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National Tragedy for the US Space Program Falls Near the 17-Year Anniversary of the Challenger Disaster
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Columbia's crew: Seated in front, astronauts Rick Husband, Commander, and Willie McCool, pilot. Standing are
(from left) mission specialists Dave Brown, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Mike Anderson (payload commander)
and payload specialist Ilan Ramon, representing the Israeli Space Agency. Photo courtesy of NASA
By ALYSSA FINKELSTEIN
L ead Editor
For the second time in the
last 30 years, the National
Aeronautics and Space A dministration (NASA) has lost a
space shuttle with astronauts
aboard. The explosion of the
space shuttle Columbia early
last Saturday m orning is the
first time in NASA's 42-year
history that a shuttle has been
lost upon reentry to Earth's
atmosphere. Within the last
week, NASA has observed
the anniversary of its only two
other space tragedies, the Challenger explosion, which killed
all seven astronauts on board
on Jan. 28, 1986, and Apollo I
s pacecraft fire that killed three
on Jan. 27, 1967. T his was the
88th space flight since the Challenger mission.
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Like the Challenger mission,
there were seven astronauts
aboard Columbia, which had
been aiming for 9:16 a.m.
landing on Saturday in Cape
Canaveral, Florida.
Comprised of four US Navy, two
US Air Force, and one Israeli
Air Force personnel, the crew
members lost to the tragedy
were Shuttle Commander Rick
Husband, Michael Anderson,
Kalpana Chawla, William
McCool, David Brown, Laurel
Clark and Ilan Ramon, who
were on their way home f rom a
16-day mission to space when
their c raft broke apart. Mission Control in Houston immediately warned residents of the
Dallas and Ft. Worth areas in
Texas to stay away f rom any
falling debris f rom the shuttle
"due to the toxic nature of the
propellants used aboard the
shuttle."
The shuttle was 207,000 feet
above the E arth's s urface when
it disintegrated, ruling out any
possibility of a s urface to air
missile impact, according to
White House press secretary
A ri Fleischer. The shuttle was
also estimated to have been
traveling upwards of 12,000
miles per hour j ust before it
broke up and disappeared.
spokesperson. A debris field
was found in north central
Texas. The flag in f ront of the
countdown clock at Mission
Control in Houston, TX, and
in Cape Canaveral, FL, were
lowered to half-mast by mid
morning Saturday, unofficially
acknowledging that the astronauts of the shuttle Columbia
had lost their lives.
Security had been tight for
the 16-day scientific research
mission because of the prèsenee of Ramon, the first Israeli
astronaut.
landing. Space agency officials
feared his presence might
make the shuttle more of a térrorist target,
On Jan. 16, during Coiumbia's l ift o ff, a piece of insulating f oam f rom its external
rocket b oosters came o ff and
was believed to have struck the
l eft w ing of the shuttle L eroy
Cain, the lead flight director
in Mission Control, assured
r eporters Friday that engineers
had concluded that any d amage
to the wing was considered
minor and posed no s afety
hazard. The f oam b reak is
currently under investigation,
and it is possible that the debris
caused damage to Columbia's
heat protection tiles,
According to Fox News
Channel, bystanders were
supposed to hear double sonic
booms as the shuttle reentered
Earth's atmosphere; experienced observers knew someRamon, a colonel in Israel's
thing was wrong.
air force and f ormer fighter
pilot, became the first man
The shuttle was traveling f rom his country to fly into
approximately 4500 mph at space, and his presence
breakup, at mach 18 (18 times resulted in an increase in secuThere was an unusual
the speed of sound), accord- rity, not only for Columbia's increase in t emperature on the
ing to Ed Campion, a NASA launch, but also for its planned left side of the f uselage j ust
See C OLUMBIA, page 2
�Columbia Crew from page 1
before the explosion, right
around the area where the
foam had broken off over two
weeks earlier. The increase
in temperature and recorded
wind resistance caused the
shuttle's automatic pilot mechanism to change the course of
the shuttle during reentry,
which should not have caused
the shuttle to disintegrate, but
may have been an attempt by
the ship's computers to avert
the inevitable explosion.
Another speculation about
the demise of Columbia's
reentry is that it was first
scheduled for l iftoff in July
of last year, when the mission
was delayed due to a leak in
oxygen lines. Columbia had
been given all new equipment
and instrumentation since that
fuel tank, and the spacecraft
soon a fter burst into flames.
There were no space missions
for a f ull two years a fter the
Challenger tragedy. The next
scheduled NASA mission
was for the shuttle Atlantis
to leave the Kennedy Space
Center in Florida on March
1, 2003, in order to deliver
more supplies and equipment
to the international space station. Immediate word is that
the mission will be postponed
until f urther notice, however
the Atlantis mission was supposed to deliver a relief crew
to the members currently
aboard the space station, and
bring the current members
home. NASA is currently
exploring their options for the
space station crew.
time. NASA has offered no ing satellite is recording the
conclusive reasons for the placement of human remains
and all shuttle debris before
explosion.
being moved to a location
Over the Feb 1 weekend, where they can be gathered
NASA engineers, search and and examined. The remains
rescue teams, and police crews are being taken to the Charles
were involved in a massive C. Carson Center for Mortusearch for debris and remains ary A ffairs at Dover Air Force
that spanned most of East Base in Delaware. The pieces
Texas and Louisiana. The of the shuttle will be taken to
Federal Bureau of Investiga- Barksdale Air Force Base in
tion, the Federal Emergency Louisiana, where engineers
Management Agency, the from the shuttle contractor
National Transportation and United Space Alliance will try
Safety Board, and the Texas to piece together what caused
Department of Public Safety Columbia to break apart
were all involved in the search.
The f uture of NASA space
Among the remains recovered
were a charred torso, thigh- flights has yet to be deterbone, a skull with front teeth, mined. In 1986, 73 seconds
and a charred leg. An empty a fter l ift off, a glow of light
Sadly, both the Challenger
astronaut's helmet was also could be seen between the
found. A global position- shuttle Challenger and its and the Columbia space
flights had important firsts
aboard their mission. Among
the Challenger crew was a
woman by the name of Christa
McAuliffe, a schoolteacher
and mother of two, and the
first civilian to venture into
space. All members of the
Challenger mission were honored with burials at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Barbara Morgan, Christa
McAuliffe's backup replacement, was at the Kennedy
Space Center waiting for
Columbia's arrival. She was
scheduled to go on Columbia's next mission, scheduled
for this coming November, in
order to be the first educator
since Christa McAuliffe to
attempt space flight.
CaI State San Bernardino Student Charged With Murder
CSU college student and his half-brother were arrested and charged for the grizzly murder of their mother
By JULIE MYRES
Pride Staff-Writer
Local
law "enforcement
arrested Jason V. Bautista, 20,
and Matthew B. Montejo, 15, for
.the murder of their mother, Jane
Marie Bautista. Jane Bautista's
dismembered head and hands
were found in a duffel bag in
an apartment in Riverside; the
remains of her body were located
down a ravine off of Ortega
Highway in Orange County.
Police stated that the two
defendants allegedly, dismembered their mother's body after
her death to conceal her identity. One of the defendants told
investigators that the idea to
dismember the body came from
an episode of "The Sopranos,"
which is a series about New
Jersey mobsters on HBO.
According
to
Orange
County police, the brothers
first attempted to get rid of the
headless body in a sleeping bag
in a garbage dumpster at an
Oceanside construction site, but
MEOICINE
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Jason Bautista's registration
were apparently interrupted and a dumpster in the construction
scared off by a security guard site and jotted down their license matched that of the license plate
seen in Oceanside and he was
named Pete Martinez.
plate number.
later tracked down, after difThe San Diego Union Tribune
The LA Times stated, "He ficulty because of the family's
reported that Jason Bautista's (Martinez) told police the two recent move six months earlier.
legal representative,, attorney males saw him approaching, hurJohn Kremmer, said outside of riedly returned the bundle - with
While attending class ? on
the courtroom that the two boys a foot protruding from the end Friday, Jan. 24, at Cal State
and their mother "had a tumultu- - to their car and drove off."
San Bernardino, Bautista was
ous relationship."
approached by authorities. Police
"After seeing news reports searched Bautista's car and
Prosecutors have not released later that day about the discovery apartment with his permission
an official statement»of possible of a headless body off Ortega and in the process, Bautista conmotive. Attorneys believe that Highway, he notified Oceanside fessed that he and his brother had
there is more to the story than police, who passed the tip along. killed their mother.
it may seem. Abuse is specu- It was not clear why the guard
lated to be a part of the family's did not call police when he first
Preliminary autopsy reports
trouble. The LA Times reported spotted the suspicious bundle," lead to the conclusion that the
that neighbors to the; Bautista's reported the LA Times.
mother died of strangulation, but
witnessed the mother screaming
further test results are still being
and yelling abusive comments at
the boys on many occasions.
The police have speculated
that the mother was killed in the
family apartment on Jan. 14. The
boys were seen attempting to dispose of a sleeping bag at about 2
a.m. on Jan. 15 in Oceanside.
Martinez, the security guard,
saw the boys loitering around
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The boys came from different fathers and the family was
known to be unstable. Jason's
father committed suicide when
he was one year old. The family
moved many times and the
mother changed jobs often. She
was unemployed at the time of
her death and Jason was a student and hotel desk clerk.
Prosecutors intend to try Montejo as an adult under Proposition
21, a juvenile crime reform law
that allows them to make that
decision in serious crimes without the approval of a judge.
See MURDER, page 3
Bone Marrow Recruitment
Drive Coming To Campus
By GERALD JONES
Pride Staff Writer
The San Diego Blood Bank
Stem Cell Donor Center brings
"Faces of Hope 2003" to Cal
State San Marcos, on Feb.
11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in
Founders' Plaza. "Faces of Hope
2003" is a bone marrow and
stem cell recruitment campaign
that is attempting to recruit a
larger and more diverse pool of
volunteer donors by targeting
members of minority groups.
Every year thousands of
African Americans, American
Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian/
Pacific Islanders and Hispanics
are diagnosed with leukemia,
aplastic anemia or other lifethreatening blood diseases. The
only hope for a cure is finding
a donor for a bone marrow or
stem cell transplant. However,
there are not enough members
of these communities donating
bone marrow or stem cells.
These transplants require
matching certain tissue traits of
the donor and patient. Because
these traits are inherited, the
most likely match would be a
family member. The problem
therein lies due to the fact that 70
percent of the people diagnosed
cannot find a match within their
own families. Although it is
possiblefor a patient to match a
donor from any racial or ethnic
group, the most common match
is someone from his or her own
ethnic group. Although many
minority patients are finding
donors for their transplants,
they are still less likely than
Caucasians to identify a matched
donor. More donors from these
ethnic minority groups are still
needed, so patients of every
racial and ethnic background
will have a chance of finding a
matched donor.
The key qualifications that
must be met by possible donors
are for her/him to be between
the ages of 18 and 60, have
no medical history of asthma,
cancer, diabetes, heart or
circulatory disease, be willing
to be a donor for anyone who
needs a transplant, and be
within 20 percent of her/his
ideal weight for her/his height
and age.
The North County Times,
local radio stations, and other
media outlets will cover the
event. For information those
interested can contact the
CSUSM coordinator of the event
and CSUSM student, Araceli
Catalan at catal008@csusm.edu
or Veronica Sateler, the
Recruitment Specialist with
San Diego Blood Bank/ Stem
Cell Donor Program at (619)
400-8197.
�Students Join
Petition to UC
President and
CSU Chancellor
Students and Community
Groups Form a Coalition to
Fight Against the High Cost
of Text Books
By ADRIAN CUNDIFF
Pride Staff Writer
The Greenlining Institute estimates that students could save
approximately 20%-40% each
Because a significant number of year on the cost of books if price
students believe the costs of text- competition was supported.
books are too high, community
groups, multi-ethnic advocates,
Suggestions offered by The
and students themselves are trying Greenlining Institute:
to remedy the situation by filing a
protest with University of CaliforProvide online versions of highnia (UC) President Richard Atkins cost textbooks.
and California State University
(CSU) Chancellor Charles Reed.
