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Trish Nagy/Staff Photographer
Dr. David Whitehorse (far right) is one of several faculty and staff members of Native American descent on campus. Whitehorse, director of professional programs for
the College of Education, is one of the major forces behind the annual Pow Wow at Cal State San Marcos.
Native American
SPIRIT
'Two students win Indian Health
Services scholarships, page 2
'Native American high school
students take part in
motivational day; page 7
Annual Pow Wow opens lines of communication
By Roman S . Koenig
Editor-in-Chief
W hat started out a s a series of Native American story-tellings in 1 987has grown into one of Cal State San Marcos's m ajor
yearly events.
T he annual Pow Wow r eturned to campus O ct 7-8 f or two days of cultural exchange and spiritual celebration. Although it
h olds several levels of significance f or differenttribes, according to Dr. David Whitehorse of t he College of Education, t he event
is an example of t he university's Mission Statement in action.
See POWWOW, page 6
�Student computer labs on overload
'Don't give up'onfinding a computer, advises lab monitor
By Nam Van Ngo
Staff Writer
John Wheeler/Staff Photographer
Campus computer labs have been filled to capacity this semester.
Anyone who looks into one of
the eight rooms on the Academic
Hall's second floor can see computer labs full of students busilly
working on computers — too
many students, in fact.
The campus's computer labs
have become extremely overcrowded this semester with the
influx of new students, as well as
a shortage of computers and
space.
"I think that the labs are really
good for the students because
they have a chance to get information or work on reports (and)
papers that they need to finish,"
said first-year s tudent John
Cedres. "But it does get extremely
crowded and it is unfair for some
students who really need to get
on a computer."
"The situation could be helped
with more funding, buildings, labs
and people," according to lab
monitorCharles Pratt, addingthat
some students waist valuable
time, another contributing factor
to the problem. "Just as well, students shouldn't play around on
the computers. They should get
to work and just pound away until
it is done."
Despite overcrowding, Pratt
said students should not just give
uplookingfor a computer on campus. Classes also take up time
and space in the computer labs as
well. Pratt adivsed that students
look around for labs that are open
between class times when the
main opan-access lab is full.
"They should look for open
labs. The class schedule and times
are printed and posted right by
the door," he said.
The second floor of the Academic Hall is the main level for all
computer labs. The labs consist
of Macintosh computers as well
as IBMs and compatible software,
too.
Students have access to the
labs to work on reports, check email (electronic mail) or access
information from the Internet.
Students always have access to
room ACD 202, which is the main
computer lab always open for student use.
Computer lab hours are 7 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday 7
a.m. and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.
Weekend hours are 7 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 5
p.m on Sundays.
Intramurals delayed, Students receive scholarships
but basketball ready
By Andrew Bailey
Staff Writer
Although intramural sports
have been put on hold for the last
few weeks due to problems obtaining insurance and lack of interest, Associated Students officials have announced they will be
starting this month.
The insurance needed by the
AS to start intramural sports is
scheduled to come through this
week. The obtainment of this insurance was a major factor behind the delay in the start of
intramurals, according to AS
President Charles Ragland. Another problem was the lack of
interest and support for other
sports in the program like flag
football, volleyball and soccer.
"Basketball was our most
popular sport," said Ragland.
"More people signed up for basketball than any other sport. We
were easily able to organize
enough teams for a league."
Basketball is scheduled to start
Oct 23. The other sports will not
be disbanded for the semester,
however. Aseriesofone-daytournaments will be organized for
these sports so as to not leave the
people who want to play them
with nothing to do.
The facilities for volleyball and
soccer and football are not completely finished y et The field
needs to be check for safety and
the lines need to be drawn, added
Ragland. The sand volleyball
court is notfinishedyet because
the sand has not arrived. As for
basketball, facilities are another
reason why it will start on time.
"We have worked out a deal
with Palomar College that will let
us use their gym as the site for
the basketball games with no
cost," said Ragland.
Renewed efforts will be made
to start leagues for volleyball,
soccer, football and softball next
semester, but it is all based on the
interest and support showed by
the students and faculty on campus, Ragland said.
Two Cal State San Marcos students, Elizabeth Crocker-Ericson and Vonda Sigstad, recently received Indian Health Service scholarships which will provide them approximately
$11,500 per year and can be renewed for up to
six years, it was announced last week.
Both Crocker-Ericson and Sigstad, who are
members of the Cherokee nation, are juniors
in CSUSM's Sociology program. CrockerEricson and Sigstad were among 300 recipients of Indian Health Service scholarships, and
were selected from more than 13,000 applicants.
Crocker-Ericson, 38, lives in Oceanside and
is the mother of six children (and the stepmother of three). According to CrockerEricson, in high school she felt that she was not
smart enough to go to college. Instead, she
entered the workforce and started a family.
Years later, while taking classes at MiraCosta
College in Oceanside, she learned that it was
dyslexia that thwarted her learning ability in
high school. She said she will use the scholarship fund to finish her bachelor's degree at
CSUSM. ShehopestocontinueontoCSUSM's
master's program and help children of Native
American ancestry as part of the Indian Child
Welfare Act program.
