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T HE PRIDE
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Volume IV, Number m
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UmvensiTy,
Wednesday, October 16,1996
San
Mancos
Group alleges deeply embedded racism
By Ken V an Horn
Page Editor
The subject of institutional racism was
brought to the attention of the campus community by the Black Faculty Organized
(BFO) after an African American Advisory
meeting Thursday, October 10.
Institutional racism exists, according to
the BFO, when a racial group uses ostensibly
neutral and objective standards, policies and
procedures to perpetrate their dominance and
control, or where white dominance over
people of color is embedded in the operations
of social institutions. The BFO went on to
say, that if left unaddressed, institutional racism contributes to the creation of a hostile
working environment in which people of
color, women, Jews, gays and lesbians are
harassed simply because they are different.
In a paper titled Institutional Racism at
See, Allegations, pg. 8
Photo by Ty Carss/ The Pride
October 21 ,The date of the "Teach-In" was chalked around the compass on Founder's Plaza
in promotion of the event. Originally termed a "walk out" by members of the student bodv, the
event was eventually sponsored by various campus departments.
§'-Grow^.new
^feifeiiireyiewed:
"Teach-In" day will focus
on campus racial issues
joined with the Associated Students and Office
of Student Affairs to sponsor the event.
Page Editor
The theme of the teach-in is institutional
A campus wide teach-in will be held on racism with a theme statement of "Hate is a
Monday, Oct. 21. The event will begin at 9 Crime". Racial issues are not the only focus of
am and conclude with a closing ceremony at the day. Also included in the education will be
6:30 pm
institutional sexism, heterosexism, and religious
The teach-in, refered to as a "day of edu- and class bias.
cation and unity" by President Bill Stacy, was
Dr. Hardy Frye, a national expert and socidemanded by students after hateful racial epi- ologist as well as special assistant to the chanPhoto by Ty Carss/ The Pride
thets were directed towards a female African cellor at U.C. Berkley, will give the keynote
Signs condemning racism can be found on
American instuctor. The issue sparked a camwindows, building walls and hallways
See Teacli-Iii9 pg 8 throughout campus.
pus wide effort to investigate latter allegations
of what is being refered to as institutional racism.
The Academic Faculty Senate took the
demands of the students into account and
By Ken V an Horn
Entreperieitf
workshop taught
on
Student leaves campus as
result of racist statement
campus
Page 2
By T y Carss
On-line Editor
Bowns0t
relays
rnessage without
sacrificing noise.
Photo by i y Carss/ The Pride
Chalk messages such as this one which
reads "Oct. 21 stop the hate" are scattered
accross Founder's Plaza.
A recent outburst in a classroom has led to
the removal of a student from Cal State San
Marcos. At the beginning of the school year, a
white male student called an African American
female faculty member a racial epithet during a
class session.
The faculty member tried to turn the situation into a teaching opportunity, according to
President Bill Stacy. "The faculty member
looked at the situation as it occurred and said,
'wait a minute, this is a learning environment,
I 'm here to teach and this is dumbness; it's a
teaching opportunity and let me deal with that,'"
said Stacy.
Over the following weeks, the instructor
concluded "this is not dumbness, this is meanness, this is arrogance, it's racism," explained
Stacy.
The faculty member reported the incident
to campus police and an investigation was
started. Two and a half weeks passed, in
which time the instructor canceled class occasionally and maintained minimal contact
with the student.
Said Stacy, of the university's handling
of the incident, "I don't know that we handled
that incident well, it came as a kind of a first.
A lot of things that we do at the campus,
unfortunately, as we evolve, we don't have
this great manual to pull off the shelf from
100 years ago to say oh this is the incident,
how do we do that."
In light of rumors concerning the safety
of the instructor, Stacy said, "I would do
nothing to compromise the safety procedures
in place, but let me say this, the faculty member is the safest person in San Diego right
now."
In the President's Statement issued earlier this week, Stacy reminded the CSUSM
community that the zero tolerance policy on
hate crimes is in effect on this campus.
See Statement, pg. 8
�N EWS
the ?mde, Wednesday, Octobei116,1996
WHAT'S
NEWS
Upcoming scholarships
Bree Tinney Women's Studies Scholarship;
A $600 scholarship for a student who is currently
enrolled in at least six units in a Women's Studies major
at CSUSM and has demonstrated academic achievement.
T he J ames S. Coplev F oundation S cholarship:
Two $1,250 scholarships for female single parents who
are currently enrolled in six units at CSUSM and has
demonstrated academic achievement.
The Jean and Keith Kellogg Scholarship Fund:
Four $1,500 scholarships for undergraduate students who
are currently enrolled in CSUSM full-time (12 or more
units), and who will be enrolled Spring 1997, and have a
minimum 3.35 GPA, either overall cumulative, or at
CSUSM.
One must display financial need as determined by
the CSUSM Financial Aid and Scholarship Office to
qulify for any of these scholarships. General Scholarship
application must be filed with the Financial Aid Office to
apply for scholarships. The deadline for submitting a
CSU, San Marcos General Scholarship Application and
essay for the above scholarships is October 28.
Help with arguments, stress, etc.
available a t Counseling/Psych.
By Donna Gonzales
Pride Staff Writer
Couples argue, children and parents argue. If you
want better ways to handle this type of conflicts, you
can attend a workshop called Handling Conflict in Relationships presented by Counseling and Psychological Services. The workshop will take place Tuesday,
October 22 at noon in Craven Hall 6201.
They will show ways to work through disharmony
in dating, spouse, and parent/child relationships. The
workshop is free, just come by. Besides this workshop, CPS have other endeavors both current and coming. On this campus, men are in the minority. Therefore, CPS sponsor a men's group for support and networking. No need to sign up, just come to Craven
Hall 6201 on Thursdays from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
Also, they will soon have a "brown bag lunch" support group for re-entry women students.
The time and place are still under negotiations.
Another group, BIONIC, aimed at social networking
is being developed. Besides these special workshops,
both Dr. Fritz Kresler and Dr. Charlene Smith have
regular counseling sessions. They stressed the importance of confidentiality.
Students can have up to five free counseling ses-
sions per semester for things like eating disorders,
stress, study skills, depression, and family problems.
They also work closely with off campus resources
for family counseling, or any needs they cannot fill.
Pamphlets are available on everything from fear of
public speaking to suicide. CPS also have a library
filled with books, audio tapes and video tapes on a
wide variety of subjects.
This is a small school and people can feel isolated, they have a staff of nine peer counselors trained
to be there and listen when you need coaching, or
just a sounding board. One big problem they have is
not a new one at CSUSM, space. People react to the
confinement; the school is overcrowded. Space is
also a problem as they look for places to hold the
workshops.
Dr. Smith said, "We are not above begging, we
will beg." Another source for stress, according to Dr.
Smith, is change. With the constant growth, things
are always changing, and "change is stressful." From
the workshop on Handling Conflict in Relationships
to information and a listening ear, CPS have help or
information on almost anything you need. They are
in Craven Hall 1300 in with Health Services, and you
can call 750-4030 to set up an appointment, or get
information.
Leadership seminars
October 16,1996, Commons 2 06,2:00 PM
100+WAYS TO SAY I THANK YOU
Presenter: Cheryl Evans, Director
Student Activities and Orientation Prog,
CSU, San Marcos
October 3 0,1996, Commons 2 06,2:00 PM
EXPLORING YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE
Participants will find out specific details of
their
leadership style, strengths, and
weaknesses.
Presenter: Kandy Mink Associate Director, Student Life
CSU, Fullerton
Statewide committees
need students
The California State Student Association (CSS A) is
looking for student representatives to serve on one of 14
statewide committees, including the Educational Equity
Advisory Committee, Financial Aid Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee on Remedial Education, and the
Institute for teaching and learning.
For information or an application, contact Lisa or
Joy at the Associated Students Office, 750-4990.
Hispanic/Latino books
to be discussed
The next Cafe Lfterario, an informal discussion about
books in Spanish and books in English about Hispanics/
Latinos for children and adolescents, will take place on
Thursday, October 31, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. in the Center
for the Study of Books in Spanish, CRA 4206.
Those attending are encouraged to bring books. Refreshments will be served.
For information, call the Center for the Srudy of Books
in Spanish at 750-4070.
Entrepeneur I nstitute offers
home based business workshop
By Tony Barton
Editor-in-Chief
Many see starting a business as a costly and time
restrictive venture. On Saturday, the Van Ness Institute for entrepreneur is out to show otherwise.
The workshop, entitled "How to Home Base:
Business for the 90*s and Beyond", is designed to offer an option, entrepreneurship, to students set to experience a world of lessening j ob security. Four interactive marketing programs will be presented.
Opening the workshop will be a discussion on how
each of the businesses can provide for financial and
personal needs.
"Most of us are taught how to find a j ob rather
than how to make a living," said Institute founder and
entrepreneur Don Van Ness. "We need to offer classes
on how to achieve financial independence. We need
classes on how to create the job you want, not just
how to look for a job. We need to practice practical
skills in a practical way."
Presenting interactive companies are National
Telephone & Communications, Amway, Herbalife and
Horizon Quest. Representatives from each will provide details and answer questions about the businesses'
workings.
There is no cost for the workshop, which runs
from 9 am to 12 pm.
Fastrac, a tax, accounting and entrepreneur program, is also locally sponsored by the Van Ness Institute. More information about weekly Fastrac meetings is available through Lisa Hasler at 459-4662.
Sole responsibility for the content of the workshop is held by the Van Ness Institute, which is a
501(3) tax-exempt entity separate from Cal State San
Marcos.
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The Pmde, Wednesday, OcrobeK 16, 1996
Phones and legs
suit 'us' just fine
TZe&ecca Slcutc/taruL
I 'm not sure what the politically correct name is for us
now, we "older" students returning to school after long absences, usually with families, jobs and kids who suck what's
left over of the life out of us before we even begin our first
class in the morning. But, seeing I 'm one of them, and don't
give a hoot as to whether or not I offend myself, or any of the
rest of us either, let's just call ourselves "us" for lack of a better term.
Now, I d on't mind that I 'm not as spry walking up 97
stairs to class each day as some of my younger counterparts.
Most of them tend to take that whole workout thing a little too
seriously and have tennis shoes, that when pumped sufficiently,
can lift them up the stairs with no effort on their parts, whatsoever. I could have them too if I wanted to spend the arm and
partial leg required to buy them, but I just don't have many
limbs left after my kids take care of their footwear needs, so
I 'm left to drudge up those stairs the old -fashioned way, one
foot at a time.
Neither do I mind that most of my fellow students have
nicer cars than I do. If a new Mazda Miata, or a red Mustang
convertible are big deals to them, so be it. They'll never know
the joys of spending three thousand dollars to straighten kid's
teeth so that they can knock them out a few months later catching a wild pitch in their mouth. Nor will they feel the thrill of
buying a water heater, garbage disposal and a new transmission all in the same month. Besides, new or otherwise, they
still have to find a place-tospark it, just like the rest of "us".
What I do mind, however, is that everyone is smarter than
me.
Now I admit I have a kind of mental block when it comes
to all this new high-tech stuff. I freely accept I d on't know a
RAM from a goat and frankly, I don't care. As long as I can
type on it and it comes out on paper somewhere, well, I have
everything I need. But, lately, there has been some disturbing
talk of a thing called "e-mail" that's got me downright worried. Being they let me write anything I want in this column, I
figure I may as well take advantage of it and ask some of my
younger, less technically challenged peers, for some advice.
For instance, why does everyone assume I know what it is
or, worse, how to actually use it? Teachers toss the term around
like it was a softball, classmates tell me to do it to them, even
this very article you're reading is supposed to have it done to
it. What I 'd like to know is, what exactly is it and why should
I be doing it so often.
Only a couple of years ago nobody ever heard of it and
we all managed to get along just fine. Sure, I had to use something as primitive as the telephone to call people, or maybe
even send something through the United States Postal Service
if somebody had to take a look at it. But, now, it's as if unless
you e-mail it, life as we know it will never be the same. What's
worse, people treat it as if it were the telephone, and act as if it
were as simple to use.
Not once has anyone offered to explain the procedure to
me. To my knowledge there is no class offered here at CSUSM
in e-mail 101. I 've been told if I try to use it from my house it
may not work, so I 'm better off to use it at the University. Is it
me or is that just plain dumb. If I have to come here anyway,
why not just hand it to the party concerned? And what if its a
book, or a hamburger? Do I just drop it in the computer and
push the button? Why does everyone assume we know something simply because they do. And if that's the case, what are
we doing here, anyway?
Now, d on't get the wrong idea, I 'm sure there are some of
"us", who do have a clue and a pretty good understanding of
all this high tech mumbo jumbo. But it seems to me the younger
they are, the less intimidated they are by that which is new or
unusual, hence the term, "no Fear". A case in point. When I
was sitting at the table writing this, I asked my daughter,
Maggie, what she thought of all this e-mail psychosis and her
answer pretty much said it all. "Just point and click, Mom.
Just point and click."
I think I 'm too old for this.
® Gfiipe
daleers f edeviwelcome
By Paul Hilker
Pride S taff Writer
An African-Brazilian dance troupe from San
Diego performed before a large crowd of CSUSM
students at noon Tuesday. The dancers, Capoeira
Angola Sao Bento Grande, elicited many outbursts
of applause from event attenders. Lead by professor Dennis Newsome, the students are all of African
decent.
Sao Bento Grande is one of the five main forms
of Capoeira Angola, an art form which was developed by Black slaves in Brazil during the 1500s.
There are different forms of Capoeira like there are
different forms of karate, says Newsome. The specific form that we practice, Capoeira Angola Sao
Bento Grande originated in Angola, Africa but it was
isolated in the slavery in Brazil during the 1500s.
According to Newsome, thfe original Kapuera of
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evolved i n ® ( l^taain forms. "
Sao Bento Grande evolved from an Angolan
ritual called Ngolo iii which men would copy the
movements of the zebra, said Newsome. During a
festival when a girl reached puberty, certain men
would fight over the right t o m any her.
The group of dancers performed some solo
dances, and then performed duels. The dance f orm
contains movements that are similar to martial arts
fighting styles of karate. A steady rhythih i |' produced by the bidinbab, and instrument made from a
bowed stick, gourd, and stretched wire. Certain
dancers also sing periodically, an strike a hand
drum. *
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, The troupe also performed a dance/fight called
Maculele in which the dancers strike sticks together
in time with the rhythm while moving and maneuvering gracefully around each other.
The Capoeira Sao Bento Grande group is supported by Tekuira Jegnas, a San Diego-based dance
company. According to Newsome, the motivation
behind the program is to teach, restore, and maintain African h mtage among African students in San
Diego. Bobby Hamilton, one of Newsome's students and dancers said that Newsome teaches them
not only about danced but about their African roots.
"Dennis teaches us stuff that wes should already
know. Stuff that should be t ^u^tin the classroom
-not that we were slaves ifh>m chapter i to chapter
5&n<i then
King.^jSfewsome's
* drive atidcdmsdUm
said Hamilton. "He goes through great lengths to
teach us. WeVe practiced Up to five hours in one
day, before, Once; file got into an acddeir^ arid even
though b e w as liurt^lje got ujp and demonstrated
• the- movements of Cafiobira to m * i t "
Dennis Newsome teaches at S L S t e v ^ Christian* and C o m i h u p i t y S ^ S p o I ^ f r f - S ^ u J C h ^ ;
east San Diego. Moire snfoimation about Capoeira
i s available by contacting Bonnie Biggs, Director
of Arts and Lectures at 750-4366. i S i S i S l f e ^ . •
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Andes, classical
styles combined
By Paul Hilker
Pride Staff Writer
I f you like the cultural music of the Andes,
you're in f or a treat.
Sukay^ a South American tnusic ensemble will
be performing here oh campus on Sunday, October
20th. The group, native to Peru, has been touring
North and South Ainerica for twenty-one years. Over
the lastfiveyears, their popularity has emerged, gaining the interest of many musicians and critic^ of
popular music, y ^der their belts are performances
a t k w i f l w a t i o n $ a s £ arnegi& H alt a nd. t he
Institute. Their music has it mystical,
and elegant quality, "hypnotizing to the listejaer" $aid
a m usicianirom the group Aymuray,
^ h o u g h inany o f the songs are traditional,
much of our influence and inspiration comes ftom
them."
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Ay miiray a contemporary Andean ensemble
group from South America.
Though their; concerts are primarily traditional
c omposito
made efforts to break new
groiiildt i ntheirmasic l ^ e x p e j ^
have
the classical mdiodies p f Biach and
Mozart Into $ome of their $oftgs; The performance
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alumni, and senior citizens pay $3. It will be held at
A RTS & L ECTURES
Events:
Thursday, October 24: The African
Soukous dance band Bitoto will perform at
noon on the Dome Stage.
Friday, October 25: Here and Now, a Los
Angeles based theater troupe, explores the
Asian-Pacific-American experience through
stories, poetry, dance and drama. 6 pm in the
Visual and Performing Arts Annex. This is a
ticketed event.
Ibesday October 29: Professor Renee
Curry discusses her recently released book, I
Am Two With Nature 12:30 to 1:30 pm in
ACD 102. Film maker Woody Allen is the
subject of the book. A signing will follow.
Sunday, November 3 : Camarada Chamber
Music Ensemble performs MLa Gran Tapa",
works by Spanish composers at 3 pm in
ACD 102. This is a ticketed event.
Thursday, November 7: Poncho Productions presents "National Pochismo Heritage
Month", a satirical presentation. 12:30 to
l:3Qpm, ACD 102.
�O PINION
The Fmde, Wednesday, Ocrobek 16, 1996
Make some progress
THE PRIDE
while in limelight
Swing Cal Srare San Mams since 1993
has been described as such by those feeling it's
alleged infliction. It is hard to identify. It cannot
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
T ONY B ARTON
be measured statistically. Perhaps it can only start
Tony Barton
How has your campus life been the last to be revealed on a wider scale with the aid of a
couple of weeks? Has it been as riveting as the more blatant act. Say, an in class outburst.
BUSINESS MANAGER
A blatant act has provided the pedestal upon
evening news has shown it to be? Personally,
Martin Backlund
which allegations of institutional racism have
F ve found this entire incident to be quite frusbeen able to stand for public exposure.
trating.
ON-LINE EDITOR
And suddenly, no more!
You see, allegations brought forth by memReporters from The Pride were not spoken
TyCarss
bers of faculty, who happen to be black, suggest
much more than the simple facts relating to the to. Messages were not returned.
As Pride reporter Ken Van Horn prepared to
outburst that occurred in a classroom earlier this
PAGE EDITOR
semester. That situation has been dealt with. A sit in on an African American Advisory Board
Ken Van Horn
student, either fueled by a personal conflict or meeting, in hopes of representing African Ameriacting upon his/her own feelings of racial intol- can i nstructors w ho a llege they have been
erance blasted an African American professor wronged by the university, he was asked to leave.
