https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/caa705babfd7ea6d53799f83c3428bc8.pdf 45d55caa1ca5c2eb7d94a8a0f8173849 PDF Text Text http://www.csusm.edu/pride Th e Pride California State University San Marcos Vol VIII No. 23/ Tuesday, March 27,2001 Fight for Your Right to Get Class Credit One Students Journey Through the CSUSM Paper Trail By M ELANIE ADDINGTON Pride Editor " No one at the University is helping me out. Literally, [I am told] ' I don't want to b e bothered with y ou,'" says Warren Jauregui a fter t hree y ears of t rying to resolve a mix-up with h is school records that has snowballed into a storm of problems. N o longer a student at Cal State San Marcos, Jauregui has spent the past three years fighting t o get credit for ten classes that h e was unable t o complete d uring t he last f ew weeks of 1998-1999. W hat he considers a mix-up in university policy cost h im the chance t o take incompletes. Jauregui, a f ormer Communications student, shared h is story not because he hoped it would get h im his classes, but because h e wanted to make other students aware of the problems t hat arose for h im when t rying t o get class credit. Tragedy Strikes On October 2 6,1998, a fter an assailant outside of campus raped her, Jauregui's girlfriend tried to commit suicide by j umping f rom the CSUSM clock tower, landing at Jauregui's feet. A fter she was taken t o the hospital and the doctors told h im that she would recover, Jauregui thought that life would get better, but the problems continued. Jauregui said that in t he hospital, right before her f irst surgery, President Alexander Gonzalez, Francine Martinez (currently Vice President of Student A ffairs), N orm Nicholson (Dean of Instructional and Informational Technology Services), and Sandra Kuchler (who was Dean of Students at the time of the events) visited with t he two students to help them cope and wish them well on the road to recovery. Jauregui stated that President Gonzalez pulled h im aside and told h im, "anything you two need »Article continues on page 2 AXD sorority members took part in landmark discussion concerning lesbiansism. (Pride Photo/Erica DeBell) Sara Spearling Discusses Sexuality Issues with Greek Students By ERICA DEBELL^nd SARAH PHILLIPS Pride S taff ^ i t e r s Alpha X i Delta and Alpha C hi Omega sororities welcomed nationally-renown speaker, Sara Spearling on Monday, March 12. Spearling spoke t o sorority members as well as t o interested students, faculty and s taff regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsex- ual and Those Questioning Their Sexuality (LGBTQ) issues. Spearling visits college campuses t o share her experiences about being a lesbian woman within the Greek system. Spearling's talk marked the first time i n the history of the Greek system at CSUSM that a speaker was invited to discuss lesbianism and other LGBTQ issues. "At first I d idn't want to hear New Sidewalk Increases Campus Accessibility By N ATHAN FIELDS , Pride Feature Editor Although most students asked were not aware of the newly constructed sidewalk bordering the three parking lots on the west of Cal State San Marcos, who knew about it *(ith the prospect of pavement. The nearly completed sidewalk, replacing the dirt path on the south side of Craven Road, is f ramed by handrails and punctuated by small light posts. Junior James Ferrante spoke of the original dirt path, "Sometimes I feel as if I 'm walking o ff a campsite . .. so I 'm glad there'll b e a paved walkway now." Other students complained about the dirt path because of having to walk in high heels and getting their shoes dirty. " On the days I 'm t rying to look nice, f or whatever reason, I'd rather (Top) Bill Seward, foreman ofsidewalk project. (Left)New sidewalks not walk in the d irt," said senior (Right) Menfinishplacing siderails (Pride Photos/Melanie Addington) Jennifer Ortiz. Other students were not as pleased. "I h ate the new sidewalks. I really preferred walking down the dirt path. I felt more at peace with my surroundings and myself when I walked on the earth to class. I was happief when I reached my classes t han I am now when I walk the cement path. I t was ^so much more comfortable and p eaceful that way," said sophomore Patrick Roach. John Segoria, Director of Disabled Student Services, felt that the sidewalk was "a win-win situation for everybody." Segoria was p art of the original group of administrators who supported the idea of directing f unds to f inance the construction and design of the sidewalks. " I'm always looking for ideas t o improve t his c ampus-especially for my disabled students " Segoria said. He emphasized that greater accessibility on campus b enefits everyone in many ways. " It's very ASI Elections Coming Applications for Ballot Placement Due By DARCY WALKER Pride Opinion Editor * In less than one month, CSUSM students will elect a new student government to serve f or t he next school t erm. Associated Students Incorporated h as 15 positions open, each providing scholarship money and valuable experience in r eturn for the f ulfillment of various responsibilities. This Wednesday, March 28, is the deadline to apply for a place on the ballot and a chance to campaign. Students also have the option to r un a write-in campaign. To q ualify for election, students must b e matriculated, have a m inimum GPA of 2.0, have completed at least one semester earning at least 6 units, and commit to maintaining at least 6 units undergraduate or 3 units of graduate work during the one year her speak because I thought that I would b e u ncomfortable" said Tina Herrera, an Alpha X i Delta. "Once Sara began speaking, I immediately overcame my f ear and discomfort—her message really made an impact on my l ife." Some of the sorority women said that they were hesitant to address the LGBTQ issues within »Article continues on page 2 Oscar Awards Issue service t erm. According to Gezai Berhane, L o C a l N e w s Si II I :j S i ill I ® ill I P Associate Director of Student and : Residential Life, the candidates' 1 1 1 ! 3-4 applications will b e reviewed and ; processed quickly so that they can attend the required orientation On March . 29, and begin S p o r t s 9 advertising their campaigns on April 1. The orientation will Q p l n i o n 10-11 provide guidelines f or campaigning and information a bout Calendar 12 »Article continues on page 5 ArtsV usable, especially for those who walk to and f rom the p arking lots and the Ambulatory Care Center or for those w ho wheel book c arts or u se wheelchairs." O 'Day Consultants Inc., a civil engineering and land surveying f irm, designed the plans for the sidewalks, and Phillips National Inc., a general contracting f irm, is constructing the sidewalks. Both groups have completed large projects in the local area and are based out of Southern California. According to Segoria and Bill Seward, t he foreman f or Phillips National Inc., this was more than the average sidewalk design. They said that the length of the sidewalk and the level of the uphill incline m ade it a bit more of a challenge to build. Additionally, the lamps along the sidewalk necessitated r unning electrical lines f rom a nearby source. " The lighting j ust m ade sense when >>Article continues on page 2 6 -7 Please Recycle This Paper �Student Battles W ith Administrators About Withdrawal Policy »Article cont. from page 1 is covered." Jauregui said he understood this to mean that if he needed to take time off from school, he would be accommodated. He also emphasized how impressed he was that the administrators were so courteous to them. However, Jauregui thought that he would b e fine, so he returned t o classes shortly after the incident. The Pressure Builds In the beginning of November, Jauregui decided to take President Gonzalez up on his offer because he said he "was shaking, breaking out in sweats" and could not go any further. Jauregui claims he went to see Kuchler, who sent him to Martinez, who sent him to, at the time of the events, Assistant Dean of Students Mary Wordell to take incompletes in his classes. Jauregui emphasized that Wordell was "very nice, said how can she help, and was very nurturing." When he explained his situation and mentioned that President Gonzalez had said it would be taken care of, Jauregui claims that Wordell said, "That's not policy." When Jauregui responded that the withdrawal policy was in the 1998-99 CSUSM General Catalog, Wordell told him to speak to his professors to get permission to take incompletes. Two of Jauregui's professors agreed to give him incompletes. Sociology professor, John Schneider, did not. According to Jauregui, Wordell told him that if all the teachers would not agree, he would be unable to take any incompletes for that semester. According to the General Catalog for 2000-01, an incomplete grade "signifies that a portion of required coursework has not been completed and evaluated in the prescribed time period due to unforeseen, but fully justified reasons and that there is still a possibility of earning credit. It is the responsibility of the student to bring pertinent information to the instructor and to reach agreement on the means by which the remaining course requirements will be satisfied." The catalog does not state that all teaphers must agree. Within a week of his meeting with Wordell, Jauregui went back to speak with his professors. Professor Schneider again refused to give him any incompletes. During the same week, his girlfriend had spinal surgery in order to f use her spine so she could walk again. "I was a wreck, crying, praying every day in my non-religious way to let the poor girl walk." Jauregui said that he was so upset over the events that he gave in and told Wordell he would take all withdrawals instead of incompletes on his transcript. "I didn't have energy to deal with it; my mother was semester. dying, my girlfriend was in surAccording to Jauregui, Mary gery. She [Wordell] said she Wordell told him during a meetwould take care of it." ing that because he did not take care of the withdrawal process, More Tragedy.., he received F's. Jauregui alleges that Wordell told him that his Jauregui's mom passed away problem was an "issue to take up from emphysema on January 23, with the Lord," and she offered 1999. Within three weeks, three to pray with him. Because he did aunts and two uncles of Jauregui not turn in the proper withdrawal died from various causes. forms, Wordell told him that it After the family members' was against policy to "go retroacdeaths, Jauregui decided to focus tive and f ix it." on the future by signing up for Wordell, again, said she would the following semester, Spring look into his withdrawals and see 1999. Although he was concerned if anything could be done. After that the withdrawals might cause repeated calls over the summer, problems, he was reassured by a Jauregui received a return call at lack of holds 6n his record and the end of summer from Wordell by Wordell's statement that she telling him that she was still lookwould "take care of it." ing into it. Classes were going well for Jauregui despite his continuing Life is Looking Up problems with clinical depression. Two weeks before his finals, In the fall of 1999, Jauregui however, Office of Admissions applied for FAFSA and enrolled informed Jauregui that he had in courses. The professors accombeen disenrolled at^jje beginning modated him during his depresof the semester for not paying fees sion and he received good grades, and had since been placed on aca- primarily A's and B's. Jauregui demic probation. Also, his finan- said he did not try to find out anycial aid was dropped because the thing about the withdrawal miswithdrawals from the previous, take because he believed Wordell semester showed up as F's. was. looking into it. "With any Financially broke, Jauregui luck, I'll still be able