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INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008
CSUSM announces
this year's
Brakebill Award
recipient
CoBA Professor J orjani
recieves coveted award
BY JACKIE CARBAJAL
News Editor
On Nov. 18, the Office of the President announced Dr. Soheila Jorjani as the
2008-09 recipient of the Harry E. Brakebill Distinguished Professor Award, the
highest award the university can present
to a professor.
Jorjani is a professor of the Department
of Information Systems and Operations
Management in the College of Buisness
Administration. CSUSM President Karen
Haynes awarded Jorjani based upon recommendation of the Faculty Awards
Committee.
In a letter from the President, Haynes
states, "Dr. Joijani exemplifies the true
spirit of the Brakebill Award; she is an
extraordinary faculty member who has
made outstanding contributions to her
students, to her academic discipline,
and to our campus community. In every
aspect of her 16-year career at Cal State
San Marcos, she has shown tremendous
dedication to academic excellence, and
she has been an inspiration to her students
and her colleagues alike."
Above: CSUSM community holds candlelight
tiudljjlMe
night.
Photos by Jackie Carbajal
See BRAKEBILL, Page 6
President welcomes open forum with
students and faculty
BY JONATHAN E. THOMPSON
Pride Staff Writer
The President's Student Open Forum occurs
today, Dec. 2, during University Hour in the
President's Boardroom in Craven Hall 5302.
The forum opens thefloorto all students. Students can ask any question and receive a direct
response from President Haynes.
"I think ASI and students in general should
attend the student open forum. These are the
meetings where [students] can really learn
something from the president and [students]
can also teach her what campus life looks like
from [their] perspective," said Professor
of Education and Chair of the Academic
Senate Janet McDaniel.
The President's Faculty Open Forum
occurs Thursday, Dec. 4, during University Hour in Markstein Hall 101. The forum
takes place twice each semester. Similar to
the President's Student Open Forum, the
President's Faculty Open Forum opens the
floor to all faculty members. Faculty members can ask President Haynes specific or
broad questions and expect an immediate
See FORUM, Page 6
MIS Society holds first meeting at CSUSM
Ground breaking meeting draws over 60 students
BY JONATHAN E. THOMPSON
Pride Staff Writer
The first MIS Society meeting
occurred this past Tuesday, Nov. 25 in
Markstein 125. The meeting began at 6
PM and lasted until 7:30 PM with over
60 students and many faculty members
attended thé event.
Many firsts occurred for the College
of Business Administration for the fall
semester. This semester CoBA dropped
the High Technology Management
major option and added the Manage-
ment Information System major option.
Some colleges have both HTM and MIS
options while others have either or. The
introduction of the new CoBA MIS
major option quickly brought about the
MIS Society.
MIS Society is similar to Accounting
Society but deals with only MIS related
information and content. The newly
registered student organization intends
to enable networking amongst students
and MIS related organizations outside
See MIS, Page 6
�The AFI awards are ridiculous
EDITORIAL STAFF
EDITOR IN CHIEF
VI RID LANA PACHECOlSAAC
MANAGING EDITOR
BEN M. ROFFEE
NEWS EDITOR
JACKIE CARBAJAL
FEATURES EDITOR
CRYSTAL EVANS
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
EDITOR
KATHRYN MCBRAYER
O PINION EDITOR
AMY SALISBURY
COPY EDITOR
TLFFANIE H OANG
LAYOUT EDITOR
RUDY MARTINEZ
ONLINE EDITOR
JACKIE CARBAJAL
BUSINESS M ANAGERS
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
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ADVISOR
JOAN ANDERSON
STAFF WRITERS
SANDRA CHALMERS
BILL R HEIN
LANCE ROSENBERGER
JONATHAN E. T HOMPSON
consider foreign films. The
AFI loses credibility by
only focusing on American
films.
The American
Film Institute is
In 1997 and 2007, they
an
independent
released a list titled "100
non-profit organiYears, 100 Movies," which
zation working to
claimed to be a list of,
promote filmmak"The 100 greatest movies
ing and preservof all time," according to
ing film history.
their website. If they only
Its charity work and education pro- focus on Americanfilms,this cergrams are commendable.
tainly cannot be the definitive list.
One of their biggest promotions Though American filmmakers
is their yearly list of the 100 best have produced some masterpieces,
films in a category. They also dis- foreignfilmsdeserve recognition.
tribute honors on a yearly basis to
There are countless examples of
what they consider the best films foreign films that have influenced
of the year. Though they do good American works. One of the AFI's
work, these lists are a joke.
seemingly favorite films is "Star
Since the AFI only focuses on Wars." It appears on their list of
the preservation and celebration 100 greatest films, and is second
of 'American' film, they are fun- on their list of great Science Ficdamental prejudiced. Though die tionfilms.Yet, they never mention
Academy Awards are as bad by the influences of samuraifilmsby
often picking and American film Akira Kurosawa.
as the Best Picture, they at least
They never have been able to
BY BILL RHEIN
Pride Staff Writer
The first thing I did when I
first set foot on this c ampusaside from locating where the
good coffee was—was look
for the campus paper. I was
intrigued when I first set foot
in The Pride's office, eager to
participate, but I never imagined I would one day have the
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Film Institute areflawed.They fail
to recognize foreign films despite
how great they are or the influence they have had. Amidst this
unfairness, they unreasonably
award some films and not others.
A film institute should give merit
to a film based on quality, not on
where the director is from or studio
is located.
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Goodbye from the Editor-in-Chief
BY VIRIDIANA PACHECOISAAC
Editor-in-Chief
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clearly define the ambiguous term
'American film'. It is confusing
why some films are recognized
and not others. There seems to be
no reason involved in naming a
film 'American.'
For example, in 2006, they
awarded United 93 as one of the
bestfilmsof the year. Yet, a British
director, Paul Greengrass, made it.
This year they awarded The Lord
of the Rings as one of the best
fantasyfilms,but American Peter
Jackson made it in New Zealand.
Therefore, it must not be the director or location.
This works until one considers
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
It was set in America and stars film
star Clint Eastwood, and directed
by Italian Sergio Leone. Though
it is a majority of critic consider it
one of the bestfilmsever made, the
AFI have never recognized it.
Though they do commendable
work restoring film and inspiring youth, parts of the American
pleasure to lead it. It has been
I would like to thank the edia great and rewarding experi- torial staffs who have come
ence, but like any leadership through the door of the Pride,
role it has come with its share who each and every weekend
of bumps along the road. How- spend their time making sure the
ever, despite the stress of being paper is presentable to our readin a leadership role, I am and ers. To Ben, my managing editor
will always be ever grateful for with whom I butted heads from
the journey that has been filled time to time and with whom I
with learning, not just about the engaged in long and heated distasks at hand, but about myself cussions about content, thanks.
and dealing with the people You never let me down, just as
around me.
I figured you wouldn't. While it
is assumed that the hardest job
in a paper is that of the Editorin-Chief, it is not. It is the day
to day editors, writers, cartoonists, photographers and sales
representatives who truly make
the organization function, and
I thank you for all your hard
work.
Now it is time for me to move
on, and allow for other leaders to
experience this wonderful journey. I wish you all the best.
Black Friday Holiday commercialization defined
BY KIRA LYONS
Pride Staff Writer
that they have lost the true spirit 3 a.m. Stores open their doors
of the holidays.
for the annual tradition known
No later than the day after as "Black Friday." During this
It is no secret that in the past Halloween, the T.V is inundated annual frenzy, stores offer a
few years holiday commercial- by advertising from different variety of sales and clearances
ization has reached its peak. It stores. These ads insinuate that on an array of products. On
seems that the day after Hallow- their product is the gift that Thanksgiving, people spend the
een, Christmas decorations go up you need to buy fpr that special day with their family attempting
in stores and T.V. commercials person if you truly love him or to bond over food, football, and
start showing advertisements of her. Kay Jewelers exhibits this other family traditions. The next
the latest and greatest things to idea to a tee with their famous day, people wake up at the crack
buy. Is the materiaiism of it all slogan, "Every kiss begins with of dawn (or in some cases dawn
ruining the holiday season?
