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backwards; but it must be lived
forwards.”
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California State University San Marcos
Parking Services confirmed
Thursday that there is no official
parking proposal on the table at
this time, nor any further sched
uled presentations of parking
proposals* Director Dora Knoblock said that the proposal out
lined in a Jan. 23 meeting, which
included plans to rezone campus
lots based on a proximity pay
ment system, was “only one of
several options being explored.”
The vote on the parking pro
posal, tentatively scheduled for
Feb. 18, did not take place.
According to Knoblock,
other options include expanding
stack parking and exploring the
possibility of converting to diag
onal lots. Knoblock stressed that
the zoned system was only one of
many options, and said that the
zoning proposal was presented,
as opposed to any other, because
it “was the only one drafted from
beginning to end.” Parking Ser
vices will bring in a consultant
to analyze the practicality and
financial considerations involved
in expanding and/or restructur
ing parking.
When asked if the proposal
favored higher-income students
and families, Knoblock said,
“We had fair and equitable goals
[when looking at parking options]
and we felt that by having dif
ferent prices available, students
would be able to make their
own selection. We’re consider
ing not using the word ‘pro
posal’ anymore, because it’s a
sensitive topic; this involves peo
ple’s money.”
Francine Martinez, vice pres
ident for Student Affairs and
chair of the Student Fee Advi
sory Committee (SFAC), also
confirmed that there is no official
proposal at this time. While no
“official” proposal is under con
sideration, Knoblock said that,
in the future, a parking struc
ture would be necessary as there
are only 2,521 spaces available
on campus, and more than 6,000
students and 1,000 faculty/staff
members.
“Parking Services is self
supported; we don’t receive any
money from the state,” said Kno
block, and “building a structure,
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Vol. X No. 3/ Tuesday, February 19,2002
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By, LISA LIPSEY
Pride Feature Editor
Dr. Henry Rodriguez died at
10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14.
The Luiseno Elder was involved
in a car accident on Highway 76
and was pronounced dead at the
scene. The California Highway
Patrol is conducting an investi
gation. Rodriguez would have
been 83 on March 5.
The Rodriguez family has
requested that Bonnie Biggs,
a friend of Rodriguez’s since
1981, organize a memorial ser
vice for the Cal State San Marcos
campus community. The service
will take place within the next
two weeks, after the family ser
vices. In a previous article rec
ognizing
Rodriguez’s
achievements, Biggs, assistant to
the dean, said, “He is such a
great man and so full of knowl
edge.”
Known affectionately as
“Uncle Henry,” Rodriguez is
revered for his lifetime of con
tributions to the community and
his commitment to educational
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Student Health Services Promotes Sexual Responsibility
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Freshmen Janene Davis and Van
essa Hayes pose with condom roses.
P ride Photo/James Newell
By: JAMES NEWELL
Pride Editor
Student Health Services and
the Peer Education and Support
(PEAS) organization set up a
table in Founders Plaza on
Wednesday and Thursday to pro
mote sexual awareness as part
of nation-wide Sexual Respon
sibility Week, which ended on
National Condom Day, or as most
know it, Valentine’s Day.
* “We’re not trying to promote
sexual activity, but if people-are
having sex, we want them to be
responsible and safe,” said Cathy
Nguyen, health educator at Stu
dent Health Services. “And we
want them to know abstinence is
also a healthy choice.”
Nguyen paired up with Janeth
Orellana, a freshman peer edu
cator with Student Health Ser
vices, to provide student-friendly
sexual health information and to
address the connections between
alcohol abuse and unhealthy
choices.
The table was filled with
pamphlets on STD prevention,
Student Health Services infor
mation and condoms. The con
doms were wrapped with artwork
reflecting the winning submis
sions from an annual contest
sponsored by the California
Family Health Council.
“Let’s get stocked up,” said
sophomore Brandon Koolhaas,
as he took advantage of the free
condoms in preparation for his
Valentine festivities.
Nguyen and Orellana also
had a “spin to win” game for
students to play. After spinning
the wheel, students were asked
a question, like, ‘What is
abstinence?’ ‘What is the best
method to prevent an STD?’
‘Is withdrawal a good birthcontrol method?’ If participants
answered correctly, they were
offered their choice of either
“How do I love thee?” poetry
magnets or the quite popular
condom rose, which came with
STD hotline numbers and a
reminder to practice safe sex.
“Condom roses are a great
idea, especially for Valentine’s
Day,” said freshman Janene Davis
as she strolled through Founder’s
Plaza with friend Vanessa Hayes,
roses in hand.
Organizers of the two-day
event gave away eight dozen
long-stemmed condom roses, and
more than 300 regular condoms.
When asked for his thoughts
on the event, student Jon Eckrich
said, “You know, I love it. I’ve
never used a condom, but I’m
going to now.”
Student Health Services pro
vides women’s health exams,
STD screening, birth-control
options counseling and prescrip
tions, emergency contraceptive
pills (the “morning after pill”),
pregnancy testing, HIV testing,
and other services, which are
paid for with student health fees.
» > A rtic le cont. on pg. 2
ASI Hosts Breakfast in Celebration of Black History Month
By LISA LIPSEY
Pride Feature Editor
After a moment of silence in
memory of Henry Rodriguez, a
Luiseno tribal elder who died in a
car accident Thursday morning,
student Crystal Rodriguez asked
the listeners to join her in singing
the Black National Anthem, “Lift
Every Voice and Sing” by James
Weldon Johnson, to open Friday’s
Black History Month Breakfast.
Acting master of ceremonies
and Dean of Students Jonathan
Poullard then welcomed everyone
to this year’s event, which fea
tured keynote speaker Dr. Sharon
Whitehearst-Payne, an adminis
trator in the San Diego Unified > ^ f
School District with 30 years
teaching experience.
“I love San Diego County
because of its diversity, its rain
bow of people,” said Whitehearst-Payne. A graduate of Duke I
University, Whitehearst-Payne /
focused her speech on three areas:
diversity, giving back to the com
munity and her faith in Jesus
Christ. She grew up in an exclu
sively African-American com
munity and attended grades K-12
at an all African-American
school.
“What can you outpour into
some else’s life? When you die,
what will they say about you?”
