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Volume VI, Number 4
California
State
Univ
ersity
San
December 3,1998
Marcos
L ack of c ontract spurs further
demonstrations
By Leiana Naholowaa
Pride Staff Writer
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SUSM faculty a nd s up
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l p orters j oined t heir col
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leagues at other CSU cam
j puses throughout the state
in informational picketing
on Nov. l8.Yellow postcards and purple
fliers were passed out between 11 a.m.
and 1 p.m. in Founder's Plaza while student groups and vendors sold food and
merchandise.
The demonstration was a protest of
the lack of a new contract between the
CSU system and the California Faculty
Association (CFA), the bargaining agent
for all CSU faculty members, even those
who do not belong to the union.
Adjunct professors, whose jobs are
p art-time, were p articularly u pset.
"Part-time faculty members are ex-
ploited," c harged Nancy H aggardGilson, who has been an adjunct political science professor at CSUSM since
the fall of 1993.
Gilson received her Ph.D. from UCBerkeley and taught at an East Coast
college for eight years before starting at
CSUSM. She said she is so frustrated
with her treatment as an adjunct faculty
member that she will leave CSUSM at
the end of the semester. Faculty members with at least one-year contracts get
better pay and health benefits, Gilson
said, adding that, like many part-time
faculty members, she h as been on a
class-by-class semester basis with absolutely no job security.
Particularly irritating to Gilson, ironically, was an informational flier passed
Photo courtesy of CFA
California Faculty A ssociation (CFA) members and their supporters march in protest
of the lack of a new contract for adjunct as welJ as part-time p rofessors
out by the demonstrators to encourage less to the overall learning process and
an increase in full-time faculty members quality of the institution than full-time
throughout the CSU system. One sec-Demonstrations, Page 6
tion said, "Part-time faculty contribute
Early Learning Center moves foreward
By John Cedres
-•Pride Staff Writer
A bunch of 2-, 3- and 4 Marcos Post Office.
year o lds a re a lready jUteufii&pjc months later, a
turning in their applica- i pfeiayfet^nding in the
to attend CSUSM —
agreement,
t he Early Learning Cen- along w ithfull financial
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' , It firstopened on last
relocation, which re- by ASi, has reopened listloors. Following renovation and relocation, it offers parents
affordable
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Science fair
mirrors future
By Alex Romo
Pride Staff Writer
S aturdays a re u sually
pretty quiet days on the
CSUSM c ampus: t ypically, a handful of classes,
some minor janitorial or
m aintenance work and
m ostly e mpty p arking
lots,
But Saturday, Nov. 7,
was different, thanks to
the second annual Spotlight on Science Conference. The c ampus
b ubbled w ith activity
f rom 8:30 a.m. to 2:35
p.m., as hundreds of scientists, t eachers a nd
w ould-be
t eachers
crowded into the campus
for a series of 36 different
sessions on new ways to
teach science and a variety of hands-on demonstrations.
After participants were
welcomed b y R ichard
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College students hold book drive for Latino grade schoolers
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In defiance of Prop. 227, two C SU San Marcos students are helping poor Latino school children make the most of a difficult situation.
However, the growing popularity of their operation demands they supplement their educational resources.
By Alex Woodie
t heir h omework, which is Jbooks.
"It sounds like a cliche, but
mostly in English.
Don't t hink t he children i t's f or a good c ause," s aid
The free tutoring program would w ant y our q uantum Favela. The tutoring program
^ n r ^ W CSUSM s tu has been a hit. Parents have physics text book? Don't think has its roots in an ESL (English
O
dents have taken found out about it by word of t hey'd be i nterested in 5 00 as a Second Language) class
Prop. 227, the law m outh, a nd now t here a re pages of macro economics? Favela and Flores were giving
banning Spanish about 20 children who
to adults in the sumin t he classroom regularly a ttend t he
mer of 1996 through
that was approved by Califor- s essions, which a re
t he Mexican-Amerinia voters last June, a little bit h eld t hree t imes a
r
rgani"We saw the injustices coming can civilMights oMexipersonally.
week in a Fallbrook
zation, UDP (
"We saw the injustices com- mobile home park.
down from the state and we
cans U nido en Deing down from the state and we
Now Favela a nd
fense de Pueblo).
decided to do something
decided to do something about F lores w ant t o do
So many p arents
about it."
it," said history senior Ulysses s omething m ore f or
• were b ringing t heir
Flores. "We want to get bilin- the children.
kids to the classes that
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gual e ducation back on t he
the two decided to ofThey w ant t o give
state agenda."
fer child-care as well. When
them a library full of books, and Think again.
So Flores, together with art they're asking CSUSM students
"We're taking books on any- the children started bringing
and education junior Ricardo and staff for help.
homework, the child-care bething," Flores said.
Favela, started by putting bilin"Maybe if we get books on came tutoring.
Last week, they started the
gual education at t he t op of Books for Children book drive physics we could get a profesPassage of Prop. 227, the sotheir agendas. The result? A in the commons area on cam- sor i nto talk to the kids." But, called English language initiatutoring program in their home pus.
he added, children's books, in tive, makes it illegal to use state
to help poor elementary school
They've set their sights on Spanish or English, and books funds to teach children in a lanstudents, mostly Latinos, do collecting a minimum of 100 on Latino history are preferred. guage other than English for
Pride Staff Writer
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more than one year. It is the latest in a string of anti-Latino
laws in the state, making it all
the more urgent to get Latino
s tudents a ssistance quickly,
Favela said.
"With Prop. 227, kids need
more help t o do well in school,"
he added. "The school system
in the area doesn't give a totally
adequate education."
Part of Flores' and Favela's
message is getting Latino parents to realize what educational
rights their children have.
Prop. 227 bans state-supported bilingual education, but
it doesn't prevent individual
school districts from starting
their own programs.
A Books f or t he Children
booth will be set up in the commons area every Monday from
noon to 3 PM. and Wednesday
from 11 am. to 2 PM. until the
goal is reached, Flores said.
Proposition 1A a boon for
CSUSM development
coi£|Wter science major School in 199
By Cheryl Kennedy
dfBeMcia
Pride Staff Writer
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S art'Fraur
i i&sca He has a 3*50 cumulative cal career.I
CSUSM will double in size
Recipients of t he p r a ^ o l s ; GPA and hopes t o become a
over the next two years, thanks
to state voters who approved
^C
soft*' M o c b ^
Proposition 1A on Nov. 3.
major
to
ware for games, Erman is the
for f our d epart"I t hink t he p assage of
fcte^c^^
at Cal State San Marcos
Palenscar Jtes a strong Proposition 1A is one of the big^
- a ndfea«^withfheCbmputer
gest single events to affect this
^ y f i ^ j ^ ^ m U ^ B ^ for as Society m d t he Student Houscampus in the last five years,"
much
m
said Carol Bonomo, director of
| a sophomore
Legislavitve and Public Relam ajorwitha373
tions for CSUSM.
'A, He graduated
The university will get $72
million from t he bond issue,
the most of any state university,
she added. Over the next two
tit
- VI* t ^^t^^m
s he plans ac;
i n t hemedieal
years, it will provide the fundbegan in 1907<i w
ing for three new buildings.
1 Massey, a junior
The first to be built will be an
fence major with a
Arts complex, complete with a
mg t he environment. >
3,56 cr^^1* • G M . He trans- lished *Mimm^t^^^^
theater, followed by a Science
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complex. Work on t he two
^enjoys programbuildings is set to begin in Sep•like t o work in
tember or October 1999.
After that, construction on a
new, stand-alone library will
t asopho~
i imjor^ffiaS^S
begin, provided the university
prPA; She gradu*
is able to raise its share of the
Marcos High i $p
funding.
Expansion of t he campus
was stalled in both 1992 and
1994 w hen s tatewide b ond
m easures f ailed. P rop. 1A,
though, passed with 62 percent
of the vote.
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The O ctober 2 9th e dition
o f T he P ride g ave t he imp r e s s i o n t hat M ary L ee
H untington w as t he o nly
D istinguished T eacher i n
R esidence a t CSUSM t his
y ear. Actually, s he i s o ne of
t hree s u c h t eachers i n
r esidence f or 1 997-1999.
T he o ther t wo a re Sandra
Jenkins
a nd
K ate
J ohnson. T here a re a lso
t hree d istinguished teachers o n c ampus f or 19982000: D avid M ackintosh,
M ichelle M ullen a nd Vikki
W eissman.
�Accessibility an Science Fair
issue for many
disabled students
By Miguel Reyes
Pride Staff Writer
This s emester h as n ot been
easy for most students, for various reasons. But, for those with
physical disabilities, it has been
a particularly trying time.
First, there was the Tuesday
when an October brush fire behind t he s chool f orced an
e vacuation of t he c ampus.
Then, there was the power outage that left the ACD building
powerless for an entire day and
most of the night .
T hough c ampus s ecurity
coped ably with both crises, it
left some of the
152 s tudents
who are registered
w ith
CSUSM's Disabled S tudent
Services (DSS)
wondering
about the whatifs.
One of them,
Shirley Taylor,
w ho n eeds a
cane to walk and a little car to
carry her books, asks, "What do
you do when the elevator is out
and there is no one to help you
reach your class on t he third
floor? What if the building is on
fire? How are the disabled students going to get down if the
elevator is out?"
Taylor says she is particularly
worried a bout t he elevator.
"Last semester, the elevator in
ACD building was out for about
f our days, a nd I missed my
classes because the elevator is
the only way I can get to the
third floor," she says.
Taylor adds t hat CSUSM's
Disabled Student Services Department does not have sufficient staff to provide escort service to classrooms in times of
outages.
John Segoria, coordinator of
the Disabled Student Services,
says that in a situations where
the elevator or the power is out,
DSS w arns s tudents w ith
classes in that particular building not to come or to go to another classroom if the class has
Karas, vice president of Academic Affairs, Steve Lilly, dean
of the College of Education, and
Victor Rocha, dean of the College of Arts and Science, they
were given a continental breakfast accompanied by a slide
show on Southern California
habitats and wildlife.
Teachers were invited to an
exploratorium in The Dome to
see demonstrations by student
t eachers. They i ncluded a
"Foamy Soda" demonstration
intended to show K-12 students
the principles of effervescence
in the bubbling of soda pop; a
presentation on how to make
words magically appear on paper; and a display on the force
of gravity on inanimate objects.
Another, the Tornado Tube,
which featured two, two-liter
bottles joined head to head and
filled with colored water, demonstrated the movement of water v ortexes in t ornadoes,
whirlpools and waterspouts.
Presenter Shawn Reynante said
she was "amazed at the interest and how science can be so
much fun."
Other presentations were
more technical. One on aerodynamics used Bernoulli's Principle to show how planes take
advantage of air pressure to
create lift and how a ping pong
ball could b e s uspended in
mid-air by using a blow dryer.
Lorin Scott, a student at L.R.
Green Elementary School in
Escondido, said it was her favorite exhibit, but added that
t he e ntire c onference was
"pretty cool cause we get to see
a lot of experiments and how
they work."
The exploratorium was followed by teaching sessions for
would-be science teachers. In
one, on edible tectonics, Milky
Way bars were used to show
the concept of plate tectonics
f or K-6 g raders. A nother,
"Making Music with Goblets,"
explored the concepts of pitch
and tone, while "Butterflies/
Las Mariposas" showed teachers how to introduce students
to insects.
Some CSUSM p rofessors
participated in t he sessions,
including Joe Keating from the
College of Education and Graham E. Oberem and Paul G.
Jasien from the College of Arts
and Sciences. Jasien said he
has been involved in K-12 education since 1991-1992.
"K-12 science education is
extremely important and a lot
of teachers in t he College of
Arts and Sciences are dedicated
.
continued from page 1
to teacher training," he said,
adding that CSUSM students,
"whatever basic science they're
going to learn, they'll learn in
the College of Arts and Sciences
and then they'll learn to apply
it in the College of Education."
The conference, he added,
was a direct result of the cooperation between t he two colleges.
But the sessions by no means
were limited to CSUSM participants. Lego land representatives invited teachers to take
school field t rips to t he new
park in Carlsbad. Sea World
officials held a workshop exploring the different species of
w hales, u sing an i nflatable
killer whale.
"I'm impressed with all of the
different ideas about how to
t each s cience," s aid W alt
Brame, a student teacher. "As
a future teacher, it makes me
excited about taking what I've
seen in the presentations into
the classroom. This is motivating.
Local environmental activist
Bob Faught perhaps summed
up the conference when he told
the aspirants, "There is hope...
You're our hope... You have the
power t o teach children, about
the mistakes of the past.
been moved.
"We video and audio tape
c lasses f or s tudents who
missed the class. We even turn
in some of their homework and
assignments," he adds.
Taylor also complains that
there are only a few spots for
disabled students in the nearest staff parking lot. Other lots,
she a dds, a re much f urther
from the class buildings.
According to Segoria, t he
school has the requisite number of disabled parking spaces
required by law,
and t hat not all
t he 152 disabled
s tudents drive a
car to school.
Transportation
from parking lot
to campus is another p roblem,
according to Taylor. "When I
made an appointment t o get my
transportation from my car to
my classes, I was informed by
Mr. Segoria t hat CSUSM did
not provide any mobility for the
disabled students during regular, or any, class time," she
adds.
Since CSUSM is not as big as
San Diego State University or a
community College, Segoria
says, DSS is not required t o
help students with their transportation, nor is it legally responsible to bring people into
the campus from the parking
lots.
"But as the school continues
t o grow, we will re-evaluate
that," he adds.
Both the overall number of
s tudents at CSUSM and t he
number of those with disabilities are increasing every semester.
Taylor says the university
should at least make it easier
for disabled students to move
Photo by Alex Romo
within t he campus. "The last
three semesters have been dev- Digging right in-Applying scientific principals to the real word can, at times, be messy
astating for me. It affects my business. However, for students and educators alike, this year's fair was not only educaschooling and health," she says. tional, but just good clean fun.
