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CALIFORNIA
STATE
UNIVERSITY
SAN
MARCOS
Our
library's
future may
be getting
brighter
increase
sought to
fund
athletics
B Y RICHARD M AUSER
B Y JENIFER J AFFE
A student paces u p and down the
XJLStacks, and f inds it ... t he last
book on Cervantes left on the shelf.
He cradles it in h is a rm, t hen
circles around, searching for an open
d esk. Finally, h e s pots o ne, a nd
settles down under a small pool of
dim yellow light.
Such is t he state of the CSUSM library.
Students have complained about
limited hours, poor lighting and a
lack of r esources. And, t he complaints have been heard. The library
staff is responding, in t he process
trying to accommodate tomorrow's
student as well as today's.
"What we are trying to do is not
only to plan for the future, but also
for right now, so that the people w^o
are here now can have the best services and collections that wecan provide," said Marion Reid, dean of Library and Information Services.
For today's student, t he staff is in
the process of reworking electronic
resources, inter-library loans and access to material on t he web. It also is
r econfiguring w hat is b eing p urchased to obtain the core electronic
journals that all other Cal State campuses have.
Lasjt October, the library staff installed new computers and a new
server, making the system faster and
providing increased access to scholarly journals and other electronic re-
n phinking students might pay to
A play, u niversity o fficials will
most likely call a special election this
spring on a $35 fee increase p er semester.
The increase would help to build
a campus recreation facility, including a soccer field, track and bleachers, j ust south of the traffic loop on
campus said Joe Faltaous, president
of Associated Students (AS).
The executive director
of U niversity
Advancement,
J ane Lynch,
said the facility
c puld
help C SUSM|^
attract a v a - "
riety of new students interested in
college sports. She stressed the proposal is still under consideration by
university officials, but, if approved
by them, it would go on the student
ballot April 15 and 16.
President Alexander Gonzalez
could not be reached for comment
on the proposal, but he was quoted
earlier in the North County Times as
saying s upport f or t he p roposal
would demonstrate t o the community that students want the university to grow beyond its "commuter
school image." Student approval of
the proposal would help attract do
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Special Education
program shines
page 2
Photo By David Johnson
The rising student population coupled with the popularity of PC's
have forced students to simply wait.;.and wait.
u
Open Access
computer lab
Mt
Please wait to be seated
Feb. 23 for an additional 25 new IBMstyle PCs. There are now 24 PCs in the
" It's r idiculous. I d on't go down open access lab.
there. Too crowded. It's a mess," comShe said she is cautiously optimistic
plained Art Mulvey, a senior Liberal about the request she sent to.Richard
Studies major.
Karas, vice president for Academic AfThe library? The Dome? Highway 78? fairs. "We're pretty optimistic about it,"
No, Mulvey was complaining about she said. "You know there is always the
CSUSM's open-access computer lab. It possibility t hat we won't get it. But I
was a complaint echoed by many stu- think it's recognized "that the open lab
dents.
is crowded."
Due to an increase in student enrollFirst-year student Victoria Villanueva
ment, t he crowds have grown at the lab said she was pleased that t he problem
in ACD 202. During peak hours, stu- has been recognized. "That'd be great,
dents wait in line for a computer sta- b ecause I c an't a ccess a ny of t his
tion to open, sometimes five or six deep. (internet information) at home," she
To help ease t he problem and keep said. "I don't have a computer."
u p with e nrollment g rowth, Teresa
"There is a lot of waiting, especially
Macklin, director of Academic Comput-Computer Lab, page 3
ing Services, put in a budget request on
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Uerstory month
calander inside
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Duff Brenna
portraits Thomas
E. Kennedy
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�Special Ed.
program is good
clean fun
in the city. They enter the program at
age 18 and graduate at 22, and most
Keeping CSUSM's rest rooms and ster- wind u p able to get jobs.
ile cement floors clean is not j ust a job,
According t o Hull, it is important f pr
b ut a learning process for a group of the severely handicapped to learn in a
severely handicapped students.
social atmosphere among their peers.
T hey're f rom S ierra V ista High "The interaction between the specialSchool in Vista where only t he top stu- ized s tudents a nd n on-handicapped
dents in t he school get to participate in students enables them t o grow mature
the unique program developed by direc- more rapidly," h e said.
tor J ohn Hull four years ago. *
"Immersed in this type of environHull and his aide, Kathy DeLar, spe- ment, among college students, sets a
cialize in educating the students in what framework for how they are supposed
he calls "functional skills." Cleaning cer- to behave." The key measurement, Hull
tain areas of the CSUSM campus is part said, is how well the students conduct
of their vocational training. A portion themselves as young adults and how
of t he p rogram is b asic i nstruction, capably they work with others. Being on
simple arithmetic and learning how to campus also breaks barriers for the stuwrite their names and addresses. Two dents, allowing for personal relation*
mornings a week, Tuesdays and Thurs- ships to develop.
days, the students spend time in downTliey receive compliments f rom stutown s ections-of S an M arcos a nd dents they have met, which helps build
Escondido learning how t o get around t heir c onfidence, H ull s aid" W e're
B Y LESLIE P EARNE
Photo By Leslie Pearne
John Hull's students, shown above, are given vocational training and taught interpersonal skills as they work and interact
s aid. " Here, t hey a re e ncouraged to
make their own decisions... know when
i t's t ime t o switch f rom t heir b reak
f rame of mind t o now-it's-time-to-work
attitude."
Through a modeling/imitation technique, t he s tudents learn step-by-step
how t o do t heir j obs. They complete
their tasks on their own, while Hull and
DeLar observe." They are t he stars, because they do all t he work," said Hull.
happy to be here," Hull added. "This is
an excellent learning environment, because it makes t he s tudents feel like
adults. They get to be around college
students." These students are considered the elite from their school an honor
that carries greater expectations f rom
both Hull and DeLar.
This, in turn, encourages the students
to expect more from themselves." They
are used to being told what to do," Hull
New tax-assistance program
arrives on campus
B Y BRANDEE L . FERNANDEZ
W0m
...there is more than one way to file federal and state
tax returns? The IRS and State of California have
options that are quick, easy and accurate. They offer
direct deposit which means faster refunds.
FILE FROM HOME.
It's free and it's right here on campus: The Volunteer signs advertising the program, she enlisted the help
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is offering of five volunteers, four of them students.
Each VITA volunteer attended an eight-hour trainhelp with basic tax returns.
Assistance is available Mondays, Tuesdays a nd ing session every Saturday in January. After passing
Thursdays f rom 8-10 a.m., Tuesdays f rom 4-6p.m. a final test, they were deemed qualified. Krawietz, a
senior m ajoring in
and Thursdays from
accounting, said the
1:30-3:30 p.m. The
p rogram is a great
program, which be1
o pportunity t o get
g an F eb. 9 , r uns
good experience.
through April 14.
Any s tudent at
Charles Abies, a
CSUSM can take adprogram volunteer,
vantage of t he f ree
said, "The program
VITA h elp. Abies
is run by the IRS in
said the average rec onjunction w ith
turn p reparation
t he state Franchise
takes no more than
Tax Board. Its purhalf an hour.
pose is t o a ssist
people who are unInterested particifamiliar with taxes,
pants should bring
t hose with low i nt heir t ax d ocucomes and t he eldments, including WPhoto By Brandee Fernandez
erly. P rofessional
2 and 1099s forms,
Cynthia Oliva receives tax assistance from voluntax p reparation is
i nformation c onteer Michael Tomcho
very costly."
cerning any o ther
The cost of hiring professional l^elp on even t he sim- income and deductions and a copy of last year's return to VIA at Commons 207.
plest tax return averages $40.
Abies said it also would be helpful for participants
Nadine Krawietz, a member of the CSUSM Accounting Society and VITA chairperson, coordinated the t o bring their federal and state tax packages. But, for
campus program. Besides p utting u p a n umber of those who do not have them, forms are available.
