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Tea Party activists claim to be calm and peaceful, but Palomar stu-dents and voters are being led to be-lieve these revolutionary rebels are hotter than a cup of joe.

The Tea Party is a movement that has gained the hearts of thousands of Americans and the attention of news media outlets in recent months. The grassroots organization refers to themselves as common taxpayers fed up with the current government’s fis-cal irresponsibility, Sarah Bond, the co-founder of Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition. However, local tea party leaders said if there is any-thing they are fed up with, it’s their chaotic portrayal by lawmakers and the media.

“People assume we are all Chris-tian conservatives,” Bond said in a phone interview. “That couldn’t be further from the truth. A lot of us are stay-at-home moms.”

With the recent midterm elec-tions over, the Tea Party has certainly sparked debate across the country. Ideals of responsible government spending and reform are the most commonly shared beliefs of tea par-ty participants.

“We are not completely anti-tax,” SCTRC co-founder Dawn Wildman said in a phone interview. “We are mad because we know where our taxes should be going and we see that they are not going there.”

Rallies around San Diego have brought together individu-

Stereotypes are inaccurate, local Tea Party activists say

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In a bid to become the junction box for people’s digital communica-tions, Facebook announced Monday, Nov. 14 it plans to launch a new com-munication platform intended to unify e-mail, instant messaging, text messaging and the social network’s existing message system through a single “social inbox.”

While each of the social network’s more than 500 million users will have the chance to get an @facebook.com e-mail address as the new service gradually rolls out to members in coming months, CEO Mark Zucker-berg said the goal was not to create the world’s largest e-mail network, but create a new seamless communi-cation system.

News of the new message system, dubbed “Project Titan,” has received intensive attention in the tech media in recent days based on the specula-tion that it would in one fell swoop eclipse the world’s largest e-mail

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espite the economic condition and budget deficits, Palomar held its 19th annual Black Tie Gala

to raise money to benefit its students.Palomar hosted the event Saturday, Nov. 13 at

La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad. It served as the main fundraiser for the Palomar Foun-dation and provided the funds for hundreds

of scholarships and grants for Palomar stu-dents.

This year’s gala is estimated to raise about $125,000 for the Palomar general fund, ac-

cording to the foundation president and event chair Robyn Quaco.

“That’s what it’s all about here tonight – our stu-dents,” Quaco said.

Guests included college officials, special guests such as the San Marcos mayor, and the public, all of whom enjoyed live and silent auctions, dinner, stu-dent entertainment, “casino” action and the an-nual Comet Awards.

Collectively, the foundation has raised approx-imately $500,000 from the last three annual

galas, according to Ben Higgins, the emcee for the event and KGTV Channel 10 news sports director.

“The college has been asked to do more for less,” Higgins said. “It’s the jewel in this county and we’re here to raise the support.”

Several groups have worked hard to obtain funding for the foundation and student scholarships, faculty grants and special projects that

help assure student success. The evening began with a

silent auction. Items being offered ranged from small

gift baskets to 7-day va-

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cations. Guests were served a gourmet, three-course meal.

Dinner was followed by live student entertainment, which included danc-ing and singing songs with lyrics that encouraged guests to give generously to the foundation.

Palomar’s dance team and choir groups made up this year’s entertain-ment. Students performed for guests while they ate.

“These are better than hiring profes-sionals. They are our students aspiring to be that,” Quaco said.

Another tradition is the prestigious Comet Awards. These awards are pre-sented to three exceptional community leaders who give of their time and re-sources to benefit the foundation and ultimately, Palomar students.

This year’s recipients were John

Ashworth, a Palomar alumnus and golf clothing company icon; Peter Gach, a Palomar professor, artist and concert pi-anist; and Jim and Vera Eubanks, North County community leaders and support-ers of Palomar.

The award recipients, event chair and Palomar president Robert Deegan all encouraged guests to give money to sup-port students’ success.

“Access and opportunity combined with education is what is offered to stu-dents,” Deegan said. “Your donations go toward their success.”

“Whether it’s a high school student, single mom, recently unemployed, young dropout or veteran, when they come to our (Palomar’s) door, we will say ‘yes, let me assist you,’” he continued.

