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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2007
CSUSM students face off with
anti-abortion demonstration
Photo by Amanda Andreen / The Pride
Students gather around posters displayed by "Survivors," an anti-abortion organization.
"They are in the free speech
area on campus, and I completely support that, but give
people a choice. By subjecting
them to images—students have
no choice here but to see [the
images]. The campus police
were here earlier and they don't
have a permit, arid they don't
need a permit. The bottom line
is that these images are psychologically traumatic to students
and that's not right. Some of the
Women's Studies students came
out of class to boycott this on
their own; they came down to
See ABORTION, page 2
Former Black Panthers to speak on campus arrested
Sociology Department and Women's Center show film without scheduled speakers
BY PAMELA CASTILLO
Pride Staff Writer
Lawston.
The video portrays the biographical stories of how sevOn Wednesday, Feb. 14, about eral Black Panthers were
100 CSUSM students gathered arrested in 1973 and accused of
in ACD 102 to view, "Legacy of being connected with a 1971
Torture: The War Against the murder. The men recount the
Black Liberation Movement," brutal torture inflicted by the
produced by "The Freedom New Orleans police during
Archives," Andres Alegria, and interrogation. They described
Claude Marks. The Women's how police
officers used
Center and the CSUSM chapter cattle prods on sensitive body
x uviv wui icsy ui ocoii lira ley of the California Coalition for
parts, sensory deprivation and
From Left to Right: Former Black Panthers Hank Jones, John Bowman
Women Prisoners sponsored immense beating. Scorching
(recently deceased), Ray Boudreaux, Harold Taylor and Richard Brown.
the event with hosts Dr. Sharon
Scheduled speakers Hank Jones and Ray Boudreaux were arrested on
January 23rd, 2007. Their bail is set for $3,000,000.
Elise, and advisor, Dr. Jodie
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BY KIM ANDERSON
Pride Staff Writer
CSUSM has a student of the
month program run by Associated Students Incorporated (ASI).
Although this, program is about
two years old, ASI is trying to
bring more attention to it in recent
weeks. Aamara Ysrael, vice president of communications for the
ASI Board of Directors, runs the
program. Being chosen student of
A pplications
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BY KELLY CORRIGAN
Pride Staff Writer
BY AMANDA ANDREEN
Pride Staff Writer
Enraged, emotional and
impassioned students gathered
last Thursday, Feb. 15, in front
of University Hall, to show support and opposition for an organization called Survivors.
Large sandwich boards were
propped up against a light post,
and another was supported by
Survivor missionary Joey Cox,
to present their cause.
Signs displayed presented
large, graphic images of a bor^
tions and listed facts about conception, human life and abortion
provided by the Survivors organization.
As students, staff and the
members of Survivors exchanged
expressive words, debates, and
conversations of agreement, a
demonstration began in front of
the display as a Women's Studies professor, Dr. Linda Pershing and several Women's Studies students proceeded to stand
in front of the signs, blocking
the images from other students
passing by.
VOL. XVII NO. 5
the month also has its rewards.
Nomination forms, which can
be picked up at the ASI front office
in Commons 207, are available
for any student to fill out. "Student of the month is an opportunity to recognize your fellow
students," Ysrael says. "CSUSM
is pretty good at recognizing the
qualities in their fellow students."
See APPLICATION, page 2
Applications for running in
the ASI Board of Directors election are now available at the ASI
office in Commons 201. For all
those interested in running for
an ASI position and taking part
in the election, three informational meetings will take place at
the end of February and in early
March. Students who are running
for office are required to attend at
least one of the three meetings.
The informational meetings will
take place on: Monday, Feb. 26
at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27 at
12 p.m., and Friday, March 2 at
10:00 a.m. All meetings will take
place in Commons 201.
Undergraduate
students,
Graduate students and Credential students can run for office.
Undergraduates must have been
enrolled at CSUSM and completed at least one semester of
classes prior to the election.
Graduate and Credential students must have earned 12 units
of credit in the last year of their
undergraduate studies. Graduate
Students and Credential students
must have earned their Bachelors
Degree at CSUSM.
Currently, students can run
for one of 14 different Board
of Directors positions including: President, Vice President
of Operations, Vice President of
Finance, Vice President of External Affairs, Vice President of
Marketing, two positions for a
College of Business Representative, three positions for a College
of Arts and Sciences Representative, three positions for Student
at Large, and a College of Education Representative.
If elected, all ASI members
must attend the following three,
retreats: the Transition Retreat on
April 20, 2007, the ASI Retreat
from May 21 to May 25, 2007
and the Spring Retreat on January 26,2007.
Applications are available in
Commons 207, Craven 3400 and
in Craven 3600. The deadline
for all applications is Thursday,
March 1 at 12 p.m. Campaigning
begins on Sunday, March 4 at 12
p.m.
ASI's Election Committee is
available to answer any questions students may have during
the election process. For more
information, contact ASI at
asielections@esusm.edu or visit
www.csusm.edu/asi. This website will offer specific job descriptions of each Board of Director
position. Students can also contact the Chair of the Elections
Committee, Elizabeth Sheets by
phone at (760) 750-4990 or by
email at sheet012@csusm.edu.
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gations of thé arrests of "Surprovide a barricade in front of the Survivors, "Survivors is a Chris- free speech. However, on a colvivors" members on other camboards so students wouldn't have tian, pro-life activism organiza- lege campus they should come
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to see this. There are other ways tion" that is "dedicated to defend- with accurate information. [The
to communicate the message," ing the right to life of future images] are just for shock value, Campus Police came to the demsaid Dr. Pershing.
generations, we are engaged in and I don't know where the pic- onstration early on and said it
Sergeant Flores of Campus a battle to end America's geno- tures came f rom... but abortion was okay for the organization to
Police said, "We got several calls cide. We recognize the urgency is a personal issue. Regardless, be there.
from students about the pictures of this war, as over 3,000 chil- these people have been rude, and
being displayed. We couldn't do dren die each day inHhe United . they were just saying that they
anything. We asked [the organi- States because of abortion."
got arrested on another campus
zation] to go to the free speech
As a participant in the heated
area; they were originally located discussion, junior Stephanie
in front of Kellogg Library and Dezee said "I believe in child
that area needs to be reserved rights. B ut! also believe in probefore anyone can display any- choice. I think that if a woman
thing there. All we could do is doesn't want her child that a
monitor it. [The organization] child shouldn't have to be born
actually called back and said in a world where they're not
some of the students and other wanted. I think it's distasteful,
community members were block- referring to the photos and their
ing their signs. So we were just shock value. I also believe that
there to make sure the peace was they should have more reliable
being upheld and monitoring the information."
situation."
