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The student newspaper for California State Uniycsrsity, Sati Marcos
Number 4
iesdayf Nov, tf 1 995
Social Security number not
the only way to go for student ID
By Paul Hilker
Staff Writer
Whether state-funded colleges
can require the use of Social Security numbers for identification
purposes is an issue which has
been under scrutiny by some students at the University of California, San Diego.
According to officials, several
UCSD students researched the
issue two years ago and found
that UCSD admissions was using
a system which made it mandatory for students to use Social
Security numbers as identification. A few UCSD students complained about the policy, stating
that it was against the law. This
integrated student information
system was implemented prior to
the Federal Privacy Act of 1974
and therefore was not declared
illegal.
The usage of Social Security
numbers for general ID purposes
increases chances of the number
being used fraudulently. One
official in the registrar's offices at
UCSD said, "A student came up
to me and said that someone had
gotten a hold of her Social Security number, and then used it to
access her grades and tamper
with her class schedule."
In the proposal, the UCSD
Associated Students quoted a US
CourtofAppealscase (Greidinger
vs. Davis)from1993which stated,
"Armed with one's Social Security number, an unscrupulous
person could obtain a person's
welfare b enefits...order new
checks at a new address on that
person's checking account, obtain credit cards, or even obtain a
person's paycheck."
The Associated Students at
UCSD were forced to make a "Student Privacy Proposal" to the
registrar's office. The proposal
allows students to change their
Social Security numbers to nine
digit random computer-generated ID numbers. The AS suggested implementing the new
program at UCSD, giving random
ID numbers to all new incoming
students. The program was accepted and will begin in the fall of
1997 with the freshman class
being the first at UCSD to be
issued random ID numbers.
A gradual "phase-in" of random ID numbers will be opted for
continuing students in October
1996. According to Associated
Students officials at UCSD, the
proposed policy initially caused
some problems. Registrar officials were worried about costs
and said "the proposal was
needed in order to cut down cost
for making new ID cards."
See ID, page 3
�Registration enters touch-tone era
By Tone Barton
News Editor
Registration via telephone will
be available for the first time at
Cal State San Marcos for the
s pring of '96 s emester. T he
SMART system, which currently
providesfinancialaid information
over the phone, will be available
24 hours a day, seven days a week,
excluding Sunday mornings, in
place of a mail in registration form,
which makes students wait up to
five weeks for a response.
C urrent s tudents will b e
mailed a date and time after which
they may register by phone. Telephone registration begins Nov.
15, with continuing students having priority registration times, and
ends on Dec. 1.
"(The SMART system) is convenient. You can call from home
or the local bar or wherever, as
long as you have a touch tone
phone,w said Kathleen Fanella,
the Associate Director of Admissions and Records. "Students are
our clients. We want registration
to be easy and convenient." •
The system has been planned
for for the last year primarily by
Fanella, who was the project
leader for touch tone registration
at SDSU prior to coming to
CSUSM, and Michael Yee, who
dealt with the programming.
Fanella plans to listen to student feedback after the first runthrough of the system this semester to search for possible improvements.
"We want to make sure students get the classes they need,"
said Fanella. "(A voice response
system) is something that most
campuses have."
Besides registration and finan-
cial aid information, SMART also
provides grades to students and
will eventually make available
admissions information, including status of applications.
The SMART system can be
reached by calling 750-FONE on
a touch tone phone. Students
having problems using the system can see admissions and
records for assistance.
First basketball
season begins
By Andrew Bailey
Staff Writer
The long awaited Cal State San
Marcos intramural basket ball
season kicked off Oct. 23 at
Palomar College with eight teams
in action.
H ie games were played at the
Palomar College Dome gymnasium and featured tight competition between the teams involved.
The opening night of games was
a success, according to Charles
Ragland, Associated Students
president.
"We were very pleased with
how the games turned out and
our Director of Recreation K m
Glaser and our Recreation Assistant Gabbi MacKenzie did a wonderful job oforganizing the event,"
he said.
In thefirstnight's action, Team
X defeated TKE, Team Green
knocked off The Bulls, Team
Dave got the win over H ie Hoopa-holics and SAE outlasted The
Islanders. T he g ames went
smoothly and everything was well
organized, according to participants.
"It was a lot of fun because I
got to meet new people and I
thought they did a good job organizing the games and everything.
It looks like it will be a lot of fun,"
said participant Jon Dease.
More good news is on the horizon for the intramural sports
program at CSUSM. Arie de
Jong of Hollandia Dairy agreed
to donate funds for three-row
bleachers to be used for events
taking place out on the CSUSM
field. He also is donating money
to pay forfieldline markers, soccer goals with nets and the outdoor volleyball poles. The total
donation comes to over $4,000.
Basketball action resumes this
Monday, Nov. 6 at the Palomar
College Dome at 6 p.m. The Islanders take on TTie Hoop-aholiks, Team X battles Team
Green, SAE challenges Dave and
in the nightcap TKE faces The
Dreamers and Bulls. League play
will continue until Dec. 4, which
is the conclusion of the regular
season. This will be followed by
the playoffs which start Dec. 11.
Still more hoops
on the way...
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE)
is holding its Three-on-Three
Basketball Tournament Nov.
5, and more than 30 teams are
expected to participate.
Local businesses will sponsor teams for the tournament,
and the event will take place at
the San Marcos Gymnasium.
For more information, call
SAE at 755-7913or (619) 7368965.
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Halloween
happenings
Above: Children of Cal State San
Marcos faculty and staff make chalk
drawings before marching on campus
for a Halloween parade yesterday
(Oct. 31). The parade was sponsored
by the Associated Students'Childcare
Committee.
Left: One of the many window designs
around campus put together by
students and staff as part of a contest,
which included office decorating as
well. Winners of the contest held Oct.