Sigstad, also 38, lives in San Marcos and is
the mother of two children. She has worked
Public Affairs Office/Photo courtesy
Vonda Sigstad (left) and Elizabeth Crocker-Erickson
with children most of her adultlife, but said wanted
to do more. She re-entered college with the goal
of starting group homes for children who become
victims of AIDS. Sigstad's deep concern for the
health and welfare of children led her to CSUSM's
Sociology program, she said. She will use the
scholarship to complete her sociology-degree and
then to go on to San Diego State University for
graduate studies in social work and public health.
After graduation from college, she will work on
developing the group homes for children on Indian reservations.
�WHAT'S NEWS
Spanish gets intense this Nov.
The Cal State San Marcos Foreign Languages program will
host its third Intensive Spanish Weekend Nov. 3-5 at the San
Clemente Beach Youth Hostel.
The weekend is open to any students, faculty, staff or members of the community who have completed at least one year of
college-level Spanish. During the weekend, participants speak
only Spanish, as they sing, dance, cook, play and study the
language together in a convivial atmosphere.
The cost is $65 and includes two nights' accommodations,
meals and all supplies. Deadline to register is Oct 26. For more
information and to get an application, contact Darci Strother at
7504160 or Francisco Martin at 7504179.
Check out Media Services
Media Services, located in the Cal State San Marcos Library,
offers students several items to check out.
The department has available a large collection of videos,
compact disks and laser disks to check out at no cost Media
Services hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Fridays, 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and 1p.m. to 5 p.m.
on Sundays.
Call Bonnie Biggs at 7504337 for more information.
Friends kick off book drive
Working in conjunction with Marion Reid, dean of Library
Services, and Bonnie Biggs, coordinator of Public Services for
the Cal State San Marcos Library, the Friends of the Library are
askingbusinesses,foundationsand individuals to sponsor named
book collections to honor family and friends.
To kick off the campaign, CSUSM Vice President for University Advancement A1 Castle established a collection in honor of
his g randfather, a f ormer ambassador to Japan and
undersecretary of state in the Hoover administration. Gifts for
named book collections can be endowed so that a permanent
income is guaranteed for future purchases.
The CSUSM Library has an association of 300 community
volunteers who help augment limited university resources.
This year, CSUSM's Friends of the Library plan to raise funds
for critically needed new book and periodical acquisitions.
The Friends also sponsor an annual book sale to raise funds
in support of library needs for information technology, reference sources and library programs. A regular newsletter for
members keeps the community informed of news about library
programs, strategic plans, and current need for private support.
Call Bonnie Biggs at 7504337 for more information.
Children to march Halloween
The Associated Students' Childcare Committee is sponsoring Safe Halloween trick-or-treating parades Oct. 31 for children of Cal State San Marcos students, faculty and staff.
Those who wish to participate are asked to meet at noon and
3 p.m. infrontof the Dome, when Public Safety officers will meet
with the children and talk to them about safe Halloween trick or
treating. The parades take place after the meetings.
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Don't m i s s
'Mis-ce-ge-NATION'
Cal State San Marcos student Esther
Guerrero (left) and her son Charlie
take in the sights and sounds of Misce-ge-NATION, a multi-media art exhbit
in the Library. Mis-ce^eNATION runs
through Oct. 23.
John Wheeler/Staff Photographer
University offers off-campus living
By Paul Hilker
Staff Writer
Cal State San Marcos may not
have dormitories yet, but there
are other options available to
those who need a place to live
near the campus.
Just two miles off campus is a
university-sponsored housing
project composed of 12 units.
The project is at an apartment
complex on Ash Lane in San
Marcos, called Islands. The housing project is a great opporunity
to meet other students, and live
near the campus for an affordable
price, according to campus Housing Services. The complex contains one-, two-, and three-bedroom suites. Students can choose
between single, or double occupancy bedrooms. Public transportation to the campus is available for those who need it.
Because San Marcos is a new
campus, it needs projects like
the housing to initiate a sense of
community among the students.
According to Mike LeBrun, afirst-
yearstudentat CSUSM,thehousing program is a good way to
meetnewpeople andgetinvolved
with other students from campus.
There are currently two community living advisers staying in
the complex who answer any
questions new occupants might
have about housing facilities or
other housing services. Both
advisers, Heather Law and Brad
Ward, are students at CSUSM.
Since the services are new,
recreational opportunities are still
in the process of being developed. Tanis Brown, head of Housing Services, said that much is
being done to insure convenience
of location and reasonable cost
for students. Programs like
monthly potlucks, birthday parties and other activities are being
planned to increase the students'
comfort and satisfaction within
the complex.
Applicants for the housing
must pay a non-refundable application fee of $35, and fill out an
evaluation form to determine
roommate compatibility. Cost per
student is $2,600 for a standard
double occupancy bedroom and
$3,800for a standard single, which
includes utilities.. Four payment
plans are available. The apartments are leased to students for
the academic year.
All of the apartments are fully
furnished and include a stove,
dishwasher and refrigerator.
Furnishings include a couch,
chair, coffee table, end table, table
lamp and dining table with chairs.
Each student also isprovided with
a twin bed, chest of drawers and
a desk with chair. All apartments
are wired with phone jacks and
cableTV. Selectapartmentscome
with microwaves and/or clothes
washer and dryer.
Students interested in the offcampus housing program can
contact Tanis Brown at 7504952,
or write to Housing Services, CSU
San Marcos, San Marcos, CA
92096-0001.
