https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/bbbd806a72c658418e500cfd5050f539.pdf 2ba1bafbd186ebbf95d34741d280892b PDF Text Text CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008 www.thecsusmpride.com um INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER VOL. X I X NO. 14 Tukwut Leadership Awards Night BY JACKIE CARBAJAL Pride Staff Writer Thursday, April 24—CSUSM held its annual Tukwut Leadership Awards Night at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido from 6:00-9:30 p.m. The event, emceed by Gary Olsberg, featured speeches by current ASI President and CEO, Caitlyn Gelrud and incoming ASI President, Alexander Hoang. Hoang addressed those students in attendance, honoring them for their accomplishments and active role in drawing in students to campus involvement. "For the students that chose San Marcos and aren't sure if they made the right decision, you are the ones that assure them that not See Awards, Page 4 University Budget Forum & Day of Action Alliance against budget cuts update BY JACKIE CARBAJAL Pride Staff Writer Last Monday, the college community allied together for a common cause protesting against Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts to California's higher education system. Protests occurred in various circuits throughout the state. In Sacramento, more than 2,000 students participated in the march. Protesters in Los Angeles marched to the governor's office at the Reagan State Building. Students in San Diego, Riverside and Santa Barbara held similar protests. Lieutenant Governor and advocate of freezing tuition hikes, John Garamendi, joined protesters in Sacramento. "There is no more important investment than the investment in students," said Garamendi in an immediate press release from the California State Student Association. "We must stop taxing our young people, and we must once again invest in the intellectual infrastructure of our state." Also in attendance at the Sacramento protest were Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, Senate President Pro Tem elect Darrell Steinberg, " Assembly members Julia Brownley and Anthoiiy Portantino—all of whom expressed opposition to the proposed cuts as National Day of Silence: Remembering Lawrence King BY ALEXANDER HAND Pride Staff Writer Friday, April 25, 2008 - Hundreds of thousands of students across the nation observed the National Day of Silence. This year's event was held in remembrance of Lawrence King, an 8th" grade student who was shot and killed at a California school on Feb. 12, 2008 because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. According to the event's sponsored website, www.dayofsilence.org, "The Day of Silence is about safer schools, tolerance and positive change." The purpose of holding the event is to bring attenSee Silence, Page 4 All People's Recongnition Ceremony BY IVAN GARCIA Pride Staff Writer Today, April 29, the All People's Recognition, Ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Clarke Field House. The event recognizes students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members who have made a difference in the community and promoted multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusiveness. Sponsored by the Student Life & Leadership & Multicultural Programs office, this event is in its third year and with the number of nominations growing greater each successive year. well. "Students across the state are already facing an affordability crisis," stated Dina Cervantes, Board Chair for the California State Student Association. "These fee hikes force students to drop out of school or take on a 20 hour plus work week in addition to their classes," she stated. "Even if we work and go to school, many of us still end up thousands of dollars in debt after we graduate." These efforts aim to convince the governor to revise the budget proposal he is to submit in May. Photos courtesy ofStudents for California See Budgets, Page 4 Thousands march on state capítol on April 21 See Ceremony, Page 4 CSUSM takes Grand Champion in Partial Campus Division in RecycleMania 2 008 BY JONATHAN E. THOMPSON brought home first place Grand Pride Staff Writer Champion in the Partial Campus Division. CSUSM also took first CSUSM won several awards place in Per Capita Classic, Targeted in RecycleMania 2008. CSUSM Material - Paper, Targeted Material - Corrugated C ardboard, and placed second in • Gorilla Prize. Granted CSUSM's current and past dominance in the contest, "This year, we thought Photo courtesy of Carl Hanson that we had CSUSM's Blue Crew collect recyclables during finally met RecycleMania 2008 (Carl Hanson not pictured) . o utmatch, in. Naropa Universty, a small private, eco-centered institution in Boulder, Colorado. Naropa was putting up tremendous numbers and we had to really chip away at their lead," said Carl Hanson with Faculty Services. "It took an incredible 75.69% to achieve victory this year. Next year, we'll probably have to go even higher," said Hanson. "It makes mefeelreally proud to be a part of CSUSM and to know that we are number one in recycling," said Junior Business Major BeccaChaney. The annual contest consists of a ten-week long competition. During the competition, college campuses compete nationwide in various categories involving the reduction of waste. With more colleges entering each year, the contest adds categories accordingly. The contest began in 2001 with two competing colleges. The contest seems to double each year. In 2007, more than 200 colleges entered. In 2008, the competition doubled yet again to more than 400 including nearby colleges San Diego State University and University of California San Diego, This year the contest split the event into Whole Campus Division and Partial Campus Division. CSUSM won Grand Champion and others awards in 2007 and 2006. In 2005, the contest contained only two categories. CSUSM almost won Per Capita in 2005 but placed first in Recycling Rate. "We would like to thank everyone who contributed to CSUSM's victory by participating in RecycleMania 2008. We believe that our strength is consistency. We have created an environment at this institution where recycling is just part of our campus climate. It is in our collective culture. We simply need to maintain our habits today and pass on the legacy of environmental awareness to each new generation of students tomorrow," said Hanson. The contest also relies on the efforts of the Green Team and the Blue Crew. The two groups are major components in the competition. The Green Team conSee Recycle, Page 4 �Blood, Sweat, Tears, Memoirs T H E (PARIDE Fill in the blank movie they have little to o ffer in t erms of art or entertainment. The modern trend is to parody a genre or type of movie and title it as such, but the humor is not clever, thus making the f ilm unwatchable. The producers of these movies are more concerned with profits than making a decent film. Such is the case with "The Simpsons Movie." By slapping "The Simpsons" title on this flick, they conned countless people into seeing this awful film. If one were a true fan of "The Simpsons," they would not like this movie because it is so far of the elements that make the show great. Though there are many ways to determine the quality of a f ilm before seeing it, having the word "movie" in the title is a red f lag for a bad one. This technique is o ften associated with comedies, and the movies this distinction belongs to are crude and tasteless. The only way it can stop is if moviegoers say 'no,' and r efuse to see these f ilms, which insult the entertainment industry. BY BILL RHEIN Pride Staff Writer Motion picture studios pack cinemas with new and old releases, leaving the movAMÂMDAÀNDRÊEN ^ iegoer perplexed about what to see. Despite the fact, there are many ways to determine what to see, I offer on a tip on what not to see. If the flick has the TIM MOORE ; word "movie" in the title, avoid ' t/* GOWSDITOR^ . > * / * ; v5^Tiffanïb Momà * , : v it at all costs. To clarify, this does not 0 < VsìfSJNSSS - ! * include films that have "movie" ;' s ; in the alternative title, such as CMSTINBYOHO Vf^vf; ' mDgABS^CSPSM.Äf \ \ * "X-Men" being referred as "The | |III What am talk, ^ x , advisor^ J ' X-Men Movie."ovies sIuch "Epic ing about are m \ ; fpAMÂNOTlSôN , v ; , { Movie" and the recent "Superhero Movie." 