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T HE P RIDE
The Srudenr Newspaper pon Cahpomm Srare Umvensiry, San Mancos
Volume IV, Number VI
Wednesday, November 27,1996
Racial incidents still
Race forum
problem a fter 'Teach-In' to be held
By Donna Gonzales
Health Services
finalizes move
date.
Page 2
Meliencaittp's
latest reviewed.
Page 6
meeting with African-American faculty to disPride S taff Writer
By Donna Gonzales
cuss the situation on campus. But the meeting
All students are invited to a forum
Pride Staff Writer
never materialized as the African-American
focusing on the recent racial occurrences
faculty members walked out because the meon campus.
A threatening message directed at a dia was present. Each side blamed the other
This forum on Thursday, Dec. 5,
black female professor was found on cam- for inviting the media t o the discussion.
from 1:30-4 p.m. in Commons 206 will
pus less than two weeks after the Oct. 21
Stacy said a new meeting with the black
give students a chance to voice their con"Teach-in."
faculty members was being set up.
cerns.
A red s wastika, with t he m essage,
In another racial incident at San Diego
Those students who d on't want to
"Watch your step, Miss Elise," was found in State University last week, an anonymous
participate in person can drop off statea men's bathroom in Academic Hall on Nov. threat appearing to target an SDSU Africanments in advance.
4. The target of this graffiti, Sharon Elise, is American professor was discovered in the
The forum is co-sponsored by Couna tenured professor.
campus library. The message warned that a
seling and Psychological Services, AssoSecurity measures have been taken to "fourth professor" would end up dead this year.
ciated Students and the Educational Opensure the safety of the professor, campus
Three SDSU professors from the engiportunity Program.
officials said.
neering department were shot to death last
Earlier this year, another female African- summer by a graduate student. He has admitAmerican professor reported that a white, ted the killings and is awaiting trial.
male student repeatedly called her a racial
epithet in her sociology class. The student
has since left the campus while the profesSee page12
for
sor continues to use a police escort on camr e l a t e d story.
pus.
Black Faculty Organized (BFO), a group
that represents all nine of the university's
black professors, accused the university of
practicing institutional racism, after i he first
incident. In a statement, BFO said, "Deeply
embedded institutional racism has contributed to the creation of a hostile working environment" at CSUSM.
The O ct. 21 "Teach-in" was created to
bring the campus community together and
address these allegations in the open. It was
a day-long event featuring guest speakers,
workshops and entertainment aimed at addressing the issue of racism.
In recent weeks, other incidents involving the first professor also are being investigated by the university, including an attempted break-in at the professor's house and
a bomb threat at the apartment complex of
her student teaching assistant. *
Staff photo/ The Pride
In the aftermath of the swastika graffiti,
The Palomar Pomerado Health Systems building, located across Twin Oaks Valley rd.
from Cal State San Marcos/will house new Student Health Services offices.
university President Bill Stacy scheduled a
Move date finalized
Palomar offers
child daycare
By Donna Gonzales
Pride S taff Writer
Dr. Fritz Kreisler's
column returns.
Page 3
Do you need someone to watch
your child on weekday mornings while
y ou're in class?
Palomar College is now offering
daycare to CSUSM students.
There are currently spots available
for children aged 4 years to 4 years 11
months in Palomar's Child Development Center at 1140 W. Mission Rd.,
San Marcos. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon
weekdays. There may be more openings later, Palomar officials said.
To apply, call the Child Development Center at 744-1150.
Student shows slides of
revolutionist army study
By Paul Hilker
Pride S taff Writer
Loud bursts of gun-fire punctuated the
dense tropical air, but the jungle humidity
muffled the ensuing cries of Mexican peasants. *This was the scene near Aguas Blancas,
a small town in the state of Guerrero, Mexico
where 17 people were massacred on June 18,
1995.
Christine Powell, a student of Mexican
history from Cal State San Marcos, visited
the site this summer to investigate and report
on the turmoil of political and public relations
in Guerrero. She traveled to a town near
Acapulco to report on political processes and
the up-rise of the EPR rebel army (the Popular Revolutionary Army). Backed by a human
rights organization called Global Exchange,
her group consisted of a few college students
and two members of the Global Exchange
program. Since her return, Powell has given
eight presentations, including slides in classes
at C SUSM. They r eveal social a gitation
steadily increasing because of unstable relations between the lower classes and the Mexican government.
The root of the conflict lies in the division between campesinos, or peasants, and the
wealthy upper-class. The government perpetuates this agitation through neglecting the needs
of much of Guerreros population by focusing
exclusively on favoring the wealthy, according to Powell. In actuality, the entire Mexican
political systems stability is threatened by the
rise of EPR.
Mexican politics are fashioned after the
U.S. system of government. Though the country operates on democratic ideals, Mexican
politicians show favor to their sources of financial support-wealthy land and corporation
owners. Ousted in 1995 by the President of
Please see EPR,
pg.
8
�N EWS
The Trade, Wednesday, Novewhe* 2 7, 1996
WHAT'S N E W S
Class schedules on-line
Curriculum services has placed the Spring '97 class
schedule on-line. It is accessable through the CSUSM home
page. T he address is:
http://www.csusm.edu/class_schedule__s97/index.html
A winter schedule is also available at the following
address:
h ttp://coyote.csusm.edu/Extended_Studies/exstud/
winter.html
Scholarships offered
Applications f or the following scholarships are d ue
December 15. More information is available through the
Financial Aid and Scholarship O ffice at 750-4850.
Soroptomist International of Visa- $1,500 scholarship to a woman who is a senior or graduate level student
majoring in English o r science. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 o r better and be enrolled full time.
They must also demonstrate worthwhile and personal contributions t o the community and demonstrate financial need.
Soroptomist International Training Awards Program of R ancho Bernardo- $500 scholarship to a mature
woman, head of household, enrolled in an educational program to upgrade her employment status. Applications may
only apply t o T.A.P. Soroptomist International Club.
Requirements f or the following scholarship must be
completed by January 1 3,1996.
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest- $5,000
first prize, $2,500 second prize $1,500 third prize and two
$500 honorable mention prizes f or a 3,000 to 4 ,000 word
essay on one of the following themesA) Ethics based on personal experience. B ) "Why are
we here?" How are we to meet our ethical obligations. C )
Reflect on an ethical aspect of a literary text.
