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www.csusm.edu/pride
Jason
Williams
speaks
CSUSM student
whose arrest sparked
police probe talks
about his ordeal
BY CHEZARE MILO
Pride Staff Writer
T UESDAY, F EBRUARY 1 5,2005
VOL. XIII NO. 5
Advising
nroblems
at CSUSM
Students face difficulties
getting advising services
BY MATTHEW SCHRAMM
Pride Staff Writer
Jason Edwin Williams was at
the height of his school and athletic career when he was arrested
by CSUSM police on October
20, 2004 following a traffic stop that
occurred on
campus.
The
22year-old
junior communication
major had earned a 3.0 grade
point average the previous
semester and was running the
400meter hurdles for CSUSM on
a scholarship, boasting times that
placed him within the top 25 of
all Division I and Division II colleges for that event.
Following the October 20
In an effort to aid frustrated students,
the CSUSM History Department, under
the direction of Dr. Patricia Seleski, has
recently contacted Advising Services in
hopes of regaining some control over major
advising. The decision came after numerous
complaints to the History Department and
instructors from students over the inability
of Advising Services to meet their needs.
Although history professors have attempted
to deal with the individual advising needs of
its students in the past, a more concentrated
effort is now underway to deal with the issue.
Student problems with advising have been
especially rife with history majors, probably
because of the major's special requirements
such as themes and portfolios.
The most common complaints that history professors have received from students is the lack of advising availability. For
example, history major Claudia Hernandez
See WILLIAMS, page 2
See ADVISING, page 3
Photo by Jason Encabo / The Pride
David Halttunen (left) and Daniel Vareal (right) await assistance at Advising Services.
Events to
highlight sexual
responsibility
ASI sets up
singles
Student organization throws
first a nnual Valentine s Day
dating game
BY PATRICK B. LONG
Pride Staff Writer
BY JENNIFER IANNI
Pride Staff Writer
For all of those who found themselves single
or dateless on Valentine's Day, the ASI held their
first annual Valentine's Day Dating Game on February 14 on the lawn just outside the library. In
front of an audience of students and faculty, the
ASI handed out lollipops, sold roses and played
a version of The Dating Game. The event was
organized by Tera Ulbert, the ASI director of
Educational Programs, and was used to promote
unity and f un among students at Cal State San
Marcos on Valentine's Day. One member of ASI
Photo by Andrea Morales / The Pride
fashion show
BY ANDREA MORALES
Pride Staff Writer
Photo by Jennifer Ianni / The Pride
Dating game winners Kristin Fiscbetti and Sam
Shirakhon
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See VALENTINE'S, page 3
The Black Student Union
(BSU) celebrated Black History
Month in high fashion..
The BSU invited all students,
guests, and faculty to view traditional African Buba—traditional
African fabrics—and urban A fri-
Several on and off-campus organizations
in conjunction with Student Health Services
are co-sponsoring two events this week that
are aimed at promoting sexual responsibility
among students.
As part of Sexual Responsibility week on
campus, these events will raise topics such as
safe sex, sexual orientation and being comfortable with one's body.
On Tuesday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. the Sexual Awareness Resource Fair will
be held in Forum Plaza. The fair will have
booths from many different organizations to
give a wide range of views on the subject.
Campus organizations involved with the fair
include the American Indian Student Alliance
(AISA), the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender alliance (LGBT), the Priority Christian
Club, the Women's Studies Student Association (WSSA) and Triota.
Off-campus organizations Planned Parenthood, The Sexual Assault Institute and The
Fraternity House are also helping put on the
event.
Booths at the fair will feature everything
See FASHION, page 2
See RESPONSIBILITY, page 3
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can-American clothing such as American clothing.
Rocka Wear, at a fashion show
Hardin also stated that the
in Forum Plaza on Wednesday, BSU wanted to highlight the
February 9.
variety found in African-AmeriTraditional African garments can culture into the clothing prefrom Nigeria and Cameroon were sented.
presented during the first perfor"We put this show on to
mance, followed by a presenta- show our heritage as well as to
tion of the urban wear. Domi- raise money for our upcoming
nique Younger—better known events," said BSU advisor Gezai
as Domi Young—also provided Berhane.
entertainment with music from
Money was raised through
his upcoming CD.
post-show sales of corn-on-theSophomore and kinesiology cob and soft drinks.
Berhane said that the money
major Bee Bee Shey, emceed the
show, giving a brief description raised will go toward future
of the Buba's each model was endeavors that the BSU is
wearing. Shey was uniquely involved in.
qualified to discuss the garments
"Everything we do costs
since her family donated them.
money," said Berhane. "We
"Some of my family still lives have to raise the money ourin Africa," said Shey. "My selves. Even this fashion show
family donated the Bubas either cost money with set-up, rental
from what we had here, or had equipment and food," Berhane
said.
shipped over from Africa."
According to senior and BSU
The BSU is holding several
co-president Angi Hardin, the other events this month. Times
BSU's goal for the fashion show and dates of the upcoming
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arrest, Williams was charged
with failure to stop, possession of an open container of
alcohol and felony possession of a deadly weapon (steak
knife). The charges have since
been reduced to an infraction
of having an open container of
alcohol in his vehicle and misdemeanor possession of a knife on
a college campus, which in total
carry a possible sentence of up
to a year in jail and a substantial
fine.
