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to hit College
of E ducation
By TOM PFINGSTEN
Pride StaffWriter
Several local and state
campus organizations teamed
up Monday to protest the
sweeping budget cuts proposed by Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger to balance
the debt-ridden California
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By KYLE OTTO
Pride StaffWriter
Forecasted budget cuts of $240 million
to CSU campuses may require CSUSM's
college of education to reduce enrollment,
and the number of sections offered J o
students, while remaining committed to
taking cuts "without affecting instruction."
"More people want in the
credential program than we B u d g e t
can allow in," said College of W a t c h
education representative for
2004
the Budget and Long Range
Planning Committee, Dr.
Tom Bennett.
As Dean M. Stephen Lilly of the college
of education confirmed, "the college of
education will be expected to take a part of
the system-wide reduction in students.
Lilly said because
the
college's
credential program
isfifth-year,it would
be "better not to
admit students, than
to admit them and
not be able to offer
them the classes to
Dean Lilly finish."
Restrictions
to
credential program admissions will be
based primarily on the needs of the field, he
explained. If the pool of available teachers in
a particular area is larger than the number of
jobs, "that's where we would decide to limit
admissions," he said.
For example, Lilly said that "There is
a chronic shortage of special education
teachers in this area. We will not restrain
admission to special education credential
programs. It wouldn't be a responsible thing
to do."
Admissions restrictions will likely result in
the reduction of one less "cohort group" in a
year. The cohort model provides for groups
currently of approximately 30 credential
students to remain together in all of their
courses throughout the yearlong program.
Lilly surmised that, "Maybe the best thing
we have going is the luxury of the cohort
model. Teachers learn from each other and
support each other," closely mirroring a
professional learning community. He further
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state budget.
"The state is not going to be
better off 20 years from now
because we denied people
access to higher education,"
said George Diehr, president
of the CSUSM chapter of the
California Faculty Association.
A number of programs that
are considered
vital throughout the CSU
system
are
in jeopardy
under
Schwarzenegger's
cuts, the most notable being
the Educational Opportunity
Program.
With form letters lined up on
side tables, ASI Vice President
of External Affairs Erik Roper
encouraged students to get
involved politically by calling
or writing their state representatives. Budget cuts, he said,
will drastically affect students
at CSUSM if the governor's
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MEChA, teens team up
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celebrates latinos and
enpowers students
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By JON RODLEY
Pride StaffWriter
Photo by Jon RodIey/77ie Pride
With rappers waving their hands in the air
and colorful dre'sses twirling on Latina women,
MEChA hosted the sixth annual high school
conference Friday.
Almost 450 students from North County
high schools swarmed CSUSM from morning
till 1:30 p.m., some for the food and fun; others
had a more serious purpose.
"I came for info about the university," said
Juan Beltran, a senior at Valley Center high
school.
MEChA ran the event for that purpose, to
motivate students to attend college and raise
awareness of Latino issues and history.
"It explained something about my culture,"
Beltran said.
In California, Latinos are 32 percent of the
population, but only 18 percent of the students
at Cal State San Marcos are Latino. Latinos
are considered underrepresented because of
this.
"They need to be here, and they should be
here," said E. Sugar Martinez, assistant professor for the college of education. She said
that we are at a time when demographics are
changing "like a tidal wave.
"The changes are going to be revolutionary,"
Members of SoKal represented Escondido Friday as they sang about street life.
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Report calls book
prices a ' ripoff
By MICHELLE VELARDE
Pride StaffWriter
The publishing incjustry has
developed numerous ways to make
college students pay high prices for
textbooks, a recent report says.
The California and Oregon
Student Public Interest Research
Groups (State PIRGs) issued the
report in January, 2004, fittingly
titled "Rip-off 101: How the Current
Practices of the Publishing Industry
Drive Up the Cost of College Textbooks." In conducting their research,
the State PIRG's surveyed ten colleges in California and Oregon, and
interviewed 521 students and 156
faculty members.
One technique used by publishers to get more money is to include
additional "bells and whistles" with
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Students look for t hese familiar stickers on
discounted books in the University Bookstore.
Here, a stack contains only used copies o f"Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass."
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textbooks, such as CD ROMs or workbooks,
the report says. Students usually cannot buy
the book without the additional material.
"Rip-off 101" reports that this tends to
happen more with science and math books.
CSUSM chemistry professor Michael
Schmidt remembers an instance when it was
cheaper for the school to order the new edition of a textbook with a CD included than
the edition without it. However, by ordering
the less expensive editions with the CD, it
also prevented the used editions from being
stocked, because they didn't come with a CD.
Students were therefore unable to buy the
more affordable used editions. "Some of the
tricks they pull are amazing," Schmidt said.
In addition, the report says that sixty-five
percent of professors "rarely" or "never"
require students to use these supplemental
materials. Therefore, when students buy
books with additional study items, they are
paying for something that they most likely
will not use. Angela Lesh, CSUSM sophomore business major, has never used a CD
that has come with one of her textbooks. " I'll
forget that I even have it," she says, "and then
I'll need it to return [sell back] books."
The report also concluded that publishers
frequently put out new editions of textbooks,
even if it isn't necessary. Erwin V. Cohen,
a former publishing industry executive for
Academic Press, was quoted in the report.
"Publishers release new editions of successful textbooks every few years," he said, "not
to improve content, although that may be a
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used books by making them seem obsolete."
Seventy-six percent of the faculty surveyed
for the report said that putting out new editions for textbooks is necessary "never" to
"half the time."
As a result of the constant production of
new editions, students have a hard time finding used books, the report says. Fifty-nine
percent of students surveyed could not find
one used book in the fall, 2003 semester.
Lesh said that new books go quickly. "If I
don't go (to the bookstore) right away, I have
to buy new books," she said. Some students,
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explained, "We know what we need to offer
a group of students that comes through the
door. Students like the predictability of it.
They never stand in line to get a class,"
About 16 percent of the university's
current students are enrolled in the college
of education's post-graduate programs, 8085 percent of which are credential students,
Lilly explained.
Related to instruction, last year's cuts
included no layoffs, and concerning the
future possibility of faculty layoffs, Lilly
stated for the record that, "We don't
anticipate it, but we don't know."
Last year's budget reduced faculty travel
allocations and mileage reimbursements for
professional meetings and conferences, in
order not to affect the number of sections
offered or the number of students admitted
this year.
Concerning programs to be affected by
budget reductions, Bennett explained, "we
need to cut areas that we're sure will come
back. You can whittle things down in areas
and they will never come back. If you cut
core essential things that there's a lot of
personal interest in, then when funding
comes back, they will also come back."
Furthermore, he added, "There has been
no discussion about what's being removed.
It needs to be something that will come
back for certain. If we raise class sizes,
they may never go back down."
