https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/70c5c28eae84ec242be535ed54d351b9.pdf 6d6ac3d4ebed7ed3ba18850d877d978b PDF Text Text «THE CIPRIDE C ALIFORNIA STATH U NIVERSITY S AN M ARCOS www.thecsusmpride.com I N D E P E N D E N T S TUDENT N EWSPAPER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 VOL. X VIII N O. 7 CSUSM faces tragic loss Community mourns the death of Professor Mikiko Imamura-Seyller BY KATHRYN MCBRAYER Pride Staff Writer Professor Mikiko Imamura-Seyller Photo courtesy of World Language department CSUSM Professor Mikiko Imamura-Seyller, head of the Japanese Program department, passed away in her home Sept. 27 a fter a 7-year battle with Cancer. She was 59. Imamura-Seyller was a cherished member of the CSUSM f aculty and a key component of the Foreign Languages program. She is survived by her husband, and t wo children. Her son is a University student i n the U nited States and her daughter lives in Japan. Imamura-Seyller taught Japanese at CSUSM f rom the inception of the program and helped to develop consistently the s uccessful program it is today. Loved by her students as well as other faculty members she always had a warm smile for everyone. Dr. Anover, department chair of World Languages said that, "Professor Imamura- Seyller's passing is a great loss to CSUSM." As an adjunct professor, she showed her dedication to the students and the language program by exceeding the traditional involvement of part time professors. Her accomplishments and involvement in the program show her dedication t o her students and CSUSM. Although Imamura-Seyller had been ill for some time, she never President Haynes meets with students in open forum BY BEN ROFFEE Pride Staff Writer ' / BY JACKIE CARBAJAL Pride Staff Writer Photo by Jason Encabo / The Pride The new traffic signals bring with them new traffic laws. For vehicles, failing to stop at a red light before making a right turn costs $199 while failing to stop at a red light, arrow, flashing red or passing another vehicle stopped for a pedestrian costs $340. Also having a vehicle blocking the crosswalk is $85. A pedestrian can receive a ticket for $85 for walking while the "Do not walk" is showing. For questions regarding these new traffic laws, contact the University Police Department. See H AYNES, page 2 Discussions between staff and President Haynes BY BEN ROFFEE Pride Staff Writer Closing a week of discussions with the three major bodies on campus, President Haynes met with the Cal State San Marcos s taff on Friday, Oct. 5, as part of a series of open f orums to address concerns on campus. Having met with students and faculty earlier in the week, See M EMORIAL, page 2 Update on CSU executive raises controversy T he P ride t akes a s eat in t he P resident's B oardroom f or t he discussion On Oct. 2, Cal State University San Marcos President Haynes held an open forum for students during University Hour in the President's Boardroom. ASI President, Caitlin Gelrud, opened the forum, introducing President Haynes t o the seven students in attendance. Haynes then welcomed everyone and opened the floor for discussion. From skateboarding fines to new majors, students presented Haynes with a wide variety of questions during the hour-long forum. Sophomore, Sara Planchon, questioned President Haynes missed a class or an event and always made herself available for her students. She promoted Japanese language and culture at every opportunity she had. Imamura-Seyller created and hosted the Japanese culture week at CSUSM, a weeklong event with several opportunities to attend talks, art displays, and movies about Japanese cul- President Haynes sat down with a room f ull of CSUSM staff to hear their concerns about salaries, personnel shortages, and distribution of labor. While student and faculty a ffairs command attention with relative ease, the staff (the smallest body on campus) does not always receive t he same degree of consideration. One of the primary concerns brought up to President Haynes centered on an overall budget shortage across the various s taff departments. As a result o f• these shortages, staff personnel are now experiencing an inability for salary growth (in-range progression), even as they face increasing responsibilities. To f urther compound the issue, departments cannot open up new positions to help delegate responsibilities to meet the demands of a rapidly growing campus. In response t o salary concerns, President Haynes concurred with the s taff's concern and explained that t he Budget Committee is " being charged t o look at and discuss the pros and cons of a centralized pool . See FORUMS, page 2 The C alifornia Faculty A ssociation continued its c ampaign t his past week to b ring more accountability t o Chancellor Reed and t he CSU Board of T rustees' executive compensation practices. B uilding on s upport f rom