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                  <text>CALIFORNIA STATI UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15,2002

V OL.XNO.yiI

Unexpected Events Happened During "Cal State Squares"
By MELISSA REED
Pride Staff Writer

After hearing the whispers run
among the crowd and questioning
Rick Moore, CSUSM Director of
Communications, he confirmed
what the crowd thought, the Tuk
wut/Cougar is the official mascot
of CSUSM and Speers had made
a mistake. However, this mistake
allowed Joshua ? Goldsmith's
competitor* Monsinettr Stewart,:
to take thé ganïë, and the $500
book grant. On the American
Broadcasting
Company's
(ABC's) show "Jeopardy,"
tfiè monéy is always given
back to the-contestant if the
judges /are in error, however
this was not the case at Cal
State last Wednesday.

"A college university should
be able to follow the rules in a
simple game like tic-tac-toe,"
said senior student and onlooker
Sue Hagen. On October 9th, Cal
State Squares, a takeoff on the
television show "Hollywood
Squares," took place by the
clock tower as part of CSUSM
Pride on the Prowl Homecoming
Week. ASI (Associated Students
Incorporated) and thé division of
Student Financial Services sponsored the event.

But the question of what
The CSUSM version of Hollywood Squares. Photos by Tristan Nickey.
exactly was on the prowl left
many watching the event conof ASI sitting to agree or disagree. After about a n s w e r
fused.
Beyond this mistake,
in one of the squares whether it a minute of contemplation, Gold- was false.
which occurred in the second
was true or false that the Tuk wut smith responded "The Cougar, Daniel Murphy, an observer
The problems began when the was the official mascot of Cal The Tuk wut, I agree." This at the games and a senior at session of the game* the first
announcer for Cal State Squares, State San Marcos. The student question would have given him CSUSM asked, "If the Cougar, round had some of its own fuzzy
Executive Director of ASI, Keith responded true, and it was on to the game but to the astonishment or the Tuk wut, is not the official moments. In round one with
Speers, asked a student member the contestant Joshua Goldsmith of the crowd, Spears said the mascot of CSUSM what is?"
See SQUARES, page 16

Veterans' Association BBQ a Resounding Success
By JEFF BROWNLEE
Pride Staff Writer
CSUSM veterans continued a
pattern of service last Monday
by providing fellow CSUSM
students with barbecued hot
dogs and hamburgers. A steady
stream of students satisfied
their appetites courtesy of the
CSUSM Veterans' Association
after 5 p.m. on Oct 7th in Founders Plaza.

Association barbecue is unique
in that the event actually preceded the association. In 2001, a
small group of CSUSM veterans
got together to develop an event
to benefit the campus. The result
of their cooperation was not only
the first barbecue, but also the
genesis of the Veterans' Association, which will hopefully
receive greater attention after the
success of this year's BBQ.

food. We had planned to serve
food until about 6:00, but there
was a line of people until at least
7:30, so we just kept cooking."

According to President Gary
Taylor, the CSUSM Veterans' Association is devoted
to enabling veterans to "help
themselves." Taylor served for
10 years in the Army, primarily as a military policeman, and
was injured during preparations
Corkie Lee, the veterans' for the war in Bosnia. Taylor,
Though many clubs and orga- specialist here at CSUSM, said, a High Technology Management
nizations stage events during "we sent the guys out halfway major, said that the association
each semester, the Veterans' through the BBQ to buy more
See VETERANS, page 2

AVID
By MARTHA SARABIA
Lead Editor

Students getting free hot dogs and hamburgers. Photo
courtesy of the Veterans' Affairs Office.

Conference Gives
to Future College Students
college. "It's all possible to go to
college; even if you don't have
the money, you can get scholarships and grants," said Ana
Villarreal, a San Marcos Middle
School student. This conference
brought a total of. 24 middle
schools and high schools from
San Diego North and Orange
Counties to tour the campus.

On Friday, from 8:35 a.m.
until 1:00 p.m., the AVID
(Advancement Via Individual
Determination) Student Leadership Conference took place
at CSUSM. Throughout the
event, about 200 middle school
and high school AVID students
According to the conference
attended different workshops
and presentations that helped guide, more than 95 percent of
them to prepare for college and AVID students enroll in college.
to realize that they can go to When asked about the purpose

of the conference, Gary Taylor, a
San Marcos High School AVID
professor, explained that it's
"Trying to get AVID students
focused on what college would
be like." Taylor also added, "It's
a great opportunity for students
to see the college layout." Cathy
Munson, a San Marcos Middle
School AVID professor, said
that once these students get
into college, they might be the
only under-represented student
in their classrooms. However,
Munson explained that this

conference gives the students an
opportunity to be surrounded by
students who are just like them.
Jatziri Alarcon, a San
Marcos Middle School student,
described her experience at the
conference. "It's cool because
you get to know more about college and about what's better in
the future," Alarcon said.

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Feature .... ...... page 3 &amp; 16

Arts........... ...... page 4-8

Sports.:

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Two
CSUSM
students
involved in the AVID conferSee AVID, page 2

Opinion... ....... page 14-15

�AVID from page 1
ence and members of SASOP
(Student Academic Services
Outreach Program) expressed
their opinions about this conference. Monica Maldonado, a
junior majoring in Spanish, said,
"We are so fortunate because we
help students shape their future
by [helping them to] choose a
career." Reyna Elena, Liberal
Studies major and a junior, commented, "We are the role models;
we are the successors of role
models."

The opening session in ARTS
240 followed the introductions
and speeches by Dilcie Perez,
Associate Director of ACCESS
(Academia and Community Collaborating and Empowering Student Success); Francine
Martinez, CSUSM Vice President of Student Affairs; Mary
Contreras, Project Specialist of
North County AVID program;
Mary Catherine Swanson, AVID
Founder and Executive Director as well as the conference
keynote speaker; and Amanda
Rivas, Intermediate Outreach
Coordinator of SASOP, Then
there was an on-site admissions
acceptance.

According to Taylor, CSUSM
was the best location to bring
together San Diego North
Swanson "gave the students
County schools, which were the
a little pep talk and told them
majority, and Orange County they can make it," said Taylor.
AVID schools.
Swanson founded the AVID
program in 1980. AVID is a
The event started with regis- secondary school program
tration and breakfast from 8:45 that prepares underachieving
a.m. - 9:15 a.m. in Chavez Plaza.

College," "7 Habits of Being an
Effective Teen," "Your Role as
a Leader on a College Campus,"
"SAT Preparation," "Career
Decisions," "I Can't Afford to
go to College," "Balancing Your
Life as a College Student," EOP
(Educational Opportunity Program), "Feeling Burned O ut?"
and CSU Mentor. Some of these
workshops involved Elena Hood,
Early Outreach Coordinator of
SASOP; Jocelyn Brown, ASI
President; Cynthia Silman,
Financial Aid Advisor; Yesenia
Balcazar, Academic Specialist
of Student Support Services and
After the opening session, EOP; and Dilcie Perez, previAVID students had the oppor- ously mentioned, as CSUSM
tunity to choose two workshops presenters.
that they wanted to attend
Thè mission of AVID, as
regarding college preparation
and leadership. The workshops written in the conference guide,
and presentations included "How is to ensure that all students,
to Choose the Right College especially students in the middle
for Yourself," "Giving Back to schools who were not previously
Your Community," "Getting to successful in the college pre-

students for four-year college
entry as a response to court
ordered integration in the San
Diego Unified School District.
Swanson also taught high school
English for 20 years before she
moved to the San Diego County
Office of Education. Swanson
has received numerous awards
including
"America's
Best
Teacher" by TIME magazine
and CNN as well as numerous
recognitions. She has also been
the commencement speaker at
SDSU and USD, the latter of
which was given in 2002.

paratory path, will .succeed in
rigoroits curriculum, enter mainstream activities of the school,
increase their enrollment in
four-year colleges, and become
educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic
society.
This conference, free to AVID
students and previously held
twice at CSUSM, was accomplished through collaboration
between San Diego County
Office of Education AVID program, Cal State San Marcos
Office of Admissions, and
SASOP.

