Harry News...... 2-3 Potter a Food...... 4 Mediocre A rts...... 5-7 Success Opinion...... 8-io Review Sports...... 11 Page 5 Calendar...... 12 http://www.csusmpride.com TheCalifornia State UniversityPride San Marcos Vol. IX No. 13/ Tuesday, November 27,2001 Winter Session Dropped from Schedule By JAMES NEWELL offer more opportunities for associate vice presi As registration and advise Pride Staff Writer students.” Although the change dent and co-chair of “ More students will benefitment continue and students look will affect the current focus of the YRO Committee. by the new summer semester to future semesters, they should Although this year’s winter Extended Studies, “ ... we will Worden contends that than will be hurt by the loss now plan for a summer session session is the last at Cal State San find other ways to generate fund the increased longer and more involved than Marcos and marks a change in ing,” said Stakes. availability of classes o f winter session the prior winter and summer the vision of the Extended Stud Cancelling winter session is offered in summer sessions offered by Extended ies program, members from both a step toward the implementa will outweigh the loss —Pat Worden Studies. Year Round Operations (YRO) tion of YRO, which utilizes reg of the four-week win Associate Vice President Although Extended Studies and Extended Studies are opti ular state funding to reduce stu ter session. Co-Chair for Year Round Operations will continue to operate, the focus mistic about the opportunities the dent costs, which are less expen “It (coursework) will switch to non-credit pro new year-round schedule will pro sive than the Extended Studies should now take less time,” said “The only complaint we fessional and community educa vide for matriculated students. Program. Stakes, and is more of a “swap (YRO) have had is the summer tion. Even though the approach “It is not a surprise to us,” “More students will benefit ping things around,” than a session was not long enough,” ing winter session is the last, said Robert Stakes, the new by the new summer semester reduction of opportunities for said Worden. The past summer a fully implemented, 12-week dean of Extended Studies. than will be hurt by the loss of students to continue at a rapid session, which marked the transi summer semester will not take “Summer will reduce prices and winter session,” said Pat Worden, pace toward graduation. tion to YRO, “[was] a very suc effect until 2003. cessful experiment,” she said. Students Celebrate Greeks Drive for Turkeys Sex Offenders Must Register Japanese Culture with Campus By JENNIFER HOLMES guages and Hispanic literature, By STEPHANIE BAIRD Pride Staff Writer and an adviser in the Japanese Pride Staff Writer program. Although this event did Students commemorated the not take place on Nov. 3, like A law signed by California first day of the second annual the one in Japan, Seyller said the Gov. Gray Davis on Oct. 5 Japanese Culture Week (Tuesday, motivation behind these^events is requires all sex offenders Nov. 13 through Thursday, Nov. the same — to promote cultural enrolling or working on col 15) by adorning Founders’ Plaza awareness. lege campuses to register with with traditional Japanese paper On Tuesday, the Japanese the campus police, beginning lanterns. The Japanese Club, Club held a food sale in Found next year. students and professors in the ers’ Plaza featuring traditional The assembly bill states Japanese Program, Anime Japanese favorites including that any person convicted of a Project Alliance, the Victorious yakisoba (noodles), goyza (Japa sex crime, including students, Club, and the American nese dumplings), and okonomi- faculty, and all others working Language and Culture Institute yaki (Japanese-style pancakes). on campus, must notify campus organized and presented cultur There was also a Japanese mar police of their address within al activities and displays during ketplace in Commons 206, which five working days. The same the three-day celebration. They offered students an interactive applies if the person is disen- organized the event to share var video game demonstration set rolling from the campus, chang ious aspects of Japanese culture up by Anime Project Alliance. ing employment, or changing with those on campus. Handcrafted origami arts were his/her address. “Our goal is to expose people available for purchase, as well as Mike Smith, President of Tau Kappa Episilon, dressed up as a chicken for If an individual violates the to Japanese culture, to something video games, laser discs, comic the TKE Second Annual Turkey Drive this Thanksgiving. law, he/she will receive a mis they wouldn’t typically get being books, and Pocky, which are (Pride Photo/Victoria Segall) demeanor, depending on the here (in the U.S.),” said Marc chocolate-covered biscuit sticks, number of violations the per Townsend, founder and presi a popular snack in Japan. tured various themes, including a photo display of Japanese gar son has or commits. dent of the Japanese Club. Wednesday’s activities sports popular in Japan (base dens. In the past, campus police “In Japan, Nov. 3 is culture began in Palm Court with an ball and soccer), the danger of “It just amazes me, seeing had no way of knowing if day, and everyone celebrates with exhibition featuring different nuclear weapons with reference how people respond so positively sex offenders were on campus, exhibitions, performances, and aspects of modern life in Japan. to Hiroshima, Japan’s political to a culture that is so different because they were allowed to food,” said Mikiko Imamura The displays, set up by students parties, education, movies, video from American culture,” said live in one area and attend Seyller, professor of world lan is Japanese 102 and 201, fea- games, pop culture, religion, and »Article cont. on pg 2 school in another. Now campus police will know who is on their campus. “The database is a valuable tool,” said Tom Former CSUSM Employee Settles Lawsuit Shultheis, CSUSM’s chief of police. He added, “it certainly By MARTHA SARABIA race, color and/or national origin dants in the complaint. She also offices were unable to comment doesn’t mean that every single discrimination; gender harass Pride Staff Writer agreed to state in her records that before press time. person who is registered is ment and discrimination; retali she voluntarily resigned from “We can only comment that automatically a suspect.” ation; invasion of privacy; negli Lori Edwards, a former Cal her job at the university Jan. the matter has been amicably Federal law forces colleges gent and/or intentional infliction State San Marcos accountant who 31, 2000. According to court resolved,” said Rick Moore, a to let students know who is a of emotional distress; defama filed a lawsuit against the uni files, however, Edwards states university spokesperson. “It was sex offender on their campus. tion, and violation of the Califor that she received a letter from versity for discrimination and negotiated with the plaintiff and Supports of the law said nia Family Rights Act, according the director of Human Resources harassment due to her gender and her attorneys. The