Placing a greater burden on teachers,
these measures may affect the quality of
instruction available within the college of
education.
Bennett, a mathematics professor,
characterized CSUSM as on the "cutting
edge" of educational knowledge and
resources. His greatest concern as a
faculty member was regarding continued
faculty support, elaborating that unless
teachers continue to pursue professional
development, "the ideas that they still
hold will be the ideas of yesterday." He
continued, "There needs to be continued
opportunity to participate in the broader
community, so that those ideas can then be
brought to our students."
Bennett
further
explained
that,
"We're very well respected among the
communities. We spend a lot of time in
the community working in schools, helping
them to have leading programs, training
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for books. He found four used books at the
off-campus book store. "On-campus books
are more expensive," he said.
Alternatives for making textbooks more
affordable are offered in "Rip-off 101."
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eliminated, the report states. Schools could
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By MARK PERRERA
Pride StaffWriter
The San Diego State University business
program launched "Transamerica" last
week, becoming the first state college with
a transnational triple degree program involving the United States,
Chile and Mexico.
In 2002, SDSU implemented CaMexUS which linked them to
Canada and Mexico. These are undergraduate programs with the
main focus on international business.
Students in the Transamerica program will study for a minimum
of one year in each country and will graduate with three degrees: a
Bachelor of Arts in international business with emphasis in Spanish
and Latin American studies, a Licenciatura en Negociaciones Internacionales from the Universidad de Valparaiso in Vina del Mar and
Valparaiso, Chile, and a Licenciatura en Negocios Internacionales
from the Unversidad Automoa de Baja California in Tijuana.
Transamerica director Teresa Cisneros Donahue said the international degree will prepare students to take advantage of new economic
market forming overseas and help expand our academic relations with
them.
Prerequisites of the triple degree program require students to earn
79 units in international business courses. Half of these courses must
be completed in Spanish at Transamerica schools plus 49 units of
General Education at SDSU.
CSU Chico gets $1 million grant
By ELIZABETH BALDWIN
Pride StaffWriter
California Postsecondary Education
Commission has granted $998,946 to
Cal State University, Chico. The grant
will be used to improve the quality of education of K-12 teachers and
help county offices of education meet new mandated requirements for
beginning teachers.
The funds will also be distributed among Tehama County Office of
Education and Northeastern California Teachers Education Collaborative (NECTEC).
The California Commission on Teaching Credentialing now requires
teachers to continue learning in areas such as: technology, teaching
English learners, creating healthy learning environments and teaching
special populations.
"From district to district, there is a wide rang of induction activities.
NECTEC will improve on current work, developing new materials,
make them easy to access and align them during this crucial time," said
Terry Janicki, CSU Chico education services.
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Esparanza, a group of student "Jalisco" dancers from Fallbrook High School and CSUSM, line up at the
sixth annual high school convention Friday. They performed dances in celebration of Latino culture.
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she added.
During a speech she gave, she
performed a song she wrote for
the event called "Si Se Puede,"
— "Yes You Can," — Caesar
Chavez's slogan for Latino
rights.
Her message, she said, was
that through education, it is possible for students to grow into
leadership — leadership to open
the doors for underrepresented
people in the community.
At Cal State San Marcos, the
doors are open for them, said
Rosa Balcazar, entertainment
chair for MEChA and a freshman
at CSUSM. She said the theme
for the convention was "Education is not a dream, it is a goal."
After speeches, including an
intro by President Haines, the
students attended workshops
concerning entering college and
cultural topics.
Dr. Carlos von Son, a professor for the world languages
department, lectured classes of
50 students on a painting of the
"Virgin of Guadalupe." In a
world where images represent
who we are, von Son talked
about image changes in the
United States.
He said he urged the importance of art in education and
wanted the students to start
thinking for themselves.
"Students were really responsive. I like that," he said.
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blurred into motions like butterfly wings in the breeze.
After the performance, the
crowd of 300 or so students
turned their attention in the
opposite direction to a group of
rappers out of Escondido.
Sokal they call themselves
and their matching t-shirts read
the same name. They wore tan
Dickies, white shirts and baseball gloves. The group of seven
included a 12-year-old rapper
who made the crowd scream in
approval.
Rapper Adam Hinojosa, aka
187, said that the group raps
about their views of society, life,
love, and street problems.
"Instead of being in gangs, we
express ourselves with music,"
he said. "We do it because we
love it."
Students seemed to love it also
with their cheering.
"They know what they're
doing," said Adriana Solis, a
senior at Orange Glen. She said
she came just to see them. They
sing about Mexican pride, she
said.
Before the convention ended,
Ivette Olmos, MEChA vice
president and chair for the convention, collected evaluations
from the students.
"It was more than we
expected," she said.
Photo by Jon Rodley/77te Pride
MEChA is a nationwide orgawere bright orange, baby blue, nization with the goal of unifypink, white, and purple.
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During the Mexican Hat education and social justice.
A sophomore at Orange Glen
high school, Jose Camacho, said
in von Son's class he learned
about history and messages of
male superiority in the "Guadalupe."
"I never thought of it that
way," he said.
After
classes, • students
cavorted at the Mezzanine for
free lunches from La Fe restaurant. Guacamole, salsa, tamales,
taquitos — all were bountiful.
With the food came the fun.
"Esperanza," a group of six
"Jalisco" dancersfromFallbrook
high school, spinned and twirled
their way into the hearts of
onlookers.
They performed traditional
dances native to the state of
Jalisco in Mexico. Their dresses
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their teachers, and providing inservice training." Affiliated with
the North County Professional
Development
Federation,
a
consortium of approximately
22 districts, CSUSM would be
disabled by budget cuts in its
ability to work with teachers in
the community.
Such collaboration with local
school districts is essential
when considering its impact, as
evidenced by this February 6
statement in the CSU Leader, a
weekly e-news publication of the
CSU: "CSU has increased the
number of new teaching credential
candidates to 12,700, a 25 percent
increase during 2001-2. The CSU
is widely known for preparing
60 percent of California's
credentialed teachers."
In lieu of these successful and
essential CSU programs, state
Superintendent of Education
Jack O'Connell sent a letter to
Governor Schwarzenegger urging
that the proposed 40 percent
graduate fee increase not apply
to credential students, "because
of the importance of having a
qualified pool of students in the
state," Lilly said, adding, "We're
going to try to back that up by
protecting fee levels as much as
we can."
Emphasizing
the
unique
importance CSUSM places on
teacher education, he revealed
that, "This campus invests a
higher proportion of its funds in
preparing teachers than any other
CSU."
With regard to this year's
funding, the college of education
(COE)'s fiscal year (FY) 03/04
initial general fund budget
allocation consisted of $4,669,577,
or approximately 6.1 percent
of the total fall 2003 CSUSM
annual budget of $76,510,104, or
11.42 percent of the $40.9 million
payroll of 980 employees (full-,
and part-time staff and faculty).