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The memoir should be about tive practice of writing in a diary/journal. This ancient something bigger than ourselves, and peculiar ritual called on its told through a personal account practitioners to keep detailed but placed in a broader context. A accounts of their lives for per- good memoir captures an era or a sonal reasons. generation through an individuals Somewhere near the turn perspective. Nobody cares about of the millennium when the the time got drunk and yelled at world was supposed to end, your chinchilla because it means everything became much nothing in the scope of all that is more interesting. The Inter- important in the world. net happened, among other Sure you can disagree. Perhaps minor things, and suddenly your story is worth telling, just the world got a lot smaller. By don't expect the 53% of Amerisome miraculous coincidence, cans that didn't even read a book everybody's lives became ten last year to give a damn. 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R etired v eterinarian and t ri-athlete D avid M artin was a ttacked f rom below by what o fficials have concluded was a g reat w hite s hark. A ttacked on b oth legs, the bite of the shark t urned out to be f atal for the 66 y ear old. The a ttack h appened at 7:00 a.m. and l ifeguards p ronounced M artin dead at 7:49 a.m. a fter w orking on h im f or 20 m inutes, r eported lONews. M artin's a ttack is t he f irst f atal shark a ttack in San Diego C ounty since 1994. A uthorities closed 8 m iles of f requently v isited b eaches, s tretching f rom South C arlsbad t o Torrey P ines, a dvising all to stay out of t he water f or 72 h ours. A ll b eaches r eopened on Monday, A pril 28. The shark f rom the a ttack is believed t o be b etween 12 and 17 f eet long, and R ichard R osenbladt, f rom the S cripps I nstitution of O ceanography in San Diego, said in several r eports t hat t his k ind of a ttack is extremely r are f or t he behavior of a g reat w hite s hark. Usually g reat w hite s harks a ttack in r ocky b ottom a reas, yet t his a ttack o ccurred in a sandy b ottom a rea. R osenbladt a lso c ommented t hat s harks come t o t he w aters of S outhern California to pup. Seals and sea lions are t he g eneral m akeup of a s hark's d iet, so it is not u nusual f or s harks to b e more p revalent in a reas w here seal and sea lion p opulations are h igher, like t hey a re in San Diego C ounty b each a reas. The p revalence of G reat w hite shark a ttacks is v ery low t hough, as the U niversity of F lorida r eports t hat t here were only 71 f atal a ttacks r eported last year worldwide. Impact of War Guerrero Azteca Peace Project BY LEVI MARTINEZ Pride Staff Writer A pril 24, 2 008 - Cal State San M arcos held g uest s peaker F ernando Suarez del Solar w ho was i nvited by the N ational L atino R esearch Center, M EChA, and t he Women's S tudies Club. T he issue w as the local i mpact of w ar on L atino y outh. Various s tudents crowded A cademic H all to l isten to F ernando s peak about h is e xperiences w ith the a rmed f orces, how r ecruitment a ffects L atino's t hroughout the San Diego a rea and t he t ragic loss of h is son as a M arine. T he movement t hat F ernando s tarted is k nown as t he G uerrero A zteca Peace P roject ( Aztec W arrior), it is c omprised of t en m embers and F ernando d oes not look t o r ecruit m embers but r ather d istribute t he m essage t hat b rings a wareness t o how t he A rmy and o ther b ranches r ecruit t he H ispanic and A frican A merican c ommunities in a s ubstantial a mount as o pposed t o s chools w hich a re p rimarily w hite. F ernando h as b een t raveling f or t he p ast f ive y ears, p reaching p eace and s preading t he m essage to y oung s tudents who belong t o m inority g roups. H is m essage is simple: r ecruiters a re d eliberately g oing to low i ncome h igh schools t rying t o r ecruit k ids which may not be t hinking of a ttending college w hile m aking f alse p romises. D uring one i nterview w ith a r ecruiter, F ernando asked w hether t he r ecruiter would r ecommend t he a rmed f orces to h is or her c hildren, the r ecruiter r esponded saying " no, my child d oesn't n eed to, they have o ther o pportunities". F ernando's son, J esus S uarez, w as a pproached by a M arine r ecruiter at t he age of 15. F ernando w as c onvinced t hat the b est r oute in j oining the Police f orce ( Narcotics D epartment) would be t hrough e nlisting in t he M arines and doing h is civic duty, and at t he end of h is f our y ears, he would have a s trong enough r esume to apply to the academy. T he r ecruiter p ainted a n ice p icture, s aying t hat h is son would only s erve one y ear on tour. Jesus spent two y ears r equesting h is f ather's p ermission. F ernando f inally gave in, and in h is own words said "a f ather m ust s upport h is sons d ecisions" when i nterviewed a fter h is p resentation. J esus was told t o t ransfer to a c hartered h igh school in order t o go d irectly to book c amp a fter g raduation. A lthough he was 17 and a h alf y ears old, he was still able to sign a f our year c ommitment. F ernando said t hat he f ound it i ronic how much t his n ation is a gainst illegal i mmigration, t hough when it comes to the a rmed f orces, t here is no need to be an A merican C itizen to e nroll — t his w as the case w ith his son. A fter boot camp, t he f amily drove down to Mexico to c elebrate t heir s on's accomplishment b ecause J esus was of illegal age t o d rink a ccording t o C alifornia Law. On t he day of h is d eparture to I raq, J esus r equested that the f amily stay home and t hat he and h is f ather be the only ones who go the a irport. F ernando cried as h is son d eparted, and J esus told h is f ather " I'm going to help the c hildren out t here." To F ernando, h is son J esus was t he world, he was not an a mazing child at school but at the same t ime he was no t rouble maker. He w as, as F ernando put it, "average to the eyes of everyone else." On March 27, 2 003 - F ernando r eceived the call t hat e very p arent d reads — h is son died in I raq. The M arines told h im t hat he died in combat and w as shot in t he h ead. Fernando w as h eart b roken. A ccording to F ernando's w ebsite, a f ew days a fter h is s on's d eath, he received a call f rom Bob W oodruff, an a nchorman f or A BC, t elling h im t hat t here was a nother s tory of how h is son d ied. F ernando w as told h is son died " by f riendly f ire, s tepping a ccidentally on a p iece of e xplosive a rtillery, a p iece of a rtillery t hat is illegal in any war, a c luster b omb t hat is illegal a ccording t o t he Geneva Convention and the U nited N ations." Fernando h as not yet r eceived a r esponse f rom t he M arines. Graduation Lei Hundreds of styles to choose from www.ohanacreations.com Lei for all occasions-sewn fresh daily successful future? d oes a p regnancy o r S T D f it i nto y o u r p lans? M ake i nformed, h ealthy, c onfident choices* CM Bmm CHOICE real answers, real help* 760.744.1313 birthchoice.net 277 S. Rancho Santa H Rd. San Marcos 92078 * pregnancy tests * pregnancy options and abortion counseling * STD education and prevention * support services Ohana Creations 550 Grand Ave Carlsbad, Ca 92008 760 434-1611 �From AWARDS, page 1 only did they make the right decision but that each student plays a critical role," said Hoang. "A role in where a university is, where it's going, and what it is to become. You're the example that says Yes, I love Cal State San Marcos. I take pride in my school, my education, and what I do here on campus." The night also featured skit performances by students as well as the distribution of awards. Here is a list of the winners of each category: Outstanding Freshman: Shekinah Scannell Outstanding Sophomore: Brooke Villalpando Outstanding Junior: Ivan Garcia Cougar Wall of Fame: Zaphir Narvaez From CEREMONY, page 1 Jay Franklin, Coordinator of Multicultural Programs, will be hosting as well as coordinating this event. "It [Ceremony] is the opportunity for the campus community to recognize those who've championed diversity and promoted inclusiveness as core values at Cal State San Marcos," said Franklin. For weeks prior to this ceremony, Franklin and others promoted and encouraged many to nominate their fellow students, faculty, or any other person whom they believe contributed in promoting the core values that make CSUSM an inclusive and diverse environment "Progressively through the years the and Lindsay Riedel Advisor of the Year: Darel Engen-Phi Alpha Theta Best New or Revived Org: Zeta Beta Tau Outstanding Collaborative Event: MEChA 10th Annual High School Conference (MEChA, OSO, Espiritu) Most Outstanding Program: 3rd Annual Faculty Fall Feast—Priority Christian