All proceeds from the evening went directly to the foundation.

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als with likeminded ideals of fiscal conservatism.

Palomar student and Phi Theta Kap-pa honor society member Lisa Murdoch attended a Tea Party rally to find out if media portrayals were truly spot-on.

“I heard about all these dangerous people,” Murdoch said. “What I found media reporting (on) was much more provocative than in reality. I saw no anti-government signage or voicing.”

Bond said this misconception enforc-es its disorderly and ill-conceived label.

“True Tea Party groups are non-partisan,” Bond said. “We are all united around the principles and ideals of lim-ited government and constitutional free-dom.”

The Tea Party is described as being leaderless and unorganized in a nega-tive manner, according to Wildman.

An Oct. 24 arti-cle by the Washing-ton Post described the movement as a “disparate band of vaguely connected gatherings” that does “little to en-gage in the political process.”

However, Wild-man said it is the group’s anonymity that propels the party forward.

“This only works if anonymity stays with groups,” Wildman said. “If the guy at the top does something wrong, it’s at-tributed to the whole organization. We shouldn’t have that problem.”

Associate professor of political sci-ence Peter Bow-

man said the trouble with

speculating about the Tea Party’s influ-ence on future issues stems from the va-riety of the group’s participants.

“You can’t paint the Tea Party with a broad stroke,” Bowman said. “Differ-ent member(s) hold different ideals and spots on the political spectrum.”

Bowman said he believes it is difficult to pinpoint the Tea Party’s general views and future, and the party faces contra-dictions between stances on economic and social issues.

“One contradiction is with illegal immigration,” he said. “(The Tea Party) wants to increase homeland security and the Justice Department’s involve-ment.”

This could introduce new govern-ment regulations, increased spending or taxes.

Wildman said she disagrees and thinks it is the group’s variety of beliefs that help bring individuals together to discuss solutions for larger issues at hand.

Bond said the real villains in the fight for America’s financial security are the mainstream

Republican Party and news media out-lets. She said money and the ability to establish a large media presence have allowed more popular groups to portray factions as one and the same.

One such group is called Tea Party Express. The controversial group had been expelled by the National Tea Party Federation over racist comments from leader Mark Williams, but has contin-ued national bus tours and candidate endorsements in the name of the Tea

Party, according to a July 19 article by cnn.com.

“Fox News has been the big-gest problem,” Bond said.

“The Tea Party Express has a big advan-tage and has cre-ated a misrepre-sentation of what local Tea Parties really are.”

Bowman said he also notic-es the Republican Party being in

angst over the movement. “They upset the established or-

der, and that makes the GOP estab-lishment nervous,” Bowman said.

Regardless of the debate brewing among various groups, Murdoch said she was touched by the scene at the rally she attended.

She said she believes the dedi-cation of the activists will help the

Tea Party continue. “There was a great repre-

sentation of different ethnic groups,” Murdoch said. “I

left with a deep respect for (Tea Party members). It was a

beautiful picture of democracy in action.”

networks - Microsoft Hotmail’s 361 million us-ers, Yahoo Mail’s 273 million users or Google Gmail’s 193 million users.

But Zuckerberg said Facebook’s goal was to dissolve the fragmentation between the vari-ous computer and smart-phone communica-tion channels, including e-mail, IMs and phone text messages.

“This is not an e-mail killer,” Zuckerberg told journalists at a heavily attended announce-ment in San Francisco. “This is a messaging sys-tem that includes e-mail as one part of it. We don’t expect anyone to wake up tomorrow and say, ‘I’m going to shut down my Yahoo Mail or Gmail account, and switch to Facebook.’ “

The new system will allow Facebook mem-bers to send e-mail from within their Facebook page to any external e-mail address. But it also will allow people to see incoming e-mail from outside Facebook or a text message sent from a friend’s smart phone on their Facebook page, all integrated within a “conversation” assigned to that one single person.

Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief of the web-

site Search Engine Land, said while the success the success of the new system will depend on how easy people find it to use, “it’ll tie people to the service (Facebook).”