Williams said that the traffic
stop was unwarranted as well
as the subsequent search of his
vehicle. He also said was he
was treated inappropriately by
officers. Williams filed a formal
complaint against the officers
involved in the stop, CSUSM
Police Officers Bronson, Pike,
Sainz and Panza. An independent investigation conducted
following the complaint concluded on February 1 that, "the
officers involved in this case
acted within the policies and
procedures established for the
CSUSM police department,"
and made numerous recommendations for change within the
department.
"I did nothing wrong," said
Williams when asked if he felt
he was unfairly targeted by
police.
Williams said that despite the
embarrassment of going public
with his arrest it was, "the risk I
had to take to let people know."
Williams said that he was
unfairly targeted by police due
to his race. He said he felt compelled*^ tell his story because
he wanted others to "know how
things are in the world."
Williams talked about the
details of his arrest and subsequent impact it had on his everyday life.
THE pride
"While I was in jail I g0t
jumped for pissing in the wrong
urinal," said Williams. He talked
about how he was attacked in jail
several times and was put in the
same cells with murderers.
A fter his time in police custody, Williams said he had problems sleeping and studying, and
as a result his grades suffered.
He said he was asked to quit the
track team following what he
described as 'racial separation'
amongst team members. Williams said he quit the team to
avoid further conflict.
"Basically, if this whole thing
had never happened, I would be
winning titles right now," said
Williams.
He said his legal worries are
constantly on his mind due to the
fact he cannot afford a private
attorney. Williams also worries how he will pay for tuition
and other expenses next semester now that he no longer has his
track scholarship.
Despite the legal and financial
setbacks as a result of his arrest
and pending trial, Williams still
aspires to be an educator. He
also is currently in a local rap
group Elm Street.
"I am trying not to let things
like this get me down," said Williams.
When asked what he wanted
the readers to know Williams
said, "In this society people are
so quick to judge others on the
way they look, talk, and dress,
never seeking to find the truth
inside. We are in college. This
is where we learn about new cultures, new people and new ways
of thinking. For once let's begin
judging individuals for who they
are and what they stand for,
because no matter what religion
or belief you have you eventually will be judged for how you
treated others."
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attempted, beginning in October 2004,
to make an advisement appointment
via the Advising Services Web Scheduler. For six weeks, Hernandez was
unable to reserve a space due to the
huge flood of requests that barraged
Web Scheduler every Monday morning when it opened. When emailing
Advising Services directly did nothing to resolve the problem, Hernandez
turned to one of her history professors
for advisement. A number of frustrated
history majors have similarly fallen
back on their teachers for advisement
assistance.
Many of the advising problems that
have been frustrating students lately
have their root in thefinancialcutbacks
that recently affected CSUSM. Aside
from having funding for both advisors
and staff slashed, Advising Services
also underwent a number of structural
changes that included gaining advisement aspects that had previously been
regulated to professors. At the same
time there has been a continual influx
of students to the campus, all of who
need advisement, only adding to the
woes of Advising Services. In other
words, Advising Services has become
smaller while taking on more responsibilities.
Despite the immediate problems,
both the history and advising departments stress that they look forward
to working together to better serve
student needs. The department was
"really decimated" by the loss of
funds, but has been "trying to be
really creative to meet the challenges"
said advising director Andres Favela.
Looking towards the future, Favela's
department is attempting to imple-
ment a recovery plan to help counter
the hits it took from the financial cutbacks including experimenting with
group advising sessions and walk-in
appointments which the department
implemented temporarily last fall.
Advising Services is aware of the disputes students are having and see the
recent decision by the History Department as a good development which
will hopefully relieve some of the
problems for students. In the meantime
Favela advises students to be proactive
when it comes to seeking advisement,
a sentiment echo by the history department.
Yet despite its efforts, many students
still feel ignored by Advising Services.
History major, Theresa Francis has
been proactive in her attempts to work
with Advising Services yet has continually run up against a brick wall.
In September 2004, Francis submitted
her form for grad check only to get it
back with the incorrect history themes
listed. Despite numerous attempts to
contact Advising Services and remedy
thè problem, Francis has been unable
to correct the situation, and has had
difficulties in getting Advising Services to respond.
The relief of problems with grad
checks is one of the major issues the
History Department will be tackling
immediately. "Advisement is almost
as important as instruction," notes
history professor Dr. Jill Watts, who
echoes Advising Services complaint
that financial cutbacks and structural
issues have hampered advisement.
Students need the "whole educational package" said Watts, a thought
that many teachers and students hope
will be met with future cooperation
between the two departments.
RESPONSIBILITY, from page 1
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"We really hope to get students involved,"
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At the fair students can help raise money
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patients living with HIV/AIDS.
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Using the traditional dating game format couple, freshman Kristin Fischetti and sophof the contestants not being allowed to see omore Sam Shirakhon, both liberal studies
each other, Sara Long, the ASI coordinator majors, planned on using their prizes that
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leading female contestants through a series
"I was going to try and find a date. This
of questions posed by the male contestants. seemed fun and interesting, although I wish
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"We will have speakers on sexuality, birth
control, being comfortable with your body,
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The goal of the forum is to get students comfortable with their bodies and discussing
sex.