STAFF
In fact, all those other than the eight member
with a racially derogatory statement.
Donna Gonzales, Andie Hewitt, Rebecca Blanchard,
The student, who is no longer on campus, board were asked to leave.
As Van Horn, Ty Carss and myself sat down
Gabriel Lundeen, Kathy Simpson, Paul Hilker
has not been linked to any racist hate groups.
The university exercised its zero-tolerance, race- last night to compile our information, we found
hate policy, and dealt with it. Perhaps it took that there was something missing. When writing
ADVISER
longer than some would have liked, but it also a news story, a drastically important element is
Tom Nolan
took longer than we would have liked for the to include different points of view. To represent
both sides, if you will.
professor to report it in the first place.
We had pages and tapes full of quotes from
ADVISORY PANEL
My frustration is not at this time derived
from the student outburst That situation was President Stacy. Yet we were severely lacking in
Erik Bratt, Roman S. Koenig, Ed Thompson,
dealt with. My frustration, however absurd it information directly from Black Faculty OrgaNorma Yuskos, Cheryl Evans, Renee Curry
may sound, does not come from the alleged cam- nized. In a sense, we were unable to thoroughly
represent the group's "side" on an equal plain
pus institutional racism either.
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Let it be said that I do not question the pres- with that of the university and the president
West Coast Community Newspapers
ence of racism on this campus. In most areas of imparticular. At least sitting in on an African
life, we will encounter ignorant persons who at- American Advisory Panel meeting could have
tempt to degrade others in hopes of bettering provided some opportunity for getting a differthemselves. This, unfortunately, is a granted. Just ent slant.
By closing the meeting and not returning
as some people are substance abusers, others are
Letters to the editor are welcome.
Pride staff member's calls, it seems as though
abusers of people. Each has a way of dealing of
All letters must be signed by the author and include his their own misgivings.
the very thing that BFO hoped to overcome has
or her name, mailing address, major and phone number.
reoccurred. Something is being done to repreI will explain my frustration.
Send letters to: The Pride, Cal State San Marcos, CA 92069.
Institutional racism is a very subtle thing. It
Please see Race, pg. 8
The Pride's mail box is located in The office of Student Activities, Commons 203.
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The PRidc.
Please recycle this newspaper
way? Next time you grab a doughnut or a bagel,
ask yourself, "Do I really need this plate?"
There are some alternatives to styrofoam
Are we at CSUSM doing all we can to help p lates, s uch a s p aper p lates which can be
the environment?
composted or plastic trays which can be washed
It seems soiiat least on the surface. Almost and reused. The university should definitely
everywhere you look there are trash cans and re- check out other options.
cycling bins, some even for plastic eating utensils
Maybe someone out there knows a way for
and cardboard Pizza Hut boxes. Almost every us to recycle our styrofoam plates and containclassroom and office has a box-for recycling pa- ers and maybe there is a company out there
per. It seems like the school is on the right track.
that/Es already recycling styrofoam. But if there
But what about styrofoam, a staple of the caf- is, iLEs not advertising itself very well.
eteria. Even though most styrofoam is no longer
The city of San DiegOiEs Waste Managemade with the dreaded chloroflourocarbons it still
ment Department and Pollution Prevention Ofisn't good for the environment. It takes years to
fice, not to mention the non-profit I Love a Clean
disintegrate and wastes much needed landfill
San Diego organization can do no more then respace. In short, it is not recyclable.
fer you to some places that recycle styrofoam
So, next t ime you r each f or t hat l arge
packaging, but not styrofoam food packaging.
styrofoam plate to put your half a sandwich on,
So, until we find a more environmentally
think twice. Maybe a piece of waxed paper or a
friendly and economically sound alternative to
napkin would do just as well. Who wants to pay
using styrofoam I urge students and faculty to
for that plate when they weigh your sandwich anythink twice next time they reach for that plate.
T ONY B ARTON
�S.
The Pwde, Wednesday, OcroheK 16, 1996
L ETTERS T O THE E DITOR
Student claims
rights violated in
newsgroup ban
Dear Editor,
I am writing to tell the student body
that I have been censored and my constitutional rights have been violated at California State University San Marcos. On Tuesday October 8th 1996
Teresa Macklin, Sandy Kuchler, and
Norm Nicolson deemed my conduct on
the newsgroup csusm.flamewar "inappropriate." Macklin stated, "The nature of the
messages posted to csusm.flamewar is generally that of strong disagreement; only
yours contain the inappropriate language
and accusation that caused complaints."
What's ironic about saying my posts contained "inappropriate accusation" is that my
flamewar posts were in response to potentially libelous false accusations made by
several CSUSM students and grad students
who attempted to defame my leadership of
the CSUSM Vegan & Animal Rights Club.
Without proper support or evidence these
students accused me of such things as racism, discrimination, and dictatorship-all
false and potentially libelous accusations
under California's Civil Code. But since the
group is a FLAMEWAR newsgroup where
Animal Cruelty:
where's the proof?
Dear Editor,
I have a question for Ms. Ballard, author of the letter "We have a right to know
what animals undergo" in the September
18th Pride issue. —How could she possible
know if the animal experiments conducted
on campus are "cruel"? She complained she
never gained access to the animals and that
the lab was "veiled in a shroud of secrecy".
It seems then, that she speaks with authority and distress she does not possess.
Frankly, t he e ditorial s ounded a s
though the president of the new vegan and
animal rights club was out looking for a
fight. If so, the faculty's response is no surprise. The professors she addressed were
not willing to become the target of a student club's search for a cause. And shame
on her for exploiting Dr. Trujillo's dietary
preference.
I suggest Ms. Ballard ask students in
laboratory classes like 390 and 391 about
the animal component involved, perhaps
even take one of the classes herself. She
can also talk to the members of the Institutional Review Board which enforces ethical standards in research on campus. If after that, there is need for protest; it would
be appropriate to call for an investigation.
A few e-mail letters disregarded does not
make for a conspiracy to conceal mishandling of laboratory animals.
The (in my opinion) tired argument
regarding the necessity for animal experimentation I will only mention briefly. I
hope that anyone who has ever reached for
See Rights, p. 8
"strong disagreement" and abusive remarks
are expected I tolerated their misconduct.
The vicious abuse directed at me was even
on a home page accessable to anyone in
the world: http://coyote.csusm.edu/public/
flamewar. Now as for my "language" being "inappropriate," I'll agree that is was
quite harsh and nothing I would ever use
in a professional forum, but my intent was
to give people a taste of their own medicine and say things that would get up their
noses (and apparently they did) and nobody
has the right to make a value judgment on
what language is "appropriate"—not in a
flamewar newsgroup anyway. Furthermore, I am not the first person to use four
letter words in csusm.flamewar—I am only
the first person to be punished for "inappropriate language" in csusm.flamwar.
Here is how my rights have been violated
in Macklin's own words:
"You are hereby prohibited from using CSUSM computing equipment for the
purpose of posting Usenet News. You are
prohibited from using CSUSM computing
equipment for any activity not strictly related to your coursework here. This includes e-mail, ire, the web and the dialup
lines.
You are prohibited from posting to
See Ban, p. 8
Students should
care about
transportation
Dear Editor,
I find it appalling how disinterested the
students at CSUSM are when it comes to
issues that directly affect them. Transportation is on of those issues that no one
seems to care about. I find this ironic considering the fact that we are a commuter
university. I always here people complaining about the traffic on Twin Oaks Valley
Road. Instead of just complaining, why
not try and do something useful?
Your tax paying dollars are not being
used for the expansion of the bridge, and
do you know why? Because the students,
faculty, and staff at CSUSM are not doing
See Transport, p. 8
Disenchanted
student states case
To The Editor:
I am tired of walking on eggshells because I am a single white male. Throughout the California State University system,
and Cal State San Marcos in particular, the
power elite's in charge of University requirements and regulations have been so
thoroughly indoctrinated into the extreme
Political Correctness mindset that, for fear
of offending anyone, they wind up pleasing no one. Political Correctness, and the
liberal mindset of major universities that
eagerly embrace such nonsense, is destroying the human potential to be all that we
might aspire to be, regardless of race, creed,
or sex.
I am sick of being told that I am a racist because I believe America should assert its sovereignty as a nation and protect
her borders. I am angry that there are
250,000 illegal immigrants coming into my
country per year, and my government doing absolutely nothing about it. I am not a
racist. Yet because we have been so conditioned by the P.C. crap that is so prevalent
on campus, I am labeled as such and it is
simply not true.
Why am I a racist because I want
America to protect her borders? It is so that
I, and others who share the same viewpoint,
will be silenced and made to feel guilty
when we are not. It is a ploy to avoid the
truth out of fear. People caught up in the
P.C. mindset cannot stand to have anyone
challenge their position on any subject. So
they try to silence their opponents by using such words as "racist", "bigoted", and
"hateful".
The root of the problem is that in
America today we have so many "rights"
that we as a people don't even know what
is right anymore. We have turned into a
nation of ninnies, running to big mamma
government to suckle at its nipples and
nurse us back to health from our perceived
injustices. We are a nation of cry babies,
unable to handle any threat, real or imagined, towards our own little, selfish comfort zones. And we do all of this in the name
of diversity, when, in fact, it is just a bunch
of liberal hogwash dressed up to appear as
though we are becoming more "sensitive".
Well, I do care. I care too much to be
sensitive just for the sake of being sensi-
tive, so I can feel good about myself and
pat myself on the back for having done so.
It is not compassion to let people keep on
making mistakes. It is not sensitivity to allow society to just put its collective head
into the blender of moral relativism and
turn to mush. I speak of definite wrongs
and rights, something we know nothing of
in America today. We are so steeped into
this victim mentality that we have become
spiritually and mentally impotent. I j ust
have one thing to ask. If there are no absolutes, no such thing as definite wrongs and
definite rights, how can there be victims?
In order for one to be a victim there has to
have been a standard broken. If there are
no absolutes, who is to say that the man
who beats his wife is doing wrong? Who
are you to judge him? Really, how dare you
judge that fine, upstanding man? Don't you
know that wife beating is just an alternative lifestyle? You are the racist! You are
the hypocrite! If I want to murder you, who
are you to tell me that is wrong? You, by
your own words, condemn yourself when
you condemn me for adhering to orthodox
Judeo-Christian beliefs and principals concerning morality and the state of mankind.
I am sick of this upside down world,
where black is white and white is black. I
am sick of the fact that one in five girls i s
sexually abused before the age of 18.1 am
sick of extreme animal rights activists who
will put there lives on the line to save a
sewer rat, yet scream and cuss in the face
of pro-lifers who hold an opposing viewpoint. We are like dogs, barking at the first
sign of anything that might challenge us. I
am sick of seeing babies born addicted to
crack. I am sick of people caught up in the
welfare mentality that the government
owes them something. I tell you this, the
government owes nothing to any of us but
a big swift kick in the rear!
I am tired of anti-white man sentiments. I am tired of the KKK. I am tired of
churches that do nothing, and I am tired of
people who judge those churches that do.
In short, when peoplefindout I am a Christian they expect me to act a certain way.
When I don't, I am a "hypocrite". When I
do, I am "holier than thou". Go figure that
one out! Lets get our heads out of our butts,
and lets call a spade a spade. Lets call right
and wrong Congress opens up each session
with prayer, the supreme court has the ten
commandments on its walls yet neither is
allowed in the public schools. How much
See Student, p. 8
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Harvey's voice
gives music
amazing feel
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By Gafie Luftdeen
Pride S taff Writer
By Gabe Lundeen
IjjJ*r< The first thing you hear when you
listen to Downset's " Do We Speak A
J Dead Language?" is an excerpt from a
speech by Martin Luther IGng, Jr. This
? sets the tone of the album, which i s rife
with social commentary and p rotest
T he n ext t hing y ou h ear i s a
M c runching e lectric g uitar a nd l ead
• ^ singer Rey Anthony Oropeza screaming "Empower!** This is alsq a tone• ^ setter, as it i s indicative o f th£ entire
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^ ?ybumv : 'which:-s^nds'iike a cbmbina- •
j j| tiori of rap, heavy metal and punk.
Downset's album is filled with social commentary and protest similar to that of bands
such as Rage Against the Machine.
ft f i This sound may be a bit deceptive,
^ because one might only take a moment does not determine what i s within," may haunting song in which Oropeza speaks the
listen to Dowrtset arid assume t hey : sound like £ cliche, that m akes it no less lyrics to the sound of a sparse piano and
aire j ust another cookie-cutter^ mind- pertinents
guitar. This i s Downset at their best.
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one'' | while messages palatable to the youth of f ans of louder genres of music will enjoy
life- d ealing •
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B ; plea fcf*>pen-mindedness. - ^
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Qropeza s tegs
band i s still a s olid a lbum. With m ore e xperience,
phaturg enough t o ease up on a f ew'mim- Downset cbtild become a musical f orce to
f|p^^^fermapent Days Unmoyiitjg^ i s a b e reckoned with.
Pride Staff Writer
O ne of Polly Jean H arvey's best
qualities is her voice. Its manic shrieks
and smooth calmness permeate her music and give it amazing feeling and variety.
Her new album with musician John
Parish, "Dance Hall At Louse Point",
captures the best of her style. With Parish responsible for the music and Harvey
penning the lyrics, this is her most accessible album yet.
Parish creates a more comfortable
s ound than y our a verage PJ H arvey
r ecord. H e is as varied m usically a s
Harvey is vocally, with the simple acoustic arrangement of "That Was My Veil"
o n o ne h and a nd t he m ore
electric,distortion-filled ' Taut" on the
other. His style is an interesting enhancement.
Harvey is at the peak of her game.
Her lyrics are passionate and emotional,
cutting to the heart of such subjects as
war, failed relationships, and religious
salvation. Her zeal and insighfs'are rare
and powerful.
See Harvey pg.
7
Crow's new album drops
one-hit wonder status
By Gabe Lundeen
Pride Staff Writer
R emember Sheryl C row— t he
cute smiling singer who told us all she
wanted to do was have some f un?
Even though she sang gut-wrenching ballads to go along with this, the
image of twenty-four hour j oy is what
was most associated with Crow, and it
sold millions of albums.
U nless you want to b e B obby
McFerrin (of "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
infamy), you c an't base a serious musical career on this sort of thing. So
Crow decided she was merely content
rather than bursting with happiness.
Her second album, cleverly entitled "Sheryl Crow", has less optimism
and more of a bluesy, bold sound, and
is greater illustration of her talents.
On a purely superficial level, Crow
h as u ndergone a drastic makeover.
Gone is the long curly hair and sassy
l ittle s mirk, and in t heir p lace a re
straight, grungy-looking locks and a
grimace of steel. She now looks more
like Nirvana's deceased leader, Kurt
Cobain, than anything else.
But the makeover is, in fact, an improvement. Like the music on the al-
bum, its certainly different, but not altogether unpleasant.
On "If It Makes You Happy," one
of the album's singles, Crow sings with
a more confident and accomplished
voice that has more depth than on her
f irst album, "Tuesday Night Music
Club."
The album has seen a lot of media coverage due to a controversy involving Wal-Mart, the large chain store
which refused to sell the album in their
stores due to a lyric in the song "Love
I s A G ood T hing," w hich s tates,
"Watch our children as they kill each
other, with a gun they bought at a WalMart discount store."
Its really a pretty silly debate, and
it puts something of a stigma on an
excellent album. Crow obviously has
better things to sing about than Walmart's firearm policies, and she does
so on the entire album.
As a second album should, Crow's
sophomore effort is a marked improvement f rom her p remier e ffort, and
shows her growth as a songwriter and
a musician. She seems ready and capable of joining the ranks of the music
world's top females, and looks to be
staying there.
Phot courtesy of Steen Sundial/A&M Records
Sheryl Crow's new self titled album was released October 1.
�the Prude, Wednesday, Ocroke* 16, 1996
"Booth and t he Bad Angel" is
Another Pulp
highly textured symphonic/rock
Fiction copycat
By Gabe Lundeen
Pride Staff Writer
Sometimes the most unlikely of combinations can
result in unexpected wonders. D efying the conventional
can pay o ff.
Who would think that Tim Booth, lead singer of the
n ow-defunct B ritish r ock b and J ames, and A ngelo
Badalamenti, composer of the lush soundtrack to David
Lynch's "Twin P eaks" and " Blue Velvet", would produce
quality music together?
Their collaboration, called "Booth and the Bad Angel", manages to utilize the best of both of their worlds,
showcasing their talents both as individuals and as a duo.
Booth's voice is dreamy and resonant on some songs,
and has more of an upbeat rock and roll sensibility on
others. This is the best work of his career, far superior to
anything ever produced by James. He seems to change
mood as Badalamenti changes musical style, showing
something of a synthesis.
Some songs on the album focus more on the talents
of one artist than the other." While I Believe" is a Boothdominated vocal with the music a secondary element, "life
Gets Better" is Badalamenti's show, highlighted by a psy-
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This is an interesting element in the album, in that the
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On any group effort, it is important to achieve this.
There are other songs, like "Dance of the Bad Angels", in which the two almost sound as if they were in
competition, trying to outdo each other. But instead of being distracting, this leads to the best music on the album.
The song lyrics are a roller-coaster of emotions, ranging f rom melodramatic to passionate. They are comparable to those of The Doors to a certain degree, and have a
definite Jim Morrison- esque feel to them. It seems overdone at times, but still intriguing.
An interesting side note about the lyrics is that both
B ooth a nd B adadamenti s hare t he c redit f or t he
songwriting. Again there is a synthesis, as the lighter sound
of Booth balances out the dark and moody Badalamenti.
Badalamenti, relatively unfamiliar with the world of
rock, proves he is a diverse artist. He creates stylish music
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Everybody wants to j ump on the Quentin Tarantino
bandwagon.
The success of 1994's "Pulp Fiction" has inspired a
number of imitators, none of which have amounted to
quality filmmaking. Director John Herzfeld is the latest
victim of this syndrome, with "Two Days in the Valley".
"Two Days in the Valley" deals with the lives of ten
characters who have absolutely nothing in common and
how they intersect. At the heart of the plot is a murder
involving an insurance policy and plenty of money.
I t's not that itfs a bad movie. I t's j ust too much movie
in not enough time.
Herzfeld throws in about ten different subplots to go
with all the characters, and neither the plost nor the characters are given enough time to be properly developed,
resulting in a disjointed mess of a movie.
Some of the suplots left hanging are probably enough
to base entire movies on. But instead they are put together
and somehow expected to add up to something.
A contract killer's plans for murder and fast money
go awry. An amauter hitman becomes a reluctant kidnapper, holding an art dealer and his secretary hostage. A vice
cop trying to get promoted is at odds with his burned-out
partner. Are you confused yet?