The system will also allow essentially unlim-ited archiving of the ongoing conversation with a particular person, meaning that a Facebook user could see their entire communication with that person in one place, across a variety of communication methods.

And Zuckerberg said that because Face-book knows its users’ networks of friends, it would be much more efficient at filtering out spam or less important e-mail messages.

Andrew Bosworth, the Facebook engineer who headed “Project Titan,” said Facebook’s main thrust was to allow people to focus on the conversation, rather than whether they were doing it through e-mail, and instant message or a text message.

“The goal for us is to make it easier for people to connect with the people they care about,” he said. “If they find it easier to do that through Facebook, cool.”

“It was a beautiful picture of democracy in action.”

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How important is it to take flu shots?

“I think they’re not neces-sary, but they are a good way of preventing the flu.”

“I live with my grandma, so getting the flu shot would help me help her with her health. ”

“I would give my child their first initial flu shot, but I believe you should let the immune sys-tem build than to inject artificial things into children.”

“If you take vitamins and exercise, I don’t think it would be necessary to take the flu shot.”

“I personally don’t because it doesn’t matter. Because one day or another you’re going to get sick and you need to get sick to be healthy.”

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Priorities in wrong placesThe recession’s grip tightens as

the University of California sys-tem and Cal State University sys-tem face another wave of tuition increases next year. Transferees, get ready to fork over more money and apply for more scholarships.

Students in the UC system will see full-time tuition jump from more than $10,000 to around $11,000 a year, an 8 percent in-crease. CSU school full-time tu-ition fees jump from more than $4,000 to almost $5,000 per year, a 15 percent increase, according to a Nov. 14 article by the North County Times.

Our state’s current economic straits aren’t the sole culprit for the price hike. Before the UC and CSU system raises the stakes on the future of higher education in California, they need to determine what other expenditures can be pruned. By budgeting realistically and finding new ways to use old money, both systems can avoid fur-ther burdening the students.

From 2002 to 2006, classroom instruction spending nationally has decreased, as reported by the Delta Project, which looks at spending at higher education in-stitutions. Meanwhile, spending for administration, and academic and student support increased, ac-cording to the same article. School officials are setting their priorities away from the classroom.

At Palomar, pay increases were awarded to President Robert Dee-gan last May. Palomar’s 2010-2011 fiscal year budget for teacher’s sal-aries was less than the 2009-2010 fiscal year budget. Apparently, our

campus has the same mentality as CSU and UC schools.

Schools seem to be cutting costs primarily in the teaching sector at all education levels. Universities have made it clear that while the current economy is no help, the schools are also part of the prob-lem. Reorganization of spending priorities is necessary. The only way to reform the spending habits of the last few years is to reform the system that allocates funds.

UC president Mark Yudof has introduced a two-tier pension and benefit reform to curb ben-efit spending. The reform would increase the retirement age mini-mum and maximum by five years as well as cut the current pension plan cost by 20 percent. Yudof has also proposed an expansion of fi-nancial aid coverage to help cover the tuition increase, according to a

press release from the UC Office of the president’s Web page.

The CSU system expects that despite the fee increase, students will still be covered through finan-cial aid, Cal Grants and tax cred-its, according to a press release on CSU’s web page.

Covering student fees through financial aid and grants is a great way to offset the hit students will take, but nothing has been said to address classroom funding.

Everyone agrees that we need to find a way out of this recession. That way is through reinvestment in our students. An increase in spending on the classroom is the best way to right our economic wrongs. To reject this philosophy is to forget the importance of stu-dents to the state’s future, some-thing California is in no position to gamble with.

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With modern medicine advanc-ing day by day, humans are increas-ing their life expectancy and knock-ing out known predators even on the biological level.

Flu shots are one more step mod-ern society, taking toward immortal-ity and allowing science to take hold of our daily lives.

Just stick with the needle. There are other ways to fight the flu.

Most people would like to stay safe and keep chil-dren and the elderly healthy because of the complications from influenza: bacterial pneumonia, dehydration, asth-ma, sinus and ear infections.

Every year 200,000 people will seek hospitalization from complications, according to flu.gov, 23,000 of which will die.