Gastaneda to author report fo State of Hawaii
Lillian Vega Castaneda, a professor in the College of Education, has been selected to write a
literature review on current research and theory in thefieldof
early childhood education and
care for the State of Hawaii.
Castaneda's proposal for the
review was selectedfromamong
45 professors of education by program staff of the Hawaii Community Foundation and the Henry
and Dorothy Castle Fund for
Children, America's oldest special-purpose charitable fund for
children.
The review, which will be published and made available to 200
state agencies, private agencies,
schools, colleges and libraries,
will analyze effective practices,
programs and service delivery
models, as well as the underlying
theory surrounding the health,
welfare and education services to
young children and their families. The review will help to organize the body of relevant literature, and inform future program
planning, development and implementation efforts surrounding the
delivery of services to young children.
Cal State San Marcos President Dr. Bill Stacy noted that
"California State University, San
Marcos is delighted to have the
chance to serve the early childhood education and care community in the Pacific Rim. The Castle
Fund for children and the John
Dewey Fund helped start the
University of Chicago Lab School
in the 1890s and is continuing to
invest in forward-looking institutions, people and programs. We
look forward to our continuing
outreach to the many communities we serve."
Castaneda joined CSUSM's
College of Education in 1992 and
received her Ed.D.fromHarvard
University.
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The verdict has been reached and the
dividing line has been drawn—butitisnot
the kind of line you might think it is.
When I talk about the kind of line drawn
as a result of the OJ Simpson trial, I mean
that a division has been drawn between
those who care about victims of crimes
like murder and those who care more for
a "fallen hero" instead. This kind of division holds no racial boundaries. Caucasians and African Americans share the
blame equally.
The day the verdict was read, I was
shocked to hear the response of the Los
Angeles Urban League's president on KNX
1070-AM radio. He talked about how
pleased he was that the Los Angeles Police Department was exposed for the corrupt institution it is. Frankly, I could not
agree more with that sentiment It is what
h e said afterwards in response to a
reporter's question that angered me.
"Shouldn't the murders of Nicole Brown
and Ron Goldman be the focus of this
case?" the reporter essentially asked. The
bestthepresidentcoulddowasshrugitoff
by saying, "Yeah, this case was also about
murder and other things."
•Murder* and "other things?"
The sole case was murder. OJ Simpson
was found not guilty and that decision
needs to be accepted. As a result, however, the murders of Brown and Goldman
technically remain unsolved, and that is a
tragedy. Not to the president of the Los
Angeles Urban League. He and his organization have gained important political clout
now that African American citizens of Los
Angeles have been vindicated when it
comes to LA police corruption and disorganization. To top that, perhaps the most
prominentAfrican American celebrity has
been acquitted of murder. That response
did not anger me nearly as much, however, as the reactions of Simpson fans in
general.
I remember the images broadcast on
television and reported in local newspapers. People across racial lines cheered
that the "Juice" was "let loose," and to hell
with the murder victims and their families.
While they were popping the champagne
corks, Ron Goldman'sfatherwas tearfully
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reminding America and the world how his
life changed t he night h e found out his son
was so brutally killed. Students at Palomar
Collegecheered in the Student Union when
the verdict was read, but the cheers outscreamed t he cries of those who felt for
the victims nonetheless. If Simpson was
found guilty, it should have been a sad
moment If h e was found not guilty, as he
was, t he moment should have been just as
somber. His acquittal did not erase the
murders.
Yes, t he dividing line has been drawn.
Not between "black" and "white," but between those who care for victims and their
families and those who believe in false
heroes. T here is no doubt Simpson abused
his former wife, but that is not the issue for
Simpson lovers. The only issue for a great
many of those who cheered his acquittal is
that now they can pay who-knows-howmuch to see him "tell his story" on pay-perview cable, or see him on television as a
sports commentator or salesman or perhaps meet him on an airplane.
No one, and I mean no one, must forget
the two most important things to come out
of this trial. First, our judicial system does
work. The jury felt a reasonable doubt as
to his guilt, and they had to acquit as they
were required to do. That decision is to be
respected. Secondly, and most importantly,
two people are dead and two families must
live with t he fact that t he murderer of their
loved ones was never brought to justice.
One of those victims was an unassuming
friend of Nicole Brown, and she was the
mother of Simpon's two youngest children. There is nothing to celebrate about
t hat
I have only one thing to say to those
who have allowed celebrity status to blind
them to t he cold, hard truth: save your
star-crossed cheers and take just one moment to care.
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�Pow wow was great despite Greek graffiti
Dear Editor:
I was enjoying the pow wow
O ct 7 and 8 when I was suddenly
embarrassed to have the community see our school. Why has the
graffiti not been removed from
the student parking lots?
What I want to know is why
theTKEs (members ofTau Kappa
Epsilon) were notfinedto pay for
the cleanup of our campus parking lots. I think that it is a travesty
ofjustice for the university to condone thefraternity's"tagging" of
our parking facilities by not punishing those responsible. This
sort of gang style exhibition of
machismo should not be an acceptablefromany group on campus (I would be just as upset if the
Christians painted a huge cross
and a bleeding Christ hanging on
it as if the local Ku Klux Man had
written anti-Semitic slogans on
the blacktop).
This seems a blatant case of
favoritism. Is it somehow acceptable for certain groups to write
slogans on the walls? If this is
true, then how can we keep anyone from writing whatever they
like?
