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Above: Eastlake residents looked on in disbelief as the Harris fire
threatened hundreds of homes in the Chula Vista community.
Top right: San Diego Fire Fighters look on as the San Ysidro fire struggles to contain itself.
Residents were let back into their homes after a brief evacuation.
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Legislation for our education
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Governor signs AB 262 and AB 1584 to alleviate financial burdens of CA college students
BY JACKIE CARBAJAL
Pride Staff Writer
Two bills signed into legislation recently this month are just
some governmental measures
reforming postsecondary education in California. While the
vetoing of AB 1413 earlier this
month may have discouraged students and campus faculty members, California assemblymen are
still pushing for legislation that
addresses the needs of students in
the postsecondary public school
system and are starting to receive
some success in return.
Governor
Schwarzenegger
recently signed AB 262 and
AB 1548 into law. Both legislations help alleviate the financial
burdens of college for students
across the state.
AB 262, commissioned by
Democratic Assemblyman, Joe
Coto, looks to dispel credit card
companies from targeting college students on campus with
gifts and other luring tactics.
Also called The College Student
Credit Protection Act, AB 262
advises university executives to
revise regulations on credit companies on campus.
Student debt is quickly becoming an epidemic throughout college campuses across the country. While student loans also add
to the problem, credit card debt utors and faculty members. The
is the most troublesome problem governor went on in his veto mesfor students to control. Many sage to state, "Therefore, instead
credit companies are aware that of this bill [SB 832], I am signfreshman students know little ing Assembly Bill 1548. Many
about credit and annual percent- of the same concepts in SB 832
age rates and target them accord- are in AB 1548, but AB 1548 recognizes the shared responsibilingly.
According to student lender, ity and attempts to address the
Nellie Mae, in 2004 more than 75 issue in a more comprehensive
percent of students had a credit manner"
The bill requires publishers to
card and more than 40 percent
include important changes made
had more than four credit cards.
Upon introducing AB 262 in his to new editions compared to preApril 2007 newsletter, Assembly- vious editions, provide faculty
man Coto stated, "Many Califor- members with a list of wholesale
nia public university students, of distributors upon request, and
all incomes and backgrounds, are print on the cover of instructor
graduating into severe credit card edition textbooks that the copy is
debt. AB 262 will help to protect not available for resale.
the students who represent the
College institutions and faculty
future of California's economy." must consider costs of textbooks
Democratic
Assemblyman, when selecting reading lists and
Jose Solorio, proposed AB order books with enough time for
1548 to help control textbook students to purchase them. AB
prices for students. Governor 1548 also requires that they not
Schwarzenegger vetoed a simi- sell instructor copies or accept
lar measure, SB 832, explaining any personal profit for requiring
in his veto message that the "bill certain textbooks or materials for
focuses strictly on textbook pub- course instruction.
lisher policies and fails to recCampus bookstores must also
ognize that the affordability of post a disclosure of new pricing
textbooks is a shared responsi- policies for both new and used
bility among publishers, college textbooks in the store or through
bookstores, and faculty mem- store websites.
bers."
"As the former student body
AB 1548 calls for improve- president of UC Irvine, I know
ments among publishers, distrib- firsthand that high textbook
prices are a huge issue for college
students." Assemblyman Solorio
said in an Oct. 13 press release.
According to the General
Accounting Office 2005 report,
textbook prices increased 186
percent between the years 1986
and 2004; nearly triple the rate
of inflation during that same time
period.
AB 1548 does not decrease
textbook prices but it does offer
students more opportunity to
make better textbook purchasing decisions. The bill also
holds those who select textbooks
accountable for taking students
best interests into consideration
during the process.
"AB 1548 provides a comprehensive approach to controlling
college textbook prices by placing additional disclosure requirements on all parties involved in
creating the high prices. That's
why the bill was supported by the
California State Student Association, the California Teacher's
Association, the Association of
American Publishers and the
California Postsecondary Education Commission," said Assemblyman Solorio.
Students will soon be able to
see how these bills affect life on
campus and if they set a precedent to pass similar bills in the
future.
Cougar Challenge christens new cross country course
Above: Contestants, including the CSUSM Women's Cross Country team, line up
for the start of the 5K portion of the Cougar Challenge. Right: Seniors, Sergio
Gonzalez and Juan Mejia battle for position in the 8K.
Photos courtesy ofKyle Trembley, Sports Information Director
considered one of the best runners
in school history.
The CSUSM Women's team took
The Cougar 5K/8K Challenge took part in 5K, and had a big presence in
over the front end of campus Saturday, the top ten. Morgan Sjogren finished
and though the stakes were not particu- fourth with a time of 18:21, Jessica
larly high, the competition was fierce.
Sandoval finished sixth with a time
The race, which was a part of the USA of 18:31, and Whitney Patton finished
Track and Field Dirt Dog Cross Country eighth with a time of 18:38.
series, was not an official NAIA event,
The CSUSM Men's team ran in the
so the results did not affect the official 8K, and standout senior, Juan Mejia
scores or rankings.
finished impressively in first place
The race was open to the public for with a time of 24:57. Just four secparticipation. Nearly 200 took part in onds back in second place was senior,
the event, with the 5K kicking off at Sergio Gonzalez. Former CSUSM
9:00 and the 8K starting at 9:45.
runner, Jesse Armijo finished third
Former CSUSM runner, Anne- with a time of25:06.
Marie Byrne took first place in the
CSUSM Cross Country travels to
5K with a time of 17:40. Byrne, who Fresno for the NAIA Regionals* on
graduated in the spring of 2006, was Nov. 3.
BY TIM MOORE
Pride Staff Writer
�Nominations begin for The President's
Award for Innovation in Teaching
Conservative movement IslamoFascism Awareness Week passes
S tudents given o pportunity t o recognize innovate p rofessors
BY KATHRYN MCBRAYER
Pride Staff Writer
BY JACKIE CARBAJAL
Pride Staff Writer
excellence.
The deadline for the Outstanding Contributions to Student SucFor anyone who knows a fac- cess Award is this Friday, Nov. 2.
ulty member that goes above and
A selection committee is curbeyond, now is the time to put rently in place consisting of last
that thought into action. Nomina- year's awardee, a faculty member
tions for two faculty awards are chosen by the President, one
currently open to Cal State San member of the Academic Senate
Marcos students.
