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THE PRIDE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002
VOL.XNO.XIV
'AU Things to All People'
or 'Nothing to Anyone':
The Dilemma of
PeopleSoft at CSUSM
The CSU is spending money, not subsidized by the
state of California, that could be costing students their
faculty and classes
By ALYSSA FINKELSTEIN
Lead Editor
The lack of classes that will
be available next spring is drawing lots of attention from many
students and faculty members.
It has been speculated that the
lack of availability is due to
the statewide budget crisis, but
there is another sieve that the
California Faculty Association
(CFA) claims is draining the
CSU system, not funded by state
allowances. It is being implemented at all CSU campuses
by direction of the Chancellor's
Office, and it's a computer program called PeopleSoft. So far,
CSUSM is remaining on budget
and not showing any signs of
trouble with the implementation, but the project is still far
from finished.
CFA response to the implementation of PeopleSoft
According to the homepage of
the California State University
at calstate.edu, the entire system
is made up of 407,000 students
and 44,000 faculty and staff.
The primary representative of
the faculty in the CSU is the
CFA. In an email circulated to
its members on Nov. 20, the CFA
has issued an "urgent request"
to all CFA members, asking for
any kind of information and/or
evidence about misappropriation of funding of the PeopleSoft project. It says that in a few
months, the "California State
Auditor is scheduled to complete its comprehensive audit
of the CSU's Common Management System (CMS/PeopleSoft)
computer data project."
The message also reports that
the "software has demonstrated
poor performance history at
other U.S. campuses, and that
the project is likely to cost tens
of millions of dollars more than
its original $400 million estimate." While the $400 million
approximation is system-wide,
there are only 23 CSU campuses, which means that if each
university were the same size,
there would be a roughly $17
million average for each school
to pay out of its own funding
- and each campus is expected
to surpass that estimate.
Held at San Jose State University, hearings for a CFA project,
entitled "The Future of CSU,
Reclaiming the University for the
People of California," involved
speeches by powerful union
representatives from around
the state. Pauline Robinson, the
director of the CSU division of
the California State Employees
Association (CSEA) staff union,
expressed her concern about the
PeopleSoft changeover. "What I
think the CSU is missing here is
they don't value the talent that
they have in the system...They
now have another partnership
going.. .It's called CMS or
PeopleSoft... We have Silicon
talented techs in our system, but
their talents aren't recognized.
[The CSU seems] to think that
these people are not economically viable, that they need to
bring in another whole group,
they need to outsource all the
work, or insource our people,
whichever way they're planning
on going...So when you say
where is the future of this CSU,
I really couldn't say, because
there's nothing that we can do
to stop progress, but I still think
that peoples' needs should be
looked at and measured before
you just jump into something,"
Robinson said.
What is PeopleSoft?
According to Bill Welch, an
independent PeopleSoft consultant, "a PeopleSoft project going
way over budget happens about
as often as a Catholic priest getting lucky." PeopleSoft is a computer software company that
created a multi function software package that was meant
to be 'all things to all people,'
according to Welch. He said, "It
is a very large system and has
many components, depending
on [why a company needs it]."
The PeopleSoft programs
for higher education use basically three products. The first
is a Human Resources/ Payroll
Financials package, which
tracks income, expenses, and
assets. The second is a Student
Administration package that
includes student financial inforSee PEOPLESOFT, page 5
Disorganization or Fraud?
ASI Movie Night: A Disaster for
Edwards Cinema Management
Each Student's $50 Semester Fee for ASI Being Spent
in Part on Questionable Activities
By AMBER ROSSLAND
Pride Staff Writer
On Nov. 21, ASI sponsored
its first free movie night for
students at Edwards Cinemas in
San Marcos, the 9:45 p.m. showing of Eminem's film debut in 8
Mile. Students began to arrive at
6 p.m. and were shocked to find
out that the theater personnel
were unaware of the free ticket
offer for CSUSM students on
that evening.
Problems in Planning and
Organization
San Marcos Edwards Cinema
manager, David Landfield, was
furious to find the entryway
to the theater bombarded and
blocked off by CSUSM students
who were demanding free tickets. "This promotion was not
authorized nor were we notified
of this event," said Landfield. He
further commented that for an
event this size by an organization, it would be necessary for
the organization (ASI) to rent the
theater at a cost of $2,400.
Worried students lined up
outside the doors watching and
listening to the cinema management complain about the situation. The students explained to
theater management that they
had learned of this free movie
promotion through flyers and
e-mail. Grace, an Edwards
employee who was stationed at
the door, pointed out the illegali-
ties of the advertisement that ASI
had produced. Theflyerfeatured
not only a copyrighted film
advertisement that was reprinted
without permission, but the
name of the cinema was printed
without notification and permission as well.
At 8:50 p.m., members of ASI
and their programming board,
who were hired to create community at CSUSM, arrived with
over 100 group activity passes
to purchase tickets at the box
office. The tickets were bought
at this time, and the programming board members who were
buying the tickets were not
even aware of the exact showtime. Furthermore, the flyers
distributed at CSUSM said that
only 50 tickets were going to be
given out to CSUSM students,
however this was not the case,
as there were 100 tickets purchased. When questioned as to
why the programming board
members were purchasing the
extra 50 tickets, they expressed
concerns about riots breaking
out if they denied entrance to
anyone.
Cinema management confronted ASI programming board
members about the chaotic situation. Landfield informed ASI
that he would not exercise the
law and press charges against
the university at this time, however he indicated that this type
of event was never to occur
again without permission of the
theater. He further declared that
the theater would be more than
happy to accommodate future
university-sponsored activities
with proper notice and planning.
ASI Programming Board
Representative Brett Gladys
defended their actions by saying
that they had called the theater
during the previous week and
spoken with an employee, who
had told them that there would
be no problem with holding
the event on the day and time
requested. It was later determined that the employee was not
a member of theater management
and did not have the authority to
permit the event, thus Gladys
had been given incorrect information.
Student Money for NonStudents
While about 18 students said
to have received aflyeror e-mail
for the event, many admitted
to being close friends of ASI
members who had invited them
to the showing. Many students
who had attended in response
toflyersor e-mails made comments regarding the huge
amount of people who showed
up with the ASI programming
board members.
Programming Board and ASI
members began checking school
IDs and handing out tickets
around 8:55 p.m. to students, yet
several students were seen going
See ASI MOVIE, page 4
�News Update: CSUSM Staff Responds to
Registration and Administration Troubles
By JULIE MYRES & ALYSSA classes because they obtained
FINKELSTEIN
poor attendance in the past."
Pride Staff Writer & Lead
Editor
Wiener also indicated that,
"There is a Catch 22 here in
Last week, The Pride ran an some departments: If lecturers,
article about the difficulties that who teach most evening and
both students and faculty are Saturday classes (as they teach
encountering with new registra- most classes at GSUSM), are not
tion policies and administrative allowed to teach upper division
changes. It has drawn a lot of courses, then only full-timers
attention. There are some cor- who volunteer or get forced to
rections to the facts presented teach evening and Saturday
in the previous article that The courses will offer students those
Pride would like to present.
schedule options."
Wiener (see table at right).
Wiener added that, for the
classrooms accompanied
by asterisks, "the realistic
maximum occupancy is
much lower; student in back
rows can see and hear poorly.
These statistics are based on
Academic Scheduling's chart
for the second week of the
term. More classes might
have been added." This
information is based from
statistics taken from this Fall
2002 semester.
Time offerings
Lecturers who chose to remain
anonymous informed The Pride
One communication was
that they would like to teach
received from Steve Wiener in
evening and weekend classes,
the classroom technology serbut it is not as much of an option
vices department. He informed for them as it is for full-time
us, "there really is not a shortage faculty.
of classrooms on this campus,
but rather a poor consolidation
Classrooms available and capacof time offerings. Administra- ity
tion claims they cannot offer
more evening and Saturday
The information reported last
week about classroom capacity was
also incomplete.
The original information was gathered from the Cal
State San Marcos
website and was
actually an incomplete list of useable classrooms
and their capacWhat if tuition wasn't a problem? Ifs not for students
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Poor organization leading to
more scheduling difficulties
However, along with scheduling
difficulties, Wiener contends
that poor organization has
caused some of the problems as
well. He said, "a basic foreign
language class [was scheduled
during] the first few weeks in
ACD 102, a large lecture hall.
At least a few classes are dangerously overcrowded; one even
had a wheelchair-bound student.
If you are in such an unsafe
classroom, you should report it
to Regina Frasca, Director of
Risk Management and Safety."
In light of this corrected information, there is a newfound
concern among The Pride and
many students regarding the
decision-making of the use of
these classrooms.
CSUSM administrator response
to statistics previously reported
The Pride also heard from Richard Riehl, Executive Director
of Enrollment Services. In an
email sent to Staff Writer Julie
Myres (the author of last week's
article), Riehl said that, "Your
article pointed out the challenges
we face as a rapidly growing
university."
Riehl also pointed out a few
Capacity
Building / Room #
ARTS 101 (VPA classes only) 60
200
ARTS 240
145
ACD 102
80*
ACD 104
90*
ACD 305
65
UH 100
56
UH 360
60
UH 370
66
UH 373
clarifications about the information printed last week. He said
that, "Our enrollment this fall
was 7,627, not "just fewer than
7,000," and he also clarified that
SDSU is continuing to accepting applications for spring of
2003. The original information
reported last week was based on
various estimated numbers that
were reported by members of the
administration and the CSUSM
website. The SDSU information
was originally gathered from
the Union Tribune, however
an article published in the San
Diego Union Tribune on Friday
December 6,2002 also corrected
the SDSU statistic.
It also turns out that the FTES
numbers were reported incorrectly. Riehl said that, "These
numbers make no sense at all,
although I think I know where
you got them. The 5,066 was
the actual FTES count for last
spring. The 6,627 number was
the headcount for last spring.
We project this spring's FTES
count to be 5,608, with a headcount of 7,337. That represents
a decline from 5,810 FTES and
7,627 in the fall. We stopped
taking admissions applications
for spring earlier than ever in
our history to attempt to bring
enrollment down closer to our
funding level." The information
published earlier was gathered
originally from a member of
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36%
32%
40%
45%
40%
55%
53%
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and Sciences.
Editor's Note:
This article is definitely covering
a controversial subject that has
brought attention to students,
faculty, and administration.
Many of the quotes and statements made by lecturers and
faculty members were granted
with complete anonymity in the
original article. One reason
there were errors in actual numbers andfacts is due to the lack
of information openly published
for student use. The Pride found
many sources of information that
contradicted each other and did
its best to get the correct information for the article.
It is apparent that Pride staff
writers are frequently given
incorrect information by staff
and faculty who do not realize
the implications of the information they are distributing. This
has happened several times
during this semester when writers have approached sources
for stories. Correct information
could be more easily reporteddn
the future if faculty and staff as
well as students, try to remember
that The Pride is also growing
(alongside the university) albeit
with only one journalism course
and no program to support it.
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By JENNIFER ACEE
Pride Staff Writer
ters. The application process, of what will be available.
rent students not being thorhowever, gives priority to new
f ) u g ^ y i nfomed] is another
students rather than to those f However, the i nfq^atioif exaijjjple o Q ^ w our campus
CSUSM's first on-campus already attending CSUSM.
highway leading f ron^faous^ is [beginnf&g to seem] very
housing, The University Viling's trailer-office in park-: capitalistic^ She added, "I
lage, scheduled to open for
All prospective new stu- ing lot O up to a campus of think it's more important for
the fall of 2003, is accepting dents to Cal State San Marcos current students seems to be Cal State to value current stuapplications. Since Oct.l, the are being thoroughly informed falling a little short. "What, dents. What about the money
date on which the application of the upcoming on-campus apartments on campus are we put into the school by stayprocess began, students have housing opportunities; the opening up?" is the current ing here?"
steadily been submitting their office of admissions is team- buzz from students already
applications for one of the ing with student housing and attending CSUSM. Adrienne
While it is obvious that
460 spots available in the new development to ensure that Rolschilein, a liberal studies
attracting students to CSUSM
apartment-style living quar- new students are well aware major, commented, "[curSee ON C AMPUS, page 3
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with on-campus housing options
is a wise decision, at least
financially, for the university,
the director of student housing
development and management,
Heather Singer, described other
motives. As for the reason why
incoming freshmen are being
given priority in The Village,
Singer said, "We want to allow
them the opportunity to grow,
learn, and become familiar with
the campus during their first
year, and ultimately become
connected to the university."
Lots of plans are in the making
for creating that connection
to the university, as well as a
general sense of community,
A wide-range of programs and
activities will be available to
students living in The Village,
"Anything from cook-outs... to
cultural programs... to study
skills sessions" is in the plans,
described an enthusiastic Singer,
The future of CSUSM's oncampus boarders appears to be
brimming with exciting opportunities.
as well as telephone, cable, and will accommodate only about
internet hook-ups comes standard 235 cars. 460 resident spaces
in every apartment. Apparently, are available inside, but only
gone are the days of traditional about half of them will be able to
dormitories, where two students find a space for their car outside,
per couple-hundred-square feet No plans have been made yet to
get thrown together for a year resolve this problem, and this
of forced proximity, poor quality may turn out to be a tough break
cafeteria food, and endless treks for many students, especially
down the hallway to their floor's given the state of California's debathroom.
prioritization of efficient public
transportation.
Nevertheless, The University
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The popularity of CSUSM continues to grow
By MARTHA SARABIA
Lead Editor
For the third time, the growing popularity of Cal State San
Marcos, shown by the large
number of applications received,
has forced the administration to
stop accepting applications for
the fall of 2003 admission. The
rule applies only to first-time
freshman and to lower division
transfer students with fewer than
60 units. On Thursday, Dec. 5 at
11:59 p.m., applications for these
two prospective groups were
closed, however applications
from upper-division transfer students with 60 units or more and
graduate students are still being
accepted.
ASI
ment within our funding."
Despite the closing of the
admission process, Richard
Reihl, executive director of
enrollment services, said that
CSUSM allowed a few extra
days for students wanting to
enroll in this university. "The
deadline allowed for some
flexibility for last-minute applicants," said Riehl, "The open
enrollment period established
by the California State University ended November 30, 2002.
We've allowed a few extra days
as a grace period for those
whose applications might have
been delayed for one reason or
another, but we now must stop
accepting applications because
of our need to manage enroll-
students due to the budget deficit.
"Because of budget uncertainties, we can't predict how much
longer undergraduate applications will be accepted from
transfer students," expressed
Riehl.
According to Riehl, since Dec.
5 more than 4,300 applications
had been received from potential freshman students. This
equals the number of applications received from freshman for
the entire 2002-2003 academic
Because of the increasing popyear, and this time the applica- ularity of CSUSM, Riehl said,
tions were accepted all the way "We recommend that students
through July.
file their applications materials
as soon as possible."
Not only has the number of
As for the difficulties that the
freshman students increased, but
the numbers for other categories increase in enrollment might
of students are also equal to or create for currently enrolled stuare above the numbers from dents, Riehl said that university
the same time last year, in July. administrators are "working to
However, this might create some preserve the quality of instrucproblems for prospective transfer tion for students who are already
enrolled." He added, "To do that,
we may have to slow down the
number of new students entering
the university until we have more
resources available."
Cal State San Marcos experienced a 17 percent increase
in enrollment for the 2002-03
academic year, and it is currently
struggling to balance its funding
with its teaching and service
obligations. Furthermore, with
the prospect of reductions in
state allocations for the 20032004 academic year, the campus
has started to adopt a cautious
approach to admissions, which
might leave many prospective
students out of the university.
Movie Night Event from page l
through the ticket line more
than once to receive tickets for
friends who were not CSUSM
students or were without their
IDs.
both groups were on their way
to Zip and Zack's to eat prior
to the movie, leaving only 18
students behind to wait in line at
the theater.
By 9:05 p.m., with tickets in
hand, ASI, their programming
board members, and guests of
A University Education
At 9:30 p.m., 92 people were
admitted with CSUSM-purchased movie tickets into a
156-seat theater by cinema management to view 8 Mile. While
most were excited to receive a
free movie pass, some attendees
inquired as to why student funds
were spent to f und the viewing
T
of a movie about the 'hood rather
than on an educational or art
film with some substance such
as Frida, which was showing
on the screen in the next room.
However, no changes were made
to the agenda.
walking the 8-mile, considering that ASI, whether or not
it was intentional, had broken
several laws, according to what
the movie theater management
said, and had possibly committed fraud by using ASI money
in order to distribute tickets to
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�PeopleSoft at CSUSM
mation and financial aid data.
The last is a Student Records
package, which includes applications and pre enrollment testing
information.
The functions included for the
Cal State system are Administer
Workforce, used for employee
history data; Base Benefits, used
for capturing benefits information; Time and Labor, for capturing attendance; and Labor Cost
Distribution, used for putting the
payroll costs into the appropriate
accounts.
The CSU web page for Frequently Asked Questions about
PeopleSoft says that, "everyone
who uses the new system will
be required to receive training
before access is granted to the
system." Another statement on
the site indicates that, "while the
data will all reside on hardware
located at the Unisys facility in
Salt Lake City, each campus'
data, including the Chancellor's
CSUSM response to CFA
Office data, is on a separate data- charges
base and access will be controlled
by user ID and passwords."
When asked to comment about
the state of affairs in regard to
Welch pointed out that the the CMS/PeopleSoft project at
program, intended to be 'all CSUSM, both Dean of Students
things to all people,' is generally Jonathan Poullard and Vice Presdelivered to a customer as 'noth- ident of Academic Affairs Franing to anyone.' Through intri- cine Martinez referred The Pride
cate programming and computer to Wayne Veres, the CMS project
architecture, often courtesy of director at CSUSM. According
PeopleSoft software technicians, to Veres, because it is a relatively
the program is customized to the small and fairly new campus, the
needs of the client. As indicated budget estimate for CSUSM is
by Welch, "It is very expensive approximately $6 million. Veres
to do this configuration, [since] said very plainly, "CSUSM is not
most consultants are paid $200 over budget on the CMS project."
per hour and there are probably Furthermore, Veres commented
50 per day, all day, for several that, "I haven't heard or seen
years." Therefore, every campus any of [the allegations from the
will have to spend tens of thou- CFA]."
sands of dollars in order to train
the staff on how to use this
Veres also commented about
program. The training process whether or not the project will
could last several years.
be worth the expense to all of
f rom page 1
the CSU campuses. He said,
"It's very beneficial to have all
campuses using the same administrative system." He also added
that in May of2000, the CSUSM
President's Cabinet approved a
6-year project plan, which began
during the fiscal year 2000/2001
(sometime between July 1, 2000
and June 30, 2001). Cal State
San Marcos has chosen a phased
implementation approach, meaning that, "as modules [of the
program] are phased in, we are
training our staff."
According to Veres, all campuses of the CSU are aiming to
"complete implementation of the
[Human Resources], Finance,
and Student modules of PeopleSoft by 2006. We are on schedule to meet that commitment."
Contrary to CFA accusations
that the CSU campuses are
outsourcing talent, Veres has
been an employee of CSUSM
since 1992, and he says that all
members of the CSUSM CMS/
PeopleSoft implementation team
are employees of the university.
However, he admitted that "we
do contract with some consultants but only for very short
periods of time - 1-3 days at a
time - and only when we need
help through some functional or
technical detail."
The CSUSM website has a link
for the invoicing of PeopleSoft
trainingathttp://cms.calstate.edu/
T4tiSanMarcos.asp, but it cannot
be opened by anyone without
a password. Employees are not
issued passwords until they have
completed the training required
by the program. Needless to say,
very few people on the CSUSM
campus actually have access to
this information.
CSUSM
Domestic Violence
Loses Norm
Event Brings
Awareness to Campus Nicholson
CSUSM sociology students educating
other college student's about domestic
violence and sexual assault
By RIACUSTODIO
Arts Editor
Cal State San Marcos is hosting a Domestic Violence Informational Fair on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Dec. 10-11. Staff
from the Women's Recourse
Center (WRC) of Oceanside
and counselors will be on hand
in Founders' Plaza from 9 a.m.3 p.m. to answer any questions
regarding domestic violence and
sexual assault. Students of Sociology 329, Victims and Criminals, are putting together this fair
in order to contribute to awareness of domestic violence as part
of a service learning project in
our communities. All events are
free and open to the public.