One yearly shot can prevent such complications, it’s foolish to not take advantage.

Before the modern world un-derstood the spread of disease, the flu would reach epidemic numbers — particularly after World War I, where small villages were lost at the extreme corners of the world.

Today we have soap and water in every bathroom, and Bath and Body Works makes hand sanitizers in scents to appeal to everyone.

Hand sanitizers have even graced key chains, public shopping entranc-es, and medical offices with the idea that preventative measures are the most effective.

Some claim that over sanitation would allow bacteria to create im-munities to cleaning ingredients, thus becoming stronger and having

a worse effect.Many people fear vaccines link

to autism in small children, but as of February, the Medical Journal has stated this to be untrue.

This entered the public eye be-cause of the mercury content of vac-cinations which could lead to health complications of already existing

conditions — however, this type of mercury (ethylmercury, as opposed to the brain-damaging

methylmercury) is thought to be harmless.

The flu shot is cost-effec-tive and available all over.

Palomar students can get a free vaccine through Health Services, and the vaccine is also available at Walgreens and oth-er pharmacies.

The common fear of nee-dles doesn’t have to disquali-fy a person from getting the vaccine, either.

There’s a newly-engi-neered FluMist treatment, in which a spritz to each

nostril completely protects against common strains in-cluding the pandemic-induc-ing H1N1 virus.

This spray works just like a typical vaccine where a weakened form of the flu is

introduced in the nasal pas-sages where the flu often starts.

FluMist is also free of preserva-tives and the mercury content that many have feared in the past. This is a brand new way of treating the flu, though their informational web page insists on double checking with a doctor before taking the vaccine.

Both the flu shot and nasal spray are effective in preserving quality of life, helping everybody rid them-selves of the coughing and sneezing associated with the flu.

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Community college enrollment remains on the rise

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in areas of North County while community colleges are seeing an enrollment surge.

That is a bad omen for Palomar students — it means more competition for classes, park-ing spots and help from faculty and staff.

Palomar’s popularity is mostly due to se-vere funding cuts from both the state and fed-eral level, which lead to an increase in tuition costs for the CSU and UC colleges.

Higher costs have forced many students to drop out of higher institutions and return to the two-year colleges. Enrollment at Palomar has increased 2.3 percent over last years en-rollment. Past its capacities, students to com-plain about the lack of courses needed for the transfer hopeful.

And even the possibility of a transfer is getting further and further from the reach of Palomar students. Only 26 percent of commu-nity college students who planned on getting a bachelor’s degree actually have that degree a full nine years after they first began school-ing, according to a national study.

The inability to transfer will keep enroll-ment up, but not in the way Palomar hopes.

Palomar isn’t able to get more state money for more students. Without financial help from the state, the administration will be forced to increase the cost of units again to lighten the load, but community colleges were founded on the idea of affordable education.

There is a solution. Obama’s American Graduation Initiative will influence the growth of community colleges, and enrollment will continue to rise for the right reasons.

The AGI was created to better prepare Americans to compete in a global economy. It is a $12 billion promise to every American preparing for the workforce by putting them through at least one year of college.

Obama and Biden have toured the coun-try’s community colleges that are in the same boat as Palomar, dealing with more students than classes can handle.

The plan also includes increasing the amount of Pell Grant award recipients and a push to increase enrollment seven times over current numbers. Further enrollment will al-low Americans to flourish, if the promise of higher education remains affordable.

To protect yourself, get informed and sup-port programs like AGI that will keep commu-nity college affordable for the masses.

The freeways in San Diego are a joke. The only problem is that anyone who has driven on a major freeway in America’s finest city lately is definitely not laughing.

With major expansions projects on Inter-state-15 currently underway, many drivers are seeing nothing but brake lights and orange cones in their paths, and that is causing them to see red more than anything else.

These lane closures and self-induced traffic jams are a royal pain in the neck, but I think we need to stop and think about why we find ourselves angry at the situation.

Traffic delays can be headache inducing, but isn’t that better than the alternative? Can you imagine the wear and tear that unkempt roads and potholes could inflict on your ve-hicle’s alignment and tires?