Pride Photo/Lisa Lipsey
asked Whitehearst-Payne. “I am
one of four girls, and our goal
was to deny the myth that black
women have babies out of wed\lock and go on welfare. All four
of us have.a minimum of a mas
ter’s degree.”
Both President Alexander
Gonzalez and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Dustin
Naylor spoke at the breakfast.
“Black History Month is an
important reminder. It is impor
tant to ensure that this campus is
inclusive and serves everyone’s
needs,” said Gonzalez.
Naylor thanked the Planning
Committee and said,
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»> A rticle cont. from pg. 1
estimated at current constru ction
costs would be $20 million.”
Because student parking fees
generate the only revenue for
future parking costs, and faculty/
staff parking fees can only be
negotiated by the CFA (Cali
fornia Faculty Association) and
the CSEA (California State
Employee Association), Knoblock said, “we have to maximize
the current space available.”
When asked to respond to
last week’s article in The Pride,
Knoblock chose not to comment,
and said she would prefer to
respond in a letter to The Pride.
According to that article, stu
dents would have the opportu
nity to purchase parking for $14
a month under the “Zoned Park
ing System.” Knoblock said the
information was incorrect; stu
dents would not, if the proposal
at any time becomes official, be
able to purchase a parking pass
for Zone 3, which would have
comprised lots B, N and O. The
proposed $14 a month parking
area would be for faculty and
staff only.
If and when any other
parking proposals, or options,
are negotiated, Parking Services
must submit a proposal to the
SFAC at least a week and a
half prior to any presentation of
P rom oting
Black History Month
B reakfast
such a proposal, according to
Knoblock. “We really encourage
people to come to Parking Ser
vices, in person, if they have a
problem,” said Knoblock. “We
take our suggestion forms very
seriously and respond to each
individually.”
Knoblock also encouraged
students to find out what other
areas Parking Services is
involved in. “We handle the free
shuttle and stack parking, and we
lease 160 spaces at San Marcos
Ambulatory Care to handle over
flow parking. We also handle the
bike lockers and the carpbol pro
gram.”
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“I encourage you all to get because as students we can unite
involved. This is the kind of and learn more about each other’s
event that makes me proud to be history and culture,” said Emilia
Rychener, a business major. “I
a student here.”
The theme of the historical think the turnout was great and
vignettes,
presented
after was very representative of our
Whitehearst_Payne’s speech, school (a very diverse crowd).”
The free breakfast, provided
was “Musical Figures in Black
History.” Student Honee Folk by ASI, included potatoes, fruit,
made her entrance dressed as eggs, pastries, grits, sausage,
diva Diana Ross and led this part coffee and orange juice.
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“Uncle H e n r y ” Rodriguez
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opportunities for all people. He
was also one of the last of his
people who could still speak the
Luiseiio language, spoken by the
original inhabitants of the Pauma
Valley and Palomar Mountain
area.
“Uncle Henry” also over
saw the La Jolla Reservation.
According to teachers from the
La Jolla’s Fox Outdoor School,
Rodriguez taught students that
“The Luiseiio people who
lived here did not have a word
for ‘good-bye’ — for to say
‘good-bye’ meant forever.
“Uncle Henry,” a father of
five and a grandfather of “too
many to count,” became the
first Native American to be
honored by the Cal State San
Marcos campus. The CSU
system, and CSUSM, pre
sented Rodriguez with an hon
orary Doctor of Humane Letters
degree in June of 2001.
Rodriguez was a commu
nity consultant at CSUSM since
the university’s inception. He
helped organize the university’s
annual Pow Wow, blessed the
commencement ceremonies, and
participated in Indian graduation
ceremonies as well as the univer
sity’s time-capsule celebration.
Rodriguez served as an
important elder, helping to
preserve indigenous California
culture. In reel-to-reel tapes
beginning in the 1940s, Rodri
guez captured traditional Luiseiio
songs that Grossmont College
is preserving. He has served
as chairman of the La Jolla
“Uncle Henry ” F all 2001
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Band of Mission Indians and
was instrumental in establishing
the Southern California Inter
tribal Council, now the California
Tribal Chairmen’s Association.
Since the 1940s, Rodriguez
had been a major contributor to
California Indian politics and is
a national authority on Indian
water rights. One of the found
ers of the San Luis Rey Water
Authority, he served as president
and served on the board of direc
tors. He continued to work with
California and United States fed
eral authorities on environmen
tal protection, repatriation, and
health legislation, and was instru
mental in bringing Indian health
care to California
reservations.
Rodriguez was
also an active pro
ponent of Native
A m erican-Indian
education.
He
helped bring the
“Head Start” pro
gram to a number
of reservations, and
served as a board
member and con
sultant in a number
of school districts,
developing curric
ulum with more
accurate represen
tations of local
Indian people. Rodri
guez has been an avid activist
in the establishment of Native
American Indian Studies pro
grams throughout Southern Cal
ifornia and Arizona *
The date and time of the
campus memorial service will be
posted in next week’s calendar
section of The Pride.
*The North County Times
and Melanie Addington con
tributed information on Henry
Rodriguez for this article.
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When You Imagine the Best, the Best Happens
By JAMIEKO LANE
Pride Staff Writer
“When you imagine the best,
the best happens,” said Lesra
Martin speaking to an audience
of close to 125 people at the Cali
fornia Center for the Arts Escon
dido, as a part of the Arts and
Lecture Series and Black History
Month. The message focused on
keeping your goals on the posi
tive side of life.
How much would you pay to
change the course of your life?
Do you think that it’s possible
for a mere 25 cents? According
to Martin, all it took was 25
cents and a few miracles along
the way.
Martin became famous about
two years ago when his life
was spotlighted as a part of the
Hollywood movie “The Hurri
cane.” The movie tells of Martin’s
involvement in helping to free
Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter
from wrongful imprisonment.
During the speech, Martin
identified himself as his greatest
obstacle to success, and once he
was able to let go of fear he was
able to let miracles enter his life.
At age fifteen Martin was still
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unable to read, but through what
he calls his first miracle, a Cana
dian family gave him the chance
of a lifetime. They chose to
take him away from his “ghetto”
“Forever Plaid” The
New-Old Boy Band
By, LISA LIPSEY
Pride Feature Editor
Minimal plot, lots of bad
acting (including one actor whis
pering lines to another who was
nervous and kept forgetting), a
total lack of brilliant scenery,
and very few props accentuate
“Forever Plaid”. And, in almost
every musical number, the cast
was thrashing and flailing to syn
chronize their dance steps. Very
well done Plaids, I
loved it!