to accomwas told that he must either pay plish my goal of some honors for the classes he had been taking when I graduate," Jauregui said, all semester or withdraw com- in reference to his thoughts at that pletely. He was unable to pay and, time. therefore, did not receive credit He attempted to check on for his classes for the spring 1999 his problem with Mary Wordell and discovered that she had left her position at the campus, over the summer. Meanwhile, Jonathan Poullard replaced the late Kuchler as Dean of Students so Jauregui met with him. Jauregui said that Poullard told him nothing could be done about his problem. Dean Poullard declined an interview with The Pride, stating it was unethical for him to discuss any student's issues. J auregui T akes C ase t o D epartment o f E ducation In thp fall of 2000, Jauregui reenrolled and began taking classes. However, due to his clinical depression, he said he became physically ill whenever he stepped foot on campus. Having spent two years trying to resolve his issue, Jauregui decided to take his case to the Department of Education. On November 20, 2000, Jauregui explained his situation to Mary Ann Hollins, a financial aid investigator for the Department of Education O ffice of Civil Rights. After hearing his argument, Jauregui said that Hollins explained that the situation was considered a hostile environment and that CSUSM had failed to accommodate him. An attorney for the Department of Education, Lynda Galloway explained to Jauregui that for his case he has "to prove »Article continues on page 4 New Sidewalks in Place >>Article cont. from pg. 1 you think about people's physical safety at night," said Segoria. Segoria explained that some of the funding for the sidewalks came from the Minor Capital Improvement budget. Twenty to twenty-five percent of this budget serves to fund greater accessibility in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Some of that ADA funding was used for the construction of the sidewalks. The Minor Capital Improvement budget and ADA funding also financed the power doors on campus. Segoria said that these accessibility improvements benefit everyone on campus. "Look who i^ses the power doors, not just disabled students, but individuals in computing wheeling around computers, faculty, facilities staff, parents with their children, students with lots of books," said Segoria. Building codes, given the dimensions and incline of the. path, required the handrails and flat regions along the sidewalk. "It was ideally supposed to be done before the semester began, but on account of how wet it has been, there was a bit of a setback," explained Seward. "It should be completed in a matter of days." Seward Weekly Web Site JAFO_WAC for The Pride |9 • • » • Ki /UNIVERSITY STORE Slate, like many of the web sites previously reviewed, is available as a web site at http:// www.slate.com, and as a free e-mail list. Part of the software giant Microsoft, Slate is an online magazine of daily political and cultural commentary, generally with a sarcastic or irreverent tone. For example, "Tidbits from Bush's Brainwashing Dictionary" provides expla- nations of "catchphrases [that] are supposed to exercise a subtle brainwashing effect on the public," according to the site. There are informative articles as well, such as "How much sick leave does Dick Cheney get?" These articles respond to readers' questions and address issues that other periodicals may not generally cover, such as Vice President Cheney's health. The layout of the site is pretty simple: the major explained that the company is also constructing the additional staff parking lot and the below ground water storage tank for the campus simultaneously. The importance of the sidewalk project for Segoria was not limited to the increase of general campus accessibility. "One concern that I had was that students would be walking in the streets or the bike lane, or in the dirt when it was muddy and wet," said Segoria. "Having a sidewalk is not only much safer; it is actually much more visually appealing for visitors to the campus. For donors who come to campus, it just looks better." articles of the day are headlines with pictures in the center of the page, more detail categorizations of articles are listed below, and there are pull-down menus for past articles. The main page is fairly minimal in the top center, with details available along the fringes of the page; I like this style as I find ft easy to use. The articles are pretty consistent and the web site is easy to navigate. If you find politics interesting and have a good sense of humor, Slate is definitely worth checking out. �Ralph Nader and Greens Visit U C San Diego By ZACHARY PUGH Pride S taff Writer "It all comes down to you . .. if you've got the initiative, you've g ot the credible power," said Ralph Nader, leader of the Green Party. Nader was the featured speaker at the March 22 lecture, "Deregulated G reed: A California Crisis" hosted by the UC San Diego College Greens at the UCSD Price Center Ballroom. Along with Nader, other guest speakers of the evening included * Robert N anninga, a local San Diego environmental writer and Greens promoter, and Jim Hightower, a political writer Ralph Nader encourages civic respon- and radio host. Hightower served as comic relief for the evening, sibility during speech at UCSD. (Pride Photo/Zachary Pugh) speaking t o the audience on h is thoughts of the d ownfalls of what he described as the "greedheads, boneheads, and b astards" of Wall Street. Medea B enjamin also spoke Thursday evening. Benjamin, who ran for U.S. Senate last year representing the Green Party, is also the " founding member of the San Franciscobased h uman rights organization Global Exchange," according to the UCSD College Greens. The topic of the event was the energy crisis in California and the means t o r ectify the situation. The College Greens proposed solutions that included using renewable energy sources such as solar power. A fter the opening presentations were over, Ralph Nader according to Nader, is to change the state of a ffairs in the realm of energy consumption and cost by voting and exercising your "civic self." W hen asked about solar-powered energy, Nader responded that it had been around for a long time, "So w hat's the h old-up?" When asked about his opinion on the place of minorities in the Green Party, Nader said, "We'd love t o have minorities r un f or o ffice, they should stop playing the role of the victim. T he door is open. I 've campaigned in many [minority neighborhoods] ... they all voted f or Gore." He also added, " It's not like white people are overpowering the Green Party " was introduced. Throughout h is speech, Nader made references to "civic self-respect and civic selfconfidence." He defined these t erms as a person's civic responsibility to take control of his/her community by the rights of the civic-self. " When you go home t onight... stand by your bed and say 'civic motivation' ten times," Nader told the audience. He also told the audience to tell themselves, " Fm gonna pick it [civicself] u p ... Fve postponed too long." Nader spoke on topics such as the state of California's voters and the prerequisites for any government t o reach the "height of democracy." The way t o achieve t rue democracy in California, Second High School Shooting Encourages More Campus Security By N ATHAN FIELDS Pride Feature Editor Last Thursday, 18-year-old G ranite Hills High School senior, Jason H offman, opened fire in f ront of h is school administration o ffice. H offman wounded f our students before being shot in the f ace and b uttocks by Richard A gundez, Jr., a n ELCajon police o fficer on campus. T he incident o ccurred less t han t hree weeks a fter a student at Santana High School, six miles away f rom G ranite Hills, shot and killed t wo students and wounded t hirteen students and f aculty on March 5. I n a w ritten message t o police o fficers, H offman admitted that h is target w as vice principal Dan Barnes. H e blamed B arnes for t he school's attendance policy that H offman thought prevented h im f rom being admitted t o the Navy. Jiovani Guerrero, a f ormer Granite Hills student who knew H offman, suspected that he might have targeted Barnes because "he [ Hoffman] w as m ad . .. h e w asn't getting all the credits h e needed t o g raduate.'" H offman had reportedly attended special education classes in the past due to a learning disability. Barnes said that he had directed H offman towards anger management classes the previous two years. O fficer A gundez' presence on campus was a result of the high school's increased security following the Santana incident. Police officials report that officers will r emain on area high school campuses indefinitely. Although Agundez is considered to b e a hero by many students, parents and school officials, he is still under police investigation in accordance with t he policy for an o fficer's involvement in any shooting. T hursday's shootings were not f atal, and school and law e nforcement o fficials say they w ere more prepared for such occurrences because of the Santana High School shootings. Despite greater awareness and preparedness, many individuals c an't help feeling more exposed. " I feel even more vulnerable t his time with it happening so close again, and I 'm sure the students do, too," said Rich Alderson, principal at Rancho Buena Vista High School, as quoted in the N orth County Times. G ranite Hills High School protected its students by using its newly implemented "lock-down" program, created a fter t he recent shootings at Santana High School. The "lock-down" requires that students b e locked in classrooms in case of a violent incident at the school until a police force evaluates that the campus is safe. N orth county high schools similarly responded to Thursday's shootings by heightening security on their campuses to prevent any immediate "copycat" shootings. Various schools, including elementary, middle and high schools, closed t emporarily or suspended students for m aking violent threats towards their campus. Additionally, area school districts are intensifying their violence prevention programs. AH school districts in San Diego County and many in Riverside County w ho are not already using such precautionary measures are considering implementing surveillance cameras, a greater police presence on campuses and cell phone or e-mail alert systems for students and a dministrators. Grossmont Union High School District Superintendent Granger Ward said, "All options are being considered t o bolster campus safety in the wake of The Host of Alternative and Traditional Healthcare Dr. Andrea Cole-Raub Board Certified Family Practice Board Certified Anti-Aging Medicine "Schools are a reflection of our society... everything bleeds into everything else." -Robert Paul English Teacher at RBVHS Thursday's attack." Those options could include metal detectors, a stronger police presence, more guidance counselors and closing campuses to visitors. San Diego County District Attorney Paul P fingst said at a news conference Friday that "any threats, whether verbal or written, will b e prosecuted to the f ull extent of the law." Every high school in San Diego County has adopted this "zero-tolerance" policy. However not everyone agrees these measures are the answer. " I don't t hink we should have fences because i t'll feel like a prison," said 16-year-old Granite Hills HS sophomore April Keifer. " I j ust t hink we need t o b e more cautious a bout how we talk t o people and make more f riends than enemies." Carlsbad High School sophomore, Teresa Culchen, though acknowledging the importance of "tight security," was concerned that " the policing of students might go t oo far." Culchen said that events like these "might have happened as a result of k ids not feeling f ree somehow... and I t hink a lot of these reactionary measures might make that feeling worse f or some people." Robert Paul, an English teacher at Rancho Buena Vista High School, recognized that t his isn't a new phenomenon. " Minority k ids have b een shooting each other for years, but now when white kids start doing it more, people really take notice " Paul agreed with statements made by o fficials that school campuses.are still the safest plac. es f or groups of kids t o be, but added that "Schools a re a r eflection of our society - anything that happens at school happens all around us. There's n o separating school f rom home. Everything bleeds into everything else " SWIM INSTRUCTORS $10-16 an hour. 