While many of us find it easy to curse at CalTrans for causing these delays, let me ask this question: If you can’t close the freeway during rush hour to get these construction projects done, when are they supposed to get this much-needed work done?

I feel sorry for those CalTrans employees because they are like the Rodney Danger-field of construction workers … they get no respect.

Everyone complains that the roads are in terrible shape and that they should have been fixed 10 minutes ago, but when the roads be-gin to get worked on, drivers complain about delays.

They just can’t win, it would seem. Even though they work at night and into the morn-ing hours, mere inches away from being clipped by a speeding car, many people still have the audacity to curse these highway men for doing their jobs.

They are not the ones making you late. You’re doing that yourself.

Freeway delays due to construction and expansion projects are nothing new to us here in San Diego, so why don’t you give yourself

extra time to get to your destination? It’s not like these construction zones just popped out of thin air.

If people would read those bright orange signs that CalTrans posts informing motorists of imminent road closures, instead of send-ing a text message while zooming past at 85 MPH, then maybe they would know when to take an alternate route.

Sure, it’s inconvenient, but then again, so is being faced with a $500 bill to fix the suspen-sion on your car that a pothole on a neglected road broke.

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Anthony Gonzalez is a typical Palomar student.

He came to Palomar in hopes of continuing a football career, enjoys campus life, likes his classes and hangs out with friends whenever he gets the chance. Next fall he will be transferring to SDSU.

The only difference between Gonzalez and the rest of the student body is that he was a foster child, and that piece of information makes all the difference in the world.

Whenever a foster child turns 18 and becomes a legal adult, besides the standard registering for the draft and ability to buy cigarettes, they have to emancipate them-selves from the foster care system.

To “age out” or emancipate for a foster youth means separating from the foster care youth programs or institutions that act as legal guard-ians.

“When you come out of the pro-gram it’s really shitty, there aren’t really any options,” Gonzalez said, “People don’t really think about how hard it is. You don’t have any direction.”

This isn’t uncommon. According to MoveOn.com more than 500,000 children and youth are in foster care in the U.S.; approximately 20,000 youth emancipate from that system each year.

Only 13 percent of children who age out of foster care make it through a four-year college.

“I have a lot of friends that I was in the system with, who were just gifted as hell and had a lot of potential, but they’re in gangs now and ending up in prison or drug ad-dicts.”

Gonzalez said what made him different compared to his peers was the Extended Opportunities Pro-grams and Services office (EOP&S) here at Palomar.

After finishing high school and emancipating himself, he was told by a superintendent to find the EOP&S office.

Anel Gonzalez (no relation), Palomar’s EOP&S Outreach/Foster

Youth Liaison, said the Guardian Scholarship program is providing opportunities to these foster youth students to help provide them with not only the financial assistance needed but a network these stu-

dents can rely on to help find other resources they need.

The program’s creation six years ago initially had one student; there are now 44 students continuously coming into Anel’s office looking for

assistance or direction.“Each year we get more stu-

dents and every year our retention doubles,” Anel said. “We can’t go and ask students if they want assis-tance though, students have to self-advocate.”

Anel said the relationship the student has with her and the EOP&S are unique.

She has some students that stop in almost every day or some that only check in once a month it is completely up to the student.

“I’m going to bug them as much as they want me to,” Anel said.

Housing is provided for the fos-ter children prior to emancipation by institutions such as group homes and other state-funded facilities. After the youths separate from the system, they are left to figure this situation out for themselves.

Anel said she has noticed this is one of the hardest parts of the tran-sition for students.

“A lot of times housing is the biggest issue. If they don’t have a place to study or even just a place to sleep, it’s hard to do well in school,” Anel said

Anel is hoping one day Palomar will get dormitories for students who are in this situation.

With more attention and with state and national funding increas-ing, this may one day be a reality.

Less than half of former foster youth are employed two-to-four years after leaving foster care, and only 38 percent have maintained employment for at least one year, according to the website.

The EOP&S helps students re-ceive both federal and state grants that provide tuition, books and school supply allowance and month-ly living assistance.

Chaffe Grants, Pell Grants and Guardian Scholarship Grants are all available for students with a foster youth background.

