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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.thecsusmpride.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2008 VOL. XX NO. 1 Hello from the Welcome Week BY BEN ROFFEE Editor- Pride Staff Writer In an initiative to increase the in-Chief visibility of events on Campus, the Cai State San Marcos Pro- BY VIRIDI ANA PACHECO gramming Council has pub- ISAAC lished a calendar of events Pride Staff Writer for thè first weeks of the. new semester. This newest calendar lists Due to the fact that I have ¿vents up to Sept. 30 and comes been pretty much counting down as the first in a series of calen- the days until school starts, my dars set to be released through- friends have officially classified out the semester. me as a nerd. Many of the events are meant Sure, I measure my life by to introduce students to the semesters rather than months and assortment of campus organi- years, and I begin reading from zations and increase student my semester book list the minute involvement in campus activi- it becomes available. They may ties. or may not be right. The truth is, According to the CSUSM however, the root of my excite- Programming Council, the ment comes from knowing this Welcome Weeks Calendar is year will be a great one. the result of a combined effort We have many developments^ by the following departments: v going on both in our community Alumni Relations, Associated and in the world: our campus Students, Inc., Athletics, The community keeps growing and becoming more diverse while See Welcome, Page 2 Photo by Jackie Carba}al / The Pride many administrative changes have swept out campus, not to mention we have an interesting presidential election ahead of us, CSUSM new faculty, Our Campus marriage in California is granted to anyone regardless of sexual promotions, tenures preference, among many other COMPILED BY JACKIE Department: Biological Sciences things. CARBA JAL By T1leN i im bers More than anything else, it is Pride Staff Writer Paul Stuhr: Assistant Professor an exciting time to be a journal- Department: Kinesiolgy ist. So what does this mean for New Faculty Theresa Suarez: Assistant you? Perhaps not much at first, Professor but as you newcomers become Greig Guthey: Assistant Department: Sociology more acquainted with our campus Professor you will Took for information on Department: Liberal Studies campus events and news, and Faculty Tenures that is where The Pride comes in. Katherine Hijar: Assistant Having been in this organization Professor & Promotions for a year I have gotten to know Department: History Todd Astorino: Associate See EIC, Page 2 ' Joonseong Lee: Assistant Professor Professor Kinesiology Department Department: Communication Scott Greenwood: Associate Jeff Nessler: Assistant Professor Professor Department: Kinesiology Global Studies Program/ Political Science Department. Staff Joely Proudfit: Assistant Professor Judit Hersko: Associate Professor Department: Sociology Visual and Performing Arts Bios Department Kim Pulvers: Assistant Professor Department: Psychology Deborah Kristan: Associate Page 3 Professor Thomas Spady: Assistant