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She also explained that in order to have his case reviewed after 180 days, Jauregui would have to write a formal with another student, she advised that he go to Disabled Student Services (DSS) for his depression because she said they were the only ones who could help him. Jauregui mentioned this to Kreisler and said that Kreisler told to equal treatment whether you enroll with DSS or not. However, if a student wants something of a more affirmative nature, let's say extra time on exam, and if a college gives notice that you must go to DSS, then the Department of Education stands behind that. The only exception is if the uniof the versity gives no or bad notice." saying anything like that." Jauregui mentioned that he never addressed the issue of Dr. Kreisler with Dr. Blasband because at the time he did not believe it was an issue. At Cal State San Marcos, the number of students under DSS is "about letter convincing the "It's been hell just to get someone to try 2.8 percent Department of Edu- and help me out, I have just been so depressed population," according cation Case Review over it. I just want my original classes back\ to DSS Director John Committee that this is Se g or i a . worked for those, I deserve them. an ongoing situation. Accommodations with —Warren Jauregui Once Jauregui's classes are available letter is received, then to students, including the committee will review it and him not to go to DSS because the time extensions for exams, in decide whether to pursue the case. stigma of being disabled would accordance with the requirements Jauregui withdrew from the uni- follow him through life. of the disability. According to When asked if CAPS staff Segoria, legally no professor on versity in the fall of 2000 to would ever advise a student to not the campus is obligated to propursue legal action. go to DSS, Dr. John Blasband, vide any type of accommodation Director of CAPS said, "No, [if with any student unless that stuC APS A ND D SS Is Jauregui considered disabled this incident did occur] it may dent has formal documentation if he does not enroll through have been for another reason, or on file with my [DSS] office it may be that the CAPS staff and that's true of any college DSS? member thought that the accom- campus." Jauregui began counseling modation would not be given. According to Paul Grossman sessions with Dr. Fritz Kreisler, Accommodations have to be Spe- from Public Relations at the a psychologist at Counseling and cific for the disability. If that sit- Department of Education, he is Psychological Services (CAPS), uation did occur, that is a prob- "unable to speak about $ny speon October 27, 1998. When dis- lem that I would have to address, cific cases, but in general a stucussing his educational problems because our staff should not be dent with a disability is entitled Latest Update In a meeting on March 15, 2001, Jauregui asked Vice President of Student Affairs, Francine Martinez, for copies of any documentation regarding his issue. Martinez sent him a letter denying his request for paperwork on March 21,2001. Jauregui states that the letter includes a statement saying "that Gonzalez claims to have never visited the hospital, but is aware that others have." Jauregui notes that he "has several witnesses to his visitation. They can and will testify that he [Gonzalez] on three occasions made the same comments." Patty Bailey stayed by her daughter's side the entire time she was in the hospital and remembers the day President Gonzalez and others visited. "I remember he visited with three ladies right before my daughter was going into surgery," said Bailey, "They were supportive and felt really bad about everything that had happened. They offered to help us with anything that we needed." President Gonzalez was unavailable to be reached for comment. > At the meeting between Martinez arid Jauregui on March 15, Martinez advised Jauregui to speak with Cherine Heckman of Enrollment Services. According to Jauregui, nothing was resolved at- the March 21meeting with Heckman, but she promised in writing that she would perform "an investigation of classes and contact [Jauregui] with the information [she] gathers." Heckman will then provide him with the options available to him. As of March 27, Jauregui is still waiting to find out what will happen with his class credits. Jauregui is no longer taking classes at Cal State San Marcos but continues to work on his case with the Department of Education and hopes to find a resolution. Lesbianism Discussed within Greek System »Article cont. from page 1 the Greek system and the general CSUSM campus. But, by the time Spearling finished her presentation, several of the listeners said that the issues that she had spoken on had affected their lives. The emphasis of Spearling's presentation was tolerance. Rather than being close minded to people that have different sexual preferences than oneself, she told the audience to become more aware of how hurtful a person's words, actions and attitudes can be, and how much of an impact they can have on someone's life. Spearling also touched on the prejudices that people have, not only with LGBTQs, but also with sorority women, fraternity men and other minority groups. Spearling encouraged the listeners to overcome their fears, attempt to accept people for who they are, look past their prejudices, and to think before they speak. "We need to be aware of others around us, and celebrate their differences," said Spearling. The Pride Alliance was a ctfftipus club for gays and lesbians, but the club dissipated due to a lack of participation. "It is sad J^k** G e t t h e M BA t h a t k e e p s o n g iving! Year t - $ 2 0 0 00* Year 2 - $ 40,000 Year 3 - $60,000 The A dded Value of a UCR MBA *$ 800,000' AGSM Advantages: • No work experience or business-related undergraduate degree required « Choose up to nine MBA electives « Oneon-one assistance from our irvhouse Career Management Center « Receive a quality internship that provides "real world" work experience * Enrollment available. Fall Winter, and Spring quarters Got the Picture? 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The deadline to submit the completed application is Wednesday March 28 Mandatory candidates orientation will be March 29 and candidates may begin advertising April 1*. Elections are scheduled for April 23-28 if online elections are available; otherwise elections will be April 24 & 25. The following positions are open f or election: President Executive Vice President Vice President External Affairs Vice President of Finance Corporate Secretary College of Business Representative (2) College of Education Representative (2) College of Arts & Science Representative (2) Childcare Representative Undergraduate Representative (2) Post Baccalaureate Representative (2) �Opening Doors to Higher Education Equal O pportunity Program Students Attend Conference By A NGELA O ESTERLE P ride S taff Writer E ach semester, Cal State San M arcos welcomes new students to t he growing campus. O n March 23, t he Building Bridge P artnership and t he Educational Achievement and Retention Services, hosted t he " Opening D oors t o Higher Education" conference. Students f rom t he Equal O pportunity P rogram (EOP) of n ine c ommunity colleges were i nvited t o t he event held at CSUSM. T his conference is designed to help students f rom San Diego c ommunity colleges w ith t he transition t o four-year institutions. " This conference gives me a n o pportunity to meet t he p eople w ho can help me through t he next t wo or t hree y ears," said one student from Cuyamaca Community College. She hopes t o t ransfer into a four-year college in Fall of 2001. W hen asked what she thought about CSUSM she replied, " The campus is pretty and it is nice to see all the construction, it means [the campus] is growing." The all-day conference included- a keynote address by Sandra McBrayer. Ninety-four potential students crammed into r oom 102 of Academic Hall t o hear McBrayer speak about the importance of education. McBrayer holds the position as the Executive Director of the Children's Initiative of San Diego and was the 1994 National Teacher of the Year. Speaking for the second year at this event, she said her message was directed to those individuals who have the intention to succeed in education as well as in their f uture. She stressed the importance of using all t he resources necessary to graduate. Presentations f rom Student Support Services and Academic Advising also demonstrated t o the visiting students how CSUSM could help them accomplish their goals of receiving their degrees. Lorena Meza, chairperson of the event and also the Associate Director of the Educational Achievement and Retention Services, developed the conference in 1998. "We saw there was a student need in the'transition process and so we developed the Building Bridge Partnership with local community colleges, and now it has j ust taken o ff," said Meza. The first year of the conference, fifty-seven students participated; the following year seventy-five students, and this year ninety-four students participated. Your Chance to Vote in Elections Next M onth »Article cont. from page 1 the positions. Write-ins are allowed for candidates who m iss the application deadline, and the orientation is open t o these students. Should a write-in candidate w in, Berhane said h e would then have to v erify that the student meets the abovedescribed qualifications of holding an ASI o ffice. T he following is a brief overview of the positions, their duties and compensation, complied f rom records provided by the ASI o ffice. For more detailed information, visit ASI in Commons 203 or Student Residential Life i n C ommons 207B. For t he top position of President, the duties include serving on all ASI committees, serving as student representative t o 5 u niversity committees, weekly meetings with the University President, and an internship with the Vice President of Student A ffairs. The ASI President is required to serve a m inimum of 20 hours per w eek and is compensated with a scholarship of $7,999 for the year. T he Executive Vice President's j ob includes service on several committees and f illing in for the ASI president in h is or her absence. - This vice president is also responsible for public relations and the scheduling and coordination of all ASI events, c ommittees, meetings, and sponsored activities. For a m inimum of 15 hours of work per week, t his j ob pays a $6,290 scholarship over the one year t erm. T he Vice President of E xternal A ffairs serves as C SUSM's o fficial representative t o the C alifornia State Student Association. H e or she will also coordinate voter registration This year's ASI Vice President, Raeanna Wertz and President Dean Manship are excited about the upcoming elections. (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) ests, needs, and concerns of the student b ody" in each college, according to ASI's j ob description documents. These 6 positions each require f ive hours of service per week and pay $800 per year. TheASlCMdcareRepresentative is