Executive Committee, one acaThe President's Award for Inno- demic administrator, and a stuvation in Teaching relies solely on dent selected by Associated Stustudent nominations. The inten- dent Inc. The committee will
tion of the award is to encourage review all nominations and make
faculty to find new ways of teach- at least two nominations to the
ing that impact a student's ability President by Dec. 7 and in turn,
to learn and have interest in the the President will make the final
subject.
decisions. President Haynes will
Last year's recipient was Col- make the award announcements
lege of Business Administration on Dec. 10.
Professor, Dr. Soheila Jorjani. "It
Commenting on the continued
felt wonderful. I love teaching so benefits of the award, Dr. Jorjani
that by itself is a big award. The added, "It has given me even more
nomination by a student "and win- energy to go forward! I demand
ning the award was doubly excit- excellence from my students and I
ing and gratifying!" Said Jorjani. challenge them to be independent
The President's Award for Out- and intelligent thinkers. They
standing Contributions to Stu- always rise up to this challenge
dent Success is new this year and and with this award they have told
opens for nominations from stu- me they appreciate my style."
Students should take full advandents, faculty and program directors. The award looks to recognize tage of opportunities to recognize
temporary or part time faculty effective teaching methods. In
members who contribute to stu- pointing out what works, other,
dent learning encourage student faculty members can also learn
diversity and promote academic from their nominated colleagues.
Additionally, no respect holds
greater significance than the
appreciation of a student to their
teacher.
British author Gladys Bronwyn Stern once said, "Silent
gratitude isn't much use to
anyone."
The
President's
Awards are the best opportunity students have each year
to honor faculty members in a
big way. In lieu of the upcoming Thanksgiving season, it is
important to not only be thankful for faculty members that
enable student success but also
to make that gratitude a public
affair.
To vote for The President's
Award for Innovation in Teaching, e-mail the Office of President Karen Haynes via Carol
Bonomo at cbonomo@csusm.
edu. The deadline for the Innovation in Teaching Award is
Friday, Nov. 9. Nominations
should include how the proposed faculty member displays
innovative ways of teaching and
how these ways help the student
retain knowledge.
For complete criteria of both
awards and information on the
nomination process, visit President Haynes' website at www.
csusm.edu/president.
Islamo-Fascism
Awareness
Week was held Oct. 22 to 26. The
David Horowitz Freedom Center
organized and promoted the event
in conjunction with conservative
student organizations across the
United States.
The intent of Islamo-Fascism
Awareness week was for conservative groups to inform the
American student population of
what the David Horowitz Freedom Center calls the "two Big
Lies." These lies, according to
The Terrorism Awareness Project website (http://www.terrorismawareness.org), are, "George
Bush created the war on terror
and that Global Warming is a
greater danger to Americans than
the terrorist threat."
The Terrorism Awareness Project also stated the purpose of the
protest is to "rally American students to defend their country."
200 universities and colleges
across the United States participated in the event, including Palomar College. CSUSM
initially appeared on the list of
participating campuses but was
later removed. When asked why
the Terrorism Awareness Project
removed Cal State San Marcos,
among other schools, from the
list, a representative from the
group declined to comment on the
matter.
The events included keynote
speakers, panels on oppression of
women, showings of Suicide Killers, Obsession, or Islam: What
the West Needs to Know and the
ABC mini-series The Path to 9/11,
a petition encouraging students
to claim their allegiance, and a
memorial service for the victims
of terrorist attacks. There will
also be a petition "denouncing
Islamo-Fascist violence against
women, gays, Christians, Jews
and non-religious people."
In response to the event the
Muslim Public Affairs Council instructs Muslim students to
do the following: "demonstrate
Islamic ethics and restraint, support free speech, not respond,
contact campus administration,
talk to other student groups,
report hate crimes and incidents."
They also provided workshops for
students under the banner, "Truth
Over Fear: Countering Islamophobia."
The MPAC pamphlet provided
to help Islamic students navigate
through the demonstrations states,
"programs such as Islamo-Facism
Awareness Week (IFAW) seek to
isolate and divide communities,
thereby dislodging their place as
contributing members of society."
Cougar Watch, keeping an eye on the campus community
University Police Qepaitme^^
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according to Chief of Police,
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new projects the! department rapidly growing, now is the time
planned for CSUSM. The new to do some strategic planning f or
program is all part of a goal for | preventing crime to maintain a
building a safe community by | safe campus. In previous years,
utilizing positive communication f 2003-2006, CSUSM Part i crime
throughout the campus. Mem- rates were some of the lowest
bers of me department served ; scores in the state, and consisbarbeque to the campus while tently decreasing.
informing students ¡^bout the pro- | UPD is offering weekly meetI ings for campus community tp
gram.
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neighborhood watch programs, the police department and things
and is one method UPD is using individuals can do to keep the
to counter act a projected rise in * campus safe. At the meetings,
1 they plan to discuss themes
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messages in the event of an emercrimes, and travel safety.
For staff, faculty, and students gency, students, staff, and faculty
that can't make the weekly meet- can register his/her cell phone
ings: UPD encourages the campus number by going to ,http://www^
to remain aware of surroundings, isusm.edu/ep/
lock your vehicles, and make use | In recent events, UPD is said to
of the evening safety escort pro- have benefited from the Cougar
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call UPD when something does vehicle crimes liave taken place
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and passenger fled the vehicle.
watch@csusm.edu.
UPD also announced the start Officers chased one suspect in
a foot pursuit running past the
UVA, Cesar Chavez circle, up
the stairs, and through the Arts
building. Student bystanders
facilitated officers by pointing
which direction the suspect ran.
In spite of a manhunt including canine units and a helicopter, one of the suspects evaded
arrest. UPD and SD S heriffs
are continuing the investigation.
Chief Hackenberg stated in a
campus-communication email,
"University Police wish to thank
those students that enthusiastically pointed out the location of
the fleeing suspect to pursuing
officers, and those students who
called in to provide helpful information."