We put your
favorite music
on a CD...
- demos
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- LP's
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TTERS
DITOR
That the university has done
nothing to clean the besmirched
parking areas is a testimony to
their passive support of this group
of pretentious dandies.
Garrett Collins
Graduate student,
Literature & Writing Studies
into account that over two-thirds
of the student body is female, one
would hope that these students
would be included in any university-funded intramural events.
Considering that occasionally
women take inclusion in such
activities for granted, it was kind
of you to remind us that we "girls"
Campus fraternities and sorori- are no longer relegated to the
ties painted the Greek symbols of sidelines as cheerleaders.
their organizations at the begin- It was also refreshing to see
ning of the semester as part of Rush that the editorial staff ofThe Pride
Week festivities.
is unencumbered with such concerns as offending the majority of
the student body by referring to
them as "girls. a Perhaps in the
futureyou might consider refrainingfromusing such blatantly sexist language. Regardless, rest assured Mr. Bailey that we "girls"
Dear Editor:
will continue to allow you "boys"
While reading AndrewBailey's to represent us as members of
article on intramural sports in the this university through your conSept 20 issue of The Pride, I was tributions in the school paper.
pleased to discoverthat"girlscan
Christine M.W. Grubbs
play in any of the sports." Taking
literature & Writing Studies
Separating the
women from
the girls
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Linda Federman
11320 Florindo Road
San Diego, CA 92127
(619)485-9484
Simpson trial
usurped issues
Dear Editor:
I've given some thought about
the O J . Simpson trial, and aside
from who's white...uh... I mean
right and who's wrong, I was
thinking about the media and
about ancient Rome.
This is how I see i t There is
the slight possibility that govern-
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ment (and big business... can the
two be separated?) may have finally gotten s mart With everything the government pulls on its
citizens and with all the "revolutionary" groups clamoring for
change, I am surprised that Karl
Marx's revolution has not occurred y et
As bad as politicians are, as
immoral and selfish* they remain
in power. How can this be? As
wide spread as "antigovernmenr
groups are (e.g. Libertarians,
Green Peace, this new militia
movement, etc.), the politicians
are neverin danger oflosingtheir
position. How can this be?
We like to believe that we are
a nation of individuals, yet when I
look at the masses I see a heard of
like minds all mewling for normalcy. I see people obsessing
about trivia and ignoring crucial
issues. It matters little whether
Simspon was guilty or innocent;
it matters little whether the jury
was biased; what matters is that
this minuscule bit of hype has
e clipsed
i ssues
like,
homelessness, rape, poverty, starvation, war for profit and genocide.
What the hell are we thinking?
Are we thinking at all? Are these
t he "family values" t hat t he
"Right" wants us to mirror—values where this media circus holds
the front page of every national
paper and major network and the
hungry are ignored on page E47? Is this the "change" that the
"Left" is always clamoring for?
Who owns you? How do you
decide what is important (do you
even decide)? Has government
finally gotten smart and started
using the media to direct our attention away f rom i ts
misdealings?
I was thinking of Rome and
about t he coliseum, thinking
about how the citizens' concerns
for things of importance (like raiding Huns) was deflected onto
meaningless spectator shows and
clowning. I could not help but be
reminded of our modern media.
Do you watch "Seinfeld?" Do you
laugh with David Letterman? Are
your values packaged for you by
the networks, the papers and the
radio? What is important to you,
and why is it important? Did you
spend days wondering who shot
J.R., but never worry about who
shot John F. Kennedy?
Sure I'm a liberal. I'm advocating change, but I'm not speaking
out for Marxism today; today I'm
just feeling wistful about the loss
of the American dream — individual freedom — individual
thought If you think you are free
it is only because you watch so
much TV that you cannot see the
subtle chains that bind you hand
and foot but mostly fetter your
mind.
The obsession with the flashy
media-spun hype that turns our
heads from the homeless in our
neighborhpods, from the looming nationaldebt,fromlocalgangs
murdering our children and from
dysfunctional families; this media hype is the real issue here,
not whether Simpson is guilty or
whetherthejurywasbiased. I'm
worried about t he Huns, not
whether Flavious will get eaten
by a tiger.
Garrett Collins
Graduate student,
Literature & Writing Studies
Arts are needed
Dear Editor.
This is an open letter to your
staff writer Greg Hoadley in response to his article in the Sept.
20 issue of The Pride. I speak on
behalf of myself and several students and faculty in the Visual
and Performing Arts program, as
we stand to be directly affected
by the issues discussed.
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Roman S. Koenig
Top right: One of many vendors at the Pow Wow selling items such as dream catchers. Above: Native
American dancers during opening ceremonies. Below: Crowds look over concession stands and view
festivities. The event was held Oct. 7-8 on campus.
Roman S. Koenig
community thaf s beyond just writing and
publications."
The fact that Native Americans are an
integral part of the educational process on
campus also demonstrates that people of
indigenous origin are welcome and on par
with everyone else, he said.
This opening of educational doors is
also important to the San Diego County
native population, according to Bonnie
Biggs. The land Cal State San Marcos sits
on was once occupied by the local Luiseno
tribe.