FY 03/04 budget cuts accounted
for $371,959, or 7.97 percent,
including a permanent funding
cut of $274,917, or 5.89 percent,
resulting in a net FY 03/04 COE
budget allocation of $4,297,618,
according to Resource and
Operations Manager for the
Provost, Deborah Cutler Ray.
Because instructional budgets
are separate from all other funds
(i.e. buildings), however, the
Proposition 55 $15 billion bond
proposed on the March 2 ballot
would not directly affect these
figures, which consist solely of
instructional funding allocations.
However, as Lilly explained, the
bond measure "will have a domino
effect," as new construction
allows the college of education to
"grow into their building," while
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$15
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California's current deficit, will
likewise effect the college, as
feasibly less potential cuts will
be directed toward it and the
university as a whole.
The Governor's proposed
elimination of EOP and outreach
programs would also have a
significant
impact,
limiting
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pre-education programs in order
to become teachers. The Dean
expressed his concern saying,
"We're very interested in, and
committed to the continuation of
outreach programs. Elimination
would absolutely affect those
looking to come in."
Reflecting on the Governor's
proposed fee increase structure
of 10 percent for undergraduates,
40 percent for graduate students,
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and an additional 20 percent for
non-residents, Lilly expressed
that, "One of the really good
things this state does is, when
fees increase, part of those fees go
toward proportionately increasing
available grant funds such as Cal
Grants, so that those who are least
able to afford a fee increase also
have the grant money available to
them." He affirmed this effect as
"a forward looking policy."
Golich. "It makes no
sense to me."
Several
other
CSUSM faculty members attended the rally,
including
Literature
and Writing professor
Lance Newman, who
suggested creating a
county-wide "anti-cuts
coalition."
Newman
cited a recent rally at
UCSD as evidence that
students here are "not alone" in opposing
the governor's budget cuts.
Former EOP Director Edward Pohlert
noted that several of the assemblymen
students were asked to contact were former
EOP students themselves.
"There are 300,000 EOP graduates since
1969 that are doing some great work,"
Pohlert said. "It's not about the governor.
It's a numbers game."
Pohlert also answered concerns that
Schwarzenegger's cuts to the EOP may
be racially motivated. "I don't think it's
a racial issue as much as a class issue," he
said, raising questions about the governor's
financial backers.
2004-2005 budget goes
unchallenged.
The majority of the
time during the rally was
spent focusing on the
governor's plans to cut
the Educational Opportunity Program out of
campuses across the
state. Students were asked to contact local
political leaders while hearing testimonies
from EOP graduates.
"When I first heard about the governor's
cuts to the EOP, I was disheartened, because
so many of us have gone on to contribute to
the state," said former EOP student Susana
Gonzalez. "The governor's cutting numbers—he's not looking at your face."
According to a fact sheet circulated
Monday, the EOP at Cal State San Marcos
serves more than five hundred low-income
students, providing one $750 grant per year
to each eligible participant. EOP services
include advising and "supplemental instruction."
Interim Dean of
the College of Arts
and Sciences Vivki
Golich compared the
services offered by the
threatened Educational
Opportunity Program
at CSUSM to those of
an Ivy League school.
She said that due to its
counseling and tutoring services, the EOP
here has been largely
successful at raising
retention rates.
"Why would you
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Pride Staff Writer
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Wagner show off a sixpack of Stone I PA (above)
and (left) a worker at
t he San Marcos b rewery
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percent last year,
and the beers can be found
in 18 states across the country. No longer considered
a microbrewery, Stone is
more aptly referred to as a
"regional specialty brewery." Dedicated to producing big character beers,
Koch considers himself and
Stone brewers as "flavor
profile enthusiasts."
With the rapid growth of
the brewery, Stone is currently seeking a new location for expansion, but has
not made any decisions.
The line of beers that
P r o - Stone offers includes six
duction year-round beers, and five
I w a s seasonal special brews. Bitterness is characteristic of
Stone beers, and the flavor
can be overwhelming for
a palate accustomed to the
average big name beer.
said,
"I don't
mean
to
pick
on that brand in
particular, it's just that general
mentality."
"We have strong standards and ideals about what
we think beer should be,
and what beer is all about,"
Koch said, "and we've
stayed true."
More than seven years
after giving up his aspirations for rock and roll
stardom, Koch commented
on the move he made into
brewing. "I think in life,
you need to cover two criteria," Koch said, "you need
to do something you're
passionate about, but you
should also do something
you're good at."
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By TOR FREED
Pride Staff Writer
It's a simple principle; less
is more . .. at least that's one of
the virtues that CSUSM tries to
apply to its student body when
relating to student-teacher
ratios. The smaller the class
size, the more individual attention each student can receive.
In theory this works, but is there
a dangerous side effect slowly
working its way to the surface,
one that is reminiscent of the
not too distant past, of say, high
school.
Disruptive students, the ones
who talk about plans for the
weekend, what they're going
to do or anything that diverts
attention from what the professor is teaching. Everyone experienced it in high school, but as
mature adults in a state university, it's unlikely anyone will
receive detention or a trip to the
dean's office. Is it something
that's simply a part of human
nature or are students showing
less respect than they used to
towards teachers.
"It happened this morning
in accounting, it's disruptive,
(and) it's rude," said Rico Gutierrez, junior HTM major.
Jennifer Diaz, junior, business "exactly" agreed with
Gutierrez's comment regarding
Erik G uevara
classroom pests.
"I get up early," Gutierrez
explained. "It's not that I want
to be here early, but I'm here,
and these people disrespect the
class. Everyone here's older, it's
not like high school. Can't you
just be quiet?"
Vicki Baiandourian, junior,
communications said, "Well.. .1
don't like it, but it doesn't
bother me as long as I can hear
the instructor. If people around
me are talking, I ask them to be
quiet."
Meeting one of 'those' students, the student who is actually guilty of discussing that
guy they'd met at someone's
house, or the thirty six beers
they thought they drank, could
prove to be difficult, after all
no one wants to admit they are
guilty of annoying others.
Erik Guevara, SSM junior
gave a sheepish grin and a
reluctant admittance to sometimes forgetting to put his
cell phone on vibrate mode.
Regarding students talking
in class Guevara said, "They
should go outside, or talk about
it later. I think it's disrespectful
to talk during class. When I do
talk, it's about a class related
subject."
Photo by Sarah Carlin/ The Pride
" Do we g et a c onsulation p rize?" a sks o ne of t he m embers o f a t eam of s tudents who
p articipated in last w eek's C ollege Bowl, B lack H istory M onth m ock q uiz s how. J onathan
P oullard, d ean o f s tudents a nd bowl h ost s aid, " Yes, g o a nd s tudy."
