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Vol. IXNo.9/Tuesday,October23,2001
Anthrax Scare On Campus
By AMY GRANITE
Pride Staff Writer
Campus Police received a
phone call at approximately 11
a.m. Wednesday from a student
who had discovered a white,
powdery substance in the men’s
bathroom on the second floor
of University Hall, and wasfconcerned about the possibility of
the powder being anthrax. Sgt.
Bill McCullough of the Campus
Police arrived at the scene, and
after observing the questionable
substance and securing the rest
room, determined that it was not
anthrax.
The fire department was
then contacted, as well as the
Department of Environmental
Health, Hazardous Materials
division. “The air conditioning
systems on the 2nd floor of
University were shut down
immediately,” said McCullough.
The entire second floor was
also barricaded. “We knew right
when we looked at it that it
was baby powder,” explained
McCullough, after observing the
substance. “The fire department
and Hazardous Materials thought
the same thing.”
Nick Vent, of the County.
Hazardous Materials Division,
tested the white substance with
an anthrax kit. With the results
from the anthrax testing, Kent
concluded that the material was
baby powder. Vent said that
anthrax calls are rare; however,
since recent anthrax scares, the
Hazardous Materials Division
has been on alert for powdery
substances, and they have
responded to numerous false
alarms.
“Hazardous
Materials
responded to two anthrax calls
in the last two years,” said
McCullough.
“They
have
responded to over 100 calls since
the anthrax scare started last
week.”
He advised, “If something
is out of place, such as a large
amount of powdery substance in
a bathroom, on keyboards, or
» A rtic le cont. on pg. 2
Community Building
Addressed at Club Meeting
By MARTHA SARABIA
Pride Staff Writer
including members from all rec
ognized campus organizations.
As stated in the Center of
Jonathan Poullard, Dean of Student Involvement web page,
Students, discussed the theme the ICC functions as a vehicle to
of “Community Building” with exchange information on campus
club leaders on Friday. Poullard policies, activities, and schedul
was a guest speaker at the ing and to disseminate this infor
Inter-Club Committee (ICC) mation to the club members. It
meeting between 12 and 2 p.m. also provides a forum for voicing
in University
concerns and inter
Hall 373.
ests in the student
“The first
governing process.
part was an
Poullard con
actual ICC
ducted the second
Honee Folk, a CSUSM student, spoke out about her own experience, and reminded students to remember how it feels
meeting
part of the meeting,
to be judged based on appearance. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington)
where all the
in which he gave a
clubs
get
half-hour presenta
together.
tion about the topic
They just told
of building commu
us what was
nity.
going on in
yy
“My role as the
the student
dean of students is
government.
to build a strong
There was no
-Jonathan Poullard sense of communi/Patel went on to discuss the
controversy,”
Dean of Students t y in the campus,” By AMY BOLASKI
Pride Graduate Intern
recent backlash against people of
said Darren
Poullard said.
Middle Eastern descent - people
Marks, an economics major and
“The role of students is more
Students and professors
Patel encouraged the audience
president of the Jewish Student pivotal than mine, because you
spoke out against racism last
to acknowledge as not much dif
Alliance, referring to the first are the students ” Poullard said,
Tuesday in an open forum spon
ferent from themselves.
part of the meeting. “It was a referring to the students’ role in
sored by The Pride.
“The deaths that have come
routine house cleaning.”
developing a sense of
The forum gave students
from [the attacks] have unfor
ICC is a representative body
» A rtic le cont. on pg 2
and faculty a chance to address
tunately continued through the
racism, hate crimes, and tol
bombings and deaths due to
erance. Several speakers were
scagegoating and fear.”
invited to generate conversation
Patel said the media have
about events and attitudes pro
been quick to point the finger at
By JENNIFER HOLMES
native form of expression for
voked by Sept. 11 and its afterthose of Middle Eastern descent,
Pride staff writer
everyone on campus.
math. After a welcome by Pride
and that “Islam has been por
“Sometimes words are inef
editors Melanie Addington and John Patel, a UCSD student, spoke at trayed as something that it really
Peaceful messages were fective,” said Dreama Moon,
the anti-racism forum.
Victoria Segall, audience mem
is not. When we talked about
shared by 12 women who gath professor of communications.
bers were invited to speak at (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) Timothy McVeigh, we didn’t talk
ered Wednesday at noon in Palm “Sometimes there are just too
their leisure. Several people were tistics about hate crimes, espe about ‘Christian terrorists.’ Now,
Court.
many words. This is an alterna
invited to speak at the forum cially those in the San Diego we do talk about Islamic terror
Dr. Sharon Elise, professor tive expression.” Elise led the
because of their participation area, directly connected with the ists.”
of sociology, and student Erin meditation.
and involvement with groups Sept. 11 tragedy.
