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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1991
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 10
SERVING CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS
K A T H Y , S ULLIVAN /PIC
ISM Pre
afiforni!
Bill Stacy (left) explains difficulties with construction
itor Gary Hart on Feb. 6.
Two new majors added Running away with
Gibson gives Shakespeare
to curriculum Page 3 the Circus
Page 8 popular appeal
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NEWS
im^ft
INSIDE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1991
CAFFEINE EFFECTS
Caffeine is the most widely used drug in our
society. There have been several studies on
this topic with different results and opinions.
Learn Dr. Joel Grinold's diagnosis in
'HealthNotes.'
NEWS/PAGE 5
ABOLISH DISCRIMINATION
Pioneer columnist David Hammond calls
for the abolishment of race discimination
and reviews thesuccess and possible failure
of Affirmative Action.
OPINION/PAGE 6
HERE COMES THE CLOWNS
Pioneer returns
to exploring the
more exciting
and thrilling part
of life with a trip
to the circus. San
Diego hosts three
touring shows;
visit the big top
with Circus Vargus, see what
makes the French
Cirque DuSoleil
so different, and
geta glimpse of thecoming Moscow Circus.
Come run away with editors Larry Boisjolie
and Jonathan Young as they join the circus.
EXPLORE/PAGE 8
INSPIRED ARTIST
David Ghirardi portrays the innocence of
youth, and the pain of losing it when entering adulthood, in his art.
ACCENT/PAGE 1 3
A REVIEW OF HISTORY
The movie 'Hamlet' and the Vista Moonlight Amphitheater's production of4 A Man
for All Seasons' show that today's society
is still receptive to shows dealing with the
medieval times.
ACCENT/PAGE 1 3,14
NEWS
OPINION
LETTERS
EXPLORE
ACCENT
CALENDAR
PAGE 2
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PIONEER/TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 19, 199^
CSUSM affected little by budget
M ARK H OPKINS and
LARRY BOISJOLIE/PIONEER
DespiteGovernorPeteWilson'sausterebudgetproposalforhigher
education, Cal State San Marcos officials said their campus' budget
will not be as affected as their counterparts at the 19 other CSU
institutions.
Wilson's budget proposal, released last month, would allocate
$2.14 billion for the CSU system. Even though thefigure represents an
increase of $882,000over this year's appropriations,itdoes not absorb
an expected growth of 7,500 students and mandated spending hikes
totaling over $100 million.
According to the Chancellor's Office, CSU needs$2.23 billion to
maintain the level of instruction and services currently offered. The
budget would create a shortfall in operating revenues of about $90
million.
"This is a disastrous budget," said Acting ChancellorEllis McCune.
"We understand that the state is in a majorfinancialcrisis, but this
budget is going to make it very difficult for us to carryout our mission. "
Even though CSU officials speculate that the frugal budget will
Tuition hike
won't affect
financial aid
adversely affect the quality of education throughout the system,
CSUSM President Bill Stacy said repercussions from the governor's
budget will not be as severe here as at other institutions/
"Our strongest hunch is that there will not be (a curtailment of
hiring new faculty); we've got to move forward," Stacy said.
He did indicate, however, that student services will not develop as
quickly, should the Governor's budget be implemented. Extra-curricular activities, such as sports, might be held back in their vitalization due to lack of funds.
Stacy indicated that students have been "remarkably tolerant" of
attending classes in a shopping center atmosphere and having limited
student activities.
Where other campuses will receive cuts in their 1991-92 budgets,
CSUSM's piece of the budgetary pie will continue to grow.
"They've taken good care of us again for this next year," said Stacy,
"Generally speaking, they took the current 1990-91 budget from the
other 19 campuses and cut it a b it Our campus will have a bigger
budget for 91-92 and they'll cut from our bigger budget. We'll grow
SEE BUDGET/PAGE 4
Proposed Fee Increase
LARRY BOISJOLIE/PIONEER
While college officials worry over how to
supplement funding for Cal State San Marcos should GovernorPeteWilson's proposed
budget be implemented, the Office of Financial Aid encourages students, now more than
ever, to take advantage of available grant and
loan programs.
Ac cording to Paul Phillips, director of
Financial Aid at CSUSM, needy students can
still get full funding for their education at the
university, despite a proposed 20 percent
increase in tuition.
"One of the worst things we can do is to
scare needy students away," Phillips said. "It
appears to us that there is a strong commitment in the State of California to enable
needy students to go to our higher education
institutions."
Students now receiving financial aid and
new recipients are protected from the possible tuition hike, said Phillips, because both
kinds of aid available are designed to cover
all or part of the fees.
He said Wilson's budget does not ignore
thefinancialstrain a fee increase could place
upon needy students.
"At this point in the Governor's budget,
he put funds in to increase both of those
awards (Cal Grant and State University
•YEARLY TUITION COSTS
J O N A T H A N YOUNG/PIONEER
Grants) by the amount of the fee increase,"
said Phillips. The Governor's budget also
has stipulations to accommodate increased
recipients.
Fees for students taking six units or
less willriseby $90 per year, while those
taking more than six units will have to pay
$ 154 a more annually in tuition, said Phillips.
Due to the high-level publicity the
hikehas received,Phillips anticipates more
students to file for aid. Since eligibility
for aid is contingent not only upon in-
come, but the cost of education as well,
Phillips guesses that the percentage of students able to receive financial aid will rise
by "maybe 5 percent"
Rising costs would also mean that students now eligible for loans may be qualified to receive more money than at present
A student now eligible for $1,500 in loans
may be qualified for $2,000 should the increase be implemented. The maximum
amount a student may qualify for is $4,000.
SEE AID/PAGE 4
�News Briefs
STUDENT COMMITTEES SEEK ^EMBERS
The following committees at CSU, San Marcos are seeking student
participation:
• Student Governance Task Force
• Yearbook Subcommittee
• Clubs/Organizations Subcommittee
• Newspaper Subcommittee
• Academic Planning and Policy Committee
• Admission Policies and Academic Standards Committee
Any student who are interested in serving on one of these committees, or any other campus committee, should stop by the Dean of Student
Services Office in Building 125 or call 471-4105.
TWO NEW SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED
The Office of Financial Aid announces the following scholarships
available spring semester:
The Alumni Devoted to the Advancement of North County Education (ADVANCE) are offering two scholarships, the APEX and the
SUNNY.
The APEX, Award for the Protection of Excellence, is given to a deserving Business major who is currently a senior.
The SUNNY, Scholarship for the Undergraduate North County
Nominee of thé Year, is offered to students with a class ranking of Junior
or higher who are Business majors and will be graduating in 1991.
The awards will be $250and will be based on financial need, personal
circumstances, GPA, and contribution to the North County university
which they are attending* The deadline is March 8.
The North County Chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants Scholarship is for students who are pursuing accounting as a
career. The awards will range from $300and $500, and will be based on
financial need, personal circumstances, communication skills, career
goals and GPA. The application deadline is March 15.
Valle de Oro Chapter of American Business Women's Association
Scholarship is for a woman who is struggling financially to attend
school. The amount for the scholarship is expected tp be approximately
$500. The application deadline is April 20.
Applications for any of these scholarships may be obtained from the
CSUSM Office of Financial Aid.
WRITING CENTER OPENS
Students wishing help in writing term papers, essays or other reports
can find it at CSUSM's new writing center. The writing center is
designed to help students define ideas for papers.
Students should bring notes, rough drafts and assignments useful in
writing their papers to the workshop. Dr. Ken Mendoza, who heads the
center, stresses that the purpose of the center is not to create papers for
students, rather, it is designed to help students form their ideas and put
them down on paper.
The center is located in Building 135 next to the Center for Books in
Spanish for Children and Adolescents. It is open on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LIBRARY SHUTTLE AVAILABLE
Students needing access to the San Diego State University Love
Library canfindfast and easy transportation with a new courier service
offered by the CSUSM and SDSU North County Library.
The shuttle service runs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.,
12:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. It also departs Fridays at 8 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and
1:45 p.m.
Return trips from the Love Library depart at 11 ajiïu 2:45 p.m. and
5:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 10:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m.
and 3:30 p.m. on Fridays.
Since seating is limited, students must sign up for both their departing
and return trips at the CSUSM-SDSU North County Library's reception
desk no more than one week in advance. The shuttle picks students up
at the front door of the campus library.
Two new majors added;
academic plan revised
L ARRY B OISJOUE and
M ARK HOPKINS/PIONEER
Despite the addition of two new
degree programs at Cal State San
Marcos for fall 1991, officials in the
CSU Chancellor's Office have requested revisions to the college's fiveyear Academic Master Plan.
In January, CSUSM Executive
VicePresidentRichardRush, sent the
proposed Academic Master Plan for
the university's first five years to the
Chancellor's Office. In the plan, Rush
asked for the addition of three degree
programs for the fall of 1991. Of the
three, Economics and Political Science were approved, while Computer
Science was rejected.
"We have serious questions about
whether a BS in Computer Science
implemented in 1991 could meet either Trustee quality criteria or national professional accreditation
guidelines," wrote Sally Casanova,
Dean of Academic Affairs and Plans
of the Chancellor's Office.