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Beating the odds against the foster care system

The nation’s flag whipped and whirled in the strong breeze above the Veterans Memorial Nov. 11 at Palomar, in front of a large crowd gathered to honor the men and women who served in the armed services.

Emotions ran high among the group of people covering the lawn. Many smiled and shook hands with those around them, while oth-ers held back tears remembering those who had been lost.

Among them were veterans, members of the Palomar Board of Trustees, administrators, faculty, students and the family of Daniel Cagle, the 33rd and most recent veteran whose name was added to the memorial.

“It’s easy to forget a war is going on because we’re a bit disconnect-ed from the front lines,” said Russ McDonald, a counselor.

“I know I take our great demo-cratic environment for granted so it’s important to honor these peo-ple that fought for us to be stand-ing here now.”

The service centered around Cagle, who was a former Palomar student who died while serving in the military.

The ceremony began with the Pledge of Alle-giance, as somber voices congregat-ed in an anthem of patriotism.

With her daughter Nicole’s hand at her back, Gail Johnson-Roth recalled her son’s dedication to the people he fought beside and the leadership he exuded through every mission.

During his final return home,

which was three weeks before he was killed, Cagle expressed his dis-like for the combat he faced, yet told his mother, “My men need me, and I need them,” according to Johnson-Roth.

He died in Iraq on May 23, 2007.

“Daniel is here in spirit, as we re-member who is putting themselves in harm’s way,” Johnson-Roth said.

She tore the tape away from the latest inscription that will forever immortalize Cagle on Palomar’s campus.

Palomar is home to the largest veteran population in all of Califor-nia, according to Palomar president Robert Deegan, and the number of veterans is only increasing.

With several benefits, includ-ing personalized counseling and a study center, veterans prefer Palo-mar’s campus.

“Our veteran population is close to doubling in the last two years, and as a college we offer more pro-grams for veterans than many oth-ers,” McDonald said.

Deegan pledged to veterans that the college will provide aca-demic success to continue living the American Dream.

Deegan said he is proud of the support Palo-mar provides to the veterans on campus.

S n a p p i n g pictures from the sidelines, one student was impressed by the crowd.

“There is so much support,

especially with all the military bas-es around the campus,” said David Ulrigg, a photography major and former United States Marine.

“Remembering fallen soldiers and anybody who served shows

support for those in active duty.”Governing Board members Nan-

cy Chadwick and newly-elected Paul McNamara were in the audi-ence showing their support.

“I’m so emotional hearing these speakers,” said Brand Bruggers, English major who attended the event. “Being a veteran this day is so important and it’s so nice to have a memorial for the families because this day is so engrained in our history.”

Deegan asked Mark Minkler,

director of Veterans’ Services, to search for Palomar students who had died in the Iraq war, which led to the addition of six names.

“I’m glad politics have evolved into hating a war but not the war-riors,” Minkler said. “It warms my heart that the family could attend the dedication.”

As veteran Ryan Williams stood at the podium, he recounted the importance of soldiers returning and acclimating to civilian life. He then asked the audience to take a

moment of silence. The Clock Tower chimed 33

times for the name of each fallen hero on Palomar’s war memorial. The somber members of the audi-ence hung their heads low.

The ceremony concluded with a thank-you from Cagel’s mother to student veterans like her son.

“I think veterans have a hard time because of the horrible things they experience, but there are a lot of people rooting for you, so perse-vere,” Johnson-Roth said.

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“I’m glad politics have evolved into hating a war but not the warrior.”

Crowd gathers at memorial to remember fallen soldiers

Everyone of this generation prob-ably remembers when Pokémon took the United States by storm. So it is not a surprise that Palomar has an active club devoted to anime.

Since its origins in Japan, anime has gained international success, and has been used in entertainment fea-tures like television shows, short films, feature films, video games, commer-cials and the Internet.

The Anime Club at Palomar was started in 2000 by a student named Brian Gordon.

The club is now led by Elisa Elane Luevanos. Luevanos, an art major, is in her first semester as president, but she has been a member of the club since 2005.