On Tuesday a nd. Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
in Academic Hall 404, panel
discussions will focus on different issues, ranging from
local services that are available
to victims and their families to
local law enforcement, detailing
their involvement in domestic
violence. CSUSM Professor Valerie Callanan of the sociology
department expressed that Tuesday's panel will discuss informative issues dealing with criminal
justice response to domestic
violence. Topics discussed on
Wednesday's panel will overview
information dealing with local
services for victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault. Each
panel will offer notable speakers
from Domestic Violence District
Courts of Vista, Center for Community Solutions, Investigative
Specialist with the Oceanside
Police Department, San Diego
County Sheriff, to Rancho
Coastal Humane Society.
1974 to offer temporary shelter,
supportive services, counseling,
free crisis intervention, transitional housing and a 24-hour
crisis hotline to the public.
Professor Callanan thought
that a fair would strengthen the
commitment of CSUSM students and encouraged them to
put together an event, per their
requirements for service learning components. She expressed,
"Part of educating women and
men about domestic violence
and sexual assault is learning to
think about these crimes differently.. .college age students do
not think about these issues, or
if they do, they tend to distance
Brochures and WRC coun- themselves thinking that it could
selors will also be available to never happen to them."
discuss informative issues such
as date rape, sexual assault and
Students are encouraged to
domestic violence.
join the event and to become
conscious of domestic violence
The WRC is an organization and sexual assault by increasthat devotes time and resources ing awareness and knowledge.
to support individuals and fami- For those interested in knowing
lies victimized by violence. It more about the WRC, they can
was established in Oceanside in call (760) 757-3500.
By BRIAN FISHER
Pride Staff Writer
Dr. Norm Nicholson, dean
of instructional and information technology services,
spends his last weeks at
CSUSM after nine years of
campus technology achievements.
Dr. Nicholson immigrated
to America from Scotland at
age 18. His constant interest
in engineering got him jobs
in aerospace technology.
After his career in aerospace, his interests shifted
to working for the Santa Ana
School District as a teacher,
and then moved to a community college.
in California. CSUSM has
even become the email service provider for the new
Channel Islands campus.
With over 2,000 computers networked together at
CSUSM, wireless access
and new computers, it has
become one of the leading technology schools in
Southern California.
Norm says he is confident
in his staff and believes
the school will be in good
hands. He explains, "I'm
leaving the university in
very good shape!'
Nicholson described why
he decided to leave CSUSM.
"I've worked long enough.
I've spent 9 years here, and
a whole career of 30 some
years before that in other
places. I just decided now
it's time I can afford to. Its
time to find out if there's
life after work! I've worked
really hard almost all my
life and I'd like to see what
else there is. I'd like to spend
more time playing golf and
spending time with family."
His interest in Cal State
San Marcos sparked after he
discovered that many older
schools were shutting doors
on innovative thinkers and
ideas. Norm wanted a fresh
start with people "who were
willing to push the envelope
of instructional technology."
Nicolson says that one of his
primary accomplishments
at CSUSM is just having
"attracted and kept a great
A search is currently
staff."
underway for Nicolson's
replacement after his retireNicholson has made ment, effective Dec» 20,
CSUSM one of the lead- 2002.
ing technological schools
�CSUSM Student Tours The Country
By MATT VARELA
Pride Staff Writer
North County resident Brian
Desjean, 31, is a CSUSM junior
like any other, who works hard
while getting an education. However, Desjean's job is somewhat
different than most. Desjean has
a talent with the bass guitar and
explores that talent with his band
'No Knife,' which can be heard if
people listen to 92.1 or 91X fm.
Their latest album, entitled "Riot
for Romance," has had quit a bit
of success, landing them their
last tour with 'Jimmy Eat World'
back in October.
"No Knife's" latest tour with
'Jimmy Eat World' gave the band
a chance to play some songs
from their new album, and also
gave Desjean a chance to not
attend school for a few weeks.
About the challenge of going on
a tour and attending school at the
same time, he said, "I was a parttime student at Palomar when
we toured extensively. Now that
I am at Cal State it's all about
touring during the summer, or
doing short runs here and there
so I don't miss too much work. It
can be a bit stressful, and sometimes I feel I could be doing a
album. Last Halloween, Desjean
left his class in a hurry to get
down to the Belly Up Tavern
in Solana Beach where all band
members dressed up and played
the Halloween party. They also
Desjean has been playing recently did a tour in Japan and
bass for about 12 years now, will go back again this January.
and has been with the band for
Desjean plans on graduating in
about 10 years. When he is not
in the classroom, he is playing the Spring of 2005 with a degree
shows here and there. At a recent in visual and performing arts.
benefit show, 'Toys For Tots', About his hopes for the future,
down at the 4th and B venue in he said, "After graduating I hope
San Diego's" Gas Lamp Quarter, to be able to afford a house here
the event was filled with people in San Diego, and a few more
wanting to see "No Knife" play albums would be nice."
some songs from their new
little more with my music, but
the band has reached a point
where fans know that we don't go
through their town that often, so
when we do, it's a good show."
"Our next show is January 7th
in Tokyo, if you can't make that
one, we have another show when
we get back on January 31st at
the Belly Up Tavern in Solana
Beach," Desjean said about his
next show. If people are interested in seeing 'No Knife', they
can check them out at the Belly
Up or check out their website at
www.noknife.net.
Our Neighbors Show Support: They Too
th
Remember September 11
By JAMES SIMMONDS
Pride Staff Writer
To this day, America still
sits and waits to see if the current administration will decide
whether or not to take this country into a full-scale war. Meanwhile, Mexico and Canada's
people say to support America,
although they would not want to
see any harm come to this country. A war on this land could very
well cause harm to their borders,
especially if the United States
is dealing with an enemy that is
capable of using chemical warfare - warfare that will not only
take out the soldiers fighting but
also the innocent people at home
who fight to keep their country
going.
Neighbors Down in Baja Speak
Out in Support for the U.S.
Traveling through Mexico,
many people said they were willing to fight to help the Americans. In Rosarito, Juan Punta,
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does not want a war so close to
home; she is afraid for her people
and for the Americans. Maria
Villa added, "This is not a good
war, no war is a good war." At
the tip of Baja California in Cabo
San Lucas, the mood seemed to
In Guerrero Negro, two men at be all the same "Viva los Amerithe beach said that if the immi- canos, kill the terrorists."
gration would give them green
Neighbors Up In Canada
cards they would in return fight
Express U.S. Support as Well
for the "Americanos." In the
background a drunken woman
North of the United States in
yelled, "Viva Mexico y Estados
Unidos," before she dropped Canada, people also have their
to her slumber. She might opinipns regarding a possible
have overheard the conversa- war. Here the people also suption. Then a stocky bearded port America and its actions. In
man rudely interrupted to say, Vancouver, the airport employs
"Pinches gueros! No es nuestro many people of Middle Eastern
problema, ya vayansen!" which descent. One of these employees
means "Fucking whiteboys! It's said that it is not his war and had
nothing further to say regardnot our problem, just leave!"
ing the possible war between
Farther south into La Paz, America and Iraq.
mainly women expressed their
a 25-year-old bartender at the
Papas Beer Nightclub, said he
would come to America and join
the Navy. He said, "I will go to
San Diego and join the Navy.
Just give me a gun and I will kill
those terrorists."
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Yemen had a lot to say about
the visions of war. He said that
he does not want there to be war,
but if there be one he would support America. "What happened
last year was not right that day
or any other day. Terrorists hurt
your country, other countries
and my home country. It is not an
American war. It is the world's
war against terrorists."
Further east, in the mall of
the town of Kelowna, people
expressed feelings about the
possible war that faces America.
One person stood out in her
answer, Bianca Hughes. Hughes
said, "I am Canadian and proud,
but if for some reason I had to
say I was something else I would
say an American. I mean we are
like Americans but on the other
side of the border. If America
goes to war I hope they win. If
the war comes to American soil
then I hope that the Canadian
army helps with whatever."
In a town called Hope a
women working the cashier
at the highway gas station
responded, " You Americans
should bomb the terrorists,
they should pay for what they
did. I know someone who died
in the twin towers."
Even farther east, in the
small town of Vernon, the
last stop before heading back
to Vancouver, Canadians were
also very supportive of the
Americans. They answered
with passion as if their own
country, was attacked. Heidi
Lee, a 19-year-old nursing
student, said, "When I saw the
news and watched those planes
crash my heart dropped. I was
so sad when I could see people
falling from the tops of the
buildings. It is not fair, terrorists are cowardly people, there
is no combat in terrorism."
�Chimpanzees Progression in the World
Ruben Science Fleet Center: J ane Goodwall's Wild Chimpanzees
By STEVEN ZAMORA
Opinion Editor
through the film as the dominator of his companions, showing
force in order to establish his
Jane Goodwall's Wild Chim- rule over the group.
panzees, an IMAX film featured
at Ruben H. Fleet Center, swung
On
Gombe,
Goodwall's
their way into the spotlight portrayal of the alpha male's
through Goodwall's research presence in the forest relates
findings, revealing many inter- to humanistic culture. Since
esting facts about chimpan- the old Mesopotamian culture,
zees in an African National which featured "might as right"
Park called Tanzania's Gombe for the leader of hominid tribes,
Stream.
the western humanistic tradition
has defined a nuclear family as
Born in England in 1934, one with a leading male, whose
Goodwall earned her Ph.D. responsibilities have been domiin Ethology from Cambridge nance and the ability to provide
University in 1965, and moved for his family.
to Gombe to research chimpanzees in the wild, where she has
Also, Goodwall noted that
spent her life trying to preserve when chimps play with each
wild animals along with many other and engage in other
forests.
forms of interaction, a similarity between human beings and
The incredible thing that chimps that is both species disGoodwall discovered is that play affection, strong emotions,
chimpanzee groups - mothers, anger, and frustration when
fathers and children - herded interacting with one another.
together and resembled human
Along with data collected
beings in their behavior. For
instance, there is an alpha male from observation through the
who is the dominant leader of chimpanzees' natural lifestyle
the group in every herd. Frodo, at Gombe, in the film Goodwall
at age 20, is the alpha male who reminds people that chimpanweighs 120 pounds, almost 30 zees share 99% of their DNA
pounds over his chimpanzee with human beings. Then she
counterparts, and is depicted presents a couple of questions to
the audience. One question that
Goodwall makes is "why don't
we consider chimpanzees human
beings?" Another question is
"what differences are there
really between human beings
and chimpanzees?" There is
no doubt that chimpanzees walk
on their hands as opposed to
humans, showing a difference
between the two.
However,
Goodwall points out that the
differences among humans and
chimps are minimal.
In the past, the true distinguishing point between humans
and chimps has been the notion
that human beings can reason
and pass down knowledge to
their children—this assumption
no longer exists in the realm
of understanding. Goodwall
discovered that chimpanzees
have learned to make tools with
which to hunt their prey, such as
ants. This knowledge of hunting,
chimpanzees have passed down
from their mothers during the
seven years where baby chimps
need emotional and physical nurture from their parents, similar
to children's development with
their mothers. This reasoning
and passage of knowledge therefore disqualifies the main assertion that chimpanzees cannot
reason or teach baby chimps.
With regard to whether people
should consider chimpanzees a
species of human beings, Goodwall stands firm in saying that
chimps are closely related to, or
even actually are, human beings.
The research can be used to
study the evolution of human
beings, because the chimps
may be the best example of how
human beings in fact evolved
from chimpanzees.
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�C h r i s t m a s Spirit, C o u g a r Style
Many CSUSM clubs have organized events to help those in need this holiday season
By CHRIS MARTIN
Pride Staff Writer
Throughout the month of
December, various CSUSM
student organizations have been
working diligently to ensure a
happy holiday season for the
less fortunate in the surrounding
communities. These organizations seek assistance from the
student body, faculty and staff
in the form of donations of toys,
non-perishable food items, blankets and clothing. These three
holiday drives and one fund
raising campaign will all be held
on campus and the specifics and
contact information are listed in
the paragraphs to follow.
Angel Tree Toy Drive
Circle K International, sponsored by the San Marcos Kiwanis,
is an international student community service organization that
helps to foster leadership skills
and provide community services
to children. For the 11th year
this organization has sponsored
the Angel Tree Toy Drive. With
organizational help from the
Black Student Union and the
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity,
Circle K International plans to
provide toys for local non-profit
organizations. Organizers of the
drive intend to make Christmas
a little merrier for a San Marcos
home for boys. This particular
home was designed to house
young men that have been aban-
front of Craven 4107, Commons
207B and University Hall 400.
After all the goods have been
gathered, the volunteers will go
out into the fields and distribute the clothing and food to the
workers. For those interested in
assisting MEChA or who desire
more information on this organization, please contact Celia Martinez at martil31@csusm.edu.
The Children's Diabetes Foundation
doned by their parents, or who
have been taken from abusive
parents for their own safety and
well-being.
program support assistant for the
faculty mentoring program and
one of the Angel Tree organizers.
"And if we're lucky we'll have
some elves and other Holiday
Planning for the drive began characters as well," she added.
in October and decisions were
made as to what groups would
In addition to the Angel Tree
receive donations. Then, infor- Toy Drive, organizers are planmation regarding each child ning to go Christmas Caroling
was gathered, including age at the Silvergate Retirement
and, sometimes, particular Home in San Marcos Dec. 19
wishes. Beginning in Decem- to try and brighten Christmas
ber, a mock tree, complete with for the elderly. For questions
paper angels containing a child's or for further information
information and a box next to it regarding
these
activities,
were set up in the Dome. From please contact Anna Fleming at
there, the campus community afleming@csusm.edu.
was encouraged to take one of
the angel ornaments, purchase MEChA's
Farm
Worker
a toy specific to that child and Christmas Drive
return it to the box unwrapped.
Finally on Dec. 22 a wrapping
Movimiento Estudiantil Chiday will be held and the toys will cago De Aztlan (MEChA) is an
be delivered. "One of the Tau organization that was founded in
Kappa Epsilon fraternity broth- the late 1960s by students who
ers will be dressing up as Santa were hoping to expand educafor the kids," said Anna Fleming, tional opportunities for Mexican
Americans. Today, the mission
of the organization is the same
as it was when the organization began: to address issues of
inequality, to perform community service and to reach out to
local high school students.
The ladies of the Alpha Xi
Delta sorority have opted to
raise money for the Children's
Diabetes Foundation in a truly
capitalistic manner. The sorority members will have booths set
up in Founder's Plaza and will
be selling mistletoe for $1 and
candy canes for 50 cents. This
is a truly symbiotic crusade. The
ladies will be offering a product
to consumers and will use the
profits for a good cause. For
those interested in simply donating money to the Foundation,
please contact Danyll Monroe at
monro008@csusm.edu.
MEChA is collecting warm
clothing, blankets, non-perishable food items, and toys for San
Diego based migrant farm workers and their families. Following
the teachings of Cesar Chavez,
MEChA is devoted to promoting better working conditions for
workers in the fields. "Our main
focus is the Latino community
and since many farm workers are
of Latino descent our hope is to Toys for Tots
give back and stay connected,"
The CSUSM Veteran's Assosays Celia Martinez, MEChA
ciation is sponsoring a tradisecretary at CSUSM.
tional Toys for Tots drive. For
more information, please see the
The Farm Worker Christmas
calendar section or contact assoDrive began on Dec.3 and will
ciation president Gary Taylor at
continue until Dec. 13. There will
gary@Computer-Essence.com.
be boxes for donations placed in
Santa's Village Visits San M a r c o s
The 9th annual City of San Marcos5 Christmas celebration paints a smile on the face of kids
By JASON PADILLA
Pride Staff Writer
It was three weeks before
Christmas, and San Marcos
was the city. There was a huge
Christmas celebration, and al)
the children were giddy. Saturday, Dec. 7th, marked the 9th
annual City of San Marcos'
Christmas celebration, known as
Santa's Magical Village, which
lasted between 4:00 p.m. - 9:
00 p.m. at the San Marcos Civic
Center. With the celebration
geared toward younger children, who always seem to have
a double dose, of the Christmas
spirit, events were there to keep
adults occupied as well. Those in
attendance had the opportunity
to view and purchase a variety of
arts and crafts, all displayed by children dressed as elves and
vendors throughout the village. holiday music. With no more
than a few steps, crafts and venSanta's Magical Village had dors bombarded the hallways.
been decorated inside and out, Crafts featured included a wide
in order to bring the yearly variety of men's, women's, and
Christmas feelings to life; even children's clothing and jewelry,
the ample parking lot was filled as well as photography displays,
with lights and a 35 f t Christmas Christmas decorations, and for
tree, which was to be lit later those who missed dinner, foods
in the evening. Upon entering ranging from burritos to hot dogs
the village, all were greeted by and desserts were sold. Of course
As the evening grew darker, a
fire engine's bullhorn announced
that it was time for the Christmas tree lighting. With everyone
leaving the village in order to
gather around the tree, positioned in a grassy park just shy
of the parking lot, all awaited
to see the spectacle. When the
crowd was large enough, the
firemen flipped the switch and
the tree came to life with a mediocre display of a few strands of
Christmas lights. Nonetheless,
the children who were still
energetic from all the caroling
and sweets were thrilled at the
tall tree.
all items displayed were for sale carols. In attendance, San Diego
and sported the typical holiday State student Beth Outlaw had to
mark up.
say, "I've always liked caroling;
it is always f un to sing to strangLater in the evening, after the ers, especially when you are a
seller's booths and customer's kid." It seemed the kids did have
wallets both had a chance to cool a little f un singing the carols
down, parents and kids could to anyone who cared to listen.
enter an auditorium in order Farther down the hall, kids were
to view local children's groups encouraged to sit on Santa's lap
- mostly boy scouts and such and get their photo taken.
- perform favorite Christmas
Although the celebration continued until 9 p.m., most in attendance departed after the lighting
of the tree. Even as f un as the
holidays are, playing games and
seeing the same things can only
take your breath away once, and
making numerous trips through
the crowded village could be
very time consuming. All in
all, the event was a success and
the children seemed to enjoy the
Christmas celebration. If anyone
has kids and missed the event, be
sure to catch it next year,
�HOLIDAY
T HE P RIDE
Tuesday, December 10, 20Ö2 9
Talented CSUSM students presented La Pastorela
The Mexican Piquin Pepper is Much
Hotter than the Devil Himself!
By
MARIA
ACUÑA
Pride Staff Writer
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gave a fascinating, colorful, and
distinctive touch to the play. The
people cheerfully accompanied
the singers with applauses and
songs. However, it did not break
the momentum of the play, which
the spectators were able to perceive and comment. "It was wonderful, funny and very well organized. I did not know anything
about this Mexican tradition,
because I am from Guatemala,
but I enjoyed it a lot," said Ana
Gonzalez, who came with some
other Palomar College students
to see the play,
The Visual and Performing
Arts departments' Arts and
Lectures series, in conjunction
with the California Center for
the Arts in Escondido (CCAE),
showed from Thursday through
Saturday its 2nd annual presentation of the play, La Pastorela.
On Thursday and Friday the
presentation took place at 8:
00 pm, on Saturday there were
two performances at 2:00 and 8:
00 pm.
Directed by Dora Arreola
and adapted by Ursula Tania,
this traditional Mexican performance is a religious story that
was first introduced to Mexico
in the sixteenth century to teach
native people about Christianity.
The central idea in this adaptation is that no matter how hard
the devil and his wife Luciferina
try to impede the shepherds from
going to Bethlehem to adore the way it shows the temptations that
child Jesus, the shepherds tri- Satan offers the good people who
want to follow God's purposes.
umph over evil.
Lucifer (Dimas Constanza) and
The play was subtitled The Luciferina (Lydia Tonantzin)
Mexican Piquin Pepper is Much tempt the shepherds with the
Hotter than the Devil Himself to seven deadly sins: sloth, greed,
give the play its humoristic side pride, envy, anger, lust and glutand in a comic, well performed tony. The public witnessed Pas-
cuala (Martha Moran) overcome
lust after dancing "la quebradita"
with Satan, and Pancho (Joe Cordero) beat gluttony, and all the
other characters overcome temptation with the help of the Archangel Gabriel (Philip Jerge).
presentation was in Spanish
and kept the approximately 170
people laughing and singing.