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CSUSM is in the process of
increasing the variety of brand
name eateries on campus to supplement the food service currently offered in the Dome.
Many students on campus are
reluctant to eat at the generic eateries in the Dome for a variety of
reasons.
"Sometimes I get sick off of the
food on campus, and it's not the
best quality we could have," said
student Jackie Espinoza.
"There's not a lot to choose
from," said student Marco
Garcia.
Yet many students are unaware
that Cal State San Marcos could
not bring permanent franchises
on our campus due to the low student population.
"Most franchises require a student head count of at least 10,000
to even consider setting up on a
college campus, and Cal State San
Marcos is only around 7,500,"
said Pam Edmonson, director of
Commercial Services for the Cal
State San Marcos Foundation.
"We didn't meet the criteria of
outside operators."
It seemed like there would
never come a time when outside restaurant franchises would
come to fruition at Cal State San
Marcos. That was until Starbucks arrived on campus.
The Starbucks in Kellogg
Library was the first stepping
stone for other vendors.
"Bringing Starbucks on our
campus was not easy," said
Edmonson, "a lot of negotiation
and persuasion went back and
forth between Starbucks Company and the Foundation."
The Starbucks across the street
at the Campus Marketplace shopping center had to give their okay
for the Starbucks on campus
before it could be completed. The
final agreement put the CSUSM
Foundation in control of Starbucks making it a licensed store
that pays a portion of proceeds
back to Starbucks. Edmonson
feels this is the best way to bring
outside franchises onto campus
because the control would be
in the hands of the University
and not the company. She said
that giving the university control over franchises on campus is
more beneficial to students who
need part time jobs because they
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can apply for employment at the
franchises directly through the
CSUSM Foundation.
Now that other businesses are
looking at Cal State San Marcos
as a place to make money,
Edmonson has begun speaking
with Subway and Smoothie King
in the Campus Marketplace.
Both franchises are in the process
of working an agreement with the
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trends with foods.
"Just look at the fast food
chains that are incorporating low
carbohydrate menus. And on our
campus, the sale of bottled water
has gone up over the sale of bottled soda in Cougar's Corner and
Cougar's Den," said Edmonson.
Changes may not happen right
away, but Edmonson and the
CSUSM Foundation are working
on them. According to Edmonson, there will be a small space
reserved in the new business
building for food service but no
decision as to what kind of food
service has been made. Allowing brand name vendors to set up
carts around the Arts building
is also currently under consideration.
The CSUSM foundation is
inviting student input and is setting up an online food service
survey for the fall of 2005.
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Thinking about getting an iPod?
The pros & cons of shelling out big bucks for music at your fingertips
BY JULIE OXFORD
Pride Staff Writer
The Apple iPod is filling the ears and
pockets of consumers everywhere. It is
rare to walk around this campus without
seeing the signature white earbuds donned
by students who just can't live without
their music. When asked about her iPod
CSUSM student Lindsay Waiters said, "I
am a total proponent. I have nothing but
good things to say about it." So what is it
and why is it so coveted?
The Apple iPod has gone through seven
different designs (including the iPod mini,
the iPod shuffle, and the iPod photo.) The
current design, the fourth generation iPod,
has two models. One has 20GB, holds up
to 5,000 songs and retails at $299; the other
has 40GB, holds up to 10,000 songs and
retails at $399. There
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decreases the prices to
$269 and $369.
One of the favorite options on the iPod
is the shuffle feature,
which allows you to
shuffle through entire
albums or individual
songs. By opting to
shuffle through individual songs you can
have the equivalent of T ^"""™"^™""
your own radio station, without having to
hear that annoying song 18 times a day,
and without commercials.
The 20GB model could play continuously for 13 days without repeating one
song.
Another favorite feature is the On-theGo playlist. This feature allows you to pick
favorite songs, as many as you'd like, and
put them on a playlist. This can be done on
the iPod itself, without using a computer.
You can make multiple playlists and each
one is saved individually. It's like making
a mixed tape or cd, in less than two minutes.
You can also use the iPod as a backup
hard drive, as an organizer (it includes
contacts, calendars and to-do lists), as a
voice recorder (by purchasing the Griffin
iTalk voice recorder), or as portable storage for your digital photos (by purchasing
either the Belkin digital camera link or
media reader.)
A fully charged iPod battery can last
up to 12 hours. Other options for power
include a car adapter, an a/c adapter, and
the Belkin AA battery pack, for those
times when there are no plugs.
The iPod can be played through your
car or home stereo using a tape adapter or
the Griffin iTrip. The iTrip transmits your
music through a station on your FM dial.
It has gotten mixed reviews though, with
complaints of music cutting in and out, a
beeping noise when there is no signal, and
occasional distortion or interference.
When you first get your iPod the initial
transferring of music will take some time.
First, your music has to
be put on your computer.
When you do this you
have to input the information for each album
(artist, song, and album
titles) through your
itunes folder. This could
take several days, weeks,
or even months. Then
once all of your music
is on your computer you
plug in your iPod and all
the files transfer over.
Xhis can take anywhere
from 30 minutes to two hours, depending
on how many songs are being transferred.