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in emotional 35-10 victory
CSUSM women's
soccer headed
to playoffs
BY TIM MOORE
Pride Staff Writer
BY TIM MOORE
Pride Staff Writer
In a game that was almost not
played in San Diego, the Chargers
took over Qualcomm and boosted
the morale of 60,439 fans; even if it
was for only four hours.
As San Diego County was being
ravaged by the w ildfires, Qualcomm
Stadium was being used to facilitate
over 10,000 evacuees.
A fter some 45 Chargers employees, including around 24 players
were displaced f rom their homes
Monday, the Chargers were forced to
board a plane to Arizona to cary on
with the week's practice schedule.
When the Los Angeles L akers
a nnounced the cancellation on
Tuesday of t heir a nnual p reseason
game in San Diego t hat was scheduled f or Thursday, the idea of the
C hargers r eturning home seemed
d oubtful.
The Chargers faced similar circumstances in 2003, when their
Monday night game against the
Dolphins was moved to Sun Devil
Stadium in Arizona due, ironically
enough, to Qualcomm being used as
an evacuation center for the Cedar
Fire.
Arizona and Los Angeles were
speculated for the relocation of the
The #6 ranked CSUSM women's soccer team
is headed to its first ever playoff appearance
Wednesday, as the Cougars face off against the
#3 ranked Concordia Eagles in the first round
of the NAIA Region II playoffs on Wednesday.
The game is at Concordia at 1:00pm.
This is only the second season of women's
soccer at CSUSM, and with only four seniors,
the playoff berth shows plenty of potential.
In a press release from the university, coach
Ron Pulvers said, "For our young team, this is
going to be a great opportunity to get experience in a playoff setting."
The Cougars will look to capitalize on the
skills of senior defender, Annica Perez who
was the October 2007 women's soccer athlete
of the month.
This match-up may look familiar to the
Cougars, who faced Concordia on September
8th, in a fatigued game that ended up being
the worst CSUSM loss of the season. One day
earlier the Cougars played #1 ranked Azusa
Pacific, losing by a score of 0-1.
This time the Cougars will be well rested
due to the cancelation of their final regular
season game, against La Sierra University on
Sunday.
The Cougars finished the season with a
6 -6-4 record, coming down the stretch with
two tough ties at Cal State San Bernardino and
Cal Poly Pomona.
game, as well as Oakland, Seattle,
and Fresno.
With the n umbers of e vacuees
s teadily d ropping as the week p rogressed, the f ocus soon s hifted on
d istinct p ossibility of the game
a ctually b eing played at Q ualcomm.
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders
announced late Thursday that the
stadium would be ready and capable
to host the game, stating "The City
will be able to provide s ufficient
public safety personnel to manage a
professional football game without
impeding ongoing w ildfire recovery
e fforts."
The team returned to San Diego
Friday morning allowing time for
players and staff to return to their
homes-all of which still standing.
Throughout the week's tribulations, the Chargers managed to stay
focussed for their match-up with the
Houston Texans en route to their
third consecutive victory; 35-10.
The Chargers got the p arty started
with 5:49 l eft in the f irst quarter with
a Philip Rivers to Antonio Gates
49 yard crowd-pleasing touchdown
reception.
Later in the f irst, Chargers cornerback, Antonio Cromartie recovered
a Bryan Pittman fumble and took it
to the house, pushing the Chargers
lead to 14-0.
Houston got on the board early
in the second quarter with a Kris
Brown 40-yard field goal.
Antonio Gates made the highlights
again with a 31 yard touchdown
reception to the l eft. Antonio Cromartie followed soon a fter with an
interception f rom Houston quarterback, Matt Schaub that was returned
for a 70 yard touchdown.
Philip Rivers got the newly
acquired wide receiver, Chris Chambers involved with a 14 yard touchdown pass near the two minute mark
in the second quarter.
The Chargers took a 35-3 lead into
h alftime, and needed nothing more
f rom the o ffense to secure the victory.
The Chargers won by a score of
35-10, in a game that brought out the
best of the Chargers in the midst of a
crisis throughout the county.
"It was kind of like a win for the
San Diego Chargers, but at the same
time it was a win for San Diego
itself," said Gates a fter the game.
The victory improved the Chargers record to 4-3, putting the in a
tie for f irst place in the AFC West
with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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next Sunday to face the Vikings at
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The Lost Boys of Sudan
Renowned author Benjamin Ajak shares
his story of survival
BY BEN ROFFEE
Pride Staff Writer
On multiple occasions in the past few
weeks, Cal State San Marcos hosted several distinguished guests of various backgrounds to speak to students, faculty, and
staff on a variety of topics. Last week was
no different as Sudanese native Benjamin
Ajak visited CSUSM on Oct. 16 and 17,
bringing with him an unrivaled story of
survival and triumph of the human will.
From a village of mud brick to a sprawling city of steel and concrete, Benjamin
Ajak traveled tens of thousands of miles in
his 14-year exodus from his war torn home
of Sudan. Benjamin is most famous for
"They Poured Fire on us From the Sky", a
book he co-authored with cousins Benson
and Alephonsion Deng and mentor Judy
A. Bernstein. The book documented their
accounts as part of nearly 20,000 displaced and orphaned Sudanese refugees
popularly referred to as "The Lost Boys
of Sudan."
With the help of the International
Rescue Committee, Benjamin Ajak and
thousands of other "Lost Boys" resettled
across the United States. En route to San
Diego, Benjamin's flight was diverted to
Canada due to the attacks of September
11, 2001. He finally arrived in San Diego
two weeks later.
Of the few things Benjamin brought
with him from Africa, his unquestionable
passion for learning and education accompanied him throughout his various travels.
Sharing his experiences, Benjamin spent
two days on campus, kept busy by a dense
itinerary involving class visits, book signings, and an address before an audience
of students, faculty, staff, and community
members.
In one such engagement, Benjamin took
the time to respond to questions from students with topics ranging from the Sudan
People's Liberation Army to favorite educational experiences in the United States.
One student asked Benjamin how he felt
in his first encounter with a lion, to which
Benjamin responded, "Living with the
lion is not scary for us...because we live
in the jungle."
Another student asked Benjamin if he
misses anything from his life in Africa.
"Yes, I miss a whole bunch," replied Benjamin. "I miss a whole lot of friends."