It is open t o full-time undergraduate j uniors and seniors.
Leadership seminars
November 27, Commons 2 06,2pm
T HE INCREDIBLE LEADER
Learn to establish credibility as a leader. Come share
your leadership experiences and learn f rom others who
have established their credibility.
Presenter: Tim Bills and Gezai Berhane, Student
Activites Advisers, CSU San Marcos.
Statewide committees
need students
Program teaches special
s tudents f unctional skills
By Kathy Simpson
Pride Staff Writer
Have you e ver thought of the entire university as
your classroom?
F or one group of students, every aspect of c ampus life o ffers an chance t o learn.
You've probably seen them. Waiting f or the elevator, eating lunch in the cafeteria, or in the restrooms.
They are college-aged students enrolled in a special education class at Sierra Vista High School. They
provide janitorial services on the CSUSM campus f our
days a week—but, at the same time they use the c ampus as a classroom and learning envirorment.
T he program, started by John Hull, gives these
students the opportunity to learn, side by side with their
non-disabled peers. They learn what Hull calls "critical skills."
Each student has his o r her individual curriculum,
based on their strengths and weaknesses. T he goal is
to prepare them f or l ife a fter school.
Part of this program includes developing vocational skills, since they enter the j ob market a fter they
graduate. Currently, they provide custodial services to
CSUSM, f or which they are paid. They work about
nine hours a week.
Another part of the program is teaching the students how to e njoy their money and leisure time. On
their day o ff, they o ften take the bus to San Marcos to
do some shopping, have lunch, or j ust hang out. They
practice accessing the community.
"This program i sn't f or all the students at Sierra
Vista," said Hull. "Not all students would benefit f rom
the prdg&fftt;"
:c r i v sizlzztti:
i
Those chosen f or the class are the ones j udged
most likely to benefit f rom this experience. T he instructors are specially trained to deal with these students.
"We d on't teach this class in a classroom because
a classroom i sn't the same as the way things are in the
real world," says Hull.
"The program focuses on skills that are functional.
U seful stuff f or the real world. How to shop. How to
use the bus. Getting around safely. Work skills. Appropriate behavior."
Hull and his assistant, Kathy DeLar feel itfs important that the students be exposed to their non-disabled peers.
"We learn more f rom our peers than anyone else.
CSUSM students model the behavior of non-disabled
young adults. T he types of behaviors we want our students to learn,i says DeLar.
By being out in the community, the students can
o bserve how p eople their o wn age act, interact, and
behave.
CSUSM was selected a s a site f or this program
partly because the school is new and t he program will
b e able to grow with the school, and also because of
Please see Program, pg. 7
What if y bu had f ive times t he expenses that
y our budget ^ an c bver? T hat is what the M ath
L ab h as t o contend with.
It h as the s ame b udget a s in the spring of
1991 when it o pened. C SUSM h ad400students
then, and n ow has about 4 ,500 students.
N ot only that, but t he math lab in 1991 had
only f our m ath c lasses to tutor. T his semester it
h as 2 2.
In 1991, the l ab had t wo paid student tutors, a nd today it h as six, each working 2 0 h ours
a week .
I n 1991, the M ath Tutorial conducted f ree
Reviews f or C BEST tests, which students striviiiig t o b ecome teachers m ust take, and now it
nbt only h as t o d o that f or more students, but
a lso o ffer f ree r eviews f or the E LM, which b eginMng stiidents must take.
B ack in 1991, t he M ath Tutorial was only
opened a f ew h ours p er w eek, but now it is open
3 6 hours, and t here i s a demand f or m ore, especially e venings a nd F ridays.
A s if t hat w asn't b ad e nough, w hen i t
started, the department covered duplicating costs
that now h ave t o c ome o ut of its budget. It has
t o pay its o wn p hone b ill, and buy its o wn o ffice
supplies such a s w hite board pens, erasers, paper supplies, staples, and t ape that they did not
h ave to pay f or t hen.
I t also h as t o rely o n donated f urniture so
that students d o not h ave t o sit on the f loor like
they did last semester.
M aureen B . B uPorit C oordinator of the
M ath L ab p oints o ut that t he c enter is a great
h elp to many s tudents, but it needs a bigger budget. } W W S M
, • |8
Final date set for Health Services move
By Donna Gonzales
Pride S taff Writer
T he California State Student Association (CSS A) is
looking f or student representatives to serve on one of 14
statewide committees, including the Educational Equity
Advisory Committee, Financial A id Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee on Remedial Education, and the
Institute f or teaching and learning.
For information or an application, contact Lisa or
Joy at the Associated Students O ffice, 750-4990.
Volounteers needed
E YE Crisis Program is looking f or volunteers that
want to help others. Ideal candidates will be available
evenings and weekends. F or information on training call
Linda Courton at the E YE Counseling and Crisis Services
at (619) 747-6281.
Staff photo/ The Pride
Student Health Services was scheduled to move across the street ox/Pr
the summer, but was delayed by negotiations until January
T he u niversity's S tudent
Health Services finally is moving a cross T win O aks Valley
Road to the Palomar Pomerado
Health System building.
M ost of the m ove will be
d one during the semester break,
starting D ec. 16, when the facility in Graven Hall will close. It
will reopen in the new facilities
on J an. 6 .
B ut the Student Health Services pharmacy will close earlier,
on D ec. 6. It will also reopen on
J an. 6 in the new facility.
For f urther information, call
7 50-4915.
�FEATURES
The Pnide, Wednesday, NoveabeK 27, 1996
Tired of peer
Dealing with sexual orientation
groups? Me too hate crimes and incidents.
TZe&ecca
as hate actions hurt the victims, so they hurt the community at large. Such actions say to all of us that differences
based on ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation are not acceptable, and that it may even be dangerous
to b e d ifferent. Such behaviors drive us all to stick to our
own kind, to be suspicious, to f eel unwelcome.
