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By MICHAEL DOLAN
Pride Ombudsman
By MICHELLE VELARDE
Pride StaffWriter
The article "Cal Grants offered
until March 2 " requires clarification.
First off, Cynthia Silman was
misquoted in the article in regards
to the information about completing
income taxes before completing the
FAFSA form. The quote should read
'You don't have to complete 2003's
income taxes prior to completing the
2004-2005 FAFSA form," meaning
that the FAFSA can be completed
before taxes, but taxes still must be
prepared: the FAFSA form is not a
substitute for a tax return.
Silman would also like to emphasize that the process is not necessarily simple. The most important
factor in determining Cal Grant
ligibility is the completion of the
FAFSA form. Once the FAFSA is
ompleted, Cal Grant eligibility is
checked automatically. The deadline
is March 2 to complete the FAFSA
so that Cal Grant eligibility can be
checked.
The best option for completing the FAFSA is online at
www.fafsa.ed.gov.
If an individual's income taxes
tiave not been completed, those numbers can be estimated and corrected
later.
An Associated Students, Inc.
proposal, had it been approved,
would have made voter registration available in classrooms
on campus. However, ASI was
unable to initiate this program
in time for this election cycle.
The purpose of ASI's "Student Voter Registration Innovation 2004" was to encourage
CSUSM students to vote. The
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proposal outlined a program
in which voter registration
card holders would have been
placed in every classroom in
Academic Hall. The idea was
that if CSUSM students saw
registration forms every time
they went to class, they would
be more likely to register to
vote, said Erik Roper, ASI Vice
President of External Affairs,
who also drafted the proposal.
"Realizing that we in the
CSU have an obligation to
provide every opportunity for
our students to be responsible
citizens in our democracy," the
proposal says, "it seems only
logical to use whatever legal
means are at our disposal to
See REGISTRATION, page 2
Lobby Corps
to host clean
money workshop
By TOM PFENGSTEN
Pride StaffWriter
Photo by Sarah Carlin/The Pride
Artist Chris Earnhart tatoos a black cross on the back of Mira Costa College student
Heather Curtis, Feb. 14, at About Face Tatoo in Oceanside.
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See CAL GRANT, page 2
Developers eye l ocal l and
a nd student population
By ZELYNDA SMITH
Pride StaffWriter
Students often walk to class with the
orchestra of heavy construction from
local housing developments around
them, and it doesn't look like it's going
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to stop anytime soon.
CSUSM's southern part of campus is
surrounded by luxury apartment homes
and several new housing tracks. The
homes that sit on the hill overlooking
campus are all still under construction and will continue to expand until
approximately May of2005.
Construction
near CSUSM is
expected to
continue for the
next few years.
Last week,
a
worker sprayed
down the excess
dust to keep the
air clean at a
development site.
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Photo by Zelynda Smith/The Pride
The first track to finish building will
be 'Campana and Savona at Rancho
Coronado'. This housing track is built
by Continental Homes of D.R. Horton
company, a well-known name in
North County housing developments.
Although the first phase of this development is already completed and the
majority of the existing houses are sold
and occupied, another 200-plus homes
will be added. Production will leave
Rancho Coronado's development with
6 phases and over 600 new homes dedicated to stylish living.
Rancho Coronado representative
Nancy Whitton made it apparent last
week that Continental Homes bought
out this particular area because of the
population that the university will
eventually help blossom. "This area
has a real potential for growth," Whitton said. "Universities ensure a city's
reputation."
This local development offers 13001600 square foot homes ranging from
$350,000-$400,000. Catering to mainly
In response to an April, 2003 resolution,
Associated Students, Inc. will host a series of
workshops this week to educate students on
the details of Clean Money campaign finance
reform. ASI hopes to spark an increase in
student voting rates by bringing the campus
up-to-date on the latest political trend—appropriately, one that makes the political process
more accessible to students.
With regards to why student political activity is so low, ASI Vice President of External
Affairs Erik Roper said, "There's this widespread discouragement" among students
regarding the political process. "Most of them
are totally disengaged."
Noting that the CSU mission statement
includes the goal of producing politically
responsible citizens, Roper said that the Lobby
Corps—the political branch of ASI-—hopes to
promote student political involvement with its
workshops next week.
According to publicampaign.org, "Clean
Money, Clean Elections" (CMCE) reform
"allows qualified candidates to run for public
office without compromising their independence since they won't have to ask for money
from those with a vested interest in public
policy."
As opposed to privately-funded campaigns
that consistently span into the millions of dollars, CMCE reform would make public funding
available for anyone who could prove the legitimacy of their campaign.
"It basically allows politicians, once elected,
to not be beholden to special interests," Roper
said of the CMCE movement. "The reason it
was written in that we do these workshops
before an election was to remind people how
truly messed up our political campaign system
is."
After gathering a required number of signatures and small donations, candidates would be
provided with a first installment of public campaign money for primary elections. Upon winning the primary, candidates would be granted
money for the general election campaign. A
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first time home buyers, Rancho Coronado
stated that they would rather not sell to the collage community directly. They do have cases
where 'mom and dad' have purchased the
house first and the collegiate son or daughter
are the only ones in occupancy.
Directly across Village Drive is a housing
development that hasn't yet broken ground, but
is estimated at 300 homes, contracted by The
Standard Pacific company. Construction on the
first offivephases begins in a few months.
Apartments are also booming. In fact,
'Prominence' has the best view of CSUSM.
They enjoy a lovely gated community and,
unlike the housing tracks, cater to the student
population—but convenience isn't cheap.
These luxury apartments start at $1,175 for a
downstairs, 750 square foot apartment (1 bedroom, 1 bath). Even if students were to share
this, they would be paying at least $590.00
apiece.
Two bedrooms at Prominence start at $1,525
for 1,128 square feet. Price doesn't seem to be
a big concern for the complex. Prominence
representative Kelli Francis said that they get
plenty of students who share an apartment.
The only real problem is during Summer
breaks when students migrate back to their
hometowns. Students either need to break their
existing lease or illegally sub-lease the unit for
those cases. Francis said that although student
accommodations need to be made, "Prominence isflexibleand understanding. The community is diverse and students help that."
Even with an existing resident base, the
building still hasn't stopped at Prominence,
which is in the expansion process and is
expecting 130 more units in the next 6 months.