The other main problem with "Two Days in the Valley" ties into the plot problems, in that the characters are
not given enough development for the audience to s ufficiently care about them.
One of the most interesting is the angry veteran vice
cop whose failed marriage and suspension f rom police
duty is only briefly touched upon. Just when you begin t o
identify with him, he is gone f or the remainder of the
movie.
The casting is also questionable, as many of the actors in the movie have played these basic characters before. Somehow, James Spader always ends u p as a calculating villain. Danny Aiello plays as an Italian who is a
little misunderstood but can cook. His ethnicity is no excuse- itfs a perfect illustration of the typecasting that goes
on in the movie.
Based on this offering, John Herzfeld has the ability
to make a good film. "Two Days in the Valley" has its
moments, but not many of them. It may not have been
intentional, but it seems to have tried to capture the feel of
"Pulp Fiction's" eclectic'cast and structure.
""Two Days in the Valley" is a study in confusion
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Harvey
from p.6
The albumfs first song, "Girl," is a light, relaxing instrumental. Contrasting it are songs like "City Of No Sun"
and ' Taut," which are more eclectic and rollicky. No two
songs sound the same, and most demand multiple listenings
to fully grasp them.
Harvey performs a cover of Peggy L ee's "Is That All
There Is?" in a barely audible, half-singing, half- speaking voice. While Peggy Lee purists might scoff at the cover,
Harvey gives it a very lethargic feel, and puts her own
spin on it rather than doing a karaoke version.
"Dance Hall At Louse Point" is going to be used as
the basis for a major contemporary dance performance by
choreographer Mark Bruce in early 1997, which will tour
in Britain. Listening to the album and imagining it as a
dance piece is intriguing. It should make f or an artistic
collaboration.
"Dance Hall At Louse Point" is the perfect jumpingon point f or anyone unfamiliar to PJ Harvey. Fans and
newcomers should both enjoy it.
�The Vvibe, Wednesday, Ocroke* 16, 1996
Race
from p.5
meeting, the voice of the Black instructors
was silenced. Our stories represent them,
to a certain degree, yet their voice is not a
predominant one in this issues articles.
I am frustrated that the articles on the
front page of this newspaper quote the university president numerous times, yet do
not quote the
leaders of BFO or other Black professors that feel discriminated against. A reporter can write all day long about how
s omeone f eels. It is the c ontent of t he
p erson's quotation that is most strongly
used to portray their opinion.
Being left out of various decision making operations is one thing. Standing idly
by while opportunities for exposure go by
is another. I f or one would like to represent B FO as accurately as possible. They
deserve it, as does the university. The problems we face, if we are to overcome them,
must be confronted by all of us in the campus community.
If institutional racism is so subtle, why
pass up opportunities to expose it?
Allegations
Transport
from p .l
from p.6
California State University San Marcos,
members of the B FO accused the university
of institutional racism in its operations concerning the interactions between A frican
American faculty and other members of the
campus community.
The document went on to cite specific
examples such as student's racial epithets
toward African American faculty, graffiti,
swastikas, the exchange of "White Power"
signs, and racist comments made by members of the faculty and administration to
African American and non-African American colleagues. Allegations were also made
that white students had organized classmates
to ensure negative evaluations of African
American instructors.
The low number of African American
students and faculty was attributed to an inept and insensitive bureaucracy that had
"bungled efforts to diversify the campus arib
shops, and performances will take place had given non-black colleagues higher saladuring the day. At noon, the keynote ad- ries and greater research support, according
dress will be delivered by Dr. Hardy Frye, to the document. It went on to state that there
from p.l
are no black full professors and retention,
In the aftermath of this incident, stu- a special consultant to the President's Oftenure and promotion of black faculty has
fice at UC Berkeley.
dents gathered in a CSUSM Academic FacThe "Teach-In" is the first in what is been highly problematic.
ulty Senate meeting and demanded that OcNo specific occurrences were listed in
tober 21st be set aside f or a campus wide slated as a series of events that will address
the acquisitions of institutional racism, hate the BFO document.
teach-in. The next day, African American
In response to the allegations made by
faculty members, calling themselves Black crimes, and other related forms of oppression at CSUSM. The event is being spon- the BFO and the recent reported hate crime
Faculty Organized, released a statement
stating that "deeply embedded institutional sored by the President's Office, the Execu- on campus, President Bill Stacy issued a seracism has contributed to the creation of a tive Vice President's Office, the Deans' Of- ries of statements. Stacy confronted the ishostile working environment" at CSUSM. fices, Associated Students, Inc., the Aca- sues of hate crimes and hate speech, exThe all-day "TeaCh-In", as it has been demic Senate* the Office of Student Affairs, pressed his support f or a campuswide day
of education and unity, and invited the camofficially named, is to be held on various and the Arts and Lectures Series.
Although attempts were made to con- pus community to join him in an informal
sites on campus and will begin at 9 am.
The event's themes are institutional racism tact members of BFO, no response was "Brown b ag" forum to discuss the issues,
allegations and rumors that had surfaced in
and hate crimes. Guest speakers, work- given by its members.
the wake of the reported crime.
Faculty members received instructions
Professor Edward Thompson i n, durreguarding the facilitation of discussion and ing a executive board meeting of the Acainvitions to bring thier classes to the event. demic Senate, expressed his dissatisfaction
from p.l
Classes have not been dismissed f or the with Stacy's treatment of the issue. Thompspeach of the event, that will begin at 12:45
event, but instructors have been encouraged son accused Stacy of avoiding, what he bep.m.
to participate in which-ever way they feel lieved to be the main issue, institutional rac""The point of the campus coming tois appropriate.
ism.
gether, I think, is to say 'How do we inter" We w ant t o s pend
s opie
Stacy, in response to Thompson's acact.'" said Stacy in an address to the camtime...facilitating activities and discussions cusations and student questions, addressed
pus yesterday.
t hat e nable u s t o d iscuss the issue of institutional racism, calling it
moral behavior in the f ace of what he believed was " A larger perspective
institutional racism," said Ri- with dealing with racism on the campus"
A C ollege D e g r e e
chard T. Serpe, Chair Aca"If you said to me today, 'Academic
demic Senate, in a letter to Hall is on fire.' I would say to you, ' I d on't
a n d no plans?
faculty.
see it.' But you can bet we would look at
Bccomc a
In addition to workshops every corner of that building to make sure
L awyer's A s s i s t a n t
and speakers, time has been whether or not it was on fire. Well Black
alloted for entertainment and Faculty Organized has said to you, 'Your
The U NIVERSITY O F S AN D IEGO, offers an intena session entitled "Students institution's on fire.' and so you can bet
sive A BA Approved post graduate 14 week
Speak Out."
w e're going to look into every place with
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Stacy commended all the the same sort of care that we would have
will enable you to put your education to work as a
organizations that had come looked about in a physical building." said
skilled member of the legal team.
together to assist in planning Stacy in the "brown bag" forum.
A representative will b * on campus
and funding the event. He
Stacy admitted that in the eight years
went on to say that one in- of the universities existence, we have failed
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stance of racism on the cam- to achieve the goals of the campus mission
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statement but went on to say that it is worth
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"I want to say that there pursuing, it is the dream and the mission of
was one incident, and that is the university.
a hundred percent too much."
As a result of the BFO statement the
said Stacy.
campus teach-in was broadened to include
CSUSM
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The original postings had left cial meeting held after Stacy's forum. AcCurrent
out the "Against Hate" por- cording to an anonymous source who was
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educate would have been a cuss pressing issues due to individual pomore precise statement," said litical motivations.
the spouse of one student.
sent them without their input.
T he Pride still comes out, whether
people decide to speak or not. As long as
we allow both sides an equal opportunity
to respond, we run the story.
As I sat in for a majority of an Executive Senate meeting today, I heard a black
professor making a point about President
Stacy's Thursday Brown Bag Lunch talk.
He r eaffirmed his support f or it, while
pointing out, as a representation of an institutional racism, that BFO had not been
included in the planning of the event. They
had been censored, so to speak, if only out
of thoughtlessness on the part of event planners.
By refusing to acknowledge student
newspaper writers, and voting everyone out
of the African American Advisory Board
Statement
Teach In
i jp
enough to change things. Sure, you can
still complain, but complain to the right
people—the people who can really change
things. CSUSM needs to work with NCTD,
Cal Trans, and the city of San Marcos to
get the bridge expanded.
I live in Oceanside and ride the bus,
so I have an even bigger complaint than all
of the car-driving students, faculty, and
staff.
Imagine if you didn't have a car, and
you had to ride the bus to CSUSM. (Yes, it
is that bad and worse). The only bus that
goes t o CSUSM runs every sixty to eighty
minutes and is late all the time.
I h ave gone to the last two N CTD
board meetings, and I am going to the next
o ne t his T hursday at 3 :00 P M at 311
Tremont Street, Oceanside.
I am also going to the Associated Students meeting this Friday at 3:00 PM in
the student lounge at CSUSM.
If you are interested in doing something other than complain, go to one or both
of these meetings. I cannot change things
alone. I need your help. Our voices will
be heard.
Patricia Snyder
Senior,
Liberal Studies
Rights
from p.6
an aspirin, as I did when I read Ms. Ballard's
letter, realizes they owe some of their confidence in this drug's safety and efficiency
to "our fellow earthlings, the rats" and to
other animal experimentation. Aspirin is
only scratching the surface. It is clear to
most that the benefits to animals and humans alike from experimentation far outweigh the perceived cost to animal welfare.
I applaud CSUSM f or offering comprehensive research opportunities to its students by using modern techniques. The
animal lab is a welcome and necessary addition
Denise Ord
senior,
Psychology
Student
from p.6
longer do we really tnink that Almighty
God is going to put with such nonsense?
Let America turn back to God. If there is
no hate, there will be n o murders. If there
is no lust, there will be no unwanted pregnancies or rapes. If there is no envy, there
will be no more thievery.
If we view ourselves individually as
God sees us, then we will see everybody
else as God sees them. The P.C. mindset
wants equality ... this is true equality! To
see that we are all sinners before a Righteous, Holy and Just God is the greatest
equalizer we can have. I am no better than
you, and you are no better than I— and God
loves us all equally. If we would only realize that racism would f ade away.
Why can't we see that f or many, many
years we have been dealing with symptoms
in A merica, and not t he c auses? If wc
change our hearts, everything else will follow as a matter of course. Why don't we
wake up? When will we wake up?
Joseph Sedlmeyer
Senior,
Literature & Writing
Studies
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T HE P RIDE
The Srudenr Newspaper pon Cahpomm Srare Umvensiry, San Mancos
Volume IV, Number VI
Wednesday, November 27,1996
Racial incidents still
Race forum
problem a fter 'Teach-In' to be held
By Donna Gonzales
Health Services
finalizes move
date.
Page 2
Meliencaittp's
latest reviewed.
Page 6
meeting with African-American faculty to disPride S taff Writer
By Donna Gonzales
cuss the situation on campus. But the meeting
All students are invited to a forum
Pride Staff Writer
never materialized as the African-American
focusing on the recent racial occurrences
faculty members walked out because the meon campus.
A threatening message directed at a dia was present. Each side blamed the other
This forum on Thursday, Dec. 5,
black female professor was found on cam- for inviting the media t o the discussion.
from 1:30-4 p.m. in Commons 206 will
pus less than two weeks after the Oct. 21
Stacy said a new meeting with the black
give students a chance to voice their con"Teach-in."
faculty members was being set up.
cerns.
A red s wastika, with t he m essage,
In another racial incident at San Diego
Those students who d on't want to
"Watch your step, Miss Elise," was found in State University last week, an anonymous
participate in person can drop off statea men's bathroom in Academic Hall on Nov. threat appearing to target an SDSU Africanments in advance.
4. The target of this graffiti, Sharon Elise, is American professor was discovered in the
The forum is co-sponsored by Couna tenured professor.
campus library. The message warned that a
seling and Psychological Services, AssoSecurity measures have been taken to "fourth professor" would end up dead this year.
ciated Students and the Educational Opensure the safety of the professor, campus
Three SDSU professors from the engiportunity Program.
officials said.
neering department were shot to death last
Earlier this year, another female African- summer by a graduate student. He has admitAmerican professor reported that a white, ted the killings and is awaiting trial.
male student repeatedly called her a racial
epithet in her sociology class. The student
has since left the campus while the profesSee page12
for
sor continues to use a police escort on camr e l a t e d story.
pus.
Black Faculty Organized (BFO), a group
that represents all nine of the university's
black professors, accused the university of
practicing institutional racism, after i he first
incident. In a statement, BFO said, "Deeply
embedded institutional racism has contributed to the creation of a hostile working environment" at CSUSM.
The O ct. 21 "Teach-in" was created to
bring the campus community together and
address these allegations in the open. It was
a day-long event featuring guest speakers,
workshops and entertainment aimed at addressing the issue of racism.
In recent weeks, other incidents involving the first professor also are being investigated by the university, including an attempted break-in at the professor's house and
a bomb threat at the apartment complex of
her student teaching assistant. *
Staff photo/ The Pride
In the aftermath of the swastika graffiti,
The Palomar Pomerado Health Systems building, located across Twin Oaks Valley rd.
from Cal State San Marcos/will house new Student Health Services offices.
university President Bill Stacy scheduled a
Move date finalized
Palomar offers
child daycare
By Donna Gonzales
Pride S taff Writer
Dr. Fritz Kreisler's
column returns.
Page 3
Do you need someone to watch
your child on weekday mornings while
y ou're in class?
Palomar College is now offering
daycare to CSUSM students.
There are currently spots available
for children aged 4 years to 4 years 11
months in Palomar's Child Development Center at 1140 W. Mission Rd.,
San Marcos. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon
weekdays. There may be more openings later, Palomar officials said.
To apply, call the Child Development Center at 744-1150.
Student shows slides of
revolutionist army study
By Paul Hilker
Pride S taff Writer
Loud bursts of gun-fire punctuated the
dense tropical air, but the jungle humidity
muffled the ensuing cries of Mexican peasants. *This was the scene near Aguas Blancas,
a small town in the state of Guerrero, Mexico
where 17 people were massacred on June 18,
1995.
Christine Powell, a student of Mexican
history from Cal State San Marcos, visited
the site this summer to investigate and report
on the turmoil of political and public relations
in Guerrero. She traveled to a town near
Acapulco to report on political processes and
the up-rise of the EPR rebel army (the Popular Revolutionary Army). Backed by a human
rights organization called Global Exchange,
her group consisted of a few college students
and two members of the Global Exchange
program. Since her return, Powell has given
eight presentations, including slides in classes
at C SUSM. They r eveal social a gitation
steadily increasing because of unstable relations between the lower classes and the Mexican government.
The root of the conflict lies in the division between campesinos, or peasants, and the
wealthy upper-class. The government perpetuates this agitation through neglecting the needs
of much of Guerreros population by focusing
exclusively on favoring the wealthy, according to Powell. In actuality, the entire Mexican
political systems stability is threatened by the
rise of EPR.
Mexican politics are fashioned after the
U.S. system of government. Though the country operates on democratic ideals, Mexican
politicians show favor to their sources of financial support-wealthy land and corporation
owners. Ousted in 1995 by the President of
Please see EPR,
pg.
8
�N EWS
The Trade, Wednesday, Novewhe* 2 7, 1996
WHAT'S N E W S
Class schedules on-line
Curriculum services has placed the Spring '97 class
schedule on-line. It is accessable through the CSUSM home
page. T he address is:
http://www.csusm.edu/class_schedule__s97/index.html
A winter schedule is also available at the following
address:
h ttp://coyote.csusm.edu/Extended_Studies/exstud/
winter.html
Scholarships offered
Applications f or the following scholarships are d ue
December 15. More information is available through the
Financial Aid and Scholarship O ffice at 750-4850.
Soroptomist International of Visa- $1,500 scholarship to a woman who is a senior or graduate level student
majoring in English o r science. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 o r better and be enrolled full time.
They must also demonstrate worthwhile and personal contributions t o the community and demonstrate financial need.
Soroptomist International Training Awards Program of R ancho Bernardo- $500 scholarship to a mature
woman, head of household, enrolled in an educational program to upgrade her employment status. Applications may
only apply t o T.A.P. Soroptomist International Club.
Requirements f or the following scholarship must be
completed by January 1 3,1996.
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest- $5,000
first prize, $2,500 second prize $1,500 third prize and two
$500 honorable mention prizes f or a 3,000 to 4 ,000 word
essay on one of the following themesA) Ethics based on personal experience. B ) "Why are
we here?" How are we to meet our ethical obligations. C )
Reflect on an ethical aspect of a literary text.
It is open t o full-time undergraduate j uniors and seniors.
Leadership seminars
November 27, Commons 2 06,2pm
T HE INCREDIBLE LEADER
Learn to establish credibility as a leader. Come share
your leadership experiences and learn f rom others who
have established their credibility.
Presenter: Tim Bills and Gezai Berhane, Student
Activites Advisers, CSU San Marcos.
Statewide committees
need students
Program teaches special
s tudents f unctional skills
By Kathy Simpson
Pride Staff Writer
Have you e ver thought of the entire university as
your classroom?
F or one group of students, every aspect of c ampus life o ffers an chance t o learn.
You've probably seen them. Waiting f or the elevator, eating lunch in the cafeteria, or in the restrooms.
They are college-aged students enrolled in a special education class at Sierra Vista High School. They
provide janitorial services on the CSUSM campus f our
days a week—but, at the same time they use the c ampus as a classroom and learning envirorment.
T he program, started by John Hull, gives these
students the opportunity to learn, side by side with their
non-disabled peers. They learn what Hull calls "critical skills."
Each student has his o r her individual curriculum,
based on their strengths and weaknesses. T he goal is
to prepare them f or l ife a fter school.
Part of this program includes developing vocational skills, since they enter the j ob market a fter they
graduate. Currently, they provide custodial services to
CSUSM, f or which they are paid. They work about
nine hours a week.
Another part of the program is teaching the students how to e njoy their money and leisure time. On
their day o ff, they o ften take the bus to San Marcos to
do some shopping, have lunch, or j ust hang out. They
practice accessing the community.
"This program i sn't f or all the students at Sierra
Vista," said Hull. "Not all students would benefit f rom
the prdg&fftt;"
:c r i v sizlzztti:
i
Those chosen f or the class are the ones j udged
most likely to benefit f rom this experience. T he instructors are specially trained to deal with these students.
"We d on't teach this class in a classroom because
a classroom i sn't the same as the way things are in the
real world," says Hull.
"The program focuses on skills that are functional.
U seful stuff f or the real world. How to shop. How to
use the bus. Getting around safely. Work skills. Appropriate behavior."
Hull and his assistant, Kathy DeLar feel itfs important that the students be exposed to their non-disabled peers.
"We learn more f rom our peers than anyone else.
