as humoreasier to drop a class than crashyou wanted to come to his office ous when it was his career being Jeff Berndt : Regarding Professor Wang �Sports The Pride Women's Golf Returns from Championships Team Takes Fifth Place By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer The women's golf team returned home after placing fifth in the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Championships. "We missed the trophy by 12 shots," said Assistant Golf Coach Dan Anderson. Cal State San Marcos competed against 22 schools. Effie Rengpian, the first from the University to earn All-American status for woman's golf, placed 11 . "At one point we were so close to getting second place," said Anderson. "But I afti very proud of my team. th On the flight back, the team exciteEven though we only had four players out of the five needed, ment continued as they experience they did awesome under pres- fly problems. "We left Kentucky at 1:00pm to go to Dallas, we were supsure." posed to have an hour wait, but in Anderson added, "There were four rounds and every round was turn out to be a 6-hour wait because so much f un to watch because there were some problems with the we were on top of the battle. airplane, and aside from that we had On the first round the women's to change planes twice" "It was a bit team tied for fifth, on the second scary," added Segura. round they were still in f ifth "We played our very best, it was place, on the third round they hard because there were only four of were in fourth place, and on us, but we did great," said Segura. the last round The team will not be practicing oyer the they finished summer because of in fifth place." the university's reguAccording to. lations and liability Anderson, the team issues, but as soon has improved as the fall semester throughout the seastarts, new faces will son. "They all join the veterans. bonded very well Four players out afid came together of six are seniors as a team, espethis semester, so the cially at Nationals," only returning golfsaid Anderson. er will be junior "Regionals Nicole Carnes. Nine were definitely not —Stephanie Segura new players, howevas exciting as the Student Golfer er, will join her this C hampionships," fall to prepare for said Anderson, an next spring. alumni and first-time coach. there were only four of us, but we did great" 66 Tuesday, May 29,2001 7 Still Need a Fun Class for Fall? Tcake Pride!as You an register either Literature or Communieations LTWR: 41418 Comm: 42044 Tuesday Nights at 5pm Optional Lab Hours A+ Subs Preschool Substitutes, Aides and teachers. All areas full-time, Flexible part-time Hours. $6.50-$9.50 hourly Call Jacki <§> 858-565-2144!!! In a Jam? NEED A LAWYER? Car Accidents Wrongful Death DUI Call for a FREE CONSULTATION Student Discounts/ CSUSM Alumni (619) 656-5452 Soccer team is lookingfor new recruits. Practices begin in the summer. (Pride Photo/Claudia Ignacio) Remember to pick up The Pride this summer! 4 Summer Editions: June 19 July 10 July 24 August 7 Soccer Team Looking for a Few Good Men and Women CCassifiecCs BY CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer Two years ago Cal State San Marcos students began a soccer club on campus, which has now become an intramural sport team of ASI (Associated Students, Inc.). Due to lack of funds, the soccer team is currently unable to play at the NAIA level (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), the current level of such teams as track and field and golf. Every student athlete playing an intramural sport pays $100, which pays for the coaches, facilities, equipment, travel expenses and uniforms. All student athletes also need their own accidental insurance. . "I never expected it to be so much work, it takes so much time and dedication," said Antonio Zepeda, former captain and founder of the team. Student Randy Erman, who tried to start a soccer team four years ago, said he wondered why the University has had a "freeze in sports." Erman said that President Gonzalez had promised to incorporate more sports and Erman wonders why there is no N A I A recognized soccer team. "It is a very interesting case because soccer is one of Southern California's most popular sports and there are many students who are interested and have great talent," said Zepeda. "I know of students who have chosen other colleges because of our lack of a soccer program. Last season the team said they faced some problems and misunderstandings with the university, such as being unable to place field goals on the track. This year, however, the field goals are on Mangrum Track and the team says there may be the opportunity for home games to take place this year. "I am really excited about this upcoming season," said student and soccer player Manuel Maldonado. "I hope that we can have home games so that people can come see us play and the university can take us more seriously." As of now, ASI serves as the connection between the soccer team and the university. "They have been helpful, but they are limited on what they can do," said Zepeda. Recruitment plays an important role in intramural sports. The Softball team, for example, needed 12 people in order to be established. They had 12 players at the beginning of the semester however, a couple people dropped, so they were unable to meet the intramural requirements. The soccer team, as of May 18, had 14 members, but they need more players. "I recruit members one-byone in classes, hallways, anywhere I go," said Zepeda. Zepeda also recruited Coach Khaled-al-Shafie who has been with the team since its inception. Coach has volunteered his time, since 1999, but now he gets a small stipend for his coaching. "He does not do it for the money," said Erman. "He has coached at San Pasqual High School, Vista, and other places, and he is climbing the ladder for the USSF (United States Soccer Federation)." "We still need more players," said Coach Khaled-al-Shafie. "This season has a lot to o ffer" Soccer season begins in the middle of August and ends in November. The. team meets every Friday at 11:00 a.m. for practice. Those who would like more information on the team are asked to contact Susana Gonzalez in the ASI Office at (760) 750-4990. For Rent Spacious Rooms 1 Room for $500/or smaller for $450 Conveniently located between Palomar College and CSUSM Large Living area/Relaxing backyard Call: Jonathan Wheeler (760) 761-0858 Males Only For Sale Black 1995 G MC Sonoma truck, excellent condition, excellent gas mileage, excellent stereo system, under blue book at $6500 obo. CALL Ron (619) 997-7452. 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There is which signifies heritage, o admission harge. For more achievement, and excellence. nnformation, pclease call (760) i 750-4366. Friday, June 1 Native American Honoring Sunday, June 3 Ceremony • RAZA Ceremony Time: 4 p.m. Time: 9 a.m -5 p.m. Location: Library Courtyard Location: Dome Plaza Henry Rodriguez, a Lusieno Graduation ceremony for elder, will give a blessing to Latino students. Everyone is the graduates, and give each an welcome to attend and particieagle feather. Students will pate. ou have any uestions, also receive seven-and-a-half pleaseIfcyontact SusanaqGonzalez foot long stoles, which are hand at (760) 750-4990. A 10 Annual Commencement Ceremonies th Congratulations Class of 2001 from The Pride 4L June 2-3 There will be four commencement ceremonies. Each ceremony is expected to last between 90 minutes and two hours. The following ceremonies will take place at CSUSM's Forum Plaza. College ofArts and Sciences Ceremonies Saturday, June 2 Time: 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. (On Saturday, Dr. Susie Lan Cassel will deliver a 9:30 a.m. commencement address; Dr. Keith Trujillo will deliver a 1 p.m. commencement address) and Sunday, June 3 Time: 1 p.m. College of Business Administration Ceremony Sunday, June 3 Time: 1 p.m. Sunday, June 3 College of Education Ceremony and Master's Candidates Ceremony Time: 4 p.m. (On Sunday, Dr. Victoria Fabry will give a 1 p.m. commencement address; Neil Derrough will give a 4 p.m. commencement address) Thoughts on.„ Good Advice f or the G raduating Class Compiled by: M. Addington "Whatever your labors & aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. 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