When they arefinishedthe complex will have
over 500 units available. Francis concluded,
"With all of the local developments popping
up, we don't even feel threatened by competition.... We get a lot of people in that are waiting
for their new home to be built."
Whether new developments are catering
to students or not, we can count on growth
to persist. Location is everything. As long as
there is a growing university and land to build
on, buyers see potential. Homes in San Diego
County alone put dollar signs in their eyes, and
a university in the area ensures any buyer of
community.
WORKSHOP
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CAL GRANT
from page 1
Silman would also recommend that
students pick up the booklet titled "Fund
Your Future Workbook" which is available in thefinancialaid office, CRA 4204.
This booklet, published by EdFund and
the California Student Aid Commission,
describes in detail the Cal Grant and its
different classifications and awards. In
addition, the booklet provides a wealth
of websites about financial aid including
information on scholarships.
The Pride apologizes for the inaccuracies and any inconvenience or confusion
they may have caused.
REGISTRATION
from page 1
encourage and facilitate
voting by our students."
By making voter registration easily accessible
on campus, ASI hoped to
play a role in reversing the
trend of low voter turnout
among 18-25 year olds. If
registered, students would
be more likely to show up
to voting booths, the proposal states.
A week before the start of
the spring semester, Roper
handed the proposal over
to Dr. Francine Martinez,
Vice President of Student
Affairs. According to Martinez, both she and Provost
Robert Sheath admired the
goal of the proposal. "Voter
registration was a critical
and important function for
the ASI to take on with the
university," she said.
However, Martinez and
Sheath raised some concerns about the proposal,
which resulted in its not
being executed as ASI had
hoped. First of all, there
was uncertainty regarding
the effectiveness of the
voter registration holders
located in classrooms. The
material provided in classrooms might be ignored,
and the faculty might not
be able to provide answers
for inquiring students,
Martinez said. Students
need "direct contact," she
said, and "to have simply
a stack [of papers] may not
be the most effective way
to bring that to students."
Martinez and Sheath
came up with an alternative, and urged ASI to
place the registration card
holders in areas of "high
traffic" around campus,
where students could ask
questions about the registration process and be
directed to ASI.
Roper acknowledges the
concerns over whether or
not the caddies would be
effective, and recognizes
the effort that Martinez
and Sheath gave in setting up other locations for
the registration caddies,
but asked, "How would
the university administration know whether or not
the plan would be effective unless they tested it?
Which they didn't allow to
happen."
Roper also said that
there were other concerns
regarding the proposal,
such as the possibility of
faculty members becoming
upset about the presence of
the caddies on their desks,
and that the caddies may
become a source of clutter in and/or around the
classroom. At an Academic
Senate meeting that Roper
attended in January, he said
that he passed out copies of
his proposal, and found
overwhelming
support
from faculty. "Only one
professor raised a hand to
express disapproval of the
proposal," he said.
Martinez said that since
faculty opinions on the
matter may be different,
she encouraged Roper
to identify individual
professors who would be
willing to participate in
the effort, and who would
both encourage students
to register and be open
to having the registration
material available in their
classrooms.
While the time has run
out for this proposal to
be implemented for these
coming elections, the issue
still remains an important
one to Roper. He plans to
pass the proposal onto the
next person elected as ASI
VP of External Affairs,
hoping that the proposal
will be pushed through for
the November elections.
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Associated Students, Inc., voted in
favor of a resolution in support of EOP,
outreach, and academic preparation programs within the CSU system.
"Gov. Schwarzenegger has targeted
EOP to be cut from the CSU system,"
said Erik Roper, ASI vice president
of external affairs, "EOP is not equal
opportunity, it's education opportunity."
ASI will join California State Student
Association (CSSA) to oppose Gov.
"EOP is not
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opportunity"
to find out how to get more campus
involvement.
The group proposed to increase advertising around campus, which would
include, passing out programming board
flyers at different locations of campus;
incorporate sound in the Dome television announcements; begin a newsbroadcasting channel; and continue
fighting against campus posting policy.
"There is an overwhelming blur of
posters. Involved students will stop and
take a look, but uninvolved students do
not," said O'Connor.
An additional proposal was to create
a "college hour" for activities to be
scheduled.
"One of the main complaints was
events scheduled during class time,"
said Lee.
A designated time for events will
avoid any conflict with class time.
ASI decided not to vote on a position
for taking a position on fee referendums.
Annual election of
executives, directors
and representatives
for ASI is coming up
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the important dates and deadlines for
candidates:
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"I dont think we need to take this
vote to appease anyone in the
administration," said Erik Roper, ASI
Vice President of External Affairs.
explained that the perception the administration has regarding ASI is that they
do not take a stand on any fee increase.
"I think it's stupid to adopt a philosophy to take a position on all fee referendums," said John Gehris, ASI executive
vice president, "I motion that the ASI
board keeps doing what it's been doing
all along."
Schwarzenegger's budget reductions to
CSU outreach and EOP.
The
question proposed by Honey
"These are highly motivated students.
I 'm very much in favor of this resolu- Folk, ASI president and CEO, "Are we
tion," said DiDi Lund, ASI arts & sci- going to take positions on fee referendums?"
ences representative.
The board was more in favor of dealing with fee referendums as they come
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The board voted unanimously to add a
ASI undergraduate representatives, take a position.
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Once reserved for sailors and whores
in American folklore, tattoos today have
carved their niche in the main stream as a
means of personal expression, style, and
body art.
According to Tod Bain, a lifetime artist,
and tattoo artist at About Face Tattoo in
Oceanside for over four years, most people
get tattoos right now because they are so
popular. Although this allure for tattoos
might make someone more open to getting
one, students at CSUSM seem to have a
few different reasons for acquiring permanent ink in their flesh.
"I've done martial arts for twenty-two
years," said senior, history, Duane Burns.
"It symbolizes my experiences in the martial arts." Burns has three Chinese symbols
on his right arm, and a dragon on his left.
In contrast, Sarah Sutton, junior, said,
"I woke up one morning and I needed a
tattoo." Sutton opted for . a color tattoo
in the middle of her upper back. As with
many students, her main hurdle for living
with her tattoo was her parents. Sutton said
that the first thing her mom said when she
found out about her tattoo was, "What are
you going to do on your wedding day?"