Another student present, junior
Survivors is- a pro-life organi- Matt Stratton, said, "I think what
zation "based out of Riverside, they're doing is noble and that
and we go around to high-school people need to know. I myself
and college campuses across was adopted, and I have not had
California, and right now we're an easy life, but there is no way I
on a Southern California tour, would have wanted to die before
going to campuses in Southern I was given the chance."
California," said Amanda Lord,
Morgan Hoodenpyle, Proa member of "Survivors" who gramming and Events Coordinavideo taped the event for legal tor for the Women's Center said,
purposes. "Basically I've been on "They think they're offering
the phone with the organization's choice to women by claiming
lawyer, the one we go through for that Planned Parenthood offers
lawsuits," she said, "and the pro- only one side of the issue. But
fessor is in the wrong by standing their ultimate political goal is
against the signs. It's infringing to illegalize abortion, so they
on our free speech. I don't know are actually limiting women's
Photo by Amanda Andreen / The Pride
who the lawsuit will be against if choice."
Student looking at a poster displayed by the anti-abortion organization,
there is one, either the school or
Miranda Mendez, a junior in
"Surviors."
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winner.
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increases for the Student Health center. Information can be found at
wwwxsusm.edu/5?AC. and also in the following offices:
• Office of Student Affairs/Dean of Students (Craven 3600)
• Cougar Central (Craven 3700)
• Student Life and Leadership (Craven 3400)
• Library
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When the program first started
about two years ago, student of
the month winners were listed in
the ASI newsletter. ASI no longer
has a newsletter, but student of
the month winners do receive
more than just a pat on the back
for their achievements. The student of the month receives a special reserved parking spot in Lot
C. The parking spot is very close
to campus buildings, according
to Ysrael. Winners also receive
an award certificate and a lapel
pin inscribed with the words
"The Power of One."
Nomination applications must
be turned in by the 20th of each
month to the ASI office (Commons 207). For more information, contact Aamara Ysrael at
aysrael@csusm.edu or 760-7504993.
Current student of the month
winner is Kathy Johnson who
works at the Starbucks on
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hot wet blankets were also placed over
their heads, and plastic bags were used
for asphyxiation. According to their
accounts, they were forced to make
statements after extensive abuse, and
also forced to wave their rights to an
attorney.
Hank Jones, 70, and Ray Boudreaux,
64, two former Black Panthers, were
scheduled to speak as part of the CSUSM
event, but were arrested on January
23, 2007 for this same case from over
thirty years ago. The morning of February 14, one of the scheduled speakers,
Boudreaux appeared in court at 9AM
for charges of murder and conspiracy,
along with former Black Panthers Richard Brown, Henry Watson Jones, and
Richard O'Neal. Ages 55-71, they Were
brought in to Judge Donna Little's courtroom handcuffed and shackled at the
ankles.
Dr. Jodie Lawston from the sociology
department opened Wednesday's event
with a brief synopsis of the situation, and
expressed how she considered canceling
the event under the circumstances. She.
went on to say, "I feel that the people who
experience such oppression, directly,
should be able to speak about it." She
explained that the night before Ray Boudreaux had called to make a statement.
Dr. Lawston states, "Ray called the Freedom Archives last night, and he wanted
to tell everybody who came to this event
that he was very sorry he could not be
here today. He said, please tell everyone
I wanted to be there but can not."
After the film, Dr. Lawston and Dr.
Elise opened the room to discussion.
Dr. Elise clarified one student's question by saying, "You're question is why
would they pursue them so adamantly
even though they were innocent?" In
response to the question Dr. Elise stated,
"If you read about Cointelpro and its
relationship to the Black Panther Party,
you will see that they were out to destroy
the Black Panther Party under any ruse."
Dr. Lawston chimed in, "Two of the men
who were arrested in 1971 were listed in
Cointelpro as having to be neutralized.
Neutralized was the exact language they
used."
Dr. Elise describes the persistent
harassment of Black Panthers as a "mockery of liberty and justice," that fuels protests against police brutality. She shared
about the film, "I was particularly struck
by the film's point that the continuing
pursuit of law-abiding Black Panther
Party members is furthered by the Patriot
Act that is invoked to justify their recent
incarcerations based on the inclusion of
statements extracted decades ago during
torture by the police "
According to BlackPanther.org, in
October 1966, the late Huey P. Newton
and Bobby Seale founded the organization, originally called The Black Panther
Party for Self Defense. The organization focused on the fight for basic human
rights, as the video mentioned. The Party
set up several community programs such
as the Free Breakfast Program. Soon, the
Black Panther Party became the target of
the FBI's Cointelpro, Counterintelligence
Program that focused on "neutralizing"
civil rights activists. August 29 1971,
Sgt. John V. Young was shot inside the
Ingelside Police Station. According to,
Freedomarchives.org, in 1973, thirteen
men were arrested for supposedly having
a role in Young's murder. The video,
''Legacy of Torture: The War Against the
Black Liberation Movement," portrays
the accounts of these men, in their own
words, of how they were tortured during
interrogation. In 1975, a court threw out
the evidence obtained from these torturous interrogations. In 2003, the Department of Defense Te-opened the case with
funding from the Department of Homeland Security. For more information
about this case, or to offer support, visit
http://cdhrsupport.org/index.html.
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BY TIFFANIE HOANG
Pride Staff Writer
On Tuesday, Feb. 13, Health
Educator Cathy Nguyen and Passion Party Representative Jackie
Weber Cruz held an informative
event on sex at the Clarke Field
House as students ate creamfilled pastries.
According to the pink "Sex
and Cream" flyer advertising
the event to be "An informative workshop on safer sex and
includes demonstration of sensual products that includes alternative sexual items." The event at
the Clarke Field House translated
into: useful services that our
SHCS Student Health and Counseling Services center provides,
along with a basket full of lube
and condoms. SHCS also introduced everything from vibrators to nipple cream. In addition to playing with sex toys and
having a stranger administrate
lube to the entire room, a generous amount of mini-pastries were
readily available.
SHCS's Health Educator,
Nguyen, thoroughly and efficiently educated the room on the
differences between bacterial
and viral STI's (sexually .transmitted infections). Nguyen also
Photos by Pamela C astillo / The Pride
Left: Passion Party representative Jackie Weber-Cruz speaking to the audience. Right: Products that were
for sale on Tuesday's meeting.
first hand-job." The hand job was
basically a hand massage given
by a soft purple rubber glove with
"rows and rows of flexible jelly
nubs." The seminar also included
edible massage creams, lubes
and powders, along with various
vibrators and a peculiar "lifelike
masturbation sleeve" by the name
of Gigi which Cruz said, as she
addressed the women in the audience, will "swallow for you if you
don't want to." Though certain
people admitted that they left the
seminar smelling like catsup and
mulch because of the pheromones
that Cruz said, "have different
smells on everybody," most students left with a different take on
how to spend Valentine's Day.