Examining Black History Month
By LORIANN SAMANO
Pride Staff Writer
J ennifer Diaz
Different classes sometimes
require different approaches in
classroom decorum. Granted,
talking about the weekend isn't
one of them, but many times
students get in sidebar conversations about class while the
professor is teaching.
Jason Padilla, senior communications said, "I think its okay
(sidebar conversations while the
professor is speaking) in certain
classrooms. It's not a bad thing
for students to talk amongst
each other if the subject requires
or demands it."
Therein lies the crux. Some
majors beg for conversation,
because without it, they almost
cease to function. Any communications professor will tell you
that 'noise' plays a big part in
receiving or sending a message.
As long as that noise is conducive to sending and receiving,
play on, otherwise, the process
breaks down. "Other classes,
it's inappropriate, like a math
or sociology class," said Padilla.
"(In) a communications class,
we're all masters of mass media;
it's hard not to communicate."
Rico G utierrez
Comments, suggestions or topics you would like to see
discussed in "University Voice," please e-mail Tor Freed
at pride@csusm.edu. In the title please type, ATTN:
UNIVERSITY VOICE.
Sitting at the Black History
Month Breakfast, on the CSUSM
campus, I looked around at a
room full of different people
who gathered together to have
breakfast, support Black History
Month and enjoy the company of
other students, staff and faculty
who support the same ideas. As
I sat there eating, and enjoying
the conversation in which I was
surrounded, I began to wonder
how and when this recognition of
Black History Month began.
The celebration of Black History
Month is accredited to the study of
black history by Dr. Carter G.
Woodson.
Raised in Kentucky by his
parents, who were former slaves,
he graduated from high school,
and went to Harvard to earn
a Ph.D. Dr. Woodson, while
studying, found that history books
greatly ignored black Americans
and were only reflected in inferior
social positions that they were
assigned at the time.
Dr. Woodson decided to write
black Americans into the nation's
history.
He established the
Association for the Study of Negro
Life and History in 1915, and a
year later founded the Journal
of Negro History. In 1926 he
launched Negro History Week,
now called Black History Month,
as a way to bring national attention
to the contributions of black people
throughout American history.
February was chosen as Black
History Month because it marks
the birthdays of Fredrick Douglass
and Abraham Lincoln, two men
who greatly influenced the black
American population.
February also marks other
important dates throughout black
history such as the birthday of
W.E.B. Du Bofs, Feb. 23, 1868.
Du Bois was an important civil
rights leader and co-founder of
theNAACP. The 15th Amendment
was passed Feb. 3, 1870, granting
Blacks the right to vote. The
first black U.S. senator, Hiram
R. Revels, took his oath of office
Feb. 25, 1870. The National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP) was
founded by a group of black and
white citizens in New York City
Feb. 1, 1960. And Malcolm X,
the militant leader who promoted
Black Nationalism, was shot to
death by three Black Muslims Feb.
21, 1965.
After learning all these facts,
I had a better appreciation and
understanding of all of those
involved at the CSUSM Black
History Month Breakfast. The
Black National Anthem sung
by Ruby Udeh, the keynote
speaker Dr. Edmond Heatley,
entertainment from the Black
Student Union, who delivered
works by Maya Angelo, Lameka
Ingram and Anthony Blacksher, as
well as a reading by Honey Folk,
the ASI president, and Amazing
Grace sung by Kimberly Oliver.
"Knowledge is the key but only
when you share it," said keynote
speaker Dr. Edmond Heatly. "To
stay free, stay educated."
Democratic club builds membership
By TOR FREED
Pride Staff Writer
Politics are not just heating up in
the news; it's starting to get a little
warmer on campus thanks to the
formation of the new Democratic
club.
Started by Dustin Lacasse, it
was only a matter of time before
the existing Republican club had
a little competition. According
to Lacasse, that was the primary
reason for founding the club.
"I wanted another voice on
campus, to counter the Republican
rhetoric," Lacasse said.
It goes deeper. Dustin said he
strongly believes in the values of
the Democratic Party and does
not believe the Republican Party
promotes equality.
"This country as a whole has a
lot of problems and I think every-
one should be treated equally,"
Lacasse said. He also wanted to
spread the message of what the
Democratic party is about, what it
stands for and how it can make a
difference in this country.
Lacasse said wants the fledgling
club to work with other student
clubs on campus to let them know
what the Democratic party is about
and how it can address their needs.
Thefirstpriority of the Democratic
club is to build itiynembership.
Currently there are seven members but Lacasse does not want
that to be confused with lack of
interest — many students work
when the club meets or have
class. He wants to point out that
even if students cannot make the
club meetings they should still
e-mail him and he can keep them
informed.
After membership, building
Lacasse wants to hold a public
forum where they can spread
the message of the Democratic
Party, particularly before elections. "We'd love to have a debate
against the Republican club, anytime," he said.
Currently the club meets on
Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. in ACD 405,
but in the future that will change to
Thursdays at 5:30, location is still
to be determined.
"I just want people to know, if
they want something to change
they need to get involved and the
best way for students to do that is
through a student club," Lacasse
said.
Students interested in information or about joining can e-mail
Lacasse at lacas001@csusm.edu.
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Tuesday, February 24,2004
7
Jock Talk with Josh
How much is too much?
By JOSH SANDOVAL
Pride Staff Writer
Photo by Sarah Carlin/ The Pride
T he C larke Field H ouse s upplies t he i ntramural b asketball p layers
with t he s upplies t hey n eed to play.
Club basketball going to
regionals
By CHELSEA GEORGE
Pride Staff Writer
The top two teams of last semester's
CSUSM intramural basketball league
are eagerly awaiting March 4, when
they leave for Arizona University to participate in the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA)
western regional championships. These
two teams competed in a multi-week
league and placed highest out of nine,
three on three teams to earn this trip.
"Hopeful by sending these teams to
this competition our campus can See
how f un intramural sports can be," said
Laurence Bolotin, coordinator of student
programs and services.
Chris Irving, co-director of intramurals, and John Livingston organized the
inaugural 3-on-3 intramural basketball
league here at CSUSM.
Each team played ten games over the
course offiveweeks. The winning team
consisted of players Michael Parks, Brent
Chodola, Brandon Menancio and Ray
Segismar. The teams record, including
playoffs, was 13-1.
Because of the team's winnings, ASI
Intramurals Sports has accepted an
invitation to have the team play in the
five-on-five Intramurals Tournament,
March 5 through 7, competing against a
large number of other intramural teams
from the southwest United States, at the
University of Arizona, Tucson.
Also playing with this foursome will
be Carlos Quichocho, Chris Brase, Chris
Irving and Jimmy To.
Because of the popularity Club Basketball received, there is a good chance it
will return next fall.