Senior Lora Rodstein, who got her first
of two tattoos seven years ago, had more
serious problems with her parents. "It's
against Judaism to desecrate your body like
that," said Rodstein. Luckily, her parents
have come to terms with her tattoos, and
she does not regret them.
On the other hand, some students get tattoos specifically for religious reasons, like
Les Condalor, who got a large tattoo of a
cross on his right arm about a year ago.
Some students, however, find less appeal
in the idea of being marked forever. Sophomore Alise Battaglia said, "I don't want
something on me for the rest of my life that
I might regret someday."
Battaglia's comment raises the question
of whether or not people who are more
established in life are getting tattoos, or
regretting them.
Local businesswoman Melinda Eisenhower, assistant vice president for a
property management corporation in San
Diego, got herfirsttattoo when she was 23.
At that time in her life, she said she recalled
thinking, "When they do an autopsy on me,
when I'm an old lady, they'll think I am
wild."
Even though Eisenhower had her first
tattoo "covered up," or altered, she has
gone in for two more tattoos since then, one
of which covers her entire back. The tattoo,
which she had done in the last year, is in
response to the passing of her husband. As
a healing practice, Eisenhower explained,
"It's a very transforming experience."
Although most students with tattoos
seem unconcerned with heir tattoos having
had a negative effect on their lives professionally or socially, they may have a few
kinks to work out in the future.
Eisenhower explained that she has never
had any trouble at work because of her tattoos, but relinquished that they also don't
really show. She is careful that they are
covered when she is meeting new clients.
As far as people she has encountered everyday, however, she has had a few negative
experiences.
Eisenhower said that once a woman in
a department store commented that she
was ignorant and stupid because she had
allowed herself to be tattooed. Eisenhower
also related other common incidents of
people seeing her tattoos and associating
that with her being an "easy" woman.
18-year-old freshman Keith Kramer,
had his last name tattooed on the back of
his arm in the last year because of what he
called a "spur of the moment thing."
For those interested in getting tattoos,
the process can be somewhat painful, and
involves tattoo machines, often called
"guns" by those less savvy to the industry.
The machines plug into a power supply,
and usually use between three and nine
needles depending on the thickness of the
line being drawn, and whether or not the
area is being shaded.
Tattoo artist Tod Bain has the right side
of his chest tattooed, his whole left arm,
called a sleeve, and most of his right arm
which is still a work in progress. Bain said
he obtained some of his tattoos because
they are symbolic of different things in
his life, and "some just 'cause I like 4 em."
Bain is also lucky enough to have a job
that he loves, his favorite part of which is,
"being able to express myself daily."
As far as cost, Bain said a tattoo would
probably run between $50 for something
small, and $4000 for a large piece, such as
back piece. Tattoos can be designed specifically for an individual, or chosen from
artwork called "flash" off of the wall of a
tattoo parlor.
Tattoos are a dynamic outlet for selfexpression that does require a cost/benefit
assessment.
"Make sure you know what you want,"
Bain said. "It's forever."
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The Oxford dictionary defines
marriage as a "legal" union
between a man and a woman for
the purpose of "living together."
Dictionary.com has seven entries
relating to marriage, and only
one of them relates to man and
woman.
It's becoming a hotly contested
debate, and on one side there are
religious and spiritual leaders
adamantly opposed to same sex
marriages, quoting the bible and
referring to the destruction of
Sodom and Gomora. In their
eyes, God has decreed homosexuality a sin and any sign of
approval of such behavior is
clearly wrong according to God.
This group believes that gays and
lesbians "choose" this lifestyle,
that they weren't born this way
and could live a "straight" life
if they really wanted to. The
other side of the equation is the
gay community itself, trying to
obtain the same rights that married straight couples enjoy. As
persecuted as the gay community has been, they argue, why
would we choose this lifestyle?
What is the difference between a
man and a woman being married
for twenty years and a man and a
man, or a woman and a woman?
With
recent
debate
in Massachusetts on
this very
issue,
The Pride
hit
the
campus to
see what
the student pulse
is on this
contentious
issue.
"I'm all for it, I believe in the
sanctity of love, not institutions.
If we're as free a country as we
say we are, we shouldn't have
restrictions on how we love,"
said literature major Polly Charenquanchai.
Luis Arreola, junior, history
major, cocked his head to one
side and thought about it for a
moment, then said, "Nah, I don't
have a problem with gay marriage, as long as it makes those
people happy."
"They should be able to do
what they want to, I think equal
rights for everyone," said Ryan
Kennedy, graduate student, literature.
"They want everyone to
think like they do," he continued. "They're (religious groups
opposed to same-sex marriages)
afraid of people who think outside their belief system."
Jessica Fowler, junior business
major, paused and took time to
think before replying to how
she felt about gay marriage. "I
don't have a problem with gay
people, I have gay friends it's
just that...I'm unsure whether
it's right socially, biologically
or spiritually...I'm not sure it's
right for our society."
Paula McCoglan senior, communications, said, "I think the
government should get out of
the business of marriage, we
shouldn't allow the government
to favor one group over another."
McCoglan explained her solution as one where couples, two
consenting adults, present themselves to the government and
register as domestic partners.
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the same benefits heterosexual
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definition of marriage, minus
the exclusive "man and woman"
part.
This issue of debate probably
won't be solved tomorrow, but
more voices in the gay community are being heard. Not this
election, but sometime soon,
this issue will determine a presidency.
Comments, suggestions or topics you would like to see
discussed in "University Voice," please e-mail Tor Freed
at pride@csusm.edu. In the title please type, ATTN:
UNIVERSITY VOICE.
Photo by Ashley Renzy/ The Pride
Cindy Pinhal is on exchange f rom France and assists the French department.
Pinhal has been on exchange since August, and enjoys the interactive approaches
to teaching she has found here in the states.
French connection with CSUSM
Highlighting some of the differences
with American andFrench universities
By ASHLEY RENZY
Pride Staff Writer
At a French University the
professor just shows up, lectures
and leaves; not leaving any time
for questions, feedback or office
hours.
"There is no syllabus, and no
attendance requirements," said
Cindy Pinhal. "School is completely the student's responsibility."
Cindy Pinhal is an assistant to
French professor Dr. Anover, on
exchange from France. CSUSM
offers study abroad programs to
students, as well as two different
teacher exchange programs.