. By Telephone
Telefile lets you file simple
federal tax returns using a Touch-Tone
phone. Only Form 1 040EZ filers who
gqt the TeleFile tax booklet in the mail
can us eTelephile:
2
... Through a Personal Computer
You can file income tax
returns on-line using tax preparation
software and an on-line service or
transmitter. 1 0 40PC is a print feature
on tax preparation software. It prints
out a condensed tax return that
includes only those lines used, which
means fewer pages to mail.
OR FILE YOUR TAXES...
3
... Through Banks, Financial Institutions, Tax Professionals and employers
Many businesses and tax
professionals file income tax returns
electronically. Fees vary depending on
the services requested. Some
employers offer it free as an employee benefit.
4
...Through VITA and TCE
Free Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counsel mg
for the elderly, low income and others
who need help with their returns.
Some offer electronic filing. Ask your
local IRS office for locations.
5
... Through IRS Walk-in Offices
Ask your local IRS office if they offer free electronic filing.
�New program
designed to
help students
succeed
B Y LODIA O RAMAS
CSXJSM s tudents now have access
to a greater variety of programs to help
them cope with college, t hanks to a
three-way partnership.
The Academic Support Program for
Intellectual Rewards and Enhancement
(ASPIRE) recently teamed up with College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Student Involvement to offer The
College Success Workshop, a series of
programs targeting special problems
students encounter throughout the academic school year.
Upcoming workshops include one on
how t o conduct r esearch, March 19
from 1 to 2 PM; one on time management, April 1 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. by
Carlene Smith; and one on goal-setting
April 13 from 10 to 11:30 AM. There will
other workshops in May. The workshops series is "designed to increase student participation and involvement in
university-sponsored events," said Alex
Cuatok, ASPIRE coordinator.
The workshops are designed to help
students improve their skills in study,
leadershig a^d^est^preparatipn, as.well*
as how to use the university's resources.
ASPIRE has 20 tutors actively involved
in helping students, along with personnel from various university academic
programs. The workshops are free. To
sign up or for more information, call
ASPIRE at 750-4014 or stop by ITS office in Craven 5201.
U.S.D.
PARALEGAL
PROGRAM
Information Session
WEDNESDAY,
M arch 18th
1 1:00AM- 1 :00PM
C RA 4 201
' "If
n
j
For more information, stop by the
Career & Assessment Center in
CRA Hall 4201 or call (760) 7504900
IN H » IM JPRR FR M U1
I I T A ^ I I N I R 11
Writing center provides resource
for writers of ail levels and
disciplines
B Y REBECCA W ARNE
I t m ay n ot b e a ll t hat e asy t o f ind,
but for any CSUSM student interested in
improving his or her writing skills, it
could be well worth searching out.
It's the Writing Center, tucked into
a back corner office in Room 3106 of
Craven Hall next to the Cashier's Office. *
Technically, it's room number is
3106-G & H, but it's easy to miss. As
you walk into 3106, past the ASPIRE
and math tutors, look in the far corner and you'll see the "Writing Center" sign over a door.
Inside the corner office, there are
few desks, a couple of computers and
several tutors, all of the them either
present Literature and Writing 525
s tudents, or t hose who have completed that upper-class course. Many
are graduate students. All are familiar
with writing assignments, even ones
from other disciplines.
Some tutors receive units for working in the center;.others take advan-.
Stage of having a conveniently located
and interesting job on campus. One
tutor, Kaarina Roebuck, a Literature
and Writing graduate student started
working in the Writing Center as an
undergraduate. "I enjoy the constant
intellectual dialogues that take place
between students," she said. "I learn
from students."
"Working here helps students. It is
important that they feel that they will
not be judged or criticized, but will receive constructive feedback on their
writing when they come here."
Many first-year students, along with
some t ransfer students, may not be
Photo By David Johnson
Tutors Katie Montagna and Kaarina Roebuck catch up on their
own studies between sessions
prepared for CSUSM's required writing
a ssignments. O ther s tudents avoid
some required classes that involve a lot
of writing until their final semester b ecause of the work expectations.
All are welcome at the Writing Center, where the atmosphere is casual. The
tutors help to convey a spirit of cooperation by sitting side-by-side with you.
Appointments can be scheduled, b ut
w alk-ins a re a lso a ccepted f or 3 0minute sessions.
The Writing Center is open from 9
a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Assistance is offered on all writing assignments, from getting started to proofreading a final d raft. Getting started
may mean "brainstorming," generating
ideas to provide direction.
Computer Lab
Students are encouraged to bring
their writing assignments to the sessions t o help tutors understand the requirements.
Tutors are happy to critique drafts,
or papers at any stage, to suggest clarity or development. They may discuss
ideas, make comments and offer suggestions on how to further develop or
polish the paper. ^
Appointments can be make in advance by calling or going by the office.
One walk-in appointment is allowed
every 3 0 m inutes, a nd a dditional
walk-ins can b e a ccommodated if
someone with an appointment fails to
show up on time. Tutors waitfiveminutes before taking a walk-in.
Students are permitted to make one
appointment a week.
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for t he PCs. In the past I have waited
The 25 new PCs would be put in the said. "At this point, it's (the 25 new PCS)
for up to an hour. This is the only place language lab, ACD 204, directly adja- a request and we're hopeful."
I can come to."
cent to the open access room. The lanBuilding 15 funds come frorh a differCurrently, there are seven computer guage lab will move to Building 15 in the ent budget than the one being put tolabs available to students. But ACD 202 fall.
gether by Karas' office.
is t he only o ne with no s cheduled
Macklin said the wall between ACD
"When the State f unds a.building
classes.
202 and ACD 204 will be reconfigured they allot a certain amount of funds to
Thus, students attempting to use the with double doors or a partition.
equip it," Macklin said. "For the labs in
other six must work around a variety
An open access computer lab also is Building 15, we are r equesting t hat
of class schedules.
slated for Building 15, she added. Pend- e quipment m oney come out of t he
Macklin pointed out that there is one ing budget approval, both that lab and building f und. It is simply a different
lab in the FCB buildingfilledwith older the 25 new PCs would be available by budget.
Macintosh computers. But, she added, this fall.
"A committee comprised of myself
since there is far greater demand by stuBut, warned Norm Nicolson, dean of and different faculty from various prodents f or IBM-style PCs t han Instructional and Informational Tech- grams on campus has been set up to alM acintoshes, t he FCB l ab i s o ften nologies, the budget process is compli- locate funds for the Building 15 comempty.
cated. "We're just getting started." he puter labs."
�Future teachers
aided by new waiver
program
Page 4
B Y C HRIS O ZOLS
Future Literature and Writing teachers
m aybe able to wave goodbye to the expensive Praxis and SSAT tests for admission in t he c redential p rogram,
thanks to CSUSM's waiver program.
Last summer, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing accredited CSUSM's Single Subject Preparation Program in English.
The program prepares students for
the one-year credential program by offering combinations of courses that in
essence replace the tests.
The Praxis and the SSAT are twohour tests, costing $200 each. Susie Lan
Cassel, coordinator of the Single Subject Preparation Program in English,
described them as "incredibly difficult."
Indeed, last October, 49 percent of the
students who took the SSAT failed.
The preparation program is divided
into three phases. First, all waiver students must complete the core classes.
Second, similar to the bachelor's degree
program, students choose an emphasis
either in writing or literature.
They must complete 15 units from
that emphasis with a minimum GPA of
2.7 in all waiver classes. Third, a portfolio documenting a student's academic
growth must be compiled at the end of
the program.
The program is approximately 15
units more than the baqhelors degree,
Field
depending on the courses taken. But,
unlike the bachelor's program, junior
college c redits c ount t owards t he
waiver. Once 8 0 percent of the waiver
classes are completed, students are eligible to apply to the credential program.