The reason why everyone wants it: the
iPod allows you to have all of your music
with you at all times. The days of picking
out cd's to put in your car changer or your
cd case are gone. Lindsay Watters said, "I
can go anywhere with it, traveling is so
much easier now."
So what happens if it breaks?
Unfortunately iPods have been known
to simply stop working. Sometimes the
unit may get stuck on one song, or the unit
will turn off and not turn back on.
There are directions and a tutorial on
troubleshooting for your iPod at apple,
com/support/ipod/. Often the unit simply
needs to be reset. But sometimes there is
Less than a
month later my
replacement
made a couple
of funny
noises... I was
not happy
Photos by Julie Oxford / The Pride
no hope and you will have to request an takes two to three days, from the time you
fill out the online form, before you have
online repair.
The iPod comes with a one-year lim- your replacement.
ited warranty, which . .warrants the iPod
There is a catch though.
product against defects in materials and
Your replacement will, more likely than
workmanship." This warranty includes 90 not, be a refurbished model. According
days of phone support and prompt replace- to the warranty, Apple will, "...exchange
ment of defective models. Unfortunately the product with a product that is new or
if it has been more than 180 days since which has been manufactured from new or
the date of purchase you will have to pay serviceable used parts and is at least func$29.95 for shipping.
tionally equivalent to the original product."
The entire process is very quick. It only Most of us, however, don't want a refurbished product. We paid $300+ for a new,
and functioning, iPod and that is what we
want. But according to the representatives
from customer relations there is no way to
guarantee that you will receive a new iPod
in place of a defective one.
I own a third generation iPod. One day
it started making funny noises. Then it
would turn off suddenly. Then it stopped
working all together. I filled out the repair
form online and promptly received my
replacement.
Less than a month later my replacement made a couple of funny noises. Then
it turned off and froze. It would not turn
back on or respond in any way. I was not
happy. I called AppleCare Support to find
out how they could help me.
I talked to four different people and
asked them all the same question, 'how
do I get a new iPod or a refund'. I got the
same answer from all of them, there is no
way to guarantee that your broken iPod
will be replaced with a new iPod, and you
cannot get a refund. This made no sense to
me because when I received the replacement it included a letter in which Apple
claimed to be, ".. .committed to (my) total
satisfaction." I was definitely not satisfied. I wanted a new iPod or I wanted my
money back. But there was no talking to
See IPOD, page 6
�IPOD, from page 5
Language requirement:
waste of time or
essential part of a
college education?
retention as "hardly any."
To those who imagine, with joy
or fear, a day when this requireStudents uncertain or unhappy ment is stricken from the graduabout the foreign language ation curriculum, Kevin Igasaki,
requirement at CSUSM (here in head of foreign language profia region with a particularly wide ciency assessment, has a smile
spread of tongues) might find and a little laugh. "The requirereassurance
^^^^^^^^^
^
ment
was
from Catherine
something
Sarnecky,
a All students should envisioned by
transfer student
the universibe fully aware
who recalls her
ty's founders,"
high school lanof the language he explained,
guage classes
likening it to
to say that there proficiency
the
writing
is a far superior
r equirement
program here requirement before as part of the
(at CSUSM), enrolling in classes goal to "make
citing "more
leadKevin Igasaki, head of foreign lan- future
i mmersion."
guage proficiency assessment ers...prepare
In spite of, or
for an internaperhaps due to her times abroad, tional marketplace."
For students who still hold tight
when asked if she anticipated
better retention after CSUSM to their native tongues, or othshe answered positively, in Eng- erwise feel that a few language
classes at the college level are a
lish, without hesitation.
Conversely, Antoinette John- waste, Igasaki responds without
son, a twenty something junior malice or sympathy, "all students
wasted no time in sharing her should be fully aware of the lanexperience with foreign lan- guage proficiency requirement
guage studies; "I only took it before enrolling in classes."
Many, however, are not so
here because I had to." As for the
lasting value of adding on to high offended by the classes themschool, she described her current selves as by their placement on
BY ZACHARY SIMON
Pride Staff Writer
Photo by Christine Baldwin / The Pride
the education timeline. After
making a loose reference to the.
number of studies that show languages are best taught at the elementary level, Mr. Igaskai agreed
with the findings, yet added "It's
great, but that's not the way it is
(in the US)...that doesn't mean
we should just have no program
at the university level."
As to why California still fails
to act on these studies, he said,
"Funding, lack of commitment
on the part of administrators, on
the part of politicians." Though
hard pressed to form a speculation on the reason behind these
shortcomings, he imagined there
would be more work for foreign language teachers should
they catch up. And if the minimum foreign language proficiency was dropped as a graduation requirement? "Attendance
probably wouldn't be as high in
those lower classes, but then we
could add more at the upper divisions."
For more information on fulfilling your requirement log onto
http://lynx.csusm.edu/llc/graduation requirement.asp or contact
the very helpful Professor Igasaki at kigasaki@csusm.edu.
these people. I had already been
transferred four times, and I
was late for school.