government o fficials, students, and faculty, t he CFA c ontinued t o urge Governor Schwarzenegger to sign A.B. 1413 and S.B. 190 into law, r eform legislation that would c urb executive c ompensation and set limits on p ay given t o d eparting executives. In past weeks, t he CFA h as revealed d amaging findings of f raud and waste in its investigations of t he CSU A dministration. A s outrage h as g rown, n ew f ronts have opened in the fight against lavish executive compensation, b ringing t he issue t o the public and to t he c ourtroom in unprecedented ways. �From M EMORIAL, page 1 TheCP-Pride ture created by Japanese artists. Professor Imamura-Seyller was also an organizer for the international festival at CSUSM where she cooked her own recipes for the events and helped her students create displays of Japanese culture. She even advised the ¡•PPIPII EDITORIAL STAFF \ * ' EDITOR ÍU CHIBE JASOM &4CÄBO ASSISTANT LAYOUT d esign E ditor . HJCKSTIU2VBR HEWS SDITOCI BEN RÖPKE ARTS & EHTBirrAìNMgNT J E ditor . . /1 TQKIASAV1Y O niine E ditor TIM M oore : COPY EDÌTOR ' TlFFAMIH M o m 8 ' dent growth. A midst t he s eriousness of t he i ssues d iscussed, t here w as some lighthearted laughter, w ith both t he s taff and P resident H aynes m aintaining a f riendly and c onstructive e nvironment. P resident H aynes p lans t o hold f orums s imilar to t hese in t he f uture. said does exist at other campuses, she quickly denied the rumor's credibility for CSUSM. "It's really interesting where rumors start," said President Haynes. University hour also became a topic of interest at the forum. "I'm personally frustrated with how University Hour is turning out," said Senior Felipe Zanartu. He believes the limited time makes it difficult to plan anything. He also notices various campus organizations scheduling events at the same time. President Haynes defended the s hift from the five-day a week University Hour to the now bi-weekly setup as a compromise for each side. "Last fall when we started five days a week, there were a fair amount of students who were really unhappy with the classes that couldn't be scheduled. So I administratively made an executive decision to t ry to protect University Hour [by having it] two days a week and also provide student the access to classes they needed." During the forum, Haynes even received a question through student text messaging. The student expressed a desire for a student union on campus. A student union is currently in preliminary planning and on a fundraising priority list. As a stretch goal, Haynes would like to break ground for a student union for CSUSM's twentieth anniversary in 2010 but as of now, nothing is official. Student Christina Ahmadpour asked President Haynes what reputation she would like CSUSM to have that could distinguish this campus f rom others. President Haynes explained, "we already hear students talking about how this is a smaller campus, a friendlier campus, our faculty know students and care about them." Because the campus is only seventeen years old, President Haynes added that many of the academic programs need time to grow before they can receive more recognition. The administration hopes to continue forums at least once a semester with the potential of more depending on President Haynes' availability. Any students eager to participate in the next forum should keep an eye out for future forums coming soon. for in-range progression and other salary increases for s taff." In other words, a centralized pool for inrange progression would provide f unds that all s taff departments could access for providing n ecessary s taff pay raises. On the issue of personnel * S taff w riters F AMHACWmtO d avid C hurch JONATHAN Thompsons Amanda KHUY KÀTHTO* MCBRAVER |A€ KI E CARSAjAt J p HWGASCA * Breannje Campos J essica G o n s a u s From HAYNES, page 1 regarding volleyball and the possibility of forming a college team at CSUSM in the future. President Haynes stated that "volleyball and basBtSBRT ESGUBRUA ketball would likely be the Cahxoomists " ! next set of sports and they would likely be on the path - ; : A dvisor " to NCAA Division 2 AthJOAN A nderson letics. This semester in fact there will be conversation around that." According to President v - : Alt opinions a nd | ^¡¡i|i¡||j Haynes, the sports department is still in the initial phases of planning for the two sports. Football, howg|ÍÍ|Í||| ever, is one sport that she IHSlilii ililBtillli does not foresee in the n ^ r f uture and is not in any curü nsig&ed ¿ditoríaís represent rent plans. tfaemagority opinion <rif T he . IWitóeàft^ltóM, ^ 1 Other athletic issues discussed, focused primarily on potential ways the ; JÉÉeil^^ J e -mail campus would f und sports lili i l ^ Ä Ä i Ä i l l M i in the f uture. Solutions to ; m i | | ¡ ¡ l i l i | g g p g i i l i l the issue would most likely rely on increases