Give students the option to buy
their books online.
Thè protest, which was sent in
the form of a letter, addresses the
Investigate the relationships
issue òf thè high cost of books for between publishers, authors, and
undergraduate students, and was bookstores, and its impact on pricsigned by a coalition commit- ing methods.
ted to minimizing thè negative
effects the recent tuition increase
Pass legislation that would give
will have on minorities or other private booksellers the ability to
underprivileged students "Earlier credit the sale on the student's
this month UC's Board óf Regents financial aid account.
approved a $400 per year tuition
increase, with the expectation
Universities could distribute
of another $800 increase for the their reading list to private book2003-04 academic year," said sellers who are affiliated with the
Tammeil Y. Gilkerson, acad- university to promote price comemy and program director at the petition.
Greenlining Institute.
The exact date has not been set,
According to Gilkerson, CSU but the coalition of student advostudents spend approximately cates who filed the protest, along
$4,500 on books over a four-year with their supporters will meet
period, while UC students pay with Reed and Atkins in about one
almost $5,000. Gilkerson believes week to discuss their findings on
that the high cost of books can be how textbook prices can be lowsignificantly lowered if Atkins and ered. A committee made up of
Reed take action and address the students and faculty will also be
problem.
established to investigate the high
cost of textbooks.
Murder
from
page
Jason and Matthew appeared
in Orange County Superior Court
on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, but
did not enter their plea. They
were charged in Orange County
courts, where the body was found
and most of the work has been
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done in their jurisdiction. Jason
and Matthew were each charged
with one count of murder in the
first degree. Jason Bautista is at
the Central Men's Jail in Santa
Ana and Matthew Montejo is
in Juvenile Hall. They are each
being held on $1 million bail.
What Will Happen
to C SUSM When
California Runs Out
of Money?
By MEG EPPEL
Pride Staff Writer
Last November, California
voters passed Propositions
47 and 49, in* part to provide
the necessary funds to build
new classrooms and provide
after school care. However,,
since California is now facing
a multi-billion dollar deficit,
the money allocated for these
propositions no longer exists.
The loss of these funds will
adversely affect the California
schools system and its
students.
According to Ray Sotero, the
press secretary for the Budget
Department of the Assembly
of California, the state budget
has an overall deficit of 26
billion
dollars.
However,
Sotero says that Governor
Gray Davis has estimated the
deficit to be approximately
36 billon dollars. In order
to offset the largest deficit in
California history, DaVis plans
to make cuts throughout all
state funded agencies. A onecent increase in sales tax is
also planned.
The public education system,
including K-12, community
colleges, UC and CSU schools,
will see a loss of approximately
5.4 billion dollars. The CSU
system alone will sustain a
loss of 59.6 million dollars.
The reduction is unallocated
to allow the CSU the flexibility
to determine where to make
the cuts in order to minimize
the effects at the schools,
according to the Mid-Year
Spending Reduction Proposal
released by the Governor's
office last December. The CSU
system has also experienced
an influx of 24,000 new
students, requiring the schools
to maintain the standards
expected by the applicants
despite the decreasing funds.
CSUSM has dealt with
the deficit this semester- by
increasing tuition fees by
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10 percent. Unfortunately,
this will not be the only fee
increase that students will
experience, because the state
has approved a 25 percent
increase in tuition fees for the
2003-04 academic year.
open in the spring 2003
semester. Spencer McWilliams,
dean of the college of arts and
sciences, commented that the
school would make every effort
to provide the classes that
students need in order to fulfill
their requirements, but may not
be able to offer the courses that
students want. McWilliams
also added that students would
have fewer ways to fulfill their
course requirements and fewer
electives.
CSUSM, as well as other
state schools, will be receiving
more money than in previous
years, due to the tuition
increase, but it will not be
state funded, as explained
by CSUSM Director of
Communications Rick Moore.
Moore
stressed
that
He explained that the uses of CSUSM will try to maintain
this money might not be visible its high academic standards,
to the student body, since it is particularly
the
writing
difficult for the school to allot requirement. He explained
the money as the numbers of that the school is attempting
enrolled students is always to find a way to regulate
in question. Moore explained the 2500 word standard for
that although the school is each class, but it is possible
able to determine how many that it too will be affected
students will be accepted as by the budget cuts. Moore
new students each semester, it admitted that it might not be
is a "guessing game" as to how feasible to keep the pressure
many students will return e ach:' oh professors' t o elifbrcie the
semester. The official number writing requirement, despite
of students is not known until its obvious benefits to students.
after the beginning of each However, he made it clear that
term.
CSUSM will keep the writing
requirement in effect for the
Increases in tuition will time being.
not be the only changes at
the campus. The school will
The state budget crisis will
feel the financial crunch as it be particularly challenging for
tries to grow while keeping the many liberal studies majors
within its budget. The small who are planning to become
campus feeling that has teachers. As local districts aré
become common at CSUSM being forced to cutback, they
will change, as the campus are unable to hire new teachers,
and number of students instead they are trying to hold
expands within the coming on to the teaching staff they
years.
Moore
explained already have.
that class sizes will remain
predominately small, at least
Hopefully, the state will
when,compared to other CSU be able to use these cuts to
campuses, due to the fact that bring the budget out of the
the existing classrooms cannot red, but in the mean time,
support many more students. CSUSM students as well as
Moore added that there are all Californians will feel the
only five or six lecture halls on crunch.
campus, with even fewer sites
able to support class sizes of
[For more information about
over 100.
the California budget deficit,
visit www.ca.gov. The North
Moore claims that CSUSM County Times contributed to
did a good job of keeping a this article.]
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�Alzheimer's Project at CSUSM
mental psychologist at CSUSM.
She has received a grant from
the National Institute of Aging to
study families who are caring for
an Alzheimer's patient. "I have
always been interested in how
family members respond to one
another's development," said Dr.
Hamill.
The Alzheimer's Association
web site, www.alz.org, features
educational information about
the disease and provides contact
information, but does not mention teens, or the special needs or
challenges they face when their
families are confronted with
caring for an AD patient.
As Americans are living
longer and the average age of
the population increases, Dr.
Hamill states that the fastest
growing segment of the population is people who are 85 years
and older. The risk for developing Alzheimer's is expected to
increase by between 30 and 50
percent. According to Hamill,
the care for these people will fall
on the families, "contrary to the
Dr. Sharon Hamill, who myth that Americans abandon
received her Ph.D. in social ecol- their elderly."
ogy from UC Irvine, is a develop-
ested in adolescence because it
is a period of intense change and
growth. "In the case of looking
at how Alzheimer's impacts the
family, it is important to look at
how young people in the family
view the disease. Those young
people are the future caregivers,"
she said.
Another Alzheimer web site,
the National Institute of Aging at
www.alzheimers.org, under the
auspices of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services,
makes a brief mention of teenagers as "secondary caregivers."
The site acknowledges that the
teens do suffer as a result of their
parents' caregiving activities,
but gives no specific suggestions
about how to help teens cope
with the stress.
By JEANNE RAUPP SAPP
Pride Staff Writer
It's hard to think of anything
more devastating than looking
into the eyes of a loved one and
seeing a lack of recognition,
or even fear. That is what the
families of later stage victims of
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) face
every day. Much research has
been done on the stress faced by
primary caretakers, typically the
adult children and spouses, who
are called the "sandwich generation." Little research, however,
has been done on the effects that
this caretaking has on the next
generation, adolescents between
10 and 22 years old, living in the
homes of the caretakers.
the_project.htm.
Hamill will use the information gathered in the study to
create "interventions" for helping multi-generational caregivers. Although there is much
to be learned by studying the
difficulties in caregiving situations, the study goes beyond that.
Hamill said, "By identifying
those aspects that are rewarding
- and there are some, believe
me - we will be able to teach
families how they can increase
the positive experiences that they
have."
Along with a staff of graduate
students and research assistants,
Hamill will conduct phone interviews with the primary adult
caregiver, the spouse, and one
teen in the family. The family
will be paid $15 for participating
in a 30-minute phone interview.
To participate in the study, or
The study is open to MexicanAmerican and white families for more information, call (760)
that meet several specific eli- 750-3684 or e-mail Hamill at
gibility * requirements.
These care4ad@csusm.edu.
requirements can be found at the
Alzheimer's Project web site at
Hamill is particularly inter- www csusm.edu/shamill/about
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1 Arguably, higher education has its
own culture; a large family with a shared
system of meaning. For some students,
adaptation to the university culture
can be difficult and may result in the
student dropping out to avoid ambiguous
situations. Conversely, students who are
integrated into their campus culture are
more likely to have a positive college
experience.
At CSUSM, the Faculty Mentoring
Program (FMP) has courageously and
successfully created a common and
shared community for students who
are at risk of having a negative college
experience. The primary goal of FMP
is to increase retention and graduation
rates among these students. The program
features mentor-protégé relationships,
multiple support services, and sociocultural opportunities.
Since its inception in academic year
1991-1992, the FMP has acted as a bridge
between students and the educational
system. Cd-Directors Vicki Qolich
and Edward Pohlert uniquely manage
the program with a conscious blend of
academic and student service support
organizations.
At the heart of the program is the
mentor-protégé relationship. Mentors
consist .of volunteer faculty members
who are partnered with student protégés
on an individual basis. According to
Anna Fleming, FMP support assistant
and CSUSM student, the mentor-protégé
ratio càn be 1:3 but overwhelmingly is 1:
1 with approximately 80 mentors and 85
protégés. The mentors and protégés meet
at an orientation breakfast at the start
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of the school year, where they receive
handbooks that explain their respective
roles and responsibilities. Thereafter,
they are encouraged to meet or make
contact monthly and to participate and
interact in various FMP-sponsored social
and cultural activities. Mentors offer
protégés wisdom, guidance, and support
in such a way that facilitates adjustment
to college life and bolsters the returns
that the protégés derive from their college
experience. The mentor, as trusted
advisor, provides guidance for both
baccalaureate and post-baccâlaureate
objectives.
FMP protégé Michelle Demont is a
senior with a major in sociology and
minor in criminology. She-explained
how the FMP program and her mentor,
professor Donna Goyer of the sociology
department, have been very influential
and important to Jier college career. "They
just give you moral support and help find
ways to motivate you," Demont said. In
fact, she explained how she was motivated
in part by her mentor to help organize the
Sociology Club and was subsequently
elected as the sociology club president
by her peers. "Donna really encouraged
me to become involved," said Demont.
Demont is planning to attend law school
as well as earn a doctorate degree after
her graduation from CSUSM. Demont
articulates her career goals with enviable
clarity and confidence.
In an effort to expand post-graduate
opportunities, the program offers the
FMP Post-Grad Test Registration*
Scholarship which will pay for four test
fees per Academic Year, i.e. LSAT, GRE,
GMAT, CBEST, RICA, etc. The program
also provides books and software on select
exams. Fleming explained "not only does
the program increase graduation rates but
it also increases the number of students
who go o n : to graduate schools These
students really never believed before that
they could."
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Another goal of FMP is to raise
socio-cultural awareness and provide
opportunities for mentors arid protégés
to foster their relationships. Toward this*
end, FMP sponsors two major social
events per academic year, which include
the Holiday Dialogue Gathering in
December and the Year-End Graduate
Awards ceremony in honor of graduating
students.
At the Holiday Dialogue
Gathering, the participants enjoy food,
games, and a gift exchange. The YearEnd Graduate Awards ceremony is the
highlight of the academic year as the
protégés have an opportunity to share
how important the program was for them
to reach their goals. Both Golich and
Fleming expressed how compelling the
end-of-year stories are. Fleming says,
"At the graduation ceremony, we see
tears of joy and appreciation." FMP also
purchases a limited number of tickets to
a diverse amount of cultural events at the
California Center for the Arts, Escondido,
and offers them to mentors and protégés
on a first response basis.