Challenge Campus Org Member of the Year: John Hall-O-Team Campus Organization of the Year: Orientation Team Student Org Member of the Year: Melissa Marquez—Phi Alpha Theta Student Organization of the Year: WSSA From BUDGETS, page 1 Thursday, April 24—CSUSM President Karen Haynes held a University Budget forum to report back on information she obtained during a system wide presidents' meeting with CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed. Haynes has worked closely with her Executive Council and University Budget committee in recent weeks in preparation of addressing the cuts to the campus community. "Nobody's really saying that there's going to be much of a positive solution for '08-09 and therefore, it's going to take post the national election for some bipartisan movement in this state for revenue enhancement solutions for '09-10," said Haynes, when asked how long it would take before colleges could see progress. "How fast that's going to happen, post the election? People are not quite as confident, so we are very informally saying that it could well be two years before we can right this California state economy." In addition to the budget update, the University Budget committee distributed petitions to each person in attendance and collected them, promising to fax each one to the governor later that day. Concurrently, CSUSM set up outdoor phones and fax banks in Kellogg Plaza for students, s taff, and faculty to tell the governor not to cut the CSU. A .pdf version of the budget update is available in Budget Central at www. csusm.edu/plan/budgetcentral numbers have doubled, so we're pretty happy with the numbers of nominations that we got," said Franklin. Anybody can attend this event, although an RSVP was suggested. President Karen Haynes will be attending the event to deliver an opening speech, as well as guest keynote speaker, Ashley Walker, an inductee into the 2006 to the Hall of Fame for the Women's History Museum Education Center. With so many different events put on throughout campus, the All People's Recognition Ceremony, in particular, will help to recognize those that give so much to the school, and give them the recognition they deserve. middle school to college. The participants hope to promote proven solutions to address tion to anti-LGBT harassment that occurs on anti-LGBT harassment. According to dayofsilence.org, they are campuses nationwide. Students of all different beliefs, back- asking that schools, "Adopt and implement a grounds, and sexual orientations participate comprehensive anti-bullying policy that enuin the event in order to show students who merates categories such as race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender experience bullying that they are not alone. Keeyana Newman, a freshman student expression/identity." This would allow for at Orange Glen High School participated in safer schools for everyone involved. The national day of silence, now in its 12th the event and shared her experience. When asked why her students reacted to her vow year, originally started at the University of of silence she said, "They were beating me Virginia and has since been sponsored by an up because they wanted me to talk" Keey- organization called GLSEN. According to GLSEN's website, Founder ana went on to say that, "my teachers understood." Keeyana feels that an event such as and Executive Director Kevin Jennings this, "explains to everyone how other people states that, "Students simply want to feel feel about stuff like this ~ killing just because safe in school, and the Day of Silence brings hope to hundreds of thousands of young of how someone expresses who they are." Students from more than 8,000 schools people that their schools and their world can participated in the event; ranging from be safer." From S ILENCE, page 1 From R ECYCLE, page 1 stantly focuses on reducing, recycling, and reusing at CSUSM while the Blue Crew handles the actual collection and sorting of CSUSM's trash. Based on their combined efforts CSUSM continues to be a fierce competitor in the contest. "I didn't even know about the championship at all but I guess it is pretty great to win awards for something as important as helping the environment," said aston- ished Sophomore Literature and Writing Studies Major Jennifer Hylander. CSUSM must stay focused as Hanson predicts a tougher competition next year in ReycleMania2009. "It took an incredible 75.69% to achieve victory this year. Next year, we'll probably have to go even higher," said Hanson. For more information, please visit: http:// www.recyclemania.com/ and http://www. myspace.com/recyclemania. Photo by Ben Roffee/The Pride President Haynes adds her name among scores of signatures for ZBT's (Best new or revived organization winner) 'Get on the Bail' fundraiser at the Tukwut awards night (no wonder they're so popular) J ¡ need f w M0 It Up! S rtóófc S r i f i ^ ^ ^ ^ I f j í v e life juiced! j - ^ ¿ g r i x C t smoothie $25 Smoothie Smart Card purchase* Please redeem on or before My 2D, 2008 at my partidpatrng a Jyice I! Up! location. Offer vaMdfor alree 24 smootMfc. Not valid with any oilier coupons or offers, Umit one per customer per visit with this coupon. Coupon mi valid if reproduced or copied. N cast? value, ExeluteBraziari Blends am! Power o Shake&forfranchise information cali 1-888-70 J I E UC Photo courtesy Carl Hanson CSUSM's Green Team �T HE P RIDE FEATURES Tuesday; April 29, 2008 Summer vacation savings: W ays t o h ave f un in t he s un e ven o n a b udget BY NAME REDACTE Pride Staff Writer With summer break quickly .approaching, now is the time to plan ahead for summer vacation. College students typically have a smaller vacation budget, but thisv should not limit f un and memorable vacation options. Careful and thoughtful prioritizing can maximize à budget to make the most of summer vacation. If a vacation includes a foreign country, a passport will be required as verifiable identification, so have a valid passport available well in advance of the travel date. There are many low budget vacation activities available—with some creative thinking it is easy to make a summer trip into a memorable event. 1) Road Trip One choice is the idealistic "road trip." It may sound unoriginal—and there are certainly cons to this because of rising gas prices—but a road trip is a great way to stretch out a budget. Try offsetting the cost by gathering a group of friends to share the price of gas and alternate driving. There are many places to visit (such as national parks, theme parks, friends/ family) so plan ahead with the group and make sure to have correct directions and factor in expenses beforehand so it can be a worry-free adventure. For accommodations along the trip, be sure to research inexpensive hotels and book reservations ahead of time or have an alternative plan to stay with family or friends along the way, With enough people, splitting a hotel room cost will not end u p too expensive. To find inexpensive accommodations, Travelocity and Expédia are good sources that are easy to navigate and continually advertise special deals. On Travelocity. com there are hotel rates for as low as $32 per night in the Reno-Tahoe area. If a travel destination is too far away or would be too time consuming for a road trip, many travel packages are available that bundle hotel costs and airline, tickets. To travel to a "hot spot" such as Las Vegas, Travelocity offers a $226 hotel + flight package for each person. Travelocity and Expedia offer several other moderately priced packages to other destinations, such as Miami, Florida ($454 per person including airfare and hotel). 