So I finally gave up. I got
online tofillout the repair form,
again, and I was prompted to
enter a credit card number to
pay for shipping fees. This was
the last straw. I was not going
to pay to send back my defective iPod. I called back to Apple
Customer Relations to solve
the problem. What I got was a
customer representative who
could not complete a sentence
and had me on the phone for
nearly an hour before he transferred me to someone who was,
I'm guessing, his superior. This
man said that the only way to
avoid having to pay shipping
was to pick up my replacement
at the retail store in La Jolla. So
I did.
•
*
I am now on my third iPod,
and I am nervous that this will
not be my last. There is no way
of telling if it is new or refurbished. I am simply hoping that
this one does not break after my
warranty is expired. If it does I
could get it replaced for $249
plus $6.95 shipping and handling. That is, I could pay more
than $250 for a refurbished
iPod. It is very unlikely that I
will buy anything from Apple
again.
For more information on
iPods and warranty service go
to apple.com/ipod/ or call customer relations at (800) 7672775.
�What should we do about SOCIAL SECURITY?
A mira ( <20) a nd P hoenix (>40) tell s tudents w hat t hey t hink s hould h appen t o Social S ecurity
BY AMIRA EL-KHAOULI
Pride Staff Writer
I haven't even gotten to the age of twenty
yet, I have been working for three years
already, and I know I will be holding a
I can't believe I'm about to admit that steady job in the future. I pay taxes and
President Bush has a good idea, but his I most certainly pay into Social Secuplan to re-vamp our Social Security pro- rity, yet I won't be seeing any of it. In
gram is needed.
fact, most people in college right now
With the way the system works now, won't either.
someone who has worked one month out
What Bush wants to do is instead
Of their entire lives mmmmmmm^^^
allow each person to
will still receive the
get from Social Secuminimum amount
rity what they would
of Social Security.
put into it. That makes
It is an amount that
much more sense.
exceeds what the
With Bush's plan,
person has put into
older generations, who
the system. I can't
most likely cannot and
help but feel someshould not work any
what resentful to be
longer, will be getpaying for that.
ting what is left of our
One of the biggest
present Social Secuand most irritating
rity system. Everyone
problems afflicting
else will start making
the system is that
payments into, what I
immigrants
who
understand to be, a pergain US citizenship,
son's own retirement
people who have mm—^mm—ma—m
account, except they
never before paid
cannot gamble with it.
dues into Social Security, can still colIt sounds like a good idea to me
lect from it.
because most people can't be trusted to
Now, these things wouldn't be a prob- keep a retirement account themlem if we lived in a Utopian society selves and everyone will get
where our government has unlimited what they deserve.
amounts of money and can hand it out
to every Tom, Dick, and Harry.
But we don't. And it can't.
When the time comes for my generation to collect
on its
S ocial
Security,
the program will
most likely
be bankrupt.
Proof of this is
in how the retirement age slowly continues to get older and older.
It's because the government can't afford to pay
everyone right now.
How ironic since it
seems that the younger
generations are working more and therefore
putting in quite a bit of
money into this system,
yet probably won't see that
money later when they'll
need it.
If the government were
to pay everyone what they
deserved at that point, who
knows what kind of programs would need to be cut
because of the level of bankruptcy we would be in.
According to Social Security Trustees, as posted on www.whitehouse.gov,
if nothing was to be done and we left the
system as it is, it will cost future generations $10.4 trillion. Then, by 2042,
when individuals in their mid-twenties now will be beginning to retire, the
system will be bankrupt.
That's a scary thought for me because
I pay taxes and
I most certainly
pay into Social
Security, yet I
won't be seeing
any of it. In fact,
most people in
college right
now won't either
itively brilliant: ensure the old-farts-whovote that their checks will keep on coming,
and get younger, non-voting, (ergo inconSocial Security? It's been Social Inse- sequential) workers to join the privatizacurity for all the years I've been getting a tion experiment.
paycheck.
Now don't get me wrong—I actually like
Since before I became a wage slave, pun- the idea of privatization (personalization,
dits have been talking abouthow it wouldn't tomato, to-mah-to, whatever.) When I saw
be there by the time I retire, that there are that chunk of change coming out of my paytoo many retirees and h h h h i ^ m b mm^ma^^amm checks—possibly never
not enough workers, that
to be heard from againI drooled at the -I drooled at the idea of
the system is headed for
insolvency, that it needs
idea of having the having the opportunity to
to be reformed—or else,
invest it a la Suze Orman
opportunity to invest retire at forty.
yadda, yadda, yadda.
and
So now my fair Bushy
it a la Suze Orman But now I'm a fullhas decided to make
and retire at forty time, mid-life-careerreforming Social Secuchanging student who
rity his lame duck issue.
• " • " • p ^ ™ 1 " has all but proved I have
Not a bad strategy since anyone who's ever no investment skills whatsoever, and I'm
even thought about touching this undis- not so sure I really can be trusted with my
puted heavyweight of entitlement programs own retirement (though I still cringe every
has figuratively found himself drawn and time I hear Boxer say it out loud—that the
quartered by America's most consistent American public can't be trusted with
block of voters—old people. So what the their own money, ugh! the nerve of those
heck? Bush has nothing to lose, why not Democrats!) Another aspect of reform that
take a stab at reform?
you don't hear anything about is what will
The thinking, as I see it, is poshappen to Social Security Disability. I'm
still in my house today because my husband received SSDI while he was sick and
dying, and private disability insurance
would take a pretty big chunk out of
any private investment money that
refunding my Social Security payments would bring.
