https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/512791328bd3624ea476cf6a283a0d1c.pdf 0eeac2b682fdd138cc427a1eff5d0a31 PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride The Pride California State University, San Marcos Vol VIII No. 5/ Tuesday, September 26,2000 Faculty Files Grievance By: Jayne Braman Pride Staff istration and faculty. The "faculty workload issue" revolves around a grievance filed by the San Marcos chapter of the faculty union, the California Faculty Association (CFA), which is pending arbitration scheduled for October 28. Although the details of the arbitration are not made public, the outcome of this hearing will set a precedent that will determine the future direction of faculty workload. CSUSM President Alexander Gonzalez explains, "Faculty is contracted to work twelve (12) credit hours per semester." Gonzalez continues, "This labor contract is part of a collectivebargaining agreement, which covers the entire CSU system, and clearly states a standard of direct instruction per semester." During his address at the Students have many factors to consider when deciding on which college to attend. Many CSUSM students credit the small classes, the writing requirement, and the availability of professors as factors that ultimately add value to their education as well as to their degrees. Students have also noted that the reputation of the institution will continue to influence the value of their degrees long after they leave this campus. The window of opportunity is still wide open for CSUSM to decide its future direction. However, what many students may be unaware of are long-term debates over workload issues and contract disputes between admin- University's Convocation, President Gonzalez stated, "We are a CSU campus and we do have to follow system-wide guidelines and operate within our funding formula which is predicated on 15 units per Full Time Equivalent Student (FTES) and 12 Direct Weighted Teaching Units (WTU) for faculty." "The faculty argues that funding increases depend strictly on FTES, not on faculty teaching 12, units," according to Dr. George Diehr, local union CFA President and Professor of Management Science. "In fact," Diehr contends, "there is no mention anywhere of faculty being required to teach 12 units. That was a requirement of pre-1995 contracts." » Article Continues on Page 2 CSUSM Student Discovers M ysterious A lgae Expansion of Central Constructidn near lot "C" Photo By: Brian Fisher By: Nathan Fields Pride Staff Writer Plant Underway By: Brian Fisher Pride Staff Writer A $2.4 million dollar project to expand the Central Plant oh the south side of campus is currently underway. The plant houses two large tanks, a boiler and a cooler. Dave Dennis of John Carey Construction explains that water from the tanks is pumped into campus buildings where fans blow air over the top of the water. This acts as both a heater and an air conditioner, providing build- ings with hot or cool air. The water is then pumped back into the tanks where it is re-heated or cooled. The $1.8 million dollar expansion will extend the length of the plant north approximately 25ft. The two-story expansion will house an additional boiler and cooler ($600,000 dollars worth of equipment), enough to service future buildings such as the new library, Arts and Sciences building, and futurfe Business building. Since the year 1984, a genetically-altered micro algae, mysteriously introduced into the Mediterranean Sea, has been invading many connected ecosystems, particularly on the French and Italian Riviera. However, Kai Palenscar, a 21 year-old biology student, is the first-known discoverer of the only US growth of the algae, Cualerpa taxifolia, in Carlsbad's Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Palenscar, who frequents the lagoon to fish, found a small growth of the green plant in June 1996 while leisurely walking dur- ing low tide. Unable to identify the plant, he unearthed it and took * it home to grow in his own aquarium, photographing and dating the specimen. The invasion and rapid growth of the algae has led to a drastic impoverishment of algal and sea grass communities. A vast decline in bio- and ecodiversity has been noted as the marine pest grows over the seabed, choking off light and nutrients from other organisms. While looking through photos, Palenscar recognized the much larger patches of seaweed (one described as the size of a volleyball court) that local biologists had independently discov- ered in J\me 2000. Palenscar contacted and provided the biologists with information, which caused them to re-date the estimated length of time the seaweed has been growing in the lagoon. The marine biologists "estimated that the algae had only been growing in the lagoon for two years," said Palenscar, "but after confirming that what I found was the same species, they knew it had been growing there for at least four years." This information was undoubtedly helpful in generating more accurate figures, such as growth rate. » Continued on pg 2 Student Lounge Revamped By: Tiaca Carter Pride Staff Writer Need a place to chill? Tired of using The Dome and Library to get your snooze on? Well, worry no longer. The improved A.S.I. Student Lounge is well under way and will reopen to all students the first week of October in Commons. So what's §o improved about the student lounge? The new lounge is intended to be more "student friendly", with more es M TV M Coffee study tables, video arcade games, softer couches for napping, and computers with E-mail and Internet access (however, not to be confused with work computers found in the computer lab). "We have tried to make the study lounge a place that can accommodate most students needs while offering a place to hang out and just relax," (says Raeanna Wertz, A.S.I, Vice President. Study Ares The new lounge, funded by A.S.I., will be available for everyone. There are no cover charge or membership fees, just remember to bring quarters for the video games. M H ^ e l o v e - Sk&andlfcigted Smoking I n l lils Issue P ag©: ;'Jpf Staiy ; 3 14 mm glgl s tj Commonly confused with the Pride student newspaper office, because of the signs; the Study Lounge is in Study Lounge 2-201, located next to ASI offices. Lounge hours will are scheduled to be the "same as library hours (Monday-Thursday 8:00am-9:00pm, Friday;8:00am4:30pm, Saturday 1:00pm5:00pm, and Sunday 1:00pm5:00pm). For more more information about the new student lounge , contact A.S.I, at (760) 750-4990. Behind Sports ' Opinion 6 mm J • •• • •*' • ~ % v>' ^ — �The Pride 2 Tuesday, September 26, 2000 Mysterious Algae Faculty Discovered in Carlsbad Lagoon Continued from Page 1 Diehr further explains that the Weighted Teaching Units (WTUs) are termed as "weighted" because this allows for flexibility in allotting credit to faculty for research and scholarship endeavors as well as other Continued from Page 1 demands. At CSUSM, WTU's have been awarded for the writThe biologists even offered that which escapes from under ing-across-the-curriculum proPalenscar a position helping in the tarps will easily evaporate gram aimed at developing the the effort to remove the plant. into the air." writing skills of all students in all Luckily, the local finding Other methods of thwarting fields, supervision of indepenwas made relatively early and the seaweed growth, such as dent study and student teachers, is small. After consulting with introducing tropical marine plantenrollment above standard class algae experts, including those eater snails (aplysia depilans), size, and program/course develon the Mediterranean