An audience member asked
Shems organized the Women’s
Dr. Komla Amoaku, profes
“Over 40 hate crimes have Patel whether Sept. 11 “was not
promoting tolerance. The edi
Peace Meditation Circle as a way sor of visual and performing
tors informed the audience that been committed in the San Diego the ultimate hate crime” and
for everyone on campus to show arts, initiated the meditation ses
anyone was welcome and encour area alone since Sept. 11. Islamic called the attacks “the greatest
support for peace. Inspired by a sion by playing a lament (a
Centers in Chicago and San act of hate ever seen in my life.”
aged to speak.
recent women’s studies meeting native African song summoning
John Patel, a member of Diego have been attacked. And
Patel responded that the
they attended, Elise and Shems spirits fromAhe ancestor world
UCSD’s International Socialist many hate crimes go unreport attacks against the United States
said they decided to organize to bring peace) on
Organization, was the first to ed; we don’t know how many » A rtic le cont. on pg. 2
this event to provide an alter
» A rtic le cont. on pg. 2
speak. Patel shared recent sta- people have been affected.”
“I have
never been
on a campus
wherestu
dents work so
many hours...
Meditating for Peace
Students and Faculty Speak
Out Against Racism
�The Pride
White Powder Found in
Campus Restroom
A fireman guards the entrance to Uni
versity Hall during the anthrax scare.
(Pride Photo/Melanie Addington)
» A rtic le cont. from pg. 1
[ if there is] any mail that is
suspicious in nature, you should
give us a call at public safety.”
Another incident occurred
in Craven Hall around the same
time that University Hall was
under inspection. “A student
opened an old envelope that was
dusty,” explained McCullough.
The recent anthrax incidents in
Florida and New York have put a
strain on the U.S. Postal Service,
and the CSUSM Mail and Copy
Center (MACC). All mail clerks
on campus are paying close
attention to the shape of pack
ages, looking to see if there is
any substance leaking from the
package and checking for return
addresses.
If the package or envelope
has any of these characteristics
and .there is a return address,
the MACC sends the piece of
mail back. If there is no return
address, or if it seems overtly
suspicious, the MACC may con
tact the authorities.
The normal policy for
packages that have inadequate
address information is for mail
clerks to open the mall and fig
ure out where they will be deliv
ered on campus. Now, the pack
ages must be sent back. “This
policy will be in place until
either we hear otherwise from a
school policy or higher figure ”
said mail clerk Marge Cocoran.
Clerks who work at the MACC
must also wear gloves while
sorting mail, which is a newly
implemented practice. “We have
had these precautions since the
Unibomber incident, but we
haven’t had to use them until '
now,”
said
Cocoran.
In light of the general panic
and false alarms concerning the
anthrax scare, McCullough said:
“It is better to be safe than
have something that is, in fact,
anthrax. If there is any question,
call public safety.”
Individuals may contact
Campus Police by dialing their
non-emergency number at (760)
750-4567.
Faculty and students meditated and murmured positive affirmations on Palm Court last week.
(Pride Photo/Jennifer Holmes)
Students and Faculty Meditate for Peace
» a r tic le cont from pg 1
the Atenteben, a bamboo
flute native to Ghana.
The group formed a circle in
Palm Court to reflect, concen
trate on world peace, and medi
tate. Medical reports show that
meditation helps reduce stress,
feelings of anxiety and anger,
improves circulation (through
deep breathing), and promotes
clarity of mind.
The meditation lasted 30
minutes. To conclude the medi
tation, everyone stood in a cir
cle holding hands, and one by
one shared a positive affirma
tion out loud with the group.
Moon echoed the words of John
Lennon, “Give peace a chance.”
Other affirmations shared by the
group were, “Peace shouldn’t b t,
gendered”, and “visualize world
peace.” s>
D ean o f Students Addresses Inter-Club Committee
» A rtic le cont from pg. 1
community on campus.
Poullard also discussed the
reasons why people are skeptical
about getting involved in stu
dent clubs. Some of the reasons
listed by the club representatives
were apathy, scheduling issues,
lack of communication and mis
understandings about what the
students clubs are about.
have never been on a
campus where so many students
work so many hours a week,”
said Poullard about the
scheduling problems that many
CSUSM students face and which,
according to the club representa
tives, have been an obstacle for
more students who might want
to get involved in campus life.
He also asked club represen
tatives to give their reasons why
they joined a student club. Some
of the reasons given were to
build a resume, to have a sense
of belonging, and for a social
life.
Later, in Palm Court,
Poullard held an icebreaker game
for the club representatives,
which allowed them to introduce
themselves to one another.
“He was just basically show
ing how clubs should com
municate with each other to
achieve certain goals,” said Nick
Grafstrom, Chairman of Young
Americans for Freedom.
Before the meeting, the club
representatives were given a free
luncheon catered by PowerSurge
Cafe in Palm Court.
Julie Wright, Coordinator of
Clubs and Organizations, said
that in upcoming ICC meetings,
fundraising information and
guidelines will be discussed. The
next ICC meeting will be held
from 12w 2 p.m., Nov. 16 in
to
University Hall 373. Lunch will
also be served in Palm Court
before the meeting.
Wright said that all subse
quent meetings for this semester
will be held from 12 to 2 p.m.,
in University Hall 373.
Racism Forum Held
» A rtic le cont from pg. 1
were m ost. definitely hate
crimes, but also encouraged peo
ple to realize that terrorism goes
on everyday around the world.
Another listener mentioned
her fear of Middle-Eastemers in
the wake of the tragedy, to which
Patel responded, “The majority
of Middle Eastern people have
come out and condemned these
attacks.”
“ R a cism
h as always
m an ifested
i tself in the
f orm o f
terror.