In the letter, Casanova questioned
the ability of CSUSM to provide facilities to support such a program at
this early stage in the campus' development
"The campus is apparently planning to begin offering the major nearly
two years before the earliest date that
the facilities to support the program
can be in place," Casanova wrote.
Before a program in Computer
Science can be implemented by
CSUSM, it must be approved by both
the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) and the
Chancellor's Office. Casanova said it
is unlikely that CSUSM would be
able to draft a proposal acceptable to
both bodies by fall 1991.
According to the letter, CPEC
doesn't see the need at this time for
any additional programs in Computer
Science statewide.
"We're disappointed that we're not
able to offer that major," said Victor
Rocha, to the University Council last
Thursday. "Maybe it's a blessing in
disguise."
The Computer Science program
remains in the college's 10-year
Academic Master Plan with no specific date of its implementation.
Casanova proposed that the uni-
versity'sfive-yearAcademic Master
Planbeextendedto 10 years given the
large number of proposals submitted
and the long lead time required in
budgeting for them.
"The number of degree majors
which the University proposes to
implement by 1995 is rather substantial for a campus of 2,400 Full Time
Equivalent students, but quite reasonable for the enrollment level which
will probably be attained by 2000,"
Casanova cited.
The 10-year plan can be modified
annually to meet the demands of the
changing student population.
"Things that are going to influence
the theme of the campus have to do
with student pressure and student
push," Rocha said to the University
Council.
He also pointed out to the Council
that the community-at-large will also
be integral in the formation of programs at CSUSM. The forthcoming
Scripps medical complex, to be built
adjacent to the CSUSM permanent
campus, might influence some future
SEE MAJORS/PAGE 4
Indian quill boxes display tradition
K ATHY SULLIVAN/PIONEER
Before her death a year ago, Mathilda Allison preserved her Indian tradition by creating boxes decorated
with porcupine quills. The birch bark
boxes and sweet grass baskets have
been shown all over the United States
and now are on display in the CSUSM,
SDSU North County Library.
Allison was born in Good Heart
Michigan, an Ottawa Indian village,
to a German father and Indian mother.
She spent her earliest years with the
elders of the tribe learning the Ottawa
language and traditional Indian values.
"The elders of the tribe considered
her a full-blooded Indian," explained
Harold Allison, Mathilda's husband
of many years. "She didn't belong to
the younger group."
Allison's husband is allowing his
collection of her artwork to be enjoyed by many people. Lind& Locklear, the Indian Studies chair at Palomar College, set up the display in the
library.
Isabella Ramage, Allison' s mother,
was also a quillwork artist. She taught
her daughter the intricacies of quill-
work. As a child, Allison helped earn
money by selling her quillwork.
Moving to California she put her
traditional Indian artwork on hold
while she studied for a Liberal Arts
degree.
When she married Harold Allison,
the newly weds moved onto 40 acres
of virgin California brush land, near
Murietta Hot Springs. Their house
was built from rock by Mathilda's
own two hands; she built all of the
cabinets, windows, doors and everything necessary to make a home.
Harold still lives in this house and
expects to be there until he dies.
Working with her hands and building her own home brought back remembrances of her Indian tradition.
In 1976 she started her quillwork
again. Once a year, Allison would
return to her ancestral home in Michigan and collect birch bark and sweet
grass. It is easiest to peel the bark off
of the trees in June through August.
The bark is allowed to dry for two
weeks and then is scrubbed with beach
sand. The unscrubbed bark turns a
burnished red. The boxes on display
in the library use the red bark on the
inside and the white bark on the out-
side.
The sweet grass, so known because it maintains its soft sweet smell
after drying, is used to bind the edges
of the birch bark boxes. Allison was
adept at making small, well designed
sweet grass baskets, some of which
she decorated with her quillwork.
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The Indians from Mathilda's home
village would collect winter porcupine quills for her. The verigated
natural color of the quill from white to
dark brown is used in most of her
designs. Some of the quills she dyed
to form multicolored artwork.
A porcupine has over30,000quills
up tofiveinches long and as thick as
an eighth of an inch. The women
pulled out the quills from the dead
porcupine, sorting them by size, and
washing and drying them.
After the bark is scrubbed and
bleached therightcolor, Allison would
use a leather awl, called a "magoosa"
in the Ottawa language, to punch small
holes. The quills were threaded
through the holes.
"Quillwork was her pride and joy."
explained her husband. "She didn't
SEE QUILL/PAGE 4
�MAJORS
Atkinson
scholarship
awarded
This year's Ina Mae Atkinson
Scholarship was awarded to Barbara
Jass, an art education major attending
SDSU, North County.
The Ina Mae Atkinson Scholarship is awarded each year to a North
County re-entry woman. This scholarship was established in 1988 and
was the first one established for SDSU
North County; this year's eligibility
to apply included re-entry women
from CSUSM as well.
The scholarship donor, Marie
Bradley, established this scholarship
to assist women who are not the traditional college age, most of which are
women re-entering the academic setting after having raised families or
having experienced a break in their
college education.
Many of these students are part
time students and financial aid and
other assistance programs are not
always available to them. The schol-
BUDGET
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Barbara Jass (left) accepts a scholarship check from Marie Bradley
(right), donor of the Ina Mae Atkinson scholarship. Last year's recipient,
Elizabeth Lohr, looks on.
arship is not solely based on financial
need and does not require full time
enrollment
The scholarship is named in
memory of the donor's grandmother
who never had the opportunity to attend college, but was always a motivating and inspirational source from
Bradley, a re-entry student herself. It
serves as recognition as well as a
financial incentive to encourage reentry women to complete their education.
Jass graduates in May and plans to
enroll in the teacher credential program in the fall.
three years ago. Let's just admit Phas6 II construction.
In an attempt to lobby for more
that you don't have it and forget
funding, Stacy invited California
i t,'" Stacy said.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
Although the Governor's budget State Senator Gary Hart to the camplans won't appear to seriously af- pus to observe the progress. Hart,
from what we spent this year to fect the campus, CSUSM is cur- who has recently authored a $900
rently facing funding problems due million bond act for the 1992 genwhat we will spend next year."
Stacy estimates a budget growth to the defeat of Proposition 143 last eral election, visited the campus on
of $3.3 million in funds for next November. Campus officials are Feb, 6.
Stacy saidHart'sbond act would
year. Due to a tripling of the student now faced with a $ 10 million shortbody over the period, budgetary fall in revenues that would have compensate for the deficit created
increases will be required to adequately staff the campus.
'Generally speaking, they took t he current 1990Campus officials do not necessarily criticize the Governor for his 9 1 budget from the other 1 9 campuses and cut it
proposed cuts, rather they see the a b it Our campus will have a bigger budget for
action as being reflective of current
91-92 and they'll cut from our bigger b udget/
economic conditions in the state.
"It's simply reflective of the
CSUSM P RESIDENT B ILL S TACY
abysmal state the economy is in in
California," said Paul Phillips, director of the Office of Financial been available had the proposition by the downfall of Prop. 143 and
Aid. Phillips said support for higher passed.
add additional revenues for buildeducation is bipartisan, but ecoThe money that Prop. 143 prom- ing expenditures.
nomic conditions dictate the legis- ised would have gone toward fund"What we were trying to do is
lature cut back.
ing the library's core collection, as reinforce his own interest and give
Stacy said budgetary problems well as for equipment, furniture and him some more ammunition about
in higher education can be traced the commencement of Phase II of what we thought what harm would
back nearly a decade, with univer- campus construction.
happen to us by delay," Stacy said.
sities carrying over money they
Due to the void of available capi- "We're going to try in March to get
never had. He said Wilson's budget tal, portions of the construction time- a little more money for planning
reflects a desire to put an end to table for the permanent campus during the May revision of the State
such practices.
budget"
might be delayed for one year.
"The Governor came in this time
Wilson's budget is now before
Currently, the Twin Oaks Valwith the idea that, 'all this unfunded ley Rd. site is scheduled to open for the legislature. Final word on
stuff is silly. Why don't we just give students in the fall of 1992 with whether the Governor's budget will
up on the unfunded and quit trying Phase I completed. The lack of influence higher education should
to carry over money you didn't get revenue, however, might delay I come in June.
programs, said Rocha.
Other degree programs in the
Academic Master Plan questioned by
the Chancellor's Office are Statistics,
American Studies, Humanities,
Women'sStudiesandReligiousStudies. Casanova suggested that statewide demand for these programs does
not necessitate the formation of separate academic departments.
"Because American Studies,
Humanities and Women's Studies can
be offered without creating new departments and investing substantial
resources, we are prepared to leave
them on the plan for now, but suggest
that their priority be reviewed in the
coming year," Casanova cited.
"The projections in Statistics and
QUILL
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do it to make money, but to keep up
the (Indian) tradition." Indian women
have been decorating with porcupine
quills since before the white man
settled the Americas. Before the European traders introduced glass beads,
porcupine quill artwork was used to
beautify their life.
In the old days some of the quills
would be colored using vegetable dyes
like blackberry juice or bloodroot.
Before the quills could be worked
into the design they were moistened
by soaking in water, or more often,
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" A lot of our students, unfortunately are at the $4,000 level now. If
fees go up, they can't go any higher
than $4,000," cited Phillips.