2) Service Projects Another option is to forgo the traditional summer vacation and partake in an alternative summer breaks—volunteering efforts to help charities and relief organizations. This is becoming more popular around college campuses and even high schools. There are many activities to choose: building houses (Habitat for Humanity), clearing debris from stormaffected areas, tutoring and teaching younger children, working with hospital patients, and teaching English to immigrants. For example, CSUSM's Alternative Spring Break in March 2007 helped the aftereffects of Katrina in New Orleans. To volunteer in the summer for Habitat for Humanity, the costs can range f rom $50 to $150 and the locations are scattered across the fifty states. Check their summer listings to find a specific date, region, and cost: http://www.habitat.org/ y outhprograms/suppdocs/colchalsummerbreak_sitelist.pdf 3) Camping Another low-budget vacation is camp' ing. Camping is a great way to spend time with friends, especially for those who enjoy the outdoors. Remember that renting a cabin can be less expensive with more people. There are many locations and activities to choose from depending on one's interests. While San Marcos is in a great location to access many beaches, there are other regional spots to enjoy other water activities. Making a reservation at a state park can be done ahead of time online (a nonrefundable $7.50). Depending on the group's size and how far in advance a reservation is made, South Carlsbad costs can range from $45.00 to $225.00. South Carlsbad does not feature day-use facilities. One of the five-most visited •Cali- fornia state parks, San Onofre, in north Oceanside, has alcohol restrictions, so be sure to stay on top of rules that pertain to each park. Another state park, Cardiff, actually does not have any camping facilities, but pets are allowed. Close by to Cardiff is San Elijo State Beach, which does feature tents and RV sites. To get an idea of what to expect from other camping locations, the California State Park's website breaks down camping fees: http:// www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23293 4) Cruise Though it may not be as inexpensive as some of the previous options, a cruise is still an affordable option. Cruises can be a great deal because while most cruises t ry to add as many people possible with low fares, optional expenses such as alcohol and excursions can be highpriced and add up Textbook buy backs BY B ILLRHEIN Pride Staff Writer The semester is coming to a close, and it is time f or students to contemplate what to do with the books they spent so much money on a few months ago. Some books are valuable in cash or intrinsic value and may be worth keeping. However, if students want to sell books and get money back, there are a few options. The first option is to use the CSUSM bookstore Buy Back. According to the store, they will be accepting books starting May 7 in stationed tents in Founder's plaza. The University Store and Buy Back Tents will be open until 7 p.m. on every weekday except Friday, when they will close at 3 p.m. The process is simple: students can b ring back their used textbooks where representatives of the bookstore will examine them. They will also scan the barcode to determine if the book is usable next year, or if the edition is out of date. If a student agrees on a transaction, they will get a predetermined amount of money back for each book, and the store can resell the book next semester. This s ervice will r un through finals week. Other options lie online. Websites such as www.booksvalue.com and www. ecampus.com o ffer a similar service as the bookstore. Students can browse the site and see how much they can get back for a copy of their book. If a student agrees on the price, he or she contacts the site, mails the book to them, and gets money back. These sites then sell the books to others on their site as well as other websites, such as www. half.com. The previously mentioned www.half. com is another place to get c^sh for books, but it requires patience. This site is a branch of www.ebay.com, but does not require the auctioning process. Students and other Internet users can list DVDs, CDs, and books they wish to sell. Unlike the other options, the seller can name his or her own price. However, that also means waiting for someone to purchase it. A fter a person makes a sale, www.half.com will deposit the money into an account, t aking a small fee for their service. Therefore, if students do not want to hang on to b ulky or unpractical books, quickly. But once again, with more people, cabins can fit up to four people, so the cost of a small cabin can be split up. Travelocity and Expedia offer many special cruise packages as well as cruise companies. Expedia.com advertises Carnival cruise packages to Mexico for rates as low as $189. At Travelocity, for a four-night, roundtrip cruise starting in Los Angeles and traveling to Baja California, Mexico, and other California destinations, it can cost $209 for an inside cabin and $609 for a suite. Remember to have a passport ready in advance if a travel destination involves a foreign country. Travel agencies can be more helpful for a more customized approach to planning a cruise. There are many interesting and f un activities to take part in during summer vacation — even under a budget! With the ideas suggested above, there is still a lot of room to make a vacation creative and personable for a memorable summer! What to do with unwanted textbooks there are many options to sell them. There are resources on campus and online to make some money back, either for books next year or for the festivities summer has to offer. In order to receive Campus Emergency Alerts you must self register into the system!) To further strengthen campus emergency preparedness Gal State San Marcos has implemented a mass notification system to communicate with the campus community during times of emergency; This system allows students, faculty and staff to determine how they would like to be notified if the campus should experience an emergency Choices include one or more of the following: • SMS text message (standard text messaging fees apply) * Cell phone * Campus e-mail • Personal e-mail • Home phone * Work phone To regisfe^ go te to enter your personal information �Tips and tricks to survive finals week BY AMY SALISBURY Pride Staff Writer The first and most important rule in keeping up with finals week is having a hold on what It's that time again, folks. kind of schedule you will have Though the term projects seem in the coming weeks. If that tedious and the research papers day planner from the beginning endless, they are all set to cul- of fall semester still hasn't had minate as a great sigh of r elief, anything written in it, now is on May 9. But wait, what's that definitely the time to utilize this looming on the horizon? Don't helpful tool. Gather all the class be misled by the last day of syllabi and take note of when classes. There still awaits an all- professors' office hours are if too-familiar sight of two-hour a last minute question comes blocks packed tight with infor- up. Also, keep in mind that the mation f rom the entire semester: library has extended hours from Finals. They aren't over until the May 5 through the 8, 7 a.m, -10 16th, but there are plenty of ways p.m., to better serve committed to retain f ull sanity during these studiers. few, crucial days. M any h ands m ake light w ork I t's a p lan not understand during the day. Even one f ull night's rest among weeks with hardly any showed scientists that the brain recalls information more efficiently a fter eight hours of sleep. If j ust one day makes a difference, a week's worth of regular sleep could do wonders. C elebrate! Responsibly. Finishing only one final d oesn't necessarily call for a party. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) revealed that j ust one night of heavy drinking could impair a person's critical thinking skills for up to a month. Even a couple drinks have the ability to cause significant physical distress, surly not As tempting as it might sound to squeeze as much downtime out of the day as possible, study guides d on't p repare themselves. The worst t hing to do in a t ime like t his is wait u ntil the Sunday before exam week and t ry to f igure out what should be on that y et-to-becreated study guide. Try f orming a study group. Not only is it a great way to share the load of m aterial, but i t's always more f un to be m iserable with others (right?). I ncrease t he p eace According to CNN, in 2004, a Germán study determined that the sleeping brain continues to work on problems that it did helping fill up a blank blue book at 9 a.m. R ELAX This is not the time to let stress take over. Even though anxiety seems imminent at this point in the year, there is no reason to yield to it. Check out a Yoga book from the library and decompress with some friends. If sleeping i s difficult, try some chamomile tea; some even say celery is nature's sleeping pill. Deal with worries one at a time rather than tackling them all at once. If the pressure is far too overwhelming, take advantage of the Student Health and Counseling Services across the street f rom campus. Food court musical BY BILL'RHEIN Pride Staff Writer The element t hat sets musicals a part f rom all o ther entertainment g enres is t hat it is p erfectly u nrealistic to b reak out in song. If a p erson were to do t his in r eatTife, p