Kay."
has yet to arrive) to wait in line
The answer to this question is
The most compelling exam- in front of a store, with the idea
a resounding yes. These days, ple of holiday materialism is that they will get "more bang for
everyone seems to be so wrapped the morning after Thanksgiv- their buck."
up with gift giving and receiving ing; now starting as early as
This thought process most
exhibits materialism, as people
cut time short with their family
and go to bed early in order that
they can wake up the next day to
buy things. While I do think that
people buy presents out of love,
I do remember a time where the
best part of the season was getting a Christmas tree and decorating it with my family, while
listening to Christmas carols
over the radio.
I think it's about time for the
true spirit of the Holidays to
find its way back into everyone's
home and for materialism to
start making its way out.
Holiday humbug The heart of the matter
BY JONATHAN E.
THOMPSON
Pride Staff Writer
deeper. You might want to get on
your work boots and safety goggles.
The holidays in their purest
There is a lot of speculation form, regardless of the holidays
about the economy and the holi- you celebrate or do not, revolve
days. Families and corporations around spending time with your
f ear, the worse. From Google families, loved ones, and friends.
News to the North County Times, Of course, spending money is also
headlines are lining the pages associated with holidays. Howwith grim news and even more ever, money is not the source of
grim news about the current the enjoyment and pleasure that
financial crisis. Looking at the holidays generate: the real feelholidays from the surface, most ings, the true feelings, the meanpeople think it will be miserable. ingful feelings. We have reached
Let us dig deeper, shall we? A lot 2,000 feet. Keep digging.
When you look back on past
holidays, what do you see? What
do you feel? What do you think?
I remember the times that I have
spent with my family. I remember
waking up early and eating a generous portion of my mom's French
toast and scrambled eggs with my
brother. I remember gathering
with my family and pets. I think
about the times I spent watching
old holiday movies at my nana's
house eating her freshly made
bread. I remember the time I
woke up on Dec. 24th in Atlanta,
Georiga, in my dad's house, and
was in San Diego, California, at
my mom's house by night fall. We
have not hit the bottom yet. Keep
digging.
So I say to all of the naysayers, who say the holidays are
going to be miserable because
America does not have the money.
Money was never the key ingredient anyway. Spending time with
others is what was always and will
always be important. We have
reached pay dirt. Ba humbug I say
to them, and to you, I say enjoy the
holidays and be thankful for your
families, loved ones, and friends.
�Budget-less students
CSU unfairly cuts future student enrollment
BY SANDRA CHALMERS
Pride Staff Writer
sion to give back $31.3 million of
the school's budget in the response
to a Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's
It is no secret that our economy request to cut state budgets has stuhas fallen ill. The illness has spread dents wondering if there is a chance
to the banks, the automakers and they will receive a bailout
now hitting closer to home, the CSU
As a recent transfer student t
school system.
CSUSM, this news makes me greatl
Chancellor Reed made recent appreciative ofmy enrollment spot
headlines with the astonishing news hère and I can't help but think that
that the CSU school system will be it is extremely unfair to the new
turning away approximately 10,000 wave ofrecent high school gradeligible students for fall 2009 enroll- uates and transfer students that
ment at all 23 campuses across the meet the academic requirements
state due to overcrowding and insuf- to be refused admission due to .
ficient funding, approved by the economic pressures.
. Broad of Trustees, policy Title 5,
"We cannot continue to admit
Article 2.
more and more students with les
Significant budget cuts have and less money. Class sizes ha\
negatively impacted students' col- increased, workload [for faculty] has
lege experience. Currently, CSUSM increased, and services have gone
and now Chancellor Reed's deci- down," said Chancellor Reed.
"Applications to attend CSU for
fall 2009 are up 20 percent over one
year ago. With no increase in state
funding during the past two years,
the prospect
will be able to increase funding
next year, the CSU must manage its
enrollment down to its funded level
to protect the quality of instruction
for students," said the Chancellor's
ffice of Public Affairs in a recent
iess release.
In a nationalfinancialcrisis, secure
jobs are scarce and the importance
of higher education becomes a
sought-after valued asset. Refusing eligible students in these
times seems cruel and heartless.
But maybe, the ultimate price
of our education will suffer if
there is no change implicated
to adapt to the current slumping
nances of the CSU system.
The lack of budget has influenced
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CSUSM in a negative way. As if a
of deeper
m i d - y e a r college student's life isn't difficult
cuts and no expectation that the state enough with work, paying rent, and
trying to registerforclasses, now he
must deal with the evident suffering
of the CSU system.
Science labs were cut even when
the class was already full and had
wait listed students. Overall, fewer
classes are offered, making it very
difficult for graduating seniors to
complete their last units.
A recent rumor has been mentioned that the number of faculty
copiers has been limited, urging
teachers to tell their students to print
out class handouts at home rather
than having teachers provide them
in class.
Adapting to these changes is a
necessity for the success of current
students, but I believe a financial
reform is needed before the refusing
admittance to eligible, ambitious students.
Farewell from the Managing Editor
BY BEN ROFFEE
Managing Editor
Dear Readers,
As we approach the end of
the semester and the Pride's
operations wind to a close, we
are called upon to reflect on the
events and stories that have come
to define this past semester. In
just a few short months, our
country seemed in quite a rush
to make history and CSUSM
definitely acted in part. Over
the course of this brief span of
time I have had the distinct honor
and privilege of being a part of
a team dedicated to reporting on
this historic period through the
perspective of a college campus.
Even with all of the passion
for journalism in the world, it is
impossible to have a successful
paper without chemistry in the
newsroom. The editors and staff
here at the Pride are as much
my colleagues as they are my
friends, and without their support
and comical distractions I doubt
I could have ever kept my
sanity. There is no other group
of people I can think of that
I 'd rather spend the countless
frustrated and weary hours with
than with thè people I've been
fortunate to call my coworkers
for the last year and a half. Their
tireless dedication to keeping
this ship afloat deserves much
more thanks than I can give and
should command the respect of
all of you. A special thanks goes
out to Viri, who filled some big
shoes and taught me more than
I could ever want to know about
this craft. It is likely that I wont
serve as an editor, but you can
still expect to see me floating
around the Pride. See you next
semester, CSUSM.
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With the economy in i f s present state, do you think you will be
spending the same amount of money during the holidays? Why?
"I'm not sure, because I get paid more at my job now and gas
is cheaper. I guess it would be the same as last year but I'm
going to be more cautious."
"I don't think I 'll be spending as much money as I have before.
I 'm trying to find a job but with the failing economy I 'm not
able to right now."
Eric Julienne
Junior
Hannah Kiesow
Sophmore
"I won't spend as much money as I did last year, because
there's not as much money to go around within my
whole family. Last year I had surgery so we're still
recovering from that."
m
"Definitely not. My family's doing a small Christmas with little
gifts here and there. There's no reason to spend a lot."
StaciEdwords
Senior
Heather Kane
Senior
"No, I will not be spending the same as last year because
I need to spend my money on tuition and books."
Catherine Coram
Sophomore
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Lakers willsurein cNBA championship
w to elebrate
Bandwagon fans
BY BRIAN MANN
The real fans probably gaze in
bewilderment at the bandwagoners
Pride Staff Writer
the same way I do. Certainly, my
The Los Angeles Lakers will view on their followers has little
win the NBA championship for to do with the actual Lakers team,
some
the 2008-2009 season. Though merely
obnoxious fans.
the playoffs won't wrap up until
N onetheless,
June (the NBA has a hideously
long season), I can see the inevi- Lakers fan or
not, one thing has
table on the horizon.
clear:
In the interest of full disclosure, become
I must admit I am what you call They are the
your basic "Laker-hater" As a life- best team in the
long San Diegan, I have seen and NBA. Though
heard the hordes of bandwagon the best team
Laker fans, with their flags and doesn't always
bumper stickers, wallowing in joy win thé trophy,
after championship seasons. These they simply have
types of fans are the worst and they too many things
always seem to come out of the in their favor to
woodwork, in large numbers, when be denied.
the Lakers are at the top of the basThey have the
ketball world, only to retreat when most
talented
the Lakers are ordinary. You know overall
roster
the type. You ask them who plays in the NBA, as well as the best
for the Lakers and they say Kobe individual player, Kobe Bryant.