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By Jeff Cox
Pride Staff Writer
1 " V uring t he course of his day as an administrator
l a t CSUSM, Silverio Haro takes a close look at
J L S How t he university is providing learning assistance t o its students, tries to develop new ways of helping them, teaches a Chicano Studies class at neighboring Palomar College and, before his evening is complete,
writes a few more pages of his dissertation for a doctorate h e is completing at Harvard University.
"I only wish I could do more to give back to this community," says Haro, CSUSM's assistant to t he Vice president for learning assistance programs.
Haro, a product of t he CSU system himself, understands the importance of CSUSM's presence in the community and hopes t o develop ways t o recruit, assist and
retain f uture CSUSM students. His current responsibilities include reviewing programs such as t he Writing Center, Math Center, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), ASPIRE (Achieve Successful Performance
Intensify Reliability Effort) and Disabled Student Services in order t o develop ways for students to get t he
most out of t he university.
He and a graduate assistant from SDSU are comparing t hese programs and services to those successfully
used in other colleges. "Ultimately, we are trying to determine how we can create a one-stop center where students can come t o get any form of assistance they will
need along their way to graduation," Haro says.
Haro takes pride in both the Hispanic Faculty and
Staff Association, which h e founded upon his arrival at
CSUSM in 1990, and t he "I'm Going to College" program, which was heavily influenced by his own experiences as a fourth grader. The program involves groups
of Latino students f rom local elementary schools who
are brought to t he CSUSM campus for a special tour.
Haro and other volunteers explain to those students
how to apply for admission, get financial aid, buy textbooks and other important aspects of college life.
While working to coordinate these programs, Haro
is a s tudent himself in t he School of E ducation at
Harvard University. Since h e started his Ph.D. program
there in 1992, h e has studied under several prominent
academics in t he field of education,including Arthur
Levine and Henry Rosovsky.
Haro credits t he administration of CSUSM with being very supportive and understanding during t he absences h e had t o incur while completing his coursework
at Harvard. Upon graduation, which h e hopes will be
next J une, h e will hold a doctorate in Education Administration, Planning and Social Policy.
Throughout his work at Harvard, Haro's focus has
been on higher education. His dissertation will provide
an analysis of institutional quality for a small, private
u niversity in t he M exican s tate of Z acatecas, La
Universidad Autonomia Fresnillo. Rather than comparing it t o universities in t he United States, Haro says, h e
is trying to determine how quality is defined within t he
college itself.
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into my final analysis," he says.
As a result of his many administrative responsibilities at CSUSM, he finds t hat his dissertation has
to wait until t he weekends. "Lately, I have been in
my office seven days a week, but I am hoping to be
done with t he project soon so I can get involved in
more community activities," he says.
His time on campus gives him t he opportunity to
offer assistance t o those s tudents who need it. "I am
p articularly f ond of t he s tudents I got t o know
through t he EOP's summer bridge programs," says
m r o ^ a n d I like being a m entor f or t hem when they
start their education here."
He also works with s tudents in his Chicano Studies class at Palomar. "That's t he way it should be," he
says. I believe thatgiving something back to the community is part of what we are all about."
�Business students seek end to long registration payment lines
By Jodine Hammerand
As CSUSM grows in size, so does wait-*
ing in line at the Cashiers Office. Students wishing to pay tuition, parking,
and financial holds, or to receive emergency loans and paychecks, find t he
waittongduring peak times such as two
weeks prior to the start of the semester
and two weeks after. Fiscal Operations,
p art of S tudent Financial Services,
which encompasses Financial Aid Business Operations, Accounts Receivable,
and the Cashiers Office, has tried to get
the word out to students that some business transactions can be taken care of
without waiting in line. They have enlisted the help of four business students
to help resolve this customer service
problem.
The student consulting team working
with Fiscal Operations is part of t he
College of Business Administration's
Senior Experience program. All undergraduate business students complete
this two-semester course graduation
r equirement. According to Dr. Alan
Omens who heads the Senior Experience, the objective of this program is to
provide students an opportunity to integrate their classroom knowledge in
real-world problem solving situations.
Well known o rganizations such as
QUALCOMM, Sony Electronics, Sea
World San Diego, Hewlett Packard,
LEGOLAND California, and t he San
Diego Police Department have all had
student consulting teamsfromCSUSM.
The four students involved in the
project began the summer semester by
learning that the Mission Statement for
Administrative Services reflects that of
any business wanting to satisfy its consumers: "Building Excellence in Resource Management and Customer Service." In addition, the Convocation Address by President Gonzalez on August
26 also states that one of the four goals
he has set for the university this year
involves 'accountability,' wherein the
effort to continue customer-centered
o perations includes developing and
implementing a plan to improve awareness and delivery of customer service.
With this in mind, Student Financial
Services offers five methods of tuition
payment to students: credit card payment using the Smart System; credit
carcl number or check deposited in the
on-campus drop box; mail-in check;
ATM/debit card payment; and cash
payment. The latter two payment options must be done in the Cashiers Office. A significant number of students
however, t hat have credit cards and
checking accounts, still stand in line.
The consulting team interviewed students standing in line and discovered
that some students are not aware of all
payment options; others pay in person
to obtain a receipt. According to Geri
Hilton, an employee of Financial Aid
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others on moneyfromparents, in order
to make payment. Since the reasons for
paying in person are diverse, in order
to decrease the workload in the Cashiers Office and improve the time students stand in line, many issues were
looked at.
The Senior Experience team members benchmarked other college campuses in order to study efficiencies and
inefficiencies related to CSUSM Fiscal
Operations. Some colleges and universities offer Internet payment with well
designed Web pages for easy and quick
use as well as up-to-date fee deadline
information. Some universities have
kiosks for one stop shopping. Palomar
College does not allow in-person payments for registration fees at all.
Furthermore, after the start of the semester, Palomar students can make all
payments - registration a djustment
payments (adding classes), parking,
I.D., (including having photo taken) in
the Student Union Building. Similarly,
Mesa College locates all their student
services buildings i n one location on
campus for student convenience. It is
unfortunate that CSUSM students must
go to the 5th floor Craven Hall for Ad-
missions and Records, 4th floor Craven
Hall for Financial Aid, 3rd floor Craven
Hall for Cashiers Office, and drive to the
Campus Security building to have their
I.D. picture made.
Since CSUSM is a young campus and
is experiencing 'growing pains,' now is
a good time to work on the problems
that will only become larger if awareness
and delivery of customer service is ignored. The one thing the consulting students have been impressed with, is how
emphatic the Director of Fiscal Operations and the Assistant Director of Student Financial Services are about providing the best possible customer service for the students. This is the reason
for submitting this business situation to
Senior Experience.
And for the Senior Experience students, it has been a great opportunity
to help students and future students to
follow;The project allowed them to give
something back to the university with
the rewards of making t he campus a
better place to learn.
Any students wishing to attend the
thirty-minute presentation on Fiscal
Operations are welcome. The presentation is Wednesday December 9, 4:30
p.m. in Commons 206. Contact Dr. Alan
O mens
by
e -mail
(aomens@mailhostl.csusm.edu)
for dates and times of other Senior Experience presentations.
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faculty who also serve as advisors."
"This incredibly insulting
sentence j ust infuriated me,"
said Gilson. "It was the wrong
tone to take," she said. "It is this
kind of subtle language t hat
d enigrates t he c ontribution
that part-time faculty make." "I
don't get paid for student advising and committee work. I
have just as many office hours
as full-time faculty."
Brian Norris, a tenure-track
biology professor, received his
Ph.D. from Harvard. "Auniversity is a place where new knowledge is generated, not j ust a
place, like a college, w here
knowledge is passed on," said
Norris, who began his teaching
career at CSUSM. "We need a
faculty actively engaged in research to really be a university."
Attaining tenure, roughly a
six-year process, is important,
both Norris and Gilson said,
because it basically guarantees
freedom of speech.
"Tenure protects academic
freedom," said. Gilson. "It was
especially important during the
V ietnam War when f aculty
members spoke out against the
war or even d uring t he
McCarthyism period."
Child Care
The d emonstration was teach.
Such institutions fail to ensparked, in part, by an article
in t he Oct. 16 issue of "The courage intellectual originality,
Chronicle of Higher Educa- several CSUSM faculty members have argued, adding that
tion."
CSU Chancellor Charles if R eed's i deas a re i mpleReed in the article suggests that mented, the part-time faculty at
t he CSU system be modeled CSUSM will increase to a level
along the lines of the Univer- like t hat of t he University of
sity of Phoenix, a college with Phoenix.
satellite campuses across the
But the major issue for the
country.
d emonstrators was s alary.
The University of Phoenix's Lionel Maldonado of the Arts
N orthern California campus and Sciences Department, colike many others, hires mostly president for the CSUSM CFA,
p art-time i nstructors whom said, "Without the cost of livusually also work full-time in ing increases in pay raises, as
the specialized fields that they inflation takes place, you fall
continued from page 1
suited in lower rent, will save $30,000 from
ASI'sbudget, which consists mostly of fees
from CSUSM students, fee's,
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$4,500 a month for rent alone at the previous
facility* Rent at t he new facility is ^substantially lower* because of CSUSM's partnership other chttdren attracted Angela J o r t o
with the city of San Marcos, which owns the
, \ , a&xMi^ i i
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behind the rest of society."
CSU f aculty s alaries, h e
added, are 11 percent behind
o ther i nstitutions i n an
" agreed-upon c omparison
group."
The CFA also is contending
the cloudy issue of merit pay, a
system that, Maldonado said,
" has s ignificant f laws." He
added, "We are opposed to an
a dditional b ureaucratic a rrangement that is more cumbersome and has little fapulty
base."
The current merit pay system
implemented in 1995 also lacks
an appeal process, he said.
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hours
for finals
By Jerry Huang
By Alex Romo
Pride Staff Writer
•
ust when you Ve got
ten used to the hot,
dry desert summer,
A m a subtly chilling au
t umn arrives and a
frosty winter is just around the
corner.
Winter in North County can
mean temperatures below 70
during the day and almost always below 50 at night. It's a
prescription made for a cold or
the flu.
But there are some things
you can do t o reduce the odds
of suffering either one. Here are
some hints from doctors:
(1) Keep at least three feet
away f rom c oughers a nd
sneezers. That's t he distance
airborne droplets from coughs
and sneezes can t ravel. If
droplet reaches you, you could
wake up sick a few days later.
(2) Be careful about prolonged s tays in c losed-in,
crowded spaces. Rooms with
no or poor air circulation are
the likeliest spots t o pick u p
cold viruses. Avoid them like
the plague.
(3) Drink plenty of fluids.
Liquids, particularly hot liquids, soothe the throat and help
Pride Staff Writer
loosen secretions, relieving nasal congestion. "Clinical studies show that water don't necessaryflushout cold germs, but
it moistens your nasal and respiratory m embranes, which
when dehydrated, can easily
invite and retain germs," says
Dr. Karen Nicholson, director
of CSUSM Health Services. Try
for eight glasses of water, fruit
juices or other non-caffeinated
fluids every day.
(4) Get a good night's sleep.
This keeps your immune cells
powered up, according to research conducted at the Veterans Administration's San Diego
Healthcare System.
(5) Take vitamins C and E.
Although there is no conclusive
evidence that they can prevent
colds, several studies suggest
that they may slightly reduce
t he d uration and severity of
symptoms. Consult your doctor
about how much of either vitamin is best for you.
(6) Exercise. Thirty to 6 0
minutes of moderate exercise,
such as walking, jogging, bicycling or swimming at least three
t imes a week can help build
your resistance to colds.
(7) Wash your hands often
and avoid touching your face.
Most colds a re t ransmitted
through indirect physical contact. For instance, a sick person
who transfers germs from nose
to hands can contaminate any
object he touches. Others who
handle such an object and then
rub their own noses or eyes can
get infected.
(8) Have chicken soup for
lunch or dinner. Warm fluids
are h elpful in relieving cold
symptoms and can act as expectorants. Chicken soups are
rich with protein, vitamins and
minerals, all of which are helpful in fighting cold germs.
(9) Keep your .stress level
down.
(10) Keep your room humidity moderate to high.
(11) Aim for a balanced diet.
According to the American
College Health Association's
p ublication, "Managing t he
Common Cold," m ost cold
m edications a re a imed at
symptom relief and immune
system support. There is no
medicine that directly attacks
the cold virus.
But, it adds, every healthy
person has an immune system
capable of producing cells specifically able to destroy cold viruses.
If you catch a cold, ACHA
suggests t he following t reatments:
1) Take aspirin, ibuprofen or
acetaminophen to ease aches
and pains and to lower fever.
3) Inhale warm, moist air to
soothe inflamed mucous membranes, You can do this by taking showers, putting a pan of
water on your bedroom radiator or by using a cool-mist humidifier.
4) Use disposable tissues instead of h andkerchiefs. Research has shown that cold viruses can survive for hours on
handkerchiefs.
5) Get plenty of rest. Your
body heeds the time to allow
you to recover.
6) Gargle with salt water every four hours to help reduce
swelling in your throat. Use one
teaspoon of salt in a large glass
of warm water.
7) Don't smoke. That will f urther i rritate your n asal pas-
t's your typical college
scenario: A student re
t urning t o h er a part
ment hoping to study
^ fltai for a few hours finds
her roommate dancing around
t he living r oom t o G arth
Brook's "Ain't Going Down till
the Sun Comes up."
" Well, so much for studying!" she thinks.
With finals looming, finding
a quiet place to study can be a
real problem.
Welcome to the CSUSM Library.
It's a quiet spot, loaded with
resources and study cubicles,
and it will be open even longer
and later during t he week of
Dec. 9-15.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10, it will be
open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; on
Friday, Dec. 11, from 8 a.m. to
9 p.m.; on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12 and 13,11 a.m. to 5
p.m.; and Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 14 and 15,from8 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
-Health, Page 8
That's an additional three
hours of study time a day.