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THE CIPRIDE some great people that come Managing Editor's welcome and go, whether through our doing with these opportunities is EDITORIAL STAFF BY BEN ROFFEE pull off one of the most exciting why I love working for our stu- staff, interviews, advertisers, Pride Staff Writer and positive years CSUSM has EDITOR IN CHIEF etcetera. However, the greatest ever seen. dent newspaper so much. VIRI DIANA PACHECO-ISAAC pleasure has come from know- It was right around this time Now in my second semester I find it nothing but a privi- MANAGING EDITOR ing a core group that has always last year when I first stepped as the Managing Editor at The lege to document this college in BEN M. ROEFEE stuck around to make sure The foot into The Pride office a Pride and my third semester its infancy. Instead of walking Pride is constantly improv- tender footed newcomer to total, I can honestly say that I'm into someone else's traditions NEWS EDITOR JACKIE CARBAJAL ing to serve our readers, and journalism. After only a year more excited than ever to be a we have a rare chance to cement that is the group of editors that here it feels as if I have trans- part of this campus. our own college legacy. FEATURES EDITOR week after week—even in the formed into a weathered and I know that summer is not an From where I sit, I am able to ASSISTANT LAYOUT EDITOR CRYSTAL EVANS summer— have worked really battle-seasoned newshound. easy thing to let go of, but like survey the changes and growth hard to improve this medium of By most standards we are all things that obligate us to be of a campus bristling with unri- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT information. considered a small campus, but unwillingly optimistic, there is valed potential. My only hope is EDITOR KATHRYN MCBRAYER As an organization, we are we still seem to find a way to a bright side. The good thing that the Pride can keep up with dedicated to the coverage of shake things up in a big way. about the end of summer—if all of it. OPINION EDITOR campus events and news in a Our campus and much of the there is such a thing at all—is that To our newest classmates, the AMY SALISBURY way that is fair and unbiased. rest of the county almost burned it offers up to us an unmarked class of 2012: Venture a little SPORTS EDITOR & We strive to cover as much to the ground. Religious fanat- chance to create a college expe- bit. Seize the limitless possibili- ONLINE MANAGER as the campus community as ics trumpeted damnations in rience that is our own. ties that our campus has to offer. TIM MOORE we can in each issue while our walkways. Like hitting the reset button, It will make college infinitely COPY EDITOR at the same time celebrating Our Spring Fling ended early those of us that are returning get better. TLFFANJE HOANG diversity and bringing . light because somebody jumped a renewed chance do the things To CSUSM as a whole: Bring LAYOUT EDITOR to issues seldom talked about. off the boat. And even with we wished we had done the year it. We at the Pride are only as NICKSTRIZVER As The Pride's leader, I expect all of the crazy happenings on before. Knowing the amazing good as the things you make and promote ethical behav- campus we still managed to things that people are capable of ASSISTANT LAYOUT EDITOR happen. RUDY MARTINEZ ior, learning and growth from our staff. Prior to The Pride, ONLINE EDITOR I dedicated my energy to cov- From WELCOME, page 1 Life & Leadership, University and will be the first in a series of JACKIE CARBAJAL ering issues mainly impacting Events Scheduling Office, Uni- similar collaborations aimed at BUSINESS MANAGERS the Latino Community and Clarke Field House/University versity Tribal Liaison, and Uni- increasing the visibility of events SALES REPRESENTATIVE border and immigration con- Student Union, Office of Global versity Village Apartments. around campus. More informa- KRISTINA FR!DEAX>S#€SU5M.ED LAWLEUR troversies. I was also editor Education, Student Health & The Welcome Weeks calendar tion on Welcome Week can be DISTRIBUTION MANAGER of an award-winning college Counseling Services, Student features events up to Sept. 30 found at www.csusm.edu/sll. NICKSTRIZVER newspaper prior to transferring ADVISOR to CSUSM, so journalism has From FACULTY, page 1 Dreama Moon: Professor Professor JOAN ANDERSON been my religion and political Communication Department Political Science Department affiliation for some years now. Biological Sciences Department I look forward to interacting Radhika Ramamurthi: Associate Jill Weigt: Associate Professor with our campus and surround- Anne Lombard: Associate Professor Sociology Department ing community as we work Professor Mathematics Department toward serving whom we are History Department Xiaoyu Zhang: Associate here to serve: you. Our read- Cyras Masroori: Assistant Fernando Soriano: Professor Professor ers. Professor Human Development Program Computer Science and Let this be the beginning of a Political Science Department Information Systems wonderful year. Pamela Strieker: Associate