Microsoft Shares its Future with CSUSM
By JASON PADILLA
Pride Staff Writer

Kerfoot's job involves traveling to large Microsoft customers
and telling them about the benefits of working with Microsoft,
and their new technologies to
come out in the future. The largest of these customers of Microsoft include Nissan, Qualcomm,
and many others. According tq
Kerfoot, the new technologies
that Microsoft plans to release
have a substantial involvement
with the Internet, and building what will be known as the
Digital Economy, or connecting
every business together.

Over 50 people showed up to
Academic Hall 115 Thursday
night to hear a little insight on
the future of Microsoft, presented by guest speaker Scott
Kerfoot. The presentation was
co-hosted by Cal State San
Marcos' own Alumni Association, and the Association Information Technology Professionals
(AITP). The Alumni Association
provided the sponsor for the
event, Steamatic, who provided
free beverages and desserts for
those students and staff that
Other new Microsoft techattended. AITP also provided the nologies include the Pocket PC
guest speaker from Microsoft, Phone, and the Tablet PC. The
Scott Kerfoot.
Pocket Phone is a mini computer
with a multitasking operating

VETERANS from page 1
began with 12 members and has
grown to 52 confirmed members with another 40 who have
expressed an interest. Veterans
from all branches of the armed
services are represented.
With roughly 600 veterans
attending school at CSUSM,
the association has the potential
for even further growth. Navy
veteran and association member
Stan Johnson described the
association as being in an early
formative stage. Johnson said
the association is currently in the
process of developing a mission
statement and the association
members eventually hope to be
able to provide assistance to veterans and their families.
Some members of the CSUSM
Veterans' Association, such
as Treasurer Tom Watson, are
currently on active duty in the
military. Watson is participating
in the Marine Enlisted Com-

system and phone capabilities.
The Tablet PC is a slate-like
computer, with wireless networking built in for Internet access; it
will use a&lt;pen instead of a mouse
for navigation. More advanced
gadgets coming out in the future
from Microsoft include Biometrics, which are thumb print or
body part authorization devices,
j ust like those that are shown pn
the movies.

goal is extremely difficult and
quite expensive, although once
accomplished there will be a new
virtual business world. Scott
Kerfoot explained, "Compatibility and interoperability are the
most important concerns business have today and understanding the technologies that address
these concerns are the key skills
in the industry."

National Association with student and professional chapters,
our student chapter at Cal State
attends professional meetings
and learns about the industry to
help build our portfolios."

If students are interested in
joining AITP, they are currently looking for news members to take up officer positions.
For more information, visit
Kerfoot also discussed the www.csusm.edu/aitp.
competitors of Microsoft, mainly
IBM, and about the launching of
.Net, Microsoft's new venture. At
the end of the event, free shirts,
books, and software were given
out, courtesy of Microsoft.

According to Microsoft, the
overall goal of these new technologies is to make information
available anytime, anywhere,
and on any device. To do
achieve this goal, all businesses
need to be integrated into one
interface, in order to boost
AITP officer Aimee Friend
efficiency and availability. This said, "AITP is a campus club and

services have similar programs
on campus. "In the aftennath
of Sep 11th, security considerations have forced active duty
personnel to adopt a low profile
in certain situations," explained
Watson, who also expressed his
complete willingness tofightfor
his county if he is summoned.
The CSUSM Veterans' Association meets the first Tuesday
of each month at 4 p.m. The
association is currently holding its meetings in the Dome,
though they are in the process
of securing their own room. The
association has no dues and students, as well as non-students,
are welcome to join. Their next
event will be the Veteran's Day
celebration on November 11th.
Those interested can contact
the association at their web page
Veteran's Association members cooking for the crowd.
address
www.csusm-vet.org.
Photo courtesy of the Veteran's Affairs Office.
Association President Gary
Taylor can also be reached at
missioning Education Program nel to further their education high praise for both MECEP g ary@computer-essence.com
(MECEP).
This program towards becoming commis- and CSUSM and said that the for more information.
enables Marine enlisted person- sioned officers. Mr. Watson had other branches of the armed

�Student Unions Go for the Un-Gold

Students competeing in relay races and pumpkin carving. Photos courtesy of Valerie Cuevas.
By TRAVIS OLP
Pride Staff Writer

vices, were also on hand to assist
with the judging. It is ASI's goal
to help build tradition here on
The new library, towering campus, perhaps even leading
overhead like a giant iron scare- to a similar contest held in the
crow, served as a background for spring, said Martinez.
the first annual CSU San Marcos
Un-Olympics contest, which
Five student union organizatook place last Tuesday on the tions arrived for a day of fesnorth side of campus. As the tive rivalry. The Black Student
name implies, the Un-Olympics, Union, Progressive Activist
sponsored by ASI (Associated Network (PAN), and the Asian
Students Incorporated), were Pacific Student Society (APSS)
filled with competitions that have all featured coed competitors.
not, are not, and never will be in Sorority Alpha Chi Omega and
the Olympics themselves.
fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon
represented the Greek segment
Host Brett Gladys, a member of campus. Each team boasted
of the ASI Programming Board, six contestants, so the match had
and Becky Martinez, Associ- about 30 challengers altogether.
ate Director of Campus Life
The afternoon itself was
and Leadership, put together an
energetic and well-organized extremely hot, with not a cloud
afternoon. Veteran's Affairs in the sky, and not a lick of
Specialist Corkie B. Lee and shade to be found on this juveValerie Cuevas, ASI coordinator nile campus. ASI Programming
of student programs and ser- Board member, Noah Smith,

set up the Public Address (PA)
system under the glaring sun,
and the melodious voice of
Ashanti accompanied the sunshine and competition. Held just
beyond Forum Plaza, between
University Hall and the new
Arts Building, the location was
ideal for passing students to
observe their peers laughing and
having a great time. Overall,
the scene was light and happy,
and several people felt comfortable enough to stop and chat
with sideline spectators.
The competition consisted
of four classic events, each a
childhood favorite, yet with a
contemporary spin. The first
in a series of grueling feats of
skill was Speed Twister. A
member from each team battled
with one another simultaneously onfiveseparate Twister
mats. Whoever was the last one
standing on each one of the mats

won points for their team. This
was quickly followed by the old
camp favorite "Spin-'round-thebat-and-run" relay. During the
event, each member from every
team spun around seven times
with the bat on their forehead,
which was an oversized candle,
and then had to slalom their way
through a series of orange cones
to touch a flag. Sprinting back
to where they had begun was the
only way to tag the next teammate inline.
From there, the players moved
on to a condensed Frisbee Golf
match, where one member from
each team took turns throwing
a frisbee into a net trap about 20
yards away. Just as in regular
golf, the least amount of throws
won. After the adrenaline and
energy from the relay before, the
golf game quickly became organized chaos, with frisbees being
tossed randomly like graduation

caps.
Thefinalportion of the contest
was Speed Pumpkin Carving.
As a team, everyone had 10 minutes to create something artistic
from a lopsided gourd; it was not
merely speed that scored points,
but quality as well. Some simply
hacked out their Greek symbols,
while other teams such as PAN
went so f ar as to use a dragon
stencil to produce an eye-catching image.
Winners were announced
Thursday at 12 p.m. First place
was awarded to APSS, who
received $100 for their efforts.
Second place went to Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, who in turn won
$50. PAN won third place and
received $25. The prizes went
towards the club accounts.

