https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/f81696399a6695169851c119c04a79fa.pdf 5c517cb8c6961060816e2075f54fb113 PDF Text Text C LIFOR w ww.csusm.edu/pride/ ASI V.P. Patel Removed e einstated STATE I E 51 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 8,2003 VOL.lO N O.l9 S tudent L ounge F ace L ift M arred B y B urglary A nd V andalism S oul F ood B reakfast F eeds t he S ouls a nd B ellies o f M any ~u c B y HONEE J FOLK Pride Staff Writer ....... During the development o f the CSUSM student lounge upgrade, theft and vandalism intruded on the creative plans last Tuesday morning. The burglary forces the process to slow its pace; it places the future o f the lounge in jeopardy, and it causes Associated Students Inc. (ASI) to change its policies in an effort to protect the improvements that are made to the student lounge. ~ Controversy Centers Around Dismissal O f S tudent Rep F or Same Reason L ast Fall QJ QJ u <( L .. ~ ·c: c: Q .....J By GAIL TARANTINO News Editor >- ..c .... 0 0 ~ Q_ On Jan. 24, Arti Patel, Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) executive vice president, was asked to resign from her position by ASI president and CEO Jocelyn Brown, for missing a mandatory retreat due to a family emergency. ASI bylaws state that all retreats are mandatory and any member who misses a retreat will be removed from the board and be subjected to an appeal process, at which time the ASI Board o f Directors (BOD) T he B urglary CSUSM C elebrates Black History Month with A nnual Soul Food B reakfast d ecides i fr einstatement i s a ppropriate. B y J ENNIFER A CEE a re i ntellectual e ngagement, Feature Editor community, integrity, innovation and inclusiveness. A n ASI retreat was scheduled for the weekend o f Jan. 25, but on Jan. 23 Patel was called out o f town due to a death in her family, and she was unable to attend. As raindrops pelted the drenched ground on the morning o f Friday, Feb. 14, words o f inspiration resounded through the CSUSM Dome as the annual " Soul Food Breakfast" took place. Patel explained that the purpose o f the eight-hour retreat was for BOD members to reevaluate the goals that they set during the summer retreat, and to organize themselves in order to better serve the students for the remainder o f the year. As dictated by ASI guidelines, Patel was asked to resign from her position on Jan. 24. Patel submitted her appeal the same day. See ASI VP, p age 2 INSIDE: p erformance. Jones delivered a speech entitled "Passion and Strategic Action: Continuing the Dream." He quieted the room with a strong voice and powerful words as he invoked the At a few minutes past 9 a.m., guests with plastic plates and forks lined up to sample the " Soul Food" breakfast o f eggs, grits, fried concern,thelaughte~andthe potatoes, gravy, sausage, applause o f his audience. bacon, and fruit. But it was The event, which was A total o f 150 advanced not j ust the food that was reservations were received for feeding the souls o f folks that meant to celebrate Black History Month, was not the free breakfast, which was morning. limited to the celebration or sponsored by the Associated I n h er welcome address, study o f African Americans. Students Incorporated (ASI) Programming Board. Lura ASI President Jocelyn Brown Jones offered advice and Poggi, assistant executive observed, "We have a beau- encouragement to any mardirector o f ASI, estimated the tifully diverse group here ginalized group or individual. turnout at over 160 people. today: faculty, staff, students, Racism, sexism, homophobia " It's exciting for the campus and community members." and heterosexism, ableism, to come together. By their Guest singer LaVeda Willis s elf doubt and s elf sabotage presence here today, people proceeded to sing the Black are all "alive and well and are showing their commit- National Anthem, and the we need to be successful" ment to the core values o f keynote speaker, Steven emphasized Jones, as he chalthis institution," commented Jones, a national consul- lenged, "Given the reality that Poggi. The core values she tant for diversity, strategic these -isms are not turning to referred to, which are listed change, leadership, and self- -wasims anytime soon. .. how in the university catalog, esteem issues, followed her do we move forward?" See S OUL F OOD , p age 3 The Father o f Black History ginia in 1875, t o two former slaves. As a boy he attended school when he could, but because o f t he family's poor To many, black history economic state, he was forced month is a reminder o f to help work on the farm. the social and economic He was largely self-taught, struggles faced b y the African-American. I n actuality it and by the age o f 17 he was is the culmination o f the life- o ff to Kentucky in search o f higher education. He long crusade to rewrite history. Dr. C arter G. Woodson attended Berea College a nd used his intellect, determina- worked in t he dangerous coal mines _to pay for his education and questioning nature tion. Shortly thereafter he t o m ake this a reality. left Kentucky to attend the Woodson w a b orn in Vir- University o f Chicago where B y CHRIS M ARTIN Arts Editor Page 7, the Korean National University of Arts Dance Company performs at cal State San Marcos he earned his bachelor's and master's degree i n 1907 a nd 1908 respectively. Driven b y a seemingly unquenchable thirst for knowledge Woodson then earned his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1912 a nd also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. Throughout his extensive education, Woodson became increasingly curious about the apparent absence o f blacks i n A merican history. See HISTORY, p age 4 At 12 noon, on Tuesday Feb. 11, John Gehris, a member o f the ASI programming board, responded to an emergency call made by students. Gehris pushed through the double doors o f Commons 201, encountered a dangling silver ' ' •• \ock..~D~ f Eom. ~ 'o\a£.\5;. ~'­ that encased t he m oney for t he Marvel Capcom video game, and discovered that a thief h ad stolen $318 i n coins. See L OUNGE, p age 2 Gradshirt Design C ontest B y ADRIAN CUNDIFF Pride S taff Writer Students get your pencils out and start drawing, because Cal State San M arcos' Alumni Association has given power to students who are interested in designing this year's grad shirt to be sold at Gradfest and at the commencement ceremony. According to Heather Manley, director o f A lumni Relations, this year is the first that the students at Cal State San Marcos will determine the gradshirt design. She urges all students who are interested to submit their design to the Office o f Alumni Relations in Craven Hall 5308A. The Alumni Association is looking for creative and innovative designs from students, rather than having the Alumni Association design it on their own. All designs must be submitted by Friday, March 7, on an electronic copy on disk and a color hardcopy. The winner's name o f the grad shirt contest will appear on the 2003 grad shirt and the winner will also receive a brand new shirt, as well as an undisclosed prize pack from the Alumni Association. �NEWS 2 Tuesday, February 18, 2003 T HE PRIDE ASI V.P. Removed Then Reinstated from page 1 The BOD met on Jan. 31 to discuss and vote on the issue o f Patel's reinstatement. Patel, in a brief statement to the BOD, admitted missing the retreat due to an unexpected family emergency and asked to be reinstated. The vote to reinstate Patel was unammous. Last spring, Shannon Tweed, a human development major, was elected to the BOD as the College o f A rts and Sciences representative, also missed a retreat due to a death in her family, and she was removed from her position on the BOD. Unlike Patel, Tweed was not reinstated. During the discussion portion o f Patel's appeal, Alan Smith, College o f Education representative, questioned why Patel should be reinstated for missing a retreat due to a family emergency when Tweed was denied reinstatement for the same reason. Erik Roper, ASI vice president o f communications, said his decision to vote against reinstating Tweed was based on his understanding that Tweed was not going to attend the retreat originally because she was going to attend a wedding. Although Roper admitted that his information could be considered hearsay, he felt that Tweed's subsequent family emergency didn't justify [Tweed's] reinstatement because she was going to miss the retreat anyway. When asked what she thought o f Roper's statements at the BOD meeting, Tweed, who was in attendance at the recent BOD meeting, replied that she was "shocked," and added that even though Roper admitted his information was hearsay, " It bothers [her] that no one has asked [her] to tell [her side o f the story]." After the elections in the spring o f 2002, a three-day ASI retreat was scheduled for June, immediately following final exams. According to Patel, the purpose o f the " summer" retreat is for the new BOD members to get to know each other, to set goals, and to learn about their jobs and the ASI organization. Tweed said that she advised Brown that she would miss the retreat because o f an out o f town wedding, and that Brown changed the dates o f the retreat to accommodate Tweed. because the only body that meets over the summer is the executive committee. Brown added that the executive committee makes all o f the decisions until the BOD begins to meet in the fall. Tweed explained she missed the retreat anyway because her grandmother died right before Tweed claims she didn't get a finals. According to Tweed, chance to appeal for reinstateshe left town right after finals. ment, and that Brown agreed to Tweed said she knew she would notify Tweed when she could be removed from the BOD and appeal. According to Tweed, she claims that Brown assured her didn't hear from Brown until she could appeal to be reinstated a Sept. 17, 2002, email, which when she returned. When asked informed her that her appeal was i f she submitted a written letter denied and that applications for o f resignation Tweed said no, that Tweed's vacated position were it was done verbally. Tweed also being considered. Tweed also said that the ASI bylaw, which said that the email informed her makes the retreats mandatory, that she could apply for her old was added after she was elected, job, but because she had been but that she knew she had the terminated she would probably right to appeal. not be considered. Brown also said that Tweed's appeal was done verbally and that the executive committee voted to reject the appeal and selected a replacement for her last fall. When asked why only the executive committee decided on Tweed's appeal, when Patel's appeal was voted on by the entire BOD, Brown explained it was Brown was asked i f Tweed was treated differently than Patel because the executive committee thought she was lying about the reason she missed the retreat. Brown said, "No, I t hink they were each treated fairly." Brown added, " Their situations were different." When asked how they were different, Brown declined S tudent L ounge f rom Keith Speers, executive director o f ASI, suspects that " the burglary occurred sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning," because "students were able to play the game fine during the day on Monday, however when someone tried to put it to use late Tuesday morning, the front [had been] disassembled." visited Cal State San Marcos on Wed. Feb 12 to follow up on the break-in, and he found additional damage to the change machine, reporting that "[his] key wouldn't fit because the lock was obviously tampered with." blockade within the pockets o f the table. The purpose o f the obstruction was to prevent the balls from entering the table's automatic collection cycle, in an effort to avoid further payment for their retrieval. SD Games is not making any arrangements to pull their equipment from the ASI lounge, however Olmsted admitted, "excessive service phone calls, low revenue, and theft or damage to the property are reasons we would pull out o f a venue." Olmsted further reasoned, " If something happens to the equipment, we take the loss, not ASL We can't afford to leave the pool table and video games in a place where we continue to lose money." A SI C hanges Policy Three video games, a change machine, and a payto-play billiards table are on loan to ASI, courtesy o f San Diego Games (SD Games). A contractual agreement between the two organizations outlines that SD Games will provide the recreational equipment at no cost to ASI, maintenance and upkeep included, and in return, ASI w ill provide a clean storage space and the highest possible volume o f student traffic with money to In addition to the theft o f spend. the coins, vandalism was also reported on the pay-to-play Jim Olmsted, manager o f SD billiard table. Six cue balls were Games, Street Route division stolen, and vandals damaged (of which CSUSM is a part) the system by creating a paper Editorial Lead Editor Lead Editor Staff Alyssa Finkelstein ~igoEditor New's Editor feature Editor A rts Editor Opinion Editor Spanish Editor Sports