Academic Advisor Lora Coad and
Cassel encourage t hose t hinking of
teaching careers to have an evaluation
t o determine t heir eligibility for the
waiver. Bring an appointment letter to
Leslie Zomalt in CRVN 6203. She will
s end u niversity t ranscript f iles t o
Cassel, and a walk-in meeting can be set
u p f or t he f ollowing week d uring
Cassel's office hours (3-4:30 p.m. Mondays; 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays or by appointment).
Those interested in the waiver program should first contact their advisors.
More information on the program can
be found on the CSUSM home page
http://www.csusm.edu/A_S/
lit_writing/waiver.html).
A literature and writing advisement
board will soon be posted outside Craven 6 220. The catalog h as changed
drastically from 1996-97.
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nors for additional projects, h e said.
After developing the recreation field,
CSUSM could initiate soccer, golf, and
track and field programs, helping t o
lead to eventual membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA), Gonzalez said a t t he t ime.
Lynch said defeat of the proposal would
show t he community "we d on't care
about having recreation facilities."
Since student fees will be reduced by
5 percent next year, she added, students
would pay about $5 less than this year
even if the $35 increase is approved.
CSUSM students already enjoy the
lowest tuition and AS fees in the statewide system, Faltaous said. Gonzalez
told the North County Times previously
that an anonymous donor offered the
university $150,000 to start the project
two years ago. Since that time, $50,000
has been spent on studies to determine
the cost of t he project, estimated at
about $1 million, he adcled.
Faltaous said he hopes students will
support the proposal not just because
a recreation center is needed, but also
because a viable sports program might
help to decrease the apathy many students have for the university in general.
While the academic life on campus is
extraordinary, he added; development
of more clubs, organizations and student g overnment is d efinitely still
needed. "Students need to realize they
belong to the campus and the campus
belongs to them," he added.
The fee increase proposal has generated mixed feelings on campus, however.
AS Secretary Erik Dawson said he
probably would not s upport it as it
stands because AS would not have control over the account. "Since students
would ultimately pay for the recreation
facility, s tudents shquld control t he
funds," he added.
Dawson pointed out that AS and the
University Foundation have differed in
the past on a few key issues, including
the perceived monopolies held by Duplication Services and Aztec Shops on
campus.
Student control of the athletic account, he argued, "would give the AS
more cards to play with when we sit
down and negotiate something."
Dawson also said he would not support the proposal without some form of
t ermination clause, a dding t hat h e
would h ate to see the fee still in place
20 years from now, with generated revenue going toward such things as watering grass on campus.
Lynch said students could vote out
the $35 increase after six years. Several
students said they liked the proposal.
Daniel Huey, a transfer student from
Mira Costa Community College, said he
would support the increase, adding, "In
college, there's a time for study and a
time for other recreation.
A track would be a place to exercise
the body, not just the mind."
Huey said h e t hought t he track
would be good for the community in
general, and would give parents somewhere to take their children that didn't
cost money.
Though junior Zuri Williams conceded that "we need some sort of athletic (facility) on campus," she said she
wouldn't support the mandatory fee.
It would be better, she added, to raise.
the funds through donations. One senior said she thought the idea of a new
t rack a nd f ield s ounded g reat, b ut
a§ked, "Why is it coming out of t he
student's pocket? I don't think students
need to be burdened with more fees."
Brittney Leavitt, a 16-year-old San
Marcos High School student who intends to enter CSUSM after graduation,
said she would support the proposed fee
as a university student. "I think it would
get t he school m ore involved," s he
added. "I would use it."
SEE WHAT
TAKES SHAPE.
EXERCISE.
American Heart
Association
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1992, American Head Association
SENIORS, HAS THE PANIC SET IN YET?
Is I t time t o look for a "rear job?
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWING
with Fortune 5 00 companies & government agencies
right here on campus!!!
Come In and sign up today!
For an up-to-date listing of participating employers,
please atop by our office or check out ounwbalte.
CSUSM Career & Assessment Center, CRA 4201
(760)750-4900
http://wMv.csusm.edu/career_center/
The Career & Assessment Center is an Equal Opportunity Referral Service
^'Ptf^t
�Spring
Keeping
textbooks
current a
prelude to
shelf f or e ternity. C omputer
B Y L AURIE H A L L E N
textbooks are a joke. I was required t o buy five new t extTake a walk a round c ampus. books f or my CS301 class. At
There a re countless recycling semester's end, all five were out
b ins f or p lastic, p aper a nd of date. I can almost hear the
glass. We can all feel good t hat trees being whacked down.
The financial aspect of the
we are cutting down on wastes ituation c an't b e i gnored.
fulness.
%
We give our old clothes t o Most of us aren't in a position
the homeless, bring our plastic t o throw money away, but conbags back t o t he grocery store tinue to do so each semester.
One $ 45 book I b ought t hat
and even separate our t rash.
was never used could have pro. But t here is one aspect of our
w astefulness s till b eing ig- vided gas money for more t han
nored: textbooks. Many of u s a month. For t he price of t he
feel driven by a responsibility cassettes t hat accompany my
t o save a nd c onserve. W e're Spanish book, a homeless percareful to put t he soda can in son could eat for weeks.
A d<iup how much you've
thqfeluminum bin and the glass
s pent J m t ^ ^ S - ^ i W e yotr
boffie in t he glass bin.
Despite those efforts, we are s tarted c ollege, a nd t hink
forced semester a fter semester about families who can't afford
to buy textbooks that, if opened s hoes o r j ackets. E xpensive
at all, are used f or only a few books a re practically t hrown
away, while Some people r emonths.
Book buy-back seems like a main too hungry to even read.
Maybe t here aren't many alsolution, b ut it isn't. I have a
receipt for textbooks from t he ternatives. But h ere's o ne:
1997 f all s emester t otaling supplements for books to keep
$220.47. When book buy-back them u p to date. Books could
day came, I received a total of be designed in the manner of a
$18 for t he one book t hat was t hree-ring b inder, and pages
bought back. Now I have a to- w ith o utdated i nformation
tal of 13 textbooks, some never could be taken out and recycled
and Teplaced with current ineven cracked, collecting dust.
As most s tudents know too formation.
Here's another alternative:
well, t he few b ooks t hat a re
ever bought back are worth less Textbook w riters could t ake
m ore t ime t o w rite a nd r ethan half their original cost.
It would seem t hat t he n um- search rather than churn out a
ber of t rees saved by t he n u- new book every three months.
merous p aper recycling b ins Take a year instead a nd one
around campus would b e more t hat i s m ore e xtensive a nd
t han offset by t he n umber of timely.
The value of books j ust isn't
trees wasted on textbooks t hat
what it used to be. There was a
are only used f or only one set ime when books and knowlmester.
A p erfect e xample is my edge were,treasured. Tossing a
Spanish textbook. T he b rand book into a dumpsite was unnew book was used a t CSUSM heard of. Now, we live in a time
f or two s emesters, a nd t hen where in rushing t o stay acaentered t he r anks of t he d ust demically p rominent w e,are
practically p utting t hem i nto
collectors u nder my b ed.
t he trash to begin with. What
Anthologies a re another example of waste. You buy a book good is conserving and recywith 2 ,000 pages, read about cling if we continue to throw
2 00 of t hem a nd p ut it on a away so much?
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W O P, K S H O P
SCHEDULE
S pace is limited s o calf in daily to reserve your s pace (760) 750-4900. 24-hour notice is required for cancellation of your
reservation, All workshops will b e held a tthe Career & Assessment Center, CRA 4201 unless stated otherwise. You will be
required to attend t hese workshops in order to participate in our On-Campus Interviewing program during the last s emester of
your senior year. (Yes, we a re keeping track of attendance.)