Goyer says of her experience, "It's
great to know students on a personal level
outside of the classroom." She adds that
the process is rewarding for her in that she
To be eligible for the program, students
is able to experiencefirsthand the success must be enrolled at CSUSM, be a junior
of a once "at-risk" student. "It's a great with 60-89 units or a senior with 90 or
program," she added.
more units, and be a first generation
student in college and/or be financially
A second objective of the program i s disadvantaged. The application deadline
to help students determine their goals for spring 2003 is Feb. 10. Students who
after graduation; this includes providing are interested in the Faculty Mentoring
clarity to expectations of graduate Program can visit their website at http:
studies and the job market. Toward this //www.csusm edu/faculty mentoring/ by
end, activities are designed to help in following the link on the CSUSM website
career and professional development and or can call their office at (760) 750-4862
include career planning, graduate school for more information. Students who are
researching, and financial aid research. interested in a support service but do
Activities include graduate school not meet FMP's student classification
workshops, field trips to at least two requirement should contact the Student
different schools, and career/professional Support Services office at (760) 750development seminars.
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Notebooks for students offers warranties, tech support, and a buyback program
By JENNIFER ACEE
Feature Editor
technology major, merged their
conviction and expertise and
came out with a concept and
a plan: NFS. Their program
takes advantage of notebook
manufacturers' inventories of
off-lease refurbished laptops in
order to sell them to students
at 1/2 to 1/3 of t he market
prices. SONY, IBM, Toshiba,
Compaq, and DELL are partner
manufacturers offering NFS
their refurbished products at
reduced rates.
The year was 1998. The heroic
agents were two fed up students
at Glendale College.
Their
mission was to tackle the vice
of notebook computer prices.
These laptop price warriors,
David Puzo and Raymond
Issaghollian, came up with a
plan for securing reduced rates
on portable computing devices.
They put their plan into action
for the benefit of all of their
fellow students, and so began the
"There is no better feeling
epic of Notebooks for Students. than experiencing the excitement
when a student walks away
Today, Notebooks for Students with a notebook they thought
(NFS) is a small organization that they could never afford. You
is steadily gaining popularity and can just feel the GPA rising,"
renown. NFS offers anyone with commented co-founder Puzo.
a current student identification The organization, currently four
card the opportunity to purchase members strong, is adamant that
a refurbished laptop computer their relationship with students
with a one-year warranty, at is symbiotic.
"We succeed
almost
too-good-to-be-true when you succeed," reads their
prices.
website.
Puzo, a business major, and
Remarking further on what
Issaghollian, an information NFS does "to succeed," Puzo
said, "we need to fill all the needs
that students have." Hence, along
Theodore Shove, a senior at Cal
with affordable laptops, NFS State San Bernardino, recently
offers warranties, tech support, purchased a laptop from NFS
and a buyback program.
and is pleased with the product
and the "excellent" service he
The warranty guarantees the received. "It really helps out
hardware for one year from the a lot [to have the laptop]. I've
date of purchase. The buyback actually been taking it to class to
program enables customers take notes, and it's been working
to sell , their notebook back to out really well," said Shove.
NFS up to two years after the
purchase for 50% of the original
Shove also mentioned that the
price, so long as it is still in good notebooks from NFS generally
condition.
Additionally, the come with only the most basic
original purchaser may contact of programs. Therefore, clients
NFS members for support should make sure to be clear
during the first year. All-in- about what they are purchasing
all, Puzo said, "We feel that we beforehand, and may request
have a program that supplies a additional programs prior to
good product and all the support making the purchase.
services necessary to fully serve
the student population "
"They are not always the
latest models but [are] more than
The organization has served adequate to run professional
students at Cal State San Office and the Internet,"
Marcos, SDSU, UCSD, Cal State remarked Puzo.
Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona,
Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine,
In December, just in time
Cal State San Bernardino, and for Christmas, Lisa Payne
UC Santa Barbara.
purchased a Dell 700 for her
daughter, a CSUSM student.
Be Ora-Sure about AIDS
Health S ervices offers anonymous free aids tests
By JASOj^ PADILLA
Senior Pride Staff Writer
from the inner cheek and is then tested for
HIV. The Orasure test does not involve any
needles and is reported to be quite easy and
If there is any doubt in mind about the painless.
possibility of having, Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), or known
According to Dr. Nicholson, "During
exposure to the Human Immunodeficiency the 2001/02 academic year, there were 158
Virus (HIV) that causes it, students visits for HIV testing and results. During
interested might want to take advantage the fall semester of 2002, there were 80
of the Student Health Services (SHS) visits for testing and results at Cal State
department located across the camps on San Marcos." It is encouraged that students
the corner of Craven and Twin Oaks in get tested if they have any doubts, or if they
suite 100. SHS will be giving anonymous, have a higher risk lifestyle for contracting
free AIDS tests starting Wednesday Feb. 5 AIDS.
between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to all registered
students, who may plan scheduled or walkLifestyles chosen by individuals are
in appointments.
also largely related to the spread of AIDS.
According to the Centers for Disease
The anonymous testing does not even Control (CDC), of the 0.3 percent of the
associate a student's name with his/her United States population living with aids,
result; the information is highly confidential 42 percent of the carriers contracted the
for the applicants' well being. Dr. Karen virus from male-to-male intercourse, 33
Nicholson of SHS assures that, "Students percent from heterosexual intercourse,
are counseled before the test by the HIV and 25 percent contracted the virus from
educator from the San Diego County intravenous drug use.
Health and Human Services department,
For students who are not sure about
and during the pre-test counseling, students
are informed about the nature of the test, how common AIDS can be or how it can
the risk of the; test, the expected benefits, be contracted, the CDC provides facts that
and any alternatives to the test as well as are commonly overlooked. According to
their risks and benefits." This is done to the CDC, California ranks 14th highest
further educate students, and to provide an among all states in North America that have
a percentage of people infected with the
extra level of comfort.
AIDS virus.
After taking the AIDS test, students may
So as not to become a statistic of the
return to the HIV educator for their results.
Results are never given over the phone, virus, registered students interested should
e-mail, or mail. They can only be given in go to the SHS clinic for free, anonymous
AIDS testing. For further information about
person.
the AIDS tests, or Student Health Services,
SHS gives an oral AIDS test, known as call 750-4915, or visit them on the web at
the Orasure test. The Orasure test involves www.csusm.edu/shs. The SHS is a clinic
swabbing the inner cheek of the patient for students, which offers a broad variety
with a harmless instrument, commonly of benefits from AIDS tests to seasonal flu
a swab on a stick, which breaks off cells shots.
Of her transaction with NFS,
Payne said, " I would certainly
use them again and felt they
have very good prices." The
only complaint she had was over
payment methods, as online Pay
Pal transactions are the only
accepted form of payment. "We
just wanted to pay with our own
credit card, like every other web
site," said Payne.
The models are not the
newest, making a large purchase
online can be intimidating, and
some find the payment method
inconvenient. Yet, in spite of
the
drawbacks,
Notebooks
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By CHRIS MARTIN
Arts Editor
The Wild on Wednesdays
Concert Series Opened Last
Week
Last Wednesday at 12:00 noon
in the Mezzanine Plaza, the Wild
on Wednesdays (WOW) Concert
Series opened for the spring
semester. The WOW Concert
Series is a sequence of intimate
shows that are sponsored by the
Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) Programming Board
featuring local bands right here
on campus.
The C enter for California Studies
of our five WOW shows this
semester, but because they are
all tentative until the show actually begins, we have no concrete
schedule. Luckily we have had
only one band quit on us so far,"
says ASI booking agent John
. Gehris. Schedule conflicts, flat
tires and band members quitting
are at times unavoidable, and
for this reason ASI has opted to
offer no official schedule.
The next scheduled show will
be on Feb. 19. For questions
about the Concert Series or to
book a band contact John Gehris
at gehri004@csusm.edu, or stop
by Commons 203.
California State University,
ASI has planned to bring a
total of five WOW shows to
Wednesday's
Headliner:
Sacramento, C A 95819-6081
campus. However, the show Elevated
Tel: {916) 278-6906
E-mail: calstudies@csus.edu
headliners and dates are still
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somewhat in question. "We do
Elevated is an all CSUSM
Application Deadline: February 26,2003
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have a show in mind for each student band that offers its listeners an interesting blend of a
variety of musical genres. Their
unique sound is semi-acoustic
Commencement 2003 Auditions for
and incorporates hip hop, rap,
Speaker, Vocalist/Instrumental
spoken word, rock vocals, and
S P E A K E R : To qualify, you must be a Fall 2002, Spring
is accompanied by live guitar, a
conga drum, and other assorted
or Summer 2003 candidate for a degree or credential
percussion instruments.
and have the ability to articulate a vision for CSUSM
graduates attending the designated Commencement
The music and overall feel of
ceremony for your major. You must be able to vocally project as well as motivate and inspire the graduating class.
V OCALIST/INSTRUMENTAL P ERFORMANCE: Students have the option of pari ticipating in the Commencement ceremony as a vocalist or instrumental performer.
To qualify, you must be a Fall 2002, Spring or Summer 2003 candidate for a degree
or credential.
• To audition as a vocalist candidates must have a strong, clear voice as well as a
desire to perform "America the Beautiful".
• To audition as an instrumental performer candidates must have demonstrated skill
and expertise in performance of a musical instrument as well as a desire to perBy JARED THOMPSON
form "America the Beautiful." (Please note that for logistical reasons accommodaPride Staff Writer
tions cannot be made for large musical instruments at this time.)
On Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002,
For more information and to obtain application materials, please stop by the Office
Eric L'Heureux and Sam Sherof the Vice President for Student Affairs in Craven 5306 or call (760) 750-4056.
man's life changed forever. The
A pplication Deadline: February 28, 2003
two boys were loading theater
scenery into a truck, in front
Commencement will be held May 17\ 2003
of the Avo Playhouse in Vista,
Del Mar Fairgrounds
when a drunk driver smashed
into them. The tragedy cost each
Sacramento, 6000 j Street
the show was somewhat reminiscent of a sixties anti-war rally
with the edginess of a Fugees
concert, "We're those damned
Americans that feel that positive
change can be brought about by
speaking out for it. We do not
believe that free thought is hazardous to our health," says poet
and percussionist Richard Hunt.
Elevated consists of six core
members. They met on campus
and have only been playing
together for a few months. For
this reason, there were some
technical problems. The harmonization was somewhat in
question and feedback was a
reoccurring theme. Highlights
included a thought provoking
poetry reading from the lone
female voice Lameka Ingram,
and some excellent musicianship
by Hunt (percussion), Rob Smith
(lead guitar) and Ian Skolnik
(guitar).
Elevated will be performing
and hosting a monthly open mic
beginning Feb. 7 at Fyref Zone
on San Marcos Blvd. The Show
starts at 8:00 p.m.
City of Vista Rallies
Behind Two Victims
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In order to subsidize the costly
medical bills, both now and in
the future, the City of Vista,
in association with the Encore
Youth Theater, Guajome Park
Academy, Premiere Products and
Theatre West, is sponsoring the
benefit concert: "Let's Hear It for
The Boys: A Salute to Eric and
Sam." The concert takes place 6:
00 p.m., on Feb. 10, at the Avo
Playhouse. The event consists
of a silent auction, comprised of
donations from local businesses,
which will then be followed by a
concert comprised of music from
local talent in North County,
including Broadway veteran
Gina Felicia.
Tickets are $25 and may be
purchased through VISTIX,
phone number (760) 724-2110,
or at the door. All proceeds go
directly into "The Fund for Sam
and Eric," which the City of
Vista will then distribute evenly
between the two young men.
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A s a student at CSUSM, you have access to medical care at the Student Health
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92085-1988 and mark the contributions as: The Fund for Sam and
Eric. To give goods or services
for the silent auction, contact
Laurie Quattrone at (760) 6310403 or at lquattrone@cox.net.
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Por MARTHA SARABIA
Editora Principal
libertad de escribir sobre el tema que Uds.
prefieran. Las mismas reglas aplicadas a
las contribuciones en inglés son aplicadas a
¡Hola a todos! Espero que hayan las de español y las editoras se reservan el
empezado bien su semestre y que por fin derecho de publicación.
hayan escogido sus clases.