What can I d o if I see or hear such expressions of
hatred? Whether we are witnesses to hate actions or targets of them, the most important thing that each of us can
and must do is report the incident to CSUSM Public Safety
(750-3111). Even if the incident is small and you are unsure if it "counts" as a crime, report it. Let Public Safety
decide whether it is a crime—they are trained to make
these judgments. Moreover, the Public Safety o ffice is the
one place where A LL information can b e centrally gathered, and therefore serves the campus by taking the pulse
of the frequency and severity of such actions.
What will happen to m e if I report it? T he Public
Safety o fficer will simply interview you and try to get as
much factual information as possible about the event. In
most cases, nothing else will occur. In some cases, where
an actual crime has happened, you may b e asked to testify
at some later time. T he Public Safety o ffice will be extremely supportive towards anyone who f eels at risk in
such a situation.
What else can I do? In recent weeks, the campus f ocus has been on hate crimes and incidents that are based
upon race. We are aware of other incidents that target lesbian, gay, and bisexual students. Please remember that
expressions of hostility based on sexual orientation are
similarly hateful.
T here is a c ampus G ay/Lesbian/Bisexual Support
Team comprised of students, faculty, and s taff. This group
aims t o support G/L/B members of our campus c ommunity and to make the campus a s afe place f or all, a place
f ree of hatred targeted towards sexual orientation. The G /
L/B Support Team recommends that if anyone witnesses
o r is the victim of hate incidents or crimes directed towards the G/L/B population, that they report it to the team
in addition to reporting to Public Safety.
T he team will compile information on hate activities
based on sexual orientation, and will work with Public
Safety towards providing safety f or all students. Let the
team know of such hate activities by contacting P rofessor
Don Barrett (Sociology, x 4161), Fritz Kreisler (CAPS,
x4910), Linda Shaw (Sociology, x8026) or Henry Aronson
(EOP, x4861). You may d o so by phone, note o r e-mail,
and the team will accept anonymous reports.
Fritz Kreisler is the Coordinator of Counseling &
Psychological Services.
^tanc/uvuL
0f
p UCf TZtiei&len,
What ever happened to the good old days when teachers taught and students, well, d idn't? Those days when
the teachers stood at the f ront of the room and talked while
the students stared straight ahead and tried to stay awake.
Everybody understood their roles and it is a premise upon
During the October 21 Teach-in, Counseling & Psywhich this great country of ours was founded. So why is
chological Services (CAPS) did a workshop on how to
everybody trying to screw it u p?
I 'm talking, of course, about peer groups. You know, cope with hate that i s directed at someone because of their
those ridiculous little groups that we are forced to take race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. An important
part in so that our teachers d on't have to d o any work issue that came up in our discussions was: what d o you d o
themselves. W e're thrown together with f our or f ive other when you witness a hate crime or are the victim of o ne?
students (we d on't even get to choose who they are) and Everyone agreed that such acts are deplorable, but how
should we react to t hem?
then told to critique each o ther's work.
Some students f elt that the perpetrator should be conNow, on t he s urface, this all may sound innocent
fronted on the spot, that the targeted person or group should
enough. A fter all, it's probably true that all of us can learn
something f rom every person we encounter. But, when it be defended and fought f or immediately. Others underc omes to my education, I 'd j ust feel better if an experi- standably felt frightened at this prospect. They d idn't want
enced p rofessor, trained in the subject matter, taught m e to put their own safety in jeopardy, yet they also d idn't
what I needed to learn. T hat's why they get the big bucks, want to sit idly by and let it happen. While the f ocus of
our workshop was on coping with hate that is directed at
and t hat's why I pay them.
I 've been in groups with people who d idn't bother to racial groups, the same rules apply to hate crimes and inwrite a p aper, but asked the rest of the group to cover f or cidents directed towards lesbians, gay, and bisexuals, or
them if t he t eacher w alked by. I 've seen p eople who to any other group.
What are hate crimes and hate incidents? "California
thought p aragraphs were such a hassle that they chose to
law prohibits threats or acts of violence against individuomit them all together. I 've participated in groups where a
person has g one to the computer lab 2 0 minutes before als or groups or their property because of personal charclass to crank something out so that it looks like he did the acteristics or associations. State laws similarly prohibit
assignment and then proceed to ask the rest of the group defacing, damaging, o r destroying a nother's property to
to h elpiiim c ompose his paper. One person admitted to intimidate or interfere with his or her rights.:Crimes which
m e and the teacher that she was watching a movie while are normally misdemeanors can b e felonies if committed
she was reading my paper and had a difficult time under- because of bigotry.
A conviction cannot b e based upon speech a lone,
standing what I was trying to say, then went on to enunless the speech itself threatens violence against a spelighten m e with her opinion, anyway.
So, how is it that these " peers" are going t o look at cific individual or group and the perpetrator has the abilmy work and tell m e what I 've done wrong. A nd, if they ity to carry out the threat." (source: U C Davis, Students'
did, why in t he world would I listen? I d on't know about Right to Know)
Hate incidents include expressions of hatred based
the rest of y ou, but I 'm getting really tired of those too
on similar characteristics or intentions, but are less severe.
familiar words, " Let's get into groups..."
Now, I d on't want any of you to get the wrong idea. These include expressing negative stereotypes, referring
T here are q uite a f ew people in my classes whose opin- to people in ways that are insulting on the basis of their
ions I respect and w hose ideas open me up to n ew ways of gender, ethnic group, race, or sexual orientation.
So what? Hate crimes and hate incidents are injurithinking. T he thing is, I know who they are and I want the
ous to all. For the victims, there are not only threats to
right t o show them my work as I see f it. Brainstorming
with a g roup of p eople whose work I admire is one of my personal safety or property, but also clear messages that
favorite things to d o and o ften brings to the surface some their lives and comfort are consistently endangered. Just
things I may never have thought of on my own. But, again,
I want to m ake that decision, not be forced to participate
within a circle of people who c ouldn't care less about the
writing process if they were writing a check to themselves
f or a million dollars.
C. J anie C hang
A ccounting S ociety
I have talked to some of my professors about this problem and they a re always very sympathetic to my cause.