Editor Photo Editor Graduate Intern Business Manager Advisor Martha Sarabia Desmond Barca Gail Tarantino Jennifer Acee Chris Martin Jason Padilla Martha Sarabia Jessica Krone Desmond Barca Leiana Nabolowaa Alyssa Finkelstein Madeleine Marshall 201. ASI representatives also unanimously decided to file an official police report and request for an investigation, resolving to put an end to these crimes. I mprovements t o Lounge ASI has strived to create a " new and improved lounge for Students will soon feel the students to enjoy," says Erik consequences o f the burglary and Roper, ASI vice president o f vandalism. ASI representatives communications. have changed student lounge policies to ensure access to all These improvements, which ASI sponsored amenities, and to began last fall, include the protect against further destruction purchase o f a 52-inch Hitachi big screen T V and the billiard o f property. table. The sofa in the lounge was At the Feb. 14 Board o f cleaned and repaired, and student Directors meeting, the original lockers have been ordered. " One lounge lockout time o f 10 p.m. was o f the goals for the ASI executive changed. Students can now expect committee was to provide the lounge and the ASI business students with additions to the office to close its doors at 6 p.m. lounge they would use, because The council has given serious all but two o f the video games just consideration to the installation sat and collected dust," reported o f a 24-hour security and Crystal Folk, ASI vice president surveillance system, which will o f finance. monitor the activity in Commons S taff Writers J ared Thompson, Jeff Brownlee, Jason Padilla, Jeanne Raupp Sapp, Jennifer Rhodus, Gabriel Martin, Dave Werth, E rik Roper, Gerald Jones, Meg . Eppel, Julie Myres, Jamal Scarlett, Adrian Cundiff, Diana K . Cabuto, Honee Folk, Araceli Catalan, S ara Colbrese, Nina Robinson to give details explaining that she "wanted to respect Shannon's privacy." Brown added that she was hesitant to discuss Shannon's case because a lot o f the discussion between them was done privately in closed sessions. Brown did reiterate that the situations o f Tweed and Patel were unrelated. When Tweed was asked i f Patel should have been denied reinstatement, she said, "No. I 'm glad they kept Arti. [Patel] works hard and deserves her position." Tweed explained that she felt she was treated differently from Patel, in part because she " wasn't a part o f [the executive committee] group," because she had run on a different slate than Patel and Brown. However, Brown said, " half o f the voting executive members [did not run] on my slate [either]." Tweed pointed out that " they replaced me with someone who didn't go to the retreat either." Tweed ended by saying, " My teachers were understanding during [the death o f a family member], couldn't the executive committee have been, too?'' p age 1 After acknowledging students' request for a storage area, ASI arranged for the delivery and installation o f 40 pay-to-use lockers. This includes a separate compartment unit specifically accessible to students with physical disabilities. " I'm glad to know that Crystal [Folk] was thinking about how to make [the lockers] available to the student population I serve," said John Segoria, director o f Disabled Student Services. As a result o f the recent theft and damage done to the property in the ASI lounge, the future o f the lounge is in jeopardy. Keith Speers explained that the responsibility o f protecting the luxuries from destruction lies with the entire campus, saying, "How do we as a community monitor our space so that we can continue to offer these benefits?" All opinion a nd letters to the editor, published i n T he Pride, represent the opinions o f the author. and do not necessarily represent the views o f The Pride, or o f California State University San arcos. Unsigned editorials represent the majority opi.nion o f The P ride editorial hoard. 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Distribution includes all ofCSUSM campus, local Fax: (760) 750-3345 E-mail: pride@csusm.edu eateries and other San Marcos community establishments. http://www.csusm.edu/pride T he P ride �NEWS THE PRIDE Tuesday, February 1 8,2003 S o I o o B reakfast f rom p age 1 Jones encouraged the audience t o move forward b y following what he called, " The 7 C 's," which are t o have courage, t o b e centered i n who you are, t o b e creative, t o s eek cross-cultural competency and clarity o f vision, t o contemplate your strategy, and collaboration. Members o f the CSUSM B lack Student U nion (BSU) t hen took over w ith r eenactments o f film scenes spotlighting African American actresses. Crystal Folk, Tameko Joyce, Nina Robinson, Lameka I ngram a nd Honee J. F olk honored actresses S anaa L athan, Halle Berry, Nia Long, Angela Basset " I'm n ot a motivational and O prah Winfrey, respectively. speaker," Jones said, " My g oal is to inspire you, t o light the fire Honee J. Folk, president o f already inside o f you so when I 'm B SU a nd a communication major, gone you c an continue t o light the closed the morning festivities fire inside yourself." T he audi- with a brief, passionate speech ence stood i n ovation as Jones warning the audience " Our Black concluded his speech. population (at CSUSM) is i n a r apid state o f decline. Mayday! Mayday! We've only got 193 B lack students on a campus o f 7,246. That is only 2.5%. O ur B lack s taff members and faculty are leaving u s a nd no one is strategically moving to create solutions for this problem." F olk prompted guests t o remember, " We a ll benefit from a culturally diverse campus population." T he program that Brown called " wonderfully smooth" e nded with CSUSM s tudent Ruby Udeh, w ho sang the classic ''Amazing G race" t o a n audience that w as clearly moved b y t he morning's festivities. Tiempos de paz (.Te s uena extrafio? El cuadro que se nos ofrece ante nuestros sentidos, parece diferir bastante de lo que esta nota propone. Las noticias que constantemente recibimos son poco alentadoras. Cuantas veces hemos visto u na pelicula de guerra, c6modamente sentados e n la butaca del cine. A l concluirla funci6n saliamos 1entamente apresurados p or los sufrimientos atravesados p or los personajes ... p ero lentamente entnibamos e n nuestro r itmo h abitual ... y las imagenes pavor- © 3 C orrect·on F or F ebruary 4 th b udget a rticle The Pride w ould like t o m ake a c orrection regarding the "~twill h appen t o CSUSM w hen California runs o ut o f m oney?" article t hat r an i n t he February 4 edition: According t o R ick Moore, director o f C ommunications at Cal S tate San M arcos " T he m oney voted o n i n Propositions is held separate from operating budgets a nd i s n ot a ffected b y t he current state deficit situation. A ll o f t he money allocated for construction projects o p t his a nd t he o ther C SU c ampuses is s till there, still available, and will b e s pent according t o p lan." ESPANOL L ETTER osas, poco a poco se iban despaciosamente de nuestra conciencia. c) que e n ella se vive activamente Por eso e n tiempos dificiles e incipero sin elementos antag6nicos, p or l o ertos es cuando m as n os atrevemos a que nuestros desafios resultan menos investigar que pasaria si o ptaramos Hoy la fantasia tiene visos de reali- agobiantes. p or r efinar nuestro sentir y p ensar p ara l ograr u na c onvivencia armoniosa y dad, comenzamos entonces a pensar Q uizas sea trabajoso M ANTENER gozosa. E s e n e sos-estos- tiempos m as contundentemente e n q ue significa estar e n paz. Puede que tengamos tres u na a ctitud pacifica durante los acon- donde .iruis reil~ruimos" s obre _los _ . _ posiciQnes conrespecto a ella: a) que es tecimientos cotidianos, pero estoy -posibles beneficios t{ue n os <iejarla llii . : · · · ""'"" ·.··· · _ l ~ u n e stado de meditaci6n q ue sirve p ara segura, que cuando l a P AZ s e ve ~do e n paz. aquietarse, donde se hace nada . ..y que a menazada, m as d e u no de nosotros parece aburrido, b) que es u n estado a comienza a pensar seriamente e n que Blanchette Tidone Estudiante de C SUSM alcanzar de vez e n cuando, pero que es lo que ELLA significa. es poco practico para el diario vivir, b y Jessie Day Cal S tate S an M arcos is h aving a n: I nternational F air! M arch 1 3 1 1:00-3:00 G reat C ultural F ood, D isplays, a nd P erformances! C ome C elebrate O ur C ultural D iversity! I nterested i n P articipating w ith M usic, D ance o r T able D isplay? C ontact: D anielle M cMartin, G lobal A ffairs d mcmarti@csusm.edu ( 760) 7 50-8821 --- - A ttention S tudents: The CSUSM's L ibrary Senior Experience Team needs your help. They'll be emailing a short survey to students. Please fill it out i f you receive one. . - . �FEATURE 4 Tuesday, February 1 8,2003 T HE PRIDE T he Father o f Black History Month from page 1 Woodson noticed that what was written about blacks generally portrayed them as socially inferior to whites. For this reason he founded the Association for the Study o f Negro Life and History (now called the Association for the Study o f Afro-American Life and History) in 1915 to promote the integration o f blacks into history books. Then, in 1916, he founded the widely respected Journal ofNegro History. Already known for his work in the black community, Woodson was far from done. His crowning achievement came in 1926 with the inception o f Negro History Week, the second week in February. The week was chosen because Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln share birthdays during that week. Since this remembrance has been adapted and lengthened to Black History Month, there has been a long running joke that February was selected because it is the shortest month o f the year. The fact remains that there are a number o f significant reasons as to why February remains the month to celebrate AfricanAmerican history: • On Feb. 23, 1868, W.E.B. Dubois, a civil rights leader and co-founder o f the National Association for the Advancement o f Colored People (NAACP), was born. • O n Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment was passed. This granted black people the right to vote. • On Feb. 25, 1870, Hiram R. Revels took office as the first black Senator in United States History. • On Feb. 12, 1909, the NAACP was founded. • O n Feb. 1, 1960, a group o f black Greensboro, N.C. college students began a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in what would become a civilrights movement milestone. • O n Feb. 21, 1965, three black Muslims shot the militant black leader who promoted Black Nationalism, Malcolm X, to death. Although Woodson and others like him have helped in the effort to bring neutral, balanced and unbiased records to academia there is still much work to be done. Only with similar continued efforts can the U.S. history be interpreted accurately. Don't Miss the Opportunity, Study Abroad ByARACELICATALAN Pride Staff Writer Does the experience o f different cultures, places, and speaking various languages seem intriguing? It's actually a way to receive CSU credits, for classes that are taken in another country o f your dreams. All prospective applicants should start planning ahead on studying abroad as soon as possible. Imagine yourself on a gondola ride in the romantic canals o f Venice, Italy. Imagine walking all the way to the very top o f the Eiffel Tower, overlooking the magnificent, Parisian scenery. Imagine attending an intense bullfighting match in the beautiful city o f Madrid, Spain. No, it's not, Las Vegas. No, it's not a dream. These are the Advanced planning is necessary for stureal places explored through CSUSM study dents, in order to know what is required for abroad programs. their majors, when looking into the study abroad programs. Students can choose marty. p~ograms around the world, ranging from a few weeks to a full year o f academic study. Freshmen and sophomores are highly encouraged to begin thinking about study abroad now. FUli TUition and Salary Paid Wbat i ftuition wasnh problem? lfs not for students enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard Scbolarsbip Progzam call,ed the College Studen! Pre-Comrnissionlnitialive (CSl>l)._ letihe U.S. Ceast-Guard help you anhieve your goals. By enmlling'in this program you llliain to beCome a~ooed o.ffi~ vdiile tile Coast Goatdpays fur your college tuition._ In !he Coast Guard you.'U11S(} your ~ IIainiiig to mforrelhe law;protect,(lroperty and The CSU system-wide program is available in 18 countries. Students may choose from Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe. Australia, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe. The deadline for applications for the Australia, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe IP programs will be May 1, 2003. The IP programs for these countries will run from Jan. 2004 to Dec. 2004. gram meetings for Valladolid, Spain. Stockey said, "The program in Spain is a very popular program due to being able to live with the host family and experience the old, Castilian culture." The Mexico study abroad program is in the