Peggy Lepere, the library's
public services supervisor, past
surveys have i ndicated t hat
week is its busiest of the semes1 The Stotot IMofc Board of MuggM>» The Board has its
have been collected tees with opportunities for di~ ter. Few students use the liDirectors has mte^^ mw ^ fill! complement of students, sincefell1993 and retained in
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for a ^ dent Union
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night that week, but it just can't
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Support the quality of education at CSUSM
How much is t he quality of
your education worth to you?
..is it worth more to you than
your new CSUSM track or your
expanded Aztec Shops lunch
menu?
If so will you PLEASE join
me in writing a letter or an email to CSU Chancellor Charles
Reed to request that your instructors get paid more than
prison guards!
If this grinch gets his way,
class sizes will ificrease and instructors will get paid 11% less
than they would at comparable
institutions.
In addition to this misery, he
will get away with not providing health benefits to long term
part-time faculty.
Our professors deserve to be
treated fairly.
I want my degree f rom
CSUSM to be looked upon with
admiration.
This is not possible if the
school allows the quality of instruction to plummet due to
over-working and underpaying
their faculty. The students will
end u p paying t he u ltimate
price.
I am a recent a lumni of
CSUSM. My degree was one of
the first nine given in the Communication major.
The only reason I took a risk
and chose to go to a school that
had a promising, yet un-established existing reputation and
gamble with a new degree program, was due to the incredibly
high caliber of instruction I
knew I would get in s mall
classes, taught by actual Ph.D's.
It is incredibly rare to be
taught by a t enured, experi-
enced professor.
At CSUSM you have t hat
luxury.
However, this will all change
if these talented individuals are
driven away from CSUSM because they are getting paid less
than instructors at other CSU's.
The only reason I came and
several others come to CSUSM
is because of t he r eputation
t hat t hese i nstructors h ave
built.
I want my degree to be recognized as the culmination of
knowledge gained under t he
tutelage of some of t he best
scholars in the filed of Communication.
I know you want the same.
Don't settle f or t he existing
state of affairs! Fight the future!
S upport your p rofessors by
calling
C harles
Reed,
(5620985-2800 or e-mail him
at; creed@calstate.edu or mail
him snail mail at; CSU, 4 00
Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA
90802-4275. Feel free to address it; Mr. Grinch!
-Kristina Seth, CSUSM Alum
1998.
Take charge of your financial future
T hanks t o S herrona H ill's
timely article on "Your financial
future"
Everything she says in the
article appears to be accurate.
However, I must take issue
with her on her defeatist attitude regarding Social Security.
She states "Social Security
w on't b e a round when we
retire,..^etc., etc.
I get very upset when I hear
young people with t his attitude!!!
If you are so sure about the
demise of Social Security why
Health
continued from page 7
sages and increase your risk of
getting bronchitis or pneumonia.
8) Don't treat your cold with
antibiotics. Unless you have a
secondary bacterial infection,
antibiotics are not only a waste
of money but may expose you
unnecessarily to the potential
side-effects. Don't ask for an
antibiotic unless your doctor
recommends one.
Colds and several flu strains
a re o ften t hought t o be t he
same because their symptoms
are similar.
But some flu infections can
be dangerous and should be
checked by doctors, ACHA recommends.
Likewise, a cold can result in
;;
a serious bacterial infection. If
your cold doesn't clear up in
more t han a week, see your
doctor, Nicholson advises, adding t hat any CSUSM student
who paid Health Services fees
at registration is entitled to visit
her office at no charge.
"Prescriptions are also available at low cost if you need
one," she adds.
Health Services offers several
over-the-counter medications
such as Advil, Cold-EEZE, Acetaminophen, Hall-plus cough
s uppressants, D iphenhise,
Ibuprohim (a fever reducer)
and Dimetapp for prices ranging from $1.02 to $4.21, two or
three times less than at supermarkets and drug stores.
do you (we) continue to blindly
allow our government to take
our money from our paychecks
for a system that you think is
going t o fail?
T his is a t ypical 'SAM
DONALDSON' effect, i.e. if you
talk about it long enough and
r
hard enough whether it be fact
or f iction it will eventually
come about.
Revisions or modifications
are surely, in order.
But under no circumstances
should we allow our elected
representatives to tell us in the
future that "Sorry your Social
Security money was used for
other more important government projects.''
It's your money and you are
entitled to get some of it (if not
all of it) back.!! !
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Th e Pride
California State University San Marcos
Vol VIII No. 23/ Tuesday, March 27,2001
Fight for Your Right to Get Class Credit
One Students Journey Through
the CSUSM Paper Trail
By M ELANIE ADDINGTON
Pride Editor
" No one at the University is
helping me out. Literally, [I am
told] ' I don't want to b e bothered
with y ou,'" says Warren Jauregui
a fter t hree y ears of t rying to
resolve a mix-up with h is school
records that has snowballed into
a storm of problems.
N o longer a student at Cal
State San Marcos, Jauregui has
spent the past three years fighting t o get credit for ten classes
that h e was unable t o complete
d uring t he last f ew weeks of
1998-1999. W hat he considers
a mix-up in university policy
cost h im the chance t o take
incompletes. Jauregui, a f ormer
Communications student, shared
h is story not because he hoped
it would get h im his classes, but
because h e wanted to make other
students aware of the problems
t hat arose for h im when t rying t o
get class credit.
Tragedy Strikes
On October 2 6,1998, a fter an
assailant outside of campus raped
her, Jauregui's girlfriend tried to
commit suicide by j umping f rom
the CSUSM clock tower, landing
at Jauregui's feet. A fter she was
taken t o the hospital and the
doctors told h im that she would
recover, Jauregui thought that life
would get better, but the problems
continued.
Jauregui said that in t he
hospital, right before her f irst
surgery, President Alexander
Gonzalez, Francine Martinez (currently Vice President of Student
A ffairs), N orm Nicholson (Dean
of Instructional and Informational
Technology Services), and Sandra
Kuchler (who was Dean of
Students at the time of the events)
visited with t he two students to
help them cope and wish them
well on the road to recovery.
Jauregui stated that President
Gonzalez pulled h im aside and
told h im, "anything you two need
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AXD sorority members took part in landmark discussion concerning lesbiansism. (Pride Photo/Erica DeBell)
Sara Spearling Discusses
Sexuality Issues with Greek Students
By ERICA DEBELL^nd
SARAH PHILLIPS
Pride S taff ^ i t e r s
Alpha X i Delta and Alpha
C hi Omega sororities welcomed
nationally-renown speaker, Sara
Spearling on Monday, March 12.
Spearling spoke t o sorority members as well as t o interested students, faculty and s taff regarding
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsex-
ual and Those Questioning Their
Sexuality (LGBTQ) issues.
Spearling visits college campuses t o share her experiences
about being a lesbian woman
within the Greek system. Spearling's talk marked the first time i n
the history of the Greek system
at CSUSM that a speaker was
invited to discuss lesbianism and
other LGBTQ issues.
"At first I d idn't want to hear
New Sidewalk Increases Campus Accessibility
By N ATHAN FIELDS ,
Pride Feature Editor
Although most students asked
were not aware of the newly constructed sidewalk bordering the
three parking lots on the west
of Cal State San Marcos,
who knew about it
*(ith the prospect of
pavement. The nearly completed
sidewalk, replacing the dirt path
on the south side of Craven Road,
is f ramed by handrails and punctuated by small light posts.
Junior James Ferrante spoke
of the original dirt path,
"Sometimes I feel as if I 'm walking o ff a campsite . .. so I 'm
glad there'll b e a paved walkway
now." Other students complained
about the dirt path because of
having to walk in high heels and
getting their shoes dirty. " On
the days I 'm t rying to look nice,
f or whatever reason, I'd rather
(Top) Bill Seward, foreman ofsidewalk project. (Left)New sidewalks not walk in the d irt," said senior
(Right) Menfinishplacing siderails (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington) Jennifer Ortiz.
Other students were not as
pleased. "I h ate the new sidewalks. I really preferred walking
down the dirt path. I felt more
at peace with my surroundings
and myself when I walked on
the earth to class. I was happief
when I reached my classes t han I
am now when I walk the cement
path. I t was ^so much more comfortable and p eaceful that way,"
said sophomore Patrick Roach.
John Segoria, Director of
Disabled Student Services, felt
that the sidewalk was "a win-win
situation for everybody." Segoria
was p art of the original group of
administrators who supported the
idea of directing f unds to f inance
the construction and design of
the sidewalks.
" I'm always looking for ideas
t o improve t his c ampus-especially for my disabled students "
Segoria said.
He emphasized that greater
accessibility on campus b enefits
everyone in many ways. " It's very
ASI Elections Coming
Applications for Ballot Placement Due
By DARCY WALKER
Pride Opinion Editor
*
In less than one month,
CSUSM students will elect a new
student government to serve f or
t he next school t erm. Associated
Students Incorporated h as 15
positions open, each providing
scholarship money and valuable
experience in r eturn for the f ulfillment of various responsibilities. This Wednesday, March 28,
is the deadline to apply for a
place on the ballot and a chance
to campaign. Students also have
the option to r un a write-in campaign.
To q ualify for election, students must b e matriculated, have
a m inimum GPA of 2.0, have
completed at least one semester
earning at least 6 units, and commit to maintaining at least 6 units
undergraduate or 3 units of graduate work during the one year
her speak because I thought that
I would b e u ncomfortable" said
Tina Herrera, an Alpha X i Delta.
"Once Sara began speaking, I
immediately overcame my f ear
and discomfort—her message
really made an impact on my
l ife."
Some of the sorority women
said that they were hesitant to
address the LGBTQ issues within
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usable, especially for those who
walk to and f rom the p arking lots
and the Ambulatory Care Center
or for those w ho wheel book c arts
or u se wheelchairs."
O 'Day Consultants Inc., a
civil engineering and land surveying f irm, designed the plans
for the sidewalks, and Phillips
National Inc., a general contracting f irm, is constructing the sidewalks. Both groups have completed large projects in the local area
and are based out of Southern
California.
According to Segoria and Bill
Seward, t he foreman f or Phillips
National Inc., this was more than
the average sidewalk design. They
said that the length of the sidewalk and the level of the uphill
incline m ade it a bit more of a
challenge to build. Additionally,
the lamps along the sidewalk
necessitated r unning electrical
lines f rom a nearby source. " The
lighting j ust m ade sense when
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�Student Battles W ith Administrators About Withdrawal Policy
»Article cont. from page 1
is covered." Jauregui said he
understood this to mean that if
he needed to take time off from
school, he would be accommodated. He also emphasized how
impressed he was that the administrators were so courteous to
them. However, Jauregui thought
that he would b e fine, so he
returned t o classes shortly after
the incident.
The Pressure Builds
In the beginning of November, Jauregui decided to take
President Gonzalez up on his
offer because he said he "was
shaking, breaking out in sweats"
and could not go any further.
Jauregui claims he went to see
Kuchler, who sent him to Martinez, who sent him to, at the time
of the events, Assistant Dean of
Students Mary Wordell to take
incompletes in his classes.
Jauregui emphasized that
Wordell was "very nice, said
how can she help, and was very
nurturing." When he explained
his situation and mentioned that
President Gonzalez had said it
would be taken care of, Jauregui
claims that Wordell said, "That's
not policy." When Jauregui
responded that the withdrawal
policy was in the 1998-99
CSUSM
General
Catalog,
Wordell told him to speak to his
professors to get permission to
take incompletes.
Two of Jauregui's professors
agreed to give him incompletes.
Sociology professor, John Schneider,
did not. According to Jauregui,
Wordell told him that if all the
teachers would not agree, he
would be unable to take any
incompletes for that semester.
According to the General Catalog for 2000-01, an incomplete
grade "signifies that a portion
of required coursework has not
been completed and evaluated in
the prescribed time period due
to unforeseen, but fully justified
reasons and that there is still a
possibility of earning credit. It is
the responsibility of the student
to bring pertinent information to
the instructor and to reach agreement on the means by which the
remaining course requirements
will be satisfied." The catalog
does not state that all teaphers
must agree.
Within a week of his meeting
with Wordell, Jauregui went back
to speak with his professors. Professor Schneider again refused to
give him any incompletes.
During the same week, his
girlfriend had spinal surgery in
order to f use her spine so she
could walk again. "I was a wreck,
crying, praying every day in my
non-religious way to let the poor
girl walk." Jauregui said that he
was so upset over the events
that he gave in and told Wordell
he would take all withdrawals
instead of incompletes on his
transcript. "I didn't have energy
to deal with it; my mother was semester.
dying, my girlfriend was in surAccording to Jauregui, Mary
gery. She [Wordell] said she Wordell told him during a meetwould take care of it."
ing that because he did not take
care of the withdrawal process,
More Tragedy..,
he received F's. Jauregui alleges
that Wordell told him that his
Jauregui's mom passed away problem was an "issue to take up
from emphysema on January 23, with the Lord," and she offered
1999. Within three weeks, three to pray with him. Because he did
aunts and two uncles of Jauregui not turn in the proper withdrawal
died from various causes.
forms, Wordell told him that it
After the family members' was against policy to "go retroacdeaths, Jauregui decided to focus tive and f ix it."
on the future by signing up for
Wordell, again, said she would
the following semester, Spring look into his withdrawals and see
1999. Although he was concerned if anything could be done. After
that the withdrawals might cause repeated calls over the summer,
problems, he was reassured by a Jauregui received a return call at
lack of holds 6n his record and the end of summer from Wordell
by Wordell's statement that she telling him that she was still lookwould "take care of it."
ing into it.
