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California State University, San Marcos
V ol. V II N o. 5 / Monday, September 27, 1999
Disastrous Turnout for CSUSM's Tenth Anniversary Open House
Track Event
a Success
Fatimah Cruz-Young
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Imani Rupert
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Sunday, September 19, 1999
marked a historic event for
CSUSM—the first annual Cougar
Chase. Because of our new track,
the university could host an event
such as the Cougar Chase, a fivekilometer course to either walk
or run.
Mazario Romaro, a San
Marcos resident, won the 5K
race. His running time was
14:55. When asked about the
race he said, "It was a fun course
and I loved the race." He said that
he could have run a longer race in
San Diego, but he chose to support CSUSM. Romaro trained
for the Cougar Chase by running
fifty tofifty-fivemiles per week.
He also runs for the Adidas team.
from CSUSM's otherwise enjoy- or within ear shot of the Dome,
able event.
the Civic Youth Orchestra, conducted by Robert Gilson, played
The CSUSM Tenth a lovely array of classical pieces.
Anniversary Open House was
meant to be a celebration of the Participants seeking more
campus as part of the local com- than food and song were given a
munity. It was also a chance for chance to attend a variety of short
the community to learn more informational workshops. The
about CSUSM and enjoy the workshops covered such topics
day's festivities. Much entertain- as "Getting what you want from
ment was at the forefront of the the World Wide Web" to
open house, ranging from "Journalism at CSUSM: The
CSUSM's Ballet Folklorico Workings of the Pride." One
Dancers, in their colorful cos- workshop gave students the
tumes, to the contagious drums opportunity to hear our very own
and cymbals of the San Diego Professor Carlos von Son from
Lucky Lion Dancers. For those the Spanish Department read one
The festivities were so poorly lucky enough to be present inside of his short stories. He explained
planned that hardly anyone was
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on campus to enjoy the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of CSUSM. The planners
failed to take into account another important local community
function scheduled for the same
day—Escondido's Grape Day
Parade, an event that drew thousands, While the lawn area just
outside University Hall was
occupied by more entertainers
than spectators, the downtown
area of Escondido was filled with
people, leading many to the conclusion that it wasn't just the
weather that kept people away
A woeful turnout marred last
Saturday's Tenth Anniversary
Open House. The campus was
blighted by cloudy skies, the
threat of a few raindrops, and a
minuscule number of people in
attendance. Joyfully decorated
tents housed local community
organizations, food vendors, and
several stages from which music
and dance were performed.
Unfortunately, the aromatic
smell of food, the sound of
music, and the sight of skilled
dancers tickled the senses of far
too few.
what the beauty of the Spanish
language means to him, "[It is]
the way it is used by its people."
As the late afternoon
approached, and the few people
who were in attendance began to
leave, the blues sounds of Jimmy
and Jeannie Cheatham and the
Sweet Baby Blues Band played
several pieces. Finally, an early
dusk fell over the almost vacant
lawn as the Latin Jazz sounds of
Poncho Sanchez and his Latin
Jazz Band played to close what
should have been a grand event
for the campus and the community.
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Finishing second with a time
of 15:00, was the head coach
Steve Scott. The third finisher
was Matthew Tomkins with a
time of 16:18. Julieanne Empfil
became the first female finisher
with a time of ,17:36. Other runners with exceptional finishing
titties l iidud^ Steve Nichols, a
Political Science professor at
CSUSM with a time of 19:58,
Bob Mangrum, the philanthropist after whom the track was
named, with a time of 22:28, and
Yueling Chen, a gold medal racewalker winner who finished MikeSpangler
race-walking the track at 23:28. PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Due to the new bridge conAfter the Cougar Chase, there struction, students can expect
varying amounts of heavy traffic
S e e TRACK PG, 3
on Twin Oaks Valley Road for
another 19 months, according to
Joe Valedez, General Manager of
Wier Construction Company.
In This Issue
Plans call for the current twolarie span over Freeway 78 to be
replaced by six-lanes of trafficLetters to the Editors
.....2
light-controlled modernity. The
initial phases of construction are
expected to last through June of
"Cheer Squad".........,.. .....3 2000 and involve a new off ramp
for travelers westbound on 78
and a three-lane bridge 60-feet
Ask Psyche Fairy..
east and twelve feet higher than
Mumford
the current structure. Later plans
Lettau Conceit
see the old bridge being removed
Campus Beat
and a second three-lane bridge
taking its place before finally the
two new bridges are joined.
"Tidbytes: Computing.,.".......5 Upon completion, the bridge
"Brotherhood on Campus"
will be "nearly identical to the
Faculty Mentoring Program"
bridge at 78 and Vista Way."
JUNE HODGES / The Pride
Twin Oaks Bridge Complete by June 2000
"Ballet Folklorico..."..............6
Lucie Aubrac
"American Indian Students.,."
"Civic Youth Orchestra"
Calendar of Events.
.......8
For those who are unaware of
the complexity inherent in a project of this size, consider some of
the agencies involved in making
the bridge construction happen:
Wier Construction won the bid
for the bridge expansion project
with a low quote of
$8,827,888.00. SANDAG allocated the partial state funding for
the project, CSUSM and the City
of San Marcos lobbied for the
additional funds to get the
improvements done, Cal Trans
set the scheduling, Weir
Construction will build the
bridges and freeway ramps, and
the utility companies like
Vallecitos Water District, San
Diego Gas and Electric, and Cox
Cable are all involved in various
steps of the project. "It's like a
marriage," said Valdez, "You
have your good days and you
have your bad days... but it all
works out in the end." He added,
"those guys at Cal Trans are
some pretty sharp cats."
road approaching the 78 funneled into one lane. Marie
Stewart, Program Director for he
ASI CSUSM Early Learning
Center, had a front row seat for
the inaction. "Pretty much the
first day of classes we went out
and—boom--saw one lane."
Members of the CSUSM community who utilize the center's
child care facilities were forced
to avoid the traffic by parking at
the neighboring Power Surge
Cafe and then walking their children the remaining yards to the
center along the sidewalk adjacent to the traffic.
Commuters who use Twin
Oaks Valley Road as their vital
link to the freeway system felt
the first three weeks of
September creep along at a
snail's pace when the section of
Fortunately that has all
changed, albeit temporarily. The
barriers have recently rescinded
and the turn lane for east-bound
78 has been re-opened. Earlier,
when the lane closure caused the
traffic to be at its. worst, Russell
Decker, CSUSM's Director of
Planning, _ Design
and
Construction, voiced the complaints of the university to the
officials at the City of San
Marcos. Decker refused to take
credit for re-opening the road,
saying simply, "I just added our
names to the list of complaints
already fielded by Cal Trans and
the City of San Marcos." Decker
emphasized that the University
and the City of San Marcos "have
a fantastic relationship; couldn't
be better," adding that he and
Alan Schuler, the city's Chief
Engineer, hold two or three informal meetings a month just to
keep each other informed of the
rapid growth of the university
and its host city.
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PAUL BLANCHARD / The Pride
�Dear Editors:
Thank you for printing Ramon
Nava s letter. It is very important
to have this discussion about the
Tukwut. Our campus needs to
seriously question whether or not
it is performing an act of cultural
insensitivity.
?
If there is no guilt on the part
of our university, fine. Then only
an explanation is owed to the students about why we were kept in
the dark about the mascot's previous name.
However, if our university is
found guilty of cultural insensitivity, then we need to know who
wanted the change in mascot,
why they wanted it, and how
they went about their agenda for
change. Most importantly, we
need to know why the wonderful,
culturally relevant story behind
the Tukwut was kept a secret
from the students both before
and during the election.
Maybe it is the case that whoever wanted the mascot changed
simply was not aware of the
Tukwut's significance. Wouldn't
they then be innocent? No, just
guilty of something else—not' taking our student elections seriousi.
y
If someone puts an issue on
the ballot without carefully
investigating its meaning and
history, then s/he is sloppy or
crafty. Either way, the person is
assuming that the students aren't
critical enough to eventually
realize what has been done.
Either way, they are assuming
that students will not hold them
accountable. Either way, they
are assuming that students will
not demand an explanation.
Hmmm. . .our university's elections are sounding more and
more like our state elections!
Remember Prop. 209?
There have been stories that
the Tukwut (pronounced 'tookwoot) is indeed too difficult to
pronounce. I don't buy that. I
don't think pronouncing Tukwut
is any bit as difficult as, say, getting across that bridge on Twin
Oaks Valley Road. Orfindinga
parking space here. Or being
able to quickly get all the
resources we need from our huge
library's collection. No, I don't
think that Tukwut is too difficult
for CSUSM students to pronounce. Anyone who believes
that it is too difficult for us is
greatly underestimating our abilities. Another rumor I have heard
floating around is that we had to
change our mascot, for marketability. After all, we have a
growing sports program to consider now, and it just won't do to
have Tukwut as our mascot. We
must change it to something
more marketable. That way we
can sell more shirts and cups and
then be: why does our mascot
have to be an American/English
word in order for it to be tough or
powerful? Isn't a mountain lion
just as powerful, tough and
admirable if it is named in
American English or Luiseno?
Don't get me wrong. I believe To say that it isn't would be very
that sports programs are one of much in the tradition of our
the best things that have hap- country's role as colonizer.
pened to our school for a long
time. However, I believe that if As for the sports teams, I think
someone wants to change our it is safe to say that all their daily
mascot, s/he should just be hon- hard work and dedication to the
est about the reasons, which may team is enough to ensure their
or may not appeal to the market pride. It seems like an underestiand capitalistic forces. My feel- mation of our athletes' dedicaing is that someone did want to tion and hard work to assume
capitalize on our mascot. If that they couldn't be proud because
is the case, then an explanation is their mascot was named with a
owed to the students and also to Luiseno word. Who knows?
the Luiseno Indians, if they even Maybe Tukwut would give them
want one from our institution. even more reason to be proud.
Looking at the history of geno- After all, our school is on land
cide and denial ofrightsthat our that was taken from the Luisenos
country and state have dealt the long ago by our government.
Luisenos, it might be the case That the Luiseno Indians are still
that they do not even want an alive as a people demonstrates
explanation.
the ultimate fighting spirit, to
me.
In brainstorming about the
issue I have thought of one more Pride editors, I find all these
reason perhaps why the mascot issues surrounding the Tukwut to
was changed. Maybe whoever be very problematic and confusput it on the ballot felt that ing. Please address these issues
Tukwut was not an appropriate in future editions of The Pride. I
mascot because it doesn't sound feel that an editorial investigatough or masculine, or powerful. tion on the matter would greatly
Or maybe s/he thought that our benefit our campus. Thank you!
sports teams couldn't muster
team pride under the mckname Michelle Jacob
Tukwut. My questions would
bumperstickers and you name
it!!! Pretty soon our bookstore
will be selling so much of that
marketable product that we will
be able to go to school tuitionfree!!!
Dear Editors:
From the car to class to the car, CSUSM's dilemma: WHERE is the campus community?
Dear Editors:
This university has become
known for its use of groups, such
as the Senior Experience program, to educate and expand the
minds and views of its students.