Bryant and then stare blankly into The collection of individual talent
space trying to think of another on the Lakers is remarkable. A
player. Don't get me wrong, I real- quick thumbing-over of the roster
ize not every Lakers fan down here reveals an embarrassment of
is a front-runner and I respect that. riches. In addition to Bryant, they
of ability.
Further helping the cause of
the Lakers is the utter mediocrity
of the NBA. Looking around the
league, there are only a handful of
teams that can,seriously compete for a
championship this
season. The Lakers,
however, are superior to each. The
team currently in
second place in the
Lakers
division,
behind the Lakers,
is the Phoenix Suns.
They'll fade. They
made a bad trade for
an aging Shaquille
O'Neal and they
don't match up well
with the Lakers. The
Houston
Rockets
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have a nice collectalented players on the team. That tion of talent but one of their best
in itself is a testament to how high- players, Tracy McGrady, almost
quality the roster is. Even native never plays an entire season
San Diegan Luke Walton, who is because he is so injury-prone.
pretty good, can barely get off the
In the Eastern Conference, the
bench. Clearly, their roster sur- only team that can even come
passes any other teams' in terms close to stacking up to the Lakers
have established veterans such
as Pau Gasol and Lamar Qdom.
Gasol is a borderline star player
and, though Odom plays a lesser
role, he remains one of the more
are the defending NBA champir
ons, the Boston Celtics. Though
the Lakers lost to the Celtics in
the NBA finals last season, I don't
foresee that happening again. The
Celtics remain very impressive
and have a star-studded roster
themselves, but the Lakers trump
card is Bryant. Yes, he did play
in the finals last year when the
Celtics won, but he was crippled
by injuries and has since had surgery to remedy his ailments. He is
much healthier now and, barring
injury, will prove again that he is
unstoppable at full strength.
Due to their impressive team,
lack of competition and possessing the best individual player
in the league, the Los Angeles
Lakers will overwhelm the NBA
this season. Their nearly flawless start to the season is proof of
their superiority. Have they played
weak opponents? No, so far they
have simply dominated what is a
mostly mediocre league.
From a "Laker-hater," a message to all the front-runners: Get
those flags and bumper stickers
ready.
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�From BRAKEBILL, page 1
The College ofBusiness is proud
to see one of its own receive the
distinguished award. In his letter
of recommendation on Jorjani's
behalf, Dean Dennis Guseman
stated, "We recognize professors
who are outstanding in teaching,
scholarship and service, but to me,
the Brakebill Award is for those
professors who are outstanding in
all three areas. In my opinion, Professor Joijani has distinguished
herself in each of these areas."
Joijani received her Ph.D. in
Operations Research at the Uni-
versity of California, Irvine and collaborative group project for all is a common compliment across
taught at the University of Mas- graduating seniors in which they the board.
"Soheila is extremely passachusetts Boston and California tackle real-life projects issued by
sionate in her teaching. StuState University Fullerton before local businesses.
Some other awards Joijani dents said that she is extremely
joining CSUSM in 1992. She
served as the Chair of the MBA received in past years include the hard and has high standards,
committee in the 2005/06 aca- President's Outstanding Teach- yet they quickly add how much
demic year and is currently serv- ing Award in 2006, CoBA's Most they have learned in her classes,"
ing as director of the MBA pro- Distinguished Professor Award said Guseman. "Perhaps the best
in 1994, nomination for the Out- evidence of the quality of Dr. Jorgram.
Joijani's
accomplishments standing Teaching Award in 1997, jani's teaching is what I see and
include program and curriculum and Most Outstanding Project hear from our alumni. At varidevelopment on campus. Joijani Award for five senior experience ous functions I have heard many
alumni sing the praises of Dr. Jorassisted in the creation and execu- projects.
While her career accomplish- jani and how much they apprecition of the senior experience program now in its fifteenth year. ments are commendable alone, ated her as an instructor. There is
The senior experience program a Joijani's influence on her students no doubt that Soheila is a master
teacher that has dedicated herself
to her students."
The Letter from the President
also addressed Joijani's connection which her students, many of
whom remain in contact with her
well after graduation, "One of her
former students, now a tenured
professor at Cal Poly Pomona,
wrote: 'Dr. Joijani was the most
influential individual that I have
met in my academic career. I
would not be where I am today
had it not been for her guidance,
support and inspiration... I hope
someday I can be as influential
with one of my students.'"
tion. Many faculty don't have any
structured contact with the president, so this is a place that allows
reply.
Fifteen faculty members attended them to be in direct face-to-face
contact. President Haynes is very
the last forum in October.
"The purpose of the event is to good about answering questions
give faculty members a chance or commenting on concerns. If she
to address the president with any doesn't know the answer, she'll
question, concern, or sugges- make a note to find out the infor-
mation and get back to the faculty
with it," said McDaniel. "Sometimes faculty need to express frustration, confusion, and even anger
about something."
The financial crisis' impact on
the California State University
budget aims to be an important
topic of discussion in the faculty
open forum.
"A good example is the current
budget situation. The open forum
is an invitation to express whatever you want to the president.
She needs and wants to hear from
faculty. It helps her to see the faculty's perspective, which may well
be different from her own as the
chief administrator of the campus.
It also allows faculty to hear the
administrator's perspective. So it
can be a great two-way learning
experience," said McDaniel.
McDaniel also encourages faculty
to attend the faculty open forum.
"No question is too big or too
small."
He then explained the long and
tedious process of creating the
organization.
Guest speaker Chief Information Officer Wayne Veres followed Morris.
"Everything is changing.
Sometimes I dread or enjoy this
part of my career," said Veres.
Veres then gave a brief history
of the Information Technology at CSUSM including the
school's first three computers
nicknamed, Liberty, Justice,
and Freedom.
One student asked Veres what
some of the hot IT sectors that
students should consider.
" That's a good question.
This online offline thing is
a good thing. I think [Enterprise Resource Planning] systems...I hate them even though
I shouldn't say it because the
CSU system has invested heavily on it are not the way to go. If
you can find companies involved
ifi server architectures then you
should be good," replied Veres.
Professor Leu then took over
the meeting. He began by insisting that he only be called Jack.
"Get to know the faculty.
There are only seven MIS f aculty members and each of them
should be able to call you by
your first name," said Leu.
He then explained MIS major
requirements and other CoBA
related statistics.
The meeting ended with a
raffle. The r affle included an
iPod, external hard drive enclosure, laptop c arrying bags,
and even a woman's purse that
several male students politely
declined.
"MIS Society is a bridge to
link MIS majors to potential
employers and will be good for
our school," said Senior Business Major Wei Ming Lin.
From FORUM, page 1
From MIS, page 1
of CSUSM.
President of MIS Society and
Business Major Richard Morris
began the meeting.
"This is the first official meeting. I want to get the word out.
M IS Society is here," Morris
said. Morris described how
Professor Fang asked a class he
attended if anyone would like
to help start the student club.
Catholic Club sponsors free
ultrasounds for expectant mothers
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to visit campus next week
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8-9, the Catholic Club is sponsoring The P regnancy R esource Center
of N orth County, as they w ill b ring
an RV to campus i n L ibrary Plaza t o
o ffer p regnant women the o pportunity to view t heir i nfant in t he womb
at no cost.
The mission statement f or the
P regnancy R esource C enter is t hat
they are "an i ntegral p art of the Body
of C hrist, which m eets the n eeds of
the c ommunity in a way t hat d elights
the F ather" and serve " as e xperts in
the a reas of sexual h ealth, u nplanned
p regnancies, a bortion recovery, and
o ffer hope t hrough the love o f J esus
C hrist."
The P regnancy R esource C enter's
vision f or N orth C ounty San Diego
is "a c ommunity where people are
so r eadily empowered t hat a bortion
is no longer in d emand. Men and
women who have b een t raumatized
by a bortion are set f ree. O ur youth
u nderstand and accept the b enefits
of a bstinence. Lives are t ransformed
t hrough the Gospel of Jesus C hrist."