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By GERALD JONES
Pride Staff Writer
Outside The Dome- at Cal
State San Marcos on Thursday
October 10th, the booming bass
of the multi-platinum artist Nelly
echoed throughout the campus,
where a crowd of students waited
to see who was about to rock
the three unused microphones.
A table off to the side boasted
logo t-shirts that said Down Low,
while three young men paced
back and forth doing a quick
microphone check, Right around
12:20 p.m. the music started and

Freddie Laguna, Tony Laguna,
and Kwaku Amoaku, other wise
known as the hip-hop group
"Down Low" took center stage.
The hip-hop trio was brought
on campus to help celebrate Cal
State San Marcos' homecoming
week.
During the seven-song set,
they effortlessly weaved in and
out of the chairs where the audience was seated, like it was just
another dress rehearsal. Even
though it seemed as though 90%
of the audience was just trying to
finish their lunch and waiting for

their next classes to begin, Down that we will promote a group Low remarked that it is really
Low kept a high-paced, adrena- with more positive lyrics-where hard to get support in the San
women aren't being described Diego area, especially as a hipline-charged set.
as "Prozac hoes," as Down Low hop group.
With one of the members referred to them in one of their
They urge everyone to continue
sounding like a knockoff of the songs.
supporting them and to keep
infamous Eminem, these three
This group seems to betheir name in circulation. Their
local guy's in their early 20's
were not that bad. I found others making more than a little bit next appearance will be on Nov.
th
and myself bobbin' our heads to of noise around the San Diego 9 when they will be performing
many of the beats. One student area. In 2001 at the San Diego at the Del Dios Country Store as
stated she was really happy Music Awards they won the part of the "Musical Madness
to see this genre of music on award for best, hip-hop Group Tour" To keep up with the group
our campus, and further com- for their album, "Vegetable for and all of their upcoming events
mented that this diversity was Your Noodle." This latest album, go to downlowrecords.com
well needed. Her only complaint "Musical Madness," is scheduled
was that she hopes in the future for release before 2003. Down

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I know what you're thinking; such as The One, X-Men and
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sional), opened in theaters on who cares? It's enough to link "With each film I try and create
the non-stop string of action action sequences that audiences
October 11.
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There is a special feeling that car chases and martial arts fight- true of The Transporter; many
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a certain satisfaction one gets to hand, this many assailants in a hand-to-hand fighting scenes,
when a movie turns out not to be movie since the great Bruce Lee, are extremely creative. Despite
' a turd. Not that I expected this may he rest in peace. In fact, this all the action, this film titers
film to stink, but I must admit movie is similar in many ways to on the edge of gratuitous viothat my confidence in Besson Lee's Enter the Dragon. Though lence, as Statham says "Frank's
has faltered a bit since The Fifth The Transporter is only slightly not a murderer or an assassin;
Element. I thoroughly enjoyed more believable than a James he's something completely difBond flick, thefightscenes and ferent. .. [he] inflicts, minimal
this flick.
use of sound will not leave you damage... [and] doesn't want to
The Transporter stars Jason disappointed. The Transporter kill anybody, and he certainly
Statham (of Snatch, and Lock will certainly win awards for the doesn't enjoy the combat he often
Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) director's brilliant use of music finds himself in."
as Frank Martin, an ex-Special that enhances the action and
Shu Qi Lai (Gorgeous with
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izes in one thing: transporting
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�From SPIRITED, page 4
111

sending a message to the studios
that says: "Find the best films in
the world and make them available to us no matter what the
genre!" Buying a ticket is like
casting a vote, by spreading the
profit around we as consumers
can increase the variety of the
Wares the entertainment indusJapanese Animation, also try offers us; in short, we can
known as Anime, has been increase our choices. See this
trickling into the states for years, movie, you won't regret it.
but many of these films take up
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to a decade to reach American
audiences, and many never do.
The unfortunate reality of the
entertainment i nlustfy is that tt^
is guided by projected profits. If
you go see this movie you'll be
doing more than just buying a
Chihiro tries to help the injured dragon. Image © 2002 Nibariki. TGNDDTM
few hours of quality entertainment for yourself and a friend
find allies and cultivate an inner International Film Festival, and
Aaron Lazenby eloquently
or family member, you will be
© 2002 Nibariki. TGNDDTM
strength if she is to ever win her the Audience Choice Award at writes this about Spirited Away,;
freedom, save her parents, and the San Francisco Film Festival. "The conflict of the film is much
find a way back to the mortal It is rated PG, and runs 125 min- more complex than many viewworld. Spirited Away is simulta- utes.
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unwillingness to reduce the
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narrative to a simple battle of
good and evil makes his cartoon
characters much more human
than what Hollywood offers
on a regular basis." The rest of
Aaron's adroit critical analysis
of Spirited Away is available at
www.filmcritic.com

The Exploration of Maternal B onds Exhibit
By RIA CUSTODIO
Staff Writer
Curiosity tears through the
imagination with an interesting
title like "Tight Teeth and A
Marvelous Cake."
Inspiring artist Anna O'Cain
reveals her aesthetic and tactile motivations, capturing the
essence of the maternal bond,
within her art. O'Cain mixes
visually stimulating, sensory
art with an ounce of maternal
flare in the pieces scheduled to
exhibit with the Arts and Lecture Series.
She brings life to art by con-

ceptualizing a box of mementos
from her mother. A bit of life's
instruction, a pinch of family
matters and juicy tidbits of
gossip demonstrate the range of
her art exhibit The art show is
scheduled to exhibit at Cal State
San Marcos beginning Oct. 23rd
and will run through the end of
November. O'Cain also exhibits
her craft by transcribing work
onto photographs in her gallery
on Wednesday mornings. The
nature of O'Cain's work demonstrates the historical relevance of
the roles of women within cultural aspects.

tions, states, "San Diego-based
artist Anna O'Cain is inspired by
events, materials and the speech
of everyday life."

which she earned a Masters of
Fine Arts at University of California San Diego. According
to Jennings, she now teaches
in the Art Department at Mira
There exists a solid motivating Costa College.
force behind O'Cain's rart. She
creates an exhibition that opens
Striving to open the eyes of
the doors to mother and child her viewers, O'Cain provides an
bonds. The exhibit also renders opportunity to discuss the role
impressions of the joys of her of women in her art. The social
own mother by giving a voice responsibilities of women play
to a collection of letters written, a significant role in the exhibit.
by her mom, between 197Qs and The natural bond of mother and
1980s.
child is evident within her work.
She shows the nature and the
O'Cain grew up in Mississippi. essence of the maternal bond in
She studied art at Oklahoma her upcoming exhibit.
Paige Jennings, from the University, receiving a bacheCSUSM Office of Communica- lor's degree in Fine Arts, after

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a film, you're simply updating the telling of it. Like with
"Psycho," they just added color
to Hitchcock's masterpiece.
Other remakes follow the
same plotting, but update it to
modern settings and the like.
With "Red Dragon," Brett
Ratner has made an adaptation of the novel of the same
title by Thomas Harris. That's
why the credits say based on
the novel by Thomas Harris,
not based on the film "Manhunter" by Michael Mann.
Mann's film is a much looser
adaptation than Ratners, and
rather inferior, in my opinion.
So, Mr. Thomas Harris expert,
do tell me if you made a mistake in what you Said, or if
you really believe that Ratner
was remaking "Manhunter".
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thought of the ending of the
novel "Hannibal" compared
to the ending of the film "Hannibal."
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�Taller de Arte Fronterizo Expone "El Arte Defiende"
exhibición al igual que una foto
de Rojas. Meza también explicó
que se piensa que estas tierras
quieren ser utilizadas para la
construcción de una maquiladora.

Por MARTHA SARABrA
Editora Principal
El Taller de Arte Fronterizo
(TAF) presentó su exhibición
"El Arte Defiende" en la
Galería de Arte en el Colegio
Southwestern él pasado jueves
de 6 p.m. a 8:30 p.m. Esta
exposición exhibe piezas de
arte hechos por los miembros
de dicho taller en colaboración con los habitantes de la
comunidad de Maclovio Rojas,
cerca de Tijuana, México, la
cual ha tenido que luchar para
lograr obtener muchas de las
cosas necesarias para vivir. Esta
exposición tiene como objetivo el
promover la idea de que el arte
puede llegar a formar una parte
integral para facilitar el desarrollo de una comunidad.

Fotografías de la exposición. Foto por Martha Sarabia.