planning stages. Further information about the proThe CSUSM Exchange Programs (EP) is gram will be available by contacting the available for the United Kingdom, Japan, Office o f Global Affairs. and France. Essentially, EP is a program By experiencing a CSUSM study abroad that exchanges one CSUSM student with one from another country. The deadlines program, students will have the opportufor the EP program are March 1 for the fall nity to develop a semester, and September 30 for the spring deeper appreciation and understanding semester. o f another culture. ''Anyone can study abroad. It takes adva,nce planning. We can The Office o f Extended Studies sponsors help you overcome the financial obstacles the CSUSM Summer Study Programs for and guide you through the process of Spain and Mexico: Short-term programs studying abroad," commented Stockey. for Spain and Mexico focus on language and cultural immersion. The summer All CSU students are eligihie to' apply. deadline for applications is Mar. 28, 2003, Information is available in the Office for the Valladolid, Spain program. This o f Global Affairs, Craven Hall 5211. program starts on June 2 and ends on Interested students may also contact Jan June 28, 2003. Applications for the Spain Stockey, CSUSM Study Abroad Adviprogram are in Craven 5211, and online at sor at (760) 750-4090 or by e-mail at www.csusm.edu/spainstudyabroad. jstockey@csusm.edu. The currently available CSU IntemaThe Office o f Global Affairs will tional Program (IP) applications are for announce the future informational pro- ev~ve fives. BENEFITS INCLUDE: No more student loans No more part-time jobs Receive up tO $2,000.00 monthly salary FULL TUITION PAID Books and fees paid Free travel Free dental/medical care Optional life insurance coverage 30 days paid vacation Call now and find out more about this exciting opportunity waiting for you in the Coast Goard. Calll-877-NOW:USCG ext 1788 or VISit us on the web at · gocoastguard.com. EliglbHity Most be aUS Citizen Maintain 2.5 GPA Must have completed 60 college credits SAT 1000 or ACf 23 ege Be a sophomore or junior in a4-year college program Attend an approved college or university APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 28th u.s. - CDAST6UARD AIID CIIAST SIIAID REBEIJE S ounds o -r t he P ast By JEANNE RAUPP SAPP Pride StaffWriter inclusion in the registry until ten years after its creation. For instance, although recordings o f news events and interviews The Library o f Congress has released surrounding the events o f Sept. 11, 2001, a list o f the first 50 sound recordings that are considered historical even now, they will be included in its historical archives. are ineligible for inclusion until201l. Historical events, musical performances, and voices from the past have been The list o f recordings in the regi~try immortalized on a variety o f media: wax includes a variety o f historical events, cylinders, acetate disks, records, and tape. popular music, comedy routines, and Although these technologies have become political and presidential speeches. obsolete, that doesn't mean the sounds are lost forever. Some recordings are familiar to the general public, including · the stirring .In 2000, Congress passed the National " I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Preservation Act to establish the National Luther King, Jr. The horrific crash o f the Recording Registry. According to Hindenburg, reported by Herbert Morrison the bill HR4846, signed into law in in 1937 has been saved for posterity. A November o f2000, the Library o f recitation o f "Casey at the Bat" from Congress has the authority " to maintain 1915 and the hysterical "Who's on First" and preserve sound recordings and by Abbot and Costello may be enjoyed collections o f sound recordings that are by generations to come, as they also culturally, historically, or aesthetically belong to this collection. The National significant. .." Recording Registry also immortalizes President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and The bill states that the Library o f his "Fireside Chats." Congress is required to establish the criteria by which recordings are included Music o f the 20th century has also in the registry. One prohibition is that been preserved, including the work o f no sound recording may b e eligible for Enrico Caruso, Frank Sinatra, and Aretha Franklin. The inimitable Elvis Presley, Woody Guthrie, and Miles Davis are now a part o f American historical culture. " The Message," a rap performance by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, is also part o f the list. Thomas Edison invented the first sound recordings in the late 1800s. By 1880, Edison had developed the basic technology to record and play back sound. The first phonograph was a device comprised o f a cylinder, wrapped in a sheet o f foil. As Edison spoke a child's poem into a mouthpiece attached to the cylinder, sound waves caused a needle to make dents in the foil. Playback involved merely reversing the operation - and " Mary Had a Little Lamb" became part of the U.S. sound history. In 1885, scientists improved on the design by creating a cardboard cylinder coated in wax. Three o f these wax cylinders contain sounds that have been included in the registry. The technology o f today is required to preserve the sounds o f the past. The sounds must be transferred digitally and stored on computers. Allan B. McConnell, S ee S OUNDS, page 12 �FEATURE THE.PRIDE er a e By DAVE WERTH Pride Staff Writer There is a special group o f people at Cal State San Marcos. They are international students. These students come from all over the world, in search o f higher education and in hope o f unlimited opportunities. There are approximately 100 full time international students enrolled this semester at CSUSM. Countries as far away as Yemen, Oman, and Greece are represented, along with countries as close as Canada and Mexico. - order to breathe their first fresh breath o f air in America. This feeling o f euphoria dies quickly, and panic sets in when all o f the pre-departure preparations are put to the test. Will there be a place to live? Will I get all my classes? Questions such as these may plague the students' minds for weeks. Although a scenario like this may not be the case for every international student, it gives some insight into what obstacles must be overcome when traveling around the world to receive higher education. Traveling over these great distances to vacation is comprehendible to most students, but imagine what it would be like to travel half way around the world to attend school for an extended period o f time. Takashi Sasaki, who has participated in several international student programs in the U.S., shares many o f the same feelings o f frustration and stress expressed in this fictional portrayal. "The language and everyday life are the most difficult," said Sasaki. Upon getting off o f the airplane, after a twenty hour flight, many international students may feel that their eyes have gotten so blurry that they can barely read the signs directing them where to go. I t may don upon her/him that, although they have a fairly good grasp on the English language, the option to speak in their native language is no longer available. The reality o f the situation is that international students now have to eat, sleep, and speak English every minute o f every day. "The most simple tasks such as setting up a bank account, or going grocery shopping, sometimes end up to be the most difficult thing to do," said Sasaki. He also remarked that everyday life was only a portion o f the problems that international students face. In many instances, financial matters and immigration regulations can be the biggest bump in the road for international students. They can most likely expect a wonderful greeting from the infamously unfriendly U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (I.N.S.). An intense interrogation, in English, with an inspector usually leads to a frenzy o f stamping, stapling, folding, and more stamping of immigration documents. On most occasions, it is to the delight o f the international student that they are informed o f the processing fees, and a secondary inspection, where the student's bags will be t om open and searched vigorously. Usually, after spending a considerable amount o f time repacking all o f their extremely personal items, international students finally will get the chance to step out of the front doors o f the terminal, in When asked why he chooses to continue to stay in the U.S., Sasaki said that the experience was a once in a lifetime chance, and the people and opportunities available are unlike anywhere else in the world. I t is this uniquely positive attitude that often keeps international students from being deterred b y the ofistacles that often come up while working toward a degree in a foreign country. Danielle McMartin, who has been the international advisor for CSUSM's Global Affairs Office for two and h alf years, is all too familiar with the problems that an international student will inevitably face. Me Martin has been working in the field o f student affairs for a total o f 15 years. Tuesday, February 1 8,2003 5 a • I She remarked that like American students, international students face the same worries o f getting all o f their classes, achieving good grades, and graduating as quickly as possible. However, she also notes the differences that set international students in a league o f their own. Since the events o f 9/11, rules and regulations have become even more strict. The I.N.S. now operates a computer-based system called SEVIS, which requires educational institutions to report the status o f all o f their foreign students. Additionally, the I.N.S. implemented tighter restrictions "There is a lot o f family pressure on on foreign students studying within the international students," said Me Martin. U.S., as o f Jan. 1, 2003. "Families have planned the course and duration o f the student's education. With Up until this date, regulations allowed issues like the changes in fees, it adds all for re-instatement o f a student i f they were the more stress upon the student." to fall below the 12-unit minimum. There was more room for error on the part of Currently at CSUSM, international stu- international students. "Now there is more dents pay $282.00 p er unit and $970.00 pressure on international students than for state and registration fees. Without ever before," said McMartin. " If they are including parking fees, books, or any unable to get their classes and fall below other additions, a full time international their twelve unit minimum, they are at a student, with 12 units, pays $4,354.00 p er very high risk o f jeopardizing their status semester. Although this may seem outra- as an international student." geous, consider that international students However, in light o f all that seems to be do not pay any taxes, which account for California residents subsidizing o f tuition negative aspects, CSUSM Global Affairs fees. Also, for many o f these students, Office is making the best attempt possible tuition at a notable university in their home to help these students achieve their goals country may be twice as expensive, there- and feel at home. "We are still trying as an fore making CSUSM a sensible financial international program to gain our identity," said McMartin. endeavor. For most international students, a major challenge can be to live within the rules and regulations set forth by the I.N.S. Most intematioJ_?.al students in the U.S. are permitted to study and live here, based on the fact that they obtain an F-1 Visa. This visa requires that students must keep a full time status at their school, which is 12 units or more, complete their course o f study i n a given amount o f time, and at no time work off o f the school campus. As San Marcos grows, the Global Affairs department and the international student population will also grow. When asked what some o f the hopes and goals were for the International Program at CSUSM, McMartin responded, "We are always hoping for more international students, and now that we have th<: ,housing, somewhere down the line l would like t o see a n International Center, a place that international students could call their own." I n spite o f the obstacles international "Being a Visa student is always in the back o f their minds," said Me Martin. She students face, they continue to pursue further explained that i f an international their personal and educational goals in the student falls below a full time course load United States. at any time, they face the consequence o f having to end their course o f study immediately, and return to their country o f origin. Is There Liberal Bias At Cal State San Marcos? By JAMAL SCARLETT Pride StaffWriter says, "Liberal bias on campus has always been a problem. Liberal bias blurs the values and morals that our parents taught us as they raised us. Liberal bias descends under the guise o f 'tolerance' for all, except those who disagree with it. Instead o f being givep. an