The P regnancy R esource C enter
o ffers f ree and c onfidential s ervices
i ncluding p regnancy t ests and v erification, p regnancy o ptions c ounseling,
u ltrasound and n urse c onsultation,
c ommunity r eferrals and r esources,
m aternity and baby n eeds such as clothing, f urniture, and s upplies, abortion
r ecovery help, s exual h ealth awareness, c lasses on p arenting, discipleship,
a bortion r ecovery, a nd s exual healing,
e ducation f orums, and s peakers
For m ore i nformation on the Pregnancy R esource C enter, v isit t heir website at w ww.pregnancyresourcecenter.
com or c all (760) 945-HOPE o r their
24 h our h otline (800) 395-HELP. The
P regnancy R esource C enter of North
C ounty is l ocated at 4 095-B Oceanside
Blvd in O ceanside.
P resident of t he C atholic Club Phil
H offman w elcomes anyone interested
in u ltrasound t echnology or l ife at its
e arliest s tages t o a ttend if t hey have any
q uestions or simply w ish t o g ather more
i nformation.
" This is our b ig event f or t he semester
and we w ant t o b e able t o n otify interested s tudents of t heir c ampus opportunities," said H offman. "We want to
be able t o give p regnant women a clear
v iew and o pportunity t o see t heir child
in the womb. L ife is so p recious and to
b e able t o c apture l ife in t he early stages
of p regnancy is m oving. We also hope
any i nterested s tudents w ill b e able to
come by t he RV and get more i nformation about p regnancy f rom a p ro-life
p erspective."
For a dditional i nformation about the
CSUSM C atholic Club, c ontact H offman at C SUSMcatholicclub@gmail.
com.
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Black Friday is an American t radition of crazed shoppers indulging in sale prices
in the wee hours
of the morning
a fter T hanksgiving. This
year,
I
e mbarked
on a j ourney to f ind
the lowest
prices
and
best deals in
town.
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S tuffed with p otatoes, turkey and pie, shoppers
have made Black Friday an
epic day where mothers buy
video game systems for their
children, men s atisfy their
craving for 62 inch LCD televisions and DVDs go for less
than $5.00.
Many of the retail stores
opened at 6 a.m., while others,
like Best Buy and Wal-Mart,
opened at 5 a.m.
At 6 a.m. I found myself late
for the sales at Best Buy in San
Marcos. Doors opened at 5 a.m.
with alluring advertisements
for "door buster specials" sent
out in the day before. Advertised sales for Blu-ray DVDs
starting at $10, and some f lat
screen TV's going
for
Buy
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tickets were given to anyone
in line up to two hours prior to
store opening, yes
that meant 3 a.m.
The Best Buy
parking lot was f ull
when I arrived and
a place in front of
Applebee's was the
closest spot I could
f ind.
This event
seemed a bit surreal as
I took a hike to the store.
It was still dark outside, and
with the early morning
midst cold on my
face, it was the
calm before the
storm.
It felt like a
crowded concert,
people
shoved, pushed 0
and even kicked ^
their way to the
"Set.com
electronic section for
the limited supply of 80
gigabyte Playstation 3 packages for $399 and selected Wii
games such as "AMF Bowling Pinbusters" for $9.99. The
check out line swiveled for
what seemed like miles, and at
every corner of the store there
were Best Buy sale associates
sporting the bright others away as I dashed for
blue
signature chick-flick DVDs such as
color polo s hirts "Atonement" and "The Noteto help direct book" sold for $3.98.
customers.
Despite the recession and the
Best Buy was fear many businesses had that
for the amateur shoppers wouldn't show up to
shoppers, the splurge as they had in the past
hardcore shop- the number of shoppers totaled
pers fought the more than 172 million, up f rom
brutal battles at 147 million last year, accordTarget in Escondido. ing to a survey done by BIGTarget was a mosh pit; research, which was evident by
parents, children and grand- the crowds.
parents all gathered together
and swarmed the store, it was
claustrophobic.
Black Friday's top five
At Target, shopping carts
best deals
were the weapon of choice. It
helped keep people at a dis1.Best Buy: Sony BIutance and also aided in pushing
Ray DVD player for $249
2. Target: Kodak digital
camera with 10.3 megapixels for $89
3. Circuit City: Toshiba
32 inch LCD HDTV for
$449.99
4. Best Buy: Transformers Blu-ray DVD $9.99
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Students face major dilemma
BY SANDRA CHALMERS
Pride Staff Writer
As students register for the
spring semester, undeclared
m ajor students may face a
harder time choosing classes
and d etermining their career
paths.
Some kids dream of becoming doctors or marine biologists, but f or others the choice
of a career may not come so
easy. Childhood dreams can
f ade, new ambitions develop
and the decision to declare a
major becomes a dilemma that
will determine the next four
years of a s tudent's academic
l ife, and the will i nfluence
what t hey will do for the rest
of their lives.
The continuous c onflict
between following passion
The top ten majors at the-art nursing lab with simuand interest versus following CSUSM are Business Admin- lators that promote learning in
the herd of mainstream want- istration, Liberal Studies, a comfortable environment,"
to-be CEOs and lawyers is a Communication, Psychology, said Dr. Pam Kohlbry,- as
timeless struggle.
Human Development, Pre- quoted by the O ffice of ComParents are o ften the p rimary Nursing, Criminology & Jus- munications.
source of pressure in deciding tice Studies, Biology, SociolNew Majors recently added
what major to choose. Choos- ogy, and Literature &Writing include Anthropology, Mass
ing between what may please Studies.
Media, Applied Physics and
parents
versus
following
Business
Administration Global Studies.
dreams can be another obsta- and Nursing majors are curThe Mass Media major
cle to overcome, and outside rently impacted, meaning that is centered on the creative
stresses don't make the situa- the number of applications of works of f ilm a rts while the
tion any easier.
students interested in either broad major of CommunicaIt is o ften f rightening to feel major exceeds the number of tion o ffers access to become
small in a vast sea of students available space.
Impacted involved in public relations,
that seem to have their career majors o ften require pre^ma- j ournalism or advertising.
goals settled, but CSUSM jor core classes before being
The Career Center on
o ffers relief.
able to apply for either major. campus located i n Craven Hall
There are over 30 under"Right here on campus, we 1300 o ffers major exploration
graduate academic programs have outstanding resources information that f eatures broo ffered at CSUSM that are for all programs of study. In chures on "what can I do with
sure spark interest.
nursing, we have a state-of- a major i n..."
For
more
personalized
major advice the Career
Center o ffers a wide range
of resources to help students
discover personal traits and
potential career options.
"I want to f ind out what
strengths I have," said Elizabeth Swanson, a j unior who
was considering changing her
major but wanted to take a test
o ffered by the Career Center
f irst.
Both the Strong Interest
Inventory (SII) and MyersBriggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
are t ests o ffered at the Career
Center that help students
explore their interests and personality t raits as they relate t o
educational goals and potential careers.
Vegetarian holidays can make for a new healthy holiday tradition
BY SANDRA CHALMERS
Pride Staff Writer
Some of the best things about
t he holidays are family, g ifts
and food, but for others the traditional meal of turkey with
mashed potatoes and cranberry
sauce may not be the desired
mouth watering festive meal for
the holidays.
Vegetarians are transforming an ancient pilgrim inspired
meal into a newborn culinary
delight with new creative dishes
that offer health perks. And in
a society prone to obesity and
hypertension, maybe a break
f rom the heavy cholesterol
meats for the holidays can be
a wise step toward a healthier
lifestyle.
Vegetarians do not eat any
meat products such as chicken,
beef, or pork but do consume
dairy products, not to be confused with vegans that do not
eat any animal products such as
eggs, cheese or milk.
During the holiday season, a
dinner without turkey or a ham
can seem bleak but a vegetarian
holiday dinner offers great meat
alternatives that any family can
enjoy.
Carrie Kressor, a Kinesiology
major, has been a vegetarian her
entire life, "I choose to do it for
health reasons and it is more
beneficial for the environment, I
personally don't liking thinking
about eating a dead animal."