For more info contact John at (760)
750-6015 or Chris at (760) 750-6016, or
you can reach them in the ASI office in
the Clarke Field House room 106L
Free activities through
intramural sports
By JOSH SANDOVAL
Pride Staff Writer
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is
proud to present a wide variety of intramural sports to all students for the spring
semester.
Ultimate frisbee is being brought to
you March 3; the deadline for signups is
March 1. A best ball golf tournament will
be held March 20; the deadline to enter is
March 15.
ASI will be hosting Co-ed softball April
9. The last day to sign up is April 6.
Everyone is excited about the future
for ASI sports including Laurence Bolotin, the coordinator of student programs
and services for ASI.
"We are setting a solid foundation for
all ASI sports to stay here for good at the
university," Bolotin said.
For more information on upcoming
events, contact John at 750-6015 or Chris
at 750-6016.
Be sure to take advantage of all the
free sports being offered.
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"Mo' money, mo' problems," are the
Fast forward to present day events which
famous words of rap artist Notorious B.I.G., have resulted in three consecutive losing
and what the majority of baseball fans think seasons from the Texas Rangers, and you
about the state of the game.
find a disgruntled Alex Rodriguez. Last
"With my mind on my money and my week, A-Rod finally had enough losing for
money on my mind," are the lyrics of his liking, so he accepted to be traded to the
another famous rap artist by the name of New York Yankees.
Snoop Dogg. These words are what baseIn the history of sports there has never
ball players and owners are basically think- been a team more hated than the New York
ing. The lyrics of Snoop Dogg and Norious Yankees. They have been perennial winners
B.I.G. simply articulate exactly what is and they have always had a constant influx
wrong with baseball.
of cash. "George Steinbrenner (Yankees
In 2001, Alex Rodriguez (nicknamed A- owner) will always win," said student, and
Rod) signed an unprecedented 10-year con- baseball fan Justin Keck. "All he does is
tract worth $252 million to play shortstop buy championships and I am getting sick
for the Texas Rangers baseball team. When of it."
A-Rod signed this gaudy contract, it left
The Texas Rangers sent A-Rod to New
people in the sports world buzzing. Before York and agreed to pay $67 million, which
then no athlete had ever received a contract is about one third of the total amount of
worth $200 million, let alone $252 million. money left on the contract. This acquisition
Before George W. Bush became the by the Yankees means that the Yankees will
president of the United States, he was the now have a payroll of nearly $200 million
owner of the Texas Rangers. Bush selling for the 2004 MLB season. The payroll of
the Rangers for $250 million, helps put the Yankees is expected to be 50 percent
the number $252 million, the astronomical higher than the second highest paid team,
amount owner Tom Hicks signed A-Rod the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox are then
for, into perspective
expected to have a 20 percent higher payroll
If that example was not shocking enough than the other 28 teams in MLB.
for you, last season the Tampa Bay Devil
The Yankees and Red Sox are in two
Rays entire 25 man roster earned just under of the biggest markets in the country and
$20 million combined, just $2 million shy that is why they are able to sign expensive
of what A-Rod earned for the same season. players and stay competitive. However, not
A-Rod knew he was the best player in all MLB teams are able to go out and sign
the game of baseball and he certainly took players to $100 million contracts because
advantage of it. A-Rod obtained a ruthless most teams do not play in big market cities.
agent by the name of Scott Boras. Boras Big market cities are cities like New York,
was previously known for representing Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston and St. Louis,
the first player in Major League Baseball where teams have a greater opportunity for
(MLB) history to sign a contract worth increased revenue. Small market cities are
$100 million.
cities like Oakland, Tampa Bay, Kansas
If $252 million did not inflate A-Rod's City and Milwaukee.
ego high enough, Boras made other
Last season the difference between the
requests. When A-Rod signed the contract, New York Yankees payroll and the Tampa
he demanded that he get his own private Bay Devil Rays payroll was over $130 milsuite at hotels when the team travels, and lion. The Yankeesfinishedwith a record of
to take him to other cities he demanded his 101 wins and 61 losses. The Devil Rays
own private jet.
finished with a record of 63 wins and 99
It was very clear that A-Rod signed in losses, proving there is an obvious correlaTexas only for the money, and really who tion between payroll and winning.
could blame him? No one can honestly say
MLB has lost many fans over the years
they would turn down $252 million if it was due to player strikes, talk of steroid abuse,
offered to them just to play baseball.
player deaths and now excessive spending.
A-Rod, however, was not accustomed All of those unfortunate circumstances have
to losing; he made the playoffs the previ- lead to a lack of competitive balance. The
ous seasons with the Seattle Mariners, and constant loss of fans and the bad occurby nature, athletes have more competitive rences that were previously mentioned
bloodflowingthrough their veins.
could eventually lead to the implosion of
What A-Rod did not realize is that he MLB.
was hampering his team because so much
money was being devoted to him.
Comments, suggestions or topics you would like to see discussed in
"Jock Talk with Josh/' please e-mail Josh Sandoval at pride@csusm.edu.
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At 9:45 p.m. last Sunday night I was
crying my eyes out. I would like to say
I 'm a hopeless romantic and I was sobbing
because Carrie and Big finally got together.
However, the truth is, I am so sorry to see
my beloved Sex And The City (SATC) end!
The four women on Sex And The City;
Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha
have changed the perception of single
women forever.
The life of a single woman has always
been pretty much the same throughout the
past decades. What SATC did was change
the popular definition of what being a single
female really is.
Before SATC came along, the popular
perception of a single woman was that of a
lonely girl whose sole purpose in life was to
find a husband. Now that image has been
shattered for good.
The show gained most of its momentum in
the first season when it revealed to the world
that single women do have sex...and they
talk about it too! The unattached female is
closer to the playboy bachelor than was ever
expected in mainstream television.
I became a devoted fan of the show as
the women started to grow and evolve.
The best part about the four characters was
they were not stereotyped into a specific
category. Each fulfilled the virgin/whore
role at specific times in their lives.
For the first time on television, women
were having conversations similar to the
ones I was having with my friends. It also
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opened up new topics to discuss with your
nearest and dearest. Socially acceptable
"girl talk" now ranges from orgasms,
vibrators, oral sex, to the
more serious impotency and
infertility.
One of my all time favorite
episodes was when Charlotte
consulted the other girls in
a taxicab regarding the very
important
"up-the-butt"
decision. I was so shocked
that four sophisticated women
in designer clothes were so
freely talking about such a taboo subject.
Correction, used to be taboo.
Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha
have displayed the real single women against
the marvelous backdrop of Manhattan. Real
woman meaning they have real careers, real
friendships, real problems and real sex. Yes,
the wardrobe was very unrealistic, but the
eye candy was great.
The show has also been a great source
of information for men. No longer is
just having a penis qualification for being
a significant other. Single women now
have much higher expectations. We want
someone that compliments our life, not
someone to take care of us.