project, immune to the seaweeds's poiopment. The faculty is expected Rachel Woodfield from Merkel son, were ruled out because of to meet enrollment demands & Associates (San Diego consul- their potential to further endanwhile their contract allows them tant firm), along with nine other ger the fragile ecosystem. the flexibility as to how they agencies and groups, have rushed The next step for biologists handle the rising enrollment. to remove the plant by tightly will be long-term monitoring of When asked if the adminisblanketing the growth areas with the waters, including pamphlets tration has implemented a 12-unit tarps. The team has also flooded to alert boaters and divers to the areas with a concentrated look out for other seaweed colo- course load, Diehr responded, solution of chlorine or copper sul- nies. In the meantime, Palenscar, "The administration has not fate while simultaneously search- who is studying biology on a imposed a 12-direct WTU load ing for other outbreaks in Fenstermaker Scholarship, is coti- requirement except for the College of Education where faculty taught 12 direct WTUs in Spring 2000." He also added "several faculty members filed a grievance over that increase." With faculty at CSUSM meeting FTES enrollment goals and the administration not yet imposing a 12-unit course load, where is the center of contention? The contention revolves around budget disputes. If the administration has its way, faculty will have to increase their workload by as much as 33 percent. Diehr explains how "Over the past two years, the addition of 950 FTES provided about $6 million in growth money to CSUSM" (based on the university receiving $6,454 each additional PTE). Diehr also claims "Since the campus was funded to add faculty at the rate of one per twenty students, we should have added about 47 to FTE faculty. Yet, we have added less than 19 faculty. In light of faculty rising to the challenge of meeting FTES enrollment," he wonders, "why is our administration making such a big deal about workload?" Since the university publicly promotes its small class sizes, availability of professors for students, and its signature writing-across-the-curriculum program, faculty members agree that increasing enrollments without increasing faculty size will dramatically alter the hallmark features of the new university. Many students complain that these promises have already been broken. Class sizes have already grown in order to meet enrollment demands, and students have noted that the writing requirement is not consistently implemented in every course. When asked about the seeming lack of accountability for the mandated 2,500-word writing requirement in every course, President Gonzalez responded, "the administration is aware that not all courses are implementing the writing requirement but accountability does not come at the administration level; the Academic Senate Committee oversees faculty course curriculum." Dr. Gerardo Gonzalez, Academic Senate Committee Chair, responded to the same question by stating that the Academic Senate Committee is unaware of any specific cases of the writing requirement not being implemented. While CFA union leader George Diehr states that he is aware that not all courses are fully implementing the writing requirement, the writing requirement is not a contracted item and the CFA is not accountable for overseeing thi^program. Nevertheless, in the discussion of workload issues, the prior practice of the university in allotting three (3) weighted teaching units to meet the extra work involved in responding to and grading student papers under the university's writing program figures prominently. Since the CFA acknowledges that "most (tenuretrack) faculty are not teaching four, 3-unit courses," and no one is held accountable for implementation of this publicly promoted program, some students may wonder how the quality of their education will figure into the future direction of the university. CSUSM Barahona Center Unlike Any Other In World By: Victoria B. Segall Pride Editor Kai Palenscar discovered the algae in Carlsbad Lagoon. Photo By Melanie Addington Southern California. Palenscar explained that "the choseg methods of removal are important and limited because, given the reproductive nature of this single-celled organism, it would require only 1MM of the plant to break off or float away for it to begin multiplying elsewhere very quickly." The algae can even live out of water for ten days. Thus, the plant cannot safely be physically removed, and the lagoon has been quarantined and cordoned off to prevent tiny fragments of C. taxifolia from being spread by boat anchors. If the algae were to spread from the lagoon, "the whole rocky reef plant and animal assemblage off our coast would be dramatically transformed," says Bob Hoffman of the National Marine Fisheries, Service Southwest Region, Asked whether the use of such potent chemicals would further disrupt or endanger the surrounding environment, Palenscar answered confidently that it was probably the safest solution. "Most of the chlorine, which is in drinking water, will be absorbed by the organic plant matter, and In January 2000, CSUSM's Center for the Study of Books in Spanish received a $ 100,000 dollar endowment from Gaby and Richard Sulpizio, President of Qualcomm, Inc. This past summer, July 13, the Center was renamed the Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents. Gaby Sulpizio had requested the name in honor of her parents, Flora and the late Francisco Barahona. However, apart from the Sulpizio donation and the name change, many individuals may not know much about this unique center. The Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents is the only one of its kind in the world, collecting all books in the Spanish language published worldwide for children and adolescents and all English books about Latinos, since 1989. However, the collection, totaling 80,000 books with 85% in circulation, also includes controversial works and classics for children and adolescents. tinuing his biology studies at CSUSM while working with the group that maintains the health of the local Batiquitos Lagoon. Caulerpa taxifolia is actually a genetically modified clone of the original species, found in the Caribbean and Indian Oceans, creating a green carpet much stronger and ten times thicker than its natural counterpart. Engineered by scientists in Stuttgart, Germany in 1986 as an aesthetically pleasing aquarium plant, the seaweed's initial entry into the Mediterranean is thought to be the result* of its escape from the nearby Monaco State Aquarium. Museum director Francois Doumenge denies that Monaco is the source of the algae, and some French newspapers blame "ecological gangsters" for discharging the algae on purpose or through carelessness. Great amounts of effort and money spent to control rampant populations of the seaweed have been only partially successful as it con- What does the Center Do? tinues to reproduce and spread. The Center promotes literacy It is unknown how the species in English and Spanish and apprefound its way to Carlsbad. ciation of Latino culture with the Center's collection, research studies, literary reviews, and various programs. Editors and published authors from all over the world look to the Center as a source of information and advice on literature for children and adolescents. In addition, undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and other universities, also use the center to enrich their curriculum for Spanish-speaking students and bilingual education. Dr. Isabel Schon, Center