If an increased number of students
receive loans, Phillips doesn't anticipate a high rate of default as a consequence. Due to its newness, CSUSM
currently has a default rate of 0 percent. The national rate of students
defaulting on loans is 11 percent, while
the nearby Palomar Community College hovers somewhere around 20
percent.
"Studies show an inverse relationship between how much loan a student takes out and the likelihood to
default," said Phillips.
Part of the reason for this is because graduate students, who generally take out larger loans, are more apt
to find employment after receiving
Religious Studies, which had not
previously been discussed, are more
difficult to justify in terms of student
need and demand."
Those State Universities that offer
degrees in these programs have historically shown low enrollments. For
instance, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
has had an average of 36 Statistics
majors over the past five years. San
Luis Obispo's program contains the
highest number of S tatistics majors in
the CSU system.
Casanova suggested that those
majors be offered as options within
other departments' degree programs.
Religious Studies, for example, might
be offered as an option within the
Philosophy Department If sufficient
demand is demonstrated, thqse disciplines could be expanded to separate
degree programs.
Currently there are nine degree
programs offered at CSUSM.
the women moistened the sharp quills
in their mouth as they worked.
Allison used traditional Indian
artwork, like geometric designs and
elements in nature, to decorate her
boxes. She also quilled a birch bark
box with a picture of Leonardo De
Vinci's Last Supper. At a show in
Casa Grande, she was offered $3,800
for this one piece.
Allison taught Locklear and her
daughters how to embroider with
porcupine quills.
"My fingers would get all bloody
when I first started," stated Locklear.
"It takes a lot of patience, you can't be
hasty." Locklear went on to say that
her daughters were a lot faster to pick
up the skill than she was.
degrees.
Phillips said the maturity of the
student population at CSUSM and
counseling for loan recipients should
keep default rates low in the future.
Since the announcement of the
proposed hike last month, Phillips
said that no students have yet come
asking about the increase.
"As soon as I heard about it, I came
in and immediately called Sacramento
and the Chancellor's office to get
updated on it myself because I expected the phone to startringing,"he
cited.
Phillipssaidtheproposedincrease
is the largest in terms of dollars he has
ever seen.
"In my memory theie'sneverbeen
one this big," he said. "It's got to be
the biggest dollar increase ever."
Phillips stresses the March 2 deadline for students wishing to file for
financial aid. He said aid will still be
granted after that date, but the chances
of receiving significant amounts
passes after the deadline.
�CAFFEINE EFFECTS
Studys' results
undetermined
Caffeine is the most widely used
drug in our society. While most of us
consume caffenated beverages, we
rarely stop to consider that we are
actually taking a drug that has powerful physiological effects on multiple
body systems.
There must be some reason why
53 percent of all American adults
drink at least one cup of coffee in the
morning. The reason is caffeine, in
small to modest doses, causes a decrease in drowsiness, a more rapid
reaction time, an increase in mental
acuity and overall feelings and actions consistent with stimulation.
Voluntary muscles under the influence of caffeine are less susceptible to fatigue and there is an enhanced capacity for work. Effects in
the cardiovascular system include an
increase in heart rate, a decrease in
blood flow to the brain and a slight
increase in blood pressure.
As we all know, caffeine increases
the production of urine by the kidneys, and is likely to increase the
volume as well as the level of acidity
in the stomach.
The problem is that even in modest
amounts, caffeine can worsen preexisting medical and physiological
problems. For example, there is evidence that people with pre-existing
anxiety problems, such as panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder,
have a marked increase in symptoms
with even small amounts of caffeine.
In addition, caffeine can increase
symptoms in people with stomach
ulcers and/or the so-called irritable
bowel syndrome. Similarly, caffeine
consumption may be a major contributor to some forms of insomnia.
Excessive, repeated heavy intake
of caffeine can cause persistent feelings of anxiety and tension, irritability and a feeling of inability to handle
stressful situations. It frequently
causes sleep disturbances and often
causes chronic fatigue.
Council open t o newspaper deals
In response to an October proposal
by the Times Advocate newspaper to
build a student newsroom for Cal
State San Marcos, two other local
newspapers expressed interest in
submitting offers of their own to the
university.
the TA's proposal or any similar ofIn a November letter to CSUSM fers would compromise the integrity
President Bill Stacy, Blade-Citizen of a student publication.
"The big issue here is freedom of
Publisher Tom Misset expressed an
interest in drafting an alternate pro- the press," he said. "We must ask
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posal to the TA's offer. Stacy also ourselves before we make the decisaid he received a telephone call from sion if we have maintained the constithe San Diego Union noting similar tutional guarantee of freedom of the
press."
concerns.
Misset said he does not see the
At the Dec. 10 University Council
meeting, the proposed capitalization TA's proposal as compromising to
of the student newspaper by the TA the freedom of the student press, but
was discussed. Members passed a sees it as a ploy by the North County
D R. J O E L G R I N O L D S
motion that, "The University Council publication to sell more newspapers.
Abrupt withdrawal of caffeine can expresses its support for such public/ He said such a deal is an opportunity
cause similar symptoms of irritabil- private enterprises," but that pros and for the students to get a first-class
ity, restlessness, lethargy and chronic cons of such a proposal must be ad- newspaper at no cost to the school.
dressed.
"The TA is mimicking what we do
headaches.
According to Stacy, the Univer- for the Scout," said Misset. The BladeAfter more than 30 years of research, there still are mixed reviews sity Council must also decide whether Citizen currently has an alliance with
about other health hazards related to
caffeine consumption. Specifically, a
new study raises doubts about the
safety of excessive coffee consumption among people at high risk for
heart attacks, but in general, most
experts feel moderate consumption is
safe.
Likewise, there is no conclusive
Your tan needn't change
link between caffeine and certain
cancers. One recent study even
with the weather report.
claimed that moderate caffeine consumption resulted in a lower risk of
Our total tanning facility
colon and rectal cancer.
is open year round
It is not conclusively known that
caffeine causes birth defects or low
and is safer than
birth weight babies, but why take the
chance?
the sun's rays.
As with many scientific studies, it
is frequently hard to uniformly define
and compare variables with studies of
caffeine consumption. There is difficulty because, not even a cup of coffee has uniform definition.
However, in general, experts
largely agree that moderate coffee
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consumption (four or less cups per
day) appears to be relatively benign.
ONE-MONTH OF UNLIMITED
So pour yourself a cup and judge
TANNING FOR O NLY...
for yourself.
TIMES
ADVOCATE
HEALTHNOTES
the Camp Pendleton newspaper, the
Scout, that Misset said is virtually
identical to what the TA plans on
doing with the student publication.
The TA is offering the university
from $80,000 to $100,000in state-ofthe-art computer equipment to help in
the launching of adaily student newspaper. In return, the TA requests
mandatory student subscription to
their newspaper, aprinting monopoly
on the publication and distribution
points for the TA on campus.
Misset said he is waiting for the
college to put out requests forproposals from other newspapers before he
will submit a plan of his own. Misset
declined to reveal what the proposal
would look like, but said, "Our offer
will be far superior to theirs."
The University Council is waiting
until reactions from the Student
Governance Task Force and its subcommittees are gauged before they
decide if requests for proposals should
be issued to local newspapers.
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P IONEER /TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, i g 9 1
War freedoms
must be limited
With almost every American talking about the Persian
Gulf, the subject of the media's coverage comes up as a
topic many times. People respond to the heroic coverage
of Cable News Network (CNN), while some ask if the
media has gone too far.
Two main problems seen in the media is the possible
propaganda coming out of Baghdad and American's
strong desire to not be censored. These two complaints
are not the focus of this editorial - propaganda is expected
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Affirmative action may be meritless
General Colin Powell is America's most powerful black due to
his commission as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position
of enormous prestige. Interestingly, he rose to this pinnacle in a
process that refutes the race relations policies of both the Democratic and Republican parties. In this respect, General Powell's rise
forces use to re-examine our nation's strategy for achieving racial
equality.
General Powell has stated publicly that he joined the service
nearly 40 years ago "to get a job." He readily adds that for blacks at
the time, private sector opportunities were slim due to discrimination. The military, on the other hand, was desegregating faster than
civilian society.
Throughout the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, Powell held the
readiness of courage and intelligence that makes great leaders. The
command's structure of the American military, our nation's first
truly color-blind institution, rewarded his value with recognition
and promotion.
Now he is the chief architect and general manager of America's
most ambitious project since landing men on the moon: the expulsion of Iraq from Kuwait. Already his command is credited for the
Allied's early advantage, while his career is destined for more
greatness.
An important purpose of promoting racial equality throughout
society is to maximize the production of Colin Powell types,
regardless of color. In other words, equal opportunity is good
business for the country, and our costs in lost geniuses alone - much
less other costs - must be stemmed.
But the Colin Powell story illustrated two seemingly contradictory points. Firstly, discrimination must be abolished. Secondly,
affirmative action may be meritless.
Today a disproportionately high percentage of blacks joining
the volunteer services proves that little has changed in civilian
society since General Powell made a likewise decision four decades
ago. There is no better explanation than to admit that economic
opportunity is less available to black America than white America
on a whole. In this respect, the Republican party's continued denial
of racial inequality serves to merely prolong the tragedy.