Rika Yoshi
C omputing S ociety
They, too, hated groups when they were in college, some
Bob Rider
Economics Club
of them say, b ut it has been shown to be an e ffective teachDuff B renna
L iterary S ociety
ing tool as s ome students d o better in group situations. I
K en B olton
Political S cience A ssociation
h ave t o ask though, what about m e, er...the rest of us who
Heike Mahler
Psi C hi C hapter & P sychology S tudent O rganization
d on't agree?
S heldon Z ang
Sociology Club
I think if each of these teachers took a poll in their
Calvin O ne Deer Gavin
classrooms, t hey'd f ind most of their students would feel
A merican Indian S tudent E xcellence S oc.
the same way I d o. N ot only those of us who believe it is
A lex C uatok
A sian S tudent A ssociation
a waste of time to talk about writing with people who d on't
G erardo G onzales
M.E.Ch.A
care, but f or those w ho d on't care, as well. A fter all, if
Denise Hollis
Pan A frican S tudent A lliance
they d idn't h ave t o waste all that time sitting around talkMarion Reid
Alpha Chi O mega
ing about boring things like syntax and plot, think about
J oan G undersen
A lpha X i Delta & Phi A lpha T heta & History S ociety
all the f ree time t hey'd have t o watch movies. While we
R obert B lack
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
might get frustrated by the lack of concern these people
C herine H eckman
exhibit f or o ur work, think of what they must go through
T au K appa Epsilon
f acing us with n o p aper at all, and with nothing but the
A lex D urig
A lpha K appa Delta
m atinee at E dward's C inema t o k eep t hem o ccupied
Regina Eisenbeck
Sigma lota Epsilon
t h»ugh the long, sometimes thought-provoking group
R obert P age
I nter-Varsity C hristian F ellowship
discussions.
S usan Buck
C ircle K I nternational
F or those of you furiously nodding your heads up and
S annis Mitchell
Chess Club
down as you read this, you have my sympathy. We can
Clubs
&
Advisers
Thanks to the following people for their service to campus clubs
Please see Rambler, pg. 7
B rian M orris
P re-Med Club
�OPINION
The Pmde, Wednesday, November 27, 1996
T H E P RIDE
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Campus r a c i s m more serious
than one may percieve
T ONY
B ARTON
I admit, at first I was skeptical. I mean, come
on, it is the 90's. When campus members began
coming forward with testimony of their own perseverances of racial hate, it was very easy to question the validity of what seemed such outlandish
claims; especially at a university taking such pride
in its mission of promoting ethnic diversity.
Mission or no, there is a problem on campus.
Graffiti on bathroom walls can be called isolated incidents, attributed to single, unassociated
delinquents. Perhaps other attention depraved,
maturity lacking persons could have added a swastika here or there, just to see if their malformed
"art" would land a spot in the local papers the following morning.
Some may be able to rationalize a student's
vocal lashing of a professor in racial terms. I have
heard people portray what might almost be called
sympathy for the student in question, deeming that
the professor's teaching was somehow provocative.
But how can one explain threatening phone
calls made to a student?
I met with a student last month who confessed
to being threatened over the phone. He also knew
of at least two other students who had been threatened for their views on Affirmative Action programs.
I do not question the presence of racism on
this campus any longer.
You can question the presence of institutionalized racism in the administrative ranks. It is,
even those who believe it exists at Cal State San
Marcos agree, hard to pinpoint. Are blatant acts
so easy to grasp that they cannot be taken seriously? Perhaps many of us have seen too much
graffiti to take seriously personal threats taking
a similar form on bathroom walls.
This situation is not limited to ju veniles spray
painting swastikas on stall doors. Students and
faculty are being threatened. The views of those
being threatened are really unimportant. This
university is designed to be a place where varying opinions can come together to create a better
environment for all to learn and prosper.
The emergence of racism needs to be taken
seriously by every person on campus, whether
we are dealing with three or 30 racist individuals.
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To the Editor:
* - Tam writing in response to the article written;
about me in the November 13th edition of the
Pride. When interviewing for this article I was
very excited about sharing some of the incredible
learning experiences involved in studying abroad
through a recognized international program. After reading the article, I was disappointed by the
slant that Ms. Gonzales puts on my experience
abroad. This casts a poor image upon the program, generally, and me, specifically.
I would like to highlight just a few of the
important experiences that I emphasized in my
interview, but were short changed in print. First,
what were described as "side trips," were actually field studies for which I had extensively prepared. The Russia and Estonian trip was an extension of two classes: Russian Politics and Society and Nationalism and Minorities in Europe. In
Russia we visited the University in Moscow and
met with students where we partook in a round
table discussion of stereotypes that each nationality had grown up with about each other. In Moscow we also visited the editor of an arts magazine
and learned about the enforced propaganda and
censoring of the past and present.
Visiting Estonia, one of thefirstcountries that
broke away from the Soviet Union, was amazing.
This was especially interesting to me because of
the research that I had been doing right before on
the relations between Estonians and the Russian
minority. Just being in Estonia and taking part in
the programs involved in our trip really brought
my research to life. The trip we took to northern
Germany focused on the Danish minority that was
established officially at the end of W.W.II. Included in the northern Germany trip was a visit to
the NATO base in Jutland(the main part of Denmark). The day that we were there some Danish
soldiers that had died while participating in NATO
maneuvers were brought home, making it a day
that I will always remember.
Studying abroad is a complete experience, it
is full of good and bad times, new friends and
unfamiliar surroundings. After having studied
'abroad through many programs I have come to
appreciate the year abroad program offered
through the Cal State system.
Cal State wants you to go f or a whole year
because the principle is that you will get much
more out of a year experience than just a semester. I can vouch for this concept. By the time
November came around and it was pitch dark at
3 pm, I wasn't so excited about making it through
the whole winter. But the experience was invaluable. I didn't give up and go home or hate Denmark. By staying the whole year I finally understood what the fever was about spring, I could
understand what the check-out clerk at the grocery store had been yelling at me all year(it wasn't
that she didn't like me, there was a pasta special
on isle four)and most importantly through the
Danish friendships that I developed I realized It
would be wrong to go home with any negative
stereotypes.