Maclovio Rojas, nombrada así en
honor de un hombre procedente
de Öaxaca, México, quien murió
luchando por sus derechos civiles y la de los demás trabajadores
del campo. Rojas fue asesinado a
la edad de 24 años por criminales
contratados por un terrateniente
quien se oponía a las demandas
"El Arte Defiende" presenta
de los trabajadores.
las vivencias de la comunidad de
Michael Schnorr, artista y
profesor de arte en Southwestern College, es la persona que
dirije el TAF. Schnorr dijo,
'"El Arte Defiende" expone
las presiones históricas que
hán sido usadas para atacar
a la comunidad de Maclovio
Rojas."
Obras de arte del TAF.
Foto por Martha Sarabia.

Una de las integrantes y

De acuerdo con Cecilia
Lepe, una de las habitantes de
la mencionada comunidad, la
exposición "está muy impresionante... es algo sorprendente." Para Lepe, la exposición
"es como Maclovio es." María
del Carmen Velarde, otra habitante de Maclovio Rojas presente
en la apertura de la exposición,
exclamó, "Aunque es un pueblo
pequeño, esto [la exposición] en
sí lo engrandece."

voluntarias de este taller es Elvia
Meza, estudiante de manejo de
negocios globales en CSUSM.
De acuerdo con Meza, esta
exhibición tiene como propósito
incrementar el conocimiento de
El TAF hace muchas cosas
dicha comunidad fronteriza.
en la comunidad de Maclovio
Rojas, tales como impartir clases
Meza dijo que una de las con- de baile, pintura, escritura,
stantes luchas de esta comunidad cerámica, y fotografía. "Explicar
es que el gobierno mexicano exactamente que hace TAF por la
reconozca que los habitantes comunidad es muy difícil ya que
de esta comunidad son los están involucrados en muchos
dueños de las tierras que ellos proyectos diferentes," comunicó
habitan. Aunque los habitantes Meza. Estas actividades incluyen
dicen haber comprado la tierra El TAF se involucró con esta
legalmente hace 15 años, esto comunidad mexicana después
no ha sido reconocido por las del pedido hecho por ei comité
autoridades, quienes han tratado central de dicha comunidad para
de sacarlos de sus tierras con protegerse de las fuentes municipresiones. Esta información es pales, estatales y federales que
revelada en una de las piezas de aplicaban presión para que ellos

se marcharan de su comunidad.
Este proyecto es patrocinado
en parte por un premio del
-National Endowment for the
Arts.
La galería en Southwestern
College en Chula Vista estará
abierta todos los días de la
semana excepto por fines de
semanas y días festivos del 10 de
óctubre hasta el 30 de octubre.
Las horas de la galería son lunes
a jueves de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m., y
miércoles y jueves de 6 p.m. a
9 p.m.
Los interesados en ayudar
a esta comunidad y ser parte
del TAF, pueden mandar a un
correo electrónico a Meza a
PIEelvia@aol.com para obtener
mayor información.

Piezas formando ima
piramide. Foto por
Martha Sarabia

La realidad en Maclovio Rojas detallada en exposición de arte
Por MARIA SOLEDAD
ACUÑA
Redactora de The Pride

niños y asisten cada sábado a través de la pintura o escultura,
compartir sus enseñanzas desde los niños pueden desahogarse un
1997.
poco," comentó Aguiñiga.

Se encuentra abierta al público
en general la exposición "El Arte
Defiende". Esta muy particular
exhibición de arte organizada
por el Taller de Arte Fronterizo
que dirige Michael Schnorr se
está presentando en la Galería de
Arte del Colegio Southwestern
en Chula Vista hasta finales de
mes. Se presentan trabajos de
niños y jóvenes de la comunidad
de Maclovio Rojas en Tijuana,
así como también de algunos
otros artistas que muestran en
sus obras las experiencias vividas dentro de la población.

Para estimular la creatividad
de los niños, Huato y Aguiñiga
les enseñan diferentes técnicas
de pintura. Aguiñiga expresó
que muchos niños piensan
que no son capaces de dibujar
o pintar un cuadro con valor
estético pero que después de
enseñarles cómo y ofreciéndoles los diferentes materiales
utilizados para que puedan
crear algo con facilidad y de
una manera divertida, los niños
se entusiasman y se les enciende el pensamiento creativo.
El objetivo de los instructores
es el de enseñarles una manera
de expresar sus emociones. "La
situación en Maclovio es muy
difícil. Algunos niños no tienen
casa, a otros los abandonaron sus
papás, no van a la escuela, andan
en las calles todo el día, cargan
cuchillos, se pelean entre sí, y
otros venden drogas para poder
comer. Entonces es importante
el proporcionar a los niños una
manera de expresión no verbal,
ya que cuando se expresan verbalmente son censurados, y a

La galería de pinturas, fotografías y figuras plásticas forma
la historia de los habitantes de
ese lugar. Los jóvenes y niños
plasman sus vivencias en muros
hechos de puertas de cocheras.
En cada uno de los trabajos
que se pueden apreciar en esta
exposición se encuentra el alma
frustrada, acongojada, sedienta, hambrienta, o dichosa de
un joven, de un niño o de un
adulto. Detrás de estas piezas se
encuentran los seres que denuncian injusticias y carencias de
todo tipo.
El Taller de Arte Fronterizo
puso en marcha un proyecto
en Tijuana para defender a los
habitantes de Maclovio Rojas.
Como estrategia de ayuda surgió
"El Arte Defiende", exhibición
de arte que tiene como finalidad

El dibujo de Jonathan. Foto por Martha Sarabia
proteger a la comunidad a través
del ingenio artístico. Como parte
del proyecto, el Taller de Arte
Fronterizo ha invitado a artistas
internacionales y nacionales a
convivir con la entidad de Maclovio Rojas para que plasmen sus
experiencias a través de su creación artística.

comunidad autónoma, que sus
líderes eran mujéres y que confrontaban serios problemas con
el gobierno. Poco a poco se f ue
envolviendo con la comunidad
y junto con otros artistas voluntarios empezaron a construir
el Centro de Arte Comunitario
Aguascalientes.

Elizabeth Huato y Tania Aguiñiga son dos voluntarias que
han estado asistiendo a impartir
clases de artes plásticas y pintura
a la comunidad de Maclovio
Rojas. Huato es estudiante de
Diseño Gráfico én el plantel de
Southwestern y Aguiñiga estudia
Diseño de Muebles en la Universidad Estatal de San Diego.

Actualmente el centro Aguascalientes cuenta con siete voluntarios y voluntarias. Cuatro de
ellos son estudiantes de arte, dos
son profesores y una pintora del
Taller de Arte Fronterizo. Todos
ellos trabajan con la comunidad,
especialmente con los jóvenes y

Aguiñiga empezó a colaborar
con el Taller de Arte Fronterizo hace cuatro años y medio.
Ella cuenta que el proyecto se
inició con la idea preliminar de
realizar una pintura de Maclovio
Rojas. A Aguiñiga le interesó el
hecho de que Maclovio era una

Maqueta de la comuñidad Maclovio Rojas. Foto por
Martha Sarabia

Para Huato, es muy importante
que ellos se puedan expresar a
través del arte, pero también es
uña forma para que ellos consideren el arte como carrera futura.
"El crear una forma de arte para
que la vendan y se puedan sostener económicamente es muy
bueno, pero más que nada es
pintar para desahogarse, ellos
pasan por problemas que uno
nunca se imagina. Para mí el
arte es expresión y para ellos
debe de ser también," expresó
Huato con una actitud optimista.
De acuerdo con Huato, su mejor
experiencia ha sido el pintar los
murales con el grupo de jóvenes.
"Todas las actividades eran en
la noche y era muy divertido,
parecía como que temamos
fiesta. Es uno de los mejores
recuerdos que tengo," expresó
Huato.
Huato también habló de la
pintura de un joven, Jonathan, la
cual realizó con colores de agua.
"La forma en que él la pintó me
dejó anonadada porque no me
imaginaba las cosas que él era
capaz de pintar. Es una pintura
abstracta, lo que es muy difícil
para un niño. Me impresionó el
talento que tiene, así que le sigo
dando material para que continúe
pintando." El arte abstracto de
Jonathan tiene las imágenes que
repentinamente se le venían a la
cabeza y que él quería representar en
See MACLOVIO, page 11