eople would t hink he or she was • crazy. However, the o rganization called Improv E verywhere decided to act on t his b elief. I mprov E verywhere is a g roup on YouTube w hose m otto is "We C ause S cenes." T hey t hink of o riginal, h armless, and s ocially c hallenging BY BILL RHEIN Pride Staff Writer p ranks in cities a cross a ppeared to b e a s hopper A merica. They t ake a e njoying lunch b egins h is persocial n orm, and t urn formance, and so on w ith o ther it on its h ead, which p lanted s ingers. The a udience is what they did in a b ecomes even m ore s urprised v ideo c alled "Food when a j anitor and t he m all C ourt M usical." s ecurity g uard seem t o be in In a Los A ngeles mall^ 16 on the gag as well. The perp articipants broke out i nto a formance e nds w ith a large s pontaneous m usical in the conclusion of a pplause by the f ood c ourt. H idden c ameras o nlookers. f ilmed the event and t he r eacImprov E verywhere c laims tions of p atrons and p eople r esponsibility f or over 70 w atching w hile w ireless j okes on the p ublic. Some of m icrophones b roadcast t heir o ther^ fe^Q^|4Boments s ingers over the PA system^ include 4 00 p eople f reezing It s tarts w ith a f ood s alesper- f or f ive m inutes in New York son s pilling a d rink and a sking p ity's G rand C entral S tation,f or n apkins in a m usical way. stunning the p eople nearby. A fter she sings a v erse, what In a ddition, t hey once p lanted e ccentric c rowds, a j umbotron, and an a nnouncer's b ooth at a l ittle l eague b aseball g ame, m aking is seem as if it were a m ajor l eague g ame. I mprovv Every where'sr ^ e 1 e^ve r t actics m ake t hem o n e o f t h e most s ubscribed p roviders on YouTube, a ccording to t he site. Images courtesy Improv Everywhere i d g e ts : What your computer cando for you Much of technology in t his day and age is devoted to helping and e nhancing p eople's lives. Widgets f all into t his category. Widgets are a simple invention o ffering a g reater range in the h elpfulness of computers. Made p opular on the Apple operating systems, widgets are simple prograrns that r un on the desktop w ith user interaction to e nhance the use of a computer in positive ways. With the click of a button, a u ser can b ring up a widget on the screen, use its f eatures, and hide it for later use. Both Mac and PC u sers can enjoy Hookah Lounge Pool Tables Games Great Food Over 50 Hookah Flavor's Monday Night Pool Tournament these t hrough p rograms such as Dashboard and Yahoo Widgets. The desktop widgets sort into t hree genres: i nformative, tools, and f un. Informative widgets r un in sync with t he computer and p rovide simple d ata. The most commonly used informative widgets are the clock, calendar, and stock ticker. The weather a p p 1i c a tion o ffers reports based on the u sers zip code. Popular among laptop u sers . is the Wi-Fi signal moni- tor, which displays t he s trength of wireless i nternet connections, and the b attery meter that shows exactly how much b attery power r emains. Tool widgets are similar to the p revious t ype because they o ffer i nformation, but r equire user input. T his would include w idgets such as the calculator, which quickly and conveniently o ffers mathematical a ssistance. Other p opular tools are the dictionary, n otepad, and remotes f or various media p rograms such as iTunes, which can sit in the c orner of the screen, and quickly change or stop songs on iTunes. Lastly, there are the f un widgets, which are larger f iles and Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials Happy Hour 4:00-6:00 P.M. Sunday 12 3 * Fs 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 1 1 1 2 1220 E Mission, San Marcos H ubbly l iibhlv Cal < April 2008 s m Tw i mt m 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 m 3D can be d istfacting. With a click of the Sudoku widget, a computer u ser could be playing the p opular n umbers game. O thers * interact w ith the d esktop of the computer, such as the screen k iller, which is a s tressbusting p rogram t hat causes the click of the mouse ? to put a bullet hole on- the screen. On, the other h and, t here is the bouncy ball p rogram that allows the u ser to p lay w ith an on-screen red ball. T here are a seemingly endless n umber of these to d istract a student f rom doing work. T here are a f ew drawbacks to t hese widgets in addition the d istraction they create. They o ften r equire large amounts of m emory and p rocessing power, which can cause a computer to r un slow or p erform sluggishly. Also, any p erson can make a widget, so d ownloading them f rom n on-trustworthy sites can cause v iruses. In the end, it is up to the i ndividual user if widgets are a necessity, and which o nas w ill be the m ost u seful. �F EATURES T HE P RIDE Tuesday, April 29, 2008 What Google looks like at night: Blackle.com Saving energy by keeping screens dark while searching BY L ANCE CARTELLI Pride Staff Writer A re y ou l ooking f or a s imple w ay t o save e nergy w hile u sing y our c omputer d aily? T hen look n o f urther t han w ww. b lackle.com. B lackle.com is a n all b lack w ebsite t hat u ses G oogle C ustom S earch t o save e nergy e very t ime s omething is b eing s earched. C reated by H eap M edia, a ccording to t he w ebsite, B lackle w as c reated t o " remind u s all of t he n eed t o m ake s mall s teps in o ur e veryday lives t o save e nergy." B lackle u tilizes a p rimarily b lack s creen t hat e nables t he v iewing of t he site on c omputers t o save e nergy due t o t he f act t hat " monitors r equire m ore p ower , t o d isplay w hite (or light) s creen t han a b lack or d ark s creen," R obertson et al, 2 002, s tates a r eport r eleased b y t he E nergy A nalysis D epartment of UC B erkeley. T he idea of B lackle s tarted in J anuary 2007, w hen a blog r eported . that a b lack G oogle would save 750 m egawatt-hours a y ear. T he c reators of B lackle b elieve even if t he " energy savings a re s mall, t hey all a dd u p." A s ojf A pril 25, 2 008, B lackle h as saved 581,881.140-Watt h ours. 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N ext t ime you a re on t he I nternet g oogling y our n ame, t ry out B lackle a nd save e nergy w hile f inding out h ow p opular y our n ame is. llPRHHHHH 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. I llfllesentsi (Email event submissions to pride®e$u$m.e<tu ATTN: Calendar of Events) �8 uesday: April Tuesday, April 29, 2008 iA l & OC J LE / THE PRIDE IDEFIEPRARDÍ l|Ì|§| HIPHOP TH£ ROOTS Al^EENATIYE/PÖWERPOP ACSÁA CHTN Í * "i Underdog Muli Mater ' FOREVER SICKEST KDtS INDIE ROCK Cafl't Love, Can't Hurt i WÖÜSIÄNÄ r pllpi í I 'I 11î 1'§: ': ' IMHMMMNNM pi¡¡¡l ¡lllilli WíNWSR mt mm O T E YÁ F H £R •v.:,.:::.'.:.. • ••-••.•--:•.::•. lili^BI Ä iifipi f ljllft i ilil �SPORTS T HE P RIDE Baseball's streak ends Despite their nine-game win streak coming to an end, the Cougars remain competitive BY TIM MOORE Pride Staff Writer April 22,2008 - CSUSM Baseball kicked off a busy week of play with a tough loss last Tuesday against Biola. The Cougars jumped out to an early onerun lead in the bottom of the second inning on a Tristan Gale solo home run. Biola got the run back in the top of the third, and went on to tack on two in the top of the fifth and one in the top of the seventh. The Cougars closed the gap to one after scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh on Jackson Chapelone and Dane Ponciano solo home runs. Biola added an insurance run in the top of the ninth and closed the door on the Cougars in the bottom half to take the win. Despite receiving their first loss in nine games on Tuesday, the Cougars continued their winning ways of late as they faced Cal State San Bernardino on Friday, taking a close one by a score of 5-4. The Cougars got on the board first, scoring on a Terry Moritz RBI single in the top of the third. San Bernardino countered with a run in the bottom of the third, and again in the fourth. The Cougars did their damage in the top of the sixth inning, scoring four runs on two hits and two San Bernardino errors. San Bernardino tried their hand at a comeback in the bottom of the eighth, cutting the deficit to one. However, a solid defensive effort by the Cougars kept the lead safe en route to the win. The Cougars again saw Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday, this time at home for a doubleheader that resulted in a split. The Cougars combated a three-run top of the first with a run in the bottom of thefirst,and four more in the bottom of the fourth. The game remained