CSUSM students model the behavior of non-disabled
young adults. T he types of behaviors we want our students to learn,i says DeLar.
By being out in the community, the students can
o bserve how p eople their o wn age act, interact, and
behave.
CSUSM was selected a s a site f or this program
partly because the school is new and t he program will
b e able to grow with the school, and also because of
Please see Program, pg. 7
What if y bu had f ive times t he expenses that
y our budget ^ an c bver? T hat is what the M ath
L ab h as t o contend with.
It h as the s ame b udget a s in the spring of
1991 when it o pened. C SUSM h ad400students
then, and n ow has about 4 ,500 students.
N ot only that, but t he math lab in 1991 had
only f our m ath c lasses to tutor. T his semester it
h as 2 2.
In 1991, the l ab had t wo paid student tutors, a nd today it h as six, each working 2 0 h ours
a week .
I n 1991, the M ath Tutorial conducted f ree
Reviews f or C BEST tests, which students striviiiig t o b ecome teachers m ust take, and now it
nbt only h as t o d o that f or more students, but
a lso o ffer f ree r eviews f or the E LM, which b eginMng stiidents must take.
B ack in 1991, t he M ath Tutorial was only
opened a f ew h ours p er w eek, but now it is open
3 6 hours, and t here i s a demand f or m ore, especially e venings a nd F ridays.
A s if t hat w asn't b ad e nough, w hen i t
started, the department covered duplicating costs
that now h ave t o c ome o ut of its budget. It has
t o pay its o wn p hone b ill, and buy its o wn o ffice
supplies such a s w hite board pens, erasers, paper supplies, staples, and t ape that they did not
h ave to pay f or t hen.
I t also h as t o rely o n donated f urniture so
that students d o not h ave t o sit on the f loor like
they did last semester.
M aureen B . B uPorit C oordinator of the
M ath L ab p oints o ut that t he c enter is a great
h elp to many s tudents, but it needs a bigger budget. } W W S M
, • |8
Final date set for Health Services move
By Donna Gonzales
Pride S taff Writer
T he California State Student Association (CSS A) is
looking f or student representatives to serve on one of 14
statewide committees, including the Educational Equity
Advisory Committee, Financial A id Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee on Remedial Education, and the
Institute f or teaching and learning.
For information or an application, contact Lisa or
Joy at the Associated Students O ffice, 750-4990.
Volounteers needed
E YE Crisis Program is looking f or volunteers that
want to help others. Ideal candidates will be available
evenings and weekends. F or information on training call
Linda Courton at the E YE Counseling and Crisis Services
at (619) 747-6281.
Staff photo/ The Pride
Student Health Services was scheduled to move across the street ox/Pr
the summer, but was delayed by negotiations until January
T he u niversity's S tudent
Health Services finally is moving a cross T win O aks Valley
Road to the Palomar Pomerado
Health System building.
M ost of the m ove will be
d one during the semester break,
starting D ec. 16, when the facility in Graven Hall will close. It
will reopen in the new facilities
on J an. 6 .
B ut the Student Health Services pharmacy will close earlier,
on D ec. 6. It will also reopen on
J an. 6 in the new facility.
For f urther information, call
7 50-4915.
�FEATURES
The Pnide, Wednesday, NoveabeK 27, 1996
Tired of peer
Dealing with sexual orientation
groups? Me too hate crimes and incidents.
TZe&ecca
as hate actions hurt the victims, so they hurt the community at large. Such actions say to all of us that differences
based on ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation are not acceptable, and that it may even be dangerous
to b e d ifferent. Such behaviors drive us all to stick to our
own kind, to be suspicious, to f eel unwelcome.
What can I d o if I see or hear such expressions of
hatred? Whether we are witnesses to hate actions or targets of them, the most important thing that each of us can
and must do is report the incident to CSUSM Public Safety
(750-3111). Even if the incident is small and you are unsure if it "counts" as a crime, report it. Let Public Safety
decide whether it is a crime—they are trained to make
these judgments. Moreover, the Public Safety o ffice is the
one place where A LL information can b e centrally gathered, and therefore serves the campus by taking the pulse
of the frequency and severity of such actions.
What will happen to m e if I report it? T he Public
Safety o fficer will simply interview you and try to get as
much factual information as possible about the event. In
most cases, nothing else will occur. In some cases, where
an actual crime has happened, you may b e asked to testify
at some later time. T he Public Safety o ffice will be extremely supportive towards anyone who f eels at risk in
such a situation.
What else can I do? In recent weeks, the campus f ocus has been on hate crimes and incidents that are based
upon race. We are aware of other incidents that target lesbian, gay, and bisexual students. Please remember that
expressions of hostility based on sexual orientation are
similarly hateful.
T here is a c ampus G ay/Lesbian/Bisexual Support
Team comprised of students, faculty, and s taff. This group
aims t o support G/L/B members of our campus c ommunity and to make the campus a s afe place f or all, a place
f ree of hatred targeted towards sexual orientation. The G /
L/B Support Team recommends that if anyone witnesses
o r is the victim of hate incidents or crimes directed towards the G/L/B population, that they report it to the team
in addition to reporting to Public Safety.
T he team will compile information on hate activities
based on sexual orientation, and will work with Public
Safety towards providing safety f or all students. Let the
team know of such hate activities by contacting P rofessor
Don Barrett (Sociology, x 4161), Fritz Kreisler (CAPS,
x4910), Linda Shaw (Sociology, x8026) or Henry Aronson
(EOP, x4861). You may d o so by phone, note o r e-mail,
and the team will accept anonymous reports.
Fritz Kreisler is the Coordinator of Counseling &
Psychological Services.
^tanc/uvuL
0f
p UCf TZtiei&len,
What ever happened to the good old days when teachers taught and students, well, d idn't? Those days when
the teachers stood at the f ront of the room and talked while
the students stared straight ahead and tried to stay awake.
Everybody understood their roles and it is a premise upon
During the October 21 Teach-in, Counseling & Psywhich this great country of ours was founded. So why is
chological Services (CAPS) did a workshop on how to
everybody trying to screw it u p?
I 'm talking, of course, about peer groups. You know, cope with hate that i s directed at someone because of their
those ridiculous little groups that we are forced to take race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. An important
part in so that our teachers d on't have to d o any work issue that came up in our discussions was: what d o you d o
themselves. W e're thrown together with f our or f ive other when you witness a hate crime or are the victim of o ne?
students (we d on't even get to choose who they are) and Everyone agreed that such acts are deplorable, but how
should we react to t hem?
then told to critique each o ther's work.
Some students f elt that the perpetrator should be conNow, on t he s urface, this all may sound innocent
fronted on the spot, that the targeted person or group should
enough. A fter all, it's probably true that all of us can learn
something f rom every person we encounter. But, when it be defended and fought f or immediately. Others underc omes to my education, I 'd j ust feel better if an experi- standably felt frightened at this prospect. They d idn't want
enced p rofessor, trained in the subject matter, taught m e to put their own safety in jeopardy, yet they also d idn't
what I needed to learn. T hat's why they get the big bucks, want to sit idly by and let it happen. While the f ocus of
our workshop was on coping with hate that is directed at
and t hat's why I pay them.
I 've been in groups with people who d idn't bother to racial groups, the same rules apply to hate crimes and inwrite a p aper, but asked the rest of the group to cover f or cidents directed towards lesbians, gay, and bisexuals, or
them if t he t eacher w alked by. I 've seen p eople who to any other group.
What are hate crimes and hate incidents? "California
thought p aragraphs were such a hassle that they chose to
law prohibits threats or acts of violence against individuomit them all together. I 've participated in groups where a
person has g one to the computer lab 2 0 minutes before als or groups or their property because of personal charclass to crank something out so that it looks like he did the acteristics or associations. State laws similarly prohibit
assignment and then proceed to ask the rest of the group defacing, damaging, o r destroying a nother's property to
to h elpiiim c ompose his paper. One person admitted to intimidate or interfere with his or her rights.:Crimes which
m e and the teacher that she was watching a movie while are normally misdemeanors can b e felonies if committed
she was reading my paper and had a difficult time under- because of bigotry.
A conviction cannot b e based upon speech a lone,
standing what I was trying to say, then went on to enunless the speech itself threatens violence against a spelighten m e with her opinion, anyway.
So, how is it that these " peers" are going t o look at cific individual or group and the perpetrator has the abilmy work and tell m e what I 've done wrong. A nd, if they ity to carry out the threat." (source: U C Davis, Students'
did, why in t he world would I listen? I d on't know about Right to Know)
Hate incidents include expressions of hatred based
the rest of y ou, but I 'm getting really tired of those too
on similar characteristics or intentions, but are less severe.
familiar words, " Let's get into groups..."
Now, I d on't want any of you to get the wrong idea. These include expressing negative stereotypes, referring
T here are q uite a f ew people in my classes whose opin- to people in ways that are insulting on the basis of their
ions I respect and w hose ideas open me up to n ew ways of gender, ethnic group, race, or sexual orientation.
So what? Hate crimes and hate incidents are injurithinking. T he thing is, I know who they are and I want the
ous to all. For the victims, there are not only threats to
right t o show them my work as I see f it. Brainstorming
with a g roup of p eople whose work I admire is one of my personal safety or property, but also clear messages that
favorite things to d o and o ften brings to the surface some their lives and comfort are consistently endangered. Just
things I may never have thought of on my own. But, again,
I want to m ake that decision, not be forced to participate
within a circle of people who c ouldn't care less about the
writing process if they were writing a check to themselves
f or a million dollars.
C. J anie C hang
A ccounting S ociety
I have talked to some of my professors about this problem and they a re always very sympathetic to my cause.
Rika Yoshi
C omputing S ociety
They, too, hated groups when they were in college, some
Bob Rider
Economics Club
of them say, b ut it has been shown to be an e ffective teachDuff B renna
L iterary S ociety
ing tool as s ome students d o better in group situations. I
K en B olton
Political S cience A ssociation
h ave t o ask though, what about m e, er...the rest of us who
Heike Mahler
Psi C hi C hapter & P sychology S tudent O rganization
d on't agree?
S heldon Z ang
Sociology Club
I think if each of these teachers took a poll in their
Calvin O ne Deer Gavin
classrooms, t hey'd f ind most of their students would feel
A merican Indian S tudent E xcellence S oc.
the same way I d o. N ot only those of us who believe it is
A lex C uatok
A sian S tudent A ssociation
a waste of time to talk about writing with people who d on't
G erardo G onzales
M.E.Ch.A
care, but f or those w ho d on't care, as well. A fter all, if
Denise Hollis
Pan A frican S tudent A lliance
they d idn't h ave t o waste all that time sitting around talkMarion Reid
Alpha Chi O mega
ing about boring things like syntax and plot, think about
J oan G undersen
A lpha X i Delta & Phi A lpha T heta & History S ociety
all the f ree time t hey'd have t o watch movies. While we
R obert B lack
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
might get frustrated by the lack of concern these people
C herine H eckman
exhibit f or o ur work, think of what they must go through
T au K appa Epsilon
f acing us with n o p aper at all, and with nothing but the
A lex D urig
A lpha K appa Delta
m atinee at E dward's C inema t o k eep t hem o ccupied
Regina Eisenbeck
Sigma lota Epsilon
t h»ugh the long, sometimes thought-provoking group
R obert P age
I nter-Varsity C hristian F ellowship
discussions.
S usan Buck
C ircle K I nternational
F or those of you furiously nodding your heads up and
S annis Mitchell
Chess Club
down as you read this, you have my sympathy. We can
Clubs
&
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�OPINION
The Pmde, Wednesday, November 27, 1996
T H E P RIDE
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Campus r a c i s m more serious
than one may percieve
T ONY
B ARTON
I admit, at first I was skeptical. I mean, come
on, it is the 90's. When campus members began
coming forward with testimony of their own perseverances of racial hate, it was very easy to question the validity of what seemed such outlandish
claims; especially at a university taking such pride
in its mission of promoting ethnic diversity.
Mission or no, there is a problem on campus.
Graffiti on bathroom walls can be called isolated incidents, attributed to single, unassociated
delinquents. Perhaps other attention depraved,
maturity lacking persons could have added a swastika here or there, just to see if their malformed
"art" would land a spot in the local papers the following morning.
Some may be able to rationalize a student's
vocal lashing of a professor in racial terms. I have
heard people portray what might almost be called
sympathy for the student in question, deeming that
the professor's teaching was somehow provocative.
But how can one explain threatening phone
calls made to a student?
I met with a student last month who confessed
to being threatened over the phone. He also knew
of at least two other students who had been threatened for their views on Affirmative Action programs.
I do not question the presence of racism on
this campus any longer.
You can question the presence of institutionalized racism in the administrative ranks. It is,
even those who believe it exists at Cal State San
Marcos agree, hard to pinpoint. Are blatant acts
so easy to grasp that they cannot be taken seriously? Perhaps many of us have seen too much
graffiti to take seriously personal threats taking
a similar form on bathroom walls.
This situation is not limited to ju veniles spray
painting swastikas on stall doors. Students and
faculty are being threatened. The views of those
being threatened are really unimportant. This
university is designed to be a place where varying opinions can come together to create a better
environment for all to learn and prosper.
The emergence of racism needs to be taken
seriously by every person on campus, whether
we are dealing with three or 30 racist individuals.
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To the Editor:
* - Tam writing in response to the article written;
about me in the November 13th edition of the
Pride. When interviewing for this article I was
very excited about sharing some of the incredible
learning experiences involved in studying abroad
through a recognized international program. After reading the article, I was disappointed by the
slant that Ms. Gonzales puts on my experience
abroad. This casts a poor image upon the program, generally, and me, specifically.
I would like to highlight just a few of the
important experiences that I emphasized in my
interview, but were short changed in print. First,
what were described as "side trips," were actually field studies for which I had extensively prepared. The Russia and Estonian trip was an extension of two classes: Russian Politics and Society and Nationalism and Minorities in Europe. In
Russia we visited the University in Moscow and
met with students where we partook in a round
table discussion of stereotypes that each nationality had grown up with about each other. In Moscow we also visited the editor of an arts magazine
and learned about the enforced propaganda and
censoring of the past and present.
Visiting Estonia, one of thefirstcountries that
broke away from the Soviet Union, was amazing.
This was especially interesting to me because of
the research that I had been doing right before on
the relations between Estonians and the Russian
minority. Just being in Estonia and taking part in
the programs involved in our trip really brought
my research to life. The trip we took to northern
Germany focused on the Danish minority that was
established officially at the end of W.W.II. Included in the northern Germany trip was a visit to
the NATO base in Jutland(the main part of Denmark). The day that we were there some Danish
soldiers that had died while participating in NATO
maneuvers were brought home, making it a day
that I will always remember.
Studying abroad is a complete experience, it
is full of good and bad times, new friends and
unfamiliar surroundings. After having studied
'abroad through many programs I have come to
appreciate the year abroad program offered
through the Cal State system.
Cal State wants you to go f or a whole year
because the principle is that you will get much
more out of a year experience than just a semester. I can vouch for this concept. By the time
November came around and it was pitch dark at
3 pm, I wasn't so excited about making it through
the whole winter. But the experience was invaluable. I didn't give up and go home or hate Denmark. By staying the whole year I finally understood what the fever was about spring, I could
understand what the check-out clerk at the grocery store had been yelling at me all year(it wasn't
that she didn't like me, there was a pasta special
on isle four)and most importantly through the
Danish friendships that I developed I realized It
would be wrong to go home with any negative
stereotypes.
Studying abroad is definitely more than fun
and games. My experience last year gave me a
new outlook on life academically, politically and
personally. Learning to live in a new culture is
exciting, challenging and rewarding. That is why
the article written by Ms. Gonzales disappointed
me. The experiences that I shared with her in
my interview were taken too lightly and my year
looks empty of all the hard work that went along
with those good times. I d on't want students to
read the article and think that studying abroad is
an excuse to party and travel for a year and then
get over there and be shocked with the realities.
Cal State Offers year long programs in sixteen countries around the globe, from Australia
to Zimbabwe. Majors are endless and in many
countries like Denmark a language prerequisite
is not required. I support these programs fully
and encourage all students to study abroad.
Jennifer Rose Elbert-Rasmussen
Senior Double Major
Spanish and International Relations
�The Prude, Wednesday, NovemheK 27, 1996
L ETTERS T O THE EDITOR
Banned student has Lawyers of alleged
bad reputation
baby murderers
Dear Editor
I read with interest and amusement Jill
Ballard's letter, (Student c laims rights violated in newsgroup ban), in the 10/30/96
edition of T he Pride. P erhaps your readers
would like to hear the other side of the story.
Jill Ballard had gained a reputation in
the c susm.flame war newsgroup, of being
arrogant, rude, and intolerant of anybody
w ho's views d iffered even slightly f rom
h er's. B ased u pon my o bservations and
dealings with M s. Ballard, i t's a well d eserved reputation. In her letter, she makes
comments about being accused of "racism,
d iscrimination, a nd d ictatorship". L et's
look at these charges, shall we ?
T he posting that led to her access being restricted was one that she posted in
her role as president of the "Vegan & Animal Rights c lub", calling f or a boycott of
the GSUSM Pow Wow, d ue to the f act that,
in her words, " Some of the people there
wear f ur in their hair". W hen it was pointed
out that the Native American garb in question was based upon traditional designs and
customs, her c omment w as that " no culture is primitive enough to deserve wearing f ur." W hile this might not b e racism
per se, it certainly does show a incredible
amount of arrogance regarding her views
& ideas, and a incredible amount of intolerance and disrespect of the culture, history, and traditions oTahbther group. One
c ould a rgue t hat h er d emand, t hat t he
people at the Pow Wow bend t o her dictate
of what they could and c ouldn't wear, con-
An open letter to the defense attorneys
the t wo c ollege f reshman who allegedly
killed their son moments a fter he was born:
Dear Sirs, although I am not a qualified legal p roffesional, nor a licensed physician in the United States, I can provide
s ome small measure of advice.
Your clients did not in fact kill their
son, merely an unviable tissue m ass which
was unwanted by the mother did not, in
f act, shake the just-born baby to death, but
actually p erformed the procedure known
a s a p artial-birth abortion, and as such,
should not be charged with murder, murder in the second degree, manslaughter,
involuntary manslaughter, or any crimes of
that nature. T he only crime that the f ather
is guilty of is that of practicing medicine
Please see Lawyers, pg. 8
Lies, falsehoods
fill accusations
D ear Editor,
I am writing to complain about the lies
expressed against m e in Peter Rauch's letter to the editor that you printed in the N ovember 13, 1996 issue of T he Pride. B efore I address the d efaming piece of trash
s
i' I'd also like t oaskwhy
pritft
s uch u nsupported, p otentially l ibellous
f alse a ccusations a gainst m e. R auch
claimed that, "Just b efore the Fall '96 sePlease see Banned, pg. 8 mester started, several students showed
interest in j oining the V &AR C lub in order t o learn m ore about the benefits of the
vegan diet." First lie.
