-
https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/1cf0e0b8ecfff225dd41cdedcf6a3425.pdf
a95d520006141a6d2520ec2d926832fd
PDF Text
Text
Where's the Booze?
Part Three
The Opinion
...SEE
PAGE 7 J¡y
I n©
•p|j|
M^^
Republican
Senator
Dennis
Hollingsworth
on Campus
mam
R ECEIVED
JH^^
^Ê^^
wwwxsusm.edu/pride/
Movie Review
Better Luck
Tomorrow
...SEE PAGE 5
Cesar Chavez
CSUSM Celebrates
Chavez Holiday
...SEE PAGE 2
0
___
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2003
M
AR 30
P
^ O ^ u Library &
JWI A
I f l # l f C %r
Hollingsworth
used another
| R epublican's
example, State
Senator Tom
| M cClintock,
to explain the
deficit. He said that in order
to understand the budget,
there are three numbers that
people should know. The
first number (21) represents
the percentage of growth
in both population and
inflation that California has
V OL.X N 0.28
Pride Staff Writer
th
Due to the current
deficit,
Hollingsworth
was apprehensive to make
any predictions about the
future of education in
California, including at
CSUSM. He called such
predictions "wild guesses."
He explained that the state
legislature has not yet
pieced together the budget,
saying that it is not usually
formally drafted until July.
Hollingsworth added that
sometimes, such as last year,
the budget was not finished
until September.
v
Nominations
Due for
Outstanding
Professor
AwardARTIN
By GABRIEL M
By MEG EPPEL
Pride Staff Writer
The CSUSM College
Republicans welcomed
California State Senator
Dennis Hollingsworth to
campus- last Thursday in
order to discuss the state's
current budget deficit and
some possible solutions.
Hollingsworth, a Republican
who is in his first term of
office, represents the 36
district, an area that spans
from Temecula to El Cajon.
An audience of 15 to 20
club members listened to
Hollingsworth's speech,
which touched on how the
budget will affect CSUSM
and how California found
itself in this position on the
fourth floor of Academic
Hall on Thursday afternoon.
He also explained the plans
that Republicans have for
fixing the current budget
situation.
€
S tudents talking to Special A gent Foxworth at her FBI c areer booth. S taff photo by M artha S arabia
CSUSM Job Fair
Copes With Crazy Weather
By MARTHA SARABIA
members looking for a job, regards to the weather,"
had to cope with varying Wells said. She also added
weather that changed from that the reason to have the
The 4 annual CSUSM sunny, to cloudy and windy, fair every year was for the
Job Fair happened in the to even drizzle.
students.
midst of the unexpected
and changing weather. Cherine
Heckman, A
The campus was prepared director of the office of and nother booth attendee
SUSM m
for the fair at Founders' admissions, said laughingly agreed Cwith Wells. ember
John
Plaza, as the event was of the weather, "We are just L. Bowman Jr., College
set up a day prior to the ^lappy that it didn't snow." of Education outreach
event and stack parking
oordinator,
made a comeback, but the Although Pam Wells, tche weather, staid,as"Despite
cold weather surprised the associate director of the turn-out." i w a good
attendees.
career and assessment
center and coordinator Nevertheless,
some
The event, which was of this event, recognized booth attendees described
advertised as the largest the effect of the weather he negative
of
North County job fair, during the event, she did tthe weather oneffect job
the
brought 90 companies and not consider it as affecting f
Special
their 165 representatives the fair's overall outcome. Eair. Foxworth andAgent
rika
to CSUSM. These "I think it was successful. recruiter said that FtBI
he
representatives, students I think that people were weather had "cut the career
as well as community veiy well natured with fair short" but that she
Lead Editor
th
experienced since Governor
Gray Davis took office in
1999. The second number
(28) is the percentage of
revenue growth in the past
four years. The final number
(36) is the percentage of
growth in spending since
1999. The rest of his
explanation rested on the
belief that spending has
created this deficit and that
cutting both spending and
taxes will rectify the debt.
Davis was subtlety
blamed for the deficit at
times, but Hollingsworth's
speech mostly was focused
on the Democrats' favoring
of tax increases, which he
believes are not a solution to
the problem.
Hollingsworth handed out
the "Budget Briefs" of the
was looking forward to
coming back again. Also,
David Fogelson, Peace
Corps regional recruiter,
said jokingly, "Maybe
if you guys can turn the
temperature down a little
bit," there would be more
people at the fair.
The job fair, which took
place from 12 p.m. to 4
p.m. on Tuesday, gave
opportunities and ideas
to many looking for a job
or internships in the near
future. "I like the idea...
I wouldn't know where to
start [to find a job]," said
Amy Nikhomvanh, a junior
accounting major, of the
opportunities that the fair
gave her. Nikhomvanh also
said that she didn't have
See JOB FAIR, page 2
Nominations for the
Harry E. Brakebill Award
Outstanding Professor
Award are due by this
Thursday, May 1. This
award is named after a
founding member of the
Cal State San Marcos
foundation board and
former CSU executive
vice chancellor, Harry
E. Brakebill. The award
has been handed out
since 1993, and has
replaced the outstanding
professor award. Eight
professors have been
nominated so far this
year.
The award is given
every October to a
faculty member who
has made exceptional
contributions to their
students, discipline,
and community. The
teacher's record as an
educator is considered
above anything else,
but the creative quality
of their teaching, their
service to the campus and
outside communities,
and the quality of their
outside research is also
taken into consideration.
Typically, around 11
professors compete for
the award. The nominees
will spend the summer
compiling a dossier,
which is reviewed by
the selection committee
before a winner is
announced in October.
A teacher can be
nominated by a present
Senate Republican office table breaking down the or former student or by
in order to explain how the current budget. The table a colleague. The only
Republicans hope to bring deducted . Indian gaming teachers who cannot be
California out of its deficit. revenues that Davis has nominated are
who
The handout, generated claimed will produce a have received tthoseward
he a
Feb. 26 of this year, disputed figure of 1.5 in the past or sit on the
shows both the governor's billion in the general fund, s
committee.
proposed budget and deferring the payment of Telection who makes
he person
Senate Republican budget the transportation loan, a recommendation has
proposal.
a cut in a majority of to write a letter to the
proposed tax increases academic senate office,
The focus of the handout
See BRAKEBILL,
See SENATOR, page 2
was on the Republican's
page 3
�The
STATS UNiYgmtiY SAN M&ÑCOS
E ditorial
S taff
Lead Editors
Aly$$a
Finkelstein &
Martha
Sarabia
Design Sc
Photo Editor
Desmond
Barca
News Editor
Gail
Tarantino
Feature Editor
Jennifer Acee
Arts Editor
Chris
Martin
Opinion <
&
Assistant Design
Editor
Jason
Padilla
Spanish Editor
Martha
Sarabia
Sports Editor
Jessica
Pride
S taff
W riters
Jared ;
Thompson»
v
^
vH
Brownlee,
Jeanne
R. Sapp,
Jennifer
R hodas»
Gabriel
Martin»
Dave Werth,
Erik Roper,
Gerald
Jones, Meg
Eppel, Julie
Myres, Jamal
Scarlett,
Adrian
Cundiff,
Diana IC*
Cabuto,
Honee Folk,
Araceli
Catalan, Sara
Colbrese,
Nina
Robinson
Mary
Graduate Intern Sehiefelbein
Leiana
Naholowaa
Business
Manager
Elizabeth
Kingsbury
Advisor
Madeleine
Marshall
All opinions and letters
to thé editor, published in The
Pride, represent the opinions
of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views
of The Pride* or of California
State University San Marcos.
Unsigned editorials represent
the majority opinion of The
Pride editorial board,
Letters to the editors
should include an address,
telephone number, e-mail
and Identification« Letters
may be edited for grammar
and length* Letters should
be under 500 words and
submitted via electronic mail
to pride@esasm.edii, rather
than the individual editors* It
is the policy of The Pride not
to print anonymous letters,
Display and classified
advertising in The Pride
should not be construed as the
endorsement or investigation
'of commercial enterprises or
ventures. The Pride reserves
the right to reject aiiy advertising.
The Pride is published
weekly on Tuesdays during
the academic yearT Distribution includes all of CSUSM
campus, local eateries and
other San Marcos community
establislimeats.