CSUSM's Ballet Folklorico
Mixtlan mixed folkloric dances
with the pastorela and Jesus
Jimenez and Ramon Parra interpreted Mexican songs as well.
The enjoyable, entertaining These two artistic interventions
The cast included CSUSM
students and people from the
community. Professor Marcos
Martinez, Associate Professor
of Theater from CSUSM was in
charge of the stage production.
Martinez invited the public in
general to participate in the
next year presentation, since
they are planning to perform it
every year. He also gave special
thanks to the Bravo Foundation,
the Escondido Swap Meet and
the CECUT (Centro Cultural
Tijuana/Tijuana Cultural Center)
for their support. The play was
worth the $10.00 cost per person.
Well done and congratulations to
all the artists and all the people
that participated in the creation
of this lovely, yet hilarious play!
Can I Stay up to See Santa?
By ADRIAN CUNDIFF
Pride Staff Writer
child question whether Santa is real
or not? Is it that they did not like
the presents they got the year before
"Is Santa Clause real?"
or is it that the stories of St. Nick
have been so radically transformed
This question has been asked to during the years that it is difficult to
almost every parent at least once in believe in them anymore?
his or her lifetime. Many parents
are not ready to look straight into a
The history about St. Nick dates
child's face and tell them that Santa as far back as the fourth century,
is not real. Yet who are parents to when a wealthy Christian bishop
judge what is real and what is not made a name for himself by giving
real? Many parents of today are too many gifts to poor children. A fter
wrapped into working all the time his death, the Christian church
that they don't rejoice and see the named Dec. 6 a day of remembrance
world around them, let alone figure for the bishop. He then became
known as Father Christmas and was
out if a Santa really exists.
from that point forever linked with
In today's day and age, parents the holiday. Like his name, Santa
have stopped believing in something Clause, his attire was not always
in which they have believed for all the standard red and white suit that
of their childhood. What makes a we know of today; it changed from
story to story.
Some stories had him wearing a
purple or blue suit, and other stories
called him an elf. In the 1930's,
Coca Cola officially hired Santa
Clause as one of their spokespersons. Coca Cola standardized Santa
Clause as the Santa that we know
today, sporting the traditional red
and white company colors. Many of
the stories that came about from this
bishop were based on legends and
mythical creatures.
One legend, which is known, is
that he carried around a bag-full of
toys and rode on a flying sled that
was pulled by reindeer. In 1822
Clemente Moore wrote a series of
poems and named all the reindeer
that pulled the sled. Although
Rudolph was not one of the eight
original reindeer that Moore
described, he was the most popular.
Rudolph was merely a byproduct of
the advertising genius of Montgomery Wards, which was in turn created by Robert May.
Advertising plays a major role in
our life by shaping our beliefs and
traditions. Many times it is hard to
tell whether an event from the past
really happened or not, because of
the fact that second hand information can be twisted around so much.
So next time when a child looks at
you with their big brown eyes and
asks you the question I asked in the
beginning of the article, think about
the ramifications it could have if a
child does not have hope.
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�Is There a Computer
Lab Policy for Saving
Work, or Not?
been dealt with. A fter returning
from the Thanksgiving break,
all the work I've saved on the
desktop and in My Documents
for the entire semester has magically returned. Even the work I
had erased from the desktop two
months ago is back. However,
during the two weeks or so when
the "glitch" had occurred, the
work that I saved has still not
returned. Maybe there was a
virus in the system, who knows?
By JENNIFER JARRELL
Pride Staff Writer
As a follow up to last week's
story, "A (Not so) Funny Thing
Happened to Me in the Computer
Lab " I would like to update students about my latest findings.
Evidently, Mr. William Craig,
systems integration specialist,
was correct. There was a glitch
in the computer system, which
was erasing the work that students were saving to the desktop
and "My Documents." I am also
here to testify that the glitch has
What I can say? It now
appears safe for students to save
anywhere within their personal
settings. If there is not enough
storage space to save something,
a window will pop-up letting
students know to save their work
somewhere else. However, I do
make sure to back-up all my
I told Mary Atkins and Wilwork on a ZIP disk. (I've learned liam Craig that I was writing a
my lesson.)
story in the Pride about deleted
work in the lab, and they both felt
My big questions are: Where strongly about their knowledge of
did the lab people get the infor- the computer lab policies. They
mation that there was a new both had no problem letting me
policy implemented, not allow- know that it was okay to quote
ing students to save to the desk- them on the information they had
top? Why does Mary Atkins given me. Sadly, I haven't heard
believe that for 10 years now, it's from either one of them, letting
been a Cal State policy to save me know that they read last
only to the H: drive or disks? I week's story. I was hoping that if
don't remember being warned to they did, they could talk amongst
only save to the H: drive or a disk themselves about lab policies,
when I first came to San Marcos. and letting students know which
It is my contention that there places are okay and not okay to
are no policies at all. I guess save work. It would straighten
people just have their opinions out any misunderstandings—but
and decide to pass them off as more importantly; it would keep
a policy.
Cal State students from losing
valuable text.
Xlie G reat Society
W orked
By JEFF BROWNLEE
Pride Staff Writer
have children. A corollary to
this line of reasoning suggests
that as women can receive public
Since the late 1970s, social assistance whether they are marconservatives have made much ried or not this assistance essenof the alleged damage done to tially encourages illegitimacy.
the poor in the Untied States by
overly generous welfare benefits
These arguments may seem
and other forms of government sound at an intuitive level, and
aid. Government subsidies to they appeal to the cherished
the poor are blamed for a host of American myths of self-reliance
social problems such as unem- and independence; however, they
ployment, illegitimacy, and teen are patently false.
pregnancy.
Between
"In 1963 20percent of the 1965 and
The
basic
theory advanced American poor had never 1969, after
by conservative received an examination only
five
c o m m e n t a t o r s from a doctor;
years
of
like
Charles by 1970 thisfigurehad i n c r e a s e d
Murray
posits been cut to only eight per- a s s i s t a n c e
that government
to the poor,
cent. l i l l i l i
assistance serves
under the
as a disincentive
rubric
of
to work, encouraging the poor Lyndon Johnson's great society
to live off the largess of the state. programs, the poverty rate in
These same social theorists also the United States had been cut
suggest that as welfare .payments from 19 to 12 percent. In 1965,
I
are tied to the number of children 20 percent of American children
a female recipient has; welfare were considered poor; by 1969
payments encourage women to this figure was cut down to 15
percent. In the period from 1959 poor outweighs the benefits with higher welfare benefits tend
to 1969, the poverty rate for A fri- they provide. Once again, the to have lower rates of teen pregcan Americans
actual data sug- nancy. Unfortunately, many of
was cut from
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡11 gests otherwise.. these improvements have been
55.1 percent to
Economists Wil- undone since serious cuts in gov32.2 percent.
liam Darity and ernment funded social programs
Samuel Myers began in the late 1970s. These
Thanks
discovered that figures and many more may
to Medicaid
across diverse be found in the book The Way
and
other
g e o g r a p h i c We Never Were by Stephanie
government
regions in theCoontz.
funded health
United
States,
programs,
the higher the
The fundamental point is that
infant morwelfare benefits beating up on the poor may be
tality in the
the lower the emotionally satisfying for some;
United States
rates of ille- however, this practice is in fact
was
halved
gitimacy and based on emotion, not on reason
between 1965
welfare partici- or data. Any economist, even
and 1980. In
pation. In other the coldest laissez faire disciple
1963, 20 percent of the Ameri- words, illegitimacy and depen- of Adam Smith cannot help but
can poor had never received an dence are inversely related to be impressed by the hard data
examination from a doctor; by welfare payments.
corroborating the success of
1970 this figure had been cut
The Great Society's attempts to
to only eight percent. Poverty
Between 1972 and 1980, the ameliorate economic conditions
among the elderly, rampant prior percentage of children living for the poor. It is time to jettison
to 1964, has subsequently been in female-headed households in the superstition of Compassionall but eliminated.
the overall population rose from ate Conservatism and return to
14 to 20 percent. In households a compassion that really works.
Social conservatives assert receiving public assistance this It is time to rebuild The Great
that the dependency rooted in same category held steady at 12 Society.
government assistance to thepercent. Studies show that states
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�Of The Written Word
By TERESA MCNULTY
Pride Staff Writer
for 1-54 years and next spring, only
one course that I need is offered at 5:
30. It is an elective: Film and Other
I am one of those individuals who Genres. There is another course that I
attended school when I was young, haven't taken, Sacred Texts, which is
floundered a bit, and really didn't offered at 4:00.
know what I wanted to do. I got very
close to an Associates degree but bills
Unfortunately, even if I leave work
got to be too much, so I started work- in Sorrento Valley at 4:00, I don't
ing full time and didn't finish school. make it to CSUSM till 5:30, and at the
About six years ago, when I was in my salary he pays, there is no chance my
30s, I became frustrated, wanted a life boss will let us go early. I only need
change and decided I need to finish five more classes to graduate and I
school. I began attending Palomar am heartbroken. My choice is to quit
College and realized immediately that school or quit my job and take a loan.
this was the best decision I had ever If I take a loan for this semester and
made. Attending school in the evening the year for the teaching credential it
became so much more rewarding than should set me back at least $20,000.
watching sitcoms on a nightly basis.
Of course, it hasn't been easy.
I will then, if I am lucky, get a job
I didn't ask how trang passed the
spell check, but what can you say?
Porpoise is a word but not the right
word. Porpoise pens and other porpoise memorabilia started showing
up around the office but he didn't. His
arrogant behavior was trying to cover
up the fact he had poor writing skills
and in the long run was fired. This is
just one incident that shows how High
School English is important. Not all
jobs need college but in most jobs,
reading and writing are needed.
So here are the facts: US History
of Literature I & II and English Literature I & II are required courses that
have not been offered in the evening
at all since I have been attending
CSUSM. I can understand that there
are not a lot of electives offered but
it would really help if the required
courses were offered in the evening.
Not all of them, but a series offered
on some sort of yearly rotating basis
would be nice.
teaching where my starting salary will
be $36,000 since I can't really leave
the San Diego area. That's $500 dollars more a month than I am making
now, before taxes. I am struggling
with the decision to take out student
loans because it will probably be more
than $20,000 and the thought of being
Here are a few other things that make
that much in debt at this point in my it hard for evening students attending
life makes me ill.
CSUSM: Cashiers office hours are 8:
30 - 4:30. Financial aid office hours
The signals that I am getting from are Monday and Thursday 9:30 to 5:
My friends would all say how proud the administration at CSUSM are that 00 and Tuesday and Wednesday 9:
they were of me or "I really respect night students are not respected here 30 to 6:00. The automated answering
you for doing that, but I couldn't." But and that my major, Literature and machine says an operator is available
like I said, I thought it would pay off in Writing, is not important. Everything only during office hours. I tried all
the long run, not onlyfinanciallybutn this world revolves around lit- week and went from automated voice
i
also mentally. The education began to erature and writing, in some capacity. to another automated voice. I need to
fill up those holes of insecurity, and The textbooks and the newspapers we get a small loan now and I had just one
that feeling that I was lacking some- read, the films we see, and the novels
thing. From the moment of my return, we read, it's really quite a long list if
I wanted to teach; I knew though that you think about it and what about the
things would have to change finan- extended amounts of emails written
cially once I transferred to CSUSM daily on a professional level?
because it costs more money.
When I see the lack of courses in
I was happy when I was offered this major, it tells me that teaching
a position that paid well enough for English at the high school level is not
me to support myself while I was in important to CSUSM. But I know that
school — not something I'd be happy it should be. I had an old boss who lost
spending my life doing, but a good all of his credibility because he had
interim job while Ifinishedmy degree poor writing skills. He may have been
and credentialing. It's not great pay, a great salesman, but when an email
but it was more than I was making and is sent that says, "For the porpoise of
it would pay for the added expenses of sales trang..." and when I approached
University schooling. Except there is him about it - he was my friend, no
a problem: CSUSM doesn't offer the one else's - he says, "I used the spell
classes I need to graduate in the eve- check."
ning. I have been attending CSUSM
Starting my day at around 6:00am
and ending it at around 9:00pm, as I
walked across Palomar's parking lot,
I found myself thinking on a regular
basis, Long Day's Journey Into Night.
It felt okay, though, because somehow
I thought I would be rewarded, and
I passed on all the weekend events
that I was invited to because studying
needed to be done.
question. Plus, if you are attending
classes in the evening, it's really hard
to just stop off on your way in because
evening traffic is tough and it's usually
a sprint from the parking lot to get to
class on time.
Let's try some other departments.
The Career and Assessment Center
has the same hours asfinancialaid
office. The parking permit office hours
are 9:00-5:00, Monday through Thursday and closes early on Friday. Everything closes early on Friday, which
makes me think: couldn't they stay
open later one night to compensate for
leaving at 2:00 or 3:00 on Friday? The
Community Service Learning Center
hours are also 8:00-5:00.
Here is another really important
department especially for me, the
Writing Center; this also closes at 6:
00. I have never been there and my
professors are concerned that I can't
write a formal argumentative paper.
Actually, I am concerned too, unfortunately I can't get any help!
I feel that something's lacking
regarding the importance relating to
the power of the written word. That
and evening students are not wanted
at CSUSM. Of course, I really should
have known exactly what I wanted
to do when I was 20; I did but that
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�I have quit smoking now for
seven years. It was one of the
hardest things I ever did in my
life. When I was a smoker we
were able to still smoke everywhere. I did. I didn't blow smoke
in people's faces but I did smoke
in buildings. I quit smoking while
attending a junior college. Our
college was putting into effect a
smoke free campus. I was even
on the committee. I fought hard
for smoker's rights. One thing did
come out of it, designated smoking areas. These areas were away
from the people traffic, most
of them were in parking areas.
Smokers complained at first,
but were great after a while. The
only problem we were having
was who was going to be the
'cops'. I know they have solved
the problem by now though. But
now for CSUSM, the smokers
definitely need to get away from
the doors and hall ways. The
smoke is quite disturbing. I also
hold by breath when walking by
these students. I am an asthmatic
and the smoke does irritate my
lungs. BUT, CSUSM needs to
put the ashtrays away from the
buildings. They need to be in
open areas. When it rains, we
all have umbrellas. To smokers:
Please stay away from the buildings and the enclosed walkways.
Smoke in open areas and try
to quit. It will save your life.
I watched my mother and her
husband die because of smoking
and it was a very ugly sight. I was
not ready to quit at the time but it
wasn't much longer before I did.
Our campus has many resources
when you are ready to quit.
Dorothy Bruno
Senior-LTWR
The Smoke i nthe Air
Forget about finals, midterms,
papers, or cramming for surprise
quizzes; my biggest struggle
is breathing. Every morning
I struggle to make it up the
numerous flights of stairs leading to the campus, only to face
the clouds of cigarette smoke
that hang in the air morning,
noon, and night. Which is why
I was so pleased to see Steven
Zamora's article "Cigarette
Smoking: A School Problem" in
the last issue of the Pride. This
article addressed the problem...
I feel that I must strenuously
address the problem of smoking
on campus. Aside from the issi^e
of second hand smoke which I
do feel is a pressing concern, the
issue of students with respiratory
problems (myself included) are
at risk to dangerous toxins that
have severe negative effects.
in order to get a small amount
of oxygen into my lungs. It's
a never ending cycle; riddled
with pain as I struggle for each
breath, a combination of several
A few years ago in the heart of pills and minimum of 4 puffs
my teenage years in which I on my various inhalers must be
was a nationally ranked swim- taken to sustain my life. Shortly
mer I began to have tofightfor after beginning this my freshbreath, at first I thought it was men year in college I was told
a cold or something as equally my condition had developed and
small. Then the pain started in that my life would most likely
my lungs and near my heart. come to an early end. What
Panic overwhelmed my life as was the cause of this sudden
I learned that I had a rare heart increase in my disease? My
condition in which the bones doctor said poor air quality and
surrounding my heart were the excessive amounts of toxiweakening and swelling, lead- cants my lungs were exposed to
ing to a crushing effect on my as the primary result of a single
heart and lungs, thus causing cigarette were killing me.
me to have to breathe harder
A SI's E arly
L earning C enter
We are concerned parents of preschoolers
enrolled in the ASI Early Learning Center, and
are writing you to voice our opinions regarding the changes in the preschool's schedule for
next semester.
It just recently has come to our attention
that starting January 1, 2003, all children at
the ELC will be required to attend five days a
week, and half-days will be eliminated after
March 1.
years and were looking forward to graduating
with their class in May. You are shutting out
parents who have been heavily involved in
volunteering their time and making donations
to the school. Do you realize that the tuition
increase for non-funded community parents
who have their children in three days a week
part-time will be from $216 a month to $640 a
month? And even if a family could afford it,
not everyone wants their children in preschool
full-time.
A large number of children at the ELC attend
two or three days a week, half day. The availability of this schedule is part of the reason the
ELC is such a terrific program. Many parents
use the ELC as a quality preschool experience
for their children, not as a full-time day care
setting.
What is disturbing is that these changes
were made without soliciting any input from
the non-funded families. We were not invited
to the grant meeting where the reasons for the
ELC dropping the CDE Preschool Grant were
discussed. These changes came as a total
shock to many, and it is upsetting to think that
our children may not be able to finish out their
The ELC is, hands-down, the best preschool last semester at the ELC.
program in North County. By implementing
the schedule changes to full-time only, you
We are asking for a meeting with you to disin effect are destroying the program. Youcuss these changes in person before they are
are making it inaccessible to children who implemented. The contact person is Stephanie
have already been at the center two or three Nunez, 760-744-2533.
Non-smokers and smokers
alike have rights, and I do not
wish to infringe on anyone's
rights, however I feel I to
have a right; therightto live.
Dozens of public places have
adopted policies where they
have designated certain areas
as smoking zones, and have
left others as smoke free areas;
couldn't Cal State San Marcos
do the same?
Thanks,
Alison Sayer
Freshmen
La
Pastorela
According to Rick Moore's
latest "In the Loop" electronic campus news wire,
he states that our publicly
funded university is going
to play host to Pastorela: a
traditional Mexican holiday.
This original Spanish production brings together Cal
State San Marcos students
and community members
in a festive presentation of a
traditional Mexican nativity story. I have a hard time
understanding why and
how this religious "production" that has its roots in
Christianity, can actually
be allowed to be presented
on campus. Is it because its
organizers thought that it is
harmless? A fter all, aren't
they just "getting in the spirit
of Christmas?" Doesn't this _
production promote a religious myth that without publicly funded facilities, would
hopefully be relegated or
limited to being shown in a
church rather than the academy??
Shawn Harris
Senior, History
Dear
kelstein
Editors
and
Fin- enrolled f ull days instead of half,
Sarabia, and will be losing ELC tuition
funding at a time when tuition
I am a community parent of a is increasing
substantially.
child enrolled at the ASI's Early Staff and community parents
Learning Center preschool. will be required to enroll their
The preschool serves students children five days a week startand faculty/staff of CSUSM as ing January 1, with the half day
well as community families. option ending March 1 as well.
The preschool has run into
fiscal difficulty, and as a result,
drastic changes in the childrens' class schedules are being
implemented next semester. I
am forwarding you a copy of
a petition that I am currently
circulating at the preschool, protesting these changes. I will be
delivering the petition to Keith
Speers, Executive Director of
ASI, at 10 am on December 12.
While the majority of students
at CSUSM are not parents, these
changes at the preschool are of
major concern to the students and
staff members who are. Starting
March 1, all student parents will
be required to have their children
The result of these changes is
that the preschool will become
inaccessible to most parents
due to scheduling and monetary
constraints. It undoubtedly will
spell the end of the program in
the long run, which will mean
student parents will not have
a campus preschool option for
their children. This issue may
be a deciding factor of where to
attend school for many student
parents.
I wanted to share the information with you. Thank you
for your time and attention.
Stephanie
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It May Not Be at Palomar, but Graduation Still Won't Be on Campus...