education, we are indoctrinated. CSUSM senior communication major, Anna Hall, expressed a similar sentiment stating, " The problem [with] liberal bias is that no one sees the conservative side o f things, only the liberal." In the past weeks, parents and students alike have leveled charges o f liberal bias at UCSD and some o f its faculty members. These charges include the claim that UCSD is indoctrinating the students with a liberal ideology, and telling them what to think, act, and feel about certain legislation. Closer to home, investigation into the subject o f liberal bias at Cal State San Marcos has uncovered a predictable difference in opinSome students say they have ion, with some students claiming they are told what to think, while never experienced liberal bias in the classroom, but still feel that it others see no bias at all. exists. Jennifer Cox, a business Liberal bias has been defined major, was asked i f she has peras a position that leans toward sonally experienced liberal bias those who favor greater freedoms on campus. She replied, "No, but in political or religious matters. I know it's there." People with liberal viewpoints The fear o f liberal bias has generally are opponents o f estabsome students questioning i f their lished systems and supporters o f progress, reform, and the protec- grades have been or could be affected due to their conservative tion o f civil liberties. positions. Some feel that biased President o f the College Repub- professors prohibit free thought. licans at CSUSM Sean Mattingly Mattingly asked, "[why are we] fooling students into thinking that in order to be a 'free thinker' that they must be indoctrinated by liberalism? One question though. .. what were students before they entered college? I mean, i f they are "free thinkers" only after they graduate college, what were they when they were not in college? Were they ''un-free thinkers?" How do I know that the professors have not graded me down simply because I don't agree with their 'free thought'?'~ I n a Jan. 21 San Diego Union Tribune article, UCSD student Brandon Woodward claimed that he has learned to reflect his professor's views after a paper he wrote against abortion, for a required ethics course, was picked apart b y his professor. Woodward claimed that he rewrote it with a pro-choice stance and received an A, and added, "With school and papers, you learn to write what the teachers want to hear." There are 9ther students who disagree with this position. CSUSM Sociology m~jor Drew members o f its faculty, students, and staff in both curricular and cocurricular activities." Niedenthal, a member o f the Progressive Activist Network said, "There is a lack o f interest in the liberal position and a leaning toward the conservative." Sociology major Kunta Jones agreed and stated that it was " a contradictory question, [considering] that we call ourselves a 'democratic' society." While many students believe that liberal bias on college campuses is a threat to their academic freedom, one o f the core values found in the CSUSM catalogue is academic freedom. Professors and students alike are entitled to full freedom in their research, but professors have to give an acceptable performance in the classroom, according to university standards. CSUSM believes that, "education depends upon the free expression and exchange o f ideas in the search for truth. Academic freedom is the freedom to express any view, popular or unpopular, and to defend that point o f view in open exchange. The university supports freedom o f speech, in~ ru;td ~x~~~si?D f or ·.all . .. . ~ The question o f liberal bias has professors apprehensive about answering the question o f liberal bias. Communication professor Michael Huspek commented, "The question 'is there liberal bias on campus at CSU San Marcos?' itself was biased and what should be asked is, 'What counts as academic freedom?"' Arts and Sciences professor David Avalos gave a similar response by stressing the importance o f academic freedom. Avalos said, "Academic freedom is dependent upon free speech and its free exposition and is not limited to any personal agenda." Mark Appelbaum, a professor at UCSD, explained his position by saying he wanted to "make sure students understand that faculty members have opinions. The fine line between fact and opinion is not always clear." .. •.;...• I • • • + 1o &. t. �ARTS 6 Tuesday, February 1 8,2003 THE P RIDE Glassner's a reporter from the St. Petersburg Times. T his reporter felt motivated to offer the following ominous admonition. " How c an In the late 1990s d rug use had you be sure the person sitting decreased by h alf compared to a next you at work won't go over decade earlier; almost two-thirds the edge and bring a n Uzi to the o f high school seniors had never office tomorrow? You can't." Two examples cited by Glassused drugs. Youth homicide has ner are media coverage o f health Glassner singles out Erik Larson declined by thirty percent i n from the Wall Street Journal for recent years and more than three issues and drug abuse. The praise i n systematically dismantimes as many people are killed author cites research from Emory tling false fears about workplace by lightning than by violence at University that demonstrates a schools; Since 1958 not a single strangely skewed level o f health violence. Larson provided hard figures on the phenomenon o f child has been killed o r injured coverage i n p opular magazines B any G lassner, p rofessor o f violence i n t he workplace. O ut by tainted Halloween candy. The and newspapers. This research s ociology a t t he U niversity odds o f b eing killed b y a coshowed how various print media o f S outhern c alifornia, a nd o f approximately 121 million worker are approximately o n i n outlets devote much less space to a uthor o f T he C ulture o f Fear. working people, about 1,000 are t wo million. the-most c ommon causes o f death C ourtesy photo. murdered at work each year. This than to the least common causes. represents a rate o f o nly one i n These statements are not vain The leading cause o f death, heart as the eleventh ranked cause o f 114,000. I n addition, robbers who affirmations o f a n i maginary disease, received approximately e nter the workplace from the outdeath, homicide. Drug abuse, the same amount o f coverage universe. They represent hard side, not co-workers, committed the lowest ranking risk factor associated with death and serious 90 p ercent o f these murders. As a n aside, Larson points out that illness, received as much coverN EDICII'I£ ~I c L I N I c A L postal workers are i n fact two and age as the second highest-rankE DUCATION RESEARCH a h alftimes less likely to b e murR ESEARCH A T S CRIPPS C LINIC ing risk factor, diet and exercise. obert Blendon and John Young dered on the j ob t han the average worker. o f H arvard University analyzed forty-seven surveys about drug The list o f media fabricated abuse between 1978 and 1997. Scripps Clinic Rancho BeriJardo is ronducting a research study of an fears i n The Culture o fF ear is I n these surveys, eight out o f t en investigational medication to treat v.'Omen's yeast infection. respondents said that drug abuse both long and well documented. I f you are a woman, 18 years of age or older and have a yeast infection Finding out that the real world has never caused problems i n that has not been treated with any over-the-{:ounter medication in the is a much safer and gentler place t heir family, and the vast majorpast 14 days, you may qualify to pactidpate in one of our research than the one portrayed i n t he ity r eported relatively little expestuqi~. news media is reassuring. Learnrienc. with problems related to e Q ua'lftecl p artlpants w ill r eceive ~ n o c ost: drug abuse. Blendon and Young ing that journalists create and • Study medication determined that fears about drug perpetuate anxiety i n order t o sell soap is infuriating. Glassner abuse among the general public • Study related medical care by board certified physicians are driven largely b y m edia atten- suggests some deeper reasons for • Pap smear (if not done within 12 months) the news media's purveying and _ tion to the subject. • Compensation for partidpation the public's purchasing o f fear. F or m ore i nformation, c all t he S tudy C oordinator a t The author draws a n interesting Workplace violence has analogy to the famous O rson received much media attention Welles " War o f the Worlds" incii n recent years. Glassner quotes B y JEFF BROWNLEE Pride Staff Writer reality o r perhaps a softer reality than the news media seems intent upon portraying. B arry Glassner explores the phenomenon o f m edia generate fears i n his book The Culture o fFear. Y east I nfection ( 858) 5 92-1144 ~ SCRIPPS CLINIC dent o f 1938. Glassner proposes that Americans, unable to face up to German aggression and anti-Semitism, Japanese imperialism and domestic economic -problems, projected these fears onto anonymous alien invaders. Likewise, Glassner believes that modern Americans, seemingly unable to resolve issues such as child poverty, inadequate healthcare, unsafe conditions for workers, flagrant disparities i n income between rich and poor, and a myriad o f o ther real problems, project their fears onto murdering pre-teens, sadistic co-workers, dangerous minorities and other chimeras. This sublimation and projection o f real fears is not harmless. As a result o f focusing on specters, the aforementioned real problems go largely unaddressed. People die from preventable and treatable illnesses, children are raised in squalor, and young men with the wrong skin color languish in prison. The tragic events o f9/ll perhaps make Glassner's book even more apropos. As horrible as 9/11 was, the fact is ten times as many people are killed every year i n automobile accidents, and calls for more racial profiling and fewer restrictions o n government law enforcement agencies with a n esta~lished h istory o f indifference to civil liberties gives one pause. Barry Glassner's The Culture o fFear is a n excellent expose on truth and the consequences o f its suppression. U ublgfar S a Diego S iiiU 1924• s • CIO C AL STATE SAN MARCOS Indoctrination I n t he Classroom? I n O rientations? C OUGAR TENNIS COACH SIMON USTAPGA TENNIS CLUB TENNIS LADDER FOR SIGN UP V isit www. Noindoctrination. org t o learn more and t o leave a posting. C AL C OACH SIMON 760-471-1054 OR COME BY AT BIGTOP GOLF 1099 W SAN MARCOS BLVD. (ACROSS FROM RESTAURANTS) �ARTS THE PRIDE Tuesday, February 1 8,2003 7 KNUA Dance Company Ina gu tes the CSU Theatre T he KNUA Dance t roop p erfonned traditional, ballet and m odem dance. Photos by Diana Cabuto and M ilton R odriguez. By DIANA K. CABUTO Pride Staff Writer From traditional Korean dance to modem to ballet, 40 dancers, both male and female o f the Korean National University o f A rts (KNUA), demonstrated to be an appropriate opener for the new theatre at the Arts Building o f Cal State San Marcos on Wednesday Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. Beginning with a Korean scarf dance, Salpuri, (free from "sal") which literally means to free one from all calamitous events like death and illnesses. The performers captured the audience's attention with a peaceful traditional Korean Dance with delicate hand and feet movements - an introduction to more and more delightful surprises that were about to come. The second piece on the program was La Esmeralda, a ballet based on a novel written by Victor Hugo in 1831, and directed for KNUA by Kim Hae Shik. The third piece, called What's going on? is a modem dance piece choreographed by Joun Mi Sook. This piece was described as an interpretation o f "love, wrath, envy, pleasure and hatred" where all these emotions are "vanishing in vain." Starting with an empty stage and one man trying to stand still with dozens o f baseballs, the setting turned into a platform o f passing, rolling and biting between men, women, and the baseballs. The KNUA describes this piece as, "There is unknown tension. There is an unknown festival; about the height, about the depth, about the breadth." ballerinas presented five solo pieces from the total o f 14 ballet dancers and showed the audience their personal talent. The students o f KNUA performed not only that night for the school, but they had also visited one o f the dance classes offered at school in the morning. They shared some o f their personal experiences, as well as some basic movements they practice every day. The class had the opportunity to interact more closely with the dancers, and not just as dancers but also as students. The class shared their talents with the students o f the KNUA, as well as their enthusiasm and interest for a Ballet dancers came back to the possible minor in dance here at stage to show a different ballet Cal State San Marcos. piece called Paquita, a ballet in " I enjoyed coming to Cal State two acts, which tells the story o f a child rescued by gypsies, and San Marcos. I t is a very energetic who, years later while dancing school with a lot o f spirit, and I with the