Directed by
Scott Dreier, a former Plaid
when the show ran at the Theatre
in Old Town, “Forever Plaid”
tells; the story of four high school
geeks who met in the Audio
Visual Club and started a boy
band: The Plaids. In 1964, they
were on their way to their first
major gig when they were killed
in a car accident. Now, 38 years
later, they have been given the
chance to return to earth and
perform the show they never
made it to in life. Admittedly,
they’re a little rusty, a little ner
vous and have forgotten most of
their moves.
Still, throughout the show,
it’s clear that they never forgot
the thrill of performing or their
lyrics. The rich voices of
Frankie, - Sparky, Jinx and
Smhdge combine in amazing
harmony. The repertoire of
favorites, arranged by James
Raitt, come from their era and
include: “Lady of Spain,” “Heart
and Soul,” “Day-O,” “Moments
to Remember,” “She Loves
You,” and “Love is a Many
Splendored Thing.”
Through what Martin calls King Live, Oprah, and to the
his second miracle, he read “The United Nations. At age 38, Martin
16th Round,” a book by Rubin is no longer practicing law
“The Hurricane” Carter. Martin because of the demand public
was drawn to the book for many speaking places on his time. His
reasons. One powerful reason story is powerful with many les
was the picture of a black man on sons that people across many
the cover. After following a man continents want to hear. Though
around for two hours waiting for he misses being a prosecutor for
him to put the book down, he was Canada, Martin is currently help
able to buy the book for only 25 ing uplift people’s spirits with his
cents. According to Martin, this words and is also in the process
enabled a multitude of miracles of writing his first book. He is a
man who practices what
to unfold, which
he believes the U T 7 \ 7 T T 7 T \ T
Preaches- “Change is
difficult even at the best
movie
accu
of times,”- said Martin
rately depicts.
In attendance were many fac expressing that if you are not
ulty, staff and students from Cal ready for change, it might pass
State San Marcos and neigh you by.
After seeing Martin speak,
boring junior colleges, as well
as the members of the commu not only am I thoroughly
nity. Honee Folk, president of impressed, I was able to walk
the Pan African Student Alliance away with a message that touched
(PASA), honored Martin with an not only me but also the major
ity around me. I’m going to leave
eloquent introduction
“What he’s done and what you with a message I believe
he’s been a part of is such a posi is appropriate for Black History
tive thing for our community that month as well as all.year round.
it needs to be heard,” said Crys It is a message that Rubin “The
tal Folk, vice president of the Hurricane” Carter instilled in
Martin, “Only he/she that has the
PASA.
Once a practicing lawyer, courage to attempt the ridiculous
Martin has appeared on Larry can achieve the impossible.”
I took a group of high school
students to the see the show, and
they all thought it was “pretty
cool.” The audience was diverse,
from the elementary age to (if
I had to guess) ninety, and the
show kept us all laughing. But
you have to take responsibility;
if you want to spend the evening
laughing, pay close attention to
what the actors are doing, even
when they are not in the spot
light.
As the playbill says,
this show “.. .is dedicated
to the guys who saved
their allowance to give their par
ents a special night on the town
for their anniversary,;, .and to
the guys who never went beyond
first base, and if they did, they
didn’t tell anyone. We salute
you.”
It sounds like “Revenge of
the Nerds: The Musical,’’ but
really, these guys are returning
to earth with the attitudes of
a sincere and seemingly simple
era. The show was written and
choreographed by Stuart Ross
and has a similar format to his
other four-man show, “Triple
Espresso,” which has been play
ing in San Diego’s Gas Lamp
District for several years. Over
all, “Forever Plaid” does not
measure up to the modern day
and absurd hilarity of “Triple
Espresso,” but it does provide
two hours of wholesome humor.
I give it an A-.
“Forever Plaid” is playing
at Vista’s intimate little theatre,
the AVO. It runs until Feb. 24,
Thursday through Saturday at 8
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tick
ets are $16.00. (760) 724-2110.
life and help him achieve the
education his high school didn’t
provide, which opened new
opportunities that he never
dreamed possible.
" Sl ac ker s "
By MARLINO BITANGA
Pride Staff Writer
If you are looking for tactics
on how to cheat on your next
exam or strategies on how to win
the boy or girl of your dreams,
then you can go to the nearest
college, using elaborate scams
and cons that have worked for
them.
The 3 “slackers” are con
fronted with complications when Dave
makes the mistake of
taking Ethan’s (Jason Schwartz-
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multiplex and purchase a ticket
to see the movie “Slackers.”
This fragmented comedy
introduces the audience to three
college students, Dave (Devon
Sawa), Sam (Jason Segel), and
Jeff (Michael C. Maronna) who
have cheated their way through
of this evidence and uses it to
blackmail Dave and his friends to
either hook him up with Angela,
the girl of his dreams, or get
kicked out of school. In
compliance with Ethan’s
terms, the boys do what
ever it takes to find out what
interests Angela. However,
despite all the information
gathered, socially awkward
Ethan doesn’t have a chance,
especially since Dave and
Angela begin falling in love.
Social conflicts then arise,
which leave Dave alone, as
trust issues between the three
some temporarily break them
up, and Angela leaves him after
being convinced that he is a liar.
The film closes with Ethan’s
blackmail scheme backfiring
on him, and Dave finds the
courage, with the help of his
friends to come clean and tell
- Angela the truth and how much
he loves her. A .typical closure
you would expect from a teen
comedy.
What is hilarious about
“Slackers” are the erotic scenes
involving Ethan and 2 girls
at once, Ethan’s hair doll and
Ethan’s romantic late night ser
enade to Angela.
The one evident problem in
the movie is that the plot is very
disjointed. Although at times
the gags were funny, they were
out of place and made the story
drag on. The movie had a simple
plot but seemed to try to hard to
extend the story to meet the stan
dard 90-minute quota.
“Slackers” is one of those
movies that you might want to
see when it hits your nearest
Blockbuster Video.
man) seat during an exam, flirt
ing with Angela (James King),
whom Ethan is obsessed with,
and exposing the work of his
crew by writing his number on
a teacher’s copy of an exam that
Angela didn’t take with her.
