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<Mfc8"^ : % ^^verA^E discount! utive committee approved the said Manship, would cost to distribute the Ney^ tionai cxpcrici^ ^ tol^uTfcrcd to faculty^nio studcnts New York Times readership pro­ Kathleen O’Connell, a New York Times daily. f#** {y©diffiell. The refdersmp pro- those who tak©-pai£ih tlie reaST gram Friday, Nov.