Otra manera de contribuir es mandando
Como los estudiantes que regresan del ideas de temas que les gustaría que nosotros
semestre pasado ya saben, su periódico cubriéramos en ediciones futuras. Así que si
estudiantil The Pride, tiene una sección en tienen alguna sugerencia, háganoslas saber.
español. Así que aprovecho este espacio Si tienen preguntas, favor de dirigirlas al
para invitar a todos Uds. que escriben en correo electrónico antes mencionado.
español, sean nativos o no y sin importar
su licenciatura, a que contribuyan con esta
Estaremos esperando sus artículos y
sección.
contribuciones. Buena suerte para el resto
del semestre y no se les olvide leer su
Mándenos sus opiniones, críticas de periódico estudiantil cada semana. Hasta
arte, y/u otros artículos periodísticos pronto y gracias por compartir con nosotros
a pride@csusm.edu para publicación. ésta aventura.
El tema es libre, así que tienen toda la
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aast. r a c i
Por MARTHA SARABIA
Editora principal
escribir en español. Muchos de ellos han
recibido premios Nobel de literatura, ¿y
esta persona no lo sabe? Que puedo decir,
En los últimos meses el racismo acom- la barbarie e incultura le sale a flote;
pañado de una gran cantidad de ignorancia ha estado en su máxima expresión. Si
Pero claro, ¿qué se puede esperar de
no es un político fracasado es una revista alguien que dudo, mucho sepa más de
incompetente e inmadura como es el un idioma y. que obviamente vivé en
caso de la revista Vanity Fair. En dicha su pequeño mundo? Óh quizás tanta
revista, el comentario racista ha sido muy película de Hollywood la haya trastorpúblico, directo, y extremadamente igno- nado hasta creer que las personas que
rante. A pesar de que la revista tiene a la ; hablan español solamente se desempeñan
actriz!me¿iéana Salma Hayelren fe por- en trabajos de limpieza, lo cual vuelvo y
tada, dentro de ésta misma edición hay repito es un trabajo muy honrado, digno
un comentario muy racista y extremada- y decente. Lo mas seguro es que ni
mente ignorante.
siquiera tiene televisión lo cual impidió
que escuchara las miles de veces que
A lo que, nxe refiero es al comentario en en las pasadas semanas han estado
la sección "Ask Dame Edna". En dicha diciendo que los latinos, que en su gran
sección, un lector pregunta si aprender mayoría hablan español, son la minoría
español es buena idea ya que se dice que más grande de este país. Así que cuando
todos vamos a tener que hablar español menos se lo imagine, el español va a ser
en 10 años. A esto la Dame Edna, la cual más hablado que el inglés y quien sabe
ni se merece ser tratada de usted, con- a lo mejor hasta ella lo va a tener que
testó que lo único que vale la pena leer hablar para poder sobrevivir y sobresalir
en español es Don Quijote pero que éste en esté país. ¡Pobrecita! Lo mucho que
. se puede escuchar fácilmente en un CD. será torturada.
Pero esto no es todo, la ignorante e
insípida Dame Edna, da a entender que
las únicas personas que hablan español
son las personas que trabajan en el sector
de limpieza doméstica y de jardinería.
Por favor, apenas y se puede creer el analfabetismo de ésta persona que todavía no
se ha dado cuenta que las personas que
hablan español no solamente hablan
español y son capaces de salir adelante
teniendo trabajos de limpieza, sino que
además pueden aprender inglés y muchos
otros idiomas y no tienen el prejuicio que
ella tiene. Además el desempeñarse en
trabajos de limpieza, no les quita nada de
valor como personas. Al contrario esto
dice mucho de ellos que con tal de tener
un trabajo honrado y poder mantener a
sus familias, son capaces de trabajar tan
duro y por tan poco dinero.
Es tan poco el conocimiento y sabiduría de esta persona que no sabe
reconocer el talento del gran escritor
colombiano Gabriel García Márquez, la
chilena Gabriela Mistral, los mexicanos
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz y Octavio Paz
y por supuesto el 'del español Federico
García Lorca, del cual dice que pertenece
al último nivel de intelectualidad. Estos
sólo son algunos de los muchos grandes
escritores que se han hecho famosos al
The
North County
Higher Education Alliance
NCHEA
A Higher Education Consortium of
MiraCosta College—Palomar College—CSUSM
Student Representatives F or I ts Board
O ne F rom Palomar & O ne F rom M iraCosta
V ^ / h a t ? The North County Higher Education Alliance seeks two students to represent transfer students
" T to CSUSM from Palomar and MiraCosta.
legibility? Any student who completed the first two years of their college/university education at
- •-'either Palomar or MiraCosta College and who has completed at least one semester of work at CSUSM
may apply for this position.
^ Responsibilities? The Student Representative to the NCHEA Board must be willing and able to:
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Meet monthly — the fourth Tuesday of the month from 3-5 p.m. — with the Board;
Represent to the Board the issues, concerns, and needs of transfer students as they make the transition
from the community colleges to CSUSM; and
Perform one of the following tasks:
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serve as web weaver for the NCHEA web site @ www.csusm.edu/nchea. or
help with editing and publishing official NCHEA documents, or
some other task as arises during the year.
/ C o m p e n s a t i o n ? Each Student Representative will receive $250.00 per semester to compensate them
V ^ f o r completion of specific tasks such as those delineated above.
T T o A pply? Please submit a Letter of Interest in which you explain — in no more than a paragraph —
why you want to represent transfer students on the NCHEA Board. In addition, please submit a copy of
your CSUSM transcript and your Palomar or MiraCosta transcript. Be sure to include your telephone
number and e-mail address so that we can contact you for interviews and/or information about the Board.
Submit to Vicki Golich, Director, NCHEA Board
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�About Peggy Adams
Response to Parking
Illustration
I want to play a game of word
association, I say a word or
phrase and you think tell me what
comes to mind when you hear it.
were trying to make a connection
between the propaganda from
parking service to that of German
war and genocide propaganda. I
say "I assume' since the article
Hitler. fails to mention any link to the
Adolf
German Dictator, nor does the
What did you come up with? If picture carry any type of caption.
you thought about Mein Kampf,
Nazism, Third Reich, Holocaust, My hope is that 'this was a
or even the 1938 TIME Man of newspaper office prank and
the Year, you would be wrong. was never intended to go into
the paper. My hope is that an
No, the editors of The Pride apology is offered to anyone
associate Hitler with an increase who may have been offended
of parking fees here at GSUSM. by this piece. My hope is that
In the January 28th issue of The an apology is given, not because
Pride, an opinion article entitled it is asked for, but because it is
"Stop 'Spinning' And Just Say the right thing to do. My hope is
Thank-You" was accompanied by that if any apology is offered, the
an image of Hitler, superimposed normal banter of 'freedom of the
on a no parking logo. press' as an excuse for the poor
taste of the image is left out.
I assume the editors of The Pride
A Response to
Vincent Williams
Mr. Williams, first of all thank
you for taking the time to write
to The Pride with your views,
and for taking part in this public
forum regarding last week's illustration depicting Hitler in front of
a "No Parking" sign.
The "Stop 'spinning' and Just
Say Thank You" opinion, article
with which the illustration was
printed was not a complaint about
having to pay high parking fees.
The article and the Hitler graphic
were both intended to address
issues of propaganda and being
disrespected. Hitler has become
an icon and in the context in
which his image was employed,
it represents a reprimand and a
cautioning to the institution with
regard to propaganda. It was
intended to be offensive, and to
retaliate for the offense the author
of the article took when presented
The freedom of the press allows
The Pride to print whatever they
wish; good taste should have kept
them from printing this picture.
The "spinning" of fee increases is
in no way comparable to Hitler's
propaganda of war and genocide.
If the editors of The Pride
continue to feel the connection is
accurate, I urge them to visit the
Holocaust Memorial Museum.
You can go online and visit http:
//www.ushmm.org/. Look at a
picture of someone who either
lived through the time or did not
make it. Then tell me if losing
your life is the same as spending
an extra $98 to park your car.
Vincent
Williams
Student, Liberal Studies
with propaganda.
A full life is lived in many
human contexts, and Peggy
Adams' life was indeed a
full one. I know that it was,
even though I knew her only
in the limited context of the
classroom and the campus,
because of the kind of person
she was. *
At the beginning of the
fall semester in 2001, I
began teaching a new class
on gender and sexuality in
American history. I was worried about the class, because
it would raise questions that
students might find difficult to talk about. I needn't
have worried, for a marvelous group of students had
enrolled. On the second day,
one brought a friend —Peggy
Adams, an articulate, pleasant
looking woman of about 50.
A woman of extraordinary
intelligence, humanity, and a
Obviously, PR is important and
necessary to the university in
order to attract new students, but
when the university addresses
current students, it should talk
straight to us and not insult us
with a spun version of the situation. The article and the illustration were intended to strongly
express our dissatisfaction with
the handling of this issue.
great, self-deprecating sense
of humor, she quickly became
a class leader. Her emotional
maturity and verbal gifts
gave her a remarkable ability
to talk about experiences of
love, human bonding, parenthood, and loss. When it came,
time to talk about the sixties,
seventies, and eighties, she
shared her experiences with a
(mostly) younger group of students. Students gravitated to
her, and the class was a great
success. We had wonderful
conversations outside of class.
She was more like a colleague
than a student.
It was a great pleasure for
all of us to get to know Peggy.
I admired her, and I will miss
her. A lot.
Anne Lombard
Faculty
response. Taste is subjective. Our
nation is founded on the idea that
unpopular ideas or beliefs, which
are often described as "in bad
taste," can and must be voiced
for the free exchange of ideas to
occur.
The illustration I created using
these images could be injected
with any number of meanings
(as can anything symbolic), but
the intended meaning can only be
properly understood based on its
context, in this case, the article.
Desmond Barca
Nothing -in the context of the
Design Editor
article suggests that "losing your
life is the same thing as spending
an extra $98 to park your car."
I also feel that your comments
concerning good taste require
Unreasonable Searches at the Alports
Well, another winter break has
gone by, and I'm wondering just
hdw many other students here at
CSUSM traveled by air during
the break? Did anyone notice
the new Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) employees
at the airport? I did. Did anyone
else find the man with the rubber
glove to be surprisingly gentle?
On November 19th, 2001
smarter not harder. How about
President Bush signed into law suspect and racial profiling? Is it
the Aviation and Transportation so wrong? I have been submitted
Security Act (ATSA), which to nine searches, numerous pat
among other things created downs and several extensive
the monster we know now as probings with the 'beeping'
the TSA. This was in the great wand (as I've come to fondly
outcry over the September 11th call it) within the last year. On
bombings of that same year occasion these searches have
and the lack of airport security been performed within minutes
that could have stopped them. I of each other (one at the security
My fellow students, yes, we believe the saying is "too little, checkpoint, before reaching
are now being subjected to too late" but in this case its "too access to the gates, and then once
what I like to call 'unreasonable much, too late."
again at the gate from which I
searches' as outlined in our
.was departing).
United
States
Constitution
During another . incident at
(Fourth Amendment). On a recent San Diego International Airport,
I am a white, middle class
flight to Alaska, my shaving kit I observed TSA employees student at Cal State San Marcos.
was given a search that would demanding a disabled and very How many white, middle class
have turned the cheeks red on elderly lady get up out of her students have brought down
a stripper. The faithful TSA wheelchair for a security pat commercial airliners? None. For
employee inspected and probed down. Have we gone completely that matter, how many elderly and
every inch of my Edge Shave nuts?
disabled ladies have attempted to
Gel canister and closely eyed my
hijack a plane? None. There must
suspicious looking hair gel.
Who in their right mind would be a better way.
have thought this elderly lady
What was the cause of would have had a plot in order
I suggest we turn to a hi-tech
this search? Who knows? I to bring down the airplane that solution, one that would require
stood in awe as the employee she would be riding on? I'm sure all citizens who travel by air
manhandled my dangerous she had trouble sitting upright in often, or even at all, to obtain
looking backpack's contents. her wheelchair and here, as two identification cards similar to
The contents of my backpack, other employees of the TSA held a driver's license. This ID card
otherwise known as 'private' her up, a witty TSA employee would be linked to a computer
personal belongings, were strewn patted her down. What a champ. database system that could keep
across a table for all other passing I believe the TSA is subjecting track of every misdemeanor and
travelers to gawk at. What if I many innocent travelers to felony one commits. I propose
had had embarrassing personal unwarranted and unreasonable even a wider base of information
items in my backpack? I'm sure searches of their personi that would be monitored, such
it has happened to others, and
as: country of origin, citizenship
that is why I'm saying enough is
I believe that an overhaul status, student status, and other
enough already!
was needed for airport security, distinguishing factors.
but seriously folks, let's work
A 'profile' then would be
considered for search based on
system that would be able to
identify someone who fits the
characteristics of a hijacker.