As a result, Ethan gets a hold
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66 B r a n d y
By MARLINO BITANGA
Pride Staff Writer
We may know “Brandy” Nor
wood as the successful song
stress and actress. But what we
didn’t know is that after taking
a three-year break from the spot
light, she is back from a period of
growth and self-evolution, ready
to release her new 17-track CD
titled “Full Moon.”
“In the past three years, I’ve
focused on getting to know who
I am inside. I took a break to
reflect on myself as a person and
I’ve grown a lot. There was a
side of me that I’ve known and
people close to me have known,
which was different from the
public image of who I was,” said
Brandy.
“Full Moon” is Brandy’s third
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Book
JOSEPH SANCHEZ
For the Pride
This is a belated review of a
book that hopefully many of you
are already familiar with. But
after finally getting my hands
on a copy, I feel compelled to
say all I can about the impor
tance of reading this book. I first
heard about the book on National
Public Radio (NPR) last year and
was shocked by the tales of abuse
and negligence that author Eric
Schlosser says he discovered in
the fast-food industry.
Most of us can probably
remember the E coli outbreak
associated with tainted meat sold
at a Jack in the Box in Seattle a
Fast
Review
few years back. What we don’t
know is that all the meat products
for all fast-food restaurants (with
a few notable exceptions) come
from the same few unsanitary
meat-processing plants. After the
Jack in the Box incident, 35
million pounds of ground beef
were recalled, most of which had
already been consumed.
This is only one of numer
ous instances of the worst kind
of industry neglect that Schlosser
details. Even more shocking is
the claim he makes on page 218
that “for years some of the most
questionable ground beef in the
United States was purchased by
the USDA—and then distributed
to school cafeterias throughout
the country.” For those of you
who recognize the eerie similar
ity between such incidents and
others, which occurred in the
nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, involving rotten meat
given to Native Americans - I
remind you that this was hap
pening in the 80s and 90s and
now continues, into the twentyfirst century.
In 1999, the USDA continued
to purchase meat from a plant
that allowed as much as 47 per
cent of its beef to contain Salmonella. The company that owned
this plant is one of the largest
suppliers of public school’s meal
programs in the nation.
The situation gets even worse
Beauty Behind Bars
By SYBILLE HERWIG
Pride Staff Writer
The romantic fairy tale image
of 1001 Arabian nights has long
been stripped of its innocence,
and recent events have evoked
many provocative questions about
Middle-Eastern countries. Cul
tural differences are clashing,
and sadly, fear might affect many
of us when we think about the
Arabian world. And yet, there is a
rich and spiritual culture hidden
behind the violent and sad images
that are brought into our homes
by the media. A culture, which
opposes many* Western ideas of
freedom, has triggered a sense of
fascination and curiosity: What
Pride Photo/Sybille Herwig
is it like living in a country that
faces unbearable poverty? What
is it like living under a system
that denies women their freedom
and dignity? I tried to answer
these questions for myself by
taking a trip to Yemen in 1998.
The people of Yemen strictly
follow the Islam faith;
thus, it can be strange
for a first- time visitor
to see women covered from top
to toe, barely showing their eyes.
But traveling means getting to
know and understand different
cultures, so approaching this trip
with an open mind helped rfte to
deal with the sometimes-shock
ing pictures of starving children
and oppressed women, and, at
the same time, enjoy the beauty
Yemen has to offer.
My adventure started with a
rough plane trip from A1 Hudaydah to Sana’a, which is one of
Yemen’s main tourist attractions.
Sana’a is located in the midwest
region of the country and has
been recognized as the mecca of
the Arab nation’s cultural heri
tage. According to Yemenis, the
city is one of the "first sites
of human settlement, founded
by Noah’s son, Shem. But what
makes Sana’a really special is
the amazing architecture of the
approximately
400-year-old
houses, as well as the largest
preserved medina in the Arab
world.
Another must-see stop is the
central market, Souq-al-Milh,
which has a local atmosphere
and provides vivid insight into
the social life of the Yemenis.
The crowded, narrow streets
make it hard to stay oriented, but
experiencing the market’s hustle and bustle
makes getting lost an
exciting mistake. The air is filled
with the aroma of odd spices,
raisins and vegetables, and the
voices of loud salesmen selling
their goods. Some of the most
popular products available are
daggers. But no worries! They do
not serve.as weapons, but rather
as fashion statements. Daggers
are part of the traditional attire,
and Yemeni men carry them as
casually as American men wear
tjes. The more splendid the show
piece, the more ceremonious the
occasion.
While I was wandering
through the streets of Sana’a,
I noticed a recurrent trend: the
swollen cheeks of the men, appar
ently caused by their constant
chewing and spitting. Fortu
nately, these cheeks were not the
result of a universal toothache;
they were filled with leaves of the^
Quat plant. Quat is a mild, nonaddictive stimulant, which makes
one lively and chatty, although
after a while one might become
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album for Atlantic records. The
album, scheduled for release on
March 5, includes work from pro
ducers Warren Campbell, Keith
Crouch, Mike City, and Rodney
Jerkins, who together contributed
to extending Brandy’s musical
talent to the next level.
The chemistry between these
producers flourishes throughout
“Full Moon,’- giving us a taste
of classic quiet storm, pulsating,
melodic hip-hop beats, and R&B
smoothness. The album draws
from a more edgy side of Brandy
in songs like “When You Touch
Me,” “Come A Little Closer,” and
Brandy’s current single, “What
About Us?” While it touches on
everyday issues and emotions,
her music shows how she has
grown both mentally and spiritu
ally. *.
Food
Nation
as Schlosser examines the work
ing conditions in the meat- pro
cessing plants. In tones and'
images that echo Upton Sinclair’s
1906 novel The Jungle, Schlosser
takes us right into the nauseating
world that provides us with our
convenient 99- cent hamburgers.
In his examination of the
industry, Schlosser points to
meatpacking as the most danger
ous job in the U.S. The book truly
exposes the horrifying toll of
destroyed lives and families due
to one simple fact: greed. The
majority of workers are unskilled
immigrants who don’t speak Eng
lish and are easily intimidated by
workman’s compensation forms
and insurance applications, which
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I was\ or what I liked to do or
understand the love that I really
had for music. I think on this
album, you cart tell through the
vocals and creativity that it’s just
different. It’s because I’m more
into me now so I can bring me
into the music,” said Brandy. “It
represents who I am and what I
am and where I am.”