For additional information on
HIV and STI testing, students can
visit the SHCS website at http://
www.csusm.edu/shcs/NEWSHCS/services Jitml. For a look at
all of the products available in the
sex seminar, students can visit
www.recipe4ecstasy.com.
mentioned the services available at the SHCS center and provided a rendition of the "Twelve
Days of Christmas" sang as "The
Twelve STI's of Christmas;"
complete with stick figure animation of various diseases. Bacterial STI's such as Chlamydia are
often receptive to treatment with
antibiotics whereas viral STI'S
such as herpes are the fun ones
that stay with you. Nguyen also
brought to attention the importance of being tested and said,'
"Every first Wednesday of the
month, the health center provides
free HIV testing, and you can
get results within 20 minutes."
The testing is also anonymous
and operates on a walk-in basis.
Health Education was brought to
an end with STI jeopardy and a
free hand out offlavoredlube and
condoms.
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were administrated and displayed
by Jackie Weber Cruz, who
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The CSU faculty fights for student
Interests every day. That's why the administration wants to break our union. They want
us to shut up about the 76% Jump in student
fees since 2002 (and about their plan to hike
them another 10% per year from now till
2011). They want us to keep quiet while they
increase class sizes and slash outreach
budgets. But public universities should be
affordable and accessible for all. We won't
stand by while they wreck the CSU!
W hy won't we sign the administration's contract?
We've gone five years with almost no raises, but their
salary offer won't even keep up with inflation. And it
won't change the fact that the CSU pays almost 20%
Jess than similar schools around the country. A great
education takes great teachers, but skimpy salaries are
driving good people out.
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Faculty have not decided to strike yet, but will be voting
soon on whether to hold job actions. These may include
two-day walkouts designed to send a strong message
to the administration without keeping students from
graduating on time.
if we don't take action, faculty won't be able to afford to teach here and students
will be priced out of school. Our working conditions are your learning conditions. And we all deserve the very best! It's time to stand together to save our
school. We hope we can count on your support.
For more information or to volunteer, visit www.csusm.edu/cfa
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�New chewable contraceptive offers flavor to fans of the pill
BY JEREMY ALBERS
Pride Staff Writer
The first oral contraceptive pill
was approved by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration in
1960. Today, more than 11 million
American women are currently
taking an oral contraceptive, and
research shows that 80 percent of
all U.S. women born since 1945
have used the pill. There is currently another option out there for
women who use oral contraceptives. Femcon Fe, the chewable
version of Ovcon 35, was released
in September o f2006 by international pharmaceutical company
Warner Chilcott of Rockaway,
NJ. The new chewable version
is spearmint flavored to not only
reduce the risk of pregnancy,
but ensure fresh breath as well.
When taken correctly, oral contraceptives have a failure rate of
less than one percent per year.
However, studies show that 47
percent of women miss one or
more pills per month and missing
pills can increase the risk of pregnancy. The idea is that women
who have a problem swallowing
pills, no matter how small, now
have a choice. Warner Chillcot
is also marketing Femcon Fe as
appealing to the mint and gum
chewing population of females.
Someone who may forget to take
their birth control pill at a consistent time daily may be more
likely tp chew on one. The packet
comes in a twenty-eight day regimen. There are twenty-one round
white tablets followed by seven
green (inactive) tablets to complete a four week cycle. It can be
swallowed or chewed. If chewed
then swallowed, it is important to drink a full eight-ounce
glass of water to wash it down.
CSUSM Senior Elizabeth Sheets
discussed the matter, "I think it
is improbable that a chewable
pill will make you less likely
to forget." She did not see the
advantage to the spearmint flavor
as an attraction saying, "It's still
the pill, you know?"
Another selling point of theflavor is an appeal to the younger
generation of women that are
looking for a desirable form of
oral contraceptive. Young women
who may lead a sporadic lifestyle
with no regular routine can take
Femcon Fe on the go. The intention of marketing to teenagers
led CSUSM Senior Desiree Silva
to remark, "Are they trying to
encourage young girls to be sexually active?" She raises a good
point, but contraceptives are not
strictly for sexually active women.
They can regulate the menstrual
cycle and decrease bleeding.
Oral contraceptives may provide
benefits other than prevention of
unintended pregnancy including protection against ovarian
cancer, benign breast disease,
pelvic inflammatory disease, and
iron-deficiency anemia. The 75
milligrams of iron contained in
the green "dummy" pills, taken
during week four of the twentyeight day cycle, helps to fight
iron-deficiency anemia. The
risks are similar to that of other
oral contraceptives. Blood clots,
heart attack, and stroke are all
possible side effects. The wholesale price is $44.
Femcon Fe is not currently
available at the Student Health
and
Counseling
Services
(SHCS). SHCS was not aware of
the release of the Warner Chilcott
product and the Director of the
clinic Dr. Karen Nicholson said,
"I don't know if we will carry it
or not." On the issue of marketing to teenage girls Dr. Nicholson
mentioned, "It is important that
parents influence their children;
not the media."
SHCS does offer a wide variety
of birth control such as condoms,
birth control pills, and Depo-Provera which is taken by injection.
For any questions regarding birth
control or any other health issue
contact SHCS at (760) 750-4915.
Business hours are 8 AM - 4:45
PM, Monday through Friday
and its location is conveniently
located across the street from
campus at 120 Craven Rd.
Photo courtesy of Warner Chicott/AP
HPV and Gardasil, you could be "one less"
BY AMANDA ANDREEN
Pride Staff Writer
For many women, cervical
cancer is important and valid
concern. Until recently though,
there was no safeguard or precaution available to women to
protect themselves from the
uncertainty of cervical cancer;
and one known cause for cervical cancer is the human papillomavirus, also referred to as
HPV. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that can be carried
and transferred through sexual
contact by both men and women.
Photo courtesy of Merck & Co.