Additionally, the university also
promotes diversity and acceptance regardless of race, gender,
or religion by allowing the presence of the many different clubs
on campus. With the passing of
the fee referendum, the InterClub Council will have a
I am delighted to see that you
are speaking out about the torture
that occurs at CSUSM. I have
been a student enough years to
truly experience the meaning
behind CSUS&M. I have found it
very frustrating dealing with the
poorly planned and managed systems, such as admissions and
parking, that plague students
every day.
It has come to the point that I
will ask different people, who
work for CSUS&M, the same
question to attempt to get to the
truth. Usually the third time
around proves to be somewhat
correct. It is also a shame that the
administration at Cal State San
Marcos does not fully appreciate
and utilize the talented staff that
work for them. There are some of
the brightest and innovative people working for them, who could
easily improve things, and yet
they are not used.
I think it is time that the
administration realizes that what
students encounter on a daily
basis is ****. Without a good
interface with the student, there
might as well be no University at
all.
Keep up the good work. Keep
telling the truth.
Matt Thomas
Dear Editors:
The administration of this school ponders this very question as you read this article. Why is it that
there is no "community" feel to this campus? The same reasons why a student can sit in a class with another student for three semesters and never know their name. We are a microwave generation not willing to learn
or explore inner insights if it isn't warmed and consumed within fifteen minutes. What ever happened to
achieving higher education for self-betterment? We moan and complain about diversity being pushed, about
the writing requirements, about the students, about the smart system, about the parking, and the not-so-predictable Dome food. Too lazy to meet someone new, but plenty of zeal to cry and whimper about how the
professor was not clear. To say this lightly, we the students could care less about the school or about each
other. We respond to this dilemma with a smug, "it is a commuter school." We the commuters are through
with any personal growth or sharing of our lives with people. We are older and wiser, so our redneckism is
too late in its diagnosis to heal. We want our degrees and our money so we can get the respect and the brand
new bigger than ever "Expedition." Leave the people-loving, tree-hugging, open-minded liberals up North in
the Bay area where they belong. The only thing diverse we want is our wardrobe from "Nordstroms."
JJPatmon
Dear Editors,
My name is La Brace Eaton II and I am the manager of
Cougar's Corner Convenience on the CSUSM campus. I am
writing to you in regards to your distasteful cartoon that ran
in the September 20th copy of your newspaper. The newspaper is referred to as the "Pride," yet showed no pride whatsoever in CSUSM by running that disrespectful comic. I am
unsure what the point was of running such a cartoon in the
school newspaper. The cartoon in essence may have been
funny to some people, but is it really the message you want
to send to students, facultypand community at CSUSM?
Being funny doesn't make it right. I hope that in the future
you at the Pride show a little bit more pride and respect for
your school and not print such filth.
Respectfully Yours,
La Bruce Eaton II
$50,000 budget from Associated school to a large college campus.
Students Inc. to promote club This is demonstrated through the
activities.
voting and adaptation of the
Cougar mascot, which allowed
However, many administra- the students to vote for a mascot
tors and students frown on the that is easily identified at sportGreek organizations. This is the ing events. The 'university
very definition of hypocrisy, for quickly implemented the use of
the Greeks should not be looked the Cougar by changing the
at any differently than the other name of the C-Store to Cougar
clubs on campus.
Corner, and selling Cougar bottled water in The Dome as well
The school is currently push- as the store. In addition, the
ing to change the image of school has added a new track,
CSUSM from a commuter along with track and field, and
cross-country programs in order bejong. The Greek system proto attract younger students.
vides students with the companionship they need to survive the
Why then, is there a bitter and college experience. If the school
hostile attitude toward the Greek truly wanted to expand campus
organizations? Nearly every life and attract a younger and
large university has an extensive more involved student body, it
Greek population, for the Greek would back the Greek system. It
system also attracts incoming is the involvement of the student
freshmen. At a national level body within the community that
50% of all first time freshmen will put CSUSM on the map as a
will not graduate college, and major university. There is no
the majority of these students better way of advertisement than
quit school because they feel an involved student.
they are outcasts and do not
Josh Heers
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�Cheer Squad Brings Campus Spirit to CSUSM
Mike Spangler
PRIDE STAIFF WRITER
The ASI CSUSM Cheer Squad
held an organizational meeting
September 2 1 in A CD302/' 19
"totally jazzed" studetits attended
the energy-filled information session organized by Coach Paul
Groom and Advisor Cherine
Heckman.
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The goal of the squad is to represent the university to the public.
Their activities will range from
competing for national titles to
doing "something as simple as
handing out Gatorade at a track
meet." There are no try-outs' and
everyone is welcome to come to
meetings and participate in the
club activities.
Northwest Missouri State
: University from 1989 to 1993.
\ Each year her squad performed in
• the top six at the Collegiate
; National Championships and had
the No. 1 mascot in the nation in
1991.
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Practices will be held 8:3010pm every Tuesday and
Thursday beginning October 5th
at West Coast Gym in San
Marcos. All students who are
interested in becoming a member
of the ASI CSUSM cheer squad
should contact Cherine Heckman
in the Office of Admissions and
Records in Craven Hall 5115.
PAUL BLANCHARD / The Pride
"Cheering is not about wearing
a skirt," stressed Coach Groom.
"If you come to my practice,
expect to work hard. It's going to
be very, very physical."
Coach Groom, a three-time
Collegiate National Champion in
multiple divisions, brings ten
years of cheering experience. He
has been a member of two of the
three "power-house" schools in
Collegiate Cheering: Morehead
State University and University
of Louisville in Kentucky. Groom
has also coached high school
cheer squads to National
Championship titles.
Groom's interest in cheering
began after a shoulder injury temporarily sidelined his football
career. In college he realized he
wasn't big enough to play college
football and found his athleticism
challenged through cheering.
"Some of the best guys [on the
squads] comefroma football program," said Groom, emphasizing
that cheering is not a girl-only
sport. "Ideally we'd like to have at
least 10 guys on the squad." Only
three males attended the meeting.
instant recall
Advisor Heckman served as
Cheer Squad Advisor for
TRACK continued from page 1
was a IK race held for children ages
twelve and under. There were approximately forty children in the race,
including a ten-month-old baby who
peacefully slept on his mother's chest
while she walked the two laps for him.
After the races Bob Mangrum was
honored in an awards ceremony by the
unveiling of a plaque engraved with
his name. The plaque was a thank-you
for his enormous generosity and support for the CSUSM track facility,
Mangrum was so touched by the sentiment that tears came to his eyes.
Mangrum is from Valley Center, and
describes running as his "passion." He
felt that it was important for CSUSM
to have a track, so that others may
share in his favorite pastime.
All proceedsfromthe races benefited the cross-country and track programs at CSUSM.
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�4 Monday, September 27, 1999
Mumford
^ TKe p s y c K e
Dear Psyche Fairy,
How does one best express
intimacy with someone else?
Words fail me, seeming contrived. Affection such as holding, kissing, or making love is
only the beginning of the depths
of what I know to be inside me
for the object of my thoughts.
The feelings, longings,
desires, need, respect, admiration, devotion and want for the
person I hold dear would make
them, for lack of a better term,
happier about themselves.
To realize, for better or worse,
someone cared and wished only
the best, yet these declarations
may be overwhelming by the
sheer intensity and appear trivialized to what is in my heart. I
believe we all withhold our true
selvesfromone another on many
levels in many ways, but would
hope somewhere, somehow to
make the connection - and make
it in a positive, meaningful, and
profound way. Give me a way, a
method, the words, for I am at a
loss and my beloved deserves
true kinship. Sign me,
"Sincerely Sincere"
Dear Sincerely Poetic,
I was greatly entranced by
your message, as I feel akin to
this experience of longing. I
doubt anyone can satisfactorily
answer your question, so I will be
bound to provide only my opinions. First, I don't think that there
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Arts & Entertainment
is one sole best way to express
intimacy. Not only do people
find intimacy in different experiences, but also at different times,
intimacy can be appreciated in
different ways. This is what I like
to refer to as the emotional-cognitive dance between humans.
Finding that experience whereby
both (or more) can be absorbed in
the feeling of intimacy is quite
special and not easy to discover.
For instance, your loved one may
not be "in the mood" for intimacy in any form. Remember, I am
not talking about mere physical
affection and sex here. Even
words may fall on deaf ears
sometimes. Hie ultimate act of
intimacy is to understand the
other in their place at that
moment. Just knowing that the
other is not open to that intimacy
at that time is an act of intimacy
on your part.
Words are contrived, but what
isn't? Words are symbolic and
since our minds are representational, words can be a great
means to achieving an end. Even
when sex is used as a form of intimacy it is dependent upon the
people to see it as such. We are
frequently mistaken to assume
that physical affection is the pinnacle of intimacy. For a porn star,
sex is a job; for a writer, words
can be just work; for a psychologist listening is a career; for a
chef, cooking is a profession. It is
the intention behind these behaviors which makes them intimate.
Here again, you must think of the
other: does the person resemble
the adorer of Cyrano or Annie
Sprinkle. Some people are more
affected by words than others
and you need to know this to
know if words will be effective.
Actions can also be powerfully
intimate. I have had friends do
little things/favors for me (from
their own volition) which I found
incredibly intimate, especially
when the favor arrives at just the
right moment. These actions can
be deeply intimate. Find out
these things and perhaps you can
express your intimacy in that
way. If the other is open and
experimental enough, you may
approach the situation as a regular negotiation. Approach the
person saying you'd like to experience this intimacy and see if
you can both devise a way to put
each other "in the mood." This
may likewise be contrived, but it
might just work!
You might be thinking that
some of these "methods" seem
too one-sided and self-contained. Well, unfortunately, that
will be mostly true. You see, I
understand your desire to commune with someone in such a
way that your experiences meld
into one. As if you were the
same, sharing perspectives,
thoughts, and emotions. Oh how
I wish this could be true! Sadly,
our ability to imagine beyond our
capacities often leads us to feeling empty andfrustrated.If this
is the connection that you wish
for, I can say it will exist mostly
in your imagination. Our
thoughts are usually fragmented
See FAIRY pg. 6
by Cindy Tagliapietra
Ifyou could change anything in the cafeteria what would it be?
Reviewed by: Cynthia C. Woodward
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Quirky character study meets Disney magic in Touchstone
Pictures' Mumford. A quirky story line, wonderful cameo performances, and surprising movie-within-a-movie camera work
saves Mumford from the sugary bog of boy-meets-girl
Hollywood movies. For the cynical, I've-seen-'em-all moviegoer, who still has a sneaking love for feel-good movies and happy
endings, Mumford works.
The movie works best when it appeals to the voyeur in all of
us. Dr. Mumford (Loren Dean) is a psychologist. His patients
troop in and out of his office, always more than willing to tell him
the intimate details of their secret lives. As Dr. Mumford gets to
know his patients, so does the viewer, From the sleazy small time
lawyer (Martin Short), to the how-did-I-get-so-rich-and-famous
modem mogul (David Paymer), the characters reveal themselves
with both hilarious and touching results. Part of the fun is the
viewer's (and Dr. Mumford's) realization that keeping and telling
secrets is what being human is all about.
Hie cast gives remarkable performances across the board; not
one character rings untrue. Not surprisingly, Martin Short turns a
stock sleazy-lawyer character into a brilliantly funny cameo.
More surprising, perhaps, is the equally brilliant performance by
Ted Danson, who gives new meaning to the word "jerk" (replace
with any applicable synonym). Other good performances include
Alfre Woodard as the understanding neighbor with secret yearnings, and Mary McDonnell as the unfulfilled wife and mother.