in student SÉffl^ fees and donations. The forum succeeded in putting some rumors floating around campus to rest. One such rumor speculated a price increase on parking spaces Éi closer to campus. While ' :: 1 this practice is one Haynes Ig | | | ^ ; honoring her l ife and accomplishments. Anover said contributions can be made to CSUSM Foundation Account for a memorial f und in honor of Imamura-Seyller. If you would like to contribute, please note in the memo portion of the check that it is for the Professor Imamura-Seyller memorial f und. jm ä ¡¡, 11 it Zi IN mg* ^ mÍ ss • üist week, CPÄ ¥ t&MwtlMim Tate formally challenged Chancello* Reed t o a debate on e&ectrtive compensation w tä tíeneftts cie& Largely fa Wspotise t o t he Chancellor^ i a d^amde&iiseof è ie c iirml e k ^ ^ v e compensation policy, President Tai* s este t o clarify the CFA% stance m fkie matter in apiiMic j debate* H ie purpose of the defcaáe Is also t o j allow the Chancellor to inform the piAlfc 011 j tibe reasoning behind his defense o f c ontiwer- j sia) executive benefit and compensation policies, President Tate did not specify a time or j location, leaving tibe Chancellor t he option i f • TW recent graduates of Cai State San Ber- nadino, Badi mid ,CrystaJ Rodrigwz> ha&e officially filed suit agaif&t A c CSÚ, claming that the retroactive pay raises approved at last month's CSU Board of Tms&ss, meeting a m illegal. Listing tite CSU Board of Jhtstees» Chancellor Reed, and Chairwoman Roberta Aèhtenbei& as d efendant I te two are $eek- return the money to the state. I Ti^f^derive pmt bam t o file mit from their s tarts a s iaxp^yers, arguing that Urn state Constitution prohibits state employees from receiving pay ; «Today* 0 e t Senator Otaria Romero w iü j oto goyemment officials L t Govemor l o t o Gajamendi, Assemblyman Anthony Portatitino, and State Sfenator Leland Yee in decrying Chancellor Reed*s recent c onduct í tógeting wfaat she believes t o b e a n abuse of taxpayer dollam» Senaior Romero wilt calí m the C SlI Administratioh t o termínate í tsrelatíonship w ift a lobbying ten commissioned t o eontes* ÁJ& 1413. Outraged i m t he C Stl Administrado» wcmid nse taxpayer dolíais t o firndtifuslobbying group, especially í n l igfe sathm practices. Senator Romero will intro- I í ri^é^^d^Bé^íimi^ dedicated woman whose love for her own Japanese culture was contagious. It is clear the loss of a great teacher, scholar, and woman will b e felt here for some t ime to come. On Oct. 7, a Buddhist Service was held in her honor at 800 Los Vallecitos Boulevard, suites C and D, in San Marcos shortages, President Haynes pointed out that unlike faculty, CSUSM has "no empirical model for staffing." Where there is a suggested ratio of faculty to students, no such guidelines exist for balancing staff with students, a point of great concern for staff personnel who fear that they may not have the manpower to handle stu- From FORUMS, page 1 - , FEATURES iDITOa VIIUDÍ^APACHECP-ISAAC Japanese club here on campus, which she helped establish. Anover described her as "a talented scholar-teacher." She used every tool available to teach her students and remained current on teaching techniques throughout her career, she said. Imamura-Seyller worked until the last day possible. 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The Chargers introduced their Turner, who spent last season passing game in the third quarter as an offensive coordinator for the with a Philip Rivers to Antonio 49ers, got the job done Sunday, as Gates 9 yard touchdown. the Chargers took out the BronWith just seven seconds cos by a score of 41-3; the Bron- remaining in the third quarcos worst home loss since 1966. ter, Rivers hooked up with wide The Chargers started off the reviver, Vincent Jackson for a 15 game in stunning fashion near the yard touchdown pass. six minute mark in the first quarThe Chargers scored only once BY TIM MOORE Pride Staff Writer CLASSIFIEDS 4i in the fourth quarter, but it was as pretty as could be. Back-up running back, Michael Turner rushed for a 74 yard touchdown, which proved to be the highlight of the game. Michael Turner, the fourth year, 5'10" back-up running back from Northern Illinois University, had only 54 rushing yards in the first four games of the season. 