The relationships that have been developed with local native tribes is extremely
important, she continued, "and to keep up
those relationships is something I'm going to pursue until my dying day. I fs so
fundamentally rooted in our Mission Statement"
The Cal State San Marcos Pow Wow
has its beginnings in a series of Native
American story-tellings held at the former
San Diego State North County campus
library, according to Biggs. Both Biggs
and Whitehorse were responsible for the
development of the events, which were a
success from the very beginning, Biggs
said.
"Four hundred people showed up to
our first story-telling," she noted. The number of participants at the annual powwows
has since grown to nearly 10,000.
" Ifs one of the best pow wows in California," she said, "so that after a few years
of doing this we'refinallygetting it right"
Biggs credited the even's committee
for providing the nuts and bolts behind the
event "Theirspiritisso appreciated,"Biggs
added.
"I think it is one of the best examples of
how the university adheres to the Mission
Statement," Whitehorse explained, "that
this university affirms and supports cultural diversity and not just by numbers."
Indeed, according to Whitehorse and
event coordinator Bonnie Biggs, Native
Americans are sorely under-represented
in American education. The pow wow provides a gateway for the kind of educational
conversation that takes place between
Native America and the community at
large.
"Ifs not an event where you just come
to eatfrybread and look at the pretty feathers," said Biggs. "Ifs the preservation of
indigenous cultures in this nation."
The fact that Cal State San Marcos is
open to Native Americans is in itself a
barrier-breaker, explained Whitehorse.
"It helps develop trust with institutions
where there hasn't been a lot of trust," he
said, adding that, traditionally, universities have been closed to the Native American population. Having a university that is
open to the population helps Native Americans feel comfortable "to be native and still
be a part of the educational system, and for
Indian people that's very important."
Whitehorse, who is of Lakota background, cited the number of Native American faculty and staff members as an example of the university's commitment to
the indigenous population.
"Having faculty and staff at all levels is
also critically important," he explained.
"Another thing that (having these people
"We have a holy Mission Statement,"
on campus) does is that it provides a ve- she said, "and I like to do as much as I can"
hicle to get information out to the native to uphold i t
�Native American students get motivated
By Tony Barton
News Editor
One hundred twelve Native American
high school students represented roughly
80 tribes from southern California at Cal
State University San Marcos on O ct 6 for
the third annual American Indian College
Motivation day.
Students from as far San Diego and
Riverside were on campus attending workshops, listening and participating in songs,
and attending lectures aimed at motivating them to pursue higher education.
"The main objective of the event was to,
help the students attain their higher education goals," said Mary Wardell, who was
the coordinator of the event According to
Wardell, two steps used to motivate students were bringing them to a college
campus and giving them a taste of the
U niversity's c lassroom e xperience
through the workshops.
The day was opened with a prayer, after
which students chose to attend two out of
six offered workshops. Available were
workshops on library technology, self esteem from a Native American's perspective, Southern California Indian History,
Native American stereotypes, exploring
cultural information on the internet, and
financial aid available to Native Americans
for higher education.
"The first couple of years focused on
more specific information,* said Director
of Student Affirmative Action Carolina
Cardenas, who was instrumental in starting the event three years ago. "Every year
it evolves. This year we did more of what
the students were telling us they wanted.
Last year we told them lots of deadlines for
things like financial aid. This year we
showed them that in college this is the
kind of hands on experience they will
recieve."
Having put together a large majority of
the first event, Cardenas has since handed
Wardell the job of coordinator.
The self esteem workshop, according
to the workshop speaker and director of
the Trio program Calvin One Deer, was
aimed at giving Native American students
the confidence to pursue higher education.
"Sometimes people think that self-esteem is an ego trip," h e said. " Ifs n ot I fs
about confidence. We want to give Indian
kids the confidence to go to college.*
The American Indian College Motivation day was the kickoff to the Cal State
San Marcos Pow Wow which occurred
Oct7^8. Presented at this year's third annual Pow Wow were the food, arts, crafts
and dances of local Indian cultures.
College of Education receives its accreditation
By Tony Barton
News Editor
Cal State University San Marcos' College of Education received high marks in
itsfirstaccreditation by a national organizationthismonth. All subjectswere passed,
none were identified as lacking, and seven
programs were cited as "exemplary practice" by a team of experts, representing
the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education(NCATE), who evaluated the teacher education programs.
"You've got to be thrilled," said Dr.
Steve Lilly, dean of the College of Education. "We really are as good as we want to
be."
Only roughly 40 percent of teacher education programs nationwide are accredited, no more than 2 percent of those have
no weaknesses specified, and typically 1-3
programs are cited as "exemplary practice," according to Lilly.
The experts who reviewed the college
were from universities around the country
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Noted author Rabbi Wayne Dosick was a featured speaker on campus Oct. 13 as part of Make a Difference Day. Dosick spoke on the ethic of doing good to students and staff in ACD-102.
Rabbi Wayne Dosick speaks at CSUSM
By Greg Hoadley
Staff Writer
T h e Ethic of Doing Good* was the
theme of a presentation given by noted
author Rabbi Wayne Dosick Oct 13 on
campus.
Students and faculty attended the lecture as part of the kick-off for this year's
Make a Difference Day, which is Oct 27.
The event was sponsored by Cal State San
Marcos and the Office of Service Learning.
Dosick, the author of such books as
T he Business Bible:Ten Commandments
for Creating an Ethical Workplace* and
"Golden Rules: Ten Values Parents Need
to Teach Their Children,* spoke of the
harsh realities of modern society on the
one hand, and the good that can come
from volunteering one's energy to benefit
the world around them, on the other.