After completing her master's,
Pinhal arrived to the United States
last August to assist in the teaching of a few French classes for the
spring semester. At the end of the
semester, Pinhal hopes to stay
here in the United States to finish
her Ph.D., or return to France for
a short while in high hopes of
attaining a teaching job at a university back here in the states.
Differentiating between the
French and American school
systems, Pinhal described how
college in France is not necessar-
ily easier, just focused differently.
In France, the competition is with
yourself more than with other
students.
At the end of high school in
France, before graduation, there
is a difficult exam, lasting one
week, to test skills acquired in
every subject. With passing this
exam, the student is automatically
registered in one of his or her top
three choices of universities. Students attending the university pay
$400 a year. The school days are
also much different from those in
America; classes go for an entire
year, rather than by semester. A
typical weekly school schedule
is Mon. through Fri., 8a.m. until
5p.m.
"There is no choice in customizing a class schedule," she said.
"As a result most students cannot
work during school and must live
with their parents."
Pinhal described the school
system in France as "very impersonal." "There is no personal contact with students," she said.
A more interactive education
leads to better grades, and in an
environment like this, if the students do not understand they can
ask questions during, class or can
go to the professor's office hours.
"These outside resources really
help them (students) to understand the subject matter better,"
she said.
"I love the way teaching is done
here," said Pinhal. "The only
thing I do not like is the instability
of the occupation. Here, there is
a lot to worry about with budget
cuts, competition and tenure."
"In France once you are hired
and go through a one-year training," she said. "You are certain
that you have your job for life
(and) that is a big security issue."
For the students currently
enrolled at CSUSM, Cindy Pinhal
personally invites you to come to
France.
"The more students that come
to France the better; it is a very
widespread and popular culture,"
she said. "Do not be discouraged
if you are not fluent in the language, because a lot of English is
spoken there as well."
Finance and Economic society meeting Wed.
By ALLISON SANSBURY
Pride Staff Writer
The Finance and Economic Society (formerly
known as the Finance Club), had its first membership meeting last Wednesday night, supplied with
extra pizza and soda.
An upcoming meeting will be held this Wednesday, Feb. 18, where Fred Gerson, chieffinancialofficer of the San Diego Padres, will be speaking to the
group about his job. More speakers are scheduled
to appear later this semester; both are chief financial advisers, one is from the San Diego Zoo and the
other is from the City of Carlsbad.
The Finance and Economic Society does a variety of things that range from helping students at Cal
State San Marcos control their personal finances,
handling company finances and helping students
find quality jobs after completing college.
The goal of the Finance and Economics Society,
as stated by president Greg Lucas, is "to benefit the
students without burdening them." Lucas said some
societies tend to put pressure on their members, and
the point of this society is to aid, not overwhelm,
students.
This is one of the many new clubs on campus and
would be ideal for students majoring in business,
although all majors are accepted and encouraged to
join the society.
The society's vice president of technology, Kat
Mulkahy, will give an upcoming seminar on managing personal finances.
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Ephedra is a dangerous short cut
By JOSH SANDOVAL
Pride StaffWriter
Photo by Jennifer Jones/ The Pride
Jeff Brown i nstructs a Krav Maga student. Krav Maga class is o ffered
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self-defense tactics with
natural instincts
By JENNIFER JONES
Pride StaffWriter
If you were one of the
relatively few people to
see Jennifer Lopez kick
the crap out of her abusive husband in the movie
"Enough," you probably
thought to yourself, "yeah
right."
The technique Lopez
displayed is called Krav
Maga, and it is being
taught right here at
CSUSM.
Krav Maga is a practical
method of self-defense. It
combines the physical elements of traditional martial arts, but is designed
to rely more on a person's
instinctive defensive reactions to a street situation.
It has become a popular
form of self-defense
because it is easy to learn
and teaches the student to
use thier natural instincts
in a given situation.
Krav Maga also teaches
techniques to use while
under pressure, such as
low light, or even lying
down, because
such
circumstances are often
present in street confrontations. Krav Maga has
less to do with the tradition of martial arts, such
as bowing and other forms
of the art, which can be for
sport, but rather is more
reality based so that one
will have the skills to turn
natural reactions into life
saving moves. The only
fight there needs to be is
the last fight. One learns
that when in a vulnerable
or dangerous situation, to
use whatever means nec-
essary.
"The motto here is
attack, attack, attack,"
said Krav Maga instructor
Jeff Brown, "right, wrong,
it doesn't matter as long as
you hit 'em."
Jeff Brown is a decorated martial artist interested in bringing Krav
Maga onto the college
because, "Everyone, especially every female, should
know how to defend him
or herself."
For women that may be
kicking an attacker in the
groin. For men it may be
punching them in the nose
or throat. Brown tells his
students to "never give up
your weapon, because if
you give up your weapon,
you're dead." For law
enforcement officers that
might mean a-gun, in this
situation the weapon is
your body.
Brown said that most
attacks are against women;
"There is so much crime
and violence today and
everybody has the right to
defend themselves."
"I'm going home and
practice on my husband."
said Madaline Aragone,
junior, liberal studies.
Garrett Collin, a staff
member, is taking the
class to get more exercise,
"I'm going to try to stay
with it the whole time [six
weeks]."
Each class builds on the
previous but in the first
half there will be a review
of the basic techniques for
newcomers.
Krav Maga is just one
pf nine different classes
offered in the ASI Group
Fitness
and
Leisure
Courses program.
If
self-defense is not your
idea of fun, maybe trying
Ashtanga Yoga or Gypsy
Style Belly Dance would
be a better suit. Also
offered are more traditional fitness classes such
as Circuit Training or Step
Aerobics. These are just a
few of the different classes
available for students at
the Clarke Field House/
University Student Union.
All of these classes are
free to students, so why
not take advantage of
this opportunity to get in
shape and have fun.
"The ASI Leisure
and Fitness classes are a
great way for students,
faculty, and staff to stay
active, meet new people,
and explore new talents
they may not have known
they had," said Laurence
Bolotin, ASI coordinator
of student programs and
services.
The Krav Maga Martial
Arts class meets Tuesday
and Thursday from 6
p.m. to 7 p.m. There is no
registration required for
these classes. You can try
them all if you like, and
find the one that suits you
best. Students interested
in classes are advised to
come ten minutes early
to the class of choice, get
a wristband at the ASI
Adventure Center and
start having fun.