•NOTE: Accounting majors Interested tn submitting resumes to public accounting firms need to attend t he J ob Search and
Effective Interviewing workshops.
•ANOTHER NOTE: A liberal Studies majors entering into our credential programs are exempt from attending t hese workshops.
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You will receive this training in your credential courses.
M arcM
Wednesday
May 8
Friday
May 27
Wednesday
12—1:00pm
1—2:00pm
2—3:30pm
Resume Writing
Job Search Strategies
Effective interviewing
9—10:00am
10—11:00am
* 11—12:30pm
Resume Writing
J ob Search Strategies
Effective interviewing
4 -$:00pm
5—6:00pm
6—7:30pm
Resume Writing
J ob Search Strategies
Effective Interviewing
For additional Information, workshop updates or to sign up,
contact Hie Career & Assessment Center at (760) 75CM900; stop by our office at CRA Ha« 4201;
or register on-fine through our website at: http://www.csusm.0ciu/careerjoent&r/
The Career £
Canter is an Equal Opportunity Referral Service.
Parking woes still affect
most students
my
B Y JAMES GATES
Finding parking on campus is
no f un. But getting a parking
ticket is even less f un.
But that's,what may be in
store for a number of students.
CSUSM's Parking Services h as
laid down t he law: There is n o
"grace period" for parking violations.
Some 165 students got that
message the hard way, by being issued tickets i n t he f irst
two weeks of classes, 110 in the
f irst week, 75 in t he second.
T hat's a p er^week r ate of
r dughly d ouble t he a verage
week in the previous semester.
Parking coordinator Dora
K noblock c ited " continued
abuse" as the reason for the nononsense approach and added,
"This is not an exception, it will
be the rule."
Half of those ticketed had
n ot d isplayed .valid p arking
permits. "If (ticketing) gets students to purchase parking permits", s aid Knoblock, " then
what we are doing is working."
The other half, with permits,
simply were parked in u nau-
thorized places or lots. When
asked if such tickets is a symptom of t he problem or t he solution, Knoblock paused a nd
replied, "I'm inclined to say it's
a solution."
Parking tickets cost the recipients $20. A late payment,
after 21 days, adds another $10.
A p arking p ermit costs $54.
Checks (made out t o "CSUSM
parking") are acceptable payment.
University officials know
spaces are still at a premium,
b ut some 100 new spots were
o pened t his s emester in t he
P alomar-Pomerado H ealth
Systems Center, across Twin
Oaks Valley Road f rom t he
c ampus. By a nd l arge,
Knoblock says, these spaces are
still n ot b eing fully utilized.
Shuttle service from that lot is
available Monday-Friday, 10
a.m.-3 p.m. Knoblock says the
shuttles, too, are underutilized.
In addition to that and the
main Student lot, a t hird one
(Lot 3) is available j ust past t he
c onstruction of Building 15,
n ear t he Chavez s tatue, f or
both students and staff.
Knoblock insisted t hat "students have sufficient parking,"
b ut h er s tatement d rew a
m ixed r esponse. M any s tudents said they were aware of
t he a dded l ots, b ut s tressed
t hat t hey w ere t oo f ar away
from classes to be helpful.
"I usually plan to be here an
hoiir early t o find good parking for morning classes," said
one, J ames Harris.
H elping a b it is t hat
CSUSM's e nrollment f or t he
spring semester is down from
slightly from last fall. Though
final enrollment figures were
not complete, Richard Riehl,
executive d irector of e nrollment services, said h e did not
"expect an increase over fall
enrollment."
CSUSM also h as plans for
a nother new lot, a djacent t o
Lot 3, which will add 590 new
spaces. Some 4 6 new spaces
also will b e added to the upper
staff lot. Both should be available by next fall.
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B Y J O H N F RESCA
tarting this week, CSUSM will be presenting a
n umber of a rts and lectures on campus for
Women's History Month.
The celebration, "Women's Herstory Month,"
will offer 18 presentations throughout March.
Three of them were this week, including a film
starring Mae West, T m No Angel/' on March 5 from 11 a.m.-l
p.m., followed by open discussion with Kelly Mayhew of Women's
Studies in Commons 206.
On March 9, from 6-7:30 p.m. in ACD 102, Deborah Small
and Bill Bradbury of Visual and Performing Arts will present a
multimedia presentation, "Rowing in Eden."
On March 10, from 2-3 p.m. in Commons 206, Darci Strother
. of Foreign Languages, will present a lecture, "Bodies That Are
Cloistered, Minds That Are Free: A Study of Early-Modern Spanish Women.''
On March 11, the film series, "Salt of the Earth," with open
discussion with Kelly Mayhew of Women's Studies, will be presented in Commons 206 from 8-10 p.m. On March 12, in FCB
101 from 1:30-2:45 p.m., Literature arid Writing students will
read "Memoirs."
On March 16, at 12 p.m. in ACD 102, Arts and Lectures presents a dance presentation, "On Mango Street," by Terry Spraque
of Visual and Performing Arts.
On March 17, from 11 a.m.-l p.m. in Commons 206, the film
series continues with Julie Dash's "Daughters of the Dust," followed by open discussion with Kelly Mayhew of Women's Studies.
On March 18, from 3:30-5 p.m. in FCB 104, a Literature and
Writing student panel will present "Madness, Love and Pluck."
On March 19, from 6:30-8 p.m. in ACD 403, there will be a
lecture by Kate Burns of Women's Studies: "Disobedient Daughters, Female Fugitives, and Freaks of N ature: Representing
Women Outlaws in the 19thCentury."
On March 23, from 12-1 p.m., during a brown-bag lunch in
Commons 206, Andrea Liss of Visual and Performing Arts will
show the film, "Rethinking Motherhood and Desire."
On March 24, thefilmseries continues with "A Midwife's Tale,"
followed by open discussion with Sharon Elise of Women's Studies, in Commons 206 from 10 A.m.-noon.
On March 25, there are two presentations: At noon in ACD
102, Arts andvLectures' Stephanie Coontz will present "The Way
We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America's Changing Family." From 8-10 p.m. in Commons 206, Sally Potter's "Orlando"
film will be shown, followed by open discussion with Kelly
Mayhew of Women's Studies..
On March 26, Maria Knjazeva, author of ^America Through
the EyeS of a Russian Woman," will speak from 3-4:30 p.m. in
ACD 404.
On March 27, the multimedia presentation, "Off-Road Girls
Present...,".will be hosted by Visual and Performing Arts students and staff in ACD 102 from 6-10 PM.
In the final presentation, on March 30, artist/scholar Yolanda
Lopez will give a personal survey of her work. For further information a bout "Women's H erstory M onth," contact Laurie
Schmelzer, Women's Studies Department secretary, at (760) 7504137 or Ischmelz@mailhostl.csusm.
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sources.
Among the many features of
the new system is the San Diego Library Circuit, through
which s tudents can r equest
from over 4 million books collected at the libraries of UCSD,
SDSU and t he University of
San Diego. Once requested, the
books will arrive at the CSUSM
library by t he next b usiness
day.
Reid called the system "wonderful" and a "real bargain,"
considering the increased access offered to students. "This
system does not exist many
places in the United States,"
she added.
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Reid said the library staff is
also working to provide more
electronic access, while continuing to add more volumes
on site. The library stores over
half of its collection offsite, in
the Foundation Building (the
annex), which is aceessible only
t hrough c ourier. S tudents/
h owever, c annot b rowse
through this part of the collection; they must request a particular book, then wait one day
for delivery.
^ e library piaps t oadd onsite shelving in the near future,
but finding a location has become a problem. Structurally,
only certain p arts of Craven
Hall can handle the weight of
the books. The central part of
the "U" in the building can accommodate it, b ut no open
space exists for shelves. The
back area of the third floor in
the library remains available,
and t he staff is studying t he
possibility of immediate expansion.