in charge of the planning, f inancial m anagement, p romotion, and coordination o f childcare on campus. Compensation is $800 per year for a m inimum of 5 hours of work per week. Undergraduate and Post Baccalaureate Representatives, two each, are paid $ 800 per year and serve as gobetweens for the student body and ASI. These four people will help keep students i nformed of events Gezai Berhane and present ideas f rom the students to ASI. year of service that requires 15 Berhane said that last year's hours of work per week. election yielded j ust 542 votes The Corporate Secretary is over the two-day election period. in charge of maintaining all corT his year, A SI hopes to impleporate records and serves on 3 ment a n online voting system committees. Compensation for to generate more participation. the 15 hour-a-week j ob is $6,290 With less t han oqe month to go, fot the year. Berhane was u nsure whether the There are two openings for system would b e up in time. If representatives to each of the not, the ASI elections will b e Colleges of A rts and Sciences, held in Founder's Plaza on April Business, and Education. Each 24 and 25. representative's p rimary responsibility is "addressing the inter- drives and chair or serve on at least 2 committees. A m inimum of 15 hours per week pays $6,290 for the year. The Vice President of Finance is responsible for creating monthly financial reports and an annual budget proposal. This person -will also chair the Financial Committee and serve on the Executive Committee. The pay is a $6,290 scholarship for one Last year s election yielded just 5 42 votes over t he two-day election period. T his year, ASI hopes t o implement a n online voting system t o generate more participation, Educational Records and Student Privacy campus is not that well known," said j unior and business student Nathan Suwarnasarn, "However, When it corner to educational the policy is good because most records, the student's privacy is people that are eighteen do not of the utmost importance. Most k now all their rights, like how students, however, are unaware of you can decline on a j ob applicathe privacy safeguards available tion your sex or your race. By my for them. One p rimary safeguard standards, however, I do not t hink is the Family Educational Rights student records are a s secure as and Privacy Act (FERPA), which they should be." Some universities reserve the protects students f rom any right to i nform legal g uardians unauthorized viewing of their of their children's records in records. "Most students are not aware instances such as d rinking on of FERPA until something hap- campus. Here at CSUSM, howpens to their educational record," ever, a parent must have p ermissaid Dean of Students Jonathan sion f rom the student to see h is/ Poullard. " The university spends her records. Since the records are $2,000 dollars a year sending the property of students when 6,000 letters t o students telling- they have reached the age of 18, them about FERPA, and about 90 parents no longer have j urisdicpercent of those letters will end tion over their children's academic record. " When I have a meeting up in the t rash" Poullard said. W hile some federal laws such with a student and a parent, I ask as the Freedom of Information if the student is comfortable [with Act mandate that information the parents] seeing the records," b e distributed on certain condi- said Dean Poullard. Junior and biology m ajor tions, FERPA is one of several regulations that protect disclo- Elaine Le says, " I t hink the way the school hansure of educathe privacy tional i nforma"Most students are dlestudents' eduof s tion under f edcation r ecords is eral law. Since n ot aware o f FERPA students are u ntil s omething hap- a good policy. guaranteed priW hen you are 18 vacy for edu- pens t o their educayou should b e cational records tional record." able t o have your under federal —Dean of Students ownSprivacy."arlaw, the informaome p J onathan Poullard ents and spouses tion contained in their records is of students may only to b e dishandle financial cussed with the student and autho- aid. In this case, the parents and rized school officials. spouses must also have a signed The FERPA policy breaks consent f orm by students for disdown into many parts; All areas of cussing detailed information in a student's educational record are their educational records. According t o the CSUSM web protected under FERPA and permission to view h is/her records site, " The campus is authorized t o rests solely with the student. provide access to student records Whether a student's record con- to'campus officials and employees tains information about financial who have legitimate educational aid, academic records, discipline, interests in some areas. These peror medical history, FERPA states sons are those who have responthat no other person can view a sibilities in connection with the student 's educational record with- campus' academic, administrative out consent of the student. The or service f unctions and who have student's grades, class schedule, reason for using student records financial aid information and dis- connected with their campus or ciplinary record are under strict other related academic responsiscrutiny of FERPA polices and bilities/Disclosure may also b e may only b e discussed with the made to other persons or organistudent or to the persons a student zations under c ertain conditions grants consent. (e.g. as p art of accreditation or A s FERPA governs what the program evaluation; in response university is allowed to disclose to a court order or subpoena; in in regards to student records, the connection with financial aide; university is allowed to release and to other institutions to which " directory" information. Direc- a student is t ransferring)." tory information includes: name, The university must also address, telephone number, major, report criminal activity and dates of attendance, degrees adhere to all police investigaawarded and honors received. tions for the security of the stuStudents may request that their dents and the campus. Depending directory information b e sealed on the severity of the situation, by submitting a file request to the FERPA also allows the university O ffice of Admissions and Records to disclose information t o c ertain within the first fifteen class days parties in a health or safety emerof the f all t erm. The requests gency if the safety and well being must be renewed each academic of a student or other individuals year. Only a small portion of the are at stake. student population exercises this Upon employment to the univerright. sity, faculty and s taff are " The FERPA policy on »Article continues on page 9 By ROLAND A RIAS JR. Pride Staff Writer �6 Tuesday, Match 27, 2001 Slide into Liquid American C ulture Pitt and Roberts Star in Mediocre Film By LISA LIPSEY Pride Staff Writer The best thing about " The Mexican" is that the plot, f illed with humor, light romance and violence, h as potential. The f ilm stars Brad Pitt (Jerry Welbach) and Julia Roberts (Samantha Barzel). J erry's mob boss sends h im down t o Mexico, where he must f ind a g un called "The Mexican." Meanwhile, h is g irlfriend, Samantha, ends their relationship because of h is mob ties. On her way to Las Vegas, however, mobster Leroy (played by James Galdofini) takes Samantha hostage in order t o scare J erry into r eturning the pistol. W hile t rying t o r eturn over the border, Jerry r uns into trouble, possibly caused by the curse that is believed to travel with t he g un. The story j umps back and f orth f rom Las Vegas t o Mexico, and to the past and the present, all at the expense of the viewer's understanding. "The Mexican" h as several major disappointments. Stereotypes plague the dialogue, such as the idiot traveler who doesn't speak a word of Spanish. The high mortiality rate f rom all the g unfire was over-kill, and the audience could care less about Jerry because of the weak character development in this f ilm. The movie had its moments, such as the Vegas scenes and the relationship between Samantha and Leroy, but screenwriter J.H. Wyman should f ind himself a better editor. The movie is shot with lots of close-ups and c areful attention to background images. Director Gore Verbinski should b e proud of the casting; a fter all, Roberts and Pitt were cute, and f or half of the audience that was what seeing " The Mexican" was all about. " The Mexican" is rated R violence and language. ATB Kicks Off First U.S. Tour (Courtesy Photo/DJ ATB) By M ARLINO BITANGA Pride Staff Writer Unpredictable, versatile, yet melodic are three words that describe the p erformance of the U K's own ATB as he kicked o ff his first United States t our for more t han 3 00 enthusiastic spectators at E St. Alley last Thursday night in downtown San Diego. " I cannot describe how h is music makes me feel right now," said J ennifer Hughes, a Communication m ajor at CSUSM and a f an of ATB. "He has this guitar sound that j ust takes me to another level." ATB, who is better known a s A ndre Tanneberger, i s a talented producer, artist and DJ f rom Germany. Tanneberger sold close t o 100,000 u nits f or his first album, Movin' Melodies since its release in October 1999, and has delivered t hree hit singles, " 9pm (Till I Come)," " Don't Stop," and " Killer/' Although recognized as a trance DJ, h is skills have brought h im the versatility to play all f orms o f dance music. "Sometimes I 'll play hard for a little groovy house and sometimes when I do my sets I 'll only play two of my songs because I enjoy t he work of other artists as well," said Tanneberger. A fter over a year of establishing a very strong following among t rance f ans all over the world, ATB's $econd album, Two Worlds, along with his first single, "The Fields of Love." His second album brought h im to the US on a three-week tour, which started here in San Diego and will end in New York City. " I will b e p erforming in Tucson on Friday, Denver on Saturday, and Seattle on Sunday," said Tanneberger. "I can tell it will be very exciting and very tiring. W hen the tour is done, I might b e able to get some sleep." While reflecting on past performances, Tanneberger commented that p erforming in f ront of hundreds of people can give an individual a great feeling and that he had never planned for his success. A fter seeing thfe j umping and screaming f ans at E St. Alley during his p erformance, Tanneberger's response seemed most appropriate. "I want to thank the f ans especially for their continued support and for coming out tonight. My success and my music would b e nothing without t hem" mm Drummer Joe Vento (Pride Photo/Victoria Segall) By MARCY R IVERA Pride S taff Writer Liquid American Culture hopes for "listeners to steer away f rom popular music." So far, the local band has h a4 receptive audiences, playing at venues such as the Bob Marley Festival, Blind Melons, and Winston's. A group of seven musicians, Liquid American Culture h as been playing together since last April. "Eclectic" is the t erm that the b and's d rummer, CSUSM stu- dent Joe Vento, uses to describe their music. Vento explained that their sources of musical i nfluences include "electronic, j azz, f unk, Latin, p unk rock and hip-hop." Liquid American C ulture certainly has traces of these genres on the f ifteen tracks in its new CD, In a Life aLive. The track, "Blind," r eflects the b and's disdain for A merican culture. The song includes the lyrics, "And I was lost in w ants and needs/As are many Superhighway speed with soul descending/Over stressed in this city l ife f renzy." This lyrical style, which can b e described as f ree f orm, is reminiscent of the b eatnik p oetry of the 1960s, Several i nstruments are played, such as the keyboards, d rums, saxophone, upright b ass and f retless b ass, o ften