quiet from there on out thanks to strong pitching and defense for the Cougars. The Cougars could not, however carry over the momentum into the second game of the doubleheader. Despite coming out to an early 4-2 lead, the Cougars could not hold on, losing by a score of 13-7. The Cougars' record improves to 21-16-1 on the season as they head into theirfinalregular-season game Wednesday at San Diego Christian at 3:00 p.m. CLASSIFIEDS M agdalena 'Ecke F amily Y MÇ i s h iring l ife g uards, c amp c ó r a s e t e a nd c a m p â t leaders* Ö ieek o ut o ur w ebsite a t Ifym wmdi Uk# m put in a clœsffîed* contact #w advertising department at prtdejuk@esusm.edu , | Document Services We can print, collate and bind presentation materials, including complex and high-volume jobs. Tuesday, April 29, 2008 CSUSM Softball secures playoff spot BY TIM MOORE Pride Staff Writer Hope scoreless in the complete game shutout. Lerno's record improves 11-6 on the season. The Cougars carried the momentum into game two of the doubleheader, winning handily by a score of 7-2. The wins boosted the Cougars' record to 27-17 on the season and guaranteed them a spot in the NAIA Region II playoffs. As of 4/28, the Cougars are ranked #4 in the NAIA Region II ratings. April 22, 2008 ~ CSUSM Softball traveled to Buena Park last Tuesday to face Hope International in a doubleheader with serious playoff implications. The Cougars fought through five scoreless innings before posting two runs in the top of the sixth. Pitcher, Melissa Lerno struck outfiveand held CSUSM Itack and Field has good showing at IHton Invitational BY ALEX HAND Pride Staff Writer CSUSM men's and women's Track and Field is j ust a few weeks away f rom competing in Nationals. On Friday and Saturday the team competed in the UCSD Triton Invitational. The squad had a strong showing, with many top-5 f inishes. Kyle Hughes led the way with a second place f inish in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase r unning a 9:37. In the 800-meter run Anthony Guadagnini ran a time of 1:54 to f inish 5th overall. Kevin Ott Wright had yet another strong showing in the men's 400-meter hurdles f inishing with a time of 53.62 to capture 5th place. Jessica Sandoval represented the women's side with a 5th place f inish in the 3,000-meter r un, f inishing with a time of 10:29.45. The men's relay teams continued to p erform well with second place f inishes in both the men's 4x100 and the 4x400. The women's 4x400 team f inished with a time of 4:01, good enough for 3rd place. Leave the Sprintin8 to us. North County's new SPRINTER light n il tram i m arrived* With service every Mailbox Services We'll give your business a real street address, then sign for and receive your incoming packages. Packaging and Shipping Options include Next Day, Ground, International and Freight delivery. 9 half hour on weekdays and every hour on the weekends, it's easy to hop aboard the SPRINTER. Catch the train at any one of the new 1 5 stations. BREEZE buses are conveniently coordinated to connect you to major destinations along the Highway 7 8 corridor, Your ticket to North County's new short cut begins at only $ 2 per trip. SPRINTS?! GoNCTD.com * C#ll 511 310 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd #107 San Marcos, CA 92078 Tel: (760)510-8350 At the Campus Marketplace Close to Ralph iEr* W l MOVE PEOPLE QmmQmmOmmQmmQwmQmmQmmOmm �Ours shows "Mercy" t o their listeners By gracing them with an incredible album BY ADAM LOWE Pride Staff Writer album with an actual major record label, DreamWorks Records. In 2001 came theirfirstofficial release, If you could combine the vocal "Distorted Lullabies," featuring styles of Roy Orbison, Freddie Mer- the radio hit, "Sometimes." Just cury, and Thom York of Radiohead one year later, Ours released their - you would have Jimmy Gnecco of second album, "Precious," which the band Ours, an alternative/rock/ was received well by the media indie group from New York. Ours In 2004, Gnecco got the group released their first album, "Sour," together to begin working on a projin 1994, on their own independent ect of epic proportions. What came label, which did not do well, caus- of these last 4 years of hard work? ing the band to dissolve and remain Ours' third major label release, hidden for many years. "Mercy (Dancing for the Death of After a few years of hiding, an Imaginary Enemy)." The absoGnecco brought the band back lute strength and force behind this together in 1997 to work on another album is daunting in every possible way. Gnecco truly outdid himself with the invincibility of this album. In such tracks as "God Only Wants You," we get a haunting rendition of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" mixed with lilting and almost absolutely ghostly vocals. It all leads up to the most incredible build, making way for quite possibly the most incredibly satisfying musical climax that you have ever heard. Don't you hate that feeling of only enjoying a few of the songs on a CD? You can completely forget about that all together! This CD is completely amazing through and through. With each song on this album comes yet another incredible feeling - this album will make you experience feelings you never thought could come from simply listening to a CD. Check it out for yourself. To find out more about Ours, their albums, concerts and any other information, visit their official band website at www.ours. net. Or you can check out Ours on Myspace at www.myspace.com/ oursmusic. From there, you can see all the information you could ever possibly need about concerts or CD purchases, etc. Check them out and become a fan today! / M M OüíteMMJ Josh Damigo: The all-American artist BY AMANDA ANDREEN Pride Staff Writer cess like? Usually, when I write a song, I'll get like a tag, or a little line in my The San Diego music scene has head and kind of just go with it. always had a flourishing singer/ Then I just work it around. Basisongwriter community. The latest cally, songs for me are built up of a addition to the local scene is artist chorus, 2 verses and a bridge; and Josh Damigo. Full of sensitive lyrics so usually it's a pretty simple proand catchy hooks, Damigo's style is cess for me. I tell a story in the song comparable to that of John Mayer, and take itfromthere. Ernie Halter, and Jason Mraz. A West Coast boy at heart, and a dieWho are some of your favorite hard Boston sports fan, Damigo is artists? hitting the music industry hard. Just Rob Deez. I'm a big Jason Mraz back from auditions for "Nashville guy—I really like the stuff he's Star," Damigo's slight country vibe put out I am a big fan of bands and serenading soul will melt the like Hinder, Lifehouse, All Star heart of listeners across the nation. I,Tnited>..I like the m ovie "Once." The Pride: So how did you get your start in music? Josh Damigo: I started music about a year and a half ago doing open mics and after my first open mic, they said "Hey, would you like to do a show?" And so that started my whole musical ordeal. And the guitar was your first musical instrument? No, my first musical instrument was the piano and then I started playing the trumpet and then it moved to the baritone, and then it moved to the guitar when I was 16, and I taught myself. What is your song-writing pro- What do you hope listeners take awayfrom your music? I hope they like it. I'd like them to just remember a time where they felt the same way. For me, I think my favorite is when someone comes up to me and says "Pocket Change is great because that song is my life." Or, if it's a love song and people come up to me and go: "that's my favorite song, I want that at my wedding." best friends. Those are t wo favorites. This new one that we just did called "Cougar" or "The Chase" or "Baby Come On" is really fun. "Saves the Day,'' means a lot to me because it has really been an inspirational song for me and for many other people. And, I actually have a song called "Your Favorite Song" that I wrote a while ago, that not very many people have What would be your ''dream heard, but it's called "Your Favorite tour" if you could go on one? Song," so I'm going to say that's my I think truthfully, the way that my favorite song. music goes, it would be KT Tunstall. I think that she and I would What is the biggest lesson you have a good time. I think I could took awayfrom your college expeshow her what a real man is about. rience? And...I wouldn't mind touring with It is more important to get a good Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers internship in the field you want to because