The ¡$tate SPride
Cal
an Marcos
33B ^ í n Oaks Valley Road
S miMmm, CA/92Ö96-0Ö01
Phone; |760) 750-6099?;
Fax: (760) 750^345
E -mail: p r i d e @ c s u s m . e d u
»* » i 1 '* f
;
-,
out to the CSUSM fair but was
happy because many students
J o b F a i r from page 1 were interested in joining
her resume with her but that
his organization as soon as
she was gathering information Agency representatives also possible. *
in order to know where to apply talked about the annual event.
for a part-time job at a later "Every year we are planning fiven though resumes were
time. Another student, senior to come here," said Masako not being taken in the booth,
Lizel Bacuetes, said, "I think Kawasaki-Trevino, community one of the most visited tables
it's good because there are a lot resource specialist of Interfaith during the fair was that of the
of people who really don't look Community Services. Fogelson, FBI. Foxworth said that several
for a job because they are too also said, "It's a good fair for hundred people had visited her
lazy to do it but since it's out us." Fogelson said that this that day. "I think that a lot of
here they can get a job now." was the first time he had been people, because of the state of
CSUSM Celebrates Cesar Chavez's
Holiday Despite Budget Problems
affairs, are becoming very
interested in the federal
government and serving
their, country," Foxworth
said of her booth's
popularity.
, CSUSM colleges and
offices also had their booths
out. This was the case for
admissions and records and
the College of Education,
represented by Heckman
and Bowman, respectively.
Heckman said of the fair,
"It's an excellent idea.
It serves Cal State San
Marcos students and also
it serves the community."
Bowman was recruiting
futuie teachers and said that
regardless of the budget
cuts right now, there were
many schools being built,
which might open up future
opportunities.
The cold made some
recruiters and students leave
earlier than expected, as
many tables were emptied
before 4 p.m. At times,
the wind even tried to take
down some of the tents.
Ballet Folklorico Nanahuatzin - Chavez's celebration. S taff photo by M artha S arabia.
Nevertheless, students and
Nevertheless, the organizers
By MARTHA SARABIA*
companies seemed -to have
found a way to bring a ballet Although Bills' position done the best they could to
Lead Editor
folklorico, speakers, and a in the administration might withstand the weather.
Regardless of budget prob- mariachi, as well as food, in change with the opening of
lems that almost ended the order to celebrate. The ballet campus housinjg in the fall, he According to Wells, for
annual campus celebration, folklorico performed for free; said, "I'll always be involved the past 11 years CSUSM
CSUSM commemorated the MEChA paid for the Aztec with Cesar's, celebration on has had a tradition of
day of the famous farm work- dancers. ASI paid for the food campus." In fact, he has been hosting a job fair for the
involved with the three campus- students. The last four
ers' leader, Cesar Chavez. and the mariachi.
wide Chavez's celebrations. He years have differed from
Exactly ten years after Chavez's
death and taking advantage of The celebration started at 5 also added, "My view is that this tradition, as the fair has
the inauguration of his com- p.m. with the Ballet Folklorico the campus should be a celebra- been open to the general
memorative stamp from the Nanahuatzin, which performed tory community and should public.
United States Postal Service in many Mexican traditional celebrate different values and
Los Angeles, the campus event dances such as "el sinaloense." different cultures." In addition,
Sponsors of this event
took place on April 23 outside This ballet group included chil- according to Bills, there is an were CSUSM, North
of the Dome.
dren as well as adults.
ongoing effort to have the grant County Times, Geico Direct,
reinstated for next year's event. North County Inland and
Late last November, there Then one of the presenters
Coastal, Enterprise rentwas a $57,000 grant for the and Chavez' niece, Leticia Mariachi del Sol completed a-car, and the San Marcos
campus festivities. However, Maldonado Stamos, presented the musical component of the Chamber of Commerce.
the CSUSM Cesar Chavez "A Tribute to Cesar Chavez." event. The mariachi performed The North County Times
Commemoration Committee, She said that Chavez was not songs like El rey, Ana Maria posted an advertisement
made up of students and fac- a Hispanic leader but a leader se fue a la playa, and Amor to the outside community.
ulty, were notified on Dec. 4, for everyone. "He had goals eterno between 6 p.m. and 7 Each company attending
2002 that tKe grant had been that were global, not limited by p.m. At 8 p.m., there was a the fair paid $75 for its
cancélled because of the gov- religion, race, or ethnicity," said candle light vigil at the Chavez booth.
ernor's budget cuts. Therefore, Maldonado. She also talked stfatue. Mario Aguilar was the
the plans fot having different about the power of Chavez, master of ceremonies and there
workshops in order to educate who was able to influence so were readings by Silverio Haro,
people about the farm workers' many lives and made reference Edward Pohlert, and Joseph
leader were cancelled. Regard- to the way that many people see Cordero. During the 2-hour
Senator
less of this, the committee Chavez, as "a common man long vigil, there was also an
Hollingsworth
Aztec dancing performance.
found a way to celebrate the day with an uncommon vision."
with a very limited budget.
f rom page 1
Tim Bills, assistant dean of MEChA,'ASI, the office of
Celia Martinez, MEChA students received recognition the dean of students, CSUSM for 2004, as well as a
(Movimiento estudiantil chi- for his support of the annual arts and lecture series, and the "Seven-percent Acrosscano de Aztlán) secretary, event from Maldonado. Maldo- San Diego Cesar E. Chavez the-Board Reduction."
and Olga Martinez, MEChA nado emphasized the work that Commemoration Committee The across-the-board
Cesar Chavez representative, Bills has put into the organiza- sponsored this event.
reduction refers to a
described the organization of tion of the annual celebration
7 percent decrease in
the event. Olga, who attended and gave him a copy of the This week, as an extension of spending overall that can
the weekly meetings in order to newly inaugurated Chavez Chavez celebration, Dr. Richard be alleviated through
coordinate the event, said that stamp. Bills later said, "I want Griswold del Castillo, professor any combination of
the celebration was not held on to reinforce what one of the of Chicana and Chicano stud- programs funded by the
March 31, which is Chavez's speakers said today: Cesar and ies at SDSU, as well as writer state government, not 7
state holiday, because "we were his movement sought justice of many books about Mexican percent in each program.
on spring break." Besides, she for all backgrounds, for every- Americans, is presenting his Hollingsworth did not
said that this day was chosen one." Bills also emphasized the lecture, titled "Reflections on identify any specific
because of the stamp inaugura- importance of Chavez's values, the 10 Anniversary of Cesar programs.
tion. Celia also said that "things which include service to others, Chavez' Passing." This event
were going to be different; we sacrifice, a preference to help will take place on Wednesday,
The state senate is
were going to have workshops." the most needy, determination, April 30 at 4 p.m. in Academic
Also, there were plans to bring non-violence, tolerance, respect Hall, Room 102, and is sponSee SENATOR, page 4
in elementary and high school for life, celebrating community, sored by the arts and lecture
students as they did last year. knowledge, and innovation.
series.
4
th
�NEWS
THE PRIDE
Tuesday, April 29,2003 3
C SUSM C ONTEMPLATING
PILOT P ROGRAM
President Gonzalez's Suggestions
By GAIL TARANTINO
News Editor
lems are being used as an excuse
to push it." Diehr reported, "Initial
faculty interest in the pilot proAmid the rumors and specula- gram has waned as [the faculty]
tion that are circulating among think through the impacts on prothe faculty, the CSUSM Academic grams and workload."
Senate is in the process of seating
a task force in order to examine Gonzalez's original suggesPresident Alexander Gonzalez's tion did have budget implications
dream of having a pilot program according to Montanari, who said
that would result in more inno- the suggestions "killed two birds
vative academic programs at with one stone," and added "the
CSUSM. Gonzalez's suggestions programs would make the school
of changing three unit classes to distinctive and help the budget
four units and of eliminating upper situation."
division general education courses
in an Academic Senate meeting Montanari acknowledged the
last fall have led to concerns and faculty's resistance to the pilot proapprehension among the faculty gram, but feels that is partly due to
and their union, the California the misunderstanding of GonzaFaculty Association (CFA).
lez's suggestions. He explained
that the suggestions "were just
The "Pilot Campus Initiative examples of the possible changes
Task Force" is not scheduled to [that] the pilot program could
address any specific academic make and nothing more."
or pedagogical changes until the
fall of 2003, said John R. "Dick" Montanari explained that the
Montanari, chair of the academic university has "permission from
senate and professor of manage- the chancellor's office to submit
ment in the college of business proposals that make us distincadministration (CoBA).
tive." He also said, "The faculty
would have a strong impact, if not
Rumors on campus that the pilot the determining impact on any
program is seeking to eliminate proposals," because any changes
the language requirement and to to the curriculum would need facexclude CSUSM from the CSU ulty approval.
system are untrue. "The pilot
program was Gonzalez's idea in When asked if the pilot program
an attempt to develop a means for and task force would continue
making this campus distinctive," since Gonzalez is leaving the
Montanari explained, adding that university, Montanari said it's up
academic programs and teaching to the new president, "If the new
philosophies are areas in which to president doesn't want it, it won't
accomplish this.
continue." He is hopeful that
after Gonzalez leaves CSUSM,
George Diehr, CFA president the faculty might think it safer to
and professor of management examine the program and its posscience in the CoBA, said that sibilities.