accompanied b y spoken words. The saxophone and slow d rumming give the songs a laid-back, surreal feel. I f ound t he songs relaxing and m eaningful. "Thursday," one of my f avorite songs, is poignant and provocative. With strong j azz appeal, t he keyboard notes on the track sound like a m isty xainfall. I also liked the track "Restless," which f eatures lyrics of a tortured soul, " I've b een tossing, turning, g rinding m y t eeth, I c an't get no sleep, I c an't let you go." Liquid A merican Culture sold out its C Ds d uring the C D release and show at W inston's on March 18. By t he end of the month, its second C D w ill b e released in music stores such as Lou's Records, Music Trader and selected stores in San Diego. Student Discovers the Many Uses of the Library By DI A NNE H IRNING for The Pride A s a literature and writing student, my passion h as always been books. My view of the library system was limited; I simply found the books I needed a nd checked them out f rom the librarian behind the desk. I assumed that the sole j ob f unction of the librarian was to check books in and out of the library all day. A fter visiting with Marion Reid, the Dean of the CSUSM Library, I was astounded at my own naivete. According to Reid, libraries are no longer limited to providing books, now they are "information services." The library collection and the delivery of those collections become information science because of t he different formats involved. Information for one title may have multiple formats such as book, audiotape, computer data or video. The three most significant issues related to information services are the budget allotment between technology and books, information literacy among chil- xl-v dren and adults, and providing to seek i nformation. services for students. Student Services Providing services Budgeting Technology and t o a distant student c an b e chalBooks By looking at the consumer lenging, but the increasing amount base of the p articular library, t he of Internet b ased online classes library budget can b e developed being o ffered could solve this around books that would best problem. M any college level stuserve t he needs of the c ommu- dents have access t o the Internet nity, students and professionals. and can take advantage of disIf the collections delivered are not tance l earning courses, but they in book f ormat, such as comput- may not k now how to benefit f rom ers or video, money must b e allo- the u nique collections or reserves cated i n the budget f or t he repair their school library o ffers. or replacement of the equipment. O ne solution t o t his problem is the design and implementation Information Literacy of a web site that enables stuWith the demand f or libraries dents t o access library informato keep up with new technology, tion and collections. University information literacy becomes a libraries reach out to the public problem for m any children and or c ommunity college libraries, adults. Some schools do not teach giving students a ccess to reserves children how to find i nformation f rom other libraries. The Virtual in places such as libraries. W hen Reference Librarian (VRL) is one they become adults, a library possible solution still in the planenvironment may intimidate t hem ning stages. With V RL, students and they may b e unable to find will b e able to chat with a librarbooks, a ccess the Internet and ian on t he computer. have d ifficulty with problem solvThose interested in obtaining ing. By o ffering diverse educa- more i nformation on the CSUSM tional programs, libraries can help Library are asked to visit the web children, adults and students learn site: http://librarv.csusm.edu PR 1 D E r adio Pride Radio will feature music and interviews from 10am - 3pm in celebration of Cesar Chavez day I Feature Interviews 10am--ASI s Brad Schmidt and Honee Folk lU30am-Tim BOls and Cesar Chavez Planning Committee 12:30pm—Bonnie Bade discusses her migrant worker study Also planned are interviews with: Natalie Hernandez, MEChA, Latin World USA Broadcast from Founders Plaza �rhe Pride Tuesday, March 27,2001 7 Oscar Winners 2001 T he Stars Shone on Oscar Night B est P icture: " Gladiator" B est D irector: Steven S oderberg B est A ctor: R ussell C rowe B est A ctress: J ulie R oberts B est S upporting A ctor: Benicio Del Toro B est S upporting A ctress: M arcia G ay H arden B est F oreign L anguage F ilm: " Crouching T iger, H idden D ragon" By J. RYAN S ANDAHL Pride S taff Writer Sunday night f illed with glamour, fashion and stardom as the 73rd A nnual Academy Awards aired f rom t he Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. T he opening number gave u s a glimpse of past w inners as w e zoomed through space and listened to the theme song f rom "2001: A Space Odyssey." Three astronauts f loating in space more t han 2 00 miles above the E arth i ntroduced Steve M artin, who bounded onto the stage saying, "That introduction cost the government about a trillion dollars. (l-r) Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe, and Benicio Del Toro were among the nights biggest winners. (Courtesy Photosfimdb.com). So much for the t ax cut." The always comical Steve M artin took Billy Crystal's place t his year as host f or t he awards show. "Gladiator" was the evening's favorite movie, w inning f ive Oscars including Best. Picture and Best Actor, Russell Crowe. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden D ragon" picked u p four Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film of the year. " Traffic'Vas another favorite, w inning f our Oscars including Best Director Steven Soderberg arid Best Supporting Actor Benicio Del Toro. In the past, Best Director B est O riginal S creenplay: C ameron C rowe B est A dapted S creenplay: " Traffic* and Best Picture normally went to t he same f ilms, however, this year the vote was split. The last time this split occurred was two years ago when Steven Spielberg won Best Director for "Saving Private Ryan" but lost Best Picture to "Shakespeare in Love." Among the most joyous w inners was Best Actress Julia Roberts for her starring role in "Erin Brokovich" Her acceptance speech was long, f unny and spastic as ever. Russell Crowe's speech was very good considering he looked like he did not expect to win against Tom Hanks, who was nominated for the f ifth M M M HIMWII S MMCT time in that category. Everyone that won Oscars for "Crouching Tiger" was g rateful to the Academy for acknowledging the foreign f ilm as a favorite this year. A s for me, I was hoping " Traffic" was going to w in Best Picture. It was a very smart f ilm, but I am proud that Steven Soderberg won Best Director for the f ilm. The show only ran three-anda-half hours, about a half-hour over schedule, which is probably a record considering last y ear's four-hour show. Following are the Academy Award Winners in twenty-one categories: The change to Year "Round Operations may a Get the very latest on summer session 2001 at a special update session for students. Sponsored by Thecal State San Marcos Year Hound Operations Committee Pat Worden and Beverlee Anderson, co-chairs www.esusm.edii/yro Best Editing: "Traffic" Best Cinematography: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Best Art Direction: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Best Costume Design: "Gladiator" Best Score: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Best Song: Bob Dylan for "Things Have Changed" Best Sound: "Gladiator" Best Sound-effects: "U-57P Best Visual-effects: "Gladiator'' Best Doc. short: "Big Mama" Best animated short: "Father and Daughter" Best Live-action short: "Quiero Ser" �Students G et Results at t he W riting C enter By DANIEL HUEY Pride Staff Writer "I think it's good to sit down with someone before you turn in your paper and not just get it back with marks on it," says David Sahimi after his first tutoring session at the CSUSM Writing Center. "The tut6r made me realize different aspects of sentence structure, passive constructions and how to improve the style of my writing during the revision process. I thought my session was very helpful." The Writing Center, which opened February 19 for this spring semester, supports the campus-wide writing requirement. Many students have been making appointments at the center for 30-minute sessions to get help for their writing projects. A friend had advised Biology major Natalie Voehl to visit the Writing Center. "I had a wonderful experience. I needed someone else to look at my writing and point things put," says Voehl. "It's nice to have another set of eyes look at my paper. I am not an English major and the grammar check on my computer can only do so much. The tutor pointed out reyision tricks that I know will strengthen my paper and improve the final grade. I will be back " The tutors at the Writing Center are adept at helping students who may not know where to begin with their writing projects. Rachel Acfalle says that, "The tutors are very helpful during the brainstorming phase. They helped me with the analysis of the theme for my assignment. I think the most important thing is the personal attention you get at the Writing Center. Now I realize I am not alone during the writing process. And it's good to have my writing looked at by someone who is not my instructor," - , The Writing Center also encourages stu- dents whose primary language is not English to make appointments. Oliva Chavez, an ESL (English as a Second Language) student working on a sociology paper at the center says, "If there were no writing center I might be failing. The tutor helped to revise my paper. He helped me with vocabulary, analysis, grammar and syntax. I couldn't do it by myself. The tutors are friendly and helpful. They make me feel welcome. My visits to the Writing Center have been very positive and the tutors help me become a better writer, and that's the basic thing. I have to come more often." The tutors can also help students with writer's block. Robyn Tucknott, a GEW student and steady visitor to the Writing Center, says she had w riters block before she came to the writing center. Now she says that has changed. "It's good and relieves writer's block. I got to bounce ideas with my tutor and I don't feel like I'm alone iri the writing process," said Tucknott. She adds, "Sometimes, it feels like a drag to go to the appointment, but after the tutoring session, you realize you got a lot done. The tutor helped me expand my own thoughts about the assignment and also helped me with the revision process—helped me move things around to strengthen my paper. The tutors know the ins and outs of the revision process and know how to help you get started." Angela LuMaye, a GEW student, says that the variety of instruction provided by the tutors is important. "The tutors are helpful. Every tutor I've had so far has helped me in different ways than the other tutors I've seen. I find my tutoring sessions at the Writing Center very helpful because there are a lot of little questions I have about my writing and the tutors help answer those questions. It has been a really helpful experience." Egg Donors needed, $3,500 compensation Ages 20-30, call Susan 800-463-5656 — _ _ C 505M Teacher C areer Fair Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:00-5:00 PM California Center for the Arts, Escondido Conference Center 340 North Escondido Blvd. Escondido, CA Bring plenty of resumes! For information & participating school districts contact the Career and Assessment Center: ( 760) 7 50-4900 or visit www.csusm.edu/CAC II I Professor Robin Keehn First Alumna to Graduate with P h.D CSUSM would offer more of what she was looking for. Although she entered Dr. Robin Keehn as a Liberal Studies major, remembers what it was like to be a student at professor Ken Mendoza Cal State San Marcos; encouraged Keehn to she remembers