From now on I will always miss my HBO
girls on Sunday evenings; which makes me
even more grateful for my real girlfriends
that I spend Saturday nights with.
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Incidentally, m my last column,
I did not intend to so arrogantly
suggest that The Pride
afford" to lose soma credibility.
Quite the contrary, my intention
was to suggest that The Pride
"cannot afford* to lose credibility. Surprisingly, In the face of
my own glaring contradictory
statement^ I did not receive one
reader query demanding clarification, Nevertheless, one of my
cohorts was kind enough to alert
me of my error and I would like to
apologize for my own mistake.
With that being said, the last
edition of The Pride was good in
both content and in the diversity
of subject matter. ! feel that hard
new stories, such as "ASI request
for r égistoti^i boxes denied,"
were complemented nicety with
features stories, like "Skin Art,"
and a fine combination of arts and
entertaîmaèftt ^ icleé, In addition, the opinions articles covered
such important topics as regional
developiheili and the racial composition of Cal State San Marcos,
Another excellent component
in the opinions was the letter to
the editor, this is something we
would like to see much more of in
future issues of The Pride.
I am, as always, curious to
Tuesday, February 24,2004
OPINIONS
LITTERS TO THE EDITOR
know what the readers think. The
Pride has grown this semester
to 12 pages and has expanded
to include a sports page. Couple
these improvements with the
wide range of stories we are covering and I believe that The Pride
is gaining strength and maturing
as a reputable newspaper, But,
again, what do you all think?
Please, let me know. My e-mail is
dolan005@csusm.edu.
Corrections f or VCML X l No, 18
The caption for Sarah Garten's
photograph on the front page
has the word "tattoo" misspelled
twice.
Also, on the front page preview
bar, the reference to Dan Brown's
"The Da Vinci Code" should
be "make believe" not "make
b elief"
On page 9, the tide "Two
reporters ask the tuff questions:
Was it too much?" has the word
"tough" misspelled.
In that same article, the pie
graph has the word "neutral" misspelled.
The Pride regrets these mistakes and any inconvenience they
might have caused.
If you notice an error o r
inaccuracy w The Pride,
feel free to e-mail it to me at
dolan005@csusm.edu.
Students of San Marcos,
Let me first start off by saying that I am
not here to discredit or bad mouth our new
President Haynes. But did you know she gets
a whopping $203,376 a year and on top of that
she also gets a $36,806 housing and car allowance.
I am not upset about her salary because she
has earned it, but I am upset with her allowance. There is no need for an allowance when
our state is in a budget crisis and our school has
no money. It seems a bit greedy to me.
Everyone who lives in the United
States knows that California is in some serious troublefinanciallyand that money is very
scarce. The area in which cuts were made the
most was in education and some how President
Haynes still manages to get an allowance.
With her new allowance, she already bought
a new Acura (Grey) with all the luxuries. Either
way we as students or tax payers are paying for
her allowance and new Acura. Anyone want to
go for a ride?
Also she writes books and I am sure that
there is some money coming in from that, so
financially she is ok and lives a modest life.
Then why the allowance? Her allowance should be spent a bit more wisely. For
example it can go towards our new parking
structure, better food (restaurants) and scholarships so that we can attract more students to
CSUSM. Or better yet, why not to schools who
are in desperate need offinancialsupport so
that our youth can get a better education? Isn't
the future of the world children? I think so and
not a new Acura.
For information about our new president you
can log onto signonsandiego.com and go under
education. Then in the search engine type Cal
State San Marcos and you will find all the info
about her.
Tone Capone
9
On March 5, 2004, CSUSM will celebrate
the grand opening of the Kellogg Library by
having a Luiseno blessing performed by Chris
Devers.
In light of other events in this country, a
Judge ordering to remove the Ten Commandments from the Court House; City and County
councils ordered to remove the Ten Commandments from Public lands; now prayer is prohibited in public schools.
So one must wonder why a religious official
is allowed to perform this event at a Public
school. I have nothing against the Luiseno
people or their religion; I merely think that
if the State of California, through CSUSM, is
going to perform a religious act at the official
grand opening of a public building, they should
provide an opportunity for all religions to have
their representatives present to perform blessing as well.
Sanctioning an act by only one religious
official gives the appearance of officially
"respecting an establishment of religion" in
direct violation of the 1st Amendment of the
U.S. Constitution and the California Constitution, Article I, Section 4.
President Haynes should take the responsibility of inviting religious officials from all
religions in the area to join in this blessing,
or discontinue the singular recognition of the
Luiseno blessing.
Stan Johnson
BA Communication
CSUSM Alumni 2003
B lack h istory m onth n ot c elebrated
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By Mark Penetra
Pride StaffWriter
The month of February is Black
History Month. One month is
set aside to commend and honor
our fallen black leaders and to show
our appreciation for the legacy
they left behind. I did not see too
many articles on Black History
Month in the local newspaper.
Therefore, I decided to get some
feedback on what Black History
Month means to students on
campus. I also wanted to discuss
the benefits they have received
from these civil rights leaders.
I spoke to Susan Loeber, a
junior majoring in sociology, and
asked her to state her views on
Black History Month. She said it
was important to her but she did
not think that there was enough
awareness. She said that perhaps
the instructors should talk more
about it in the classroom and give
some background and information
about some of our black civil
rights leaders. This will enable
students to be informed and will
raise awareness.
Danielle Storek a freshman
majoring in Communication
said she did not hear much buzz
on campus about Black History
Month. She is aware, however,
of black leaders like Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., who gave his
life fighting for equality for all
minorities. She said it would be
great if The Pride could feature a
black leader in the papers weekly
to help promote black history
awareness or if the school can
invite black leaders to come and
speak on campus.
From the interviews I conducted
on campus, it was evident to me
that Black History Month isn't
taken seriously on campus. I came
away with the impression that the
civil rights leaders' struggles and
hardship they endure have been
forgotten like yesterday's garbage.
In America, we have a tendency to
be non-chalant and take freedom
for granted.
Not too long ago during the
Civil War did we have brothers
killing brothers as North and
South fought over freedom for
the slaves. Then May 17, 1954
in the case of (Brown v Board
of Education), a young black
fifth grade student from Topeka
Kansas named Linda Brown was
denied admission into a white
elementary school.
Thurgood
Marshall a black lawyer and head
of the NAACP took this case to
the Supreme Court saying that
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racial segregation in public school
violated the laws of the Fourteenth
Amendment. The Supreme Court
agreed and this decision became
not only the turning point in
desegregation of public school
but also a beginning to equality
among all races.
Today this benefit can be seen
through the school system, public
and private, as we are becoming
more and more diverse. This
decision ended the (Plessy v
Ferguson)case of 1896 of equal
but separate. Other benefits we
are enjoying today is the right of
minorities to vote, to sit where we
like on public transportation and
the list goes on and on and on.