3 1 were not available at press time.
Photos by Trish Nagy
�WHAT'S NEWS
Library assistant Prado dies
Eric Prado, library assistant in Library and Information
Services, died O ct 13. Cause of death was not available.
While attending San Diego State University in 1983-84, Prado
worked in the library and was hired by the SDSU North County
Center library in 1989. He joined the new Cal State San Marcos
in July 1990. Services were held in the Los Angeles area.
Contributions in Prado's memory can be made in the form of
donations to the San Diego Chapter of the Names Project or the
North County AIDS Coalition.
March is topic of Nov. 2forum
The Cal State San Marcos Pan African Student Alliance will
host an open forum tomorrow (Nov. 2) regarding the Million
Man March held O ct 16 in Washignton, DC.
This forum is being organized for all to share their experiences, reflect on what they saw and decide what the country
should do now that this event has happened.
Video footage will be shown, marchers will speak and Professor Sharon Elise will facilitate an open discussion. All are
invited. The forum begins at 2 p.m. in Commons206on campus.
Amoaku
returns
Latino photo exhibit opens
As part of the university's Arts and Lectures series, a photographic exhibition spotlighting the accomplishments of San
Diego County Latinos will be displayed Nov. 3 through Nov. 29
at the Cal State San Marcos library.
Titled "100 Portraits: Pioneers, Visionaries and Role Models," the exhibit is a collection of photographs and short biographies of Latinos who have played important roles in San Diego
development The CSUSM exhibit isfreeand open to the public
during library hours..
The "100 Portraits" project was originated by the San Diegobased Mexican Heritage Foundation in an effort to show what
contributions Latinos and especially people of Mexican heritage have made in the county.
Four peoplefromNorth County are among the 100 featured
in the exhibit Individuals included are Jaime Castaneda of
Oceanside, the former publisher and editor of Hispanos Unidos,
which gave his community another voice; Ofelia Escovedo of
Carlsbad, who is president of the Carlsbad Barrio Association
and led thefightto elevate the barrio's interests in t he community; Osvaldo "Ozzie" Venzor of Carlsbad, whose North County
Chaplaincy provides medical,financialand educational assistance to Latino migrant workers; and Victor Villasenor of
Oceanside, who received critical acclaim for his book "Rain of
Gold," a history of his family.
An opening reception will be heldfrom3 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 3
in the library courtyard. The reception is co-sponsored by the
CSUSM Latino Association of Faculty and Staff. The exhibitand
opening reception are free and open to the public.
Call the Arts & Lectures series at 7504366for more information.
Send us your news
The Pride is looking for news submissions from both campus and offcampus organizations. Please send submissions to our address: The
Pride, Cal State San Marcos, San Marcos CA 92096. Submissions can
also be e-mailed to studentjiewspaper@csusm.edu, or delivered to
our office, ACD-324.
Above: Former Cal State San Marcos
visual and performing arts professor
Dr. Komla Amoaku, of Ghana, returned
to CSUSM Oct. 26 for a performance
with his musical group Sankofa.
Left: Amoaku jams with band
members.
Photos by Trish Nagy
ID
Continued from page 1
"Someone once got a hold of
my Social Security number, and
tried to get some of my financial
records using it," said one UCSD
student who wished to remain
annonymous. After that incident
last year, she said she opted for a
random ID number.
Social Security numbers, if
entrusted into the wrong hands,
can be used to access credit card
data, bank account data and other
private information, and in the
age of computer technology, concern about invasion of private information is a prevalent f ear.
"People are becoming more
cautious when giving out private
information about themselves,"
said another UCSD s tudent
While UCSD's student government has taken action concerning the use of Social Security numbers as identification, Cal State
San Marcos AS President Charles
Ragland indicated h e sees no
need for a similar policy here.
"Using Social Security numbers as identification numbers is
not a major concern to students
h ere a t CSU San M arcos,"
Ragland stated. "CSUSM offers
students the option of changing
their ID numbers to random ninedigit numbers, and very few students use this service. Replacing
Social Security numbers with random numbers for IDs would not
eliminate access to students' Social Security numbers because it
is legally required on so many
other documents. The AS will
continue to aim its energy toward
the major concerns of the student body. At this point, this is
not one of them."
Such an alteration of policy
also is not needed since the campus is so new, according to an
Admissions and Records official.
Besides, CSUSM enrollment policies follow state law as it is, she
explained.
"CSUSM policies are in accordance with state law, and all 22
schools in the Cal State system
follow the Title V Code, which is
like the Bible for state education
r equirements," a ccording to
K athleen Fanella, a ssistant
direcor for CSUSM Admissions
and Records. "Some students feel
that, for privacy's sake, they need
to confidentialize their Social Security numbers, and that is an
option that they can choose. All
they have to do is come in to the
Admissions and Records office
and state that they would like to
change their ID number to a random number."
Scholarship
available
The Asian and Pacific Americans in H igher E ducation
(APAHE) is offering a $500 dollar
scholarship to an undergraduate
or graduate student (enrolled at
least half-time during the fall of
1996 semester).
Applications and further information are available in the Financial Aid Office. Deadline is Nov.
15. Call Financial Aid at 7504850
for more information.
�This page is provided as a public service by The Pride, and is not responsible for its content.
News From the Associated Students, Inc.
6pm to 9pm on Monday evenings in
Brian P Spencer
FREE MONEY!!!!!
Julie Rae Persson
the Dome at Palomar College. Join us
Sara Schueller
Shelby Lynn-Castle Purcell
There is approximately $5,000 in
for Volleyball on Monday nights from
Mary E Houston
Instructional^ Related Activities (IRA)
7pm to 9pm. I ntramural Volleyball/ill
Franklin R Gonzalez
Congratulations!