Their vice president is Anthony Sci-acca and secretary is Dane Schwaebe. Schwaebe joined this fall because he is simply “really into anime.” His favorite series is “Initial D,” a car racing series.

Luevanos said the club is special because the members become close and participate in many off-campus activities together, and go to anime ex-pos in the region.

These include the Anime Expo, the Pacific Media Expo, Anime Conji, and of course Comic-Con.

They are also expanding their so-cial networking efforts, including a Facebook page and YouTube channel. This has been done to expand the an-ime community at Palomar.

The club meets Fridays at 2 p.m. in the P Building. All of these meetings are open to anyone.

They have about 15 active members and are planning a collaboration night with the LGBTQA. This event will be held on Dec. 3 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. showing controversial gay and lesbian-themed anime films. These films in-clude “Miyuki-chan in Wonderland,” “Utena: The Movie” and “Bronze.”

For any questions about the club, contact club adviser Bill Jahnel at bjahnel@palomar.edu.

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College students are notorious for being broke, and extravagant spending doesn’t always mean hav-ing more fun. Here are a few ideas to keep students active while on a tight budget. All activities are within San Diego and can be done for under $20. Balboa Park

With breath-taking gardens, world-renowned museums, shops, restaurants and plenty of great ar-chitecture to take in, Balboa Park offers fun for all ages, regardless of how much coin you have in your pocket.

While the museums and nearby San Diego Zoo might cost a little more than you want to spend, you can enjoy all the sights, sounds and scenery for nothing at all. There are many walking and jogging trails, as well as sprawling grassy areas that

are perfect for an impromptu picnic, or to lie out and soak up the San Diego sunshine. Torrey Pines State Reserve

In between La Jolla and Del Mar, the Torrey Pines State Reserve is a great place for those seeking a place to visit that won’t burn a hole in their wallet. The Tor-rey Pines State Reserve has a little bit of something for everyone.

With over eight miles of trails perched right on the Pacific, Torrey Pines is a great place to go hiking and see some of San Diego’s rugged natural beauty.

There are several trails that wind down to the sands of Torrey Pines State beach. Torrey Pines’ beaches

feature world class surf as well as “swimsuit optional” Black’s beach for those who want to let it all hang out.

Historic EncinitasAs you travel along historic

Highway 101 in North County, take a couple of hours to take in the sights of this picturesque San Diego beach town. With many shops, boutiques, restaurants and bars, downtown Encinitas is a great place to hang out.

Moonlight beach is just a stone’s throw from Highway 101, with pristine sandy beaches and great surf awaiting those who are willing to make the five-minute walk. For those sports-minded folks, Moonlight Beach also has three regulation volleyball courts to practice your serves and spikes, as well a tennis court and a playground for the kiddies. Grab a hot dog from the snack bar, and you’ve got a great beach experience for only a few bucks Visit a Craft Brewery

San Diego has quietly become the mecca of craft breweries in America. With over 33 craft brew-eries in San Diego County, there are many different ways to enjoy their best offerings and gain in-sight into this upcoming efferves-cent industry.

Many of the local breweries offer free tours and tastings and with the proximity to each other; one could sample several differ-ent breweries in the same day and not travel more than a few miles.

With the recent boom of craft breweries in San Diego, several companies have started organiz-ing “tasting tours,” which will pick you and your friends up in a limo bus and drive to the brewer-ies. This is ideal if you have lots of people who can all chip in to go on fun-filled day trip sampling great beer at a reasonable price. Farmer’s Markets

In a time of processed food and genetically engineered and pes-ticide-treated vegetables, take a break from the monopoly of grocery offerings and go to a local farmer’s market. Usually held once a week in many cities and towns across San Diego, these markets offer local, organically-grown fruits and veg-gies. and a variety of vendors can be found selling their homemade wares, as well as craft vendors and many others.

Some of the bigger markets fea-ture live music, and offer the com-munity a chance to get to know one another and support local growers who place an emphasis on quality organic produce.

To find your local farmer’s mar-ket, go to your city’s website and check the calendar.

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Not into hardcore rock and roll? There is a solution — alternative rock.

Alternative rock is a type of rock music that was created in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

One of the first popular alterna-tive rock bands was R.E.M., which started in the 1980s.