Editorial, Page 6
Award Winning
Student Newspaper
http ://www.csusmpride.com
ThePride
California State University San Marcos
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Selected as Venue for
Graduation
Vol IX No. 2/ Tuesday, September 4,2001
Associated Students Hold Its first
Board Meeting for Semester
r
SIBOD meeting to a
ment. Due to recent construction Ftrancine Martinez (faroright) spoke at the APride Photo/Conor Mnnounce
he change in venuef commencement. (
ongan)
for a new library, however, part of
rattlesnakes in the area as a public sible venue. After receiving comthe plaza has been closed and the
plaints from students and faculty
The first Board of Directors site may be unavailable for the next safety concern.
When Derungs asked if there about the possibility of Palomar
meeting' of Associated Students two years.
Inc. (AST) for the fall semester The committee said it has was any chance for graduation College as a graduation venue, howwas held on Aug. 31. The most examined all areas of the campus, to be held on campus, Martinez ever, the university re-approached
anticipated item of business on the specifically the parking lots and answered, "That opportunity is the staff at the Fairgrounds, and a
contract was signed to hold graduagenda was the update for gradua- Mangrum Track, as possible venue completely gone."
The committee also considered ation at Del Mar.
tion location plans for 2001-2002. sites. The parking lots were
local high schools,
Carmen Villa, Assistant
Dr. Francine Martinez, Vice eliminated as
the San Diego Director of Enrollment Services, is
President For Student Affairs, a possibility
Convention Center, one of the coordinators for graduannounced that a contract to hold due to the
the Moonlight ation. When asked the approxithe June 1 graduation ceremonies lots' uneven
Amphitheater, and mate cost for graduation at the
at the Del Mar Fairgrounds was s u r f a c e s ,
the San Luis Rey Fairgrounds, she answered, "It's
which
signed Friday.
Mission.
much too early to tell at this
Some students at Friday's meet- M arti n e z
Students on the moment."
ing expressed their unhappiness e xplained
graduation comThree committees will be
about what they said was "little w e r e
mittee pushed to involved in the graduation plannotification and information for stu- designed for
exhaust aH possibil- ning process. "We're calling for
dents" about the graduation venue drainage purities, Martinez said. student members to help with gradposes.
search.
"We heard from uation planning," said Martinez.
Student Laura Derungs quesShe also
students that they
The committees include the
tioned Martinez about the gradu- added that the
wanted to keep Logistics Committee, the Program
ation venue search. Derungs said pavement
Construction is one reason
she found it "hard to swallow" could also graduation will be held offcampus. graduation in the Planning Committee, and the Open
that all possibilities for on-campus become very (Pride Photo/Conor Mongan) North County," said House Reception Committee. Some
Martinez. "Their of the responsibilities for the comgraduation were exhausted.
hot during a
first choice was the Del Mar mittees include setting up the gradAt the board meeting, Martinez June commencement.
uation venue, creating graduation
explained the yearlong history of
Mangrum Track was elimi- Fairgrounds."
When the university first programs for students, and giving
the search for a graduation venue. nated as a possibility after the
At the end of last spring, a committee decided it would be too approached the staff at the Del tours of the venue and taking phograduation committee, composed costly to re-surface the field and Mar Fairgrounds, there were con- tographs for students and their
ofstudents and administrators, con- to build additional access. The esti- cerns that commencement would guests.
cluded that there was no possible mated cost to prepare the track for interfere with preparations for the The three committees must be
way for the ceremony to be held graduation, according to Martinez, Del Mar Fair, which takesplace in filled by Oct. 15. Forms are availon campus. In the past, Founders was between $300,000-$500,000. June and July. The university then able at the ASI office in Commons
Plaza was the site for commence- Martinez also listed the presence of looked to Palomar College as a pos- 203 or call (760) 750-4990.
By STEPHANIE BAIRD
Pride Staff Writer
Let the Welcome Week Festivities Begin
By ANN BENING
Pride Staff Writer
Welcome Week, sponsored by
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI),
began on Tuesday, Sept. 4. and
runs through Thursday, Sept. 6
Daily festivities begin at 11a.m.
and end at 1:30 p.m. each day in
the Dome Plaza. Welcome Week
features free food, games, and
music for students.
"ASI is very committed to
fulfilling the interests of the students and providing an enriched
campus life," said Brad Schmidt,
Club Services TechnicianforASI.
"Enhancing the CSUSM experience, giving students ownership
over their student life experience, and empowering students
is key."
Tuesday was "Back to School
Country Kick Off Day." The
Carlsbad band Texas Sky per-
2
News
Travel.....
3
Arts
.. 4
Opinion...... 6
formed, and 99.3/Hot Country
Radio was on campus to provide
music as well. Country Kick Off
Day, hosted by the American
Indian Student Alliance, Future
Educators Club, History Club,
and Victorious Club included a
student pie-eating contest, barbeque, and a potato sack race.
Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Xi
Delta, Tau Kappa Epsilon and
Sigma Alpha Epsilon will host the
"Go Greek Welcome Week Bash"
today. Students can play doubleshot basketball, radar speed pitch
baseball, bungee run, and eat
barbeque. Local bands Handful
and Agent 51 will perform in the
Dome Plaza.
"Club Fair" the last event of
Welcome Week, is scheduled for
Thursday. All student clubs will
be invited to set up booths with
club information, and local radio Students receivefreefood outside the Dome during thefirst week ofclasses.
station Z-90 will be on site.
(Pride Photo/Conor Mongan)
Campus
Computers
Upgraded
By JAMES NEWELL
Staff Writer
To keep up with current
trends in technology and student needs, the university
replaces or upgrades antiquated computer equipment each
year.
This year a total of204 student computers were upgraded,
and 30 new units were added
for students, bringing the total
number of student computers
to 439.
This year's upgrade consisted of Dell flat screens and
Dell and Macintosh CPUs (central processing units). Not all
units were replaced in the openaccess labs in Academic Hall
202 and 204, but all the monitors have been upgraded to
the flat screens. In addition
to taking up less space, the
flat monitors are more energy
efficient.
Bill Ward, Director of.
Telecommunications
and
Network Operations said,
"Although the monitors were
more expensive, they will pay
for themselves over time."
The university has instituted the computer refresh program, which is a three-year
computer upgrade schedule.
Costing around $1.2 million
per year, the refresh program
upgrades or replaces approximately one-third of the computers in the program yearly.
This number varies from year
to year, but all the computers in
the program receive an upgrade
every three years.
There are currently 1,115
units in rotation, including faculty, staff and student computers, according to Ward.
"I think any improvement
is good," said Andrew Watkins,
a junior and computer science
major. "If we're going to learn
what it takes to work, in the
outside world, we're going to
need the equipment used in the
outside world."
The replaced equipment,
although considered out of date
by the university, is still operational and can be used by other
schools. A majority of the old
computers are donated to local
K-12 public schools. At one
time, a dozen units made it as
far as Africa, said Ward.
�The Pride
2 Tuesday, September 4, 2001
Student
By AMY GRANITE
Pride Staff Writer
During the spring semester,
CSUSM was introduced to the
''phantom shopper" program. The
"phantoms" were undercover students who visited various campus departments, unannounced,
in order to rate them on several
criteria based on a point system.
This fall, many more students
will have the opportunity to participate.
"The overall intention of the
program is to, number one, have
the students become effective
evaluators of the campuses' programs and services, and number
two, to assist departments in providing seamless, consistent and
good service to the students,"
said Dean of Students Jonathan
Poullard.
The "phantom shoppers" are
Phantoms
sent into a department, or
instructed to phone a particular
department, with a script put
together by the students during
the training process. The script
serves as a guideline for students
to follow when making visits or
phone calls. The departments are
evaluated on criteria such as
physical environment, quality of
interpersonal contact, pertinent
knowledge of the staff, timeliness in addressing questions/
concerns, usefulness of referrals/
resources and overall department
experience.
The"" founding co-directors
of the program, Dean Poullard,
and Assistant Executive Director
of ASI, Susana Gonzalez, are
confident that the program criteria and findings will improve
department/Student interaction.
The findings will be printed
in an annual report that will
Editing Services
Haunt
provide accurate details of how
each department functions.
After each visit or phone
call, the phantom shopper summarizes the visit and submits
the information to be printed in
the report. For example, a student might visit Parking Services
with a script designed for a student who appeals a parking ticket. After the student makes the
visit, he/she evaluates the department based on the overall experience.
The students and departments are made aware that the
purpose of the program is not to
get anyone in "trouble " but rather to assess the school's strengths
and weaknesses in regards to
service standards.
The spring results were
released to the department chairs
as a starting point for analyzing
future reports. The main pur-
Campus
pose of the reports is to inform of the spring 2001 shopping.
the departments of the findings. With an increase in participatAccording to Poullard, it has yet ing departments from eight to
to be decided how and when 26, and with a total of 20 phanstudents will have access to the tom shoppers, it is anticipated
that the program will continue
reports.
"The information collected to grow.
from the spring 2001 data was a Shoppers spend a total of
pleasant surprise," said Poullard, nine hours working in the pro"especially since there had been gram, which includes both trainsome negative feedback." The ing and the actual "shopping" of
report cleared up most implica- departments. Students are paid
tions of such problems as the* $150 for their efforts. "Generous
rudeness of some staff members pay is given to encourage stuand problems Within specific dents to take the job seriously
campus departments reported by and to put in sincere and solid
feedback," said Poullard.
some students.
For those interested in parThe phantom shopper program was adopted by CSUSM ticipating as a phantom shopper,
based on a similar program flyers will be handed out during
started at California Polytechnic CSUSM's Welcome Week fesUniversity, Pomona. Many tivities. A diverse group of stuchanges have been made this dents Will be chosen, to ensure
semester at CSUSM based on its accurate results consistent with
sister program and the results the student population.
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The Pride
Tuesday, September 4, 2001 3
Student Vacation Revisited: King Pacals Secret
Editors' Note: This is the second
in a series of travel articles from
a CSUSM student.
By VLADISLAV CELIK
As we were about to enter the
archaeological site at Palenque,
I remembered a book by a selftaught Swiss archaeologist, Erich
von Daeniken. von Daeniken,
well known for his hypothesis
that the human race had originated from outer space, traveled to many parts of the world
and gathered information about
ancient civilizations to try to support his theory.
One of the sites he visited
was Palenque. He observed the
carved images on stone plaques
and concluded that they depicted
astronauts in space ships.
So there I was entering
Palenque, feeling extremely privileged and excited.
Palenque is somewhat different from most other Mayan cities
because of its distance from other
major crossroads of the region.
The city remained undiscovered
by many European settlers until
the 20 century. In the 1920s,
however, Danish explorer and
archaeologist Frans Blom conducted excavations in the state
of Chiapas and found an ancient
Mayan city, buried under layers of
mud and vegetation. He named it
after a nearby village, Palenque.
The first settlements in
Palenque date back to 100
B.C.,but the city reached its cultural and economic peak between
600 and 700 A.D., during the
70-year rule of King Pacal. It had
been the administrative center
for the regions of the present day
Chiapas and Tabasco. After Pacal
died, the inhabitants abandoned
the city in 800 A.D., and it was
lost to the jungle until the 1920s.
In 1952, Mexican archaeologist
Alberto Ruz was researching the
th
tallest pyramid, the "Temple of
the Inscriptions " There, at the
top of the pyramid, he discovered
an entrance to a tunnel well hidden in the floor of the temple.
The tunnel led to the crypt in the
pyramid's interior, in which the
remains of King Pacal rested in a
stone sarcophagus, decorated
with relief carvings and jade
relics.
I held my flashlight tightly in my hand, determined to
explore the pyramid with or
without a guide. I had already
decided in my foolish mind
that, in case my undertaking
was not approved by the site's
authorities, I would go there
anyway at some time when
nobody was around. Access
to the secret crypt became so
important to me; it was as if I
was going to find the answers
to the mysteries of the world.
As I slowly approached
the tallest pyramid, the
"Temple of the Inscriptions,"
I noticed a large number of
tourists all around it. I climbed
up the stairs, which were steep
and numerous, and had to go
around tourists who were wandering and taking photos. In a
way I was disappointed because
the crowd took away much of
the excitement - I had expected
to be there alone. But there was
also a good side to having many
tourists around. At least I did not
have to worry about being taken
by the armed Zapatista rebels or
attacked by the beasts from the
jungle. Plus, being in a crowd
of tourists would not have put
my explorations into the spotlight, where I might have been
exposed to the scrutiny of the
site's* authorities.
At the top of the pyramid
was a temple made of stone.
Its thick walls were decorated
with plaques on the exterior.
The plaques were carved with
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Since we were planning to
come back to the site again early
the next day, we wanted to spend
the night as close to the ruins
as possible. Luckily, there was
a campsite about a quarter of a
mile down the road. We assembled our tent, which was surrounded by coconut'palms and
banana trees.
There were several huts
around with thatched roofs for
the tourists who preferred to
sleep in their hammocks. I felt
that the jungle around might
harbor snakes and that zipping up the tent was safer than
| sleeping in a hammock.
The night was starry and
quiet at first, but we were awakened by eerie sounds coming
from the jungle. The growling
was constant and loud. Here
in the distant land, under different skies, and in the midst
of the rain forest, even a small
commotion in the middle of
H | the night can be disturbing.
Sleeping close to the ruins
Vladislav Celik stands next to one of the carvings at the Mayan ruins he could be exciting but also
saw on his trip. (Courtesy Photo/Vladislav Celik)
frightening. Was King Pacal's
well. There was a large opening journey to eternity. I wondered soul hovering around, waiting
on the floor and the stone stairs if that soul still hovered around to take revenge on us because
of our intrusion? I wondered if
led to the interior of the pyra- the crypt.
I took a few snapshots and I had done anything offensive to
mid. I learned from other tourists that it was the entrance to felt like getting out. By the time the king's soul while I was in
Pacal's tomb and anybody could I reached the temple above, I was the crypt. The answer was no,
go there without a guide. Excited, soaking wet, and I was tired. But of course. While anticipating the
I wasted no time descending the I was overtaken by excitement new day and wondering about
stairs. The tunnel was narrow, and joy. Looking down from the the source of the mysterious and
and the stairs were steep, wet, top of the temple, I saw other pyr- eerie growling, I fell asleep.
The next morning the staff
and slippery. The ceiling was amids in the horizon and noticed
at the campsite told us that the
illuminated by incandescent light their shadows were getting lonmonkeys and other wild beasts
and a flashlight was not neces- ger as the sun disappeared.
sary.
The day, however, was not in the jungle made the noise at
over yet, and some tourists were night, sounds that were nothing
The stairs changed direction
several times. The air got stuffier determined to stay at the site as unusual for the locals. That day
and breathing became more diffi- long as they were allowed. I did we visited more of the temples
cult. Heat and humidity increased not feel like I could take any in Palenque, and later prepared
exponentially as the tunnel got more excitement, since my goal for our next destination: Edzna,
narrower. Some awesome panic had been achieved. All I wanted a major Mayan site in the state of
overtook me, and then I came to a was to think about the events that Campeche, and a site in the state
wider area where I saw the crypt had recently taken place and I of Yucatan.
behind the bar fence. A heavy wanted to make sense of them.
unusual inscriptions, which
remotely reminded me of the
inscriptions within Egyptian pyramids. Standing at the top of the
pyramid, I was able to see the
thick vegetation.
The interior of the temple
was decorated with plaques as
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sarcophagus was covered with a
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As I descended further, I saw
a narrow stone duct extending
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_ _ Arts & Entertainment
4 Tuesday, September 4, 2001
FURTHER ON DOWN THE M AD
Further Fesitval, now renamed performed "The Wheel," then took
the So Many Roads Festival, was a break while Logic appeared for a
held at Coors Amphitheatre in drum and bass break. Ratdog then
Chula Vista on Tuesday, Aug. 28. continued on, playing "Slipknot!"
So Many Roads includes then making the well-known (to
Ratdog, Karl Denson's Tiny fans) transition to Franklin's
Universe, Rusted Root, DJ Logic Tower.
While the jam remains,
and Keller Williams. Rusted Root
and Rat Dog headlined the show, other things remind music fans
but Root clearly stole the spot- that times have changed. Fans and 3LW and CSUSM student Victor Padilla backstage at the MTV concert last
light. Their live performance set tour groupies usually celebrate
Thursday night (Pride Photo)
free the structure of their record- the end of ^show in the parking
ed material, showcasing the free- lots, while vendors sell vegetarian food, hemp necklaces, and
By MELANIE ADDINGTON domRof improvisation.double plat- hand blown glass. Instead, police
usted Root went
eventually signed them to the
Pride Editor
inum with their 1992 major label officers rigidly enforced the "no By VICTOR PADILLA
label.
"When I Woke," b in lot" rule once the concert was Pride Staff Writer
They revealed that being on
Grateful Dead shows were debut, they disbanded afterut nly over. A tow truck drove through
1999
always about the "jam" session, eight years together/ Last so
MTV's Total Request Live tour for such a long time can
musicians just playing their instru- mer they came back togetherumTour came to San Diego have a grueling effect on a
and
ments for fun on stage for as performed a handful of shows
Thursday, Aug. 30 at the San group, and that they missed their
long as they could go. With the with the Allman Brothers. Since
Diego Sports Arena. Headlining families from time to time. They
death of the Grateful Dead's noto- then, they have been busy recordthe TRL tour was Destiny's keep in touch with friends and
rious lead singer, Jerry Garcia, ing their newest CD, of which they
Child, who performed with other family, however, by calling them
IHl
many deadheads, myself includ- played several songs at Tuesday's H p
hip-hop and R&B acts, includ- at least once a day.
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ed, feared those days were over. festival.
On a lighter side, the teenaging Dream, Eve, Nelly, and 3
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ers confessed that funny stage
Instead, his spirit carried over However, it was Root's classic
Little Women.
into a new generation. Bands, like "When I Woke" songs, such "Cat
I was given the opportunity mishaps and blunders occur
Phish and String Cheese Incident, Turned Blue," and a spiritually
to interview the newest R&B when they tour the country.
began to fill the void missing releasing "Drum Trip-Ecstasy,"
sensation, " 3LW (3 Little On one occasion, one of the
from the old Dead tours. Bob that sent the crowd into fits.
Women). After being introduced girl's pants ripped on stage.
Weir continued playing in his side Rat Dog finished out the festo the three ladies of 3LW, Naughton jokingly admitted to
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EDITORIAL
It's official. Commencement 2002 will
take place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
While we applaud the university's
efforts in reconsidering its decision to
make Palomar College the site for graduation (after many student and faculty
complaints), we, like many other graduating seniors at Cal State San Marcos, are
disappointed that we will be unable to
graduate on campus.
At the ASI Executive Board of
Director's meeting on Friday, Aug. 1,
students were told that the opportunity
for commencement at the university was
"completely gone," according to Vice
President of Student Affairs, Francine
Martinez.
Although the university has already
made its decision, we want to speak out
and let the university know how its decision will affect students.
Dr. Martinez said she sympathized
with the frustrated students present at
the meeting and said that if a student
poll were taken, she would bet that 100
percent of students would say they wanted graduation on campus. We also feel
that most seniors will be upset with the
university's decision.
Co-editor, Melanie Addington, for
example, is graduating from the university this year with a B.A. in Literature
Opinion
The Pride
replace computers which were already
and Writing Studies. Addington gradu public safety. Right?
We have, after all, gone through after- working. While we applaud the university
ated from home school for her high school
degree, and never had the chance to attend noon blastings on campus, and adjusting for donating many of the old computers,
to our college surroundings and its many we can't help but wonder why spending
a graduation.
$500,000 for commencement i s
At Palomar College, Addington transformations is a part of the CSUSM evenssue. We believe many studentss huch
an i
ere
experience.
received her A.A., but did not attend the
would much prefer to walk on their own
Martinez said that the campus could
ceremony, believing that most important,
for her, would be the walk during her not guarantee the safety of people in campus than type papers while staring at
graduation from a four-year university. the parking lots due to the slight slant. nifty new fiat-screen monitors.
Some administrators consider stuHowever, the uniWhen she found out that she
versity has made an dents at this campus customers. We were
would not be graduating on
attempt to ensure always taught that the customer is always
campus, Addington felt that
our safety from right. If 100 percent of us had the opporafter years of hard work,
rocks again flying tunity to vote on an on-campus graduaand twice disappointed parthrough the class- tion, regardless of cost, would our 6,000
ents, every moment she had
rooms, so why voices have been loud enough for the
worked up to until her last
couldn't this dilem- university to hear?
semester was for nothing.