Classes were going well for
Jauregui despite his continuing Life is Looking Up
problems with clinical depression. Two weeks before his finals,
In the fall of 1999, Jauregui
however, Office of Admissions applied for FAFSA and enrolled
informed Jauregui that he had in courses. The professors accombeen disenrolled at^jje beginning modated him during his depresof the semester for not paying fees sion and he received good grades,
and had since been placed on aca- primarily A's and B's. Jauregui
demic probation. Also, his finan- said he did not try to find out anycial aid was dropped because the thing about the withdrawal miswithdrawals from the previous, take because he believed Wordell
semester showed up as F's.
was. looking into it. "With any
Financially broke, Jauregui luck, I'll still be able to accomwas told that he must either pay plish my goal of some honors
for the classes he had been taking when I graduate," Jauregui said,
all semester or withdraw com- in reference to his thoughts at that
pletely. He was unable to pay and, time.
therefore, did not receive credit
He attempted to check on
for his classes for the spring 1999 his problem with Mary Wordell
and discovered that she had left
her position at the campus, over
the summer. Meanwhile, Jonathan Poullard replaced the late
Kuchler as Dean of Students so
Jauregui met with him. Jauregui
said that Poullard told him nothing could be done about his problem. Dean Poullard declined an
interview with The Pride, stating
it was unethical for him to discuss any student's issues.
J auregui T akes C ase t o
D epartment o f E ducation
In thp fall of 2000, Jauregui
reenrolled and began taking classes. However, due to his clinical
depression, he said he became
physically ill whenever he stepped
foot on campus.
Having spent two years trying to resolve his issue, Jauregui
decided to take his case to the
Department of Education.
On November 20, 2000,
Jauregui explained his situation to
Mary Ann Hollins, a financial aid
investigator for the Department
of Education O ffice of Civil
Rights. After hearing his argument, Jauregui said that Hollins
explained that the situation was
considered a hostile environment
and that CSUSM had failed to
accommodate him.
An attorney for the Department of Education, Lynda Galloway explained to Jauregui that for
his case he has "to prove
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New Sidewalks in Place
>>Article cont. from pg. 1
you think about people's
physical safety at night,"
said Segoria.
Segoria explained that
some of the funding for the
sidewalks came from the
Minor Capital Improvement
budget. Twenty to twenty-five percent of this budget serves to fund greater
accessibility in accordance
with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA).
Some of that ADA funding
was used for the construction of the sidewalks.
The
Minor
Capital
Improvement budget and
ADA funding also financed
the power doors on campus. Segoria said that these
accessibility improvements
benefit everyone on campus. "Look who i^ses the
power doors, not just disabled students, but individuals in computing wheeling around computers, faculty, facilities staff, parents
with their children, students
with lots of books," said
Segoria.
Building codes, given
the dimensions and incline
of the. path, required the
handrails and flat regions
along the sidewalk.
"It was ideally supposed
to be done before the semester began, but on account
of how wet it has been,
there was a bit of a setback," explained Seward.
"It should be completed in
a matter of days." Seward
Weekly Web Site
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Slate, like many of the
web
sites
previously
reviewed, is available as
a web site at http://
www.slate.com, and as a
free e-mail list. Part of the
software giant Microsoft,
Slate is an online magazine of daily political and
cultural commentary, generally with a sarcastic or
irreverent tone.
For example, "Tidbits
from Bush's Brainwashing
Dictionary" provides expla-
nations of "catchphrases
[that] are supposed to
exercise a subtle brainwashing effect on the public,"
according to the site.
There are informative
articles as well, such as
"How much sick leave does
Dick Cheney get?" These
articles respond to readers'
questions and address issues
that other periodicals may
not generally cover, such
as Vice President Cheney's
health.
The layout of the site
is pretty simple: the major
explained that the company
is also constructing the additional staff parking lot and
the below ground water storage tank for the campus
simultaneously.
The importance of the
sidewalk project for Segoria
was not limited to the
increase of general campus
accessibility. "One concern
that I had was that students
would be walking in the
streets or the bike lane, or in
the dirt when it was muddy
and wet," said Segoria.
"Having a sidewalk is not
only much safer; it is actually much more visually
appealing for visitors to the
campus. For donors who
come to campus, it just
looks better."
articles of the day are headlines with pictures in the
center of the page, more
detail categorizations of
articles are listed below, and
there are pull-down menus
for past articles. The main
page is fairly minimal in
the top center, with details
available along the fringes
of the page; I like this style
as I find ft easy to use.
The articles are pretty
consistent and the web site
is easy to navigate. If you
find politics interesting and
have a good sense of humor,
Slate is definitely worth
checking out.
�Ralph Nader and Greens Visit U C San Diego
By ZACHARY PUGH
Pride S taff Writer
"It all comes down to you
. .. if you've got the initiative,
you've g ot the credible power,"
said Ralph Nader, leader of the
Green Party. Nader was the featured speaker at the March 22
lecture, "Deregulated G reed: A
California Crisis" hosted by the
UC San Diego College Greens
at the UCSD Price Center Ballroom.
Along with Nader, other
guest speakers of the evening
included * Robert N anninga, a
local San Diego environmental
writer and Greens promoter, and
Jim Hightower, a political writer
Ralph Nader encourages civic respon- and radio host. Hightower served
as comic relief for the evening,
sibility during speech at UCSD.
(Pride Photo/Zachary Pugh)
speaking t o the audience on h is
thoughts of the d ownfalls of
what he described as the "greedheads, boneheads, and b astards"
of Wall Street. Medea B enjamin
also spoke Thursday evening.
Benjamin, who ran for U.S. Senate
last year representing the Green
Party, is also the " founding
member of the San Franciscobased h uman rights organization
Global Exchange," according to
the UCSD College Greens.
The topic of the event was the
energy crisis in California and the
means t o r ectify the situation. The
College Greens proposed solutions that included using renewable energy sources such as solar
power.
A fter the opening presentations were over, Ralph Nader
according to Nader, is to change
the state of a ffairs in the realm of
energy consumption and cost by
voting and exercising your "civic
self."
W hen asked about solar-powered energy, Nader responded
that it had been around for a long
time, "So w hat's the h old-up?"
When asked about his opinion
on the place of minorities in the
Green Party, Nader said, "We'd
love t o have minorities r un f or
o ffice, they should stop playing
the role of the victim.
T he
door is open. I 've campaigned in
many [minority neighborhoods]
... they all voted f or Gore."
He also added, " It's not like
white people are overpowering
the Green Party "
was introduced. Throughout h is
speech, Nader made references to
"civic self-respect and civic selfconfidence." He defined these
t erms as a person's civic responsibility to take control of his/her
community by the rights of the
civic-self. " When you go home
t onight... stand by your bed and
say 'civic motivation' ten times,"
Nader told the audience. He also
told the audience to tell themselves, " Fm gonna pick it [civicself] u p ... Fve postponed too
long."
Nader spoke on topics such
as the state of California's voters
and the prerequisites for any government t o reach the "height of
democracy." The way t o achieve
t rue democracy in California,
Second High School Shooting Encourages More Campus Security
By N ATHAN FIELDS
Pride Feature Editor
Last Thursday, 18-year-old
G ranite Hills High School senior,
Jason H offman, opened fire in
f ront of h is school administration
o ffice. H offman wounded f our
students before being shot in the
f ace and b uttocks by Richard
A gundez, Jr., a n ELCajon police
o fficer on campus. T he incident
o ccurred less t han t hree weeks
a fter a student at Santana High
School, six miles away f rom
G ranite Hills, shot and killed t wo
students and wounded t hirteen
students and f aculty on March 5.
I n a w ritten message t o police
o fficers, H offman admitted that
h is target w as vice principal Dan
Barnes. H e blamed B arnes for
t he school's attendance policy
that H offman thought prevented
h im f rom being admitted t o the
Navy. Jiovani Guerrero, a f ormer
Granite Hills student who knew
H offman, suspected that he might
have targeted Barnes because "he
[ Hoffman] w as m ad . .. h e w asn't
getting all the credits h e needed
t o g raduate.'"
H offman had reportedly
attended special education classes in the past due to a learning
disability. Barnes said that he had
directed H offman towards anger
management classes the previous
two years.
O fficer A gundez' presence
on campus was a result of the
high school's increased security
following the Santana incident.
Police officials report that officers
will r emain on area high school
campuses indefinitely. Although
Agundez is considered to b e a hero
by many students, parents and
school officials, he is still under
police investigation in accordance
with t he policy for an o fficer's
involvement in any shooting.
T hursday's shootings were
not f atal, and school and law
e nforcement o fficials say they
w ere more prepared for such
occurrences because of the
Santana High School shootings.
Despite greater awareness and
preparedness, many individuals
c an't help feeling more exposed.
" I feel even more vulnerable t his
time with it happening so close
again, and I 'm sure the students
do, too," said Rich Alderson,
principal at Rancho Buena Vista
High School, as quoted in the
N orth County Times.
G ranite Hills High School
protected its students by using its
newly implemented "lock-down"
program, created a fter t he recent
shootings at Santana High School.
The "lock-down" requires that
students b e locked in classrooms
in case of a violent incident at
the school until a police force
evaluates that the campus is safe.
N orth county high schools
similarly responded to Thursday's
shootings by heightening security
on their campuses to prevent
any immediate "copycat" shootings. Various schools, including
elementary, middle and high
schools, closed t emporarily or
suspended students for m aking
violent threats towards their campus.
Additionally, area school districts are intensifying their violence prevention programs. AH
school districts in San Diego
County and many in Riverside
County w ho are not already
using such precautionary measures are considering implementing surveillance cameras, a greater police presence on campuses
and cell phone or e-mail alert
systems for students and a dministrators.
Grossmont
Union
High
School District Superintendent
Granger Ward said, "All options
are being considered t o bolster
campus safety in the wake of
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Thursday's attack." Those options
could include metal detectors, a
stronger police presence, more
guidance counselors and closing
campuses to visitors.
San Diego County District
Attorney Paul P fingst said at a
news conference Friday that "any
threats, whether verbal or written, will b e prosecuted to the
f ull extent of the law." Every
high school in San Diego County
has adopted this "zero-tolerance"
policy.
However not everyone agrees
these measures are the answer.
" I don't t hink we should have
fences because i t'll feel like a
prison," said 16-year-old Granite
Hills HS sophomore April Keifer.
" I j ust t hink we need t o b e more
cautious a bout how we talk t o
people and make more f riends
than enemies."
Carlsbad High School sophomore, Teresa Culchen, though
acknowledging the importance of
"tight security," was concerned
that " the policing of students
might go t oo far." Culchen said
that events like these "might have
happened as a result of k ids not
feeling f ree somehow... and I
t hink a lot of these reactionary
measures might make that feeling worse f or some people."
Robert Paul, an English teacher at Rancho Buena Vista High
School, recognized that t his isn't
a new phenomenon. " Minority
k ids have b een shooting each
other for years, but now when
white kids start doing it more,
people really take notice "
Paul agreed with statements
made by o fficials that school
campuses.are still the safest plac. es f or groups of kids t o be, but
added that "Schools a re a r eflection of our society - anything that
happens at school happens all
around us. There's n o separating
school f rom home. Everything
bleeds into everything else "
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a lot, and really make a compelling argument that there are
certain discriminatory acts, such
as a hostile environment." She
also explained that in order to
have his case reviewed after 180
days, Jauregui would
have to write a formal
with another student, she advised
that he go to Disabled Student
Services (DSS) for his depression because she said they were
the only ones who could help
him. Jauregui mentioned this to
Kreisler and said that Kreisler told
to equal treatment whether you
enroll with DSS or not. However,
if a student wants something of a
more affirmative nature, let's say
extra time on exam, and if a college gives notice that you must
go to DSS, then the Department
of Education stands behind that.
The only exception is if the uniof the versity gives no or bad notice."
saying anything like that."
Jauregui mentioned that he
never addressed the issue of Dr.
Kreisler with Dr. Blasband
because at the time he did not
believe it was an issue.
At Cal State San Marcos,
the number of students
under DSS is "about
letter convincing the
"It's been hell just to get someone to try 2.8 percent
Department of Edu- and help me out, I have just been so depressed population," according
cation Case Review over it. I just want my original classes back\
to DSS Director John
Committee that this is
Se g or i a .
worked for those, I deserve them.
an ongoing situation.
Accommodations with
—Warren Jauregui
Once Jauregui's
classes are available
letter is received, then
to students, including
the committee will review it and him not to go to DSS because the time extensions for exams, in
decide whether to pursue the case. stigma of being disabled would accordance with the requirements
Jauregui withdrew from the uni- follow him through life.
of the disability. According to
When asked if CAPS staff Segoria, legally no professor on
versity in the fall of 2000 to
would ever advise a student to not the campus is obligated to propursue legal action.
go to DSS, Dr. John Blasband, vide any type of accommodation
Director of CAPS said, "No, [if with any student unless that stuC APS A ND D SS
Is Jauregui considered disabled this incident did occur] it may dent has formal documentation
if he does not enroll through have been for another reason, or on file with my [DSS] office
it may be that the CAPS staff and that's true of any college
DSS?
member thought that the accom- campus."
Jauregui began counseling modation would not be given.
According to Paul Grossman
sessions with Dr. Fritz Kreisler, Accommodations have to be Spe- from Public Relations at the
a psychologist at Counseling and cific for the disability. If that sit- Department of Education, he is
Psychological Services (CAPS), uation did occur, that is a prob- "unable to speak about $ny speon October 27, 1998. When dis- lem that I would have to address, cific cases, but in general a stucussing his educational problems because our staff should not be dent with a disability is entitled
Latest Update
In a meeting on March 15,
2001, Jauregui asked Vice
President of Student Affairs,
Francine Martinez, for copies of
any documentation regarding his
issue. Martinez sent him a letter
denying his request for paperwork on March 21,2001. Jauregui
states that the letter includes a
statement saying "that Gonzalez
claims to have never visited the
hospital, but is aware that others
have."
Jauregui notes that he "has
several witnesses to his visitation. They can and will testify
that he [Gonzalez] on three occasions made the same comments."
Patty Bailey stayed by her daughter's side the entire time she was
in the hospital and remembers
the day President Gonzalez and
others visited. "I remember he
visited with three ladies right
before my daughter was going
into surgery," said Bailey, "They
were supportive and felt really
bad about everything that had
happened. They offered to help
us with anything that we needed."