As a result, this album has
carried Brandy through her chal
lenging period of growth and into
a new state of being, giving us
great music. “I’ve come full
circle, made a 360 degree change
in my life, and rediscovered my
love for music and hey, crazy
things happen during a FULL
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suits the corporate heads just
fine.
The irony is that the dollar is
the bottom line for more than just
the stereotyped, greedy corpo
rate executive - there is also
the “Fast Food Nation,” which
wants its one-dollar hamburger.
But, as Schlosser points out in
his study, even In-N-Out’s high
wages and fresh food don’t nec
essarily equate with an expensive
or a slower product. The beauty
of this book is that it is so rel
evant to everyone. It is a fasci
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mellow and contemplative (at
least these were my observations
of my local Quat-chewing tour
guide.)
Unlike in other Arabic coun
tries, Quat is legal in Yemen,
and it plays a big* role in the
Yemenis’ social life. Of course,
only men are allowed to engage
in this pleasure, and they most
likely do that while either drink
ing tea together or walking hand
in hand through town. Yes, I
know what you think! But in
Yemen, holding hands is an
expression of friendship. The
fact that any spark of affection
between men and women is for
bidden in public might explain
this custom. But there are times
for coed celebrations, which I
recognized while attending a
wedding reception on my way
cross-country, from Sana’a to
Aden.
Under the hot Arabian sun,
a young couple celebrated their
new bond on a ledge, overlooking
a gorgeous valley. The joy of this
occasion was expressed not only
by music and dance, but also by
‘friendly’ machine-gun fire. Fur
thermore, falcons demonstrated
their amazing arial abilities for
their proud owners and guests.
It was an unforgettable experi
ence to be part of this tradition,
especially when I was asked to
provide my arm as a take-off
and landing spot for these great
birds.
Visiting Yemen is like travel
ing back in time. The sights and
landscape reminded me of Bibli
cal stories and inspired a sense
of nostalgia. But these dreamy
feelings are extinguished very
quickly, as soon as the poverty
of this country becomes appar
ent. Who else could be a sadder
example of this suffering than
» > A rticle cont. on page 5
�C anadian Pairs Skaters Receive Gold after Controversy
By ALYSSA FINKELSTEIN
Opinion Editor
The Olympic figure skating
events over the last week in Salt
Lake City have been as controver
sial as the 1994 Winter Olympics
scandal involving Nancy Kerri
gan and Tonya Harding. Last
Monday night in the final exer
cises of the pairs figure skating
competition, the Russian team
of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton
Sikharulidze was awarded the
gold medal, despite the outcries
of experts across the world who
were certain that the Canadian
team of Jamie Sale and David Pel
letier should have taken the gold.
An investigation of the judges
began almost immediately, and
after a week of investigation and
the suspension of the* French
judge, a second gold medal was
awarded at a press conference on
Friday.
This is the fourth time that
the IOC has awarded a second
gold medal. In 1993, the IOC
awarded a second gold medal
from the Barcelona Games in
synchronized swimming. The
executive board agreed that
Canada’s Sylvie Frechette was
placed second because of a judg
ing error that occurred when a
Brazilian judge was not allowed
to change a score that she
mistyped, into her computer.
However, the second gold medal
is not a provision in the Inter
national Skating Union (ISU)
rules.
In a press conference
Friday, ISU president Ottavio
Cinquanta insisted that the
extraordinary situation con
cerning the scandal called for a
change of regulations in order
to accommodate the circum
stances.
"We are happy that justice
was done ... this was not some
thing against [Berezhnaya and
Sikharulidze], it was something
against the system,” said Pel
letier. He also took a moment
to intentionally divert the spot
light to other Canadian athletes
who had won medals in the last
couple of days while everyone
was paying attention to him and
Canadians Received Gold Medals
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Sale.
“This is not what the Olympics are supposed to be about,”
said Jamie Sale, politely reminding reporters why the two athletes are in Salt Lake City.
In both singles and pairs
figure skating, skaters are judged
on more technical elements jumps, spins, spirals, and land
ings - while ice dancing is judged
more subtly, on rhythm, fotftwork, and style. The controversy this year may have begun
in the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano, Japan. Four years
ago, the ISU suspended the Canadian and Ukrainian judges when
the Canadian ice dancing team
claimed that the Russians and the
French conspired to keep them
from winning a medal.
It has been known for
several years in the figure
skating community that
many of the judges have
their decisions made long
before the actual competi
tion. The IOC has tried to
prevent corruption in the
past by choosing judges for
the events only a few hours
before* competition, instead
of a few months before. In
Salt Lake City, however,
facilities were not available
for a large pool of judges,
and therefore the judges had
to be chosen several months
ago.
Olympic judging has
been under intense scrutiny for
years, involving figure skating
and ice dancing, as well as syn
chronized swimming and rhyth
mic gymnastics in the Summer
Olympics. The IOC has been
working oil developing more
technical measures of judging,
and even discussed eliminating
the more artistic sports from the
Olympics altogether. Few deci
sions have been made.
Travel Piece C o n tin u e s: B e a u ty Behind Bars
>»A rtic!e cont, from pg. 4
the many children living in
the streets? Many beg for money
from the tourists, which are still
a rare sight in Yemen. Others
are climbing the mountains of
trash, which have been left in the Islamic culture limit the potential
streets, in order to find some food of this beautiful country. Runor even toys. Seeing these T RAVEL down houses have long
dirty little faces was heartlost their glamour, and
breaking at times. I felt that the the faces of Yemen’s children
many constraints of this strong hide behind a sad facade of dirt.
Patriotism Turns to Athletics
By ALYSSA FINKELSTEIN three tiers of the podium, the bare breasts of one of
Opinion Editor
and it was a victory for the their devout fans.
future of snowboarding.
Kelly Clark of the
The first week of the
The sport was first United States also took
XIX Winter Olympics in added in 1998 in Nagano, gold, in the women’s half
Salt Lake City has been Japan, where this year’s pipe competition.
victorious for members of gold medalist Ross Powers
So far, this year’s
the United States’ teams.