Some people are always looking for a
shortcut; or some sort of advantage that will
give an upper hand without much effort.
Typically, the reason being that there just are
not enough hours in the day to accomplish
everything that needs to be done; prioritization is crucial.
Some people strive to look physically
attractive, however, not all of these people
are willing to put in the extra effort needed
to lose weight or bulk up, because it takes
time, and a lot of effort. Time is something
many people do not have in their busy schedules.
The business world knows that the average person does not have the time to exercise
multiple hours in a day. Herbal companies
create supplements that contain ephedrine
(ephedra for short) designed to aid in weight
loss and body building for athletes. When
the average person looking to trim down
hears about these miracle products that
helps weight loss, he or she runs out and
tries it. What the average person does not
know is that ephedra based supplements are
extremely dangerous.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) there have been a total of 155
deaths linked to ephedra. One of those 155
deaths was Korey Stringer of the National
Football League (NFL). In 2002, Stringer
suffered a heart attack, and died moments
later during a pre-season workout with the
Minnesota Vikings. The cause of the heart
attack was linked to the combination of
excessive heat and ephedra.
In 2003, another one of the 155 deaths
occurred on a playing field. Steve Bechler
was a young, right-handed starting pitcher
in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the
Baltimore Orioles. Bechler was a little over
weight, and was taking an ephedra based
supplement to help lose some extra pounds.
During a spring training workout in Florida,
Bechler collapsed, and suffered a heat stroke
where shortly thereafter he died. Sales of
ephedra products dropped shortly after the
death of Bechler, but the product is still
being bought by many.
If athletes who should be physically superior to the normal person can die from using
ephedra, then the average person can suffer
complications just as easily.
The FDA has banned ephedra from being
sold after early April, which is consequently
causing many people to rush out and buy as
much of the supplement as possible before
the April 12 deadline. This ban on ephedra
will be the first ban of a diet supplement in
government history.
Metabolife was one of the companies
affected by the bad press. The company has
stopped the sale of ephedra supplements, but
Metabolife is sticking by their claim that
ephedra is safe to use.
"Metabolife believes their products are
safe and effective when used as directed,"
said spokeswoman Jan Strode.
With the ban on ephedra, another supplement is soon to be created to take its place.
The FDA has stated that they will keep a
close eye on what ingredients will be replacing ephedra. The NFL and MLB are two
organizations that will also be keeping a
close eye on the new supplements.
The NFL has always been very strict with
their substance abuse policy, which extends
to supplements such as ephedra. The MLB
has never had a substance abuse policy like
the NFL where players are required to take
drug tests, but MLB is changing its ways.
Starting this season, MLB will conduct drug
tests for the first time ever. It will be quite
interesting to see which players come into
this baseball season with a lot less muscle.
Athletes, however, are not the only ones who
feel the need to lose some weight.
Many college students turn to supplements in order to lose weight, especially
with the thought of becoming a victim of the
"freshman 15."
Professor at CSUSM, Ileen Miller, who
also works as a nutritionist for Cal-a-Vie
said, "The average student gains 15 pounds
freshman year." With the concern of weight
gain, some students may choose to take that
shortcut rather than exercise and carefully
watch what they eat.
Even if you are not an athlete, know what
you are putting in your body and ask yourself if taking that massive shortcut is worth
the risk.
Comments, suggestions or topics you would like to see discussed in
"Jock Talk with J osh," please e-mail Josh Sandoval at pride@csusm.edu.
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Time changes
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Time changes everything, which is
one thing you can count on in life.
Over the years, time seems to go
faster and slower. One day you are
sitting on the beach in Costa Rica,
next you are punching your thoughts
into a keyboard to meet deadlines.
During all of this, it's important to
set aside some time from the daily
hustle to say thank you.
Walking out of class and out to the
parking lot is a good time for that.
The sunset yesterday lined the
horizon with radiance after class.
Students finishing up for the day
flooded the walkways in a hurry to
exit the campus. What was next?
Rushing home to get ready for
work?
Slowing down for five seconds,
looking up to the sky and saying
thank you will give you a refreshed
perspective.
It makes people think about what
they have to be thankful for.
Then step into the car for the ride
home.
Taking the time to slow down will
make the ride easier, smarter and
more enjoyable.
It's like smelling the air after it
rains. These are the things that we
should take the time to notice.
With everything that happens at
this campus, being late for classes,
rushing through traffic, cars and
construction, it's important to just
stop.
See that golden glow of sun, smell
that wet air, say thank you.
BIER NUTS
By KEVIN BRABEC
Pride StaffWriter
Superstores such as Wal-Mart
have become such a part of
our retail landscape that many
cannot imagine what life was
like before them. It takes me 10
minutes to get on the freeway at
my entrance when it used to take
2 minutes. The days of mom and
pop stores are left to the memories of, well, our moms and our
pops. And if they came over to
visit they would definitely complain about the traffic too.
These superstores have everything, a large selection of most
of what we need for our daily
lives, all at affordable prices and
with the great convenience of
everything in one place. Some
of us may remember even a few
years ago, when large stores
such as Kmart and Pic N ' Save
were going strong. The only
advantage to these stores was
price. Typically, they were a
mess and most of the merchandise was junk. If your Mom
bought your school clothes
there, you were not cool and you
knew it. The other kids in your
school knew it too.
The differences in quality and image between what
products Wal-Mart carries and
what, for example, Bed, Bath
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less. In addition, today's WalMart is stocking the latest CDs
and home electronics, all at
very competitive prices. Everything is in its place, the piles
of j unk we remember at chain
stores even a few years ago are
nowhere in sight at today's WalMart. These superstores are not
lazy, either. They are working
very hard to fill in the holes
and offer us more and more,
all at great prices and in great
supply, so you can always find
what you're looking f or—price,
convenience, selection and quality, all in one. So we all win,
right? Yes and no. All of this
convenience and affordability
comes at a cost.
You don't have to be that old
to remember the stores in your
community that your local
Wal-Mart replaced.
After
all, people have always needed
socks, toothpaste and the latest
Brad Pitt or Julia Roberts movie.
So where have all the old stores
gone? They have disappeared.
The idea of a local merchant
whose name you knew and who
knew yours is as much a part of
history as the local soda shop.