they're the bomb.com. do than go to all your classes. In the real world, they don't care anyWhat was the first CD and/or cassette you ever bought? The first CD I ever bought was DC Talk's "Jesus Freak." The first tape I bought was "The Beach Boys' Greatest Hits." I think I was like in 8th grade. "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" The New York Times' bestseller "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" is by Duke and the University of Chicago alum, Tucker Max. The novel is a hilarious romp through the wild stories of Tucker Max's life, which makes "National Lampoon's: Van Wilder" seem tame by comparison. The stories include such antics as "Tucker goes to Vegas," and "The Now Infamous Tucker Max Charity Auction Debacle." Rather than describe each story in great detail, I will simply say that this book was hard to finish because of the difficulty To find out more about Josh Damigo, check out his webpage or myspace: www.joshdamigo.com or www. myspace.com/joshdamigo Do you have a favorite song you have written? "Pocket Change" is the story ofmy life. "Crazy" is a song about my two Book Review BY LEVI MARTINEZ Pride Staff Writer thing about what college you graduatedfromor what your degree is in. They care mostly what your experiences are in your field. to restrain from collapsing while laughing—each story was better than the one before. Tucker makes friends and enemies wherever he goes. This book does, however, demonstrate the truth of the effects of alcohol and how sometimes people tend to take advantage of others. But if you're looking for interesting stories, each one like some legendary college party complete with alcohol induced blackouts, you're in for a treat. This book is like taking the most bizarre stories from every scoundrel and rogue you know, and multiplying them exponentially. Each one is more than just risqué encounters and pan- demonium. Rather, they are the true encounters of Tucker Max. During each of his crazy nights, Tucker takes a voice recorder with him to help him document the nights that most individuals would be too drunk to remember. Some think that Tucker's actions are too ruthless—I found it them an escape from the reality of school. "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" is a book that can help alleviate the stress of finals temporarily. So sit down with a box of tissues and indulge in what will be a memorable, tearfilled, abdominally exhausting experience. Photo courtesy Sarah Hernandez / The Pride Street Kings An action-filled hi BY LANCE CARTELLI Pride Staff Writer "Street Kings" is Director David Ayers's second followup to "Training Day." "Street Kings" is a throwback cop thriller that is highlighted by a great story and solid acting from Keanu Reeves and company. Yes, Keanu Reeves. Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves), a veteran LAPD detective, works in the Special Vice Squad Unit in Los Angeles. Ludlow has been suffering from depression since his wife died. On top of that, his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington (Terry Crews) was murdered by two gang members. Ludlow goes on a wild and reckless pursuit through the mean streets of Los Angeles to track down the killers and get justice for Washington. Captain Jack Wander (Forest Whitaker) is Ludlow's supervisor who must keep him from going over the edge and out of the cross hairs of Internal Affairs Captain James Biggs (Hugh Laurie). "Street Kings" starts off fast and never slows down. Within the first ten minutes, viewers are able to see that Detective Ludlow is a highly skilled cop. The movie moves so quickly that no ones knows who is the good or bad cop, and by the end viewers are surprised with the thrilling twist of who is really good and bad. The only aspect that outweighs the acting of Reeves, Whitaker, and Laurie, is the writing. This movie may not have the most action, but the fast-paced story keeps viewers on the edge of their seats up until the action packed ending that will leave the audience saying "wow." Despite what the critics say, this movie is a great cop thriller and is Reeves's best work since "The Matrix." �T HE P RIDE A & E Tuesday, April 29; 2008 il Siam Surprise BY JACKIE CARBAJAL. Pride Staff Writer flavored with sweet soy sauce." If you choose t ofu, pork, chicken, or Want the sophistication beef, the plate is $7.50, of Thai cuisine but prefer a with shrimp or duck casual atmosphere and less valued at $8.50 and strain on your wallet? The mixed seafood at $9.50. new Siam Surprise restauAnyone already profirant in Temecula is truly cient in the indulgence the crème de la crème, diaof Pad-See-ew will be mond in the rough, golden ticket for any greatly impressed with Siam's edition Thai food connoisseur or culturally curi- and those new to trying the dish comous beginner. Along with its low prices, pletely are in for a pleasant surprise. the restaurant, open daily f rom 11 a.m. Another dish of choice, located in to midnight and with dine in, to go, and the 'Stir Fried' section of the menu, is delivery "services, could very well receive the mixed vegetables plate with shrimp the stamp of approval for accommodat- valued at $9.50. The plate is "a fresh and ing the needs of a college student. crispy combination ofvegetable: broccoli, The best way to get the most out o f this celery, snow peas, carrots, onion, green Thai restaurant with a home-like feel is onion, bok choy, napa cabbage, and bean to share plates with whomever you bring sprouts." Its sweet, unique sauce sepaalong with you. Inducting your palate to rates the Thai specialty from any other a variety of Thai flavors and consisten- similar options. The plate also includes cies is all part of the experience. your choice of side order; steamed rice, Popular dishes include Pad Thai, Tom f ried rice, rice noodles, rice vermicelli, Yum, and Duck Curry. egg noodles, glass noodles, flour tortiHighly recommended as an appetizer llas, and "Roti" Thai crepes. are Siam's $3.25 f ried egg rolls—they Any successful restaurant knows, or offer fresh egg rolls as well, but I am not should know, that variety on the menu that experimental. Siam's are the best is the key to success. I can boast to you egg rolls you'll ever have, hands down, what I consider the best plates at Siam, and their sweet and sour sauce is in a but only you can discover just the right league all its own. combination for'you. - A fter scarfing down the three egg rolls For the indecisive, Siam's menu as an appetizer, order the Pad-See-ew, a includes nine "surprises" offered from dish of "broad rice noodles pan f ried with 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. that range in price garlic, Chinese broccoli, egg and meat, from $7.95 to $12.95 for a f ull meal. Land Shark Lager BY JONATHAN E. THOMPSON Pride Staff Writer Margaritaville Brewing Company brews Land Shark Lager in Jacksonville, Florida. Jimmy Buffett owns Buffet's Margaritaville Holding LLC, the parent company of the brewery. Originally, the brewery produced the lager solely for Margaritaville Restaurants. The lager's popularity grew and the brewery decided to sell the product nationwide in retail outlets. There are currently eight restaurants in the United States. The closest restaurants to CSUSM are located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Glendale, Arizona. The remaining restaurants are located near Florida with the exception of one restaurant in Cancun, Mexico. The cardboard pack- ^ ^ a ging holds 12-fluid ounce clear glass bottles. The six-pack retails for $7.29 at BevMo. A soft yellow and navy blue comprise the majority of the coloring used on the container. A simple beach scene with a large shark fin planted firmly on land captures center stage. The bottles contain the same imaging and labeling. Bronze, yellow, and navy blue fill in the artwork on the lager 's bottle cap consisting of the lager's logo. The lager has an alcohol by volume of 4.7%, slightly lower than average beers. Land Shark pours easily, generating a quarter inch thick head that remains for the majority of consumption. The lager radiates a light golden hue similar to champagne. It emits a faint biscuit infused aroma, and enters the mouth calmly like small, gentle waves at high noon beachside. A slight peak of tastes occurs immediately then disappears as the lager strolls beyond. Given the soothing nature of the brew, it should pair well with BBQ orientedL events and food. Of course* Jimmy Buffett's 1985 hit song "Margaritaville" is a nice addition during consumption. Furthermore, the lager