President Gonzalez was unavailable to be reached for comment. >
At the meeting between
Martinez arid Jauregui on March
15, Martinez advised Jauregui to
speak with Cherine Heckman of
Enrollment Services. According
to Jauregui, nothing was resolved
at- the March 21meeting with
Heckman, but she promised in
writing that she would perform
"an investigation of classes and
contact [Jauregui] with the information [she] gathers." Heckman
will then provide him with the
options available to him.
As of March 27, Jauregui is
still waiting to find out what
will happen with his class credits. Jauregui is no longer taking
classes at Cal State San Marcos
but continues to work on his case
with the Department of Education
and hopes to find a resolution.
Lesbianism Discussed within Greek System
»Article cont. from page 1
the Greek system and the general CSUSM campus. But, by
the time Spearling finished her
presentation, several of the listeners said that the issues that she
had spoken on had affected their
lives.
The emphasis of Spearling's
presentation was tolerance. Rather
than being close minded to people
that have different sexual preferences than oneself, she told the
audience to become more aware
of how hurtful a person's words,
actions and attitudes can be, and
how much of an impact they can
have on someone's life.
Spearling also touched on
the prejudices that people have,
not only with LGBTQs, but also
with sorority women, fraternity
men and other minority groups.
Spearling encouraged the listeners
to overcome their fears, attempt
to accept people for who they are,
look past their prejudices, and to
think before they speak.
"We need to be aware of
others around us, and celebrate
their differences," said Spearling.
The Pride Alliance was a
ctfftipus club for gays and lesbians, but the club dissipated due to
a lack of participation. "It is sad
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to see a club leave campus due to
a fear of the. stigma that is often
associated with being a member,"
said senior Laurel Burkhalter.
The Panhellenic Board, the
governing body of the Alpha
Xi Delta and Alpha Chi Omega
sororities, sponsored Sara Spearling's appearance.
l#
Elections are coming
up
Applications to run for an A.Si. position are NOW available in
the Student and Residential Life offices. (Craven 4116 &
Commons 207B) and the A.S.I. office (Commons 203). The
deadline to submit the completed application is Wednesday
March 28 Mandatory candidates orientation will be March
29 and candidates may begin advertising April 1*. Elections
are scheduled for April 23-28 if online elections are available;
otherwise elections will be April 24 & 25.
The following positions are open f or election:
President
Executive Vice President
Vice President External Affairs
Vice President of Finance
Corporate Secretary
College of Business Representative (2)
College of Education Representative (2)
College of Arts & Science Representative (2)
Childcare Representative
Undergraduate Representative (2)
Post Baccalaureate Representative (2)
�Opening Doors to Higher Education
Equal O pportunity Program Students Attend Conference
By A NGELA O ESTERLE
P ride S taff Writer
E ach semester, Cal State San
M arcos welcomes new students to
t he growing campus. O n March
23,
t he
Building
Bridge
P artnership and t he Educational
Achievement
and
Retention
Services, hosted t he " Opening
D oors t o Higher Education" conference. Students f rom t he Equal
O pportunity P rogram (EOP) of
n ine c ommunity colleges were
i nvited t o t he event held at
CSUSM. T his conference is
designed to help students f rom
San Diego c ommunity colleges
w ith t he transition t o four-year
institutions.
" This conference gives me
a n o pportunity to meet t he p eople w ho can help me through
t he next t wo or t hree y ears,"
said one student from Cuyamaca
Community College. She hopes
t o t ransfer into a four-year college in Fall of 2001. W hen asked
what she thought about CSUSM
she replied, " The campus is pretty and it is nice to see all the
construction, it means [the campus] is growing."
The
all-day
conference
included- a keynote address by
Sandra McBrayer. Ninety-four
potential students crammed into
r oom 102 of Academic Hall
t o hear McBrayer speak about
the importance of education.
McBrayer holds the position as
the Executive Director of the
Children's Initiative of San Diego
and was the 1994 National
Teacher of the Year. Speaking for
the second year at this event, she
said her message was directed to
those individuals who have the
intention to succeed in education
as well as in their f uture. She
stressed the importance of using
all t he resources necessary to
graduate.
Presentations f rom Student
Support Services and Academic
Advising also demonstrated t o
the visiting students how CSUSM
could help them accomplish their
goals of receiving their degrees.
Lorena Meza, chairperson of
the event and also the Associate
Director of the Educational
Achievement and Retention Services, developed the conference
in 1998. "We saw there was a student need in the'transition process
and so we developed the Building Bridge Partnership with local
community colleges, and now it
has j ust taken o ff," said Meza.
The first year of the conference, fifty-seven students participated; the following year seventy-five students, and this year
ninety-four students participated.
Your Chance to Vote in Elections Next M onth
»Article
cont. from page 1
the positions.
Write-ins are allowed for candidates who m iss the application
deadline, and the orientation is
open t o these students. Should a
write-in candidate w in, Berhane
said h e would then have to v erify
that the student meets the abovedescribed qualifications of holding an ASI o ffice.
T he following is a brief overview of the positions, their duties
and compensation, complied f rom
records provided by the ASI
o ffice. For more detailed information, visit ASI in Commons
203 or Student Residential Life
i n C ommons 207B.
For t he top position of President, the duties include serving
on all ASI committees, serving
as student representative t o 5 u niversity committees, weekly meetings with the University President, and an internship with the
Vice President of Student A ffairs.
The ASI President is required to
serve a m inimum of 20 hours per
w eek and is compensated with a
scholarship of
$7,999 for the
year.
T
he
Executive Vice
President's j ob
includes service on several committees
and f illing in
for the ASI
president in h is
or her absence.
- This vice president is also responsible for public
relations and the scheduling and
coordination of all ASI events,
c ommittees, meetings, and sponsored activities. For a m inimum
of 15 hours of work per week,
t his j ob pays a $6,290 scholarship
over the one year t erm.
T he Vice President of
E xternal A ffairs serves as
C SUSM's o fficial representative
t o the C alifornia State Student
Association.
H e or she will
also coordinate voter registration
This year's ASI Vice President, Raeanna Wertz and
President Dean Manship are excited about the upcoming elections.
(Pride Photo/Melanie Addington)
ests, needs, and concerns of the
student b ody" in each college,
according to ASI's j ob description documents. These 6 positions each require f ive hours of
service per week and pay $800
per year.
TheASlCMdcareRepresentative
is in charge of the planning,
f inancial m anagement, p romotion, and coordination o f childcare on campus. Compensation
is $800 per year for a
m inimum of 5 hours of
work per week.
Undergraduate and
Post
Baccalaureate
Representatives,
two
each, are paid $ 800 per
year and serve as gobetweens for the student
body and ASI. These four
people will help keep students i nformed of events
Gezai Berhane
and present ideas f rom
the students to ASI.
year of service that requires 15
Berhane said that last year's
hours of work per week.
election yielded j ust 542 votes
The Corporate Secretary is
over the two-day election period.
in charge of maintaining all corT his year, A SI hopes to impleporate records and serves on 3
ment a n online voting system
committees. Compensation for
to generate more participation.
the 15 hour-a-week j ob is $6,290
With less t han oqe month to go,
fot the year.
Berhane was u nsure whether the
There are two openings for system would b e up in time. If
representatives to each of the not, the ASI elections will b e
Colleges of A rts and Sciences, held in Founder's Plaza on April
Business, and Education. Each 24 and 25.
representative's p rimary responsibility is "addressing the inter-
drives and chair or serve on at
least 2 committees. A m inimum
of 15 hours per week pays $6,290
for the year.
The Vice President of Finance
is responsible for creating monthly financial reports and an annual
budget proposal. This person
-will also chair the Financial
Committee and serve on the
Executive Committee. The pay
is a $6,290 scholarship for one
Last year s election yielded just
5 42 votes over t he two-day election period. T his year, ASI hopes
t o implement a n online voting system t o generate more participation,
Educational Records
and Student Privacy
campus is not that well known,"
said j unior and business student
Nathan Suwarnasarn, "However,
When it corner to educational the policy is good because most
records, the student's privacy is people that are eighteen do not
of the utmost importance. Most k now all their rights, like how
students, however, are unaware of you can decline on a j ob applicathe privacy safeguards available tion your sex or your race. By my
for them. One p rimary safeguard standards, however, I do not t hink
is the Family Educational Rights student records are a s secure as
and Privacy Act (FERPA), which they should be."
Some universities reserve the
protects students f rom any
right to i nform legal g uardians
unauthorized viewing of their
of their children's records in
records.
"Most students are not aware instances such as d rinking on
of FERPA until something hap- campus. Here at CSUSM, howpens to their educational record," ever, a parent must have p ermissaid Dean of Students Jonathan sion f rom the student to see h is/
Poullard. " The university spends her records. Since the records are
$2,000 dollars a year sending the property of students when
6,000 letters t o students telling- they have reached the age of 18,
them about FERPA, and about 90 parents no longer have j urisdicpercent of those letters will end tion over their children's academic
record. " When I have a meeting
up in the t rash" Poullard said.
W hile some federal laws such with a student and a parent, I ask
as the Freedom of Information if the student is comfortable [with
Act mandate that information the parents] seeing the records,"
b e distributed on certain condi- said Dean Poullard.
Junior and biology m ajor
tions, FERPA is one of several
regulations that protect disclo- Elaine Le says, " I t hink the way
the school hansure of educathe privacy
tional i nforma"Most students are dlestudents' eduof s
tion under f edcation r ecords is
eral law. Since n ot aware o f FERPA
students
are u ntil s omething hap- a good policy.
guaranteed priW hen you are 18
vacy for edu- pens t o their educayou should b e
cational records tional record."
able t o have your
under
federal
—Dean of Students ownSprivacy."arlaw, the informaome p
J onathan Poullard ents and spouses
tion contained in
their records is
of students may
only to b e dishandle financial
cussed with the student and autho- aid. In this case, the parents and
rized school officials.
spouses must also have a signed
The FERPA policy breaks consent f orm by students for disdown into many parts; All areas of cussing detailed information in
a student's educational record are their educational records.
According t o the CSUSM web
protected under FERPA and permission to view h is/her records site, " The campus is authorized t o
rests solely with the student. provide access to student records
Whether a student's record con- to'campus officials and employees
tains information about financial who have legitimate educational
aid, academic records, discipline, interests in some areas. These peror medical history, FERPA states sons are those who have responthat no other person can view a sibilities in connection with the
student 's educational record with- campus' academic, administrative
out consent of the student. The or service f unctions and who have
student's grades, class schedule, reason for using student records
financial aid information and dis- connected with their campus or
ciplinary record are under strict other related academic responsiscrutiny of FERPA polices and bilities/Disclosure may also b e
may only b e discussed with the made to other persons or organistudent or to the persons a student zations under c ertain conditions
grants consent.
(e.g. as p art of accreditation or
A s FERPA governs what the program evaluation; in response
university is allowed to disclose to a court order or subpoena; in
in regards to student records, the connection with financial aide;
university is allowed to release and to other institutions to which
" directory" information. Direc- a student is t ransferring)."
tory information includes: name,
The university must also
address, telephone number, major, report criminal activity and
dates of attendance, degrees adhere to all police investigaawarded and honors received. tions for the security of the stuStudents may request that their dents and the campus. Depending
directory information b e sealed on the severity of the situation,
by submitting a file request to the FERPA also allows the university
O ffice of Admissions and Records to disclose information t o c ertain
within the first fifteen class days parties in a health or safety emerof the f all t erm. The requests gency if the safety and well being
must be renewed each academic of a student or other individuals
year. Only a small portion of the are at stake.
student population exercises this Upon employment to the univerright.
sity, faculty and s taff are
" The FERPA policy on »Article continues on page 9
By ROLAND A RIAS JR.
Pride Staff Writer
�6 Tuesday, Match 27, 2001
Slide into Liquid
American C ulture
Pitt and Roberts Star
in Mediocre Film
By LISA LIPSEY
Pride Staff Writer
The best thing about " The
Mexican" is that the plot, f illed
with humor, light romance and
violence, h as potential. The f ilm
stars Brad Pitt (Jerry Welbach)
and Julia Roberts (Samantha
Barzel).
J erry's mob boss sends h im
down t o Mexico, where he must
f ind a g un called "The Mexican."
Meanwhile,
h is
g irlfriend,
Samantha, ends their relationship
because of h is mob ties.
On her way to Las Vegas,
however, mobster Leroy (played
by James Galdofini) takes
Samantha hostage in order t o
scare J erry into r eturning the
pistol. W hile t rying t o r eturn
over the border, Jerry r uns into
trouble, possibly caused by the
curse that is believed to travel
with t he g un. The story j umps
back and f orth f rom Las Vegas t o
Mexico, and to the past and the
present, all at the expense of the
viewer's understanding.
"The Mexican" h as several
major
disappointments.
Stereotypes plague the dialogue,
such as the idiot traveler who
doesn't speak a word of Spanish.
The high mortiality rate f rom all
the g unfire was over-kill, and the
audience could care less about
Jerry because of the weak character development in this f ilm.
The movie had its moments, such
as the Vegas scenes and the
relationship between Samantha
and Leroy, but screenwriter J.H.
Wyman should f ind himself a
better editor.
The movie is shot with lots
of close-ups and c areful attention
to background images. Director
Gore Verbinski should b e proud
of the casting; a fter all, Roberts
and Pitt were cute, and f or half
of the audience that was what
seeing " The Mexican" was all
about.
" The Mexican" is rated R
violence and language.
ATB Kicks Off
First U.S. Tour
(Courtesy Photo/DJ ATB)
By M ARLINO BITANGA
Pride Staff Writer
Unpredictable, versatile, yet
melodic are three words that
describe the p erformance of the
U K's own ATB as he kicked o ff
his first United States t our for
more t han 3 00 enthusiastic spectators at E St. Alley last Thursday
night in downtown San Diego.
" I cannot describe how h is
music makes me feel right now,"
said J ennifer Hughes, a Communication m ajor at CSUSM and a
f an of ATB. "He has this guitar
sound that j ust takes me to another
level."