payment of they believe it will be easier for to court files. and Equal Opportunity Office in race, settled the agreement for $210,000 settles a claim for campus police to investigate In her settlement agreement January 2000 informing her that $215,000; from this amount, she worker’s compensation, based on sex crimes committed on cam dated Jan. 26 and released by she would be discharged from received $5,000 for emotional stress. The payment of $5,000 pus. On the other hand, those the university at the request of distress. employment. settles a separate, civil claim for who are opposed to the new the North County Times on Nov. Edwards, an African-Amer Edwards and her attorney, emotional distress. The settle law say that the right to pri 8, Edwards agreed to drop any ican female, filed the lawsuit at and the defendants from Fiscal ment is not an admission of any vacy is being taken from sex actions against the university per Vista’s Superior Court on Nov. Operations, Human Resources, wrongdoing.” offenders *North County Times sonnel she had named as defen 13, 2000. Her charges included and the Equal Opportunity contributed to this article. Student Government Starts Readership Program Free New York Times Newspapers Available Next Semester
By MELANIE ADDINGTON the program is for students and paper readership and students O’Connell. Programs exist across the coun Pride Editor how the program will affect the become more aware of current In 1996, Graham Spanier, try, including those at Cal State readership of The Pride student events,” said Brown, president of Penn State Chico, UC Berkeley, Cal State Students may have a few newspaper. After the pilot program, the University, said he believed that Los Angeles, and Cal Pol# more opportunities to read the “It is really not about the cost. ASI board will receive an esti exposing students to daily news pS f on5- . T hews next semester. The As long as it useful to students mate and decide whether or not papers would ta y i^ ro fo u iifl Associated Students Inc. exec then we can deal with the cost,” to pay the 40 cents per issue it impact on thera5^r»l|P
CSU and UC Systems to Provide Joint Doctoral Programs in Education Protestors Rally for Improved
By JUSTIN ANDREWS here for degrees in education. Pride Staff Writer Sixty percent of California’s Teachers’ Working Conditions teachers graduated from the CSU students will soon have CSU system, all with little or By ALYSSA FINKELSTEIN meeting, held at the chancellor’s out in support of CSU professors, easier and more affordable access no access to a doctoral degree For The Pride office. The rally began with and the “Meta” acting group to doctoral degrees in education. in education. “We invest a high an introduction and welcome from Cal State Los Angeles CSU Chancellor Charles Reed er percentage of our resources Faculty, staff, and students from Gonzalo Santos, CFA performed a satirical theatre and UC President Richard Atkin in education training than any from Cal State campuses came president and a professor from presentation called “Mac State son reached a tentative agree other Cal State University,” Lilly by bus and airplane from as far CSU Bakersfield. Speakers University.” ment, in which each system, Uni . said, noting that UC Riverside north as Humboldt and as far included Assemblywoman Judy Finally, Susan Meisenhelder, versity of California and Cali is a nearby school that offers south as San Diego to protest Chu, State Assemblyman Alan another leader for the CFA, came fornia State* University, will put educational doctorates. for better Working conditions Lowenthal, and Miguel outside from the chancellor’s up $2 million to organize pro In I960, the California for CSU professors during a Contreras of the Los Angeles office to tell the crowd that the grams among various campuses. Master Plan for Education teach-in held at the CSU chancel County Federation of Labor. petitions from every Cal State Colleen Bentley-Adler, a spokes assigned the UC system to be lor’s office in Long Beach. The State Sen. Gloria Romero also campus had successfully been person for the CSU chancellor’s the sole provider for a doctoral California Faculty Association attended the event. The speakers delivered to the trustees, despite office, said that the joint pro degree in an education pro (CFA) organized the Nov. 14 addressed issues including the alleged skirmishes between the gram may be offered as soon as gram. Bentley-Adler said, how teach-in to present the Board of corporatization of higher educa police and the protestors when August. ever, that the UC system is Trustees with a unified front of tion, the decrease in money the the petitions were delivered. The joint program aims to not meeting the demands of support. universities spend per student, Trustees, however, came out to provide many future teachers future teachers. Eighty percent The morning of the teach-in and the lack of sufficient new retrieve the petitions. with a thorough, in-depth edu of these degrees are obtained began with vocal protests, and tenure-track faculty positions. Those who attended the cation designed to raise the over at expensive private schools, the crowd organized a picket Student Sadot Chavez, of teach-in enjoyed a catered lunch all quality of education for both which deprives the majority of line outside the CSU trustees CSU Dominguez Hills, spoke and live musical entertainment. students and teachers. California’s teachers of a higher “I wouldn’t say right now level of education. . whether that can be done by Some may wondef whether Founder of University s Research Center Resigns August, but I wouldn’t rule it future educators f^m flie CSU By VICTORIA B. SEGALL require them to take a greater out,” said CSUSM’s Dean of system are ready for a doctoral Pride Editor Education, Steve Lilly. “This program. A study conducted by amount of responsibility with is really important for us, and the center.” the CSU system shows that more After founding the universi important to public school peo Soriano will continue than 25 percent of students grad ty’s ^National Latino Research ple around here in general, to in his position as the director uating with teaching degrees Center (NLRC) in 1997 and serv have better access to this doc of the human development pro feel unprepared to teach English ing as its director, Dr. Fernando toral of education program,” he gram at Cal State San Marcos, and math, while 60 percent said Soriano has resigned as NLRC said. and he will continue to teach they were not prepared to teach director. “I’m both happy and Seventeen percent of Cal as an associate professor at the science,, history, or social sci sad about the departure — happy State San Marcos students are ence. university. This past year, he for the center and myself, but was appointed a member of the also sad to be apart from it,” said U.S. Census Bureau, and he also Buddhism Discussion Part of Event Soriano, who officially resigned serves on the Race and Ethnic from the position Nov. 1. Affiliation Committee. Soriano »Article cont. from pg 1 spoke about Buddhism’s prin The NLRC, Soriano Fernando Soriano last year at Open House. (Pride Photo/Victoria