Fees available for the Spring '96 sebegin on October 30, student, staff,
April Thiele
Adrienne Aguirre
mester. The IRA Committee is now
and faculty of all levels are welcome.
Shannon Malone
ChildCare Committee Chair
accepting requests for these funds.
Swimmingvill begin on November 6 at
Tanya S Bennett
Requests can be picked up and turned
the Palomar College swim complex.
McNamara Mattew
in at the Associated Students Office
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO CSUSM Scott, Kris Johnson
Dates and times for both m orning and
(Commons 205). There are certain
BLOOD DONORS!
e vening practiceswill be announced
Steven Espinoza
purposes for Which this money can be
Sponsored By Associated Students:
at the first Swim meeting scheduled
Carolina Isaacson
used. A copy of the guidelines is
for November 1 (Wed) at 10am in the
Sharon Laughlin
available in the AS Office.
Melanie Hemmick
Student Rec Lounge (Commons 201).
Linda Astorga
Tracy Jackson
Swimmers of all levels are encourJoyce Jasinsley
The IRA fee was created in the
Patricia Steinbach
aged to attend. Instruction and coachMichelle Kooyman
CSU in1983. The fee was established
Bridgette Keene
ing will be provided. If the program is
Don L Vaughn
to provide stable and adequate fundPaul E Phillips
successful we will offer Water Aerobics
Silver Gonzalez
ing for instructional^ related activities,
Elaine M Page
to those who are interested. The best
Gwendolyn Tomlin
to reduce the demand on the AssociBarbara J Acevedo
thing about all of this is " It's free!!!"
ated Student Body funds for these
Magdalena Gonzalez-Whisler
Currently there is no cost to students,
Thank you very much!
activities, and to supplement General
Diane E Engoron
staff, and faculty who wish to particiValerie Howard
Fund money for these activities. ExJon Harkins
pate in any of our intramural sports!
Director, AS Programming
amples of recognized instructionally
Robert S Norton
Please contact the ASI Office 750related activities include, but are not
Amy S Fiedler
4990 or stop by Commons 205 if you
limited to: music and dance perforBill W. Stacy
Becky Trayer
have any questions.
mances, art exhibits, publications, foPresident, CSUSM
Michael B Pineda
rensics, athletics, partial funding for
Jorge A Garcia
The Recreation Committee is lookstudent competitions and conferences,
Charles Ragland
Moran P Burdick
and Model United Nations activities.
ing for dedicated members who will
President, AS
Jamie M Kasper
vote on upcoming events and voice
Amy L Coe
their thoughts and ideas. If you are
On our campus, students pay $5 a
Douglas P Pilien
Message f rom Recreation D irector interested in becoming a committee
semester for IRA. This year, these
Thomas D Furrh
funds have been used to partially fund
member, please go to Commons 205
Alice A Parsons
It's amazing what the staff and stu- for an application and more informathe student newspaper (other funding
Christina M Glady
dents have done this semester working tion. We need members of various
comes from the AS and ads), for the
John Roche
towards activation of intramural sports sports backgrounds to help us get
Arts and Lectures series that included
Genter Reyes
for CSUSM! On October 23, we kicked other sports off the ground and to
the Kary Mullis lecture, and for the AS
Czar J Sacramento
off with the first day of i ntramural basket- determine what is best for the student
Recreation Program that included the
Priscilla R Thomas
ball. Currently we have eight teams in the body. Other sports might include, but
intramural basketball league that
David Clark
league. We will be posting the scores of are not limited to: flag football, soccer,
started October 23.
Diana L Lopez
the games for all you local fans. Come tennis, dance, cheer leading, cycling,
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�College of Business begins master's program
By Paul Hilker
Staff Writer
A Master of Business Administration program was introduced
for the first time at Cal State San
Marcos last summer. This program is unique in that it does not
focus on specific areas of exper-
tise, but covers a wide range of
business and management skills,
according to program officials.
According to officials, the new
program puts a great deal of emphasis on the essential skills of
21st century business discipline.
Diversity, ethics, intellectual cu-
riosity, self-direction and technology skills are just some of the
things taught in the program.
Dr. Robert Black, the associate dean of the College of Business and head of the MBA program, said he feels the program
is among the finest in preparing
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Administration at 750-4242 for
more information.
by the student council.
The total projected revenue for
Every semester, a section of 1995-96, according tofiguresprostudents'tuition bill showsahead- vided to The Pride, is approxiing titled "AS Fee." Under that mately $163,000. The expendiheading is the $20 Associated tures are worked around that
Students Fee.
sum. ProgramActivities receives
The sum might be considered roughly one-third of the total revpaltry compared to the cost of enue, at about $59,000. The largclasses, butmultiply it by3,500or est benefactor is Child Care at
so students and the amount of $39,000 followed by the Recremoney collecetd is quite large. ation Program at about $15,000.
Close to 90 percent of the total The Recreation Program was
revenue for the AS is obtained originally slated at $2,000 but rethrough this fee, but here does all ceived an additional $13,000 from
IRA funds. The Inter-Club Counthe money go?
"All the students pay in and we cil/Student Organizations,which
try to give back in the form of are clubs and student publicatons,
services and p rograms," ex- arealsoincludedinthisarea. Club
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Budget, which includes the anRagland.
This year's current budget was nual Awards Ceremony, as well
developed by the 1994-95 AS as gifts and acknowledgements
council, but the budget is set to round out this category.
be revised sometime in January
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people to learn to adapt to a constantly changing marketplace,"
explained Dr. Newton Margulies,
dean of Cal State San Marcos's
College of Business Administration.
There are two options available in the program, Business
Management pr Government
Management. The Business
Management option is designed
for working professionals with
several years of work experience
and the Government Management option is targeted at entryto mid-level government managers with several years work experience.