Bush is proposing a lot of safeguards so that even an inept
investor would come out
rich—like not being able
to take the money out for
anything but retirement
(sorry, you'll have to
find another way to buy
that Mercedes), and
moving the money to
safer investments at
age forty-seven—but
there would always
be the possibility
that some scumbag,
Enron-type
swindler would come
along and take your
money, leaving the
government (read
"other taxpayers")
to keep you off the
street.
If you're still
wondering what
I'll do if given
the chance, then
admit it: you
haven't been reading anything I write for the paper, now
have you? Of course I'll opt for a private
account. I left a job that paid more than
most of you will make within ten years of
Photo illustration by leaving our lovely little campus, because I
Jason Encabo /
wanted to follow a dream. That, my dear
The Pride
readers qualifies me as a certifiable magical thinker, and I certainly don't intend on
letting this opportunity for magical thinking, and great retirement riches, to pass me
by.
I'm just wondering if the Feds will agree
that a nice pair of Gucci shoes is a good
investment?
BY PHOENIX LINDGREN
Pride Staff Writer
�THE PRIDE
girls in blue get the boot, but
this paper also seemed to miss
the feet that we've got a big
time writer coming to campus.
I gotta say that it rubs me raw
to think that Ishmael Reed's
arrival got page 5 of Variety.
Maybe if Reed wore a ball cap
and offered us free noodles and
underwear we'd hear about him
on the front. I won't even say the
name of the dude I'm referring
to, cause this collection of treeskins managed to beat that dead
horse all the way to China»
Last issue wasn't all empty
calories though.
Hidden amongst the media
blitz of the banal was the funniest rebuke of Valentine's that
graced this paper in a long time.
Amira El-Khaouli put to words
what most of us feel, save for
the hopeless romantics (a.k.a.
Stalkers); And the Reject Hotline (858) 492-8002 actually
worked. 1 called it half-expecting an ex-boyfriend of Amira to
answer, but was pleasantly surprised and given a string of reasons why I was given the boot.
Pretty friggin' cool.
If only I had known 'bout
that number on those blind-date
favors for friends that saw me
across the table with someone
who had a "great personality"
Coupled with that diamond
was another "pear! in the bed
of oyster phlegm" from Zach
Simon, This guy's quickly
moving up on my list and is
neck in neck with Phoenix as a
fave to read. Zach managed to
turn an article on a poetry reading into some chuckles. Any
Comic BY JOELLE M. FRANKEL Pride Staff Writer
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don't defeat
Will Smith in
"Hitch"
BY ALFRED CHU
For The Pride
Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will
Smith) is a professional date
doctor for men who are in love
Romantic comedies just don't with their "perfect" woman. He
do it for me. Why? Well, what's advises them on clothing, body
the typical romantic comedy language, dancing-the whole
plot? Boy meets girl, they fall in works: his tactics work. He sets
love and live happily ever after. up situations where his clients
But what drove me to see "Hitch" can get more intimate with their
was its basic premise--"Nice mate. But he doesn't guarantee
guys finish last"—which I've been or promote sex, only love. He
a victim of.
doesn't want you to hire him if
you're only interested in sex.
His newest client, Albert
(Kevin James), is the overweight,
clumsy, shy, accountant and
financial advisor to Allegra Cole
(Amber Valleta)~his boss and
the woman he's in love with. Can
someone rich —
arid powerful
like Allegra
be interested
in
someone^
like Albert?
Apparently
so. He gets
her attention
by
standing
up and yellAttention Deficit
ing at the other
board members in Allegra's defense,
Hyperactivity Disorder
thanks to the help of Hitch.
Looking f a research
Hitch is busy coming up with
participants (18 to 45 years old) last minute solutions to Albert's
e meets Sara
already diagnosed with ADHD mistakes, whena hgossip colum(Eva Mendes)
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nist. After a series of disastrous
dates, Hitch and Sara fall for one
another. You can guess the rest of
the movie.
The most effective relationship in the film
is that of Hitch
and
Albert.
Their student/
teacherrelationship is funny
and goofy but
logical at the
same time. In
a memorable
scene
where
Hitch teaches
Albert how to
dance, Hitch
vetoes Albert's
dance routine with a simple "No"
and tells Albert just to snap his
fingers and move from side to
side. James reminds me of an
intelligent and sane Chris Farley.
James
reminds
me of an
intelligent
and sane
Chris Farley.
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for participation
in a behavioral study at UCSD.
No medication involved.
I enjoyed the "Hitch" from it should. It teases the audience
minute one and after each minute, for an ending sometime in the
I smiled optimistically. Some of near future that doesn't happen.
the scenes made me laugh. But Overall, "Hitch" enjoyable and
the last half hour of the film just perfect for post-Valentine's movie
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There's nothing "Modest" about this "Mouse"
BY AMIRA EL-KHAOULI
Pride Staff Writer
talent of the opening band, Love
As Laughter, who had the difficult task of keeping 2,300 Modest
You know your act is hot when Mouse fans entertained while the
at least one person passes out at feature band didn't even begin to
your concert.
play until 10 pm.