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Twin Oaks Valley Road San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 Phone: (760) 750-6099 Fax:(760)750-3345 Email: [email protected] http://www. thecsusmpride.com Advertising Email: [email protected] THE PRIDE FEATURES Tuesday; August 26, 2008 Your one stop Cougars go Google Gmail boasts improved quality site for all your BY AMY SALISBURY to CSUSM's past e-mail server Pride Staff Writer extend beyond campus life. The account provided by Gmail is for « automobile needs Returning students are in for a life, as long as current students surprise when they first check their obtain diplomas. school e-mail accounts this semes- Google Apps has download- BY CRYSTAL EVANS percent accurate. manage your car. For this fea- ter. As a result of increased enroll- able software that facilitates e-mail Pride Staff Writer The site also has other ture, you must register with ment and more communication via access from Blackberries, iPhones, information related to cars the Wei) site and provide your the Internet, the Instructional and and other J2ME enabled phones. Even with the recent drop and driving. e-mail address, ZIP code and Information Technology Services Also, Gmail comes with a calen- in gas prices, the exorbitant They have a traffic page the year, make and model of (IITS) chose to make a perma- dar that can send out text message amount of money we spend that maps out how fast traf- your car. The Web site will nent switch to Gmail during the reminders for upcoming events. on gas is still a hot topic with fic is moving on different send you notifications on summer of2008. Unfortunately, some students everyone looking for ways to freeways and flags accidents any recalls related to your Since 1995, CSUSM has offered have received and continue to save at the pump. and indicates whether it is car and send you reminders free e-mail accounts for its stu- receive e-mails claiming to be We've seen the commer- minor, moderate or severe. of when you need to get your dents. The system was relatively from the university concerning cials about keeping your tires It provides a list of why the oil changed and get major and basic compared to the more the switch to Gmail. The emails properly inflated and driving traffic is heavy whether it is minor preventative services advanced (and universally free) request the recipient provides birth- slower to get the most out of due to an accident, an event, pn your car. Yahoo, Google, and MSN e-mail dates, passwords, and other infor- a tank of gas. MSN brings or just normal congestion. It The site also has links to services. With more and more stu- mation that IITS would never ask us another way to make our also provides a start time and their sponsors' sites where dents sending large e-mail attach- for. Teresa Macklin, IITS's Infor- money go further. an estimated end time for the you can get information on ments, IITS started making sweeps mation Security Officer, identified The MSN Autos Web site, congestion. cars for sale, financing and through the university's server and these e-mails as phishing attacks, autos.msn.com, allows you to Another feature the Web insurance. deleting old emails so as to keep urging students to delete these input your ZIP code and search site provides helps you to some space free. Eventually the emails immediately. If you did for the lowest gas prices in students outgrew SquirrelMail so respond to the email and included your area. The search comes Gmail took over. sensitive information, call the IITS with a map that shows where The biggest modification is cer- Help Desk (760)750-4000, Ext. gas stations are located and tainly the obvious "yourname@ 4790. a list of all the gas stations csusm.edu" changing to "your- As of Aug. 7, approximately 70 within the ZIP code and their [email protected]." Other percent of the student body expe- price for regular unleaded than that, IITS promises only rienced a successful migration to gasoline in addition to plus, improvements. Rather than occa- Gmail, while the other 30 percent premium, and diesel when sionally deleting old e-mails, Gmail of students' accounts should be in available. It also gives you the provides 6.5 gigabytes of storage, working order soon. Gmail access lowest, average and highest which is apparently increasing by links are on the new CSUSM Web gas prices for your ZIP code the minute. site under Student—Webmail. and for the nation. Luckily, until December 31, The Web site is updated 2008, mail sent to old accounts nightly and receives its infor- automatically forwards to Gmail mation from more than 90,000 preventing anything from getting gas stations across the nation. lost in the cyber-shuffle. However, However, because gas prices the wise option is to make sure can change during the day the important contacts know of the information is not always 100 switch as soon as possible. Advantages to Gmail compared Multi-phase Milestone CSUSM upgrades website BY AMY SALISBURY this year, supplemental CSUSM Pride Staff Writer Web sites will all have adopted the new design. Right before What are you most looking forward to this year at CSUSM? Not only is fall 2008 a new the University's 20th anniver- semester, but it is also a ground- sary in 2010, all new features breaking time for Cougar tech- plan to be in operation. "Having a really good school year and learning new things." nology. The homepage highlights The month of August sig- important links that the CSUSM Leslie Coronado nified a culmination of the community accesses often. 'Meeting new people. Sophomore Instructional and Information The new MyCSUSM, intro- Criminology Technology Services (IITS) duced in the spring of 2008, Marissa Foreman and the Office of Commu- connects students directly to Undeclared nications' project to spruce class scheduling, fee payment Freshman up the CSU San Marcos Web options, and contact informa- site. Advancements include tion. A "news and events" icon Making new friends and having the college increased content, easy to nav- directs browsers to campus cal- experience. igate drop-down menus, and a endars, student news, and uni- more powerful search engine versity links. Athletic informa- Se miera Palaseyed provided by Google. tion is also available from the Freshman Since 2007, IITS planned to homepage. Undeclared "Going to the career center and create a Web site that catered The Cascade Content Man- being able to get a better job." to current students and fac- agement System created the ulty as efficiently as to poten- Web site in such a way that Megan Tyner tial students and employees. CSUSM can update infor- Criminal Justice Intensive research over several mation frequently. Software Junior 'Learning new things." months concluded that Web site advancement provided by Cas- audiences desired easier access cade keeps the pages stocked Topacio Nguyen and navigation, both of which with the most up-to-date Sophomore IITS considered throughout the Cougar news. Criminology redesign stages. For more information about Though the campus' Web CSUSM's Web site develop- page looks finished, the project ment, visit csusm.edu/rede- will actually continue through sign. photos by Crystal Evan/The Pride December 2009. By October of Tuesday, August 26,2008 FEATUREL A U XVJJ/SO THE PRIDE