—
Ricardo Favela
CSUSM Student
Patel also said “it’s impor
tant [to figure out] what we can
do, even if it’s just reaching
out a hand and publicly stating
that we are in solidarity - it’s
the best way we can move for
ward.”
“We need to create a differ
ent atmosphere, community and
world,” Patel said.
Orzala Sharif, a member
of the group Afghan American
Youth, echoed many of Patel’s
sentiments, “We fervently con
demn the Taliban and extend
sympathy to the victims ... The
Taliban and Afghan should not
be used interchangeably.”
Sharif called the Taliban “a
wild group of trained militia
who destroyed the spirit, cul
ture, and history of the Afghan
people.”
Sharif also shared some of
Afghanistan’s history and cul
ture, before the Taliban took
control. “Women used to dress
as I am dressed today. We’ve
always believed in education, a
civilized way of life. Women
voted; we had a constitutional
monarchy —it was not always
what’s depicted on TV today ”
Several others who spoke
also mentioned U.S. involvevment with the Taliban and other
governments, encouraging the
audience to remember the facts
about the history of the U.S.
Sociology professor Sharon
Elise, who asked the audience to
question the events since Sept.
11, and their portrayal, said, “It
may be decades before we know
what’s going on. There is always
an answer, contrived, packaged
and handed to us [by the media
and the government.]”
“It was the same thing with
Panama and Noriega, Guatemala
- the U.S. has a very long and
interesting history. The answers
aren’t going to come out of the
television.”
Ricardo Favela, a member of
M.E.Ch.A., but who spoke as a
student rather than a club mem
ber, also spoke out about exam
ining U.S. policies, and ques
tioned the motivations behind
“America’s New War.”
“I hope this war is sincere -r
a war against terrorism and not
people,” said Favela. “If we’re
going to have a war on terrorism,
we need to acknowledge fronts,
the terrorism that goes on [on
a smaller scale] everyday. Many
people experience terrorism on
a daily basis across the world
- racism has always manifested
itself in the form of terror.”
Favela went on to offer
examples of terrorism that
minority groups continually
face, including the recent U.S.
citation for violation of human
rights due to border policies.
Many of the audience mem
bers, students and faculty alike,
chose to speak out simply as
individuals at the forum, despite
their various involvements in
clubs, groups and other organi
zations.
Student Honee Folk includ
ed some personal background
about discrimination, and shared
a story about her mother’s expe
riences, during WWII and today,
as a minority.
“I know what it feels like,
and I know many of you know
what it feels like [to be dis
criminated against.] Don’t get
so far removed that you allow
yourselves to do this to other
people.”
“We are focusing so much
on ‘them” ’ Folk continued, “and
so many people .are doing what
we had to fight so hard, so
often, against in the past.”
Dr. Sharon Elise, a Sociology
professor, spoke at Tuesday’ forum.
s
(Pride Photo/Melanie Addington)
Only a few other students
spoke out, and Elise encour
aged the audience to continue
to speak, to ask the questions
that need to be addressed. “Your
silence will not protect you,”
Elise said. “We better get people
speaking, and thinking, even it’s
only to ask more questions.”
Steve Weiner then chose to
ask Elise her views on Louis
Farrakhan. Elise replied, “I don’t
think Farrakhan is significant
in this. People say stupid shit
[alluding to Farrakhan], and
those of the same ethnic back
ground seem to be associated
with those who say stupid shit.”
Elise continued, “These are
not the questions that need to be
asked. We need to think about
people who have power over
minds, media and the military,
not people who get media atten
tion which is then used against
us.’?
�Davis Signs Diverse Legislation
By JAMES NEWELL
Pride Staff Writer
In a rush to meet las
Sunday’s deadline for the 2001
state legislation session, Gov.
Gray Davis, amid controversy,
signed 948 and vetoed 169 o:
1,117 proposed bills sent to the)
California Legislature. The bills]
included a wide variety of pro
posals, from telemarketing bam
and elementary school food t
gun control and gay rights.
The issues proving to be thd
most controversial are changes in)
a wide range of gay rights lawsj
new gun control regulations, andj
stricter environmental laws.
Proponents of gay rights wel
corned the new legislation signe
by Davis. Judith Stacey, a sociolo
gist at the University of Souther:
California, said, “Marriage is ai
ever-changing institution, even
though most people don’t realize
it.” Passed by the minimum
amount of votes needed, the bill
legally aligns same-sex marriag
es closer to traditional marriag
es. In addition, the bill grants
legal power to older heterosexualpartners, allowing each partner
to make medical decisions on
behalf of the other and take sick
leave when such a situation aris
es.
*
Opponents of the new leg
islation said they believe such
laws will undermine society and
promote unstable family struc
tures. Randy Thomasson, execu
tive director of the Campaign for
California Families, said, “People
voted to protect the rights of
marriage. This is chipping away
Gov. Gray Davis signed 948 new bills and vetoed 169 last week.
( Courtesy Photo/Gov. Gray Davis web site)
at that.”
Amid objections from the
NRA
; (National
Rifle
Association), Davis also signed a
bill supporting new gun control
standards. The new bill requires
prospective buyers to not only
provide a fingerprint, but to pass
a written test, and then show an
instructor they have necessary
skills to fire a weapon properly.
Davis also passed a law, which
now allows a database to be set
up, identifying gun owners who
legally purchased firearms and
later became ineligible for own
ership.