When we consider quality of
life, when we think about the few
extra dollars lining our pockets
because of cheaper superstore
prices, we should not forget
the enjoyment of shopping, the
comfort of personal service and
sales people and merchants who
knew their products and their
customers. The experience of
shopping among friends in a
smaller, more comfortable setting cannot be matched by the
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Cars line a parking lot at the San Marcos Wal Mart Friday.
Large stores bring more than goods when they open.
industrial experience found at
the superstores.
So while we may be
thankful for those few dollars
a week we save by shopping
at Wal-Mart, we should ask
ourselves what have lost in the
bargain? Where has the sense of
community gone? Has it come
down to passing the people
that we know in the isle but not
stopping to ask how they are
because we don't have enough
time? Has time its self gotten
shorter some how by the advent
of convenience? Or, do we have
so much time that we feel obligated to fill it up with the things
that shouldn't matter to us?
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I do not want to characterize
myself as a harbinger, but that
is my feeling this week. After
sharing my thoughts on the
errors in our newspaper in last
week's column, it seems like I
sparked an exponential growth
of errors in this week's edition.
In fact, I was so troubled by the
increase that I felt compelled to
do some research into how other
ombudsmen handle the subject
of errors.
Gina Lubrano is the Readers
Representative for the San Diego
Union-Tribune. Her column
from January 12, 2004 dealt
specifically with the subject of
errors. In a no nonsense statement, Lubrano opens her column
by stating simply "it would be a
mistake to say errors in newspa-
pers are inevitable." From that,
I thought about how to apply
Lubrano's idea to what I had
written last week.
I would agree with Lubrano
that there should be no "inevitable" errors. In other words, there
should never be a time in which
we, as reporters and editors of
this publication, default to accept
that there will be some errors in
each edition of The Pride. Each
Two reporters
ask the tuff
questions: Was
it too much?
ing journalists
stooping to such
levels of selling
sex? Cal State
San Marcos is
here for education and gener_
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understanding and
respect for the world and ourselves. The credBy DANIELLE BOLDT &
ibility of our college newspaper is at stake. We
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ered by such a feature, or are the ethics and
morale of our generation
truly depleted?
Last week, The Pride printed an
We conducted a poll
article regarding "Enlargement ads"
involving 50 students and
and stooped to run a full frontal
staff to find out whether
photo of male genitalia. Ok. We are
they feel such an article
over the shock factor. Obscenity,
is appropriate for a college
nudity, and indecency are all around
paper. Twenty-six males
us because we all understand that
and twenty-four females
sex sells. But what about the human
were involved. The survey asked for a rating of
mind and soul? Our priority as students
should be based upon improving our minds. 1-5, on whether the person strongly disagreed
(1) or strongly agreed (2) or was neutral on
We are paying for it, after all.
the topic (3) based on six questions about the
Why are we as educated students and aspircontent.
Student and staff approval
50 people wens asked six questionstofindifthey found the photos
and content ofthe two penis enlai^ment articles ^pnopriatefo
The Pride. There were 26 males i d 24 females in the survey.
larger concern: the apparent
dissatisfaction with Governor
Schwarzenegger's budget
decisions. Like any elected
official, he was put into office
by the people. As far as I'm
concerned, any ineptitude
he displays in handling the
governorship is the fault of
both the Democrats and the
Republicans alike.
One of our biggest problems,
both in California and the Nation
as a whole, is that we vote our
elected officials based on who we
think will win, not who we think
The Pride can afford to lose.
Please feel free to contact me
at dolan005@csusm.edu.
Correction for VOL. XI NO.
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In the article "UVA changes
recycling program to meet 50%
requirement," it is stated, "the
UVA did not meet their last standard requirement" That statement is incorrect; the UVA did
meet the standard requirement.
Also, in the same article, the
fine for not meeting the standard
requirement is $10,000 a day.
The article "Proposition 55"
was written by John Stuart, not
John Robbins.
Race matters at CSUSM
By JASON ROBBINS
Pride StaffWiiter
There is little doubt that society is
as equal as it should be. But could
inequality fester within the halls of
our own cozy university? In a place
where a statue of Cesar Chavez
seems to welcome all, inequality is
indeed a reality.
The term "inequality of condition"
refers to differences in people's
living standards or conditions.
The distribution of those enrolled
in college is just one measure
of such standards. At CSUSM,
certain ethnic/racial groups are not
distributed in proportion to their
overall population size.
As of fall 2003, the student
body was 53 percent Caucasian,
18.04 percent Latino, 9.4 percent
Asian and 2.7 percent African
American. The problem here is that
California's population is 59 percent
Caucasian, 32.4 percent Latino,
10.9 percent Asian, and 6.7 percent
African American (U.S Census).
For whatever sociological or
conservative reason you may want to
offer up, the distribution of Latinos
and African Americans within our
student body is not proportionate to
those groups presence in California.
The disproportions equate to
an inequality of condition with
the condition being educational
LETTERS TO TH
I noticed a few things in the
Feb. 3rd issue that I'd like to
discuss. Budget cuts seemed
to be the topic of the day in
the recent issue, and we were
advised by the Chancellor to
support proposition 55, a measure
that would allow bonds to help
"balance" the budget. This is
akin to using a credit card to pay
your late rent. I'm actually quite
surprised that the Chancellor
could support this kind of
financial irresponsibility in a
budget crisis such as this.
Which brings me to my
fact and quote must be checked
to ensure that accuracy is maintained.
As student journalists, we
cannot afford to appear sloppy
or apathetic towards errors and
must proactively address the
topic. Indeed, most of the errors
that I write come from my own
critique of The Pride or from
the editor or reporter who has
worked on the particular story
in question. That fact stresses
our commitment to accuracy
and accountability when we
have erred. After all, as Lubrano
explains, "credibility is at stake."
And credibility is something that
will do the best job. An alarming
number of Republicans felt that
Tom McClintock was the better
candidate, yet they voted for the
Terminator because he had a
better chance to win.
Many Democrats were upset
with the shady financial dealings
of Cruz Bustamante, yet seemed
to have no problem voting for
his lack of integrity. Even Peter
Camejo talked about the ISSUES,
while the 2 biggest candidates
slung mud. In addition, many
of my classmates remind me
how the Terminator is a horrible
attainment.
The relationship between race/
ethnicity and higher education
exhibited at CSUSM is endemic to
the nation itself. Out of 17,408,664
American college students, 71.5
percent are White, 10.6 percent are
Latino, and 7 percent are AfricanAmerican.