Three students definitely have had a
ma be solved?
It may seem a small
say, though. The graduation committee
As to the heat, we understand it will
detail, graduating at a racetrack, but many
students, like Addington, feel that the big be hot if graduation took place on the that first researched and suggested the
moments in life, such as college gradua- parking lot, but it will also be hot at the grad venues was made up of mostly faculty and staff, with only three students:
tion, should not be substituted with a dis- Del Mar Fairgrounds.
The other on-campus venue, the track, one who graduated last year, on campus,
appointing consolation location.
would have cost too much money (approx- and two others who will be graduating this
At the BOD meeting, Martinez
explained some of the reasons why imately $300,000-$500,000 to prep the year. At the BOD meeting, Martinez did
CSUSM could not be utilized. The park- area). However, if the university must make it clear that the three students urged
ing lots and Mangrum Track were con- spend money on the students, isn't com- the committee to explore every possible
sidered graduation venues. The lots, how- mencement the best reason? This special option to have graduation on campus, and
ever, were designed for drainage pur- occasion, after all, is the entire point for she said, "It was a difficult decision for the
poses, cusing a slight slant and could those of us that pour our money and time committee."
We truly hope the university honestly
also become hot during commencement. into the educational experience at Cal
State. And while $300,000 - $500,000 took all venue options into consideration.
If the specific problem with the parking
lots was a slight slant, we are sure the seems like a great deal of money, it's Regardless of cost. Because as student
university would have taken the neces- nothing compared to the approximately Laura Derungs said, it's truly a difficult
sary steps to take precautions and ensure $3.6 million the university is spending to decision to swallow.
"It may seem a
small detail,
graduating at a
racetrack... "
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STUDENT POLL
Suicide A ttempt Destroys Student s Beliefs
do multiple occurrences of this
By LISA LIPSEY
type of event say about our tolPride Opinion Editor
erance for people with mental
health issues? Or could it be
I am a great believer in the
concept that human beings are that people are so wrapped up
inherently good. I trust that in their busy schedules that they
people can, and in most cases can only think of how the disdo, make decisions with concern traught woman on the bridge is
for other human life. However, holding up their day?
It used to be that people
after reading the news report
about a suicide attempt Tuesday, would just turn their backs, and
Aug. 25 , my beliefs were ripped ignore cries for help. In New
what?
York, during the 1950s, the story
to shreds.
*Results from last week s poll on
The Associate Press report- of a woman stabbed to death in
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ed: "A woman leaped off a the streets made national head160-foot-high bridge Tuesday lines. No one bothered to call
after authorities closed a busy the police. Now, Americans have
interstate because passing moved from refusing to help, or
motorists were yelling at her to perhaps only engaging in apa3/18
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thy, to encouraging the destruc8/18
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The 28-year-old woman, tion of human life.
This type of verbal assault
whose name was not released,
1/18 Yes, crashing classes
was rescued and taken to a hos- mainly occurs when people are
5/18 Yes, waking up
pital, where she remains in criti- in large groups, where they will
1/18
Other
not be singled out and held
cal condition.
The woman was on the accountable for their actions. I
southbound side of the Interstate do not hold dear the thoughts of
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the U.S. economy (to put it bluntly) bites at the moment, particularly the computer industry. Fact
number two, flat panels are more
expensive than traditional
computer monitors; a typical
17-inch monitor can be found
for about $200, a typical 17-inch
flat panel costs $1,500 (source,
www.dell.com). Fact number
three, the monitors in the main
computer lab and library were
replaced with flat panels.
It may be tempting to view
the extra $1,200 spent on each flat
panel as a waste of our tuition.
I believe however that during
this time of economic slowdown,
we must thank our administrators for their economic leadership, and their efforts to spend
every penny they can get their
hands on.
As an employee in the particularly slow telecommunication
industry, I find this leadership
particularly exciting. If we could
get public schools everywhere
to follow in CSUSM's footsteps,
the economic stimulus should get
the manufacturing and computer
industries rolling again, and give
the economy a much needed jump
start.
Furthermore, as anyone
involved with government budgets knows, a penny saved is a
penny cut from next year's budget.
Therefore, again I must thank our
fearless leaders at CSUSM for
keeping the spending up, so that
there will be plenty of money in
the budget for next year.
I cannot wait to see what our
leaders at CSUSM can come up
with next.
Sincerely,
David Ludwig
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Health Service Fee
Rejected
ShannaSkidmore
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
C alifornia S tate University, S an M arcos
Vol VII No. 28/Tuesday* May 02, 2000
C ontradictory I nformation Surrounding
Smith Case I nvolves T raffic F atality
Dean Manship Slate
Wins ASI Election
Shanna S kidmore
P RIDE STAFF W RITER
incident arises that requires their attention, type ofresponsethe University Police
Amanda Bergara
there is a problem The campus is the Uni- Department should take by "logically anaLastThursday, students voteddownthe PRIDE STAFF WRITER
The results are in alter several weeks of
versity Police Department's responsibility, lyzing each situation, guided by common campaigning. Polls dosed at seven o'clock
Student Health Services Fee Increase RefIn her lawsuitfiledagainst CSUSM, and quiet, low activity periods are notjusti- sense and discretion."
erendumlhat promisedto expandthe health
in the evening ofWednesday April24,2000.
former Lieutenant of University Police, fication for respondingtooff-campus incicaiter, according to the posted results.
Soon after;rtwas announcedtoDeanManLosing the vote for afeeincrease will Alicia Smith, charges race and gender dis- dents, excluding the general patrol areas The Reprimand and Smith's Lawsuit ship and his teamreignas the new ASIstunegatively effect the way Student Health crimination while CSUSM's position is adjoining the campus.
dent body representatives.
Linda Leiter, Director of Business
Services will operate. 4<With rapid growth thattheuniversity wasjustifiedin terminatElectkm resultsforthe new A.SI team
The University Police Department's Services and Risk Management, slates the were posted on April 27,2000, announcing
of twice as many students since 1996, we ing her employment Part ofthe reasoning
may not be able to offer all services to stu- for Smith's termination revolves around a policies and procedures concerning issue involved in Smith'sreprimandwas tewinros.DeanManshpwasdectedASX
dents," said Dr. Nicholson, Director of Stu- traffic fatality within one mile of campus. response to off-campus incidents, effec- that she did not send a University Police President, Raearma Wertz as Executive Prestive at the time Smith was Lieutenant, are officertothe scene of the accident The ident, Robin Milch as External Vice President Health Services. Failure to pass the
Dr. Ernest Zomalt, Vice President of not precise. Accordingtocurrent Chief of axnplaintfttedagainstCSUSMby Smith's dent, Scott Crossman won Vice President
health fee will definitely impact services for
Administrative Services, made the deci- University Police, Tom Schultheis, "None attorney, Roy Landers, states Smith's rep- of Finance and Jocdyn Brown was elected
the fall
Senior Kimberiy Valentini said in sion to terminate Smith's employment of the procedures are so specific that rimand inregardto the traffic fatality was as Corporate Secretary. Other elects include
responsetothe vote down, ' It is unfortu- One factor of the "several factors consid- they leave out roomfixjudgement calls" for "failing to properly perform her duties Jenny Carroll and Tad GoddardforCollege
nate that thefeedid not pass because it was ered" in Smith's termination, according to and CSUSM officers' "first priority is the as a supervising public safety officer." This of Business Administration Representatives,
reprimand w ^ presentedtoSmith on Sept and Michael Miller and Wendy Meeks for
less expensive for me to go to the Student Zomalt, was a reprimand Smith received campus."
18,1998,fivemonths after the off-campus College of Arts and Sciences RepresentaHealth Service Center for equal care than to from her supervisor, Chief of University
According to Deputy Butler of the traffic incident, following an outside inves- tives.
my primary doctor. Who knows what will Police Arnold Tmjillo, for her reaction to
happen now if they don't have the money an off campus traffic fatality in which a San Marcos Sheriff's Department's Traf- tigation at Trujillo's request, with Zomalt's
Wlra asked what wifl be the first order
juvenile died on the scene Apr: 12,1998 at fic Division, Barham Drive is the Sheriffsapproval
toexpand?"
of businessforthe A.SI board, Dean ManDepartment's jurisdiction. CSUSM offiDr. Nicholson and her staff will have 7:00pm
ship replied, 'There are many tasks we hope
In Smith'sfiledcomplaint with the to accomplish as soon as possible, such as
cers are not expected to respond to an offto sit down and evaluate what they by law
campus traffic accident because they may Vista Courthouse, she alleges that Tmjillo having next year's event calendar out to the
must, should, and can affordtooffer stu- The Traffic Fatality Incident
not have specialized training. 'Teoplewho reprimanded her for the incident after she students well in advance, and preparing for
dents in the near future. They were hoping
The incident took place at Barham aren't well-trained [in traffic] can cause complainedtoZomalt concerning Tmjillo summer orientation."
to extend pharmacy hours to Friday with
the new fee increase but will not be able Drive and Shelly Drive, within one mile problems with the investigation. Too many not being properly certified as required by
The new ASI board will take over the
to accommodate students with extended from campus. According to Leiter and people tryingtogive medical attention can CAState lawto perform the duties ofChief office on June 1,2000and will woikttirou^iofPublic Safety. The filed courthouse com- outthesummerandteipcoming2000-2001
hours. Dr. Nicholson points out that "staff- CSlTs attorney, Anderson, a CSUSM cause a problem," Butler said
plaint also mentioned bias directed towards academic yean The board, who was "aibsoing levels will be compromised, which Community Service Officer (CSO) hap4
makes it difficulttoprovide for twice as pened upon the scene and radioed it in to University Police officers have been Smith due to her race and gender and Ihat lutely ecstatic abouttheresults ofthe election,'1
many students." Students who already wait dispatch Dispatch then notified the San to the Police Academy and have been her supervisor (Trujillo] was involved in wdfl begm training in the summer; according
for appointments might havetowait longer Marcos Sheriff's Department Smith, the trained in law enforcement, Community criminal activity, specifically alleged spou- to Manship.
supervisor on ckriy, did not said a Univer- Service Officers (CSO's) have not CSO's sal abuse." Smith also alleges that Tmjillo
as a result of a lack of staffmembers.
Whilecampaigainginlrortf^^
Staffing is notthe only area where Stu- sity Police officertothe scene of the acci- are student assistants that escort students pressed hertorevealher sexual orientation for two days straight, Manship learned about
and personneltotheir cars at night, assist and questioned her as to why she was not some offeeissues that students at CSU San
dent HeaKh Services must cut back. Cur- dent
CSUSM faculty and staff who are locked married. In addition, Smith stated that Tru- Marcosfindimportant He noted that one
rently, Student Health Services does not
One of the four situations in which out oftheir offices, and save as basic eyes jillo used the term "monkey" in conversa- individual pointed outfeathandicap ramps
charge students for office visits or lab serthe University Police Department may be and earstowhat is occurring on and around tions regarding racial matters.
vice cost Although they hesitate on creat(to rxrt exist in parking ktfs cut by the Cesar
ing a fee for office visits, they may start made aware o£ or involved, in off-campus campus.
Chavez statue. Manship plans to bring this
AccordingtoSmith's attorney, Land- matter upwifefeeuniversity.
charging lab fees to students in order to incidents is if requests from individuals or
The Sheriff's Department is primarily as, Smith maintains that she acted within
officers in the field concerning off-campus
cover the costs of outside work.
The new ASI board was very thankful
Although the office is very disap- incidents are made directly to the Univer- responsible for law enforcement, butjuris- the guidelines of procedure the night of for the support of students on campus and
pointed about the loss of the fee increase, sity Police Department Zomalt and Leiter dictionwithin one mileofcampus is shared the traffic incident in which she received looksfoiwardto making a difference. Manthey are gratefultothose who voted yes. wcaild not discuss any otherfectorsregard- with the University Police Department, an unwarranted written reprimand from ship ccxnmented,"I honestlyfedfeatfeestuCathy Gremett, receptionist fen: Student ing Smith's termination at the advice of under Rules and Regulations 1.1.04. In Trujillo. Smith contends that she was dents of CSU San Marcos could not have
regard to procedure, the University Policefired because of the complaints she made chosen a better board, a board that has expeHealth Services, said die "wantstothank CSU attorneys.
Department has limitations in responding to university administrators, and that the rience, and most importantly, works well
all the students who voted yes for their supIf CSUSM officers are responding to to off-campus incidents. The shift super- See DISCRIMINATION pg. 2
port"
togetherforfeegood offeestudent body."
an off-campus incident, and an on-campus visor isresponsiblefor determining what
Possible Concealment of University's Role in Traffic Fatality?
(710) and advised him he had just had responded on the scene. Rivera
driven up on a serious injury acci- then decided to assist at the scene
dent, needed an ambulance and in his civilian clothes and in his perThere is a contradiction within asked i f*/ was available" (italics sonal vehicle. These events stated in
the memo are not stated in the Unithe official University Police Report added for emphasis).
versity Police Department report on
regarding a fatal traffic accident that
The words in the official report file.
occurred within CSUSM's jurisdiction on Apr.20, 1998. The contra- are almost verbatim to those used
Rivera describes the events in
diction within the report lies with in an unsigned memo, dated May 4,
a mysterious I who is never named 1998. The memo, from former Uni- his memo to Trujillo, but a possibly
in the report. The report appears to versity Police Officer Robert Rivera identical and unidentified/is present
have been written throughout by this and addressed to former Chief of in the official report. The unidentified
J , someone other than former Com- University Police Arnold Trujillo, I is further reported to have given
munity Service Officer Ben Naidl, was obtained through an undisclosed CPR to the juvenile. Naidl is a CSO,
untrained in CPR and advanced first
even though Naidl is listed as the source.
aid, according to the source. Naidl
reporting officer.
The memo indicates that Rivera, assisted others in removing the vicThe University Police Depart- a former University police officer, tims from the vehicle at the scene
ment's official report onfilereported responded to the scene of the traffic of the accident, another portion of
by Naidl, the CSO who originally accident at Naidl's request, but the memo omitted from the official
happened upon the accident, states Rivera himself is never named in the report.
"C.S.O. Naidl drove up to what official report.
The / further mentions in the
appeared to be a serious injury
accident. He immediately radioed
Rivera heard on the Sheriff's fre- report that no one had administered
CSUSM Dispatcher John Grosso quency that no public safety officers CPR prior to the JTs arrival at the
Amanda Bergara
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
scene, and that the juvenile, who Risk Management for CSUSM.
later died, had gone 4-7 minutes
Leiter stated "she [Smith] would
without breathing, according to a
witness, Joe Turner. The University not allow a public safety officer to
Police Department's official report go the scene."
places Joe Turner at the scene.
Anderson stated that Smith did
According to a witness at the not allow former Officer Rivera to
scene, Mary Settle, other witnesses respond to the call of a CSO officer.
at the scene did remove the victims
from the vehicle, and Officer Rivera
Currently, if there is an incident
was present and performed CPR on requiring a University Police report,
the juvenile. Joe Turner accompa- an actual University police officer
nied Mary Settle the night of the would respond, investigate the inciaccident.
dent, and write the report, not a CSO,
according to Chief of University
Police Tom Schultheis. The police
Rivera responded to the scene
against former Lieutenant ofUniver- officer would also report statements
sity Police Alicia Smith's order. This from other departmental personnel.
information from the memo is not According to Schultheis, in the past
indicated in the University Police there were not always University
Department report, but has been sub- police officers on duty, but now there
stantiated by CSU attorney Leroy are on duty around the clock.
Anderson and by the Linda Leiter,
Director of Business Services and
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2 tEuesday, May 02, 2000
details of the harassment but he plans to
meet with representatives of the Council
to learn more. "When you have specifics,
you can solve problems," he said
However, an African-American staff
member, who asked not to be identified,
said Gonzalez has been made aware of
the specific nature of the complaints. The
staff member, who said he has been subjected to racial comments which escalated into harassment, threats, and retaliaAndrea Cavanaugh
tion after his initial complaint, said that he
PRIDE STAFF WRITER *
hasfiledtwo grievances with Gonzalez*
office and has requested several meetings
African-Americans are treated dif- with him, but has received no response.
ferently than other employees atCSUSM,
"He hasn't made one attempt to reach
according to a one-page statement given out" and address the grievances, which
to President Alexander Gonzalez by Afri- have now been directed at the Chancelcan American Advisory Council mem- lor's office because ofthe lackofresponse
bers on April 17. The unsigned statement he received, the staffmember said. "Right
contained a list detailing "disparate treat- now I'm looking for an employer who
ment" for African American employees, has a higher commitment to diversity."
and several proposed resolutions.
"He [Gonzalez] isn't really down in
According to the statement, Afri- the trenches dealing with the issues," the
can-American employees are subject to staff member said.
harassment, including "inappropriate
"I can't recall" hearing about those
forms ofcommunication," exclusion from specific incidents, Gonzalez said. He
meetings, and campus police called to declined to discuss any personnel matters,
offices during meetings, actions which but said, "I don't deal with these things. I
some employees feel are racially moti- don't get involved at that level."
vated.
'Tou have to taketiiiswith a grain of
Gonzalez said he doesn't know the
AdvisotyCbuixilBrings
A frican-American
Issues to President
Gonzalez' Attention
DISCRIMINATION cont from pg 1
salt, these issues," Gonzalez added. 'This
is just one employee" who feels he has
been treated unfairly, he said.
Concerns about unequal treatment
for African American staff members have
grown because of a perceived lack of
responsefromthe administration, according to African American Advisory Council Chair Reginald Owens. 'These issues
have gained in strength because they have
not been addressed," he said.
Gonzalez has made several proposals in response to the perceived inequity
among staff members. The administration has approached a consulting group
to discuss ways to improve the situation.
Gonzalez has agred with the council's call
for increased training for managers, and
said there needs to be more accountability
in enforcing and upholding policies that
require equal treatment of all employees.
'It's my responsibility to try and
ferret out [disparities] and make this a
place where people want to be," Gonzalez said.
Owens also had some suggestions to
increase diversity on campus. "Look at
the hiring process," he said. The university needs to devise ways to increase the
diversity of the applicant pool, according
to Owens. "If the pool isn't mixed, no
by the lack of dormitories and affordone goes swimming," he said. Another
able housing. "How do you convince
solution to boost diversity is to "promote
someone to come here when they can't
from within," he said.
find housing?" Gonzalez asked "It's
The university should also "find
tough."
schools that are successful [at addressing
Gonzalez said he has met with
diversity] and emulate them," Owens
African American students and is dissaid.
turbed by their reports that they feel
Some people want the university to
"isolated and alon«" at CSUSM. 'Their
better reflect the surrounding community,
while some say it represents the com- concerns are important and we're going
munity all too well. African-American to do what we can to make them
employees say they make up only three better," he said.
"I don't see this as a negative,
percent ofthe staff at CSUSM, accordGonzalez said, referring to the stateing to The North County Tunes, while
blacks comprise six percent of the pop- ment given to him by the Council. "I
ulation of San Diego County. However, see it as a challenge."
they said, African-Americans comprise a
smaller percentage of the population of
North County.
Gonzalez said he is concerned about
diversity issues among the student population as well as the staff. Because the university tends to draw the majority of its
studentsfromthe surrounding area, and
because African-Americans are underrep- Johnny Coogan
resented in the area, Gonzalez said, "our PRIDE STAFF WRITER
numbers [of African American students]
have been historically lower."
He said efforts are underway to
Put down your books and
recruit more African-American students enjoy the Trinidad Carnival on
but those efforts have been hampered May 10,2000 in Founders Plaza
at 3:30pm. Professor Loni Berry
and the Theater Arts 327 class
will put on a reproduction of the
historical carnival that has been
taking place in Trinidad for hunto speak at CSUSM, although this dreds of years. The carnival replecture never materialized. 21-year- resents ethnic harmony, which
old Alexander Curtis was convicted is why the class has chosen the
of misdemeanor trespassing charges Carnival of Trinidad.
Carnival at
CSUSM!
HISTORY OF RACIAL TENSION AT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS
unnamed defendants affiliated with
the university retaliated against
her.