Despite the seriousness ofhis story, Benjamin's lighthearted demeanor throughout
the discussion carried over to the audience, who laughed along with his stories.
In keeping with the tone of the discussion, one student jokingly asked, "some
men in the village had many wives, are
you bummed out that in America you can
only have one?"
Of his father's eight wives, Benjamin's
mother had 13 children of which only
himself and his brother survived the civil
war in Sudan.
Prior to becoming a full time speaker,
Benjamin worked as a truck driver and has
been to all of the lower 48 states. Benjamin plans to continue to visit schools and
other organizations to share his story and
insight with others.
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In today's technology
The iPod Touch
BY ELBERT ESGUERRA
Pride Staff Writer
If you thought Apple had finally hit the
ceiling when it comes to must-have gadgets this year, think again.
The iPod Touch has just been released
on the market and is being hailed as
iPhone's hip, retro baby brother. Here are
the basics - there are two models available— an 8GB and a 16GB respectively
starting at $299. So then the question
people should ask themselves is "why
should I get my hands on this neat little
device?"
It's justifying to
know Apple is getting all the praise
it deserves, especially for all the
Apple owners. On
that same token, is
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whether this sleek, little MP3 player is a
must have. How does it compare to the
iPhone that is already been on the market
for 4 months? The answer is simple having the iPod Touch is like owning a
Cadillac when you're actually driving a
Buick. Had the iPod Touch been released
before the iPhone, it would have been the
device that launches Apple into the upper
stratosphere of technical mastery.
Witbfthat said, here are 5 tips about the
iPod touch:
Get your web applications. From
checking Facebook to creating personal
calendars to checking personal email,
Apple has created a link enabling users
to download vital web applications. It is
a good idea since it integrates well with
the already user-friendly touch screen
browser. And speaking of web browsers...
Try to figure out Safari. Sure the
melius on the device move fiuidly, but
that doesn't mean people will figure out
the web browser in a day. Safari is touted
by Apple as a great tool to use to check
out the web, but it is unable to support
Flash or Java. Still, it is awesome to
check out clips off of YouTube wherever
you go.
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mean it still shouldn't have some snazzy
protection to prevent those inevitable
h h h b b i h m b b drops. Check out
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some stylish skins
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available for older
models too.
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a drawback to the more traditional iPod
owners who are accustomed to a click
wheel for volume control. Simply double-tap the home button and the volume
control, back, next, and pause/play controls will come to your screen.
Don't like the icons? Well change
them. It's hard tofixwhat already seems
to look so good. The Playlists, Artists,
Songs, Albums and More buttons can be
customized to look anyway you like.
Just what Grandpa wanted. The design
means more to younger folks than to
the tech-impaired. With intentions of
bridging the technological gap, the user
friendly navigation, gorgeous visuals,
and bright menus are fused so that grandparents can rock out to their great rock
and roll icons.
"...having the iPod
touch is like owning
a Cadillac when
you're actually
driving a Buick."
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�A place to be who you are
CSUSM's LGBTA encourages acceptance and tolerance
BY BREANNE CAMPOS
Pride Staff Writer
Each wedding partner opened my eyes
to what individuals have to feel each
day by not being accepted in sociAs students know, throughout the ety.
month we interview organizations and
Lovelace said LGBTA had
clubs to give readers a look into individ- previous issues with possible
ual groups on campus. This week, I was hate crimes. In 2005/2006
very fortunate to have the pleasure of an LGBTA banner that
interviewing Josh Lovelace, co-president was placed on campus was
of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transsexual stolen; they tried to regisStudents and Allies (LGBTA).
ter a hate crime, but there
LGBTA was founded in 2002 and has was no hard evidence of
been running for five years. Currently hate. It was stolen a second
there are 40 students enrolled and it is time. Now the students were
predicted to increase over the next couple debating on putting cameras to
of years.
watch the banner.
LGBTA's main motive is of two fold.
Finally students and staff
The first is to provide a support network found others who were just as
for LGBTA students in hopes of stu- passionate as they were
dents learning and appreciating their self about this crime and
worth: The second is campus education. decided to create
LGTBA's goal is to see society change. a safe place
The organization hosted numerous activ- for students
ities on campus.
Even with
Last spring, for example, LGBTA cre- t h o s e
ated a wedding ceremony right on campus h a r d during University hour. At first your eyes s h i p s
are deceived when you see two women u nder
and two men walking down the aisle. Half t h e i r
way through the ceremony, the religious b e l t ;
leader screams "I can't marry or autho- Lovelace
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such as Google Docs, but none stand out
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this is the most efficient method
for applying the service to a
scholastic setting, though
creating pages by topic
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depending on the user's
needs.
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from teacher contacts, to the main points
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Of the 23 fires identified in
Southern California, San Diego
1500 homes and scorching nearly County harbored two of the larg370,000acres ofSan Diego Coun- est fires, and seven other smaller
ty's land. Powered by unusually fires. The names of the nine fires
powerful Santa Ana winds, Cali- that affected San Diego County
fornia experienced arguably its are (in order of severity): The
wocst series of flies in its history Witch Fire, the Harris Fire, The
Poomacha Fire, The Rice Fire,
last week.
The Horno/Ammo Fire, the
Wilcox Fire, the Cajon Fire, the
McCoy Fire, and the Coronado
Hills Fire. As of Oct. 29 Cal Fire
reports all but the Witch, Harris,
and Poomacha fires are 100%
contained.
Cal State San Marcos and
nearby residents felt the heat in
a close encounter with the shortlived Coronado Hills Fire. Many
students living near campus
awoke early Monday morning to
the sight offlamesand the sound
of sirens on South Twin Oaks
Valley Road. Only claiming
300 acres, fire fighters quickly
snuffed out the Coronado Hills
fire by late Monday afternoon,
lifting mandatory evacuations
for residences near CSUSM and
San Elijo Hills. The proximity of
the fire coupled with extremely
poor air quality forced CSUSM
to close its doors for the remainder of the week. Classes resumed
on Monday, Oct. 29.
The latest figures place the
number of people in Southern
California displaced by the firestemporarily or permanently-at
950,000. Residents of San Diego
County account for roughly
640,000 of those the fire displaced.