the stress, switch to English, which the deadlines, the profes- is now designated as sors who had an impact Literature and Writing on her future educational Studies. While working on her goals and the excitement of graduation. What she degree, Keehn began doesn't remember is Cal working at the new State San Marcos - Keehn Writing Center. One of was a member of the first five students Mendoza graduating class, in 1992, chose to get the program and attended classes in on its feet, Keehn was the the Los Valecitos com-, "first student coordinator plex. Not only was she for a program she now one of the first to grad- directs. She says the classuate from CSUSM, she es she took as a student was the "first graduate to at CSUSM not only prebe granted a doctorate. In pared her well for gradu1998, Keehn was awarded ate school, but they cona doctorate in English and tributed to much of the American Literature from material she used in her UCSD. dissertation. "My dissertation, in so But before she was many ways, was informed Dr. Robin Keehn, she was simply a returning college by my work at CSUSM student with the same anx- — it was a very interdisieties as anyone else. The ciplinary dissertation that thought of enrolling at a drew from a variety of college that has yet to discourses, and several of be built, that has no his- the classes I took sparked tory, jfo thoroughly devel- my interest in subjects oped programs and no for- that I addressed in my mer students t a provide writing," Keehn said. A any feedback might prove Latin American literature daunting for many. But for course, an early American Keehn, it was the obvious literature course and socichoice. ology classes, among oth"I was a returning stu- ers, drew her attention to dent, coming back to col- Chicano studies, rhetoric lege after 10 years, and and writing studies and I felt as if CSUSM was Cold War ideology, all of built for me," she said. It which went into her diswas while she was check- sertation. ing out San Diego State UCSD Professor Jorge University that Keehn Mariscal, who recently found some information spoke at CSUSM as part about a new university, of the Arts and Lectures and she decided it was a series, said if was "the best better, choice than SDSU. dissertation to come out "It [SDSU] was over- of the literature departwhelming; why even ment at UCSD in over a bother going 'back to decade." No small praise school?" Keehn said. Even there, and Keehn believes then, SDSU was a city in she was well prepared by itself, and Keehn thought CSUSM to do such work. By AMY BOLASKI Pride Staff Writer "The writing r equirement (at CSUSM) prepared me very well for graduate work; I knew I wouldn't have a difficult time because of CSUSM's emphasis on writing in an interdisciplinary fashion." While working on her doctorate, Keehn was an assistant teacher for creative writing and technical writing at UCSD, and she taught several English and literature courses for Palomar College. She was also the original director for the ASPIRE program at CSUSM, taught for the EOPS bridge program and continued her work in the Writing Center, in addition to having a baby. Her daughter Mikayla is now six, and her husband, Jeff Keehn, is also a graduate of CSUSM. This semester he is teaching Introduction to Literature at CSUSM. In 1998, she defended her dissertation, and returned to CSUSM in January 1999 to teach. She continues to direct the Writing Center and is also director for the General Education Writing (GEW) program, and teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, including LTWR 525, a course designed to instruct students in college writing theory and practice. Those students tutor in the Writing Center each week as part of the course curriculum. "CSUSM has given me great opportunities to grow professionally * because I've had opportunities to direct these programs, and I hope to have a long, satisfying career here. I love interacting with the student body; they're here to do the same things I did while I was a student." FERPA Explained »Article cont.from page 5 required to sign an agreement that they understand the FERPA polices on campus. Grades in particular are a primary concern of faculty* Under FERPA policies, graded examinations and papers are not to be left outside professors' offices nor are student's grades to be posted outside a professor's office. Anything left out in the open and unattended with a student's grade, name and social security is a violation of FERPA regu- lation. Students are, for the most part, in control of their academic records. Challenges of educational records are also a right utider FERPA policies. As students are protected from unauthorized use of their records, FERPA also allows students to challenge aspects of their educational record as well. "Students havethe right to challenge any record they feel is incorrect," said Dean Poullard. If students feel that any part of their educa- tional record is incorrect or that the proper parties are not accurately informed of their records, students have the right to challenge their concerns through the proper channels. While most challenges and concerns are handled in the Office of Student Affairs on campus, the most severe of circumstances can be addressed to the U.S. Department of Education in Family Education and Privacy Act Office in Washington D C. �Sports Cougars Break School Records CSUSM Track Members (Courtesy Photo/Athletics) By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride S taff Writer "Overall, w e did well, t he weather w as decent a nd t his w as j ust the t hird meet. There were some athletes w ho were j ust seconds away f rom q ualifying f or nationals," said Head Track and Field Coach Steve Scott. The t eam competed in the Ben Brown Invitational on Saturday, March 10 at CSU Fullerton. Junior E d Wurz competed in t hree events, the shot put, discus throw and javelin throw. Wurz fell j ust short of a national qualifying m ark for the javelin throw. " The potential is there to do as well as we did last year," said Scott. Distance r unner Renee MacDonald, a senior, won the 5,000-meter r un, m aking her a national qualifier for the the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAI A). Other national qualifiers include sophomore Brian Sullivan for the 3,000-meter steeplechase, senior David Kloz for the marathon and sophomore A my Taylor f or the 400-meter. On March 17, the track and field team also competed at the Santa Barbara Easter Relays, placing third (9:41.9) in the 4x800meter relay and f ourth (12:52.97) in the distance medley relay. "We had outstanding performances" said Coach Scott, "Not only did the women score school records, but we were 1.6 seconds away f rom the N AIA q ualifying mark." CSUSM Men's Golf Team Finishes 2nd at the Monterey Bay Invitational By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Staff Writer placed f ourth (75-76-74-225) and Tony Sellers who placed seventh (74-75-78—227). Out of fourteen schools and seventy-five participants in the Monterey Bay Invitational, Cal State San Marcos tied for second (923) at the Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside (6,866 yards, par 72). T he t ournament on March 19 and 20 was competitive and there were incredible performances by sophomore Rob Keller who Other tremendous performances included sophomores Brett Dolch (78-77-83-238), Joe Rathburn (84-77-79-240) and Cory Scoggin (77-78-87-242). The next men's golf tournament will b e held at Stanislaus on March 26 and 27. The women's golf team will play at Santa Clara, California those same days. . Runners Face a Variety of Challenges O ff the Field By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride S taff Writer Most Saturdays, Cal State San Marcos athletes leave early in t he m orning and come back late at night, a fter competing in long, intensive races. T he track and field t eam practices every day, Monday t hru Thursday at 3 p.m. and Friday at 12:30 p.m. Saturdays a re race days a na Sundays they have recovery,runs at their own times. In addition to r unning and attending school to become f uture sports broadcasters, teachers and coaches, many of these student-athletes work. However these are the sacrifices that these athletes must m ake everyday. One of the many challenges they deal with is the shortage of facilities on campus. "We have t o change in Craven and people look at u s as if w e're weird," said sophomore Anthony Blacksher. "We have t o u se it as a locker room, since i t's closer t o the t rack," added sophomore Vanta Morrow, "It m akes those who see u s u ncomfortable and we also feel uncomfortable." A possible solution t o the lack of athletic facilities on campus is t he Clarke Field House scheduled f or completion in 2004. Although most of these (Top) Leslie Akers and Coach Keating (Right) Student Running (Pride Photos/Victoria Segall) athletes will graduate before that time, Assistant Track Coach Wes Williams Jr. said, " The Clark Field House will be a result of the success of the kids we have here." According to Head Coach Steve Scott, "One of the problems we face when we travel long distances is transportation. Although some athletes can drive themselves, when we t ry t o f eed fifty athletes in the school vans we j ust c an't, there are not enough. There is a big risk factor, since sometimes we have to rent a b us or find other ways to get there. Overall, we invest a lot of money in transportation." Aside from the challenges the track and field teams must overcome, Coach Scott said, "These challenges do not interfere with our eagerness to go out there and win." Although the athletics program is young and challenging, some of the r unners found this beneficial. "It is nice t o b e p art of this team because coaches pay more attention to athletes. Since CSUSM has a small team compared to other schools, there is more interaction among t he athletes and coaches, which is always good f or the athletes," said sophomore Lucinda Downey. Those waiting for Cal State , 400-hurdles and 4X4 San Marcos to host an on-camJunior Shaun Bright r unning pus meet will have to wait at the 400-meter, 4X4 least more three years. Instead, Sophomore Lucinda Downey the track and field team will b e r unning the 4 00,4X4,4X8 racing in nearby Point L oma on Sophomore Yanta Morrow April 7 and at UCSD on April 14. r unning the 100-meter, "Everyone is welcome to come 200-meter, 400-meter and 4X4 and cheer u s on," said the team. Sophomore A my Taylor r unAmong this year short-disning the 4 00 and 4X4 tance r unners are: Sophomore Jessica Walker Senior Leslie Akers r unning r unning the 100-meter the 800-meter Look out for f uture articles Sophomore Anthony Blackon the long-distance r unners. sher r unning the 110-hurdles, strati* > i j | - W hat are your plans for Spring Break? By Victor Padilla "Pm gonna go visit my friend at UCSB, and practice on my drum set some more." (David Crystal, Junior/Liberal Studies) I'm gonna hit up Las Vegas and visit my family in Riverside/' (Antoinette Lewis, Junior/ Business) 4 " I'm gonna b e working on campus, and if I do get some f ree time, I 'll probably hit the beach and catch some rays." (Ramon Nava, Senior/Liberal Studies) Tm going jet skiing in San Felipe Mexico and I'm gonna chill out." (Leticia Luna, Senior/Sociology) �The Pride Cesar Chavez Holiday Vs. President's Day * Melaiue Addington Victoria B, Segal! Darcy Walker country together and f reed the Tom Chambers for The Pride Nathan Fields slaves. All Chavez did was start AmyBolaski f^m Jayne Braman This Friday, Cal State San a union. Marshall Marcos will be closed t o celebrate Not to belittle Chavez' accom- C^IMtor 1 §| Opinion Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Graduate Intern Advisor 11Sj j Cesar Chavez - the man who formed the United Farm Workers union in the 1960s. While many the views of The Pride, or