Director, also writes critical literary reviews on the collection of books for literary publications worldwide, such as Bluebird. The Center also has an award-winning bilingual web site that gives recommendations of children and adolescent books in Spanish and English. The Center also has a Reading Partners Program that places Volunteers with children and adolescents who are in need of help with reading. The Center primarily works with the San Marcos Academy Literary Program. In addition to the San Marcos Academy, however, volunteers are placed with students from other schools. The program is designed to encourage students who are not interested in reading, to read. Continued on nextpage» CSUSM's Barahona Center has problems with space: A photo of the storage room. Photo by Victoria Segall �The Pride Tuesday, September 2 6,2000 3 B y: D avid R uiz - Pride S taff W hy d id y ou c hoose t o a ttend C SUSM? Basically i t is the only school that accepts ne and because I only paid for one application. When I visited the school, I liked the environment. And i f I chose to go to a California University, I was going to receive (financial) help because of my retired Navy dad." Mark D e Leon got ™ot of scholarships, it s close to home, and I know a lot of people here. Also I got a free laptop." Charlie Arroyo "Because it's close to where I live, it's small, and not over populated like San Diego State. I also like going to lectures that don't have 400 people in it." Michele May "The major that I chose, Liberal Studies, was impacted at SDSU, so I came here. But I'm glad I did because CSUSM has a better program." Tiffany Boroian Because it's cheaper than San Diego State and, academically, it had a good name for itself." Bill Robertson "For the extra attention from the professors—with such a good student to teacher ratio, and because it's new." Daisy Guzman W hat d o GSUSM S tudents Want? By: Kathleen Hash Pride Staff Writer Here we are at California State University San Marcos, and what students are doing is anybody's guess. The student body at San Marcos State is so diverse, as you may have read in any number of the university's publications. However, diversity at CSUSM isn't about color or creed. The students, differ more in goals and aspirations, how they define themselves, what'they want out of life, and how they believe CSUSM will help them reach thdir goals. From Chemistry, to Women's Studies, to Business, everyone on campus is working towards a degree that they hope will somehow enrich them, either their minds and bodies or their annual income. However, what do you know about the people you bump into on the stairs while rushing to class? Do you even care? About 6,000 students are currently enrolled at CSUSM, and that number is expected to increase by 400 full-time students every year. In an address to A.S.I. last week, President Gonzalez projected the possibility of 18 to 20 thousand full-time students by the year 2020. Do the high standards at CSUSM, like the writing requirement and the computer literacy requirement, attract students that want to graduate from a school with a good reputation? San Marcos by default and his story is anything but uncommon. "I turned in my application late to SDSU. I figured I would go here for one semester, but I liked it. I ended up getting involved. I 'm glad I didn't go to SDSU. I might not be in school still." Nineteen-year-old Quoc Nguyen is a freshman who says he came to CSUSM because i t was close to home and he heard it had a good computer science program. "A higher standard gives the school a better reputation," said Nguyen, "if you graduate from a higher standard school, employers will know that." Bill Robertson, a twenty-five year old Liberal Arts major, disagrees, "I don't think your school sells you. They won't know if I am a good teacher just because I went to San Marcos." But Robertson did say that he choose Cal State San Marcos because it was recommended to him by people who. knew he wanted to be a teacher. What Do We Do Now? A Look At Campus Life Is there enough student life on campus? When asked what he thought about student life on campus, Bill Robertson replied, "I'm not familiar with it. I really don't know what this campus is about. I have been thinking about joining the Christian prayer group, though." Rocio Guerra is studying for a Masters in Science. She said she didn't have time to participate in any campus* organizaHow Did We Get Here? tions. "I spend all my time in A.S.I. President Dean the lab," said Guerra. She also Manship ended up at Cal State didn't think it mattered where >>Continuedfrom page 2 Problems with Space The Center expands according to the number of published books. "Space is a problem for all of us," says Schon. The Center, located i n Craven 4206, will expand once the new library building is completed. At the moment, the Center has keeps additional shelves filled with books in a room across the hall from the Center. A "Thank-You" Quilt is also on display in the storage room. The quilt is from the first class of fifth-grade students who had taken a class field trip to the Center back in 1989. Schon says that some of those fifth-grade students, many of whom are now CSUSM students, had never been to a library or a university. "As Picturedfrom left to right: Dr. Schon and volunteer look over books. Photo by Victoria B. Segall students, they say they developed a loved for learning because of flurry are the Harry Potter books. deal of research, when asked if the visit " says Schon. And of course we have them in there had been any studies as to Spanish," says Schon, "It's the why there was such worldwide The Favorite Children's Book number one bestseller in Span- interest in Harry Potter books, in Latin America? ish-speaking countries, as well." Dr. Schon had no real answer. "What has the world in a Since the Center does a great "No publisher knows what it is that makes children want to read the books," says Schon, "but whatever has a high interest in the U.S., you're sure it's going to impact adolescents around the world." The Center was founded when Dr. Isabel Schon, a member of the founding faculty, presented the idea to then CSUSM President, Bill Stacy, in July 1989. Schon says that what was needed at the time was a center to study books on Spanish and books in English about Latinos. "I thought CSUSM would be the perfect laboratory to study both cultures because the location was close to Mexico, and it was just a perfect area," says Schon. The idea of a Center was presented it to the Board of Trustees and was approved. The Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents is located in Craven 4206. For more information on the Center and its programs, call 750-4070 or visit the web site at: http:// www.csusm.edu/csbs/ you went to school. "Employers are just looking for some kind of degree," she said. Not everyone on campus feel that student life is unimportant G im Rodriguez is a twenty-year-, old junior. She is working towards a Bachelor, of Science degree in Biology and is Vice President of the Pre-Health Society, Rodriguez felt that students should be active on campus and should have a say in what they learn. "At first I didn't mind that there wasn't student life " said Rodriguez, "now that I am in a club there is more support, especially when it coordinates with what you want to do later in life." Now Rodriguez believes that student life is an important aspect in college, "If people didn't want to go to a college with campus life, they could go to The University of Phoenix," she remarked. Rodriguez also feels that a school's standard of education reflects the value of the degree in the job market. "I know we are working a lot harder for our degrees than SDSU," she said. CSUSM is changing. A Visual Arts building is currently in construction. Last semester the number of clubs on campus almost doubled, and in two weeks students will vote trn whether or not they want to increase their student fees to help pay for the Clarke Field House/Student Union. Decisions are being made everyday that affect students, whether or not they care. The University is growing, and students are slowly being given the opportunity to say how it grows. 