Modest Mouse had two soldLove As Laughter was the perout concerts this weekend at the fect opener with mellow, soothSOMA venue on Sports Arena ing music.
Boulevard, one on Saturday and
But when the boys everyone
another on Sunday. The Sunday had been waiting for strolled on
date was added after the Satur- stage, the crowd erupted, and for
day concert
good reason.
sold out too
The
band
Go see this band mixed it up with
quickly.
Th
e
favorites from
the next time you their most recent
crowded
venue proalbum, "Good
have a chance.
vided barely
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any room to Their hype from
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and if you
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weren't in line
an hour prior
songs
from
to the con- talent.
before
"The
cert, forget it,
• OC" featured the Brock also playing the banjo.
there was no way you were going band, like "Paper Thin Walls"-The crowd could not get
to make your way to the front of requested by the audience.
enough, and when it came time
the stage. In fact, many people
Modest Mouse has the uncanny for an encore the band reveled
couldn't even see the band, but ability to create a strange combi- in the glory of the cheering as
this was of no consequence; nation of invigorating music that the audience tried to coax them
everyone could hear the band and can get anyone on their feet while back onstage. The concert offithat was all that was important.
singing about the darker side of cially ended with "The World At
Modest Mouse created a sur- human emotions like bitterness Large," a peaceful ending to a
real atmosphere and all you had and anger.
breathtaking concert.
to do was close your eyes, tap
It's the instrumentals that tie it
Go see this band the next time
your feet, and nod your head to together, with drummer Jeremiah you have a chance. Their hype
become absorbed in it.
Green, Eric Judy on bass, an elec- from "The OC" has not surpassed
A pleasant surprise was the tric cello, and lead singer Isaac their talent.
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BY MICHAEL DOLAN
Pride Staff Writer
Despite my best efforts, I did not make
the Troubadour on time for the Sunday
night January 24 show on the premiere
weekend of punk rock legend Duane
Peters' new project The Gunfight. Speeding through the Sunday evening congestion
on the Orange County stretch of Interstate
5 and opening it up to a constant 90 to 100
mph once the traffic broke in Los Angeles
could not overcome a miscommunication
about the scheduled time of the show (9:15,
not 11:00 p.m.). The Troubadour show was
the second show of weekend; fortunately, I
had caught the debut show of the band two
nights earlier at the Galaxy Concert Theatre in Santa Ana.
Duane Peters of the U.S. E^ombs and
Die Hunns has been a punk rock staple
for many years on the true underground
scene. The Gunfight represents a fusion of
Peters' punk influence mixed with straight
up rock n' roll.
Peters recruited the talent of four
established musicians for The Gunfight.
Included in the mix are three members of
Progressive Activists Network meeting
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Award-winning writer Ishmael Reed will presents "Honoring Black History Month"
as part of CSUSM Celebrates
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7pm, Arts 240
College Republicans meet^•lOpm, ChurcMs Pub,
887 West San Marcos Blvd.
•
Photos by Michael Dolan / The Pride
the local band the Ultravires-Gabe Schia- Kilmister) with intensity that jars the lisvone and Chad Spinks on guitar and back- teners mind away the radio friendly pop
ing vocals and Henry Trejo on bass. I have punk in fashion on the airwaves and MTV.
followed the Ultravires for about a year His stage presence commands respect as
and enjoy the rock n' roll they play. Know- sweat drips from his tattooed pores and
ing that three members
the lyrics rise from his
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tation of the guitar.
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punk/rock n' roll. Peters' vocals coarsely
The three guitars in the band is in itself
scream out (think Motorhead's Lemmy a unique feature to the Gunfight. It is rare
for a band these days, especially a punk
band, to employ this type of musical front.
Most bands have a one or two guitar front,
which has become a somewhat industry standard. There was a time, however,
when the three guitar front was prominent
(particularly, in my mind, with the stadium bands of the '70s).
The rhythm kept by Trejo and Moras
provides a solid foundation for the band.
One can move to the beat, the pit was
going pretty strong on the parquet dance
floor of the Galaxy, but keep your arms up
and eyes open or you might find yourself
bowled over fairly quickly.
The Duane Peters' Gunfight is about to
go on tour with The Weirdos. Upcoming
dates include two stops in North County.
The first show is in San Marcos on Friday,
February 25 at the Longshot Saloon. The
band is playing the following night, February 26, at the Hellfire House in Vista.
Contact those venues for ticket information and age restrictions.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2005
THE PRIDE
Guilty Pleasures: The TV shows we can't miss
T he O.C.
BY CHRISTINE BALDWIN
Pride Staff Writer
Every Thursday night at eight
o'clock I turn the phone off, get
into my jammies, and get comfortable on the couch to watch "The
O.C."
There, I said it. I will admit that
I am a fan of "The O.C." I love
this high school drama show that
makes light of sex and substance
abuse.
This season unfolded more
drama with Marissa's tantrums
Image courtesy of FOX Network
South Park
and rebellious behavior. Many
new characters have emerged, such
as Caleb's bastard daughter Lindsay; Alex the rebel with purple
streaks in her hair; Summer's new
beau Zach (who is oddly similar to
Seth...except Zach is way cuter)
and Sandy's old flame has come to
the O.C.