Segall) also plans to focus more on student Miwa King. ciple belief in humanity and explained, provides and pro his research on youth violence. Wednesday’s activities also the empowerment of people. “A motes informational research and meant to be my contribution,” “With all of the concern we’ve included a lecture and demon databases that focus on the great revolution of character in said Soriano. “At some point, had over the year or so with stration on Hayashi, Japanese Latino population. “But with the just a single man will help I had planned to release it to school violence, it becomes more kabuki percussion, by Katada achieve a change in the destiny recent growth and the number the university to let them help important for me to work on Kikusa in University Hall 237. of a nation and, further, will of staff at the center, it becomes it grow.” these issues,” he said. The demonstration featured cause a change in the destiny of difficult to be an effective direc Before he resigned, however, Before he joined Cal State Hayashi’s main instruments as all mankind.” About 45 people tor and to do what I do,” said Soriano asked university presi San Marcos, Soriano taught at well as the koto, the oldest tra attended the lecture. Soriano. dent Alexander Gonzalez to seek the University of Missouri. He ditional Japanese string instru The array of cultural events Dr. Pat Worden, the uni advice for future NLRC projects received his bachelor’s degree ment, which dates back 1,300 concluded Thursday evening versity’s associate vice presi from consultants and experts in psychology from the UC years. Ken Saragosa, a leader with “Adrenalin Drive,” a mod dent of Academic Affairs for of Latino research. “I’m really Riverside, and his psychology of the Buddhist organization, ern black comedy in Japanese Research, and the dean of gradu excited about the university tak master’s and doctorate from the Soka Gakkai International-USA, with English subtitles. ate studies, will serve temporar ing a greater role with the University of Colorado, ily as director. “The center was NLRC,” said Soriano. “It will Boulder. Peter Jennings and Local Media Interviewed by Public By VICTORIA B. SEGALL news they present. “For example, 11-related issues, notably the dis that hijackers who were on the. are no rules,” it is dependent Pride Editor we wouldn’t tell about a mission cussion of local hate crimes. One planes who ran into the World on the news and radio station’s beforehand,” he said. “We would individual, who identified him Trade Center, lived in individual decisions. Roles were reversed when be devastated to find out that self as a member of the San Clairemont, worshipped at the A student from Mount the San Diego public interviewed anything we would report on Diego Chapter of the Muslim mosques, and were taken in by Carmel High School, who said local media about news coverage, would cause the death of any American Society, said, “We local Muslims at their homes. I she hoped to become a broadcast particularly of September 11, on serviceperson.” have found ourselves victimized think it would be unnatural to journalist someday, asked how Nov. 17 at “Ask the Media,” a live “We do know how to wait,” by hate mongers and people say we shouldn’t have a conver the panelists stay calm and ratio televised panel discussion with said Kimberly. Hunt^ who putting out messages that are sation about how many are loyal nal when they report the news.” Peter Jennings, news anchor and revealed that KGTV and other anti-Islamic and anti-Muslim, to the U.S. and how many are “We have a job to do,” said senior editor for ABC’s “World news stations knew about the especially by people like Roger here to murder Americans.” His Hunt. “We focus on what we News Tonight.” plans for the U.S. attack on Hedgecock ... what is your moti- statement also brought applause need to do when we strap in “We’re trying to get some Afghanistan 24 hours prior to that chair and focus on the news appreciation of what’s on your their reporting of it. information.” mind, and honest answers from Jennings added, “They [the Hedgecock said that talking the panelists on what we report media] do have access to people about it helped everyone when and how we do it,” Jennings told in the defense department will they discussed the terrorist the audience of 800 that gathered ing to leak information.” attacks. at the University of San Diego’s Some of the panelists dis “The focus helps,’’ said Shiley Theater. “This will not agreed with one another when Jennings. “I was so focused on only be a national, but a truly they discussed the decision of what was happening, that two international experience. We’ll sending reporters into war weeks after (Sept. 11) I felt ter try to understand our role in zones. rible.” this current phase of American “I don’t believe that report An audience member, who natural life.” ers should be in the war zones,” identified himself as a member of The subjects of questions said Roger Hedgecock. “It would the Sikh community, comment posed ranged from media cover be like inserting an ally of the ed that there was minimal local age of the war and hate crimes Taliban.” Hundreds of San Diegans gathered for the “Ask the Media ” event with Peter Jennings, nexys anchor for ABC s “World News Tonight. ” media coverage on the attacks to the presence of minorities in “It’s the right of the people,” (Pride Photo/Melanie Addington) on Sikhs. news anchor positions. disagreed Lourdes Sandoval. vation, while we are your neigh- for support, and boos from the Clement responded, “I think Featured panelists included “Otherwise, why are we journal bors and you’re jeopardizing our we’re learning .more. We can’t news anchor Hal Clement from ists?” audience. * safety?” stop hate or combat stupidity and KGTV-10 News, editor Kent Audience members ques The discussion of recent hate The question brought ignorance. We’ve covered hate Davy from the North County tioned whether or not the media crimes against Muslims and applause for support, and boos crimes, child abuse, but it still Times, radio host Roger was covering news or creating Sikhs continued, as an audience from the audience. happens. I wish we could stop it, Hedgecock from KOGO Radio, news, especially since the war member asked, “Are you con Hedgecock responded, “You but we can’t.” news anchor Kimberly Hunt from in Afghanistan and the anthrax scious about how this (racial know that anything that hap The discussion of racial KGTV-10, news director Lourdes scares. issue) impacts your communi pens on my show is conversation ty?” issues continued as an audience Sandoval from KBNT Univision, “This isn’t abofit sowing fear, driven by callers.” He said that member asked whether there and staff writer Kelly Thornton it’s about keeping you informed,” Kelly Thornton answered, he had discussions with people “It’s painful, for me. It’s been a would be more African from the San Diego Union- said Clement. “We don’t want to that he knew in the Muslim com real challenge talking to people. Americans serving as news Tribune. alarm you, we want to inform munity. anchors. One of the first ques you.” Kent Davy referred to the in the Muslim