The amount of library space
available for students has also
become an issue. The library
currently has 263 "reader sta-
tions" for students who wish to the building. ,
This spring t he university
study there., But, according to
most library standards, at least plans to begin a campaign to
t hree t imes t hat m uch i s raise f unds f rom t he private
needed.
s ector. A b ond r eferendum
"We're trying tofigureoutscheduled f or this November
where else on campus we can also could provide the necesfind spaces for students," said sary funding.
Reid.
Reid, however, conceded
S tudents also have com- that at least a generation of stuplained about the library's poor dents will p ass t hrough
lighting system, especially at CSUSM before that center can
night. As a result, the univer- be completed.
sity will r evamp t he system
The tentative plans for the
over the summer. By next fall, n ew b uilding i nclude stack
Reid says, t he stacked study s pace f or 8 40,000 volumes
desks and the reference area ( the p resent l ibrary h as
will have better lighting.
190,000, including electronic
Thelibraiy also has extended resources); desks for approxiits hours this spring and is now mately 1,500 students (it now
open from 1 to 5 p.m. on S at- has 263); 6 0 multimedia comurdays and Sundays. Reid said puter l ab stations; media censhe would like t o extend t he ter space for two television stuhours further, but more staff is dios; two multimedia presentaneeded. The budget allowing, tion rooms; a nd t wo teleconshe said, two more staff mem- ferencing rooms.
bers will be hired, as well as
The p lanned building will
additional student assistants, serve as t he campus headquarthus hours to be extended even ters f or designing, producing
more.
and delivering curriculum to
The staff also has E-mail ad- the students.
dresses so students can ask refIt also will serve as a teacherence questions even when ing a n4 learning center, offer, the library is closed.
ing s tudents m ore e ngaging,
"We need to provide more methods of instruction, includservices for people who are not ing r eaching s tudents at realways on campus." Reid said. mote sites both on and off camFor tomorrow's student, the pus.
p roposed 1 40,000-squareIn addition, it will provide
fbot, new Library and Informa- access to collections both on
tion C enter ... p art of t he site and beyond and services
CSUSM M aster Plan ... will for "anywhere, anytime learnsolve most of these problems, ing" a nd p ermit s tudents to
Reid said. But construction of take classes at times and places
that building still is a long time whichfittheir work and famoff.
ily commitments. Reid said she
The plan calls for the five- would b e p leased to discuss
story l ibrary t o b e l ocated plans about t he f uture of the
across the cul-de-sac from Cra- library with any interested stuven Hall. But because a state- dents. She can be reached at
wide bond referendum failed in 750-4330, or through E-mail at
1994, there is no funding for mreid@mailhostLcsusm.edu,
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�ASI elections kick-off March 31
B Y J AMES G ATES
Fans of democracy take note: cial projects and internal af18 CSUSM s tudent g overn- fairs), external vice president
ment positions will b e u p for (responsible f or public relaelection in less t han a month. tions and statewide liaison), fiH ie annual ASI (Associated nancial vice president (responStudents Inc.) elections will be sible for managing budget and
h eld on c ampus T uesday, h uman resources), secretary,
March 31, a nd W ednesday, child care director, recreation
April 1. The polls will open at 8 director, programming direca.m. and stay open for a mini- tor, two representatives each
mum of e ight h ours, a s r e- f rom t he College of Arts and
quired by t he r ecently p ub- Science, College of Business,
College of Education, u nderlished ASI election codes.
The location of the polls will graduate s tudents and postbe posted two weeks before the baccalaureate students.
Voting for the last 10 repreelection. All full- and part-time
s tudents who h ave paid ASI sentatives is limited to students
within those d epartments or
fees are eligible t o vote.
Voters must provide valid categories.
photo I.D. and may need their * Interested candidates must
student identification number. pick u p application f orms in
The 18 positions at stake are Commons 203, Commons 205
ASI p resident, i nternal vice or the Career Center (Craven
president (responsible f or spe- 4th floor).
Tickets to
CSUSM's Annual
Ball selling fast
Applications must be submitted by March 13.
The ASI election codes, available at the center for student
involvement, outline election
qualifications.
Undergraduate candidates
m ust have b een enrolled at
CSUSM and have completed at
least one semester prior to t he
election, earning a minimum of
6 semester units.
Graduate and credential students must have earned a total
of 12 s emester u nits d uring
t heir last year as an u ndergraduate to be eligible.
Candidates also must have
maintained a minimum overall 2.0 GPA and be in good academic and disciplinary standing. S tudents on p robation
may not seek office.
The ASI election codes also
specify t hat a candidate can
pnly serve in one office at a
time, can campaign only during the three weeks before the
election and cannot campaign
within 100 feet of the polls on
election days.
Also, a c andidate c annot
s pend m ore t han $150 a nd
must provide any receipts, invoices a nd/or documents pf his
or her spending to an elections
committee.
The six-member elections
committee, newly formed this
year, oversees everything from
campaign budgets to counting
votes.
"We've created rules in the
election codes that didn't exist
before.
We plan to be much more organized," said senior Daniel
Vega, committee chair. "The
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working on a plan that would
give s tudents t hree u nits of
credit for serving a full-term in
office.
Faltaous urged students to
get involved in t he electoral
process because "they need to
be aware of their rights.
They are the consumer and
.clientele and should hold the
university accountable for the
product and service provided."
He added:
"Students should vote because it's their voice that needs
to be heard.
I t's t heir r epresentation
that's on the line. If you don't
vote and get a weak leader, you
get nothing but weakness."
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The invitations aren't even in
the mail yet, and already more
than 3 00 seats for t he California S tate U niversity, S an
M arcos' Ball a re s old. T his
year's event, set for Saturday,
April 4, is being held at t he elegant F our S eason's R esort
Aviara.
The gala is t he elev^
enth annual celebration for the
University and first f or it's new
president, Alexander Gonzalez.
Though he has met many individuals, t his will b e h is f irst
opportunity t o lead t he community in celebrating t he talent and educational resources
the university brftigs to North
County.
Planning for t he affair
I s being led by Rancho Santa Fe
philanthropist a nd businesswoman S helley L indstrom.
She is joined by f riends from
Escondido — Kay Byrne, J ean
Stenstrom and Jaftice Eickhoff
— t o p lan t his s pectacular
evening.
"We not only want to
raise m o n e y for important university needs, but also provide
our supporters with an evening
of great fun," said Lindstrom.
"We are pleased with the exceptional advance ticket sales
and we expect this to be t he
largest and most specactular
Ball yet."
This y ear's t heme is
" Night Magic." G uests will
dance to the big band sounds
of Billy and the Band. The elegant evening also includes a
s tunning s ilent a uction, a
drawing for a $4,300 cruise in
the Carribean, and a chance to
win a half-karat diamond.
T he Ball is t he
u niversity's
p remier
fundraiser. Last year, the event
raised $55,000.
Proceeds are used for
the university's highest priority n eeds i ncluding s tudent
scholarships, the purchase of
instructional equipment and
faculty recruitment.
Tickets are $150 each
and sponsorship opportunities
are still available. For an invitation or m ore i nformation,
call 750-4405.
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T T A T W s t he president of Cal State
1 / 1 / San Marcos? Barely o ne out
T T of eight s tudents on c ampus
know, according t o a r andom survey.
In unscientific polling, some 2 00
s tudents were asked t hat question last
week on campus. Only 2 6 correctly a nswered, u Dr .Alexander Gonzalez."
A few o thers took incorrect guesses,
b ut m ost a dmitted t hat t hey d idn't
know. Even a fter being told Gonzalez's
n ame, a m ajority of t hose polled said
they h ad never h eard t he n ame. Many
s aid t hey h ad n ever b een t old
Gonzalez's n ame.
As o ne j unior s tudent f rom Poway
p ut it, "The only n ames I know a re my
p rofessors' names> a nd e ven t heir
n ames I h ave t rouble r emembering.''