gypsy band, is reunited love its students," said Sejung with her family. Different from Kim, performing arts coordinator other ballet performances, the for the Korean Cultural Center o f Los Angeles, which, with the KNUA School o f Dance, is cosponsoring the KNUA Dance Company's 10-day, fiveperformance tour o f California and Las Vegas Feb. 7-16, with San Marcos coming almost at the end o f the tour. gold medals at tne · Paris International Dance Competition, the Russia Kazan Competition, and the Prague International Ballet Competition. They also received a silver medal at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition, and third place at a New York Competition. When questioned about why he had decided to bring the KNUA to Cal State San Marcos, he responded, " I know Mr. Gonzalez for years, and I see he is working hard for this school as a wonderful president. He invited me here, which I happily accepted." "These are the most talented young dancers in South Korea, who come to KNUA to train for a professional career, and I wanted to share their talents. I would have loved the entire school to see our performance, I hope we are coming back next year, but I Students in the KNUA have will tell Mr. Gonzalez to build a been successful throughout the bigger theatre," Sejum Kim added world. They recently received with Iaugher. W hat t he F **k a1-e y ou d oin P epsi?: B y GERALD JONES Pride Staff Writer W elcome t o A tlanta Simmons and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network urged the community to join the "Campaign for Respect" to cliallenge the unfair cultural disrespect on Ludacris and the Hip-Hop community as a whole. The boycott was to begin February 12 and would continue until three specific demands had been met: that Pepsi issues an apology to Ludacris and to the hip-hop culture, that the soda company donates 5 million to the Ludacris Foundation, a non-profit organization, .and that the commercial be reinstated. One day before the beginning o f the boycott Pepsi announced that they would donate five million dollars to Ludacris's non-profit organization. Pepsi is currently looking into meeting the rest o f their demands. On Wed. February 61h Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons was steaming mad after Pepsi's most recent ad which featured "The Fowl Mouth Family o f Darkness." The outspoken conservative Bill O'Reilly caused uproar over Pepsi's partnering with Atlanta's hip-hop Superstar Ludacris. O'Reilly blasted Pepsi for doing business with what he calls, " a thug rapper who espouses violence, intoxication and degrading conduct toward women." No more than twenty-four hours later Pepsi announced that Ludacris would be dropped from the ad as a spokesperson and apologized to anyone who was offended by the company's association· with him. Despite Pepsi's research findings that teens connected with the rap Superstar as much as any other celebrity that had been associated with Pepsi in the past, the With rap on the lips o f almost every teenad was still shelved. ager today, it is understandable how this children who cannot even make it past ' the eleventh grade, and a father whose speech is arguably by some considered English. Ironically the rock band "Papa Roach" who appeared in the 2000 porno film "Backstage Sluts 3" and more recently the frontman Jacoby Shaddix who supposedly urinated in a Gatorade bottle during a concert appearance in Boston are also affiliated with Pepsi. Raper, Ludacris. Courtesy photo incident had caused animosity in the HipHop community. It makes you wonder that Ludacris's fowl lyrics was Pepsi's motivation for dropping him. Pepsi endorses the Osborne family who seemingly can't say a sentence without using a four letter word, I t almost makes you wonder what Pepsi is thinking? d r are they purposely trying to shoot themselves in the foot? There is porn, a father who will be infamous for biting a bat's head off, a family who puts the " D" in dysfunctional, and a rapper, like so many other chart-topping entertainers, with questionable lyrics. Now which spokesperson/persons do you think should have been pulled? �... -·-- ~- 8 Tuesday, February 1 8,2003 Political Orranizations College Republicans The purpose o f this College Republican chapter is to make students aware o f the misconceptions and stereotypes o f the Republican Party's values and beliefs. O ur goal is not to "convert" any student to our political thought, but simply to let students to have the opportunity to hear another viewpoint. The College Republicans support American and family values, as well as our courageous troops who defend this amazing country. We do not wish to offend anyone who does not hold the same beliefs as we do, but we would like to engage students in true political, intellectual thought. The College Republicans would simply like to have a voice on this campus. We would appreciate any support or any student who is wishing to join the College Republicans to please visit our website at www.csusm.edu/ republicans. College Democrats The College Democrats is San Marcos chapter o f the National College Democrats o f America. We provide a forum for civic education to discuss and address the social injustices perpetuated upon the "have-nots" b y those that have and control the means o f production - the forever profit seeking corporate America. We advocate for progressive changes by seeking democratic means and solutions that provide for and prioritize human dignity~ individual liberty and freedom. We support and foster the conservation o f policies and practices that are morally, ethically and legally just. Therefore, we seek to change and dispose o f those policies, which are oppressive and unjust. Moreover, we demand governments to have a greater role in providing affordable education, healthcare and other essential social services to all citizens; while promoting friendly environmental and fair labor laws and regulations, and continually seeking international peace and security. We welcome you to join our organization please contact Glay Eyiinahan Glay at glayOOl@csusm.edu. • Progressive Activists Network Meets every Tuesdays, ACD 308 at4:15 p.m. PAN's primary mission is twofold. First, we educate our fellow students about important social issues that deserve their attention. Secondly, we try to convince them o f the need to actively support these issues. Some issues we--.ve focused on over the last year have been Clean Money/Clean Election Reform, Environmental Destruction, Workers Rights, Exposing The Bias and Incomplete Reporting o f The Corporate • ~vl • IZ Controlled Media, and a general opposition to War and Violence. We facilitate our educational goal by disseminating information to the student body. We encourage active support o f these issues by, 1. allowing any student o f Cal State San Marcos to join our organization and efforts, and, 2. b y providing students various means o f conveying their concerns to the leaders o f our local, state, and federal governments about these and various other important social issues. To contact PAN's list serve email: pan@csusm.edu T he V eteran's Association Meets the first Thursday o f each month, 1:00 p.m. O ur purpose is to provide a grouping to unite the veteran population and supporters here on the CSUSM campus, so we can effectively address issues pertaining to CSUSM veterans. We also sponsor and co-sponsor events here on campus, such as the Veterans' Day Celebration, barbecues, fundraisers and club competitions. Members o f the CSUSM Veterans' Association may be retired veterans, active duty, reservists, military dependants, and/or any student or faculty/staff members who are positively interested in the advocacy o f veterans' affairs on a campus, local, state, and/or national level. I f you are interested in joining our organization, please go to http://www.csusmvet.org/Admin!join.vet. Cultural Orranizations r • ' .I . - -~ : ---:--·.,.. . - .~ ...- - ..; ... __ ...._ THE PRIDE s first meeting o f this semester will be on February 12 (weds.) at 4pm in the Language Learning Lab. We'll discuss our Bonsai Tree Fundraiser (April 10 at 12pm) as well as other events that we'd like to host. We welcome all people to our organization. We speak EngA merican I ndian S tudent Asso- lish, so don't be intimidated. We enjoy speaking with those who'd ciation AISXs mission is to build com- like to practice their Spanish! munity, raise awareness and support American Indian culture I nternational C lub through events such as the Pow- Planning meetings: Fridays 1:00Wow. The Pow-Wow is the larg- 2:00 Craven 5211 est and longest running, annual The International Club celebrates, cultural event on campus. I t is supports and encourages cultural our wish that through this event diversity on campus. O ur planning we can bring and share a portion meetings and all events are open o f American Indian culture with to anyone on campus interested the community that surrounds i n knowing people from aro~d us. A n important goal o f AISA the world, and discussing cultural is to recruit and retain American issues. I f you have any questions Indian students. This is important please contact Erman Gokcimen because we make up less than gokciOOl@csusm.edu or Yin Min one percent o f the student body Kyi kyiOOl@csusm.edu. at CSUSM. We demonstrate our commitment by sponsoring an Phvsically Active Orranizations annual High School/Community College Conference, the Gradu- C ougars Active Self-defense ates Honoring Ceremony, and Association recruiting at local Pow-Wows'. CASA was established to proWe are currently looking for new mote campus and personal safety. members who have new ideas O ur goal is to teach an awareness to contribute. All are welcome, strategy to those who'd like to Natives interested in building learn it, promote the RAD (Rape a community and sharing their Aggression Defense) program in culture; students who are interest coalition with campus police, and i n American Indian culture; and have practice sessions to perfect especially students who just want the skills we've learned. O ur first to participate and contribute to meeting for the semester is Feb 19 the Native community. I f you are at 1:30 i n ACD 405. We encourinterested, you can contact Karin age those who'd like to feel safer to come out and talk with us. Giron at gironOOl@csusm.edu. tion with non-L,G,B,T identified students as well! To j oin our listserv please send an email to: lgbt-request@csusm.edu and type "subscribe" i n the subject field. O ur website address is http: I/public.csusm.edu/lgbto/ Asian Pacific S tudent Society B lack S tudent Union Meets Every Tuesday 3:00-4:00 Meets Wed., Feb. 19th ACD 102 4: p.m., ACD 405 OOp.m. A PSS is a cultural, social, and BSU strives to create a support political organization aimed at network and unite the limited raising awareness and celebrating number o f Black individuals diversity We foster an environon our campus, as well as all ment where students who have supporters o f the Black com- and interest or background in munity. Recruitment and reten- Asian/Pacific Islander culture can tion o f Black students, faculty come together with a common and staff remains one o f o ur purpose. primary concerns. We provide a voice on campus by promot- Movimiento E studiantil C hiing cultural awareness, educa- cano de A ztlan tional achievements, and social (Student Movement Chicano o f progress. We reach out to other Aztlan) student organizations to increase Meets every Wednesday from 12diversity and social justice. For 1 p.m., University Hall451. more information please email M.E.Ch.A. is a national organizau sBSU@csusm.edu, or visit our tion whose purpose is to encourwebsite at www.csusm.edu/BSU. age Chicanos(as)!Latinos(as) to further their education, as well L esbian, Gay, Bisexual, T rans- as increase their community gender S tudent O rganization involvement, become aware o f Meets every Tuesday i n Academic issues that affect our community, Hall 404, 4:00 p.m. increase cultural awareness in LGBTSO, Our mission is to our community and extend our create a support network for les- services to the community to our bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, highest capability. and gay supportive students. We are a non-judgmental and inclu- Studies Awakening Latinos sive group that wishes to create S tudent Association awareness for L, G, B, T issues SALSXs goal is to bring the on campus and i n our greater traditions, stories, and foundacommumttes while providing tions o f the Latino culture into students with a forum for free awareness. We hope to sponsor expression and mutual encour- events with music and food that agement. We promote interac- celebrate the Latino culture. Our · .t~ .