Devastation of the scale caused
by these fires has evoked comparisons to Hurricane Katrina,
the last major disaster to draw
national attention of the same caliber given to Southern California
over the past week. San Diego
County Sheriff Bill Kolender
said the number of victims evacuated as a result of thesefireshas
exceeded the number of victims
evacuated from New Orleans
during Hurricane Katrina.
Early on Sheriff Kolender
predicted, "This fire will probably be the worst this county has
ever seen-worse than the Cedar
Fire," prophetic words that would
resound through much of the
week. Whether or not the cumulative damage of these fires in
San Diego County exceeds that
of the Cedar Fire remains to be
seen.
See F IRES, page 9
Left Smoke from the Witch Creek Fire looms over the Carmel MountainI
Rancho Bernardo area. Bottom: The Coronado Hills fire threatens
CSUSM and nearby residences as firefighters coordinate efforts on S.
Twin Oaks Valley Rd early Monday morning.
Photos by Ben Roffee/The Pride
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Above: Santa Ana winds uproot a large tree in Rancho Bernardo. Middle left: Fires approach one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in Rancho Bernardo, Westwood. Middle right: Some
of the first to arrive at the Mira Mesa evacuation late Sunday night. Bottom: Traffic moves slow on Interstate 5 North near Del Mar and Solana Beach under a blanket of smoke from the
approaching Witch Creek Fire.
see relief efforts in the region.
Unlike the Cedar Fire, the hanPresident Bush visited San dling of the various fires in San
Diego on Oct. 25,2007 to survey Diego County and across Souththe destruction. At a press con- ern California has met praise
ference in Rancho Bernardo, the from the media, government offiPresident stated, "To the extent cials, and citizens alike. This
that people need help from the time around, a multitude of facfederal government, we will help. tors and response mechanisms
I am here, really, to piake sure that contributed to a smoother hanthe
federal
hand-in- dling of the crisis.
One of the most critical tools
giove with what the Governor has
put to use was the newly implebeen doing."
Later on in the day, President mented "Reverse 911" system, a
Bush declared before Escondido communications tool used to rapresidents, "We're not going to idly send evacuation notifications
forget you in Washington, D.C." to residents in endangered areas.
Hasty responses by local and
After declaring an official state
of emergency, President Bush state government also played a
sent Director of Homeland Secu- vital role in mitigating some of
rity Paul Chertoff and head of the damage. Within hours of the
FEMA R. David Paulison to over- start of the Witch and Harris fires
From FIRES, page 8
on, Governor Schwarzenegger efforts of fire fighters and police
had officially declared a state of meshed seamlessly.
Additionally, newly renewed
emergency for Sail Diego County
as well as for the counties of Los legislation proved to be indisAngeles, Orange, Riverside, San pensable in efforts to contain
Bernardino, Santa Barbara and the fires „and restore infrastrucVentura. By the next day, Gover- ture. Earlier this month,- Govnor Schwarzenegger was on loca- ernor Schwarzenegger extended *
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whelming response to the Coro- cooperate and coordinate with
nado Hills fire was indicative of neighboring states during catathe degree of cooperation seen strophic events, allowing for the
across Southern California as the sharing of emergency response
resources as necessary.* The
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several nearby states reinforced
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work together to help our citizens
recover from this tragedy."
�CSUSM shaken by evacuation, losses
Many have returned home, but some were not so lucky
BY VIRIDIANA
PACHECO-JSAAC
Pride Staff Writer
When CSUSM student, Zenia
Zambrano, woke up early last
Monday morning, she did not
expect n6r understand the commotion happening outside her
San Marcos apartment. She had
been woken up by one of her
roommates who told her to look
outside—she could not believe
her eyes.
What she saw foreshadowed
the long week ahead for many
San Diego residents who had to
evacuate their homes—many to
never see them again—due to the
many fires that threatened and
took much of San Diego County.
"The first thing I saw was a guy
outside my roommate's window,"
said Zambrano. "He kept yell-
ing, 'Don't worry about it, just
get out.' One of my roommates
thought she saw one of the apartments burning down and as soon
as we stepped outside we saw all
the cars trying to leave"
Zambrano is one of many students living at Prominence Community right next to campus. The
Apartment community holds
more than 550 apartments with
more students than families or
elderly living there, said Thomas
Peterson, Leasing Agent at Prominence.
"[Between] late Sunday and
early Monday we witnessed a
fire on the hillside in back of the
complex," said Peterson. "It was
not a major threat, but just to be
on the safe side we started to tell
people."
Peterson said the evacuation was not mandatory, but the
majority of people who decided
to evacuate left Monday around 2
a.m., although some stayed until
Wednesday, and some decided to
stay.
The apartment community
counts on 24-hour security, which
was responsible for knocking on
doors and informing people, as
well as monitoring how close the
fires got, he said.
Zambrano and her roommates,
like many residents there,fledthe
apparent danger and found shelter at a friend's home in the area.
"I had no idea what was going
on," she said. "Everyone was
honking their horns because I
guess there was no time to call
everyone because there are so
many apartments. In that moment
I just grabbed whatever I could.
I took shoes and stuff for work,
as well as my purse which at that
time had my credit cards and
birth certificate."
She said she started trying to
exit the gate community but was
afraid they were not going to be
able to get out. Once out and on
the road she saw the fires burning
on Coronado Hill up closer.
"I saw the fires from my car,
where you could see a view of the
campus and the apartments," she
said. "It looked like lava coming
down."
While Peterson stressed the
traffic trying to leave was not
chaotic— the complex has the
front exit as well as an emergency
exit through the back—the worst
of the rush was early Monday
morning. He said the fire was put
out quite rapidly, and by the end
of the week people began returning to their homes.
But not everyone was so fortunate.
CSUSM student and Pride
Layout Editor Nick Strizver was
one of many whose family lost
Left: John strizver looks on as an insurance agent crouches down,
examining the rubble. Below: Janice Strizver picks out dishes from
the debris at her house in Ramona. Bottom: A picket fence stands
untouched next to a collapsed house.