Amanda Bergara
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Smith also alleges that she was
shocked that her employment was
CSUSM has a history troubled
being terminated, since she had with racial strife. During the time
not been told her job performance Alicia Smith was Lieutenant of Uniwas lacking in any manner. Smith versity Police, various racist acts were
had been granted a merit increase, committed on campus. In Oct. 1996,
raising her annual salary, and had a "Teach-In" was held at CSUSM to
received notification from CSUSM lecture and provide workshops to ease
that her performance was satisfac- racial tension. Students demanded the
tory, according to her complaint.
Teach-in after a student directed hateful racial epithets toward a female
CSUSM's reasons for wanting African American professor in the
to terminate both Smith and Tru- classroom. African American faculty
jillo, her supervisor, according to members (all 9 out of 132 CSUSM
Zomalt, was because "as a result faculty members) organized and
of a number of factors, it became accused CSUSM of having embedclear that the leadership necessary ded institutional racism in regard to
to guide the Public Safety Unit was the university's operations concerning
not being provided by this leader- interactions between African Ameriship team [Smith and Trujillo]."
can faculty and other members of the
campus.
According to Linda Leiter,
In a document titled "Institutional
Chief Trujillo's and Lt. Smith's Racism at California State Univeremployment were to be terminated sity San Marcos, specific examples
and both were notified of the Uni- were cited, including racist comments
versity's intent to terminate them. made to African American faculty by
Trujillo resigned before his termina- other faculty members, and allegation was effective. Smith was noti- tions that white students had orgafied both verbally and by a written nized their classmates in writing negmemo dated Oct. 30,1998, that she ative evaluations of African Ameriwould be terminated on Jan. 31, can professors. According to this doc1999, according to Leiter. Smith ument, the low number of African
had served as Lieutenant for the American students and faculty was
University Police Department (then attributed to "an inept and insensitive
referred to as the Public Safety bureaucracy that had bungled efforts
Department) for three years.
to diversify the campus and had given
non-black colleagues higher salaries
A hearing on the Smith case and greater research support," accordis scheduled for May 11, 2000 at ing to a Pride article dated Oct. 16,
the Vista courthouse. CSUSM has 1996, written by Ken Van Horn.
requested that the presiding judge
The article further stated that an
rule on the case at that time. Smith African American faculty member
has requested a jury trial.
accused then CSUSM President, Bill
Stacy, of avoiding the issue of institutionalized racism at an Executive
Board Meeting of the Academic
Senate. At this same meeting, Stacy
recognized that CSUSM had failed
to achieve the goals of the campus
mission in regard to diversity. At an
African American Advisory Committee meeting, both faculty and students
stated they felt endangered because of
the racial tension on campus, according to a Union Tribune article dated
Oct. 11,1996, written by Lisa Petrillo
and L. Erik Bratt. Faculty members
felt racial problems had been escalating at CSUSM for two years. According to Stacy, campus police had investigated reports of a white supremacist
group on campus but did not turn up
evidence.
For the next two years, more
racist incidents occurred. Swastikas
were painted on campus, one with
a threatening message directed specifically toward a female African
American professor. Security measures were taken to ensure her safety.
In Feb. 1997, hate leaflets with threats
of shooting African Americans and
hanging their white associates were
placed on car windshields. A juvenile was apprehended by university
police for distributing the leaflets who
claimed that he was a member of
Tom Metzger's White Aryan Resistance (WAR).
Metzger applauded the distribution, according to an article written
by Michael Miller for the Feb. 13,
1997 issue of The Pride. According
to Miller, Metzger had been held
accountable in a civil judgement in
1990 after the beating death of an
Ethiopian student in Portland, OR,
Metzger was tentatively scheduled
for distributing hate messages at
CSUSM. At Curtis' arraignment,
Metzger acknowledged that he and
Curtis had communicated via the
Internet and through e-mail, according to a Sept. 4, 1997 editorial in
the Union Tribune. Curtis was not a
CSUSM student.
Consistently, more racist flyers
were found on campus. In the Feb.
27, 1997 issue of The Pride, the
president and vice president of the
Aryan Student Union wrote a letter
to the editor announcing the swastika
as their symbol and professing their
desire to "show pride and solidarity
. .. affecting their race and culture."
In Apr. 1997, there were bomb threats
sent anonymously by white supremacists via e-mail threatening a unity
celebration on campus. According to a
former African American student who
attended CSUSM from 1996-1997,
the situation on campus "was somewhat tense, but for the most part,
business went on as usual. [As an
African American on campus] You
paid attention to what was going on
around you."
These are some of the events
behind Smith's allegation in her complaint that CSUSM did not respond
appropriately to stop the distribution
and dissemination of racist posters,
signs and caricatures of bigoted illustrations prevalent on campus, thus
creating a hostile working environment.
After the 1834 Emancipation, the French, who were the
colonizers at the time, lost control of the carnival and so former
slaves rushed to the streets by
the thousands bringing African
ideas to the festivities.
Today, all citizens of Trinidad venture out of their houses
three days before Lent to celebrate carnival. All the nationalities that populate Trinidad come
together and intermingle. The
carnival helps combat the racial,
social, and political hostilities
that exist in the country.
For the CSUSM student, the
carnival is a great break before
the dreaded week of finals, which
start two weeks after this big and
entertaining event.
There will be food and
drinks to go along with the
music, prizes, and performances.
All the students performing in
the carnival will be wearing elaboorate costumes made with their
own hands.
A great deal of money has
been donated to make sure this
carnival is a success. According
to John McKay, a student in
the class, "With the help of ASI
and the Pride Alliance we have
already received $2000, plus an
additional $2000 has been raised
by the students in our class."
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M ess is it
a nyway?
Melanie Addington
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, May 0 2,2000 3
Men and
Women's Golf
at Cal State
San Marcos
Victoria B, Segall
PRIDE FEATURE EDITOR
Men s
Regiohals
Golf
Wins Western
their competitions. However, time
has passed, the team has gained
more experience, and Coach
Hanover states, "Maturity wise,
they're great—they've matured a
lot."
The men's golf team is currently
ranked 16th nationally in men's golf
for the NAIA, however once this
team attends the National Championships, they have a good chance
for higher ranking in the NAIA. The
NAIA is for schools, like CSUSM,
that have newly formed Athletic
Programs that mayriotyet have the
necessary four male and four female
sports teams that are necessary for
NCAA recognized (National Collegiate Athletic Association) schools,
like SDSU.
as well as golf," comments Coach
Hanover.
Assistant Golf Coach, Dr. Jackie
Trischman, teaches chemistry at
CSUSM, has been a part of the
Torrey Pines Women's League, and
has competed as a junior golfer
at Pennsylvania's state level. Head
Golf Coach Fred Hanover joined
CSUSM in the fall of 1998. He
received a phone call from Barbara
Bashein, Vice President of External
Affairs, who had been looking for
someone to help create a CSUSM
golf team. Coach Hanover accepted
Winning Regimens
the position and his past coaching
experience includes three years
The men and women golf teams coaching CSU San Bernardino's
practice on various golf courses NCAA Division II golf team, which
across San Diego County, including finished third in the nation.
Vista Valley Country Club, EsconWomen's Golf One of Best in dido's Eagle Crest Golf Club and
California
Temecula's Red Hawk. In addition
to traditional practice on the golf
According to NAIA's "Head to courses, Coach Hanover incorpoHead Standings," CSUSM's wom- rates yoga into their practice.
en's golf team is ranked 9 th in women's golf. The women's team, priThe golfers practice yoga Friday
marily coached by Assistant Golf mornings at 7:00am in Commons
Coach, Dr. Jackie Trischman, is 206, under the supervision of a yoga
comprised of four juniors and one instructor hired by Coach Hanover.
freshman. On April 10-11, the wom- A few of the male players may not
en's golf team competed at the Lady have liked yoga when they began,
Matador Classic in CSUN, finish- but now Hanover says that they
ing 5th, and also competed at Idaho are enjoying it a bit more. "The
State, April 16-18.
stretching, relaxation, and breathing
Since California has very few exercises are really helpful for life,
Have you noticed the sticky
tables outside the ACD computer
Rain poured during the second
labs? Leftover pieces of food and
round of the Western Regional
other trash can be found nestled
National Association of Intercollebetween people's drinks.
Students frequently use the giate Athletics (NAIA) Championcomputer lab in ACD 202 where ships, but this did not stop the men's
the computers are easily accessible golf team from winning the event
and the staff is friendly and knowl- with a total of 907 strokes. The
edgeable. Most of the students have men's team competed April 17-18
no problem with the "No Drinks at the Temecula Golf Club against
Allowed" rule and set their drinks six other NAIA teams, including
CSU Monterey Bay, which came
on the tables outside the lab.
But outside the computer lab, in second with 923 strokes. Fred
small pieces of furniture prop open Hanover, Golf Program Director
the doors and several stains and and Head Golf Coach, trains the
eight freshmen in CSUSM's men's
sticky marks on the tables have
golf team.
remained since the beginning of the
semester, along with the trash.
Hanover says that this year's
When asked in mid-March why
young team did not have much expethe tables were not cleaned, Mary
Atkins, Instructional Computer Lab rience in the beginning of the year
Coordinator, said that she was not and were not used to traveling to
aware of any complaints and that
cloning in the Academic Labs.
she was unable to fix problems in
"The cloning that was going
the computer labs unless she was
on in the l abs," explained
informed of them. "If anyone has
Craig, "was to prevent stucomplaints or suggestions please
dents f rom i nfecting thememail me at atkins@csusm.edu,"
selves in the computer l ab."
said Atkins. "We work for you
Bryan Clark
Plain and simple, virus proguys."
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
tection and cloning on campus
But by April 28, the tables were
has been occurring without
still not clean. A computer lab
A strange occurrence took student knowledge.
assistant—his name withheldWhat if a mistake was
informed me that it was unclear place in the Academic Computer Lab on Tuesday, April made during the cloning prowho was to clean the table in the
hallway. Atkins forwarded an email 18, at Cal State San Marcos. cess—what would students do?
Morning students anx- "We had to close the labs to
to the computer lab staff stating that
iously waited f or the Aca- complete the cloning p rocess
their duties include: " recycle barrels, trash around the computers, demic Computer Lab workers - otherwise the labs c ouldn't
cleaning screens, cleaning mice, to grant them access to the be used by a nyone," Craig
AND cleaning the floor close school computers in Academic stated.
Strange as it sounds, clonaround and under the computers. Hall 202. However, students
Facilities will clean up spills." were told that they were cur- ing in the computer lab during
Atkins further stated, "Our mandate rently unable to use the PCs — the night was indeed what was
is to provide a clean, pleasant envi- the Academic Computer Lab happening. But what was
being cloned, you may ask?
ronment for the students to work in was partially shutdown.
What students d idn't know Our campus computers are
— and since the janitorial contract
does not include this, we end up was that at that precise being cloned to better serve
moment, a cloning process students. Craig was heading
doing these things."
was taking place in ACD 202. up an " upgrade" of our AcaAccording to Facilities, the cusIn f act, the cloning process demic Computer Lab that
todial service is in charge of clean-,
had been happening th« night makes all the computers look
ing all tables, but since the tables
b efore without student knowl- and act the same by using a
outside the lab are not supposed to
edge.
technology called " Cloning."
be there—due to fire regulations—
System Integration Expert
In cloning, a person can
the tables have not been cleaned.
at Cal State San Marcos, Bill make an " image" of a comPatti Holden, from Facility Serjjiyolyed with the
vices, said that she had not heard
of any complaints before now, but
said she will ask custodial service
to begin cleaning the outside tables
immediately.
On March 20, Steve Orsak, from
Environmental Health and Occupational Safety, stated, "CSUSM is
addressing the addition of shelves
inside each computer laboratory to
hold food. Facilities Services and
Planning, Design & Construction
have been working on this item.
There is also a plan to install magnetic hold back units on the lab
doors so the door props can be
removed." As of April 28, Patti
Holden said no order had been
placed for shelving or door props,
but commented, "That would be a
good idea."
Cloning,
at CSUSM?
female golf teams in the NAIA,
CSUSM's female team has had to
travel-around the country for many
of their tournaments, including
Texas and Oregon. They will also
attend the women's NAIA National
Championships in Cumberland,
Kentucky, May 16-18.
The men's golf team will attend
their NAIA National Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
May 22-26. Coach Hanover
believes that both teams could finish
in the top ten for the nationals.
puter, which includes hardware settings, s oftware settings, and tools—much like
Virus Protection and Machine
Maintenance—identical to the
original machine. Cloning
cuts down on the time spent
t roubleshooting
p roblem
machines
and
hardware
issues. Essentially, all the PC
Computers in Academic Hall
are exactly the same, made
directly f rom one machine,
which is copied, to each computer over our school network.
Students were unable to
use the Academic Computer
Lab that Tuesday because of
a small problem during the
cloning process. A few of the
machines had a problem
" understanding" that they
were to be cloned. Since all
the machines are cloned over
the school network, only a
few machines can clone at one
time.
Some machines had slow
or bad network cablefs, which
caused the computers to
download the cloned image
more slowly than others did.
Since it took more time for
some machines to download
the image, the rest of the
computers in the Academic
Computer Lab were waiting
to accept the new image.
This process can take several hours, which is why it
is done at night. The slower
machines took upwards of 2 to
3 hours each, which delayed
the process /of cloning the
entire Academic Computer
Lab.
If you see any problems
with a computer you are working on - please contact the
Cal State San Marcos Help
Desk at helpdesk@csusm.edu
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CALENDAR of EVENTS
pullettn
•Parents and or guardians are highly encouraged
to participate in the class.
June 24 & July 1,2000
1:00pm-4:00pm
VPA Annex #1
RAD-Kids
9 hours, 8-10 yrs of age, for Girls and Boys
$15.00/child
•Parents and or guardians are highly encouraged
to participate in the class.
July 15,22, & 29,2000
1:00pm-4:00pm
VPA Annex #1
Check-out the RAD page at: http://www.csusm.edu/
rad/
LAFS Scholarship Auction
On Monday, May 1,2000 the Latino Association
of Faculty & Staff (LAFS) of CSUSM will conduct a fundraising auction for the LAFS Scholarship. The auction will be conducted through the
CSUSM web page and will be open to the public.
Detail information on the auction will be found
on web page at http://www.csusm.edu/
The items have been donated by members of
LAFS and are Latin American, Hispanic, or indigenous in origin. Auction items can be previewed
starting at 8:00 a.m. Bidding opens at noon and
closes at noon on Friday, May 12.
Please bid early and often and help us raise
money for the 2000-2001 Scholarships. Note that
100% of the proceeds from the auction will be
deposited in the endowed scholarship fund, which
means that your contribution will have a permanent impact on the scholarship.
Please share this information with as many members of the community and your office as you
can.
With sincere thanks!
The Latino Association of Faculty & Staff
10:00am - 10:30am
Presentation & Discussion
Trespassing Through Shadows: 10:30am-12:00pm
Memory, Photography and the Location:
University Hall 270
Holocaust
Dr. Andrea Liss (CSUSM) will
discuss her book on Yom HaShoa, "The Story of Ah Quin"
Pioneering member of San
the day of Holocaust RememDiego's Chinese community. Film
brance. A book signing will
sponsored by the History Club.
follow.
7:00pm
12:00pm- 1:00pm
UH270
ACD 102
Tuesday, May 2,2000
Thursday, May 4
Friday, May 5,2000
Cha sa tata
A Mixtec Healer Shares his
Knowledge of Plants & Medicine
- Professors Bonnie Bade and
Deborah Small present an audiovisual experience of Mexican indigenous healing and plant use.
7:00pm - 8:00pm
ACD 102
Cinco de Mayo & Cesar Chavez
Celebration
This event is co-sponsored by
Ballet Folklorico Mixtlan and
M.E.Ch.A
10:00 Welcome by student
10:15 ASI Early Learning Center
10:30 Welcome by Dr. Gonzales
"Biochemistry of degenerative
10:50 Speaker Hector Muro
temporomandibular joint dis11:30 Ballet Folklori Mixtlan
ease" — Dr. Gustavo Zardeneta 12:00 Speaker Dolores Huerta
of the Dept. of Oral & Maxil12:20 Music, Pinatas
lofac. Surg., Univ. Texas Health 12:45 Ballet Folklorico Mixtlan
Science Ctr.
1:00 Student Speakers
Join MBRS in exploring the bio1:30 Ballet Folklorico
chemical mechanisms underlying 2:00 Closing Statement
temporomandibular joint disease. 2:15 Aztec Dancers
Dr. Zardeneta will discuss current
studies investigating the steps
leading to this diseased state.
Next Week's Line-Up of Great
Free radical sources and oxidative Music:
modification of key proteins in the
joint will be discussed.
Monday, May 8,2000
Agenda:
Candye Kane
Reception - "Meet the Scientist'* Rounder Records' Swingin' Blues
(An opportunity to talk one-onDiva
one with our distinguished guest.) 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Light Refreshments provided.
Dome Stage
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT LAW SCHOOL?
•What Are the Current Job Opportunities For Lawyers?
\ What Is The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)?
How Should I Prepare for It?
Can I Afford Law School?
(scholarships &financialaid)
Can I Continue To Work While In Law School?
'part-time option)
• Does Law School Really Take Three Years?
(two-year option)
Tuesday, May 9,2000
Hwy 52
Bluegrass in the tradition of pioneers like Bill Monroe.
12:00pm-1:00pm
Dome Stage
Wednesday, May 10,2000
Bitoto
Souskous music from Zaire
12:00pm- 1:00pm
Dome Stage
Thursday, May 11,2000
Zydeco T and the Zydeco
1
Patrol
Southwest Louisiana Cajun and
Zydeco
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Dome Stage
Also for next Thursday, May
11,2000:
Ruthie Hewitt - "Math and
Science Can Be Fun?"
Presented by ASI CSU San
Marcos Childcare Committee
7:15pm
Commons 206
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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
-Library, page 6
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
B Y S COTT B ASS
Uerstory month
calander inside
page 6
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fr
Duff Brenna
portraits Thomas
E. Kennedy
page 9
-Field, page 4
�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.
from page 1
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."
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TAKES SHAPE.
EXERCISE.
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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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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
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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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The standing ASI president,
senior Joe Faltaous, has been
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
Work at the University of Denver.
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B Y D UFF BRENNA
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novelist a nd short
story writer Thomas
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Kennedy published
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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~
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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
and
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
was
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Elton
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"
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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
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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
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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!
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U NIVERSITY ( not a c ommunity c ollege, a ccount h ere.
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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
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c olleagues a s well a s their p rofessors.
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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
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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.
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; are welcome
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Computer labs
on overload
Page 2
Trish Nagy/Staff Photographer
Dr. David Whitehorse (far right) is one of several faculty and staff members of Native American descent on campus. Whitehorse, director of professional programs for
the College of Education, is one of the major forces behind the annual Pow Wow at Cal State San Marcos.
Native American
SPIRIT
'Two students win Indian Health
Services scholarships, page 2
'Native American high school
students take part in
motivational day; page 7
Annual Pow Wow opens lines of communication
By Roman S . Koenig
Editor-in-Chief
W hat started out a s a series of Native American story-tellings in 1 987has grown into one of Cal State San Marcos's m ajor
yearly events.
T he annual Pow Wow r eturned to campus O ct 7-8 f or two days of cultural exchange and spiritual celebration. Although it
h olds several levels of significance f or differenttribes, according to Dr. David Whitehorse of t he College of Education, t he event
is an example of t he university's Mission Statement in action.
See POWWOW, page 6
�Student computer labs on overload
'Don't give up'onfinding a computer, advises lab monitor
By Nam Van Ngo
Staff Writer
John Wheeler/Staff Photographer
Campus computer labs have been filled to capacity this semester.
Anyone who looks into one of
the eight rooms on the Academic
Hall's second floor can see computer labs full of students busilly
working on computers — too
many students, in fact.
The campus's computer labs
have become extremely overcrowded this semester with the
influx of new students, as well as
a shortage of computers and
space.
"I think that the labs are really
good for the students because
they have a chance to get information or work on reports (and)
papers that they need to finish,"
said first-year s tudent John
Cedres. "But it does get extremely
crowded and it is unfair for some
students who really need to get
on a computer."