Further controversy ensued
when Davis signed three new bills
in favor of advocates for stricter
environmental regulations. The
first bill forces developers to con
form to standard rules when they
subdivide land prior to develop
ing. This law is to keep develop
ers from using out of date prop
erty records to raise property
value by avoiding newer zoning
maps.
The second bill places a $2.6
billion bond in the hand% of
California voters. If it is passed
in March, the bond will allow
the state to sell
bonds to fund
state and local
parks projects.
And
third,
Davis vetoed a
bill that would
have allowed antiquated oil plat
forms to be left in the ocean for
artificial reefs.
. Oil companies said they
believe the platforms would not
cause harm to the marine envi
ronment and thought the plat
forms would eventually serve as
a breeding ground for fish and
other marine life. Environmental
supporters of the bill said they
believe that the possibility of
harm “outweighs any doubtful
benefits” said Warner Chabot,
Vice President of the Ocean
Conservancy.
Closer to home, Davis vetoed
a bill that would have allowed
San Diego County to form an
independent energy utility. Davis
contends that San Diego resi
dents must pay their fair share
of the $10 billion used during
the energy crisis. Opposing San
Diegans believe they shouldn’t
have to pay for Gray’s poor deci
sions regarding power. San Diego
Supervisor Bill Horn said, “It’s
time to pull the. governor’s plug.”
Davis also vetoed a bill that
would have stimulated California
farming. .The bill would have
required hospitals and prisons to
use California grown produce.
Instead, Davis will be using a $5
million dollar advertising cam
paign next spring to try to get
Californians to eat more locally
grown food. Assemblyman Simon
Salinas, who represents an area
of dense farming, said, “I think
in general it would have been
symbolic to say ‘we support our
California agriculture.’”
In less controversial legisla
tion, Davis signed a bill that by
2003 will give people the right,
and a way, to avoid telemarket
ing. The bill will give telephone
customers a choice to pay a $1
fee and be placed on ^ “do not
call” list. “In today’s busy world,
we need as much peace and quiet
as possible,” said Davis.
Davis also passed 13 new
crime bills, including one that
will fine adults who leave chil
dren in cars without supervision,
and another that weighs old con
victions, like DUIs, when sen
tencing again for the same crime.
He also passed new higher nutri
tion standards for food being pro
vided to students at public ele
mentary and middle schools.
Unless otherwise specified or
a statewide vote is needed, most
of these new legislative bills
go into effect Jan. 1, 2002.
Those who would like more infor
mation about new state bills
are asked to visit the Official
California Legislative web site at
www.leginfo.ca.gov.
Both the North County Times
and The San Diego Union Tribune
were informational sources for
this article.
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�Bob Dylan Plays the Old and the New in San Diego
By CHRIS ING
Pride Staff Writer
Dear Mr. Bob Dylan,
I wanted to write you
a note to express my thanks for
your recent appearance here in
San Diego. This was the third
time I’ve seen you (remember
the first time in Halifax, Canada,
when your show got postponed
two days because of a snow
storm? I had driven five hours
to see the show and had to stay
for it, so I holed up in my buddy
Steve’s drafty apartment, wait
ing, smoking hash and playing
cards). I got better seats this
time.
You began promptly at
eight, opening the show with
“Wait for the Light to Shine”
— a song :you didn’t even write.
Somehow it fit though. You
walked right out in your match
ing black and white gentlemancowboy suit and boots, looking
all bones and angles. The rest of
the band filled in around you like
the ghost riders in the sky Willie
Nelson sings' about. 1 noticed
how Charlie Sexton (does he
really play rhythm guitar for
you?), discreetly picking away on
his cherrv-red Gretsch “Country
Gentleman”, rarely took his eyes
off you. I wonder if you are as
difficult a bandleader as they
say.
I still find it hard to
believe that your repertoire spans “Sugar Baby”, or finding new
(he length of your. career. Only hope in the playful ‘Tf Dogs Run
three songs into the night and Free”, you guide the listener to
you had already played “My overlooked possibilities in your
Back Pages” and that song about music, as long as we truly lis
being stuck in Memphis, both ten. It was hard not to see the
from the mid-sixties. Your relevance of the forty-year-old
classics “Visions of Johanna” “Masters of War” —a song about
and “Desolation Row” followed the greed and hypocrisy of war
shortly. Is your reinvention of mongers. The crowd was silent
your own material the key to when you sang that one.
I want to apologize for
keeping the electricity in your
music? Often times most of the the unsettling older lady who
crowd didn’t know what song kept shouting out “Bob Dylan!”
you were playing until you got after every song. Maybe she
to the chorus. I like that you was just clarifying, but I don’t
demand scholarship of your lis think anyone was under the
teners: know the music inside out impression that Ravi Shankar
or get left behind as Bob Dylan or Dweezil Zappa were playing
and co. truck on through, bound instead. When you finished the
for destinations unknown.
set with “Rainy Day Women
You still have the uncan #12+35” (it’s hard to tell when
ny ability to find undiscovered you are being serious), the entire
nuances in your songs. I imagine audience joined in on the chorus
you reinvent your songs as often — that says som€thing, consider
as you reinvent yourself. Is that ing the wide-ranging demograph
true? In the dark opening bars ics your show attracts. Maybe a
of a mid-set song, people around lot of people just like marijuana
me speculated what it might turn though
Thunderous
into: “Ain’t Dark Yet?’*someone
wondered; “Shelter from the and foot stomping clos
Storm” another answered know show, but I had m
ingly. 1 smiled when I heard the crossed for an en
opening line for “One too Many enough you obli
Mornings” — a rare piece from with the i'm
Rollins Ston
>64.