ATB, who is better known a s
A ndre Tanneberger, i s a talented
producer, artist and DJ f rom Germany. Tanneberger sold close t o
100,000 u nits f or his first album,
Movin' Melodies since its release
in October 1999, and has delivered t hree hit singles, " 9pm (Till
I Come)," " Don't Stop," and
" Killer/'
Although recognized as a
trance DJ, h is skills have brought
h im the versatility to play all
f orms o f dance music. "Sometimes I 'll play hard for a little
groovy house and sometimes
when I do my sets I 'll only play
two of my songs because I enjoy
t he work of other artists as well,"
said Tanneberger.
A fter over a year of establishing a very strong following
among t rance f ans all over the
world, ATB's $econd album, Two
Worlds, along with his first single,
"The Fields of Love." His second
album brought h im to the US on
a three-week tour, which started
here in San Diego and will end in
New York City.
" I will b e p erforming in
Tucson on Friday, Denver on Saturday, and Seattle on Sunday,"
said Tanneberger. "I can tell it
will be very exciting and very
tiring. W hen the tour is done, I
might b e able to get some sleep."
While reflecting on past performances, Tanneberger commented that p erforming in f ront
of hundreds of people can give
an individual a great feeling and
that he had never planned for his
success. A fter seeing thfe j umping
and screaming f ans at E St. Alley
during his p erformance, Tanneberger's response seemed most
appropriate. "I want to thank the
f ans especially for their continued support and for coming out
tonight. My success and my music
would b e nothing without t hem"
mm
Drummer Joe Vento
(Pride Photo/Victoria Segall)
By MARCY R IVERA
Pride S taff Writer
Liquid American Culture
hopes for "listeners to steer away
f rom popular music." So far, the
local band has h a4 receptive audiences, playing at venues such as
the Bob Marley Festival, Blind
Melons, and Winston's.
A group of seven musicians,
Liquid American Culture h as
been playing together since last
April.
"Eclectic" is the t erm that the
b and's d rummer, CSUSM stu-
dent Joe Vento, uses to describe
their music.
Vento explained that their
sources of musical i nfluences
include "electronic, j azz, f unk,
Latin, p unk rock and hip-hop."
Liquid American C ulture certainly has traces of these genres
on the f ifteen tracks in its new
CD, In a Life aLive.
The track, "Blind," r eflects
the b and's disdain for A merican
culture. The song includes the lyrics, "And I was lost in w ants and
needs/As are many Superhighway
speed with soul descending/Over
stressed in this city l ife f renzy."
This lyrical style, which can b e
described as f ree f orm, is reminiscent of the b eatnik p oetry of
the 1960s,
Several i nstruments
are
played, such as the keyboards,
d rums, saxophone, upright b ass
and f retless b ass, o ften accompanied b y spoken words. The
saxophone and slow d rumming
give the songs a laid-back, surreal feel.
I f ound t he songs relaxing
and m eaningful. "Thursday," one
of my f avorite songs, is poignant
and provocative. With strong j azz
appeal, t he keyboard notes on the
track sound like a m isty xainfall.
I also liked the track "Restless,"
which f eatures lyrics of a tortured
soul, " I've b een tossing, turning,
g rinding m y t eeth, I c an't get no
sleep, I c an't let you go."
Liquid A merican Culture sold
out its C Ds d uring the C D release
and show at W inston's on March
18. By t he end of the month,
its second C D w ill b e released
in music stores such as Lou's
Records, Music Trader and selected stores in San Diego.
Student Discovers the Many Uses of the Library
By DI A NNE H IRNING
for The Pride
A s a literature and writing
student, my passion h as always
been books. My view of the library
system was limited; I simply
found the books I needed a nd
checked them out f rom the librarian behind the desk. I assumed
that the sole j ob f unction of the
librarian was to check books in
and out of the library all day.
A fter visiting with Marion Reid,
the Dean of the CSUSM Library,
I was astounded at my own
naivete.
According to Reid, libraries
are no longer limited to providing
books, now they are "information
services." The library collection
and the delivery of those collections become information science
because of t he different formats
involved. Information for one title
may have multiple formats such
as book, audiotape, computer data
or video.
The three most significant
issues related to information services are the budget allotment
between technology and books,
information literacy among chil-
xl-v
dren and adults, and providing to seek i nformation.
services for students.
Student Services
Providing services
Budgeting
Technology
and
t o a distant student c an b e chalBooks
By looking at the consumer lenging, but the increasing amount
base of the p articular library, t he of Internet b ased online classes
library budget can b e developed being o ffered could solve this
around books that would best problem. M any college level stuserve t he needs of the c ommu- dents have access t o the Internet
nity, students and professionals. and can take advantage of disIf the collections delivered are not tance l earning courses, but they
in book f ormat, such as comput- may not k now how to benefit f rom
ers or video, money must b e allo- the u nique collections or reserves
cated i n the budget f or t he repair their school library o ffers.
or replacement of the equipment.
O ne solution t o t his problem
is the design and implementation
Information Literacy
of a web site that enables stuWith the demand f or libraries dents t o access library informato keep up with new technology, tion and collections. University
information literacy becomes a libraries reach out to the public
problem for m any children and or c ommunity college libraries,
adults. Some schools do not teach giving students a ccess to reserves
children how to find i nformation f rom other libraries. The Virtual
in places such as libraries. W hen Reference Librarian (VRL) is one
they become adults, a library possible solution still in the planenvironment may intimidate t hem ning stages. With V RL, students
and they may b e unable to find will b e able to chat with a librarbooks, a ccess the Internet and ian on t he computer.
have d ifficulty with problem solvThose interested in obtaining
ing. By o ffering diverse educa- more i nformation on the CSUSM
tional programs, libraries can help Library are asked to visit the web
children, adults and students learn site: http://librarv.csusm.edu
PR 1 D E r adio
Pride Radio will feature music and
interviews
from 10am - 3pm in celebration of
Cesar Chavez day
I
Feature Interviews
10am--ASI s Brad Schmidt and Honee Folk
lU30am-Tim BOls and Cesar Chavez Planning Committee
12:30pm—Bonnie Bade discusses her migrant worker study
Also planned are interviews with:
Natalie Hernandez, MEChA, Latin World USA
Broadcast from Founders Plaza
�rhe Pride
Tuesday, March 27,2001 7
Oscar
Winners 2001
T he Stars Shone
on Oscar Night
B est P icture: " Gladiator"
B est D irector: Steven
S oderberg
B est A ctor: R ussell C rowe
B est A ctress: J ulie R oberts
B est S upporting A ctor:
Benicio Del Toro
B est S upporting A ctress:
M arcia G ay H arden
B est F oreign L anguage F ilm:
" Crouching T iger, H idden
D ragon"
By J. RYAN S ANDAHL
Pride S taff Writer
Sunday night f illed with
glamour, fashion and stardom
as the 73rd A nnual Academy
Awards aired f rom t he Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles. T he
opening number gave u s a
glimpse of past w inners as w e
zoomed through space and listened to the theme song f rom
"2001: A Space Odyssey." Three
astronauts f loating in space more
t han 2 00 miles above the E arth
i ntroduced Steve M artin, who
bounded onto the stage saying,
"That introduction cost the government about a trillion dollars.
(l-r) Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe,
and Benicio Del Toro were among
the nights biggest winners.
(Courtesy Photosfimdb.com).
So much for the t ax cut." The
always comical Steve M artin took
Billy Crystal's place t his year as
host f or t he awards show.
"Gladiator" was the evening's
favorite movie, w inning f ive
Oscars including Best. Picture
and Best Actor, Russell Crowe.
"Crouching
Tiger,
Hidden
D ragon" picked u p four Oscars
including Best Foreign Language
Film of the year. " Traffic'Vas
another favorite, w inning f our
Oscars including Best Director
Steven Soderberg arid Best
Supporting Actor Benicio Del
Toro. In the past, Best Director
B est O riginal S creenplay:
C ameron C rowe
B est A dapted S creenplay:
" Traffic*
and Best Picture normally went
to t he same f ilms, however, this
year the vote was split. The
last time this split occurred was
two years ago when Steven
Spielberg won Best Director for
"Saving Private Ryan" but lost
Best Picture to "Shakespeare in
Love."
Among the most joyous w inners was Best Actress Julia
Roberts for her starring role in
"Erin Brokovich" Her acceptance speech was long, f unny and
spastic as ever. Russell Crowe's
speech was very good considering he looked like he did not
expect to win against Tom Hanks,
who was nominated for the f ifth
M M M HIMWII S MMCT
time in that category. Everyone
that won Oscars for "Crouching
Tiger" was g rateful to the
Academy for acknowledging the
foreign f ilm as a favorite this
year.
A s for me, I was hoping
" Traffic" was going to w in Best
Picture. It was a very smart f ilm,
but I am proud that Steven
Soderberg won Best Director for
the f ilm.
The show only ran three-anda-half hours, about a half-hour
over schedule, which is probably
a record considering last y ear's
four-hour show. Following are
the Academy Award Winners in
twenty-one categories:
The change to Year "Round Operations may a
Get the very latest on summer session 2001 at
a special update session for students.
Sponsored by
Thecal State San Marcos
Year Hound Operations Committee
Pat Worden and Beverlee Anderson, co-chairs
www.esusm.edii/yro
Best Editing: "Traffic"
Best Cinematography:
"Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon"
Best Art Direction: "Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
Best Costume Design:
"Gladiator"
Best Score: "Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon
Best Song: Bob Dylan for
"Things Have Changed"
Best Sound: "Gladiator"
Best Sound-effects: "U-57P
Best Visual-effects: "Gladiator''
Best Doc. short: "Big Mama"
Best animated short:
"Father and Daughter"
Best Live-action short:
"Quiero Ser"
�Students G et Results at t he W riting C enter
By DANIEL HUEY
Pride Staff Writer
"I think it's good to sit down with someone before you turn in your paper and not
just get it back with marks on it," says
David Sahimi after his first tutoring session
at the CSUSM Writing Center. "The tut6r
made me realize different aspects of sentence structure, passive constructions and
how to improve the style of my writing
during the revision process. I thought my
session was very helpful."
The Writing Center, which opened February 19 for this spring semester, supports
the campus-wide writing requirement. Many
students have been making appointments at
the center for 30-minute sessions to get help
for their writing projects.
A friend had advised Biology major Natalie Voehl to visit the Writing Center. "I had
a wonderful experience. I needed someone
else to look at my writing and point things
put," says Voehl. "It's nice to have another
set of eyes look at my paper. I am not an
English major and the grammar check on
my computer can only do so much. The tutor
pointed out reyision tricks that I know will
strengthen my paper and improve the final
grade. I will be back "
The tutors at the Writing Center are
adept at helping students who may not know
where to begin with their writing projects.
Rachel Acfalle says that, "The tutors are
very helpful during the brainstorming phase.
They helped me with the analysis of the
theme for my assignment. I think the most
important thing is the personal attention you
get at the Writing Center. Now I realize I am
not alone during the writing process. And
it's good to have my writing looked at by
someone who is not my instructor,"
- , The Writing Center also encourages stu-
dents whose primary language is not English to make appointments. Oliva Chavez, an
ESL (English as a Second Language) student working on a sociology paper at the
center says, "If there were no writing center
I might be failing. The tutor helped to revise
my paper. He helped me with vocabulary,
analysis, grammar and syntax. I couldn't do
it by myself. The tutors are friendly and
helpful. They make me feel welcome. My
visits to the Writing Center have been very
positive and the tutors help me become a
better writer, and that's the basic thing. I
have to come more often."
The tutors can also help students with
writer's block. Robyn Tucknott, a GEW student and steady visitor to the Writing Center,
says she had w riters block before she came
to the writing center. Now she says that
has changed. "It's good and relieves writer's block. I got to bounce ideas with my
tutor and I don't feel like I'm alone iri the
writing process," said Tucknott. She adds,
"Sometimes, it feels like a drag to go to the
appointment, but after the tutoring session,
you realize you got a lot done. The tutor
helped me expand my own thoughts about
the assignment and also helped me with the
revision process—helped me move things
around to strengthen my paper. The tutors
know the ins and outs of the revision process
and know how to help you get started."
Angela LuMaye, a GEW student, says
that the variety of instruction provided by
the tutors is important. "The tutors are helpful. Every tutor I've had so far has helped me
in different ways than the other tutors I've
seen. I find my tutoring sessions at the Writing Center very helpful because there are a
lot of little questions I have about my writing and the tutors help answer those questions. It has been a really helpful experience."
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Professor Robin Keehn
First Alumna to Graduate with P h.D
CSUSM would offer more
of what she was looking
for.
Although she entered
Dr. Robin Keehn
as a Liberal Studies major,
remembers what it was
like to be a student at professor Ken Mendoza
Cal State San Marcos; encouraged Keehn to
she remembers the stress, switch to English, which
the deadlines, the profes- is now designated as
sors who had an impact Literature and Writing
on her future educational Studies.
While working on her
goals and the excitement
of graduation. What she degree, Keehn began
doesn't remember is Cal working at the new
State San Marcos - Keehn Writing Center. One of
was a member of the first five students Mendoza
graduating class, in 1992, chose to get the program
and attended classes in on its feet, Keehn was the
the Los Valecitos com-, "first student coordinator
plex. Not only was she for a program she now
one of the first to grad- directs. She says the classuate from CSUSM, she es she took as a student
was the "first graduate to at CSUSM not only prebe granted a doctorate. In pared her well for gradu1998, Keehn was awarded ate school, but they cona doctorate in English and tributed to much of the
American Literature from material she used in her
UCSD.
dissertation.