Similar searches are performed
each time we apply for a job
or loan. Why couldn't we
administrate this system to
monitor travelers? I project that on
a long-term basis, it would reduce
government spending (mostly on
thousands of unnecessary and
redundant TSA employee jobs)
and greatly reduce the amount
of unwarranted and unreasonable
searches performed everyday by
TSA employees.
On my way back from Alaska,
I was again subjected to a search
of my person. As I walked
through the metal detector at
Anchorage International Airport,
I had unknowingly put my hand
in my pocket. Wow! Immediately
I was treated as a suspect that was
about to commit acts of terror
that the world had not yet seen!
The lady who 'apprehended'
me for putting my hand in my
pocket yelled to another TSA
employee (a man) to come over
and give me a 'full inspection'.
He proceeded to take me behind
a partition, which really wasn't
a partition at all as it was made
from see thru plexi-glass, and
wand me furiously.
My shoes beeped. He then
commanded I remove my shoes
for further inspection. Again he
passes the wand over my entire
body and socked feet. This time
my metal belt buckle beeped.
Now I had to unbuckle my
pants in front of numerous other
travelers and allow the inspector
to take a peek at what I had
behind my belt buckle. After he
determined I carried no weapons
or bombs and that I wore boxers
from the GAP, he let me go.
As I sat down to put my shoes
back on (they had been submitted
to a bomb testing device) the
man voluntarily explained the
processes and procedures of the
TSA and in an almost apologetic
tone he stated that he was just
doing his job. Well good for him.
I 'm glad that my taxes are paying
for my inconvenient searches.
Attention CSUSM students!
Next time you fly, be aware
of the new and 'improved'
airport security. You may be
patted, wanded, and probed,
but I guarantee you will feel
completely free of any violation.
Until it happens again. And again.
And again. Then you too will
begin to wonder how the TSA
has improved airport security, if
not only to irritate, violate, and
harass thousands of innocent
Americans everyday.
Austin Myers
Junior, Social Science major
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California State University, San Marcos
V ol. V II N o. 5 / Monday, September 27, 1999
Disastrous Turnout for CSUSM's Tenth Anniversary Open House
Track Event
a Success
Fatimah Cruz-Young
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Imani Rupert
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Sunday, September 19, 1999
marked a historic event for
CSUSM—the first annual Cougar
Chase. Because of our new track,
the university could host an event
such as the Cougar Chase, a fivekilometer course to either walk
or run.
Mazario Romaro, a San
Marcos resident, won the 5K
race. His running time was
14:55. When asked about the
race he said, "It was a fun course
and I loved the race." He said that
he could have run a longer race in
San Diego, but he chose to support CSUSM. Romaro trained
for the Cougar Chase by running
fifty tofifty-fivemiles per week.
He also runs for the Adidas team.
from CSUSM's otherwise enjoy- or within ear shot of the Dome,
able event.
the Civic Youth Orchestra, conducted by Robert Gilson, played
The CSUSM Tenth a lovely array of classical pieces.
Anniversary Open House was
meant to be a celebration of the Participants seeking more
campus as part of the local com- than food and song were given a
munity. It was also a chance for chance to attend a variety of short
the community to learn more informational workshops. The
about CSUSM and enjoy the workshops covered such topics
day's festivities. Much entertain- as "Getting what you want from
ment was at the forefront of the the World Wide Web" to
open house, ranging from "Journalism at CSUSM: The
CSUSM's Ballet Folklorico Workings of the Pride." One
Dancers, in their colorful cos- workshop gave students the
tumes, to the contagious drums opportunity to hear our very own
and cymbals of the San Diego Professor Carlos von Son from
Lucky Lion Dancers. For those the Spanish Department read one
The festivities were so poorly lucky enough to be present inside of his short stories. He explained
planned that hardly anyone was
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on campus to enjoy the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of CSUSM. The planners
failed to take into account another important local community
function scheduled for the same
day—Escondido's Grape Day
Parade, an event that drew thousands, While the lawn area just
outside University Hall was
occupied by more entertainers
than spectators, the downtown
area of Escondido was filled with
people, leading many to the conclusion that it wasn't just the
weather that kept people away
A woeful turnout marred last
Saturday's Tenth Anniversary
Open House. The campus was
blighted by cloudy skies, the
threat of a few raindrops, and a
minuscule number of people in
attendance. Joyfully decorated
tents housed local community
organizations, food vendors, and
several stages from which music
and dance were performed.
Unfortunately, the aromatic
smell of food, the sound of
music, and the sight of skilled
dancers tickled the senses of far
too few.
what the beauty of the Spanish
language means to him, "[It is]
the way it is used by its people."
As the late afternoon
approached, and the few people
who were in attendance began to
leave, the blues sounds of Jimmy
and Jeannie Cheatham and the
Sweet Baby Blues Band played
several pieces. Finally, an early
dusk fell over the almost vacant
lawn as the Latin Jazz sounds of
Poncho Sanchez and his Latin
Jazz Band played to close what
should have been a grand event
for the campus and the community.
?s
Finishing second with a time
of 15:00, was the head coach
Steve Scott. The third finisher
was Matthew Tomkins with a
time of 16:18. Julieanne Empfil
became the first female finisher
with a time of ,17:36. Other runners with exceptional finishing
titties l iidud^ Steve Nichols, a
Political Science professor at
CSUSM with a time of 19:58,
Bob Mangrum, the philanthropist after whom the track was
named, with a time of 22:28, and
Yueling Chen, a gold medal racewalker winner who finished MikeSpangler
race-walking the track at 23:28. PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Due to the new bridge conAfter the Cougar Chase, there struction, students can expect
varying amounts of heavy traffic
S e e TRACK PG, 3
on Twin Oaks Valley Road for
another 19 months, according to
Joe Valedez, General Manager of
Wier Construction Company.
In This Issue
Plans call for the current twolarie span over Freeway 78 to be
replaced by six-lanes of trafficLetters to the Editors
.....2
light-controlled modernity. The
initial phases of construction are
expected to last through June of
"Cheer Squad".........,.. .....3 2000 and involve a new off ramp
for travelers westbound on 78
and a three-lane bridge 60-feet
Ask Psyche Fairy..
east and twelve feet higher than
Mumford
the current structure. Later plans
Lettau Conceit
see the old bridge being removed
Campus Beat
and a second three-lane bridge
taking its place before finally the
two new bridges are joined.
"Tidbytes: Computing.,.".......5 Upon completion, the bridge
"Brotherhood on Campus"
will be "nearly identical to the
Faculty Mentoring Program"
bridge at 78 and Vista Way."
JUNE HODGES / The Pride
Twin Oaks Bridge Complete by June 2000
"Ballet Folklorico..."..............6
Lucie Aubrac
"American Indian Students.,."
"Civic Youth Orchestra"
Calendar of Events.
.......8
For those who are unaware of
the complexity inherent in a project of this size, consider some of
the agencies involved in making
the bridge construction happen:
Wier Construction won the bid
for the bridge expansion project
with a low quote of
$8,827,888.00. SANDAG allocated the partial state funding for
the project, CSUSM and the City
of San Marcos lobbied for the
additional funds to get the
improvements done, Cal Trans
set the scheduling, Weir
Construction will build the
bridges and freeway ramps, and
the utility companies like
Vallecitos Water District, San
Diego Gas and Electric, and Cox
Cable are all involved in various
steps of the project. "It's like a
marriage," said Valdez, "You
have your good days and you
have your bad days... but it all
works out in the end." He added,
"those guys at Cal Trans are
some pretty sharp cats."
road approaching the 78 funneled into one lane. Marie
Stewart, Program Director for he
ASI CSUSM Early Learning
Center, had a front row seat for
the inaction. "Pretty much the
first day of classes we went out
and—boom--saw one lane."
Members of the CSUSM community who utilize the center's
child care facilities were forced
to avoid the traffic by parking at
the neighboring Power Surge
Cafe and then walking their children the remaining yards to the
center along the sidewalk adjacent to the traffic.
Commuters who use Twin
Oaks Valley Road as their vital
link to the freeway system felt
the first three weeks of
September creep along at a
snail's pace when the section of
Fortunately that has all
changed, albeit temporarily. The
barriers have recently rescinded
and the turn lane for east-bound
78 has been re-opened. Earlier,
when the lane closure caused the
traffic to be at its. worst, Russell
Decker, CSUSM's Director of
Planning, _ Design
and
Construction, voiced the complaints of the university to the
officials at the City of San
Marcos. Decker refused to take
credit for re-opening the road,
saying simply, "I just added our
names to the list of complaints
already fielded by Cal Trans and
the City of San Marcos." Decker
emphasized that the University
and the City of San Marcos "have
a fantastic relationship; couldn't
be better," adding that he and
Alan Schuler, the city's Chief
Engineer, hold two or three informal meetings a month just to
keep each other informed of the
rapid growth of the university
and its host city.
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PAUL BLANCHARD / The Pride
�Dear Editors:
Thank you for printing Ramon
Nava s letter. It is very important
to have this discussion about the
Tukwut. Our campus needs to
seriously question whether or not
it is performing an act of cultural
insensitivity.
?
If there is no guilt on the part
of our university, fine. Then only
an explanation is owed to the students about why we were kept in
the dark about the mascot's previous name.
However, if our university is
found guilty of cultural insensitivity, then we need to know who
wanted the change in mascot,
why they wanted it, and how
they went about their agenda for
change. Most importantly, we
need to know why the wonderful,
culturally relevant story behind
the Tukwut was kept a secret
from the students both before
and during the election.
Maybe it is the case that whoever wanted the mascot changed
simply was not aware of the
Tukwut's significance. Wouldn't
they then be innocent? No, just
guilty of something else—not' taking our student elections seriousi.
y
If someone puts an issue on
the ballot without carefully
investigating its meaning and
history, then s/he is sloppy or
crafty. Either way, the person is
assuming that the students aren't
critical enough to eventually
realize what has been done.
Either way, they are assuming
that students will not hold them
accountable. Either way, they
are assuming that students will
not demand an explanation.
Hmmm. . .our university's elections are sounding more and
more like our state elections!
Remember Prop. 209?
There have been stories that
the Tukwut (pronounced 'tookwoot) is indeed too difficult to
pronounce. I don't buy that. I
don't think pronouncing Tukwut
is any bit as difficult as, say, getting across that bridge on Twin
Oaks Valley Road. Orfindinga
parking space here. Or being
able to quickly get all the
resources we need from our huge
library's collection. No, I don't
think that Tukwut is too difficult
for CSUSM students to pronounce. Anyone who believes
that it is too difficult for us is
greatly underestimating our abilities. Another rumor I have heard
floating around is that we had to
change our mascot, for marketability. After all, we have a
growing sports program to consider now, and it just won't do to
have Tukwut as our mascot. We
must change it to something
more marketable. That way we
can sell more shirts and cups and
then be: why does our mascot
have to be an American/English
word in order for it to be tough or
powerful? Isn't a mountain lion
just as powerful, tough and
admirable if it is named in
American English or Luiseno?
Don't get me wrong. I believe To say that it isn't would be very
that sports programs are one of much in the tradition of our
the best things that have hap- country's role as colonizer.
pened to our school for a long
time. However, I believe that if As for the sports teams, I think
someone wants to change our it is safe to say that all their daily
mascot, s/he should just be hon- hard work and dedication to the
est about the reasons, which may team is enough to ensure their
or may not appeal to the market pride. It seems like an underestiand capitalistic forces. My feel- mation of our athletes' dedicaing is that someone did want to tion and hard work to assume
capitalize on our mascot. If that they couldn't be proud because
is the case, then an explanation is their mascot was named with a
owed to the students and also to Luiseno word. Who knows?
the Luiseno Indians, if they even Maybe Tukwut would give them
want one from our institution. even more reason to be proud.