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The surf team's first event
main concern is that there is
financial funding required for a of the season will be held in
CSUSM surf team member picks up speed for his next trick. Photo courtesy of Valerie Cuevas.
second team. "It is an ambitious Ventura at the California Streetgoal, but if students are willing Pipes on Sat., Oct 27th.
By JESSICA A. KRONE
women
Four new members division!" coach Amber Puha
Sports Editor
earned positions: Torri Alexan- said. She will join former proder, Thomas Gormon, Martin fessional and current collegiate
national champion runners-up,
The Cal State San Marcos Muench and Jeff Preston.
bodyboarder George DeMarino
surf team is looking forward
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Alexander will be a member and longboader Dustin Franks.
with plenty of new talent that of the special teams unit, which
came from tryouts held at the is already known for its strength
The new cougar shórtboardNorth ^ Erid of the Carlsbad and impressive talent. The wom- ers are Gormon, Muench and
Campgrounds Saturday, Sept. en's division, the longboard divi- Preston. They will join the
28th. The tryouts were confined sion and bodyboard division are returners, Grayson Adams, Jeff
to a relatively small surf of two all part of the special team's unit. Fairbanks, Dave Kinncannon
to three feet, with a total of 22 "Look for her to make a big state- and Ryan McHenry. This gives
participants - 19 men and three ment in the collegiate women's the team one extra shortboarder
CSUSM student rides the crest. Photo courtesy of Valerie
Cuevas.

Cougars Competed Against the UCLA B ruins
insisted out loud to the team.
Despite their loss, sophomore
goalie and Chemistry major
Tracey Veres had at least 21 saves
against the Bruins throughout
the course of the match.

Cougars competing against Bruins. Photo by Martha Sarabia.
By JESSICA A, KRONE
Sports Editor

The Bruins scored six goals
in the first half and four in the
The Cal State San Marcos second to make the final score
Women's soccer team concluded 10-0.
the second annual HomecomThe Lady Cougars appeared
ing "Pride on thé Prowl" week
with the signature sporting more aggressive and a bit more
event against the UCLA Bruins inspired in the second half ^of
intramural team on Saturday at the game. "Much better second
half ladies!" coach Carl Farmer
l la.m. on Mangrum Field.

Despite the
fact that this
game was part
of an ASI sponsored
homecoming event,
fan support was
minimal; nevertheless, this
was the team's
inaugural fall
season. "The
people
who
came did great.
They kept us
really motivated
by cheering us
on," junior team
co-captain and
Human Development major
Casie
Burke

"We need lots of fans and tons
of school support for the Santa
Up next for the Cougars is Barbara game," explained Robyn
their last home game of the Bacorn, a senior Liberal Studies
fall season, which will be held major.
against the Gauchos of UC Santa
Barbara this Saturday Oct. 19th
at 4 p.m. on Mangrum Field.
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�Cai State San Marcos Cross Country Teams
Show Their Strength at the Triton Invitational
first race at the 6k distance."

By JESSICA A. KRONE
Sports Editor

Among the top Cougar women,
freshman Anne Marie Byrne
placed 14th with a time of 24:
01.9. Byrne placed first in their
last tournament October 5th, 2002
at Biola University. Katherine
Niblett, a junior, came in with a
16th place final time of 2^:03.9.
Senior Lanele Cox placed 21st
and came in with a time of 24:
21.0. Felisha Mariscal, a junior,
came in with 28th placefinishand
time of 24:39.8. Freshman Caren
Sperry placed 29th with a final
time of24:40.1.

The Cougar men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Triton Classic Cross
Country Invitational hosted
by UCSD on Saturday. The
men's team ran the 8K at 8:30
a.m. and the women's team ran
the 6K at 9:30 a.m. placing 3rd
and 4th place in their divisions,
respectively. Each division was
scored separately according to
the team's division and the top
five runners per team's scores
were counted.
The course began and ended
at the North Campus Athletic
Fields. The 300-meter grass
start was followed by a 200meter concrete sidewalk passage, which was within the first
mile. The rest of the route was of
rolling dirt and wood chip trails
through paths of Eucalyptus
trees. At the 3A mile position,
there was a 150-meter downhill
slope. "People say it's a tough
course, but I have trained on it
so many times. The course runs
in a loop and the footing is not
great," explained Brian Sullivan,
a CSUSM senior Psychology
major.
The Cougar men's team came
in third place within their division, competing against NCAA
Division II schools and National
Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) affiliated
teams. The Cal State San Marcos
men's team earned a total of 55
points against - the Tritons of

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"I can see our team improving every week and am looking forward being a serious
contender in championship
competition," explained Niblett,
a junior Political Science major.

Robby McClendon and Omar Zavala lead the Men's Race at UCSD.
Photo courtesy of csusm.edu/athletics.
UCSD, which placed first with
36. points. There was a total 55
runners and six teams in their
division, and 238 runners and 24
teams overall. The Cougar men's
team placed an impressive sixth
in the competition overall.
The top five runners for the
Cougar men's team within their
division were Rene Reyes, a
sophomore who placed 6th with
a time of with 26:06.2; junior
Robby McClendon came in 10th
with a final time of 26:19.0; Sullivan, came in with a time of 26:
23.6, which earned him an 11th
place finish; Mike Shannon, a
junior, placed 12th with a time
of 26:31.7; and sophomore Tony
Herr came in 16th with a final
time 26:58.4. "We put up a big

race, I thought it was spectacular State San Marcos women's team
and I was really impressed with placed fourth in their division
allfiveof us," Sullivan insisted. with a total of 108 points. They
usually run 5K's, so this course
Senior Kris Houghton and was longer than what they are
Freshman Johnny Cordis did not used to. UCSD came in first
compete due to injuries. Hough- with 44 points. In the women's
ton is resting a muscle strain and division, 87 runners competed
Cordis has been having some and there were nine teams total.
ankle problems. "As far as the In the tournament overall, there
meet, I did well, ran my fastest was 280 runners and 29 teams.
time, but the team didn't fare so "The girls team turned in a very
well as we have some of our best solid performance. It was our
runners injured
right
now,"
explained
Shannon,
a
junior Computer Science
major.

The next tournament will be
held at Fullerton Invitational
Carbon Canyon Park on Oct. 26
at 5:00 p.m. This is the team's
last competition before the
NAIA regional meet.
[The UCSD Tritons athletics website contributed to this
article. Full results available
at
www.flashresults.com/
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A little after 1:00 p.m., at
Qualcomm Stadium in San
Diego, California the Chargers
and the Kansas City Chiefs
began a game that was a close
contest.
After a dazzling reverse from
#21 LaDainian Tomlinson to
#85 Tim Dwight the Chargers
opened tip the first quarter 7-0
against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The momentum was in favor
of the Chargers, however with
turnovers caused by fumbles
and interceptions, the Chiefs
capitalized on the errors and led
at the end of the second quarter
by 3, making the score 7 Chargers and 10 Chiefs.
As the third quarter progressed, the Chargers would
get very close to the red zone,
but were never able to score due