HPV is most commonly passed had this virus. There are many
on through sexual contact, (either different types of HPV. For most
vaginal or anal sex), but can also people, the virus goes away on its
be contracted through skin-to- own. When the virus does not go
skin contact in an intimate set- away, it can develop into cervical
ting, and according to the Food cancer, precancerous lesions, or
and Drug Administration's web- genital warts, depending on the
site, "at least 50% of people who HPV type."
have had sex will have HPV at
That is why both health offisome time in their lives." There cials and members of government
are four types of HPV, type 6,11, officials feel that the vaccine is an
16 and 18. Last year however, the imperative measure to ensure the
Food and Drug Administration safety and health of young girls
licensed a new vaccine made by and women. For example, Texas
Merck & Co., called Gardasil, Gov. Rick Perry recently signed a
which could potentially rid the mandate that would require girls
concern of cervical cancer, and ages 11-12, beginning in Sepother HPV related diseases. Gar- tember of 2008 to be vaccinated
dasil is "between 95-100% effec- against HPV before entering the
tive against HPV types 6, 11, 16, 6th grade. Texas is now the first
18," according to the FDA.
state to require such a vaccinaApproved for girls ages 9 to 26 tion. As a result, there is much
and even some women over the debate within the state of Texas
age of 30, Gardasil been largely as to whether the mandated vacmarketed to younger girls and the cination violates the rights of
mothers of younger girls with the parents to educate their children
intention to protect youth before about being sexually active, and
they become sexually active and that perhaps requiring a vaccine
at risk for sexually transmitted for a sexually transmitted virus
diseases and sexually transmit- for girls ages 11 to 12 sends the
ted viruses. Gardasil's website message that it is okay to be sexoffered this information about ually active.
HPV: "In 2005 the Centers for
In addition to causing cerviDisease Control and Prevention cal cancer, HPV can also cause
(CDC) estimated that 20 mil- penile cancer and cancer of the
lion people in the United States anus in men, though it is much
less common than cervical
cancer. "Every year in the United
States about 10,000 women get
cervical cancer and 3,700 die
from it. The most common cause
of abnormal PAP smear results
is due to HPV infection," said
Karen Blattner, the Nurse Practitioner for the CSUSM Student
Health and Counseling Services,
in her column linked from the
SHCS website.
Gardasil is currently available
at SHCS for female students,
as the vaccine has not yet been
approved for men. Yet although
the vaccine is available to students
at SHCS, it is still an expensive
vaccine. Dr. Karen Nicholson, the
Medical Director for SHCS said:
"[the vaccine] does cost money,
the charge at the health center is
$120 per shot and it is a three shot
series given over six months. This
is costly and can be a problem. If
students have health insurance,
we encourage them to verify with
their insurance company whether
or not the vaccine is covered. If
it is covered, we recommend that
students use their insurance to
obtain the vaccine. For students
without health insurance, or who
have insurance that doesn't cover
the vaccine, Merck, the m anufacturer of Gardasil, has a pre-
scription-assistance program that
would allow students to get the
vaccine for free. Students must
meet the criteria established by
Merck in order to get the vaccine for free. For questions about
this process, please contact our
Health Records Technician, Shelley Ross, and she will be able to
assist you."
If students have further questions about Gardasil, Dr. Nicholson encourages them to visit or
make an appointment at SHCS.
"We have lots of printed material
about Gardasil, as well information on our website. Students are
also given this information during
visits with our Health Educator or
with the Medical providers."
SHCS is open Monday-Friday
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
located at 120 Craven Road
(directly across Twin Oaks Valley
road from campus).
More information can also be
found at SHCS's website: http://
www.csusm.edu/shcs/ or by calling (760) 750-4915.
Additional information can be
found at: http://www.gardasil.
com,
http://www.fda.gov/womens/
getthefacts/hpv.html, and http://
w ww.cdc.gov/std/hpv/default.
htm
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The "Green Team" makes a
on 21st birthday into fairy tale clean sweep for Recyclemania
BY JONATHAN THOMPSON
Pride Staff Writer
The fermentation of sugar creates
alcohol. This ancient process has withstood history and remains in many societies throughout the world. Breweries
and wineries utilize fermented sugar
to produce beer and wine. The current
drinking age for such beverages in the
U.S. remains 21. However, dissimilar times and days for drinking differ
amongst the states. Georgia restricts
the sale of liquor on Sundays while Las
Vegas allows for consumption of alcoholic beverages night or day any day of
the week.
Consumption of alcoholic beverages
has lead to many traditions, especially
on 21st birthdays. Venturing out to a bar
at the stroke of midnight on a 21st birthday remains popular amongst society.
"I went to the bar at 11:55 p.m. to kick
off the day," said Junior DeLacy Brown
a Liberal Studies major, who recently
turned 21 in early February.
"I went into the clubs the second the
clock stroked midnight," said Junior
Michael McBride.
When asked if the tradition of drinking at midnight on 21st birthdays
remains popular, Brown said "[it's] very
much alive," as McBride said, "I think it
is strong and alive." They also stated that
there were no mishaps during their night
of drinking at their fresh age of 21.
"Realizing that I was 21 and legally
able to drink, buy alcohol, [and] go
to bars whenever I wanted if I heeded
to made me feel like an adult," said
McBride.
However, the U.S. Senate is taking
aim at this tradition. The U.S. Senate
has passed House Bill 36, specifically
for Texas, which has become known
as the 'Cinderella Bill.' Under the proposed bill, people turning 21 would not
be able to consume alcoholic beverages
until 7 a.m. on their birthday. Similar
bills are currently either in effect or still
being proposed in other states. The bill
originates from Texas. State Rep. Rob
Eissler pioneered the bill after one of
his constituencies' son died the day of
"his 21st birthday due to a night of binge
drinking.
Under the 'Cinderella Bill' bars serving 21-year-olds before 7 a.m. will be
guilty of committing a Class A misdemeanor, will receive a $4,000 fine and
those whom served the alcohol could
serve possible jail time. Furthermore,
the bar could have its license for serving alcohol revoked or suspended.
The rationale for the bill lies in the
current situation created by legal hours
of drinking. In California 2 a.m. signifies the deadline for all consumption
and purchases of alcohol for the previous business day. If a person were to
begin drinking at 12:00 a.m. (as many
21-year-olds often do) in honor of tradition, and participate in what's known
as the "power-hour" (between midnight and 1 a.m.), they would only have
two hours to consume alcohol. The bill
hopes to discourage mass consumption
of alcohol between the wee hours in the
morning and in return prevent future
deaths.
Brown said, "I think [the Cinderella
Bill] is absolutely ridiculous! Almost
everyone I know celebrated their 21st
birthday at the bar at midnight. I understand that some may think newly capable drinkers won't be responsible drinking too much while celebrating, but just
a few more hours later isn't going to
benefit anyone."
CSUSM currently mandates an alcohol awareness program for all entering
freshmen, and the Student Health and
Counseling Services Center offers a
variety of alcohol education programs,
services, and peer advising.
SHCS is open Monday-Friday from
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. located at 120
Craven Road (directly across Twin
Oaks Valley road from campus).
More information can also be found
at SHCS's website: http://www.csusm.
edu/shcs/ or by calling (760) 750-4915.
