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INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN M ARCOS
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TUESDAY, APRIL 2 8, 2 009
VOL. XXI NO. 14
TUKWUT Leadership Awards Night honors leaders at C SUSM
And the winner is...
lot of ideas that I would like to express
lenge history students to excel
to this campus to see change. I am
not only within the history
going to take advantage of every
department, but also to reach
opportunity I can to make sure
On Wednesday April 22, CSUSM held its out to the CSUSM campus
my opinion is heard. I hope to be
annual Tukwut Leadership Awards Night on and venture into the commuback at these awards again next
the Clarke Field House Terrace. The Tukwut nity as professional historiyear! Thank you."
Leadership Awards is an evening that rec- ans," Manley said. "As Presiognizes individuals and student groups for dent of Phi Alpha Theta, I was
Junior Nicholas Stein received
their outstanding leadership and involvement really fortunate to have the full
iük
two awards at the ceremony, OutThe event was emceed by Gary Osberg and support of the history departIk standing Junior and Campus
was full of thankful speeches from the win- ment and a terrific board that
I Org Member of the Year.
ners. In attendance to the gala were CSUSM worked together as a team
"I was surprised to be
President Karen Haynes and Vice President and who enjoyed our
nominated, not for one
Student Affairs Leadership Award winner time together. We worked
but two awards. I rememConrad Ottey.
hard and kept the belief
ber my freshmen year
y&O
This year's Cougar Wall ofFame, the award that - It has to be somehere and Kevin Chatham
for graduating seniors, went to John C. Hall thing you want to do and
won the Outstanding
enjoy doing - to do it well!
Tukwut Leadership
and Lynn Torbert.
Freshman award. I was 1)
Excited to have a friend
"I was definitely surprised when I was I wish Phi Alpha Theta's
Awards Night
win that award. And 2)
nominated, but even more surprised when 2009-2010 organization
I was totally jealous of
I actually won. All of the candidates are much success!"
him. Just to be nomireally well known and are all very involved
The Communicanated for the awards
and I thought they all deserved the award. tion Honor Society
was a thrill. I did
This award really means to me how many was the recipient of
not expect to win
people have supported me in everything I've the Student Organiin either category
done and have been so accepting and flexible zation of the Year
and am completely
with me being in so many clubs and orga- Award.
stoked," Stein said.
nizations. I really have a deep appreciation
"We were very
for all of the students and the faculty that excited to win the award. We have worked "I am thankful to my organization, the OriI have worked with over the past couple of extremely hard this year to change the entation Team, for nominating me, and to
years and am very excited to have received campus life and improve our community," the faculty and staff who recognize the hard
this award," Torbert said.
said Communication Honor Society Presi- work that we, the students, put into our coldent Kristina Pruett. "Our award is dedi- lege career here at CSUSM. I look forward to
Casey Burns, a nominee for the Campus
Org Member of the Year Award for Commu- cated back to our members and to all those continuing my involvement on campus and
nity Service Officers, had this to say about that have supported our events of the semes- helping our university become prominent
her nomination, "On behalf of the Commu- ter. We strive to change the world with words in the Cal State system. Receiving both the
nity Service Officers, we were very proud to and the society will continue to do this in the Outstanding Junior Award and the Campus
be nominated. We really appreciate all of the coming years. As Communication majors Org Member of the Year award is exciting.
support that we getfromthe campus commu- we learn that our speech can influence the They are symbols of the commitment and
nity. As a program, we are very lucky because lives of many and that's what we've tried to love that I have for my school and I will keep
the memory with me forever."
we have the opportunity to learn from some practice this past year through our events."
Here is the complete list of nominees and
Weston Ryan, winner of the Outstanding
amazing leaders every day."
Winner of the Student Org Member of the Freshman Award, said, "I was certainly sur- recipientsfromeach category:
Outstanding Freshman: Arthur Silverstein,
Year Award went to President of Phi Alpha prised by the nomination and win. I had no
idea these awards even existed. I would like Kendra Bishop, Toni Azvedo, Melina RodriTheta, Patricia Manley.
"I'm really excited and honored to have to thank my family for all of their uncondi- guez, Karlie Whalen, Weston Ryan
Outstanding Sophomore: David McFarreceived the Student Organization Member of tional love and support. I am looking forward
the Year award. My goal this year was to chal- to my remaining 3 years at CSUSM. I have a land, Caroline Smith, Maria Isabel Rocha,
BY JESSENIA LUA
Pride Staff Writer
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Huy Tu
Outstanding Junior: Kevin Chatham, Sara
Medcalf, Nicholas Stein, Heather Grofik,
Sergio Cruz, Chela Willey, Brian Buttacavoli
Cougar Wall of Fame: Megan Beams,
John C. Hall, Bryce Manning, Jackie Carbajal, Randy Saldivar, Whitney Firth, Diana
Mancera Lemus, Lynn Torbert, Lindsay
Mason, Jamie Inarda
Advisor of the Year: Elizabeth Mathews
- Army Cougars, Amber Puha - Surf Club,
Darel Engen - Phi Alpha Theta
Best New or Revived Org: Army Cougars,
Men's Soccer Club, Conservation Biology
Club, Jam Control
Most Outstanding Program/Event: Global
Connections, Multicultural Programs,
Priority
Christian Challenge - "Toms Shoes
International Coffee Hour/' M.E.Ch.A. "11th Annual High School Conference," Communication Society - "Prom Dress Drive,"
WSSA - "Die In," USUAB-CAT, College
Republicans, College Democrats, American
Democracy Project, Pi Sigma Alpha - "Election Night Celebration"
Campus Org Member of the Year: Rudy
Martinez - The Pride Newspaper, Casey
Burns - Community Service Officers, Jamie
Inarda - ASI Campus Activities, Nicholas
Stein - Orientation Team
Campus Organization of the Year: Orientation Team, Associated Students, Inc. Community Service Officers, Resident Advisors
Student Org Member of the Year: Patricia Manley - Communication Honor Society, Janis Evora - LGBTA, Sara Durben LGBTA, Keau Wong - Triathlon and Cycling
club, Consuelo Martinez - Women's Student
Association, April Paustian - Global Connections, Kristina Pruett - Commutation Honor
Society
Student Organization ofthe Year Communication Society/Communication Honor
Society, Kamalyan Alliance, MEChA, Surf
Club, Alpha Xi Delta, Women's Studies Student Association, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi
Alpha Theta
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Sexual mysteries
are.