As stated, military hierarchy was the first beneficiary of desegregation, but the ensuing Political Correctness movement, and its
promotion of affirmative action, was unpersuasive to the Pentagon.
Advancement in the military results from performance primarily,
notauotas.
Liberal policies have not been successful at narrowing the economic chasm between whites and Blacks. The first decade of affirmative action has seenaworseningof all key indicators: the black
homicide, dropout, imprisonment, and unemployments rates
arerising,while
black America's
income is dropping in comparative
terms.
Surely the DemPIONEER COLUMNIST
ocrats-and black
leaders - cannot blame middle white America for its disenchantment with the tyranny of Political Correctness.
The designed effect of Political Correctness is torighta wrong.
Minorities have suffered under-representation and oppression, and
so a program to counter privileges is established for the underprivileged: hiring quotas, grant and scholarships programs, etc. Unfortunately, this makes minorities dependent on mandated societal reforms to achieve self-improvement. Furthermore, any system based
on racial consciousness can hardly be trusted to achieve anything
but more resentment and division.
It is useful to revisit the military's strident color blindness while
formulating a new solution to racial inequality. Middle-whiteAmerica backlash against affirmative action is rising precisely
because it is sown not to perpetuate a policy of indifference to color
amidst equal opportunity.
While Affirmative action has proven to be counter productive,
opposition to discrimination should remain vigilant/Legitimate
suits must be handled expediently andrigorously,and that warrants
establishing a fast-track legal procedure to hear and try allegations
of unfairness. Bigots must be prosecuted in earnest. We cannot
return to an era of inaction; their problem will not eradicate by
market forces solely.
Public policy deserves periodic review. While most Americans
desire racial harmony, everyone must be willing to honestly examine the effectiveness of the solutions. When a system is not working,
it should be fixed, not maintained in the interest of Political Correctness. This worsens the plight of the people we seek to help.
The plethora or young blacks joining the military proves that
economic opportunities are still unequally distributed, and all indicators of societal advancement verify that the situation is growing
worse, despite decades of affirmative action. Ironically, America's
most powerful black, General Colin Powell, is a product of a colorblind Military establishment Clearly, the correct cure needs to be
less political
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EDITORIAL
and censorship is justified in a war setting - the goal here
is to show theflagwaving patriots of this country that we
must give up some of our first amendmentrightsto win
this war.
War and propaganda go hand in hand, whether it be a
large fight between several countries or a battle between
two people. Sadam Hussein might be the greatest creator
of a large deal of propaganda in all of history.
It's a reporters main goal to determine therightfrom
the wrong, truthfrompropaganda. Peter Arnett, CNN's
Baghdad-based reporter, has been accused of not following these journalism standards. It's Hussein, however,
that prevents Arnettfromseeing both sides of the story,
which hinders him as a journalist.
The censors in Baghdad, too, hinder Arnett as well as
other censors in other Middle East countries as well as the
United States government.
People here are amazingly mad about this is infringing
on their freedom to speech and press. What hypocrite.
Where were they when the Supreme Court revoked that
samerightaway from high school journalists in 1988 or
when the CSU Chancellor's office started their attempt to
prohibit university newspapers from running certain advertisements?
These examples are home town cases where American
support should be; this is where the United States Bill of
Rights has supreme reign. These cases, however, are
nowhere near the problems at hand that has Americans all
aflutter.
It's doubtful that Hussein will follow the provisions
outlined in our constitution, especially since he's not
adhering to the Geneva Convention guidelines that his
country agreed to. It's time to suck in our pride and let the
government carry out its secret and confidential missions
and not let ourrightto know help Husseinfightthis war.
If there's one thing that could be carried overfromthe
Vietnam war, a conflict that Am erica is not trying to copy,
it is the news coverage. During that war, there were seven
reporters. There are over 700 journalists covering this
battle; even the small local newspapers like the Escondido Times Advocate and the Oceanside Blade Citizen
send reporters to the Persian Guif.
Reporters have always played an integral part in
American society, referred to by some as the fourth
branch of government with its checks and balance capability, but now it must stay out of the way of the U.S.
government and let them do their job. That mission,
among international affairs in this Persian Gulf War, is to
bring the men and women fight this war home safe.
Thefreedomswe so proudly defend aren't followed
p other pountries. Don't expect that to change now.
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A THOUGHT:
"Patriotism is the
last refuge of a
scoundrel."
SAMUEL JOHNSON
Inresponse to the staff editorial in the Feb. 5
issue of Pioneer (War protests only harm soldiers), I would like to offer a slightly different
set of points about the conflict in the Persian
Gulf.
They say the first casualty of war is truth, but
the untruths and misconceptions about what is
going on in the Middle East started long before
the war. In fact they started shortly after World
War II, when the British, who up until that time'
had been the occupiers of Palestine decided to
"give" the Israelis a homeland.
I don't think any American in good conscience deny that the Holocaust was one of
history's darkest pages, and that it seemed only
just that these people who had suffered as much
at the hands of Hitler and his henchmen should
have a land of their own where they could feel
safe and do what they needed to do to try and
prevent a repeat of that horror.
The problem was and is that the British just
abandoned the Palestinians, who had no real
defense of their own, and they have been living
as second-class Citizens in what they consider
their own land for over 40 years now.
Yes, but the real issue is Saddam Hussein,
Right? After all, this "lunatic" had the unmitigated gall to take over Kuwait (which incidentally had been separated from Iraq in the first
place by a British oil interest in order to ensure
that the incredibly rich oil fields located in that
region would remain available to the west) and
probably has "Hitleresque" plans to take over
the entire region.
Well, Iran immediately protested to taking
over of Kuwait, as did Egypt, Syria, Saudi
Arabia, and most of the emerate, not to mention
most nations outside the region. Before the
Arab nations and Iran had an opportunity to
react, however, in comes the mighty United
States,fightingfor truth, justice and the American Way, there with the intention to bring stability to the region.
The stability is like throwing a match on a
pile of kindling to ensure stability. It is our
unbelievable ethnocentricity that once again
has got us into a mess. How could we possibly
leave so important a task as dealing with Saddam Hussein's imperialism to the people who
know him best? How could we ever believe that
the knowledge of the indigenous populations
and leaders could know better than us how to
best handle this situation? Well thatrightthere
shows how ignorant they are! What's not to
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like? Just because we have allowed Israel to get
away with treating Palestinians the same way
the apartheid government in South Africa treats
Blacks? Well, all of the Palestinians are crazy
terrorists, right? When Israel bombs "terrorist
encampments" in Lebanon (we never question
Israel's definition of what is and isn't a terrorist
encampment; however, it has been verified that
often they are just random groups of Palestinian
civilians) and detains Palestinians in prison for
years without charging them with anything,
that's Okay because they're not like us; they
don't have children they love and have dreams
for, old people they revere and look after, idealistic? young men and women trying to figure a
way to make the world a better place. Oh yes.
Yes they do.
There is no doubt in my mind that the United
States' intervention in the Middle East will
cause problems of such proportion that we will
not see the end of them in our lifetimes. More
and more Arabs are turning away from the
coalition and toward support for Hussein, not
because he is such a great guy, but because he
represents to them the only person of any power
who at least has some understanding of their
needs and wishes.
It never seems to get through to the American
people that even when citizens of other countries have the opportunity to be more like us,
they may not jump at the chance. What most
modern Arabs are looking for is a way to deal
with the modern world, to use technology and
modernization to improve their way of life
without losing their sense of cultural identity.
When the people of many of these countries
look at America, they don't see what we see. We
see waves of amber grain, they see waves of
homeless and poverty stricken people with little
or no health care (Iraqis enjoy 100 percent free
medical services). We see bright, idealistic young
people waiting to make their way in the world,
they see the highest per capita rates of teen
suicide, and a drug and alcohol problem ravaging the nation, from professional people to
innocent babies born drug addicted.
We see ourselves is some sort of ongoing soft
drink commercial, singing and playing games
together and laughing, while they see the highest homicide rate in the world, along with another almost exclusively American phenomenon, serial killers. Who has the most distorted
view of us?
As I sit here and write this, I can feel the
blood of some people boiling. I can hear their
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angry voices crying "if she thinks it's so great
over there and so terribleoverhere, why doesn't
she just move over there to Baghdad, and we can
nuke her too (Haw haw haw)."
That's the problem, or one of them, right
there. In the 60s, it was considered unpatriotic to
protest the war; therightsthat we're supposedly
fighting for in Kuwait (which was never anything even close to a democracy, by the way and very anti-western - are not fashionable to
exercise here.
The staff editorial says in effect that while
our men and women arefightingfor therightof
the Kuwaitis, we ought to shut up and not say
anything so as not to offend the troops.
Why is it perfectly Okay for our sons and
lovers, to go to the other side of the world to
fight for the freedoms of the people we neither
understand nor ever paid any mind to, but exercising those same freedoms at home is unacceptable?
This nonsense that the pro-war factions keep
throwing out about "whether you agree with the
war or not, support the troops" makes no sense
whatever. What could be moré supportive than
to work for their safe return, and a sane, negotiated peace?