community, peo However, as, Jennings com ple being targeted. But you have Hunt pointed out that the tion^ from the audience (which North County Times1 coverage mented, this particular discus to find a balance between what KGTV news director is Lisa included college students, teach on the safety of the San Onofre sion “clearly hit a nerve.” Lake, an African-American ers, retired military personnel, nuclear power plant since the the government is reporting and Hedgecock continued, “If woman. Sandoval, who is a news and members from the Muslim Sept. 11 attacks. “We believe the that you portray the Muslim com you’re suggesting, sir, that we director for the Spanish station and Sikh community) was, “How press is playing a useful role to munity in the way that it really should have suppressed the con is.” Univision, however, said that does the media determine what keep you well-informed,” said versation about who among you Latinos don’t see themselves on they tell, like military opera Davy. “I feel it’s better to have Davy added, “The media is came to murder Americans, then television. tions?” more information than less.” like an 800-pound gorilla. We that, it seems to me, speaks for “If you don’t represent your Hal Clement said that some As the evening went on, the have big feet and can squash itself.” county as a network, then you’re news stations are selective of the audience discussed more Sept. people. But we have to remem Jennings ber our community is made riot representing them,” com immediately up of Muslims, Latinos, blacks, mented Jennings. “(At ABC) we asked Asians, whites, etc. The people don’t often think of them as W anna got Hedgecock, “As who have done this (attacks) are African Americans or Latinos a reporter, what .only a nationality, not a race of after they’ve become reporters. do you mean by people.” We think of them as reporters.” the phrase, Panelists also answered ques This was the third time ‘who among tions sent by KGTV viewers via KGTV-10 held an “Ask the LOST you?’” Media” session with Peter Jen e-mail, including the question of Hedgecock how the news and radio choose nings. The San Diego station also we can help... argued that to cover their stories. held a session with Diane Sawyer there was “doc For the majority of the pan a few years ago. 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Months,” “Stepmom,” and his not what my imagination had reminded me of the bratty Veruca directorial debut, “Adventures in conjured up while reading the Salt from “Willy Wonka’s Babysitting.” Colombus has a book. When the images onscreen Chocolate Factory” that made way of finding the cutest aspect broke away from what I had me grit my teeth throughout the of kids and selling the audience imagined, the film lost its magic. film. on their appeal -- even when the But I suppose if you haven’t read Yes, part of her annoyance story line is mediocre. the book, then this film is just was just her character, but the Potter also has some out a family treat and nothing more. tooth-grinding loudness also car standing special effects, but also But for those of us who expected ries over to real life. some mediocre ones. During just a bit more, there are some What is refreshing about the the Quidditch game (a Warlock disappointments. film is the adventure, action and sport), athletes are supposed to Yet, when Radcliffe smiles mystery, but there’s no love story* fly on their brooms, but the imag (for he does have the most charm Even in “Toy Story” (another es are cartoonish at best, fake ing smile) you again believe in popular children’s film) there at worst. The images do manage the magic. Any 11-year-old girl is a love story between toys. to look similar to the drawing that sees this film will absolutely Hollywood has pushed love sto on the cover of the novel, which fall in love with Radcliffe, for ries into every action/adventure may be a good thing if it were he is adorable. And, for adults, film to attempt to pull in all not so irritating to the eye. Radcliffe’s childlike fascination possible audiences, but no love The good effects include with the world around Mm draws story exists in “Harry Potter.” Hagrid as a giant (the scenes Harry Potter movie stills. (Courtesy Photos/HarryPotter. com) where he looks gigantic do not look fake in any way), and the By MELANIE ADDINGTON lies with pre-teens and up, Potter paintings in Hogwart’s School Pride Editor is worth seeing at least once, but of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In maybe not twice. one scene, Potter rests at the The strangest thing about The hero of this story, Harry nurse’s station while a wall- “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Potter (played by Daniel length painting hangs above his Stone” is its length. The film is Radcliffe), is an 11-year-old boy, head. Although nothing moves 2 Vi hours long, but its target and the storyline is meant for near Potter, in the painting a audience has a half-hour atten children (whether or not they nurse walks to a patient’s bed tion span. Perhaps I am wrong. should bother is up to you). side and blows out a candle. Yes, Maybe the target audience was Radcliffe is new to the film it is hauntingly similar to the never children, but rather their business — his first screen role Disneyland Haunted House ride, parents. was playing the young David but it is such a neat effect that At the theater, some pre- Copperfield in a made-for-TV it doesn’t matter how small a teens and younger were inter world it is. movie. But Radcliffe already has you into the story. Just good old adventure. Very spersed with a much larger crowd For those who have read the star power. When he is onscreen, There are annoying things refreshing. of adults — many adults without Harry Potter series, you know you can’t take your eyes off of about the film, such as the “Harry Potter and the a kid in sight. Although this is him. that the story takes you on a mag Quidditch game effects, and Sorcerer’s Stone” is rated PG for great for the industry — selling ical adventure. The film parallels Yet, why wouldn’t he become especially the lead girl, Hermione some scary moments and mild to a wide variety of customers the novel, but somehow loses a star? Chris Colombus, a Granger, played by Emma language. If the child in your — children under eight or nine that mysterious charm in some director who is an expert in Watson. Her character is sup life can handle the occasional won’t be able to appreciate the scenes. For example, the alley telling a good family story, posed to be a Ms. Know-it-all, dark and scary scene and can sit film, if not for the length, then way where Hagrid takes Potter to directed Radcliffe. Colombus’ but that is not the annoying still for a long period, I would for the dark scenes and night buy his warlock school materi previous credits include “Home thing about her. Instead, it was still recommend taking him/her marish creatures. But for fami als looks very unique, but is Alone,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Nine her loud-mouthed acting,which along. Soficitamos tra6ajos originates para nuestro Gara6atos 2002 ntmiem a pubGcarse en (a primavera def2002.