BY IVAN GARCIA
Pride Staff Writer
M aybe
you and
It's time to jump in
your
the Mystery Van and
partner are
get our favorite talkgetting hot and heavy,
ing Great Dane and
and right as you're
solve the mysteries
about to spill your
of sexual myths (his
toothpaste of love, they
name is Scroopy Poo,
get up and have to use
hooray for copyright
infringement)! In this week's edi- the bathroom. Then you're left
tion, our culprit is not Constable standing there like a member of
Mathews in the storage closet the Blue Man Group.
with the wrench. The culprit is
Although I highly doubt that
sexual myths.
your testicular area will turn into
I realize that many mysteries a cute shade of periwinkle, I'm
surround this world: Sasquatch, sure that situation will still suck,
the Loch Ness monster, Man Bear potentially something along the
Pig, so let's explore ones that could lines of having your satchel dipped
in a bottle of Vicks vapor rub.
potentially lie within us.
Female
e jaculation.. .you
Does the G-Spot exist? Well,
according to Dr. Ernest Grafen- know, the k ind t hat gets everyberg (a 1950s German gynecolo- where. Ok, I am by no means
gist), it does exist. The theories an expert at all about this and I
include it potentially being a definitely haven't seen this for
bundle of nerves that could be the myself. But, allegedly, female
roots of the clitoris and the idea ejaculation exists. Surprisingly
that they are a series of glands that enough, Taormino wrote an article in 2000 on female ejaculation
can produce lubrication.
Although the G-Spot sounds where it was the main subject
like an awesome hang out loca- at the 2000 Michigan Womyn's
tion, and should it truly exist, who Festival. A workshop took place
is really going to put on the hard followed by the "First Annual
hat and whip out the mining tools Ejaculation Contest" (I wish I
to find it? And maybe by the time were joking), competing in catyou do find it, the intimacy might egories such as speed, distance,
be as cold and as dark as Bill quantity, and best single-handed
job. Who'd have thought? I mean,
Gates' weight room.
Is there any such thing as "blue if people chose to participate in
balls?" If any guys have ever been this, men and/or women, more
left hanging (literally) by their power to them. May the best dispartner, you know what blue balls tance win! Go team!
W hat does it mean to "go green?"
BY BILL RHEIN
Senior Staff Writer
Last Wednesday
was Earth Day and
the major television
studios were all over
it. Local and national
news shows changed
their logos and fonts
to green for the day and featured an incredible amount
of stories about recycling.
Nevertheless, it was all
a show. The next day logos
were back to the same colors
and the news proceeded as
usual. The media needs to
be wiser when it comes to
environmentally responsible
practice.
Earth Day is only one day
a year, but the meaning of the
day should carry through.
The actions of the news stations perpetuate the trend
that environmental concerns
are a trend more than anything else.
It was difficult to watch
news anchors get excited
about recycling when
it was obvious they
were using some
reserved
fake
enthusiasm. They
do
not
need to get
so excited
about
local
recycling
on
one day. Rather,
they should stress
the importance of
responsible behavior.
It was deceiving.
Just because they
changed logos to
green for a day does
not help the problems. Sure, it was
better than not doing anything.
Yet, what they did is similar to
an individual solving the D arfur
crisis by wearing a red shirt.
There is awareness, but they
really are not doing anything.
If a company really wanted to
show they are going green, they
could do more in depth stories
about alternative energy, promoting recycling, and using their
power to motivate the people.
One of the reasons people do not
care about the environment is
because of ignorance.
This is where the responsibility o f the television news comes
into play. Based on the amount
of murder and robbery stories
covered, one can assume they
have no problem scaring the
population. If the news
really wants to
"go green," they
need to let people
know that failure
to care for the
environment
will lead to our
downfall. It is
not a trend. It is
being responsible
and ethical.
Miss USA pageant- the controversy of 2 009
BY BRITTNEY COKER
Pride Staff Writer
T his y ear's Miss USA pageant succeeded in c reating a
controversy that w ill outlast
the r eign of the newly crowned
Miss USA ( North C arolina's
K risten Dalton). No, none of
the b eauty queens slipped in
t heir evening gowns nor had
b athing suit m alfunctions
— the controversy, strangely
enough, o ccurred d uring the
interview.
Miss C alifornia, C arrie P rejean, randomly selected the
question w ritten by Judge
M ario L avandeira, the openly
gay c elebrity blogger k nown
as Perez H ilton. The question
seemed h armless enough "Vermont recently b ecame the
f ourth state to legalize samesex m arriage. Do you t hink
every state should follow suit?
Why or why n ot?" Same-sex
m arriage a hot issue today
and the question c ouldn't have
been more appropriate.
Miss CA, C arrie P rejean's
answer not only o ffended the
j udges, but people around the
country. She s tated, "We live
in a land where you can c hoose
same-sex m arriage or opposite,
and you know what, I t hink in
my country, in my family, I
t hink t hat I believe t hat a marriage should be b etween a man
and a woman. No o ffense to
anybody out t here, but t hat's
how I was r aised."
W hile I r espect all viewpoints on the issue of samesex m arriage, I feel the Miss
USA pageant is not the platform to express these t ypes of
opinions.
The Miss USA pageant con-
sists of 50 c ontestants r epresenting t heir home s tates and
c ompeting to r epresent the
United States as a whole. As a
r epresentative and as a public
f igure, one must s trive to r epresent as many c onstituents as
possible. Miss CA's answer,
although t rue to her p ersonal
b eliefs, was not r epresentative
of C alifornia nor the U.S. and
abandoned her r esponsibility
t o the people of b oth her state
and country.
Additionally, it is i mportant
to note that she did not answer
Perez H ilton's question. I
believe t his whole c ontroversy could have b een avoided
if Miss CA had a nswered the
question she was given and
ended on that note. Hilton
clearly asked if Miss CA felt
the other states should follow
Vermont and l egalize gay-mar-
riage. T here w as not a single
mention of t he s tates, t heir
a bility to d ecide on t his issue,
or even of C alifornia's c urrent
decision on P roposition 8.