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Kenosha, Wisconsin �In Community and World Literary today's technology Series Presents: Still deciding which gadget William Luvaas Students and faculty enjoy a reading from to buy? This may help. award winning contemporary author BY JACKIE CARBAJAL Pride Staff Writer On Thursday, Oct. 4, CSUSM's Community and World Literary Series hosted a literature reading by author William Luvaas. Luvaas read some of his Ht-J erary work to a attentive audience of both students and faculty members. Words like "contemporary," "in your face," and "cutting edge" can describe Luvaas' style and still, there is so much more to the stories he creates. For the event, Luvaas read a short story from his book, "A Working Man's Apocrypha". The story, "A Season of Limb Fall", chronicles the eccentric events in a different Southern California than the one with which we familiarize. One such event involves a senile elderly woman arid her yippy dog being ripped into the air by a twister. The dog later turns up alive in a tree. Where else other than a literary reading could anyone really appreciate words like "alivening" and "kapockety"? How else would a "Be Sure Doggie Composter" make sense? Clearly the work of William Luvaas needs more than admiration, it makes you do a double take. Tornadoes, life threatening floods, and self-generating computers all exist in the fictitious world of Luvaas, Not only does this alternate reality intrigue any reader willing to give it a chance, it also has heart. The chkractei-is of "A Working Man's Apocrypha" are as loveable as they are eccentric and as flawed as they are remarkably genuine. Something about a literary reading brought out these elements in a way walking through a bookstore could never accomplish. Literary readings may not seem like the ideal social event on a Thursday night for college students. However, as someone who shared that same opinion in the past, I strongly recommend it. Hearing an author read their own writing aloud gives the audience much more than words on paper. The art of storytelling is an element that readers can't replicate. The next Community and World Literary Series event will showcase readings from K. Silem Mohammad on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. For more information visit http://www.csusm. edu/cwls/ A g uide t o t he n ewest a nd s leekest i n t echnology BY ELBERT ESGUERRA Pride Staff Writer In this day and age, having some piece of Bluetooth technology or HDTV has become almost as important as having your automobile to get to school. With that said, there are some chôices ouf there that will help making those decisions a little easier tofindthe sleekest, prolific, most impressive piece of gadgetry that money can afford. Even for the students who just want to get by or the ones that want to be head above heals over everyone else - there's something for everyone. The Sanyo Katana® DLX 8500 phone: The Katana DLX weighs 3.5 ounces and looks a lot like the Katana II with smoothed-out corners. This 3.7"xl.9"x0.6" device has f ull multimedia support that includes a 1.3 mega pixel camera, 128MB microSD, and MP3/AAC/AAC+ playback, and full Bluetooth connectivity. It is available in three colors and has a 2.0 inch TFT display. It is available through Sprint for $79.99 + contract. Samsung® LNT4065F 40" 1080p LCD HDTV: A glossy-black finish and low profile speakers is pretty enough to look at both on and off. Besides full 1080p support, it also offers a 15,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for true clear quality. T he P ride highlights campus talent ' Logitech QuickCam® Pro9000 webcam: A sleek webcam that provides a HD video at 920 x 720 pixels and RealLight™ 2 technology that will produce the best possible picture under dimly lit environments. It also packs Carl Zeiss® optics and complete auto-focus functionality. 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Manning said the difference between "The Vagina Monologues" and "The Coming Out Monologues" is that this is not a play, instead it is a collection of speakers talking about their experiences with "coming out". Another inspiration toward organizing this event is the date it will be held. October is known as the LGBT history month and October 11th is National Coming Out Day. Not only will this be an opportunity for the audience to learn about the LGBT community but also to understand how the community handles talking about the subject for the first time. There will be several speakers at the event including Manning. Two other speakers will be coming from Massachusetts one of them will speak from a transgender perspective and the other from a straight ally perspective. Among other speakers there are some from the CSUSM community. Living in a heterosexual world is not easy for non-heterosexual individuals to talk about the topic freely. 