Dosick said he sensed that religion has
been trivialized in modern society, noting
that while 90 percent of people profess a
belief in God, only about 30 percent regularly attend church or synagogue. Due to
separation of church and state, it becomes
much harder to depend upon our religious
leaders, he explained, since they are the
ones who teach society what is right and
wrong. This loss of values cannot be filled
by the government, he added.
T h e government has no sense of what
is right and just,* he told the audience. "It
only has a sense of the law.*
Dosickpointedoutsomecontradictions
of our times. On the one hand, we are a
society of victims, he said. He cited the
example of a senior citizen who won a
multi-million-dollar lawsuit because she
spilled hot coffee on herself in her moving
automobile. People take no responsibility
fortheir actions because society has somehow wronged them, he said.
On the other hand, he continued, this is
the "ME Decade.* To illustrate his point,
Dosick told of his beloved boyhood heroes,the 1959Chicago White Sox baseball
team. Theteamwonthepennantbasedon
a foundation of teamwork and bringing
winning baseball to theirfans,he said. He
then contrasted this long-ago memory to
today's greedy millionaire ballplayers,
whose sole motivation is selling their services to the highest bidder, he noted.
Such a society, which Dosick said condemns personal responsibility and teamwork, makes it that much harder to live a
virtuous life while fulfilling one's goals,
much less finding the time to make a
!Making a difference starts with yourself'
Rabbi Wayne Dosick
difference in someone else's life.
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In the end,* he said, "we count on
ourselves. Making a difference starts with
yourself. Every day when you go to work,
you can raise or lower the spirit of those
you work with, just by your attitude,*
Dosick encouraged his audience to see
beyond themselves, to "see the faces of
those we are feeding; not the 'hungry' or
the 'needy,' but the individual faces.* This
leads to a third irony. T here arefivebillion people in the world,* he said. Through
modern technology, we have the capacity
tp feed seven billion people. Yet only four
billion people are regularly fed.*
But can one person make a difference
through the ethic of doing good? Dosick
said yes, as he pointed to the names of
those once-simple, ordinary people, past
and present, who were able to make a
change for the better: Lech Walesa, a
Polish plumber, was instrumental in gaining his nation's independence, Dosick
cited. Today, Walesa is the president of
Poland.
Mother Teresa, now in her 80s, still
strives to make the world a better place for
the children, he continued. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. was able to change our
nation's consciousness on the issue of race.
So how does one know if he or she is doing
what is ethically good and making a positive difference?
Dosick said he has what he calls the
"Rodney King Syndrome.* "If my every
action were shown on national TV for all to
see, would I be ashamed or proud?* That
is the question people must ask themselves.
In closing, Dosick gave his listeners an
easy reminder on how to live their lives
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Arts&Lectures continues
As part of its Arts and Lectures series, Cal State San Marcos
is sponsoring two free events this month.
O ct 2 3: The group Huayucaltia will give a lecture at 11
a.m. and will perform at noon in Academic Hall, room ACD-102.
Huayucaltia is a cross-cultural, multi-national musical group
that fuses a wide variety of authentic instruments and styles
from Latin America into a sound that reflects Andean, African
jazz and Nueva Cancio traditions.
O ct 2 6: Sankofa will perform traditional West African
music and dance as well as North American jazz, funk and blues.
Visitingfrom Ghana, D r. Komla Amoaku will reunite his Afrojazz ensemble during his brief return to CSUSM.
All of the performances are free and open to the public. Call
7 50-4366 for more information.
Pizza, pizza, pizza...
Campus organizations are sponsring special events for the
month of October.
O ct 2 7: The Sociology Club is holding a pizza party at 3
p.m. at Bruno's restaurant in San Marcos. Cost is $5. Another
pizza party is being held by the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship at 6 p .m. at Discovery Christian Fellowship. Call
7 50-4970 for more information.
O ct 2 8: The History Society is holding a Halloween party
as part of Make a Difference Day. Call 7 50-4970 for more
information.
Internet workshops set
Cal State San Marcos's Library and Computing & Telecommunications is holding several workshops for students who
want to learn more about the Internet
All workshops are from 9 to 9:45 a.m. and held in ACD-211:
O ct 2 0: P ine/E-mail/Iistservs
O ct 2 6: G opher
O ct 3 1: FTP
Nov. 7 : USENET
Nov. 1 4: World W ide W eb (WWW)
Nov. 1 7: P ine/E-mail/Lisservs
Call Trinidad Gomez at 7 50-4793 to sign up for these workshops, or e-mail reservations to atkinson@mailhostcsusm.edu.
Have a wild time*
Thefifthannual San Diego
Wildlife Day is scheduled
from noon to 5 p .m. O ct 2 2
at Project Wildlife's Care Facility.
Participants can t our of
Project Wildlife's care facilities, take part in a bake saleand
buy t-shirts. Call 2 36-0842
or 225-WILD.
Top: A computer art piece celebrating the "Glittering
Moments" of Marilyn Monroe's life is just one of
several student-produced displays found on the walls
of the Academic Hall's second floor. This piece was
done by Tobias P. Arosemena. Left: Other art pieces
include the signs of the Zodiac, by Tom Walker and
Paige Duffey.