It is sad to me t hat Miss CA
decided to t ake t his r oute highlighting how d ivided we stand
as a n ation. I w ish she would
have put h er p ersonal beliefs
aside f or o ne n ight and understood h er p lace as a public
f igure. We do not live in a
c ountry w here you can choose
b etween s ame-sex m arriage or
opposite (whatever that is supposed to mean), but maybe one
day we w ill. Maybe wheji that
day c omes, we can l earn to
be a n ation t hat s tands united
r ather t han d ivided on the
b asis of p ersonal choice. No
o ffense t o anyone out there,
but I w as r aised t o love everyone no m atter what.
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ASI Election Update
BYKEVN CHATHAM
Pride Staff Writer
The ASI presidential elections
wererevealedthis week. Alexander Hoang, the presidential incumbent, won the ASI presidential election. Many rumors and speculations
regarding delay of the presidential
election results ensued after ASI
released theresultsof all the other
ASI positions. Lynn Tcxbert, ASI
Vice President and Chair ofthe Elections Committee, answered a few
questions:
Why did the presidential election
results take so long to be revealed?
Unfortunately, we hadmany allegations fUed against candidates, mostly
the presidential candidates. Therefore,
we could notreleasetheresultsof the
presidential election until investigations andfollow-upswere finished
How do you fed the process
went?
It was a very long process, but
luckily, I had a great election committee and advisors toworkwith. We did
a good job handling each situation as
problems arose. I am proud of what
we did
W ater scarcity p anel
comes to c ampus
BY PRISCILLA GEORGE
Pride Staff Writer
Thursday, April 23: During University Hour last Thursday, a panel
discussion spoke concerning the
uigent newsregardingwater scarcity
in San Diego County.
The panel was comprised of Dr.
George Vouiiitis and Dr. Vrvienne
Bennet, both from CSUSM, and
Mr. Bruce Wilkinson from Water
Business. The Political Science Club
together with the Model United
Nations Club sponsored the event
The discussion focused on various
factors of water scarcity within our
county, including the cost of importing water and what solutions may be
possible for preventing future water
scarcities.
Dr. Vouiiitis aimed his presentation on the general facts of the water
cycle, including the process of water
inputs, outputs, storage, and climate
models.
'"Given the low variable rainfall of
ourregion,most of our water has to
be imported," Vouiiitis said
Vouiiitis pointed out that climate
models predict an increase in temperature and a decline in rainfall in the
western U.S.resultingin less water
causing the current Level 2 drought
"The Mure looks grim," Vouiiitis
added
Bennet focused on where our water
camefromstating that 54 percent of
our water supplyfor2008came from
the Colorado River basin.
"Southern California is in a crisis.
We are importing about 85 percent of
our water," Bennet said
She discussed the idea of creating
new canals and river pipelines for a
more direct form ofreceivingwater
but discussed how that mayresultas a
heavy tax burden to taxpayers.
Wilkinson wrapped up discussion
by expanding on drinking water statistics such as waterrelateddiseases
and deaths as well as possible solutions to this "dry" dilemma.
Welcome to the new dark ages
Swine Flu becomes potential global health threat
BY SANDRA CHALMERS
Senior Staff Writer
With pirates threatening ships
at sea and a new possible epidemic of influenza threatening
the globe, some may forget we
are living in the 21st century.
As of April 26, 2009 reports
confirmswinefluintheU.S. "We
have five affected states. There
are eight cases confirmed in New
York City, there's one case confirmed in Ohio, two in Kansas,
two in Texas, and seven in California," said Dr. Richard Bresser,
Acting Director for the Centers of
Disease and Control Prevention,
in a White House press briefing
on the swine flu epidemic.
Mexico, considered the center
of the swinefluspread, reported
22 of 86 suspected deaths as
a direct result of the virus, and
approximately 1,600 currently
infected as of late Sunday,
according to the Associated
Press.
Mexico city officials warned
citizens to suspend any travel,
urged people to avoid public
areas and wear mouth-masks to
prevent further contamination,
school has also been cancelled for flu cases, including Mexico, the U.S,
Canada, New Zealand and Isreal.
students..
Symptoms include sneezing,
"Whenever we see a novel strain
of influenza, we begin our work in coughing, sore throat, congestion,
the event that a vaccine needs to be fever and body aches.
This is not thefirsttime that swine
manufactured. So we've created
that seed stock, we've identified that flu has been become a problem in
virus, and discussions are underway the U.S, in Sept 1988, a previously
so that should we decide to work on healthy 32-year-old pregnant woman
manufacturing a vaccine, we can in Wisconsin was hospitalized for
work towards that goal very quickly,'' pneumonia after being infected with
continued Dr. Bresser.
swine flu and died 8 days later. A
swinefluoutbreak in Fort Dix, New
Swine Flu is a respiratory illness
in pigs caused by Type A influenza, Jersey occurred in 1976 that caused
according to the CDC. There are more than 200 cases with serious illthree different types of influenza: ness in several people and one death
type A is the most common form according to the CDC records.
The CSUSM Office of Communiand the scariest because it has been
responsible for causing the most seri- cations sent out a school-wide e-mail
ous epidemics, according to fluFacts. providing information and links
com, a website dedicated to in-depth concerning Swine Flu. The website
influenza information.
The most common form for contracting swinefluis by direct exposure to pigs, but that is not the only
way, spreading the virus person to
person recently has proven to transport the virus.
The World Health Organization declared on April 25, a '^public
health emergency of international
concern."
Five countries have reported swine
reports that "No CSUSM students,
faculty or staff have reported symptoms of concern at this time." It also
recommends that: ' '[...] patients with
influenza like illnesses (ILI) which
is defined as temperature higher than
100°F, and cough and/or sore throat:
Cover nose and mouth with a
tissue when coughing or sneezing.
Throw the tissue in the trash after
use.
Wash hands often with soap and
water, especially after coughing
or sneezing. Alcohol-based hands
cleaners are also effective.
Avoid touching eyes, nose or
mouth.
Try to avoid close contact with
sick people."