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Soon Robby begins to lose his mind and ends up in a karaoke bar. From then on, he is in a quick downward spiral doing drugs, drinking, robbing, and singing. On his journey, he picks up a hitchhiker named Reggie, played by Andre Braugher, the convict with a voice like an angel. Together they venture to the karaoke contest, trying to arrive in one piece, and, at the same timed creating a beautiful friendship. By the < time everyone gets to the contest, many characters have experienced grand adventures, but their biggest adventure of all. will occur during the contest. The on-stage duets are my favorite part of the movie. The music is great and fits all the characters personalities. I wouldn't say that this was the best movie I have ever seen, but I do think the idea behind the movie was a good one. Unfortunately, many parts of the movie dragged on. Duets is now playing in theatres, but my advice is to save your money and wait until it comes out on video. Duets is rated R. The WWF: A Love Affair Rekindled By: Tiaca Carter Pride Staff Writer This summer I ran into an old flame. It was a Thursday night around eight o'clock and I was looking for something to watch while I waited for Will and Grace to come on. As I surfed the channels I noticed an all too familiar sight: the ring, the tights, the crowd going wild. It was WWF Smackdown. As I sat in my living room watching the wrestlers I couldn't help but laugh at myself, thinking, " I used to love this s tuff'. That's right, I use to love WWF wrestling. But that was a long time ago. It was over ten years ago when I first met the wrestlers of the World Wrestling Federation. We would rendezvous at o'clock on Saturday afternoons after my breakfast with Saturday morning cartoons. Me, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant,. Junkyard Dog, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Dusty Rhodes, and The Ultimate Warrior. I'd sit back and watch them with a gleam in my eye, adoring every punch, every kick, every choke, every slam, and every pin admirably as the wrestlers beat the crap out of each other. Then I heard the rumor: wrestling was fake. I was appalled. How could wrestling be fake? How could something that I loved so deeply, that I watched so faithfully, that was so much of my Saturday morning routine, be fake? I could not believe it. I would not believe it. But then I started asking myself questions: How come no one ever got pinned on the first try, no matter how beat down they were? How was it that there never seemed to be any serious injuries after being thrown from the top of the ring? How come Jake "The Snake's" snake never choked him? All of these questions began to swirl in my head; questions that my innocence kept me from asking myself, simply because I was blinded by the love for my wres- TheRock Photo by: Leiana Naholowaa tiers. As I got older, I began t o realize certain things. The Easter bunny was a hoax, my mom was the tooth fairy, and wrestling was, indeed, fake. So my love for the sport slowly began to fade away. Now here I was face to face with the WWF again after all those years. And I was faced with a dilemma: what should I do? Should I change the channel and act like I never saw it? No. I did what anyone would do when face to face with an old flame. I watched Smackdown. I watched it as if to say, "Look at me. I'm all grown up now. I'm not the naive little girl that use to watch you. But I have to say what really won me over was the scandal, the excitement, the anticipation of the crowd, and the bloodthirsty feeling of revenge for another wrestler by another one. I enjoyed every minute of it. It then occurred to me that it doesn't matter if wrestling is fake. What matters is that it is fun to watch. It was fun to watch when I was a kid, and it is just as fun to watch as an adult. I finished watching Smackdown with the same feelings that I had after watching wrestling on Saturday afternoons when I was a kid. I can't wait to tell all my friends what just happened! Finally, the WWF has come back to Tiaca. Dance Music Unlike Any Other Los Amigos Invisibles Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Outer Space By: Rosa Mey Pride Staff Writer Los Amigos Invisibles is a band comprised of six members, all who share the hometown of Caracas, Venezuela. Their upcoming album, Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Outer Space, carries tunes that make no effort to stay in the confines of any specific musical genre. The album is stitched together by a definite pop mentality. When I say pop, I mean that of the hi-fi lounge sort. The Los Amigos sound is reminiscent of the space-age music frontier of the early 60's led by the likes of Juan Garcia Esquivel, Perez Prado, and countless more. However, these guys do not merely stop with the pop. They manage to cross-fertilize classic disco music (yes, shooting lasers, cow bells, and all), with funk, hip-hop, lounge, house, drum and bass, and Latin rhythms to produce an innovative and unique album. When I listened to this CD, it was apparent to me that a lot of fun went into making this music. The first couple of tracks are reminiscent of theme music for some old-school, feel-good, prime-time television show like Fantasy Island or The Love Boat. The song, Cuchi Cuchi, is a funk pieces like Mami Te extrano, El infused ditty that sounds like it Baile de Sqbon, and Llegaste lampoons, if possible, pop-star Tarde. These songs adhere to Beck. A mellow-house groove traditional Latin styles of salsa with trip-happy accents can be andmerengue with a sharp focus found in Mujer Policia and Si on bass and guitars, adding to Estuvieras AquL You can taste classic sensibilities. the drum and bass in No Le Arepa 3000 isn't just full Metas Mano. of catchy pop music. Members The only song in English is of Los Amigos Invisibles are Amor, which is laden with pure notable musicians with a sound disco. With lyrics like: "Amor that is all their own. is to love you, amor is to care/ Arepa 3000 is a dance album Amor is two people with somethat patchworks a multiplicity thing to share/ Amor for the of musical styles, which creates Spanish, amour for the French/ an exciting new form that I feel Love in any language means the is even greater than the sum of same," it is t he perfect anthem its parts. for those Euro-swingers who are Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan too cool for their own good. Journey Into Outer Space will The album rounds out with be released in October. �The Pride Arts & Entertainment Tuesday, September 2 6,2000 5. For The Truly Sick and Twisted Steve Kerrin Pride Staff Writer Question: How much f un is to be in a room with 500 or so people whose sense of humor is as deranged and perverse as it gets? Answer: A lot, if your sense of humor is deranged and perverse, too. I'm talking about Spike and Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art. For those who have never had the distinct pleasure of seeing a