The movie does have some shortcomings. One almost isn't a
shortcoming at all. The characters are so interesting, and the performances so good, that you are left wanting more. The other
problem is more serious. Mumford's charms include a distinctive
story line and out-of-the-ordinary film sequences. Both give way
to a conventional, Disney-style wrap up at the end. Nevertheless,
I recommend Mumford. Even cynics like me enjoy a good boymeets-girl movie now and then on Date Night.
Rated "R" for language and sexual situations.
Lettau Dazzles in Noontime Concert
June Hodges
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Jazz/Brazilian singer Kevyn Lettau wowed both followers
and newcomers alike with her unique range of vocal renditions
during a noon concert on the Dome patio area on Tuesday,
September 21,1999. Lettau was accompanied by Peter Sprague,
renowned writer, teacher, and recording guitarist, Bob
Magnusson on the bass, and Duncan Moore on the drums.
Raised in Germany by her single mother, Lettau left home at
the age of fifteen and set out to make her fortune. While supporting herself by cleaning houses, she discovered the singing
voice that would someday make her one of the most recognized
stylists in the jazz world. Her style comesfroman exposure to
the works of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, A1 Jarreau, Charlie
Parker, Donny Hathaway, and other great recording artists. She
assimilated the inventions of jazz improvisation into a vocal
approach that was pure, soulful, and uniquely her own.
After touring and recording with Sergio Merides for eight
years, Lettau incorporated Brazilian sounds into her contemporary pop singing and set out on her solo career. While she has
won critical acclaim for her records and albums in the United
States and abrpad, she has almost reached superstar status in
Japan and the Philippines. She says of her work, "Every record
is different, because I am always growing, expanding and
changing."
Kudos to CSUSM Arts and Activities, directed by Bonnie
Biggs, for providing such professional entertainment during
lunch.
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not just for the soups. Like
hamburgers, spaghetti, ice
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PRIDE WRITER STAFF
...Such is the advice of Mary
Atkins, the CSUSM Instructional
Computing Labs Coordinator.
Computing is an essential of
scholarship at this university,
though when a paper is due in 15
minutes, the computer cannot
read the disk, and the pay-forprint station won't work, it's easy
to feel like life itself hangs in the
balance. Being acquainted with
the computing labs may offset
this stress and save your grades.
According to Ms. Atkins, knowing what labs are available and
when labs are busy can give students a measure of computing
safety.
Often students visit the main
computer lab in ACD 202, see
that all of these computers are
taken, and walk away. They do
not realizing that the nearly 100
computers in ACD 202 and ACD
204 represent less than a 1/4 of the
439 machines available to students!
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Monday thru Thursday—7 am to
10 pm
Friday and Saturday— 8am to 6
pm
Sunday — Noon to 6 pm
The other labs are in less conspicuous places. FCB 106 has 24
PCs, Science Hall 207 has
approximately 28 Macs, and
University Hall has three more
ALL of the labs on the second labs in rooms 209,271, and 273.
floor of Academic Hall are open
to students if no prior event, such Occasionally, students need a
as a class, has been scheduled in particular tool to complete a
the room.
homework project. To meet this
growing need, Instructional
Regular hours for all labs are:
Computing, in cooperation with
other departments on campus, has
developed specialized labs for
specific types of work. For example, the Mac lab in Science Hall
207 has SPSS, comprehensive
statistics software, installed on
the machines. The Psychology
Department staffs this lab during
some parts of the day with tutors
who are trained in SPSS. The
Language Learning Center has
computers for learning languages. EOP students can use the
EOP Retention Center computers. Many other departments also
See COMPUTING continued pg. 7
Applause for CSUSM's Faculty Mentoring Program
Joni Miller
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Have you ever had someone in
your life that you looked up to?
Someone who encouraged you
when you were feeling not your
best? Someone, who doesn't necessarily give you answers, but
heads you down the right road to
finding them? Someone who is
present when you need them, if
only to sit and chat, or do nothing
at all? Here at CSUSM I am fortunate to have such a person in my
life. Her name is Dr. Cynthia
Chavez Metoyer (Pronounced
MET-TOY-YAY, its French).
As part of the Faculty
Mentoring Program here at
CSUSM, Dr. Metoyer has been a
mentor to many students since
coming on board in 1994. She
was initially recruited by two of
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her students her very first semester here. Because of the natural
mentoring relationship that had
begun between them, they
requested that she become part of
the formal program. Dr. Metoyer
agreed and has been doing it ever
since. Each semester, students
who are accepted into the program are assigned a mentor.
Throughout the school year the
relationship may take on many
different characteristics. Some
proteges only seek out their mentors for academic advisement,
some for counseling and support,
and still others develop friendships that continue well after
graduating, from CSUSM.
Currently there are 67 mentors
and 57 students participating in
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the program and it is still growing. The program offers various
events, lectures, and social gatherings for the mentors and proteges to attend.
In Greek mythology, Mentor
was Odysseus' trusted friend and
counselor, and his son
Telemachus' teacher, advisor,
and surrogate father. He provided
the boy with guidance, support
and love. The mentoring program
here at CSUSM believes that
mentors are an important factor in
the student's success. Designed to
increase the retention of students,
who may be at risk of dropping
out of the university, it seeks out
low income and first generation
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When you hear the words
"Greek Life," what images come
to mind? Do you picture scenes
from "Animal House," like John
Belushi in a toga, chugging a
beer? Or are you completely
oblivious to fraternities and
couldn't care less about GreekLife on campus? Either way, you
should be a little curious because
members of these clubs may be
your close friends, students in
your classes, or future co-workers. Would you ever guess that
Troy Aikman and President
William McKinley were Sigma
Alpha Epsilon brothers, or that
Elvis and Ronald Reagan were
Tau Kappa Epsilon brothers?
Here on campus the presence of
Greek organizations, academic
and social, are steadily growing
and attracting many students.
American students were the
creators of the first Greek-Letter
Fraternities. It all began when the
Declaration of Independence was
introduced to America in 1776.
Revolutionary ideas began to
spread like wildfire across
America and many college students wished to discuss revolutionary ideas. However, because
of British rule, such discussions
were prohibited. As a result, college students created the first fraternities in America where college students were able to discuss
revolutionary ideas in secrecy.
Some of the secrecy in the fraternities included secret handshakes, oaths, and Greek mottoes.
Centuries have passed, and now
the numbers of fraternities have
spread to more than sixty fraternities over sixty colleges in the U.S.
and Canada (Delta Sigma Phi
National Manual).
Of the 60 colleges in the U.S.
and Canada, CSUSM is one of the
campuses that have academic and
social Greek organizations. The
academic honor societies deal
with students who have excelled
in areas that deal with their
majors. For example, PSI CHI,
one of many honor societies on The men interested in joining
campus, is an honor society with one of the two social fraternities
an emphasis on psychology. take part in "Rush Week." This
There are also social fraternities
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when they join a fraternity is networking. "That's one of the things
that impresses people about joining a fraternity. Career connections," says Dean Manship, president of SAE. Dean has obtained
two jobs through networking in
the year-and-a-half that h^ has
been in SAE. Companies like
Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and UPS have
presidents and CEOs* who were
fraternity brothers. As a result,
many of the present members can
benefit by acquiring well paying
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fraternity members may be
referred to as "party animals,"
"keggers," or have other labels.
However, is that really what fraternities are about? Sigma Alpha
Epsilon (SAE) and Tau Kappa
Epsilon (TKE) are two of the
social fraternities on campus that
promote brotherhood and philanthropy. It turns out that one of the
primary reasons men join SAE
and TKE on campus are for the
friendships. Many people enter
CSUSM not knowing anyone. So
SAE and TKE fraternity members take the initiative to recruit
incoming freshmen and other
men to join their fraternities. For
example, Charles Matanane, a
sophomore, has been a member of
SAE for two years and says,
"When I came here, I didn't know
much of anybody, now I've got 50
people that I know." Juan
"Buddha" Ibarra, also a sophomore, has been a member of TKE
for two years and recalls when the
TKEs introduced themselves to
him as a freshman: "TKEs
seemed excited about me, really
friendly, really outgoing, but they
also stressed a lot of brotherhood.
I saw what they did, I saw how
close they were to each other, and
I really liked that whole family
thing."
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�Ballet Folklorico Cristo Rey
Lucie Aubrac Film Review
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
PRIDE EDITOR
Sharon Hambly
Although Saturday was overcast and - gloomy, the Ballet
Folklorico brightened up the
dreary day with colorful costumes and lively music. The
Ballet Folklorico Cristo Rey,
from San Diego, performed for
the CSUSM Open House on
Saturday September 18.
shoes to tap out the rhythmic
beats.
The group was formed to help
keep young people off the streets.
Ballet Folklorico Cristo Rey consists of both older and younger
performers who all enjoy their
roles in the program. They were
very pleased to be invited to
CSUSM because it gave the
younger dancers some exposure
to a university environment. Just
that morning they had performed
at the Great Bay competition and
had been awarded the Best in
Showmanship.
. Wearing a variety of authentic
Mexican costumes and performing dances from several regions
of Mexico, audience and dancers
alike enjoyed an entertaining
afternoon. The audience
received an added bonus when
the troupe danced an extra performance because the next set of Audience participation during
dancers had not yet arrived. The the CSUSM Open House show
encore was .made without music helped enhance an already festive
with the dancers using only their mood.
Leiana Naholowaa
Perhaps the premature expectations I built before seeing this
film caused such deep disappointment. Lucie Aubrac turned
out to be everything you would be
looking for in a yuppie movie and
nothing that truly captures, for
me, the emotions of a time period.
Based on a true story, Lucie
Aubrac takes the viewer on a soap
opera history lesson of World War
II France. Fans of French film
might remember its writer/director Claude Berri who directed
such films as Germinal, Jean de
Florette, and Manon des Sources
(Manon of the Springs). With
Berri once again is Daniel Auteuil
('Raymond'), who had played
Ugolin in Jean de Florette and
Manon des Sources. But how can
a film based on one woman's
autobiographical account go so
wrong? The key lies at the beginning of the movie, before the
stunt show action begins. A message flashes that the following is
based on a true story but for the
purpose of dramatic effect, da, da,
da, certain liberties have been
taken, or something like that.
I call it a yuppie film because
it's a little bit more than a Date
Movie in that it contains noble
elements that both guys and
chicks would totally appreciate.
The violent action scenes are fantastic. Lucie Aubrac begins with a
spectacular explosion and ends
with a sappy romantic happy ending—whoops, sorry to kill the
ending for you, but it's as if Berri
hunted down something so formulaic. There's plenty of melodrama and prison beatings to go
around, to be sure, that would
entice any movie fan out th^re.
But jumping out of your seat and
racing to, the door for sprpe fresh
air as sqon as The End finally
arrives has always physically
Been a bad sign. Don't get me
wrong. Everyone sees things differently, and so perhaps you may
find Carole Bouquet's performance as 'Lucie' quite convincing.
No rating system—this film
opened Friday, September 24, at
Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas—
which you have to admit, is at
least one good sign.