Studying abroad is definitely more than fun
and games. My experience last year gave me a
new outlook on life academically, politically and
personally. Learning to live in a new culture is
exciting, challenging and rewarding. That is why
the article written by Ms. Gonzales disappointed
me. The experiences that I shared with her in
my interview were taken too lightly and my year
looks empty of all the hard work that went along
with those good times. I d on't want students to
read the article and think that studying abroad is
an excuse to party and travel for a year and then
get over there and be shocked with the realities.
Cal State Offers year long programs in sixteen countries around the globe, from Australia
to Zimbabwe. Majors are endless and in many
countries like Denmark a language prerequisite
is not required. I support these programs fully
and encourage all students to study abroad.
Jennifer Rose Elbert-Rasmussen
Senior Double Major
Spanish and International Relations
�The Prude, Wednesday, NovemheK 27, 1996
L ETTERS T O THE EDITOR
Banned student has Lawyers of alleged
bad reputation
baby murderers
Dear Editor
I read with interest and amusement Jill
Ballard's letter, (Student c laims rights violated in newsgroup ban), in the 10/30/96
edition of T he Pride. P erhaps your readers
would like to hear the other side of the story.
Jill Ballard had gained a reputation in
the c susm.flame war newsgroup, of being
arrogant, rude, and intolerant of anybody
w ho's views d iffered even slightly f rom
h er's. B ased u pon my o bservations and
dealings with M s. Ballard, i t's a well d eserved reputation. In her letter, she makes
comments about being accused of "racism,
d iscrimination, a nd d ictatorship". L et's
look at these charges, shall we ?
T he posting that led to her access being restricted was one that she posted in
her role as president of the "Vegan & Animal Rights c lub", calling f or a boycott of
the GSUSM Pow Wow, d ue to the f act that,
in her words, " Some of the people there
wear f ur in their hair". W hen it was pointed
out that the Native American garb in question was based upon traditional designs and
customs, her c omment w as that " no culture is primitive enough to deserve wearing f ur." W hile this might not b e racism
per se, it certainly does show a incredible
amount of arrogance regarding her views
& ideas, and a incredible amount of intolerance and disrespect of the culture, history, and traditions oTahbther group. One
c ould a rgue t hat h er d emand, t hat t he
people at the Pow Wow bend t o her dictate
of what they could and c ouldn't wear, con-
An open letter to the defense attorneys
the t wo c ollege f reshman who allegedly
killed their son moments a fter he was born:
Dear Sirs, although I am not a qualified legal p roffesional, nor a licensed physician in the United States, I can provide
s ome small measure of advice.
Your clients did not in fact kill their
son, merely an unviable tissue m ass which
was unwanted by the mother did not, in
f act, shake the just-born baby to death, but
actually p erformed the procedure known
a s a p artial-birth abortion, and as such,
should not be charged with murder, murder in the second degree, manslaughter,
involuntary manslaughter, or any crimes of
that nature. T he only crime that the f ather
is guilty of is that of practicing medicine
Please see Lawyers, pg. 8
Lies, falsehoods
fill accusations
D ear Editor,
I am writing to complain about the lies
expressed against m e in Peter Rauch's letter to the editor that you printed in the N ovember 13, 1996 issue of T he Pride. B efore I address the d efaming piece of trash
s
i' I'd also like t oaskwhy
pritft
s uch u nsupported, p otentially l ibellous
f alse a ccusations a gainst m e. R auch
claimed that, "Just b efore the Fall '96 sePlease see Banned, pg. 8 mester started, several students showed
interest in j oining the V &AR C lub in order t o learn m ore about the benefits of the
vegan diet." First lie.
T he incident as I recall it involved several self a dmitted p racticing s peciesists
w ho posted on csusm,flamewar threats to
In the N ovember 13th issue of T he j oin the V &AR Club.
Pride Jill Ballard, president of the Vegan/
W hy they f elt such threats would inAnimal Rights Club, wrote a response to timidate m e I have no idea, but nor d o I
my letter to the editor f rom the October actually care. Then Rauch claimed that I
16th issue of T he Pride.
"stated several times that n o one would be
Ms. Ballard, I would like to thank you allowed to j oin the V&AR C lub who didn't
f or bringing up the issues that you raised agree with everything the club stands for."
regarding Jesus being a vegetarian, and the S econd l ie. A pparently R auch g rossly
New Testament being written more than a miscomprehended what I actually did state.
century a fter H is d eath. Even though your
T he p osts by me o n csusm f lamewar
facts are not g roundedin truth nor histori- that Rauch r eferstomerely questioned (a
cal accuracy, I appreciate your honesty and common practice of great thinkers) the d efiwillingness to bring what you perceive a s nition of an "official member." I concluded
unbiased opinions and rhetoric to the f ore- that those w ho merely "sign up" to be in
front. This shows m e that you really care the c lub yet d o nothing at all t o support it's
about the validity of your position. Your ' cause (you see, the V &AR C lub does not
Please see Christ, pg. 8 charge any f ees to j oin) are not by my defi-
Christ's diet
beside the point
nition "true members." But in reality, I
could care less about what people want to
identify themselves with—such trivial concerns have nothing to d o with the issues
the V &AR Club stands for. I merely e xpressed an opinion on c susm.flamewar,
excuse m e Rauch, it was not an invitation
f or you (a LTWR graduate student) to misinterpret and grossly misquote my words.
Did anyone notice how Rauch foiled
to cite his sources of my supposedly discriminatory claims? So then Rauch claimed
that I claimed that if I "were forced to allow such people to j oin," I "would not include them in club mailers, meetings, or
activities." Lie number three! BALD faced
lie. I NEVER EVER made such a claim
nor have I ever, or even had the desire to
d iscriminate a nyone w ho w anted t hem
f rom receiving the club's announcements.
There are 30 people on the club's e mailing list, all of whom have different diets and beliefs. Even one of them is an
a dvocate of vivisection, but d o I m ind?
Why should I? A s long as nobody tries to
hinder the club f rom carrying out its f unctions then all people are welcome. A fter all
these lies Rauch, a self admitted practicing speciesist, had the nerve to conclude
his ietter by equating my "behavior" (according to his lies and value j udgments) to
something he hoped students understood
on "Oct. 21st."