series of animated shorts that would cause a massive MI in anyone with a distaste for potty humor, let me assure you that this show may not be for everyone. It lives up to its name and will offend some people, but that's the point. What else can you say about a show featuring shorts with titles like Coco, the Junkie Pimp, Radioactive' Crotch Man, and a piece created entirely with Legos; Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World. "I'll never look at Legoland the same again," said festival viewer Dan Thorne. can also separate fiction from reality. Attendee Elaine Gilbert and numerous other people echoed the comment that perhaps best described the show: "That was f**king hysterical!" Ticket price is $7 and I recommend you get tickets an hour before show time because this event sells out regularly. For more information call (858) 454-0267. Here are the dates for the remaining shows at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art: Fridays: Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 20, Nov. 3 at V 9:30pm. Saturdays: Sept. 30, Oct. 7,14, 21, 28, Nov. 4 ,11,18 at 7pm & 9:30pm Sunday: Sept. 24 at 8pm Angry Kid Unfortunately I cannot proPhoto Courtesy of Ifilm.com vide a description of this one Judging by the crowd's reaction, Pixar Animation Studio's For the Birds was a show highlight. Wheelchair Rebecca got a respectable reception, as did Deep Sympathy; a four-minute foray into the subject of necrophilia. But the apparent crowd favorites were the series of stick-andbubble-people animations by Don Hertzfeldt. Billy's Balloon, one of several films in the series, was inspired by the French film, The Red Balloon, according to Hertzfeldt, who was at the show. that will look good in print. Children beaten by anything is an appalling idea, but when balloons are doing the beating and it's all just animation anyway, it's funny as hell. If any of this black-and-white description of Sick & Twisted has horrified you or even planted a seed of distaste in your mind, do everyone a favor and keep your sheltered sense of humor away from this show. It is a show for only those people whose sense of humor has a refined taste for the deranged and perverse and who Scared Kids, Photo Courtesy ofIfilm.com Beginners Philosophy A New Comic Book Explains All Photo Courtesy ofDavid Ruiz Menace to Elastica By: Patrick Roach Pride Contributing Writer The Menace is Elastica's follow-up album to the smash hit debut that climbed the charts in 1995. Fans have had to wait five years for new music from this British pop-punk group. Sadly, the wait has not been worth it. The Menace fails to live up to the band's earlier work. Elastica's melodies and simple three-chord punk progressions, which you found yourself humming to for hours, are gone. The Menace album finds itself mired in techno-style beats as well as random and distracting sound effects. Justine Frischmann's vocals, which were so soft and beautifully clear on the last record, are now muddled in a blend of inane and unnecessary background vocals. As the album progresses, the songs blend into the next without a noticeable difference between the two. There is no outstanding song on the album that is memorable, but there are two noteworthy tracks. The song My Sex stands out as the only song on the album that features Justine Frischmann talking, instead of singing. In the song, she describes her ideal love with simple and elegant words. My Sex stands out due to its quiet simplicity amidst the sonic anarchy of the songs around it. It's a soft and touching song and is a good reminder of how exceptional Justine's voice can be. The other song is a remake of the band Trio's song, Da Da Da, which was made popular by a Volkswagen commercial a little while back. Elastica overhauled the song, and it makes an amusing addition at the very end of the album. However, after all is said and done, The Menace is a major disappointment to fans that have been waiting since 1995 for the new Elastica album. Elastica is obviously experimenting with their musical sound and are trying to find a musical identity for themselves. Some day they will find what it is they're looking for, but let's just hope the results will be much better than what they are putting out now. By: Jeff Brownlee Pride Staff Writer Have you ever felt sheepish about quoting philosophers you couldn't understand? Does Sartre make as much sense to you in the original French as in English? Are you unsure just exactly how Nietzsche is pronounced? If so, you may not be philosophically literate and in grave danger of committing any number of intellectual faux pas' in any number of pretentious and meaningless discussions with other students. Fortunately, your participation in philosophical discussions may no longer be limited to nodding your head arid exclaiming "how true," nor will you have to risk damaging one of your frontal lobes attempting to actually read "Being and Nothingness." The Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Books may very well be your ticket to legitimate intellectual snobbery This series attempts to bring lofty philosophical ideas down t o the level of the average pseudointellectuals such as myself. Succeeding admirably is Donald D. Palmer's Structuralism and Poststructuralism for Beginners, an installment from Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Books. Given that Structuralism and Poststructuralism represents one of the most arcane regions of philosophy, this amounts to a most stirring accomplishment. Palmer begins by giving a brief overview of Structuralist thought, explaining that, in its simplest form, Structuralism is merely an approach to analyzing language, society, art, and, more specifically, art in the form of literature and novels. Palmer goes on to describe the application of Structrualist thought to linguistic theory, literary criticism, psychology, political science, and other fields of human endeavor. The book also provides brief overviews of individual proponents of Structuralism and Post structuralism, describing the thought and works of Claude LeviStrauss, Roland Barthes, Louis Althusser, Jacques Lacan, and Jacques Derrida. Putting aside any attempt to describe or evaluate both Structuralism and Post structuralism, the most remarkable aspect of this book is Palmer's ability to make the subject understandable to the average reader. Palmer generally uses short concise sentences, accompanied by simple comic book like pictures and diagrams. The pictures serve a duel purpose. Firstly, the cartoon like appearance of the pictures creates an atmosphere of accessibility. The simple pictures are much less daunting to the average reader than paragraph after paragraph of text. Secondly, the pictures are very well done, and they elucidate the accompanying text. Palmer eschews using the obscure technical language characteristic of much philosophical writing in favor of pictorial representations, proving the . adage "A picture is worth a thousand words." The comic book format may serve a somewhat sardonic purpose as well. Presenting philosophy in this format pokes f un at the pretensions of philosophers and intellectuals, letting them know that most everyone may understand and benefit from the products of great contemplative minds. The Writers and Readers Beginners Documentary Comic Book Series and the installment Structuralism and Post structuralism for Beginners, represent a pleasant infusion of populism into the study of philosophy. �6 Tuesday, September 26, 2000 I hate cigarettes! They stink and they are bad for one's health. I smoked for over twenty years but I