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However the jour We’re graduating at a time be submitted via electronic mail to The nalism field is telling them that of great economic uncertainty, they’re not quite prepared. Their a time when those who have heads are swimming with, “Do graduated years before us are you have any real world experi being let go so that companies Aggression and Education Linked ence? Any full-time experience? can make ends meet. Many of Have you done anything besides the jobs we dreamed of while To the Editors: of their current behavioral course work at a school paper? School we crammed for finals may be (“a life of crime and a life in papers are just extracurricular fading away. Relevant to the nationwide jail”) but was told that saying LETTER activities, you know.” Are there answers? We guess debate on education is the fact such things is “taboo in public We have our internships, and that high levels of aggression in that perhaps studying more real- education.” By the time it is not simple equation, they just show we joined our clubs. We did children and poor school perfor world applications would help. taboo, it is too late. The con him the steps, even if their addi whatever we could to create mance go together. “Currently Will visiting the Career and sequences affect suburbanites as tion, subtraction, multiplication a great resume for the time when the prognosis for aggressive chil Assessment Center really help? well as urban communities. and division are wrong, regard we would be ready to step out dren is poor. Services provided Maybe for some of us, we’ll Current policies are worse less of their answers. This is into the real world. Well, that by mental health, education, and finally learn how to sell our- than ineffective. I have found fraud upon the public. juvenile justice agencies often that the vast majority of ninth- I have found that the main have little impact on the down grade mathematics students in an reason the students do not know ward trajectory of aggressive urban school cannot do simple simple addition and subtraction Ready to Register children” (Timothy A. Cavell, addition and subtraction that they or the steps in solving a simple By MARTHA SARABIA students. ‘Working with Parents of Aggres were supposed to have learned equation is their refusal to learn, Pride Staff Writer Furthermore, there are dif sive Children’, page 19). I found in grade school. I was told to which is part of their aggressive ferent classes that are required an effective intervention with observe the class of another behavior (above). When students were able to for a major, but some of those are exceptionally aggressive ninth teacher, held out to me as a register for the spring semester, offered at the same times. This graders to be telling these stu model, and found him telling the Satish Chandra many rushed to the bookstore to is the case for some Spanish dents, still in their formative students he will give them “100 Maryland get a copy of the spring class majors, where two classes are years, the serious consequences percent credit” if, in solving a schedule. But some students offered at the same time, which only had two days before their doesn’t allow students to regis registration date to look over the ter for both classes. Is this done schedule and decide what classes on purpose? to take. I prefer to believe in the This brought not only con good will of people and hope Get Involved on Campus troversy, but many discussions that it will be fixed soon, facili between CSUSM students who tating students with their regis By DUSTIN NAYLOR event? You probably do. Are school, a social life, kids and were disappointed about this tration process for the upcom Pride Staff Writer you interested in club funding parents, etc.” These are all legiti disorganization; however, this ing semester. Not only will this and sponsorship? Did you know mate reasons; however, did you was not all. While flipping facilitate registration, but also Did you know there are there are student funds available know committee membership through the schedule’s pages, the entire CSUSM experience, almost a hundred ways for you to clubs and organizations to can be placed and recognized guess what? The classes that because trying to register for to get involved on campus? Cal help campus climate, academic, on your transcripts and resumes, many of us want or need are a class in the beginning of the State San Marcos hosts and spon and social life here at CSUSM? give you insight into your own only offered once, so we need semester or “crashing” can be a sors student clubs, organizations, Committees address a vast array education and the education of to make ourselves available for very unpleasant experience for honor societies, fraternities and of issues that affect every stu those to follow, and serve as an those classes and reschedule our students. sororities, and the campus com dent, every day. The committee instructional guide to the inner- personal schedules. The lack of I hope that school officials munity as a whole, which leaves serves as a catalyst for all these workings of the university? The varying class times is unfair for involved in organizing the class an entire window of opportunity issues; not by some university committee experience is great many seniors hoping to gradu schedules take this advice into open for involvement on campus. executive, but by the undergrad for all majors. Whether you’re ate, because if they can’t take consideration. They should lis Not interested? Then get involved uates and faculty that educate majoring in business, arts and the class, this delays their grad ten to students to know their in student-based committees. you. sciences, or education, the com uation plans; this is the experi feelings about the current sched The university makes important If commencement prepara mittee is an excellent way to ence that many CSUSM stu ule system and listen to stu decisions involving you, your tions or clubs don’t interest meet people, gain valuable group dents are going through right dents’ suggestions; after all, we education, and your campus you, there are a variety of skills, and actually make the now. are the ones paying for and tak through means of student-based other committees to choose from. decisions that govern how we Not only do we get a small ing the classes. committees. Both the univer University committees entail a are educated. This involvement variety of classes, butthey are As a student, I would like sity and Associated Students wide spectrum of campus issues is also an excellent networking only offered once, or only have to see a change for the better, Inc. sponsor these student/ concerning the academic sen strategy. The time commitments one section. I am in this situa where not only do we have faculty/administration groups in ate, university student, and glob undergraduates will sacrifice tion, and many students I know the opportunity to choose what attempts to get the student voice al affairs, and academic plan within the committee complete are also complaining about this classes we want to take, but also heard on campus. ning and policy. Also, ASI hosts ly outweigh the limitations that fact. have an opportunity to choose What if the university want its own committees involved in some students face. This is a popular complaint the times that would work better ed to increase your tuition pay programming, communications, It is simple to get involved at discussed among CSUSM stu for us. ment by $50? I believe many fundraising, and finance. CSUSM. First, come to the ASI dents. I have discussed this with College life is already hard students would be upset over a Now the word “committee” office (Commons 203) and fill friends, and heard it as a topic as it is, and we do not need a student fee increase, don’t you? may seem kind of ugly to you. out an application. You will then of conversation between others new problem to make it worse. What about graduation? Do you Students regard these commit be given a list of different in the Dome and in classes. Furthermore, an improve have a voice or opinion on grad tees as “a lot of work” and and dynamic committees to However, this is not a new issue ment in the schedules would uation this year, the next, and the “time-consuming.” The biggest choose from. If you have any following years to come? Do you at this university. For almost help the students and also the reason students give for not get questions or concerns, feel free three years now, since I first school in general, which may have concerns about the ceremo ting involved is that they “don’t to call Dustin Naylor, Executive came to this campus, I have help enrollment and improve the ny, the distinguished speakers, have enough time for this type Vice President for ASI at (760) heard the same complaint from quality of student life. or coordination of this sacred of involvement. I have work 750-4990. Students React to “Humanitarian Aid Kills People” Opinion Article it impossible for the poor to have actually export more grains than some other science or statistics tion levels will grow to such access to means of basic needs for their imports. And they have the book, and figure it all out? large numbers that food produc survival. However, Mr. Ludwig carrying capacity to support their In your article you said that by us tion deficiencies will lead to death Student’s did make one good point that I population, not even mentioning being humanitarians we are only from starvation is a rational yet must agree on which was, “Death that many of the farmlands have prolonging their suffering. You archaic notion. A more contem is the inevitable