"Gonzalez's goal is to increase the
faculty teaching load," and "even The chancellor's office views
though there has been pressure, the pilot program as a test and, if
faculty has been able to resist, it is successful, a possible model
however the recent budget prob- for other campuses. But Diehr
y
Concern Faculty
says that once a program, which
increases the faculty's workload,
is established, the administration
would be reluctant to have it discontinued.
Diehr explained that changing
courses from three units to four
would decrease the number of
classes required for some degrees,
but it does not decrease the total
number of units required to graduate. The increase in class units
would come from the elimination
of the upper division general education (UDGE) courses. The nine
UDGE units would shift to the
major courses.
Diehr also said that this suggestion is not meant to be applied uniformly because the CoBA already
has four unit classes, so there is
some question as to which colleges
and departments would adapt this
model.
compensation, Montanari said
that each department would make
their own decisions and adjust
its curriculum so courses would
retain their value. *He repeated that
increasing classes to four units
and eliminating the UDGE were
just suggestions, and that unless
proposed by the task force, they
are only topics for discussion.
Montanari added, "Since this is
an academic institution, most of
the things to make it distinctive
have to do with education," and
the "changes could be pedagogical
and not necessarily have to involve
increasing units or changing content." ~
Montanari believes that innovative and distinctive programs
would help the university recruit
students and faculty as well as
attract funding. He says the goal
of the pilot program is for CSUSM
"to become more inclusive not
According to Diehr, increasing exclusive."
classes from three to four units
increases the workload for both The members of the pilot
faculty and students, and "for the campus initiative task force are
extra unit to be meaningful the Spencer McWilliams, Keith Trufaculty must be involved."
jillo, Gabriela Sonntag, Peggy
Kelly, Wenyuh Tsay, Wayne
Some faculty members are ^Aitken, Sharon Hamill, Richard
understandably nervous about Riehl, Robert Sheath and David
proposals that eliminate classes Barsky. A vacancy for a represenbecause of the threat to their tative from student affairs is in the
jobs. Diehr pointed out that the process of being filled.
CSU system would save a lot of
money if they could increase the Once the task force is comfaculty workload and not have to plete, they will take over and the
compensate them for it. He said academic senate waits for their
that CSUSM already spends four proposals. Montanari personally
to six million less on faculty com- supports tfre pilot program and
pensation than the CSU campuses is excited about the opportunity
of Bakersfield, Sonoma and Stan- to make CSUSM the "school of
islaus, which are comparable to choice" for students and faculty
CSUSM in budget and size.
alike. However, before the task
force can begin exploring pedaWhen asked about the depart- gogical and academic changes,
ment application of class unit the concerns and questions of the
changes and losses in faculty faculty need to be assuaged.
Cal State Cares Week Shows Local Support
BRAKEBILL
from page 1
stating how they know
the nominee, why they
deserve the award, and if
the nominator is a student,
any classes they have
taken with , the nominee.
They also should help the
nominated teacher gather
the letters of support they
need, as it can be awkward
for the nominee to solicit
these on their own.
Occasionally, a teacher
decides not to participate,
due to the amount of work
involved in compiling
a dossier. The dossier,
due by the first week of
September, is the only thing
the selection committee
looks at while making
its selection. It contains
the nomination letter, a
statement of the nominees'
teaching philosophy, their
curriculum, letters of
support from colleagues
and students, and evidence
of their contributions as
educators, professionals,
and members of the
community.
The selection committee
was chosen through
election in the academic
senate this spring and is
composed of one teacher
from each CSUSM college,
one part-time professor,
one former winner of
the Brakebill award, one
librarian, one student
representative from ASI,
and one administrator. The
members of the committee
are not allowed to nominate
anyone. They review the
dossiers and make their
recommendation to the
president, who announces
the winner to the campus
community during the first
week of October.
The university provides
funds to award the winner.
The amount has changed
over the years; last year it
was $1500. The winner will
also receive a wall plaque.
All Brakebill recipients'
portraits are hung in the
first floor of Craven Hall.
The portrait unveiling and
presentation of the award
are held at an official
ceremony on campus.
By JARED THOMP- staff. All clothing will that ASI will promptly in need, for free." . conducive to dona- because of the poor
SON
go directly to needy decide "where the
tions."
weather conditions,
Pride Staff Writer
families, and not * to clothes will go, John Gehris, a
ASI assures that once
a profit based thrift depending on what third year psychology For those students a decision is made
type of clothes" were major, and a member who did not see the regarding the destinaAssociated Stu- store.
contributed. Brown of the ASI program- event's advertising, tion of the clothes, the
dents, Inc. (ASI) sponsored a clothing drive Although as of continued, "[ASI] ming board, views whether In the Loop information will be
last week as a part of today, ASI has not will be looking for the week as a success or the flyers that were provided for any stuCal State Cares week, decided on an exact local shelters, bat- saying, "I would say posted and handed dents who would like
a Cal State University destination for the tered women's homes, we did pretty good out the week prior to to make additional
system-wide attempt clothes, ASI President etc...All clothes will c onsidering... t he the event, or who did donations.
to show a collected Jocelyn Brown says go directly to people weather wasn't real not want to contribute
effort in community
outreach.
Earn $1,000 - $ 2 r 000for your Student Group
Cool Voor
i n just 3 hours!
After four days of
College fundraising made Simple, S afe and Free,
accepting charitable
contributions in the
Multiple fundraising options available. No carwashes. No raffles> Just success!
Dome and the ASI
Fundraising dates are filling quickly. Get with the programs that work!
Look for
office, approximately
our new store
600 articles of clothopening in April
at 318 Pier View Way
ing were gathered
in Oceanside
from the CSUSM
Your Trusted Source for College Fundraising.
community, including
Santa Fe Rd San Marcos, C A 92069
students, faculty, and
8 8 8 - 9 2 3 - 3 2 3 8 • www.campusfundraiser.com
Let Us
O campus
760-736-8899
Bubbles
MILK TEA • FLAVORED TEA • SNOW/SMOOTHIES • SLUSH • PUDDING DRINK • JUKE • HOT DRINKS • SNACKS
�North County Supports Its Troops
ByMEG EPPEL
Pride Staff Writer
showing support.
130 attendees, one-third of which
deployed servicemen,
The church keeps pictures of
their servicemen on the walls
of the sanctuary, and began a
membership drive in order to
invite people to a place to pray
and find fellowship during the
war. The families also bonded
together to pray for their loved
onesfightingin Iraq.
also encouraging other companies
to provide donations to the
Also on base, there have been
deployed troops or their families.
many groups that have been
/
focusing on assisting military
The arts of the county have
families. One such group, Career
tried to support the troops as
Focus, has been working to find
well. The California Center for
employment for the spouses of
the Arts in Escondido has set up
deployed sewicemen. Another
several programs in order to raise
group, Financial Management,
money to provide entertainment
is providing information to
for the troops and their families,
balance budgets and consolidate
Ten percent of membership
debts. Women, Infants and B Clear, a business based in San contributions received between
Children (WIC) and the YMCA Diego, donated $23,000 worth April 8 and June 30 will be donated
are helping to find daycare for of its products to the troops to to providefreetickets for families
the children, both on and off Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) of Camp Pendleton Marines,
base and to provide further aid Miramar. The company produces Arts can be a therapeutic release
for the families. Also, Military effervescent vitamin supplements, during a stressful time. Alejandra
Outreach Ministries is providing an energy product that claims Mulhern, a Marine Corps spouse,
information on obtaining food, to prevent jet lag, refuel and re- said in a press release, "For those
diapers and other necessities.
hydrate. The company also has few hours that my children and I
set up a support system for the enjoy live artistic performances,
A local church in Fallbrook, soldiers' families by donating the our minds will be transported
Grace Baptist Church, had about product to the families. B Clear is from our daily lives to a tranquil
are
Living in San Diego County,
it is hard to deny the absence of
many of the troops that have been
deployed to Iraq in the recent war.