BY KIM ANDERSON
Pride Staff Writer
Cal State San Marcos is currently striving
to retain our title as "Grandmaster Recycling
Champions" in the RecycleMania competition, a national contest motivating schools
to cut down on waste. CSUSM has won the
competition for the past two years. The good
news is that CSUSM is currently first place
in the competition. The not so good news is
that we still have seven more weeks to go,
and any of the other 200+ participating college campuses nationwide still have a shot at
claiming the number one spot.
Recycling is relatively easy to do at
CSUSM. In fact, sometimes it is more difficult to find a trash can with all of the multitudes of recycling bins at our disposal. The
people responsible for CSUSM's wonderful recycling program call themselves the
Green Team which includes Facilities Services personnel Mui Sullivan, Steve Waiters, Carl Hansen and Ed Johnson. They are
in charge of deciding where to put trash and
recycling bins throughout the campus.
However, according to Green Team
member Ed Johnson, the members of the
Blue Crew are the guys doing the real work.
Blue Crew members can be seen collecting recycling items and trash wearing blue
shirts and driving white golf cart-type vehicles. Blue Crew members include James
Dimortino, Rafael Lopez, Nicolas Magana,
Gilbert Muffoz, Mike Tili and Green Team
representative Carl Hansen. These guys are
serious about recycling, and a large part of
why we are currently winning RecycleMa-
nia 2007 is because of their dedication. Nothing makes them sadder than to see recyclable
items in the trash, and although they do what
they can to make sure that everything that is
recyclable gets recycled, they do not have the
time to correct every trash can infraction.
"Give them support and a pat on the back,"
said Johnson.
A good way to show support for the Blue
Crew and RecycleMania is to recycle; and
around CSUSM, it is certainly not difficult
to do so. Recycling bins are everywhere,
and almost everything can be recycled.
Only items like yogurt cups, microwavable trays, Styrofoam, plastic grocery bags,
pizza boxes, non-jar and non-bottled glass,
high-gloss paper, napkins, tissue and spiral
notebooks cannot be recycled. Even batteries and printer cartridges can be recycled
on campus. Although our campus has bins
labeled "mixed paper" "bottles" and "cans,"
these are merely suggestions and any recyclable material can be placed in any recycle
bins. Johnson also says that faculty can help
with RecycleMania by doing their spring
cleaning before the contest ends on April 7.
The Facilities Services on campus have a
goal to reach zero waste, meaning that nothing is wasted. Their vision is to create a better
world starting with Cal State San Marcos.
According to statistics on the official
RecycleMania web site, CSUSM i s not only
first place in the grand champion category,
but also in the corrugated cardboard category. In the Per Capita Classic, CSUSM is
currently in fifth place. For more information about RecycleMania 2007 visit www.
recyclemaniacs.org.
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Cat Baptist
Tourney® Big
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Sports Complex,
Riverside
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Fight Night
Cougar Den at the
Clarke Field House
Boxing on the
Nintedo Will
6:00 pm
Women, AIDS &
Poverty in Uganda
UVA Classroom
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6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Career
Connections Night
Holiday Inn
Windmill Banquet
Hall
San Diego HOB
Led Zeppagain w/
Peace Frog-A
tribute to the
Doors
8 p.m.
$13
21+ show
12:00 -1:30 pm
Soul Food
Luncheon
Field House 113
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AAFSA
SOMA:
Mursic, Daredevil
Jane, Transfer, Flux
Theory and The
Absens
Sidestage
7 p.m. $8
4 *&B:
Michael Fanti &
Spearhead w/
Delta Nove
9 p.m. $25
SOMA:
Light This City
Antagonist
Knights of the
Abyss and more
Sidestage
7 p.m. $10
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The Shambles,
Anna Troy
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Black History
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9 p.m. $5
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Month
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Arie A. Galles
Presentation
Arts 240
Artist Arie A. Galles'
will discuss his
large-scale drawing
suite. Fourteen
Stations, based on
aerial photographs
of some of the
most infamous
Nazi concentration
camps.
5:00 pm
The Lost Boys of
Sudan
5 p.m. departure
from UVA
&
Lost Boys of Sudan
is a documentary.
Traveling to
Thomas Jefferson
School of Law in
San Diego.
The Belly Up:
Johnny Cash
Birthday Bash! w/
Cash Rod Lincoln
and Big Rig Deluxe
6 p.m. $10
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BY JEREMY ALBERS
Pride Staff Writer
A turbulent off season that
began as soon as the final gun
went off at Qualcomm stadium
Sunday January 14th, culminated
with the dismissal of Head Coach
Marty Schottenheimer. Soon
after the Chargers lost to twotime superbowl MVP Tom Brady
and the Patriots 24-21, the bizarre
happenings began. LaDanian
Tomlinson, who is Mr. Humble in
this age of the attention hoarding
star, took offense to the Patriots'
mimicry of Shawne Merriman's
sack dance on the Bolts logo at
mid-field. Tomlinson openly criticized Patriots Coach Bill Bellicheck for the way his team conducted themselves. A team with
three superbowl rings in this millennium should have a bit more
class, but L.T.'s comments were
uncharacteristic of the reigning
league MVP.
The Chargers had a choice to
make following a record setting
regular season that came crashing down in the playoffs in front
of the record home crowd of
68,810. Could the owners of the
franchise, the Spanos family,
actually fire a coach who had led
this team to win 14 games? The
Bolts two regular season losses
were by three points each, as was
the playoff loss. Coaches matter
most in close games. It's the decisions made in crunch time, when
the game is on the line that defines
a head coach. There is also that
little thing about the post season.
This game is about Superbowl
titles, of which the Chargers have
none.
Marty Schottenheimer is a
winner. He has 200 career regular season victories as a head
coach, sixth all-time. Every stop
has been a successful one. Teams
are better with Marty as head
coach than they were before he
arrived, that isn't in doubt. His
track record speaks for itself. The
problem is the post season. This
year was supposed to be different. With an eye-popping 5 up
and 12 down record in the playoffs, Marty was due to eventually
win one. Even with the best team
in the league on paper, Schottenheimer found a way to lose
when the stakes are highest. His
first playoff loss came during the
second Reagan Administration.
His last win, with Joe Montana
as his quarterback, was when
Bill Clinton was serving his first
term in the White House. He's
lost six straight since 1993. He's
been one-and-done nine times.
They've been tough and close;
eight have been by five points or
less, two have gone to overtime.
The players liked Schottenheimer. Chargers' General Manager A.J. Smith did not. Their
relationship was tenuous and
almost non-existent, even to the
point the two men had an intermediary when communicating.