MACLOVIO from page 8
un papel. "Eso es lo que es
abstracto. Es algo que el artista
quiere que la gente vea; el que
tenga algo en la mente y quiera
representar en cualquier tipo de
arte" agregó Elizabeth Huato.
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de pago, los voluntarios en
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entusiasmados con el resultado
de la exposición y dijeron que
continuarán haciendo su labor
humanitaria por el beneficio de
los habitantes de ese poblado.
Con una sonrisa, Huato dijo que
es una cosa tan hermosa lo que
hace "que ha cambiado mi punto
de vista de ver las cosas. Los
pocos meses que he estado en
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to interceptions of Quarterback
#9. Drew Brees and a turnover
by Charger's punt returnee #87
Vanover. The turnover resulted
in seven points for the Chiefs,
which left the Score in the game
Chargers 7, Chiefs 17.
Just when the Chargers looked
as if they were going to lose the
game, the Charger's defense
racked up a key interception that
left their offense in striking distance of the Chiefs red zone.
The Chargers benefited from
the interception because Tomlinson was then able to rush twice
for the inzone and score another
touchdown that made the score
Chargers 14, Chiefs 17. Within
those two rushes by Tomlinson,
the amount of determination the
Charger's offensive linemen had
to help their running back reach
the endzone. Also, these two
rushes by Tomlinson were not
simple runs because he had to

la mentalidad que yo tema. Yo
empecé a ir nada mas porque
tenía algo que ver con el arte,
Porque a mí me interesa mucho
el arte, pero al estar ahí, al conocer la gente, al conocer a los
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No sé, es algo que no voy a dejar
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break more than three tacklers
just to reach the inzone. This
determination and second efforts
by the Chargers displayed their
will to win.
Towards the end of the third
quarter and into the fourth
quarter, the Chargers and Chiefs
battle back to back with touchdowns. The first strike was
delivered by Chiefs quarterback
Trent Green who increased the
Chief's score by seven, and then
the Charger's battled back with a
hand off to #80 Curtis Conway,
which led to his running touchdown. The score now was Chargers 21, Chiefs 24.
Now entering the fourth quarter the Chiefs connected with
a brilliant pass from Green to
Tony Gonzalez that turned into
a touchdown reception. However, the Chargers answer back
with Tim Dwight's reception
of Brees's pass that resulted in

la creatividad de los niños. Ella
dice que lo que muchas veces
les falta es el dinero para realizar todo lo que ellos quisieran,
Velarde no tiene hijos que participen en el Centro Aguascalientes pero se entusiasma de ver
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a touchdown also. After these over two of the Chargers possestwo scores by the Chargers and sions with fumbles.
Chiefs, the score was Chargers
Now all the hopes of Char28, Chiefs 31.
ger's fans lay in the hands of
The time on the clock ran low Brees to win the game. With
in the fourth quarter when the 14 seconds left, Brees snaps
Chiefs kicker drilled a 42-yard the ball and delivers a bullet
field goal that put the Chiefs up of a throw to his receiver #82
by six over the Chargers. With Caldwell who catches the footonly two minutes and 50 seconds ball and completes the touchleft in the game, the Chargers down. This play gave the Charhad possession of the ball with gers a 35 to 34 victory over the
powerful Kansas City Chiefs,
only one more drive to score.
which resulted in their current
Charger's quarterback Drew record offivewins and only one
Brees had an ultimate amount of loss.
pressure and power in his hands,
Brees did not waste time in
Make sure to watch the Chardelivering Curtis Conway three gers next week when they take
passes to put the Charger's in on their rivals the Oakland
striking distance of the C hiefs Raiders at the stadium in Oakendzone. For Brees to depend land, and then fans may see yet
solely on Conway for pass recep- another amazing game.
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pintado y el crecimiento que ha
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By Kurt B. Mayer
Pride Staff Writer
The corporate corruption of
Enron and Arthur Andersen has
put the economy into a downward
spiral, while the court testimony
of WorldCom Inc. executive
David Myers foreshadows more
issues yet to come. Our faith
in corporations is shaken, and
repercussions are nationwide.
Americans in the workplace have
already felt the effects, and those
of us still in college are worried
about the future.
Corporations provide the
broadest job base for college
graduates in the new millennium. We depend upon corporate 401K plans and investment
options so that we don't end
up relying on social security or
welfare when we finally reach
retirement. Our lives depend on

Is there really a difference?
and republicans, and in many
respects that is true. It is also
true many differences also exist
between the two major parties.
Both parties are f ree market
capitalists, but differ widely in
the application of the well-understood free market's positive ability. How this ability to change
our lives best is the choice you
Oftentimes I hear people say will soon make.
there is no difference between
The course of the country in
the course set by democrats
Is there really a difference
between the republicans and
democrats? If you decide to participate in the election process,
will that mean your voice will be
truly heard? Of course it will. No
matter what course your choose
this November, your voice will
be indeed heard.

Hello Pride Editors:
My name is Milica Racic.
I am currently a senior at Cal
State San Marcos majoring in
Business Administration. I also
happen to be a person whose
native language is Serbian. So,
this is why I am submitting an
article in my native language.

Estimada editor del Pride,
Martha Sarabia:
Aprecio mucho su proyecto
nuevo de presentar algunos
artículos en español en el Pride
en cada edición. Su motivación
y su entusiasmo honesto son
dignos de admirarse.

In your October 8, 2002 issue
Ms. Sarabia stated "this school
is renowned for advocating and
promoting diversity. What better
way to promote diversity than to
have articles in other languages
in our newspaper. It is one way
to celebrate diversity that we
have in our student body." Here
is my contribution t o the diver-

Por favor, continúelo. No
escuche solo a los estudiantes
que protestan. Soy estadounidense, nacido en Washington,
D.C. Necesito aprender español,
para avanzar en mi carera y para
vivir bien en este mundo. Sus
artículos me ayudan a aprender
español.

The Fride
Lead Editor
Lead Editor
Design Editor
News and Feature Editor
Opinion Editor
Spanish Editor
Arts Editor
Sports Editor
Photo Editor
Graduate Intern
Business Manager
Advisor

look be like when we graduate?
And what is our government
doing to protect us? Well, last
week President Bush signed the
Accounting Industry Reform
Act, the latest government initiative to stem corporate corruption. Consultants in Washington
feel this act is a "step in the right
direction, and should reassure
the American people that the
government is working on the
problem. But it is only a first
step. A recent CNN poll finds
that "fewer than one-third of
Americans expect the economy
to improve in the next year."

a fair economic system that looks ley University, Illinois, with a
degree in database systems manout for our interests.
agement. Lucent Technologies
Attorney
General
John recruited him during his senior
Ashcroft recently addressed year. *Now he is unemployed
the current economic crisis in a — one year after graduation.
White House press conference. Like many corporate entities,
"The malignancy of corporate Lucent has begun downsizcorruption threatens more than ing in an effort to minimize its
the future of a few companies/' losses. Older employees are
Ashcroft said. "It destroys work- offered early retirement; younger
ers' incomes, decimates fami- employees like Sean Hebein are
lies' savings, and casts a shadow simply let go.
on the health, integrity, and good
"It's probably a good thing to
name of American business
be in school right now," Sean
itself."
Hebein commented, "because
it is one thing to hear the the j ob market really sucks."
Attorney General make stateAccording to CNN, the Attorments about the American public
ney General "appeared to place
on such a broad level; it is something quite different to know the perceived threat from the
individuals whose lives have business world on a par with that
been directly affected by the of terrorists." What does this
economic crisis. Sean Hebein portend for those of us still in
is a 2001 graduate from Brad- school? What will our job out-

Aly ssa Finkelstein
Martha Sarabia
Desmond Barca
Martha Sarabia
Steven Zamora
Martha Sarabia
Eia Custodio
Jessica A, Krone
Tristan Nickey
Leiaaa Naholowaa
Alyssa Finkelstein
Madeleine Marshall

It disturbs me that analysts
are making such grim predictions because I am supposed to
graduate in 2003. And while
accounting majors may be somewhat reassured by the current
Reform Act, what about those
of us who do not intend to enter

part of the famous "silent majority" of Americans - too busy to
take a moment of their lives to
stand up and make a choice about
the future of the nation. In other
words, you will say that you
will leave the hard choices to
another. In this world of easy
distractions, Color Televisions
and AM Radios, it is easy into
being lulled into thinking that
your voice doesn't really matter
If you choose to do nothing, much in the grand scheme of
and stay home on November things, anyway.
5th, your voice will by far be the
This November, we will not
loudest heard. You will become

the short term is in the hands
of either the Republicans or the
Democrats. Likely, many of your
desires for the political life of the
nation will not be represented
by either party's respective
platform. But please remember,
that in fact some facet of your
beliefs indeed will be, for we are,
as Aristotle said, truly "political
animals.*

sity of this campus. Since many
people cannot read or write
Spanish, and that wasn't an issue
in creating a Spanish section, I
don't think that it will be an issue
seeing as this article is written in
Serbian, that many people will
not be able to understand it. So
let's celebrate diversity in REAL
terms to include all ethnicities