--"'-~-- CAMPUS- LIFE ue Compiled by HONEE J. FOLK Pride S taffWriter -·,- - r careers in the fields o f Sociology and criminology, learn how to successfully apply to graduate school, interact with your professors, share ideas with fellow students, and much more!! For more information, Contact Michelle at demon002@csusm.edu or Dr. Callanan at vcallana@csusm.edu. H uman Development Club Meets the first Tuesday o f each month from 3:00-4:00 p.m. All students with a Human Development major as well as students with a Liberal Arts major with their special field in Human Development are encourage to attend the meetings. These meetings will inform students about the major, class availability, availability o f program, jobs for internships, community service and all information concerning the human development field on and o ff campus. Students are also welcome to sign onto our list serve, please contact our secretary at Hagar005@csusm to receive information. American Chemical Society The CSUSM Student Affiliate Branch o f the American Chemical Society invites all students to join us for chemistry tutoring, networking and educational events. Contact Travis Cook at cook023@csusm.edu o r A lice Lynn at alicelynnus@yahoo.com for information on meeting times and locations. Biomedical Sciences Society We meet on the Thursdays following the OBRT Seminar Speakers, i n ACD 102 or Com 206 The BSS mission is to provide students i n biomedical research fields training and services that will promote leadership skills, improve preparation for graduate school, provide community service and broadened awareness o f biomedical science disciplines and careers. Women's Club Soccer Women's Club Soccer is sponsored by ASI, and student run. We play our regular outdoor season during the all semester and play against various teams such as San Diego State University, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, Cal State Long Beach, and more!! It is always exciting and a great way to meet new people! For more information, please contact Casie at burke013@csusm.edu and/or Medieval R ound Table We meet every other Wednesday Carol at deven002@csusm.edu. beginning 2/26, 12-lpm i n SCI 2 A cademic Orranizations Room#337A The Medieval Round Table plans Women's S tudies S tudent Asso- activities, which focus on medieval literature, history, art, and ciation We meet every other Tuesday culture. This semester we are planning a Beowulf Marathon, from 4 :00- 5:00p.m. WSSA is friendly organiza- pizza and movie nights, and a tion for anyone interested i n a reception for medieval scholars. vast array o f women's or gender I f you are interested i n joining issues. Our focus this semester is our organization, please contact raising awareness about violence Gigi at damnitgigi@yahoo.com. against women in America. O ur Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity association is open to all stUdents, male or female, WMST students S giritual Organizations or not. P riority C lub Sociology C lub Meet every Thursday in ACD 102 The Sociology Club is proud to at 7:07p.m. begin another great semester The mission o f Priority is to build at CSUSM with great events up and encourage spiritual growth planned!!! The club focuses on in Jesus Christ by providing a the interaction within our com- place o f belonging through the munity, on-campus fundraising, development o f relationship and inform our members about the community and to share God's �CAMPUS LIFE T HE P RIDE 0 port •• I UR --=-REER HIGH G Rl Customer Service Representatives T ake i ncoming calls a nd a ssist o ur p olicy h olders b y p roviding e xpert i nsurance a dvice. $ 2000 sign on bonus f or CA Resident P .C License Professional Sales Agent T ake i ncoming c alls a nd s ell a uto i nsurance t o c ustomers w ho c ontact G EICO f or i nsurance q uotes. $2000 sign on bonus f or CA Resident P&C License Claims Service Representatives W ork w ith c ustomers w ho n eed t o r eport a c laim for a a ccident t hey h ave b een i nvolved i n. Billing Representatives Full-time a nd part-time available. Day a nd evening schedules available. Excelle.at B enefit Package Include-s; Immediate Health, Dental & Ufe Insurance • Outstanding 401k Savings Plan • Company Paid Pension • P rofit Sharing • Paid Vacation & Holidays • Tuition Re im bursement • Performance & Salary ReView at 6 months • A Supportive Team Environment • Associate Referral Program • Associate Recognition Awards GEICO Direct Hiring Team 1 4111 Danielson St., Poway, CA 9 2064 Fax: (8881 644-5775 • e-mail: sdjobs@geico.com www.geico.com • Walk-ins Welcome 9 es love with our campus. Contact Kasandra I VCF meetings are held at the grass area Miller at mille084@csusm.edu for more located outside University Hall. Come join us for Fellowship, Worship and aweinformation. some bible studies. Also stay tuned for up coming events and concerts! I f you have I nter V arsity C hristian Fellowship We meet every Monday lpm, Tuesday any questions please contact Nichole at 12noon & lpm, Wednesday at 12noon: U- jeste003@csusm.edu. Hall 442 and Friday lpm SHI I Tuesday, February 18, 2003 G EICO D IRECT Greek Organizations ties is more than welcome! Not only does Alpha Chi Omega do a lot to stay involved, but we have a lot o f fun doing it. We offer A LPHA K APPA P SI The Professional Co-ed Business Frater- bonds o f friendship and sisterhood that will last a lifetime. I f you have any quesnity A KPSI is America's first professional tion please e-mail the president, Angelina business fraternity. Founded October 5, Espinoza at espin012@csusm.edu. 1904 at New York University, AKPSI now has more than 230 college and Tau K appa E psilon alumni chapters. The objects o f Alpha T KE was founded i n 1899 and is now the Kappa Psi are: 1) To further the individual world's largest social fraternity encomwelfare o f its members; 2) To foster sci- passing over 250 chapters. Famous TeKEs entific research in the fields o f commerce, include former US President Ronald accounts, and finance; 3) To educate the Reagan and entertainer Elvis Presley. O ur public to_appreciate and demand higher San Marcos chapter is currently involved ideals therein; and 4) To promote and with several philanthropy events throughadvance in institutions o f college rank, out the community such as the Thanksgivcourses leading in degrees in business ing Turkey Drive, " I'm going to college" administration. tours for middle school kids, and the North County Collaborative Family Day for local foster children and their parents. To learn S igma A lpha E psilon SAE strives to enhance the college expe- more about what TKE can do for you, rience for its members. Although similar check out www.RUSHTKE.com. to a business, we are a social fraternity, hosting mixers, parties, and other activi- A lpha X i Delta ties to enhance the college experience and A lpha X i Delta is a woman's Greek letter, make this commuter school feel more like social organization designed to promote a community. We stand on this founda- student life on college campuses as well tion with pride, honor, and dignity. With as i n the community. We build a sisterthe strength o f unity and the kindness hood that supports and encourages high o f brotherhood we can all help each new academic standards, whole-hearted philindividual build his true self. We continue anthropic interests and involvement in to strive, achieve, and excel in what we university affairs. O ur sisters strive for do. the highest level o f self-respect and selfesteem. Every semester the sisters o f the Theta Rho chapter o f Alpha Xi Delta help A lpha C hi O mega AXO is a sorority on campus that is to contribute to the philapthropy service dedicated to helping ViCtims o f Domestic program, "Choose Children''. We believe Violence, which means that most o f our in the dignity and ability o f the individual support goes to those women and children child. Children deserve every opportunity who have left with nothing in search o f a to develop to their fullest potential. Please better life. In addition to helping these look for our upcoming fundraisers and victims, we do a lot to help out in the community service projects: March 1st community. On Valentines Day we will Car Wash, March 14-18 Diaper Drive with b e out at a children's shelter in Oceans- proceeds from both events going toward ide called Casa de Amparo from lOam "Choose Children." - 12pm. We will help the children make Valentines Day, a loving and fun day. We will participate in a 'Green Eggs and Ham' reading at the boys and girls club on Feb. 28th from 7-9am. Also we are hosting a Dance-a-thon on April 13. Any one interested in joining any o f these activi- Commencement 2003 Auditions for Speaker, Vocalist/Instrumental S PEAKER: To qualify, you must be a Fall 2002, Spring o r S ummer 2003 candidate f or a d egree o r credential and have the ability t o articulate a vision for C SUSM graduates attending the designated Commencement ceremony f or y our major. You must be able to vocally project as well as motivate and inspire the graduating class. V OCALIST/INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: Students have the option o f participating in the Commencement ceremony as a vocalist o r instrumental performer. To qualify, you must be a Fall 2002, Spring o r S ummer 2003 candidate for a degree o r credential. • To audition as a vocalist candidates must have a strong, clear voice as well a s a desire to perform "America the Beautiful". • To audition as an instrumental performer candidates must have demonstrated skill and expertise in performance o f a musical instrument as well a s a desire to perform "America the Beautiful." (Please note that for logis~ical reasons accommodations cannot be made for large musical instruments a t this time.) For more information and to obtain application materials, please stop by the O ffice o f the Vice President for Student Affairs in Craven 5306 o r call (760) 750-4056. A pplication Deadline: F ebruary 28, 2003 C ommencement will b e h eld M ay 17, 2 003 D el M ar F airgrounds �OPINION 10 Tuesday, February 1 8,2003 T HE PRIDE English a s O fficial U.S. L anguage B y J EANNE RAUPP SAPP Pride Staff Writer I f Y<?.U're at all familiar with the Old Testament, you'll remember the story o f the Tower o f Babel, i n which men all spoke one language, became rather full o f themselves, and sought to build a tower that reached to the heavens so they could become famous. God thwarted their plans by confounding their language: that is, He gave them different languages, so they would not understand each other. No common language, no clear communication, no understanding- no tower. According to Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.), Michigan offers its driving test i n 2 0 different languages; and there are dozens o f languages spoken i n t he Chicago school system. Immigrants are flooding into the U.S., seeking a better life, asylum from political turmoil, a place to hide, or frighteningly, i n some cases, a p lace from which to base terrorist activities. It's time to make English the official language o f the U nited States. T his is not a divisive move intended to deny cultures a n o pportunity to thrive i n o ur melting pot. It makes sense for so many reasons. home, they must act as translators for their parents and grandparents. The language barrier can divide the generations i n such a drastic way that the old traditions and oral histories are lost to the young. I f a working knowledge o f English were required for citizenship, this barrier i n the family W hen families come here, there would b e lowered. is obviously a period o f adjustLanguage immersion, although ment. They often move to areas where others o f t heir culture are initially difficult, is an efficient already established. I n t he same way to teach a new language. way that Germans settled i n Wis- Almost 2 0 years ago, I was consin, o r Norwegians clustered involved i n a literacy program. I i n Iowa i n the 1800s, groups o f tutored a 6th g rader who was strugMexicans tend to gravitate to the gling i n school. Her parents lived same areas i n California. i n Mexico, and spoke no English. Maribel lived i n Escondido with Language differences create her grandmother who also spoke isolation, especially for the older no English. She was a bright people. The youngsters go to little girl, but because there was school where they pick up the no English spoken i n t he home, language, especially the collo- she wasn't getting help with her quial usage. They pick it up fast schoolwork. I helped her with because they are thrust into the some basic English skills, which community o f English-speaking she picked up very quickly, and students. But when the kids come she caught up to her classmates i n a s hort time. I f English is spoken consistently at home and at school, the entire family will benefit. This is not to say that the original language should never b e spoken. O n t he contrary, I've spoken with people who are first generation Americans, and they remember clearly that their parents' native language was never spoken at home. The parents wanted to encourage assimilation, and often never spoke o f t he " Old Country." I t d oesn't have t o b e t hat way. I know a woman from Colombia who is married to a Native American. Their two-year-old is bi-lingual. He has a terrific head start i n o ur international country. Finally, a working knowledge o f English is imperative for new citizens to b e educated "consumers" o f o ur democratic way oflife. America is a representative government, and certainly the Kurds and French and Viet Namese are n ot represented well i f they can't understand what's going on. They have earned the right to vote by becoming citizens, and i n order to exercise that right thoughtfully and intelligently, they must be able to read for themselves about the issues and the candidates. It would b e fairly easy for them to b e misled by b ad translations, or unethical translators. O ne language unites. Good, clear communication doesn't deny diversity. Fluency doesn't mean acculturation, although that may be inevitable i n successive generations. Common language invites discussion and dissention. O ur c ountry was founded on the often-heated exchange o f ideas. I n o rder for new citizens to become active, responsible participants, we mush share a common language. To legislate for a legal common language is not to divide, but to unite. T he B achelorette: V Vhc:> I !S B y J ULIE MYRES Pride S taff Writer What 4o you. wa!ch o n Wednesday nights? I have beeri glued to the television watching " The Bachelorette" for the last few weeks. The show's exciting content has managed to entrap my interest from week to week. Yes, I k now some o f you are probably thinking that I have no life and that I a m some single female with hopes to b e t he next bachelorette. B e assured, I watch this for pure entertainment value only. A nd no, I don't take notes or dream o f being given the final rose at the rose ceremony o f The Bachelor! " The Bachelorette" is a followup show to " The Bachelor," <:;~tti.