Please see False, Pg. 8
Carriovore agrees
animal are different
M s. Ballard,
While sitting in the D ome, I read your
letter t o the editor, R emember a nimals
(The Pride, 10/30)." Dinning on a most
delightful cheeseburger, I pondered your
points with grease and ketchup-smeared
fingers.
" Animals a re d ifferentia1 d ifferent
species," you claimed. I agree animal species are d ifferent. Cow meat does taste
much d ifferent f rom chicken, and is certainly d ifferent in taste f rom deer. I have,
h owever, f ound that liberal a mounts of
ketchup will usually solve most of these
taste-related d ifferences (see above).
As to your statement, "Violence is violence no matter how you slice, dice, chop,
o r cut i t," I must object. Watching my f ather artfully cutting slices of turkey b efore
the a dmiring e yes of my f amily d uring
Thanksgiving dinner is enough to bring m e
t o tears. How could p lacing a p iece of
breast meat, o r perhaps a bit of dark m eat,
on the plate of a wide-eyed child b e c on-
strued as violence? And how could the resulting t urkey l eftovers—turkey s andwiches, turkey noodle s oup, and turkey
jerkey—all made by my m other's loving
hands, be deemed the outcomes of violence?
Even though I disagreed with your letter on one or two points, I hope you know
that I 'll miss your thought-provoking letters and flyers-—seemingly posted everywhere here at CSUSM—when you graduate in December, and I pray that you w on't
try to put Heinz out of business a lso—I
need the ketchup.
Herman Jones
Junior
Liberal Studies
Is The Pride's staff
chocked by success
of a woman?
Dear Editor,
While reading the November 13th issue of T he Pride, I f ound the title of the
article "Woman film maker t o speak" by
Paul Hilker to be particularly interesting.
Is it such a surprise to have a woman m aking f ilms that the fact was required in the
title of the article? Or d o w e j ust assume
that all film makers are men unless specifically identifies otherwise? I noticed she
was African-American as well, so m aybe
you should Have pointed out that an " African-American Woman film m aker" w as
giving a speech.
A f ew pages later, an article discussed
how "Jordan's new film educates, entertains" did not require gender identification
in t he title. N or was Jordan's ethnic background mentioned in the article. Likewise,
t he article a nnouncing R udolfo A naya's
reading lacked specific mention of his gender or ethnicity, despite the f act that writes
o n t he "cultural heritage of New Mexico."
Personally, I f ound myself m ore interested
in which specific cultural heritage h e was
writing about, and I consider such information to be f ar m ore relevant than the information imparted about Julie Dash's film
m aking. I find D ash's s uccess f ar m ore
worthy of announcement than her gender
o r ethnicity. I hope in the f uture the staff of
T he Pride will c ease to be so shocked by
the success of a woman that they feel the
need t o point out such things in the title of
articles.
Christine M . W. G rubbs
Graduate Student
Literature and Writing Studies
C heck out T H E P R I D E S re-designed
w eb p age out the f ollowing address:
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Mellencamp delivers home-town rock with respect to life
By Gabe Lundeen
Pride S taff Writer
John M ellencamp (or John Cougar Mellencamp, or
John Cougar, o r whatever moniker he chooses next) has
always been a heartland, Middle American rocker, with his
organic-sounding guitar and songs about high school sweethearts and small towns. It isn't the stuff of legend, but it
was popular, and sold a lot of albums.
O n h is n ew a lbum, " Mr. H appy G o L ucky,"
Mellencamp creates a more layered album than any of his
previous efforts, while still maintaining the small town mentality that d efines him.
Mellencamp pooled his talents with New York dance
club mixer Junior Vasquez, who co-produced the album,
giving it a strange mix between rock and roll and disco. I t's
a subtle mix, as the synthetic beat d oesn't intrude with the
conventional drumming or the jangly guitars.
T he album is very deceptive f rom the beginning. T he
title "Mr. Happy G o L ucky" seems to suggest a little cynicism and irony, as this is Mellencamp's first album since
his fairly recent heart attack. At first glance, the title seems
to express the j oy of surviving a serious health problem,
but there is something much deeper.
T he album's ten songs are also peppy and happygo-lucky on t he s urface. They b ear t he M idwestern
storytelling and simplicity of life that most Mellencamp
songs possess, but in a more edgy fashion.
One of the most deceptive songs on the album i s
"Full Catastrophe." While its chorus, " I'm glad to say
I 've e njoyed everyday of the f ull catastrophe of l ife,"
may sound triumphant, it also doubles as a reflection on
Mellencamp's brush with death. He keeps his music f rom
becoming weepy or tragic, disregarding the meaning of
a lyric f or the sake of rock and roll.
Also suggestive of death is the a lbum's cover, which
features Mellencamp and two young children sitting in
f ront of what appear to be Jesus Christ and the Devil.
Aside f rom being very a interesting photograph, it,too,
has a double meaning.
Mellencamp may reflect on his scars, but he does
not dwell on them. His mid-life diary, no matter how
you dissect it* still sounds like good rock and roll. His
music continues to i mprove on each album. "Mr. Happy
G o L ucky" is not without its flaws, but the f laws go thoroughly unnoticed.
Wenesday, December 4 : Dr. Don Funes
directs the Andean Ensemble's p erformance of the music of the Andes M ountains on indiginous instruments. 7pm,
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classical, flamenco, j azz, blues and South
American music. T he quartet is lead by
Peter Sprague and Fred Benedetti. 12:30
to 1:30pm, A CD102.
Sunday, December 8: Cross-cultural/
cross-time holiday music will be performed bu the San D iego Men's Chorus.
3pm, Dome. T his event is ticketed.
'First Contact' is most accessable Trek Earn MP,
experience
By Gabe Lundeen
Pride S taff Writer
As any "Star Trek" fan can attest to,
not every "Star Trek" movie has heid cinematic merit, or even been semi-entertaining. It almost seems that i t's done on purpose; the best "Trek" movies have all been
the even-numbered ones.
"Star Trek: First Contact," the eighth
movie in the "Star Trek" series, continues
this tradition. It is the first movie to f eature the cast of "Star Trek: T he Next Generation" alone, and it upholds the high standards of the award-winning television series.