Wrapping ourselves in the flag and burying
our heads in the sand is the most dangerous
position we can take. That "America, love it or
leave it" attitude is one of the reasons it took so
long to discover we had no winning position in
Vietnam. It's also one of thereasons the Savings
and Loan fiasco hasfinanciallydevastated us,
perhaps irreparably.
And while we are being so high and mighty
about Saddam ' s invasion of Kuwait, why have
we turned back on the Dahli Lama, whose
legitimate government was thrown out of Tibet
by the Chinese many years ago while we conveniently turned our collective heads?
While we bomb the hell out of Baghdad, the
^vhole world is beginning to wonder just what
right we have to our self-appointed moral-police-of-the-world role. Are we such a fine and
shining example of democracy, freedom, and
capitalism at its best? Should we expect the
people of the Middle East, so conformed by
their traditions and faiths, to give them up to
worship the great god BMW as we so often do
here in the West?
Maybe we should allow the Middle East,
Central and South America, and Southeast Asia,
and everywhere else to take care of their own
problems for awhile, while we pay attention to
what isn't so great about America right now.
And when we have made it Okay, when our
young people are staying in school and off
drugs, when our education system is back where
it could be, when we have cared for our homeless and healed our sick, then perhaps we can
start to share our successes with our global coinhabitants in peaceful ways rather than trying
to impose our ideas by force.
When we realize our potential and shine as
an example of peace, care of the planet, tolerance of those different than us, and fiscal responsibility , then we can wrap ourselves in the
flag and feel really good about it.
B EVERLY KANAWI/CSUSM STUDENT
�French cast breaks rules
to add theatrics to old art
• • • h e Ringmistress, France La
Bonté, wears a goldW flowered, blue suit and has
an orange hair style that would
make Medusa die of laughter.
Although she does not perform, her
appearance and presence sets the
standards for the ensemble she commands.
The language is French, the
music is rock, the costumes are
outrageous, and there are no
animals. This show, however, can
be easily recognized as a circus.
Cirque Du Soleil, meaning Circus
of the Sun, stops in Southern
California during its 1991 tour and
proves it has therightingredients to
make an outstanding show.
The theatrical/acrobatic travelers
are a collection of acts that astonish
and baffle the mind.
Four young contortionists start
the circus with poses that would
make anyone cringe with amaze-
ment and pain. Their bodies can
move as though they had no joints
at all.
The acrobats join in activities
from trapezes, to tight ropes to
flyers in a series of acts that threw
their bodies into the air. The turns
and twists of the performers' bodies
easily outnumbers the bodies in the
audience.
Here is where the theme of the
performers is evident: breaking the
rules to make a New Circus.
"Behind each perilous leap, there
is a purpose, an intention, an
individual, an emotion," director
Franco Dragone wrote in the circus'
program.
"Since 1984, we have dealt
primarily with circus acts in a
theatrical context," continued
Dragone. ' The concept has widened. The public will see the
physical theater itself integrated
into the numbers."
Cirque Du Soleil also features a
few performers that are out of the
ordinary in a circus crowd.
Zhao Liang draws the audience's
attention as she commands the
power of umbrellas. At one point,
she balances two umbrellas atop
one another on one foot, and spins
one each on her other foot and both
hands.
i Soviet performer Vassiliy
Demenchoukov catches the viewers' hearts and suspense as he
balances on a total of nine chairs,
stacked on each other. This is done
as he carries a lighted birthday cake,
celebrating Montreal's 350th
birthday.
Theflyersand acrobats, with a
quick costume change, soon
become the stage team. Also known
as the "Corporation," these bellhopclad characters show their skills not
only as performers, but demonstrate
the ability to transform the one-ring
tent into a stage for each a ct They
follow the orders of Mme CorporaSEE CIRQUE/PAGE 10
Vargus flops under the big top
LARRY BOISJOLIE/PIONEER
I
magine flying through the air
with the greatest of ease, or
riding a 12,000-pound
elephant You don't need to tame
lions or dress up in clown make-up
to enjoy the circus; all that's needed
is the desire to be a kid again.
Unfortunately, Circus Vargas only
rarely transgresses the audience to
childhood.
Now playing throughout San
Diego County, Circus Vargas is
complete with death-defying
acrobatic feats, thrilling animal acts
itfid whimsical clowns. What it" 1
lacks is consistency and humor.
Twenty-two years ago, Vargas
started a circus with three trucks
and eight animals. Today, Circus
Vargas has over 400 animal and
human performers and costs $20
million annually to run. It is listed
with the'Guinness Book of World
Records' as the largest traveling big
top.
The tent is 300 feet long and
towers four stories high. It is
constructed of 90,000 square feet of
fabric weighing more than 17 tons,
24,478 feet of cable and rope and
485 stakes. What the tent lacks is
sufficient heating. Dress warmly on
a cool night or expect to freeze.
Below the big top, acts of all
kinds keep the audience of up to
4,000 in the cold anticipating what
could happen n ext
The show, starts in the center ring
with Wayne Ragen and his big cats.
Ragen seems to have a rapport with
the creatures as he commands them
to roll over and perform tricks. The
hoop of fire is humanely substituted
with as hoop of red lights and no
intimidating whip snaps.
The big cats act, however, is too
humane to be of much excitement.
SEE'BIG TOP/PAGE 11
Don't let her looks
deceive you,
France La Bonté, the
Ringmistress of
Cirque Du Soleil,
reigns supreme
over the French circus.
STACEY SMITH
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Clown gets
inspiration
from kids
in audience
Shiner f inds
a cceptance
w ith C irques
f loune t roupe
L ARRY BOISJOLIE/PIONEER
t one point in a person's
life, whether it be early or
when wrinkles start to set
in, the dream of being a clown and
S TACEY SMITH/PIONEER
Flounes Christophe Lelarge (left to right), Patrice Wojciechowski, Cécile Ardeil and running away with the circus
Great Chamberlain Brian Dewhurstwatch on asfloune David Lebel tries to commi* Yicateemerges. For David Shiner,
however, his dream became a
with David Shiner (front), a U.S. clown traveling with Cirque Du Soleil.
reality.
The U.S.-born performer travels
with the Cirque Du Soleil, a Montreal-based touring pi reus. Although
his physical capabilities don't allow
him to leap across the stage like his
fellow acrobats, Shiner's character
becomes the continuing focus
throughout the show and conveys
the theme in a way only a clown
can tell.
Not long after the circus begins,
Shiner's clown emerges. He's
dressed in a common American
suit, slightly altered to fit a clown
but still neutral in color. His dream:
to join the bright and vibrant cast of
the "flounes," his French counterpart.
In some scenes, he proves his
worth to the audience. In others, he
tries to communicate with his
foreign friends.
In both instances, the audience
can relate. A clown isn't a clown
unless he makes people laugh; and,
the audience shares his communication difficulties with the French
ensemble.
His nameless clown can never be
a convincing face in the crowd, and
the audience finds this funny.
"My clown is tragic, neurotic,
and at the same time he makes you
laugh with his jacket sleeves and
pant legs that are just a little too
short," said Shiner. "He's a true
anarchist, violating the social rules
and conventions that define what a
person is."
The American clown does join
the cast of Cirque Du Soleil, but
only after a transformation. That
transition is not to be revealed here.
L ARRY BOISJOLIE/PIONEER
Only those fortunate enough to see
Kyle, an elephant dog, waits for handouts at a concession stand outside the big top this performance will know how to
. at Circus, Vargus. Kyle regularly receives com dogs from the circus' employees.
run away with a circus.
P
eople have been laughing at
Marty T. (The) Clown since
he was 12-years-old and even
then he wanted to run away and join
the circus. Eighteen years later,
Marty becameCircus Vargas*
Ambassador of Good Will, traveling all over the U.S. bringing joy
and laughter to children of all ages.
"I've been clowning for 25
years," says Marty. The last six of
those have been with Circus
Vargas.
Marty says the real joy of performing in front of large audiences
comes from seeing the faces of
happy children. Even on days when
he doesn't feel in the spirit of
clowning, he says the children bring
him back in the mood.
"It's energizing when kids cheer
you on," he says.
Marty is probably one of the
busiest clowns in America, performing seven days a week, 48
weeks a year, entertaining at
schools, church groups, hospitals,
malls, parades and benefits. His act
combines magic, baffling buffoonery, balloon animals and face
painting.
A theme Marty stresses to all
children, is that using drugs can be
dangerous.
"I tell them that clowning around
with drugs is not funny," he says.
Marty says he's always ready to
spend the 45 minutes necessary to
put on his greasepaint and costume.
He's been seen on Good Morning America, Bozo the Clown
Show, Totally Hidden Video,
Romper Room and L.A. Kids
among other programs.
Marty is also scheduled to
appear in 'Autobahn', an upcoming
motion picture starring Dom
Deluise. He has participated in
numerous benefits over the years,
including MDA for Jerry's Kids,
March of Dimes, The Heart and
Lung Association and United Way..
J ONATHAN YOUNG/PIONEER
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�CIRQUE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8
tion, who reigns supreme over
Cirque's little world as the Ringmistress.
Add to the cast Englishman
Brian Dewhurst as the Grand
Chamberlain. Thisright-handman
to the Ringmistress looks like
an extended munchkin from T he
Wizard of Oz.'
A circus wouldn't be complete
without clowns. In essence, all
performers are clowns, delivering
joy and happiness to all who watch.