Even with all of the makings of
a hit series, I often ask myself how
I got hooked on such an asinine
show. The plot is formulaic (except
Marissa turning lesbian.. .didn't
see that one coming), the acting
is horrendous (Marissa's awkward
scenes with hottie newcomer Alex)
and the costumes (if you could call
them that) are totally sexist. I can
scarcely recall Marissa or Summer
wearing anything that covered up
their fantastic cleavage.
Yet, week after week I am drawn
to "The O.C." Maybe it's the bad
acting, or maybe it's the suspense
that keeps me coming back for
more. Whatever the reason, I actually feel my I.Q. dropping a notch
or two after each episode, and at
this rate, I'll never get into Mensa.
Who cares, "The O.C." is way
cooler.
Adult Swim
Image courtesy of Comedy Central
BY CHEZARE MILO
Pride StaffWriter
My guilty pleasure is South Park; I drop whatever I'm doing and make time to watch each new
episode.
Full of racist epithets, foul language, and
poor taste, South Park is the ultimate parody of
American life; every episode is so wrong that I
have to laugh out loud.
My guilt stems from the fact that unquestioning individuals, and/or children, will see Kenny's recurring bloody dismemberment and Mr.
Love is in
the Heir
BY JOELLE M. FRANKEL
Pride Staff Writer
Image courtesy of E! Entertainment Television
Slave's sexual antics in the classroom as appropriate behavior rather than outrageous. The only
way I can justify supporting the show through
my ritual viewing is that the antics of Cartman,
Stan, Kyle, and Kenny are not only entertaining, but bring important social issues to light.
Parody is unique in its ability to make people
see the absurdities that are occurring around us
all the time, and perhaps consider other views
before automatically holding on to learned societal norms.
Mr. Hanky the Christmas poo serves an
important societal role
.yeah right!
Dare I admit my addictive
obsession with E's reality TV
show "Love is in the Heir?"
Sad but true, each week I
eagerly tune in to find out about
the exciting and amusing life of
Ann Claire; a London princess
turned country singer/songwriter
in Los Angeles.
Her painstakingly terrible
musical performances, dramatic
exchanges with her unqualified
personal assistant, and her dating
disasters keep me coming back
for more.
Despite the fact that she is the
only person in her family without
an English accent, that she claims
to fear getting cut off from her
parents even though she has her
own TV show, and the atrociously
poor acting that is exhibited by
both her personal assistant and
her personal trainer/boyfriend,
I somehow manage to convince
myself week after week that the
show is real.
After watching this program
religiously for an entire season I
find myself listless, wondering if
and when it will once again reappear on television. Thus far there
has been no mention of any plans
for further episodes on the E!
Network or on their website.
For now I will sit on my couch,
remote in hand, distraught look
on my sad, sad face and long
for the day that "Love is in the
Heir" returns to my TV screen.
Overly dramatic you say? Watch
the show once and you will be
hooked—I'm currently researching treatment programs to rid me
of this misery.
Image courtesy of Cartoon Network
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BY ZACHARY J. SIMON
Pride Staff Writer
It began, as so many of the few remaining worthwhile
ventures, in the early 90s, with a handful of geeks in
Atlanta re-dubbing old Hanna Barberra Sixties Saturday
Sci-fi into a talk show that ranged from silly to surreal.
Long too obscure to be shameful, its appeal to the intoxicated/antisocial, now horrifyingly united by A1 Gore's
failure and media's greatest Ziggurat, at last birthed a
Satan of animation to rival any demon in the Spike &
Mike Goetia.
"Adult Swim" is not only the best excuse to get cable; it
is the best reason to own a television.
Originally confined to Sunday's late night, it is now
proof positive that the Cartoon Network is not, was never,,
'just for kids.' This is the kind of funny that keeps your
mouth agape in lobotomy-awe for a good five minutes
before one of two reactions: an unnerved notion that TV
is finally spitting in your face, or laughter that leaves you
even wetter.
Some of the shows are/were better than others, but give
them all a wade, a stroke, a dive.
"Adult Swim's" DVD collections might be available
for rent, but buy them, in public, and share in my ecstatic
shame.
Strange Love
BY ADIA BESS
Pride Staff Writer
If you've never seen "Strange Love" then you're missing one
of the oddest shows of all times.
A spin-off of last season's "Surreal Life," VH1 decided to
take up where that show left off, focusing on the love and
drama of rapper Flavor Flav and actress Brigitte Nielsen. Just
looking at the two of them is enough to qualify as strange, but
it's their quirky personalities that make this show a winner.
But there's a twist: Brigitte is engaged to be married to a
man who couldn't be a more opposite to Flavor, so he's on a
mission to win her back.
Brigitte walks around in her black netted lingerie bodysuit
half the time, and Flavor (or "Fluffy-Fluffy" as Brigitte calls
him) looks like a little kid with a Viking helmet on his head.
Am I embarrassed to say I watch this show? Hell no! It's got
all the right elements; love, scandal, beautiful scenery (Italy),
and characters with great personalities. Watching an Amazon
woman and a little man from completely different cultures
taking the romance back to high school level is beyond entertaining. In fact, it's the best escape I've found from my real
world. Reality TV just doesn't get any better than this!
Image courtesy of V HI
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