T he incident as I recall it involved several self a dmitted p racticing s peciesists
w ho posted on csusm,flamewar threats to
In the N ovember 13th issue of T he j oin the V &AR Club.
Pride Jill Ballard, president of the Vegan/
W hy they f elt such threats would inAnimal Rights Club, wrote a response to timidate m e I have no idea, but nor d o I
my letter to the editor f rom the October actually care. Then Rauch claimed that I
16th issue of T he Pride.
"stated several times that n o one would be
Ms. Ballard, I would like to thank you allowed to j oin the V&AR C lub who didn't
f or bringing up the issues that you raised agree with everything the club stands for."
regarding Jesus being a vegetarian, and the S econd l ie. A pparently R auch g rossly
New Testament being written more than a miscomprehended what I actually did state.
century a fter H is d eath. Even though your
T he p osts by me o n csusm f lamewar
facts are not g roundedin truth nor histori- that Rauch r eferstomerely questioned (a
cal accuracy, I appreciate your honesty and common practice of great thinkers) the d efiwillingness to bring what you perceive a s nition of an "official member." I concluded
unbiased opinions and rhetoric to the f ore- that those w ho merely "sign up" to be in
front. This shows m e that you really care the c lub yet d o nothing at all t o support it's
about the validity of your position. Your ' cause (you see, the V &AR C lub does not
Please see Christ, pg. 8 charge any f ees to j oin) are not by my defi-
Christ's diet
beside the point
nition "true members." But in reality, I
could care less about what people want to
identify themselves with—such trivial concerns have nothing to d o with the issues
the V &AR Club stands for. I merely e xpressed an opinion on c susm.flamewar,
excuse m e Rauch, it was not an invitation
f or you (a LTWR graduate student) to misinterpret and grossly misquote my words.
Did anyone notice how Rauch foiled
to cite his sources of my supposedly discriminatory claims? So then Rauch claimed
that I claimed that if I "were forced to allow such people to j oin," I "would not include them in club mailers, meetings, or
activities." Lie number three! BALD faced
lie. I NEVER EVER made such a claim
nor have I ever, or even had the desire to
d iscriminate a nyone w ho w anted t hem
f rom receiving the club's announcements.
There are 30 people on the club's e mailing list, all of whom have different diets and beliefs. Even one of them is an
a dvocate of vivisection, but d o I m ind?
Why should I? A s long as nobody tries to
hinder the club f rom carrying out its f unctions then all people are welcome. A fter all
these lies Rauch, a self admitted practicing speciesist, had the nerve to conclude
his ietter by equating my "behavior" (according to his lies and value j udgments) to
something he hoped students understood
on "Oct. 21st."
Please see False, Pg. 8
Carriovore agrees
animal are different
M s. Ballard,
While sitting in the D ome, I read your
letter t o the editor, R emember a nimals
(The Pride, 10/30)." Dinning on a most
delightful cheeseburger, I pondered your
points with grease and ketchup-smeared
fingers.
" Animals a re d ifferentia1 d ifferent
species," you claimed. I agree animal species are d ifferent. Cow meat does taste
much d ifferent f rom chicken, and is certainly d ifferent in taste f rom deer. I have,
h owever, f ound that liberal a mounts of
ketchup will usually solve most of these
taste-related d ifferences (see above).
As to your statement, "Violence is violence no matter how you slice, dice, chop,
o r cut i t," I must object. Watching my f ather artfully cutting slices of turkey b efore
the a dmiring e yes of my f amily d uring
Thanksgiving dinner is enough to bring m e
t o tears. How could p lacing a p iece of
breast meat, o r perhaps a bit of dark m eat,
on the plate of a wide-eyed child b e c on-
strued as violence? And how could the resulting t urkey l eftovers—turkey s andwiches, turkey noodle s oup, and turkey
jerkey—all made by my m other's loving
hands, be deemed the outcomes of violence?
Even though I disagreed with your letter on one or two points, I hope you know
that I 'll miss your thought-provoking letters and flyers-—seemingly posted everywhere here at CSUSM—when you graduate in December, and I pray that you w on't
try to put Heinz out of business a lso—I
need the ketchup.
Herman Jones
Junior
Liberal Studies
Is The Pride's staff
chocked by success
of a woman?
Dear Editor,
While reading the November 13th issue of T he Pride, I f ound the title of the
article "Woman film maker t o speak" by
Paul Hilker to be particularly interesting.
Is it such a surprise to have a woman m aking f ilms that the fact was required in the
title of the article? Or d o w e j ust assume
that all film makers are men unless specifically identifies otherwise? I noticed she
was African-American as well, so m aybe
you should Have pointed out that an " African-American Woman film m aker" w as
giving a speech.
A f ew pages later, an article discussed
how "Jordan's new film educates, entertains" did not require gender identification
in t he title. N or was Jordan's ethnic background mentioned in the article. Likewise,
t he article a nnouncing R udolfo A naya's
reading lacked specific mention of his gender or ethnicity, despite the f act that writes
o n t he "cultural heritage of New Mexico."
Personally, I f ound myself m ore interested
in which specific cultural heritage h e was
writing about, and I consider such information to be f ar m ore relevant than the information imparted about Julie Dash's film
m aking. I find D ash's s uccess f ar m ore
worthy of announcement than her gender
o r ethnicity. I hope in the f uture the staff of
T he Pride will c ease to be so shocked by
the success of a woman that they feel the
need t o point out such things in the title of
articles.
Christine M . W. G rubbs
Graduate Student
Literature and Writing Studies
C heck out T H E P R I D E S re-designed
w eb p age out the f ollowing address:
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Mellencamp delivers home-town rock with respect to life
By Gabe Lundeen
Pride S taff Writer
John M ellencamp (or John Cougar Mellencamp, or
John Cougar, o r whatever moniker he chooses next) has
always been a heartland, Middle American rocker, with his
organic-sounding guitar and songs about high school sweethearts and small towns. It isn't the stuff of legend, but it
was popular, and sold a lot of albums.
O n h is n ew a lbum, " Mr. H appy G o L ucky,"
Mellencamp creates a more layered album than any of his
previous efforts, while still maintaining the small town mentality that d efines him.
Mellencamp pooled his talents with New York dance
club mixer Junior Vasquez, who co-produced the album,
giving it a strange mix between rock and roll and disco. I t's
a subtle mix, as the synthetic beat d oesn't intrude with the
conventional drumming or the jangly guitars.
T he album is very deceptive f rom the beginning. T he
title "Mr. Happy G o L ucky" seems to suggest a little cynicism and irony, as this is Mellencamp's first album since
his fairly recent heart attack. At first glance, the title seems
to express the j oy of surviving a serious health problem,
but there is something much deeper.
T he album's ten songs are also peppy and happygo-lucky on t he s urface. They b ear t he M idwestern
storytelling and simplicity of life that most Mellencamp
songs possess, but in a more edgy fashion.
One of the most deceptive songs on the album i s
"Full Catastrophe." While its chorus, " I'm glad to say
I 've e njoyed everyday of the f ull catastrophe of l ife,"
may sound triumphant, it also doubles as a reflection on
Mellencamp's brush with death. He keeps his music f rom
becoming weepy or tragic, disregarding the meaning of
a lyric f or the sake of rock and roll.
Also suggestive of death is the a lbum's cover, which
features Mellencamp and two young children sitting in
f ront of what appear to be Jesus Christ and the Devil.
Aside f rom being very a interesting photograph, it,too,
has a double meaning.
Mellencamp may reflect on his scars, but he does
not dwell on them. His mid-life diary, no matter how
you dissect it* still sounds like good rock and roll. His
music continues to i mprove on each album. "Mr. Happy
G o L ucky" is not without its flaws, but the f laws go thoroughly unnoticed.
Wenesday, December 4 : Dr. Don Funes
directs the Andean Ensemble's p erformance of the music of the Andes M ountains on indiginous instruments. 7pm,
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classical, flamenco, j azz, blues and South
American music. T he quartet is lead by
Peter Sprague and Fred Benedetti. 12:30
to 1:30pm, A CD102.
Sunday, December 8: Cross-cultural/
cross-time holiday music will be performed bu the San D iego Men's Chorus.
3pm, Dome. T his event is ticketed.
'First Contact' is most accessable Trek Earn MP,
experience
By Gabe Lundeen
Pride S taff Writer
As any "Star Trek" fan can attest to,
not every "Star Trek" movie has heid cinematic merit, or even been semi-entertaining. It almost seems that i t's done on purpose; the best "Trek" movies have all been
the even-numbered ones.
"Star Trek: First Contact," the eighth
movie in the "Star Trek" series, continues
this tradition. It is the first movie to f eature the cast of "Star Trek: T he Next Generation" alone, and it upholds the high standards of the award-winning television series.
T he movie features the B org, one of
" Star T rekis" most popular (and one-dimensional) villains. T he Borg are a race
b ent on d estruction and assimilation of
other cultures, with the motto, "Resistance
is f utile." In "First Contact," the Borg travel
to the past to destroy Earth and assimilate
it, and the crew of the USS Enterprise must
stop them and save humanity.
"First C ontact" is extraordinarily violent f or a "Star Trek" movie. T his is some-
what of an exception f or the "Next G eneration" cast who normally rely on diplomacy and peace to resolve their problems,
and only use firepower as a last resort. Although the plot calls f or violence, it is not
graiuiious, and is d one in an exciting f ashion.
The trend of violence also is evident
in the n ew s hip, t he U SS E nterprise-E.
While the Enterprise-D (the ship used in
the television show and destroyed at the
end of "Star Trek: Generations") was larger,
swan-like and representative of peace, the
n ew m odel i s s mall, a erodynamic and
streamlined f or war. T he new ship looks
and acts m ore like a weapon and less like
an envoy, c ontradicting the central idea
behind "Star Trek: T he Next Generation."
B ut o ther t han t he v iolence i ssue,
" First C ontact" i s a g reat " Star T rek"
movie. People often d o not give "Star Trek"
its due, because of its large f an base and its
science fiction slant. It really d oesn't get
the respect it deserves.
The cast is, o nce again, intact f rom the
s eries a nd f ull o f f ine a ctors. P atrick
S tewart, w ho p lays C aptain J ean-Luc
P icard* i s a
c lassically-trained
Shakespearean actor, and provides another
stellar performance that holds the movie
together. Brent Spiner, as Data, is an e xcellent character actor, and really gets to
display this talent throughput the movie.
Making appearances in f ront of and
behind the camera is Jonathan Frakes, who
plays First Commander William Riker and
also directs "First Contact." Frakes directed
a number of episodes f rom the series, and
c ontinues Leonard N imoy's tradition of
starring in and directing "Star T rek" movies quite well.
Of course, if y ou're a Trekkie, you are
bound to e njoy the movie more. Fans will
appreciate the restored elements f rom the
show, such as the deadpan humor of Worf
or Captain P icard's affectation f or hardboiled detective stories. But being a f an is
not necessarily a prerequisite.
Any action movie aficionado will enjoy "First Contact," because on the surface,
i t's a good action movie. But "Star T rek"
fans will enjoy it even more, as the demand
f or a "Next Generation" movie has been
high. "Star Trek: First C ontact" might b e
the most accessible "Star T rek" movie yet,
and it is certainly o ne of the best.
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other lawsuitable-type issue. We know that they would
listen then.
But, f or the rest of y ou, those of you that agree with
me in theory, w ho hate the g roups but h ate them because
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If this is asking too m uch, and I 'm sure I pushing the
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EPR
of political parties, corruption exists, said
Powell.
from p .l
" Voter f raud i s i nherent a s i s a
Mexico, former Governor of Guerrero beauracracy which restricts the number of
Ruben Figueroa has become the figurehead voters," she added.
of the rebel insurgence, Powell said. Fol"Many of the people from Atoyac did
lowing the national broadcast of video foot- not even vote because their names w eren't
age showing police o fficers planting weap- in the books. Even when they should have
ons on the dead bodies of peasants a fter been, "their names w eren't listed at all,"
t he 1995 m assacre, F igueroa c harged, Powell said and added, "We saw ballots
"They wanted war. and they got war."
being burned a fter the elections."
* T he f ootage c aused unrest all o ver
A fter the short stay in A toyac, the
Mexico, Powell reported. Angry slogans group then went to the site of the massacre
such as "La cabeza de Figueroa" (the head where they observed a memorial stone.
of Figueroa) written on the walls in some Powell and the rest of the group spoke and
cities depict the sentiment still felt towards had dinner with the current governor of
the f ormer governor, she added.
Guerrero, and were courted by representaP owell's g roup a ttended m eetings tives of various political p arties. " They
about the parties and political processes of wanted us to come back and tell the AmeriMexico. Then the group went to Ayotac, a can public that everything is f ine," said
town 2 0 miles north of Acapulco, where Powell.
Powell observed the state elections while
Another revolutionary group called the
staying with a host family.
Zapatistas which formed a few years ago
There have been some p eaceful pro- are not to be confused with EPR. EPR is
tests since the 1995 massacre, but f ear of m ore M arxist a nd e xtreme t han t he
the military and police is prevalent among Zapatistas who are more willing to work
campesinos, according to Powell. "The ten- w ith t he g overnment f or r eform, s aid
sion in Atoyac was so thick that you could Powell.
almost cut it with a k nife," she added.
Caches of guns believed to belong to
There is a definite fear of the military EPR have been uncovered, and various atsince the peasants " are known to support tacks have been coordinated against small
military strongholds by groups of armed
E PR," she said.
Though EPR seems to have grass root men in masks, according to the Washingsupport, there are some w ho are wary of ton Post reporter. Along with peasants f rom
the rebels and unsure of their true motives, A toyac, the g roup went t o M exico City
according t o a report f rom the Washington where the campesinos held a p eaceful protest in the Mexico City Center. But, a fter
Post.
According to this j ournalist, some be- blocking off a m ajor city street, many of
lieve that the government may have cre- them were arrested.
ated EPR as a j ustification f or a harder
According to Powell, trips like hers are
military crackdown. "Despite the efforts of promoted at universities to spark student
Allianza Civica, a nation-wide organization interest in the political unrest of Mexico,
which monitors the elections and actions which is generally ignored by the media.
would have been f ar more appropriate to a
potty-mouthed 4th grader, than a supposedly mature university student. T he politfrom p.5
est c omments m ade to h er c ritics w ere
stituted a form of intolerance, and possible "slime", "gutter trash", "harlot", "slut", and
racism.
other such pleasantries, even though the
As f or d iscrimination, M s. B allard, majority of her critics were not stooping to
over the summer, had stated repeatedly in similar behavior.
the c susm.flamewar n ewsgroup t hat, a s
Ms. Ballard had been warned several
president of the V &AR c lub, she a lone times that her behavior was inappropriate,
could dictate who could and c ouldn't be- yet she continued to disregard these warncome a member, and that people who d idn't ings. Apparently, she felt that internet acsupport her views 100% were not welcome cess was a "right", rather than a privilege.
in said club. This does constitute a dis- Quite frankly, M s. Ballard seems to thrive
criminatory policy, and one that is in vio- on trying to be a "martyr", and on getting
lation of C SUSM rules & policies. The negative attention. When a little kid does
truth of the matter is that any student can bad things to get negative attention, d on't
join a club on campus without needing to they usually get punished? In her case she
agree 100% with their goals.
found out that s he d oesn't have a " right"
And finally, a s f or dictatorship, she to internet access in this campus, and that
also maintained that she alone could dic- her privilege to use it was taken away.
tate policy for her club. Witness the above
Finally, I t's my belief that her attack
mention of her call to boycott the Pow on Teresa Macklin is utterly and completely
Wow. When the then-faculty advisor f or unwarranted. Ms. Macklin was doing her
the V&AR club posted a message that the j ob as administrator, and Ms. Ballard's accall for a boycott came from "1 or 2 mem- tions w arranted the a ctions t aken. M s.
bers of the club, and w asn't the policy of Ballard's insinuation that Ms. Macklin took
the club i tself', Ms. Ballard responded that this action because she was "good f riends"
as president, she had the final say on what with one of the csusm.flamewar posters,
was or w asn't the official policy of her club, or that this person was trying to get others
even when the majority of club members to revoke Ms. B allard's internet a ccess,
did not agree with her. This certainly looks speaks more about M s. B allard's apparent
like dictatorship to me. It is interesting to paranoia than anything else. I d on't supnote that due to Ms. Ballard's behavior, the pose that Ms. Ballard is willing to cite any
faculty advisor resigned soon afterwards.
of the letters from "prestigious people" that
As f or csusm.flamewar, she is correct she cites in her letter to the editor ?
that the n ewsgroup is for "strong disagreeIf Jill Ballard needs to find someone
ment". However, her actions went over to blame for the loss of her internet access,
the policies regarding internet access and she needs only to look in a mirror. I t's
use by C SUSM students, and went from high time she took responsibility for her
"strong disagreement", to outright attacks, actions, rather than trying to blame others.
insults, and other utterly inappropriate bePatrick McKinnion
havior. M s. Ballard used l anguage that
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Here's some news, Rauch, a speciesist
is n o better than a racist, sexist, or antisemite and you have j ust proved it, liar.
Keep on applauding wrongful censorship,
Rauch, I guarantee you won't be clapping
when it happens to you. Also, to the denial of the abusive remarks made against
m e on csusm.flamewar, don't forget that
two of the author's of those remarks (one
of whom is known to be R auch's good
f riend) had to be counseled at C SUSM f or
committing sexual harassment.
Jill Ballard
senior,Liberal Studies
Vegan & Animal Rights Club president
Christ
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attention to historical detail as you f inalized, and double-checked the accuracy of
your statements put forth to defend your
position only serves to reinforce this belief.
Although I can appreciate the enthusiasm y ou d isplay in p ursuit of y our
agenda, I must admit that I fail to see what
the possibility of Jesus being a vegetarian
has to do with your cause, o r how it would
support it. Myself being a follower of Jesus
Christ, I d on't see what His dietary habits
have to d o with my soul. If you are seeking support f or your cause, I d o not think
that you will find it by emphasizing your
belief that Jesus may have been a vegetarian. He very well may have been, but what
d ifference does that make to people if they
reject His words?
To lend credibility to your cause in this
manner, and hold Jesus up as a role model
f or the vegetarian lifestyle only, is to make
a mockery of what orthodox Christianity
teaches He did f or us. W HO C ARES I F
JESUS D IDN'T EAT MEAT I F YOU A RE
N OT WILLING T O F IND O UT WHAT
HE SAID? That is like posing f or a product endorsement with someone you d on't
respect or trust. Are you m ore concerned
with what went into J esus' mouth than the
words that came out of it?