Those who get the privilege of
creating laughter, are classified by
the French;as "flounes."
The flounes have their own
language, neither French nor
English, but it is understood by all.
They perform music, throw things
at one another or at the spectators
— occasionally throwing members
of the audience — and always bring
a smile to their viewers.
It is said that the flounes get their
nourishment from costumes,
makeup, and masks. If true, then
they are on one weird diet.
"They move, breathe, and
express themselves as a single
character without the members
losing their individuality," said
Werner Straub, designer of the
flounes' superb masks.
Together with their fellow
performers of Cirque Du Soleil, the
flounes make you want to run away
and join the circus.
S T A C E Y S MITH /PIONEER
Contortionists Isabelle Chassé
(right, top to bottom), Nadine
Binette, Laurence Racine and Jinny
Jacinto position themselves in a
final pose in their opening act of
Cirque Du Soleil. Isabelle Brisset
(left) balances on a tightrope.
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Yet, it is nice to see the large beasts
treated with some respect and
dignity.
With the Amazing Angels
performing on the Russian swing,
the show vaults to new heights.
Members of this acrobatic troupe
swing on the three-person mechanism, only to leap off one at a time
with spectacular flips and twists.
Between the dramatic numbers,
clowns strut their stuff in small skits
that keep the younger sect in
stitches, but the humor stops there.
Adults will find the clowning
around to be, at best, stupid.
There was no tightrope act,
which produced some dismay,
however the trapeze artists brought
the circus to the height of its ability.
The infamous triple-flip, thought by
many to be among the most
dangerous of trapeze stunts, was
performed by two separate acrobats
simultaneously in two separate
rings.
By far the best part of the show
was the dog act. The furry little
critters were two tail wags better
than the big cats and far funnier
than the clowns. The dogs alone are
almost worth the $8.50 price of
admission.
L ARRY BOISJOLIE/PIONEER
Dionne Arata balances atop Col. Joe, the world's largest performing
elephant, during Circus Vargus' first performance in San Diego.
A musical number of about fifty
performers is remarkably terrible.
The dance numbers are out of sine
with the banal choreography and the
performers look bored with the
routine.
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whatever good moments the show
has.
They walk directly in front of the
audience trying to push cotton
candy, popcorn and toys upon them
with the tenacity of encyclopedia
salesmen.
Outside of the big top is a
money-draining carnival that is
better left alone unless you like to
see "the worlds largest reptiles."
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EXPLORE
CIRCUS
International troupes tour area
to give universiality to old art
For fun and excitement, few things
compare with the fast-paced action of a
circus. February and March offer an exciting
entourage of three circuses for those who love
to watch death-defying acts of skill and
courage.
More importantly, the circus experience
has become an international event, with
troupes from Montreal and the Soviet Union.
These two circuses are known for their
acrobatic excellence as well as their abilities
to captivate an audience.
So steprightup and focus your attention
on the centerring.The circus has come to
town.
In accordance with one of the oldest and
most popular of circus traditions, Circus
Vargus will raise the world's largest big top
tent in several San Diego locations through
Feb. 25.
Circus Vargus' all-new 22nd Edition features over 400 international performers and
animals in a $20 million production. The twohour extravaganza features 10 elephants,
tigers, chimpanzees, two flying trapeze
troupes, the Wheel of Death, and of course,
clowns.
Two cities remain on Circus Vargus' San
Diego tour. The big top opens it's show
tonight in El Cajon at the Cajon Speedway,
just west of Broadway off Highway 67, and
runs through Feb. 21. The Del Mar Fairgrounds will host the circus next, starting Feb.
22.
The public is invited to witness the raising
of the football-field sized tent, nearly four
stories high, at 10:30 a.m. on every opening
day. The elephants, led by Colonel Joe,
America's largest performing elephant, and
other animals will be on display and a clown
will be on hand to serve refreshments to the
children.
Those looking for extra work are invited to
help raise the circus tent for a nominal fee.
Job-seekers should arrive at the circus site at '
6 a.m. on the day of the first performance.
Listed in the Guinness Book of World
Records, Circus Vargus' big top is the largest
traveling big-top circus in the world. Founder
Clifford Vargus used this Italian-made tent
when Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey
Circus was forced to take down their tent and
move indoors in 1976 due to escalating costs.
When Circus Vargus travels through San
Diego, a giveaway is being offered that would
excite the green-thumbers and disinterest others.
It's well-known among those folks who
are savvy about gardening that elephants
manure is a mineralrichfertilizer. With the
true philanthropic spirit, the Circus Vargus
elephants are going to do their bit to contribute to the cause.
The production line starts immediately
upon arrival at each location, and there will
be no shortage of freshly produced product.
The public is invited to arrive with shovels
and bags in hand - their sense of smell will
lead them to therightspot - and help themselves to as much as they want of "Pachyderm Power."
Circus Vargus allows seconds on all days
following opening day at each location.
A carnival with game booths and attractions is also offered with each performance of
the circus. Fun-seekers can view the House of
Giant Reptiles, ride a pony or an elephant,
and play carnival games. A refreshment booth
also serves hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy
and drinks.
Tickets for the circus, which includes all
events except the carnival, range from $8.50
to $16.50 with discounts for children. Ticket
prices at Del Mar will be slightly higher to
incorporate a 10 percent admission tax.
Tickets are on sale at the Flower Hill Mall
in Del Mar, the Escondido Village Mall,
Ticketmaster and at the Circus. For more
information, call 259-7714.
In May of 1990, Cirque du Soleil
launched it 1990-91 North American Tour
with a brand new show called "Nouvelle
Experience."
In 1991, this French circus remains on
the West Coast for a few months. After
playing in San Diego for a two week run,
Cirque will set up its blue and yellow big
top tent in Coast Mesa from Feb. 22 to
March 9. This Orange County performance
will be in the South Coast Plaza parking area.
"Nouvelle Experience" is an international
extravaganza with attractions from China,
Europe, North America and the Soviet Union.
For the first time this century, the Soviet
National Circus, Soyuzgoscirk, has allowed
its artists to perform with a non-soviet circus.
Vladimir Kehkaial seemingly takes to the
skies like Icarus of ancient Greek mythology.
Thp second Soviet artist, Vassili Dementchoukov, performs a solo chair-balancing act
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dining room chairs.
Also featured in this year's show are a
troupe of Chinese-trained contortionists who
recently won the gold metal in the Festival Du
Cirque de L'acenir competition in Paris;
Canadian solo trapeze artist and silver metal
winner Anne Lepage; and a French trapeze
act with the whimsical Fous Volants, meaning
Flying Fools.
Since the start of their tour, Cirque du
Soleil has been travelling across North
America with a new Big Top, in the familiar
colors. More comfortable and spacious, it
holds an audience of 2,499 spectators.
"Cirque du Soleil redefines the meaning of
circus/' said director Franco Dragone. "It
combines theatric elements such as sophisticated lighting, brilliant costuming, and
original jazz/rock score and creative choreography, with traditional circus elements and the
excitement and spontaneity of street performance."
Audiences in Montreal, Seattle, San
Francisco, San Jose, Santa Monica and San
Diego enthusiastically welcomed Cirque du
Soleil's new production which attracted
crowds at a record setting pace, reaching
more than half a million spectators in seven
months.
Tickets are available through the Cirque du
Soleil box office at 284-1286 or through
Ticketmaster at 278-8497. General admission
for the performance is $27.
Tickets are also on sale for the all-new
1990-91 edition of the Moscow Circus. The
Soviet performers will be at the San Diego
Sports Arena for nine shows March 13-17.
Featuring thefinestperformers in the
Soviet Union, the cast was chosen from more
than 6,000 performers in 137 Russian
circuses.
The show stars 10 aerial artists, the Flying
Cranes, whose act combines a quadruple
somersault and other daring moves with the
choreography of a ballet. Other acts include
the Zolkins and their three juggling bears,
tightrope artists, clowns and the Cossack
horsemen.
Tickets are $20, $17.50 and $12.50, with
the opening night performance at half price
and the Friday matinee at $8. Tickets can be
purchased at the Sports Arena box office of
through Ticketmaster at 278-8497.
For general information, call 224-4176.
�TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1991/PIONEER
ACCEN1
Artist draws on innocence
PEBBiE PUFFY/PIONEER
Upon entering the room where David
Ghirardi's art work is displayed, one can
imagine observing these pieces within a
museum instead of an art gallery.
Each of his pieces seems to have come
directly from an ancient Egyptian Tomb.
However, once one looks closely at the work,
one begins to discover modern themes and
material. Ghirardi, as elusive as his art work,
chooses to present his art simply and allow
the viewer to make the decision of what he or
she thinks about the piece.
For over 11 years, Ghirardi has been
creating his own form of art by constructing
"an upside down cake" of plastic, rubber,
metals, enamels and oxides. These ingredients, assembled upon a plate of glass, are then
covered with wet cement When the cement
dries, the plate of glass is removed and the
"cake" is alive with color, texture, and
feeling.
Powerful in form, these pieces of art by
Ghirardi speak to the viewer. While not
exactly making a clear, concise declaration,
the implied statement and impressions that
Ghirardi's art forms generate compel the
viewer to examine and explore the works.