After the gut-wrenching home
playoff loss to the Patriots many
fans were calling for the coach to
be fired. Schottenheimer had one
year left on his contract and the
offer to extend an extra year was
at a substandard rate. A.J. Smith
did not want Schottenheimer to
stay, that was obvious, but for
continuity's sake offered him one
year at less money than he was
currently making. Marty scoffed
at the offer and was in turn put in
the "lame-duck" category, when
a coach is in his final year. With
questions about their future, the
coaches under Schottenheimer
began a mass migration towards
job security. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, whose squad
led the league in points and produced an MVP in Tomlinson,
left to become the head coach
in Miami. Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, architect of
a defense that led the league in
quarterback sacks, took the head
coaching job in Dallas. Linebacker's coach Greg Manusky is the
new defensive coordinator in S.F.
and tight end's coach Rob Chudzinski will be the offensive coordinator in Cleveland. The whirl
of the coaching carousel led to
even more dissension between
lame-duck Schottenheimer and
GM Smith. Marty wanted his
brother to interview for one of the
coaching vacancies, while Smith
couldn't stand having one Shottenheimer around.
So a month after the Chargers kicked their fans in the gut
one more time, Marty Schottenheimer was canned. The core
of this team is laden with great
young talent that's under contract
till 2009 or beyond. Even so, there
is a window of opportunity for a
team, and this town is eagerly
awaiting the chance to celebrate
a superbowl win. Let's hope GM
A. J. Smith and the Spanos family,
máke the right decisions in getting this team hungry to advance
deep into the playoffs following
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evil" or in a
student's case;
always, in shortage.
10 Dreaded bill at the
end of the month.
12 A dreaded term
associated with the
rest of your
"professional" life.
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channel gone teenage
and reality dominant.
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is never enough of
out of class, and the
one thing there is
too much of in class.
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preferred, and
arguably the only,
mode of
transportation.
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Pride Staff Writer
Ballast Point Brewing Company is based in San Diego. In
1992, Ballast Point started Home
Brew Mart. In 1996 they decided
to build their own brewery in
the back of their store, and they
started brewing the September of
1996. They not only brew awardwinning beer but they will help
you get started brewing your
own.
Ballast Point currently distributes five award-winning beers,
Yellowtail Pale Ale, Calico
Amber Ale, Big Eye I.P.A., Black
Marlin Porter and Wahoo Wheat.
The one that I chose to enjoy was
the Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale
Ale.
. I was f irst introduced to
Yellowtail Pale Ale in Solana
Beach at the Fish House just
east of the 101 Highway. I was
ordering some of the world best
fish tacos and trying to decide
on a beer to wash them down
with. They have a fairly good
selection of beer there, so I was
having a hard time narrowing it down. I am a sucker for
local brews, so when they told
me that Ballast Point brews
and bottles their beer locally
in San Diego, I was sold. As
I sat down with my f ish tacos
and my own pitcher of Yellowtail, suddenly out of nowhere a
few friends showed up to help
me finish the beer. How they
knew where I was I still don't
know, but, as always, it was a
good time. Everyone enjoyed
the beer and most of my food.
Knowing that the beer didn't
travel more than 25 miles to
make it to my glass, made it
even more refreshing.
They Yellow Tail Pale Ale, is
know as a Kolsch type of beer.
Kolsch originated in Cologne,
Germany. The Yellow Tail
is brewed using wheat and is
pale in color. It is fermented
at warm temperatures with ale
yeast. Yellow Tale tastes like
a pilsner beer, but it has a hint
of fruitiness because of the
Tettnanger hops and ale yeast
that are used, although it is
less bitter than most German
beers. Ballast Point claims
that Yellow Tale is fermented
with yeast that they stole from
breweries in Cologne
Germany. Unlike most
ale, Yellow .Tail f inishes very smooth with
a very mild aftertaste.
In Cologne Germany,
Kolsch Beer is brewed by
21 breweries, which makes
Cologne the city with
the most breweries in the
world. Unfortunately for us,
however, none of those breweries export to the.U.S. So, we
only have a handful of breweries
that brew Kolsch beer and Ballast
Point is one of those. The Yellow
Tale Pale ale is their Kolsch
Beer.
Ballast Point beers are available at Beverages and More,
also you will find there are a few
local bars and restaurants that
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BY KIM ANDERSON
Pride Staff Writer
In an era where people can
choose the types of media that they
are exposed to, more and more
souls choose to live in a boxed up
frame of mind. They choose what
Internet sites to get their news;
they TiVo the types of television
programs they like, and they only
listen to the music they choose on
their MP3 players. People can now
choose to go throughout life without ever being exposed to a new
point of view. This is why a college education is so important: it
opens up the boxed-in minds of its
students. Cal State San Marcos not
only aims to open students' minds
through diversity-conscious educational programs, but through the
arts events on campus.
On Thursday, February 15, the
Tanosaki-Richards duo performed
for an audience in Arts 111. The
type of music the Tanosaki-Richards duo perform is a perfect
example of music the typical college student would not normally be
exposed to. Tanosaki-Richards's
piano and clarinet npiusic infuses
modern Japanese style music with
experimental sounds that many
people have never before heard.
The duo consists of pianist
Kazuko Tanosaki and clarinetist E. Michael Richards. The duo,
who are married to each other,
have been playing together since
1982. They met while pursuing
degrees at the University of San
Diego. Richards received his Ph.D.
from the University of San Diego
after getting his bachelor degree
at the New England Conservatory
and his masters at Yale School of
Music. Tanosaki has a bachelor
degree from the Kunitachi College of Music in Japan, a masters
from University of San Diego and
a DMA in piano performance and
literature from the Eastman School
of Music. As a duo, they have performed in various prestigious
venues ranging from the Piacenza
Conservatory in Milan, Italy to the
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Lincoln Center in New York City.
The type of piano and clarinet
music they play is unlike anything
heard on a regular radio station. It
is not classical music, and it was
surprising to hear something so
different from instruments that
are so ordinary. They played five
different songs on Thursday, and
before performing, they explained
a little about each song.
The first song they played was
"Jakkyo (Quiet Sounds)" composed by Japanese artist Masao
Honma.- This song was particularly interesting because Richards played two different tones at
the same time with his clarinet.
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by Japanese composer Hiroyuki
Itoh, the song featured clarinet
quarter tones $nd a multilayered timing technique used by
the pianist. The next two songs
were solo pieces. "Elegy" by
Italian composer Carlo Alessandro Landini was a clarinet piece
that was much more melodic than
the other selections. "Piano Distance" by Toru Takemitsu was
an open form song that Tanosaki
played with precision and emotion. Their final song "Mirror" by
Shirotomo Aizawa was a shorter
piece that had an interesting
haiku sequence within.