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This leads to things like Two important things happened this people eating Coldstone ice cream in f ull week. First, I got a hickey so bad the view of you while you're doing the elliptientire editorial staff gave me crap about cal trainer. Which you already hate. it. The second and more important thing The second option is getting a peris that I took up kickboxing. ^ h m ^ h mmmmmm m m m m m m SOnal trainer. Dude, if Sort of. you have the money for a personal trainer, how'd I hate exercise. Maybe you even get out of shape you hate it too. You should. You r un, you r un, and you in the first place? Don't either get nowhere on a even talk to me. treadmill, or come back The third option is in a loop to wherever you having a f riend help you. started. The only time I'm This is a great option if going to r un is if the apocyour f riend has some alypse comes, I get " Left m ———^ kind of professional Behind" (you know, like the training. Of course, if book series), and there are lions chasing that were the case, they'd be a personal me. Or if someone points a gun at me. Or trainer and making hundreds f rom other if for some God-forsaken reason, there are people instead of helping you. The idea lions pointing guns at me. of j ust working out with a friend is good But apparently, even if you held at a though. Active-motion humiliation is steady weight by doing nothing, once you blunted by having someone making a gain weight, you have to exercise to lose it. complete ass of themselves next to you. Who comes u p with these theories? I was Adds to the friendship. stuck either in a hospital or in bed when I What you may choose NOT to do is gained it but I have to go out and make a take u p kickboxing with someone who fool of myself in one way or another to get trains Marines. Just a friendly little word rid of it. RIDICULOUS. of advice. But hey, I guess if you want it so There are many ways to do this so-called badly you can taste it, you might anyway. 'exercise'. (Why don't they j ust call it I wouldn't know. I hate exercise. Maybe you hate it too. You should. This past week had everything. The N HL season finally was u nderway in N orth A merica. The N ew York Yankees dropped the first two games of the post-season. The National L eague West is dominating the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. A nd still there is more. L et's start with Michael Vick, who is now f acing state charges for t he dog fighting. Vick is also at risk f or having to pay back the Atlanta Falcons $22 million of his signing bonus. Since this is g uaranteed money, the criminal, Vick, is most likely going to be able to u se it and keep investing it in his lawyer te.am as he is p lanning to fight the charges at the state level. Vick is already f acing t wo years in the federal prison, and is being slapped with a possible 40 years in state prison. Not to mention, the N FL will be looking to ban h im. But the way things are going, I don't t hink commissioner Roger Goodell will have to since Vick will be locked up for a while. While we are t alking about athletes who went f rom heroes to villains, why not talk about the soon to be t hree-time stripped Olympic Gold Medalist Marion Jones - the pride and j oy of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney for track and field. Jones had all Americans on the edge of their seats as she was t rying for five Olympic Gold Medals. We also watched her then-husband, C.J. Hunter, fail a steroid test at the same Olympics. (Mudante, Seven years later, she finally came out in a t earful apology a fter she pled g uilty for lying t o federal investigators. Jones is g iving f ans another reason to distrust their beloved athletes. She is j oining those who have been lying about t aking steroids such as Floyd Landis, B arry Bonds, Jason Giambi and more. But, t he t hing that is m aking it bad as a f an of sports is that we are being pushed to the extremes on athletes that are t rustable. Lastly, t here is Isiah Thomas, president of operations and head coach of the N ew York K nicks. Thomas was found g uilty by a j ury for sexual harassment, for m aking demeaning statements and sexual advances at A nucha Browne Sanders. Now T homas' employer, Madison Square Garden's c hairman, James Dolan, gets to write a $11.5 million check t o the victim. A1 Sharpton is p reparing to lead a protest against M adison Square Gardens u nless T homas would apologize for his c omments about how it is less offensive for a black man to call a black woman a bitch t han it is for a white man.. The only reason why T homas still has a j ob is that Dolan and T homas' relationship is unbreakable. T homas then exited the c ourthouse and said how the j ury was wrong, t hey were very wrong. T homas' actions are t hose of a sports athlete. He is no longer that athlete, he is a coach still a cting like a player. It is w rong for what he did and the K nicks will now b e able to f ire h im a fter another terrible year t he K nicks are about t o have. o&uM Q ^ ^ jjyi. jlmd By Jenny Bigpond HHiMlRÜHM CLARIFICATIONS eOR&SpTION; \ • Bu comes to LOflirSavey. ,j - Il 1IËPI ¡¡lililí •MHHMHMt �A&E THE PRIDE Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The world is ending on October 7 th 13 r "Self, o Too Many Events, San Diego Implodes Pnerhaps you've ?"ecently been thinkingastoaylourself,nswers. what amreI agoing tobdunch o