One of the most fascinating and absoibing
pieces of art work by Ghirardi is named
"Afterglow." Even ¿hough the theme is not
explicitly stated, one can recognize the shape
of a large 1950s style beanie and almost
discern playful yellow shapes resembling
children running around the entire shape of
the beanie.
Outside the realm of the beanie are two
large, red drops. Within the pattern of the
beanie, is a "subtext" of crowded pictures
WENDY WILLIAMS
PIONEER
FILM
CRITIC
Foster, Hopkins
stun audience in
Silence of Lambs'
Artist David Ghirardi reflects on his piece, 'Monk Brown'.
containing shapes of cars, buses, modern
buildings and a male figure with a shirt and
tie implanted into the cement and covered
with plastic.
The picture "subtext" inside the beanie is
small and seemingly unimportant; however,
this implanted group seems to be growing
inside ¿he beanie, ready to overpower it.
Possibly representing innocence, the beanie is
losing parts of itself to the modern, grown-up
world that is within it.
The two large drops of red paint could
represent the pain of lost innocence through
modernization, industrialization, and even
adulthood, the "Afterglow" of childhood.
Other pieces in the exhibit elicit similar
K ATHY SULLIVAN/PIONEER
emotional and intellectual pensiveness. Their
messages must be heard and interpreted by
each viewer.
It is exhilarating to find an artist like
Ghirardi who successfully blends modern
material and universal themes into original
pieces of a rt Moreover, the most interesting
challenge with Ghirardi*s art is the discovery
of the thesis and the unravelling of the
meaning of his art work.
If you wish to view a type of art that is
challenging, unique and original, then take a
trip to David Lewison Gallery at the Del Mar
Plaza, 1555 Camino Del Mar, and behold the
magnificent pieces of art by artist David
Ghirardi.
Clarice Starling was 13-years-old when she
went to live at her uncle's sheep and horse farm.
She awoke one night to the awful screaming of
the lambs and they were being slaughtered.
The new movie 'Silence of the Lambs' reveals this information and more as Starling, an
FBI trainee played brilliantly by Jodie Foster, is
given her first big assignment.
She is sent to a top security facility to interview Dr. Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lector, a
brilliant psychologist who has killed his patients and eaten their tongues.
Lector knows something about a madman
serial killer, named Buffalo Bill, who is now
killing young women and skinning their backs,
but he won't tell Starling what he knows until
she reveals secrets from her personal life.
Starling must not only contend with this
situation, the fears of handling her first big case,
while trying to make a good impression of her
male superiors and finding the courage to have
SEE LAMBS/PAGE 14
'Man for All Seasons' challenges best in us
Moonlight's play a metaphor
useful in modern-day t imes
a few short years in the life of Sir
Thomas More, Minister to King^Henry
How often do we see a production VIII, it chronicles his struggle to rethat really inspires and challenges the sist Henry * s attempts to invalidate his
best within us? 4 A Man for All Sea- marriage to Katherine of Aragon
sons' is a play which causes us to because of her inability to produce an
question ourselves and to wonder just heir to his throne.
how far we would go to defend the
RandallHickmanplaysabrilliant,
values we easily espouse.
passionate Henry, accurately reflectHow many of us are made of the ing the mercurial moods of the mastuff or martyrs? Do we have it within nipulative monarch. In quiet, steadus to defend our beliefs even unto fast opposition, the central role of Sir
Thomas More is strongly portrayed
death?
Members of the cast for 'AMan for Ail Seasons' include Mel Schuster (left toright),Eric Kunze, William Nolan,
Here is a play which speaks to the
SEE SEASONS/PAGE 14 Shauna Nolan, Jeff Anthony Miller and Anne M. Wimberley-Robinson.
souls of men and women. Based upon
ELAINE W H A LEY/PI ON EER
�SEASONS
mon Man, played by Mel Shuster while Eric
Kunze portrays the thoroughly unlikable Richard Rich.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13
Kunze's character was visually assisted in
his climb up the ladder of ill-gotten gains by S ue
by William Nolan.
Team and Kim Johnson of Imagination UnlimAnn M. Wimberly-Robinson and Shauna ited, who put together an impressive parade of
Nolan play their roles as Sir Thomas More's period costumes.
loyal wife and daughter to advantage. WimFinally, Douglas C. Smith, the actor who
berly-Robinson especially brought an unex- played the amoral Thomas Cromwell cannot go
pected depth to the character of More's wife in unacknowledged. Smith artfully coaxed the
her closing scene.
audience into a feeling of universal contempt
Tying it all together is the role of the Com- for the unprincipled CromwelL
But why should we see such aplay in modern
times? Is the examination of the death of one
scholar in sixteenth century England any use to
us?
Perhaps it is.
In an era where public opinions are running
as strongly as they are today, it just might be a
useful metaphor. If, that is, there are any among
us who lack tolerance for opinions which oppose their own.
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24 at the Moonlight Winter Playhouse, 1200
Vale Terrace Drive in Vista. 724-2110
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Gibson surprising
in Hamlet' role
S hakespeare
l ives f or a ll
CHARIS SCANLON/PIONEER
When imagining iheperfectrole
for tough, sexy and often hilariously funny Mel Gibson, just about
the last thing to come to mind
would be Shakespeare's notoriously challenging role of Hamlet,
the indecisive, yet enduring Prince
of Denmark.
One wonders what Director
Franco Zeffirelli could possibly
have been thinking about. Elizabethan Drama meets Lethal
Weapon? Literature and drama
connoisseurs the world over let out
a collective groan of disbelief,
imagining the Bard himself rolling
over in his tomb.
It was with some surprise, and
much delight, that I discovered
that the combination of Mel and
the Renaissance couplets made for
a memorable performance.
Gibson's expressive rendition
of the lead role is subtly charming,
never overplayed and has the per-
fect mixture of fatal indecision
and sympathetic pathos.
Glenn Close, in the role of the
Queen, is quite simply stunning.
The Madness scene, featuring relative newcomer Helen BonhemCarter ('Lady Jane'} as a lovely
Ophelia, was riveting, moving
many in the audience to tears.
In today's market of MTV-attention spans and excessive,
graphic violence, will people pay
to sec a four-hundred-year-old
play?
Apparently they will, if it contains Mel Gibson. Since its wide
release two weeks ago,4 Hamlet'
has enjoyed stunning ticket sales.
What Zeffirelli has done here is
combined a good old-fashioned
story with fantastic cinematography and wonderful personalities,
making the audience exit the theaters with smiles on their faces.
The result is a Shakespeare that
speaks to the audience without the
necessity for subtitles.
Bill, who wrote his plays for
people to see, not for English
scholars to argue about, most likely
feels that all is justfinein the state
of Denmark.
LAMBS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13
a final confrontation with a vicious killer.
Foster is a consummate pro. This is a different role that, in
someone clses interpretations, would have come off as just
another tough chick. Like Sigourncy Weaver in the 4Aliens'
series, Foster proves that a woman can aptly carry a suspense
thriller.
Anthony Hopkins, as Lector, is also a wonder to watch. His
savagery is unquestionable, playing a dangerous cat and mouse
game with Starling's mind and career.
The plot unfolds slowly, building up the suspense like a
pressure cooker. 'The Silence of the Lambs' makes you squirm,
knowing that something terrible is about to happen, but not letting
you in on what it is.
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On Campus
CALEM)AR
Women's Information Network:
A support group for women returning
Career Workshops: There are to school, WIN meets Wednesdays at
four different career workshops noon in the Multipurpose Room, loplanned for this semester. Resume cated in Building 145. Among the
Writing, showing format, context, activities planned, the group with be
readability and other tips, is on Feb. brainstorming about some of the serv28 at 7 p.m. and March 5 at4 p.m.; Job ices and facilities to be planned to best
Search Strategies is Feb. 26 at 4 p.m.; serve returning women. The meeting
Business Etiquette is Feb. 26 at 7 isan informal, 'brown bag' lunch.For
more information, contact Sandy
p.m.; and Effective interviewing is
Kuchler. 471-3500
Feb. 28 at4 p.m, and March 5 at 7 p.m.
All Career Workshops are held in the
Multi purpose Room, Building 145.
Students can sign up in the Student
Information center, Building 800.
B.B. King: Gives two performConcert Series: Acclaimed jazz ances on March 12 at the Bacchanal, form every Wednesday nights at the
flutist, Holly Hofmann, will bring her San Diego. 278-8497/560-8022
Earthquake Cafe, San Marcos. 471trio Of all-stars to the CSU San MarBonedaddys & the Samples: Per- 1222
cos library March 10 in honor of forms Feb. 21 at the Belly Up Tavern,
Earl Thomas & the Blues
Women's History Month. Hofmann Solana Beach. 481-9022
Ambassadors: Performs March 4 and
has justreleased her second CD and is
California Connection Jazz: 5 atElario's, atop the Summerhoüse
the only jazz flutist ever invited to Performs Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Inn, La Jolla. 459-0541
perform at the International Flutists San Luis Rey Downs, and at the
Folk Music Hoot Night: Every
Convention, held in Austria this year. Lawrence Welk Restaurant, Escön- Wednesday starting at 7:30 p.m. at
She will be joined by Mike Wofford dido, on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Call the Metaphor Coffee House, Esconon piano, Gunner Biggs on bass and 758-3762 or 749-3253 respectively. dido. 489-8890
Jim Plank on drums. The performGolden oldie jam sessions: HapDr. Chico's Island Sounds: Perance is in the Library at 7 p.m. It is a
free show.