The concert was the first of the
Funes Fund Concert Series, which
features performers who provide
new and exciting artistic experiences for Cal State San Marcos
students. This concert series was
established in memory of founding faculty member Don Funes of
the visual performing arts department. Upcoming concerts include
Ho-Asogli, an ensemble featuring
traditional West African drumming and dance on Wednesday,
March 7 at noon, and an Irish session band on Monday, March 12, at
7:30 p.m. Both events will be held
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BRIDGE T O
TERABITHIA
BY SARAH PULTZ
Pride Staff Writer
coerced students into reading
one of these literary versions of
the ABC After School Special,
there is a kid who got bored,
gave up, and rented the jnovie.
"Bridge to Terabithia" is certainly one of those children's
books that adults will always
fawn over for its inspiring story
and great literary significance.
However, it is also a book that
children can enjoy simply for its
own sake, and that is a very rare
combination. Katherine Paterson avoids any heavy-handed
moralizing and contrived plot
devices and instead has written
a book that maintains the perfect balance between entertainment and enlightenment, which
is probably why it won a Newberry MedaL
The main character of the
book is Jess, a fifth-grade boy
Photo courtesy ofSamantha Loomis Paterson
The preteen book-with-alesson genre has been popular for many years. For every
parent or teacher who has
Movie Review
who is "the only boy smashed
between four sisters" in a poor
family. At school he is the
strange kid who likes to draw.
At home, his mother favors his
sisters, and his father thinks he
is a sissy. One day a girl named
Leslie moves into the farmhouse next door. The family is
different from anything Jess's
conservative small town has
ever seen. Leslie doesn't have
a TV, and she doesn't wear
dresses. She races the boys at
recess time—and wins. Jess
and Leslie become best friends,
and together they navigate their
way through the hazards of
being different. They invent
their own imaginary land, Terabithia, where they are king and
queen. Then one day a catastrophe strikes, and Jess has to deal
with the loss of the only person
in his life that made him happy.
Katherine Paterson's realistic storytelling in this book is
truly inspired. The setting and
characters are based on a rural
community near Washington,
D.C., and the reader gets the
feeling that he or she really
could go visit this small town.
Very few of the characters are
simply flat plot devices, there
to foil the hero and heroine or
move the plot along. Even the
most seemingly insignificant
characters actually have very
complex reasons for the way
they behave. Likewise,, not all
of the problems and challenges
that Paterson creates get neatly
wrapped up and resolved by the
enci of the book. The most powerful part of the book is Paterson's description of the grief and
loss that Jess experiences. She
was inspired to write this book
when her own son's best friend
was killed in a tragic accident,
and her story has an authenticity that could only come from
someone who experienced the
senseless loss of a child first
hand.
It's easy to see why "Bridge
to Terabithia" is such a favorite
of teachers. There are is a lot of
material that could be used for
instruction in the classroom. It
is fairly easy to pick out material that could be used for discussions about characterization,
setting, symbolism and foreshadowing. But even though
they may be learning while they
read, kids will love this book
anyway. It had me completely
absorbed right from the beginning, and by the end I was sobbing like a baby.
SCREEN A DAPTION F AUS SHORT
Bridge to Terabithia
BY SARAH PULTZ
Pride Staff Writer
"Bridge to Terabithia" is
a favorite of many children
and adults, so i t's no surprise that Hollywood eventually decided to t urn the book
into a movie. However, it is
surprising that the filmmakers missed the opportunity to
turn what is arguably one of
the greatest children's books
of all time into anything more
than a mediocre vehicle for
CGI e ffects. The filmmakers
chose to leave out many of the
most moving and meaningful moments of the book, j ust
to make room for some stunning visuals and intense plot
twists.
While these additions are certainly very pretty
and exciting, they are nothing
more than that—all f luff and
no substance or significance.
The moyie does stay t rue
to both the plot and t he
tone of the b ook. * People
who have seen t he t railers and are hoping t hat t his
movie is going to be a nother
" Narnia'Mike f antasy story,
will be d isappointed. People
who read the book w ill p robably be d isappointed as well,
but not b ecause t he s creenwriter changed t he story.
The s creenwriter is a ctually
the a uthor's son, David Paterson. In a way, " Bridge t o
T erabithia" is a ctually his
story b ecause h is mother was
i nspired t o w rite the book
a fter t he death of his own
best f riend when he was eight
y ears old. P aterson said in
the m ovie's p roduction n otes
that it was very i mportant to
him to stay t rue t o the b ook,
and I have to admit he did.
their children for who they
"Bridge to Terabithia" is are, but these are also glossed
not, as the trailers might lead over in the f ilm version. The
people to believe, a story about moment of resolution between
two children who f ind a magi- Jess and his father becomes
cal land. It is a story about two j ust another excuse to build in
children, Jess (Josh Hutcher- some scary special e ffects.
son) and Leslie (AnnaSophia
Evidently, the makers of
Robb) who imagine a fantasy "Bridge to Terabithia" didn't
world as a way to escape from believe that thé' story could
the people who don't under- sell entirely on it own. Maybe
stand them in school and at they felt they needed more
home. There are some shad- superficial excitement and
owy bad guys and exciting special e ffects to appeal to
confrontations with scary today's children. Maybe they
monsters (all imaginary), but were right, and inner c onflict,
thè real plot centers around tragedy, and spiritual growth
how Jess and Leslie's f riend- really aren't enough to keep
ship helps these two outsid- the eight- to eighteen-year-old
ers believe in themselves and crowd happy. It's j ust a shame
f ind happiness. The imaginary that we'll never really know.
land of Terabithia plays a much
Image courtesy of Weta Digital Ltd.
bigger role in the movie than
in the book, but this wouldn't
really be a problem if it hadn't
squeezed out some of the better
elements of the book.
The movie falls short in its
depiction of Jess's terrible
tragedy. He has to learn to deal
with the loss without losing the
amazing g ifts his f riend gave
him. While, the book depicts
Jess's grief with heartbreaking
realism, the itiovie glosses over
these moments. What could
have been some very powerful and moving scenes come
and go in the f ilm without any
real buildup or tension, almost
as though David Paterson
couldn't bear to relive them
in a realistic way. Also, one
of my favorite subplots is the
tension between Jess and his
father (Robert Patrick). There
are some amazing messages
about children trying to live up
Image courtesy of Disney Enterprises
to their parents' expectations Top: Katherine Paterson, author of Bridge to Terabithia and Bottom Annasophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson
and parents learning to accept star in the motion picture adaption of the book.
�astronaut. When there is a crisis
at home, the young Farmer must
resign his commission and return
A lone man wearing an astro- to his family.
naut suit rides through the desert
He does not, however, give up
on horseback. He dismounts, his dream of going into space.
scoops up a fuzzy calf into his Over the next decade, he puts
arms, remounts and rides home- every dime he has - and quite a
ward. I s this a scene from a sci- few he doesn't - into building a
fi flick about cattle ranchers in rocket. Though his friends and
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art film? Nope. How about the- efforts, his wife Audrey "Audie"
story of a Texas rancher who (Virginia Madsen) and children
dreams of launching into space — daughters Sunshine and Stanand builds a rocket in his barn? ley and 15-year-old son Shepard
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Billy Bob Thornton, of "Sling most importantly, his dream.