To e nter t he p rogram, a
bachelor's degree is needed along
with a GMATor GRE score, three
professional recommendations
and an application.
Completion of the required 30
"option course" units and six
Masters Project units are needed
to graduate. A core program is
required for students who have
not completed an undergraduate
degree in business or another
field of study that fulfills core requisites. Offered only during the
summer, the core curriculum
consists of 12 units and covers
background skills and knowledge
needed for successful business
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"The marketplace is showing
that what employers want is
people with broad educational and
experiential backgrounds," h e
explained. "We are providing just
that to our students in the MBA
program."
With the constantfluxof technology and the global economy,
the most important skill taught in
the program would have to be the
ability to adapt to change, he
added.
Black said the response from
students towardstheprogramhas
been substantial.
"We had hoped for about 50 or
60 students," he said. The fledgling program now holds about 90
students.
The program is rigorous but
may be completed within 18
months. Classes are held every
other week on Fridays and Saturdaysfrom8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A
number of different methods of
approach to teaching the program
will be administered by a staff of
very high caliber, Black said.
Dr. Dale Geiger, a graduate of
Harvard University, and former
controller for Texas Instruments
is just one of the government and
business professors on the teaching staff. Barbara Bashein, another MBA professor, was a
former partner for many years at
Anderson Consulting.
"We are trying to provide a
fundamental background in business and government manage-
�Don't tread on us Fire is nothing
DITORIAL
One of the most important elements
of American democracy is the freedom
of the press. While government my not S S I
always likewhatthe press has to report,
the press's position as an additional "check" on government is extremely important Some members of the Associated Students government on campus seem to
think otherwise.
In the last two weeks, two members of the government body have made
disturbing requests and unfair remarks concerning the relationship between The
Pride and the AS. The first incident occurred when one member told Editor-inChief Roman S. Koenig that the student newspaper was essentially an "arm" of the
student government because it provides some of the publication's funding. Thus,
the AS has the right to demand a certain level of coverage in exchange for that
support. Secondly, this officer hinted that Pride reporters were subjective in their
articles and utilized "one-sided" sources.
The second incident came a week later, when yet another officer left a phone
message telling the staff that the AS had arranged to place a free advertisement by
a local business in the newspaper as a "thank you" for their support of Make A
Difference Day. Advertising space in this newspaper, of course, is the sole
concern of The Pride's staff.
While both incidents were diplomatically resolved last week with the addition
of a page of news from the Associated Students, written by its officers, and
provided as a public service of The Pride, the underlying attitudes that have
surfaced are very disturbing.
"Loyal opposition" is a pillar of democracy. No newspaper has an obligation to
publish only the "happy news" of government If government officials are acting
in a way that conflicts with democratic ideals, the press has a right and obligation
to call them on it, just as The Pride is doing in this editorial.
. Tradingfreead space in this newspaper without consulting its editorial staff is
unacceptable. Accusations that The Pride is one-sided in its all-around coverage
are unfounded. The editors and writers work their fingers to the bone to provide
readers with a balanced and unbiased news report Opinions are reserved for the
Opinion page.
The only place where the press is an "arm" of government is in a totalitarian
regime. This is 1995, not George Orwell's "1984." If elected student officials
honestly believe that their support of a free press means they have the right to
control it, and these people intend to be the future leaders of the United States,
then the future looks very bleak indeed.
SftM
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Roman S. Koenig
BUSINESS MANAGER Joyce Kolb
NEWS EDITOR Tony Barton
ON-LINE EDITOR TyCarss
FEATURE EDITOR John Loch
ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS
Jill Ballard, Julia McKinlay
TECH EDITOR ToddFederman
PHOTO EDITOR David Taylor
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to smile about
It was a sight I thought I would never
see in my own neighborhood. As a reporter, I have covered such events, and
always I left the scene saddened and depressed. Fire.
Just a few doors downfrommy home, a
family lost their home to fire Oct. 30. They
did not just lose a room, a quarter of the
house, or even half. The building was a
total loss, according to fire fighters on the
scene — an empty, burned out shell.
I stood in amazement that Monday afternoon as flames gutted the interior of the
house. The faces of neighbors were grim.
As much as we were in awe, we knew that
the family who lived in the house, our
fellow neighbors, would have to face a
tragedy of the worst kind.
As I watched the house burn, I thought
of the fires my family had been through.
My step-grandmother's garage. My aunt
and uncle's apartment In both cases, the
structures were total losses. It was nothing to smile about
As the fire progressed that day, however, a different caliber of spectator joined
the rest of us concerned onlookers. Those
who brought their young children to marvel at the sight of tragedy. The parents
came smiling, pointing out the smoke and
flames as their children giggled. Would
they be smiling when their house burned
down? Would they want others to do so?
Needless to say I was appalled, and that
feeling was compounded when a woman
with two children in a stroiler walked up
and started shooting home video. What
was she going to do with it? Would she sell
it to a local television station? Was she the
wife of one of the fire fighters, and taping
the tragedy as a personal career memoir?
It did not matter to me. I was upset enough
at the destruction I was witnessing. The
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onlookers trivializing the event only made
me feel worse.
I was there that day as a concerned
neighbor and not as a reporter, and I realized I felt the same way in either position.
I hated covering such stories when I
worked as a staff writer for The North
County Blade-Citizen in 1991 because I
felt the pain the families felt. I am not sure
I can say the same thing for the smilers,
the gigglers or the videotapers.
Suchatragedy isnothingto smileabout
While I have never personally experienced
the destruction offire,the experiences of
my other family members have taught me
this. But there is something more. Fire is
nothing to smile about not just because of
what I have learned, but because simple
human compassion tells me so.