October 13 Luckily, the Pride h ot of a There a whole th of festivals and a whole lot of art. So, without further ado, your guide to surviving Saturday, Oct. 13 By Toria Savey /Pride Staff Writer OKTOBERFEST Cost: $3 or 2 for $5 Place: San Diego, specifically the neighborhood of Ocean Beach What: Yes, many radio stations have been broadcasting live from Oktoberfests all over the county for the past few weeks. What is unclear is why they even bothered. The official October beer capital of San Diego is the neighborhood of Ocean Beach. It's cheap. There's music on two stages. Sausages. Beer. Stereotypical bar maids and a whole lotta lederhosen. It's as close to Munich as you're going to get in one day. SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Cost: $7 and up Place: Ultrastar Mission Valley (Hazard Center) What: With anywhere from six to sixteen films showing per night, the festival lasts from October 11th- 18th and can still barely cram in all the movies, panels and discussions. With films ranging into every subject matter, you should be able to get even your most closeminded friends to put aside their inhibitions about the indie nature of 'film festivals'. If you don't find something that appeals to you, I'll eat my hat. Actually, eat your own hat, because obviously there's something wrong with you already. LITTLE ITALY PRECIOUS FESTA Cost: Nothing! Place: San Diego again, this time in Little Italy What: While the cost is technically nothing, parking could set you back $7. Or there's always the trolley which will take you almost to the heart of the festa, Italian for 'festival'. With over 100,000 attendees, the festival starts on October 13th with a chalk drawing exhibition, and continues with the bulk of food, entertainment and vendors on October 14th. Oddly enough, their website also mentions sausages as being integral, though this time of the Italian variety. Little Italy is also known for its art community which is celebrated during several different annual events, and will no doubt be on display at the festa. MCAS MIRAMAR AIR SHOW Cost: Nothing! Again! Place: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar What: Quite simply, lots of planes. Maybe you have a child who would be amused. Maybe you're trying to go deaf by the age of thirty. Maybe you never got over those childhood dreams of being afighterpilot. Featuring everything from military demonstrations to wingwalkers (yes, that's just what it sounds like), there's enough to > keep the young, old, and even attention deficit entertained. ANNUAL TIJUANA TEQUILA TOUR Cost: OkrPricey. $39. Place: leaves from Old Town Transit Center, San Diego What: Perhaps you don't drink tequila. That's a shame. But it leaves plenty more for the rest of us. While this tour is definitely a little expensive, you travel to Mexico by bus and arrive as the Tequila Expo, a holy land for aficionados, where you can taste over 100 different tequilas. Actually, it's unlimited tasting of 100 different tequilas. Did you catch the UNLIMITED part?!? The event is mostly for the ART EXHIBITIONS GONE WILD over 21 set, though you can Cost: varies, some free go between the ages of 18 and Place: San Diego Museum of Art, UCR Sweeney Art Gallery and 20. .. if you bring a parent. California Museum for Photography WHAT: Ok, maybe that's not the name of an entire event, but it should be. The cost includes two shots of tequila on the bus (which is If you love art, then October 13th is the day to be alive in San Diego. New the only way I'll travel by bus, exhibitions will be opening at the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) as actually). well as both art venues at the University of California, Riverside. SDMA r,-iu " ^ilJ^i is proving it can still attract the young and vital with Animated Painting, an exhibition of works that connect traditional painting to animation technologies. The Sweeney Art Gallery is opening three new shows, all done by incredible Latino artists. One in particular stands out as a multimedia portrayal of the uprising on Oaxaca that has been going on since 2006. Two events are also starting at the Museum of Photography. For sheer ingenuity, I'm going to see Real Uncertain, referred to as a "conversation between painting and photography", leaving the visitor to TtfMM * ' wonder which they've viewed. Well worth the drive. Happy Hour at the Belly Up Tavern: For you AND your grandma BY KATHRYN MCBRAYER Pride Staff Writer This week my assignment was to check out the Belly Up Tavern's happy hour. Every Friday the Belly Up has a happy hour with a live band, dancing and a cheap five-dollar cover charge. The Belly Up Tavern is a North County treasure, located in the heart of beautiful Solana Beach. The happy hour session is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Fridays. There's a different band scheduled for each session. A 