The depth and feeling happily
you put into songs older than me vocals. I
is a credit to the legacy you was han
have become. Whether you are theomH
biting off an angry line frorn^ffl
(and drunker and louder) not
hearing it.
When you closed the
show with a soulful acoustic ren
dition of “Blowin’ in the Wind”
—that champion horse of protest
songs - 1couldn’t help notice you
lingering over lines like “How
many deaths/will it take till w€
know/that too many people have
died?*’ Were you trying to tell us
something?
I don’t try to figure dlif
what your music means but judg
ing from the people in the crowd,
it means many things to many
different people. We are better
for having heard you. Thank
P.S. Thanks also for playing
“Mississippi” from your new
album. My co-worker, Danny,
and I wondered all day if you
would play it. I know you aren’t
playing it much this tour so it
felt special to hear it.
aF” Words Are Special in “My First Mister”
By STEPHANIE BAIRD
Pride Staff Writer
Life isn’t easy if you’re
a goth grrrl stuck in a “Clueless”
world.
In “My First Mister,” Jennifer
(Leelee Sobieski), or J, as she
likes to be called, is a pierced,
tattooed, 17-year-old goth chick
who is a self-made misfit at
school and at home. She writes
her own eulogies and watches
people through opera glasses,
which distort (with the help of
funny special effects) her view
in an Ally McBeal kind of way.
J uses her sharp wit to hide from
people and from the lover she
thinks she doesn’t deserve.
After failed attempts to get a
job at the mall (a place J abhors),
she meets Randall (Albert
Brooks), nicknamed R. Randall,
a 49-year-old single, straightlaced, uptight, “nice guy,” who
has a secret that keeps him from
making personal connections and
commitments. Randall gives J a
job .at his menswear store on the
condition that she “takes the sil
verware out of her face,” because
she is “scaring the customers.”
(J responds to this by yelling to
a passerby, “Bool”)
J and Randall begin a some
what awkward, but often touch
ing, relationship.
The humor in “My First
Mister” often comes from J and
the way she sees the world.
Humor is an important element
Leelee Sobeiski and Albert Brooks star in “My First M ister” (Courtesy Photo/Myfirstmistermovie.com)
for this story, because without
humor the movie would be.taking
itself too seriously, and some of
the more depressing moments in
the story would be overwhelm
ing.
With or without her opera
glasses, J’s perspective is unique.
In one scene her mother drives
her from school, and through
the glasses J sees her talkative
mother as Gene Simmons in full
Kiss makeup, tongue unfurled in
all its glory. In another scene, J
gives a class presentation about
her life, and she sees her class
mates with their heads down,
asleep on their desks, and so
bored that they can’t even stay
awake to listen to J talk. Another
funny moment is when Randall
tells J how to sort and arrange
the items in the back of the store,
and she sees his balding head on
top of a posing body builder.
Thankfully, the sexual com
ponent of J and Randall’s rela
tionship is only touched upon
when J wonders what it would be
like to have an older lover.
In her wondering, J pictures
Randall as her lover: the middle-
aged Randall dressed in black
from head to toe, dancing, and
grooving through the coffeehouse
which J frequents. “My lover, I
like the sound of that,” said J.
After some bumbling moments,
both J and Randall realize that
their relationship should not and
cannot go further than a friend
ship. Any more sexuality in their
relationship, and the audience
would be squeamish — none of
us want to see our moms or dads
dating someone our age!
This movie could be passed
off as a typical “coming-of-age”
movie, but it is more than that —
it is funny and warm, with tender
performances by both Sobieski
and Brooks. Their relationship
reminded me of the relationship
in “Harold and Maude,” between
the optimistic Maude and the
morbid Harold. Their odd rela
tionship was the basis for a movie
about the strength and depth
of love, and “My First Mister”
has the same message. Unlike
“Harola and Maude,” neither J
nor Randall see the beauty in
the world, but when they find
each other, they realize that there
are reasons to live the best life
possible.
As J, Sobieski takes a notice
able turn from the tall, blonde,
all-American teenager she has
played in recent movies. She is
raven-haired, raccoon-eyed, and
dreary in all black. But she has
the thoughtful, poetic, sheltered,
brooding J down pat. And with
Albert Brooks as Randall, the
two actors create an interesting
chemistry of two misfits and a
father/daughter on screen. It’s
hard to understand what they
would ever have in common, but
they pull off the relationship.
And as for those special “F”
words in the movie? Fate, friend
ship, and family. You’ll have to
see the movie to find out what
the rest are.
“My First Mister” is direct
ed by Academy-award winning
actress/director Christine Lahti.
The movie is rated R.
�The Pride
_ Arts &Entertainment_
Tuesday, October 23,2001
5
Latino Food
Festival
By JOY WHITMAN
Pride Staff Writer
Joseph Sanchez, a graduate student, enjoys free nachos
h anded out by ASI during the Latino Food Festival.