BiosMee, info antd grettingansd fro mGree the people wht oKfs make things Whappen Viridiana Pacheco-Isaac I'm starting off my senior Ben Roffee My name is Ben Roffee and I'm the Editor-in-Chief year as a History major, and Managing Editor Managing Editor. I am most easily this will be my third semes- identified by the obnoxious shark ter at The Pride, and my second as EIC. In addition to the backpack I haul around campus. You might also see me Pride, I am a proud member of Alpha Pi Sigma sorority, sporting a "Venezia" captain's hat. I was born in Venezu- an organization dedicated to academic excellence, com- ela and people often mistake my Venezia hat to say Ven- munity service and sisterhood. Prior to becoming editor, ezuela. It doesn't. I'm an odd 20 year-old Junior here at I ran the Features section of The Pride. Twice the Associ- CSUSM known best for my affinity for pugs and inability ated Collegiate Press has named me National Newspaper to be photographed normally. I'm a proud member of the Reporter of the Year, and because of it San Diego County • Greek community in the Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity. named a day after me (Nov 8). I also work as a teacher at a I'm also known to take too many pictures with a camera juvenile detention facility and have a three-year-old son. that is far too expensive for my own good. I make music in a variety of forms, mainly via guitar or my computer, most of which I am just too reluctant Jackie Carbajal Welcome new students & welcome to share with the world. I have a rather eclectic array of music and I don't read as much as I News Editor back everyone else. My name is Jackie would like to. Carbajal. This is my second semester as News Editor and third semester writing for The Pride... Amy Salisbury Hello! My name is Amy Salisbury I am a Literature and Writing Studies major and will be Opinion Editor and I'm the Opinions Editor. I'm a graduating in Spring '09.1 also work at the Starbucks on 19-year-old sophomore and this is campus. When I joined The Pride last fall, I had no idea I my second semester at The Pride. Right now, my major would enjoy journalism as much as I do. In my spare time, is Literature and Writing studies, and I'd like to pursue I enjoy anything; reading gossip magazines at grocery a career that involves creative writings journalism, or stores, watching good TV shows that have already been something in the media. My favorite things are Law- cancelled, and eating Thai food. rence Ferlinghetti and the band Keane, both of which are guaranteed to wind up in my everyday conversa- Kathryn McBrayer Hello CSUSM Pride readers. tions. If you have a strong opinion about something A&E Editor My name is Kathyrn McBrayer affecting our campus community, I'm your girl! and I am the new editor for the Arts and Entertainment section of The Pride Newspa- Kristina Lawler Hi my name is Kristina Lawler per. I am a senior here at CSUSM working toward the Business Manager and I am going into my second year final touches on a BA in Literature and Writing. I live in as a transfer student I am 22 years Oceanside and enjoy good food and a good book. old and a Business major with an emphasis in Marketing. I am your new Business Manager for The Pride. I also work at the Starbucks on campus and enjoy going to Disneyland on my days off. I am extremely motivated and enjoy taking on new challenges. I enjoy watching moviesand getting into TV box sets with my best friend and fiancé (both of which JHE(V-PRIDE THE> PRIDE also work for The Pride). That's my life in a nutshell. AB H IS Alternative Spring Breal Nick Strizver Well hello there, my name is Nick «tew«»*0 Layout Editor Strizver and I'm the Layout Editor here Looking at The Pride. I've been involved with ba«k layout design since my sophomore year in high school. I'm a pre-nursing student taking my prerequisites for the nurs- ing program and looking to become a Registered Nurse. I spend my time working on The Pride, going to class and now volunteering at Palomar hospital. My spare time is slim to none now that school has started. When I have some, I go to work with my brother at Fortress Coftiputer Pros to learn ho to build and fix computers. My hobbies include moto- •RsrTY SAN MARCOS cross, photography and Applescript, in that order.