CSUSM Hosts American Indian High School Students, Encourages College Attendance
Approximately 40 percent of
American Indian students drop
out of California high schools
before they graduate. Of those
who do graduate, only about 23
percent qualify for admission to
either a CSU or UC campus.*
youth, CSU San Marcos will host
the seventh annual American
Indian College Academic
Motivation Program (CAMP) on
Friday, October 1, 1999. The
program runsfrom9 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. in Academic Hall and nearby Palm Court on the CSUSM
These sobering statistics illus- campus.
trate the challenge facing
California educators as they try "We're trying to motivate
to help American Indian students American Indian students to do
prepare and plan for higher edu- well in high school so they're
academically prepared to enter a
cation.
four-year university," said
As part of its continuing effort Carolina Cardenas, director of
to keep higher education an Academic and Community
option for American Indian Empowerment Student Success
Bravo, Civic Youth Orchestral
June Hodges
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
The Civic Youth Orchestra
provided an inspiring and professional concert for all ages
when it performed at 1 p.m. on
Saturday, September 18, 1999,
" in CSUSM's Dome for the Open
House events. Under the baton
of Robert Gilson, the orchestra's
Music Director, aspiring musicians from the crowd had an
opportunity to conduct the ninety-piece orchestra as well as 'sit
in' with the players of the different instruments. Those who participated received helpful hints
from the director and proved to
be good sports even though they
weren't too sure about their ability to conduct.
The fear and trepidation of the
volunteers was felt by the mem-
bers of the good-natured audience who could only imagine
how scary it would be to stand on
the podium infrontof 90 pairs of
well-trained eyes. Dr. Merryl
Goldberg originated the fun
idea.
The orchestra has provided
orchestral training to young,
gifted musicians for more than
forty years. Affiliated with
Palomar College and the
Community Music School at
SDSU, the orchestra holds
rehearsals in San Diego, South
Bay, and North County to provide access for all San Diego
youngsters. The Orchestra has
toured Europe, Australia, and
New Zealand.
JUNE HODGES / The Pride
(ACCESS), "There's a very high
dropout rate. We're trying to
open their eyes to the opportunities they can have if they stay in
school and do well."
The program will gather
approximately 100 students from
local reservations and from
urban environments. They will
hear presentations on how to
apply to college, what the college
experience is like and learn skills
that make the path to success in
college easier. The program is
intended to encourage the students to attend college, whether
at CSUSM or another institution.
A feature of the program will be
commentsfromKristie Orosco, a
CSUSM junior who visited the
campus in 1992 and 1993 as a
member of some of the first
CAMP groups. Orosco said she
will share her experiences, some
of the challenges she faced and
how she advises the students to
overcome the obstacles to college. "I'll tell them how important it is that everyone become
educated so we will be able to
stand up for our tribes. I want
them to know that they have support -— once they get beyond
high school, there are networks
of people who are willing to
help," she added.
Further information on CAMP is
available by calling (760) 7504870.
* data from the California
Department of Education website:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/reports/.
FAIRY Continued from pg. 4
and conflicted and this is just to
speak of the internal state of
affairs. To commune so deeply,
you'd have to bring all of this in
not one, but TWO brains, into harmony. This discussion then
becomes entirely philosophical
and I won't go there now.
So, you may come to those random moments when you are "in
synchrony" with the other, but that
is about as amazing as it gets. We
are limited, always. (Some people
go into trances/rituals or use drugs
to try to get beyond these limitations, however.) Don't despise
your limitations because there is
nothing you can really do about it.
You need to try to work with those
limits and find out how you can
best stimulate that synchrony of
thought and emotion between you
and your loved one. There isn't a
specific formula; it depends on the
person AND the time whether
intimacy will be found in actions,
conversations, or kisses. Finding
this will reside in understanding
the person. This lucky person for
whom you care so deeply must be
understood as (s)he is in that
moment. This will take great
awareness, compassion, and
openness. My sincerest hopes go
to you infindingthat intimacy and
enrichment that you dearly seek.
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provide specialized software
and/or tutors on labs across campus. Check with your instructors
to see if the help you need is available.
ACD 211 has 31 brand new
Mac G3s and all the hardware and
software needed for really rockin'
graphics and digital video and
sound. The Science department
has specialized software available for students on these
machines as well. The Math
Department has its own lab for
math homework in Craven Hall
3106-1. Obtain more information
by calling 750-4122.
Students with special needs
receive assistance through additional staff assistance, assistive
devices like Zoom programs that
render text larger for the visually
impaired, a JAWS machine that
speaks to blind students, and
monitors that don't flicker for students with seizure disorders, plus
other accommodations via a program called Assisted Access.
Additional resources are available through the Library in Study
Room 3311. Phone 750-4788 for
more information. Additional
assistance on campus can be
obtained through Disabled
Student Services in Craven Hall
5115, or call 750-4905 or through
TDD at 750-4909.
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Of the students interviewed for
this article, most said they were
happy with the service provided
by the lab monitors and the softThe mission of Instructional ware provided. All said that the
Computing is to assist students in number one problem was actually
$7.00 per hour
their academic pursuits. Are they finding an available computer. Pay Scale:
succeeding?
Hours:
5:45 pro to 9:00 pro M-Th,
The lab computers are strictly
10:00 am to 1:00 pm S al (min. 2 days)
According to Atkins, the level first come, first serve. Peak times
Oct. 4th through Oct. 30th, 1999
of computing sophistication of for all labs are Monday through Dates:
students entering the university Wednesday, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Location:
University Development Office,
has greatly increased in the past Planning lab time for off-peak
5308 Craven Hall
several years. Their expectations hours usually means that you can Earn some money, gain some experience, and help out
have increased as well. More and get a machine. Even so, labs
CSU San Marcos!
more students have computers at reached maximum capacity at
home, but still need to use the labs least once this semester already.
for Internet access and the more As midterms approach, Ms. We are looking for people with good phone skills who
expensive software like Adobe Atkins warns that students should
Photoshop. In addition, students expect the labs to fill up by 8 AM. are enthusiastic about CSU San Marcos to call alumni,
who have computers at home Atkins gives this advice, "Plan parents and friends and ask for their financial support,
using an Internet Service Provider ahead for your papers. A disaster update them on campus happenings and FRIENDRAISE
other than CSUSM do not have is waiting to happen to you if you
access to databases like First don't..."
Search, Ideal, and others that they
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GREEK continued pg. 5
are going through the Rush
fall, Rush Week took place process, they list the names of
September 10-17th. During Rush five fraternity members whom
Week the hopeful members spend they get along with the best. The
time learning about the fraternity. Big Brother is chosen from that
They get to know the present list and is the person who buys the
members with several activities new member his first Greekthat are planned and paid-for by Letter sweatshirt and helps him
each fraternity. For example, throughout his school years. For
SAE's Rush Week included a example, the Big Brother makes
BBQ and "Pool Night," and sure that his "Little Brother" does
TKE's included Jet Skiing and all of his school work, keeping his
"Vegas Night." When Rush Week GPA higher than 2.34, as required
is completed, the hopeful mem- of all fraternity members.
bers turn in bids to one fraternity
of their choice, and the Rush So who are the people who join
process continues. For example, the socialfraternitieson campus?
TKE's Rush period is about three Our ASI President, Waleed
months long, during which the Delawari, and Dean Manship, the
hopeful members learn about the chairperson of the Inter-Club
history of thefraternity,the Greek Council, are both members of
alphabet, and much more infor- social fraternities. Presently there
mation about what the particular are 36 active SAE members at
fraternity is about. Then the hope- CSUSM, with over 30 new memful members that have completed bers who may be joining this
Rush period are initiated into semester—their best semester so
far. TKE has roughly 40 active
their fraternity.
members, 155 total members, and*
However, there is not too much about 10-12 new members who
more information that fraternity may be joining this semester.
brothers can reveal about the rush These numbers are not too bad
process and initiation. "A majori- considering the approximately
ty is secret stuff. We're not trying 5,600 students on campus, a third
to hide the stuff we do, we just of whom are male. TKE even
want to make it interesting so that received an award from their
the people who are interested will Grand Chapter in Illinois for the
want to learn more," says best ratio for Rush.
Charles. Mike Smith, sophomore
and TKE secretary, also com- The members of SAE and TKE
ments on the subject of secrecy, do have some diversity. "A
"The whole idea of a fraternity is majority of the [members] are
the brotherhood, the bond that business-oriented, but there are
everyone shares. We've all been doctors, lawyers, biologists*
through the same thing through etc.," says Charles, Charles' frainitiation, and it's something spe- ternity, SAE, received their charcial. And if we were to tell our ter this year which increases their
secrets, there's really no connec- fraternity status. SAE even
tion that we have with each rushed a 30-year old student a
year-and-a-half ago. "The thing
other."
about our fraternity is we're really diverse—different races, difOne of the interesting aspects
W ry to support
.of fraternity life that is not a ferent lifestyles. ur eftraternity as
everybody in o
secret, however, is the presence
of a "Big Brother" for each mem- much as we can," says Dean. As
president of SAE, Dean also
says, "We need to look good on
campus, because right off the bat
a lot of people have negative
stereotypes about fraternities."
Many fraternities have been
viewed as negative institutions in
the past. News coverage of Scott
Krueger, the MIT freshman student who died last September
because of alcohol poisoning
when he rushed the Phi Gamma
Delta Fraternity, brought much
controversy. Even though SAE
and TKE say that hazing does not
occur in their fraternities, breaking down stereotypes of social
fraternity life is a problem. One
TKE brother admits that there
may be members who could work
on their maturity level and that
they could take on more responsibilities. However, the majority of
the brothers is mature and responsible and does believe in the
brotherhood and philanthropy
that theirfraternitiesstand for. "If
you go into any group of guys,
you're going to have a few you're
not going to like. But to knock
down the whole fraternity
because of one person just isn't
right," says Mike.
The fraternity members do
admit that they party,' they are
social organizations, but they also
say there is a lot more to their fraternities than just partying, like
the community work they do.
TKE brother, Mike, says that his
favorite TKE volunteer activity is
"I'm Going To College," an event
that takes place every semester
with ASI. In this event fourthgraders from schools all across
San Diego County have the
chance to visit the University
campus. Last year the kids played
with the computers, sat in police
cars, sang songs with TKE brothers, and engaged in many other
activities. The whole goal is for
these children to catch a glimpse
into college life, in hopes that
they will take the initiative and go
to college when they are older.
The TKEs also helped out with
Special Olympics and the "Child
Trot." SAE has also done its
share of community service, like
tutoring at a charter school in
Oceanside, canned-food drives
for the holidays, holding book
bags every year for the Campus
Book Store, and fundraisers for
St. Claire's Battered Women's
Shelter in Escondido. Some of
the other volunteer services that
both fraternities share include
cleaning up the Early Learning
Center, and tutoring at San
Marcos Middle School and High
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college students for placement in
the program. Dr. Metoyer says, "A
student is going to stay because
they feel they are connected
here.. .a place where they not only
get their degree, but if there are
bumps along the way, they have a
person they can turn to."
My own experience has given
me a sense of belonging here. I do
feel connected. I encourage all
students, even those who may not
School.
It turns out that there may be
more to the fraternity brothers
than the stereotypical images portrayed in movies and the media.
They are not solely about partying and socializing; they are also
about community service and
creating a sense of brotherhood
on campus. Buddha, a literature
and writing major, has some
advice for people who may
stereotype fraternities, "Don't
have preconceived notions. A lot
of people are like, 'You're just a
frat guy, you're just a frat guy.'