(Pride Photo/Melanie Addington)
By ANN BENING
Pride Staff Writer
Balloons, bratwurst, and
bands were some of the many
features of last week’s German
Festival.
Coordinated
by
CSUSM’s German Program and
German Club, and sponsored by
Associated Students, Inc., the
Students experienced many
multi-cultural awareness activi
ties last week, with not only the
German Festival, but also the
Latino Food Festival, which cefebrated Latino Heritage Month.
The ASI programming com
mittee sponsored the Latino
Food Festival and concert on
Wed., from 11 am . to 1 p.m. at
the Dome Plaza.
The rock band “Emaue” per
festival had a carnival-like atmo
sphere.
German band, Guggemusik
Altossema Rhoigeischda, from
Heidelberg, performed, wearing
flamboyantly designed outfits
that included capes and green
tinsel. Their appearance is influ
enced by their travels to Carnival.
“Our self-made costumes really
formed and in between sets stu
dents also enjoyed music from
Radio Latina. There was a food
mmm
tasting table set up, where many
students sampled foods from
local restaurants. Chips and salsa
were a favorite snack for the stu
dents that day.
Students may also look for
ward to a larger celebration of
cultural heritage with El Dia de
los Muertos (The Day of the
Dead), which will be held on “Emaue, a Latino rock band, performed fo r the students.
Students also heard Radio Latina while enjoying free food.
campus the first week of Novem
(Pride Photo/Melanie Addington)
ber.
make us stand out at Carnival,”
said member Holger Schertel,
who described the five-year-old
band as amateur, with an offtone style.
Other bands,
including
Rivers of Babylon, O La Paloma,
and Autobahn, also played dur
ing the three-day long festival.
Dr.
Astrid Ronke,
”
German Club adviser, said she
was enthusiastic about students
learning the German language,
and saw the festival as one way
for individuals to, learn more
about the culture.
Terence Jaffer, a sopho
more and business major, had
taken one of Ronke’s German
classes. “The German Program is
growing on campus and becom
ing more popular through the fes
tival,” said Jaffer. “I’ve learned
so much in her class and wished
it was offered as a minor.”
In celebration of the
German festival, The Dome
offered meals of Wiener schnit
zel, fried potatoes, sauerkraut,
and soda for $4.29.
�R acism Forum and Student Grievance Campus
By MELANIE ADDINGTON
Pride Editor
First of all,- I want to voice
my opinion as a student, not as a
representative of The Pride.
The racism forum sponsored
by the student newspaper on
Tuesday at Founders’ Plaza
turned out well, but not as many
students showed up as I would
have liked. To the students that
did come, however, I thank you
all and I am very glad that you
are taking the time to hear other
opinions, voice your own, and
create a sense of community on
this campus.
However, I was extremely
disappointed when I opened the
North
County
Times on
Wednesday morning. Two stu
dents actually took the time to
hunt down the N CT reporter
to complain that they were not
represented, but neither student
bothered to speak at the forum.
In fact, I only saw one of them in
attendance, and that student left
in the middle of the forum.
I want to address a couple
of problems with thisF irst, all
students were welcome to speak
and be represented. That is the
point of an open forum.
Yes, we did have a few speak
ers — not panelists as Darren
Marks, one student who com
plained, suggested. This was not
a panel discussion closed from
outside student voice. The forum
included a few speakers who are
active in anti-racism discussions,
events, teachings, and so on. Not
everyone that should have been
represented was represented at
the forum, for several reasons.
One, many schedules conflicted
with the time of the forum. Two,
many people did not show up to
speak to represent themselves,
particularly the two students that
complained they were not invit
ed.
“The “
point” o f a
forum is for students to
voice their opinion. Not
to stay silent to the stu
dents, then complain
behind their backs.”
Everyone was invited. We
sent an e-mail out to all faculty
and staff. (We were not, how
ever, able to e-mail all students).
We posted and distributed fly
ers; we placed flyers in mail
boxes, particularly the Student
and Residential Life club mail
boxes. We also sent an e-mail
out to the Inter^Club Committee
listerv, so that all clubs could
be informed at one time. We
encouraged everyone to come to
the forum and speak, either as an
individual or as a representative
for an organization.
But, as student Darren Marks
stated to the N CT reporter, “I
think the forum was hijacked
by one political group and it
was not a true forum. I agree
to an extent with what the other
speakers said but I think the idea
of why we were gathering, the
people who died in those build
ings, was sold short.”
First, the reason we gathered
at the forum was not about the
tragic loss at the WTC. It was to
deal with racism issues. Yes, of
course WTC is involved in the
larger issue, but that was not the
reason for the forum.
Second, I spoke with Marks
moments before he ran to the
press, and invited him to speak
once the speakers were finished.
He wanted to be part of a panel.
I explained that we did not have
a panel but a forum, and that he
was welcome to speak once the
next person was finished. He did
not. In fact, he left the forum
early.
The “point” of the forum
is for students, such as Marks,
to voice their opinion. Not to
stay silent to the students, then
complain behind their backs.
Marks pointed out in the
N CT that our forum was not
a true forum. What is a true
forum?
A forum is defined in
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary as “a public meeting
place for an open discussion or
a medium (as a newspaper) of
open discussion or expression of
ideas.” Our racism forum was a
true forum, as are the opinion
pages of The Pfiide.