Photos by Nick Strizver / The Pride
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Students affected by the fires: From Nick Strizver, Pride layout editor
I was at CSUSM working on
designing the latest issue of The
Pride when I was called by my
brother at around 2:00 p.m. on
Sunday afternoon. He was the
first to tell me of the Witch / 78
fire that was at that time burning in between Santa Ysabel. I
decided to leave school and go
back to my house on the western edge of the Ramona city
limit.
Driving to the Pomerado Road
exit on the 1-15, I was met with
a wall of thick smoke blowing
westward. Reaching my house,
I quickly went to work clearing
additional brush and other vegetation around our house. After
we did as much as we could do,
I returned to school after telling
my dad to call me if I needed to
come back home.
After reaching school around
7:30 p.m. and working about 30
or 40 minutes, I received another
call from my dad, calling me back
home. As I drove south along the
1-15 by the North County Fair
mall, I could see the flames off in
the east. By the t ime! got home,
my mom was already gathering photo albums and other irreplaceable items. I went through
my room, gathering only three
days worth of clothes, pictures,
childhood mementos and not
much else. By 11:00 p.m. we left
our house in three vehicles. My
dad stayed behind with our last
vehicle, despite our attempts to
convince him to leave. We took
Highland Valley Road going west
towards Escondido / Rancho Bernardo. With traffic, it took about
20 minutes to get to Pomerado
Road when normally it takes only
10 minutes.
Just before Pomerado Road,
we encountered an overturned
motor-home, blocking part of
the road. We went to my brother's fiancée's house in Poway off
of Espola Road. We were there
only minutes before the power
temporarily shut off. Taking into
account the smoke, extreme wind
Church's Influence on Sports
The Good, the Bad and the Worse
BY DAVID CHURCH
Pride Staff Writer
After a week of sitting on
my butt watching Fire Storm
2007 and working everyday at
Island's caring to those looking
for a brief escape. It is time to
talk about the good the bad and
the worse in sports this week. .
First we will talk about the
good. The number one story
around the United States this
week was the fires in California. But with hundreds of thousands being forced to evacuate
their homes and businesses, San
Diego residents were able to find
shelter at Qualcomm Stadium.
Now with thefiresstill pushing some residents to remain
evacuated and others losing
everything, San Diego is being
forced to move on once again.
And the first step to moving
forward was the decision by
mayor Jerry Sanders to allow
the Chargers to play their home
game in San Diego. Now San
Diego will be showing to the
world how strong of a community we are as the Chargers
will be one of the many healing processes for the commu-
nity as a whole.
While all this was going on
here at home, the World Series
was underway and it was bad.
Game one was a blow out. A
13-1 victory for the Boston
Red Sox was the last thing that
I wanted to watch. The Red
Sox just proved to that Red
Sox Nation that they are the
real thing, which is really bad
as they can now rule the league
as they dominated teams all
season long and have done so
again this postseason.
Now the Red Sox are making
their stand and will more than
likely win their second title of
this century, which will be one
more than the Yankees who
last won a championship in
2000. But with the tides turning in favor of the Red Sox, it
is only a matter of time before
the Yankees go and buy young
talent instead of the washed up
team they are putting on the
field now.
The first step is resigning
A-Rod for $40 million a year
as he is going to be keep the
price of YES network in near
a billion instead of half that
without him.
Finally there is the ugly. And
there is nothing uglier than
Kobe Bryant and his "trade
demand". Here is the problem with this situation. Kobe
Bryant is desperate to leave
LA after he requested that the
Lakers "make a move or trade
me" remarks at the beginning
of the summer.
Now Kobe isfindinghimself
in a tough situation as he will
need to make a decision. He
wants to leave the second biggest basketball market or will
he do the right thing and stay
with the Lakers and play out
his contract and when the time
comes he can do what A-Rod
is doing and opt out of his contract for more money.
But for the time being, Kobe
needs Jerry Buss the same way
Buss needs Kobe. But with the
Lakers developing young players instead of getting key marquee players to support Kobe, it
is no wonder why Kobe wants
out of the Lakers organization.
He wants to win.
Comments or questions can
be emailed to me at churc009@
csusm.edu or pride@csusm.
edu.
and possible power failure, we
decided to move again. We settled down shortly after midnight
near CSUSM off of Rancho Santa
Fe Road. I stayed up for another
two hours listening the the news
on the radio and on TV and calling my dad, continually asking
him to leave our house.
Around 2:00 a.m. on Monday
morning, I heard of an unconfirmed report of a fire near Twin
Oaks Valley Road. Driving
north on Rancho Santa Fe Road,
I caught sight of the flames just
after passing San Marcos Boulevard. During the rest of the
night, I checked up on the fire
several times, heard that my dad
got out safely and slept about two
or three hours. In the morning,
we moved from San Marcos to
Lemon grove. Later the day we
heard that our house was gone by
word of our neighbor who stayed
in the neighborhood and weathered out the storm in a concrete
bunker he had previously built.
Currently we are still staying in
Lemon Grove. Some advice that
has already been said: If you are
in danger err on the side of caution and don't wait until it is too
late. Possessions can be replaced
whereas your or your loved ones
live's can't. Stay safe and my and
my family's thoughts and prayers
are with you all.
Blood, sweat, tears,
slight edge
me. Times at which the slight
edge is more likely to be working against you include midterms,
It's time we had a talk about the starting a diet, or right before
a massive travel undertaking.
slight edge.
You may not know it by that Oddly, all of those things are hapterm, but you know about it. To pening this week. The slight edge
explain anything properly, one knows.
I like to think of it as the scary
must start at the beginning, so here
we go. No, just kidding. I'll explain Muppet from the Dark Crystal.
how things are, starting right now. Albeit, that movie was a little bit of
RIGHT NOW: One of our edi- a crack dream, but still. It is a wrintors has ring worm. One had to kly, feathery tiling with a scratchy
plan a child's birthday party. voice trying to hold you back from
One is out making sure his house the things you most desire. Like a
doesn't burn down. One is staring milk shake, or eight solid hours of
wild eyed at a computer, hunched sleep, or free drinks on a flight to
almost into the screen of a Mac G5. Tahiti. Ahhhh, Tahiti
Can you fight the slight edge?