But since you are sincere, and because,
obviously, sincere people c annot be sincerely wrong, regardless of the issue or
belief at hand, I applaud your e fforts. In
fact, if I can be sincere f or a moment, M s.
Ballard, I would like to lend my support
f or your club. I know that you hate murder
of A LL animals, including the human animal. It is therefore because of my sincere
belief, not based on facts but feelings alone,
that I know I can rely on you, and others in
your club, to stand with myself and others
in raising our voices together against the
slaughter of the human animal through legalized murder— a practiced commonly
called abortion.
I really appreciate your support as we
join together, hand-in-hand, to support this
worthy and noble cause. I sincerely believe
that I am right in my assumption that we
stand on the same ground on this issue because humans are animals too.... or am I
sincerely wrong?
Good Mourning and Thank You!
Joseph Sedlmeyer
Senior
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without a license. H e acted as a physician
to his own g irlfriend, and as such, performed this procedure, which is perfectly
legal in the United States. In f act, when
President William J efferson Clinton was
given an opportunity to deny this practice,
h e declined. It is, a fter all, the w oman's
right to choose.
How appalling that the community at
l arge is c ondemning t his m an and t his
woman f or choosing t o p erform a partial
b irth a bortion! H ow a ppalling that t he
moral media is shocked and outraged by
this act! D on't we support the rights of our
women any longer? What happened to her
right to choose? Is Roe versus Wade suddenly irrelevant? Why are we treating the$e
people as criminals?
Th would be parents merely eliminated
a nonviable tissue mass that was not in their
plans—a tumor, if you will, implanted in
the mother by the father, yet unwelcome
and nonviable.
In f act, sirs, I suggest that even if you
cannot prove that your clients did in fact
perform a simple medical procedure legal
under our current court system, you have a
c ompelling a rgument in t his a rena a s
w ell—aren't all babies nonviable?
W hat h appens if you l eave a baby
alone f or several d ays? It starves to death.
It is eaten by wild animals. It dies of disease. In fact, this holds true up until children are at least thirteen, although f or the
strictest definition of viability, the ability
to survive on o ne's o wn, humans cannot
be considered viable until they are out on
their own, working. Sirs, I suggest that you
raise the challenge all the way to the Supreme C ourt of t hese U nited S tates! A
mother still has a choice long a fter the baby
has breached her birth canal, f or it remains
a nonviable tissue mass for quite some time.
Justice Ginsberg would agree, sirs, that this
is merely one m ore example of the government trying to intrude on a w oman's
right to choose.
W hat right h ave we, the p eople, to
deny this mother her choice?
Jon Salvadori
Freshman
English
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racism view
varied
By MichaeFB. Miller
Pride Staff Writer
Stair Photo/ The Pride
Six different leaflets containing racist statements were placed on roughly 300 cars Feb. 6 by
a 15-year old male from La Mesa. The youth claimed to be a member of the White Aryan
Resistance, a white supremicist group started by Fallbrook racist Tom Metzger.
Reviewed: Star
Semester opens with
new racial incidents
By Michael B. Miller
Pride Staff Writer
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Cal State San M arcos c ontinues t o be
plagued by racial incidents.
In the latest, a 15-year-old L a Mesa youth
w as c aught distributing racist f liers in the
main students parking lot on Feb. 6.
T he youth, w ho was later released to his
mother and grandfather, told c ampus police
h e was a m ember of the W hite Aryan Resistance, the hate group founded by Fallbrook
r acist T om M etzger. M etzger d enied any
knowledge of the leaflets, but applauded their
distribution.
Last year, after university President Bill
Stacy refused to allow him to address students
on campus during a racial unity day, Metzger
remarked that the university would have been
f ar better off to have allowed him to speak.
T he racial unity day had been scheduled
a fter a woman professor had been confronted
in her classroom by a student who repeatedly
called her a "black bitch" Though the professor herself had introduced that term and tried
t o turn the c onfrontation i nto a a teaching
experience,£ she later reported to authorities
that she feared f or her safety.
T he student eventually l eft the university, w hile the p rofessor s ought, and w as
granted, leave from her classroom duties this
semester t o pursue research.
T he Feb. 6 leaflets O which were l eft on
about 3 00 cars b efore campus security o fficers
intervened O made direct reference to last y ear's
c onfrontation. All of the l eaflets carried t he
message, "The Black Bitch I s Gone," on o ne
side, and d ifferent hate messages on the other.
It appeared to be n o coincidence that the
leaflets were distributed on the first of t wo days
t hat a p air of c onsultants f rom t he C SU
C hancellor's o ffice were on campus, a t S tacy'srequest, to sample racial attitudes in the wake
of last y ear's confrontation, and another incident in which a hate message specifically targeting a nother b lack w oman p rofessor w as
scrawled on a m en's room mirror.
The two CSU consultants, J une Cooper and
Maria Santos, spent the t wo days talking with
students, faculty and staff.
Cooper r efused t o discuss the leaflets other
than t o say, "It had an intentionally chilling e ffect In particular in an educational environment*
It's inappropriate. I refuse to involve myself with
that garbage."
Santos said the leaflets m ight impact the
investigation in the "context they were i n."
Campus Police Chief Arnold Trujillo said
security o fficers also questioned t wo m en in
The extent of racism at Cal State San
Marcos depends on w ho y ou're talking to.
To Professor Sharon Elise, a member of
the Black Faculty Organized (BFO) group and
the target of a racial threat scrawled on a bathroom wall last semester, racism at the university is institutionalized. The administration is
trying to play down the racial incidents, she
adds, and, by doing so, actually is sending the
message that such behavior is tolerable.
In the wake of the hate message last semester, Elise has asked for, and been granted,
leave f rom classroom duties this semester in
order to conduct research.
Kimberiy Kagy, chair of the Associated
Students Diversity Committee, believes the
administration has been reactive on racial issues, rather than pro-active. She questioned
why the diversity committee was not set up
before last semester, and added that blacks on
campus d on't see themselves represented in
university policy-setting.
President Bill Stacy, on the other hand,
points to the fact that the university 's faculty
See Race, pg. 8
Track and soccer field to be built
Btiildihg 15
groundbreaking,
site blasting.
Anonymous donation funds university's first athletic facility
By Tony Barton
Editor-in-Chief
A $200,000 pledge by an anonymous local businessman has allowed Cal State San
M arcos t o begin planning f or an Olympicclass track and soccer field — the campus'
first athletic facility.
T he facility will b e state of the art and
comparable t o the U.S. Olympic training cen-
ter in Chula Vista. It will include a N CAA c ompetition quailty, polyurethane track and a natural grass infield, as well a s runways and pits f or
field events. It will b e the first of its kind in
North County.
T he university hopes to begin construction
— which will cost a total of $ 1.5 million — this
year. Funding will c ome f rom the private sec-
See Track, pg. 2
"(CSUSM) puts
diversity over
education.
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-Anthony Howard
CSUSM student
is f ar more diverse than those at other California colleges. BFO is helpful, he said, but
some of the group's contentions are false.
Stacy also said he hopes the actions of
the B FO w on't alienate prospective minority
students and faculty.
A ccording t o A S P resident K ristina
Gundersen, white students and faculty who
don't see the grievances of the B FO and others being justified feel that they are being
persecuted.They don't see the racial problems
as signifigantly as does the BFO, she said.
One white woman student said she was
totally surprised by last semester's racial incidents. "I didn't see it, so it was hard to believe," she added. "At the time I felt it was
blown out of proportion." The fact that black
students seem t o know all about the racial incidents while white students didn't bothered
her, she said. "It made me feel guilty f or not
knowing the situation," she added.
Another white student, Anthony Howard,
said he doesn't understand what the black faculty expects the administration to do. CSUSM
is "ripe" f or such hate groups as the White
Aryan Resistance simply because the university emphasizes diverse themes, he added.
"This college puts diversity over education," h e said, adding that he resented the fact
that "diversity was forced" upon him through
global awareness requirements.
�NEWS
The Vmde, IhuRsbay, Tehmany 13, 1997
WHAT'S NEWS
Secondary income
seminar scheduled
T he Van Ness International Institute of Entrepeneurs is
ahving a workshop on creating a secondary income through
home based business f rom 10 am to noon, Saturday March 1, in
A CD 102.
Three business oppurtunities will be discussed. A special
section will focus on foreign students studying here and those
who plan to study abroad.
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual
resource group to meet
The Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual resource group will meet f rom
noon to 1:30 p m, Wednesday, February 19 in Craven Hall 5210E
Topics include upcoming events, campus security, responding to racism and member recruitment/volunteering
C ontact P rofessor D on B arrett. E -mail
dbarrett@mailhostl.csusm.edu, phone: 750-4161.
CSU studen t trustee
position open
The California State Student Association is accepting applications f or the 1997-1999 CSU student trustee position. The
trustee board deals with such topics as student fees, admissions criteria, remedial education, academic curriculum and
financial aid.
Applicants must be iiv their junior year or above and must
be able t o attend bi-monthly trustee sessions, as well as all of
the student association's meetings.
Contact A.S. External Vice President Lisa Lopez: 7504091, lisalisa@mailhostl .csusm.edu. The application deadline
is 5 pm, March 3.
Career Center workshops
Wednesday, February 19- Five to 6 p m, Resume Writing;
6 to 7 pm, J ob Search Strategies; 7 to 8:30 pm, Effective Interviewing.
Thursday, February 20- Four to 6 pm, Business Etiquette.
Monday, February 24 - One to 2 p m, Resume Writing; 2
to 3 pm, Job Search Srategies; 3 to -4:30 p.m., Effective Interviewing.
Re-en trey women's
group sets first meeting
The Association f or ReEntry Women will hold its first
m eeting M onday, F eb. 17. C ontact C arolyn P arker a t
parkeOOl @mailhostl.csusm.edu for meeting place and time.
Guts publication
accepting submissions
The Literary Society is accepting submissions until Friday f or its next GUTS literature publication -— due out Feb.
25. An April 1 edition has a deadline set for March 21.
Leadership seminar
The Office of Student Activites will sponsor the semester's
kick off leadership seminar "Sleep Deprivation Workshop" at 2
pm Wednesday, Feb. 19 in Com 206. Susan Mendes, a CSUSM
health educator, is the featured speaker.
Building 15 grounds broken
'International Building' set to open in Fall '98
By Larry Uleman
Pride Staff Writer
Building 15's Jan. 31 groundbreaking ceremony
concluded with a bang — to remove granite.
The controlled blast shook an evacuated Academic Hall and Founder's Plaza around 4 p m, as students and faculty stayed clear to avoid flying debris.
There have been three additional blasts since,
each as more granite threatened to stall construction.
Building 15, called the International Building,
is scheduled to be completed by fall of 1998. It will
house computer labs f or foriegn languages, literature and writing, psychology, social sciences, and
business administration. It will also contain four high
end multimedia stations and 120 lab stations. The
building's nine classrooms will have network connection and will be able to receive video broadcasts. Three-hundred stations will be capable of
broadcasting as well as receiving.
The building, which will lie behind Academic
Hall, is designed with f our stories in its front portion and three in its elevated rear, which will lie up
a graded hill f rom the frontal section.
Funding was secured f or the building through
Proposition 203 — passed last spring by voters.
The proposition provided $ 14.5 million in construction funds, as well as $ 1.5 million to equip the building.
Building site excavation is scheduled to be
completed shortly, and may require more blasting
if more immovable rock is encountered. The buildings foundation will follow.
CSU One Card raises concerns
with system's student association
By Tina Leary
Pride Staff Writer
One all-purpose I D card that can be used on
and off campus may be coming to Cal State San
Marcos soon.
It's called the "One Card," and it has become a
hot topic of debate among students and faculty.
If approved at CSUSM, it could be used as a
student I D card, debit card, calling card and security access card on campus. Off campus, it could be
used as a credit card with participating companies,
and even in some vending machines.
It also could provide complete access to grades,
current GPA and other private and personal student
affairs.
Many college campuses already have implemented such a student I D card f or use in libraries
and media centers, in printers and photocopiers and
at student activities.
The cards have a magnetic stripe, similar to
those found on the back of CSUSM's current student I D card and the California driver's license.
Simply by running the card through a slot, a
police o fficer could obtain necessary information
about the student's driving or criminal history.
Similarly, with one swipe of the one card student ID card, the library and media center know when
you owe.
Some have expressed discomfort with having
so much information available on one plastic card.
Others find it a wonderful way to save space in
your wallet and valuable time.
The California State Student Association passed
a resolution on the C SU One Card, addressing concerns such as impact on local business and economy.
The card may not be accepted as a form of payment
at an independently owned supermarket or restau-
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tor. Materials and equipment will most likely be donated.
Fundraising efforts will be aided by Ash and
Juanita Hayes, who worked on fundraising campaigns f or the Republican National Convention,
rant, which could encourage students to frequent
other locations.
Another concern voiced by the C SSA states
"current Federal and State laws are inadequate to
ensure the security and privacy of students' confidential information and therefore puts at risk the
p rivacy and p ersonal a utonomy of i ndividuals
within our CSU community."
Although laws and policies protect a student's
privacy, concern focus on whether privacy can be
maintained with so m uch information accessible
through one source.
Upcoming
Scholarships
T he Valley C enter Women*s C lub is
offering two $700 scholarships f or female
residents of Valley Center w ho are returning to the work force o r are contuniuing their
education in order to advance in the work
force. D eadline is M arch 11.
T he 1 997-98 H oward a nd M ainie
Nichols S cholarship T rust o ffers v arying
s cholarship a mounts t o f ull t ime Kern
County High School graduates with a GPA
of 2.0 for Fall 1997 and Spring 1998. D eadline is F eb 28.
T he Z ella M . S mith S cholarship
T rust s ponsored b y t he A AUW, F allbrook
B ranch is offering up to $8,000 in scholarships. Applicants must be from the Fallbrook
area. D eadline is A pril 1. Call 750-4850,
or g otoCRA 4204.
1996 Olympics, National Women's Business Council, President's Council of Physical Fitness and
Sports, Great American Workout at the Whitehouse
and National Health/ Fitness Systems, among others
Interested donors can contact C SUSM Vice
President for University Advancement Alfred Castle
at 750-4400 or Ash and Juanita Hayes at 471-6546.
�FEATURES
The Pnide, Wednesday, Ocroben 16, 1996
Mother-like
suggestions
on career
success
By Val Knox
Pride Staff Writer
O.k., y o' m ama I 'm not, but I probably could be.
A fter all, most mothers want nothing
less than health and happiness for their o ffspring. That and a well-paying j ob that will
lead you into your own apartment with your
own food and your own washing machine.
Now that I am fast approaching the
half century mark, I feel that I can o ffer
some sage advice to h elp you achieve the
goals I 've listed above. Mind you, these
are only suggestions I 'm sharing with you
because, like any mother, I want you to
succeed.
Now, have you decided on a career?
Let m e point out that careers tend to change
about seven times throughout a normal
person's life. Yes, in a normal person's life.
That means that one day, you too, may
be returning to college when you are older
and grayer, so in the meantime, please be .
nice fQ the blder student sitting next to you.
That brings u p the point: that the world is
really smaller than you think. College is a
great time to network, you know, get to
know as many people as you can. Participate in college and community activities.
One day it may help you land that perfect
j ob!
In deciding on a career, I strongly suggest that you consider volunteering; yes,
work f or free. G o ahead and ask, "Well,
what's in it f or m e?" L et's think about this.
Volunteering your time and skills in a
prospective career will gain you insight
about j ob expectations and what steps you
can take now to prepare f or career advancement. Learn about the company by talking
with employees. Ask questions about advancement opportunities and retirement
plans, because even you will one day look
forward to retirement.
Observe positions that men hold and
those held by women. Does this tell you
anything? D oes management solicit employee input or are programs authoritarian?
D oes the organization provide f or continuing education and training? How about layoffs? How often are salaries reviewed?
In addition, y ou'll b e building your
resume and earning some valuable experience. So, learn all you can about the place
you wish t o grace with your presence, but
b e selective.
Cal State San Marcos promotes service learning; that is, some type of community service is required to graduate. Service learning is an excellent way to learn
m ore about a career and an organization.
An added bonus is that y ou'll be getting in
touch with the community. Get involved
and work to m ake your community a better place.
Many organizations are encouraging
their employees to participate in volunteer
work. Volunteering - the cool thing to do.
Internet shareware site
finds 'Cool Tools' fastest
By David J ohnson
Pride S taff Writer
All too often, computer users purchase software that fails to live up to expectations.
Either it is the wrong tool for the
j ob or the program is so complicated and
overbearing that its main function is to
sit on your hard-drive and take up space.
In fact, the phrase "caveat emptor,"
or "let the buyer beware," should be embossed onto the spine of all those invitingly c olorful, yet s omehow benign
boxes wherein lie the C D and the 400page manual with annotations.
F ortunately, t here is a s olution.
Thanks to this trivial little fad called the
Internet, it is now possible to access vast
databases of loaner and even free software called "shareware" and "freeware,"
and download pretty much whatever it
is y ou're in the market for.
W hether y ou're an aspiring programmer looking f or a good HTML,
V RML, A ctiveX o r JAVA editor, or
y ou're j ust looking f or a cool game to
take your mind off frivolous activities
like homework, these databases o ffer a
b oundless s ea of p rograms t o w ade
through.
A nd, o nce y ou've caught something that looks useful and/or interesting you j ust reel it in and give it a try—
before you shell out the hundred bucks.
A s t hese d atabases grow larger,
finding what you need is becoming egregiously difficult. Even if you happen to
stumble across something that looks like
it might do the trick, there are ten other
programs that also can lay claim to that.
Yet theirproduct does it better, faster, and
with infinitely more style.
And, since the problem with time
is that there is never enough of it, imprisoning yourself in your house while
the file or files download, cut off from
the rest of the world because your phone
line is tied up, almost makes the wasted
C-note look like a worthwhile loss.
B ut, t here i s a s olution. W hile
s hareware.com, d ownload.com, c /
net.com or Zdnet.com all o ffer huge
c ollectionions o f s hareware a nd
freeware, there is only one place that
does it better, faster, and with infinitly
more style: www.slaughterhouse.com.
The cool thing about this site is that
not only does it make looking f or s oftware at other sites feel like y ou're trying to d o a Dewey Decimal search f or
a pamphlet on the South American Piss
ant in the Library of Congress, but it
rates each file with skulls, f ive being
best, on performance, functionality, and
all-around usefulness—greatly truncating the amount of time spent chasing
your cyber-tail so you can get the program up and running quickly.
The majority of your time is spent
evaluating the software, not the dust on
y our m onitor a nd t he B ACK a nd
FOREWARD buttons on your browser.,,
Slaughterhouse.com also o ffers a
daily pick called "THE C OOL TOOL
O F T HE DAY." The author gives a detailed description of what he feels to b e
an invaluable, or at least really cool
piece of software. These picks are then
archived by month so that anyone w ho
m issed a C OOL T OOL c an r evisit
them.