T he movie features the B org, one of
" Star T rekis" most popular (and one-dimensional) villains. T he Borg are a race
b ent on d estruction and assimilation of
other cultures, with the motto, "Resistance
is f utile." In "First Contact," the Borg travel
to the past to destroy Earth and assimilate
it, and the crew of the USS Enterprise must
stop them and save humanity.
"First C ontact" is extraordinarily violent f or a "Star Trek" movie. T his is some-
what of an exception f or the "Next G eneration" cast who normally rely on diplomacy and peace to resolve their problems,
and only use firepower as a last resort. Although the plot calls f or violence, it is not
graiuiious, and is d one in an exciting f ashion.
The trend of violence also is evident
in the n ew s hip, t he U SS E nterprise-E.
While the Enterprise-D (the ship used in
the television show and destroyed at the
end of "Star Trek: Generations") was larger,
swan-like and representative of peace, the
n ew m odel i s s mall, a erodynamic and
streamlined f or war. T he new ship looks
and acts m ore like a weapon and less like
an envoy, c ontradicting the central idea
behind "Star Trek: T he Next Generation."
B ut o ther t han t he v iolence i ssue,
" First C ontact" i s a g reat " Star T rek"
movie. People often d o not give "Star Trek"
its due, because of its large f an base and its
science fiction slant. It really d oesn't get
the respect it deserves.
The cast is, o nce again, intact f rom the
s eries a nd f ull o f f ine a ctors. P atrick
S tewart, w ho p lays C aptain J ean-Luc
P icard* i s a
c lassically-trained
Shakespearean actor, and provides another
stellar performance that holds the movie
together. Brent Spiner, as Data, is an e xcellent character actor, and really gets to
display this talent throughput the movie.
Making appearances in f ront of and
behind the camera is Jonathan Frakes, who
plays First Commander William Riker and
also directs "First Contact." Frakes directed
a number of episodes f rom the series, and
c ontinues Leonard N imoy's tradition of
starring in and directing "Star T rek" movies quite well.
Of course, if y ou're a Trekkie, you are
bound to e njoy the movie more. Fans will
appreciate the restored elements f rom the
show, such as the deadpan humor of Worf
or Captain P icard's affectation f or hardboiled detective stories. But being a f an is
not necessarily a prerequisite.
Any action movie aficionado will enjoy "First Contact," because on the surface,
i t's a good action movie. But "Star T rek"
fans will enjoy it even more, as the demand
f or a "Next Generation" movie has been
high. "Star Trek: First C ontact" might b e
the most accessible "Star T rek" movie yet,
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EPR
of political parties, corruption exists, said
Powell.
from p .l
" Voter f raud i s i nherent a s i s a
Mexico, former Governor of Guerrero beauracracy which restricts the number of
Ruben Figueroa has become the figurehead voters," she added.
of the rebel insurgence, Powell said. Fol"Many of the people from Atoyac did
lowing the national broadcast of video foot- not even vote because their names w eren't
age showing police o fficers planting weap- in the books. Even when they should have
ons on the dead bodies of peasants a fter been, "their names w eren't listed at all,"
t he 1995 m assacre, F igueroa c harged, Powell said and added, "We saw ballots
"They wanted war. and they got war."
being burned a fter the elections."
* T he f ootage c aused unrest all o ver
A fter the short stay in A toyac, the
Mexico, Powell reported. Angry slogans group then went to the site of the massacre
such as "La cabeza de Figueroa" (the head where they observed a memorial stone.
of Figueroa) written on the walls in some Powell and the rest of the group spoke and
cities depict the sentiment still felt towards had dinner with the current governor of
the f ormer governor, she added.
Guerrero, and were courted by representaP owell's g roup a ttended m eetings tives of various political p arties. " They
about the parties and political processes of wanted us to come back and tell the AmeriMexico. Then the group went to Ayotac, a can public that everything is f ine," said
town 2 0 miles north of Acapulco, where Powell.
Powell observed the state elections while
Another revolutionary group called the
staying with a host family.
Zapatistas which formed a few years ago
There have been some p eaceful pro- are not to be confused with EPR. EPR is
tests since the 1995 massacre, but f ear of m ore M arxist a nd e xtreme t han t he
the military and police is prevalent among Zapatistas who are more willing to work
campesinos, according to Powell. "The ten- w ith t he g overnment f or r eform, s aid
sion in Atoyac was so thick that you could Powell.
almost cut it with a k nife," she added.
Caches of guns believed to belong to
There is a definite fear of the military EPR have been uncovered, and various atsince the peasants " are known to support tacks have been coordinated against small
military strongholds by groups of armed
E PR," she said.
Though EPR seems to have grass root men in masks, according to the Washingsupport, there are some w ho are wary of ton Post reporter. Along with peasants f rom
the rebels and unsure of their true motives, A toyac, the g roup went t o M exico City
according t o a report f rom the Washington where the campesinos held a p eaceful protest in the Mexico City Center. But, a fter
Post.
According to this j ournalist, some be- blocking off a m ajor city street, many of
lieve that the government may have cre- them were arrested.
ated EPR as a j ustification f or a harder
According to Powell, trips like hers are
military crackdown. "Despite the efforts of promoted at universities to spark student
Allianza Civica, a nation-wide organization interest in the political unrest of Mexico,
which monitors the elections and actions which is generally ignored by the media.
would have been f ar more appropriate to a
potty-mouthed 4th grader, than a supposedly mature university student. T he politfrom p.5
est c omments m ade to h er c ritics w ere
stituted a form of intolerance, and possible "slime", "gutter trash", "harlot", "slut", and
racism.
other such pleasantries, even though the
As f or d iscrimination, M s. B allard, majority of her critics were not stooping to
over the summer, had stated repeatedly in similar behavior.
the c susm.flamewar n ewsgroup t hat, a s
Ms. Ballard had been warned several
president of the V &AR c lub, she a lone times that her behavior was inappropriate,
could dictate who could and c ouldn't be- yet she continued to disregard these warncome a member, and that people who d idn't ings. Apparently, she felt that internet acsupport her views 100% were not welcome cess was a "right", rather than a privilege.