Just as hard to miss has been the
large amount of support seen
around the community. From
yellow ribbons to entertainment
venues, and even here at CSUSM,
North County has been making an
effort to support those who have
put their lives on the line.
When the war began, a few
patriots were at the gates of Camp
Pendleton to offer their support
daily. Dressed in red, white and
blue, these citizens were at the
gates of the base as early as
dawn. They were there for about
a week - an innovative method of
time and place."
now
4
Here at CSUSM, there has also
been a noticeable change. In many
classes, at least one student has
either had to . withdraw because
of deployment or has had a lovedone overseas. Last month, the
campus veteran's association set
up a table in order to send letters
to the troops to show CSUSM's
support.
This community has used a
variety of ways to support the
troops. Whether through group
support or entertainment, the
support has been felt both by
the families and the troops
themselves,
[The North County Times
contributed to this article.]
San Diego Blood Bank: May Blood Drives
By ARACELI CATALAN rise to the call of duty, to
Pride StaffWriter
help both their military
troops and other civilians
Now is the time to give who need blood," said
back to the community and affiliated Colonel Michael
donate blood for those in Fitzpatrick, director of
need. In the time of war and the armed services blood
blood shortages, donating program office, in a quote
blood is something vital from the San Diego Blood
and yet neglected; people Bank brochure.
do not realize that blood
is needed nationwide and CSUSM Associated
around the world. While Students
Incorporated
all blood types are sought (ASI) will host the bifor donation, individuals annual San Diego Blood
who have the blood types Bank blood drive, which
of 0 + and ABO blood will take place at CSUSM
types are most needed, on Monday, May 5, and
"We hope civilians will Thursday, May 8. The
location will be at the
Dome parking lot near
the disabled parking area
between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Students and faculty
are encouraged to come
out and donate their blood
for a worthy cause: "The
process of blood donation
is very safe. The decision
to donate is usually harder
than the action itself.
Prospective blood donation
candidates will fill out
a quick, pre-screening
application prior to the
actual blood donation. The
SD Blood Bank will have
qualified nurses guiding
individuals through the
pre-screening process,
to see if candidates are
qualified to donate blood,"
stated Glay E. Glay, the
CSUSM coordinator of
the blood drive and vice
president of external affaire
of ASI. Glay also noted,
"one donation can save up
to 3 lives!"
to donation. Amini physical
examination is required
with the pre-screening
process. Following the
passing of pre-screening,
the actual drawing facility
is set in a safe and sterile
environment in the SD
Blood Bank mobile bus
For more infoimation
about the blood drawing
requirements, please refer
to the San Diego blood
bank website at:
All prospective interested http://www.sandiegoblo
donors should be at least odbank.org/blood_donors/
17-yeare-old and Weigh at requirements.php.
least 110 lbs. Identification
verification is needed prior Refreshments
are
available after the blood
donation and a limited
edition of "Fearless" tshirts will be given away
to donors Please contact
Glay E Glay at (760) 7504996 in order to schedule
an appointment or come
into Commons 203 Glay
also commented "The act
of giving is more sacred
than receiving We should
be selfless by reaching out
to people in time of need,
We are blessed with good
health, so one pint of blood
is a huge difference. It will
save a life."
Senator Hollingsworth from page 2
made up of 15 Republicans
and 25 Democrats. In order
for a bill to pass, these
proposals need the support,
of 27 senators. In the
assembly, which is made
up of 32 Republicans and
48 democrats, 57 votes are
required to pass a bill.
After
his
speech, the senator opened
the floor to questions. The
questions ranged in subject
from the Indian gaming
revenue "to the idea that
Davis' re-election platform
was based on a surplus that
was later proven to not exist,
and the effect of President
George W. Bush's tax cuts
30-minute on California.
Hollingsworth explained
that federal laws prohibits
the taxation of tribes without
their consent, and that the
tribes could not produce
the 1.5 million dollars that
Davis attributed to the
Indian gaming revenue.
Hollingsworth also said,
"Davis went into office in
1999 with a record surplus
and has turned it into a
record deficit." He clarified
that Davis did not claim
to have a surplus in his reelection campaign, but that
the state has had a surplus
while he has been governor.
Finally, Hollingsworth said,
when discussing Bush's taxcuts, that California would
have to follow the same
movement and commented,
"People will avoid tax
increases, [and] a tax cut will
generate jobs and spending
revenues."
, The "Budget Briefs" can
be obtained at www.republi
can.sen.ca.gov
U niversity P olice H elp O n-Line
a nd O n C ampus
By JULIE MYRES
Pride Staff Writer
find out more about the university police by talking
to the on-duty officers as they patrol the campus,
stopping by the police department building located
The CSUSM university police department offers just off of La Moree road at the very east end of
emergency information and reference material on- campus property, or contacting them through their
line. This website offers in-depth information on website.
emergency planning and safety tips.
fe ^ Î f i ^ e ? ^
Students can also contact the university police • F R E E T
F&EÌT~*
I
The university police department encourages stu- by phone, in person, or the "blue light" emergency
eks of Karateor I Karate or Krav Maga
dents, faculty, staff, and members of the community phones. "Blue light" emergency phones throughout | | Krav Maga Training ¡Uniform with Membeishir
L J.
Expires04/30/0.3
to print out a copy of the campus emergency plan campus and in the parking lots are available for stu- ¡L _
8, i
Square
4 T raining
summary for quick reference during an emergency. dents in order to contact the police in times of emer- | Tae0K0won Do •Foot Facility ••Karate , Rooms
Wado Ryu
gency and/or when they witness a crime on campus. I jiujitsu • Krav Maga • Dance
/
Gymnastics • Homework Helpers
The emergency information can be found on Phones in most classrooms and other buildings on
After School Pick Up Program
£
www.csusm.edu/police/. The website provides campus are also available for contacting the univerwwwMfmkamUxmt
information on campus crime statistics, crime sity police. In an emergency, one should dial 911. |
International Institute of Martial Arte
prevention tips, and contact information f or'the For non-emergency needs, call 750-4567 or simply |
1
456 L Mission Rd. • San Marcos • 7 60.591.0456
CSUSM university police department. Students can x4567 if using a campus phone.
gjj
^^
^^
*Mi MM M M
MMM MMM M M M M
«MM I
1
instruct^
�Tuesday, April 29,2003 5
ARTS
Better Luck Tomorrow for Asians in Hollywood
THE PRIDE
By JULIE MYRES
Pride Staff Writer
that no matter the skin color, culture, or background, we all have
similar challenges, choices, and
MTV Film's latest purchased triumphs in life.
project is afilmabout Asian overachievers. There are no subtitles, In an interview that Lin gave to
no Kung Fu, no gang bangers, and a member of the press he stated,
no street racing in this film. The "Making an Asian American film
main characters are good-looking, is such a struggle because we
can't even make it on a level playpopular, and Asian!
ing field. People complain about
Director of Better Luck Tomor- low budget films. We don't even
row, Justin Lin, is the man behind get to make low budget films. We
thefirstAsian American indepen- only make films that are a fracdent film that has been acquired tion of low budget films. When I
and distributed by a studio and finished the BLT script and took it
MTV. MTV Films distributed out, I got a great response. People
this film, hoping to reach a broad were excited."
demographic that can relate to
the challenges that these young BLT is about a group of Asian
Asians face in the film.