Looking at the history of geno- After all, our school is on land
cide and denial ofrightsthat our that was taken from the Luisenos
country and state have dealt the long ago by our government.
Luisenos, it might be the case That the Luiseno Indians are still
that they do not even want an alive as a people demonstrates
explanation.
the ultimate fighting spirit, to
me.
In brainstorming about the
issue I have thought of one more Pride editors, I find all these
reason perhaps why the mascot issues surrounding the Tukwut to
was changed. Maybe whoever be very problematic and confusput it on the ballot felt that ing. Please address these issues
Tukwut was not an appropriate in future editions of The Pride. I
mascot because it doesn't sound feel that an editorial investigatough or masculine, or powerful. tion on the matter would greatly
Or maybe s/he thought that our benefit our campus. Thank you!
sports teams couldn't muster
team pride under the mckname Michelle Jacob
Tukwut. My questions would
bumperstickers and you name
it!!! Pretty soon our bookstore
will be selling so much of that
marketable product that we will
be able to go to school tuitionfree!!!
Dear Editors:
From the car to class to the car, CSUSM's dilemma: WHERE is the campus community?
Dear Editors:
This university has become
known for its use of groups, such
as the Senior Experience program, to educate and expand the
minds and views of its students.
Additionally, the university also
promotes diversity and acceptance regardless of race, gender,
or religion by allowing the presence of the many different clubs
on campus. With the passing of
the fee referendum, the InterClub Council will have a
I am delighted to see that you
are speaking out about the torture
that occurs at CSUSM. I have
been a student enough years to
truly experience the meaning
behind CSUS&M. I have found it
very frustrating dealing with the
poorly planned and managed systems, such as admissions and
parking, that plague students
every day.
It has come to the point that I
will ask different people, who
work for CSUS&M, the same
question to attempt to get to the
truth. Usually the third time
around proves to be somewhat
correct. It is also a shame that the
administration at Cal State San
Marcos does not fully appreciate
and utilize the talented staff that
work for them. There are some of
the brightest and innovative people working for them, who could
easily improve things, and yet
they are not used.
I think it is time that the
administration realizes that what
students encounter on a daily
basis is ****. Without a good
interface with the student, there
might as well be no University at
all.
Keep up the good work. Keep
telling the truth.
Matt Thomas
Dear Editors:
The administration of this school ponders this very question as you read this article. Why is it that
there is no "community" feel to this campus? The same reasons why a student can sit in a class with another student for three semesters and never know their name. We are a microwave generation not willing to learn
or explore inner insights if it isn't warmed and consumed within fifteen minutes. What ever happened to
achieving higher education for self-betterment? We moan and complain about diversity being pushed, about
the writing requirements, about the students, about the smart system, about the parking, and the not-so-predictable Dome food. Too lazy to meet someone new, but plenty of zeal to cry and whimper about how the
professor was not clear. To say this lightly, we the students could care less about the school or about each
other. We respond to this dilemma with a smug, "it is a commuter school." We the commuters are through
with any personal growth or sharing of our lives with people. We are older and wiser, so our redneckism is
too late in its diagnosis to heal. We want our degrees and our money so we can get the respect and the brand
new bigger than ever "Expedition." Leave the people-loving, tree-hugging, open-minded liberals up North in
the Bay area where they belong. The only thing diverse we want is our wardrobe from "Nordstroms."
JJPatmon
Dear Editors,
My name is La Brace Eaton II and I am the manager of
Cougar's Corner Convenience on the CSUSM campus. I am
writing to you in regards to your distasteful cartoon that ran
in the September 20th copy of your newspaper. The newspaper is referred to as the "Pride," yet showed no pride whatsoever in CSUSM by running that disrespectful comic. I am
unsure what the point was of running such a cartoon in the
school newspaper. The cartoon in essence may have been
funny to some people, but is it really the message you want
to send to students, facultypand community at CSUSM?
Being funny doesn't make it right. I hope that in the future
you at the Pride show a little bit more pride and respect for
your school and not print such filth.
Respectfully Yours,
La Bruce Eaton II
$50,000 budget from Associated school to a large college campus.
Students Inc. to promote club This is demonstrated through the
activities.
voting and adaptation of the
Cougar mascot, which allowed
However, many administra- the students to vote for a mascot
tors and students frown on the that is easily identified at sportGreek organizations. This is the ing events. The 'university
very definition of hypocrisy, for quickly implemented the use of
the Greeks should not be looked the Cougar by changing the
at any differently than the other name of the C-Store to Cougar
clubs on campus.
Corner, and selling Cougar bottled water in The Dome as well
The school is currently push- as the store. In addition, the
ing to change the image of school has added a new track,
CSUSM from a commuter along with track and field, and
cross-country programs in order bejong. The Greek system proto attract younger students.
vides students with the companionship they need to survive the
Why then, is there a bitter and college experience. If the school
hostile attitude toward the Greek truly wanted to expand campus
organizations? Nearly every life and attract a younger and
large university has an extensive more involved student body, it
Greek population, for the Greek would back the Greek system. It
system also attracts incoming is the involvement of the student
freshmen. At a national level body within the community that
50% of all first time freshmen will put CSUSM on the map as a
will not graduate college, and major university. There is no
the majority of these students better way of advertisement than
quit school because they feel an involved student.
they are outcasts and do not
Josh Heers
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Mike Spangler
PRIDE STAIFF WRITER
The ASI CSUSM Cheer Squad
held an organizational meeting
September 2 1 in A CD302/' 19
"totally jazzed" studetits attended
the energy-filled information session organized by Coach Paul
Groom and Advisor Cherine
Heckman.
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The goal of the squad is to represent the university to the public.
Their activities will range from
competing for national titles to
doing "something as simple as
handing out Gatorade at a track
meet." There are no try-outs' and
everyone is welcome to come to
meetings and participate in the
club activities.
Northwest Missouri State
: University from 1989 to 1993.
\ Each year her squad performed in
• the top six at the Collegiate
; National Championships and had
the No. 1 mascot in the nation in
1991.
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Practices will be held 8:3010pm every Tuesday and
Thursday beginning October 5th
at West Coast Gym in San
Marcos. All students who are
interested in becoming a member
of the ASI CSUSM cheer squad
should contact Cherine Heckman
in the Office of Admissions and
Records in Craven Hall 5115.
PAUL BLANCHARD / The Pride
"Cheering is not about wearing
a skirt," stressed Coach Groom.
"If you come to my practice,
expect to work hard. It's going to
be very, very physical."
Coach Groom, a three-time
Collegiate National Champion in
multiple divisions, brings ten
years of cheering experience. He
has been a member of two of the
three "power-house" schools in
Collegiate Cheering: Morehead
State University and University
of Louisville in Kentucky. Groom
has also coached high school
cheer squads to National
Championship titles.
Groom's interest in cheering
began after a shoulder injury temporarily sidelined his football
career. In college he realized he
wasn't big enough to play college
football and found his athleticism
challenged through cheering.
"Some of the best guys [on the
squads] comefroma football program," said Groom, emphasizing
that cheering is not a girl-only
sport. "Ideally we'd like to have at
least 10 guys on the squad." Only
three males attended the meeting.
instant recall
Advisor Heckman served as
Cheer Squad Advisor for
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was a IK race held for children ages
twelve and under. There were approximately forty children in the race,
including a ten-month-old baby who
peacefully slept on his mother's chest
while she walked the two laps for him.
After the races Bob Mangrum was
honored in an awards ceremony by the
unveiling of a plaque engraved with
his name. The plaque was a thank-you
for his enormous generosity and support for the CSUSM track facility,
Mangrum was so touched by the sentiment that tears came to his eyes.
Mangrum is from Valley Center, and
describes running as his "passion." He
felt that it was important for CSUSM
to have a track, so that others may
share in his favorite pastime.
All proceedsfromthe races benefited the cross-country and track programs at CSUSM.
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Dear Psyche Fairy,
How does one best express
intimacy with someone else?
Words fail me, seeming contrived. Affection such as holding, kissing, or making love is
only the beginning of the depths
of what I know to be inside me
for the object of my thoughts.
The feelings, longings,
desires, need, respect, admiration, devotion and want for the
person I hold dear would make
them, for lack of a better term,
happier about themselves.
To realize, for better or worse,
someone cared and wished only
the best, yet these declarations
may be overwhelming by the
sheer intensity and appear trivialized to what is in my heart. I
believe we all withhold our true
selvesfromone another on many
levels in many ways, but would
hope somewhere, somehow to
make the connection - and make
it in a positive, meaningful, and
profound way. Give me a way, a
method, the words, for I am at a
loss and my beloved deserves
true kinship. Sign me,
"Sincerely Sincere"
Dear Sincerely Poetic,
I was greatly entranced by
your message, as I feel akin to
this experience of longing. I
doubt anyone can satisfactorily
answer your question, so I will be
bound to provide only my opinions. First, I don't think that there
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is one sole best way to express
intimacy. Not only do people
find intimacy in different experiences, but also at different times,
intimacy can be appreciated in
different ways. This is what I like
to refer to as the emotional-cognitive dance between humans.
Finding that experience whereby
both (or more) can be absorbed in
the feeling of intimacy is quite
special and not easy to discover.
For instance, your loved one may
not be "in the mood" for intimacy in any form. Remember, I am
not talking about mere physical
affection and sex here. Even
words may fall on deaf ears
sometimes. Hie ultimate act of
intimacy is to understand the
other in their place at that
moment. Just knowing that the
other is not open to that intimacy
at that time is an act of intimacy
on your part.
Words are contrived, but what
isn't? Words are symbolic and
since our minds are representational, words can be a great
means to achieving an end. Even
when sex is used as a form of intimacy it is dependent upon the
people to see it as such. We are
frequently mistaken to assume
that physical affection is the pinnacle of intimacy. For a porn star,
sex is a job; for a writer, words
can be just work; for a psychologist listening is a career; for a
chef, cooking is a profession. It is
the intention behind these behaviors which makes them intimate.
Here again, you must think of the
other: does the person resemble
the adorer of Cyrano or Annie
Sprinkle. Some people are more
affected by words than others
and you need to know this to
know if words will be effective.
Actions can also be powerfully
intimate. I have had friends do
little things/favors for me (from
their own volition) which I found
incredibly intimate, especially
when the favor arrives at just the
right moment. These actions can
be deeply intimate. Find out
these things and perhaps you can
express your intimacy in that
way. If the other is open and
experimental enough, you may
approach the situation as a regular negotiation. Approach the
person saying you'd like to experience this intimacy and see if
you can both devise a way to put
each other "in the mood." This
may likewise be contrived, but it
might just work!
You might be thinking that
some of these "methods" seem
too one-sided and self-contained. Well, unfortunately, that
will be mostly true. You see, I
understand your desire to commune with someone in such a
way that your experiences meld
into one. As if you were the
same, sharing perspectives,
thoughts, and emotions. Oh how
I wish this could be true! Sadly,
our ability to imagine beyond our
capacities often leads us to feeling empty andfrustrated.If this
is the connection that you wish
for, I can say it will exist mostly
in your imagination. Our
thoughts are usually fragmented
See FAIRY pg. 6
by Cindy Tagliapietra
Ifyou could change anything in the cafeteria what would it be?
Reviewed by: Cynthia C. Woodward
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Quirky character study meets Disney magic in Touchstone
Pictures' Mumford. A quirky story line, wonderful cameo performances, and surprising movie-within-a-movie camera work
saves Mumford from the sugary bog of boy-meets-girl
Hollywood movies. For the cynical, I've-seen-'em-all moviegoer, who still has a sneaking love for feel-good movies and happy
endings, Mumford works.