Photos by John Wheeler
�Concert
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Gene rocks San Diego with love and wonder
one point, he stood awayfromthe
microphone looking at it as if h e
wanted to devour it, he licked his
"Given time and a cheap dark lips,steppedupandsanghisheart
room/And I will show you/All the o ut His singing throughout the
love and wonder/You could buy" - show was loud and strong.
Gene
When asked about his voice
British band Gene put on an training he said he has a voice
exciting show at the Hahn Cos- coach who he ignores by "smokmopolitan Theatre in downtown ing too much and drinking." Does
San Diego October 3. Before the he think anyone can sing? "I don't
show 7-inch flexis were passed believe that anybody's tone deaf,
out to eager hands featuring the but obviously some people have
early Gene b-side "Sick, Sober more talentthan others, AlGreen
and Sorry." I had the privilege to for instance."
interview lead singer Martin
Even though Rossiter doesn't
Rossiter before t he show. He concern himself about his health y
seemed quite a likeable and sin- he is, however, a strict vegetarian
cere guy.
and has been since age 11 at the
Throughout the concert h e encouragement of his older sisprovocatively teased the audience ter. His eritire family, apart from
with sexy dance movements and one, i s now a vegetarian.
flirtinggesturesthatrangedfrom
Rossiter never went to college.
"fan-fishing" with the microphone "I went to school and I found it
stand (yanking it away as they dull beyond belief. I don't mean
made their grab) to kneeling this arrogantly, but school offered
down and singing into hungry me absolutely nothing," he exears and even nuzzling his face plained. He also said hasn't yet
into a lucky fan's shoulder. At merged onto the information suStory & photos by Jill Ballard
Gene guitarist Steve Mason strums away during a sound check.
perhighway. "I can barely make a
slice of t oast I'm not adverse to
technology, although I will admit
that it does scare me immensely."
The other three members of
Gene played great yet remained
in the very animated shadow of
Rossiter. Although it should be
mentioned that lead guitarist
Steve Mason ("The Handsome
One," as introduced by Rossiter)
was infineform. Drummer Matt
James and bassist Kevin Miles
also played wonderfully.
Gene played "Left-Handed," a
song about coming out of the
closet and losing one's mother's
love. Upon being asked about his
own sexual orientation Rossiter
seemed slightly annoyed yet explained, *I refuse to give it a name,
but I'm attracted to both men and
women, although a lot of people
seem to think that that means
that I'm some screaming nymphomaniac who runs down the
road in a caveman outfit grabbing
anything in his path....which is a
nice t hought but that certainly
never happens." Even though the
T>and has an obvious sex appeal,
Rossiter denies any advancements by his fans, "Oh no, they're
far too well behaved."
Gene also played their ode to
those who've lived and died and
were shunned in the process, "For
H ie Dead," and a sad song about
a dead brother who's last dying
signals went unnoticed, "London,
Can You Wait?" When asked
about his beliefs of the post-physical death Rossiter simply said, "I
believe in soil." T hafs it? "Religion is created because humans
cannot cope with the idea that
there is no more than 70 years." If
the religious hold beliefs out of
fear then Rossiter avoids it for the
same reason. "I'm very scared of
death and I prefer not to think
about it," he said. Even with that
said, Gene still played the lush
single "01ympian"withthewords,
"Formidable and not afraid/Of
the next world, just delayed."
Gene also treated the audience
to a "burial ofjustice" song called
"Truth Rest Your Head," to which
Rossiter introduced with a reference to OJ Simpson.
"Ifs very easy to say, Yes OJ
Simpson is guilty,' or, Y es OJ
Simpson is innocent' Obviously
it wasn't a trial, it was a TV show,"
he said of the recent trial. "In fact
it was a fiasco and how the man
managed to get a fair trial in the
first place I really don't know, so
Gene lead singer Martin Rossiter noticed that San Diego locals are, "horrendously
anti-smoking, which is understandable, really."
I really have no opinions on i t I
am quite prepared to say I don't
know enough information to say
whether he is or not, but I hope
that at least that policeman Mark
Furman dies." But with all that
lackof opinion stated, he still sang,
"Truth rest your head/There is
more than a life at stake h ere/For
me you died tonight/So don't involve meinyourplans/Whenthe
chat shows beckon/For me you
died tonight"
W hen h e's not s inging,
Rossiter sometimes occupies
himself with American afternoon
talk shows. He marvels at the
psychology of the guests. "I think
they're mad in a wonderful way,"
h e noted. He even fantasizes
about appearing in multi-disguises on various talk shows
around the world, "spouting utter nonsense and scaring lots of
children." He does, however, have
a problem with shows such as
Melrose Place because of their
"art of compromise. They make a
nod to feminism and they make a
nod to the left, but when push
comes to shove they always shy
awayfromthefinalpunch."
Rossiter doesn't enjoy making
videos, either, "because all the
people who make videos are frustrated film makers. They don't
give a monkey's armpit about the
actual song. They don't care.
They're there to try and make
something that will look good for
their portfolio so they can get into
Hollywood and t hafs what really,
really annoys me."
The band has a lot of touring to
do before they can move on to
their next album. Rossiter, however, is anxious to get beyond
their current album "Olympian."
A new album will hopefully leave
the cliche Smiths comparisons in
their wake.
Even though Rossiter is part
of such a wonderful group, h e
still seems a little bit depressed
and never finds himself fully satisfied. "I am human," h e somberly explained. He drowns his
sorrows in alcohol and cigarettes.