-.g which was created b y ABC. The show consists o f seven episodes viewed one episode every week, with a cast o f 25 males and one female, Trista (the bachelorette). During this time, there are many opportunities, activities, a nd special dates where the bachelorette gets the chance to get up close and personal with the bachelors. Then, at the end o f e ach episode, she picks a pre-determined number o f the bachelors to move onto the next round by offering them a rose as a token o f h er choice. I would never go o n national television and think that I would find someone that I would m arry after knowing them for a few weekS. The idea o f " The Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" was a novel idea that many thought of, but few dared to take love to this level until a year ago when the first season o f " The Bachelor" was aired. Competition exists and fights for favor with the demographic o f those looking for love, entertainment, and j ust a good laugh. "Joe Millionaire" From episode to episode, I have is another show that has gained viewers that are hypnotized wondered who Trista will get rid o f next. I guess m y interest b y " The Bachelor" and " The is based on the fact that it is f un Bachelorette" phenomenon. to watch someone else's life and see them do things I would never Past failure reality television dare do i n m y own life. I know marriage shows include: " Who Wants To M arry A Millionaire" and "Bachelorettes i n Alaska." These shows attempted to gain audiences favor with sexy, skinny, and sometimes skanky women and hot, buff, t an men. I n m y opinion, people need a longer amount o f t ime together to really get to know each other and to see i f they are even compatible enough for long-term dating. I also feel people will meet someone compatible enough to date i n everyday life, not at some cattle call television show that gathers the hottest looking guys and gals to exploit for high ratings. The question is: would you go on one o f these reality television relationship shows? D o you secretly watch " The N o P lace t o S it, B y JEANNE RAUPP SAPP Pride S taff Writer Is there any place to sit on this campus? Is there any place with clean comfortable chairs? Is there any place that doesn't reek o f old food? Due to shoulder problems and a heavy book load, m y m ain focus thus far has been to find close parking places and elevators. I think I've found most o f them. My next project was to 5 nd a suitable place to study. First, I went to the Dome. The oppressive odor o f b urritos and cheese pizza was unavoidable because o f the food court, but at least I knew where to find the Dome, and I knew I could probably get a seat. Have you sat i n those chairs? The bistro-style may b e visually appealing, and they must have been cheap to buy i n large quantities, but they are a chiropractor's dream. Only supermodels and ten-year-olds could sit comfortably for any length o f time. The glare from the white walls and the strobe effect o f t he fluorescent overhead lighting gave me a headache. After giving it the old college t ry for over an hour, I gave up and took o ff i n search o f more comfortable digs. I have a Tuesday morning class and a Tuesday evening class, so being the high-intensity overachiever I am, I decided to stay on campus for the almost five hours i n b etween classes. M y p lan was t o do homework and catch up on reading for other classes, both o f M y next stop was the library. which require comfortable chairs. I hauled my bag down the stairs, which I paid for later i n shoul- der and back pain, and looked for a place to sit. There were a few chairs at a rectangular table and several computer stations. I settled at a computer and tended to some on-line work. I was done in a short while and had no interest i n monopolizing a computer to s urf or check e-mail. I could have tried to navigate the stairs, but with the load o f books I pull behind me, I couldn't have made it. Besides, I didn't want to explain to the student at the desk why I needed the special card to access the handicap elevator. So, I moved on. I saw the signs last semester for the Associated Students, Inc. lounge, so I stepped inside. I pushed through the choking stench from the microwaved Hot Pockets to explore. The furniture looked ratty and not clean, but my Bachelorette" show to b e entertained? A nd the real question on everyone's mind, " Who is going to get the rose, Ryan o r C harlie?" Out o f all the reality television relationship shows, " The Bachelorette" and " The Bachelor" s eem to b e the most entertaining. I guess the show is harmless as long as it is not my heart that is being toyed with. Still, a fter watching " The Bachelor" and " The Bachelorette," I prefer to stay on this side o f the television screen. Even i f I d on't have 25 guys to pick from, I know I will meet Mr. Right when the time comes, j ust like everyone else. " The Bachelorette" final episode airs this Wednesday night on ABC at 8 :00p.m. Da1~11~1it! screaming back was begging me to sit down. I t was a small room with lots o f h andmade posters on the walls and a sign on the pool table indicating it was out o f order. There are no moving parts o n a pool table, so how it could be out o f order? However, since I was looking for a seat and not a game, I moved on. I went to chat with one o f m y professors and found the chair in her small office the most comfortable by far. O f course, she was happy to talk with me, but she had things to do and I couldn't stay forever. Has Starbucks co-opted attractive lounge areas fragrant with the heady, energizing scent o f freshly brewed coffee? Was white paint on sale the day CSU decided to paint? I f CSUSM has provided a comfQrtable, clean, attractive place for students to congregate and study and relax, please let me know. Who wants to give up their hard-won parking place to go down to Starbucks? With all the brand-sharing going on i n the world, I 'm surprised the University didn't make some arrangement with an outside entity to provide the students with a comfortable common area in exchange for some discreetly placed advertising. I f the Administration wants students in a commuter school to hang out and become more o f a community, i f they want us to join clubs and get involved i n student activities and ASI, it is incumbent upon them to provide us with clean comfortable areas to congregate. �___ ;....:., __ '- - --- - -··-- -· --- . - -..- ---- - .- - - -- -· ·- - ~ - - OPINION THE PRIDE Tuesday, February 18, 2003 11 Discrepancy in Treatment of Two ASI Representatives is Challenged By HONEE J. FOLK Pride StaffWriter I f memory serves me correctly, within the pages o f The Pride, there were several extremely critical opinion submissions from ASI president, Jocelyn Brown, explaining the importance and necessity o f attending all required ASI retreats. Her submission outlined in detail the weight attached to such retreats and described an elected representatives' lackofattendance as negligent and detrimental to the entire student body. Her letters were in response to an opinion piece from fellow student Steve Compian, who directed frustrations at the ASI board for denying Shannon Tweed the opportunity to carry out her duties as the elected College o f Arts and Sciences Representative. Shannon missed the weeklong summer retreat due to the death o f a close relative and had to attend to her family responsibilities. Recently, at the January 31 Board o f Directors (BOD) meeting, ASI Executive VP Arti Also, as I see it, the weeklong o f a non-integrity holding representative to be painted and summer retreat focuses a great deal o f energy building trust The discussion was driven by sustained based on hearsay. between the members o f the inaccuracy and hearsay, as Erik Roper, VP o f Communications, As a constituent o f their board, so they can learn to questioned Shannon Tweed's representation, I want to know rely on each other's strengths, motives and integrity based that ASI's decisions are being forming a collective purpose. on what he "heard" during the reached by digging for the The proceedings o f the winter previous spring's election process. truth o f matters. Each o f the retreat differ from the summer, Roper openly admitted that his representatives' votes should in that bonding exercises most inforniation had not been verified be informed and well thought certainly occur, however the bulk At no time during the board and continued to cite a family out, with as much objectivity as o f the day is spent for review o f members' discussion o f whether wedding as the actual cause o f possible. Currently, the real issues the goals they had previously set, S hannon's concerning Patel's reinstatement solidifying their commitment to to reinstate inability to have yet to be discussed. I f a another semester o f intense work. Arti into p articipate comparison o f the two very The representatives o f ASI could office was " I w ant to know that ASI's in the similar situations is to be made, have addressed the weight o f there an decisions are being reached m andatory a discrepancy in treatment o f the the two retreats and cited that as e mphasis by digging for the truth o f r etreat, two women arises, and ASI must reason for Shannon's dismissal put on the · and Arti's reinstatement, but t mportance matters." a rgutng be held accountable. that a death again they failed to discuss any o f of her Do not let my frustrations with these possibilities. attending the retreat. They did in her family was mysteriously not give significant attention or given as a mere excuse at the this process mislead you. Make thought to the fact that a vote to last minute. Not only was this no mistake about it; Arti Patel What the BOD candidly and restore Arti's title would mean falsehood the basis ofRoper's vote should have been reinstated! She adamantly accomplished was that they were voting against ASI's against reinstating Tweed into her has worked very hard all semester to unfairly question a fellow integrity without binding constitution. A decision elected position, it continued as at filling campus committees with students' that each person should be the foundation for which Patel's active student voice, and frankly, accurate knowledge, on the obligated to weigh heavily, as it is appeal was granted. When it would do greater damage to the basis o f "he said, she said." The the document that determines the Shannon Barnett, the College o f student body to replace such a actions o f ASI representatives very existence o f the government. Arts and Sciences representative, well-qualified representative mid are unjust and I strongly believe Nor did the representatives questioned the accuracy o f the year. The ASI board o f directors that. they owe Shannon Tweed an conduct themselves in a fair information, President Brown failed however, to discuss any o f apology!!! or professional manner, which said, "That is what I had heard these comments. should be a requirement o f the also." Brown allowed the picture Patel appealed the mandatory termination o f her current position, due to her absence at the required winter retreat, citing a "family emergency" as the cause. The board did not once question the validity or seriousness o f this "family emergency," nor were the same strict standards applied to Patel's absence, as was Tweed's. position. y I R enounce W ar B y GABRIEL MARTIN Pride Staff Writer It doesn't look like