The point is that Black History
Month should never be allowed
to have its fire flickering. Its fire
should be burning with intensity as
we remember our fallen comrades
who suffered persecution so that
we may have a better foundation
in life.
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for big laughs in 'Eurotrip'
By KIMBERLY SCHLATER
Pride Staff Writer
"Eurotrip," a film by the creators
of "Road Trip" and "Old School,"
was met with much anticipation at
a recent press screening.
The story begins on graduation
day. Scotty (Scott Mechlowicz)
and his best friend Cooper (Travis
Wester) decide to blow off their
European trip to intern for the
summer. After Scotty's girlfriend
breaks up with him the trip is back
on so Scotty can meet his German
Pen pal Mieke (Jessica Bohrs).
The boys take a journey through
London and Paris. While in Paris,
Scotty and Cooper meet up with
their friends, Jenny (Michelle
Trachtenberg) and her twin brother
Jamie (Travis Wester).
Then they're off to Amsterdam
and on to their final destination, Rome, where Scotty hopes
to meet Mieke for the first time.
The film is filled with non stop
comedy and laughter as the four
get a taste of the European lifestyle.
This film will make you want to go
home and plan your own "Eurotrip."
Photo courtesy of Dreamworks Pictures
Photo courtesy of Dreamworks Pictures
( from left to right) J amie (Travis W ester), S cotty ( Scott Mechlowicz)
a nd C ooper ( Jacob Pitts) a ttempt to g o with t he flow at a n ude b each.
Photo courtesy of Dreamworks Pictures
S cotty ( Scott Mechlowicz) w akes up f rom a night of partying to find h imself o n t he w rong b us at t he right t ime.
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Student crooners
karaoke in Lounge
Lunchtime singing every
other Wednesday is afun
way to make new friends
By DANIELLE BOLDT
Pride Staff Writer
Photo by Danielle Boldt/77*i? Pride
Dr. K r ocks t he mic while Living
Large in t he L ounge.
This last Wednesday at noon, the Student Lounge roeked to a different tune as
they held their biweekly session of karaoke they call Living Large in the Lounge.
The display of singing was certainly a
sight to see, and definitely worth the warm
welcome of free pizza and soda.
It was an unusual picture on campus. It
was a hilarious display as a student who
calls himself Dr. K was singing RUN
D.M.C.'s top hit, "It's Tricky."
Dr. K was pure comedy.
While most people pummeled through
the pizza boxes, casually taking seats on
the sofa playing video games, and talking
and laughing amongst each other, others
contributed to Dr. K's act by jumping and
dancing to the music.
Dr. K said, "They call me Dr. K I don't
know why. It might have something to do
with the fact that I work on video games
and build home music systems." For whatever reason Dr. K received his alias, it was
obvious that he was proud of his identity
and loved the microphone.
The enthusiasm in the Lounge was con-
tagious and other students sang as well.
Ashley Mistak, A.S.I, director of educational programming, and James Coleman
sang a duet to Aerosmith's "Dream On."
Mistak said that she enjoys Living Large
in the Lounge for the networking.
"A.S.I, is all about networking. That's
why I love my position. I am able to promote the opportunity for idea sharing to
everyone."
Brett Gladys, the social programming
director for A.S.I., said, "School sucks if
you just come and go."
It may not be as "tricky," as Dr. K
emphasized in Run D.M.C.'s song, to
spare an additional hour on campus to
meet new people, enjoy a good laugh, and
eat free food.
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James Coleman and Ashley
M istak b elt o ut a d uo.
Smitty's Downtown
has what you need:
karaoke
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MardiGras!!! Fat Tuesday
7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Read Through the
Bible Marathon (began Monday to continue until Thurs.) Library Courtyard. Info:
trownOO 1 @csusm.edu
11:00 a.m. ^ 1:00 p.m. Accounting Society Guest Speakers—FBI,
McGladrey and Pullen, ACD 206. Info:
boddeOO 1 @csusm.edu
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11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Black History
Month Discussion: "Blacks in Education,"
Professors Gary Rolison and Sharon Elise
to speak, COMMONS 206.
12:00 p.m. ASI Who's Got the Power
Lunch, Library Circle (in front of Starbuck's), free lunch, political candidates to
speak, Mike Byron and Karen Underwood.
Info: roper004@csusm.edu
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Pre-Health Society
Meeting, Erik Goldlust to speak, UNIV
443. Info: www.csusm.edu/prehealth
3:00 p.m. Asian Pacific Student Alliance
(APSA) General Meeting, ACD 408. Info:
www.csusm.edu/apss
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Human Development Lecture Series, Guest Speaker Gordon
Meredith M.F.T. and Dr. Judith Matson,
Grand Salon at Clarke Field House. Info:
hager005@csusm.edu
SB
9 p.m. Free Movie Night w/ CSUSM ID
card, Edwards Cinema, San Marcos. Movie
and exact movie time to be announced.
Photo by Sarah Carlin/77ze Pride
Photo by Sarah Carlin/77ze Pride
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By SARAH CARLIN
Pride Staff Writer
Walking up to Smitty's Downtown last
Thursday, a friend and I were greeted by
women with big hair smoking cigarettes
and men, slightly drunk and a little loud.
Past the payphones in the entryway,
past the bar flies and the blue pool tables,
we took a seat at one of the candle-lit
tables.
"Go get the book," I said. We were
here for our fix, our karaoke fix.
Smitty's Downtown, located in old
downtown Vista on the corner of Santa
Fe and Broadway, is a place "where good
friends meet," as their sign boasts.
The karaoke junkie can satisfy his or
her needs, seven nights a week from 9
p.m. until closing. Smitty's has the best
selection of songs; they've got everything
from AC/DC to ZZ top, Skid Row to the
Spice Girls.
Anita, the heavy-metal goddess who
DJs karaoke Sunday and Monday nights,
has her own personal stash, provided for
only those who are worthy of the rock.
Sometimes if you are lucky enough
Anita will sing DIO's "Holy Diver," and
she sings it just like Ronnie James.
"Ooh, ooh...To hold me, to scold me,
cause when I 'm bad, I 'm sooo bad," sang
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Linda, who comes to Smitty's with coworkers at least a few times a week, from
"Last Dance," helping us all remember
that disco just won't go away.
Sally sang Three Dog Night's "Mama
Told me Not to Come." It made me think
Aretha Franklin had died and was reincarnated in Sally.
"Stormin Norman, come up and sing
your first song of the evening," the DJ
said. "We've got Sarah on deck."
Stormin' Norman sauntered through
the crowd, wearing a ten gallon hat,
Wrangler jeans and a rodeo belt buckle.
Elvis returned to his country roots that
night with Stormin' Norman's version of
"Viva Las Vegas."