Were t he results shocking? No. Many
of t he s tudents polled said t hey were
only on campus w hen they h ad classes.
Gonzalez himself h as suggested in t he
p ast t hat campus communicatiSns a nd
awareness a re h ampered b y t he absence
of on-campus living. I n h is President's
Convocation A ddress l ast A ugust, h e
said, "A s tate highway r uns down t he
middle a nd s eparates u s f rom o ne a nother!" "We have come t o realize t hat it
is t oo easy t o not know what is taking
place."
Dot.Comm comes to town
B Y LODIA ORAMAS
How many times have you had a complaint about a program or a club not being available at CSUSM? How many times have you done something about it?
One communications major, Quito Washington did do something. His thoughts and
concerns about the communications program at CSUSM led to action, the formation of
a new club called Dot. Comm. He's present secretary of the newest group on campus to
liave a voice.
President Brian Frye, who also is majoring in communications, and Washington
thought the name Dot. Comm. would fit the club perfectly. Both are also specialists in
utilizing the Internet.
The club will have its next meeting on March 6.
Dot. Comm., which Frye says has 60 people "already interested," was organized in
the middle of the fall semester. Its goals include focus groups in which small groups can
target an area of interest, a book-share program, internships, scholarships and networking with San Diego State University's Communications Club.
Frye and Washington shared the sentiment that communications majors virtually were
without a voice on campus. As one junior put it, "CSUSM just doesn't offer very much to
communication majors."
Dot. Comm. seeks to change that.
Fiye said the club is looking for members, particularly ones interested in serving on
its various committees. Interested students can visit Dot. Commas web site at
WWW.csusm.edu/puhlic/dotcomm.
GARY E. MEANS NAMED DEAN OF EXTENDED
STUDIES AT CSUSM
Gary E. Means, Ph.D., has been appointed dean of Extended Studies at California State University, San Marcos. The appointment concludes a nationwide search. He
assumes the position March 4.
Means, a former Vista resident who attended Palomar Community College and
San Diego State University, comes to CSUSty from the University of Southern Colorado
where he was dean of the College of Humanities arid Social Sciences since 1994. Means
also served there as dean of continuing education from 199$ t o 1995, and chair of the
department of sociology froml986 to 1993.
"I'm looking forward not only in returning to San Diego, but in developing
CSUSM's Extended Studies program into a responsive and valuable educ^tion^respurQe,
for the citizens, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies of North
County," said Means. "By merging the vitality of the region with the promise of the university, Extended Studies
is certain to play an increasingly important role in the growth and development of North
County."
Means' extensive academic experience began as an associate professer of sociology at Arizona State University in 1973. In 1980, he joined San Diego State University
as an associate professor and coordinator of the university's North County Center Programs.
Means also worked as a social worker, protective services supervisor and staff
development supervisor with the San Diego County Department of Public Social Services from 1965 to 1973.
After earning an Associate of Arts degree from Palomar Community College in
1961, Means continued on to San Diego State University jivhere he earned a bachelor's
-degree in psychology and master's degree in social science. He earned his Ph.D. in Social
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B Y D UFF BRENNA
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novelist a nd short
story writer Thomas
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v. The Book of Angels, a
novel about a contest of wills between
an artist a nd a magician, a nd a story
collection entitled, Drive Dive Dance &
Fight
Kennedy was p rompted t o
write Angels when a f riend of h is
became involved with Satan worshippers. In order t o u nderstand w hat was
happening t o his f riend, Kennedy read
books on t he occult, a nd h e f ound
them "pretty chilling stuff, b ut i t
occurred t o m e t hat a contest of wills
between a n artist a nd a magician could
make for a n exciting novel."
The "angels" in t he story a re
emblematic of t hose angels who "in
dubious battle" warred in Heaven. The
artist becomes a kind of good angel
trying t o hold o n t o h is sanity a s h e is
drawn toward a n abyss of evil f rom
whieh4here4s * » r eturn. Physically he~
M
is no match for t he magician a nd so t he
artist m ust rely wholly o n h is wits, o n
his ability t o o ut-think h is o pponent. I t
is nip a nd tuck, a profoundly intellectual wrestling match t hat is a s exciting
t o read as any first-rate, page-turning
thriller.
In Drive Dive, Kennedy
describes m en and women weakened
by t heir loss of religious faith, t he guilt
of extramarital affairs, t he fear of
aging, t he h orror of dying, and t he
limits of t he mind's ability t o grasp its
raison d'etat
I n t he first story, "Bonner's
Women," Bonner watches t he "gathering darkness of unimpeachable
December" descend on t he city a nd
realizes t hat t he only antidote for t he
depression h e feels "is a n Oak Bar
martini." I n Kennedy's work t he use of
alcohol becomes at times t he equivalent of prayer, a way t o find a n alternate reality and, occasionally, a m eans
t o a n epiphany.
J ohnny Fry in t he story,
"Kansas City," is o n a mission t o m end
h is life. We watch h im wandering f rom
San Francisco t o Kansas City, drinking
martinis a nd searching through t he
labyrinth of t he past f or clues t o where
h e went wrong. Near t he e nd of t he
story, h e views a painting by Francois
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Drugstore Cowboy
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River's Edge
W HEN ASKED ABOUT HER FAVORITE
FILMS, Dr. R enee C urry, D epartment
Chair of L iterature a nd W riting S tudies, quickly a nswered, D rugstore Cowboy a nd River's Edge. D rugstore Cowboy, directed by Gus Van Sant> s tarring
Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch a nd t he l ate
W illiam S. B urroughs, a nd, R iver's
Edge, directed b y Tim H unter, s tarring
Keanu Reeves, l one Skye a nd D ennis
Hopper a re b oth h oused in CSUSM's
Media Services video collection. "Both
f ilms a re s imilar t hematically a nd
s hare a n i rreverence t owards
a uthoritarial i nstitutions*,' s he s aid.
We d iscussed t he s hared s truggles a nd
h idden h umanity iji b oth f ilms.
E ach f ilm p resents d ifficult
q uestions a nd d ifficult c hoices, f or
b oth actor a nd audience, in u nique a nd
u nusual settings. Discussing t he d rugaddicted r enegades depicted in Drugstore Cowboy D r. C urry r emarked,
" [They're] n ot even c ounter-culture
people b ecause c ounter culture implies
t hat t here is a whole c ulture of t hem
b ut you know t he people in Drugstore
Cowboy are folks who a re engaged in
illegal activities, t racking down d rugs
f or t heir pleasure". We agreed t hat they
w ouldn't b e s ub-culture a s t hat would
i mply s omething b eneath o r b elow
" normal society," which t hey a re not.
Considering t heir existence a s
h uman beings, t hey have t he s ame tlir
l emmas a nd decisions t o m ake t hat we
Gautiere called The Midwife and it
gives him a sort of holy moment of
insight and t ruth, where t he past a nd
present come together at last.
In "The Severed Garden," t he
main character, B, steals t he grave b ust
of J im Morrison, takes it home, sets it
u p as a shrine in t he basement and
drunkenly dances before it, "a balding
aging fleshy m an dancing alone in t he
candlelight." The images described are
religious, and I asked Kennedy if B, in
effect, was worshipping a n alternate
god.
"We all need something t o
alleviate t he emptiness t hat pours into
u s in unguarded moments. Morrison
a nd t he other images in t he b asement
represent B's temple of saints, their
eyes upon him. Through t hem h e
creates his own religious rituals.
Religion is a means of easing t he awful
anxiety of a world r un by chance."
Chance? I asked Kennedy.
No planned destiny? No gods deciding
o ur fate?
"Once I saw a big-headed boy
bouncing a ball o n t he sidewalk. H ie
ball hit t he kid in t he head a nd fluked
crazily away, him chasing it. Some-
times I see t hat as a reflection of the
whole thing—a ball bounced by an
idiot, a life of infinite possible t urns
fluking u s through f rom birth to death.