A popular turkey substitute
for vegetarians is tofurkey, a
faux turkey made of t ofu often
breaded with a vegetarian stuff-
ing of vegetables and whole
grains.
"We do have tofurkey but
I personally don't like it that
much. But we always have a
ton of different casseroles and
yummy recipes and of course
we have the traditional cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie,"
Kressor said.
"Some of my family is actually vegetarians as well, but
the majority are not. When we
get together there really aren't
any problems, they have their
turkey, but we always have casseroles and other dishes that we
can eat. It's still like anybody
else's Thanksgiving...I just
simply don't eat the meat."
Incorporating the vegetables
of the season, like squash and
pumpkin, as main ingredients
for side dishes or casseroles
allows for creative alternatives
to the traditional holiday sides.
"Thinking about all of the
turkey disasters I've heard
about definitely makes me think
that preparing several casseroles is much easier than cooking a turkey for hours," Kressor
said.
According to an article in
FDA Consumer, data strongly
shows that vegetarians are at
a lesser risk for obesity, lung
cancer, and alcoholism. There
is also evidence that risk for
hypertension, coronary artery
disease, type II diabetes and
gallstones are significantly
lower.
The USDA dietary guidelines
for Americans states; "Most
Americans of all ages eat fewer
than the recommended numbers of serving of grain products, vegetables, and f ruits even
though consumption of these
foods is associated with a substantially lower risk for chronic
diseases, including certain
types of cancer."
So when many are dreading
the thought of consuming high
calorie foods or high cholesterol foods, maybe a vegetarian
dinner for the holidays can be
a health alternative to keep the
holiday weight off.
Jimbo's, Trader Joe's and even
Costco now carry more vegetarian food that is great tasting and
isn't too pricey.
For more information on how
to make great vegetarian meals
for holidays visit www.vegetariantimes.com
�Southern California's magical retreat
BY K RISHNA LAWLER
Business Manager
W hat b etter way is t here
t han t o s pend w inter b reak at
t he h appiest p lace on e arth?
D isneyland t ransforms i nto
a w inter w onderland f ull of
t housands of l ights, a C hristmas t ree t aller t han you can
i magine, and e ven snow. I t's
one of t he f ew p laces in the
m iddle of t he s unny O range
C ounty t hat " snows" d uring
t he w inter.
T he b est p art about b eing a
S outhern C alifornia r esident is
t he c hance t o e xperience D isneyland's h idden t reasures.
B eing an a nnual p ass holder
f or t he last two y ears and
c ountless v isits to t he p ark,
allowed me to f ind i nnovative ways t o spend my t ime
t here and l ucky f or y ou, I 've
d ecided to s hare some of t hem
w ith you.
S pending t he day w alking
a round D isneyland can b uild
up quite the a ppetite, w hich
p oises the q uestion, where can
you f ind r eally great f ood f or
a reasonable p rice at a theme
p ark?
My f riends and I were a sking
ourselves t his v ery same q uestion d uring one of our r ecent
t rips, when we s tumbled u pon
B engal B arbeque. We d ecided
it w as t ime to t ry s omething
n ew b ecause the
same
old c orn d ogs
a nd c hicken
strips
were
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The
Bengal
Barbecue
in
Disneyland's
Adventure
Land
offers
amazing
Kabobs.
g rowing t iresome.
The menu w as simple
and o ffered an a ssortment o fkabobs to choose
f rom. With each option
u nder $4.00, you have the
f reedom t o go a head and t ry
a f ew v arieties in one sitting.
My p ersonal favorites are the C hieftain
Chicken
Skewer
and
the
Outback
Vegetable
Skewer, however
if you are in t he
mood f or s omething
w ith a l ittle more kick
to it, t hen I e ntice you t o t ry
the hot and spicy Banyan Beef
Skewer. W hether you are in
the m ood f or a m id-afternoon
snack or a f ull on m eal, t his i s
d efinitely the f irst s ecret t reasure you want to check out.
If you a ren't in the mood f or
s omething g rilled, I encourage you to stop by the c offee
shop located on the l eft side
of Main Street when you are
w alking i nto the p ark.
You may b e w ondering, " If
I 'm h ungry, why the c offee
shop?" but I a ssure y ou, they
have some of the b est
s andwiches ever. A fter
w alking in t here one
n ight
f or some
c offee,
my
You can a lso t ake t he t ime
to
go t o a ll t he shows
you
h aven't
b een t o s ince
you w ere n ine.
B elieve it or n ot,
t hey a re s till g ood
a fter a ll t hese
y ears. If you a re
i n f or a g ood l augh,
why not b reak a f ew r ules
and r ock t he log on S plash
M ountain. Do it a nd see w hat
h appens. I d are y ou.
T here a re a lso h idden Mickeys s cattered t hroughout the
p ark t hat a re j ust w aiting f or
you t o f ind t hem. I w ill help
p oint you t owards a f ew r eally
c ools o nes t hat I have f ound.
T he f irst is on P irates of
t he C aribbean, which f or my
Disney's Blue Sky Cellar in California Adventure showcases plans for
remodeling California Adventure
t here, i t's a g reat way t o t alk
2012?
Now open in t he park about y our day and wait f or
the most f un you w ill have a ll
is
a
b uildday. Toy Story t ook t he B uzz
Sky
called
Blue
Light Year r ide at D isneyland
Cellar, where
t o a whole other level a nd is
the
s ky's
d efinitely a new n ot-so-secret
the
limit
n ew t reasure at C alifornia A dvenwith
ture.
inno The most a mazing r ide,
however, goes to t he H oli- Hidden Mickey in CA Adventure
day H aunted M ansion, h ands g roup of f riends is t radition- v
down. The Haunted" TVfiu^ * # fiy the;
t iidf^jve go - on^
sion ride
s ince i t
ua
ent
r edone t o line a nd a c lassic. I n the r oom
T h e w ith t he b oat s cène, t urn and
N i g h t - look t owards where the c anm a r e nons a re s hooting out f rom the
stone w all.
You w ill see t hree holes
t hat are supposed t o be f rom
the c annon b alls, but are in
All photos by Kristina Lawler t he s hape of a Mickey Mouse
Disneyland's castle lights up during Christmas
h ead.
f riends and I s tumbled y ations. Walking t hrough the B efore C hristmas. I wait all
The s econd is f ar t rickier.
a cross t hese works of b uilding gives v isitors a s neak y ear long f or t his r ide, since it Go t o C alifornia Adventure
a rt and each s ettled on p eak at all t hat is in store f or is only open f rom O ctober to and in t he m ain a rea where the
the t una sandwich.
t his once f airly b oring p ark. early J anuary.
Sun F ountain is, you w ill f ind
H ands d own, b est Since it is on the way t o t he
The b est p art is t hat t he l ine a v ery s mall h idden Mickey
t una sandwich F ve new Toy Story r ide, it is d ef- is never t oo long, so you can on t he f loor.
h ad in a long t ime. initely w orth s topping and go more t han once in a day t o
If you a re i nterested in f indThe c orn dog c art is t aking a p eak.
m ake sure you e njoy it b efore ing m ore h idden Mickeys
an honorable m enW hat's in store f or D isney's it d isappears f or a nother long you should d efinitely pick up
tion, w ith t he big- C alifornia A dventure? I g uess 8 m onths!
Hidden Mickeys: a Field Guide
gest dogs in t he a rea, you w ill have to go t here and
L ines t oo long? W hy not to Disney's Best Kept Secrets,
a fter P luto and G oofy, of f ind out.
t ake t he t ime to go t o p laces w hich o nly c osts a bout $10.
c ourse.
The all new Toy Story r ide is t hat are u sually l eft u nseen?
T he b est p art a bout all this?
E nough f ood, now lets d efinitely a must do. The l ine The new S mart H ouse in
I t's o nly a bout a n h our and
get to t he f un s tuff. Did you a ctually goes r ather quickly, Tomorrowland is out of
f ifteen m inute d rive f rom
t his world.
San M arcos. If you
b uy t he season
p ass w hich r uns
you f rom $129$169 f or Southern
C alifornia
r esidents, you c an'
have a whole year
t o d iscover your
o wn D isneyland
t raditions
and
t reasures.