One is at home, sicker than sick. I
myself feel like I got hit by a bottle No. So the best way to attack it is to
of tequila, and I haven't even been do whatever you want. Go get your
milkshake. Lay down and grab
drinking.
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end an article. Half the county is the flight attendant call button to
on fire apparently. It's 80 degrees get your margarita before the Tahiti-mobile even takes off.
in the middle of fall.
Just remember to send me a
Perhaps it's bad karma or juju
or all those sins I so thoroughly postcard. Unless I'm sitting next
enjoyed. No. It's the slight edge, to you on the flight, in which case,
and right now, it's going against cheers.
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BY BILL RHEIN
Pride Staff Writer
Gone are the days of going to the store
to rent movies. Seeing as DVD's are
much more manageable than video cassettes, it was only a matter of time before
someone realized you could put them in
the mail.
Now, instead of having to go to the
store for movies, through the services
offered by different providers, you can
get DVD's right in your mail. I had both
of the most popular services, Netflix and
in the market and has
a share of Netflix users,
are greatforseveral reasons. In
terms of speed, while Blockbuster ships
Blockbuster Online.
Having switched back andforthtwice so movies fotrfy last, Netflix is faster on
far, I know all about this oligopoly com- delivery. Also a plus for Netflix is their
extensive selection. Many movies I have
petition.
In the beginning, there was Netflix. The only been able to get through Netflix
company with the red envelope pioneered either because they are extremely rare
the system, being the first to offer DVD's or Blockbuster does not have enough in
in the mail. Their system of requesting stock. That being said, Blockbuster has
films online and getting them in your its benefits as well.
mailbox was revolutionary.
The major is the option to return mailed
Then came Blockbuster, which saw an DVDs to any Blockbuster store in return
Buffalo Bill's
Brewery's
for a free rental. This
bonus
provides a chance to get many movies,
provided they are available in the store.
Netflix has tried to combat this with the
opportunity view movies online, which
works fairly well.
So it boils down to this - if you are
not picky about having a wide variety of
films, such as foreign and independent,
and you frequently find yourself renting
movies in store, Blockbuster is for you;
but if going to the store is out of your way
or if you prefer specialty films, Netflix is
your best bet.
Boo&Mee
Japanese Cuisine
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BY KATHRYN MCBRAYER
Pride Staff Writer
Fall is in the air. When the sun starts
setting earlier and grocery stores begin
stocking up on candy and costumes for
Halloween I feel the urge to make caramel apples and carve pumpkins.
In the spirit of Autumn" I thought that
I would sample Pumpkin Ale to experience all the flavors of Fall. One option
available for the seasonal sensation is
Buffalo Bill's Brewery's Pumpkin Ale.
The ale is brewed with baked and
roasted pumpkins combined with spices
such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves.
Some other pumpkin brewers include
Post Road, Smuttynose, The Shipyard,
Dogfish Head, and Blue Moon.
The
tradition
of
brewing
pumpkin ales goes back to colonial
America. According to money.cnn.
com the native pumpkin was chosen
as an alternative to British barley and
hops. The result was a uniquely Americanflavoredbeer.
As I taste the ale the pumpkin flavor
seeps slowing into my conscious and
leaves a spicy taste lingering. A cool
and refreshing beverage paired well
with any squash or pumpkin-carving
event.
For those of you who love pumpkins
as much as I do I am sure that this will
be something to look forward to every
October. For the rest of
you - give it a try and
you may find something you like about
pumpkins.
BY JASON ENCABO
Pride Staff Writer
It's rare to find the combination of
great Japanese food and great prices.
The best places to get the most bang for
your spicy tuna roll are the mom 'n pop
restaurants.
Not too far from campus is a Japanese
restaurant that is tiny in square footage,
but can fill a large appetite. Boo & Mee
Cafe, located northwest of San Marcos
Boulevard and Bent Ave, offers a variety
of quality Japanese dishes for moderate
prices.
Sushi is a true testament to the notion
that 'you get what you pay for,' and when
you see a roll of sushi priced anywhere
from 75 cents to $1.99, you can't help but
get suspicious. Keeping with the thought
that price reflects quality, for college students looking to step outside of the California roll but unwilling to empty their
wallets, Boo & Mee just might be the
ideal situation.
With a menu consisting of Japanese specialties such as udon, yakisoba, curry, of
course sushi, tempura and more, you won't
find yourself looking for something that
isn't on the menu. Boo & Mee offers rolls
of sushi ranging from $2.90 to 9 dollars,
offering the standard rolls of tuna, yellowtail, eel and more. They also offer their
own specialties such as the Baja California roll, which is a California roll topped in
crab and spicy sauce.
The restaurant also offers a "pick two
combo," where you can choose two dishes
from a variety of tempura, teriyaki, sushi,
stir f ry and deep fry, for under 6 dollars.
These dishes can fill the average appetite,
but for the truly hungry, I'd recommend
ordering a roll of sushi in addition.
Photo by Jason Encabo / The Pride
As for the environment of the restaurant, you won't find any fancy paintings
on the wall, nor are there golden chop
sticks to get your hands on, but don't
think that will offset your appetite. With a
TV on each end of the restaurant playing
The Food Network, along with a random
swordfish nailed to the northeast corner
of the place, you'll be entertained as your
taste buds await your meal.
The restaurant from the customer's
perspective is a one-man-show, with the
sushi chef also acting as host, server and
bus boy; the true signs of a mom 'n pop
restaurant.
From sushi to tempura to fried oysters,
Boo & Mee offers a little more than what
you pay for, and what the restaurant lacks
in fanciness, i t certainly makes up in food
quality;
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TueMav. October 30. 2007
THE PRIDE
NDERGRO HIPHOP
By Toria Savey I Pride Staff Writer
Spoken word hip-hop collective
Ill-Literacy comes to campus
There are places that are alive with music.
People perform on street corners and beats
rise out of potholes and drift out of clubs
and coffeehouses. Or any place with a roof,
a door and a microphone. Those who look
hard enough agree that San Diego is one
of these locales, with lyrics embedded in
its very blueprint, but on Friday night, one
didn't have to go into the city to seek the
energy. The music came directly to CSU
San Marcos.