quit/ Instead I turned to beer and wine. Beer is more refreshing and wine is good for the heart. I suppose I'm healthier now but the funny thing is after drinking I tend to argue more with my spouse. I also got my first DUI ticket. Perhaps I should quit drinking and turn to drugs instead. Makes me feel high. What's my point? We all have our addictions. Some of us overeat which is also a form of addiction. It was not easy quitting smoking. I'm sure that many of our smoker friends wish they could quit. At over thirty-five bucks a carton I'm sure it hurts in Letters To The Editors Dear Editors, One of our own runs for office Its great to have one of our own CSUSM graduates running for office. San Marcos is becoming a force in the North County community. Sannella's bid for office is the most recent sign that CSUSM is becoming an important part of the San Marcos community. I am proud to support Michael Sannella for city council. CSUSM should be proud of Michael, way to go Sannella! Erik W. Caldwell Sannella is Good for CSUSM I was happy to read that there is a CSUSM graduate running for City Council. Michael Sannella is a great fit for San Marcos and will represent CSUSM well. Just imagine having a CSUSM graduate in local office. Sannella is a f ine example for the community to see CSUSM graduates leave this school not only informed and well educated, buf also fighting to make a difference for the better. With this, I know Mike will work to make The City of San Marcos even better for students and faculty. It would almost be criminal people at CSUSM not to vote for Sannella because he makes us all look better! This great guy needs our help on his campaign. I have signed up to help and I hope every CSUSM student joins his volunteer effort as well. www.sannella2000.com Shannon T. Guziel Has anybody else noticed that there aren't any students voices (who are NOT staff writers) represented in the opinion section of the Pride these days? It was rumored that President Gonzalez wanted to totally censor out student expression in the Opinion section of the Pride after last Spring's stream of letters to the Editors, which criticized CSUSM administration and the policy makers for not being student-centered. What has hap pened to our student voice in the Pride? Is no one sending in letters or ARE we being censored? Will our beloved Student newspaper represent our voice or is the rumor true and all hope for a forum for student expression lost? Now it may arguable, from the Prides perspective, that students who happen to write for the Pride write articles in the Opinion section, and therefore this represents THE Student Voice. However, the Pride staff writer's opinion does not represent the general student body's opinion on certain matters. For example, the articles published in the Pride regarding the Student Union Fee Referendum included two Pride Staff writers expression their opposing opinions on the issue. But who's to say that expressions of opinions on this issue should be limited exclusively to Pride Staff writers or CSUSM administrative staff? Did the Pride receive any responses from the general student body on ANY of the issue published in the Opinion section of the Pride over the last 5 weeks and if so what happened to them? Because, as we mentioned, we've observed that in the last 5 issues of the Pride, to date, there hasn't been average student voice being represented. It seems that what it comes down to is that there is no student opinion; the students have no opinion (published that is) therefore there is NO student opinion. Will this trend continue? If it does can we expect this expression to be totally discarded or ruthlessly censored? Sincerely, Samantha Beltram Opinion the pocket. I think we should be more tolerant with our cigarette-addicted friends, however. Whether they accept it or not, they have a problem. However, there are no comprehensive programs in place to help cure cigarette addiction. Cigarette smoking is no longer socially stylish as it did during the times of Rick (Bogart) in Casablanca. On the other hand many drug user and alcoholic celebrities go spend a couple of weeks in the The Pride trendy rehab centers like Betty Ford's and come out like heroes. What I'm saying is that it's tough to be a smoker. So what can be done to ensure that second hand smoke doesn't affect us non-smokers? Presently smokers go outside and smoke in stairwells and outside the immediate area of the buildings. At first they put their butts out on the floor. Then ashtrays were provided, a capital idea. Didn't bother me cause I don't go there. So I'd like to suggest that, like many other establishments, we provide designated areas where smokers can do their thing without bothering anyone else. Even Sharp Hospital, a medical facility, has such places. Because, ladies and gentlemen, just as sure as death and taxes, there will be people who will smoke in this campus for the foreseeable future. Why can't we get along? Don Soriano CSUSM Staff Talk is cheap and politicians are dirty. popular they think it is going to care." We are such a wealthy make them that week. I resent country; Nader wants to help us the fact that, the Democrats and catch up with the rest of the westBy: Kathleen Hash Republicans are trying to sell me ern world by providing health Pride Staff Writer a candidate like a trendy suit, care for people. Politicians have looks good on the rack but comes been trying to make it seem comWhen Ralph Nader spoke in apart at the seams when you try # plicated and costly, but what is Bovard Auditorium at USC last to put it on. I wonder if everyone costly is being hit by a car and week, I came to understand why feels as paralyzed as I do against loosing everything you own over I believe in him, why I believe the growing beaurocracy in this the 10 bags of IV fluid they what he says and does will change country since it is the only thing pumped you with in the hospital this country for the better. Ralph that has trickled down since the that cost $1,000 each. Nader is not a politician, he's sixties! . Nader's stance on the envian advocate. He is and has been Ralph Nader got on stage at ronment is simple, it comes before the driving force behind the con- USC, as he has done at so many corporate greed. "There is no sumer rights movement since the other colleges and public arenas, other country in the world that sixties when he wrote Unsafe at and spoke his conscience. He did gives away its natural resources Any Speed, a book that exposed not come on stage with some to corporations." He addressed companies, like General Motors, cheese-ball speech that someone the idea that environmentalists for building cars that were dan- else wrote for him, he came are extremists. "What is extreme gerous and defective. He spoke to talk about the issues, behavior? They are poisoning about his work on this book "Corporations have more power people to make companies rich. Wednesday night. "These were than they can exerciseresponsi- These companies are the extremtechnologies that the government bly. Corporations are artificial ists, not the environmentalists was using in their military vehi- entities. Politics should be for real trying to stop them." cles in World War One, seat- people." Nader is ready to take Clearly, I could go on and belts, collapsible dashboards, and corporations out of Washington on. I am passionate about life GM was still building cars for the so that people can get in and and I feel empowered to raise the American public that were kill- get what they want and need out quality of life for so many peoing them in the 1960's. Nader's