Yet the American
populace is 12.5 percent Latino and
12.3 percent African American. The
same type of disproportionate ethnic
representation at CSUSM appears to
exist at colleges across America.
An inequality of condition
of educational attainment is
exceptionally significant because
college degrees yield social
resources: money, prestige, etc. For
minority groups who hold lesser
shares, education is one way to
achieve more social equality. It is
clear that the instrument of change
is most accessible to the most
powerful and wealthy. To attain
positions of organizational authority
(where power often resides), one
must necessarily earn some type
of college degree.
One must
also possess a degree in order to
accumulate substantial wealth (how
power is often purchased).
Moreover for groups who wish
to initiate positive social change,
higher education is an excellent
tool. The problem at CSUSM and
throughout the nation is that the
distribution of African Americans,
Latinos and other minority groups
in college is a condition that needs
to be adjusted. First someone must
properly address the cause(s) of such
inequalities. Maybe not all people
have an equal opportunity to be
welcomed by Cesar Chavez.
DITOR
choice for governor. And how
many of those classmates
actually voted in the election? To
date, none.
We're continually complaining
about our officials, on a state and
national level, yet we do nothing
about it. When measures are in
the legislature that we disapprove
of, how many of us actually
write our elected representatives
to let them know how their
constituents feel? We must never
forget that they serve us, not the
other way around.
The pride needs to get the
message out. Get the sheep off
their couches, and get them
to the ballot box. Get them
to the post office, enormous
stacks of correspondence to
their representatives in hand.
I've written to mine, voicing
opposition to more borrowing to
"balance" the budget.
I challenge all of you who
disagree with me to fight for your
views, as well. After all, that's
what representative democracy is
all about.
James Fitzer
�Eat your heart out Hallmark; Shakespeare
brings the love
By JONATHON RODLEY
Pride StaffWriter
The fat belly and red wings of Cupid
idled on the wall looking out at 30 or
so students enamored by Shakespeare
Thursday night.
CSU San Marcos students read all
154 of Shakespeare's "Sonnets" in
honor of Valentine's day.
"Not marble, not the gilded
monuments / Of princes, shall
outlive this powerful rhyme" quoted
Shakespeare in the fifty fifth of his
love poems.
The Medieval Roundtable Club
hosted the poetry marathon to provide
an alternative to a typical "hallmark"
event.
"We decided to have something a
little more intellectual," said Bridget
Wiese, president of the club.
Instead of red roses and fluffy love
poems, the club handed out condom
roses and lubricants during the
reading.
Wiese said the poems are f ull of
darkness, pain and sexual affairs.
Many people read the "Sonnets"
thinking Shakespeare wrote them to a
woman. In reality, he wrote them to
fair young man, she said
Throughout the reading children ran
in and out of the room playing games,
while couples huddled and friends
mingled.
It took about two hours to complete
the sonnet cycle.
"I think it went really well, we had a
great turnout," Wiese said.
The Medieval Roundtable Club
plans to host several film viewings
later this semester with Dr. Heather
Hayton's classes.
Photo by Nicole Sullivan ¡The Pride
From left to right: Haley Zamora, Amber Davis, Kim Cowan, Bridget
Weise, president of the Medieval Roundtable Club and Prof. Heather
Hay ton.
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t hrough Thursday. F ill o ut Intellmatcher Q uestionnaire. P otential
m atches distributed at t he C rush Party.
Leonardo da Vinci's maserpiece "The Last Supper."
Brown lets the reader determine
what is FACT or FICTION
characters, but for many more indeed on the right of Jesus and is ideal for me because each
not John, the beloved disciple. chapter is short, and tends to
centuries.
Brown offers that Da Vinci Many religious organizations end in an intense cliffhanger
was not just an artist, but also say this explanation is absurd every time.
"The Da Vinci Code," by a scientific and technological and is the primary reason that
Another thing I like about
Dan Brown, cannot be con- pioneer as well as a genius in this book is categorized as fic-Brown's literary style is the
fined into a specific category cryptology. The question of tion. Others agree with Brown way he jumps around from
of books; it deserves to be set Da Vinci hiding secrets in his when he suggests who really situation to situation without
apart. Brown combines radi- art arises often. Word plays is seated to the right of Jesus, losing the focus of the story.
cal, yet rational, theories and and double meanings are con- admitting the possibility that For example, when you think
links them together with con- sistently embedded within the the story within the story could the character you're readtroversial evidence.
story as well as in the codes, be true; that the secret could be ing about is about tofindout
The main character, Robert leaving the reader to decide on real and disguised in a work of some totally important secret,
they usually do, but then it
Langdon, is a Professor of which parts of the story within fiction.
Religious
Symbology at the story are facts or fiction.
It is complicated to write a just gives you another clue to
Harvard. He is lecturing in
Brown's book has caused review that does this book the another secret that is too irreFrance when he is unexpect- loads of people to intelligently justice it deserves, but I am no sistible to ignore. A movie is
edly forced by authorities to discuss the theories he pro- longer worried about the atten- on the way, and Ron Howard is
help unravel a recent murder. poses. Brown suggests that tion the book is receiving. I rumored to be the director.
Langdon meets Sophie Neveu, the Priory of Sion could have hesitated when I first read the
who helps him escape from existed; papers to support this book that I would be alone in
the French Police only to cap- idea were recently recovered contemplating the author's
ture him in a life-threatening by the French Library, which ideas, but I am far from it.
opportunity too important to listed the names of the previ- The ideas the book proposes
bypass. Seemingly, enigmatic ous headmasters of the Secret and the style the author uses to
codes are disguised as clues Society. Some say that there is write is the main reason for my
that lead the main characters in not sufficient evidence to intel- new attraction and addiction to
the right direction while simul- ligently decide on the existence his work.
taneously steering Opus Dei in of a Priory of Sion. I have
The ideas that this book
decided that official Secret proposes through its characters
the wrong direction.