Blade" fame and "Monster's Ball"
When Farmer's attempt to obtain
acclaim, stars as Charles Farmer, a vast amount of rocket fuel garners
a man with what may seem like him the attention of the FBA, the
an impossible dream. Graduat- family's bonds are stretched to their
ing from college with a degree in breaking-point.
aerospace engineering, Farmer
Virginia Madsen's portrayal of
joins the Air Force to become a a woman in love with her husband
pilot and hopefully prove him- and supportive of his aspirations yet
self worthy of becoming a NASA understandably concerned with the
future welfare of her children rings
true. The audience can see her character develop from a background
character to one that demands the
attention and recognition of Thornton's Charles Farmer. She is the
heart and the anchor of the family, a
position that in life oftentimes lacks
the appreciation it deserves.
Thornton's performance seems
effortless as the brilliant, hardworking aerospace engineer whose
efforts are mocked and reduced to
insane inventions by his detractors.
Though there are imaginative aspects of "The Astronaut
Farmer" that put to the test even
the most amenable audience
member's ability to suspend disbelief for 104 minutes, it is the
relationships between the characters and not the plot that makes
this film stimulate that mysterious
mechanism inside each of us that
stirs our thoughts and stimulates
our capacities to dream.
her dream," Madsen explained.
"She's been married for 27 years,
and [her husband and her] rocket
was a diner. Her husband was a
chef, and he always wanted to
own his own restaurant . .. They
all worked in the restaurant, and
he made his dream come true. It
became their collective dream.
They were the Farmers, and
that's where I got my inspiration
and that's why the story made
sense to me."
Madsen said she can identify with the idea of holding on
to a dream no matter what anybody says. "My rocket was Hollywood," Madsen revealed.
"I wanted to be a professional
actress, and I was a fireman's
daughter. So, that was about as
crazy as building a rocket, but I
believed in myself and so did my
parents."
Of making her own dream
come true, Madsen articulated,
"You get discouraged a lot, but if
you have faith and if you continue
to believe in yourself, it doesn't
matter how long it takes - you'll
get there. It's about longevity. It's
about perseverance."
After years of feeling underestimated by the film industry, Madsen's perseverance finally paid off.
"[The film 'Sideways'] changed
everything," she said. "I think the
most important thing it did for me,
not just being able to choose projects like this, the kind of people I
work with now, but it gave me a lot
of confidence. That was the most
important thing. Going through
an awards season with a movie
like that, I gained a lot of confidence during that experience."
Madsen also attributed some of
her new-found confidence to her
age. "[45] is the best age. There
is more confidence that comes
in your 40s of course. It's such a
great age for women. 'Desperate
Housewives' are having it too.
Now it's cool. Now it's chic to
be a woman in your 40s, because
you're now considered like you
know things. (Coy smile.) So,
we're sexy now."
BY SOPHIE BRINK
Pride Staff Writer
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The Pride interviews:
T h e P olish
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BY SOPHIE BRINK
Pride Staff Writer
A large glowing orb loomed,
emanating pulsating hues of
blue, orange, and red; vintage
aircrafts hovered above; portraits of legends such as Neil
Armstrong, Amelia Earhart,
Charles Lindbergh, and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. occupied The
Hall of Fame, and the Apollo
9 Command Module Capsule
stood proudly near the entrance
to San Diego Air & Space
Museum. There really couldn't
have been a more suitable setting for the San Diego stop
on the publicity tour for "The
Astronaut Farmer."
"'The Astronaut Farmer'
started out as an independent
[film]," said the film-making
duo the Polish Brothers. "We
made it independently under
Warner Brothers Independent.
That is ideally the best way to
make a studio picture."
The Polish Brothers are
famous for such indie flicks
as "Twin Falls Idaho," "Jackpot," which won the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards, and
"Northfolk," an official selection of the 2003 Sundance Film
Festival.
The brothers, identical twins
from El Centro, California, said
they think about stories in a
similar way. "There hasn't been
anything where I'm like, 'Wow,
that's -incredibly bad. That's
awful * said Michael Polish of
his brother's contributions to
the collaborative process.
"Whoever comes up with the
idea takes the f irst d raft. Or,
w e'll do an outline together,
and then w e'll go do a d raft and
pass it back and forth. Lately,
he's been writing a screenplay
by himself. I've been writing
by myself," Michael explains.
"You still need a clear driver
on d rafts," he continues.
" Let's say, for instance, Mark
does a whole d raft. I 'll read
it and say, 'Maybe these two
characters are sounding the
same. You need to make them
more distinctive or get ride of
them. In a way, I become an
editor for his screenplay, and
he becomes an editor for my
screenplay."
The Polish brothers made
"The Astronaut Farmer" into
even more of a family affair
than usual by casting their
ypung daughters in the roles
of young Stanley and Sunshine
Farmer, Michael's 7-year-old
Jasper, and Mark's 4-year-old
Logan, respectively. Once they
knew they were going to use
their daughters for the roles, the
brothers went back and made
adjustments to the characters of
Stanley and Sunshine. Michael
and Mark knew their strengths
and played to them. They were
nervous about putting their kids
into the roles, however, and
Mark said he doesn't plan on
doing it again.
On working with Virginia
Madsen, who plays Audrey
"Audie" Farmer, wife of rocketbuilding Charles Farmer, the
brothers said she was "great.
Great instincts. A lot of f un.
Good mother. Both of them
together, [Madsen and Thorntori], they were very f un to
watch." Of her character, they
elaborated, "She's the glue in
that family."
A fter they are done prompting "The Astronaut Farmer,"
the brothers' will move on
to science fiction with their
screenplay, "I.D."
BY SOPHIE BRINK
Pride Staff Writer
"The movie isn't really about a
rocket. The movie is about working really hard to make your
dreams come true and never
giving up on your dream against
all odds," said Virginia Madsen
on February 15 at the San Diego
Air & Space Museum in Balboa
Park, which was one stop on the
publicity tour for the film "The
Astronaut Farmer."
Madsen, whose filmography
includes roles in movies such
as "Dune," "The Rainmaker,"
"Sideways," and "A Prairie
Home Companion," not to mention numerous television appearances, said she based the character of Audrey "Audie" Farmer,
loving and supportive wife
of Charles Farmer (Billy Bob
Thornton), who builds a rocket
in his barn and intends to launch
it into space, on her sister whose
dream was to raise children. "She
wanted to be a mother. That was
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