Aunque soy un estudiante
en el programa de español,
necesito todas las herramientas
que pueda obtener para practicar esta lengua. Sus artículos me
ayudan, y al mismo tiempo me
informan sobre lo que pasa en
Cal State San Marcos. Además,
las personas que hablan espa-

and languages, let's not limit
it to just Spanish. I am certain
that you will not discriminate
when it comes to that.
Milica Racic

ñol son un gran parte de la
población del Sur de California
y de Cal State San Marcos.
Con respeto,
Richie Mann
Estudiante en la maestría de
español

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this particular industry? Where
are reform bills for other corrupt regions of the economy?
Auditors must abide by ethical
principals to ensure economic
integrity, but CEO's in all industries are responsible for setting
a precedent of honesty in each
individual company. If corporations are unwilling to set such
regulations, then it falls to the
government to do so. And if the
government is not acting quickly
enough, we the people must take
steps to encourage our leaders in
the right direction.
Only immediate and decisive
action will reassure college students of the system, and restore
our faith in the job market that
awaits us after graduation.
[sources: c-span, cnn.com]

solve the intricacies of ideology,
but we will make known how
We feel about the f uture of the
nation, Ignoring the process is
- in the end - simply an affirmation of the status quo. If you're
happy with the world, and feel
it can't get any better than this,
then by all means stay home
November 5th. But if you think
the Titanic needs a little steering,
you need to get your hand on the
wheel a little yourself, too.
John Doddridge
CSUSM student

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SEND AN EMAIL TO
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VOICE YOUR OPINION.

Dear Martha Sarabia,
I had to take the time and
express my admiration and
respect for your writing.
I enjoy your Spanish section,
specially your response to
the letter sent by Amy. I love
the way you defended why we
should have a Spanish section.
You were professional and
clever.
I am looking forward to reading your next Spanish section.
Thank you,
Sonia Torres
Junior
Service Sector Management
major

�Response to "Speak Up to Your Government"
Mr. Mann:
I just got done reading your
piece to about the President and
the war on Terror, and I must say,
you couldn't be more wrong about
everything here! You say we've
lost some personal freedoms,
like what? Are you upset because
you have to arrive at the airport
another 30 minutes early since
9-11-01? Wow, that's a real tragedy. But I will take your advice
on speaking to our leaders. I'm
going to write the President and
tell him how grateful I am for
his realistic stance on terrorism.
I've got news for you Mr.

Hi Pride people,
First I want to say that the layout
of this week's issue was very
impressive. You're all doing
an awesome job and should be
proud of yourselves. I was somewhat perturbed about the Opinion
pages, though.
I guess it's ideal for former editors to keep their lips shut regarding current editorial decisions,
but I rarely speak out against certain Pride-related issues unless
I feel they are important. So I
hope you don't look at this as a
"former-editor-butting-in," but
rather another CSUSM student
expressing her opinion about her
student paper.
In a past issue of the paper Pam
Horner wrote a letter expressing her distaste for the "Mucky
Mouse" cartoon; Desmond Barca's response, however, appeared
in the same issue as Horner's
letter. In this week's issue, Amy
Granite wrote a letter where
she disagreed with the editorial
staff's choice to include Spanish articles; Martha Sarabia's

10 years with Hussein and
nothing has worked. It should
be crystal clear to you that
Mann: there are evil people in
he is another Adolph Hitler in
this world such as Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Adolph the making. In addition, guys
Hitler, etc... who NEVER listen
to reason or negotiation. The m
only way to stop them from
POLITICAL
doing more evil is to destroy
COIMMENTARY
them. Look at Saddam Husr
sein; this psychopath has never
acquired a weapon that he has like him are the reason that:
not used (in 1988 he gassed if you want peace, you have
10,000 of his own people to stop to be willing to fight for it.
a rebellion). So what do you
think he will do once he has a
You also think that your govfew nuclear warheads?
ernment "kills civilians" and
"destroys lands." Well, please
As the president said last allow me to enlighten you on
Monday, we've tried every dip- how our government/military
lomatic approach for the past really works. As a veteran of the

response, however, appeared in I know you're all busy, but if
the same issue as Granite's letter. you have any responses for me
regarding the editorial policy
Now from what I've seen with on this subject, I'd love to hear
most newspapers {and if I'm it. I hope my point made sense.
wrong, please correct me) readers If it didn't, let me know and I'll
and editorial staff typically don't clarify
respond to letters until after they
have been published; as a reader Please remember that this letter
I admire this decision because doesn't come with any ill will,
it gives readers like myself a especially since I have a special
chance to reflect on the opinions respect for the paper and for
of the writer and read his/her members of the editorial staff.
perspective. When the next issue
comes around I look forward to Best regards,
the disagreement and debate that Vicky Segall
usually follow opinion letters.
With the previously mentioned
letters, however, it seemed like
Horner and Granite's arguments
Hi Vicky,
were weakened because of
immediate responses from the
Thank you for your letter.
editorial staff.
I was curious if the rest of the
student body has the same
privilege as the editorial staff
and may review and respond to
letters before they are published?
It doesn't seem fair, and I just
wanted to throw this opinion out
there.

We hadn't really considered
the points that you mentioned;
we all thought that it would be
interesting to have a public dialogue going back and forth in the
same issue as well as in consecutive issues. In our eagerness to
generate debate we may have
overlooked, to some degree, the
connotations of our decision.

US Army, I can tell you that we
go out of our way - more than
any other nation in world history - to avoid civilian casualties. The reason that innocent
people die is because guys,
like Hussein and bin Laden,
prefer to hide behind women
and children. Why... because
they know we won't attack.
If you don't believe me, go
to Camp Pendleton and ask
some of the marines if I'm right.

rebuilt their nations for them
after WWII? Do you think Hitler
would have rebuilt America for
us had the Nazis won? Think
about it Mr. Mann.

Thanks to the courage of our
military, (people who voluntarily give up their constitutional
rights so you can have yours),
we live in the freest country on
the planet. And I can't help but
laugh when a GRAD STUDENT
whines and complains about
And how do we exploit other the very country that gives him
people Mr. Mann, by spread- the right whine and complain.
ing democracy and rebuilding
somebody's country for them?
That's ridiculous. Dp you think Briän Dobbins, senior
the Germans, Italians, and Japa- communications
nese felt exploited because we

As we're sure you know, readers
are quick to criticize the paper
and the editors are always on
the defensive. It is true that we
have taken some advantage of
our editorial positions, however
we think this is balanced to
some degree by the fact that the
students who write in are on the
offensive, and are not subject to
public scrutiny on a weekly basis.
Criticism is healthy and appreciated; it means that we as editors
have to be able to advocate and
show justification for what we
are doing. However, being under
constant attack takes some getting used to.

readers lose interest or shift their
attention to newer issues. Two
weeks interest fades, both on the
part of the letters' authors and on
the part of the editors.
You ask if the rest of the student
body has the same privileges
as the editorial team. We can't
avoid reading the letters before
everyone else; waiting to respond
would be a pretense. Daily papers
respond as soon as possible and
that is usually the next day. However, we are a weekly paper and
therefore issues of last week are
too old for this week.