Friday Evening Speaker's
Series: Dr. Patricia Huckle, SDSU
North County Dean, will start this
semester's speakers series on March
11*8
8. She will be discussing her forthcoming biography, 'Tis Sommers:
•MFfP*»
Activistand the Founding of the Older
Women's League.' All events in the
ShIIM
series will be held in the Library at 7
; ¿»J»'"
p.m. It is free. 471-3515
Math: A math anxiety seminar
will be held Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m. in the
Multipurpose Room, Building 145 to
assist those with the Math Placement
Test.
HI
Stress Management Seminar: A
Stress Management and performance
Anxiety Reduction seminar will be
held Feb. 28 at 10 a.m., March 11 at
11 a.m. and March 21 at 4 p.m. All
seminars will be held in the Multipur\
pose Room, Building 145.
Study Skills: A workshop to assist
in improving test performances and
reduce test anxiety is being offered
Feb. 21 at 2:30 p.m. and March 14 at
4 p.m. Reviewing the Self Help CounAcclaimed jazz flutist, Holly Hofmann, will
seling resources on campus will also
bring her trio of all stars to the CSU San Marbe included in this session, held in the
Multipurpose Room, Building 145.
cos March 10 in honor of Women's History
Music
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Concert Series
University Ball: The fourth annual Cal State San Marcos University
Ball is being held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn April 6. This is the university's main fund-raiser event of the
year and has always attracted a soldout crowd. Tickets are $125 and the
affair is black tie.
Month. She will be joined by Mike Wofford on
piano, Gunner Biggs on bass and Jim Plank
on drums. The performance is in the Library
at 7 p.m. It is a free show.
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Literary Journal
Cal State San Marcos' Literary Journal is
seeking submissions for the university's first
publication. Writing, photography and artwork
are being considered from CSUSM students,
staff and community members. Send
submissions to CSUSM or drop them off with
Judy Stagg by Feb. 28.
pens 2 to 5 p.m. at the Ice Cream
Shoppe, Rancho Bernardo, on Saturdays.
Ispiral Carpets: Performs Feb.
20 at the Backdoor, SDSU Aztec
Center. 594-6947/289-8497
Legends: Perform Feb. 28 at the
Earthquake Cafe, San Marcos. 4711222
Lew Tabackin Trio: Performs
through Feb. 20 at Eiario's, atop the
Summerhouse Inn, Solana Beach.
459-0541
Merry Go Down: Performs at the
Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach. 481 9022
Palomar College Concert Hour:
London Pianist Mark Durnford will
perform Feb. 21 in the Palomar Performance Lab, Room D10.744-1150,
Ext 2317
Progressive jazz jam sessions: 8
p.m. on Mondays at the Metaphor
Coffee House, Escondido. 489-8890
Ruby & the Red Hots: Perform
every Sunday night throughout the
month of February at the Full Moon
Nightclub, Encinitas. 436-7397
Scorpions: Performs with Trixter
at 8 p.m. on March 11 at the San
Diego Sports Arena. 278-8497
Sting: Performs with Concrete
Blonde at 7:30 p.m. on March 30 at
the San Diego Sports Arena. 2788497
Tami Thomas' Big Band Swing
& Dixie/Jazz Band: Performs every
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Mission Inn, San Marcos. 471-2939
Wild Child: Performs March 16
at the Bacchanal, San Diego. 2788497/560-8022
Wing Tips: Performs Feb. 21 at
the Earthquake Cafe, San Marcos.
471-1222
Wynton Marcalis: Performs April
10 at the Bacchanal, San Diego. 2788497/560-8022
Theater
1,001 Inventions: Pin Points per-
forms this multi-media comedy about
black history at the MiraCosta College Theater, Oceanside, through Feb.
22.757-2121, Ext. 334
Cloud 9: SDSU's Drama Department performs this show in the Experimental Theater, SDSU campus,
through Feb. 23.594-2548
Improvizado Psychotto: The
Naked Theater Group presents this
Monday show indefinitely at the
Marquis Public Theater, San Diego.
Shows starts at 7 p.m. 236-1347
Killing Mr. Withers: This participation play is presented by the
Mystery Cafe at the Imperial House
Restaurant, San Diego, through July
31. Tickets are $32 and $34 and include dinner. 544-1600
Kiss of the Spider Woman: The
South Coast Repertory portrays two
prisoners with nothing in common.
The show is performed in Costa Mesa
through Feb. 24. Tickets are $22-$29.
(714)957-4033
A Man for All Seasons: Vista's
Moonlight Winter Playhouse concludes this season's shows with this
production. It will be performed Feb.
7 through Feb. 24. This production is
an inside show. 724-2110
Noises Off: Julian's Pine Hills
Players continue this performance
through March 2 on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $25.765-1100
Oklahoma!: The Lawrence Welk
Resort Theater present Rodgers and
Hammerstein's musical about the
changing Old West. Performances run
through April 7. Tickets are $29-$36.
749-3448
Other People's Money: The Old
Globe Theater performers present this
comedy through Feb. 24 at the CassiusCarterCenterStage, BalboaPark.
Tickets are $28.50. 239-2255. See
T he White Rose' for another Old
Globe Theater production.
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs:
The Christian Youth Theaterperforms
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a musical version of this classic fairy
tale at Kit Carson Park, Escondido,
through Feb. 24. Tickets are $4-$5
with discounts for groups. 743-7392
Sugar: The La Jolla Stage Company performs a musical, stage version of 'Some Like It Hot* through
March 3 in La Jolla. Tickets are $12;
$ 10 for students, seniors, military and
groups. 459-7773
Tender Lies: The Lamplight
Community Theater performs this
play about a rundown boarding house
through March 3 in Lá Mesa. Tickets
are $7 and $6 for students, seniors and
military. 464-4598
Comedy
Comedy Night: Matt Weinhold appears at North County's
comedy hot spot Feb. 26 March 3. He performs with
Stephanie Hodge and David
Goodman. Comedy Night is
located at2216ElCaminoReal,
Oceanside. 757-2177
The Sunshine Boys: Coronado
Playhouse presents this comedy about
two senior friends in Coronado
through March 1. Tickets are $ 12 and
$14.435-4856
The White Rose: The Old Globe
Theater performs this drama about
student resistance in Nazi Germany,
Shows are performed at the Old Globe
theater, Balboa Park, through Feb.
24. Tickets are $28-50.239-2255.
Woman in Mind: The Gaslamp
Quarter Theater Company presents
this dark comedy about a woman's
daydreams and marriage. Show runs
through March 17. Tickets arc $20
and $22.234-9583
Film
Gangster Film Archetypes: the
San Diego Museum of Contemporary
Art presents this film series about
1930s gangsters:
•LITTLE CAESAR - Edward
Robinson's portrayal of a small-time
gangster who makes it big. Feb. 20
• PUBLIC ENEMY - James Cagney and Jean Harlow star in this movie.
Feb. 27
• SCARFACE - Paul Muni's portrayal of a Capone-like mobster.
Marchó.
Each show screens at 7:30 p.m. in
the Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla.
454-3541
Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater:
The Space Theater has five films
showing through Feb. 28:
• OCEAN - exploring the wonders
of undersea life.
• THE WONDERS BEYOND discovering the mysteries of our solar
system.
• LASER RUSH III - the theater's
new Laseriun* with choreographed
laser graphics and computer animation.
• U2 - includes U2's music from
their Grammy-winning album.
All shows air at the Reuben H.
Fleet Space Theater, Balboa Park.
Call fortimes.238-1233
Silent Film Classics: The
Grossmont-Cuyamaca College of
Extended Studies presents a series of
classic silent films accompanied by
the San Diego Cine-Phonic Orchestra:
• CAPTAIN JANUARY - (1924)
Star Diana Cary makes an appearance
to introduce this film and tell a few
stories of being a child star. March 9.
Shows start at 7:30 p.m. at the East
County Performing Arts Center, El
Cajon. 465-1700
The Festival of Animation: Enjoy 17 animatedfilmsfrom 11 different countries each performance
through April 28. Shows air at the San
Diego Museum of Contemporary Art,
La Jolla. Tickets range from $6 to $7.
551-9274
Art
Gallery Vista: Showing 'Square
One - At the Beginning', a .multimedia exhibition by Sondra Paries and
Ten Rider through March 16. The
gallery is at 226 E. Broadway, Vista.
Call for times. 758-5258
Sarita Fe Depot: An exhibit depicting early Escondido. The Depot is
on Heritage Walk in Grape Day Park,
Escondido. Call for times. 743-8207
The May fair Gallery: Traditional
and contemporary fine art in all media
by Peter Beckman, Laura McCreeryJordan, Jim Rabby and others. The
Gallery is located at 162 S. Rancho
Santa Fe Road, Encinitas. Call for
times. 942-9990
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Volume 1, Number 10 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. Cal State San Marcos and the California's proposed budget cuts are the cover story for this issue of the paper.
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Computer Science
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