The CSUSM Arts and Lectures Series
in conjunction with campus' Kamalayan
Alliance (KA) brought spoken-word hiphop collective Ill-Literacy to campus: And
Ill-Literacy brought songs that were relatable, hilarious and tragic; an entire world.
The evening opened with Irene Castruita, a former member of San Diego's own
Los Able Minded Poets, another spoken
word collective. Her introduction to her
pieces, stating, "I don't call it spoken word,
I call it spoken soul because we express
our souls," may have made some mem-
bers of the audience roll their eyes. However, when minutes seemed to fly as she
covered topics like war, truth, poverty and
beauty with a mixture of poetry, beats and
a cappella singing, skepticism was quickly
replace with fascination; Castruita was, in
her own words, "singing songs in the key
of life."
Up next, it was time for the main act.
After being announced and welcomed by
a member of KA, Ill-Literacy took the
stage. The welcome by the KA, while
proper, may have been somewhat unnecessary. The group is made of four members who would own the stage whether it
was offered to them or not. Reminiscent of
many concerts, a single member was sent
out to warm up the audience. Slowly, each
member of the group came on stage, performing a segment of the opening number,
and asking the audience to come with them
on a "journey".
While there were all sort of influences
for the various songs, most involved some
form of societal commentary. Ruby Veridiano-Ching called for a return to chivalry
and a realizing of one's inner beauty. Adriel
Luis, in addition to having the dubious job
of being the first one on stage, performed
an a mazing piece from the point of view
of self-hatred. "Stop trying to find me in
everyone else, and maybe, just maybe you
can find me in yourself," he spat as he literally jumped around the stage. Dahlak
Brathwaite, offered some of the most scathing commentary, beginning his time on
stage by announcing that "the club looks
nothing like the Yin Yang Twins says it
does." Perhaps some of the most powerful
moments on stage were during his tonguein-cheek explanation of the usage and ownership of the word "nigga" and its relationship to oppression. Two of the pieces that
brought the most laughter and empathy
from the audience though came from Nico
Cary, the first a "f*ck you list", including
everything from conservative politicians
to people who had Lunchables and never
Keep your ear to the ground
Hip-hop albums
Have you recently heard someone use the word "participle" while rapping? A verbalflowstrong enough
that it defies the separations of verses and choruses? If not, maybe it's time for a little less 50 Cent and a
little more Jurassic 5 in your record collection. Welcome to underground hip hop and spoken word. The
same beat you love from mainstream hip hop, but the bar for innovation is set significantly higher. Here's
a few discs, out of millions of possibilities, to expand your musical knowledge.
Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
One of the original beat poets, Scott-Heron was talking about the
harsh hopelessness of the ghetto before the word "rap" had even
hit social consciousness. The album is from the 1970s, and it
sounds like it. The messages contained in it however are ageless,
particularly "Whitey on the Moon", about poverty in the ghetto in
comparison to the millions spent to put a man on the moon
Jurassic Five
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5 has definitely moved further towards the mainstream
in the years they've been together. The group's sophomore album
will take you far from the land of LiP Jon, while still maintaining
the contagious beats that draw people to hip hop in the first place.
Start with track 7, What's Golden, to have your faith restored in
the verbal ability of emcees (the group has 4, and 2 DJs). Jurassic
5 is "sick ofphony mobsters, controlling the dancefloor",and
after hearing what hip hop SHOULD sound like, you will be, too.
Mos Def & Talib Kweli
Black Star
The group is composed of Mos Def and Talib Kweli, who each
have plenty of albums that could have been included in this list.
When the two are combined, they create Black Star, and some
ground-breaking rap, more concerned with the state of culture
than booty calls. Check out "Thieves in the Night": Not strong,
only aggressive, 'cause the power ain t directed/ That 2? why, we
are subjected to the will of the oppressive.
shared. The second was about his desire to
be a revolutionary, but being too bombarded
by different types of "revolution" recruiters
on the campus of UC Berkeley to decide on
a cause, and mocking the inability of each
group tofindcommon ground.
At the beginning, Adriel announced IllLiteracy's intent to "reawaken a culture".
They spoke to the audience, provoking
everything from uncontrollable laughter to
shouted agreement during statements about
society's stumbling blocks. A throw back to
beat poets and early DJs more than the violent "gangsta" rap that's become popular,
the group showcased hip hop at its finest,
exhibiting unbelievable word flow without
a single gang shout out or misogynistic reference. Looking around at an auditorium
full of wide eyed people hanging on the
group's every word, it would seem that IllLiteracy's goal is Well on its way to becoming reality. On Friday night, even if only for
a moment, CSU San Marcos was not only
awakened, but ignited.
Speaking with
spoken words
Ill-Literacy interview
One of the main appeals of
Ill-Literacy, in comparison to
others in the field of spoken
word and hip hop, may be their
accessibility, with audience
members coming up to them
after the show and interacting
like long-lost friends. When the
flock thinned a little, the Pride
had a chance to ask the group a
few quick questions. As gleaned
from their interaction on stage,
the members of Ill-Literacy
are friends as much as they're
band mates. There was constant laughter, as they gave the
same answers and finished each
others' sentences.
Dahlek: Yeah, we get,
what would you say, like
withdrawals. Without each
other.
What's the smallest show
you've ever played?
Adriel: Man, I think like 6.
Probably 6.
So would you rather play for
six or 1,000?
D: Depends. If you get all 6 of
those people in, it could be your
best show ever.
What do you guys do after
shows?
D: I don't think you can print it.
R: (laughter) We usually have
dinner. Eat. Celebrate.
So how long are you staying?
So, two of you are still in
(group laughs)
college. If you could quit
A: We're driving back up
tomorrow, and just do this, no tonight (to the Bay Area).
degree, would you?
R: It's really beautiful here
Nico: Oh yeah, definitely. In a
though. The ocean and
minute.
everything.
Ruby: Pve already graduated,
Finally, what's your drug of
and this is what I'm doing full
choice?
time. I love it.
D: Pepsi. Lots of Pepsi.
You talk about texting in your N: COFFEE. Coffee, coffee,
show. How often do you guys
coffee.
talk or text each other?
R: Definitely music.
R: We talk constantly. If it 's not A: People.
calling or texting, it's email.
N: That's such a typical spoken
word thing to say.
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