For more information, visit http://
www.csusm.edu/em/Alert/
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Fair t rade efforts e xpand to San D iego
BY CONSUELO
MARTINEZ
Pride Staff Writer
nizations International (FLO), an
umbrella organization that includes
20 member organizations with fair
trade products spanning 21 counWith the increase ofbusinesses tries. The licensing agency grants
and consumers following the permission to U.S. companies who
trend of "going green," fair trade meet the guidelines of international
is another option for those who fair trade standards.
care about the environment and
Though history of fair trade practhe providers of these products. tices traces back to the 1940s, it was
In San Diego County, fair trade not until 1997 that an official certifiefforts are also expanding. Fair cation process came to exist for fair
trade applies to products with trade products. TransFairUSA states
fair prices, just labor condi- that fair trade products are limited
tions, direct trade, environmen- to tea and herbs, coffee, chocolate,
tal sustainability, and commu- freshfruit,sugar,rice,vanilla, flownity development, according to ers, and honey. The list for fair trade
TransFairUSA.
products varies by country and has
TransFairUSA is a fair trade the potential to include future prodcertification-licensing agency in ucts.
the United States and a member
To determine if a product is
of Fair Trade Labeling Orga- fair trade or not, look for the
black and white Fair Trade Certified™ label. Consumers seeking
a list of products eligible for fair
trade certification in the U.S., as
well as links to merchants in the
U.S. who are not officially certified yet meet criteria for fair trade
practices, can visit www.transfeirusa.org for more information.
In San Diego County, the San Diego
Friends of Fair Trade are on a mission to educate and promote feir
trade.
The advocacy organization aims
"to increase the understanding and
use of fair trade throughout San
Diego through education, policy
change, and a shift in economic
paradigm," according to the group's
website.
The online site includes links to
resources and a list of local busi-
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meetings in Pacific Beach. To get
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am to 2:00 pm at 4761 Cass Street
in Pacific Beach. The annual event
will display vendors with feir trade
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and free coffee, chocolate, and wine
tasting. Admission and parking for
the event is free and open to the
public.
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2009
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Faculty spotlight w ith Professor Edward Balian
BY KEVIN CHATHAM
Pride Staff Writer
Professor Edward Balian is
a business professor that began
his career at CSUSM in 2007.
He teaches in both undergraduate and graduate courses in the
areas of quantitative and survey
research methods. Balian was
nominated for 2007-2008 President's Award for Innovations in
Teaching (a university record of
eight nominations). In conjunction with his academic success,
Balian has an established career
as a musician, photographer, and
an author of business texts.
"The Pride" had the opportunity to sit down and interview
Professor Balian.
THE PRIDE: You have an
impressive resume. How do
you find the time to do it all?
EDWARD BALIAN: I would
sum it up by saying I use operation management applications
in my life to manage my time.
It's all about efficiency, planning, and organizing important
business and personal elements.
Operation management helps
me make the best use of my time
and helps me operate my busy
life, being efficient in their time
usage (as in operations management techniques), and having
a strong self-discipline—you
need both. I believe all people
are capable of accomplishing far
more than what they think they
can IF they really apply themselves.
THE PRIDE: On your website, you stated that your lifechanging, first rock and roll
record was "Walk, Don't Run"
(1959) by The Ventures. Can
you describe the experience
and how it changed your life?
BALIAN: Well, this was
before your time. The album
was huge. It was a huge record.
It's what you would call "surf
guitar" nowadays. The drums
were so wild and rocked up. I was
hooked from there. I was about
ten years old [and] the record
was like outer space futuristic.
From then on, I wanted to play
guitar.
THE PRIDE: On your website, you state that your favorite bands are The Beatles and
Pink Floyd. Can you tell me
why?
BALIAN: Creativity. They
have creativity beyond anyone
else, even to this day. With these
groups, you don't know what to
expect next. They were so captivating.
THE PRIDE: What was your
first musical experience?
BALIAN: When I was about
eight or ten years old, I wrote
an original piece on the clarinet.
The piece was about two minutes long. But after I heard the
guitar, there was no more clarinet for me. Actually, my uncle
was a concert symphony violinist. All my aunts and uncles
played something.
THE PRIDE: Was the clarinet your first instrument
then?
BALIAN: Yes, the clarinet
and drums on shoe boxes.
THE PRIDE: So how did the
GeorgeEdwards Group come
together?
BALIAN: The GeorgeEdwards Group is a two-piece band.
Raymond George, my musical
partner in Los Angeles, is the cofounder. Our group came from a
four-piece band from Detroit. It
was about the late 60's or early
70's. I guess you can say the
Edwards Group evolved from
the Detroit band, Andromeda.
That was before anyone knew
how to say Andromeda; it was
before the book "Andromeda
Strain."
THE PRIDE: Can you recall
your first concert experience?
BALIAN: I was about sixteen. It was a Beatles concert.
I was twenty feet away from
them. I paid five dollars and
fifty cents that was top price at
the time. The arena had about
18,000 people. It was a huge
audience. This was way before
the rock stadiums. It was almost
unheard of to have a crowd that
large. Back then, that was a giant
concert. It was wild.
THE PRIDE: How would
you describe the sound of the
GeorgeEdwards Group?
BALIAN: That's the key
to our album's success. The
reviewers say that our music is
unique and different. It's not a
like the Stones, Beatles or Pink
Floyd. It's like pieces of all
those bands mixed together. I
would describe it as a swirling
combination of those sounds.
We were just trying to be ourselves, that's the secret. We
were just being ourselves. We
weren't trying to fit the mold.
Actually, I was told within
this past year that our sound is
like "Space Rock," a sound in
Europe during the early 70's.
We'd never even heard of that or
had no idea it existed. We have a
large following in Europe actually. That's where a lot of our
fans come from. I think music
is characterized as being esoteric, intellectual, and psychedelic. It's not the kind of music
you would hum in your car. It's
something deeper than that.
THE PRIDE: Do you
have any new projects in the
works?
BALIAN: Yes, actually I have
a lot in the works. The GeorgeEdwards Group is working on
two brand new CDs. Our record
company made a deal with iTunes
and we'll be on that pretty soon.
There is also a vinyl record reissue being re-pressed. Silversky
Orchestra just completed a CD
of piano and orchestra music. I
am also working on recording
two brand new songs.
THE PRIDE: So if you could
spend the rest of your life not
worrying about anything and
doing whatever you want, what
would you do?
BALIAN: Exactly what I am
doing right now. I love teaching and I love my students. I
want their success and I want to
see all of them succeed. I also
want some sort of involvement
in music and the other creative
arts.
THE PRIDE: Do you have
any last words of advice?
BALIAN: Yes, this is an
interesting story. The band,
you never know what's going to
happen next. You never know
what's going to happen in your
life. Always do your best all
the time. You never know what
will happen, what opportunities
will come, when they'll come.