A panel is defined as a group
of persons who discuss a topic
of public interest before an audi
ence. A panel is more restrictive
in terms of allowing audience
participation. This is not what
The Pride wanted.
Marks failed to mention to
the N CT that the last open cam
pus forum that was held was
designed as a panel, a panel that
he sat on.
The Pride did invite a few
speakers as a means of keeping
the discussion going. I am glad
that the speakers came, and
especially glad that the Afghan
American Youth Organization
came to our campus and spoke.
As for Marks’ comment
about political hijacking, this is
ridiculous. Of course. there are
politics involved — the issue is
inherently political in nature —
but the forum was not affiliated
with a particular political party
or faction.
Erik Caldwell, a representa
tive for the College Republicans,
claimed in the N CT article that
he was not invited to speak as a
representative of his club. Again,
check the ICC listerv. And next
time there is a forum, please
attend and feel free to speak.
Beat
At the graduation open forum, two
weeks ago, students concerned about
the recent administrative decision to
relocate next semester’s graduation cer
emonies to the Del Mar Fair Grounds
had the opportunity to speak out. How
ever, Founders’ Plaza remained nearly
empty that day.
“Why is it that most students say
they dislike the university’s decision
in moving graduation off campus, yet
hardy anyone supported the forum in
attendance?”
By JUSTIN ANDREWS
Pride Staff Writer
I have received many e-mails from
students expressing their concern. I
would not call the lack of students at
the forum apathy. I know many stu
dents could not attend. It’s the lack of
administration attendance that shows
the underprovided sense of community
here on campus. This is against our five
basic core values, our mission state
ment, and Alexander Gonzalez’s .con
vocation address.”
Robert F. McArdle II
Graduating Senior
Letters to the Editors
Call for
Activism
My purpose in writing this
brief letter is to encourage addi
tional activism on the part of the
CSUSM community: students,
faculty and staff. It is not enough
to react to events in the world.
For our own survival, as part of
the human race, we need to pre
vent man-made disasters wher
ever they may occur: oppres
sion and injustice, which lead
to terrorism/war. The Internet
offers us a means to become
informed as well as involved.
I would like to recommend sev
eral websites:
To find out how the U.S.
and other nations stand on the
issue of human rights : aiusa.org
(Amnesty International) and
humanrightswatch.org;
To learn about the plight of
Afghan women (who oppose a
government by either the Taliban
or the Northern Alliance):
rawa.org;
To contact the President’s
office and Congressional mem
bers: congress.org.
I would also like to encour
age everyone to read an editorial
by Jonathan Schell, “Annihilation
and the Ways of Peace,” which
now appears at thenation.com,
and to watch “Link,” an inter
national television channel, that
offers multiple perspectives from
around the world.
Dr. Mayra Besosa
Professor
World Languages Dept.
Student Feels
the Calm of
the Sea
After all the violence that has
been going on lately in the news,
I picked Up the current Pride
and started reading. I got to the
article by James Newell titled,
“Surfing a Way of Life, Dude.”
The article made me smile, feel
peace, remember the days, then
laugh. It was great. I could see
Jeff Spicolli or Jim talking about
surfing. I felt the calm of the
sea. I don’t surf, but I felt it. We
needed this story at time like this.
Thanks a lot, Jim. Good job.
Dorothy Bruno
Student
Amputate
President
Gonzalez
The United States was found
ed on the principles of freedom
and equality. CSUSM is a public
institution in the United States;
why then are policies at CSUSM
decidedly unequal?
Parking at CSUSM can cur
rently be grouped into three dif
ferent categories: disabled, staff/
faculty, and student. Yet all per
sons are supposed to be created
equal. If we are created equal,
should we not be treated as
equals? Not at CSUSM, appar
ently.
•
It is certainly understand
able that those who are disabled
have the ability to park in the
closest spaces. Parking for dis
abled persons is a reasonable
accommodation to provide for
those who need it, and according
ly, many people at CSUSM take
advantage of the special parking
spaces accordingly, teachers and
students alike.
What is wrong, however, is
the special privileges granted to
staff, faculty, and administra
tors. These people do not need to
receive better access to prefera
ble parking spaces than students. Arguments
to drag a great deal of material
to class every day, and arrive on
time. If teachers and admin
istrators cannot plan success
fully to get themselves and their
belongings where they need to
be on time, they are lacking
skills necessary for their job.
Parking space location should
not be a bandage to cover up for
laziness or poor time manage
ment anymore than it should be
used to create special privileges
for special (unequal) people.
The solution is simple. End
the use of special lots or spaces
for anyone other than disabled
persons. If President Gonzalez
or anyone else feels a need to join
the parking elite, they should cut
off their foot, and get a blue
placard for using disabled park
ing spaces.
David J. Ludwig
Student
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Melanie Addington
Victoria B. Segall
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Claudia Ignacio
Amy Bolaski
James Newell
Victor Padilla
Madeleine Marshall
All opinions and letters to the editor, published
in The Pride, represent the opinions of the author, and
Students, by in not necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or
1nrcrp
n ia ria o p of California State University San Marcos. Unsigned
large,
manage editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride
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Letters to the editors should include an address,
Simply
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Co-Editor
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O pinion Editor
invalid,
“Personally, this year’s graduation
won’t affect me. And the forum prob
ably is in vain because the administra
tion has already committed to having
graduation off campus. Hopefully next
year and the ones after that, we will
have our choice on where we gradu
ate”
Angelina Espinoza
Sophomore
“I’m disappointed in the lack of
involvement. As college students, we
need to be aware of what’s going on and
not just talk about things, but also try to
accomplish whatever it is we need to get
done. The apathy at this forum is a far
too common trait of society.”