The movie works best when it appeals to the voyeur in all of
us. Dr. Mumford (Loren Dean) is a psychologist. His patients
troop in and out of his office, always more than willing to tell him
the intimate details of their secret lives. As Dr. Mumford gets to
know his patients, so does the viewer, From the sleazy small time
lawyer (Martin Short), to the how-did-I-get-so-rich-and-famous
modem mogul (David Paymer), the characters reveal themselves
with both hilarious and touching results. Part of the fun is the
viewer's (and Dr. Mumford's) realization that keeping and telling
secrets is what being human is all about.
Hie cast gives remarkable performances across the board; not
one character rings untrue. Not surprisingly, Martin Short turns a
stock sleazy-lawyer character into a brilliantly funny cameo.
More surprising, perhaps, is the equally brilliant performance by
Ted Danson, who gives new meaning to the word "jerk" (replace
with any applicable synonym). Other good performances include
Alfre Woodard as the understanding neighbor with secret yearnings, and Mary McDonnell as the unfulfilled wife and mother.
The movie does have some shortcomings. One almost isn't a
shortcoming at all. The characters are so interesting, and the performances so good, that you are left wanting more. The other
problem is more serious. Mumford's charms include a distinctive
story line and out-of-the-ordinary film sequences. Both give way
to a conventional, Disney-style wrap up at the end. Nevertheless,
I recommend Mumford. Even cynics like me enjoy a good boymeets-girl movie now and then on Date Night.
Rated "R" for language and sexual situations.
Lettau Dazzles in Noontime Concert
June Hodges
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Jazz/Brazilian singer Kevyn Lettau wowed both followers
and newcomers alike with her unique range of vocal renditions
during a noon concert on the Dome patio area on Tuesday,
September 21,1999. Lettau was accompanied by Peter Sprague,
renowned writer, teacher, and recording guitarist, Bob
Magnusson on the bass, and Duncan Moore on the drums.
Raised in Germany by her single mother, Lettau left home at
the age of fifteen and set out to make her fortune. While supporting herself by cleaning houses, she discovered the singing
voice that would someday make her one of the most recognized
stylists in the jazz world. Her style comesfroman exposure to
the works of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, A1 Jarreau, Charlie
Parker, Donny Hathaway, and other great recording artists. She
assimilated the inventions of jazz improvisation into a vocal
approach that was pure, soulful, and uniquely her own.
After touring and recording with Sergio Merides for eight
years, Lettau incorporated Brazilian sounds into her contemporary pop singing and set out on her solo career. While she has
won critical acclaim for her records and albums in the United
States and abrpad, she has almost reached superstar status in
Japan and the Philippines. She says of her work, "Every record
is different, because I am always growing, expanding and
changing."
Kudos to CSUSM Arts and Activities, directed by Bonnie
Biggs, for providing such professional entertainment during
lunch.
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...Such is the advice of Mary
Atkins, the CSUSM Instructional
Computing Labs Coordinator.
Computing is an essential of
scholarship at this university,
though when a paper is due in 15
minutes, the computer cannot
read the disk, and the pay-forprint station won't work, it's easy
to feel like life itself hangs in the
balance. Being acquainted with
the computing labs may offset
this stress and save your grades.
According to Ms. Atkins, knowing what labs are available and
when labs are busy can give students a measure of computing
safety.
Often students visit the main
computer lab in ACD 202, see
that all of these computers are
taken, and walk away. They do
not realizing that the nearly 100
computers in ACD 202 and ACD
204 represent less than a 1/4 of the
439 machines available to students!
PAUL BLANCHARD / The Pride
Monday thru Thursday—7 am to
10 pm
Friday and Saturday— 8am to 6
pm
Sunday — Noon to 6 pm
The other labs are in less conspicuous places. FCB 106 has 24
PCs, Science Hall 207 has
approximately 28 Macs, and
University Hall has three more
ALL of the labs on the second labs in rooms 209,271, and 273.
floor of Academic Hall are open
to students if no prior event, such Occasionally, students need a
as a class, has been scheduled in particular tool to complete a
the room.
homework project. To meet this
growing need, Instructional
Regular hours for all labs are:
Computing, in cooperation with
other departments on campus, has
developed specialized labs for
specific types of work. For example, the Mac lab in Science Hall
207 has SPSS, comprehensive
statistics software, installed on
the machines. The Psychology
Department staffs this lab during
some parts of the day with tutors
who are trained in SPSS. The
Language Learning Center has
computers for learning languages. EOP students can use the
EOP Retention Center computers. Many other departments also
See COMPUTING continued pg. 7
Applause for CSUSM's Faculty Mentoring Program
Joni Miller
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
Have you ever had someone in
your life that you looked up to?
Someone who encouraged you
when you were feeling not your
best? Someone, who doesn't necessarily give you answers, but
heads you down the right road to
finding them? Someone who is
present when you need them, if
only to sit and chat, or do nothing
at all? Here at CSUSM I am fortunate to have such a person in my
life. Her name is Dr. Cynthia
Chavez Metoyer (Pronounced
MET-TOY-YAY, its French).
As part of the Faculty
Mentoring Program here at
CSUSM, Dr. Metoyer has been a
mentor to many students since
coming on board in 1994. She
was initially recruited by two of
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her students her very first semester here. Because of the natural
mentoring relationship that had
begun between them, they
requested that she become part of
the formal program. Dr. Metoyer
agreed and has been doing it ever
since. Each semester, students
who are accepted into the program are assigned a mentor.
Throughout the school year the
relationship may take on many
different characteristics. Some
proteges only seek out their mentors for academic advisement,
some for counseling and support,
and still others develop friendships that continue well after
graduating, from CSUSM.
Currently there are 67 mentors
and 57 students participating in
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the program and it is still growing. The program offers various
events, lectures, and social gatherings for the mentors and proteges to attend.
In Greek mythology, Mentor
was Odysseus' trusted friend and
counselor, and his son
Telemachus' teacher, advisor,
and surrogate father. He provided
the boy with guidance, support
and love. The mentoring program
here at CSUSM believes that
mentors are an important factor in
the student's success. Designed to
increase the retention of students,
who may be at risk of dropping
out of the university, it seeks out
low income and first generation
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When you hear the words
"Greek Life," what images come
to mind? Do you picture scenes
from "Animal House," like John
Belushi in a toga, chugging a
beer? Or are you completely
oblivious to fraternities and
couldn't care less about GreekLife on campus? Either way, you
should be a little curious because
members of these clubs may be
your close friends, students in
your classes, or future co-workers. Would you ever guess that
Troy Aikman and President
William McKinley were Sigma
Alpha Epsilon brothers, or that
Elvis and Ronald Reagan were
Tau Kappa Epsilon brothers?
Here on campus the presence of
Greek organizations, academic
and social, are steadily growing
and attracting many students.
American students were the
creators of the first Greek-Letter
Fraternities. It all began when the
Declaration of Independence was
introduced to America in 1776.
Revolutionary ideas began to
spread like wildfire across
America and many college students wished to discuss revolutionary ideas. However, because
of British rule, such discussions
were prohibited. As a result, college students created the first fraternities in America where college students were able to discuss
revolutionary ideas in secrecy.
Some of the secrecy in the fraternities included secret handshakes, oaths, and Greek mottoes.
Centuries have passed, and now
the numbers of fraternities have
spread to more than sixty fraternities over sixty colleges in the U.S.
and Canada (Delta Sigma Phi
National Manual).
Of the 60 colleges in the U.S.
and Canada, CSUSM is one of the
campuses that have academic and
social Greek organizations. The
academic honor societies deal
with students who have excelled
in areas that deal with their
majors. For example, PSI CHI,
one of many honor societies on The men interested in joining
campus, is an honor society with one of the two social fraternities
an emphasis on psychology. take part in "Rush Week." This
There are also social fraternities
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two jobs through networking in
the year-and-a-half that h^ has
been in SAE. Companies like
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fraternity members may be
referred to as "party animals,"
"keggers," or have other labels.
However, is that really what fraternities are about? Sigma Alpha
Epsilon (SAE) and Tau Kappa
Epsilon (TKE) are two of the
social fraternities on campus that
promote brotherhood and philanthropy. It turns out that one of the
primary reasons men join SAE
and TKE on campus are for the
friendships. Many people enter
CSUSM not knowing anyone. So
SAE and TKE fraternity members take the initiative to recruit
incoming freshmen and other
men to join their fraternities. For
example, Charles Matanane, a
sophomore, has been a member of
SAE for two years and says,
"When I came here, I didn't know
much of anybody, now I've got 50
people that I know." Juan
"Buddha" Ibarra, also a sophomore, has been a member of TKE
for two years and recalls when the
TKEs introduced themselves to
him as a freshman: "TKEs
seemed excited about me, really
friendly, really outgoing, but they
also stressed a lot of brotherhood.
I saw what they did, I saw how
close they were to each other, and
I really liked that whole family
thing."
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�Ballet Folklorico Cristo Rey
Lucie Aubrac Film Review
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
PRIDE EDITOR
Sharon Hambly
Although Saturday was overcast and - gloomy, the Ballet
Folklorico brightened up the
dreary day with colorful costumes and lively music. The
Ballet Folklorico Cristo Rey,
from San Diego, performed for
the CSUSM Open House on
Saturday September 18.
shoes to tap out the rhythmic
beats.
The group was formed to help
keep young people off the streets.
Ballet Folklorico Cristo Rey consists of both older and younger
performers who all enjoy their
roles in the program. They were
very pleased to be invited to
CSUSM because it gave the
younger dancers some exposure
to a university environment. Just
that morning they had performed
at the Great Bay competition and
had been awarded the Best in
Showmanship.
. Wearing a variety of authentic
Mexican costumes and performing dances from several regions
of Mexico, audience and dancers
alike enjoyed an entertaining
afternoon. The audience
received an added bonus when
the troupe danced an extra performance because the next set of Audience participation during
dancers had not yet arrived. The the CSUSM Open House show
encore was .made without music helped enhance an already festive
with the dancers using only their mood.
Leiana Naholowaa
Perhaps the premature expectations I built before seeing this
film caused such deep disappointment. Lucie Aubrac turned
out to be everything you would be
looking for in a yuppie movie and
nothing that truly captures, for
me, the emotions of a time period.
Based on a true story, Lucie
Aubrac takes the viewer on a soap
opera history lesson of World War
II France. Fans of French film
might remember its writer/director Claude Berri who directed
such films as Germinal, Jean de
Florette, and Manon des Sources
(Manon of the Springs). With
Berri once again is Daniel Auteuil
('Raymond'), who had played
Ugolin in Jean de Florette and
Manon des Sources. But how can
a film based on one woman's
autobiographical account go so
wrong? The key lies at the beginning of the movie, before the
stunt show action begins. A message flashes that the following is
based on a true story but for the
purpose of dramatic effect, da, da,
da, certain liberties have been
taken, or something like that.
I call it a yuppie film because
it's a little bit more than a Date
Movie in that it contains noble
elements that both guys and
chicks would totally appreciate.
The violent action scenes are fantastic. Lucie Aubrac begins with a
spectacular explosion and ends
with a sappy romantic happy ending—whoops, sorry to kill the
ending for you, but it's as if Berri
hunted down something so formulaic. There's plenty of melodrama and prison beatings to go
around, to be sure, that would
entice any movie fan out th^re.
But jumping out of your seat and
racing to, the door for sprpe fresh
air as sqon as The End finally
arrives has always physically
Been a bad sign. Don't get me
wrong. Everyone sees things differently, and so perhaps you may
find Carole Bouquet's performance as 'Lucie' quite convincing.
No rating system—this film
opened Friday, September 24, at
Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas—
which you have to admit, is at
least one good sign.