Always, always do your best no
matter what you're doing.
THE PRIDE: Last question,
if you had a superpower what
would it be?
BALIAN: I would want to
live forever, to help others and
create.
Photo courtesy of Edward Balian
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RecycleMania trophy goes to CSUSM for fifth straight year
BY JAMES SEBRING
Pride Staff Writer
Over 500 colleges and universities from all over the United
States and Canada participated
in the RecycleMania competition
this year. 4.7 million students
and 1.1 million faculty and staff
on these campuses collectively recycled or
composted just over
69.4 million pounds
of waste over the
ten weeks of competition. CSUSM
recycled an all time
high of 78 percent.
CSUSM's Blue
Crew and Green
Team
diligently
sorted
through
the garbage and ^
recycle cans, sep- ^
arating out recyclables from nonrecyclables.
CSUSM owes its
fifth consecutive win
to each and every
member of the
campus community. From the
students who made the effort to
throw stuff in the bins, to administration who provided the bins
in quantity, to staff who went
through old files and trash, to
people involved in supply acquisitions who order materials that
are recyclable.
CSUSM Recycling Coordinator Carl Hanson also personally
thanked member of the UniverVillage
Apartments for their
involvement in
RecycleMania.
"Special
thanks to Brian
Dawson and everyone over
at UVA for the great help that
they gave in their first year of
participation in RecycleMania.
Their effort was awesome,"
said Hanson.
CSUSM won the competition by almost 14 points above
the nearest competitor.
Other prize winners include
first time entrant McNeese
State
University
who
grabbed both the "Stephen
K. Gaski Per Capita Classic"
and "Corrugated Cardboard"
awards. What makes this Louisiana school's performance all
the more impressive is that it is
entirely student organized. Bard
College won the "Food Service
Organics" trophy. Kalamazoo
College won "Bottles and Cans."
Stephens College won a second
time in the "Paper" category.
Rutgers University claimed the
"Gorilla Prize," which is total
weight of recycling.
The competition is not just
a final count at the end of the
10 weeks, there is an ongoing
count, which everyone knows
and so the lead often changes as
efforts increase to catch up, go
ahead, or regain the lead. For full
details of this year's competition
go to: www.recyclemaniacs.org/
index.htm.
Photo courtesy of Carl Hanson
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porch, a smorgas of bells and
chimes. Sand dollars, paper
weights, stilted birds.
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ago. Hysterical laryngitis. Family
members knew it was her when
she called because there was no
response to hello other than a
tapping of a pen on a hard surface. Three hard taps for How are
you? Six lighter ones, two hard,
four, equated to a range of other
responses.
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of a turquoise twilight. A beached
examination. Curl lipped, pencil
straight teeth, bearing them
whiter than she would have
expected for an animal. Black
skin taut as it purpled under the
sun, distant maroon spots crimsoning as flies gorge flesh.
Bits of shell dug into her feet.
Frictions, fissures. Feel of seaweed, a slippery twirl about her
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fetuses, of a sea urchin's breath,
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The Squirrel Story
A memoir, by Syndee W ood
Squirrels hate me. The feeling is mutual.
The rest of the world thinks that squirrels are
cute woodland creatures, but I know the truth:
They are just rats with fuzzy tails using their
cuteness to mooch off dim-witted humans
with food to spare. I know the truth.
One of the little bastards once chewed his
way through my brand new beach bag as I
relaxed in the sand, reading Lolita. I would
never have known if it weren't for the hot guy
who I thought was checking me out. He was
actually watching the beast drag my trail-mix
through thefreshly-chewedhole in the bottom
of my bag. I would gladly have grabbed the
disgusting little creature and wrung his neck
myself, if it weren't for the raging case of rabies
I'm sure he had.
Squirrels don't like me.
One day I realized how far these disgusting vermin would go, to terrorize me. It was a
summer morning like any other. The sun was
not yet out, which meant that I could head offto
the beach for a peaceful walk, before the crowds
got there. I dragged my daughter, Alexa, out of
bed and informed her that she'd be joining me.
After a short discussion, she relented, and we
got to Ponto beach before the sun had burned
off the morning haze. It was my favorite time behind the little guy, I started walking toward
of day, and I was happy to be spending it with him with my arms outstretched. I was hoping
one of my kids.
to scare him back toward the bluff and, hopeWe could see an animal of some sort in the fully, his home. Instead, the stupid rodent
wet sand a few yards in front of us. It looked started running toward me. Ifreakedout and
to me to be a squirrel but, I thought, it was too ran back into the water. I looked behind me just
close to the water for it to be one. Squirrels are in time to see thefirstwave crash over the poor
dumb, true, but they at least know they can't little thing.
swim.
The squirrel was tossed around a moment
The closer we got, the more the animal before the water rescinded and he regained
resembled a rat with a fuzzy tail until, finally, his footing, but he ran deeper into the water,
there was no mistaking it: a squirrel was wan- even jumping at some points. "What the Hell
dering around in the sand about to be pum- is wrong with this thing?" I heard myself yell.
meledbyawave.
My daughter was screaming, "Mom! Save
This is where my vegetarian, humanistic, him! He's gonna drown!"
motherly qualities kicked in. I couldn't just let
What did she expect me to do? Run over and
a life diminish in front of me. The thing had pick the damned thing up? With my hands? I
a furry tail, for crying out loud. As I contin- don't think so.
ued to close in, I could see that something was
Finally the water was too deep and the
wrong with the animal. The simple fact that it waves too big for the squirrel to manage. Alexa
was so close to the water was myfirstclue; his and I watched in horror as he rolled around a
mangled face was the second. I thought that, few times before he stoppedfighting,and, with
maybe, a bird had pecked at his face, and he his four little feet sticking out of the water, we
was disoriented. I was going to save him.
watched the current carry him. He came to rest
"Stand back," I told Alexa. "I'm going to get back on the same wet sand I had tried to coax
him out of there."
him off.
I walked into the water, and, once I got
"You killed him," Alexa said.
Waiting For W hat
Lost andfoundwords on a menu. "Surprise
me," he says, and she scribbles something on
her pad, doesn't even look up, like people say
this to her all the time and she transcribes their
meaning.