Tie Pride, /<? on-fine,/
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�Fraternity apologizes for chalking in lot
Dear Editor:
On behalf of Tau Kappa Epsilon, I would like to apologize for
any anger or embarrassment created by the chalking of our fraternity letters in the parking l ot
To set the record straight, it
needs to be known that Alpha Chi
Omega,AlphaXiDeltaandSigma
Alpha Epsilon, the university's
three other outstanding Greek
organizations, took no part in the
display of chalk on campus pavement For this reason, members
of the four organizations stand
united against the use of the term
"Greek" in the title as well as a
caption following the letter (in
the Oct 18 edition of The Pride).
We feel that this illustrates a
grossly unfair bias against the
Greek organizations that undermine the integrity of the efforts of
many fine young women and men
who have made great sacrifice
and took great care in setting the
foundations for a successful
Greek system at CSUSM.
Since the university and Public Safety granted TKE permission to chalk the pavement, we
feel confident that TKE did not
participate in any activity that was
in blatant defiance of university
TTERS
policy. TKE and the members of
the CSUSM Greek community
vehemently reject the author's
comparison of the chalked letters of TKE, attributed to all of
the Greek groups, to gang graffiti. In addition, we hardly feel it
appropriate to liken the proud
display of letters to, as the letter
reads, "Christians paintinga huge
cross and a bleeding Christ hanging on it as if the Ku Klux Klan
had written anti-Semitic slogans
on the blacktop." This comparison is an outrage and is a rather
poor choice of words directed
unfairly at an entire Greek system that combats negative stereotyping and anti-Greek sentiment on the CSUSM campus on a
daily basis.
To suggest that the chalking
of the pavement illustrates favoritism towards TKE is both misguided and wrong. I am wondering if the author even bothered to
check to see if CSUSM had
granted TKE permission to display its letters. Any campus organization may display their name
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on parking lot surfaces should
they obtain permissionfromPublic Safety. While to the author of
this letter the chalk represented
"gang-style exhibition of machismo,w to many others it was a
colorful addition to a bland campus that at first glance appears to
have nothing going on. If the display of letters was so embarrassing to the author and the school,
why did he choose to attack the
Greek groupsafter the PowWow,
which he seems to indicate was
damaged by the display of letters?
TKE certainly never intended
to offend the campus community
in proud display of letters and has
willingly cleaned up the chalk. If
anything, we feel it represents
the pride the Greek system's
members have taken in CSUSM
becoming the university of the
21st century. The author has suggested that we do not care about
the way in which the university is
viewed by the community, students and faculty. It is tragically
funny to me that the members of
the Greek system at CSUSM, who
are found guilty of disgracing the
university in this letter, are never
given credit for the hours of community service that each Greek
organization enthusiastically performs in hope of changing the
negative images and stereotypes
levied against us routinely at
GSUSM.
Perhaps the next time an issues arises thatconcerasthecampus in regard to Greek organiza-
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Dear Editor:
There is a fine line that separates ideas and opinions. Formulated thoughts expressed as ideas
border closely on personal views
expressed as opinions. But there
is a difference, often subtle, often
a problem.
The distinction is of extreme
significance in the classroom. In
a general sense the classroom is
a marketplace of ideas and not a
polling place for opinions. In the
classroom the professor should
have the same limitations in expressing those opinions as the
students. Herein lies the problem.
The teacher is in control of the
classroom. There is a strong
temptation for the one in charge
to transgress thefineline between
ideas opinions. It is easy to move
from generally-held views to pre?
conceived notions, to personal
prejudices, favoritism, intolerance, even bigotry. Such biases
can be rationalized as part of the
educational process. They can be
hidden within required reading
assignments and class assignments which are graded. Biases
expressed unilaterally by the instructor may become an unfair
infringement upon s tudents'
rightly-held beliefs.
A guiding principle in teacher
classroom performance is thatthe
s tudent never knows t he
instructor's personal opinion. The
wisdom ofthisprinciplegoesback
Special note: It is The Pride'sto the warning by King Solomon
policy to print lettersfrom readers.3,000 years ago when he said,
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The views expressed in those lettersStudents are wise who master
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do not necessarily reflect the views hattheirteachers tell them. But,
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ofthe editor or staff, however. Edi- y son, be warned: there is no
tor-in-ChiefRoman S. Koenigwasend of opinions ready to be exnot an author of the Oct 18 letter pressed. Studying them can go
o
in question. The Pride also errone-n forever, and become very exhausting!" (Ecclesiastes, 12:11bously reported in its Oct. 18 edition
that all Greek organizations took12)
part in the chalk-drawing during Dr. Irving F. Davis, PhD.
Rush Week. The Pride regrets the Adviser of Inter-Varsity
error.
Christian Fellowship
tions, a student will have the courage to step from behind the mask
of vicious tongue and hateful pen
to help settle an issue that most
certainly could have avoided this
unwarranted attack on Greeks at
CSUSM. The author did not
check to see if proper procedures
were followed to display chalk
letters in the lot nor did he use
the open lines of communication
extended to the campus community by Greek organizations to
discuss issues that pertain to the
entire university.
We find it ludicrous to send
this letter, not having confronted
TKE about the chalk, to university president Dr. Bill Stacy. On a
campus
t hat
s tresses
multicultural diversity, we feel
this letter exhibits blatant discrimination against the Greek
system at CSUSM on the part of
both the author and the Editor-inChief of The Pride, and we refuse
to stand back and be walked all
over. Freedom of speech guarantees the author the right to his
opinion. However, it does not
entitiehimtherespectofstudents
and organizations when he resorts to vicious attack and petty
name-calling.
Robert Black
Social Science/
Sociology major,
President of
Tau Kappa Epsilon
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Martin Backlund, from Sweden, is currently working
for his master's degree at Cal State San Marcos.