of Califbmir • Unsigned editorials students are glad t o have a j ump •.re|*re$e»t the.uasprt^-opinion of start on Spring Break, one has to wonder why we celebrate Chavez ; Lettert' So ike should include ' address, telephoj^nnmber, e-mail and idesti- • and not President's Day. ; ficatidii. L ^ t ^ ^ a y i ^ e d l t i c l f &:gm®mt • Nine of the 23 Cal State and length. Letters should be electronic mail to The -PrMe-plt&ttmki. p ail : schools are celebrating Cesar v^eoiijft, rate* ih&iNbfe Chavez - five of which ignore f it- is t h e . ' T h e - ^ i d e : ' ' • not t o^rant; • George Washington and Abraham .Display' and :'eMif|ed Lincoln. Most of the universities Pride should not as t he/ eiHtorsement investigation of o ominereM| ignore both holidays, and some put Presidents' Day at the end f lhe right to'r^e^t a ^ a dwtisii%«' :: • •• of December, when no one's on •. Pride h published weekly <m Tuesdays?duriiig .0®,' aead^mic . year, ^ Distribution | campus anyway. It's bad enough includes all of CSOSM campus, local eateries • that most of the schools don't and other ''8m. pW&l celebrate President's Day, but even worse when they embrace Chavez' day without Washington The Pride California State University San Marcos and Lincoln. Cal State San ISaii M ^i^i;CA Marcos is among those that don't celebrate President's Day, and to Phone: (760) 750-6099 ' i V; those who value our freedom and American ideals, this is disgustE-mail: pride@csusm.edu ing. http://www.csusm.edu/pride On the list of Americans who Changed our world, Washington and Lincoln are on the top, and Chavez is somewhere near the bottom. There really is no comparison. Washington won the Revolutionary War and fathered our freedom. Lincoln kept the .: m f k ^ ^ y e ^ p f m m t the. opinions ' Tim Wise is a Nashville-based writer and activist. (Courtesy Photo/Tim Wise) By TIM WISE I can think of no other way to say this, so here goes: white people need to pull our heads out of our collective ass. Two more white children are dead and thirteen are injured, and another "nice" community is scratching its blonde head, utterly perplexed at how a school shooting the likes of the one yesterday in Santee, California could happen. A fter all, as the Mayor of the town said in an interview with CNN: "We're a solid town, a good town, with good kids, a good church-going town an Ail-American town." Yeah, well maybe that's the problem. I said this a fter Columbine and no one listened so I 'll say it again: white people live in an utter state of self-delusion. We think danger is black, brown and poor, and if we can j ust move f ar enough away f rom "those people" in the cities w e'll b e safe. If w e can just f ind an "AllAmerican" town, life will b e better, because "things like t his j ust doia't happen here." Well bullshit on that. In case you hadn't noticed, "here" is about the only place these kinds of things d o happen. Oh sure, there is plenty of violende in urban communities and schools. But mass murder; wholesale slaughter; take-a-gun-and-seehow-many-you can-kill kinda plishments, but they weren't uncommon. Unions have been started throughout history^ and we don't make a big deal about it. We don't celebrate Jimmy H offa day, so what's so important about Chavez that we would place him above Washington and Lincoln? The difference with Chavez is his ethnicity. Because he was Hispanic many have raised him up to the status of a saint. He is an icon* portrayed as a strong, peace-loving man. Try questioning this and you're liable to start a riot. In case you haven't noticed, he seems to be the patron saint of our small school. It's sacrilegious to speak ill of him here, and his granddaughter almost received a scholarship based on who her grandfather was. His bronzed image adorns our campus, students are staging a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, and some of our teachers have, put together a "lesson plan" t o teach us about h is life. Perhaps CSUSM should be changed to CSCC - Cal State Cesar Chavez. It's sad, and patronizing even, that we base greatness on ethnicity. If Chavez had been a white union leader we wouldn't bat an eyelash at him. But because he was Hispanic and he did something many others have done before, we celebrate him. The bar of greatness should be set at the same height for everyone - white, black or Hispanic. This kind of politically correct holiday making also cheap- ens the greatness of past leaders. What does it mean when an average accomplishment is put on the same scale as something great? Or when the great accomplishment isn't included at all? Consider that we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jrf every January. King was a great man. We don't celebrate him because he was black, but because he changed our society and the way we view ourselves. He did something beyond average - something that was never done before - and he changed the country. That is evidenced by how many people in this nation are able to quote him, and remember his leadership. He is a national hero. You can't say the same for Chavez - he shrinks in the shadow of King. Ask people living in Minnesota what they know about Cesar Chavez and the answer will be nothing. Kermit the Frog has made more of an impact on their lives. Of course, Chavez is a hero to the California f arming community, and if our state wants to have a holiday in his honor, f ine. But it's a stretch to put his contribution over Washington's and Lincoln's, and it's a disgrace that we don't mark these men when such hoopla is made of Chavez. If we are going to celebrate Chavez, and have h is image plastered everywhere, then we should do the same for the truly great Americans like Washington and Lincoln. It would do us well to celebrate Washington and Lincoln, to realize their impact on the world, and their contribution t o our way of life. A fter all, without their efforts Chavez would not have enjoyed the freedom to start his union and stand for California f arm workers. School Shootings and W hite Denial craziness seems made for those safe places: the white suburbs or rural communities. And yet once again, we hear the FBI insist there is no "profile" of a school shooter. Come again? White boy a fter white boy a fter white boy, with very few exceptions to that rule (and none in the mass shooting category), decides to use their classmates for target practice, and yet there is no profile? Imagine if all these killers had been black: would we still hesitate to put a racial face on the perpetrators? Doubtful. Indeed, if any black child in America—especially in the mostly white suburbs of Littleton, or Santee—were to openly discuss their plans to murder fellow students, as happened both at Columbine and now Santana High, you can bet your ass that somebody would have turned them in, and the cops would have beat a path t o their doorstep. But when whites discuss their murderous intentions, our stereotypes of what danger looks like cause us t o ignore it—they're j ust " talking" and won't really do anything. How many kids have to die before we rethink that nonsense? How many dazed and confused parents, mayors and sheriffs do we have to listen to, describing how "normal" and safe their community is, and how they j ust can't understand what went wrong? I 'll tell you what went wrong and it's not TV, rap music, video games or a lack of prayer in school. What went wrong is that white Americans decided t o ignore dysfunction and violence when it only affected other communities, and thereby blinded themselves to the inevitable creeping of chaos which never remains isolated too long. What affects the urban "ghetto" today will be coming to a Wal-Mart near you tomorrow, and unless you address the emptiness, pain, isolation and lack of hope felt by children of color and the poor, then don't be shocked when the support systems aren't there for your kids either. What went wrong is that we allowed ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security by media representations of crime and violence that portray both as the province of those who are anything but white like us. We ignore the warning signs, because in our minds the warning signs don't live in our neigh- borhood, but across town, in that place where we lock our car doors on the rare occasion we have t o drive there. That false sense of security—the result of racist and classist stereotypes— then gets people killed. And still we act amazed. 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Is there somew t O when you make new f rieMs, ^ibu secret club I can j oin to fincf usually get to meet their frieiids, a good guy? thus enlarging the circle of people you know. So if you don't mi to �San Marcos Experience Upheld Kent Hess for The Pride What is the San Marcos Experience? A quick read through the mission statement found on the CSUSM website reveals that the creation of an academic community dedicated to excellence is a lofty goal. A goal that easily could be dismissed as a cliche, were it not for the combined effort of people united in vision. As a transfer student I viewed the university's state of the art, NCAA certified track and soccer field, and its price tag of 1.6 million, as superfluous spending that ought to have gone toward the construction of the new library. It was a sentiment, I might add, that is shared by many of my classmates. I remember that during student orientation the student L representative (mis)informed us that the reason we didn't have a library was due to a referendum. According to him, the student body voted to push the construction of the track ahead of the library. As a fledgling report- er who understands that everyone loves a scandal, it was with this unsubstantiated claim that I decided to investigate into the apparent misappropriation of funds needed for the fulfillment of my San Marcos Experience. A fter interviewing several people about the track vs. library situation, I quickly (and humbly) realized two things: (1) there has never been a c o n f 1 i c tf between the two building projects, (2) in no way has the CSUSM mission statement been betrayed by apathetic administrators. The fact of the matter is that the track and the new library are essential (i.e. mind and body) components of the San Marcos Experience. Though it is easy to see how the two can be confused and pitted against each other in a battle of priorities, the two are linked only in the holistic sense. The track/sports program was not state f unded/ All salaries for coaches, equipment, and the track itself came from generous donations and diligent fund raising. Trrmressive as the monev raised »Article cont. from page 10 else. Dysfunction is all around you, whether you choose to recognize it or not. According to the Centers for Disease Control, and Department of Health and Human Services, it is your children, and not those of the urban ghetto, „ wl%o are most likely to use drugs. That's right: white high school students are seven times more likely than blacks to have used cocaine; eight times more likely to have smoked crack; ten times more likely to have used LSD and seven times more likely to have used heroin. In fact, there are more white high school students who have used crystal methamphetamine (the most addictive drug on the streets) than there are black students who smoke cigarettes. What's more, white youth ages 12-17 are more likely to sell drugs: 34% more likely, in fact than their black counterparts. And it is white youth who are twice as likely to binge drink, and nearly twice as likely as blacks to drive drunk. And white males are twice as likely to bring a weapon to school as are black males. And yet I would bet a valued body part that there aren't 100 white people in Santee, California, or most any other "nice" community who have ever heard a single one of the statistics above. Even though they were collected