American high school students
who grow up in the middle
The all-Asian cast created quite American suburbs of southern
a stir at the Sundance Film Festi- California and struggle to achieve
val in January 2003 with a unique acceptance among their high
twist on the average Asian Ameri- school peers, achieve educational
can character in films. A question perfection, and progress successthat was brought up at the press fully through their lives.
conference after the viewing at
Sundance was whether Better Each character in the film porLuck Tomorrow (BLT) was racist trays a different personality charor not. The answer is no! BLT is acteristic to which nearly everyabout people and their struggles one can relate. Overachievement,
through life and making the right social acceptance, perfection,
decisions to progress their lives. success, and overcoming racial
Yes, the cast is Asian and it does stereotyping in society are all pornot always portray Asians in a trayed and relate to humankind as
great light, but it does make the a whole.
audience think, react, and realize
artists. It's also a social movement that all Asian Americans
can embrace. That movement
is simply sending a strong message to Hollywood that Stories
by Asian Americans and featuring Asian Americans (without
foreign accents and Kung Fu) are
marketable and in-demand. It's
been more than a decade that an
all-Asian Americanfilmhas come
out in mainstream theaters, and so
it's been that long that our community has had a chance to grab
a 'piece of the Hollywood pie'
Better Luck Tomorrow f eatures an all-Asian c ast.
that African Americans and LatiC ourtesy photo.
nos have so successfully carved
In response to the choice of an April 11,2003 was attended by an for themselves. And while some
all-Asian cast Lin remarked, "they amazing number of college stu- may see the characters of "BLT"
kept on coming back to me to ask dents, who turned out to view this as negative, I see them as honest
me if I could change it to a Cau- unique masterpiece. Students from and real. The story also forces us
casian cast, or a LatiAo cast, or an UCSD, USD, SDSU, and CSUSM to think and talk about the state
African American cast. If I went were in attendance. Karin Anna of American youth across color
with an African American cast, Cheung, the main actress, was lines."
changed the ethnicity, I could outside the theater after our showeasily have gotten seven figures. ing to sign autographs and answer The show first opened in Los
At least a budget of a few mil- questions about the film.
Angeles, New York, Chicago,
lion dollars to make it. I wasn't
and San Francisco the weekend
tempted at all. Writing is so hard News reporter for KGTV chan- of April 11 , 2003. It opened this
anyway. I didn't want to change nel 10, Lee Ann Kim, was also past weekend in ten other U.S.
it for the sake of money. Many present at the Mission Valley locations including San Diego
of these investors were Asian opening, and in a brief interview at AMC Mission Valley 20, and
Americans asking for the changes. stated, "Better Luck Tomorrow is Madstone Theaters - Hazard
That's when Pfirst realized that more than just a film to me. As enter.
is also p
film was such a clash between art an Asian American, I personally Cdwards ItSan Marcoslaying at
E
feel I have much at stake with the 18. Check local movie Sltadium
and commerce."
istings
success of thisfilmbecause of the for more theaters that are showing
The opening night showing in opportunities it could lead to for
Mission Valley on Friday night other Asian American stories and this film.
th
IJMH Health & Medical Professions Preparation Program
Uhiverotty vf CaJtffe*t»fct< San Qlqjp
Take incoming calls and assist o ur policy holders by providing
expert insurance advice.
$2000 sign oil bonus for CA Resident P&C License
Take incoming calls and sell a uto insurance to customers w ho
contact GEICO for insurance quotes.
KM ?r>?9
The Medical School
Admissions Process:
Cttsidivier Service Representatives
Professional Sales Agent
E**l«l*r*»8*. Prv$Mm * l a jofia, CA 92983«0074 *
Myths, Realities, and What
Admissions Committees Don't Tell You
$2000 sign on bonus for CA Resident P&C License
Saturday, May 3
l pm - 3pm
UCSD School of Medicine
Liebow Auditorium
Claims Service Representatives
Work with customers w ho need to report a claim for a accident
they have been involved in.
Silling Representatives
Full-time and part-time available. Day and evening schedules available.
Excellent B enefit Package Includes: Immediate Health, Dental & Life ]
' im^m^B-* Outstanding 401k Savings Plan • Company Paid Pension • Profit j
^ r n i ^ P M V B C ^ h n & Holidays •Tuition R eimbursement•Peihform^^P
[ ^ ¿ f i f - Review at 8 months * A Supportive Team Environment •
" j ^ r r a r Program | Associate Recognition Awards
|
^^^mM^i^^^^^M&fii H ' Wmi ' *
H
, >, *
GEICO Direct Hiring Team
14111 Danielson S t, Poway, CA 92064
Fax: (888) 644-5775 • e-mail: sdjobs@geico.com
www.geico.com • Walk-ins Welcomes'\
<
DIRECT
Learn s trategies to help you navigate t he m edical s chool
a pplication p rocess and i ncrease your MCAT s core.
^ _ _/
Featuring H ouman H emmati:
B S, B iological S ciences, S tanford University ' 96
Co-discoverer of f etal s tem c ells
Former S enior A ide t o NSA C ondoleeza R ice
Voting M ember of the UCLA M edical S chool
A dmissions C ommittee s ince ' 99
• K aplan MCAT instructor s ince ' 97
•
•
•
•
Seating is limited, call J.-800-KAP-TEST for more information.
KAPLAN
EOE / Drug Test, Physical, Credit and Background Checks required
�American Idol or America's Most inWanted
connection with a bar fight in
By GERALD JONES
Pride Staff Writer
And then there were eight,
after American Idol finalist
Corey Clark was kicked off the
shoW Monday, March 31. Clark
is allegedly being accused of
attacking his 15 year old sister in
October 2002 and resisting arrest.
When producers learned of his
misdemeanor charge of battery
and resisting arrest they made
the decision to remove him from
the show. The 22 year old Kansas
native, "withheld information
about a prior arrest, which had it
been known, might have affected
his participation in the show,"
Fox stated. "The producers and
the network feel that Corey's
behavior warrants his disqualification."
The news was leaked to the
press by a website called "The
Smoking Gun," which stated
that Clark was facing trial April
15, 2003 for assault and resisting
arrest. The smoking gun website
also released the not-so-pretty
mug shots of American Idol final-
ist Trenyce who was arrested in
1999 for theft charges. However,
Trenyce revealed her past charges
with the producers of the show so
it was not a big shock when the
photos were released.
Each one of the finalists goes
through an in-depth background
check in order to alleviate this
type of situation from happening. The finalists are required to
disclose everything about their
past - good or bad. Clark slipped
through the cracks because of a
typo. The police report that was
filed had misspelled his name,
so when American Idol did the
background check, nothing was
discovered about his pending
charges.
Clark is the third contestant
to be removed from the show.
American Idol favorite Frenchie
Davis was given the boot for
posing topless on a porno site
that had photographs of underage girls. Jaered Andrews, one of
the former 32 semifinalists, was
kicked off when FOX learned
of his arrest on assault charges
Music Lyrics aWs is ba transmittedediumhis
M to the masses through t
hat eing
By JAMAL SCARLETT
Pride Staff Writer
Neil Young wrote a song once about the true meaning
of rock and roll. It went like this: "Hey, hey, my, my,
rock and roll will never die! There is more to the
picture than meets the eye." This song rings so clearly
in the ears of our world, considering that many find
their identity in the music they listen to. Whether it is
hip hop, rock, country or metal, blatantly obvious or
hidden behind a beat, music lyrics as a medium to our
social condition has had an undeniable effect on the
way we live today.
However, what comes to the surface when the lyrics
that we hold so dear become dangerous and acted out?
When violent lyrical content's relationship to violent
behavior creates such uproar, why do we put defunct
laws in place and think we have done everything in our
power?
Yet, kids as young as 5 and 6 years old are showing up
to school with guns in their lunch pails. Many rant and
rave, not knowing where this type of behavior comes
from. It is unabashedly clear that the lyrical content in
many of the songs we listen to puts our society at risk.
Furthermore, radio stations are keen to understand this
concept and to capitalize on the vulnerability of young
listeners. Guitar guru Jimmy Hendrix once stated in a
Life magazine article, "You hypnotize people and when
you get them at their weakest point, we can preach into
their subconscious what we want to say."
medium gives witness to why much of everything is
falling apart. The social construction of the family,
our relationships, meanings of love, moral reasoning...
where has it all gone? Since the 1960's, we have seen
violence, teen pregnancy, and drug use escalate in the
United States. Currently there are over 190,000 teen
pregnancies each year. Over 10 million teens have tried
cocaine, and there has been a 1,740 percent increase
in knife or gun wound treatment at hospitals among
teens.
With the assistance of media, music, and its lyrical
content, these factors are not reviled, but accepted and
practiced. Videos have become more and more deadly
because they are created for you^h and for the appetites
of youth. They are produced with the most advanced
technological eye-grabbers that weave in the current
motifs of sex, anger, and rebellion against schools,
parents and police.
The events at Columbine High School are a great
example of how the lyrics of music affect listeners.