It's the people who make it dive in like
four cups of coffee to stave off the night air
and space, asking you to decide what Taylor
sits solitary at his table watching her pour the
coffee into big greenware mugs, her Up red on
top, white on the bottom, creased below by the
fullness of her chin. The mugs are part of why
he likes this place even though they say lazy,
too lazy to refill you too often. That isOmer's
doing.
She brings him angel food cake heaped with
whip cream. What else are you going to eat
at 3 am? And eggs over easy with catsup, just
like he likes. She brings the cake first, then circles back dumping her handful of cocoa shavings into the cream. Whip cream the color of
her hair on white cake the shade of her skin, no
sign of a hairline beginning, forehead ending,
what people look like if you stay up all night
driving transports for art supplies from state
line to state line.
In the doorway she reaches up, tearing down
the sign above her head. Maybe the Sunday
special on angel food cake. It is sweet and
spongy in his mouth, sticky and thickened by
her handful of cocoa. Heaven is in the details.
Every fourth Thursday when Taylor crosses
that state line he turns off at mile 543. And one
night he is early, still in his cab just past midnight as she arrives, her Valiant chugging up to
the unlit side of Omer's Diner. One booted leg
steadies itself on the ground while she reaches
to the back seat and grabs a karate ghi to cover
herreddress. Her pale outline against the dark
of mid night startles anew; wakefulness. She
has never looked at him directly. Her gaze now
is a brief scan against the oncoming light of
another rig- eyes like the Malamute caught in
his headlights.
She stands, cinching the ghi, then reaches
down to remove one slingback sandal, tossing it to the back seat and replacing it with
an enclosed black platform. The boot up her
right leg is fitted closely around the ankle,
zipped along the inside of her calf, roundly
treaded. He expects her to limp as if she is
hiding a wooden leg under that euroboot, like
a foot condemned. But she half waltzes into
Omer's Diner, a swish of red keeping time to
a beat in his head.
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"I did not! I tried to save him," but the tears
were already blurring my vision. "How was I
supposed to know the stupid thing would run
toward me?"
We walked down the beach to where the
body lay. When we got close enough to get a
better look at his face, we could see that it was,
basically, missing. His flesh was hanging off
his head. It looked like he had met the Cajun
Cook and lived to tell about it, at least until I
came into the picture. I felt terrible. Still, I
couldn't help but think that maybe my attempt
to save his life gone awry had really put him
out of his misery. How long would he have
wandered around the beach, trying to figure
out what had given him this splitting headache,
if I hadn't come along?
Later that night, after I had told the story at
least a hundred times, Alexa, Kendall, Dane
and Jared called me into the kitchen. I could
hear giggles. There, on the table, was my
beach bag, the one with the hole chewed into
it. A Beanie Baby squirrel, his eyes taped shut
with x's, was lying near the bag. Trail mix was
strewn about.
"Oh my God," I thought. "Who raised these
children?"
Lori Greenstone
for Sale' hang in the windows. As she stops
to enter from the dark lot she is a Klimt still
life in reverse, phosphorescent light against the
kiosk dot and symmetry of too much pattern
still alive.
"No more angel food cake?" he asks when
she reaches the table farthest from the door
where Taylor seeks refuge. She looks toward
the kitchen and shakes her head. He thinks
it is Omer who has put an end to it, Sunday's
special still there on Thursday, her feeding it
to the truck drivers too old to care. He reaches
for the greenware mug before it is set on the
table, but she withdraws it, arcing to the side
where it now rests, no splash in her, having
long since lost both security and certainty.
She sets the mug of coffee down with her left
hand, walks away one booted foot infrontof
an unequal other, a shadow of blue running
up herrightarm, fading into elbow under the
white ghi.
No more drive, he returns to his truck,
climbs behind the sojourning seat and lays
headlong in a berth of sleep. Tapestries and
textures tap, tap, tapping his mind, weaving
and leaving lines, electric wires turning blue
under his skin, illuminating signs he cannot
read.
On his lidded screen she is sitting, waiting, wide-eyed but never looking ahead.
Her head in her hand, she stares off to the
side, her elbow stacked atop her knee on one
exposed leg, her chin resting on one warm
hand. As if an artist has drawn it too big,
then outlined it in red, a line runs down the
side of herfleshypalm, a flaw solved, disappearing into the dress. Always crimson,
always waiting, he wakes to her image tipping his senses into the day he sleeps through
waiting for the night of driving, always forward, always on.
Another round of unnamed signs brings
him back to mile 543 where an unimprinted
'£>' is written on her blank nametag, watersoluble dots on plastic, sustaining a place for
a name he wishes he knew.
"'D' for Darlene?" he asks, suddenly old,
Rumplestiltskin revisited.
One finger moves to the T>', transferring
off the ink, the protruding shape obliterating her finger blue, a miracle of flesh and
thought
"Just Dee." The words form in his mind as
he stares again at the symbols on the menu.
He looks up to see if her lips have moved, but
he is unsure.
"I'm hungry, but I don't know what. v. What
would you suggest?" he asks, her pad poised
for his order. She bends toward the menu, the
smell of silent snow on age-soft stone. The
whistle of a train passing behind Omer's diner
inclines her back toward it. Then, "Bring what
you like," he says, a wrap of trust and apathy
hard-baked in a crust. Her head, turned toward
the passing train, nods, and smothered sighs
in lines and dots she does not write tap Morse
code on his mind.
"With nuts," he calls to her. The red slingback is left on tonight, ever so slyly listing to
the right as she walks off to the kitchen, her
knee halffrozenon its tweedled hinge, manic
from the leg down.
The food, when it comes, is nutritive communion. Mustard onfrilledlettuce sprinkled
with almonds and small hunks of hamfroman
omelette withheld, gingered apples by the side,
what unhungry people crave. But for him, a
venture restored, a difference soothed.
Another four weeks out he turns off at mile
543. She glows through tapestried cracks
in the window waiting for coffee to pour, to
read minds on the menu. A crater on a collision course entering Omer's diner, he hopes to
greet her in the familiar, at one of eight empty
tables, no booths to hide in. But the quiet of
the night that is morning speaks the orders
that don't matter, except coffee. Just once if he
could occupy her gaze, but still, she looks off
to the side and brings whatever she likes, just
what he wants.
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Key Lime Pie so pale it is white. Taylorreaches
to touch herrighthand, the one that holds the
pad she never writes on, the words he never
says. He hears but does not see their formation,
yet he knows the whispered meaning; please
don't. It is spoken as a warning, as a Madonna
protects from harm, but he can't heed it. He
spills the coffee she sets down, stops her hand
as she pulls back, quicker than he looks.