CSUSM Hosts American Indian High School Students, Encourages College Attendance
Approximately 40 percent of
American Indian students drop
out of California high schools
before they graduate. Of those
who do graduate, only about 23
percent qualify for admission to
either a CSU or UC campus.*
youth, CSU San Marcos will host
the seventh annual American
Indian College Academic
Motivation Program (CAMP) on
Friday, October 1, 1999. The
program runsfrom9 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. in Academic Hall and nearby Palm Court on the CSUSM
These sobering statistics illus- campus.
trate the challenge facing
California educators as they try "We're trying to motivate
to help American Indian students American Indian students to do
prepare and plan for higher edu- well in high school so they're
academically prepared to enter a
cation.
four-year university," said
As part of its continuing effort Carolina Cardenas, director of
to keep higher education an Academic and Community
option for American Indian Empowerment Student Success
Bravo, Civic Youth Orchestral
June Hodges
PRIDE STAFF WRITER
The Civic Youth Orchestra
provided an inspiring and professional concert for all ages
when it performed at 1 p.m. on
Saturday, September 18, 1999,
" in CSUSM's Dome for the Open
House events. Under the baton
of Robert Gilson, the orchestra's
Music Director, aspiring musicians from the crowd had an
opportunity to conduct the ninety-piece orchestra as well as 'sit
in' with the players of the different instruments. Those who participated received helpful hints
from the director and proved to
be good sports even though they
weren't too sure about their ability to conduct.
The fear and trepidation of the
volunteers was felt by the mem-
bers of the good-natured audience who could only imagine
how scary it would be to stand on
the podium infrontof 90 pairs of
well-trained eyes. Dr. Merryl
Goldberg originated the fun
idea.
The orchestra has provided
orchestral training to young,
gifted musicians for more than
forty years. Affiliated with
Palomar College and the
Community Music School at
SDSU, the orchestra holds
rehearsals in San Diego, South
Bay, and North County to provide access for all San Diego
youngsters. The Orchestra has
toured Europe, Australia, and
New Zealand.
JUNE HODGES / The Pride
(ACCESS), "There's a very high
dropout rate. We're trying to
open their eyes to the opportunities they can have if they stay in
school and do well."
The program will gather
approximately 100 students from
local reservations and from
urban environments. They will
hear presentations on how to
apply to college, what the college
experience is like and learn skills
that make the path to success in
college easier. The program is
intended to encourage the students to attend college, whether
at CSUSM or another institution.
A feature of the program will be
commentsfromKristie Orosco, a
CSUSM junior who visited the
campus in 1992 and 1993 as a
member of some of the first
CAMP groups. Orosco said she
will share her experiences, some
of the challenges she faced and
how she advises the students to
overcome the obstacles to college. "I'll tell them how important it is that everyone become
educated so we will be able to
stand up for our tribes. I want
them to know that they have support -— once they get beyond
high school, there are networks
of people who are willing to
help," she added.
Further information on CAMP is
available by calling (760) 7504870.
* data from the California
Department of Education website:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/reports/.
FAIRY Continued from pg. 4
and conflicted and this is just to
speak of the internal state of
affairs. To commune so deeply,
you'd have to bring all of this in
not one, but TWO brains, into harmony. This discussion then
becomes entirely philosophical
and I won't go there now.
So, you may come to those random moments when you are "in
synchrony" with the other, but that
is about as amazing as it gets. We
are limited, always. (Some people
go into trances/rituals or use drugs
to try to get beyond these limitations, however.) Don't despise
your limitations because there is
nothing you can really do about it.
You need to try to work with those
limits and find out how you can
best stimulate that synchrony of
thought and emotion between you
and your loved one. There isn't a
specific formula; it depends on the
person AND the time whether
intimacy will be found in actions,
conversations, or kisses. Finding
this will reside in understanding
the person. This lucky person for
whom you care so deeply must be
understood as (s)he is in that
moment. This will take great
awareness, compassion, and
openness. My sincerest hopes go
to you infindingthat intimacy and
enrichment that you dearly seek.
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provide specialized software
and/or tutors on labs across campus. Check with your instructors
to see if the help you need is available.
ACD 211 has 31 brand new
Mac G3s and all the hardware and
software needed for really rockin'
graphics and digital video and
sound. The Science department
has specialized software available for students on these
machines as well. The Math
Department has its own lab for
math homework in Craven Hall
3106-1. Obtain more information
by calling 750-4122.
Students with special needs
receive assistance through additional staff assistance, assistive
devices like Zoom programs that
render text larger for the visually
impaired, a JAWS machine that
speaks to blind students, and
monitors that don't flicker for students with seizure disorders, plus
other accommodations via a program called Assisted Access.
Additional resources are available through the Library in Study
Room 3311. Phone 750-4788 for
more information. Additional
assistance on campus can be
obtained through Disabled
Student Services in Craven Hall
5115, or call 750-4905 or through
TDD at 750-4909.
percent this year, demand for
services of the labs has not diminished and supply can't keep pace.
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Of the students interviewed for
this article, most said they were
happy with the service provided
by the lab monitors and the softThe mission of Instructional ware provided. All said that the
Computing is to assist students in number one problem was actually
$7.00 per hour
their academic pursuits. Are they finding an available computer. Pay Scale:
succeeding?
Hours:
5:45 pro to 9:00 pro M-Th,
The lab computers are strictly
10:00 am to 1:00 pm S al (min. 2 days)
According to Atkins, the level first come, first serve. Peak times
Oct. 4th through Oct. 30th, 1999
of computing sophistication of for all labs are Monday through Dates:
students entering the university Wednesday, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Location:
University Development Office,
has greatly increased in the past Planning lab time for off-peak
5308 Craven Hall
several years. Their expectations hours usually means that you can Earn some money, gain some experience, and help out
have increased as well. More and get a machine. Even so, labs
CSU San Marcos!
more students have computers at reached maximum capacity at
home, but still need to use the labs least once this semester already.
for Internet access and the more As midterms approach, Ms. We are looking for people with good phone skills who
expensive software like Adobe Atkins warns that students should
Photoshop. In addition, students expect the labs to fill up by 8 AM. are enthusiastic about CSU San Marcos to call alumni,
who have computers at home Atkins gives this advice, "Plan parents and friends and ask for their financial support,
using an Internet Service Provider ahead for your papers. A disaster update them on campus happenings and FRIENDRAISE
other than CSUSM do not have is waiting to happen to you if you
access to databases like First don't..."
Search, Ideal, and others that they
FLEXIBLE DAYS
can access from campus. Even You can obtain more informathough more students have com- tion from the Instructional
Incentive Prizes • Fiift Work Environment
puters at home and Instructional Computing Labs website at
Computing has increased its num- http://www.csusm.edu/computber of computers by more than 20 er labs/
ber. When the hopeful members
GREEK continued pg. 5
are going through the Rush
fall, Rush Week took place process, they list the names of
September 10-17th. During Rush five fraternity members whom
Week the hopeful members spend they get along with the best. The
time learning about the fraternity. Big Brother is chosen from that
They get to know the present list and is the person who buys the
members with several activities new member his first Greekthat are planned and paid-for by Letter sweatshirt and helps him
each fraternity. For example, throughout his school years. For
SAE's Rush Week included a example, the Big Brother makes
BBQ and "Pool Night," and sure that his "Little Brother" does
TKE's included Jet Skiing and all of his school work, keeping his
"Vegas Night." When Rush Week GPA higher than 2.34, as required
is completed, the hopeful mem- of all fraternity members.
bers turn in bids to one fraternity
of their choice, and the Rush So who are the people who join
process continues. For example, the socialfraternitieson campus?
TKE's Rush period is about three Our ASI President, Waleed
months long, during which the Delawari, and Dean Manship, the
hopeful members learn about the chairperson of the Inter-Club
history of thefraternity,the Greek Council, are both members of
alphabet, and much more infor- social fraternities. Presently there
mation about what the particular are 36 active SAE members at
fraternity is about. Then the hope- CSUSM, with over 30 new memful members that have completed bers who may be joining this
Rush period are initiated into semester—their best semester so
far. TKE has roughly 40 active
their fraternity.
members, 155 total members, and*
However, there is not too much about 10-12 new members who
more information that fraternity may be joining this semester.
brothers can reveal about the rush These numbers are not too bad
process and initiation. "A majori- considering the approximately
ty is secret stuff. We're not trying 5,600 students on campus, a third
to hide the stuff we do, we just of whom are male. TKE even
want to make it interesting so that received an award from their
the people who are interested will Grand Chapter in Illinois for the
want to learn more," says best ratio for Rush.
Charles. Mike Smith, sophomore
and TKE secretary, also com- The members of SAE and TKE
ments on the subject of secrecy, do have some diversity. "A
"The whole idea of a fraternity is majority of the [members] are
the brotherhood, the bond that business-oriented, but there are
everyone shares. We've all been doctors, lawyers, biologists*
through the same thing through etc.," says Charles, Charles' frainitiation, and it's something spe- ternity, SAE, received their charcial. And if we were to tell our ter this year which increases their
secrets, there's really no connec- fraternity status. SAE even
tion that we have with each rushed a 30-year old student a
year-and-a-half ago. "The thing
other."
about our fraternity is we're really diverse—different races, difOne of the interesting aspects
W ry to support
.of fraternity life that is not a ferent lifestyles. ur eftraternity as
everybody in o
secret, however, is the presence
of a "Big Brother" for each mem- much as we can," says Dean. As
president of SAE, Dean also
says, "We need to look good on
campus, because right off the bat
a lot of people have negative
stereotypes about fraternities."
Many fraternities have been
viewed as negative institutions in
the past. News coverage of Scott
Krueger, the MIT freshman student who died last September
because of alcohol poisoning
when he rushed the Phi Gamma
Delta Fraternity, brought much
controversy. Even though SAE
and TKE say that hazing does not
occur in their fraternities, breaking down stereotypes of social
fraternity life is a problem. One
TKE brother admits that there
may be members who could work
on their maturity level and that
they could take on more responsibilities. However, the majority of
the brothers is mature and responsible and does believe in the
brotherhood and philanthropy
that theirfraternitiesstand for. "If
you go into any group of guys,
you're going to have a few you're
not going to like. But to knock
down the whole fraternity
because of one person just isn't
right," says Mike.
The fraternity members do
admit that they party,' they are
social organizations, but they also
say there is a lot more to their fraternities than just partying, like
the community work they do.
TKE brother, Mike, says that his
favorite TKE volunteer activity is
"I'm Going To College," an event
that takes place every semester
with ASI. In this event fourthgraders from schools all across
San Diego County have the
chance to visit the University
campus. Last year the kids played
with the computers, sat in police
cars, sang songs with TKE brothers, and engaged in many other
activities. The whole goal is for
these children to catch a glimpse
into college life, in hopes that
they will take the initiative and go
to college when they are older.
The TKEs also helped out with
Special Olympics and the "Child
Trot." SAE has also done its
share of community service, like
tutoring at a charter school in
Oceanside, canned-food drives
for the holidays, holding book
bags every year for the Campus
Book Store, and fundraisers for
St. Claire's Battered Women's
Shelter in Escondido. Some of
the other volunteer services that
both fraternities share include
cleaning up the Early Learning
Center, and tutoring at San
Marcos Middle School and High
filfe
MENTOR continued pg. 5
college students for placement in
the program. Dr. Metoyer says, "A
student is going to stay because
they feel they are connected
here.. .a place where they not only
get their degree, but if there are
bumps along the way, they have a
person they can turn to."
My own experience has given
me a sense of belonging here. I do
feel connected. I encourage all
students, even those who may not
School.
It turns out that there may be
more to the fraternity brothers
than the stereotypical images portrayed in movies and the media.
They are not solely about partying and socializing; they are also
about community service and
creating a sense of brotherhood
on campus. Buddha, a literature
and writing major, has some
advice for people who may
stereotype fraternities, "Don't
have preconceived notions. A lot
of people are like, 'You're just a
frat guy, you're just a frat guy.'
No—I'm somebody's brother."
fit the criteria for the Faculty
Mentoring Program, to seek out a
Mentor. It doesn't have to be in a
formal situation. Our campus is
unique in its accessibility to the
faculty. I personally have found
many professors with whom I
enjoy a rich and nurturing relationship with, both academically
and socially. We are very fortunate here at CSUSM. As students
we have a superb faculty that is
available to us. Seek them out.
Your life, and theirs, will be richer
for it.
�Monday, September 27,1999
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Career Connections Night networking
12:00pm - 1:00pm, Commons 206
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contact Marte Lash: lashOOl @csusm.edu "Making Connections" Night
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3rd annual networking night for Seniors,
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10th Anniversary
cheer
Cougar Chase
faculty mentoring
fall 1999
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traffic
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