Police reports show us Dylan Kliebold, before opening
fire, was listening to a song by Ramstein that described
going into a schoolyard and killing'students. The song,
"Weisses Fleisch (White Flesh) goes as follows:
"You in the schoolyard I'm ready to kill
I hurt you and you cry out loud
Now you're afraid and I'm ready
My black blood soils your dress
I'm getting more and more excited by your screams
.. .hails into my sick brain
now you're afraid and now I'm ready!
My sick being screams for redemption
Your whitefleshbecomes my scaffold
There's no god in my heaven!"
This being said, the effect of music lyrics are the
medium for our actions as the brain is to the mind. Like
the brain, lyrics are a physical apparatus. And like the
mind, a medium is a use to which a physical apparatus
is applied. In addition, the lyrical content becomes a
medium as it employs a certain symbol or code (money,
power, respect), as itfindsits place in a particular social When asked about their song having such of an effect
on Kliebold, Ramstein stated, "There is no lyrical
setting.
content that could possibly cause this behavior."
CLASSIFIEDS
760-724-9423
E GG DONORS NEEDED
Ages 19-29, $4,000
Compensation
Call Melissa @
Building Families
800-790-7633
PILLOWTOP MATTRESS SETS
- BRAND NEW
Orthopedic Mattress+Box.
Still in Plastic. „
Queen: Retail $699, Sacrifice $140
Full: Retail $649. Sacrifice $110.
Can Deliver. (760) 840-0516
PART-TIME NANNY NEEDED!
2-3 afternoons/week for cutest 15month old chatterbox you've ever m et
Great Pay! 10 minutes from campus.
Contact Wendy (760) 294-2253.
•
Nevertheless, if we disregard the lyrical captivation
by the music industry, we appear to be left with the
irrefutable fact that such language in music allows us
to be increasingly primitive, fragmented, and largely
aimed at invoking a visceral response. Plato once
wrote about this, stating, "through foolishness they,
the people, deceived themselves into thinking that
there was no right or wrong in music, that it was to be
judged good or bad by the pleasure it gave... a spirit of
lawbreaking!"
AS I Women's Soccer Club
Join the Fall 2003 Women's Soccer Team!!!
Practices: Mon & Wed 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Remember to arrange your fall class schedule f or practices
For more information, please e-mail Casie at
burke013@csusm.edu and/or Carol at deven002@csusm.edu
Pennsylvania that ended with a
man being killed.
Hopefully this will be the
last interruption of the finalists,
because if it's not, they might
have to start pulling contestants
right out of the audience in order
to keep the show rolling. At any
rate "Junior Idol," the spin-off
of American Idol premiering
June 3, most likely won't have
to deal with these types of situations, since the age range is 16
and under.
We Don't Care Who
Men Are, We Care
What They Do
By SARA COLBRESE
Pride Staff Writer
his mother telling him to
"join the army" because
"it will make a man out of
you." Kilmartin chooses to
use this rhetorical device
because he believes that
"story telling is one way to
make sense of our lives...I
cannot tell your story for
you, but maybe if I tell mine
in a certain way, it helps you
to tell yours in a different,
perhaps more meaningful
way."
Among a homey sofa,
padded chair, and modest
end table stood a solitary
man with something to say.
"We don't care who men
are, we care about what they
do," stated an ambitious
Chris Kilmartin, the author
and performer of "Crimes
Against Nature," who took
the stage of the Arts building last Tuesday evening in
front of an almost full house Kilmartin followed these
of eager and enthusiastic scenes with emotionally
charged commentary that
spectators.
challenged the orthodox
One hour and thirty min- views of "maleness," such
utes of honesty and hyste- as how his mother had never
ria portrayed Kilmartin's told his sister to "go join a
message load and clear: bake sale" because it would
"My goal is to give the "make a woman out of her"
audience an intellectual as well as the utter ridicuand emotional language for lousness of nude female
understanding the cultural models wearing high heels
pressures of masculinity while naked.
and to leave them with an
awareness that they can The event was a part of
resist those pressures if it's CSUSM's "Health Awareimportant to them," men- ness Month" and was suptioned Kilmartin.
ported by many organizations on campus, including
Kilmartin energetically Student Health Services, the
lead his audience on a per- Office of Student Affairs,
sonal journey through his University Police, Student
life in order to drive home Residential Life, and PEAS
his message about the over- (Peer Education And Supall façade of "the masculine port). A table outside was
s elf' into the hearts and littered with educational
minds of his audience. His advice for the taking;
hysterical and emotional including everything from
scenarios went from scenes "what to do if you're raped"
about creeping through "Old pamphlets to "super door
man Hippensteel's" garage, stop alarms" that function
only tofindporn magazines when wedged under the
in a cardboard box, to his door to sound an alarm if an
best friend getting his first intruder attempts to enter.
"ultimate sexual favor," to
See W E D ON'T CARE, page 8
Attention graduating seniors,
friends, and family!
The Pride will be publishing a
special graduation issue
on May 6,2003. Congratulatory ads
will be available for sale, to be
published in that issue only.
Please see our advertising link at
www.csusm.edu/prideforrates
and deadlines. Dont forget yoiir
CSUSM student discount of 10% off all ads!
�Protestors DO Support Their Troops
By MEG EPPEL
Pride Staff Writer
Since the
Bush
administration began to
work toward a war in Iraq,
there have been numerous
protests against the war.
The protestors have claimed
that peace is the route to be
taken. They have done this
a variety of ways including
the traditional peace walks
and demOTistrations but also
through emailing Congress
representatives
and
spreading the word about
peace through concerts,
flyers and emails. Many of
these actions have stressed
supporting peace. However,
protestors have constantly
been stereotyped as hating
America and being against
the troops.
Each protestor has his
or her own motivation for
wanting peace and many
have other interests, such as
being active in other groups
that are not necessarily
peace motivated. Some may
not like America and may
not support the troops. But a
large majority of protestors,
especially in San Diego,
do not share that opinion.
The protestors believe that
peace is the best possible
way to support the troops,
but those who are pro war
believe that the protestors
are against the troops.
We all have friends and
family who are serving
and many us know of
someone fighting in Iraq.
Claiming that protestors do
not support the military is
ignorance. *
America is privileged
because it is protected by
an armed force that consists
of volunteers, not draftees.
Therefore our troops
have chosen Jto protect
our nation. Protestors
understand that, and they
also support a country that
does not invoke a draft. It
is also understood that a
military is needed in order
to protect our country, and
In the San Diego area, at the right time, to fight
it is difficult not to know wars. Protestors do not
a person in the military. want the troops to suffer,
therefore they support the recognized that veterans
troops when they protest receive little aid and it
diminishes as time goes by.
a war.
There are ample examples
It is as though the country of this limited aid. One is
is sufferingfromthe opinion that veterans, for the past
held during Vietnam. It is century, have had to pay
true that servicemen who for their disability benefits
fought in Vietnam returned without government aid.
home to protestors who spat Veterans also wait, on
at their service and treated average, seven months for
them without respect, often an appointment with their
in a very cruel manner. It is primary care physician.
even sadder when many of These are real issues. What
those in the service during kind of reward is that for
Vietnam were drafted and men and women who
were not able to make the volunteer to risk their lives
decision to join the military, for this country?
and yet were still treated
inhumanely. However, we The protestors have tried
are not fighting in Vietnam to show that they support
and it is thirty years later. the troops while they oppose
the war itself. In an article
It also should be published in Alternet.org,
author David Lynch writes,
"Both pro- and anti-war
activists seem to agree
that we need to support our
soldiers. However, the two
sides disagree on the best
way to do it." It is unfair for
the protestors to accuse the
administration and pro-war
activists of false behaviors
and actions and it is equally
wrong to accuse protestors
of not supporting their
troops.
Protesting the war does
not equate hating this
country. A large number of
protestors realize that this
country enables them to
protest. Protesting the war
also does not equate a lack
of support for the troops.
Where's The Booze?: Part 3 The Opinion
ByDAVEWERTH
Pride Staff Writer
It provides me with much
needed relief to finally
have the chance to voice
my opinion on the topic
of CSUSM lacking a pub.
After going to great lengths
to report my findings in a
fair, and balanced manner,
I felt that it would only
be fair to express my own
feelings on the subject. It is
my opinion that there most
certainly should be a pub or
alcohol licensed restaurant
at CSUSM.