S eeing as to the
c ost f or a o ne-day
p ark h opper ticket
is now over $90,
(Clockwise from top-left) Spicy Banyan Beef Skewer, Outback Vegeable
you e asily can see
Skewer, Chieftain Chicken Skewer.
w hat a n awesome
d eal t his is. Enjoy
k now t hat C alifornia A dven- u sually f aster t han the q uirky
y our w inter break
ture is c urrently u ndergoing a ride a ttendant at the f ront of
e veryone.
Who
p ark-wide r enovation t hat w ill the line w ill t ell you. If you The Haunted Mansion turns into a
Nightmare k nows, maybe I
not b e f ully completely u ntil have your f riends and f amily Before Christmas.
w ill see you t here.
�THE PRIDE
FEATURES
Volunteering at the Olympics in Beijing
The opportunity of a lifetime
BY KELLY CORRIGAN
Former Editor-in-Chief
It was described as a "oncein-a-lifetime-opportunity" and
no matter what the chances, I
could not pass up applying for it
In December, a Missouri faculty
advisor called to say, "I'm contacting all the students who will
be going to Beijing."
From January until May, 60
of us met twice ar week to learn
about the Olympics, the venues,
Beijing, and to listen to professional journalists who had covered the Games in the past. In
April, BOCOG sent us our assignments, and I was set to work in
the Mixed Zone
of the NIS, a room
located just off the
field of play where
print
journalists
hailing from publications around the
world would gather
to interview the athletes and coaches
after competition.
old hutong area and saw pandas at
the zoo.
As Olympics approached,
The entire world was in one
the city buzzed with overroom. Athletes, coaches and digWhelming
anticipation.
nitaries from every nation comVolunteering
peting in the 2008 Beijing OlymVolunteer training began in
pic Games were about to march
mid-July. Half of us served as
into the Bird's Nest with their
flash quote reporters for the Olymflags, ready to greet the world.
pic News Service, working among
Before defeat and success could
professional journalists and gathfurther make their mark, openering quotes from athletes. The
ing ceremony night on 8.8.08
other half worked in media operawas meant only for celebration.
tions, assisting journalists in press
And before that celebration would
conferences or in press workbegin, before the athletes would
rooms where stories were filed.
I worked with eight other Chinese students in the Mixed Zone
of the NIS where we assisted journalists needing to interview gym- told reporters she kept a diary and
nasts. We set the room up accord- when a reporter asked what she
ing to the journalists* languages, would write in it that night, she
having up to seven interviews in graciously said, "Well, it's perseven different languages occur- sonal. It's not like a blog or anyring at once.
thing. I'll write whatever comes to
We learned how journal- my mind."
ists worked and how athletes
We were able to take advanresponded to them, sometimes tage of free Olympic tickets that
Arriving in Beijing with pride and other times with BOCOG set aside for us. Most of
On July 1 we flew heartbreak.
us saw a beach volleyball match in
out of Chicago, over
When (^¿feifversy spread over thefirstweek of the Olympics and
the arctic, and into whether thepCKinese women's in the second week, we sat in the
Beijing. Our first team was old enough to compete, stands of the Bird's and watched
sight of the beige sky the gymnasl^in-question made Usain Bolt set a new world record
showed us that what a beeline to the exit, evading all on the 100-meter dash.
we had heard was journalists. | §
The most thrilling moment
true: pollution was
Many ^ t|je European and happened on opening ceremony
still an issue.
Latin American gymnasts would night in another NIS hallway
Nine days later, greet journalists, who in turn where athletes from nearly every
Photo by Kelly Corrigan
Beijing would assign welcomed their athletes with a nation gathered before marching.
march into the Bird's Nest, they all cars on the road alternate days round of applause, pats on the The NIS served as the athletes'
would meet first in the National to drive. License plates ending in back, long hllidshakes and kisses meeting ground before , marchIndoor Stadium to take roll, of all even numbers could only drive on on the cheek^ regardless of their ing in the ceremony. The aththings.
the even-numbered days, and vice performance; The Americans letes began arriving nation by
The National Indoor Stadium, or versa. The city shut down facto- were much more hands-off.
nation behind Chinese volunteers
the NIS, was where I volunteered ries, and during the Games we witIn training I became good with signs stating their name:
as an intern during the Games. nessed what BeiFrance, Angola,
jing calls "blue-sky
Ireland, et cetera.
The
"Once-in-a-Lifetime days" and nearly a
Three announceOpportunity"
month into the trip,
ments of each
After graduating from CSUSM on a blue-sky day,
nation followed:
in May 2007,1 moved home and we'd glimpse the
first in French, the
applied for graduate school in jour- city's surrounding
second in English
nalism at the University at Mis- mountains that we
and the third in
souri. The same week I learned of didn't even know
Chinese. As each
V / - ~ • - - • ' - --izP'fr*
' • <*. 4 'W
' • Z s ! r . ' f t -1W• 4« * my acceptance, I had been fooling existed.
cluster of athletes
around on the school's Web site
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teers clapped and
cheered.
tunity the school was offering for into a hotel on the
60 journalism students.
campus of Renmin
Before I knew it,
The school had signed a memo- University, just a
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randum with BOCOG, the Bei- 20-minute cab ride
from the Olympic
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who said to stand in
the Olympic Games, and . Mis- Green. For the first few days we friends with the eight Chinese front of the American entryway.
souri would send its students to attended lectures by the univer- students I worked with. They Of all my American friends, none
Beijing for two months to become sity's journalism faculty, visited were journalism students, all from were told to come into work that
immersed in Chinese culture and Beijing's popular media outlets Renmin University, each in their night so they were watching the
commotion outside while I waited
to work side-by-side with profes- and acquainted ourselves with the early twenties.
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My friends stuck to the Chinese
entryway directly across the way.
After several unrecognizable
but thrilled American athletes
walked by, the men's basketball
team appeared. There was Kobe
with Jason Kidd, LeBron James
and everyone else.
Then the women's basketball
team appeared. Having played
basketball in high school, Lisa
Leslie is my hero. Seeing Kobe
was exciting enough, then she
walked up the stairs. "Lisa. Lisa!"
I shouted. She looked and I was
stunned. She smiled and kind of
laughed then asked me how I was.
"Good!" I said. "Good luck!"
To see Lisa and Kobe within
moments of each other was
incredible.
Meanwhile, people from every
nation competing in the Games
began to accumulate. My Chinese friends on the opposite end
of the stadium greeted, and in
some cases touched and took pictures with, the Chinese athletes.
I staggered in and out of the line
of people, going around the stadium seven or eight times, until
the announcing voice had called
every nation's name and the line
was ready, making its way to the
Bird's Nest.
Later that night, my Chinese
friends and I discussed how
unprepared we were for that
experience. When we woke up
that morning, we thought we'd
be watching the ceremony on
television and then we saw it
happen.
Of our two-month stay in Beijing, and the two weeks spent
walking among the best athletes
in the world while witnessing
journalists pursue stories, that
night in the NIS was euphoric
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Championship Opening Round Match
Are you ready for some
playoff soccer?
Cai State
San Marcos will serve as host
school for the 2008 NAIA
Women's Soccer National
Championship Opening Round
match between the Cougars and Benedictine College
(Kansas).
The game will be played on
Saturday, November 22nd at
the Mangrum Track & Soccer
field on the campus of California State University San
Marcos. Kickoff is at 2:00
PM and admission is $8 for
adults and non-students, and
$5 for students. Complimentary parking will be available
in lot XYZ. CSUSM Soccer
and NAIA National Championship apparel will be sold at
the game as well.
Seeded #13, CSUSM qualified for the tournament by winning the first-ever Association
of Independent Institutions
(A.I.I.) Conference Championship this past weekend. The
Cougars have a 12-3-4 record
on the season. Benedictine
University, located in Atchison, Kansas, won the Heart of
America Athletic Conference
Championship to earn its bid.
The unseeded Lady Ravens
are 13-4-2 on the year.
It is the f irst time that either
team has q ualified for the
national tournament.