deserves a more creative styled glass than regular lagers. The craziness associated with the ending of a spring semester indicates one thing: the close proximity of summer where flipflops and bottle tops relax and calm the Cougar. Surprise 2, for example, valued at $7.95 includes f ried rice or steamed rice, Chicken Panang Curry (spicy), garden salad with Thai cream dressing, f ried t ofu and a soda. To cap off your night, a definite must is the banana rolls dessert. Just picture this for a second: bananas deep f ried in egg roll skins, served with chocolate syrup and whipped cream for the low price of $3.25. Sounds heavenly, right? The price is worth the risk and makes it that much easier to order seconds if need be. The only downside to the Siam experience is that you may find yourself tipping 50% of the bill because you are that satisfied—it has been done. The service is friendly and accommodating and the food speaks for itself—figuratively I hope, but I must admit, I have not yet tried the duck. Siam Surprise is located at Overland Center, 26490 Ynez Road, Suite B in Temecula. For more menu options, map directions, and contact information, visit www.siamsurprise.com. Photo by Jackie Carbajal / The Pride Take a general education class or two this summer for only $20 a unit! Get ahead this summer and save a bundle at MiraCosta College« MiraCosta is a community college located just minutes from the beach in North San Diego County—with a campus in Oceanside, located right of Highway 78; and the San Elijo Campus, located in Cardiff, just east of 1-5 or take classes online, MiraCosta offers hundreds of general education courses, most of which are transferable to UC and CSU campuses. Don't wait! Enroll today! Some early classes begin June 2. General summer session begins June 16. View the class schedule and enroll online at www.mlracosta.edu or call (760) 757-2121 for additional information, OcMitsid« C m u a ps 1 Barnard Drive Oceanside, CA 92ÖS6 Sm Elijo C m u a ps 3333 Manchester Ave. Cardiff, C 92007 �Justin Nozuka... Man Crush? BY TOM COCKING Pride Staff Writer Every night before I go to bed, I sit on the couch in the living room and go back and f orth between MTV, VH1, and Fuse, watching music videos. It is late night so there are usually some odd videos on that either make me feel uncomfortable or like I am back in the 1960's. But on this special night while channel s urfing, one of the most b eautiful sounds I had ever heard came f rom V Hi's Nocturnal State, a late night music program that plays up-and-coming artists. I listened and watched the music video intently because the person singing had one of the most melodic and calming voices I had ever heard. I waited until the end to see who it was and the ending credits read "Justin Nozuka - A fter Tonight." I had heard Justin Nozuka before but couldn't purchase his CD off iTunes because he did not sell it in the U.S. So I went to my room and got my laptop, searched for him on iTunes and by the grace of God, his CD had j ust been released in the U.S. Instantly I purchased h is CD titled "Holly" and listened to every song. I have not stopped listening to his CD since. He has a Jason Mraz-like tone but hits notes I did not know men could hit. Justin is only 19 years old, but sings of things beyond the average teenager's wisdom. With songs like my favorite "Save Him," Nozuka sings of a woman who was abused by both her father and b oyfriend. His chilling vocals make you listen to every word he says. His more upbeat songs like "After Tonight" have catchy choruses that instantly make you happy. It is safe to say I have developed a "man crush" on Justin Nozuka. Sadly, he has only played a few shows in the United States, such as the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Nozuka was born in New York then moved to Toronto and has lived there since. But due to his growing popularity, he is beginning to p erform more in the States, primarily on the east coast. With fame coming to him at such a tender age, I can only imagine what great things he will be doing in the f uture. Is [ M m - still alive and wew documentaryt. Aaugustine?now ell in S looks t Florida in 1964 and An at all. Some images through- places, visit www.DareNotWalout the film are disturbing live kAlone.com. From there, you footage clips of the devastation can read more about the film and Imagine being kicked out of that happened in Florida. The read ways to help out in this filma church, beaten, spat upon, film states that a "non-violent maker's desire to help stop the mocked and called names, all campaign in this city helped to hate. Ernest Hemingway once because of the color of your make the Civil Rights move- said, "Either write something worth reading or DO something skin. Most won't remember ment a possibility." the events of the year 1964 in Speaking about how things worth writing," So, perhaps if a place called St. Augustine, have changed since 1964, one you can't write about this - do Florida because most x>f us man in the film states with the something about it instead. weren't alive then, but there p a s s i o n a t e are a few who will remember words, "We the atrocious things that hap- are still at pened there. Sadly, through the war!" Clearly, decades that have passed, many this man has of these individuals' stories e x p e r i e n c e d have faded - until now. so much pain When amateur filmmaker and struggle Jeremy Dean learned of these in these racial stories, it became his goal to trials, but pershare them with the world. A fter haps seeing his six years of working on the film, frustration and "Dare Not Walk Alone" is finally rightful anger available for viewing. This is a will make us film documenting some of the do something never before heard stories of the- about it. I've terrible racism driven events heard it said knowthat occurred in St. Augustine that ing is half the in 1964. Dean says that this film "marries the bloodshed of the battle - well, Civil Rights movement with the now we know. standards and morals of today." To know The film is spliced with inter- more about views f rom victims of this this riveting incomprehensible racism f rom and heartthe past as well as present day w r e n c h i n g interviews with those * same d ocumentary, victims to see how times have and to look up changed, if they have changed showtimes and Photo courtesy Dare Not Walk Alone Productions BY ADAM LOWE Pride Staff Writer By Amanda Andreen and Tim Moore Pride Staff Writers • • • • • •! • • •••• •••• • 1 • •• •••• •5•5 •Bfi• •SB• 5•5• 55 •55 • S5 •55• SB• • • •S•S• • • ••!• • • • • IS Sf • • •s ' ••• ••••••••• •• 8 li •• 1• • •• • m • i • • •• • • • • • • •• H eaven is f or S inners " Painter" This is definitely a band up to par with that of those on Warped Tour. Off their | upcoming release "Satellites Set t o Explode,* * Painter" is toe-tapping friendly it all of its bubble-gum p op glory. Reminding of Switchfoot, Cartel, and other bands that could fall into the "PowerPop! genre, Heaven is for Sinners is fun and great summer listening. U nderminded "Ya B asta" As a band known for their off-the-wall live shows, Underminded's politically charged music combined with erratic pitch-shifts makes them a unique act in a dying scene. "Ya Basta" mimics the intensity of Undeminded's live show with a underlying message of the need for change. The sound is comparable to a more energetic hybrid of The Bled and Norma J ean; J ason M raz " I'm Yours" Originally released in the bonus package "Wordplay EP" from Mraz's 2 005 release "Mr. A-Z," the popular track recently got a makeover and was remixed and re-mastered for the upcoming M ay release of Mraz's new album, "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." E ight M inutes t o I Wilight " Long R oad H ome" An indie vibe mixed with a splash of e mo/pop rock, Eight Minutes t o Twilight's sound is reminiscent of bands like Waking Ashland, T he Fray, Dashboard Confessional, and T he Format. "Long Road Home" sounds slightly familiar t o Augustana, but t he horns and plucked guitars smoothly wrap it all up into a seamless j am pleasing t o t he ears. Upbeat and catchy, it is hard t o not t o notice the resemblance to Jack Johnson on this one; however, the redone track is making its w ay to airwaves nonetheless. Laced with ukuleles, and Hawaiian vibe backup singing, T m Yours" is still just as wonderful as the acoustic, stripped-down original. Photos courtesy respective artist's myspace website � 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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