I believe that there is
a growing desire among
the student body to make
San Marcos a more social
and desirable place to
obtain a degree. With the
By JOY WHITMAN
Vox The Pride
I have had a huge
lesson in humility and
introspection over the past
few weeks. Also, with Earth
Day having just passed, I
have been thinking about
a way in which I can help
make a difference for the
health of the environment.
I have been using the public
transportation system to
get to and from school and
walking to work. My car
took its last plummet into
total despair recently, and
since I am independent
from any financial support
from parents and am not
exactly tight with my
wealthier friends, it may
be a while before taking
the big leap into buying
or leasing another one. In
the meantime, the bus,
walking, and getting rides
emergence of fraternities,
sororities, clubs, and now
with the completion of
the new student housing,
it is obvious that CSUSM
is blossoming into a
prepubescent social being.
CSUSM is slowly straying
away from being classified
as a commuter school, and
is taking its place along
side other established
schools. Through this
metamorphosis, I feel that
there needs to be changes
that cater to the desires of
the student body, and not
solely to the infrastructure
of the institution.
Many students are
likely to argue that a pub
would not foster a positive
tradition, nor promote a
hçalthy social environment.
For some, a negative
impression that a pub may
make on the community,
is of concern, while others
simply just don't want a
pub. It would be ignorant
for me not to take these
opinions into consideration,
but ultimately, I would have
to argue that I see it quite
differently.
Growing up in Canada,
for the better half of nineteen
years, it is remarkable to
me that alcohol provokes
such a grand level of
uneasiness among many
Americans. Respectively,
it is understandable that
many people have had
unpleasant experiences
with it, on a number of
different levels. However,
at almost every university
from friends have been my I have found this desperation
to be rather disgusting
alternative options.
actually. For example, I
As a result of this, I have consider myself and most
experienced these bursts people, fairly level headed
of inspiration to turn my but I never knew I had such
misfortune into something a temper until I discovered
positive. Like most road rage, and believe me; it
students, I carry a full class exists somewhat in all of us.
load, work two jobs and try It scares me that both others
to maintain a decent social and myself can become
life at the same time. In no such terrible people on the
way am I complaining; my road and then get behind
life is cake compared to the wheel of such heavy
others who don't even have machinery. Oh- and then
these options. Although it there's TRAFFIC issues,
has been an inconvenience which you do not even
for me, what has struck me want to get me rampaging
the most about being in this on because I won't shut up
situation is my realization about it.
of how dependent southern
However, my argument
California is on vehicles.
lies more so in the economic
Being a native of this area sense of the matter. In order
myself, I know that driving to make it more effective,
a car is the number one I have chosen to highlight
method of transportation to the realities of driving a
get where we all need to go. car. First and foremost, it's
campus that I have visited
in Canada, there is at least
one pub, or place, where
the students can get an
alcoholic beverage. These
pubs and restaurants are
great places that promote a
wonderful degree of student
and faculty interaction.
Quite often these pubs are
historic, and are home to the
traditions of the school. In
direct contrast, CSUSM has
The Dome - a fairly stark
haven for weary students
that serves mediocre food
and supplies a miniscule
level of comfort.
I have a lot of pride in
being a student here at
CSUSM, and I believe that
this is a great school with
great potential. However,
even with the incredible
expensive. Right now, I
think it's safe to say that the
average price of gasoline
is $2.00 per gallon for 87octane fuel, which is the
lowest fevel you can put
into your car. For a 12gallon tank, you're looking
at paying about $24 to fill
it up. For all of you SUV
owners out there, you are
going to be paying more like
$60 for a 30-gallon tank.
Now, I am not knocking
SUV's because I think
they are really hot looking
rides but that HAS to hurt
when you pull out that hard
earned cash or credit card
that has you paying more
interest than the actual gas.
Also, you have to take
into account that driving
without insurance is against
the law. For all you guys
out there who have to pay
more simply because of
growth rate of this school,
I feel that there is a certain
level of apprehension
to move forward, and a
sheltering of the student
body. At 23 years Qf age,
I am not looking to be
sheltered or made aware
of the dangers of drinking
by the school. I understand
that the school is committed
to helping students make
healthy choices, and does
not want to promote alcohol
abuse to its students.
In a previous interview,
Jonathan Poullard made it
explicitly clear that revenue
from a pub would not aid
in the lowering of tuition,
parking fees, or book prices.
However, I feel that is not
unreasonable to suggest that
the financial infrastructure
the statistics that work
against you, like getting
more tickets and into more
accidents than women; that
sucks for you.
of a future pub could be
built with the intention
that a percentage of the
pub's profit be put toward
the building of a parking
structure, or toward offering
students a larger amount of
money for thek buyback
books. Although it has been
made clear to me that this is
not how financial matters
of CSUSM work currently,
I rebut and say, if the pub
isn't built yet, then why
not make it that way? A
pub would not become a
"cash cow" for the school,
but more so a way for the
school to make money at
the will of students, instead
of in protest.
"chrome" out your cars
and do all that body work
to keep that ever popular
southern California "image"
in check, you're spending
even more money-whether
you can do it yourself or
whether you have someone
to do it for you. Again,
I'm not knocking any of
you who do; it's simply a
statement.
Then
you
have
registration
• and
maintenance. Registration
in California also happens
to be one of the most
expensive around. In order
to keep cars in good and
safe working condition, one
must maintain them, every
3 months or 3, 000 miles,
then you have your 30,
60 and 90K maintenance,
tire rotations, new tires, if
necessary, making small
or large repairs because
machinery goes wrong
from time to time, despite
regular maintenance, smog
checks every year, and then
everything in between.
Now, I realize that many
of you have very taxing
schedules that require you
to be extremely mobile
and you cannot rely on
something like the bus
schedule to get you where
you need to be on time.
Also, I know that many
of your commutes are
longer than mine, which
do not allow you to take a
bus, walk, skate or bike to
Then for all of you that
See THOUGHT, page 8
�newsletter—how insulting!
And I am displeased that I
am supposed to accept my
powerless position, indeed
that we all are; that there is
little to nothing we can do
about it.
POSSIBILITY O F
L OSING THE PRIDE
Dear Pride Editors and
Staff:
I am deeply upset about
the possibility of losing
The Pride. It disgusts me
that The Pride is being
oppressed and stifled—and
may even be forced out
of publication—under the
guise of "budget cuts." It
is time we, the students,
start having a voice in the
priorities of Cal State San
Marcos. Imagine, a student
body impacting policy? One
might think I was crazy just
for suggesting it. The sad
reality is that the administration of CSUSM has no
interest in the student body,
except as customers to be
coddled. I am here to get an
education and to be exposed
to ideas and free thinking
^ and a student newspaper
is the very lifeblood of such
a campus-wide exchange of
ideas.
A student newspaper should
be able to operate with
impunity. The concept of a
free press was easy for our
forefathers to understand,
why does the administration feel they have a duty
to impose their narrow
perspective and questionable ideals on the only
outlet for free expression
on this campus? You can't
even post flyers at CSUSM
without approval. I will
stand for such repression no
longer, not when it threatens
a student run newspaper.
So I here pledge to The
Pride and to the administration of CSUSM that I will
respond to the termination
of this vital, necessary student newspaper with all my
power. Should The Pride be
forced out of print, I will
organize a walk-out and/or
a protest on school property,
and I will advertise such
actions and encourage other
students to participate. I will
contact all local news media
and tell them of our struggle, and I will invite them
to report on our protest—it
will make a story I am sure
will hold the interest of the
residents of San Marcos
and indeed the San Diego
community at large. I will
write letters to the editors
of all the major newspapers
in the San Diego area. If
such actions fail due to the
summer break, I will reengage them in the fall.
So I say shame on the
administration of CSUSM!
To put it in language they
might understand: this customer is most displeased. I
am displeased that the last
vestige of written communication on this campus
is being bureaucratized to
death. I am displeased that
the administration considers I came to this school eager
The Pride no better than a to participate in a meaning-
ful way. It is a shame I may
be forced to create such a
stink over something that
should never be considered
in the first place: ending a
school published newspaper. I feel a great deal of
loyalty to both CSUSM and
my fellow students, and it
is for this reason that I am
determined to SAVE THE
PRIDE!