of this government. "The pursuit ple after hearing Nader speak. consumer rights campaign took of justice is a precondition for Finally, someone has stepped foroff in the form of books like the pursuit of happiness. Are you ward to say all of the things Corporate Power in America, going to walk through your life I thought would never be said. Verdicts on Lawyers, Who's on your knees because some cor- Finally, someone is putting themPoisoning America and there are poration is putting 100 dollar selves on the line for this country so many more. But mostly he has bills in your back pocket?" in the Presidential Race. And been in Washington working on Nader wants to open the Nader reminded us that as stuthe issues, organizing informed debates in Washington, wants the dents we hold the key to change. citizen groups like PIRG, Public voice of the people to be heard We are the ones with access Interest Research Groups which through having more than just a to our own media, the campus are controlled by students on col- two-party system, whether those paper, our own laboratories and lege campuses in 23 states. Ralph voices support his candidacy or so many other high-tech resourcNader has riot been sitting around not. Ralph Nader's candidacy, es. "Learn to be strong, confiwith a group of expensive ana- not about Ralph Nader, is about dent students. Don't be citizens lysts trying to determine if he change. My ears are full of voices in waiting. It was students that comes across as a softer candi- telling me that the US is number staffed the civil rights movement date when he wears pastels and one, but number one in what? and alerted us about Vietnam." earth tones. Nader is not trying to My rent goes up at least $25 We have the power to change look good, he is trying to change every six months while the dem- things now. We cannot continue things. ocrats and republicans are prom- to believe that choosing between I am always hearing people ising me that minimum wage Tweedle-dumb and Tweedlesay how much we need to clean up will go up 15 cents in two years. dumber is going to get us anythe political system in this coun- Meanwhile, I turned twenty three thing that we want. This twotry, but I am convinced that they this month and have no health party system has been letting the feel powerless to do it because I care outside of whatever antibiot- people in this country down for did too. I resented the American ics the university can offer me decades. Vote against this stale political process before I could if I contract a sexually transmit- and rotting corporate political even understand why. It is clear ted disease and I Graduate in system. We know the rich are to me, now, that it is the shallow December. Are you sitting around getting richer while the poor sink and cosmetic nature of politics trying to convince yourself that deeper into debt. We cannot wait in Washington making me feel you need to work for a large another four years to do someas if it doesn't matter; my voice corporation, no matter how dull thing, about it. Nader closed won't be heard over the sound of and meaningless the work, just by asking" Would you like your coins dropping into politician's so you'll be able to take your members of Congress to vote purses, I resent the fact that what kids to the doctor? "We are the their conscience? Then so should politicians say to the American last western nation to not provide you. If you're not turned on polipeople is only as valuable as how its people with universal health tics, politics will turn on you." I g g i A V E A N O P m i O N ? S U B M I T A L E T T E R T O T H E E D I T O R S T O P R I D E ^ C S U S M E D ISU1I11 11 | § Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline W Submissions is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone numbed e-mail and identification. It is Th& Pride policy 16 not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length Editors reserve the right not to publish letters. Please contact The Pride if you are interested in writing news ^ c l e £ £ flllfll �The Pride Tuesday, September 26,2000 7 CSUSM Athletes Deal With Lack of Facilities By: Steve Compian Pride Staff Writer When prospective student athletes visit Cal State San Marcos, the tour of the campus includes a view of the "port-apotty." The mobile outhouse at the far end of the track represents CSUSM's lone athletic facility. In only three years since it began competing in sports* CSUSM can boast of nationally ranked cross-country teams, golf teams, and All-Americans in track and field. Yet, while student athletes are told that CSUSM athletics is moving into the penthouse, they are still being shown the outhouse. So how has the school been able to build a competitive sports program without a building to house it? "The coaches are up front with recruits about the lack of facilities here," said Debbie Dale, Athletic Coordinator, "we have to be completely honest with them if we're going to be successful." Other than using restrooms in the one of the campus buildings, the port-a-potty is the only place where athletes can change for practice. Some athletes actually use their cars or Dale's office in Craven Hall as locker rooms. The golf team has a closet where equipment can be stored. Dale, along with assistant Rachel Pena, help 71 student athletes balance the commitments of study with Editorial Reply T o S amantha B eltram's L etter to the Editor While The Pride acknowledges .student Samantha Beltram's concern, we would like to point out that at no time has President Gonzalez or anyone censored The Pride. However, the campus community, especially all students, is encouraged to utilize our opinion page as an open forum to voice its concerns. We agree with Beltram's concern that there have been few student contributions to the opinion section this semester, with the exception of students of The Pride staff, and we encourage all students to write letters to the editor. It is important for students to not only speak their voice, but to take pride in signing their names to their thoughts. Therefore, The Pride does not print anonymous letters. To answer Beltram's question of whether the trend of no student voice can continue, only the students have the answer. Send your letters to the editor via e-mail at pri4e@csusm.edu or visit http:/ /www.csusm.edu/pride and go to the Contribute link. The Pride Editors the rigors of competition. up with their studies." Besides off-campus to get treatment or I The athletes see Dale as more practicing without showers or have to pay for it myself." than just a coordinator. "She's lockers, the athletes have to . Unlike schools like SDSU, like our team mom. We depend make do without available medi- CSUSM does not have the deep on her for everything," said cal treatment The university does pockets of John Moore from sophomore Marcus Chandler. not have a trainer so their injuries whom to solicit funds. So when Dale's background includes 20 must be treated at San Marcos local contributors are found, years in the SDSU Athletic High School, where by agree- Athletic Director Barbara Bashein D epartment ikes to make the prior to tost of their genercoming to osity. CSUSM in The State of 1989, and her (California does not specialty is [fund the building of in the area [structures for purof athletic oses other than compliance. [education. The cost Part of her iust be paid for job is to |with private funds. ensure that In September 1999, the athletic Bob and Ruth program Mangrum donated meets strict $1.6 million dollars government | | f o r the construction g uidelines bf a new track and with