By Greg Hoadley
Staff Writer
Imagine what it must be like to come to
a foreign country to study. You may or
may not speak the same language, and if
you do, it is with an accent In addition, the
customs and ways of thinking are different, and blending in becomes quite a task.
But there are advantages to such programs. The foreign student gets to experience a culture differentfromhis own, and
he is able to go home with more knowledge of the outside world than he had
before.
Cal State San marcos offers such a program which brings students here from
around the world, and from countries as
diverse as the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Sweden and the Ivory Coast. Though
the International Students program is small
(14 students), Adviser Janice Bronson is
confidentthatrecruitingwillpickupsteam,
especially now that the university is a fouryear school. Before this semester, only
international students transferred here
from the local community colleges.
"Beforehand, the international students
(at CSUSM) had transferred here from
local community colleges, so they already
had a year or two to adjust," she Bronson.
Martin Backlund is an international studentfromSweden who has been in the US
since 1990 and at CSUSM since 1993.
Backlundrecently graduated fromCSUSM
with a double major in business and economics, and is now back for a master's
program.
Martin has an on-campus job and is
very active on campus. Though he doesn't
have much contactwith other international
students, he helped to write The International Students Handbook in his first
semester at CSUSM.
Onfirstintroduction, one would be surprised to learn that he is from a nation
halfway across the world. But after much
discussion Backlund offers many insights
on the similarities and differences between
life in Sweden and life in California.
For example, Sweden is a much more
socialized country than the US, he said.
While Swedes pay more in taxes, they feel
the difference is made up in receiving
Foreign exchange
student shares insights
more government services. Also, all Swed- definitely had a positive effect on him.
ish citizens are required to serve at least "Learning different aspects of different
one year in the military.
culture is good," h e concluded.
On the other hand, Backlund said,
"There is more of a group mentality [in
Sweden!. The motto is 'everything in
moderation.' People are more accepting
of the status quo.
"In the United States, the individual is
considered most important. Nothing is
impossible here, and everything is a challenge." Backlund also enjoys the "customer service mentality in the United
States," and the free rein students are
given to pursue their studies and interests.
Backlund said h e isn't sure if he and his
wife (who is also Swedish) are going to
stay in California, or return to Sweden
after completion of his education. Either
way, he says his life experiences here have
'In the United States,
the individual is
considered most
important. Nothing is
impossible here, and
everything is a
challenge;
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�Student records album in Science Hall
By Jill Ballard
Entertainment Editor
Cal State San Marcos student
James Thomas has recorded an
album entitled "Blasphemy," attributed to his band Nation Of
l ies (Xevious Communications).
All of Thomas's work is told on
the sleeve, "All songs written, arranged, programmed, performed,
and produced by JamesThomas."
The album was recorded in
the basement of the campus Science Hall, and if you're wondering how Thomas got the special
privilege to use such a place, well,
T m a music major, and as part of
that I did the album as an independent study," Thomas ex-
plained.
Thomas writes all the lyrics
and music. The music falls under
the metal/industrial genre, according to Thomas, and to describe it to someone who hasn't
heard it he says, 'Think Metallica
meets Ministry." He also writes
all the lyrics which are "generally
about the various lies' in our ev.eryday lives, whether they're from
the government, religion, or ourselves."
Indeed the lyrics are very bitter towards religion. In "Faith and
Hatred," the one single which
received considerable radio attention, Thomas complains, "My
God, why have thou forsaken
me?"
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vocal lessons here. He then proceeded to sell me on the Global
Thomas has gone through Arts program, which resulted in
much musical training. He started me taking vocal lessons again this
with guitar lessons, then studied semester as well as the Process
composition and electronic mu- of Art class," he said.
sic during high school and studied Jazz improvisation at a colThomas's band, Nation of Lies,
lege in Colorado.
usually gigs one to two shows per
month in the San Diego area, plus
"I've always spent a lot of time •out of town shows in Los Angeteaching myself as well, which I les, Inland Empire, Orange
did exclusively until about a year County, central and northern
and a half ago," explained Tho- California, Arizona and even as
mas. He also took vocal classes at far as Colorado. Nation of Lies'
Palomar. "I got involved with the most recent local show was at the
program at CSUSM when I Soul Kitchen in El Cajon on Oct
stumbled on Bill Bradbury's of- 28. Nation of Lies prefers to play
fice lookingfor information about "all ages" shows, "which .is hard
in the area," said Thomas.
Thomas h opes an independent
record label will pick up ""Blasphemy"" and distribute it, but if
that doesn't happen he'd like to
get more radio play to let "everyone know who we are and what
we sound like." Nation Of Lies
are currently getting airplay in
LA, locally, Arizona, and Sacramento.
If you'd like to find out more
about Nation of Lies, then check
out their web page at h ttp://
www.csusm.edu/public/
thoma003/nol.html or e-mailThomas
himself
at
thoma003@coyote.csusm.edu.
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dots and ruffles beats the heart of
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Knowing always what she wanted
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television personality because,
"You're nobody if you're not on
television." This obsession eventually proves her undoing and
the wicked and delicious fun of it
is, we get to watch (aH the while
saying to ourselves, "Not me, not
me"). Buck Henry lures us into
believing that the joke is on
Suzanne Stone, but he gets the
last laugh; America's media obsession is no laughing matter.
(Do the initials "OJ" ring a bell ?!)
While there are wonderful performances from all involved,
Kidman does an especially brilliant job as Stone. While I have
never been particularly impressed with her previous work,
I must say she has done an incredible job portraying a seemingly shallow, naive girl with a
scandalously nasty s treak.
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�'Going Public' with words of faith
James, however, admits this
Story and photos by Daniel Kwan can be difficult, especially for
young people.