Even his songs cry for help. The
song "Be My Light, Be My Guide"
was played in full force.
Gene introduced three new
songs that Tuesday night and after the last song was played, the
crowd was left wanting more.
Gene came back for three encores. Nobody in the house dared
decline such grand designs.
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Mr. Hoadley, I sincerely hope
this article was a result of an assignment you weren't too interested in writing. I fs hard to imagine that someone on this campus
would be so naive and uninformed
as to believe these "facts* as you
wrote them. In one sense, I agree
with you. Congress did blow it in
regards to funding for the arts.
The budget should have at least
been tripled. It would be more
efficient if I just go through your
article and point out some of your
misinformation.
C ongress's m oney i s t he
public's money. Our money. Our
tax dollars. In theory, that means
they spend it on what the public
wants. That obviously doesn't
really happen, but if you'd check
the Constitution, thafs what is
supposed to happen. By cutting
the funding for arts in America,
Congress would be robbing the
public. Since it would help to know
what we're talking about here, I
thought it might be good to figure out the cost of arts funding to
the American taxpayer. Given the
current budget of $438 million
and a taxpaying population of
about 240 million, it comes out to
around $1.83 per person, peryear.
I don't think thafs too much.
In your second paragraph, you
s tate t hat " the f ederal
government...has no business
funding arts.'' Although some of
these programs might seem unreasonable to you personally, they
are valid nonetheless. This pat-
tern goes throughout the history
of humanity. With very few exceptions, all the classic arts have
been produced with state funding. Mozart worked for the emperor of Austria, Michaelangelo
worked for the Catholic Church,
Le Corbusier worked for t he
French government As far as
"surviving in a capitalist environment" is concerned, it barely
merits comment Anyone with
knowledge about the arts business will gladly elucidate how
difficult it is to survive in a culture
that has no artistic identity. If the
American public had greater access to art, as opposed to corporate media, it might be easier to
make a living with i t
The arts are by no means a
"luxury item." They constitute
one of the few things we share
with our fellow humans. It is a
common bond between cultures,
and I doubt you could find any
business or industry that does
not require some sort of artist in
its overall structure to function.
Thaf s just a f act Accessibility to
art has often been a measure of
how civilized a nation is. All the
great cultures of the past owe
much of their success to the quality of their arts. It is callous and
grossly irresponsible to suggest
that cutting a virtually nonexistent segment of the budget would
benefit America, let alone relieve
t he national debt in any way.
Frankly, o ne of t he b iggest
"luxury items" thafs been tossed
about is military spending.
You mention "Sesame Street"
and Barney" as being two shows
that would survive without public
funding. Do you honestly believe
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that? Tell me, what do you think
most young kids would rather
watch? "Sesame S treet" or
"Beverly Hills 90210?* If
children's shows are not publicly
supported they die. That's a fact
of economics. Theshowsthatthe
Public Broadcasting System
(PBS) produces do not reach as
wide an audience as they should,
partly because they're not as concerned with commercial success.
This attitude allows them the
luxury to produce p rograms
which might actually be useful.
I laughed when I read your
" ...the
i nfamous
Robert
Mapplethorpe photos (too lewd
to describe here)." What do you
knowaboutthem? Personally, I'm
not offended by still-lifes and portraits. Perhaps you are? Oh, you
must mean the homo-erotic ones!
Well,frankly,some people have
self respect and don't need to be
homophobic. For your information (and I assume you're referring to the Cincinnati exhibit),
Mapplethorpe's exhibition included several hundred photos,
only 10or20ofwhich were homoerotic. These were in a separate
wing and had limited access. If s
doubtful anyone who didn't want
to see them did. Incidentally, with
t he $10-bill project you mentioned, you might have given
some credit to one of the artists
involved — David Avalos, a professor and program director of
CSUSM's Visual and Performing
Arts program. Also,fortherecord,
that piece received no federal
funding.
You're right, the arts are important to our society. I'm sure
even Jesse Helms agrees with
t hat However, although some
funding (a fairly large percentage) does comefromthe private
sector, the federal government is
not only obligated to fund the arts
but ifs in the public's best interest that they continue to do so. If
you think an educated populace
is a good thing, then youH support continued funding. Art is a
necessity in our lives. It keeps us
motivated, inspired and helps us
push the limits. Art makes us
think.
Gordon Romei
Senior,
Visual and Performing Arts
tration can also
Mitt
State San Marcos. "Right now is an especially crucial time
because there
atmi
>ues being voted M
soon. I feere are drasticfinancialaid cuts including loans and
grants proposed at the
Scholarship available
Cal State San Marcos has announced the availability of the L t
Gen. Eugene F. Tighe, Jr. USAF
Memorial Scholarship.
The Association of Former
Intelligence Officers (AFIO), San
Diego Chapter One, is offering a
$1,000 scholarship to a full-time
graduate or undergraduate student who has a cumulative grade
point average of 3.0 or greater,
and who will not graduate priorto
May 1996. The scholarship is
beingofferedjointlybytheAFIO,
San Diego Chapter One, Bally
Manufacturing, Inc. and T he
Brunswick Foundation, Inc.
T he s cholarship will b e
awarded based on the judged
quality and suitability of a 1,000-
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above. The Pride regrets the error.
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