As the old Mexican saying goes,
"No dejes para mañana lo que
The idea of waiting until the puedes hacer hoy." Don't put off
next issue to respond is attractive until tomorrow what could be
because it may create anticipation done today.
for our readers, help to captivate
them, and ultimately keep them Thanks again for bringing this to
picking up the paper/ However, our attention.
as we are a weekly paper and
not a daily, the letters we receive The Pride Editorial Team
are published in response to
issues that are already a week We encourage people who agree
old. We feel that by responding or disagree with our response to
immediately to the letters, we write to us.
can address these issues before

Response to "Separate but not Equal"
This is in response to the article
"Separate But Not Equal" by
Melissa Reed in the September
24th paper. Melissa, while I
applaud your "utopianistic" view
on American Society in regards
to diversityr I have to say I think
it is extremely distorted. Before
you jump on the defensive side
I want you to know that I truly
wish that our society were
indeed as tolerant of diversity as
you perceive it, but unfortunately
it is not. I noticed that you
yourself said in your article that,
"as a Literature and Writing
major... I have been forced to
take many classes that in one
way or another involve ethnic
studies and cultural diversity." If
the classes were not mandatory,
would you have taken them
simply out of scholarly interest?
Probably not which is why the
University chooses to make
these t roes of classes mandatory.
There are many people, just like
you, who instead of celebrating
cultural differences look at them
negatively as hindrances.

Recognizing and accepting
cultural differences is what
diversity is about. While you
may not feel more "connected"
to a member of another race
or ethnicity after class, you
should at least feel like you
have a better understanding
about their experiences and
perspectives. And we all need
to learn about these experiences
and perspectives as they are
extremely different depending
on one's ethnic background. We
have to be realistic and admit that
there is no such thing as a same
"across the board" American
experience in terms of ethnicity.
This is what classes like LTWR
450: Multiethnic American
Literature portray. To say that
classes like this are a slap in the
face — classes that give everyone
a chance to study literature
which is no doubt based upon the
different experiences, good and
bad, that result from us living
in a diverse society — is a total
disregard for diversity.

Literature" could not possibly fit
the course objective of LTWR
450. While this class' goal is to
compare writings from various
ethnic groups found here in
America, it also says that it " ...
examines texts through thematic
and/or historical frameworks
in order to view them as
products of varying cultural
and historical circumstances."
(pg. 268, CSUSM University
Catalog). Imagine trying to
study the American Civil War
from one ethnic perspective. It's
impossible because you have, the
perspective of the slave owner
and then that of the slave. The
fact that you do not understand
nor recognize cultural diversity
as celebrating our differences
in an equal manner, and does
not necessarily constitute any
separation, shows the lack of
progress in cultural diversity
and maybe even the failure of
the classes to do what they were
created to do.

extent still are, diverse in terms
of population, people were not
always as accepting, as maybe
you were, of the idea of ethnic
diversity. I have yet to be made
more aware of my multicultural
background than when I lived* in
New York. And while someone's
ethnic background might not
have been discussed at your
family's dinner table, believe
me, it was being discussed at
many others. Lastly I would
like to address your idea of
"incorporation". Let's first get
this straight. There is a huge
difference between incorporation
and assimilation. To just lump all
literature, or even culture under
the title of "American" would
be a disservice and a blatant
disregard to those members of
the many ethnicities that have
contributed to the greatness of
America.

You cannot expect people
to simply label themselves as
American especially when they
I also grew up in New York have not always been treated
City and while neighborhoods as such. And that is a story
may have been, and to some that needs to be told from as
To simply title a class "American

many perspectives as possible.
Instead of looking at diversity
as a separatist idea, accept it as a
necessary way to foster tolerance
and as a means to possibly
achieve real and total equality.
I applaud the University f or its
dedication to the idea of diversity
and encourage the powers that be
to do more to bring about an
enthusiastic understanding and
acceptance of our culturally
diverse society. I also challenge
CSUSM students to participate
in the understanding of diversity
by voluntarily taking classes that
foster acceptance and celebrate
our differences. By doing
this, more people will see that
these classes do not perpetuate
separatist views but instead at
best, create a sense of unity
and at the very least, produce a
higher level of understanding.
Crystal J. Rodriguez, CSUSM
Student
Senior and Social Sciences
Major with concentrations in
Political Science, History, and
Sociology

�"Pride on the Prowl" in Full Color

By JULIE MYRES
Pride Staff Writer

Claudia Pawlowski painting the Veterans* Association window. Photo by
Desmond Barca.
For the second time in homecoming history at Cal State San
Marcos, the window-painting
contest was a hit. The theme
chosen this year was simply
"Pride on the Prowl." Extravagant and creative paintings were
displayed on the windows around
Founder's Plaza all during homecoming week from Oct. 5th—13th.
The CSUSM Veterans Association painted the window that was
chosen as the winner of the 2002
window-painting contest by the
Homecoming Planning Committee.
Claudia Pawlowski and Justin
Knott were the artistic talent
that created the window painting
next to the coffee cart that won
the grand prize. Claudia, a Biology major CSUSM student, and
member of the CSUSM Veterans
Association, portrayed a cougar
on the prowl beside an American
Flag, as well as the theme boldly
stated at the top of the window.

Club, Alpha Xi Delta, Women's
Studies Student Association,
Asian Pacific Student Society,
Alpha Chi Omega, CSUSM
Veterans Association, and College Democrats were the student
organizations that participated in
this artistic adventure.

The Homecoming Planning
Committee members, who voted
independently, chose the winner.
Then, Wright tallied all the votes
to come up with the grand-prize
winner. Wright. said, "Besides
some added exposure to the
campus via a non-traditional
form of advertising, the winner
received a $25.00 credit to their
student organization account."
This event was a Student and
Residential Life (SRL) sponsored activity t hat included all
student organizations that were
interested in competmg. The
contest was free and gave motivation to prospective painters
to compete for the grand prize
of $25.00 towards their student
organization account. The student organizations were responsible for painting a window with
SRL approved paint. Each group
The winner. Photo courtesy of Veterans' Affairs Office.
was instructed to follow campusposting policy, which stated that
Pawlowski &amp; Justin Knott!!! You ing is very easy tofind,just look are going fine any club that
each painting should incorporate
are the 2002 window-painting for the winner! Also it's the only hasn't cleaned up their painted
the theme in their artwork.
champions!!! Outstanding per- one with the flag, and a cougar window. The painting is a work
formance. I strongly encourage prowling from behind it. The of art. Don't miss your chance to
Gary Taylor, President of
EVERYONE to quickly go t o the reason that I say QUICKLY is see it. Thanks again Claudia and
CSUSM Veterans' Association
window on the Science building that ASI insists that we clean Justin."
commented for the organizaon Founder's Plaza. The paint- it up by their deadline, or they
tion," Congratulations Claudia

Juliet Wright, Coordinator
of New Student Programs and
Greek Life, said, "This is a continuing tradition that was started
last year. This year the quality of
the paintings increased dramatically."
Wright commented, "It is
really refreshing to see a tradition not only grow, but improve.
It is my hope that ten MORE
groups will join in this simple
and colorful contest next year.. .1
don't think Founder's Plaza has
ever looked better!"
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Black
Student Union, the German
Club contestants painting their windows. Photo by Desmond Barca.
SQUARES f rom page 1
contestants Margarita Padilla
and Branson Crosby, Speers
simply skipped round two and
three. When Padilla won the first
round, she was given the game
and the $500 book grant. The
game is supposed to be played
as best of three, not just win one
and run.

Another awkward moment
that left the audience in awe was
when CSUSM President Alexander Gonzalez got the decade
wrong when asked when the
school was founded. The crowd
expected the president of the
university to know this information. CSUSM was founded

in 1989, however Gonzalez said know if they meant largest in
that it was founded sometime in terms of population, or square
the 1990s.
footage, but was answered with
a shrug from Speers. This is
In round two, Professor of important information when
Business Keith Butler was asked trying to answer a question accuif San Diego was the second larg- rately.
est city in California. Being a
business professor, Butler asked
Similar to the Langstrom callfor some clarity. He wanted to back in the World Series, accu-

racy was nowhere to be found in
this homecoming event. Instead
of uniting the students in a happy
afternoon of tic-tac-toe, controversy and confusion clouded the
afternoon.

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