"Sarah, come up and sing your first
song," the DJ said.
As I walked toward the stage my body
felt a sudden rush of adrenaline. I picked
up the microphone and I played the airkeyboard as the white letters spelling out
the words to The Animals' "House of the
Rising Sun" came up on the monitor.
This may be a hard habit to break, and
until I find the willpower, I may need to
continue getting my fix by entertaining
my adoring fans.
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Black History
Month Soul Food Luncheon, admission
$10 students, $15 faculty/staff, Clarke Field
House. Tickets and Info: (760) 750-4958
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CoBA Visiting
Lecuturer Edwin Locke, discussing "A
Tale of Two Philosophes: Warren Buffet's
Berkshire Hathaway vs. Ken Lay's Enron,"
COMMONS 206.
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Student
Poetry Performance, ARTS 111. Info:
pjerge@hotmail.com
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11:30 a.m. Women's History Month, Raige
Pierson Performance, COMMONS 206.
6:00-9:00 p.m. Marco Luly - Commedia Dell Arte Workshops, develop acting
skills and cover techniques used in Italian
Comedy, ARTS 101
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Submit your event schedule to The Pride at
pride@csusm.edu, in the title type "Calendar of Events." All event submissions must
be received by Friday before 2:00pm the
week prior to publication. Publication is
every Tuesday.
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Hot Swing Trio brings an amazing blend of talent
to CSUSM
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Mark O'Connor mixes classical violin
with the raw abandon of fiddling
By LAURA WHTTAKER
Pride StafiTWriter
The house lights go down, the
stage lights come up, and onto
stage shuffle three average looking men. Or so it would appear.
In actuality, these three make
up an amazing blend of musical
talent known as Mark O'Connor's
Hot Swing Trio.
The trio graced CSUSM's
Performance Hall Feb. 16 with
a 40 minute entourage of acoustical medleys. You could feel the
energy emanating from the artists in the intimate theater where
three rows of chairs were set up
less than 10 feet from the performers for the sold out show.
Vista resident Mark O'Connor
has been composing since the age
of thirteen, and is internation-
ally acclaimed for his ability to
mix classical violin with the raw
abandon of fiddling.
His body pulsed to the beat of
his quick and clever strokes of
the fiddle. With amazing slack
in the flexibility of his right arm,
O'Connor's bow sailed across
the metal strings of his instrument with seemingly effortless
accuracy.
Standing in the middle was
double bassist Jon Burr, who held
his massive standing bass against
his shoulder. Holding down the
correct chords with his left hand,
his right hand seemed to bumble
clumsily to pluck the thick
strings. The swift and responsive
tempo he maintained, however,
Photo by courtesy of Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio
Mark O'connor, J on Burr and Frank Vignola bring local music of international
acclaim to Cal State S an Marcos.
was anything but clumsy.
At the right of the trio sat
guitarist Frank Vignola, whose
nimble fingers stroked and
plucked the strings to the delight
of the audience's ears. With consummate accuracy he strummed
out the tunes with his buddies,
closing his eyes often as if the
music were part of his soul.
Taking cues from one another,
the trio recreated classics like
"Fascinating
Rhythm" and
brought poignant originals like
Local band
P.O.D rock a
sold-out show
at Cox Arena
"Anniversary" to life.
CSUSM was just a short stop
for the Hot Swing Trio who will
continue with performances
across the country in the next few
months.
Remedy Motel
to play in San
Marcos
Photo courtesy of P.O.D.
By TOM PFINGSTEN
Pride StaffWriter
Payable On Death aka P.O.D.
returned to San Diego on Tuesday,
Feb. 17, for a sold-out show with
Linkin Park, Hoobastank and Story
of the Year. Playing at SDSU's Cox
Arena, P.O.D. performed some of
their most popular songs, as well
as a few off their new self-titled
album.
As the only band out of the four
from San Diego, P.O.D.'s performance was widely anticipated.
Floor access tickets sold out on the
first day they were available for purchase, and tickets on ebay.com were
selling for upwards of $100 in the
days leading up to the concert.
Since P.O.D.'s inception as a
punk-rock garage band in Chula
Vista, lead singer Sonny Sandoval
has helped propel the group into the
international limelight. Before kicking off the current "Meteora" tour
with Linkin Park, P.O.D. performed
for several months in Europe to promote their new CD.
Headlining last Tuesday's show,
Linkin Park proved musically to
be the best of the four bands at the
show. With the majority of their
performance coming from their
hugely popular album, "Hybrid
Theory," they were able to get the
somewhat disengaged crowd on
their feet for the entire hour and a
half that they played.
Linkin Park was also the only
band to attempt a series of slower
songs with a young, energetic crowd
when co-lead singer Mike Shinoda
brought out a piano towards the end
of the concert to give Chester Bennington the opportunity to show off
Photo courtesy of Linkin Park
his impressive voice.
Hoobastank and Story of the Year,
while receiving polite applause
and moderate audience interaction,
played well enough to deserve the
honor of opening for Linkin Park.
The highlight of the concert came
in the encore, when Linkin Park
brought out the lead singers from
the first three bands to perform
"One Step Closer"—arguably their
most popular song.
While Linkin Park dominated the
show with theirflashyperformance,
Sandoval showed that he's still in
touch with his home crowd while
proving P.O.D. to be thè most downto-earth of the bands that played.
Before finishing off their set with
their well-known "Southtown,"
Sandoval brought over a dozen local
children onto the stage to help sing
"Youth of the Nation."
He then directed the 5,000-plus
sellout crowd in singing "Happy
Birthday" to his nephew.
The "Meteora" tour will move
to the Midwest and the East Coast
before returning for a last show at
the Great Western Forum in Los
Angeles. While Linkin Park will
most likely wait to begin their
next series of concerts, P.O.D. has
already announced plans to kick
o ffa headline tour with Blindside in
Denver on May 1 of this year.
Photo courtesy of/Porch Rock Entertainment
By MELISSA RODRIGUEZ
Pride StafiTWriter
Indie r ockers bring
" porch r ock" to
S an M arcos' new
bar and grill, T he
Blvd.
Remedy Motel has been
touring from San Diego to
Virginia making fans of
surfers, snowboarders, college kids and hippies with
their self proclaimed "porch
rock sound."
Their sound is made up
of Michael Stipe sounding
vocals, Grateful Dead reminiscent guitar and a Counting Crows-esque college
radio friendly sound.
Originally from Utah
they have been warmly
welcomed and adopted by
the SoCal surfer scene since
they settled in Oceanside
four years ago.
The band is made up of
Mica Johnson doing vocals,
Mike DiGregorio on bass,
Nate Semerad and Shawn
Ryan on guitar and Tim
Haren on drums.
They will be playing for
their fans at San Marcos'
new hot-spot The Blvd this
Friday night. Tickets are
five bucks.
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