In the end though, I can sleep
well knowing, that throughout his ENTIRE tirade, I
gave him a patriotic salute
Robert Woerheide
consisting of my middle
Junior, Literature and Writ- finger standing at attention.
ing Studies
Shawn Harris
Senior, History
S HAWN STEEL GETS
BUSTED AT U SC
Dear editors,
As a thinking member
of society and student at
C ONFLICTING
CSUSM, I was shocked at
V IEWS
the comments by the College Republican's choice of
speakers, Mr. Shawn Steel.
They were pretty extreme Mr. Black,
and conspiratorial.
What took you so long?
I haven't written o The
After visiting our campus Pride in over a tmonth.
he spoke at a "pro-war" Obviously, you and I have
rally at the campus of USC. totally different definitions
During his speech he said of terrorism. It seems like
"The Islamic community
has a cancer growing inside you tihink anytimea the U.S.
it, which hates Jews, hates gtetsis nvolved in conflict
But I
freedom, and hates west- isay: D"Terrorism."attacking
eliberately
ern society...The disease civilian/noncombatants to
of Islam must be rectisocio-politified. Its kill or be killed." achieve one'serrorism. And
cal goals = t
www. commondrearns. org / THAT is something we neinews2003/0415-08.htm
ther do nor sponsor. I don't
myself, but as
His comments were so lIike repeating we sometimes
said before,
inflammatory that the Coun- sponsor hired guns in other
cil on American-Islamic countries to fight for our
Relations
(CAIR-CA) interests, t
called on GOP leaders to warrant Ahat we don't think
merican
repudiate his comments. the line. But our lives on
Are these really the com- ment does not tell tgovernto
ments from an ex-lawyer take down civilians -hemyou
as
and former chairman of might think.
W e Don't C are W ho Men
A re, We C are W hat T hey
Do from page 6
"They were really into it," commented
udience member Ashley Moses "you
could tell these people were really dedicated to this cause." "I thought it went very
well," commented Kilmartin, "especially
considering that it's a commuter school
and people had to come back in the evening to see it." Commuter school or not,
the mass of people cluttered around the
display of cookies, brownies, and coffee at
the entrance of the theater suggested much
appreciation and engagement with the subject. "It was a very responsive audience,"
said Kilmartin.
Although the majority of the audience
seemed overly joyful and accepting of
Kilmartin's performance, he warns that this
is not always the case. People "sometimes
say it's male bashing and disrespectful to
them," but to such comments Kilmartin's
general response is "I don't want to take
your choices awayfromyou, but I do want
California's Republican
party? His persona reminds
me of David Duke and his
intellect of Rush Limbaugh.
His selection to speak at our
campus does a disservice to
College Republicans and
brings shame to our campus.
your choices to be conscious ones rather
then merely going with the program."
Overall, the evening was a success.
Kilmartin mentioned that, "Despite the
fact that I was very tiredfromtraveling all
day, I felt very energized by the audience."
The constant uproar of laughter and utter
hysteria on the audience's part suggested
that they felt the same about Kilmartin's
performance. Heads shook in personal
testament and hands covered blushing
cheeks, all in unison and all in recognition
of the honesty in which Kilmartin made his
point. "I was leery at first when my girlfriend asked me to attend, especially as it
was later in the evening," said Moses, "but
I left feeling refreshed and informed, he
made some really valid and funny points
about growing up as a guy."
too, that he had 12 years
and -17 UN resolutions to
do this...and you still think
peace never had a chance?
Also, don't trust the UN
these days. Any organization with Iraq heading the
Disarmament Committee,
and Libya heading the
Human Rights Committee,
has some real knuckleheads
making key decisions...like
the French. Furthermore,
Saddam is gone now, and it
makes me sad that you don't
celebrate that. And as far
as the economy goes, you
failed to acknowledge that
things started going south
towards the end of 2000
(when Bubba was still in
office).
In addition, you failed to
answer my question, "When
have the Israelis strapped a
ticking bomb to a 10 yearold's chest before sending
him/her into a crowded
market?" You must understand the huge difference
between terror victims and
collateral damage victims.
When Israel targets INDIVIDUALS who orchestrate
suicide bombings, a problem arises that you fail to
acknowledge: The way
puppet masters of terrorist groups deliberately use
civilians as human shields
in hopes that we Israelis
(and the U.S) won't come
after them. Saddam did the
same thing by putting his
anti-aircraft missiles next to Also, recovering from 9-11
schools and hospitals.
doesn't happen overnight
either. But I bet even you
He also put chemical weap- will be happy when gas
ons labs directly below prices start going down.
mosques and schools, so And one more thing, don't
he could ridiculously claim worry about my veteran
400 kids were killed when benefits. Plenty of your tax
our forces destroyed them. dollars are still going into
Fortunately, highly intel- my pocket, which pay me
ligent media figures like to be here. And now to the
Roger Hegdecock explain readers: I think this is getthe errors of people like ting old too, but I had to set
Saul Landau whom you the record straight.
love so much. But then,
whenever civilians do get Sincerely, Brian Dobbins
caught in the crossfire, you Senior, Communication
automatically blame America. Even more amazing,
is that you believe Saddam
really planned to disarm.
You quoted Scott Ritter,
saying that Iraq had disarmed to a level "unprecedented in modern history." Well then why didn't
Saddam show everything
publicly? All he had to do
was present his WMDs
to the world - which HE
agreed not to have - back
in 91', and thus avoid getting toppled. Keep in mind
Have an opinion?
Share it with us.
Email
The Pride at
pride@csusm.edu
T h o u g h t from page 7
work. I might have an internship over
the summer in downtown San Diego that
might require me to rethink my entire
systemrightnow, but, until then, I will do
what I can.
Therefore, I am simply asking you to
think about just what you need your car
for. Think about if it's all that necessary
to drive your car to the store up the street
if you only need a few items. Can you
wait until the following day when you
have more time to do all you errands in
one trip? Can you walk to the beach, to
work, or to get your Starbucks fix? Do
you know somebody that you can carpool
with or that can carpool with you? For all
of us (myself included) that have griped
and complained about that parking fee
increase, which will not be decreasing
in the near future: think of the money
you could save if you could use another
method of transportation, or if there was
someone helping you out with the cost.
Walking is going to keep me in great
shape and since a huge criticism of the
U.S. is our growing obesity problem,
compared to that of Europe, you might
think twice about getting in that car to
go to the next corner where Burger King,
McDonald's, Taeo Bell and KFC and more
all wait for your return. I am also put at a
little more at ease knowing that I am doing
what I can to help eliminate extra carbon
monoxide and other dangerous pollutants
into the atmosphere by being one less
vehicle on the road.
I am in no way intending to preach and
if I have made any untrue statements or
judgments, by all means, let me know.
These are just some things that I have
noticed and that I wanted to make a social
comment on. So since Earth Day was on
the 2 2 of April this year and you are
all reading this after the fact, let this be
a reinforcement that awareness begins
eveiy morning you wake up and try to do
what you can everyday. *
nd
�
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
<h2>2002-2003</h2>
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
University Archives in the CSUSM Library
Description
An account of the resource
The thirteenth academic year of California State University San Marcos.
Sort Key PR
Original Format
The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
newspaper 11 x 17
The Pride
Yes
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Pride
April 29, 2003
Subject
The topic of the resource
student newspaper
Description
An account of the resource
Nominations for the Harry E. Brakebill Outstanding Professor award are due, a job fair, and a event with California State Senator Dennis Hollingsworth hosted by the College Republicans highlight coverage in this issue. (Note: This year was misidentified as Vol. 10 It should have been numbered Vol. 11, it has been entered as Vol. 10x to make the distinction between the volumes clear.)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Pride
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
University Archives, California State University San Marcos, Kellogg Library
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
University Archives in the CSUSM Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2003-04-29
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Lezlie Lee-French, Library Archives Support
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The information available on this site, including any text, computer codes, data, artwork, video, audio, images or graphics (collectively the "Material") are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Parties other than California State University San Marcos (”CSUSM”) may own copyright in the Material. We encourage the use of this Material for non-profit and educational purposes only, such as personal research, teaching and private study. For these limited purposes, Material from this web site may be displayed and printed, and all copies must include any copyright notice originally included with the Material. Additionally, a credit line must be included with each item used, citing the article or review author, title or article or review, title of the database, sponsoring agency, date of your access to the electronic file, and the electronic address. Copyright 2015, California State University San Marcos
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
newspaper 11 x 17
Brakebill Award
Cesar Chavez
College Republicans
job fair
President Alexander Gonzalez
spring 2003