Maybe o ur lives are nothing b ut a
series of rocket stages, our p arents fire
us off, we fly, we fire kids off, they fly.
It's all a kind of celebration of t he crazy
meaninglessness we encounter. And
yet-"
And yet what?
"And yet maybe not without
meaning. And yet t here are consequences t o our choices, sometimes
serious ones. And yet there is something in t he rhythm of t he h uman
h eart t hat makes u s want t o seek t he
good—and p erhaps something t hat
makes u s want t o seek darkness as
well. Perhaps t he Zoroastrians were
right: p erhaps o ur task on earth is t o
help Light in its battle with Darkness.
'Sing t he songs of light,' they told us."
Light a nd darkness, h umor
a nd love a nd a great compassion
inform Kennedy's rhythms in Angels
a nd Drive Dive, Both books are filled
with mesmerizing lives, strange,
alluring a nd intimately, satisfyingly,
familiar. Reading/Signing @ CSUSM, Mar 18 at
all d o. "They a re people who a re s truggling w ith d ay-to-day l ife, p eople
struggling with how t o f ind pleasure",
Dr. Curry w ent on t o say, "Struggling
with relationships, struggling with n ot
only y our love r elationship b ut y our
connection t o people o utside t he love
r elationship, y our c onnection t o
p ower". A ptly i llustrating t he p oignancy of t he c haracters a nd t heir
struggles s he c ontinued, "but w hat t he
film is able t o do is t o show you t hat
regardless of how people behave, t here
is s omething a bout t heir h umanity."
I n one way o r a nother, t here
is a c onnection, a s hared e xperience
t hat b onds t he public a nd t he p erformers. While t he c haracters in D rugstore
Cowboy d o n ot actively s eek o ut t o
h arm others* i nadvertently s omeone
dies d ue t o t he i nexperience of y outh.
Dr. Curry p oints o ut, however, t hat "at
t he m oment t hat t his h arm is d one t o
t his young w oman, at t hat exact m oment t he l eader of t he crew h as t his
e piphany a bout t he i rregularity of
what h e's doing and t hen w ants t o s tart
living a n ormal m undane d rug f ree existence". He m ust t hen rectify within
himself t he challenges we all f ace in
how t o b e moral a nd ethical a nd d esirable.
T he o pening of River's Edge
c hallenges u s t o f ind t he d ichotomy
p osed w ithin t he f rame. T he c amera
p ans a d reary, r ainy l andscape c omplete with a wide, flowing river, showing a n 11-year old boy on a bicycle listening t o a loud ape-like scream, t aking also i nto view t he f ramework of a
bridge. Dr. Curry elucidates, "What t he
b ridge d oes, i s s ituate b ars i n t he
f rame, m uch like y ou're in a j ail. So
t hat you've g one f rom t his f ree, f ree
p astoral space, t his l ittle boy's h ead,
a nd t hq c amera m oves a round a nd
suddenly t here are b ars t hroughout t he
e ntire f rame a nd t he boy a nd t he scene
a nd t he s cream a re t hen e ncompassed
inside t his jail."
S ubconsciously o r s ubliminally we r ead t he s cene a s s imultaneously l imiting a nd u nlimiting. The
d irector chooses t o d emonstrate t hat
n o m atter h ow " free" t hings, life, we
may a ppear, it is a t t he s athe t ime a n
e ntrapment.
T he c haracters in River's Edge
f ace a n e ntrapment of a decidedly different n ature; t eenagers on t he lookout f or a dventure, f ind s omething t hat
d raws t hem t ogether in a n odd a nd u nsettling way. They q uestion t heir lives
in t erms of values, goals a nd direction
- Flicks, p age 1 1
noon in ACD 102
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Breaking the
Surface soars
BY FREDRIC B ALL
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it
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J ohn.
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Now,
m ultimedal-winning
Olympian diver Greg Louganis
has turned the video camera on
himself with "Looking to t he
Light," a b ehind-the-scenes
glimpse of his personal life since
his ground-breaking biography,
"Breaking the Siirface."
"So many people asked me if
I was doing another book after
"Breaking the Surface,' and I
just didn't want to go through
t hat w hole p rocess," s aid
Louganis f rom h is h ome in
Malibu. "So when the director
of the film version (produced by
the USA Network) approached
me a bout doing t he video I
thought it was a perfect compromise."
A n ative of San Diego,
Louganis has been a competiIIW^I
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tive diver since the age of 10.
Still in his teens, he won a silver
medal in the 1976 Olympics and
by the age , of 30 had won four
Olympic gold m edals. In
" Breaking t he S urface,"
Louganis traced his rise to diving stardom, an ascent filled
with several obstacles.
He was taunted by schoolmates because of his brown skin
(he was put up for adoption by
his biological mother, a Caucasian, and Samoan father) and
dyslexia which went unnoticed
until his teens. He grew up with
an abusive father, battled substance-abuse p roblems, a ttempted suicide and eventually
came to terms with being gay.
When "Looking to the Light"
premiered at t he West Hollywood Pacific Design Center last
fall as a benefit for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR), many in at-
New gay
soccer team
now
recruiting
Players
Contact:
Scott Trevor Morre
(619)226-1676
A n ew r ecreational
soccer team for gay men named
the San Diego Breakers Soccer
Club is now recruiting players
of all ages and skill levels for its
roster, with Monday evening,
practices set to begin March 9.
The club is being 6rganized by two San Diego area
men, Kelly Sieben* M.D., a family practice physician at Sharp
Rees-Stealy Medical Group,
who lives in Scripps Ranch, and
J ohn B aril, a H uman Resources computer professional
for Scripps Clinic and resident
of La Jolla.
1 Baril and Sieben both
a re l ongtime soccer players.
Baril started playing with t he
San Diego Sparks gay soccer
team 11 years ago and contin-
tendance were moved by what
u nfolded on t he video. The
emotions ran the gamut from
laughter to tears.
"That's one of the things that
was m issing f rom t he TV
movie," said Louganis.
"It wasn't a very realistic view
of people living with AIDS on a
day-to-day basis. The video is
more honest and candid."'
And it is. Throughout "Looking t o t he Light," we see
Louganis deal with the cost of
expensive and complicated new
AIDS treatments as well as returning to old habits that would
interfere with his HIV.
But t here are lighter moments, too. Much of the last few
years has seen Louganis traveling cross-country speaking on
college campuses and appearing
at countless book signings. Another highlight is a video diary
of Louganis achieving a recent
goal: completing the 1997 California AIDS Ride, a 500-mile
plus bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Like other documentaries of
its genre, the video takes an unflinching look at a man still
coming to terms with his evolution into a role modeLforth$
gay and HIV/AIDS communities. "I'm not comfortable being seen as a role model. I don't
t hink I'll ever b e," said
Louganis. "Everybody is human
u es t o p lay w ith t he t eam.
Sieben played five years with
the Sparks, until last year.
Their goal is f or t he
Breakers to join the San Diego
County Soccer League by the
time main season competition
begins next October. The team
also plans to play in the Black
M ountain 7 on 7 s ummer
league and possibly ongoing
indoor play at Folsom's sports
facility in North Park.
" We're o pen t o gay
male players of all skill levels,"
said Sieben. "All ages are eligible, and experience is not
necessarily required. Willingness to play and a good attitude
are what's important."
M ore e xperienced
skilled players looking for a serious competitive team will be
referred to the Sparks.
Initially, the Breakers
is soliciting players for its 18man roster. "If there are more
people interested, we wouldn't
turn them away. Anyone is welcome to come to practice and
other club social get4ogethers,"
Sieben said, noting t hat first
practice is at 6 p.m. on March
9.