No—I'm somebody's brother."
fit the criteria for the Faculty
Mentoring Program, to seek out a
Mentor. It doesn't have to be in a
formal situation. Our campus is
unique in its accessibility to the
faculty. I personally have found
many professors with whom I
enjoy a rich and nurturing relationship with, both academically
and socially. We are very fortunate here at CSUSM. As students
we have a superb faculty that is
available to us. Seek them out.
Your life, and theirs, will be richer
for it.
�Monday, September 27,1999
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Gay and
Lesbian
Seek Sense of
tudents
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http ://www.esusm.edu/pride
Community
On Campus
By: Darcy Walker
Pride Staff Writer
The Pride
California State University San Marcos
Vol IX No. 6/ Tuesday, October 3,2000
Meet Dean
Poullard
By: Nathan Fields
Pride Staff Writer
Mazers Rock Campus
Blazers play for a CSUSM crowd at noon for the Brown Bag Concert Series.
Photo by Brian Fisher
The first thing one notices
about Jonathan Poullard is his
focused energy and sincere passionate interest in helping students and creating a wholistic
inclusive community on campus.
He is extremely approachable and
receptive.
As our new Dean of Students,
Poullard has spent 14 years in
higher education, and he's only
34. At an age when many 21-year
olds haven't begun thinking about
where life may be heading,
Poullard was the Coordinator of
Residential Life at Pennsylvania
State University while working
on his Master's degree in developmental psychology with an
emphasis in early adult education. He found himself learning
and applying skills that he would
be honing for the next 14 years,
and now he brings this immense
experience and excitement to Cal
State San Marcos.
Poullard has spent the last
nine years at Occidental College
in Los Angeles acting as Assistant
Dean for three years and
Associate Dean for the last six. He
worked for two years before that
at Pennsylvania's Susquehanna
College as the Director of
Multicultural Affairs, then as
coordinator, director, and finally
as Assistant Dean of Students.
Poullard accepted CSUSM's offer
because he wanted to progress
professionally, becoming a full
Dean, and because CSUSM
offered him an optimum level of
professional growth.
"It's very challenging in its
difference from Occidental. Not
only am I going from private
to public, residential to commuter, but younger to older, and
small to large. I wanted that difference to "challenge and expand
how I interface with students,"
says Poullard.
Kyla Coons pushes her baby's
stroller in front of Academic Hall,
in the place known as the Free
Speech area. We take a seat on
the bench, and Kyla, opening a
tiny jar of applesauce, explains to
me as well as her fussy daughter
spectator. Two individuals opted started the band in high school
that Katie will be coming along By: Brian Fisher
Pride Staff Writer
to dance to the music, adding to After losing their drummer and
shortly, "She said it won't take
the already explosive entertain- bassist, friends Cuevas (bass,
her long to fail this test," laughed
The Blazers rocked the Dome ment that Thursday afternoon. accordion player and vocalist)
Kyla.
Versatile in playing ability, and Molina (drums) joined the
Kyla talks about what it's like Patio on Thursday with entertaining waves of lively music. Jesus Cuevas, Manuel Gonzales quartet. Bassist Cuevas describes
to be a lesbian at CSUSM. The
faculty members are very helpful Playing different flavors of rock and Ruben Guaderrama, play bass his work, "Its a lot of fun, we
and accepting. Students usually and roll, along with "Cali-Mex", and guitar as well as other exotic love it."
Spanning twelve years, The
don't get it right away when she R&B, country and latin rock, latin instruments. Their instruthe band received a warm wel- mental combination includes a Blazers' musical career has taken
explains that this baby is hers
and her girlfriend's. When they come from a sizable audience button accordion (played by them around the world and to
do, most people don't make a big who gathered for this Brown Bag Jesus), tres (a Cuban instrument all but four states in the United
custom made to sound like a States. The Blazers currently have
deal about it and remain friend- Noon Concert.
"They sound amazing and piano), bajo sexto, and timbales four CDs, Short Fuse, their 1994
ly. "I think it's easier to be a
debut album, East Side Soul, Just
lesbian than a gay man," she full of energy. Their music has (percussion instrument).
a very positive feeling," said one Guaderrama and Gonzales for You, and Puro Blazers.
observes. Still, she risks rejection and hatred every day because
she chooses to be open about her
life.
Raising awareness about
homosexuality is important to
Kyla, who thinks a gay club on
campus would help with that task.
"When you've got people here
who think AIDS is an airborne
disease, you need more awareness." Katie Hale emerges from
Academic Hall looking stressed By: Steve Compian
who walked alongside of their
and wondering out loud if she Pride Staff Writer
parents in the 5K race. Some kids
really needs pre-calculus. Math
ran with their dogs and at least
worries melt away and her face A local school bus driver won
one child was carried piggyback
softens as Kyla places Auria in first place at the second annual
over the finish line.
her arms. Katie often sees people Cougar Chase held at CSUSM on
CSUSM Cross Country head
who she believes are gay on cam- Sunday, October 1. The Cougar
coach Steve Scott had just
pus, yet she doesn't approach Chase attracted over 500 particireturned to San Marcos at 2:30
them. "It seems like there is no pants, according to Cathy Loper,
am after driving his team back
recognition between gay people race director. The largest increase
from the Stanford Invitational
here," says Katie.
in competitors occurred in the
held in Palo Alto on Saturday.
I
Run or he ids. "We
He arrived in time for the 8am
Threats and harassment are a hK Caubleast 5f0 ktids kthis year,
ad t
start of the 5K race and then
reality at CSUSM
compared to 20 last year," said
finished the 3.1-mile long event
in 15 minutes and 15 seconds.
Concerns about safety are one Loper. overcast skies and cool
The
"He's crazy," said Katherine
of the biggest reasons gay stu- temperatures made it an enjoyNiblett, a freshman runner on
dents don't come out on campus. able event for both adults and
the CSUSM cross-country team.
children. CSUSM President Courtesy of a Cougar Chaseflyer "He has so much energy to be
Alexander Gonzalez and Vice run/walk event. "It was a great able to drive all the way back Jonathan Poullard, Dean ofStudents
President of External Affairs, race, especially for the kids," said from Stanford and then run here Photo courtesy of Occidental College
Barbara Bashein, were among President Gonzalez.
today," she exclaimed.
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�have to think about what we
want when we say community
and then go about building it "
states Poullard, "and I see it as
my role as dean to help us create
that."
Poullard is also concerned
that many students don't know
what Student Affairs is, and that
students can come to him, "For
me, as dean, you can come to
me for anything, and if I can't
help you, I will definitely take
you to where you can be helped.
I want to be directly responsible
for helping students learn and
grow," says Dean Poullard.
"At student services, we are
educators outside the classroom,
and it is our job to build a seamless living/learning community
for students, and help students
learn who they are in respect
to other people," says Poullard,
"The work of student affairs is
to consciously develop leaders
and leadership skills which help
students make positive change in
their lives."
don't see students at the heart
of this institution, I see them on
the periphery, floating. Students
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need to feel that this institution
belongs to them."
» Continuedfrom pg. 1
When asked about the idea of
university students as "customHe moved from Los Angeles
ers," Dean Poullard disagreed,
two months ago and bought a
"Referring to students as 'cushouse. "San Diego is a huge tranC SU
tomers' send shivers down my
sition, both culturally and profesC hanspine. You are not customers.
sionally," says Poullard, who feels
cellor
You are people with your own
more at home in Los Angeles,
R eed
lives and your own way of being, I would comment on keep- w ill b e Can you explain the benwhich he finds less homogenous
and it's our job to help you figure ing things the same, as v isiting efits of portfolios that are
and less conservative.
to be turned in by graduout where you want to go."
"But these personal sacrificwe're all CSUs, we should C al
es are worth what I can do here
Asked where San Marcos not have different require- S tate ating seniors? It is excessive work without a grade
professionally, and what I can
is heading, Poullard said, "San ments per school. There
S an
help to create. I'm loving my
Marcos is moving toward being should be set standards for M arcos and with no credit or benefit given to the student.
professional life," he says. And
a university of high recognition,
all CSU schools.
t his
—Mike Frankfurth
Poullard is used to relocating.
strengthening its academic pro—Caroline Kalve
c oming
As a child of an active military
gram, becoming residential, and
w eek
family, Poullard grew up in
maximizing the experience that
( Oct.
Louisiana, Riverside, Puerto
students get out of their time
2 -3).
Rico, Sacramento, Germany,
here."
I f y ou
Mississippi, and Guam.
"I am loving where San
c ould
"For me, diversity work is at
Marcos is trying to go, and I am
a sk
the core of who I am and at the
glad and excited to be part of a
h im
core of my work as an educator,"
team that will help us move in
a ny
says Poullard, who admits that
that direction, said Poullard.
How would you compare q uestion
he is very interested in how we
As professionally driven as
Marcos to other
What does he want to
develop a sense of safety while
Poullard says quite honestly the new dean is, he manages to CCSU San State Universities o r
alifornia
improve?
v oice
developing communities. These that his motivation and passion maintain a,n interesting and pro- in it's academic prestige?
—Ralf Zimmermann
a ny
issues are integral to CSUSM comes from a desire to leave this ductive personal life as an avid
—Nina Robinson
c ongiven that the University has only world a better place than when reader and traveler. He is curcern,
begun developing a larger and he found it. "It's also tied to the rently learning Italian in preparaw hat
more cohesive community. With diversity work I do as an educa- tion for an upcoming excursion.
w ould
the impending influx of more tor. I can affect people's lives
Poullard says he plans on
18 and 19 year olds, Poullard is positively and my own in the completing his Ph.D. and becomi t b e?
excited about the kind of frame- process," he says, "I actually love ing the Vice President of Student
work we can lay down as the uni- what I do everyday. I love to see Affairs for another institution.
versity grows, building the field students take responsibility and He also plans to extend the work
house, residences, and expand- feel empowered to make the com- he is currently doing as a divering its academic programs. "We munity theirs. That's what I want sity consultant for major corpora- Who is Chancellor Reed?
Can school be cheaper?
to do at San Marcos because I tions, high schools, and teachers.
—Mike Geske
—Sarai Peralta
very professionally, and there was a fellow student after he started flicting and inextricably tied. "If whom over the weekend is an act
Gay a nd L esbian a positive outcome. "There's a attending classes.
of
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»Continued from pg. 1 information shared; the other nity and plenty of opportunity said.