Rudy Martinez My name is Rudy Martinez Assistant Layout Editor and since I am too lazy to write my own introduction I have asked someone who knows me better than I know myself to do it. I am currently 23 years old and have a passion for anything to do with technology, which explains the fact that I am a business major with an emphasis in informa- tion systems. When I'm not doing the layout for the paper, working at the student help desk, or at school, I am at home playing video games or doing other mindless activities, which definitely does not include my homework.

Tiffanie Hoang I am the copy editor. I like Copy Editor watching Planet Earth when David Attenborough is narrating. I put it on mute when the other lady talks. I like Boris Pasternak, Vladimir Nobokov, and Rachmaninoff. I like all of them. I also think Arrested Development is/was the best show and it's a scandal that it was taken off the air.

Crystal Evans Features Editor

Hey I'm Crystal Evans and I'm the feature editor for The Tues. Sept. 2 Pride this semester. I just transferred from Palomar College where I worked on their paper The Telescope. I am 22 years Í: 00-5:00 pm old and am a junior majoring in Literature and Writing Stud- ies with an emphasis in writing. I currently work as a nanny Commons 206 but plan on moving to New York when I graduate to pursue a career in book publishing. In my free time I like to travel and enjoy extreme sports, my favorite being skydiving. THE PRIDE FEATURES

The Sichuan |\/| g[V 1 3 earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.0 M strikes The Pride fills you in where we left off the Sichuan province of China and can be felt as far away Summeasjteijing, resulting in the confirmed rdeaths of 69,197 anTimelind with newsworthy events you maey or leaving 4.8 million people homeless . may not have heard about... Jung Q _ Illinois Senator Barack Obama surpasses the necessary delegate May revise restores $97.6 million to •ÈfekCount of 2,117 to win the Democratic CSU budget. Party presumptive nomination, becoming the first African Apple, Inc. introduces the iPhone June 3 American to be 3G. The upgrade to the original nominated by a majo iPhone boasts 3G capabilities, kparty. GPS system, and additional new features. June 11 I The United States Food and Drug Administration receives 167 reports of incidents of Salmonellosis from eating tainted ® o B • raw tomatoes in 17 O 3SSI states. New Mexico and June 16 Texas are the worst hit I Same-sex marriage © Ü • S states and results in the I in California comes IIB removal of tomatoes as f into effect after a ingredients in restaurants! ' court ruling rules in and fast food chains its favor on May 15, throughout the nation. 2008.

AJuIv 1 m Starbucks announces that it will Watermelon consumption has been July 5 i -close 600 underperforming coffee found to have similar effects as Viagra shops in the United States. The Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center reports its studies have found that the amino acid July 12-16 citrulline, founctin watermelon, affects gf^The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) hosts the body in a similar way as Viagra. WW its annual conference in San Diego. Guest speakers |Jr included Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, and Presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. s July 20 Br Th*e Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan's second installment of A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits SoutherJulny 29 «HP the classical comic book hero, Batman, becomes a box office California in the LA area. The earthquake jjpF phenomenon, setting box office records for advanced tickets is felt from Los Angeles to San Diego and fjÊk W sold, biggest opening gross with $66.4 million, and for an overall more slightly in Las Vegas, Nevada. opening weekend in the United States with $158.4 million earned. The performance by late actor Heath Ledger for the Joker receives Oscar buzz from numerous critics. 'Aua. 9 »The 2008 Summer Olympics begin ÍÍÍ052oo8 »at the Beijing National Stadium in »China with a memorable Opening »Ceremony featuring over 15,000 Aug. 17 ¡¡performers. American swimmer Michael •^Former U.S. Senator and Democratic ex-presidential candidate Phelps wins mJohn Edwards admits to an affair with former campaign worker his eighth Rielle Hunter after having denied it earlier. gold medal in the Men's 4x100 medley relay team, Aug. 17 beating the previous record of seven golds in an Senator Barack Obama announces Senator Olympic games set by Mark Spitz in 1972. Joe Biden as his pick for vice- |>residential running mate.