All told, this site o ffers numerous
other niceties, but the bottom line is if
you want to maintain your sanity as well
as an operational phone line, try the
Slaughterhouse. You'll be glad you did.
Don't just
make baby
food, freeze it
By Heather Phillips-Graham
Pride S taff Writer
W ho h as time to m ake baby f ood?
When my mother-in-law suggested
I should p uree f ood in the blender f or the
b aby, I t hought... l ike I 'm n ot b usy
enough changing 6 -8 d iapers a day and
b reastfeeding every 2 -3 h ours! (Thank
God f or breast p umps and disposable diapers!!!)
Steaming and blending small batches
of f ood, t hen c leaning t he m ess t hree
times a day, j ust w asn't practical. I know,
I tried.
E ven if I m ade e nough f or t wo o r
three d ays at a time, w ho wants to eat
the s ame thing meal a fter m eal? And I
worried about spoilage. I concluded that
those convenient little j ars of baby f ood
work j ust f ine.
Well, Superbowl Sunday turned out
t o b e a household m anagement c onvention. (Four m oms in o ne kitchen) and I
noticed o ne seasoned p rofessional (she
h as three k ids) f eeding her little b undle
o f j oy w hat l ooked l iked i ce c ube
p opsicles.
W hat a f antastic i dea! S he p urees
f ruits and veggies then f reezes them in
ice c ube trays. When f rozen, she stores
the c ubes in zip lock bags.
At meal time, s he j ust p ops a f ew in
t he m icrowave. P resto... f resh h omemade baby f ood. O r servie it cold and
slushy t o r elieve teething p ains.
I tried m aking s ome the other day
and it w orked g reat! M y l ittle h appy
c amper loves it!
So, all you busy m oms, who are tired
of p aying .42 to.67 cents a jar at the market, this tip works, saves money, and o ffers a healthy alternative.
Developing eating disorders is as easy as dieting
E very S pring semester, w e are r eminded that Spring Break and then Summer are around the corner. To many people,
this immediately leads to thoughts about
how w e'd better get in shape f or the beach.
The CAPS staff is aware that these are dangerous days, and potentially self-destructive, so we o ffer the following as advice
on how to develop an eating disorder, hoping that the opposite of this advice will be
followed.
The first and most important thing you
can d o if an eating disorder is your goal is
to go on a diet. We are not talking here
about simply being careful about what you
eat. By "diet" we mean a set of highly restrictive rules or constraints on what you
eat. T he more restrictive the better.
Some of you might choose rules that
have to d o with skipping meals: not eating
l unch, n ot e ating b reakfast, n ever a
snack...in other words, fasting f or hours on
end. Many who choose this pathway t o an
eating disorder try to convince themselves
that when they eat nothing in a day, they
See Career, pg. 8 are being "good".
For others, the rules have to d o with you are still preoccupied with the diet, even
kinds of food that are strictly taboo, usu- when you are being successful. As you can
ally foods with sugar or fat. Again, the more see, these people are well on their way to
an eating disorder.
absolute the rules are, the more
More often than not, by
likely they will get you to an
the end of the day, starving
eating disorder.
a nd t ired, t he s ystem of
D ieters, e specially t he
strength breaks down. They
fasters, become preoccupied
are home alone now, watchwith their r ules. T hey g ive
ing tv, struggling with the
these rules enormous impormemories of the day and the
tance. They c ome to feel that
hunger and the conflicts that
their personal self-worth, to a
torment the mind. Perhaps
large degree, actually depends
' ptity ' KteiUen the day included some extra
on whether they have been folstress, a term paper or exam,
lowing the rules that day or
week. Furthermore, by their very nature, or being shunned by a friend. It would feel
the rules are very hard to follow. It takes so good to eat something f or so many reaenergy, effort, and more or less constant sons. At this point, almost no one can revigilance to fight off the urges to break the sist eating something...it has been earned,
rules. On the other hand, it also feels S O after all. And, more often than not, once
eating begins, it tastes so good and feels so
good when the rules are followed.
Think of it! Equate personal worth to good to release that energy that it is hard to
not eating and when you manage to fight stop.
It feels almost giddy f or some people
the hunger and skip lunch and get to your
afternoon class, you have done someting at this moment to eat with wild or angry
truly monumental. You are ecstatic with
See Kreisler, pg. 8
victory and a sense of power. Of course,
�OPINION
The Tmde, Thursday, Fehnuany 13, 1996
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I mportant developments in
campus racist incident saga
TONY BARTON
It appears that our campus racists took no
more than a six-week winter vacation like the rest
of us.
T hey've been on a busy schedule since returning — defacing a mural and hitting 300 cars
with racist fliers, each detailing a separate ethnic
group. One was even tailored for so-called "Race
Traitors." You know, those of us "whites" who
associate with minorities.
A public hanging was promised for all such
"traitors." Blacks, according to the flier, simply
be will shot to death for dealing with whites.
A swastika and racist epithet were painted on
the hallway mural across the courtyard f rom the
library — specifically, on the face of a crying
black girl — by some attention-depraved idiot.
The defacement since has been painted over.
On Feb. 6 and 7, an audit of the c ampus's
racial climate, specifically the administration's
ability to deal with the racial unrest, was conducted
at the request of President Bill Stacy. June C oo
per, former vice chancellor of human resources
and operations f or the CSU system and Maria
Santos, a CSU human resources advisor, served
as the auditors.
The racist fliers, of course, were distributed
on the first of their two days on campus. Call it
convenient. The timing must have been planned,
of course, to further damage the university's reputation.
But did it? Or did it provide the administra:
tion with the perfect opportunity to show its intolerance f or racists.
Santos indicated the flier incident would affect the audit "in the context." Certainly the administration c an't be held responsible for racists
showing up in a campus parking lot. But it can
be for how it deals with such an event.
Let's take a look at the university's response.
Campus police responded immediately when
tipped to the distribution. O fficers captured one
of the distributors red-handed, and identified two
others, one a C SUSM student, as likely accomplices. The District Attorney ' s o ffice was called
immediately and press releases promptly sent out
across campus.
A f und that will donate to anti-racist and
educational organizations each time a racial incident occurs on campus was very conveniently
already in the works. It was announced the following day and appeared to most to be a direct
response to the fliers.
Perhaps it was impossible to sweep this one
under the rug, but the administration d idn't even
attempt to d o so. The circumstances were acknowledged, and dealt with. N o one has questioned either the speed or the sincerity of the
university's response.
By doing so, the university has bolstered its
image as being intolerant of race-hate crimes —
an image that was tarnished by critics last Semester.
The flier incident truly was important for that
very reason and for one other: It gave a face to
the anonymous racists — that of a 15-year-old,
White Aryan Resistance member f rom La Mesa.
Response to "Christ's Campus phones
diet beside the point would aid students
Letters to the editor are welcome.
All letters must be signed by the author and include his
or her name, mailing address, major and phone number.
Dear editor,
Open letter to CSUSM Administration:
Send letters to: The Pride, Cal State San Marcos, CA 92069.
In response to Patrick McKinnion's letter to
I would like to know if the school would please
The Pride's mail box is located in The office of Student Acthe editor in the Nov. 27 issue of The Pride, I 'd consider installing several (maybe three) regular
tivities, Commons 203.
just like to point out that I don't recall saying many
of the quotes McKinnion claims that I have said. I
request that he specifically cites his sources.
Why would I say that anyone "deserved" to
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Jill Ballard
Senior, Liberal Studies
Vegan & Animal Rights Club president
handset type telephones on campus that students
could use for local calls only. In particular, they would
be handy when trying to contact one of the departments here on campus. The phones could be designed
for calls that have no extra chaige and therefore would
be of minimal cost to the campus. There can be a
requested time limit of three minutes and everyone
would be on their honor not to abuse the phones.
No doubt, many of the students on campus
would appreciate such a gesture on behalf of the administration.
Thank you,
Barbara Schiffler, Senior
Literature and Writing
Kill more trees, give
Ballard a column
Since she seems to be the only one who writes
any letters, why not give Jill Ballard her own column?
Then again, that might mean that The Pride may have
to add another page, thus killing more and more trees!
And what about all the birds and bugs that live in
those trees! Oh no! And if this has been printed, it
means that now I 'M contributing to the killing! OH
NOOOOOOooooooooo!!!
Save the people f ust.
Tray Thomason
Junior
Psychology
�LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Prude, Tbuxsday, Yelnuany 13, 1996
CSUSM following
footsteps of AOL
I submit to you this letter to the editor.
I also submit that I am doing it on-line in
the mornings because i t's the only time I
can get remote access to our server here at
CSUSM. My computer tried the dial-up
number 300 times last night, o ver a span
of two hours, and I could not get on. Last
night w as a regular Tuesday night in the
beginning of this s emester—what on earth
is going to happen around finals? If I c an't
get on the net to d o research and check mail
in the beginning of the semester, w hat's
going to happen when things really get rolling?
T he l abs a re o vercrowded, s o y ou
would think that those w ho have bothered
to get t heir o wn m achines, ( as r ecommended by the school), would be in good
shape! I feel like students have become
very unimportant to m anagement at the
computing lab. T he first thing that strikes
m e i s w e h ave t o l ive w ith a ssigned
usernames, i.e. - ' knuefOOl'. T hat's unusual, and not a c ommon practice among
service providors o r other larger universities.
Second, I h ave never been informed
or kept up to date as to what kind of services are available to students in regards,
to computers. I hear everything through
'the grapevine,' the latest being that a bank
of modems have been moved over to a different number f or teachers* and there are
now less modems. I think teachers should
be aware that information they post to their
website or send through e-mail may not be
easily retrievable by students anymore.
Third, if I absolutely had to pay a computer f ee or something when I register, I
would much rather do that than have a heart
attack during finals when I c an't get on the
web...but so f ar I h ave not been given that
option or any other. I sincerely hope the
computing d epartment will begin to respond to students' needs — after all, i sn't
that what they are there f or?
Maguire. I will complain about you to the
dean of CSUSM. I can not believe that you
would waste time and tuition money to
insult people.
Why was it so important to write me
back and call m e dumb ass. What good did
this do? All you have done is make yourself look like a immature child who has
nothing else better to do with his time. And
if y ou are not in my history class, then who
gave you access to our class list?
I noticed that the next group on your
subscribe list was the Vegan rights group.
The president of your organization is in my
c lass, and a lthough w e h ave o pposing
views about almost everything, she has
never called m e nasty names. Why are you
making yourself look like a fool? Are you
trying to harass m e because I did not want
to read your e-mail about what you thought
was important?
I sent you an e-mail to ask you nicely
to not bother myself or my class while we
are trying to work. I feel that you owe our
class, our instructor, and myself an apology for wasting our time.
Sarah McClain Suttles
Senior
Womans Studies
Editor's note:
Letters submitted
for the 12/11/96 issue
are printed on this
page.
The issue was unable to be pulishished
due to technical problems
G ot 1 0 minutes?
File your taxes.
J ensKnuefken
Senior
HTM
Rude e-mail writer
needs to apologize
Dear Editor,
This evening, as I was checking my e mail for my history 327 class, I was disturbed by an unnecessary message sent by
a John Maguire.
I do not even know if this person is in
my history class or not, although his name
does not look familiar. So, I e-mailed him
back requesting that he not sent m e e-mail
that did not pertain to History 327. In response, John Maguire sent m e an insulting
e-mail calling m e a "dumb ass."
Is it my imagination, or did we j ust
spend an entire day learning about racism
and harassment? To me, someone calling
me a dumb ass is harassment. I did not call
him any names, I simple requested that he
not waste my time. I d o not feel that this
was an unreasonable request.
I am a 2 3 year old college senior, I d o
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ENTERTAINMENT
The PKide, Thursday, Febminy 13, 1997
Star Wars' stands test of time
By Gabe Lundeen
Branagh's
Hamlet is no
mere movie
By Vivien Parry
Entertainment Editor
Pride Staff Writer
T he 1970's are back. Bright colors are back in fashion, feel-good music is p opular a gain, and t here is a
D emocrat in the Oval O ffice. And the
d ecade's biggest movie, "Star Wars,"
is back in theatres in a remastered, enhanced f orm that utilizes t oday's technology and y esterday's f ilm f ootage,
" Star Wars: T he Special E dition."
"The Special E dition" is e ssentially the same movie, w ith about f our
m inutes of added f ootage created with
today's special effects innovations. The
Rebellion is still fighting against the
oppressive Galactic Empire, The Force
i s still with us, and M ark H ammil still
c an't act his way out of a paper bag.
For those of you w ho h ave never
seen "Star Wars," which would be quite
a f eat w ith i ts p opularity a nd
exposure,the 1977 film stars Harrison
Ford, Mark Hammil, Carrie Fisher, and
A lec Guiness ( who won an Oscar f or
h is r ole as Obi-Wan Kenobi). It is a lot
o f f un r evisit t he y outh o f s uch
megastars as Harrison Ford or a merely
m ediocre celebrity like Mark Hammil*
w hose biggest claim to f ame besides
the "Star Wars" movies is providing the
voice f or T he Joker on the "Batman"
animated television series.
But d on't b e fooled into thinking
you h ave already seen "Star Wars" if
you watched it at home on the V CR,
or even if you saw it back in 1977. I t's
a m ovie that has a quality f ew movies
possess, in that it s o completely sweeps
its audience into the on-screen action
and m akes the audience feel like a part
of the movie. On the big screen this
element is even stronger, and George
Lucas proves that he can still create one
of the greatest movie theater adrenaline rushes ever.
T he new f ootage is a wonderful
addition to the Him. Scenes that were
intended to be in the original version
but were impossible due to budget and
technological restraints are now possible thanks to computer animated e ffects.
T he m ost p rominent new scene
features Han Solo (played by Harrison
Ford) and "Return of the J edi's" rotund
c rimelord, J abba t he H utt. J abba is
Jabba the Hut, a viilian not viewed until the "Return of the Jedi" in the trilogy's
original version, converses with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in "Star Wars: The
Special Edition."
Imperial Storm Troopers ride upon fully computer-animated
Dewback in the special edition of "Star Wars." The creature was
an immobile prop in the the movie's original version.
nothing more than a computer graphic,
and looks excellent. Other existing scenes,
once sparse, are now f ull of strange alien
creatures and exotic scenery. Scenes taking place in space have also been cleaned
up and lengthened.
"Star Wars" still stands as not only
the highest grossing m ovie of all time (it
should eclipse "E.T.'s" current record any
day now), b ut also as o ne of t he most influential. It changed m ovies i nto m ajor
events, extravaganzas of m edia attention
and publicity, and catapulted science f iction to a new level of e xcellence. This
might not have been f or the best, since it
i nadvertantly s pawned e ffects-driven,
plot-lacking m ovies like " Twister" and
"Independence D ay," t o n ame only t wo
of the most recent. Regardless, it is impossible to ignore its mark on modern cin-
ema.
Speakingof influence, "Star Wars"
is the catalyst f or the newest m ovie
trend, the rereleasing of older classics.
T he next f ew months will see not only
t he r erelease o f t he " Star W ars"
Trilogy's other t wo films, "The Empire
Strike B ack" and "Return of the Jedi,"
but also t wo of the 1970's cimenatic
highlights, "The G odfather" and "The
Graduate."
T he "Star W ars" Trilogy is an
u ncomparable thrillride that no o ne
should miss. T here's simply nothing
like it. The "Special Edition" enhancements are a f resh addition to an old
movie, and manage t o revitalize it f or
a new generation of viewers, as well
a s an older group w ho grew up with
it..
Why would anyone in his or her right
mind sit through 4 hours and 10 minutes
of a movie whose plot is as familiar as an
old carpet slipper?
W hy? F or t he s ame r eason t hat
Shakespeare's plays have been continually
produced for more than 4 00 years.
S pending 2 50 m inutes w atching
"Hamlet" is not an ordeal; it's an Experience! Kenneth Branagh truly has succeeded
in bringing live theatre to the screen in an
unforgettable way.
Because "Hamlet" is a play that is open
to many interpretations, directors the world
over have spent a lot of time striving to
capture the true essence of the play. But
Branagh has achieved a rare triumph, producing nuances in the characters rarely seen
in other productions.
Branagh himself plays the brooding
prince of Denmark. Though, at 33, he may
seem a little old f or the part in the eyes of
some critics, Hamlet begs f or a certain maturity often lacking in younger actors.
The cast is. numerous and multi-national. Charlton Heston gives a solid performance as the Player King. Fans of Robsfri
Williams may be disappointed at the small
part of Osric, but Williams' performance
raises a giggle from the audience nevertheless.
B illy C rystal p ortrays o ne of t he
gravediggers and seems comfortable with
the language. Not so, Jack Lemmon, who
plays Marcellus, one of the witnesses to the
ghost of the dead King Hamlet. He does
not have many lines but he seems to forget
the first rule of reciting Shakespeare: You
may not understand the words but you have
to say them as though you d o understand!
Derek Jacobi brings a softer side to
Claudius, giving the audience some idea
a s t o w hy G ertrude ( played b y J tilie
C hristie) w ould m arry h im. C hristie's
make-up and sometimes drab costumes d o
little to flatter her, perhaps to show she is
trying too hard to look attractive. Hamlet
accuses her of "whorish behaviour."
The production design and costumes
are early Victorian with Blenheim Palace
lending a magnificent backdrop.
So, if y ou are a lover of good theatre,
this production is a must-see. It does not
do it credit to call it merely a "movie."
You cannot know bad theatre until you
have experienced really good theatre, and
this is really good theatre!
The Rock is predictable and improbable, standard action
By Jenal Larson
Pride Staff Writer
Want an action movie sans the requisite car crashes and corpses? "The Rock"
may leave you stone-cold.
Directed by Michael Bay, the newlyreleased video stars Sean Connery, Nicolas
Cage, and Ed Harris.
Although certainly activity-laden, "The
Rock's" plot is both improbable and pre-
dictable. U.S. General Frank Hummel (Harris) is especially u nbelievable. H e is a
highly-decorated V ietnam Veteran w ho
wants restitution f or
families of Marines
killed during illegal,
i nternational, a nd
U.S.-ordered activities.
However, a respected, legendary war
hero with access to the media would hardly
hold 81 hostages on Alcatraz Island and
threaten to launch rockets filled with "human-meltdown" gas in order to achieve political aims.
E very a ction
movie needs an action
figure, of course, and
" The R ock" b oasts
Sean Connery, who plays Alcatraz escapee
J ohn M ason. M ason l eads F BI a gents
through the dank recesses of the islandprison.
Cage f ans will likely appreciate Dr.
Stanely Goodspeed, FBI chemical weapons
specialist assigned to diffuse the rockets.