reality of life, not yet developed. are wrong. porary approach should focus on Insight and it is wrong to think that this The true causes of the hunger Helping one person can the understanding that we live can be changed.” in those nations are human-made make a difference. Helping many in a commercially-driven world I leave you with a quote from and can be reversed. It is com will make a bigger difference. where particular cultures increase Frances Moore Lappe and Joseph pletely due to the unequal distri Being a humanitarian does not food production for profit, by the into Issue Collins, authors of Food First, bution of agricultural resource in only mean feeding people. It is a use of fertilizer, pesticide use, Beyond the Myth of Scarcity: “As those nations. Also, even though way life concerned with the inter etc. To illustrate this point, an long as food is something bought there is plenty of food, there are ests of all mankind. The truth is article printed in Food First, the a Problem and sold in a society with great many people who cannot afford that there is enough food to go institute for food and develop income differences, the degrees to buy it. Taking African coun around. ment policy, claims that, “many To the Editors: of hunger tells us nothing about tries as examples, the elite’s con Today the world produces enough of the countries where hunger is the density of the population.” trol good farmlands and other grain to provide the entire pop rampant export more in agricul In response to the artiele, resources to produce money-mak ulation with 3,500 calories of tural goods than they import’’ “Humanitarian Aid Kills People,” Robert Avila ing erops to be exported instead energy a day. That’s more cal Therefore, such faminerinduced written by David Ludwig, I have Student of producing food crops for the ories Ilian a lot of Americans countries (i.e. Africa, Brazil, a few concerns regarding this population need in their coun today wish to consume. (This is India* etc.) export more agricul article’s insight about the under tries. just grain products ; there are still turally harvested goods than they lying problem. Political and social systems plenty' of other foods to be dis import which proves that scarcity It seems that the author of this cause hunger for many poor tributed). Along with the popula is not the cause of starvation. article was clearly influenced by Conclusions people in those nations. Taking tion growth, so has the increase So, you may then ask what is his background in biology, espe that myth but, we will see that in food production grown even the cause of malnutrition, human cially about his assertion regard people can re-build their life if more so. itarian dependence, and/or star ing population growth and food in Error the system is right and if they are Helping people will not kill vation? Well, it’s simple; causes production. To the Editors: given the chances. That’s why people. The problem is the people of hunger are from inequality This theory, examined by humanitarian aid will help, not that think like you. The reasons and an ineffective democracy. British economist Thomas Mai-, The erroneous conclu “kill.” food seems to be so scarce is Social and economic inequalities thus, argued that if unchecked, sion drawn by “Humanitarian due to inequality and messed up interfere with the inability for human population has the natural Aid Kills People” of your Oct. 30 Tina Schenk governments. A lot of times it individuals to feed themselves. capacity to expand exponentially, publication prompts me to write Student is more profitable for countries Economic inequalities include while food production could only this response. to export their edibles than to the desire to increase food pro be expected to increase at a linear Author David J. Lud share them amongst their people. duction, thus supporting both rate. Well, this theory seems to wig’s argument was that the pop c c It is always the poor that seem to political elites and commercially- be outdated. , - ulation in poor countries needing suffer so much. And it is sad that driven market forces while ensur We must look at this type of humanitarian aid is beyond those Survival these people who help produce ing famine. Altruistic policy problem from a cultural perspec countries’ carrying capacity. As the food are the same people who methods are established by these tive, as noted by John H. Bold- such, humanitarian aid will now lack it. political elites in which knowl ley, author of Anthropology and make the population grow arti Mr. Ludwig is right edge is shared at their costs, while Contemporary Human Problems. ficially, and when the aid sud of the about the population increase. coincidently increasing agricul Boldley stated that, “It is a mis denly stops there will be more Something must be done, but tural production (i.e. govemmen- take to assume that natural limits, people dying due to the already “tough love” is not the answer. tally controlled USAID). such as overpopulation, is the pri poor carrying capacity in those The answer is education and basic Secondly, an example of mary cause of hunger. It is the countries. Fittest” human rights. social inequalities may be the structural aspects of society, par The big myth behind his con increase of birth rates by restrict ticularly inequalities of wealth clusion is that the earth can'no James J. Simmonds ing women’s rights. For instance, To the Editors: and power in cultures* that make longer support the population. Student such countries that have managed food a commercial commodity The surprising fact is that the to lower their birth rates include In regards to your article, Mr. that the poor cannot afford,” This world today produces more food those that have established wom Ludwig, I have a better idea. seems to make more sense than than humans need. Scarcity is en’s rights and, coincidently, Let’s just line up all the starving Student the comparison that Mr. Ludwig not the cause of hunger. Taking better access to education and people in these foreign countries made with humans and squir China, as an example, 50 years health care. Therefore, humans and shoot them all. It would nat rels. ago, no one believed that that Holds O ut are not like the so-called squir urally end their suffering imme So with that in mind, the country could ever get out of rels you compared us to, in that diately. But why stop there? statement in the article that says hunger. Today, China supports we have the ability to change Let’s kill all the starving people, dated Belief “people will starve in greater one-fourth of the world’s popu using such knowledge. Moreover, including those in the United To the Editors: numbers than would have been lation with only one-tenth of the since we live in a world where States. Hey, but we could keep possible without the humanitar world’s useful farmlands. food is a commodity, scarcity is going. Let’s kill everyone who Personally, I disagree with ian aid” is clearly a blind state I would suggest that the not, nor will be, the issue; rather is suffering: those that are sick, the article regarding the potential ment that does not address the author read the book, World it is inequalities of social power terminally ill, mentally or physi devastation caused from human root of the problem. People do not Hunger: Twelve Myths, 2nd Edi and food production limitations cally challenged, anyone who is itarian aid, as such a belief is die because of humanitarian aid, tion. As overwhelmingly sup in hunger-stricken countries that weak, “Survival of The Fittest.” based on an outdated Malthusian but instead it seems to be because ported by data, those hungry needs to be assessed. At least that is what it sounded naturalistic dilemma. of ruling elite’s stronghold on nations, such as many African Kelly Thijssen like to me. Or did you just happen The belief that, in a natu the food world’s market system. countries, India, and Bangladesh, Student These major corporations make to read a Charles Darwin book or rally occurring society, popula
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I would our higher achievers strive for increasing enrollment has forced consider the cause of the destruc have thought that the events of glory as the climbing harness every college campus to deal tion. We look superficially at TristaMoon Sept. 11 would have opened the reveals the intricates of their with the problem of making park what seems to be the cause, CSUSM Student administration’s eyes to this, but anatomy. If these mind-expand ing spaces available for their stu always with a pointed finger and sadly I was wrong. ing visuals Were simply implied dents. a haughty attitude. The university might have to the CSUSM home page, we CSUSM students are paying Why don’t we consider it classes, but it has no class. I find could easily find links to view $62 for the current semester. inwardly with the finger pointed it hard to believe that prominent our campus events, directory, or Parking fees at San Diego State back at us? What is the cause of members of the community con all of this destruction? I am not Word whatever, through rnost internet are $108 per semester, and tinue to support the university in pom sites. according to the SDSU web site, only talking about Sept. 11, but light of this fact. I’m seriously I’d be glad to start one of the school honors CSUSM per also the death that occurs every contemplating not renewing my those “priceless” e-mails and mits in designated parking areas. day. alumni membership until this chain mail it through the Eng UCSD uses a sliding scale that We send our children to Choice egregious slight of our honored lish-speaking