by government agencies using these folks' tax money for the purpose. Because the media doesn't report on white dysfunction. A few years ago, U.S. News ran a story entitled: "A Shocking Look at Blacks and Crime." Yet never have they or any other news outlet discussed the "shocking" whiteness of these shoot-em-ups. Indeed, every time m^dia commentators discuss the similarities in these crimes they mention that the shooters were boys, they were loners, they got picked on, but never do they seem to notice a certain highly visible melanin deficiency. Color-blind, I guess. White-blind i s more like it, as I figure these folks would spot color mighty damn quick were some of it to stroll into their community. Santee's whiteness is so taken for granted by its residents that the Mayor, in that CNN interview, thought nothing of saying on the one hand that the town was 82 percent white, but on the other hand that "this is America." Well that isn't America, ; and it especially isn't California, where whites are only half of the population. This is a town that is removed from America, and yet its Mayor thinks they are the normal ones—-so much so that when asked about racial diversity, he replied that there weren't many of different "ethni-tis-tities." Not a word. Not even close. I'd like to think that after this one, people would wake up. Take note. Rethink their stereotypes of who the dangerous ones are. But deep down, I know better. The folks hitting the snooze button on this none-too-subtle alarm are my own people, after all, and I know their blindness like the back of my hand. LflBRARi i ENTRANCE railing were not added, the lighted and tree-lined sidewalk might Administrative Cattle establish a high-mark for attractiveness at CSUSM that would Herding at CSUSM be difficult f or subsequent projects to achieve. It is good that I would like to thank the administrator or administrators someone had the forethought to responsible for the paving of the prevent that from happening. Additionally I think it's walkway down Craven. It is important to have spent money nice to have a quaint, lighted sidewalk instead of gravel, par- on the railing to prevent errant ticularly now that the rainy sea- CSUSM students from falling son is over. I think its important the half-inch or so off the edge to thank whomever is responsi- of the sidewalk down to the treacherous gravel. ble for the decision to line the I love the way the railing sidewalk with railing. If the Letter to the Editors The library, on the other hand, has run a rockier course. The first obstacle came in 1992 when a bond measure was sent out to the California voters concerning the construction of future projects. The new library (worth $49 million) was just one of m any projects projposed in the measure. It unfortunately lacked voter support, and thus failed. In 1994 it met with the same disappointment. Since then the temporary library in Craven hall has taken many steps including the purchasing of online journals and academic publications in order to meet the growing need of students and faculty. During these years the administration was incessant in their lobbying for the new library despite comments from the Chancellor and legislative offices negating the need for a library in its traditional sense. collectively was, student involvement was needed to achieve the needed goal. Hence, a vote was put before the students concerning the track, however it had nothing to do with the library. The referendum (circa 1998), which passed with an overwhelming majority, was to increase student fees in order to support the CSUSM sports program. funnels down from the corners to the narrowness of the sidewalk. It reminds me of how fences narrow to a walkway and plank for loading cattle into trucks to ship them off to slaughter. This serves as an excellent reminder of the fact that CSUSM students are mindless sheep in need of the protection of CSUSM's benevolent administrators. Thank you, David Ludwig Such idealistic remarks concerning "the library of the future" (or in other words, everything being available online) were quickly dismissed by the CSUSM administration as unacceptable. Thanks to their tenacity, and a generous donation of two million dollars by Keith and Jean Kellog, the vision of a functional library to compliment the San Marcos Experience was never lost. 1998 brought the passing of a bond measure that provided monies for the construction of the library and other projects on this and other campuses, although the money wasn't turned over until the year 2000. The construction of the library is set to break ground right after graduation this spring and will be completed in 2003. Though I may never step foot in the building and benefit from its incredible technological design, I find consolation in knowing that at no point were my educational expectations higher than those of the administration. I Am A n Extremist Bastard Christopher Mcintosh for The Pride I am an extremist. I am always right, and if you disagree with'me, you are always wrong. There is no middle ground, no in-between, no gray-area. It is black and white. There is no need to discuss anything. You can argue, reason and complain all you want, but I know the TRUTH, and I will not let you deceive me with your lies. If you don't agree and support the things I say, you MUST be a . . . femi-nazi sexist chauvinist sell-out cop-out liar thief Capitalist Socialist Communist Marxist Republican Democrat Jew Hindi Muslim Christian Satanist bible-thumper witch devil pagan infidel anti-Semite Eco-terrorist tree hugger hippie flower child queer fag lesbian fairie whore slut sandnigger wetback chink limey gook nigger cracker spic beaner kike zipper head Uncle Tom yiddo camel jockey coon dothead greaser hick Jap Mick and Uncivilized Unjust Unfair Uneducated Unethical Uninformed Un-evolved Underdeveloped Immoral Egotistic Well, now that I thought about it, maybe the best w ay to reach my goals is to compromise with you on your goals. Through understanding, education, compassion and communication we can meet at a place where we both take a step forward for our cause . . . Nah, forget it. It's much easier my way. I am right - you are wrong. Often we are so blinded by our own values, morals, and social perspective that we fail to see another's point of view clearly. More importantly, we may become so wrapped up in our cause that we often fail to see where we truly stand. We can become so devoted to a cause or idea that we do not realize that we have become extreme in our thinking. We slowly turn into "Extremist Bastards" without knowing about it. For many years, I failed to see^things clearly because I "knew" that "I was right." Only after carefully considering my perspective did I truly understand that I was building walls instead of bridges. It is tempting to return to that line of thinking, because requires much less work to see things from only one angle. I now ask you to carefully consider your perspective- Are you extremist in your thoughts or actions? Letters should be submitted via electronic mail to The Pride electronic mail account, rather than the individual editors. Deadline For submissions is rioott the Thursday prior to publication. Letters to the editors should include an address, telephone number, e-mail and identification. It is The Pride policy to not print anonymous letters. Letters may be edited for, and only for, grammar and length. Editors r e s e r v e the right not to publish letters. Please ?ride if you.are interested in writing o ^'articles.- j �On Campus Events March 27-28 Disabled Awareness Days Time: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Location: Founders Plaza Folklorico de Escondido, directed by Ernest and Patricia Navarro 5:10 p.m. Performance by Mariachi del Sol, directed by George and Barbara Doyle CSUSM Sports Location: ACD 102 Pianist Gila Goldstein is a versatile player who excels as a soloist and as a chamfer musician. Thoughts on... Work March 26-27 Men's Golf Location: CSU Stanislaus Women's Golf March 26-27 Santa Clara Invitational Location: Santa Clara, CA March 30-31 Location: University of Idaho Monday, April 2 Location: Eastern Washington University Friday, March 30 Cesar Chavez Day Campus Closed Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farm WorkersStruggle April 1-April 6 Tuesday, M arch 27 Time: 6-8 p.m. Spring Break Spring Fever and Safe Sex Location: Commons 206 Time: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 4 Location: Commons 206 Candlelight Vigil Round Midnight (1986, dir. This workshop will address Bertrand Tavernier) sexual health issues facing many Time: 8-10 p.m. Location: Chavez Plaza Time: 6:30 p.m. students. This vigil is a spiritual rememLocation: California Center for brance of Cesar CMvez, with the Arts, Escondido (Center The- Saturday, April 7 Wednesday, March 28 Track & Field: songs and personal reflections. ater) Admission is free. CSUSM's Cesar Chavez Day 4-Way Meet: Pt* Loma, UCSD, Celebration APU, CSUSM Getting Ready to Register Monday, April 9 * Time: 10 a.m. Time: 12-1 p.m. Alcohol Awareness Pride Radio Location: Point Loma Location: Craven 4201 Time: 1-2 p.m. Time: 10 a m. - 3 p.m. Come learn the insider tips to Location: Commons 206 Location: Founders Plaza registration. Learn about the real effects of Pride Radio will take part in alcohol on the college student. Chavez Day with music and live interviews with those involved in CSUSM Teacher Career Fair Time: 1-5 p.m. April 9: Schedule available the daylong celebration. Location: California Center April 9-20: First registration for all summer classes via The Life and Legacy of Cesar for the Arts, Escondido SMART for current students Chavez (pay by May 2). Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Achtung! The German 'Table May 29-June 15: Second regisLocation: Founders Plaza Time: 12:30-1:15 p.m. tration for all summer classes Location: The Dome Tuesday, March 27 If you would like to practice More Than Words Can Say Circle K International Meeting via SMART for matriculated students and open-university your German, meet some other Time: 4-6 p.m. Time: 3:30 p.m. people interested in the German Location: Commons 207 Location: Dome Plaza (non-matriculated) students (pay culture or some native "Krauts," 4 p.m. University Proclamation within seven calendar days). please join us. of the Cesar Chavez Holiday by After June 15: Final registration. Le Club Francois President Gonzalez Students may register for second Time: 12-1 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Family of Cesar Thursday, March 29 block courses i n person on a Location: ACD 111 Chavez gives their comments Spring Arts & Lectures Series case-by-case basis (pay within and reflections Presents Pianist Gila Goldstein two calendar days). 4:30 p.m. Performance by Ballet Time: 7 p.m. Compiled By; M. Addington Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he's supposed to be doing at the moment. -Robert Benchley "I'm not trying to achieve immortality through art, I 'm trying to achieve immortality through not d ying" -Woody Allen When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home. -Betty Bender Important Dates for Registration "Work like you dot& need the mcto®y*v ^ 7" ' " Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody 's watching. 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Title A name given to the resource The Pride March 27, 2001 Subject The topic of the resource student newspaper Description An account of the resource Topics covered in the Vol. 8, No. 23 issue include a story on one student's experience with the withdrawal policy, a lecture by Sara Spearling on sexuality to campus Greek organizations, new sidewalks increasing accessbility, upcoming ASI elections, and educational records and student privacy (FERPA). 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