Opus Dei is a factual reli- Societies cannot be known are incredible, particularly
gious organization (existing by the world; otherwise, they from Robert Langdon and his
in New York) that has been would not be a Secret Society. friend the Knight. These two
criticized f or i ts' endorseAnother one of Brown's can conjure up some extreme
ment of self-inflicted pain and proposed theories rests in Da thoughts that influenced me to
bloodletting. In the book, they Vinci's painting of The Last educate myself on the various
have been trying to discover Supper. Brown implies that a topics in the book. Brown's Photo Courtsey ofwww.danbrown.com
the same secret as the main woman (named in the book) is visual style and personal style
By ALLISON SANSBURY
Pride Staff Writer
In articles pertaining to sporting activities,
The Pride has not been consistent in identifying the distinctions between the athletic
teams sponsored by the school itself and
the sports clubs organized through ASI.
The intercollegiate athletic teams on
campus include men's and women's gol£
track andfield,and cross-country. These
teams belong to the National Association
for Intercollegiate Athletics and are a part
of the university's athletic program. For
more information, click on Athletics on the
CSUSM homepage.
On the other hand, AS! Sports, such as the
surf, baseball, and Softball teams to name
afeware independent of the university's
athletic program. These teams are run and
organized by students through ASI and are
not a part of the NAIA. For more information on ASI Sports, visit the ASI homepage
at wwwxsusm.edti/asi
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b everages, g uest lecturers, d emonstrations, live e ntertainment a nd a 7 2 f oot
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H ouse.
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�CSUSM Professor speaks at San Diego's
Fourteenth Annual Jewish Film Festival
Dr. A lyssa Goldstein Sepinwall
By MELISSA RODRIGUEZ
Pride StaffWriter
A positive atmosphere and a huge turn
out met history professor, Dr. Alyssa
Goldstein Sepinwall on Thursday Feb. 12
at the AMC La Jolla, as she became the
first ever CSUSM scholar to host a showing of a film at the San Diego Jewish Film
festival, now in its fourteenth year.
The film that was shown, titled "Secret
Passage," is on "a great topic," said Sepinwall who has been a professor at CSUSM
Photo courtesy of Secret Passage
Venitian Noble Paulo Zane stares offscreen at Clara while being tipped off
to Isabel's schemes.
"Seeing the 16th century brought back
to life will provide details about the way
people act that you can't get from books,"
Sepinwall said. She said this film could
help students to understand "the human
"... it's a vibrant and
factor" of events like the Inquisition.
"Secret Passage," directed by Ademir
lively experience that
Kenovic and filmed in Portugal, Belgium
and Luxembourg, is the story of two
is a major event."
Spanish Jewish sisters trying to get to the
Ottoman Empire and escape tjie religious
persecution of the Inquisition.
forfiveyears and has focused her teaching
The sisters, Isabel, played by Katheron women and gender issues. This semes- ine Borowitz and Clara, played by Tara
ter she started a new course called Women Fitzgerald, are separated from their parand Jewish History.
ents at a young age.
They are forced to convert to Catholicism while living in Spain yet they continue to remain faithful to their Jewish
faith by practicing in private. As such,
they still feel the pressure of living in
the overwhelmingly Catholic European
continent.
The sister's lives become filled with
conflicts as Isabel tries to escape and move
the family to Istanbul.
Clara falls in love with a Venetian noble,
Paolo Zane played by John Turturro. Clara,
not wanting to leave her lover, allows her
emotions to overcome both her faith and
her loyalty to her sister and writes a letter
to the count of Venice outlining Isabel's
plan of escape.
The story ends as Isabel is arrested
while Clara, now repentant for what she
has done, completes the task of moving
her family to Istanbul. Isabel goes to her
death denying the cross of Christ and
vocally declaring her allegiance to Judaism as she is drowned.
In a question and answer session following the film, Sepinwall said that the
film was "historically based" although the
story is unique to the film.
An interesting perspective brought up
in the discussion was that of relations
between Jews and non-Jews in 16th century Europe.
"Sexual relations between Jews and
non-Jews were a big anxiety for the
authorities," Sepinwall said.
That explanation relates why Clara
could have possibly chosen her family
over her love at the end of the film.
Sepinwall who received forty tickets
to the film festival for her students paid
for by the Funes Fund, which provides
moneys so that students can attend visual
and performing arts events, was excited
about student involvement.
"Its great going to the festival with the
community, it's a vibrant and lively experience that is a major event," she said.
Sepinwall especially enjoys films that
have discussion afterwards, "hearing
people ask questions and hearing their
responses gives an experience that seeing
a film in class just doesn't do."
'Hidalgo': an American
legend
ByMARKPERRERA
Pride StaffWriter
In the theater the air is filled with anticipation and suspense, not from waiting for the movie to start but from
walking back and forth trying to find a seat. I'm at an
advanced screening for the film "Hidalgo."
The movie is based on the true story of the life of
Frank T. Hopkins a.k.a. Blue Child and his wild mustang,
Hidalgo.
Viggo Mortensen of "Lord of the Rings" fame plays
Hopkins as a savage, wild and rugged man who is just
as tough as his horse; The bond between Hopkins and
Hidalgo is one that surpasses all human understanding.
They are best friends and they are brothers.
The story begins when Blue Child, who is Caucasian
and Native American, witnesses the massacre of his
people by the cavalry at the Battle of Wounded Knee.
Struggling to find his place in American culture, Blue
Child drinks constantly and he is always drunk when he
performs on the "Wild Bill Hickock" show with Hidalgo.
It is during one such performance that an Iraqi sheik
becomes offended by Hopkins' billing. Wild Bill
announces him as the world's greatest rider on the most
famous horse.
The sheik then challenges Blue Child to prove himself
in the 3,000 mile race across the desert sands of Syria and
the Arabian Desert called the Ocean of Fire. The victor is
to walk away with $100,000.
Throughout the film there are twists and turns that kept
Photo courtesy of Touchstone Pictures
Frank T. Hopkins rode a mustang against
the finest Arabian horses.
the audience on the edge of their seats.
It is action and suspense all rolled in together as
Hidalgo and Hopkins narrowly escape the dangers of this
race.
The climax rises and falls from scene to scene until
finally, the moment everyone we were waiting for, a horn
sounds as the horses are seen in the distance approaching
the finish line.
Don't leave your seats to get popcorn because you will
miss out on a great ending.
Photo courtesy of Touchstone Pictures
Viggo Mortensen plays Frank T. Hopkins a legendary American cowboy who raced across the Arabian
Desert in a 3,000 mile survival race.
This film is not j ust about horse races or a man's personal search to put the pieces of his life together. Its not
just about the bond between a man and his horse.
It is much more.. .see for yourself.
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