The
winner of the match will go
on to play at the f inal site of
the National Championship in
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BY BRIAN MANN
Pride Staff Writer
R ecently, The Pride m et
w ith C ougars a ssistant s occer
c oach B obby R enneisen t o
d iscuss t he m en's and w omen's s easons, t he w omen's
p layoff p rospects, a nd t he outlook g oing i nto n ext s eason.
t eam w on t he f irst ever A ssociation of I ndependent I nstitutions (A.I.I.) C hampionship. P rior t o t hat, R enneisen
w as a sked a bout t he t eams i n
t hat t ournament.
Q: Is h aving p layed'EmbryRiddle p reviously h elpful?
A : I t hink so; i t's k ind of a
d ouble e dged s word. I n one
w ay i t's g ood b ecause we
k now w hat w ere u p a gainst,
but you k now t hey're g oing t o
b e p umped u p s ince t hey l ost
t o u s.
Q: W hat a re s ome s pecific
c hallenges you h ave in c oaching b oth t he m en's a nd w omen's s occer t eam?
A : I t hink t he b iggest
c hallenge is j ust b eing a ble
Q: A re y ou f amiliar w ith
t o i nteract w ith a ll t he s tudent a thletes y ou k now, j ust t he o ther t eams i n t hè t ournab eing a ble t o g ive t hem a ment?
A: N ot p articularly. I a m
s ufficient a mount o f a ttention. O bviously, w e h ave not f amiliar w ith O ur L ady
o ver 50 k ids s o t hat's q uite a of t he L ake, b ut S imon-Fraser
b it. O ne i nstance i s t hat w e is a v ery g ood t eam h istorip lay a l ot of d ouble h eaders cally.
a nd s o i f s ome i ndividual
( Note: CSUSM w omsn f irst
p layers w ant s ome f eedback b eat E mbry-Riddle 6 -0 i n t he
r ight a fter a g ame, w e c an't t ournament, t hen d efeated
i mmediately g ive t hat. H ow- S imon-Fraser 6 -7 in p enalty
ever, w e h ave i ndividual k icks a fter t ying 0 -0 i n r egum eetings a t t he b eginning lation).
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a p layer w ants t o c ome t alk w ho s tood out t o you t his
t o u s, t hey c an:
y ear?
A : J ust t o n ame a few,
A s n oted in The Pride l ast K aycee G union, o ur f reshw eek, C SUSM's w omen's man g oalkeeper, s he's h ad
a n u nbelievable y ear. L auren
H ernandez h as b een a rguably
o ur b est p layer a nd j ust c onsistent e very g ame. I t hink at
t he end of t he d ay o ur w hole
b ack f our, B reanna B renton,
H ernandez, A lex Q uindt,
M ichele R amirez, a nd a lso
T iffany V anSoest, w ho h as
a lso f illed i n w hen A lex
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lot of s hutouts a nd I t hink t hat
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w ith it. K atelyn K rauss h as
b een o ur l eading g oal s corer.
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v ery g ood s eason.
Q : O n t he m en's s ide,
a re you d isappointed i n n ot
m aking t he p layoffs?
A : Yeah, t here's some d issatisfaction in n ot m aking t he
p layoffs s imply b ecause f eel
l ike w e're g ood e nough t o
b e t here. We lost s ome close
g ames and t hat w as t ough.
But w e're c lose, w e're g etting
t here. We i mproved g reatly
t his s eason
f rom
t he
m en's side w ho s tood out t his
y ear?
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r eally s tood o ut: B rent
Z uniga, C urtis
M acikic,
T roy S komra, a nd J ordan
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n ine s hutouts. A rguably o ur
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w as o ur l eading g oal s corer
a nd o ur m ost i nspirational
p layer. M iguel J acobo w as
a lso v ery c onsistent t hroughout t he s eason.
Q: L ooking a head t o n ext
s eason, how do y ou f eel?
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f or t he w omen we o nly h ave
o ne s enior on o ur r oster. I t's
g oing t o b e a p retty s olid,
e xperienced g roup. For t he
m en, we g raduate t hree
s eniors, s o t here w ill b e a
l arge n ucleus c oming b ack.
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f uture a head. A lso, a s f ar as
r ecruiting g oes, w e're a lways
l ooking t o get b etter and m ore
a nd m ore p layers a re i nterested in c oming h ere. W e're
l ooking t o b ring in r oughly
f ive or s ix m ore p layers e ach
f or b oth t he m en's a nd w omen's t eams.
Q: A re t here a ny p layers
on e ither t he m en's or w omen's t eams w ho a re i nterested
i n p ursuing a p rofessional
s occer c areer?
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a lways s ome
a spirations.
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p articular w ho is. We d efinitely h ave s ome p layers on
o ur t eams t hat h ave some
p ro q ualities. I w on't n ame
a nyone i n p articular. But i t's
h ard t o say. P ro c oaches a re
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t hings t han we m ight s ee. I
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w ho c ould s ign a p ro c ontract
r ight n ow? My a nswer w ould
b e no.
previous
one a nd t hat
improvement
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Twilight Poem
Dear Edward,
You mesmerize me
With your pale, cold skin
With every breath you take
The smell luring me in
Too many thoughts clouding
my head
My heart starts to race
As you draw me near
Despite all I know
I have no fear
There's something about you
T hafs good and pure
Your touch drives me wild
Sends shivers down my spine
Loving you so much
Should be a crime
You tell me your dangerous
That I should run
But somehow the love that
binds us
Won't come undone
In the Twilight, your eyes
sparkle
A bright golden hue
Could this really be true?
This god-like creature
That no one could catch
For somehow I 'm your perfect
match
There's only one problem
One I can't deny
There's a part of you
That craves for more than a kiss
Something I can't give you
Or I wouldn't exist
As you take me up so high
And welcome me to your world
I wonder if I 'll ever go back
Argyle
BY KRISTINA LAWLER
Business Manager
To being a normal teenage girl
You tell me that you'be waited
A century for me
How can I compare to that
Im merely seventeen.
One day I hope to be
Part of your kind
So we can be together
Until the end of time
The decision is made
My mind made up
Now I just need you
To realize it too
My life is nothing
If I can't have you.
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Toy Drive and benefit show f or the J oyful Child Foundation.
BY ADAM LOWE
Pride Staff Writer
t unes as well
ingly origias, if we are
nal
artist
lucky, one of
to listen to
Christmas time is here again h is own creand enjoy.
and that can mean only one ations, all of
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thing - the annual Christmas which can be
is Jay Buchparty and toy drive benefit show found on Holanan (www.
at The Gypsy Lounge (www. lowell's soon
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their choice. This year, the char- tion on that, or
County. If
ity is The Joyful Child Founda- visit Joseph's
you . like
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tion.
personal music
Jeff BuckOn this night, December 20, page at www.myspace.com/hol- ley, then you will absolutely
2008, there will be a toy drive lowretch for more information.
love Jay Buchanan.
at the door, so when you come,
Cory Joseph i s also going t o
Needless to say, this is going
you can bring an unopened toy be giving us a few of his great- to be one of the greatest nights
and it will be
est acous- in Gypsy Lounge history. All
donated, along
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with all the
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Pride Staff Writer
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King, v{ith the exception for The
Shining w hich%akes me weep
in fear, g ut, without a doubt, his
m | | t famous book, and my peris not one single
bc^^t
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series is a fantastic piece telling
tháy&les of Roland Deschain,
a gunslinger traveling across
desert, throw monster infested
c av#, over mountains and even
p olinuclear cities, all in search
of t he legendary dark $ wer. If he
can find this tower and make it
to
everything that has e verbeen wrong.
I know that's a broker and vague
explanation, but I d on't w arn t o.
give too much away,
f it's ; definitely for a mato re
audience, and some scenes in the
books are grotesq:i: Hut you have
to expect that with-the 'King of
Horror.' What you should know
is that he
The Gunslinger; with no inten-
tion pf continuing on to the other
six. The first book is disturbing,
slower than I would like at points,
but an amazing story by the time
you close the back coyer.