in said club. This does constitute a dis- Quite frankly, M s. Ballard seems to thrive
criminatory policy, and one that is in vio- on trying to be a "martyr", and on getting
lation of C SUSM rules & policies. The negative attention. When a little kid does
truth of the matter is that any student can bad things to get negative attention, d on't
join a club on campus without needing to they usually get punished? In her case she
agree 100% with their goals.
found out that s he d oesn't have a " right"
And finally, a s f or dictatorship, she to internet access in this campus, and that
also maintained that she alone could dic- her privilege to use it was taken away.
tate policy for her club. Witness the above
Finally, I t's my belief that her attack
mention of her call to boycott the Pow on Teresa Macklin is utterly and completely
Wow. When the then-faculty advisor f or unwarranted. Ms. Macklin was doing her
the V&AR club posted a message that the j ob as administrator, and Ms. Ballard's accall for a boycott came from "1 or 2 mem- tions w arranted the a ctions t aken. M s.
bers of the club, and w asn't the policy of Ballard's insinuation that Ms. Macklin took
the club i tself', Ms. Ballard responded that this action because she was "good f riends"
as president, she had the final say on what with one of the csusm.flamewar posters,
was or w asn't the official policy of her club, or that this person was trying to get others
even when the majority of club members to revoke Ms. B allard's internet a ccess,
did not agree with her. This certainly looks speaks more about M s. B allard's apparent
like dictatorship to me. It is interesting to paranoia than anything else. I d on't supnote that due to Ms. Ballard's behavior, the pose that Ms. Ballard is willing to cite any
faculty advisor resigned soon afterwards.
of the letters from "prestigious people" that
As f or csusm.flamewar, she is correct she cites in her letter to the editor ?
that the n ewsgroup is for "strong disagreeIf Jill Ballard needs to find someone
ment". However, her actions went over to blame for the loss of her internet access,
the policies regarding internet access and she needs only to look in a mirror. I t's
use by C SUSM students, and went from high time she took responsibility for her
"strong disagreement", to outright attacks, actions, rather than trying to blame others.
insults, and other utterly inappropriate bePatrick McKinnion
havior. M s. Ballard used l anguage that
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is n o better than a racist, sexist, or antisemite and you have j ust proved it, liar.
Keep on applauding wrongful censorship,
Rauch, I guarantee you won't be clapping
when it happens to you. Also, to the denial of the abusive remarks made against
m e on csusm.flamewar, don't forget that
two of the author's of those remarks (one
of whom is known to be R auch's good
f riend) had to be counseled at C SUSM f or
committing sexual harassment.
Jill Ballard
senior,Liberal Studies
Vegan & Animal Rights Club president
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attention to historical detail as you f inalized, and double-checked the accuracy of
your statements put forth to defend your
position only serves to reinforce this belief.
Although I can appreciate the enthusiasm y ou d isplay in p ursuit of y our
agenda, I must admit that I fail to see what
the possibility of Jesus being a vegetarian
has to do with your cause, o r how it would
support it. Myself being a follower of Jesus
Christ, I d on't see what His dietary habits
have to d o with my soul. If you are seeking support f or your cause, I d o not think
that you will find it by emphasizing your
belief that Jesus may have been a vegetarian. He very well may have been, but what
d ifference does that make to people if they
reject His words?
To lend credibility to your cause in this
manner, and hold Jesus up as a role model
f or the vegetarian lifestyle only, is to make
a mockery of what orthodox Christianity
teaches He did f or us. W HO C ARES I F
JESUS D IDN'T EAT MEAT I F YOU A RE
N OT WILLING T O F IND O UT WHAT
HE SAID? That is like posing f or a product endorsement with someone you d on't
respect or trust. Are you m ore concerned
with what went into J esus' mouth than the
words that came out of it?
But since you are sincere, and because,
obviously, sincere people c annot be sincerely wrong, regardless of the issue or
belief at hand, I applaud your e fforts. In
fact, if I can be sincere f or a moment, M s.
Ballard, I would like to lend my support
f or your club. I know that you hate murder
of A LL animals, including the human animal. It is therefore because of my sincere
belief, not based on facts but feelings alone,
that I know I can rely on you, and others in
your club, to stand with myself and others
in raising our voices together against the
slaughter of the human animal through legalized murder— a practiced commonly
called abortion.
I really appreciate your support as we
join together, hand-in-hand, to support this
worthy and noble cause. I sincerely believe
that I am right in my assumption that we
stand on the same ground on this issue because humans are animals too.... or am I
sincerely wrong?
Good Mourning and Thank You!
Joseph Sedlmeyer
Senior
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without a license. H e acted as a physician
to his own g irlfriend, and as such, performed this procedure, which is perfectly
legal in the United States. In f act, when
President William J efferson Clinton was
given an opportunity to deny this practice,
h e declined. It is, a fter all, the w oman's
right to choose.
How appalling that the community at
l arge is c ondemning t his m an and t his
woman f or choosing t o p erform a partial
b irth a bortion! H ow a ppalling that t he
moral media is shocked and outraged by
this act! D on't we support the rights of our
women any longer? What happened to her
right to choose? Is Roe versus Wade suddenly irrelevant? Why are we treating the$e
people as criminals?
Th would be parents merely eliminated
a nonviable tissue mass that was not in their
plans—a tumor, if you will, implanted in
the mother by the father, yet unwelcome
and nonviable.
In f act, sirs, I suggest that even if you
cannot prove that your clients did in fact
perform a simple medical procedure legal
under our current court system, you have a
c ompelling a rgument in t his a rena a s
w ell—aren't all babies nonviable?
W hat h appens if you l eave a baby
alone f or several d ays? It starves to death.
It is eaten by wild animals. It dies of disease. In fact, this holds true up until children are at least thirteen, although f or the
strictest definition of viability, the ability
to survive on o ne's o wn, humans cannot
be considered viable until they are out on
their own, working. Sirs, I suggest that you
raise the challenge all the way to the Supreme C ourt of t hese U nited S tates! A
mother still has a choice long a fter the baby
has breached her birth canal, f or it remains
a nonviable tissue mass for quite some time.
Justice Ginsberg would agree, sirs, that this
is merely one m ore example of the government trying to intrude on a w oman's
right to choose.
W hat right h ave we, the p eople, to
deny this mother her choice?
Jon Salvadori
Freshman
English
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