"My dissertation, in so
But before she was
many ways, was informed
Dr. Robin Keehn, she was
simply a returning college by my work at CSUSM
student with the same anx- — it was a very interdisieties as anyone else. The ciplinary dissertation that
thought of enrolling at a drew from a variety of
college that has yet to discourses, and several of
be built, that has no his- the classes I took sparked
tory, jfo thoroughly devel- my interest in subjects
oped programs and no for- that I addressed in my
mer students t a provide writing," Keehn said. A
any feedback might prove Latin American literature
daunting for many. But for course, an early American
Keehn, it was the obvious literature course and socichoice.
ology classes, among oth"I was a returning stu- ers, drew her attention to
dent, coming back to col- Chicano studies, rhetoric
lege after 10 years, and and writing studies and
I felt as if CSUSM was Cold War ideology, all of
built for me," she said. It which went into her diswas while she was check- sertation.
ing out San Diego State
UCSD Professor Jorge
University that Keehn Mariscal, who recently
found some information spoke at CSUSM as part
about a new university, of the Arts and Lectures
and she decided it was a series, said if was "the best
better, choice than SDSU. dissertation to come out
"It [SDSU] was over- of the literature departwhelming; why even ment at UCSD in over a
bother going 'back to decade." No small praise
school?" Keehn said. Even there, and Keehn believes
then, SDSU was a city in she was well prepared by
itself, and Keehn thought CSUSM to do such work.
By AMY BOLASKI
Pride Staff Writer
"The writing r equirement (at CSUSM) prepared me very well for
graduate work; I knew I
wouldn't have a difficult
time because of CSUSM's
emphasis on writing in an
interdisciplinary fashion."
While working on her
doctorate, Keehn was an
assistant teacher for creative writing and technical writing at UCSD, and
she taught several English
and literature courses for
Palomar College. She was
also the original director
for the ASPIRE program
at CSUSM, taught for the
EOPS bridge program and
continued her work in the
Writing Center, in addition to having a baby. Her
daughter Mikayla is now
six, and her husband, Jeff
Keehn, is also a graduate
of CSUSM. This semester
he is teaching Introduction
to Literature at CSUSM.
In 1998, she defended
her dissertation, and
returned to CSUSM in
January 1999 to teach.
She continues to direct the
Writing Center and is also
director for the General
Education Writing (GEW)
program, and teaches both
undergraduate and graduate courses, including
LTWR 525, a course
designed to instruct students in college writing
theory and practice. Those
students tutor in the
Writing Center each week
as part of the course curriculum.
"CSUSM has given
me great opportunities to
grow
professionally
* because I've had opportunities to direct these programs, and I hope to have
a long, satisfying career
here. I love interacting
with the student body;
they're here to do the same
things I did while I was a
student."
FERPA Explained
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required to sign an agreement that they understand
the FERPA polices on
campus. Grades in particular are a primary concern
of faculty* Under FERPA
policies, graded examinations and papers are not to
be left outside professors'
offices nor are student's
grades to be posted outside a professor's office.
Anything left out in the
open and unattended with
a student's grade, name
and social security is a
violation of FERPA regu-
lation.
Students are, for the
most part, in control of
their academic records.
Challenges of educational
records are also a right
utider FERPA policies.
As students are protected from unauthorized
use of their records,
FERPA also allows students to challenge aspects
of their educational record
as well. "Students havethe right to challenge any
record they feel is incorrect," said Dean Poullard.
If students feel that
any part of their educa-
tional record is incorrect or
that the proper parties are
not accurately informed
of their records, students
have the right to challenge
their concerns through the
proper channels. While
most challenges and concerns are handled in the
Office of Student Affairs
on campus, the most
severe of circumstances
can be addressed to the
U.S. Department of Education in Family Education
and Privacy Act Office in
Washington D C.
�Sports
Cougars Break School Records
CSUSM Track Members
(Courtesy Photo/Athletics)
By CLAUDIA IGNACIO
Pride S taff Writer
"Overall, w e did well, t he
weather w as decent a nd t his w as
j ust the t hird meet. There were
some athletes w ho were j ust seconds away f rom q ualifying f or
nationals," said Head Track and
Field Coach Steve Scott. The
t eam competed in the Ben Brown
Invitational on Saturday, March
10 at CSU Fullerton.
Junior E d Wurz competed in
t hree events, the shot put, discus
throw and javelin throw. Wurz
fell j ust short of a national qualifying m ark for the javelin throw.
" The potential is there to do
as well as we did last year,"
said Scott. Distance r unner Renee
MacDonald, a senior, won the
5,000-meter r un, m aking her a
national qualifier for the the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAI A).
Other national qualifiers
include sophomore Brian Sullivan
for the 3,000-meter steeplechase,
senior David Kloz for the marathon and sophomore A my Taylor
f or the 400-meter.
On March 17, the track and
field team also competed at the
Santa Barbara Easter Relays, placing third (9:41.9) in the 4x800meter relay and f ourth (12:52.97)
in the distance medley relay.
"We had outstanding performances" said Coach Scott, "Not
only did the women score school
records, but we were 1.6 seconds
away f rom the N AIA q ualifying
mark."
CSUSM Men's Golf Team Finishes
2nd at the Monterey Bay Invitational
By CLAUDIA IGNACIO
Pride Staff Writer
placed f ourth (75-76-74-225) and
Tony Sellers who placed seventh
(74-75-78—227).
Out of fourteen schools and
seventy-five participants in the
Monterey Bay Invitational, Cal
State San Marcos tied for second
(923) at the Bayonet Golf Course
in Seaside (6,866 yards, par 72).
T he t ournament on March
19 and 20 was competitive and
there were incredible performances by sophomore Rob Keller who
Other tremendous performances included sophomores
Brett Dolch (78-77-83-238), Joe
Rathburn (84-77-79-240) and
Cory Scoggin (77-78-87-242).
The next men's golf tournament
will b e held at Stanislaus on
March 26 and 27. The women's
golf team will play at Santa Clara,
California those same days. .
Runners Face a Variety of
Challenges O ff the Field
By CLAUDIA IGNACIO
Pride S taff Writer
Most Saturdays, Cal State
San Marcos athletes leave early
in t he m orning and come back
late at night, a fter competing in
long, intensive races. T he track
and field t eam practices every
day, Monday t hru Thursday at
3 p.m. and Friday at 12:30 p.m.
Saturdays a re race days a na Sundays they have recovery,runs at
their own times. In addition to
r unning and attending school to
become f uture sports broadcasters, teachers and coaches, many
of these student-athletes work.
However these are the sacrifices that these athletes must
m ake everyday. One of the many
challenges they deal with is the
shortage of facilities on campus.
"We have t o change in Craven
and people look at u s as if w e're
weird," said sophomore Anthony
Blacksher.
"We have t o u se it as a locker
room, since i t's closer t o the
t rack," added sophomore Vanta
Morrow, "It m akes those who see
u s u ncomfortable and we also
feel uncomfortable."
A possible solution t o the
lack of athletic facilities on
campus is t he Clarke Field
House scheduled f or completion
in 2004. Although most of these
(Top) Leslie Akers and Coach Keating
(Right) Student Running (Pride Photos/Victoria Segall)
athletes will graduate before that
time, Assistant Track Coach Wes
Williams Jr. said, " The Clark
Field House will be a result of
the success of the kids we have
here."
According to Head Coach
Steve Scott, "One of the problems we face when we travel
long distances is transportation.
Although some athletes can
drive themselves, when we t ry t o
f eed fifty athletes in the school
vans we j ust c an't, there are
not enough. There is a big risk
factor, since sometimes we have
to rent a b us or find other ways to
get there. Overall, we invest a lot
of money in transportation."
Aside from the challenges
the track and field teams must
overcome, Coach Scott said,
"These challenges do not interfere with our eagerness to go out
there and win."
Although the athletics program is young and challenging,
some of the r unners found this
beneficial. "It is nice t o b e p art
of this team because coaches
pay more attention to athletes.
Since CSUSM has a small team
compared to other schools, there
is more interaction among t he
athletes and coaches, which is
always good f or the athletes,"
said sophomore Lucinda
Downey.
Those waiting for Cal State , 400-hurdles and 4X4
San Marcos to host an on-camJunior Shaun Bright r unning
pus meet will have to wait at
the 400-meter, 4X4
least more three years. Instead,
Sophomore Lucinda Downey
the track and field team will b e
r unning the 4 00,4X4,4X8
racing in nearby Point L oma on
Sophomore Yanta Morrow
April 7 and at UCSD on April 14. r unning the 100-meter,
"Everyone is welcome to come
200-meter, 400-meter and 4X4
and cheer u s on," said the team.
Sophomore A my Taylor r unAmong this year short-disning the 4 00 and 4X4
tance r unners are:
Sophomore Jessica Walker
Senior Leslie Akers r unning r unning the 100-meter
the 800-meter
Look out for f uture articles
Sophomore Anthony Blackon the long-distance r unners.
sher r unning the 110-hurdles,
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W hat are your
plans for
Spring Break?
By Victor
Padilla
"Pm gonna go visit my friend
at UCSB, and practice on my
drum set some more."
(David Crystal, Junior/Liberal
Studies)
I'm gonna hit up Las Vegas
and visit my family in Riverside/'
(Antoinette Lewis, Junior/
Business)
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" I'm gonna b e working on
campus, and if I do get some f ree
time, I 'll probably hit the beach
and catch some rays." (Ramon
Nava, Senior/Liberal Studies)
Tm going jet skiing in San
Felipe Mexico and I'm gonna
chill out."
(Leticia Luna,
Senior/Sociology)
�The Pride
Cesar Chavez Holiday Vs. President's Day
* Melaiue Addington
Victoria B, Segal!
Darcy Walker
country together and f reed the
Tom Chambers for The Pride
Nathan Fields
slaves. All Chavez did was start
AmyBolaski f^m
Jayne Braman
This Friday, Cal State San a union.
Marshall Marcos will be closed t o celebrate
Not to belittle Chavez' accom-
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Cesar Chavez - the man who
formed the United Farm Workers
union in the 1960s. While many
the views of The Pride, or of Califbmir
• Unsigned editorials students are glad t o have a j ump
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start on Spring Break, one has to
wonder why we celebrate Chavez
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and length. Letters should be
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put Presidents' Day at the end
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celebrate President's Day, but
even worse when they embrace
Chavez' day without Washington
The Pride
California State University San Marcos and Lincoln. Cal State San
ISaii M ^i^i;CA Marcos is among those that don't
celebrate President's Day, and to
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On the list of Americans who
Changed our world, Washington
and Lincoln are on the top,
and Chavez is somewhere near
the bottom. There really is no
comparison. Washington won the
Revolutionary War and fathered
our freedom. Lincoln kept the
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Tim Wise is a Nashville-based
writer and activist.
(Courtesy Photo/Tim Wise)
By TIM WISE
I can think of no other way
to say this, so here goes: white
people need to pull our heads out
of our collective ass.
Two more white children are
dead and thirteen are injured,
and another "nice" community is
scratching its blonde head, utterly perplexed at how a school
shooting the likes of the one
yesterday in Santee, California
could happen. A fter all, as the
Mayor of the town said in an
interview with CNN: "We're a
solid town, a good town, with
good kids, a good church-going
town an Ail-American town."
Yeah, well maybe that's the problem.
I said this a fter Columbine
and no one listened so I 'll say
it again: white people live in an
utter state of self-delusion. We
think danger is black, brown and
poor, and if we can j ust move
f ar enough away f rom "those
people" in the cities w e'll b e
safe. If w e can just f ind an "AllAmerican" town, life will b e better, because "things like t his j ust
doia't happen here."
Well bullshit on that. In case
you hadn't noticed, "here" is
about the only place these kinds
of things d o happen. Oh sure,
there is plenty of violende in
urban communities and schools.
But mass murder; wholesale
slaughter; take-a-gun-and-seehow-many-you can-kill kinda
plishments, but they weren't
uncommon. Unions have been
started throughout history^ and
we don't make a big deal about it.
We don't celebrate Jimmy H offa
day, so what's so important about
Chavez that we would place him
above Washington and Lincoln?
The difference with Chavez
is his ethnicity. Because he was
Hispanic many have raised him
up to the status of a saint. He
is an icon* portrayed as a strong,
peace-loving man. Try questioning this and you're liable to start a
riot.
In case you haven't noticed,
he seems to be the patron saint
of our small school. It's sacrilegious to speak ill of him here,
and his granddaughter almost
received a scholarship based on
who her grandfather was. His
bronzed image adorns our campus, students are staging a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, and
some of our teachers have, put
together a "lesson plan" t o teach
us about h is life. Perhaps CSUSM
should be changed to CSCC - Cal
State Cesar Chavez.
It's sad, and patronizing even,
that we base greatness on ethnicity. If Chavez had been a white
union leader we wouldn't bat an
eyelash at him. But because he
was Hispanic and he did something many others have done
before, we celebrate him. The bar
of greatness should be set at the
same height for everyone - white,
black or Hispanic.
This kind of politically correct holiday making also cheap-
ens the greatness of past leaders.
What does it mean when an average accomplishment is put on the
same scale as something great?
Or when the great accomplishment isn't included at all?
Consider that we celebrate
Martin Luther King, Jrf every
January. King was a great man.
We don't celebrate him because
he was black, but because he
changed our society and the way
we view ourselves. He did something beyond average - something that was never done before
- and he changed the country.
That is evidenced by how many
people in this nation are able
to quote him, and remember his
leadership. He is a national hero.
You can't say the same for
Chavez - he shrinks in the shadow of King. Ask people living in
Minnesota what they know about
Cesar Chavez and the answer
will be nothing. Kermit the Frog
has made more of an impact on
their lives.
Of course, Chavez is a hero
to the California f arming community, and if our state wants
to have a holiday in his honor,
f ine. But it's a stretch to put his
contribution over Washington's
and Lincoln's, and it's a disgrace
that we don't mark these men
when such hoopla is made of
Chavez.
If we are going to celebrate
Chavez, and have h is image plastered everywhere, then we should
do the same for the truly great
Americans like Washington and
Lincoln. It would do us well to celebrate Washington and Lincoln,
to realize their impact on the
world, and their contribution t o
our way of life. A fter all, without
their efforts Chavez would not
have enjoyed the freedom to start
his union and stand for California
f arm workers.
School Shootings and W hite Denial
craziness seems made for those
safe places: the white suburbs or
rural communities.