The setting of a Newsboys
"We all face those issues—evshow looks like a typical rock ery Christian goes through that.
concert. All t he elements are TCie way I overcame that in my
there. Screaming fans, flashing life is through my relationship
lights and 100,000pounds of gear, andmy commitmentwith Christ,"
all set to accompany a band which said James, calling in before a
includes a lead singer with a concert in Colorado. "As my relanearly shaven head. Not to men- tionship and confidence in Christ
tion the frantic guitarist who has grown, it has given me the
jumps up and down while rolling ability to be bolder, not to feel
his head.
embarrassed or intimidated by
But listen closely and one will my faith."
discover t he N ewsboys a re
Since releasing t he album
among the bands who defy the "Read All About It" in 1988, the
stereotype that contemporary group's "news" remains constant.
Christian music is dead and bor"The message is still the same,
ing.
except w hafs changed is we've
Combining rock, pop and al- grown and become more skilled
ternative, the Newsboys were first in putting what we believe in the
formed 11 years ago by drummer faith into words. Although we
Peter Furler and lead singer John have a Christian message in our
James in Australia. Though the lyrics, we just want to make good
group is still labeled a band from music. Regardless if you're a
"Down Under," the current line- Christian or not, we hope you can
up also i ncludes A ustralian listen to the music and appreciate
Duncan Phillips, percussionist; it for the art form that it is," said
New Zealander Phil Joel, bassist; James.
and Americans Jody Davis, lead
Having earned a Grammyg uitarist, and Jeff Ryan, nominated album and winning
keyboardist
two Dove awards at this year's
During a recent performance Gospel Music Association cerat Six Flags Magic Mountain's emony, the Newsboys are hopHallelujah Jubilee concert festi- ing to infuse a "live sound" into
val, James appeared on stage in a t heir upcoming sixth album,
red jumpsuit, later changing into "Take Me to Your Leader."
his signature silver suit which h e
"Some people have said of us,
wears during the song "Shine." "You're so different on the album
The theme of "Shine," along compared to hearing you live,'"
with the messages of their last James said.
two albums "Not Ashamed" and
To c ounter t hat criticism,
"Going Public," e ncourages James said all the instruments on
Christiansto proudly display their the new album will be played by
faith.
t he band. "This is the first time
Lead guitarist Jody Davis jams for the crowd at a recent concert.
John James, lead singer of the Newsboys, wears his famous silver suit.
He is also optimistic about the
future of contemporary Christian
music. "We really weren't exposed to Christian music in Australia because if s almost nonexistent there, but in the time that
we've been in the States, we've
seen the industry grow by leaps
and bounds. Ifs amazing how not
only the size of the industry has
grown, but in the variety of artists
coming o ut"
T hough t he popularity of
Christian music is increasing,
James said the group is not interested in recording music aimed
at the mainstream.
"We don't have any great aspirations or goals to cross over to
secular radio. We really feel comfortable with the church and playing to Christian kids. If there are
non-Christian kids that come
along—and there were a lot actually at Magic Mountain—we just
want to put on a good show and
have some of them say, W e didn't
realize Christian music was like
t hat'
"Even ifwe weren't Christians,
we would still be involved with
music. It's something we all love
' with a passion. Even today, 11
years later, that is our first love—
playing music."
Daniel Kwan is Special Assistant forThe Telescope student newspaper at Palomar Community
College in San Marcos.
we've done an album where if s
just the band. We haven't used
any outside people, or session
guys. It's 100 percent Newsboys.
There are no (keyboard) programs, if s totally live music.
"We've been able to use music
to share our faith and beliefs, and
share our experiences through
music," added James.
Furler, who writes most of the
band's music, collaborated with
fellow Christian rocker SteveTaylor in writing lyrics to the album
"Take Me to Your Leader."
The title track is about how
Christians should do more than
use rhetoric. "I think a lot of times,
people judge us by the way we
lead our lives. If people can see a
difference in us without having to
open our mouths, I hope that will
inspire people to come up to us
and ask questions."
T he g roup, however, was
asked by Steven Curtis Chapman,
one of contemporary Christian
music's most popular artists, to
open for him during his recent
"Heaven in the Real World" tour.
"One thing cool about Steve is
he doesn't have a schizophrenic
personality. He's very down-toearth. When he speaks and talks
on stage and shares from his
heart, that's the way h e is offstage," said James.
In the course of the band's
current tour, which has lasted for
almost a year, the band visited
the home of Rev. Billy Graham.
"Itfreaked my brainsoutthatthis
'was just a normal guy who made
himself available to help t he
world, and encourage and inspire
people with the gospel," said
James, who fondly recalled the
meeting.
But for the Newsboys, James
said he wants the band to be remembered for "being honest and
true to what were called to do.
Second, that people remember
us as a band that was psycho—
that we liked to have a good time
on stage. Third, for people to enjoy our music and say we wrote
good songs."
Far from recording the group's
last album, James said, "We've
got a lot to say and I think we've
got a few more albums in us yet."
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IKS
Newsboys drummer Peter Fuller
humorously plays to the audience.
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Continued from page 9
Bob Rivera/Photo courtesy
Tom Weir of Facility Services played Santa Clause at last year's candy hand-out.
Season of sharing is coming
Organizations come together to make holiday special
Even though Halloween just
passed us by, the winter holiday
season is coming ever closer, and
with it comes a Cal State San
Marcos tradition.
From 3 to 8 p.m. Dec. 18, members of Circle K club and Public
Safety will hand outfreecandy to
children living in apartment complexes on Autumn Drive in San
Marcos. Thisyear will be the third
for the event, according to Public
Safety Officer Bob Rivera.
Public Safety Chief Arnie
Trujillo is responsible for getting
the event started, Rivera said.