21-year-old age limit is enforced in the tavern. I had been to the Belly Up before and found the intimate venue to be an entertaining local spot to see a show in North County. However, to my surprise, the Belly Up hapgy hour caters to a more mature crowd. There weren't any drink specials or food specials for the happy hour. The only budget advantage was the five dollar cover charge. Fortunately, the band was extremely entertaining. As a "nostalgia" band, they were experts in all kinds of party dance classics from the 40's to the 90's. Five men and two women were all wearing costumes and energizing the crowd. One of the women was playing the sax while the other did vocals. The men played keyboard, vocals, upright base, guitar and drums. Everyone able to dance was dancing. It was enjoyable to see people take pleasure in themselves, even though I felt like a junior high kid at the senior prom. Next week on Oct. 12, there will be a band called The Fabulous Pelicans who are also a party dance music band. The following week, Oct. 19, the Bayou Brothers will be playing. The Bayou Brothers are a Louisiana dance band that will leave you craving gumbo shrimp and dirty rice. For those of you who enjoy people watching, I encourage you to head down to happy hour at the Belly Up as a pre-party to your Friday night. 2 fflE9 Images courtesy San Diego Asian Film Foundation, US Marine Corps, Little Italy Associaton, Tijuana Tourism Board H IP H OP The Dream Merchant 2 9TH WONDER This hip hop beat-specialist has produced for hip hop artist as underground as Little Brother and as overground as Jay-Z. As he displays his skills and talent on this solo album, he features well known hip hop artists such as Mos Def and Camp Lo. P OP/COUNTRY Family LEANN RIMES ¡On to her 12th studio album, Leann Rimes gets personal. For the first ¡time, she either wrote or co-wrote ¡every single track on the album. Now we'll have to see if getting personal gets the pop/country listeners. ROCK Famous PUDDLE OF MUDD After pushing back the release date and changing the album's name, the band releases its third album. With some new band members debuting their musicianship, along with some 'credible producers, the band will see if this album can keep them 'famous.' Photo by Kathryn McBrayer/The Pride Images courtesy of Ryko Distribution Partners, Curb Records and Geffen Records - �"The Heartbreak Kid" A little recycled, but a lot of laugher BY ELBERT ESGUERRA Pride Staff Writer Scorsese has Leonardo, Tim Burton has DeppT Peter' and Bobby Farrelly have Ben Stiller. All is right in the universe. The latest offering by the Farrelly brothers is "The Heartbreak Kid", where farts, crazy sex, and inappropriate language by old men are what keep audiences in their seats. Stiller is Eddie Cantrow, a 40year old sport shop owner looking for love. It doesn't help that his father, played by real life dad Jerry, is encouraging him to "live life" - which in his definition means sleeping with as many women as possible. Love in this case comes in the form of a bombshell named Lila (Malin Ackerman) who at first glance, looks like a sweet- heart until the jaws of marriage brings out the ultra-neurotic nature in her, as well as Eddie. Eddie immediately regrets his life altering decision in marrying Mrs. Wrong after a Mini Cooper road trip to Cabo San Lucas where Lila sings the lyrics to all songs on the radio. Not just popular songs, but every song. It's after a serious (and I mean serious) sunburn mishap that Lila is locked up in the room for most of the honeymoon, Eddie meets another sweetheart in Miranda (Michelle Monaghan). They find solace in each other and by this point, the movie begins to feel almost recycled with love triangles and coincidental disasters. Carlos Mencia also stars in the movie as a stereotypical, sleazy hotel worker. He does more to hinder the film oppo- site the bouncing dialogue between Stiller and elder-Stiller. Stiller still plays the role of the hopeless good guy we want to root for and it's something that doesn't seem to get old. He brings a great exuberance to the loser role that suits his acting well. The film is a remake from 1972 film by Neil Simon. Rest assured that the Farrelly brothers have not lost a step in purveying their sense of humor to moviegoers, but it feels more like the kind of humor we got from "There's Something About Mary". I t's cool, but it isn't groundbreaking humor like what we see these days like in "Borat", "The 40Year Old Virgin" and "Superbad". The directing duo does a great j ob i n casting every role just right in the film. People shouldn't have to worry that all the good comedic moments are spoiled by trailers and commercials. There's enough substance that satisfies, such as a certain donkey scene. Comedy is the Farrelly's muse, and comedy is where their success will always be seen. Let's hope that Peter