"The situation could be helped
with more funding, buildings, labs
and people," according to lab
monitorCharles Pratt, addingthat
some students waist valuable
time, another contributing factor
to the problem. "Just as well, students shouldn't play around on
the computers. They should get
to work and just pound away until
it is done."
Despite overcrowding, Pratt
said students should not just give
uplookingfor a computer on campus. Classes also take up time
and space in the computer labs as
well. Pratt adivsed that students
look around for labs that are open
between class times when the
main opan-access lab is full.
"They should look for open
labs. The class schedule and times
are printed and posted right by
the door," he said.
The second floor of the Academic Hall is the main level for all
computer labs. The labs consist
of Macintosh computers as well
as IBMs and compatible software,
too.
Students have access to the
labs to work on reports, check email (electronic mail) or access
information from the Internet.
Students always have access to
room ACD 202, which is the main
computer lab always open for student use.
Computer lab hours are 7 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday 7
a.m. and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.
Weekend hours are 7 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 5
p.m on Sundays.
Intramurals delayed, Students receive scholarships
but basketball ready
By Andrew Bailey
Staff Writer
Although intramural sports
have been put on hold for the last
few weeks due to problems obtaining insurance and lack of interest, Associated Students officials have announced they will be
starting this month.
The insurance needed by the
AS to start intramural sports is
scheduled to come through this
week. The obtainment of this insurance was a major factor behind the delay in the start of
intramurals, according to AS
President Charles Ragland. Another problem was the lack of
interest and support for other
sports in the program like flag
football, volleyball and soccer.
"Basketball was our most
popular sport," said Ragland.
"More people signed up for basketball than any other sport. We
were easily able to organize
enough teams for a league."
Basketball is scheduled to start
Oct 23. The other sports will not
be disbanded for the semester,
however. Aseriesofone-daytournaments will be organized for
these sports so as to not leave the
people who want to play them
with nothing to do.
The facilities for volleyball and
soccer and football are not completely finished y et The field
needs to be check for safety and
the lines need to be drawn, added
Ragland. The sand volleyball
court is notfinishedyet because
the sand has not arrived. As for
basketball, facilities are another
reason why it will start on time.
"We have worked out a deal
with Palomar College that will let
us use their gym as the site for
the basketball games with no
cost," said Ragland.
Renewed efforts will be made
to start leagues for volleyball,
soccer, football and softball next
semester, but it is all based on the
interest and support showed by
the students and faculty on campus, Ragland said.
Two Cal State San Marcos students, Elizabeth Crocker-Ericson and Vonda Sigstad, recently received Indian Health Service scholarships which will provide them approximately
$11,500 per year and can be renewed for up to
six years, it was announced last week.
Both Crocker-Ericson and Sigstad, who are
members of the Cherokee nation, are juniors
in CSUSM's Sociology program. CrockerEricson and Sigstad were among 300 recipients of Indian Health Service scholarships, and
were selected from more than 13,000 applicants.
Crocker-Ericson, 38, lives in Oceanside and
is the mother of six children (and the stepmother of three). According to CrockerEricson, in high school she felt that she was not
smart enough to go to college. Instead, she
entered the workforce and started a family.
Years later, while taking classes at MiraCosta
College in Oceanside, she learned that it was
dyslexia that thwarted her learning ability in
high school. She said she will use the scholarship fund to finish her bachelor's degree at
CSUSM. ShehopestocontinueontoCSUSM's
master's program and help children of Native
American ancestry as part of the Indian Child
Welfare Act program.
Sigstad, also 38, lives in San Marcos and is
the mother of two children. She has worked
Public Affairs Office/Photo courtesy
Vonda Sigstad (left) and Elizabeth Crocker-Erickson
with children most of her adultlife, but said wanted
to do more. She re-entered college with the goal
of starting group homes for children who become
victims of AIDS. Sigstad's deep concern for the
health and welfare of children led her to CSUSM's
Sociology program, she said. She will use the
scholarship to complete her sociology-degree and
then to go on to San Diego State University for
graduate studies in social work and public health.
After graduation from college, she will work on
developing the group homes for children on Indian reservations.
�WHAT'S NEWS
Spanish gets intense this Nov.
The Cal State San Marcos Foreign Languages program will
host its third Intensive Spanish Weekend Nov. 3-5 at the San
Clemente Beach Youth Hostel.
The weekend is open to any students, faculty, staff or members of the community who have completed at least one year of
college-level Spanish. During the weekend, participants speak
only Spanish, as they sing, dance, cook, play and study the
language together in a convivial atmosphere.
The cost is $65 and includes two nights' accommodations,
meals and all supplies. Deadline to register is Oct 26. For more
information and to get an application, contact Darci Strother at
7504160 or Francisco Martin at 7504179.
Check out Media Services
Media Services, located in the Cal State San Marcos Library,
offers students several items to check out.
The department has available a large collection of videos,
compact disks and laser disks to check out at no cost Media
Services hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Fridays, 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and 1p.m. to 5 p.m.
on Sundays.
Call Bonnie Biggs at 7504337 for more information.
Friends kick off book drive
Working in conjunction with Marion Reid, dean of Library
Services, and Bonnie Biggs, coordinator of Public Services for
the Cal State San Marcos Library, the Friends of the Library are
askingbusinesses,foundationsand individuals to sponsor named
book collections to honor family and friends.
To kick off the campaign, CSUSM Vice President for University Advancement A1 Castle established a collection in honor of
his g randfather, a f ormer ambassador to Japan and
undersecretary of state in the Hoover administration. Gifts for
named book collections can be endowed so that a permanent
income is guaranteed for future purchases.
The CSUSM Library has an association of 300 community
volunteers who help augment limited university resources.
This year, CSUSM's Friends of the Library plan to raise funds
for critically needed new book and periodical acquisitions.
The Friends also sponsor an annual book sale to raise funds
in support of library needs for information technology, reference sources and library programs. A regular newsletter for
members keeps the community informed of news about library
programs, strategic plans, and current need for private support.
Call Bonnie Biggs at 7504337 for more information.
Children to march Halloween
The Associated Students' Childcare Committee is sponsoring Safe Halloween trick-or-treating parades Oct. 31 for children of Cal State San Marcos students, faculty and staff.
Those who wish to participate are asked to meet at noon and
3 p.m. infrontof the Dome, when Public Safety officers will meet
with the children and talk to them about safe Halloween trick or
treating. The parades take place after the meetings.
Send us your news
The Pride is looking for news submissions from both campus and offcampus organizations. Please send submissions to our address: The
Pride, Cal State San Marcos, San Marcos CA 9 2096. Submissions can
also be e-mailed to studentjiewspaper@csusm. edu, or delivered to
our office, ACD-324.
Don't m i s s
'Mis-ce-ge-NATION'
Cal State San Marcos student Esther
Guerrero (left) and her son Charlie
take in the sights and sounds of Misce-ge-NATION, a multi-media art exhbit
in the Library. Mis-ce^eNATION runs
through Oct. 23.
John Wheeler/Staff Photographer
University offers off-campus living
By Paul Hilker
Staff Writer
Cal State San Marcos may not
have dormitories yet, but there
are other options available to
those who need a place to live
near the campus.
Just two miles off campus is a
university-sponsored housing
project composed of 12 units.
The project is at an apartment
complex on Ash Lane in San
Marcos, called Islands. The housing project is a great opporunity
to meet other students, and live
near the campus for an affordable
price, according to campus Housing Services. The complex contains one-, two-, and three-bedroom suites. Students can choose
between single, or double occupancy bedrooms. Public transportation to the campus is available for those who need it.
Because San Marcos is a new
campus, it needs projects like
the housing to initiate a sense of
community among the students.
According to Mike LeBrun, afirst-
yearstudentat CSUSM,thehousing program is a good way to
meetnewpeople andgetinvolved
with other students from campus.
There are currently two community living advisers staying in
the complex who answer any
questions new occupants might
have about housing facilities or
other housing services. Both
advisers, Heather Law and Brad
Ward, are students at CSUSM.
Since the services are new,
recreational opportunities are still
in the process of being developed. Tanis Brown, head of Housing Services, said that much is
being done to insure convenience
of location and reasonable cost
for students. Programs like
monthly potlucks, birthday parties and other activities are being
planned to increase the students'
comfort and satisfaction within
the complex.
Applicants for the housing
must pay a non-refundable application fee of $35, and fill out an
evaluation form to determine
roommate compatibility. Cost per
student is $2,600 for a standard
double occupancy bedroom and
$3,800for a standard single, which
includes utilities.. Four payment
plans are available. The apartments are leased to students for
the academic year.
All of the apartments are fully
furnished and include a stove,
dishwasher and refrigerator.
Furnishings include a couch,
chair, coffee table, end table, table
lamp and dining table with chairs.
Each student also isprovided with
a twin bed, chest of drawers and
a desk with chair. All apartments
are wired with phone jacks and
cableTV. Selectapartmentscome
with microwaves and/or clothes
washer and dryer.
Students interested in the offcampus housing program can
contact Tanis Brown at 7504952,
or write to Housing Services, CSU
San Marcos, San Marcos, CA
92096-0001.
Gastaneda to author report fo State of Hawaii
Lillian Vega Castaneda, a professor in the College of Education, has been selected to write a
literature review on current research and theory in thefieldof
early childhood education and
care for the State of Hawaii.
Castaneda's proposal for the
review was selectedfromamong
45 professors of education by program staff of the Hawaii Community Foundation and the Henry
and Dorothy Castle Fund for
Children, America's oldest special-purpose charitable fund for
children.
The review, which will be published and made available to 200
state agencies, private agencies,
schools, colleges and libraries,
will analyze effective practices,
programs and service delivery
models, as well as the underlying
theory surrounding the health,
welfare and education services to
young children and their families. The review will help to organize the body of relevant literature, and inform future program
planning, development and implementation efforts surrounding the
delivery of services to young children.
Cal State San Marcos President Dr. Bill Stacy noted that
"California State University, San
Marcos is delighted to have the
chance to serve the early childhood education and care community in the Pacific Rim. The Castle
Fund for children and the John
Dewey Fund helped start the
University of Chicago Lab School
in the 1890s and is continuing to
invest in forward-looking institutions, people and programs. We
look forward to our continuing
outreach to the many communities we serve."
Castaneda joined CSUSM's
College of Education in 1992 and
received her Ed.D.fromHarvard
University.
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BUSINESS MANAGER Joyce Kolb
NEWS EDITOR Tony Barton
ON-LINE EDITOR TyCarss
FEATURE EDITOR John Loch
ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS
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PHOTO EDITOR David Taylor
The verdict has been reached and the
dividing line has been drawn—butitisnot
the kind of line you might think it is.
When I talk about the kind of line drawn
as a result of the OJ Simpson trial, I mean
that a division has been drawn between
those who care about victims of crimes
like murder and those who care more for
a "fallen hero" instead. This kind of division holds no racial boundaries. Caucasians and African Americans share the
blame equally.
The day the verdict was read, I was
shocked to hear the response of the Los
Angeles Urban League's president on KNX
1070-AM radio. He talked about how
pleased he was that the Los Angeles Police Department was exposed for the corrupt institution it is. Frankly, I could not
agree more with that sentiment It is what
h e said afterwards in response to a
reporter's question that angered me.
"Shouldn't the murders of Nicole Brown
and Ron Goldman be the focus of this
case?" the reporter essentially asked. The
bestthepresidentcoulddowasshrugitoff
by saying, "Yeah, this case was also about
murder and other things."
•Murder* and "other things?"
The sole case was murder. OJ Simpson
was found not guilty and that decision
needs to be accepted. As a result, however, the murders of Brown and Goldman
technically remain unsolved, and that is a
tragedy. Not to the president of the Los
Angeles Urban League. He and his organization have gained important political clout
now that African American citizens of Los
Angeles have been vindicated when it
comes to LA police corruption and disorganization. To top that, perhaps the most
prominentAfrican American celebrity has
been acquitted of murder. That response
did not anger me nearly as much, however, as the reactions of Simpson fans in
general.
I remember the images broadcast on
television and reported in local newspapers. People across racial lines cheered
that the "Juice" was "let loose," and to hell
with the murder victims and their families.
While they were popping the champagne
corks, Ron Goldman'sfatherwas tearfully
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reminding America and the world how his
life changed t he night h e found out his son
was so brutally killed. Students at Palomar
Collegecheered in the Student Union when
the verdict was read, but the cheers outscreamed t he cries of those who felt for
the victims nonetheless. If Simpson was
found guilty, it should have been a sad
moment If h e was found not guilty, as he
was, t he moment should have been just as
somber. His acquittal did not erase the
murders.
Yes, t he dividing line has been drawn.
Not between "black" and "white," but between those who care for victims and their
families and those who believe in false
heroes. T here is no doubt Simpson abused
his former wife, but that is not the issue for
Simpson lovers. The only issue for a great
many of those who cheered his acquittal is
that now they can pay who-knows-howmuch to see him "tell his story" on pay-perview cable, or see him on television as a
sports commentator or salesman or perhaps meet him on an airplane.
No one, and I mean no one, must forget
the two most important things to come out
of this trial. First, our judicial system does
work. The jury felt a reasonable doubt as
to his guilt, and they had to acquit as they
were required to do. That decision is to be
respected. Secondly, and most importantly,
two people are dead and two families must
live with t he fact that t he murderer of their
loved ones was never brought to justice.
One of those victims was an unassuming
friend of Nicole Brown, and she was the
mother of Simpon's two youngest children. There is nothing to celebrate about
t hat
I have only one thing to say to those
who have allowed celebrity status to blind
them to t he cold, hard truth: save your
star-crossed cheers and take just one moment to care.
STAFF Andrew Bailey, Paid Hilker,
GregHoadley, Trish Nagy, Nam Van
Ngo, John Wheeler
ADVISERY PANEL Tom Nolan, Erik
Bratt, Renee Curry, Ed Thompson, Norma
YuskoQteryl Evans
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�Pow wow was great despite Greek graffiti
Dear Editor:
I was enjoying the pow wow
O ct 7 and 8 when I was suddenly
embarrassed to have the community see our school. Why has the
graffiti not been removed from
the student parking lots?
What I want to know is why
theTKEs (members ofTau Kappa
Epsilon) were notfinedto pay for
the cleanup of our campus parking lots. I think that it is a travesty
ofjustice for the university to condone thefraternity's"tagging" of
our parking facilities by not punishing those responsible. This
sort of gang style exhibition of
machismo should not be an acceptablefromany group on campus (I would be just as upset if the
Christians painted a huge cross
and a bleeding Christ hanging on
it as if the local Ku Klux Man had
written anti-Semitic slogans on
the blacktop).
This seems a blatant case of
favoritism. Is it somehow acceptable for certain groups to write
slogans on the walls? If this is
true, then how can we keep anyone from writing whatever they
like?
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TTERS
DITOR
That the university has done
nothing to clean the besmirched
parking areas is a testimony to
their passive support of this group
of pretentious dandies.
Garrett Collins
Graduate student,
Literature & Writing Studies
into account that over two-thirds
of the student body is female, one
would hope that these students
would be included in any university-funded intramural events.
Considering that occasionally
women take inclusion in such
activities for granted, it was kind
of you to remind us that we "girls"
Campus fraternities and sorori- are no longer relegated to the
ties painted the Greek symbols of sidelines as cheerleaders.
their organizations at the begin- It was also refreshing to see
ning of the semester as part of Rush that the editorial staff ofThe Pride
Week festivities.
is unencumbered with such concerns as offending the majority of
the student body by referring to
them as "girls. a Perhaps in the
futureyou might consider refrainingfromusing such blatantly sexist language. Regardless, rest assured Mr. Bailey that we "girls"
Dear Editor:
will continue to allow you "boys"
While reading AndrewBailey's to represent us as members of
article on intramural sports in the this university through your conSept 20 issue of The Pride, I was tributions in the school paper.
pleased to discoverthat"girlscan
Christine M.W. Grubbs
play in any of the sports." Taking
literature & Writing Studies
Separating the
women from
the girls
icoaM
Linda Federman
11320 Florindo Road
San Diego, CA 92127
(619)485-9484
Simpson trial
usurped issues
Dear Editor:
I've given some thought about
the O J . Simpson trial, and aside
from who's white...uh... I mean
right and who's wrong, I was
thinking about the media and
about ancient Rome.
This is how I see i t There is
the slight possibility that govern-
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ment (and big business... can the
two be separated?) may have finally gotten s mart With everything the government pulls on its
citizens and with all the "revolutionary" groups clamoring for
change, I am surprised that Karl
Marx's revolution has not occurred y et
As bad as politicians are, as
immoral and selfish* they remain
in power. How can this be? As
wide spread as "antigovernmenr
groups are (e.g. Libertarians,
Green Peace, this new militia
movement, etc.), the politicians
are neverin danger oflosingtheir
position. How can this be?
We like to believe that we are
a nation of individuals, yet when I
look at the masses I see a heard of
like minds all mewling for normalcy. I see people obsessing
about trivia and ignoring crucial
issues. It matters little whether
Simspon was guilty or innocent;
it matters little whether the jury
was biased; what matters is that
this minuscule bit of hype has
e clipsed
i ssues
like,
homelessness, rape, poverty, starvation, war for profit and genocide.
What the hell are we thinking?
Are we thinking at all? Are these
t he "family values" t hat t he
"Right" wants us to mirror—values where this media circus holds
the front page of every national
paper and major network and the
hungry are ignored on page E47? Is this the "change" that the
"Left" is always clamoring for?
Who owns you? How do you
decide what is important (do you
even decide)? Has government
finally gotten smart and started
using the media to direct our attention away f rom i ts
misdealings?
I was thinking of Rome and
about t he coliseum, thinking
about how the citizens' concerns
for things of importance (like raiding Huns) was deflected onto
meaningless spectator shows and
clowning. I could not help but be
reminded of our modern media.
Do you watch "Seinfeld?" Do you
laugh with David Letterman? Are
your values packaged for you by
the networks, the papers and the
radio? What is important to you,
and why is it important? Did you
spend days wondering who shot
J.R., but never worry about who
shot John F. Kennedy?
Sure I'm a liberal. I'm advocating change, but I'm not speaking
out for Marxism today; today I'm
just feeling wistful about the loss
of the American dream — individual freedom — individual
thought If you think you are free
it is only because you watch so
much TV that you cannot see the
subtle chains that bind you hand
and foot but mostly fetter your
mind.
The obsession with the flashy
media-spun hype that turns our
heads from the homeless in our
neighborhpods, from the looming nationaldebt,fromlocalgangs
murdering our children and from
dysfunctional families; this media hype is the real issue here,
not whether Simpson is guilty or
whetherthejurywasbiased. I'm
worried about t he Huns, not
whether Flavious will get eaten
by a tiger.
Garrett Collins
Graduate student,
Literature & Writing Studies
Arts are needed
Dear Editor.
This is an open letter to your
staff writer Greg Hoadley in response to his article in the Sept.
20 issue of The Pride. I speak on
behalf of myself and several students and faculty in the Visual
and Performing Arts program, as
we stand to be directly affected
by the issues discussed.
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Pow Wow
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Top right: One of many vendors at the Pow Wow selling items such as dream catchers. Above: Native
American dancers during opening ceremonies. Below: Crowds look over concession stands and view
festivities. The event was held Oct. 7-8 on campus.
Roman S. Koenig
community thaf s beyond just writing and
publications."
The fact that Native Americans are an
integral part of the educational process on
campus also demonstrates that people of
indigenous origin are welcome and on par
with everyone else, he said.
This opening of educational doors is
also important to the San Diego County
native population, according to Bonnie
Biggs. The land Cal State San Marcos sits
on was once occupied by the local Luiseno
tribe.
The relationships that have been developed with local native tribes is extremely
important, she continued, "and to keep up
those relationships is something I'm going to pursue until my dying day. I fs so
fundamentally rooted in our Mission Statement"
The Cal State San Marcos Pow Wow
has its beginnings in a series of Native
American story-tellings held at the former
San Diego State North County campus
library, according to Biggs. Both Biggs
and Whitehorse were responsible for the
development of the events, which were a
success from the very beginning, Biggs
said.
"Four hundred people showed up to
our first story-telling," she noted. The number of participants at the annual powwows
has since grown to nearly 10,000.
