DAVID LEONARD THE TELESCOPE
Palomar’s budgetary nightmare isn’t likely to end soon, administrators said at a special meeting on Feb. 3. The college could sustain the deepest cuts yet over the next two years if a tax-hike plan put forward by Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown fails to gain wide support, Palomar President Robert Deegan told a group of faculty members, administrators and classified staffers. Nearly $5 million in promised money could be slashed from the college budget over the next two semesters if voters defeat Brown’s tax plan in November. The tax measure calls for a statewide halfcent sales tax increase and a boost in income taxes for households taking in over $250,000.
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OCCUPY MOVEMENT
SEMINAR TO DISSECT PROTEST DIRECTION IAN HANNER THE TELESCOPE
Palomar will host a seminar on the ideals of the Occupy Movement and how it relates to youth and students. The meeting is slated for 2 p.m. on Feb. 28 in MD-157 and will be led by Palomar professor Philip de Barros. De Barros will be joined by guest speakers Eva David, Occupy San Diego organizer, and William Leslie, part-time philosophy professor. “This is an attempt to get people to openly discuss the movement,” de Barros said.
Palomar student Kristi Krause tore up her American Idol auditions... but what will she do next?
HOW TO MAKE YOUR IDOL DEBUT
KELLI MILLER THE TELESCOPE
Kristi Krause may appear to be an ordinary college freshman, but there are two things setting her apart from her Palomar peers; a powerful voice and a golden ticket to Hollywood. The 18-year-old Rancho Bernardo native will take part on Fox’s 11th season of American Idol. Krause sang Ella Fitzgerald’s “Summer Time” and received the so-called “golden ticket” to move on to the Hollywood round of auditions from judges Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler during the preliminary San Diego auditions. “Being in front of the judges was an experience of a lifetime,” Krause said. “But when I got that ticket, I was even more excited!” The second round of auditions takes place in Hollywood and consists of an intense week-long round of various solo and group auditions in front of the same three judges. Krause previously auditioned for American Idol in 2010, but was cut shortly into the second round of auditions in Hollywood. This season, Krause made it into Hollywood week again. “This year is definitely better than last time, I had fewer nerves inside me than last year,” Krause said. “Of course you’re going to get some butterflies but overall I was just ready this time, ready to show the judges my song and what I’ve got.” Krause obviously made enough of an impact on the judges to join the 300 other contestants in Hollywood for further auditions. turn to idol ON page 7
STEP 1
Stay true to yourself
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KRISTI’S IDOL TRIP TIMELINE JULY
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First audition at PETCO Park in front of Idol producers and 10,000 people Two more auditions in front of Idol producers and head man Nigel Lythgoe
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1140 W. Mission Rd, San Marcos, Calif.
Two days of auditions, one taped, before Idol executive producers and eventually Idol celebrity judges aboard the U.S.S. Midway in San Diego Harbor.
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Auditions continue in Hollywood for a week-long process including group and solo auditions.
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Kristi’s San Diego audition airs on Fox on Jan. 22. Recieves “golden ticket” to continue on to the Hollywood round.
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SHE MADE IT TO HOLLYWOOD: WILL HER STAR KEEP RISING? BIG DREAMS
Hollywood Week auditions air Feb. 8, 9, 15 and 16 on Fox. Kristi’s fate is decided on air.
“Make sure to stay true to yourself, always. I’ve always told myself know who you are in the beginning and stay that same person. Of course your going to gain knowledge and experience but always remain true to yourself, it’s probably one of the biggest things. I went into it know what kind of style I sing and who I am as a person, but was a long for the ride. So I would say if you’re going to American Idol and you end up getting far, but have fun with it.”
STEP 2
work hard “I’d say work hard, because I don’t think some people realize what they’re getting themselves into when they try out for American Idol. You have to work your butt off. It is the hardest but the quickest way to get noticed in the music business. Always remember if your going to try out for a show and go that route, you have to work at it not just let it come to you. But that goes for dreams just in general, if you want something that bad you have to work at it. “
STEP 3
don’t be nervous “Practice, practice until you have everything down. Practice in front of your family, friends, dog, anyone you can. Try to get any experience on stage and in front of people before you go in front of the judges. If you get too nervous, you could blow the whole thing. Have confidence in yourself, because when you’re on the stage the judges don’t want to see that you’re nervous they want to see that you’re ready to sing and do your best.”