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of the Three¿k^ p bt m y favorii m
intro¿^iced
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you shocked pnd surprised with
the creativity of it a ll
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of Susannah, and finallyjthe cli-j
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Opinion Editor YouTube is the ultimate Internet marvel. Though it's existed
less than four years, this global,
Google-endorsed empire boasts
13 hours of uploaded video every
minute»; and over $1 million in
bandwidth costs daily.
With these facts in tow, it's no
wonder that on November 22nd
and 23rd, YouTube produced a live
show fittingly dubbed YouTube
Live.
The revolutionary, live-stream
show featured dozens of YouTube celebrities, including Fred,
Obama Girl, and Michael Buckley
Video of The Week
Bo Burnham's YouTube tribute
of What the Buck.
and by ideas you mean how they
YouTube Live's
highlight love the Jonas Brothers. I'm just
unquestionably exists on Bo Burn- kidding, but let's be honest, that's
ham's channel, boburnham. The a hefty majority." Hefty major18-year-old comedian's approach ity, indeed, as the Jonas Brother's
is mainly in song.
official channel is the number pne
most subscribed musician ever.
• Surprisingly enough, his standard compositions of rather lewd
Lyrically, Burnham proves
material present an otherwise his wit to be razor sharp, pulling
pleasant voice and musical talent. odd rhymes out of the air while
His new song, Welcome to You- citing phenomena like Tay ZonTube, packs the pop-culture punch day's Chocolate Rain and Britney
users broadcast daily.
Spears defender Chris Crocker.
The tune begins modestly
The audience eats up every
enough, with the enjoyably awk- one-liner Burnham pours out.
ward Burnham essentially sum- He also admits the more embarmarizing YouTube celebrities' rassing aspects of becoming a
lives post-discovery via home- full-fledged YouTuber, singing
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
BY JONATHAN E.
THOMPSON
Pride Staff Writer
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THE PRIDE
Enj oy great tasting drinks
The semester is
winding down yet
again. For most students, winter break is
a mere blip between semesters. While stu-
dents are going to spend their four week
break doing various things, one thing is for
sure, most will spend time with family and
friends while enjoying great food and delicious drinks.
Students should look out for bargains.
Most retailers offer huge discounts on
food and beverages throughout the holidays. Good beers, wines, and champagnes
doriothave to rack up frequentflyerpoints
on the credit cards.
As responsible Cougars, please enjoy
all alcoholic beverages safely during the
holidays. Raise your glasses. Until next
semester. Cheers!
Tott's Brut California Champagne
Donovan-Parke Chardonnay
BY JONATHAN E. THOMPSON
Pride Staff Writer
BY JONATHAN E. THOMPSON
Pride Staff Writer
themselves if left unattended for a certain
amount of time having the potential to
injure sensitive parts of the body includTott's Champagne Cellars makes and ing the eyes. The champagne features a
bottles Brut California Champagne in 10.5% alcohol by volume.
The champagne pours rough generatModesto, California. BevMo retails a 750
ML glass bottle of Brut California Cham- ing a violent bubbling head that quickly
pagne for $7.99. The beverage retailer offers dissipates leaving a trace lancet. Hunhuge savings at various times a year such as dreds of eager bubbles continually rise
from the bottom of the glass to the top
purchasing a second bottle
throughout consumption releasing a mild
the same champagne
sour like tangy aroma. The champagne
for five cents. The proenters calm then unexpectedly Zeus
tions allow shoppers to
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name,
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caution when
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B rown S hugga'
BY JONATHAN E. THOMPSON
Pride Staff Writer
The Lagunitas Brewing Company brews
and bottles their seasonal Brown Shugga' in
Petaluma, California. Tony Magee founded
the brewery in 1993 in Lagunitas, California.
Like most start up breweries, the company
outgrew available capacity and moved to
Petaluma. Currently, the company distributes
brew throughout 20 states. The brewery only
uses water, hops, yeast, and malted barley to
produce batches of beer.
BevMo retails six 12 fluid ounce bottles of Brown Shugga' for $9.99. A
cream, red, green, and surprisingly
black color comprise the packaging.
The cardboard container features a
dog and mistletoe. The bottles contain Jg
almost the same imaging. A metallic *
red bottle top, featuring the compa.ny's name and logo, seals the ale with
a staggering alcohol by volume of f
9.9%. The ale's ABV is almost twice |
the amount of normal beers.
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syrup generating a petite head that dis- §
solves into a foamy frothy lancet. A ^
rich brown color comprises the freshly *
poured ale as a sweet yet tangy aroma J
gravitatesfromthe top of the glass.
The first sip sends a ravishing tidal
wave of flavor to the taste buds and
tongue. T h e c heeks quiver in awe. The composition of the brew makes up for the lack
of head in the original pour. The ale leaves
a thick coating of wholesome goodness
before descending below deck. The beer's
boldness should pair well with spicy and flavorful foods.
"It's got a little bit of sourness to it. It's a
good fall beer. It has enough taste for a complexity beer but it won't alienate you," said
Senior Business Major
...
B ryan
Spangenberg.
Donovan-Parke v intages and bottles 2006 Chardonnay C alifornia in
the f amous Sonoma County, California. The well-known Sonoma
C ountry f eatures over 250 wineries located 30 miles f rom San Francisco. The wine achieved 88 points
f rom W ilfred Wong. W ilfred Wong,
a cellar master, is one of the top
t aste t esters for BevMo. He samples
roughly 8,000 wines per year for the
company and
rates t hem
accord?
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750 ML
g1ass
bottle
of Dono vanParke
Chardonnay
$10.99.
During
t ain
promobeverage r etailer
second b ottle for
f ive cents with the
nal p urchase. Other
great
holiday
wines enjoy
the same sales
discount.
Like most wine b ottles, t he.chardonnay f eatures a sophisticated label
with the c ompany's name and the t ype
of wine in a cream colored label featuring r eddish-purple and black hues
with gold stencil. A maroon w rapper
covers a cork f eaturing the company's
name and logo sealing a wine with a
common 13.5% alcoby
volume.
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chardonpours
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Debbies Resaurant
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BY BT T T T> U T TT T X T
ILL RHEIN
A & E EDITOR
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such as the Rueben and specialty burgers.
Also available are classics such as turkey,
tuna, and egg salad.
Amidst the breakfast food, sandwiches,
and meals, the biscuits and gravy steal the
show. For only $5.95, plus tax, one can enjoy
a choice of potato andfluffybiscuits covered
in gravy. This small plate willfillyou and is
both delicious and a bargain.
The pies are also notable at Debbie's.
Right as one walks in the door, the two pie
cases are visible, including the traditional
turning glass style. They have a wide variety
of fruit and cream pies priced whole and by
the slice. Though they are all tasty, be sure to
ask which are the freshest.
Though it may not be the most gourmet
food at Debbie's Restaurant and Pie Shop,
the customers keep coming back for the restaurant's quality food and excellent service.
The food is well done and the prices are fair.
Debbie's is a great place to go for a taste of
home and a quick bite that will not cost too *
much.
Debbie's Restaurant and Pie Shop is
located on Nordahl Drive iñ San Marcos
acrossfromthe Wal-Mart Plaza. The restaurant is in a tight spot in a strip mall with window's boasting festive décor. It is only a few
minutes from campus and worth the short
drive for diner and home-style meals.
Though it looks unimpressive from the
outside, inside Debbie's is afineplace to eat.
The inside is tan and pale and there is not a
great amount of room. They also cater to an
older crowd, as seen in their early bird specials and senior's menu.
Yet, despite what looks like an unassuming
place to eat, the food at Debbie's is fantastic.
They serve a mix of diner and home-style food
all day long. Though they have limited hours,
the food is a great value any time of the day.
First, breakfast classics donerightstock the
menu. Diners can enjoy a selection of combo
plates or omelets that are very tasty. The hash
browns are perfectly crisp and flavorful and go good with any of the
morning meals served all day.
Also on the menu are a variety
of sandwiches and hamburgers. • K'MMIi^BBBinif^I W BsflHHI
Patrons can get just about any sandwich the proverbial mother would
make. Though they are all tasty,
any server will point out the specials
Photo by Bill Rhein
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