Although the formulaic plot of "The Rock"
prevents any real sense of danger, Cage
seems fully aware of this fact. His quirky,
comedic performance is parodic and f un—
the highlight of the movie.
"The Rock" stands as a f un escape into
the standardized, semi-predictable action
movie world.
�Four Rooms:
absurd, bad
and funny
By Jenal Larson
Pride Staff Writer
Keep your p ants on and collect your
tip. T hat's the advice given Tim Roth, the
bellhop in "Four R ooms."
No gruntin', holierin' at Hoops
By Sarah Harris
Pride Staff Writer
H e immediately proceeds to fail on the
first count, but d oes succeed on the second. And the situations Roth gets into earning that tip provide viewers with an absurdly funny array of events. H e plays his
role w ith z any g usto w hile h e s ways,
swiggles and swishes f rom room to room.
The film is divided into separate episodes, each directed individually, on N ew
Year's Eve. Allison Anders directs the first,
"Honeymoon Suite;" Alexandre Rockwell,
"Room 404;" R obert R odriguez, "Room
309;" and Quentin Tarantino, "The Penthouse."
Each is m ore bizarre and absurd than
the preceding episode. T he all-star cast, including M adonna, A ntonio B anderas,
Marisa Tome^and J ennifer Beales, appear
to be having a great deal of f un producing
outrageous and total chaos.
In "Room 309," Banderas, needing a
baby-sitter f or the evening, hires the Bellhop for $500 to check on his son and daughter every 30 minutes. T he children turn out
to be very imaginative in their misbehavior, which is fueled by the d aughter's morbid tenacity to drive the bellhop crazy.
But their agenda b ackfires when they
find a woman's corpse under their bed. One
bizarre event leads to another with a visually shocking scene at the end that d efinitely helped "Four R ooms" earn its R rating.
The film works well, perhaps because
its stars play roles we are not accustomed
to seeing them in, i.e. M adonna d oes not
play the Virgin or sing about the Virgin and
See Rooms, pg. 8
If Sports Bars
are your thing...
Sarah Harris also recommends:
S port C ity C afe & B rewery in La Jolla Village Square a bove the
movie theatres offers a few of its own
special brews, a c hance to m ingle
w ith c o-eds f rom U CSD a nd a
slightly more gourmet menu. K eep
in mind, however, that you will be
paying more and at times it is overly
crowded.
Yogi's. T his Encinitas b ar o ff
Coast Highway, is a casual place to
meet friends. It is a bar that will b e
especially popular as the weather becomes warmer due to its proximity
to the beach and its outdoor seating.
This is a wake-up call f or all of the
sports f ans who have retreated into hibernation since Super Bowl Sunday. The
whole rest of the sports world is out
there and a great place to appreciate that
is right here in San Marcos.
A ppropriately n amed and d ecorated to celebrate the big sport of the
season, Hoops sports bar offers a large
facility with something f or everyone.
People of all ages can enjoy watching the variety of games on several televisions and on a big screen. There are
no such thing as bad seats or nosebleed
s ections and the beer is not watered
down, as an added bonus.
Hoops o ffers a wide variety of domestic beer and a larger than normal selection of imports, many on tap.
Wednesday is College Night with
pitchers of domestic beer running $3.75.
Hoops also has a wide variety of well
drinks f or those who prefer to be creative.
Lobster joint
full of pleasant
surprises
By Suzanne Chitwood
Pride Staff Writer
For the mood, food, and happy hour
tunes, check out The Rockin' Baja Lobster in old California Restaurant Row,
San Marcos. I t's a place where the prices
are reasonable and the food is great.
The island cabanas and Jimmy Buffet decor are a nice touch to the laidback atmosphere. You can enjoy a nice
dinner without the overbearing need to
get dressed up. Starting with a hostess
who greets you with a smile steers you
to the salsa bar, through the server who
brings an endless supply of warm tortillas, Rockin B aja is full of pleasant surprises.
The restaurant is known f or serving dinners in a bucket, f ull of your
choice of any of the four of the following: lobster tails, lobster langostino,
grilled shrimp, carne asada, chicken,
crab legs or pork riblets. The meal also
includes a fresh, crisp caeser salad and
all the Spanish rice and refried beans
you can eat.
Prices on other entrees range f rom
Coming Next Issue: N ow that y ou've
paid your tuition f or Spring, Cheepies and $7.95 to $9.95 and include such stanFreebies in San D iego are always popuSee Lobster, pg. 8
lar.
If sitting still to watch the games is not
your thing, outside patio seating, foosball,
darts, video games and a j uke box to personalize your music choices provide you
with other options. Besides the televised
games, there are pool tables also, including
a Tuesday night Open Pool Tournament.
Sign up by 7:30 f or only $5.
But hey, the most important part - the
f ood! Low prices and h uge portions on
everything f rom their most popular bacon
cheeseburger to salads or quick appetizers.
Nothing costs more than $6.00!
Hoops is not your stereotypical hot and
sweaty sports bar where men are gruntin*
and holierin* f or their favorite teams while
the women socialize in the corner. Hoops
has something f or everyone.
Hoops is located at 1660 Capalina Rd.,
San M arcos. Call 471-7778. CSUSM students will receive 2 0 percent off purchases
until Feb.27.
Lavoritories are best at Planet Hollywood
By Gabe Lundeen
Entertainment Editor
W hat d o you get when you cross
Arnold Schwartzenegger, Bruce Willis,
Sylvester Stallone and f ood?
N o, not an e nclave of f rightened
cooks, but Planet Hollywood, the restaurant they hold stock in.
For those of you w ho d on't know,
Planet Hollywood is a restaurant franchise that has the distinction of being "the
only dining experience inspired by the
worlds of film and television." And it
combines entertainment and eating with
mixed results.
W alk i nto P lanet H ollywood at
Horton Plaza in San Diego and be prepared f or an assault on the senses. In
glass cases all around the restaurant are
various pieces of memorabilia, donated
by an array of movie and television stars
to be put on display. Some, like a piece
of the Death Star f rom "Star Wars" or
D on J ohnson's s hoes and p ants f rom
"Miami Vice," are sort of neat, but f or
the most part the items make you want
to yawn with excitement. A fter all, what
could be more exciting than eating next
to Macaulay Culkin's various blunt objects (a paint can, a wrench and bricks)
f rom " Home Alone?" And haven't we all
dreamed of seeing Sharon Stone's high
school yearbook? It's easy to tell why some
of this stuff was donated.
Inside the restaurant are multiple bigscreen televisions, showing plugs for Planet
Hollywood merchandise and a medley of
annoying celebrity shots and movie previews. Blaring at a decibel range not unlike that of a 747 j et at takeoff, it's a little
loud, to say the least. Only in America
would we invent restaurants with TVs, so
even when we go out to eat we can remain
glued to the boob tube. T he material shown
is self-serving, shameless, and not conducive to proper digestion.
The food, however, is quite tasty. The
menu boasts a selection of salads, sandwiches, burgers, pastas, f ajitas and grilled
platters, along with appetizers and desserts.
The Chicken Crunch is the appetizer
highlight. Believe it or not, i t's chicken
strips breaded in C ap'n Crunch cereal and
other seasonings, and it's different enough
to be distinctive jjet not sickening or overdone.
T he m ain m enu h as s ome u nique
items, along with restaurant mainstays like
hamburgers and pastas. Unconventional
p izzas such a s t he C reole P izza, with
shrimp and chicken, are the most original
items on the menu. But for the less adventurous, everything else should suffice. The
grilled sirloin is enough meat to feed any
hungry action hero, and the St. Louis Ribs
are also plentiful.
T he desserts are very good. From
ice cream to sorbet to various specialty
pies, there is something f or everyone
here, too. E ver wonder what Arnold
S chwartzenegger's m other m ade f or
dessert? Well, be curious n o longer, as
>his m other's apple strudel is featured.
And f or the afficionados of bad puns,
there's the Ebony and Ivory Brownie,
working together in a perfect harmony
that would make Paul McCartney and
Stevie Wonder proud.
Above all else, Planet Hollywood
has to o ffer is the bathroom. The lavatories are lush and beautiful, and f ull of
frills. A towel boy (in this case, a polite
y oung man named J unior) turns the
water for the sink on to a perfect lukewarm temperature, puts soap on your
hands f or you and hands you a paper
towel afterwards. He then offers you use
of various colognes and perfumes, gum,
mints, and toothpicks. He even offers
you an after-dinner cigarette! Any bathroom that will also give you lung-polluting carcinogens after your meal has
got to be high class. One could seriously
l ive in t he P lanet H ollywood b athrooms- t hey're that nice. If you c an't
afford t o eat a meal, get something anyway j ust to use them.
O verall, going t o P lanet H olly-
See Planet, pg. 8
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Cfrom p. 3
areer
Talk w ith y our i nstructor and see if
s ervice l earning can b e an o ption f or
y our c lass.
R emember J une C leaver? T he perfect m other of t he 1950s? Yes, Wally
and B eaver's m other. Well, w hen the
b oys w ent o ff t o c ollege, J une v olunteered h er t ime. W hile s he may h ave sat
in t he c orner a nd s tuffed e nvelopes,
t hose j obs n ow are r eserved f or t hose
w ho w ish t o d o it — you bet f olks r eally l ike t o s tuff, i t's therapy. With corporate d own-sizing, o rganizations a re
l ooking f or v olunteers to p erform m eaningful a nd i nteresting j obs as n on-paid
s taff. T hey a re s earching f or t hose w ho
can c ontribute t o t heir o rganization, and
in r eturn, they p rovide o pportunities f or
v olunteers.
O ne o rganization that p rovides opportunities f or its v olunteers is the city
of E scondido. T he c ity's v olunteer p rogram i s an e xtensive p rogram w hich o ffers m any opportunities. T he b enefit that
g ets t he m ost a ttention is the o pportunity f or v olunteers w ho q ualify to apply
Kfreisler
rom p. 3
f or i n-house e mployment p ositions. Volunteers a re a lso i nvited t o a ttend t he
C ity's u nique t raining p rogram f or e mployees, E scondido U niversity. A w ide
variety of c lasses a re o ffered, i ncluding
c omputer s oftware, p roblem solving and
c ar m aintenance. V olunteers a re a lso
w elcomed to p articipate in the e vents,
s uch as t he Art Show, July 4 P icnic and
H oliday Party.
So b e c hoosy — use y our c ollege
s kills — a nalyze and e valuate an o rganization b efore a pplying f or e mployment. Volunteer or s uggest an i nternship, but try to e xperience the f irm b efore a greeing t o a c ommitment. I t c ould
s ave y ou a h assle in t he long r un.
So, t hat's my s age a dvice f or today.
Volunteer. A fter all, you test d rive a c ar
b efore you buy it; spend m ore t ime in
t he f itting r oom with r ejects than with
p erfect fitting o utfits; lay on lots of beds
b efore finding the o ne you buy.
N ow If y ou'd like m ore i nformation
a bout E scondido's v olunteer p rogram,
please call me, at 7 37-6344 o r 7 42-4819.
O ne m ore t hing, b e h appy at w hatever you d o. L ife is t oo s hort t o b e unhappy. N ow b efore y ou c hoose t hat
r esthome f or y o' m ama...
t empts are m ade f requently and r elentlessly to c onvince w omen that (1) their
human worth depends upon their appearance; (2) if they are not t hin, they will
not be popular, s uccessful, o r h appy; (3)
they can b e thin if they are only s trong
e nough. We p ropose strongly that t hese
ideas are all f alse, but that you s hould
test t hem out f or y ourself.
L ook around at the p eople you admire, w ho seem s uccessful. A re they necessarily very t hin? D oes their t hinness
c orrelate v ery h ighly w ith p opularity,
s uccess o r h appiness? T he i mportant
t hing is t o b e R EAL in y our tests: d on't
use anyone on TV...they are not real, they
are highly selected, then m ade u p and
d ressed by e xperts. T hey are then p hotographed many, m any t imes until j ust
the r ight shot is o btained. In m agazines
even this result is then d octored. In o ther
w ords, they aren't r eal; but, you are.
S o we h ope you utterly f ail in y our
a ttempts t o d evelop an e ating disorder.
We w ant you t o d evelop an a wareness
of y our beiefs about your appearance and
t o t est t hose b eliefs. We w ant y ou t o
k now the strict d ieting f ails. P eriod! If
t here is o ne t hing that w e k now f rom
y ears of r esearch i nto the m edium and
l ong-term e ffectiveness of strict d iets, it
is that they d o not w ork. M ost p eople
regain the weight they m ay h ave lost and
m any r ebound t o an even h igher w eight.
W e a lso k now a g reat d eal a bout
l ifestyles that are healthy and r ealistic.
Finally, we want t hose of you w ho are
t ouched by this article t o k now that we
h ave a s ense of w hat you are s truggling
with and we might be able t o help. If you
w ant t o talk t o s omeone p rivately and
c onfidentially a bout any of t he a bove,
please stop by Counseling & Psychological S ervices in 5 310 C raven H all, o r call
7 50-4910 f or an a ppointment. F or i nformation about healthy eating, you can also
get g reat p amphlets, f lyers, and a dvice
f rom Susan M endes at S tudent H ealth
S ervices in t he new P PHS b uilding.
a bandon, w hile f or o thers i t f eels s o
m uch l ike f ailure (I w as s o good all day,
n ow I b lew it!) that they j ust eat in a kind
of n umbing despair. Regardless, they feel
o ut of c ontrol. L ater, f eeling h opeless
a nd u gly, i t's o ff t o s leep, h oping o r
s wearing t hat t omorrow will be a n ew
s tart, a new c hance t o b e g ood, t o s tarve
a nd n ot g ive in!.
S ome p eople w ho d evelop this kind
of p attern discover, o r r ather b eieve they
d iscover, a s olution...purging. W hen
m ost of u s think of p urging, w e think of
s elf-induced v omiting. Certainly, t his is
a c ommon way that p eople can d rastically c omplicate and worsen an e ating
d isorder. With p ractice, in f act, t hrowing u p can b ecome p leasureable, a way
of v enting anger or of b ecoming n umb,
p erhaps a new f orm of ecstatic victory
o ver the f ood t hat's j ust been eaten. (Surprisingly, in c areful m edical studies of
b inge e aters w ho v omit, o nly about 5 0%
of t he c alories eaten a re actually purged,
so it is not nearly as e ffective a m eans of
c alorie control as m ost p urgers believe.)
B ut, a ccording t o the American P sychiatric A ssociation, " purging" includes
any e xtreme m ethod of a ttempting t o
c ontrol w eight o r m ake u p f or b inging.
In a ddition t o s elf-induced v omiting,
p eople m ight a buse l axatives o r d iuretics, and they m ight e xercise e xcessively
and c ompulsively. S o f ew p eople realize that e xercizing a great deal, with a
strong s ense of h aving to, when the intention is t o u ndo t he e ffects of e ating,
is p urging! So, if y ou are a strict d ieter
w ho f ails s ometimes o r o ften by e ating
what s eems t o y ou t o b e a lot of f ood, o r
of t aboo f ood, and w ho f eels out of c ontrol, a nd w ho t hen j ust m ust g o the g ym
and g et o n t he t readmill f or an h our of
m ore t o get r id of t hose c alories...you
h ave s ucceeded in b ecoming b ulimic.
A nother very i mportant factor which
Kreisler is
h elps p eople d evelop e ating d isorders is selingFritz sychologicathe coordinator of Coun&P
Services
t o l ive in a s ocial w orld in w hich a t-
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2ndAnnua(Women's Leadership Conference
Featuring a Multi-Perspective approach presented by
a diverse and dynamic group of female speakers
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dard items as enchiladas and fish tacos,
but the specialized bucket dinners are definitely the major attraction. You can order
the buckets f or two or have your own individual one. Depending on your selection,
the o ne f or t wo r anges f rom $24.95 to
$26.95. The North County Times and The
Union Tribune features occasional coupons
that o ffer a price of $19.95.
The only bad side to this meal is the
rush of people and the lack of parking, so
go early.
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ooms
she keeps her clothes on, albeit spray paint
style.
The musical score is good and new
tunes by Combustible Edison h elp reinforce the mood of a zany romp.
Although Tarantino is known for being one of the bad boys of film, the other
t hree d irectors, A nders, R ockwell and
Rodriguez d o their parts in keeping up his
idea of the bizarre.
The comedy is gruesome, rude and
crude and involves children in some rather
unseemly situations. It is absurd and bad
but funny and definitely worth renting the
video.
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connection with the leaflets, one of them a
22-year-old student at the university. But,
because neither was seen actually distributing the fliers, both were released after a
phone consultation with the San Diego District Attorney's office.
University officials since have asked
that anyone who might have witnessed the
distribution step forward. If the university
can verify that others were involved, it would
be possible to bring them in for questioning.
But Stacy has conceded there is little
the university can do, even if it has evidence
that a student helped distribute the fliers.
Basically, he added, the student could only
be given a verbal warning for littering and
put on informal probation.
"We would be able to tell him his behavior is not conducive to a learning community, that's the first thing," Stacy said.
"The second is, 'You're a litterbug in the
parking lot.'"
Most students were dismayed by the
leaflets. Kimberly Kagy, chair of the AS diversity committee, called the incident "disgusting", but added that those responsible
were not indicitive of the general populus of
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loud, it's crowded, it's flashy, there's lots
to see, and as a whole it's a lot of fun regardless of its faults. I t's a bit on the pricy
side, so be prepared f or it the second you
walk in. But ydu dbri't really go for the fodH
or the value, you go f or the experience of
going.
I t's a fine place to e njoy a meal with a
friend or two, but d on't expect it to be a
romantic hotspot; it's much too crowded
and noisy for that. If you have a bit of cash
to spare for a night on the town, give Planet
Hollywood a try.
CSUSM.
Ironically, even before the leaflets were
distributed, a group of CSUSM employees
had set up a fund to counter racial incidents
on campus by making donations to anti-hate
groups and educational organizations every
time such a problem occurred.
The first donation — triggered by a
swastika and racial epithet being scrawled
across a mural in the hallway in front of the
library two weeks previously — was to the
Southern California Law Center, of Birmingham, Ala., the organization that in 1990 secured a $12.5 million civil judgment against
Metzger and the White Aryan Resistance
group after the beating death of an Ethiopian student in Portland, Ore.
The A S' Kagy called the fund a "great
idea" and "a step in the right direction."
Kagy's diversity committee, composed
of students, was set u p last semester at
CSUSM through AS to help deal with problems of race, gender, age and sexual diversity. So far, it has met with some of the deans,
published a news letter ("Pen/Sword") and
attempted to inform students of the need for
diversity on campus. "We have gotten our
voice heard," said Kagy.
Kagy also said a plan was in the works
to s etup acommunity hotline where students
and faculty could call to report racist activities or simply be given a sympathetic ear.
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