Moon.
is to protect rights," Gonzalez to interact with peers, Rickey
Joni Miller sips her coffee
Dean
ffairs
Last fall, in a psychology explained. A faculty member, wondered if he'd made the right outside the bookstore as she strug- Jonathan Pof Student Apower
oullard says "
class, Katie sat helplessly nearby who felt it necessary to remain choice. "But I came anyway," he gles to articulate the paradox of is not negative, as it is often
as a male student threatened an anonymous, thought that the said. "I've dealt with these issues wanting and needing to be in
asserts that to
openly gay male in the class- rights protected were those of the pretty much all of my life and I'm versus out. She was married and construed." He s,traight students
become allies,
room. "He came and sat down student who made the threat. By a lot stronger because of it."
raised two daughters before com- can start by acknowledging their
next to a gay guy and told him "sweeping it under the rug," gay
Rickey joined the Pride ing out at 40. Joni loves her position of privilege and finding
that he wanted to blow up the students were not adequately pro- Alliance club and soon discov- life: "I have never been more ways of sharing it, not giving it
entire school," Katie recalled, "I tected. President Gonzalez went ered the challenges of maintain- blessed and happy than I am
was pregnant at the time, and on to describe the incident as "a ing the organization. Meeting at this very moment!" And yet, up. According to Poullard, gay
worried for my life." The profes- veiled threat that could have been attendance was low with only she must keep a low profile at students and their allies who want
sor of the class in which the interpreted as an overt threat," three or four students showing up times because her partner is in
have o work
threat was made did not respond and that "Student Affairs and for club meetings. According to the closet. A professional woman moret. community They atre going
for i He states, "
to requests from The Pride for the [campus] police moved on it Rickey, "Visibility is a problem. in the male-dominated field of to have to say T his is something
comment and clarification.
very quickly." Gonzalez added, Flyers we put up were constantly engineering, Joni's partner is vul- I value, even though I'm working
"It didn't become an incident torn down." The flip side of the nerable to acts of discrimination 35
w
a
because it didn't need to be. I visibility issue seems to be vul- if her sexual orientation becomes andhours aabouteek, have mychild,
I'm
to pull
hair
think that if there were several nerability. "If meetings are pub- public. Joni wishes more people out,' students must invest some
instances or if there were some- licized, then you're dealing with would come but, but she under- energy."
thing ongoing, it would be appro- more elements than just the stu- stands why they don't.
Poullard adds that Student
priate to bring in the advisors." dent body because you've got hate
Affairs has a major role to play.
groups all around North County," What can students, faculty, and This
helping create
Forming an organization is eas- Rickey explained. The club dis- administration do to improve venuesincludes t"hose dialogues
where
ier said than done
solved last spring, mainly due to the climate?
can happen openly; and I don't
a lack of participation.
see us doing that right now,"
For students who are openly
"There's really no safe place he says. Improving
gay or thinking about coming I f you want to be in, you have to come out at school," says Joni. teredness" is one "student-cenof the main
Kyla, Katie and their daughter out, the needs for dialogue and to be out
As a sociology major, she notices issues Dean Poullard is working
Auria. Photo by Darcy Walker community are extremely importhat some professors don't create
tant. Rickey Rickerson-Riesen
Restarting a club is tough that safe space by including sex- on. As an openly gay man, Dean
Sociology professor Don f accepted
s a student
Barrett was faculty advisor to aeelsemployee onfow aAdmissions at a commuter campus. "Most ual orientation in class discus- Poullard believes that "being as
nd
the
people would rather just come sions about discrimination. Other authentic as I can possibly be
the Pride Alliance club, the epartment. But
campus organization for gay, les- Doubts on arrival. Rhe had his here, get the instruction and not instructors may inadvertently put unconsciously gives people perd
looked
bian, bisexual, and transgendered for an organization ickey ay stu- deal with it," said Rickey. But gay students on the spot by ask- mission to be as authentic as they
for g
he emphasized that a club could ing them to share their personal are." He adds that, despite what
(LGBT) students, at that time.
t CSUSM before he ransHe was never notified about the dents ahere from San Diego tState. provide invaluable support and views. "Professors don't always people say, "We want people to
ferred
consider whether or not you want know who we are. What we are
threat. "I am deeply disturbed that "On all of the literature distribut- networking opportunities.
There are serious commit- to talk about it," Joni said.
there has been anti-gay harass- ed by the school, even though the
not always sure about is how we
ment on campus and faculty who club existed, it was not printed on ments involved. As Don Barrett
Communications professor are going to be received" Katie
gay students turn to were not any of the club listings," Rickey explained, students have to be Dreama Moon addressed the issue Hale knows what she wants: "I
both open and willing to spend of openness and risk. "Even some- don't care if people agree with
notified," Barrett said.
s
c
, President Gonzalez main- eaid. He discovered the wlub the time to make a club work. thing as simple as discussing in me or not. I just want them to
tained that the threat was handled xisted only after talking ith The two requirements are con- public what you did and with respect me."
Poullard
�My Day With Jack
By: Benjamin Wayne
Pride Staff Writer
Locked into the bump and
grind, juggling my school and
work schedule for necessities over
priorities, and sleeping on an
"as time permits" basis have all
purchased tickets on my train
of thoughts-they are unwanted
passengers. My father says that
these inevitable successions of
free time are all part of a larger
chain of events-the chain leading
towards adulthood-I am supposed
to dangle like a puppet. Normally
I would listen, possibly even
agree, but today is different.
It's noon on Tuesday (a day
when I should be on deadline)
but instead I have concocted a
string of ingenious lies and alibis.
I have convinced my coworkers
and peers that a dire event has
transpired, which, in its urgency
Jack's Pond surrounded by vegetation.
Photo by David Ruiz
begs my attention. It's not far
from the truth, however. Being
23, I am not afforded enough
job security to simply tell my
boss that I need to go for a hike.
But this is all inconsequential,
old news, as the editors of The
Pride would call it because I
have already put on my hiking
shoes, and I will fly them like the
United States flag until the wilderness liberates me. Jack's Pond
lies in the Southeastern foothills
of San Marcos. My trail manual
describes it as a 1/2 mile easy
hike to the shores of the pond.
To the untrained eye, the
trail's beginning looks like another city park-full of evenly
trimmed grass, a swing set and
a bench, full of young mothers
who carefully watch their children from a distance. "Why do
they call it Jack's Pond," a young
mother asked me as I stopped to
tie my shoes. "I don't see a pond
here. That's just so silly, Jack's
Pond," I guess she didn't see the
small lake her boy was making
by holding down the lever to the
drinking fountain. However, she
was right; Jack's Pond is nowhere
in sight only track homes and
foliated hills surround the playground. Like all of nature's beauties, however, it lies down the
road less traveled. I didn't want
to tell her; selfishly enough, that I
like to keep its entrance a secret.
Embarking on my journey
was like stepping into the wild
and all the trappings of society
disappeared from me sensory
range. Even the noises from nearby earthmovers ceased. In fact,
the only domesticated sound I
could hear was a pair of roosters
crowing; I guess news of the
morning's arrival travels like
everything else in the country:
Tax Payers for Accountability and
Better Schools, Prop 39 would
place more power in the hands
of each individual school district,
allowing each school district to
gather the necessary money for
their area's educational needs.
Opponents to Prop 39 point out
a possible flaw in the proposition that does not regulate property tax limits. Considering property taxes are often the primary
means for raising school related
revenues, such an oversight in
Prop 39 would, as the Save Our
Home's Committee states, "raise
the rent on homes in areas trying
to raise as much money as a pupil
in Beverly Hills receives."
By: Christopher F. Orman
Pride Staff Writer
On Tuesday, November 7, voters will have the opportunity to
decide the fate of eight propositions, four of which are extremely controversial. Ranging from
campaign finance reform to
school vouchers, each of the four
"major" propositions could make
a major impact upon the life of
Californians.
Prop 38: The voucher proposition
The most heavily debated of
the four propositions, Prop 38,
centralizes around the future of
public educational institutions.
Also known as the "voucher proposition," Prop 38 would allow
each pupil to receive $4,000 dollars annually for private or religious schooling. While Prop 38
would give parents greater discretion over their children's educational arena, some groups, such
as A Coalition of Parents, incessantly argue with the proposition's approval, the public school
system's future will be doomed,
and that 3 billion dollars would
be eradicated from the public
education system.
my now bare feet. It proceeded to
spread its wings in an unfettered
display of brevity; I submitted to
its beauty and did not dare to
move. In a flash it was gone and
I closed my eyes. Lulled by the
sound of tiny waves lapping at
the shore, I began to dream. I pictured the bobcat, graceful creature whose prints I had noticed
by the shoreline just moments
before my sleep. I pictured it
carving down the hillside for a
drink at night. I thought of all the
wild creatures in the hillsides,
of Native Americans and times
long gone, but, more importantly,
I thought of Jack. Who could
he have been; a drifting cowboy
who had found his paradise or an
heir to hundreds of fertile acres
in the next valley over who gave
it all away for this pond?
To my surprise, I awoke in
the shade. The sun had long since
slipped behind the coastal hills
and a cold wind was blowing. I
dawned my shirt in a hurry and
tied my shoes. I had a dinner date
with a loved one at six-the cries
of a city bayed in the afternoon.
However, as I drove home locking bumpers with my fellow rats
in traffic, I, for one, felt less like a
rodent. My soul had been washed
and my conscious cleaned by the
sun and by the shores where I
slept away my day, where I forgot my troubles for a moment-at
Jack's Pond.
Western Group whom opposes
Prop 34, writes, "Incumbent politicians will be begging for money,..forcing challengers to seek
funds from any and all sources."
Proposition Overview: The Debatable Four
Pond photo by David Ruiz
slow. Exotic smells of coastal
sage, sweet fennel and chamise
tempted my nose as if pulling me
farther into the wilderness. Off
in the distance wild quail, caught
off guard by my footsteps, scampered into the bushes. I walked, I
dreamed, I took my shirt off and
soaked in the sun. A couple hundred yards up the trail old Jack,
as I liked to call him, revealed
his secret-the pond that stretched
out before my eyes.
It's a rather unconventional
water hole at first glance, longer
than it is wide; it reminds me
of a river that had been dammed
from both ends. But I was not
interested in it's aesthetic appeal,
I had to get down to its shore.
Choosing the first available route
down, however steep, is sort of
a mistake that I make constantly,
but, like all failure, falling down
makes us realize how human
we are. Here I was though,
at the shore, oh serene cove.
Surrounding the beaches, which
I could not see in their entirety
were Coastal Live Oaks, tall
thickets of Black Bamboo, olive
trees and toolies.
Everything was quiet, and I
lied down. Just then, a fish in
search of its next meal broke the
calm waters of the lake. However,
it was to no avail because the
dragonfly it was after drifted on,
lackadaisically and oddly enough
landed on a blade of grass near
Prop 34: Limits on sizes of
campaign contributions?
Considering the large amount
of attention garnered by Props 38
and 39, some may overlook one
proposition on the ballot receiving national attention: Prop 34.
Proposing to place limits on the
size of campaign contributions
per election ($3,000 for state
legislature elections, $5,000 for
statewide office elections and
$20,000 for governor elections),
Prop 34 hopes to create a more
democratic environment in the
election of a candidate. Some
pundits argue the exact opposite,
Prop 39
believing Prop 34 would threatProp 39, proposes a 55% in- en to make fund raising a more
favor vote for passing any locally corrupt, special interest practice.
mandated bonds/ According to Lonri Granlund, representing the
Prop 36: Treatment of drug
offenders
Probably the most controversial and emotionally charged
proposition on the ballot is Prop
36, which reconsiders the ways
in which drug offenders are treated and incarcerated. According
to the proposition, individuals
apprehended in possession or
under the influence of narcotics
would require probation and drug
treatment, but not incarceration.
After completing probation and
treatment, subsequent charges
against the individual would be
dropped. Many individuals arguing against Prop 36 fear the
proposition would allow individuals maliciously selling the "daterape" drug a light slap on the
wrist. However, in response to
the "date-rape" drug conundrum,
individuals apprehended for selling or giving someone the heinous "date-rape" substance would
receive several charges, and face
incarceration for a multitude of
violations.