Olympic Games
After the first seven days
have exceeded all
of competition, Germany
expectations for
leads the medal count
the American com
over the United States by
petitors. In the
a total of two medals.
Alpine
Skiing
With another week of
events,
Bode
Miller of New
competition remaining,
Hampshire won a
the U.S. has already
broken its Winter Olym
silver
medal
against the skiing
pic record of 13 medals.
powerhouses from
Both Norway and Ger
Ross Powess
Germany
and
many have won five gold
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style Skiing, Colora
Croatia and the Czech
do’s Travis Mayer won
Republic have each earned won a bronze medal. The
a medal — Janica Kostelic sport has been gaining silver as well, and Shannon
with a gold in Ladies’ recognition and popularity Bahrke, from Lake Tahoe,
Combined Alpine Skiing, ever since.
This year, took silver in the women’s*
and Katerina Neumannova Powers won with a score of competition. In the men’s
with a bronze in the Wom 46.1 out of 50. He qamed Parallel Giant Slalom
en’s 15 km Free Mass Start his gold with tricks like the Snowboarding, Chris Klug
Cross Country Skiing, "mute grab,” "stalefish,” of Aspen, Colorado, won
respectively.
and "switch McTwist.” the bronze medal.
So far in Figure Skat
The biggest story is Danny Kass earned his
that for the first time since silver medal while listen ing, Timothy Goebel of
1956, the U.S. has swept ing to rock music through Illinois has won a bronze.
all the medals in an event headphones he wore during In the men’s 500 m Speed
during the Winter Olym his corkscrew turn and Skating Event, Casey Fitzpics. Ross Powers, Danny “Kasserole spin.”
J.J. randolph and Kip Carpen
Kass, and J. J. Thomas took Thomas had an equally ter, both of Wisconsin,
gold, silver, and bronze in impressive turn at the pipe, took the gold and bronze,
the Men’s Halfpipe Snow with a 2-14-revolution spin respectively. In the men’s
/
boarding competition. It and extremely high verti 5000 m Speed Skating
was the second time in cals. Celebration after the Event, Derek Parra of San
Winter Olympics history medals ceremony was Bernadino won the silver
that Americans filled the unconventional - signing medal.
The beauty of women is left to
the visitor’s imagination because
it is hidden behind black veils. It
was the laughter of the kids, the
vivid gossiping of the men in the
market, the joyful wedding cel
ebration, and the unmistakable
spicy aroma of the Arabian air
that gave me a glimpse into the
beauty of this country - a beauty
trapped behind the bars of pov
erty.
A.S.I. Elections
2002
Candidates Needed!
Run for the following positions:
President
Executive Vice President
Vice President of External Affairs
Corporate Secretary
College of Art’s and Sciences Representative
(3 needed)
College of Business Representative
(2 needed)
College of Education Representative
Vice President of Finance
Undergraduate Representative (2 needed)
Post Baccalaureate Representative
Childcare Representative
Pick up an application and information packet in the Stu
dent and Residential Life office (CRA 4116), the ASI
office (COM 203), the Library, or online.
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Did you get into all of your classes?
By CLAUDIA IGNACIO
Pride Editor
Allen Bagaoisan
Sophomore
C om puter Sci
ence
“Yes. I got
into all of them,
except that now
I am just trying
to crash another
class.”
Victoria Lopez
Junior
Liberal Studies
“Yes. I am
taking
three
classes
in
Temecula and one
here.”
Victor Lopez
Senior
Liberal Studies
ul am enrolled in more
than the Classes I needed.
I only need fifteen units
to graduate, but because
of the 30 unit resident
requirement, I had to enroll
for 21 units.”
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Molly Markel
Junior
Business: Service
Sector major
“Of course, no
problem.”
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By LISA LIPSEY
Pride Feature Editor
We’re Building a Home for You:
Garage Not Included
five times a week is reasonable and fair. The
parking lots are clean, safe and the purple
parking permit only cost a couple of bucks
Stacked parking, diagonal parking, zoned more than the aqua one did last semester. If
parking, upside-down parking - it really you feel prices are too high, shop around, and
doesn’t matter, folks. We are missing the you may be happy with what we pay. If
point. The campus is growing, and Parking you think parking at Cal State San Marcos
Services must grow with i t We are running is a pain in the neck, take a look at Cal
out of land, so we are going vertical. The price State Fullerton, which has an enrollment
of approximately 28,000
tag on a shiny, new
and only about 6,000 stu
parking garage these
While there is “no official dent parking spaces.
days is $20 million,
However,
forcing
and if you drive a car
parking proposal at this
current students to fund
to this campus, you
time
” don’t need to remind the construction of a new
I
are a target.
you that parking is “offi parking garage is unrea
Libraries, dor
mitories and field
cially a problem.” sonable and unfair. Cur
rently enrolled students
houses draw life
will never use the future
from the state’s
parking garage and can’t
umbilical cord, yet“”
Parking Services has only one source of afford to pay the fees that the garage’s con
income, user fees, o r what I like to call struction will require. The fact that Parking
“You’s and me’s.” I have to admit, as much Services is a private enterprise should not
as I would love to take that “NO GRACE absolve CSUSM of its responsibility to pro
PERIOD” sign down and use it for firewood, vide students with adequate parking facili
Parking Services is in a tough spot. There is ties, at fair prices. If CSUSM intends to grow
no way it can keep up with the university’s at the projected rate, it is obligated to assist
increasing population and expansion while all of the university’s supporting elements,
private or not. Parking fees must remain
maintaining current parking prices.
While there is “no official parking pro fair and reflect the maintenance and operat
posal at this time,” I don’t need to remind you ing costs of our current facilities. Expansion
that parking is “officially a problem.” The funding needs to come from somewhere,
only subject more sensitive than the parking but students’ pockets are the wrong place to
issue on campus is the contents of my wallet. look.
Seriously though, paying $62 for the mainte
nance and operations of a parking lot I use
By GEORGE BURGESS JR.