and Bobby never decide to commit career suicide by directing a drama or action movie. Image courtesy of DreamWorks LLC cano, and the sun. The container catches BY JONATHAN THOMPSON the eye with popping yellow and orange Pride Staff Writer hues contrasted with soothing green Kona Brewing Company brews Fire and brown c olors/Overall, the packagRock Pale Ale in Kona, Hawaii, Father, ing pleases the eye. The Hawaiian scene Cameron Healy, and son, Spoon Khalsa, allows the consumer to mentally travel founded the brewery in spring of 1994. and experience Hawaii while being in The brewery has three main brews, the confines of their physical settings. which are Big Wave Golden Ale, Long The bottles themselves contain the same board Islander Lager, and Fire Rock Pale scene from the container. The bottles have Ale. The brewery brews other specialty yellow caps that bottle 6.0% alcohol-bybeers and limited edition releases. volume ale. The ale's ABV contains a little The brewery mainly sells in Hawaii more alcohol than an average beer. Underbut also sells in the lower 48 states, neath the bottle caps, the brewery has Japan, and China. The brewery oper- stamped Hawaiian words and their English ates two pubs and claims to have uti- translations. Hawaiian and English are the lized recycled parts from surround- official languages of Hawaii. : ing islands such as a roof and bar table. The ale pours extremely smooth while Because the ale comes from Hawaii, the barely creating a quarter inch thick head. cardboard container holding six 12-ounce A copper tone radiates from the glass. brown glass bottles is adorned with a picThe ale emits an aroma similar to that turesque scene most likely found in of freshly made dough with a hint every travel photo album owned by of sour mash. The ale begins with any Hawaii visitor. a mildly bold flavor and finishes The container depicts Hawaiian superb. The exquisite finish makes vegetation, the sea, a passing cruise the mind, body, and soul feel fanship, two tourists, an erupting voltastic. T he great tasting finish calls for the beginning, again and again. The brewery suggests pairing the ale with almost any food item, especially barbeque. A fellow Cougar experienced the great tasting ale. "It taste light and crisp," said senior business major Bryan Spangenberg. The brewery released their lim„„ J , ited edition Pipeline Porter on Oct. 1. The porter should be interesting as it contains 100% Kona Coffee. Look out for Pipeline Porter in a f uture "Beer of the Week." As always, enjoy Photo courtesy of Jonathan Thompson / The Pride responsibly. George's Burger? cy c^ BY BEN ROFFEE Pride Staff Writer By George, I think they've got it! Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the name. George's Burgers is one of those few places that has escaped the infinite pit of generic burger joints whose food is as bland as the Joes, Bobs, and Chucks, they're named after. George's Burgers is a modest place located on N. Las Posas Road, j ust o ff the 78. While it may not be the most epic burger in San Marcos, George's Burgers will stand toe to toe with the veterans if called upon. This place couldn't be any more perfect for the wayward CSUSM student, catering to even the most discerning palette with a frighteningly diverse menu. At George's Burgers, you will undoubtedly discover the most unholy of the fast food trinities: burgers, Mexican, and Greek Food. George's Burgers also boasts a fairly thorough breakfast menu. When Samuel Morse dispatched that immortal utterance-"What hath god wrought?"in his first telegraph transmis sion, it was because he had just read the menu at George's Burgers. While George's Burgers' methods are daring and perhaps blasphemous, it is improbable if not impossible for you to not enjoy something there. Since it is a burger place first and foremost, I decided to try the quarter pound special burger. Expecting a humble quarterpounder, you can imagine my surprise when this colossal behemoth invaded my face. A fter the initial shock, I soon discovered this burger to be a gentle giant, a stable and calm blend of ingredients. It is a harmonious celebration of unrivaled equality where no element of the burger overwhelms another or the rest. The hamburger meat has a faint spice that contributes to the innovative dynamic of the burger. In similar fashion to the burger, the f ries are beastly slabs of potato. While they are fairly generous in flavor, they don't harbor excess grease that can often times overwhelm a French fry. I definitely recommend you pencil George's Burgers somewhere into your list of places to go before you die, preferably somewhere between your 10:15 a.m. History class and your trip to The Great Wall of China. Photo courtesy of Ben Roffee / The Pride � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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