community, I don’t tops out at $180 per month. school hoping they will be safe; defenders of freedom is mind wasting people’s time. The Cal State Fullerton has it can no longer be an expecta redressed. e-mail would contain a picture of approximately 9,000 parking tion. We send our children to one of our overachievers scaling spots to accommodate its 30,000 school hoping they will choose to Brett Bigelow wait until marriage to have sex; it in Poor that ridiculous wall, legs spread, students. The administration at and striving for the next foothold, CSU Fullerton authorizes stu can no longer be expected, and in as female students scrutinize the dents to park on the lawn of fact they are given condoms and climber’s well-visible package. It their Performing Arts building to instructions on safe sex. would read: offset the parking crunch. Offi We have killed an entire gen Taste Athletic One box of band-aids for cuts cials at CSU Fullerton are consid eration of babies calling it our and blisters: $4 ering the feasibility of building right. Why? Do we not expect to One pair of replacement two parking structures with an be treated the same? Do we not Event N ot underwear: $5 anticipated cost of about $30 mil have any respect for life? Why Having your buddys shrug lion. CSU Fullerton administra do we live in a society where a Staff Letter in disappointment as bystanding tors claim the current $54 fee price of an egg can reach $4,000, but the price of an abortion is free girls point and laugh at the sorry would have to double to pay for Dear Editors: Required size of your penis while drinking the needed structures. to most? Where did the problem begin? generic sprite: priceless. Parking fees at some schools Referencing the article We are all guilty, all of us. To the Editors: That is all. are already higher than the CSU “Amputate President Gonzalez” If we have not partaken in one average of $57. At Sonora State in the Oct. 23 issue of The Pride, of these acts we have done some Students, faculty, and other University, students pay $262 per I understand the author’s point thing else against our neighbor. people, lend me your time for Earl Chunkes semester for “reserved parking” of view but the use of the word As a country that was founded as an important announcement. Graduating Senior or $94 for “non reserved” spots. “Amputate” was in poor taste Although it wouldn’t be a sur one nation under God, we have Liberal Studies San Francisco State University and is very inappropriate in this prise here at Gal State, the rock- been blessed. Now we see how only issues parking permits to its case. climbing wall set up smack dab much we need his Grace, his “campus residents” at a rate of In today’s jittery and uneasy in the middle of the Commons undeserved favor. We have been $81 per semester. environment with the anthrax area was not, I repeat, was not a pushing him out of our lives, our Choice parking spots at USC scare and all, one should be required route to lead you to your College homes, our work places and our and UCLA can make CSU fees careful in his/her use of words, next class. schools for the last 40 years. pale in comparison. At USC the especially those that sound threat As if climbing a few hundred Sept. 11 is an example of going rate for a premium park ening. Remember Ms. Braun’s stairs, in rainy weather, couldn’t Parking: what happens when a loving God ing space is $306 per semester or (San Diego Unified School enfeeble our stamina or patience, takes his hand from us for forty $68 per month. UCLA students District) threatening comments some overachievers felt it nec minutes. You may see this as pay as much as $84 per month for towards a couple of board mem essary to scale a 50-foot wall High Rates, Gods judgment.. You may ask the best parking places. The min bers? before staggering aimlessly to yourself how could a loving God imum amount any student pays I’m no scholastic, but the their next class. It is also impor allow this to happen? I say that Few Spaces to park at the campus is $6 per word amputate means to severe tant to inform the students, fac is exactly why he allowed this to month, if the student is a member or to cut, as in amputate a limb. ulty, and other people that taking happen. He is a loving God. of a three-person car pool that Amputation could very well cause the regular down stairs path to the uses an electric vehicle. What happened on the 11th parking lot was perfectly accept To the Editors: is a travesty of the most heinous someone serious physical harm. able on that momentous Tuesday. kind. It happened because we I believe there are better choices CSUSM officials caused a * Information compiled from of words which are equally effec No artificial mountain climbing the schools’ web sites. live in a world that has the abil necessary. ruckus earlier this semester by ity to choose between good and tive to prove a point. proposing an increase in parking ** Rates apply to automobile I’m truly reminded of permits only. evil, right and wrong. Osama bin the higher level of learning fees. University President Alex Laden chooses evil and we chose Don Soriano offered here when I see hun Gonzalez eased some concerns wrong. Facility Services Staff by characterizing the announce Steve Compian dreds of rushed college students, Student We were wrong when we chins up, watching a few of ment as premature. However, shoved the name of God, which is AbyeMftAREX AC EOEM3 A
a vm l l I S P s Cross Country Ends Season at National Championships
By CLAUDIA IGNACIO Pride Feature Editor SCOREBOARD
The men’s cross country team Place Name Time ends the fall season by placing fif teenth at NAIA National Cham 67th Rene Reyes 26:42 pionships. 72nd Kris Houghton 26:48 The NAIA National Cham 77th Robbie McClendon 26:50 pionships were in Kenosha, Wis- 97th Omar Zavala 27:03 consin. Twenty-eight teams 148th Michael Shannon 27:50 participated in an 8-kilometer race on November 17. 174th Ryan Montez 28:18 Out of the seven San Marcos 198th Justin Lessel 28:47 athletes, only one returned from last year. Throughout the season asked about the NAIA National Donald will be returning Spring the Cougar men, led by fresh Championships he said, “it was 2002 for the track season to man Rene “Billy” Reyes, were at warm, exciting and intimidating. defend her title. Cara Rumble, least 25 seconds away from each There were so many good run who was red shirting for this other. “It was my best year ever, ners.” Currently the team semester, will also be back at we ran as a team and we qualify has no seniors, which means the her full potential. The promis as a team,” said Reyes. Reyes strong team will be here to stay. ing 4x800 relay team will also hopes to be an All-American. be back next year. “We have Reyes, originally from Long Looking Ahead great expectations for the wom Beach, ran his senior year in high en’s track team. As for the men’s school at state finals, but when All-American Renee Mac team, it is hard to anticipate, The track team at the Irvine Nationals earlier this season. because this will be their first This year at the NAIA championships, the CSUSM track team placed 15th. track season,” said Joe Keating, (Courtesy Photo/Athletics Department) Assistant Coach. Iw lN I non 550001 M ill CAR AUDIO & VIDEO SYSTEM ENTER TO WIN AT... www.al-eds.com B i r t h 1* Come into any Al & Ed's Autosound with this coupon and your Student ID and get H mm f W* B P ALL c a r a u d io , ■ C 1 1 / m m E E security, video & C h o i c e I / A WLm ■ NAVIGATION FROM ■ f w m U AL&ED'S AUTOSOUND >^^1LPINE KENWOOD MOCKER ECLIPSE Panasonic. BostonAcoustics MBQUARTI Limit one coupon per customer per purchase. Not valid with any other, offer or discount or on clearance merchandise,. Exp. 12-31 -Ot^e^sJorejoKletails. ^ ■ E n c i n i t a s
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“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable On December 4, remember to pick up The Pride student newspaper for the special literary edition. words” The Pride calls for papers each semester, and picks the best student work. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inex However, we still need artwork and will extend the submission pressible is music ” deadline until Nov. 30 for photos, cartoons and other artforms. -Aldous Huxley “Poetry should please by a fine Please contact The Pride editors at 750-6099 or [email protected] to find out about submission excess and not by singularity. It should strike the reader as guidelines. The Pride office is located in Commons 201. a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost as a remembrance” -John Keats
“Art should be appreciated with In last week’s edition, The Pride listed the incor passion and violence, not with a rect date for the “Dona Criba” performance. The correct date tepid, deprecating elegance that for “Dona Criba” is Thursday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 7, fears the censoriousness of a beginning at 7 p.m. at the university’s Visual and Performing common room.” Arts Annex, located at 441 La Moree Road. - W. Somerset Maugham The students of Viva el Teatro, a Spanish theater class, produced and will perform the Spanish play written “I saw the angel in the marble by Dr. Carlos von Son. The play revolves around a telephone and carved until I set him free. operator in Mexico during the early 1980s. Admission is —Michelangelo free. Those who would like more information are asked to call (760) 750-8043 or visit http://courses.csusm.edu/ “The purpose of all art is span421cv/. the objectification of values, (Pictured right: Students from the Spanish theater class - Ayn Rand will perform the play, Dona Criba at the VP Annex Dec. 6 & 7).