there's any way out o f it now. The United States will be going to war with Iraq, against the wishes o f the U N and o f millions o f American people. An unprecedented peace movement is beginning, one which is mobilizing before the war even starts. This is a little heartening to me. The protests aren't going to do anything, and the protestors have to know it. But, people are still trying to make their voices heard. That's one good thing that might come o f it, a return to dissent and the refusal to just go along with public policy. The government is likely asking itself why such a peace movement is starting. The war isn't going to be fought here. No occupying army will march through our streets. Our system o f government and way o f life won't b e changed when it's over. O ur cities won't be bombed - at least not by the Iraqi government, though terrorist actions will almost certainly increase as a result o f this war and the increased American presence in the Middle East. There will likely not be a military draft, and there won't even be any new taxes to help pay for this war. At least not right away. The Bush administration seems to be going out o f its way to make sure that we won't have to unduly suffer for a war our country will be involved in. This seems to be as much to build support as anything else, but the war still has no support. destroyed, whose country will be razed, who will be left orphaned, I've been trying to ignore the widowed, homeless and without ~ upcoming war, because I knew I country by the political games o f would end up writing something their leaders. like this and risk alienating myself from people, some close How many future doctors, to me, who believe war is the teachers, engineers, diplomats answer. Because it's very hard to will die? From both sides? How talk about and rationalize why I many homes will be bombed, am opposed to war. Oh, there are neighborhoods destroyed? How many extraordinary reasons to many children will be left without be opposed to this particular war parents, wives without husbands? - we shouldn't preemptively strike How many mothers and fathers anyone, Iraq doesn't seem to be will have to bury their kids, as pressing a danger as terrorism whether they were killed on the or North Korea, this war is seen battlefield or crushed when their as a colonial move by the rest o f homes collapsed under U.S. the world - but it goes deeper than bombs? How many will die as that for me. I'm not just opposed chemical weapons are used? to a war without just cause, or a What will happen to the land, war where America strikes first, the air, the water as these devices or a war with Iraq. I am against all seep into the environment? How wars for any reason whatsoever. many birth defects are we going And my reason is one very hard to to see over there? How many explain. I have sympathy and pity will we see here, as U.S. soldiers for our enemies. come home and start families? How many people will starve Not for their causes. I believe to death as access to the things as strongly as Bush does that they need is cut off? How many Saddam Hussein is a madman refugee camps will fill up? What and should not be allowed to about after it's over? Can they just hold dominion p ver his country. switch to a new government and Sympathy for the enemy doesn't new way o f life overnight? mean I hate this country, either. I have tremendous amounts o f I simply cannot condone feeling for the men and women bringing the chaos o f warfare o f o ur armed forces, the people to anyone. It's something we in who will be fighting and dying this country won't have to think from this country, and for their about, not as much. To imagine families. I have friends and family this, you have to put yourself in members who will be there as the place o f the people who will well. This is not an anti-American be dispossessed by our bombs or pro-Iraq screed. They just and armies. I know they're from happen to be the countries in, a different and strange culture. the equation this time. I mourn That's why it's not easy for most for those whose lives will be o f us to imagine it. We tend to People are still opposed to it. think o f every Arab as a jihad crazed fanatic, eager for a chance to kill Americans. They can't be; anymore than every American is a fat, complacent cowboy. They have families, homes, a way o f life that will b e t om apart by this war. And i f you can't have any sympathy for the losses they are soon to endure, at least fear the retribution they and their allies will harbor towards us. They say that Iraq will be rebuilt, much the way that Germany and Japan were after World War II. I hope I'm wrong, but I feel that the puppet government that will b e controlled by the oil hungry Americans will be seen by the rest o f the world as neo-colonialism, not democracy. Military enforced democracy is not democracy. Again, this doesn't have to be about Iraq. I would feel this way were we at war with North Korea or Afghanistan. I wonder how the people i n Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and Kosovo managed to pick up and start over after the damage done to them. I feel for the wrecked landscape o f India and Pakistan as they fight each other, for the Russians and the Chechnians. And I feel sorrow for the American families that have and will suffer losses, in this war and in others. This is really about all the wars that have been fought before and those that peace movements will fail to stop in the future. The thing I hate about warfare is the way that it disrupts ordinary life. We - all o f us, not just Americans - deserve a chance to live in our homelands free o f the destruction that war brings. Do innocents in so-called enemy countries have to be victims to our political games? I want to end this with a quote I first read in high school, that seemed then and now to sum up my feelings on war. The words are from the peace activist Reverend Harry Emerson, from 1937, and they didn't stop the coming second world war. " I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for ' the dictatorships it puts in place o f democracy, for the starvation that stalks after it. There are things worse than war, and war brings all o fthem." E am $ 1,000 • A ,OOO for y our S tudent Group in just 3 hours! College fundra1smg made S imple, S afe and F ree . M ultiple fundraising options available. No carwashes . No raffles. Just success! Fund raising dates are f illing quickly. G et w ith the programs t hat w ork! }'(1ur Trusted Source .for College Fundraising. 8 88-923-3238 • www.campusfundraiser.com �12 Tuesday, February 18, 2003 OPINION T HE P RIDE P UBLISH Y OUR W ORK LETTERS i n the Spring 2003 P ride L iterary Supplement . Dear Editors: My heart goes out to the families and friends o f those lost in the Columbia tragedy. The PLS publishes student w ntmg from all academic disciplines pursued at CSUSM and gives students a chance to publish critical and theoretical writing, creative writing, as well as a wide variety o f visual art. I n reading the February I I th edition o f The Pride, I was disappointed by a letter written in regards to the dangers o f the Space Shuttle program. My response to his question is: YES, I T IS WORTH IT! The author does not seem to understand the adventurous spirit behind exploration. The astronauts knew the risks and accepted them. I nstructions/ Submission G uidelines The PLS considers manuscripts o f up to 3 000 words that exemplify both excellent inquiry and research i n t heir discipline(s) and that enable readers from outside that discipline to read with pleasure and understanding. Authors should avoid highly technical language, critical jargon, foreign, or mathematical language. When technical terms are essential, they should b e explained to the reader. References to critical literature, where necessary, should b e parenthetical. APA, MLA, Chicago, and all other formats are welcome as long as the paper represents the appropriate academic discipline. I f we travel back through time, we find many explorers who took enormous risks such as Columbus and Lewis & Clark and many others. Where would we be as a world society i f mankind did not explore? Every person on this earth explores in their own way, it may be through school, it may be on trekking through Europe, and it may be taking a journey into space, whatever the voyage is, it is worth every bit o f the expenditure i f i t is for the right reasons. Granted no loss o f life is acceptable, but w e also cannot hide in our homes because something might happen to us as we walk down the street let alone to our car or any other means o f transportation we might be using. Taking risks is an integral part ofliving, and unfortunately so is dying. We have to LIVE while we have the opportunity! Photos or images (color space is limited) o f o ther artwork are accepted as an enhancement or as an alternative to manuscripts. Students submit images and text using the following instructions. F or Jud~in~ a nd L ayout P urposes: 1. Submit your essay, poem, photograph, etc. to The P ride v ia e-mail. Include the work's title, your m ailing a ddress, e -mail, p hone n umber, and m ajor & y ear or graduate field o f study. 2. E-mailed work should b e i n the form o f a n attachment (MS Word for text and individual jpeg files for images) to pride@csusm.edu. Please do not copy and paste your work into the message area o f y our email. Entries submitted without a n electronic copy will not b e reviewed. A n electronic copy on a PCformatted disk will also b e accepted at The P ride office in Commons 201. Manuscripts or disks will not b e returned. P LS D eadline: A pri114, 2003 For further information o r question, please feel free to contact The Pride, b y e-mail at pride@csusm.edu, by phone at (760) 7506099, o r i n person at Commons 201. Sounds from page 4 Jr., a sound engineer at the Library o f Congress, said the problem materials and renders the recordings useless. For instance, a I890 is not in finding computer-savvy engineers; the problem is finding w ax cylinder recording by Mark Twain is damaged beyond repair. people who understand the old technology that involves wax cylinders and record turntables. Apart from the National Recording Registry, the Library o f Congress has an additional sound collection containing over 2.5 The goal o f the sound engineers is not to clean up the recordings, million items. These include oral histories, political speeches, but to convert them i n such a way as to maintain the integrity, as and animal and mechanical sounds collected over many years. well as the flaws, o f the original recordings. The pops and hisses However the National Recording Registry has been developed to familiar to those who listen to the old recordings will remain. create a library o f sounds that reflect the American culture and Another goal is to preserve the recordings before time damages the history. 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How many would not be able to pay taxes, which fund social programs? Society and life are a house o f cards that may come tumbling down i f care is not taken. I feel that the best tribute we could offer our fallen astronauts is to Continue where they left o ff - - - TO EXPLORE AND LIVE! Michele L. Lockley Senior, Liberal Studies L etter t o t he e ditor: It is impossible for me to express my gratitude to the ASI P rogramming Board for their vision and commitment to ensuring a successful " Soul Food B reakfast" celebrating Black culture. For all o f those people who did not attend this event, they really missed out on something special! The board .transformed our common Dome into a very intimate atmosphere, with colorful decorations and a program that hit home and spoke to the climate o f the campus. find creative solutions to this problem because we all benefit from a culturally diverse population! To date, this has been the most well attended, well received, smoothly ran, powerful Black History Month Breakfast yet! It is because o f the contribution and energy o f the programming board, Lura Poggi, Marilyn McWilliams, Steven Jones, the ladies o f the Black Student Union, and the strong background and financial support o f Associated Students Inc. representatives, that we can call this incredible event a success!!! As a student, I could not have asked for more. I a m motivated, inspired, supported, represented, and I truly feel appreciated after today's ceremony. My cup is full! Thank you! The featured speaker, Steven Jones, highlighted that individuals are more similar than we are different, and challenged the audience to b e a m irror for the person sitting next to us. When I wrapped up the program as the BSU President, I again gave the assignment to onlookers to see themselves i n me, and begged for their individual help i n replenishing the rapidly declining Honee J Folk Black population. We are losing our Black students, BSU President faculty and staff, and we must get administration to � 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. 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