Along with Circle K adviser Susan Buck of the CSUSM Testing
Office, Circle K club and Rivera,
the San Marcos Kiwanis Club is
also helping out with the event
After receiving candy donations from the campus commu-
nity, members of the project (one
dressed up as Santa Clause) go to
the apartment complexes and
hand out the candy to the children. This year s goal is to reach
2,000 children, explained Rivera.
"When you see the faces of
these kids, they come out of the
woodwork," Rivera said. "We has
a few mothers who were shedding some tears." Many of the
families in the apartment complexes are single-parent households, mostly single mothers, he
said.
As part of the project, a Circle
K-sponsored "AngelTree" will be
placed in the Dome with 50 angels hanging from it, Rivera continued. Faculty and staff members will each pull an angel off the
tree, and on the back side of the
angel will be the name of a local
child. Those who take angels will
buy a gift for the children named
on the other side.
Three building complexes on
campus will also adopt one family
each for the holiday season, explained Rivera, who played Santa
Clause for the first candy handout. Tom Weir of Facility Services played Santa last year. The
three buildings charged with this
task are Craven Hall, Facility Services and the complex on Rancheros Drive.
Right now, candy donations
are being s ought For information on donating candy or any
other information regarding the
event, call Rivera at7504562, Susan Buck at 7504966, or Amy
Parsloe at 7504990.
Leadership Institute offers seminars
As part of its Leadership Institute, the Office of Student Activities continues to offer a Leadership Series for Cal State San
Marcos community. For the remainder of this semester, the followingworkshopswillbeoffered.
Nov. 1, to 2 p.m. in Commons 2 07:
Dr. Fran Aleshire, founder and
program director of LEADERSHIP 2000 will present "Building Strength from Individual
Difference." This workshop will
explore how our unique individuality can become the basis for
building community.
Nov. 1 5, to 2 p.m. in Commons 2 07:
f
Cliff Briggs, director of Service Learning, and Susan Buck,
coordinator of the Test Office,
will present "Leadership and
S ervices: A M ulti-faceted
Look." The many facets of a
diamond reveal hidden colors and
clarity. In the same way, leaders,
reflect hidden values through
their services to others. In this
workshop, the ethics of services
will be exploredfrom several personal and professional perspectives.
Nov. 2 9, to 2 p.m. in Commons 2 07:
Gezai Berhane, Student Activities adviser, will present "Leadership in Transition." In this
workshop you will explore the
ways to a successful leadership
transition. Whether you are a
newly elected club officer or you
are completing your term of office and you want to leave gracefully, this workshop will help.
Dec. 6 , to 2 p.m. in Commons 2 07:
Michael Minjares, coordinator
of New Student Programs at San
Diego State, will lead a workshop
known a s "From S tudent
Leader to Leader in the Real
World." As a student leader,
how are the skills you are acquiring and enhancing going to benefit you out in t he REAL
WORLD? Join this workshop
for discussion and activities designed to make you aware of how
transferable student leadership
skills really are and how you can
be explained to future employers. If you are a graduating student, this workshop is for you.
For more information, contact
the Student Activities Office at
750-4970, or stop by the office
located in Commons 203.
three members have been sponsored to attend t he October
PCCHA Conference in Tempe,
Ariz.
SHAB also participated in campus events such as Earth Day,
National Condom Week, the Pow
Wow, the Questival, the Health
Fair and Student Orientation, and
theyhostedafreemocktailsbooth
for safe spring break. Off campus
events included the San Marcos
Community Health Fair and the
San Marcos Day of the Family.
Currently the Student Health
Fees
Continued from page 5
"We're really conscious about
students getting their money's
worth," Ragland continued.
There was also an additional
$1,000dollars raised for programming at the Vendors Fair held in
October. The vendors, different
banks and businesses, each paid
$175 for a spot in the fair. That
money went to programming, according to Ragland.
Board meets every Monday at
noon in the Student Health Center library. All students are welcome to attend.
The board consists of seven
student members, two faculty
advisors, one staff advisor and
one medical advisor. The board
executives are Leslie Joyce, chairwoman; Andy Greene, secretary;
and Kris Johnson Scott, treasurer.
Voting members include Holly
Richmond, C raig C ostello,
Sharolyn Goff, Ericha Ackerman
and Daniel Arroyo. Dr. Fritz
Kreisler and Professor Alex Durig
serve as faculty advisors. Susan
Mendes is the staff adviser and
Dr. Joel Grinolds is the medical
advisor.
The rest of the money from
the $20-fee goes toward such
things as insurance, advertising,
office expenses and audits. There
are some other categories like
staff benefits and council stipends
thatmoney isdelegated to as well.
Finally, the position of Executive Director receives a large salary, but there is no Executive
Director currently. The AS sets
aside half of the position's salary
ahead of time to pay the Executive Director whenever there is
one in the future, according to
Ragland.
Time is running out for
logo contest submissions
T he newly-formed Women
S tudies S tudent Association
(WSSA) is having a logo contest
for its organization and offering a
preview of spring 1996 Women's
Studies classes. The deadline for
the logo contest is today (Nov. 1).
The logo chosen will become
the official design for WSSA, and
will be printed on t-shirts, official
correspondence and promotions.
The winner, to be announced Nov.
15, will receive a free pizza and
soft drink from the Dome Caf6.
The contest is open to Cal State
San Marcos students only, and
the logo mustfitin a four-inch by
four-inch area. The logo can be
any shape, and "Women Studies
Student Association" must be incorporated into the design. Contest entries can be delivered to
the WSSA mailbox in Student
Activities (Commons 203).
Members of the organization
also offer mentoring for students
interested in a major or minor in
Women's Studies. Meeting times,
dates and locations are posted in
the Dome and the second floor of
the Academic Hall outside the
computer labs.
ww...
Look for coverage of campus Make A Difference
Day involvement in the Nov. 15 edition of The Pride.
To advertise in The Pride, call 750-4998.
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