Tom Lazet/Graduating Senior
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he edited for grammar and length. Letters should be
submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic
mail account, rather than the individual editors. It is the
policy of The Pride not to print anonymous letters.
Display and classified advertising in The P ride
should not be construed as the endorsement or investiga
tion of commercial enterprises or ventures. The Pride
reserves the rignt to reject any advertising.
The Pride is published weekly on Tuesdays during
the academic year. Distribution includes all of CSUSM
campus, local eateries and other San Marcos community
establishments.
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�The Pride
- -- Sports and Calendar
Cross Country Update
E vents
By CLAUDIA IGNACIO
Pride Feature Editor
The Cougar women placed
third at the CSU Fullerton
Cross Country Invitational on
Friday. The team competed
against five other schools in
the 5,000-meter race, scoring
67 points. Lanelle Cox placed
10th, Manal Yamont placed 13th,
Katherine Niblett placed 15th,
Felisha Mariscal placed 32nd,
and Samantha Delagradelle
placed 34th.
CSUSM cross-country also
placed third at the UCSD 2001
Triton Classic Cross-Country
Invitation on Saturday, October
13. Competing against 16
teams, CSUSM team scored
83 points in the 8-kilometer
race. Omar Zavala placed 15th,
Rene Reyes placed 16th, Kris
Houghton placed 17th, Michael
Shannon placed 28th, Robbie
McClendon placed 33rd, Justin
Lessel placed 86th, Brandon
Cline placed 119th, and Jeff
Green placed 131st.
The cross-country season
began more than month ago
on Sept. 8, when the Cougars
competed in the UC Irvine
Invitational. The men’s team
placed fifth out of 16 teams,
and the women’s team placed
14th out of 18 teams.
On Saturday, Sept. 15, the
Aztec Invitational was can
celled due to the terrorist
attacks on Sept. 11.
“Since we didn’t run that
weekend,
the
following
Saturday, Sept. 22, we com
peted at UC Riverside,” said
Steve Scott, head coach for the
cross-country team.
The men’s team placed
second out of 24 teams that
Saturday, and although the
women had a slow start, they
finished 14th out of 25 teams.
“We have a strong team
this year, as long as all the ath
letes are healthy,” said Scott.
On Saturday, Sept. 29, the
Cougars raced at the Stanford
Invitational. The women’s team
finished 12th out of 19 com
peting teams, arid the men’s
team finished 12th out of the
28 teamSj
“The results of this invi
tational are part of the mid-sea
son low, as some of the athletes
are injured, tired and stressed,”
said Scott. He also added that
most of the athletes are full
time students who work.
“We’re trying, working
hard and doing good, but I
know we can and will do
better,” said freshman Manal
Yamout.
The NAIA
(National
Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics) Regionals will take
place in Fresno oq Nov. 3.
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Thursday, Oct. 25
Tuesday, October 23,2001 7
Workshops
Tuesday, Oct. 23
1
Internet Job Search for Science & Math Majors
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Location: Craven 4201
This hands-on workshop will show you the best
sites for job hunting.
“
Film for Thought Presents Contact"
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: California Center for the Arts,
Escondido’s Center Theater
Friday, Oct. 26
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Fore! Education Golf Tournament
Location: Rancho Bernardo Inn
For more info., call (760) 750-7302 or e-mail
cbonomo@csusm.edu
Career Skill Series
Time: 3 to 6 p.m.
Location: Craven 4201
Learn resume writing and interviewing skills.
CSUSM Fall Job Fair
Time: 4-7 p.m.
Location: California Center for the Arts,
Escondido
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Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
Location: University 451
This workshop will also include financial aid
advising.
Friday, Oct. 26
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Job Fair Success Strategies
Circle K International Meeting
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.
Location: Craven 4201
Learn how to market yourself effectively at a job
fair. *
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: University 442
Thursday, Oct. 25
Progressive Activists’ Network Meeting
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: TBA
For more info, e-mail pan@csusm.edu.
Oct. 29 to Nov. 11
Progressive Activists Network Fundraiser
Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Founders’ Plaza
P.A.N. fundraiser. Buy a $1 raffle ticket and the
winner gets 50 percent of ticket sales. Winning
ticket will be chosen randomly Nov. 2, and the
winner will be notified via e-mail.
Monday, Oct. 29
Career Skill Series
Time: 2 to 5 p.m.
Location: Craven 4201
Learn resume writing and interviewing skills.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Careers for Math Majors
Time: 3 to 4 p.m.
Location: Craven 4201
Learn career facts and explore your options with
your math major during this workshop.
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T H l ACCESS CRISIS; A combination of skyrocketing enrollment
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such as raising entrance standards and excluding students who need
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THE FISCAL CRISIS: According to toe California Budget Project,
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CSU has been cut nearly in half, from 6,5% to 3.5%.
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