Pride Staff Writer
Restaurant Row for
C ommuters
By JAMES SIMMONDS
Pride Staff Writer
It’s almost the middle of the third
week of school and for some of you it
must really suck having to commute
from southern San Diego and Orange
County. Especially if ypu have one
of those scattered schedules/ You
might be able to identify with the fol
lowing scenario: arriving at school
on Monday morning at 8 a m , only
to have to wait around for your next
class, which begins at 1 p.m., and
finally, your last class, which begins
at 6 p.pi. You already drive an hour
or more every morning in traffic. It’s
not worth driving home only to come
back a couple of hours later.
May I suggest some other choices.
Instead of sitting around campus,
wasting time, take off for a few hours.
Attending CSUSM puts you right in
the middle of fun and entertainment.
Jump on the 78 west and exit at
San Marcos Boulevard. Turn left onto
San Marcos Boulevard, drive just a
couple miles, and to your right you’ll
find “Restaurant Row.” It’s a couple
of blocks encompassing a variety of
tasteful restaurants. You can enjoy
some Mexican food at Acapulco’s, or
seafood at Fish House Vera Cruz, and
Rockin’ Baja Lobster. Maybe you feel
like a little Italian food, so go to Bru
no’s. Or you could be in the mood for
nice, juicy ribs at Tony Roma’s. And
if all you want is a burger and fries,
then walk into Burger’s & Brew, tell
Drew I said hi and please~say hello to
the beautiful bartender for me. If you
are stressed and want some relief have
a beer or glass of wine. Just don’t get
drunk; remember you have to come
back. If you are not hungry and not
in the mood for spirits, go next door
and watch a movie at the beautiful
Edwards Cinema. Watch the latest new
flicks, like “Count of Monte Gristo”
or, for you romantics, “A Walk to
Remember.”
For those of you who are adven
turous, head east to Escondido. Here,
you can go to Dixon Lake to fish, rent
a boat or mountain bike, and there are
plenty of other activities. Or, go play
paintball at Mr. Paintball’s. And if you
head west, keep going until you hit the
beach. Just take the 78 west, which
turns into West Vista Way. Walk on
the beach, or suit up and get wet. For
your shopping convenience, there are
two malls close by, Plaza El Camino
Real in Carlsbad, off the 78, and North
County Fair in Escondido, off the 15.
Hopefully, some of these ideas
will help you with your long days this
semester. Fun is at your reach within
a small radius. If this does not help,
then you can always go to the library
and study.
�T he Pride
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The Parking
Proposal
I am a mature adult student
and have been a full-time student for four out of five semesters. When are the students
of this University going to
“WAKE-UP?” The entire proposal is, as most other decisions,
an AMBUSH! The Parking Proposal [hereafter: Proposal] was
created over the break and when
the majority of frill-time students
are enjoying a holiday break.
This proposal is not only outrageous; it is an insight in to
how students are treated with
disrespect and disconcern. The
administration’s attitude appears
to be at first blush, “they will be
gone by the time it becomes an
issue to deal with ... ”The Proposal, simply put, shows how the
bi-furcation of Campus Police
supervised parking vs. the “Parking (dis) Services” has been in
control of the wrong person/s,
who now display the fact that
they cannot manage the money
that is collected.
There are numerous examples: [1J current signs that are displayed in Handicap parking are
not the proper signs, which violates the California Vehicle Code
and Federal Law, [2] there are
not enough Handicapped parking spaces in the correct lots,
which is old news and again
ignored and unchanged by the
“Parking powers,” [3] the Parking Enforcement persons were
either led to believe, or took it
upon themselves to assume, that
they had the powers of a Police
Officer and proceeded to violate
students rights of privacy and
make demands under the color
of law. Only after being confronted with the errors and the
fact that the “Red Shirts,” or
Parking Enforcement persons*
are not even qualified as limited
peace officers [California Penal
Code 830 et. siq.] has this legal
action subsided.
Director D. Knoblock has
been privy to these and other
major problems for over three
semesters, yet they remain either
ignored or unchanged. There are
other numerous incidents that I
have been privy to, and I am
only one student, on campus
a few days a week. There are
almost 6,500 students currently
enrolled. How many other stories
are out there of misconduct and
misuse of student parking funds,
all for the pleasure of one or two
persons? Using the approximate
6,500 students and their parking
fees of $62, that amounts to
over $400,000 per semester, and
of course not everyone buys a
parking sticker. Where does that
money go, Director D. Knoblock?
The proposal is poorly
thought out. The hiring of a Parking Services Engineer, or whatever his title, was a step toward
the right direction; unfortunately
the result was not student-oriented. In fact the rumor is that,
as part of the new plan the “shuttie service” will be discontinued,
This was the only thing visible
that the Parking fees provided,
I have had to walk from the
lot closest to Escondido, the far
east lot. Without the shuttleservice, students would ftave to
walk close to one mile to class,
I have heard other students say
that other schools and universities have poorer parking conditions than are proposed, Wejl, I
did not go to that other school
because of that consideration and
others, including the drive to San
Diego at 6:30 a.m.
According to The Pride article, which was the first time any
of the regular students heard of
the Proposal, “the university will
be in the red” in two years. I personally believe that an audit of
the Parking Services is in order,
before the increase of student
parking fees is forced down the
throat of the current students,
The limitation of student votes
to four, with most of the student
government taking those voting
seats, is wrong. Even the lack of
opinions in this matter shows the
conscious disregard for the input
of students, which is the norm
that I’ve seen since I attended.
CSUSM has now taken the position that students are “customers.” Well I am one very unhappy
“customer,” and I know that I am
not alone. Ambushing the general student population and limiting the voting seem typical of
the administration. Progress is
not the answer; it is the problem,
when it goes on without balance!
This proposal seems to be Pyrrhic victory,
R. Bell
C o n d o le n c e s T o A ll W ho
G rieve U n cle H e n r y
To Whom It May Concern:
I want to send my condolences to those in the CSUSM commu
nity that are grieving for their loss of “Uncle” Henry Rodriguez. I
only spoke with him a few times over the phone and in person, but
he touched my heart. I am deeply saddened by the loss of such a
great person. I can’t imagine how those who knew him well must
feel. My heart goes out to all of you, but especially to those who
never got the chance to meet him.
Melanie Addington
Graduate Student
Tuesday, February 19,2002 7
Literature and Writing Department
As a former student of Liter
ature and Writing at CSUSM, I
feel the need to write about what
I think is an injustice to future
Literature and Writing students.