" Ifs one of the best pow wows in California," she said, "so that after a few years
of doing this we'refinallygetting it right"
Biggs credited the even's committee
for providing the nuts and bolts behind the
event "Theirspiritisso appreciated,"Biggs
added.
"I think it is one of the best examples of
how the university adheres to the Mission
Statement," Whitehorse explained, "that
this university affirms and supports cultural diversity and not just by numbers."
Indeed, according to Whitehorse and
event coordinator Bonnie Biggs, Native
Americans are sorely under-represented
in American education. The pow wow provides a gateway for the kind of educational
conversation that takes place between
Native America and the community at
large.
"Ifs not an event where you just come
to eatfrybread and look at the pretty feathers," said Biggs. "Ifs the preservation of
indigenous cultures in this nation."
The fact that Cal State San Marcos is
open to Native Americans is in itself a
barrier-breaker, explained Whitehorse.
"It helps develop trust with institutions
where there hasn't been a lot of trust," he
said, adding that, traditionally, universities have been closed to the Native American population. Having a university that is
open to the population helps Native Americans feel comfortable "to be native and still
be a part of the educational system, and for
Indian people that's very important."
Whitehorse, who is of Lakota background, cited the number of Native American faculty and staff members as an example of the university's commitment to
the indigenous population.
"Having faculty and staff at all levels is
also critically important," he explained.
"Another thing that (having these people
"We have a holy Mission Statement,"
on campus) does is that it provides a ve- she said, "and I like to do as much as I can"
hicle to get information out to the native to uphold i t
�Native American students get motivated
By Tony Barton
News Editor
One hundred twelve Native American
high school students represented roughly
80 tribes from southern California at Cal
State University San Marcos on O ct 6 for
the third annual American Indian College
Motivation day.
Students from as far San Diego and
Riverside were on campus attending workshops, listening and participating in songs,
and attending lectures aimed at motivating them to pursue higher education.
"The main objective of the event was to,
help the students attain their higher education goals," said Mary Wardell, who was
the coordinator of the event According to
Wardell, two steps used to motivate students were bringing them to a college
campus and giving them a taste of the
U niversity's c lassroom e xperience
through the workshops.
The day was opened with a prayer, after
which students chose to attend two out of
six offered workshops. Available were
workshops on library technology, self esteem from a Native American's perspective, Southern California Indian History,
Native American stereotypes, exploring
cultural information on the internet, and
financial aid available to Native Americans
for higher education.
"The first couple of years focused on
more specific information,* said Director
of Student Affirmative Action Carolina
Cardenas, who was instrumental in starting the event three years ago. "Every year
it evolves. This year we did more of what
the students were telling us they wanted.
Last year we told them lots of deadlines for
things like financial aid. This year we
showed them that in college this is the
kind of hands on experience they will
recieve."
Having put together a large majority of
the first event, Cardenas has since handed
Wardell the job of coordinator.
The self esteem workshop, according
to the workshop speaker and director of
the Trio program Calvin One Deer, was
aimed at giving Native American students
the confidence to pursue higher education.
"Sometimes people think that self-esteem is an ego trip," h e said. " Ifs n ot I fs
about confidence. We want to give Indian
kids the confidence to go to college.*
The American Indian College Motivation day was the kickoff to the Cal State
San Marcos Pow Wow which occurred
Oct7^8. Presented at this year's third annual Pow Wow were the food, arts, crafts
and dances of local Indian cultures.
College of Education receives its accreditation
By Tony Barton
News Editor
Cal State University San Marcos' College of Education received high marks in
itsfirstaccreditation by a national organizationthismonth. All subjectswere passed,
none were identified as lacking, and seven
programs were cited as "exemplary practice" by a team of experts, representing
the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education(NCATE), who evaluated the teacher education programs.
"You've got to be thrilled," said Dr.
Steve Lilly, dean of the College of Education. "We really are as good as we want to
be."
Only roughly 40 percent of teacher education programs nationwide are accredited, no more than 2 percent of those have
no weaknesses specified, and typically 1-3
programs are cited as "exemplary practice," according to Lilly.
The experts who reviewed the college
were from universities around the country
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News Editor
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Noted author Rabbi Wayne Dosick was a featured speaker on campus Oct. 13 as part of Make a Difference Day. Dosick spoke on the ethic of doing good to students and staff in ACD-102.
Rabbi Wayne Dosick speaks at CSUSM
By Greg Hoadley
Staff Writer
T h e Ethic of Doing Good* was the
theme of a presentation given by noted
author Rabbi Wayne Dosick Oct 13 on
campus.
Students and faculty attended the lecture as part of the kick-off for this year's
Make a Difference Day, which is Oct 27.
The event was sponsored by Cal State San
Marcos and the Office of Service Learning.
Dosick, the author of such books as
T he Business Bible:Ten Commandments
for Creating an Ethical Workplace* and
"Golden Rules: Ten Values Parents Need
to Teach Their Children,* spoke of the
harsh realities of modern society on the
one hand, and the good that can come
from volunteering one's energy to benefit
the world around them, on the other.
Dosick said he sensed that religion has
been trivialized in modern society, noting
that while 90 percent of people profess a
belief in God, only about 30 percent regularly attend church or synagogue. Due to
separation of church and state, it becomes
much harder to depend upon our religious
leaders, he explained, since they are the
ones who teach society what is right and
wrong. This loss of values cannot be filled
by the government, he added.
T h e government has no sense of what
is right and just,* he told the audience. "It
only has a sense of the law.*
Dosickpointedoutsomecontradictions
of our times. On the one hand, we are a
society of victims, he said. He cited the
example of a senior citizen who won a
multi-million-dollar lawsuit because she
spilled hot coffee on herself in her moving
automobile. People take no responsibility
fortheir actions because society has somehow wronged them, he said.
On the other hand, he continued, this is
the "ME Decade.* To illustrate his point,
Dosick told of his beloved boyhood heroes,the 1959Chicago White Sox baseball
team. Theteamwonthepennantbasedon
a foundation of teamwork and bringing
winning baseball to theirfans,he said. He
then contrasted this long-ago memory to
today's greedy millionaire ballplayers,
whose sole motivation is selling their services to the highest bidder, he noted.
Such a society, which Dosick said condemns personal responsibility and teamwork, makes it that much harder to live a
virtuous life while fulfilling one's goals,
much less finding the time to make a
!Making a difference starts with yourself'
Rabbi Wayne Dosick
difference in someone else's life.
w
In the end,* he said, "we count on
ourselves. Making a difference starts with
yourself. Every day when you go to work,
you can raise or lower the spirit of those
you work with, just by your attitude,*
Dosick encouraged his audience to see
beyond themselves, to "see the faces of
those we are feeding; not the 'hungry' or
the 'needy,' but the individual faces.* This
leads to a third irony. T here arefivebillion people in the world,* he said. Through
modern technology, we have the capacity
tp feed seven billion people. Yet only four
billion people are regularly fed.*
But can one person make a difference
through the ethic of doing good? Dosick
said yes, as he pointed to the names of
those once-simple, ordinary people, past
and present, who were able to make a
change for the better: Lech Walesa, a
Polish plumber, was instrumental in gaining his nation's independence, Dosick
cited. Today, Walesa is the president of
Poland.
Mother Teresa, now in her 80s, still
strives to make the world a better place for
the children, he continued. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. was able to change our
nation's consciousness on the issue of race.
So how does one know if he or she is doing
what is ethically good and making a positive difference?
Dosick said he has what he calls the
"Rodney King Syndrome.* "If my every
action were shown on national TV for all to
see, would I be ashamed or proud?* That
is the question people must ask themselves.
In closing, Dosick gave his listeners an
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Arts&Lectures continues
As part of its Arts and Lectures series, Cal State San Marcos
is sponsoring two free events this month.
O ct 2 3: The group Huayucaltia will give a lecture at 11
a.m. and will perform at noon in Academic Hall, room ACD-102.
Huayucaltia is a cross-cultural, multi-national musical group
that fuses a wide variety of authentic instruments and styles
from Latin America into a sound that reflects Andean, African
jazz and Nueva Cancio traditions.
O ct 2 6: Sankofa will perform traditional West African
music and dance as well as North American jazz, funk and blues.
Visitingfrom Ghana, D r. Komla Amoaku will reunite his Afrojazz ensemble during his brief return to CSUSM.
All of the performances are free and open to the public. Call
7 50-4366 for more information.
Pizza, pizza, pizza...
Campus organizations are sponsring special events for the
month of October.
O ct 2 7: The Sociology Club is holding a pizza party at 3
p.m. at Bruno's restaurant in San Marcos. Cost is $5. Another
pizza party is being held by the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship at 6 p .m. at Discovery Christian Fellowship. Call
7 50-4970 for more information.
O ct 2 8: The History Society is holding a Halloween party
as part of Make a Difference Day. Call 7 50-4970 for more
information.
Internet workshops set
Cal State San Marcos's Library and Computing & Telecommunications is holding several workshops for students who
want to learn more about the Internet
All workshops are from 9 to 9:45 a.m. and held in ACD-211:
O ct 2 0: P ine/E-mail/Iistservs
O ct 2 6: G opher
O ct 3 1: FTP
Nov. 7 : USENET
Nov. 1 4: World W ide W eb (WWW)
Nov. 1 7: P ine/E-mail/Lisservs
Call Trinidad Gomez at 7 50-4793 to sign up for these workshops, or e-mail reservations to atkinson@mailhostcsusm.edu.
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at Project Wildlife's Care Facility.
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buy t-shirts. Call 2 36-0842
or 225-WILD.
Top: A computer art piece celebrating the "Glittering
Moments" of Marilyn Monroe's life is just one of
several student-produced displays found on the walls
of the Academic Hall's second floor. This piece was
done by Tobias P. Arosemena. Left: Other art pieces
include the signs of the Zodiac, by Tom Walker and
Paige Duffey.
Photos by John Wheeler
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cere guy.
and has been since age 11 at the
Throughout the concert h e encouragement of his older sisprovocatively teased the audience ter. His eritire family, apart from
with sexy dance movements and one, i s now a vegetarian.
flirtinggesturesthatrangedfrom
Rossiter never went to college.
"fan-fishing" with the microphone "I went to school and I found it
stand (yanking it away as they dull beyond belief. I don't mean
made their grab) to kneeling this arrogantly, but school offered
down and singing into hungry me absolutely nothing," he exears and even nuzzling his face plained. He also said hasn't yet
into a lucky fan's shoulder. At merged onto the information suStory & photos by Jill Ballard
Gene guitarist Steve Mason strums away during a sound check.
perhighway. "I can barely make a
slice of t oast I'm not adverse to
technology, although I will admit
that it does scare me immensely."
The other three members of
Gene played great yet remained
in the very animated shadow of
Rossiter. Although it should be
mentioned that lead guitarist
Steve Mason ("The Handsome
One," as introduced by Rossiter)
was infineform. Drummer Matt
James and bassist Kevin Miles
also played wonderfully.
Gene played "Left-Handed," a
song about coming out of the
closet and losing one's mother's
love. Upon being asked about his
own sexual orientation Rossiter
seemed slightly annoyed yet explained, *I refuse to give it a name,
but I'm attracted to both men and
women, although a lot of people
seem to think that that means
that I'm some screaming nymphomaniac who runs down the
road in a caveman outfit grabbing
anything in his path....which is a
nice t hought but that certainly
never happens." Even though the
T>and has an obvious sex appeal,
Rossiter denies any advancements by his fans, "Oh no, they're
far too well behaved."
Gene also played their ode to
those who've lived and died and
were shunned in the process, "For
H ie Dead," and a sad song about
a dead brother who's last dying
signals went unnoticed, "London,
Can You Wait?" When asked
about his beliefs of the post-physical death Rossiter simply said, "I
believe in soil." T hafs it? "Religion is created because humans
cannot cope with the idea that
there is no more than 70 years." If
the religious hold beliefs out of
fear then Rossiter avoids it for the
same reason. "I'm very scared of
death and I prefer not to think
about it," he said. Even with that
said, Gene still played the lush
single "01ympian"withthewords,
"Formidable and not afraid/Of
the next world, just delayed."
Gene also treated the audience
to a "burial ofjustice" song called
"Truth Rest Your Head," to which
Rossiter introduced with a reference to OJ Simpson.
"Ifs very easy to say, Yes OJ
Simpson is guilty,' or, Y es OJ
Simpson is innocent' Obviously
it wasn't a trial, it was a TV show,"
he said of the recent trial. "In fact
it was a fiasco and how the man
managed to get a fair trial in the
first place I really don't know, so
Gene lead singer Martin Rossiter noticed that San Diego locals are, "horrendously
anti-smoking, which is understandable, really."
I really have no opinions on i t I
am quite prepared to say I don't
know enough information to say
whether he is or not, but I hope
that at least that policeman Mark
Furman dies." But with all that
lackof opinion stated, he still sang,
"Truth rest your head/There is
more than a life at stake h ere/For
me you died tonight/So don't involve meinyourplans/Whenthe
chat shows beckon/For me you
died tonight"
W hen h e's not s inging,
Rossiter sometimes occupies
himself with American afternoon
talk shows. He marvels at the
psychology of the guests. "I think
they're mad in a wonderful way,"
h e noted. He even fantasizes
about appearing in multi-disguises on various talk shows
around the world, "spouting utter nonsense and scaring lots of
children." He does, however, have
a problem with shows such as
Melrose Place because of their
"art of compromise. They make a
nod to feminism and they make a
nod to the left, but when push
comes to shove they always shy
awayfromthefinalpunch."
Rossiter doesn't enjoy making
videos, either, "because all the
people who make videos are frustrated film makers. They don't
give a monkey's armpit about the
actual song. They don't care.
They're there to try and make
something that will look good for
their portfolio so they can get into
Hollywood and t hafs what really,
really annoys me."
The band has a lot of touring to
do before they can move on to
their next album. Rossiter, however, is anxious to get beyond
their current album "Olympian."
A new album will hopefully leave
the cliche Smiths comparisons in
their wake.
Even though Rossiter is part
of such a wonderful group, h e
still seems a little bit depressed
and never finds himself fully satisfied. "I am human," h e somberly explained. He drowns his
sorrows in alcohol and cigarettes.
Even his songs cry for help. The
song "Be My Light, Be My Guide"
was played in full force.
Gene introduced three new
songs that Tuesday night and after the last song was played, the
crowd was left wanting more.
Gene came back for three encores. Nobody in the house dared
decline such grand designs.
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Continued from page 5
Mr. Hoadley, I sincerely hope
this article was a result of an assignment you weren't too interested in writing. I fs hard to imagine that someone on this campus
would be so naive and uninformed
as to believe these "facts* as you
wrote them. In one sense, I agree
with you. Congress did blow it in
regards to funding for the arts.
The budget should have at least
been tripled. It would be more
efficient if I just go through your
article and point out some of your
misinformation.
C ongress's m oney i s t he
public's money. Our money. Our
tax dollars. In theory, that means
they spend it on what the public
wants. That obviously doesn't
really happen, but if you'd check
the Constitution, thafs what is
supposed to happen. By cutting
the funding for arts in America,
Congress would be robbing the
public. Since it would help to know
what we're talking about here, I
thought it might be good to figure out the cost of arts funding to
the American taxpayer. Given the
current budget of $438 million
and a taxpaying population of
about 240 million, it comes out to
around $1.83 per person, peryear.
I don't think thafs too much.
In your second paragraph, you
s tate t hat " the f ederal
government...has no business
funding arts.'' Although some of
these programs might seem unreasonable to you personally, they
are valid nonetheless. This pat-
tern goes throughout the history
of humanity. With very few exceptions, all the classic arts have
been produced with state funding. Mozart worked for the emperor of Austria, Michaelangelo
worked for the Catholic Church,
Le Corbusier worked for t he
French government As far as
"surviving in a capitalist environment" is concerned, it barely
merits comment Anyone with
knowledge about the arts business will gladly elucidate how
difficult it is to survive in a culture
that has no artistic identity. If the
American public had greater access to art, as opposed to corporate media, it might be easier to
make a living with i t
The arts are by no means a
"luxury item." They constitute
one of the few things we share
with our fellow humans. It is a
common bond between cultures,
and I doubt you could find any
business or industry that does
not require some sort of artist in
its overall structure to function.
Thaf s just a f act Accessibility to
art has often been a measure of
how civilized a nation is. All the
great cultures of the past owe
much of their success to the quality of their arts. It is callous and
grossly irresponsible to suggest
that cutting a virtually nonexistent segment of the budget would
benefit America, let alone relieve
t he national debt in any way.
Frankly, o ne of t he b iggest
"luxury items" thafs been tossed
about is military spending.
You mention "Sesame Street"
and Barney" as being two shows
that would survive without public
funding. Do you honestly believe
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that? Tell me, what do you think
most young kids would rather
watch? "Sesame S treet" or
"Beverly Hills 90210?* If
children's shows are not publicly
supported they die. That's a fact
of economics. Theshowsthatthe
Public Broadcasting System
(PBS) produces do not reach as
wide an audience as they should,
partly because they're not as concerned with commercial success.
This attitude allows them the
luxury to produce p rograms
which might actually be useful.
I laughed when I read your
" ...the
i nfamous
Robert
Mapplethorpe photos (too lewd
to describe here)." What do you
knowaboutthem? Personally, I'm
not offended by still-lifes and portraits. Perhaps you are? Oh, you
must mean the homo-erotic ones!
Well,frankly,some people have
self respect and don't need to be
homophobic. For your information (and I assume you're referring to the Cincinnati exhibit),
Mapplethorpe's exhibition included several hundred photos,
only 10or20ofwhich were homoerotic. These were in a separate
wing and had limited access. If s
doubtful anyone who didn't want
to see them did. Incidentally, with
t he $10-bill project you mentioned, you might have given
some credit to one of the artists
involved — David Avalos, a professor and program director of
CSUSM's Visual and Performing
Arts program. Also,fortherecord,
that piece received no federal
funding.
You're right, the arts are important to our society. I'm sure
even Jesse Helms agrees with
t hat However, although some
funding (a fairly large percentage) does comefromthe private
sector, the federal government is
not only obligated to fund the arts
but ifs in the public's best interest that they continue to do so. If
you think an educated populace
is a good thing, then youH support continued funding. Art is a
necessity in our lives. It keeps us
motivated, inspired and helps us
push the limits. Art makes us
think.
Gordon Romei
Senior,
Visual and Performing Arts
tration can also
Mitt
State San Marcos. "Right now is an especially crucial time
because there
atmi
>ues being voted M
soon. I feere are drasticfinancialaid cuts including loans and
grants proposed at the
Scholarship available
Cal State San Marcos has announced the availability of the L t
Gen. Eugene F. Tighe, Jr. USAF
Memorial Scholarship.
The Association of Former
Intelligence Officers (AFIO), San
Diego Chapter One, is offering a
$1,000 scholarship to a full-time
graduate or undergraduate student who has a cumulative grade
point average of 3.0 or greater,
and who will not graduate priorto
May 1996. The scholarship is
beingofferedjointlybytheAFIO,
San Diego Chapter One, Bally
Manufacturing, Inc. and T he
Brunswick Foundation, Inc.
T he s cholarship will b e
awarded based on the judged
quality and suitability of a 1,000-
Grinolds
Continued from page 9
transmitting flu to high-risk patients such as
a. Health care workers including non professionals who
work with or provide services to
high-risk patients.
b. Persons living in the
same household with high-risk
patients.
Also, although not considered
high-risk, people who provide
essential community services
should contemplate vaccination.
In my mind this would include
t eachers, t eachers' aids, pre-
1,500-word essay on the topic:
"Given advances in technology,
the increasing availability of open
source information and other factors, should US government intelligence agencies recruit foreign spies?" A panel of former
professional intelligence officers
will judge the essays.
Applications and further information can be obtained by calling
the Financial Aid Office at 7504850. Application deadline is Jan.
5,1996.
In the Oct 4 issue of The Pride,
the phone number for the Financial Aid Office was incorrectly reported, The correct number isgiven
above. The Pride regrets the error.
school teachers, counselors, and
people who have extensive public contact. The vaccine can save
many days' cost from work or
classes for college students.
At Student Health Services we
will be offering the Influenza Vaccine through November to both
high-risk and other patients until
supplies run o ut They are offeredfreeto students. If you have
any questions or require further
information call 7504915.
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