Monday, April 17, 2000 -
Palomar College -
Volume 53, Number 19
Killer tomatoes?
Need a summer job?
Dangerous!
Should we grow genetically engeneered food products?
Summer camps, boat trips, volunteering and more to fill the long days of summer.
The Brubeck Theatre puts on Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Opinion, page 4
Focus, page 8
Entertainment, page 6
Pow-wow makes history Hurdles added for transfers to SDSU
Woman carries in the colors for first time
realistic." In February, the university sent provisional acceptance letters outlining the new requirements to In an effort to streamline its transferring student . All of the foladmissions process, San Diego lowing must now be received by State University has tightened deadMay I at SDSU's lines, added a deposit, Admissions and and expanded tran- "It's just another Records Office: script requirements • A signed and for students transfer- burden on transfer dated Acceptance of ring this fall. students. Low Provisional ''It forces you to commit," Hernandez income students Admission form. said. "It's just anoth- can lose out. " • A non-refundable er burden on transfer _ Tim Hernandez $100 enrollment constudents. Low Transfer Center firmation deposit that Director will be applied to income students can lose out." enrollment fees. "(SDSU) is trying to complete • Official copies of high school each file as soon as possible, withtranscripts through or including fall out any regard as to how this is 1999 grades, final high school Irangoing to affect the student," said scripts, and transcripts from all colTim Hernandez, transfer center leges attended. director. "They've established a - - - - - - - - - - - - - see SDSU, page 3 time frame that may or may not be
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s 4ssistant Sports Editor
The annual Pow-Wow held Saturday April 8 contained a little extra magic. For the first time in twenty-seven years of the event, a female carried the American flag in the opening ceremonies. And the first pow-wow of the millennium also featured another new sight- an allfemale drum circle. According to a Native American myth, only men could can-y the flag because they were the ones in actual battle. Tammy Quintanar, chosen for her service in the United States Army, was delighted to carry the flag. "It was an honor serving my country. To carry the flag was like a respect for both cultures. A respect for my veteran side and a respect for my Native American heritage," said Quintanar. Palomar College also had the privilege of seeing the second performance of the "Cedar Moon Singers," an all-girl drum circle. Although previous drum circles had been exclusively male, there was no history or folklore as the reason. "We simply didn't-know they existed," said • Entertainment Director Loretta MurilloCalton. Entertainment included Aztec dancing garnished with colorful, traditional costumes. Children were dressed as representatives of their tribes, and danced for peace and fertility to the rhythmic beating of the drums. The night ended with a friendly competition as the drum circles chanted and played, drawing the attention of everyone. The annual pow-wow gives the community the unique oppmtunity to not only watch t:raditional cultures and rituals, but also allows them to participate. "Every year it's done to give the Indian community a chance to represent themselves to the community at large," said Henrietta Moore, Department Secretary of American Indian Studies. In the twenty-seven years Palomar has been hosting the event, one thing has remained unchanged- the Fry Bread. The popular food was served either plain or as a taco, and supply barely met demand. Although the event was held in the cafeteria (the last five years it has been in the Dome), the organizers made the most of the space, with dozens of merchants aligned along the wall. Handmade turquoise jewelry, Indian outfitting, and fine silver were just some of the things that could be purchased. Said Moore, "It's a time of the year to appreciate the culture ... and have a good time."
Arboretun1 clean-up planned for Earth Day Mark Brown Staff Writer
Heidi "Starwalker" Poschmann was one of the many partisipants in the Pow- Wow. She danced as part of the womans drum group 11Cedder Moon ...
Palomar College is celebrating Earth Day by cleaning up the Arboretum on April 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. James Robert Kelley, Arboretum coordinator, is organizing the cleanup because the Arboretum has deterioriated, he said. Funding for the Arboretum dropped when Proposition 13 passed in 1978, Kelley said. Since then, the plants in the garden have overgrown. Since 1973 the district and the Associated Student Government have given funds to keep up the Arboretum, but not enough to maintain it, Kelley said. "I wouldn't blame it entirely on ASG, the district or the Proposition alone," said Rick Kratcosky, Palomar's ground supervisor. "It was more likely the three combined had stopped the funding to the Arboretum." The Arboretum is a collection of plants and trees protecting archeo-
logical sites and coastal sagebrush. In 1995 the Friends of the Palomar Arboretum was formed to care for and preserve the Arboretum for the future. The organization is made up of biologists, naturalists and horticulturalists. FOPA is currently planning improvements for the garden and is in the process of finding funds for the project by asking for people who are interested to help. They plan to completely clean and change the Arboretum by growing maintained landscape and creating a 400-foot long waterway with ponds, trails and benches. The change will take between two and three years to complete, but FOPA is not entirely sure they will be able to start working on it. The Arboretum has a rich history. The land was originally used by Native Americans from 3000 B.C. to 1800 A.D. The San Dieguito and La Jolla Indians probably used the area for hunting and water. Artifacts such as bone, pottery, stone and shell have been found by archeologists.
High schoolers seen as next crop • College plans to reverse drop in enrollment Tom Chambers Editor in Chief
Palomar College is increasing its efforts to market to high school students in hopes of turning the current emollment trend around. The number of students taking classes at Palomar dropped 1.2 percent this semester, and the number of classes taken at the college may have dropped up to 7 percent from last spring. The decline could cost the college up to $1 million in revenues and $2.3 million in growth funds from the state. "We're creating a full-time position for high school relations person," said Joe Madrigal, vice president of student services and chair of the :Enrollment Management Task Force. "We want
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CRISIS to establish a report with high school<;, and intensify our marketing efforts." Madrigal said programs at the college should follow the model of the Athletics department and how they recruit and maintain their students. "We need to get more students into programs that have growth potential and also need grow~h," Mardrigal said. Palomar is also reorganizing the structure of its marketing efforts. Currently there arc many programs that market to potential students. These programs will all be coordinated together through the Counseling and Marketing departments. "Marketing will do Jess face to face, that will be more counseling," said Norma Bean, marketing director, at a recent meeting of the Enrollment Management Task Force. "Marketing will provide the tools, counseling wil.l have the one-onone approach."
The college also plans to maximize room use on campus, Madrigal said. "We're working to create a first-year core of courses for students just getting out of high sc,hool," Madrigal said. "We also want to offer online courses for high school students for Palomar College credit." Palomar is also looking to the Camp Pendelton Education Center for growth. Marines from the base can take classes from Palomar and other colleges at the center. The college just got another room at the center, and hopes to ad a computer lab to teach computer courses. Madrigal said. "We're really looking at Camp Pendelton as a key area for growth," Madrigal said. Palomar is also planning an open house on July 8. "This is an avenue for faculty to recruit," Bean said. Things are looking up for the college as all of the general education distance learning classes arc fulL Final enrollment numbers will not be released until later in the semester, but college officials are confident registration for late-start classes will push the numbers up.
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A sign marks the entrance to the Arboretum.