Images retrieved from cnn.com, en.beiging200S.cn, wikipedia.com, nclr.org, ocregister.com, warnerbrothers.com, spaflyer.com, apple.com, and about.com Tuesday, August 26, 2008 SPORTvylv X SO THE PRIDE Chargers look towards Super Olympic Medal BBowY CRYSTAL EVANl S as new season starts back from surgery, won the rushing lead the NFL with 30 interceptions last Pride Staff Writer title the last two years and is the best year, ten of which were made by Cro- runnirigbacks in the NFL. Tight end martie. Of those ten he returned three Charger fever is beginning to heat Antonio Gates had foot surgery during for touchdowns including the never-to- Count up as we approach the home opener on the off-season but is reported to have be-forgotten 109 yard missed field goal Sept. 7 against the Carolina Panthers. healed well and will be returning to that he returned for a touchdown. United States With last year being the first in 13 play for the season opener. He is an With other talented players like wide Gold: 36 years that the Chargers were able elite pass catcher and will serve the receiver Vincent Jackson and corner- Silver : 38 to win a playoff game, everyone is team well. Tailback Darren Sproles and back Quentin Jammer on defense the ' Bronze : 36 already treating the Chargers as if they Widereceiver Vincent Jackson also add Chargers are going to be difficult to are going to the Super Bowl XLIII. strength to the team. score against. Total: 110 This season the Chargers not only Unfortunately the team suffered And even the Chargers' special teams have the best team on paper, they also the loss of free agent Michael Turner, are good. Punter Mike Scifres has a China have the easiest schedule and a thirst to who was £ backup runningback for the 38.6 net punting average over the past Gold : 51 prove themselves after their loss to the Chargers for the last four years. He will four years and has put 125 punts down Silver : 21 then undefeated Patriots in the Confer- be playing for the Atlanta Falcons. inside the 20 yard line. And kicker Bronze :28 ence Championship. On defense the Chargers also present Nate Kaeding is one of the most accu- Total : 100 Even though 12 Chargers under- a strong front, that even Ted Cottrell, rate, showing last season that he was went surgery during the off-season, the team's all too conservative defen- also good under pressure when he had the Chargers have an extremely strong sive coordinator, can not ruin. a 4-4 field goal performance against Russia Gold : 23 roster. With 20 of their 22 starters from Despite defensive tackle Jamal Wil- the New England Patriots in the con- Silver: 21 last year returning and the remaining liams off-season surgery and 32 years of ference championship. Bronze :28 two starters being brought up from age, he is a tank of a man who requires And as for their schedule it could within, the Chargers are going to have constant double teams. Shawne Mer- not be better. They will be hosting the Total : 72 a very strong team with plenty of expe- riman plays outside linebacker and Patriots and the Colts, their biggest rience. leads the NFL with 39.5 sacks in the competition. They only have two East The team's offense is all but unstop- Britain last three years. His current playing Coast trips, one of their road games Gold : 19 pable. Phillip Rivers will be returning status is unknown as he has two torn is at a neutral spot in London against Silver : 13 after an ACL surgery as quarterback ligaments in his knee that require sur- New Orleans, and the only road game Bronze : 15 for the team. His play at the beginning gery if he does not want to risk his they have against a team with a win- of last season was questionable as he career. It seems most likely he will opt ning record from last year is against Total: 47 got use to Norv Turner's style of coach- for a minor surgery that will only have the Pittsburg Stealers. ing, but once he, and the rest of the him out for the first few weeks of the With a schedule like that and a win- Australia offense, adapted they charged through season. ning team, the Chargers just might Gold: 14 every teams defensive line. Cornerback Antonio Cromartie is make it to the Super Bowl this season. Silver : 15 LaDainian Tomlinson, also coming another amazing player. The Chargers Bronze :17 Total: 46 Phelps breaks Spitz's record Beijing Olympics make swimming cool BY JACKIE CARBAJAL greatest swimmer of all time and the great- Pride "Staff Writer est Olympian of all time, he's maybe the greatest athlete of all time. He's the-greatest Many stories come out of the Olympic racer who ever walked the planet." Games and though record setting and medal In addition to winning the gold for each counts are always under the spotlight, the event he participated in, Phelps, also set 7 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing gave view- world records in Beijing. The only event he ers the opportunity to witness history in the did not set a record for was the men's 100- making. Michael Phelps, the 23-year-old meter butterfly, his seventh event, in which < swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland broke he beat Serbian-American swimmer, Milo- the world record for most gold medals won rad Cavic, by 1/100 of a second. in a single Olympic Games, winning his The rest of the U.S. men's swim team DINE IN > eighth gold medal in the men's 4 x 100- and the women's volleyball team have also meter medly relay on August 17,2008. received high acclaim for their perfor- Previous record holder, Mark Spitz, also mances in Beijing, Michael Phelps made a swimmer, won seven golds in the 1972 swimming the most watched event of the CARRY WWOU1 T Olympic Games in Munich. After Phelps Olympic Games for 2008. WEDNESDAYS tied Spitz for seven golds in a single Games, In 2004, Phelps won 6 gold medals in Spitz told the Associated Press, "Epic. It Athens, Greece. DELIVERY mtPi goes to show you that not only is this guy the CATERING ygSSj-y