"Mea culpa," he says, a dreamer reaching
out to absence.
Her hand, loose against the pad will be cold
to his coffee spilled palm, but it is not. It is hot
with an iciness that stings until the next fourth
Thursday when she is not there. And Omer
says she never was.
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& Entertainment
THE PRIDE
W hat to see on D VD
Two rookie outings and one hall of famer
BY BLAINE H. MOGIL
Pride Staff Writer
A week without a plan,
movies all over the map, and
the result is a week with t hree
very enjoyable f ilms. Would
you believe a Chinese Will
Smith? Film number two is an
u pdated movie by an old time
comic. You w ill when you see
t he f irst selection. Finally
we take a look at an old cult
classic comedy. So sit back
and watch some movies f illed
with ups and f ree of downs.
"Ping Pong Playa" stars
Jimmy Tsai as Christopher
' C-dub' Wang as a young
adult who d reams of playing
in the NBA yet he j ust d oesn't
seem to have what it takes
to make it h appen. While he
claims g enetics have l eft him
two inches short of his d ream,
the r eality is that his l aziness
is k illing any hopes he may
have. His b est f riend D.B. is
the only one willing to drown
his u nrealistic NBA dreams
and force C-Dub to accept
his lot in l ife and begin doing
something with it.
The Wang f amily seems
like a t raditional Chinese/
A merican f amily, and in
t his f ilm, the f ather r uns the
f amily " Ping Pong" supply
store while the mother teaches
p ing-pong at the local community center. C -Dub's " perfect"
older b rother is a doctor and
champion ping-pong player.
W hile out g oofing o ff with
D.B., C -Dub's antics lead to a
car w reck. In the accident, his
b rother and mother are mildly
i njured. C-Dub, with much
reticence, f inally takes his
place in the family and f ills
in for his mother's classes and
f or his brother in the pingpong t ournament.
In this f reshman f ilm, Tsai
is both the w riter and lead
actor. He plays it safe and
keeps e verything down the
middle of the road. For a f ilm
with l imited r isks, there is a
very nice reward in the f inal
p roduct. If you close your eyes
f or a moment while watching
t his f ilm, you j ust might t hink
you were watching the "Fresh
P rince of Bel-Air." It would
be hard to p redict that Tsai
will be the next Will Smith,
but it is not d ifficult to compare him at t his early stage
of his career with Will Smith
at the same stage in his. Nice
story, nice p roduction, and a
very f un f lick. I look f orward
to his next f ilm, and a fter
watching t his I t hink you will
too. What to See ***
"Hollywood Endings" is
w ritten and directed by Woody
A llen, who also s tars as Val,
a great f ilm d irector whose
career has vanished due to
his d ifficult temperament. As
a young moviemaker, A llen's
humor was hip, c utting, and
o riginal. His early f ilms such
as " Sleeper," "Take the Money
and R un," and " Bananas"
quickly established him as an
all time great writer, director,
and actor. Then he lost his
way. Allen began to spend too
much time t rying to prove his
i ntellectual prowess, much
like Dennis Miller, and in the
process sent audiences yawning and sleep walking to the
exits.
In t his f ilm, Allen has come
f ull circle, and r eturns to his
comedic roots with a very
enjoyable f eature. He has mellowed over time, but here he
proves that his ability to a rtistically create f ilm comedy
is as sharp as ever. This is a
great cast, with Tea Leoni as
Val's ex-wife. She is tough as
n ails, yet still has a s oft spot
for Val. The best p erformance
is by Debra Messing as Lori,
Val's love i nterest. Lori is a
slightly dimwitted starlet,
and M essing's p erformance,
although minor, is t ruly captivating.
The one limiting aspect of
this f ilm is the demographic.
I think anyone under sixteen
will f ind nothing appealing
in this f ilm. The more years
you have put behind you f rom
age sixteen, the more this f ilm
will touch your sensibilities.
There are young adults who
will strongly i dentify with
Tony "Scumbag X," Val's son.
This is a solid f ilm f rom
s tart to f inish. What to
See****
"The Kentucky
Fried
Movie" This f ilm was w ritten
by rookie w riters Jim Abrams
and brothers David and J erry
Zucker, and was d irected by
John Landis. So what? Well,
Landis has d irected some alltime classics such as "Animal
House," "Beverly H ills Cop
I II," and Michael Jackson's
" Thriller." The w riters went
on to w rite such classic spoofs
as "Airplane," "Hot Shots,"
and "Top Secret."
What t his means is that t his
f ilm is the premiere work of
f our stooges, and I mean that
in a good way.
This is a series of sketch
comedies as you might expect
to have seen on "SNL" in the
70's. The humor is p uerile,
lowbrow, and yet somehow
s till, a fter all these years* it
is very f unny. Whether it is
Cleopatra Schwartz, watching a movie in " feel-a-round"
(this was made when surround sound was still f resh
and new), or "Catholic High
School Girls in Trouble"
(which is there to a ttract the
13-17 male demographic),
e verything here ranges f rom
mildly silly to very f unny.
There is no r ust on t his
f ilm, j ust a nice p atina. D on't
be reluctant to dust t his one
o ff and watch it. While the
episode, "A F istful of Yen,"
may make you t hink about
m artial a rts in a completely
new light, overall, t his f ilm
will shine a little laughter on
your l ife. What to See ***
Lisa Hannigan
BY AMY SALISBURY
Faces and Places Editor
Backup singers are, by popular definition, vocalists that
could not cut it as lead singers.
Every musician or band needs
backup support on tour, though
I am sure some soloists would
love if they could harmonize
with themselves live.
As such, one might imagine
backup singers' careers are as
fragile as a single-press album.
Off the top of your head, try to
come up with a musician who
started out as humble support
and became successful.
Unlikely, right?
The Eagles are easily the
epitome of classic Americana.
Glenn Frey started his career
with Bob Seger in 1968. The
multi-platinum artist Sheryl
Crow toured with the unbelievably famous Michael Jackson. Luther Vandross, soul
royalty, contributed vocals
with several artists in the 60's
and toured supporting David
Bowie in the 70's.
And Lisa Hannigan gave
six creative years to Damien
Rice.
Now, she has released her
first full-length album.