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visit http://vote2000.ss.
ca.gov/VoterGuide/.
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making $3 a day in Mexico; however, when he came to the U.S., he
was able to send $300 every two
weeks to his family in Oaxaca,
Mexico. The value of the U.S.
dollar attracted many of these
Green Valley inhabitants.
"One of your dollars is
enough for us," stated one man.
He also expressed how he felt
he was treated "like a dog" from
time to time.
One scene shows Martinez
driving around North County
pointing out the work that his
friends in the camp have done,
"See all the beautiful yards?
These workers are needed. But
after their work is done, the
employees just want them to disappear."
Thefilmcontrasted the affluent homes in North County with
the homes that were in this particular migrant camp. The typical "homes" in the Green Valley
camp consisted of bushes containing makeshift shacks made of
plywood, plastic, and dirt floors.
There were also "spider holes,"
which are little homes made from
mud caves and cardboard used as
flooring.
The documentary shows how
some North County homeowners
became upset about the Green
Valley camp and its close proximity to their own homes. Some
of the homeowners also complained that Green Valley inhabitants stole food and defecated
near the property.
According to the surrounding
community's Health Department,
a water source and sewage maintenance were just two of the
many necessities missing from
Green Valley, making it a "very
unhealthful environment".
Could people actually live in
these conditions? The documentary revealed that it was possible.
More than 400 men, women, and
children had lived there over the
ten years that the camp had been
in existence.
However, property owners
were ordered to either improve
conditions in the camp or abate
the situation. During the 1989
filming of the documentary, the
Green Valley property owners
were the Hunt Brothers, wealthy
Texas men who were not living
in the San Diego area. The owners in this case chose to close
Green Valley rather than improve
conditions in the camp.
"It's like leaving our home
once again and having to start
all over," says one man, whose
family was evicted from Green
Valley.
Paul Espinosa, who wrote,
directed, and produced Uneasy
Neighbors, told how he felt a
very strong sense of community
in the camp. "And that was
kind of destroyed the last days
of the camp," he says. Green
V aller -even had little schools,
church meetings, and a "restau-
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Uneasy Neighbors Explores Migrant Work Camps in San Diego
By: Victoria B. Segall
Pride Editor
On Thursday, September 28,
an audience of 15 people gathered
in Commons 206 to view Paul
Espinosa's documentary, Uneasy
Neighbors, which explores the
relationship between migrant
workers and affluent homeowners in San Diego's North County.
The film deals with the tension between migrant workers
and homeowners and questions
whether there is any alternative
to the two living side by side
as "uneasy neighbors." Uneasy
Neighbors was filmed in
Encinitas in 1989. The main focus
of the film is a migrant camp,
"Green Valley," that used to be
located in the area close to La
Costa, Carlsbad, and Encinitas.
"They're here because we
offer the jobs. We need t hem"
says Reverend Martinez who is
a retired Presbyterian Minister.
Martinez was a prominent figure
in providing assistance to the
people who lived in the Green
Valley camp.
Explorations: Uneasy Neighbors
The film explores the types of
employment that migrant workers
found in construction, landscaping, or domestic help in surrounding areas like Encinitas. During
the filming of this documentary,
one worker in the camp was only
rant," which consisted of a family within the camp that prepared
meals on a grill in a makeshift
shack.
"Many people don't realize
that they are human beings," stated Reverend Martinez, "They
spend money to save whales, but
what about people? It's the greatest of absurdities. It's a matter of
priorities and values in society."
The 35-minute documentary
expressed the need for federal
laws and government action to
help deal with the situation
between the homeowners and the
migrant workers. One solution
that helped some of the inhabitants of Green Valley was lowincome housing.
"But we have far to go still,"
says Espinosa.
Paul Espinosa: The Director
Uneasy Neighbors was named
one of the top 100 Chicano Films
by the Aztlan Film Institute,
established by UCLA's Chicano
Studies Research Center.
Espinosa was drawn to the
subject of uneasy neighbors in
1986 when many immigration
laws were being passed.
Mainstream media wasn't too
interested in some of these stories
and Espinosa felt that there was
an incomplete picture of what
was happening between migrant
workers and homeowners.
"It [film] wasn't made just
for the local audience here in San
Diego County," says Espinosa,
"It's also for all American cities
and it deals with the rich and
poor."
During the discussion following Uneasy Neighbors, Espinosa
spoke about the people he met
at Green Valley while making
the documentary. "Reverend
Martinez, who's in his late 60's,
hadn't planned on getting
involved. But he was shocked,"
said Espinosa, "It shows the
power of what an individual can
do when they get involved. And
this brings up the question of
what we can do to break down
some of these barriers."
Paul Espinosa's experience
includes being a long-time producer for public television programs dealing with the United
States-Mexican relations. His current project is a documentary
dealing with the causes and outcomes of the war between Mexico
and the U.S. and will be showing
at the Museum of Contemporary
Art from October 5 and 12.
Espinosa, who grew up in
New Mexico, has lived in San
Diego County for 25 years. He
has a great interest in informing
people on relations, the culture,
and the people of Latin America.
"If you don't know what happened in the past, you're going
to look at this subject a little
differently," says Espinosa.
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By: Christopher F. Orman
Pride Staff Writer
Eclectic would summarize
CSUSM's Brown Bag Concert
series that occurred at noon by
the Dome on September 25 to
September 28. As a whole, Brown
Bag Concert series certainly gave
CSUSM students an opportunity
to discover sounds not included
in standard radio formats. The
Charles McPherson Quartet,
Second - Avenue Klezmer
Ensemble, Earl Thomas and the
Blues Ambassadors, and rootsrockers The Blazers, adequately
covered a plethora of often overlooked musical idioms.
Following several originals,
McPherson and his compatriots
flew passionately into a highspeed version of Sonny Rollins'
classic St. Thomas. Playing three
times the notes included in
Rollins' studio version of St.
Thomas, McPherson clearly
revealed his expertise and all
around musical dexterity.
The Charles McPherson
Quartet cannot be considered any
typical, mediocre jazz band. In
fact, some of the music played by
McPherson and his band rivaled
performances by well-known jazz
acts at respected venues such
as Humphrey's and Escondido
Center for the Arts.
All thatjazz
Singin'the blues
On Monday, September 25,
Charles McPherson's Quartet
opened with a stirring rendition
of My Favorite Things, which
was made infamous by the late
John Coltrane. McPherson made
special use of his back up band,
empathetically moving his saxophone in and out of the crowd,
thereby accuentating the potent
mix of drums, bass, and piano.
Possibly the most energetic
act of the week was Earl Thomas
and the Blues Ambassadors who
began their brief ^lues-based set
with the wonderfully lascivious
Fred McDowell song, Drop Down
Mama. Considering the large
notoriety being garnered by acts
like Taj Mahal, Corey Harris and
the North Mississippi Allstars,
blues bands continue to rise out of
A Perfect Circle
That ability has led to the incredible popularity of Tool and has
helped A Perfect Circle sell more
albums in the first week of its
On Monday, September 11, release than any other debut
A Perfect Circle was nearly as band.
Perhaps the high point of the
good as their name suggests
at University of California, San concert was Keenan's dark sense
Diego. The few thousand fans of humor. After saying San Diego
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Their interesting style of
sounds.
music leads to a diverse fan base.
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the Arts and Lectures series.
By: Jared E. Young
Pride Staff Writer
Is t his y our i dea of a s tudent u nion?
Everybody agrees that students need a place of their own at Cal State San Marcos. The new student union/fieldhouse can be that place — where you hang out, have club meetings, even shower after a workout
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What
Student
Union
Vote?
I feel it is important to ask
a few questions about the issue
before it is voted on.
What Student Union? The
web page: www.csusm.edu/
student affairs/
Info%20Items/university
student union referendum.htm
about the Clarke Field House/
University Student Union states
"What is the Clarke Field
House/University Student Union?
The proposed building will provide a multi-purpose gymnasium, weight/exercise room, locker
rooms and showers, sports medicine facility, equipment storage
and offices. It will also include
conference space and meeting
rooms, student government offic-
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es and a convenience store."
There is NO mention of a student
union, only athletic related facilities, offices and meeting rooms.
Why is this issue being called
Clarke Field House/University
Student Union when there is no
student union listed as part of the
proposal?
When will the fee end? It
never does. The fee increase will
only end if a future referendum
passes to eliminate it.
Is this the best or the only
funding option? Is a $7.4 million dollar facility what we need?
According to the above listed web
page, "the estimated construction costs for the Clarke Field
House/University Student Union
is between $7.1 and $7.4 million."
And that "$2.7 million will be
identified in gifts and grants."
If $2.7 million can be raised in
gifts and grants, why not build
a facility for $2.7 million? If it
is really necessary for the much
more expensive building to be
built, have other funding avenues
been exhausted? Corporate sponsorship perhaps? Around the
county, "The Murph" is now
Qualcom Stadium, and there is
the Coors Ampitheater, SDSU has
the Cox Arena. Perhaps CSUSM
should look in to having a Philip
Morris or MGD Student Union?
(Indecently, I bet if there was a
convenience store in the student
union with a liquor license, more
students would use it).
Is there any guarantee regarding how the money will be spent?
Not that I have seen.
I feel it is deceptive for the
two measures to be generally
referred to by the same name, as
they are very different. Measure
One deals with the construction
of a FIELD HOUSE that supposedly contains some unspecified portion of it to be used for an
interim student union, yet the proposal listed on the web does not
list a student union. Measure Two
actually deals with the construction of a student union almost 20
years from now.
The question is not necessarily about voting no to the construction, but voting no to these
measures. Only vote yes when a
proposal comes along that better
specifies how funds will be allocated and for how long.
Vote NO on Measure One and
Two.
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San Marcos:
By: Jared E. Young
Pride Staff Writer
Why would anyone want to
live in Arizona? Now, I'm not
knocking people who live there,
but I am questioning their motives
for doing so. It's hot, muggy,
plagued by smog, isolated, and,
well, it really isn't the nicest
place to live.
Why am I talking about
Arizona, you ask? Well, because
that is where this article is being
written. I decided to come out
here to visit some friends for a
few days and take a break from
school, work, life-from everything, basically (it didn't hurt
that Bad Religion was playing a
concert out here, either). Since I
have been here I have realized
one thing-I won't ever need a real
estate agent in Phoenix.
Now, granted, Phoenix isn't
all bad. The school, Arizona
State, is pretty cool (although it
was recently rat&d as one of the
worst schools in the nation), and
the nightlife is second to none,
but what do you do the rest of the
time? You sleep and watch TV,
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Letter to the Editors
Dear Editor:
As a CSUSM Alumnae, I
would like to voice my support
for the University Student Union
fee referendum. While attending
CSUSM, I was actively involved
in various organizations on campus. As a past Orientation-Team
Leader, I gave tours to the incoming students. The main question
asked by most freshmen was
"Where do you usually spend
your time in between classes"?
Unfortunately I had to tell them
that I had no choice but to try
to find a place in the Dome.
As an "O-Team" Leader, I saw
the importance of the University
Student Union so I became a
member of the University Student
Union Advisory Board. The
need for this facility became even
more obvious to me while serving on the USUAB.