The B reakers would
complement the Sparks, which
recently announced plans to
become more competitive. "We
hope both teams will benefit
f rom our recruiting efforts,"
said Sieben.
He e xplained t hat,
"Well differ from them in that
our playing time will be preferentially f or gay guys, a nd
t here will b e more equitable
p laying t ime r egardless of
skill."
While anyone may attend practice, those who are
selected for the team roster will
pay monthly dues, although
the amount hasn't been determined, Sieben added. Baril and
Sieben say they plan to secure
a lit practice field.
For more information
or to j oin t he club, call 6875600 or e -mail t hem a t
gaysokrsd@aol.com.
Photo courtesy of Random House
Greg Louganis with his dog Ryan Luke
and we all make mistakes, obviously. But what you have to do
is pick yourself up, dust yourself off a nd m ove on f rom
there."
A signed edition of the video
can be ordered for $39.95 (not
including shipping) by calling
(SqqJ
mail at
Great Dane Productions, P.O.
Box 261655, Encino, CA 91316.
The video also will be available
in the coming weeks in stores
nationwide for $29.95.
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m aintaining s ome s ense of d ecorum a nd c hange y our n ame t o " Don't A dd-Adam"
g ood taste w hen e ncountering d ifficulties G oldman! A nd you call y ourself a political
s imilar t o thosevMr. G oldman w rote a bout. ' s cientist? Mr. G oldman, y ou h ave m uch to
In t his p articular c ase it a ppears a s t hough learn a bout the discipline of political science
D rs. B eavers, T hompson a nd R ocha g ave a nd i nterpersonal c ommunication s kills
f ull m easure- w hile M r. G oldman f ailed m ore g enerally. N o s elf- r especting p olitico
w ould be c aught d ead o perating in a m anner
s he had s uggested the c lass w as f ull. T his m iserably.
w ^s n ot e nough f or M r. G oldman- h e
It is p ossible that the e nrollment c onsistent w ith y ours.
D on't let y our e go w rite c hecks
p roceeded t o c omplain t o D rs. T hompson. r ecord m aintained by the professor*and the
a nd R ocha * p rotesting that Dr. B eavers' A &R o ffice w ere i nconsistent. H ad M r. t hat y our c ircumstances c annot a fford t o
h andling of t he s ituation w as u nfair a nd G oldman g raciously w orked to m itigate the c ash. In t his c ase y ou b ounced a b ig o ne!
p rejudiced a gainst h im.
I w ould w ish y ou g ood luck with
s ituation w ith b oth s ides b efore r esorting
t o n ame c alling and t aking an a ggressive y our p olitical s cience c areer p lans M r.
P LEASE!
F or t hose w ho m ay riot b e a ware- p osture- h e m ost c ertainly w ould h ave G oldman- but s omehow I d on't t hink t his
! C alifornia S tate U niversity San M arcos is r esolved this issue a m onth a go. B uthe did is y our f ield. P erhaps y ou w ould be b etter
* j ust, t hat- A U NIVERSITY. A ND A S A riot-and w e a re l eft t o r ead h is d istorted s erved by c hanging y our m ajor t o o ne inwhich w ords l ike " tact", " finesse" a nd
U NIVERSITY ( not a c ommunity c ollege, a ccount h ere.
o r h igh-school in y our c ase Mr. G oldman)N ot only that, he h as t arnished h is " savoir-faire" are less c ritical. S eismology?
it c ommands a h igher l evel of c ommitment. r eputation w ithin t he C SUSM P olitical
f rom b oth i ts s tudents a nd its f aculty. It S cience d epartment-one of the s mallest and S igned,
e xpects that s tudents' i nterpersonal s kills m ost cloisely knit c ommunities on c ampus. J eff B urleson
w ould b e u p t o p ar w ith b oth t heir Mr.,Goldman, y our c hances of a dding A NY S enior, Political S cience M ajor
c olleagues a s well a s their p rofessors.
c ourses at t his school in the f uture a re next C alifornia S tate U niversity San M arcos
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a l etter by a M r. ( I u se t hat t itle w ith n o
s mall m e a s u r e o f g e n e r o s i t y a nd
b enevolence) A dam G oldman, w here h e
l ambastes P rofessor B eavers.
W hile c ontinuing on t o c all D ean
Rocha a " coward." H e c laims t hat h e w as
late t o t he f irst c lass s ession of P LSCI413
because h e l acked a p arking p ermit. W hen
he f inally a rrived m ore t han 2 0 m inutes
later- h e f ound c lass h ad c oncluded, e arly.
H e c ontinues o n - w riting t hat Dr.
B eavers w ould n ot a dd h im t o t he c ourse at
the s econd c lass s ession b ecause t he r ecord
The Mountain High Compromise
B Y D AN LA BELLE
Sure, you'd like t o head t o Mammoth
Mountain this weekend. Every skier/
snowboarder would.
Carving t he first tracks through fresh
powder is t he highlight of any winter
season. •
i But what if you only have a da3Ktb'&kii:
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o fride? You knbw t he situation: test on
Monday in history^ p resentation in literature
on Tuesday, and
so o n. But you
still want to experience t he
snow.
In that case, local mountains are your
only choice. And when you think local
mountains Big Bear immediately comes
to mind. But t hat might not b e the best
choice.
Mountain High is located about 2"
h ours n orth o n I nterstate 15 i n
Wrightwood in t he San B ernardino
N ational F orest. C omprised of two
separate resorts, an east and west, it
offers varied terrain for both beginner
and advanced skiers/snowboarders.
The west resort has long and widegroomed trails serviced by a high-speed,
quad chairlift. It is the most popular of
the two resorts for skiers because of its
wide and clean runs.
The east resort features Fault Line, a
full-sized, snowboard terrain park with
a series of man-made launches and a
good-sized half pipe for both beginning
and advanced riders.
But what makes Mountain High a
good day-trip choice is t hat it requires
no mountain driving. That's right, no
winding roads. While the slopes t hemselves are snow-covered, the roads are
usually not.
This convenience comes at a cost,
t hough. "Most of t he snow is m anmade. It doesn't have the same feel as
real powder," says Chris Sorensen, an
avid skier for 14 years.
Adds intermediate snowboarder Josh
Waters, "The slopes are crowded on the
weekends. Sometimes they even sell out
of rental equipment."
At $35 for an
eight-hour l ift
ticket, it's not
t he best value
either.
*
However, Mountain High's closeness
can make the difference between ^ et-
r
Flicks
f rom p a g e 9
ting to t he slopes and staying home,
especially in the middle of a semester.
You can avoid the crowds by showing u p early. The resorts open at 8 a.m.
daily. Arriving early also will guarantee
that you can rent whatever equipment
you need.
An a lternative would b e t o visit
Mountain High at night when it is less
crowded. The east resort offers night
skiing on 75 percent of its runs, including all of the Fault Line terrain park.
It may not be what winter vacation
d reams a re m ade of. But M ountain
High is a compromise between that sixpage research paper due on a Monday
and having a little winter f un.
as any teenager does however, as with
t he characters in Drugstore Cowboy,
Dr. Curry points out, "These are people
o ur society, h as d eemed d ifficult t o
love, difficult to care a bout.. . a film
director can get an audience to take a
look at these folks and spark a germ
inside of us t hat says, 'I feel compassion here', 1 can love the most unlovable".
River's Edge will certainly spark some
serious conversation regarding difficult decisions and the people we love.
Discussing two of h er favorite films
arid their appeal, Dr. Curry posed a
v ery r eal arid r eflective q uestion,
"What about those among us that are
so difficult to love?
What happens if through art,
you can find a speck of yourself inside
these people, can you then see something human, a connection to humanity?" Both D rugstore Cowboy a nd
R iver's Edge will p rovide f ood f or
thought.
Letters to the editor
; are welcome
If you would like to
comment on any school or
campus related subject,
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Associated Students (ASI) elections
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library
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spring 1998
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