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By Rudy Martínez /Pride Staff Writer COUNTRY Do You Believe Me Now JIMMY WAYNE A maturing artist, Jimmy Wayne, releases his sophomore ROCK/ALTERNATIVE , "Do You Believe Me Now." The album features the Forth title track and hit single, "Do You Believe Me Now*' and "No THE VERVE Good For Me," featuring a duet with Patty Loveless. The British rock band, The Verve, sends us on a musical journey with an album packed Ml of songs that just make you want to sit back, relax, and zone out while watching your favorite iTunes visualizer. The HIP HOP/RAP first single on the album is "Love is Noise." LAX. THE GAME The Game returns with his third album "LAX* with guest vocals by Keisha Cole, Ice Cube, Raekwon, Ludacris, Bilal and Raheem De Vaughn. Travis Barker also lends a helping •BMK HARD ROCK/METAL hand with drums on "Dope Boys." •iJB All Hope Is Gone

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It's fall again and you know what that means, its back to school with new professors, classes, homework, and challenges but a great way to give yourself a break is with the exciting new seasons of the old/new TV shows. Once again, The Pride has your back and has taken the liberty of sorting out the good ones from the bad. So just sit back, relax, anFald enjoy. Too busy to watclh TV ? WelTl we haveV good news. Thes e Line-Ushows can now be watched from the internet the next dapy at your soonest convenience. So with no further interruptions, here is the guide for the average student. MONDAY TUESDAY ¡¡a s? i

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1 mm ' Pwog TV - m m m m m flfl • Pushing Daisies (ABC, 8pm) Greys Anatomy (ABC, 9pm) (ABC, 9pm) This shows brings people up from the dead, With hot new romances and Meredith and Derek possibly Taking the same road that did, the literally. Last season started out with Ned living together this season promises to be the hottest season show jumps ahead but this time 5 years into the discovering as a young boy that he had the ever. This show will keep you on your toes and help you future. Gaby with 2 kids? Susan with another ability to bring back the dead. After bringing to get over those "its not Friday yet" woes. Will Meredith man? Lynette's boys as teenage delinquents? Edie back his one true love in the first episode they and Derek finally be together forever? Will Christina Married? This season has lots of twists and turns and are unable to touch for it would reverse and finally get over Burke? You will just have to watch and a lot of catching up to do. she would be gone forever. Will they find a find out. way to be together while solving mysteries and Brothers and Sisters (ABC, 10pm) providing justice for the deceased? We are just Kath & Kim (NBC, 8:30pm) Justin and Rebecca kiss after realizing that Rebecca dying to find out Kath is finally free to do with her time as she pleases is not the sister that they had all thought they had. when her spoiled daughter Kim moves back in after being Which leaves us to wonder who is? With new Knight Rider (NBC, 8pm) recently separated from her husband. Featuring Molly romances and new mysteries this is the perfect way This remake of the classic 1980s television Shannon as Kath and Selma Blair as Kim, this show looks to end your week. show steps it up a notch with the new promising for a few good laughs. technology of an amazing new car named Honorable Mentions: KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) Honorable Mentions: The Simpsons (Fox, 8pm) and features Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, - The Office (NBC, 9pm) King of the Hill (Fox, 8:30pm) Sydney Poitier, Bruce Davison, Yancey Arias, My Name is Earl (NBC, 8pm) Family Guy (Fox, 9pm) and Paul Campbell. Ugly Betty (ABC, 8pm)