Irish native Lisa Hannigan
was born in 1981 in County
Photo courtesy of americansongwriter.com
Meath. She began performing
professionally with Damien Rice
in 2001, mostly singing with him
on recordings and occasionally
contributing guitar or bass in live
performances. Hannigan also
appears on recordings with The
Frames, Snow Patrol lead singer
Gary Lightbody, and the late Mic
Christopher.
In 2007, Hannigan and Rice
had a "falling out" of sorts, and
she immediately left tour to
begin solo work. In early 2009,
Hannigan released "Sea Sew" in
the states.
Hannigan's appeal lies in her
breathy, ethereal voice. However,
in the album track, "Pistachio,"
she presents her poetic ability
as well. The song begins with a
simple piano riff quickly evolving into a crafted melody. A jazz
bass and gentle drum join the
mix, producing a pleasantly folky
blend. Hannigan sings, "I do, like
sugar, tend toward the brittle and
sticky when spun," filling the
song with her increasingly powerful voice. The decidedly soothing ballad ends with a swirling
cello, closing lightly with harmonious hums.
Hannigan and her band are
currently gearing up for a UK
tour. Go to her website, lisahannigan.ie, to see live performance
footage.
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One Price for the Summer!
brew. The label features a tent
nesting by a gentle fire underneath a dark blue star-studded
sky as a comet passes overhead
in the distance. Desert tan and
river turquoise color the packaging. A red bottle cap with
the company's name and logo
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The brew pours smooth generating a subtle head. The head dissipates
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sugary mellow yummy
tone takes over. The beer
leaves a thick coating of
tastiness on the tongue.
The ale's versatility
allows the IPA to
pair with almost
any lunch or dinner
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another
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Cougars prepare
to graduate, gaze
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Chris Cramer, and Cramer's college
friend President Matt Retner. The brewery utilizes all natural ingredients which
are barley, water, yeast,
a nd
hops.
Karl Strauss was
born in Minden, Germany. He earned a
degree in Science of
Malting and Brewing
from the Technical
University Munich at
Weihenstephan, Germany. He is the only
person to receive both
the Award of Honor
and Award of Merit
from the Master Brewer's Association of the
Americas.
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glass bottles and retails
for $6.99 at BevMo.
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Tuesday Apri/ 28, 2 009
BY BILL RHEIN
Pride Staff Writer
As May and f inal exams
approach, this week marks
the start of the summer movie
season. The highly anticipated
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
is the f irst summer blockbuster of 2009. This f ilm,
staring Hugh Jackman should
blow away the other f ilms this
week.
The summer movie season
is s tarting early in May with
several anticipated f ilms,
such as "Star Trek" and "Up"
Arts & Entertainment
Early in April, a copy of
"Wolverine" was mishandled
and copies of the movie wound
up on the black market. Online
remarks of those who have
gotten a hold of it are mixed.
I expect there will be stunning actions scenes, as seen
in the trailers. If this movie
can create a balance with the
plot, character development,
and action, as the f irst two
"X-Men" f ilms did, t his will
be an awesome f ilm.
With the wild expectation
of "Wolverine," it could be
easy to forget about the other
f ilms out this week. The other
entries this week are a romantic comedy and an animated
sci-fi f ilm.
Matthew McConriughey and
Jennifer Garner star in "Ghosts
of G irlfriends Past." McConaughey plays a womanizer
who must revisit past relationships in a Dickens "Christmas
Carol" style. This is because
he let Garner's character slip
away and he must get he back.
It seems predictable, but it
might be something for those
who do not want to see "Wolverine."
Lastly, there is "Battle for
Terra." I have mixed thoughts
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox about t his animated f ilm. It is
arriving in theaters soon. This
week belongs to "Wolverine."
Hugh Jackman r eturns as Wolverine in this prequel to the
"X-Men" series. The loaded
cast includes Ryan Reynolds,
Liev Schreiber, and Danny
Huston back him up.
The f ilm explores Wolverine's past and shows how the
man with regenerative powers
developed his signature claws.
It is also loaded with other
heroes and villains including
Cyclops, The Blob, Sabretooth, and comic fan favorites
Gambit and Deadpool.
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set in f uture a fter the destruction of E arth, and tackles
heavy humanity issues. The
surviving humans set out
to conquer a p eaceful alien
planet in order survive. This
f ilm is loaded with political
sentiment and great actors yet
the dialogue and CGI-look of
the f ilm in the trailer makes
me think I will wait until this
comes out on DVD. A d ifferent studio, such as Disney,
might have handled this story
better.
Regardless, neither of these
f ilms will make a dent in
"Wolverine's" box o ffice earnings. The gross f rom "Wolverine" should gauge how much
people are willing to pay for
movies this summer.
Image courtesy of Warner Brothers
Cougar kitchen
Ceviche
BY JESSENIA LUA
April 2 8, 2 009
"Can we stop at the
bank real quick?"
Pride Staff Writer
Ingrediants:
2 pounds of raw and fresh
choice offish- ground or chopped
tuna or tilapia
4 medium tomatoes
2 large onions
2 carrots
Directions:
Place rawfishin a medium size
mixing bowl
Squeeze the juice from all key
limes and pour into bowl with
raw fish
(The key lime juice will cook
the raw fish)
Chop 1 onion into fine pieces
and place in bowl with the fish
and key lime juice
Add the oregano and salt to
your satisfaction
Mix ingredients really well and
let sit for 1 % hours in the refrigerator
Take mixing bowl out of
the refrigerator and mix again
making sure the key lime juice is
distributed throughout the ingredients and let sit for another 1 V
%
hours in the refrigerator
Grate the carrots
Chop the other onion, tomatoes, cucumbers, and cilantro
2 cucumbers
1 handful of cilantro
10 key limes
2 tablespoons of oregano
Mayonnaise
Salt
Ketchup
Tostadas
intofinepieces
Mix all ingredients into the
mixing bowl
Add salt to satisfaction
Cover and let sit for another Vi
hour in refrigerator or at room
temperature
"Sure, what bank?"
Serve on a tostada with a
thin layer of mayonnaise and
add ketchup for taste
Or, eat and serve at your
preference
TheBankofATM..
I mean... America"
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A special insert is "The Palm", the annual literary magazine.
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Associated Students (ASI) awards
Associated Students (ASI) elections
beauty pageants
health
Recyclemania
spring 2009
The Palm (publication)