We all know about the lack of
evening classes offered in the
Literature and Writing major
as well as the infrequency of
core requirement classes being
offered, but this is worse. This
is about poor teaching of those
core classes.
Last spring, I had the misfor
tune of having a certain Profes
sor X teach a core requirement
course. The class was poorly
organized with too much mate
rial to be grasped in 16 weeks
(much of it theory), with a pro
fessor with little knowledge of
the subject being taught. Profes
sor X intimidated students when
we asked questions, papers and
exams were graded with little
indication of how the professor
arrived at the final grade, and
worse, we were constantly being
put into groups to basically teach
ourselves the material. Although
I have had other professors (good
professors) use this latter tech
nique, we always had input and
guidance from our instructor
when we presented our “knowl
edge” to the rest of the class. This
was not the case with Professor
X. I tried to speak with Pro
fessor X about my unhappiness
with the class, but she was unre
sponsive and said “don’t worry,
you are doing fine.” Evidently,
S tu d e n ts A s
C u sto m e r s
It has been rumored that
there has been a shift in the
manner in which faculty should
view their students: students are
to be regarded perhaps as cus
tomers and we, as faculty, must
be more conscious of the realm of
customer satisfaction. The pro
posed change in parking—
the
faculty lot being available to
whosoever can pay the most
while we, in no position of influ
ence, search for spaces in the far
reaches of the campus so that our
customers can be happy—
brings
the above rumor closer to real
ity. I am so very grateful for that
clarification as to my— fellow
and
faculty’s—
position on campus.
Susan Fellows
LTWR
I wasn’t (I got my only “C” in
my CSUSM career), and neither
was Professor X. We students
heard that the chairperson of our
department spoke to Professor X
about the many complaints, but
nothing changed.
My classmates and I agreed
that the workload, the lack of
pedagogy, and the anxiety asso
ciated with the class, made us
never want to have Professor
X again. Unfortunately, I got
stuck with Professor X again.
This fall (my last at CSUSM),
I was thrilled that all of the
final courses that I would need
to graduate were being taught
in the evening and Professor X
was not teaching any of them.
Of course, that was not to be.
At the last minute, Professor X
subbed in to teach a core require
ment course that I was taking.
My friends, who had also had
Professor X, urged me to drop
the course, take it in the spring
with someone else, and just grad
uate one semester later. I debated
for a long time about this course,
but I was determined to finish
school this fall, and I gave
Professor X the benefit of the
doubt. It was the wrong decision.
The workload was enormous (20
books to read in 16 weeks, 2 tenpage papers, 10 two-page papers,
and both a two-day midterm
and two-day final exam), the
professor was obviously lacking
the qualifications to teach this
course, students were again
intimidated and grades were
derived from some ethereal
reasoning that none of the stu
dents understood (we were told
AFTER the midterm exam what
the professor MEANT by a ques
tion worth 50% of the points,
when what she asked on the
exam was vastly different).
I could continue with many
examples of the injustices, intim
idation, and lack of pedagogy
that was the norm in Professor
X’s classroom, but you must
understand my point by now.
I was torn about what to do
about this professor: say, “Who
cares, at least I am finished with
school,” and “What about the
students yet to come through this
program?” CSUSM is a good
school with great literature and
writing professors who have a
lot to offer their students. I feel
cheated out of the two classes
taught by Professor X. I was
overwhelmed, discouraged, and
I learned very little on subjects
that are important to my major
and ultimately to my pursuits in
graduate school. Why is Profes
sor X still teaching these upper
-division courses? It is a shame
that future students may have
to endure what so many of us
already have when Professor X’s
evaluations were surely not posi
tive ones. What recourse does a
student have in this situation?
Katja Tonsky
T he Parking
Proposal
To the Editors:
Parking Services would like
to add to The Pride article (New
Parking Proposal Will Increase
Fees) printed on Feb. 12, 2002.
The proposal addressed in the
article is only ONE of many
options that we are exploring
to match the projected increase
in faculty, staff, and students.
Some of the other options we are
looking at range from increas
ing the number of carpool
spaces, providing a bus pass
subsidy program for our NCTD
(North County Transit District)
ridership, to purchasing addi
tional bike racks and bike lock
ers. We are also looking at
diagonal parking vs. traditional
straight-in parking spaces. We
encourage our campus commu
nity to send us any suggestions,
comments, and recommen
dations to www.csusm.edu/
parking or drop in at FCB 107
and give us your input. Thank
you and we continue to look
forward to working with our
campus community.
Dora R. Knoblock, Director
o f Campus Enterprises.
760-750-7500
Bush, Light, and The World
Bush is spending the multi
lateralism of the past like a kid
with a nickel in a candy store.
Hiroshima cast a pall over
the nation, consisting of the
horror over dropping the bomb.
The nation felt a tremendous
guilt over ending the war with the
bomb and trepidation over what
it portended for the future. Pro
paganda and false bravado were
necessary to sooth our nation’s
collective guilt.
Today a similar Unease over
an impending doom has been
brought upon us on the coattails
of our president. Must we uni
laterally abort multilateral rela
tions for short-term gains? What
about the long-term costs of such
a foreign policy?
Winston Churchill once said,
“The United States represents
man’s ascent to the “Sunlit
Uplands” of history, and we
cannot be stopped anymore than
the sun can. The sun may go
behind the clouds for an hour
or a day or a week, or even a
month, but we are the sun, the
light of mankind, and we will
not be dimmed for long.”
Does our president, who is
known to admire Churchill
greatly, think that means he
needs to use the light of the bomb
to light the world? Does he feel
it’s his ‘manifest destiny’?
John P. Doddridge
�TUesday
February 19th
in the March 5th Guber
natorial Primary Election.
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at
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College Bowl Competition
12 noon. The Clock Tower www.sdvote.com
Mezzanine. Come compete
February 20th
for prizes, questions are on
Black
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Books A-Go-Go Meeting
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Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. ASI Evening Student 12:45 p.m. in CRA 4110
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Thursday
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Admission: Free
The Palomar Family YMCA Aquatic
Program is looking for employees who
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with children
Pay Range: $8.50-11.50 per hour
Deadline to Apply Feb. 18th
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February 23-26
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lx.
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contain it, and give expression to it. The moment it tries to touch life it is destroyed by
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