as a guest speaker to talk about Everyone is welcome to attend. Time: 2 p.m. the campaign to end Operation For more information, please Location: Commons 206 Events Gatekeeper. Come and find out call (760) 750-8043 or visit http:/ Workshops how you can get involved. /courses.csusm.edu/span421cv/ Anime Project Alliance Tuesday, Nov. 27 Time: 5 to 10 p.m. Thesday, Nov. 27 Native American Heritage Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 Location: University 439 Careers for Communication Month: Storyteller Abel Silvas Pastorela: A Traditional Majors Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mexican Holiday Clubs Association of Information Time: 1 to 2 p.m. Location: Commons 206 A festive presentation of a tra Technology Professionals Location: Craven 4116 ditional Mexican nativity story, Tuesday, Nov. 27 Time: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 featuring music and dance from Location: Commons 206 Wednesday, Nov. 28 Rummage Sale various regions of Mexico. A Math Association The guest speaker will be Darrel Stress Management Time: 9 a.m. to 2p.m. co-production of CSUSM VPA, Time: 4 to 10 p.m. McKenzie from NOVA solu Time: 9:30 am. Location: Founders’ Plaza Arts & Lectures and the Califor Location: University, fifth floor tions. He will be speak on how Location: Commons 206 An on-campus rummage sale nia Center for the Arts. conference room to get a job/internship. This Finals are around the corner. by Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha Time: 8 p.m. Nov. 30; 2 p.m. and meeting is open only to com Learn how to minimize your Chi Omega. For more informa 7 p.m. Dec. 1; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 puter science and high technol stress with this workshop. tion, contact Kim Hendrickson Dec. 2. ogy management students. at [email protected]. Sale will Location: California Center for French Table Study Abroad General Info. also take place Thursday. the Arts, Escondido Center The Time: 12 to 1 p.m. SIE Meeting Meeting ater Location: Dome Plaza Location: ACD 102 Time: 1 to 2 p.m. Native American Heritage This is a ticketed event. General If you want to carry on learning For more information, contact Location: University 451 Month Celebration: Music and admission is $10. Call 1-800- French, come to the French Chris at [email protected] Displays 98TICKET to purchase tickets. table. Bring your friends. Thursday, Nov. 29 Time: 11 to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 Career Skills Series Location: Dome Terrace Saturday, Dec. 1 Circle K International Meeting Time: 2 to 5 p.m. Rummage Sale Time: 6 p.m. Alpha Kappa Psi Location: Craven 4116 Thursday, Nov. 29 Time: 6 a.m. to 2p.m. Location: Craven 1258 Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn resume writing, inter Native American Heritage Location: Parking Lot B Location: University 100 viewing tips, and how to find Month Celebration: Henry On campus rummage sale by Alpha Kappa Psi KAPLAN GMAT Practice test the career you want. Rodriguez blessing and talk Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha Chi Time: 8 to 9:30 p.m. for business students. For more Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Omega. For more information, Location: Commons 206 information, contact Alicia at Friday, Nov. 30 Location: Dome Terrace contact Kim Hendrickson at KAPLAN guest speaker will komanOOl @csusm.edu. Final Exam Preparation ponderl 1 @aol.com instruct students on the ins and Time: 1 p.m. Commencement 2002 outs of the GMAT. Math Association Location: Commons 206 Information Session Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 Time: 4 to 10 p.m. Learn how to perform at your Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Theatre Students Present Thursday, Nov. 29 Location: University, fifth floor peak during finals weeks. Location: ACD 102 uDoha Criba99 conference room Students are encouraged to Time: 7 p.m. Priority Christian Challenge Wednesday, Dec. 5 attend this informational meet Location: CSUSM’s Visual and Time: 9 to 10 a.m. Circle K International Meeting Career Jump Start: Career Time: 6 p.m. ing on this year’s commence Performing Arts Annex, 441 La Location: Founders’ Plaza Planning for First-Year Stu ment ceremonies. Moree Road Location: Craven 1258 dents The students of Viva el Teatro, Medieval Round Table Time: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. College Republicans Operation Gatekeeper Discus a Spanish theater class, are pro Time: Noon Location: To be announced Time: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. sion presented by MEChA ducing and performing “Dona Location: Craven 6201 Visit the Career and Assessment Location: FCB 104 Time: 12 to 1 p.m. Criba,” a play in Spanish that Center in Craven 4116 for more Location: Commons 206 represents Mexico during the Progressive Activists9 Network info. CSU San Marcos MEChA is early 1980s. Free admission. Meeting proud to have Christian Ramirez