respect {soccer field. The proto achieving osed field house/ a balance (student union buildbetween men ing is an idea that and women's [came about due to competitive! he generosity of sports. iMrs. Helen Clarke. Mrs. Clarke Dale is CSUSM Athletic Coordinator Debbie Dale donated a large part concerned Picture by Melanie Addington of a $2.7 million dolabout the lar contribution of welfare of ment, the trainer provides treat- gifts and grants towards the field these students, "I don't think people realize just what they [ath- ment free of charge. According house, which cannot be built letes] go through to compete for to Chandler, the school's first- without additional funding. So CSUSM. They practice several ever Ail-American, "I'm injured the university decided to ask the hours per day while still keeping right now, but I either have to go student body to chip in with the On Campus Flea Market By: Victor Mireles Pride Staff Writer Every so often, the school's center is turned into a small swap meet, with its assorted useful and useless goods. Where else can a person get a free T-shirt while signing up for a credit card, which allows the person to buy an oversized novelty poster, and cap off the purchase with smelly incense* and lucky bamboo? Overlooked, though, are the merchants themselves. Last week, three booths were open for business. Among the vendors selling goods was Gina Stehly. For $50 a day, Gina earned the privilege of selling MGIWORLD. COM plans with a cell phone purchase. I was curious why anyone would The Pride Co*Editor C o ^ m \ t||Sl Opinion Editor , Graduate Intern Faculty Advisor idea that a long-awaited student union would also be part of the building. Rather than just having a gym, t he school hopes to provide its students with a complex that will become the center of school activities. The building will also attract additional money from private firms for the "naming rights" of different facilities within the field house. According to Dale, there has been interest in adding other sports to CSUSM, including volleyball and soccer. However if men's and women's sports are going to progress from the intramural level to the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), more funding is nee* essary. In the meantime, the CSUSM Athletic Department will continue its attempt to make itself selfsupporting by sponsoring events such as The Cougar Chase on October 1st. Last year's inaugural 5 k walk-run event attracted over 500 participants and Dale hopes that this year there will be as many as 1000 participants. The athletic department will also sponsor a golf tournament on October 27th called Fore Education. Both events will benefit CSUSM athletics, but the income that they generate will only be enough to defray current costs. Melame Addington Victoria B. Segalt Darcy Walker Jayiie f ktoan : Madeleiae F. Marshall sell calling plans under a canopy while the temperature hovered around 100 degrees. Stehly said, "I like the job. I just got started working and I am not doing too bad." Gina sat smiling at each passing customer. I asked if she minded other people selling things, but her response was surprising. "No, I don't mind other people because it draws others to m e" she said. Gina also said she had done well in her sales on the CSUSM campus. "I plan to go to UC Santa Barbara next week. I hope to do well," said Gina. I sensed that Gina loved her job. I left her booth and proceeded to the next booth, the ring dealer. Unlike Gina, who gave me -a business card with her name, Ail opinions and letters to the editot,^ published in The Pride, represent theopinions of the author; a nddo not necessarily represent the views of The Pride, or of California State University San &farcdsV, U nsized editorials represent the majority opinion of The Pride editorial hoard; Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. Letters may be edited . f or grammar and length: Letters phone number, and address, the ring dealer refused to give me any name in which to identify him. The products he sold were mostly silver rings, earrings, and crosses. I asked him if he traveled to many different schools and he answered, "no, mainly I do street fairs and craft shows." "Do you do flea markets?" I asked, but in turn he simply replied, "I never do flea markets." As we waited for someone to say something, he randomly said, " I frequently ask not to be seated next to a booth with incenses and candles." This man's booth was directly across from the lucky bamboo* African mask> and incense booth. Slowly the courtyard began to buzz again with life as many of the students' classes should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors., it is the policy of The Pride not to print had ended. Feeling emboldened, I asked if he liked what he was doing. "No, I have a Masters Degree in Clinical Counseling " he replied. I again asked for his name. But again he refused only saying, "I have my reasons for remaining anonymous." The courtyard emptied and only a few shoppers remained to survey the goods. Gina still smiled brightly, thinking that her grin would gain her one more sale. The mysterious man leaned back in his chair with a smug expression. Before I left the ring man's booth, I asked what he would rather be doing. "Playing the horses. I just d o this for easy money," replied the ring man. With that, I thanked him and walked away. The Pride California State University San Marcos Display and classified advertising in The Pride 92096-0001 , should not be construed as the endorsement or Phone: (760) 750:6111 * investigation of commercial enterprises or ventures Fax; (760) 750-4030 The Pride reserves the right to reject any advertising. E-mail: piide@csuskLedu The Pride is published weekly, on Tuesdays during http://wwwxsusm.edu/pride the academic year, �Calendar 8 Tuesday, September 26,2000 The Pride J Tuesday, September 2 6,2000 career services. Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm Second Ave Kleznter Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-:00pm Accounting Society General Meeting Location: Commons 206 Time: 9 am-llam Learn how to use support in academic essays. Jewish folk music of Eastern European and Yiddish theatre. Getting Involved on Campus Location: Commons 207 Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Wondering how to get involved on campus? Attend this workshop. Wednesday, September 27, 2000 Earl Thomas & the Blues . Ambassadors Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-l :00pm Former San Diego "Artist of the Year" sings the blues. Intro to Career Services Location: Graven 4201 Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm Receive an introduction into Thoughts on... Comedic Relief By: Melanie Addington Grad school is the snooze button on the clock radio of life. -John Rogers Friday, September 29, 2000 Guest Speakers: Peterson Co. Thursday, September 28, 2000 The Blazers Location: Dome Stage Time: 12:00pm-l:00pm East Lost Angeles root-rock, R&B and Latin rhythms. 99 99 Uneasy Neighbors Film Screening by Paul Espinosa Location: Commons 206 Time: 2:00-4:00pm Discussion to follow film. Anime Project Alliance Meeting Location: University 370 Time: 4;30pm-10pm Using Support in Academic Essays Location: Craven 3106 Career Skills Location: Craven 4201 Time: 9:00am-ll:00am The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. -Paula Poundstone A.S.I. Board Meeting Location: Commons 206 Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. -Dave Barry This meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. 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