For study group meetings,
the only choices are the Library,
where the group meeting rooms
are always occupied, or the Dome,
which never has tables available.
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Sincerely,
Beauty Undiscovered
erate temperatures at the end of
the day. Also, our campus isn't
so huge that we have to walk
five miles to get the book that we
realized we left in our car just as
we finally reach the front door
to the classroom; you have to do
that if you're a Sun Devil.
Sun Devil. That's the one
redeeming factor of living in
Phoenix and going to school: you
get a cool mascot. Now, Cougars
are fine and dandy, but whom do
you think would win in a fight?
I'd put my money on the Devil
Arizona Desert Courtesy ofAaron Seifert
any day (Blue Devils and Sun
that's what
the Walter Cronkite School of Devils might be a tricky matchIt's too hot to do anything Journalism (which, at the time, up, though).
other than sit under your air con- was my major). Then I came out Phoenix is also isolated.
ditioner and play video games, here and broke a sweat walking
watch TV, or read a book. Which, from the car to the door of my
by the way, should help make friend's apartment; that's when I
ASU one of the top ranked decided that San Jose State was a
schools academically in the better choice for me.
nation. Since no one can go outCal State San Marcos is no
side, they should have all day to oasis. One hundred and fifty
study . . . or all day to sleep so stairs in 110 degrees is no picnic,
they can drink all night, which is but that temperature doesn't last
apparently what really happens. 365 days, so I can survive i t
I contemplated becoming a Also, most students at our lovely
Sun Devil two years ago. The school don't live in San Marcos,
school is large and they have so they can retreat to more modA Collage ofSan Marcos
AN OPIMONZ
I think that having a Student
Union on campus will benefit
many students for many years
to come. And the increase in
cost is still so low: only $30. I
understand $30 is a substantial
amount for a student, but if you
think about it, it is only 40 cents
a day per semester, excluding
weekends. Most of the students
will probably say, "Sure it is very
easy for alumni to support this
since they will not be paying a
penny for it." I am currently a
graduate student at SDSU and
the Student Union fee is higher
- $71/per semester; and I'm glad
students before me saw the need
to build a place for students to
meet.
I hope my letter reaches students at CSUSM. Please think
about future students when making your final decision on the
University Student Union fee.
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Lyuda Litvinets
Class o f'99
Where do you go if you want
to leave the city? Flagstaff?
Wow, wouldn't that be a fun
day?! Maybe you could head
down to Tucson, that would be
fun. More of what you already
have in Phoenix! The closest
thing to the beach in Arizona
would be Lake Havasu, and what
do you do there? You sure aren't
going to go surfing!
People like to complain about
San Marcos, having to go to
school in the hot weather, having
to climb stairs, having nothing to
do between classes. After spending a few days in Phoenix, you'll
gain a whole new appreciation
for the land of the Cougar.
Courtesy ofthe City ofSan Marcos
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�A Closer Look at CSUSM Cross Country
By: Steve Compian
Pride Staff Writer
What is it like to compete in
cross country running? For the
average person the answer would
seem to be simplistic: you have
to run every day until you build
up some endurance and then go
mach five during a race. Some
of that might be true, but to get
a better idea you should ask the
members of the CSUSM crosscountry team.
Some of the runners put in
up to fifty miles of road work
per week in preparation for the
competition. The men compete,
in an eight-kilometer (5.3 miles)
long race, while the women run
the distance of five-kilometers
(3.1 miles). The scoring for each
event is determined by the placement of individual runners as
they cross the finish line. The
team's five best runners are identified and the lowest scoring team
wins.
Before the start of each race
the runners must-warm Tip their
bodies by a routine of stretching
and running. Depending on the
individual, this may take as much
as an hour. Also before the race,
runners must conduct a reconnaissance of the course to get
a clear idea of the route, and
its condition. Final preparations
include last minute instructions
from coaches, and making sure
the runners are wearing their
"numbers," which, help officials
determine placement. Then the
runners move over to the starting line for the race. For the
details on how the game is played
though, you have to talk to the
players.
When asked if they believed
that cross country should be classified a "non-contact" sport, some
of the runners gave a few sly
grins and some rolling eyes. "I
still have scars down there," said
junior Heather Garritson, pointing to the marks on her ankle
that were made as a result of the
wars that occur at the start of
Annual Cougar Chase
» Continued from p g. 1
Coach Steve Scott Photo by Steve Compian
Coach Scott, a former
Olympian, had enough gas
left in his tank to run back
along the course to cheer
on the rest of the runners.
One of those runners was
Bob Mangrum, for whom the
school's track was named.
"I had a great time," said
Mr. Mangrum, who won in
his age category at a time
of 23 minutes and 11 seconds, even though he was
still recovering from a hamstring pull.
In between the races,
Coach Scott kept busy by
signing t-shirts and giving
advice to the young runners.
"You want to start off slow
and then have enough for
the finish," he told a group
of kids.Later, the coach ran
with the kids during the IK
Cub Run, while shouting
encouragement to the young
competitors.
Little Vincent Loretti
was the last runner to cross
the finish line, which officially ended competition at
the Second Annual Cougar
Chase. .
AH the participants were
treated to refreshments that
included complimentary slices of Fruschetta Pizza. The
line for the pizza was almost
as busy as the line to see
the posted official results,
with everyone looking to see
where they had placed.
At the awards ceremony, all the top runners
received their awards from
Coach Scott. Every child
who crossed the finish line
also received a medal from
Coach Scott.
Seventy-one year old Ed
Maher and seventy-six year
old John Cross were among
those who received congratulations. Maher finished in
the time of 25 minutes and 9
seconds and Cross' time was
27 minutes and 27 seconds
for the 3.1 mile event.
each race. Garritson suffered her
injuries when other runners used
the cleats of their shoes, meant
to gain traction, as weapons to
fight for position in the closely
compressed pack of runners.
The physical contact that the
runners endure isn't limited to
the lower torso. "They hack and
push," said sophomore Kenneth
Nwadike, as he demonstrated
with downward gestures with a
pointed elbow. It continues to
get physical during the race, too.
Senior Renee MacDonald told
how she and another girl became
"attached" as they arrived at
the halfway point of the Aztec
Invitational 5k race. "She just
kept pulling on my arm until
I finally yanked it away," said
MacDonald.
The end of the race is the
last chance that the runners have
to secure the highest place in
the competition, which equates
to points for the team. It is common for large groups to arrive at
the finish line together, conceiv-
RETIREMENT
ably at the same time. The difference between 30th and 42nd place
may only be a couple of seconds,
but for the total team score, the
12-point margin becomes very
important. In order to get noticed,
freshman Josh Wing said, "The
coaches teach us to raise our
hands." The runners must also
have the presence of mind to
hand in their "numbers" at the
finish line where an electronic
scanner turns bar codes into official results.
After the race is over, the
runners must cool their bodies
down with some light jogging
and stretching to prevent injury.
The women's race usually lasts
from 18 to 27 minutes, while the
men's competition can last from
25 to 32 minutes. By the time
the awards ceremony has been
conducted, the athletes may have
invested five to six hours of their
day towards the races, not counting travel time. Then it's back
to practice next week to start all
over again.
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spoiled."
-Mark Twain
"I skate to where the puck is
going to be, not t o where it
has been."
-Wayne Gretzky
"The sports page records
people's accomplishments;
the front page nothing but
their failures."
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2000
Meditation Group
Villa is associate professor of
English and American Studies
at Occidental College in Los
Angeles.
Location: Commons 207
Time: 12:00pm-12:30pm
Using MLA/APA Formats
Location: Academic Hall 418
Time: 12:30pm-l :30pm
This group meets weekly on
Learn how to use MLA and
Tuesdays in Commons 207.
Groups run on a "drop-in" basis. APA formats.
Rock en Espanol/Spanish
Rock
R OCK E N ESPANOLMORE F M 98.9
Participants will be introduced Student Social
to leadership theories and prac- Location: Dome Plaza
tices.
Time: 12:00pm-l:00pm
Leadership Foundation
Location: Commons 206
Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesday, October
4,2000
Film: Being There
Location: California Center for
the Arts, Escondido Center
Theater
Time: 6:30pm
Thursday, October Friday, October 6,
2000
5,2000
Study Abroad Information
Meeting
Location: Craven 1258
Time: 9:00am-10:00am
Study Abroad Information
Meeting
Location: University Hall 327
Time: 10:00am-l 1:00am
Using Sentence Variety
National Depression
Screening Day
Location: Founders Plaza
Time: llam-lpm
Saturday, October 7,
2000
CSUSM's 8th Annual Pow
Wow
Location: CSUSM
Time: ll:00am-ll:00pm;
2:00pm-7:00pm Grand Entry
Featured events include intertribal dancing, drum contest,
gourd dancing, and demonstration and specialty dancing.
Learn how to use variety in your
sentences.
This event is free and open to
the public.
Meditation Group
Location: PPHS
For more information call (760)
Time: 12:00pm-12:30pm
439-8569 or visit the web site at:
www.csusm.edu/powwow
This meditation group meets
weekly on Fridays in Dr. Fritz
Kreisler's office.
Groups run on a ''drop-in" basis. Monday, October 9,
Location: Academic Hall 314
Time: 10:00am-l 1:00am
Short and easy depression test,
suicide risk questionnaire, educational presentation with a
video, consultation with a mental health professional, referrals,
educational flyers, brochures
and handouts.
Offered through the Counseling
and Psychological Services unit
of Student Affairs.
Take a Walk on the Creative 2000
Call 750-4910 for more informa- Side
Film showing of Being There
Study Abroad Information
tion.
Location: Commons 206
(Hal Ashby, 1979).
Meeting
Time: l:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Commons 206
Careers for Liberal Studies
In this film, Chauncey Gardner,
This presentation will introduce Time: 9:00am-10:00am
Majors
Location: Visual and Performing who speaks in television coma model to bring out everyone's
Arts Annex (441 La Moree Rd.) mercials cliches (which people Location: Craven 4201
Independent Filmmaker:
creative side.
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
mistake for wisdom) is unexTime: Noon
Denise Shaw
pectedly elected president and
Location: Academic Hall 102
undertakes to give the govern- Are you looking for a career in
This slide and lecture preTime: 3pm
Liberal Studies? This workshop Career Skills
ment back to the people.
sentation considers the ways
Denise Shaw will give a
may be for you!
Raul Villa Presents:
Representing Raza Urban
Space: Creative
Expressions of a Chicano
Alternative Public Sphere
Location: Craven 4201
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Chicano literary and visual artists use their work to represent This event is free and part of
and defend their urban milieus CSUSM's Fall Arts and Lectures
against destructive urban devel- Series.
opments and urbanistic ideologies.
presentation/lecture about her
years as an agent, director, and
producer. Her past works include
Learn about resume, interviews,
Bodies Rest and Motion and Bed
and job search.
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MiraCosta.
ligibility? Any student who completed the first two years of their college/
university education at either Palomar or MiraCosta College
and who has completed at least one semester of work at
CSUSM may apply for this position.
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be willing and able to:
Meet monthly — the third Tuesday of the month from 2-4 p.m. — with the
Board;
Represent to the Board the issues, concerns, and needs of transfer students as
they make the transition from the community colleges to CSUSM; and
Perform one of the following tasks:
serve as web weaver for the NCHEA web site @ www.csusm.edu/nchea,
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