And yet once again, we hear
the FBI insist there is no "profile" of a school shooter. Come
again? White boy a fter white boy
a fter white boy, with very few
exceptions to that rule (and none
in the mass shooting category),
decides to use their classmates
for target practice, and yet there
is no profile? Imagine if all these
killers had been black: would
we still hesitate to put a racial face
on the perpetrators? Doubtful.
Indeed, if any black child
in America—especially in the
mostly white suburbs of Littleton,
or Santee—were to openly discuss their plans to murder fellow
students, as happened both at
Columbine and now Santana
High, you can bet your ass that
somebody would have turned
them in, and the cops would have
beat a path t o their doorstep.
But when whites discuss their
murderous intentions, our stereotypes of what danger looks
like cause us t o ignore it—they're
j ust " talking" and won't really do
anything. How many kids have
to die before we rethink that nonsense? How many dazed and confused parents, mayors and sheriffs do we have to listen to,
describing how "normal" and safe
their community is, and how they
j ust can't understand what went
wrong?
I 'll tell you what went wrong
and it's not TV, rap music, video
games or a lack of prayer in
school. What went wrong is
that white Americans decided
t o ignore dysfunction and violence when it only affected other
communities, and thereby blinded themselves to the inevitable
creeping of chaos which never
remains isolated too long. What
affects the urban "ghetto" today
will be coming to a Wal-Mart near
you tomorrow, and unless you
address the emptiness, pain, isolation and lack of hope felt by
children of color and the poor,
then don't be shocked when the
support systems aren't there for
your kids either.
What went wrong is that we
allowed ourselves to be lulled
into a false sense of security by
media representations of crime
and violence that portray both
as the province of those who
are anything but white like us.
We ignore the warning signs,
because in our minds the warning signs don't live in our neigh-
borhood, but across town, in that
place where we lock our car
doors on the rare occasion we
have t o drive there. That false
sense of security—the result of
racist and classist stereotypes—
then gets people killed. And still
we act amazed.
But listen up my fellow white
Americans: your children are no
better, no nicer, no more moral,
no more decent than anyone
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�San Marcos Experience Upheld
Kent Hess for The Pride
What is the San Marcos
Experience? A quick read through
the mission statement found on
the CSUSM website reveals that
the creation of an academic community dedicated to excellence is
a lofty goal. A goal that easily
could be dismissed as a cliche,
were it not for the combined effort
of people united in vision.
As a transfer student I viewed
the university's state of the art,
NCAA certified track and soccer
field, and its price tag of 1.6 million, as superfluous spending that
ought to have gone toward the
construction of the new library. It
was a sentiment, I might add, that
is shared by many of my classmates. I remember that during
student orientation the student
L representative (mis)informed us
that the reason we didn't have a
library was due to a referendum.
According to him, the student
body voted to push the construction of the track ahead of
the library. As a fledgling report-
er who understands that everyone loves a scandal, it was with
this unsubstantiated claim that
I decided to investigate into
the apparent misappropriation of
funds needed for the fulfillment
of my San Marcos Experience.
A fter interviewing several
people about
the track vs.
library situation, I quickly
(and
humbly) realized
two
things: (1)
there
has
never been a
c o n f 1 i c tf
between the two building projects, (2) in no way has the
CSUSM mission statement been
betrayed by apathetic administrators. The fact of the matter is
that the track and the new library
are essential (i.e. mind and body)
components of the San Marcos
Experience. Though it is easy to
see how the two can be confused
and pitted against each other in
a battle of priorities, the two are
linked only in the holistic sense.
The track/sports program was
not state f unded/ All salaries for
coaches, equipment, and the track
itself came from generous donations and diligent fund raising.
Trrmressive as the monev raised
»Article cont. from page 10
else. Dysfunction is all around
you, whether you choose to recognize it or not.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control, and Department
of Health and Human Services,
it is your children, and not those
of the urban ghetto, „ wl%o are
most likely to use drugs. That's
right: white high school students
are seven times more likely than
blacks to have used cocaine; eight
times more likely to have smoked
crack; ten times more likely to
have used LSD and seven times
more likely to have used heroin.
In fact, there are more white
high school students who have
used crystal methamphetamine
(the most addictive drug on the
streets) than there are black students who smoke cigarettes.
What's more, white youth
ages 12-17 are more likely to
sell drugs: 34% more likely, in
fact than their black counterparts.
And it is white youth who are
twice as likely to binge drink,
and nearly twice as likely as
blacks to drive drunk. And white
males are twice as likely to bring
a weapon to school as are black
males.
And yet I would bet a valued
body part that there aren't 100
white
people
in
Santee,
California, or most any other
"nice" community who have ever
heard a single one of the statistics above. Even though they
were collected by government
agencies using these folks' tax
money for the purpose. Because
the media doesn't report on white
dysfunction.
A few years ago, U.S. News
ran a story entitled: "A Shocking
Look at Blacks and Crime." Yet
never have they or any other news
outlet discussed the "shocking"
whiteness of these shoot-em-ups.
Indeed, every time m^dia commentators discuss the similarities
in these crimes they mention that
the shooters were boys, they were
loners, they got picked on, but
never do they seem to notice
a certain highly visible melanin
deficiency. Color-blind, I guess.
White-blind i s more like it,
as I figure these folks would spot
color mighty damn quick were
some of it to stroll into their
community. Santee's whiteness
is so taken for granted by its
residents that the Mayor, in that
CNN interview, thought nothing
of saying on the one hand that
the town was 82 percent white,
but on the other hand that "this is
America." Well that isn't
America, ; and it especially isn't
California, where whites are only
half of the population. This is
a town that is removed from
America, and yet its Mayor thinks
they are the normal ones—-so
much so that when asked about
racial diversity, he replied that
there weren't many of different
"ethni-tis-tities." Not a word. Not
even close.
I'd like to think that after this
one, people would wake up. Take
note. Rethink their stereotypes of
who the dangerous ones are. But
deep down, I know better. The
folks hitting the snooze button
on this none-too-subtle alarm are
my own people, after all, and
I know their blindness like the
back of my hand.
LflBRARi
i
ENTRANCE
railing were not added, the lighted and tree-lined sidewalk might
Administrative Cattle establish a high-mark for attractiveness at CSUSM that would
Herding at CSUSM
be difficult f or subsequent projects to achieve. It is good that
I would like to thank the
administrator or administrators someone had the forethought to
responsible for the paving of the prevent that from happening.
Additionally I think it's
walkway down Craven. It is
important to have spent money
nice to have a quaint, lighted
sidewalk instead of gravel, par- on the railing to prevent errant
ticularly now that the rainy sea- CSUSM students from falling
son is over. I think its important the half-inch or so off the edge
to thank whomever is responsi- of the sidewalk down to the
treacherous gravel.
ble for the decision to line the
I love the way the railing
sidewalk with railing. If the
Letter to the Editors
The library, on the other
hand, has run a rockier course.
The first obstacle came in 1992
when a bond measure was sent
out to the California voters concerning the construction of future
projects. The new library (worth
$49 million) was just one of
m any projects projposed in the measure. It unfortunately lacked voter support, and thus failed.
In 1994 it met with
the same disappointment.
Since then the
temporary library in
Craven hall has
taken many steps including the
purchasing of online journals and
academic publications in order to
meet the growing need of students
and faculty. During these years
the administration was incessant
in their lobbying for the new
library despite comments from
the Chancellor and legislative
offices negating the need for a
library in its traditional sense.
collectively was, student involvement was needed to achieve the
needed goal. Hence, a vote was
put before the students concerning the track, however it had
nothing to do with the library.
The referendum (circa 1998),
which passed with an overwhelming majority, was to increase student fees in order to support the
CSUSM sports program.
funnels down from the corners
to the narrowness of the sidewalk. It reminds me of how
fences narrow to a walkway
and plank for loading cattle
into trucks to ship them off to
slaughter. This serves as an
excellent reminder of the fact
that CSUSM students are mindless sheep in need of the protection of CSUSM's benevolent
administrators.
Thank you,
David Ludwig
Such idealistic remarks concerning "the library of the future" (or
in other words, everything being
available online) were quickly
dismissed by the CSUSM administration as unacceptable.
Thanks to their tenacity, and
a generous donation of two million dollars by Keith and Jean
Kellog, the vision of a functional
library to compliment the San
Marcos Experience was never
lost. 1998 brought the passing
of a bond measure that provided
monies for the construction of the
library and other projects on this
and other campuses, although the
money wasn't turned over until
the year 2000. The construction
of the library is set to break
ground right after graduation this
spring and will be completed in
2003.
Though I may never step
foot in the building and benefit
from its incredible technological
design, I find consolation in
knowing that at no point were my
educational expectations higher
than those of the administration.
I Am A n
Extremist Bastard
Christopher Mcintosh
for The Pride
I am an extremist. I am
always right, and if you disagree
with'me, you are always wrong.
There is no middle ground, no
in-between, no gray-area. It is
black and white. There is no
need to discuss anything. You
can argue, reason and complain
all you want, but I know the
TRUTH, and I will not let you
deceive me with your lies. If
you don't agree and support the
things I say, you MUST be a . . .
femi-nazi sexist chauvinist
sell-out cop-out liar
thief Capitalist Socialist
Communist Marxist Republican
Democrat Jew Hindi
Muslim Christian Satanist
bible-thumper witch devil
pagan infidel anti-Semite
Eco-terrorist tree hugger hippie
flower child queer fag
lesbian fairie whore
slut sandnigger wetback
chink limey gook
nigger cracker spic
beaner kike zipper head
Uncle Tom yiddo camel jockey
coon dothead greaser
hick Jap Mick
and
Uncivilized Unjust Unfair
Uneducated Unethical
Uninformed
Un-evolved Underdeveloped
Immoral
Egotistic
Well, now that I thought
about it, maybe the best w ay to
reach my goals is to compromise
with you on your goals. Through
understanding, education, compassion and communication we
can meet at a place where
we both take a step forward
for our cause
. . . Nah, forget it. It's much easier my way. I am right - you are
wrong.
Often we are so blinded by
our own values, morals, and
social perspective that we fail to
see another's point of view clearly. More importantly, we may
become so wrapped up in our
cause that we often fail to see
where we truly stand. We can
become so devoted to a cause
or idea that we do not realize
that we have become extreme
in our thinking. We slowly turn
into "Extremist Bastards" without knowing about it.
For many years, I failed
to see^things clearly because I
"knew" that "I was right." Only
after carefully considering my
perspective did I truly understand that I was building walls
instead of bridges. It is tempting
to return to that line of thinking,
because requires much less work
to see things from only one
angle. I now ask you to carefully
consider your perspective- Are
you extremist in your thoughts
or actions?
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submissions is rioott the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and
identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors
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�On Campus
Events
March 27-28
Disabled Awareness Days
Time: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Founders Plaza
Folklorico de Escondido,
directed by Ernest and Patricia
Navarro
5:10 p.m. Performance by Mariachi del Sol, directed by George
and Barbara Doyle
CSUSM
Sports
Location: ACD 102
Pianist Gila Goldstein is a versatile player who excels as a soloist
and as a chamfer musician.
Thoughts on...
Work
March 26-27
Men's Golf
Location: CSU Stanislaus
Women's Golf
March 26-27
Santa Clara Invitational
Location: Santa Clara, CA
March 30-31
Location: University of Idaho
Monday, April 2
Location: Eastern Washington
University
Friday, March 30
Cesar Chavez Day
Campus Closed
Fight in the Fields: Cesar
Chavez and the Farm WorkersStruggle
April 1-April 6
Tuesday, M arch 27
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Spring Break
Spring Fever and Safe Sex
Location: Commons 206
Time: 10-11 a.m.
Wednesday, April 4
Location: Commons 206
Candlelight Vigil
Round Midnight (1986, dir.
This workshop will address
Bertrand Tavernier)
sexual health issues facing many Time: 8-10 p.m.
Location: Chavez Plaza
Time: 6:30 p.m.
students.
This vigil is a spiritual rememLocation: California Center for
brance of Cesar CMvez, with
the Arts, Escondido (Center The- Saturday, April 7
Wednesday, March 28
Track & Field:
songs and personal reflections.
ater) Admission is free.
CSUSM's Cesar Chavez Day
4-Way Meet: Pt* Loma, UCSD,
Celebration
APU, CSUSM
Getting Ready to Register
Monday, April 9 *
Time: 10 a.m.
Time: 12-1 p.m.
Alcohol Awareness
Pride Radio
Location: Point Loma
Location: Craven 4201
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Time: 10 a m. - 3 p.m.
Come learn the insider tips to
Location: Commons 206
Location: Founders Plaza
registration.
Learn about the real effects of
Pride Radio will take part in
alcohol on the college student.
Chavez Day with music and live
interviews with those involved in CSUSM Teacher Career Fair
Time: 1-5 p.m.
April 9: Schedule available
the daylong celebration.
Location: California Center
April 9-20: First registration
for all summer classes via
The Life and Legacy of Cesar
for the Arts, Escondido
SMART for current students
Chavez
(pay by May 2).
Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Achtung! The German 'Table
May 29-June 15: Second regisLocation: Founders Plaza
Time: 12:30-1:15 p.m.
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Location: The Dome
Tuesday, March 27
If you would like to practice
More Than Words Can Say
Circle K International Meeting via SMART for matriculated
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your German, meet some other
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
people interested in the German Location: Commons 207
Location: Dome Plaza
(non-matriculated) students (pay
culture or some native "Krauts,"
4 p.m. University Proclamation
within seven calendar days).
please join us.
of the Cesar Chavez Holiday by
After June 15: Final registration.
Le Club Francois
President Gonzalez
Students may register for second
Time: 12-1 p.m.
4:10 p.m. Family of Cesar
Thursday, March 29
block courses i n person on a
Location: ACD 111
Chavez gives their comments
Spring Arts & Lectures Series
case-by-case basis (pay within
and reflections
Presents Pianist Gila Goldstein
two calendar days).
4:30 p.m. Performance by Ballet Time: 7 p.m.
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