In 2004 releasing its debut al-bum “All We Know Is Falling,” Par-amore sold over 7 million albums worldwide.

Another alternative band is Cibo Matto. The unique thing about this band is it was one of the first Japanese all-girl bands to play in America. Cibo Matto did not catch their big break until it guest

stared in the second season of the popular television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1998.

The Gorillaz are a staple in the alternative rock scene.

The band debuted their self-titled album “Gorillaz” in 2001. Just recently the band members exposed their identities at a char-ity event in Los Angeles. Before this they had only been portrayed as cartoon characters.

Finally, there is Flyleaf. Flyleaf is a band that formed in Texas. Their first album sold over 10 million cop-ies with the intention to spread the word of God around the world in modern-day style.

•R.E.M–“It’stheendoftheworld”

•Nirvana‐“Heart‐ShapedBox”

•Flyleaf–“Again”

•Paramore–“MiseryBusiness”

•NeonTrees–“Animal”

•CiboMatto–“SugarWater”

•Gorillaz–“FeelGood,Inc.”

•ThirdEyeBlind‐“Semi‐CharmedLife”

Alternativ

e Rock

Everybody loves a good secret and restaurants have them. Secret menus, that is.

Secret menu items can be as simple as adding extra toppings to your hamburger or combin-ing two regular menu items into one. In-N-Out Burger, Burger King, McDonald’s, Jamba Juice, Wendy’s and Arby’s are just a few fast food chain restaurants with websites that have secret menus. In-N-Out

One of the items on In-N-Out’s secret menu is animal-style fries. Topped with two slices of melted American cheese, grilled, chopped onions and secret family sauce.

Another item from In-N-Out’s secret menu is a neapolitan shake. Ask for this and the employees will mix their chocolate, strawberry and vanilla flavors into one milkshake for you.

ChipotleChipotle restaurants’ store poli-

cy is if the ingredients are available, they will make what you want.. The only item available at the Vista Vil-lage location is a quesoritto. This secret menu item is your basic bur-rito with melted cheese drowning the rest of the ingredients, which include pinto or regular beans, your choice of meat, sour cream, lettuce, salsa, white rice and a tortilla.

Also at Chipotle, you can or-der quesadillas made from either their regular- sized tortillas or the small 4-inch tortillas to make child-

sized quesadillas. You can put any of the meats and sides on the quesadilla to make it truly yours. Jamba Juice

Jamba Juice has a famously long secret menu item list that isn’t shown in stores or on its website. Jamba Juice’s menu is typically a lengthy, healthy one. So when you hear they have candy-based smoothie options, you might ques-tion where the healthy part comes in. Jamba Juices’ smoothies never have candy in them, instead the em-ployees use a combination of their

sherbets and other ingredients to make them taste that way.

One of their secret smoothies is the Red Gummy Bear. Made up of soymilk, peach juice, strawberries, orange sherbet, lime sherbet, pine-apple sherbet, raspberry sherbet and ice, it was a delightful surprise how similar tasting the flavor was to an actual gummy bear. They also have white and green gummy bear smoothies.

Almost any restaurant can whip up an item a customer desires, se-cret or not. If the item isn’t listed on a regular menu; it can’t hurt to ask. Couponsherpa.com listed 24 restau

rants with secret menus, but not all locations offer secret menu items. If you have secret menu items to share, visit the-telescope.com.

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What’s for dinner?Chain restaurants have tasty items that can’t be found on the menu

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Secret Menus:

•McDonald’s

•Burger King

•Arby’s

•Dairy Queen

•Long John Silvers

Note: Only at participating

locations

|DIVERSIONS10 THE TELESCOPE |MONDAY, NOV. 22, 2010

1. Who decided to make

Thanksgiving a national holiday?

In the mid-1800s Sarah J. Hale, a poet and editor, lobbyed for a national Thanksgiving holiday. But it wasn’t until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln — looking to unite the nation during the Civil War — gave his Thanksgiving Proclamation. Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November a day of thanksgiving. 2. How much turkey do

Americans eat on Thanksgiving?

More than 45 million turkeys (about 535 million pounds) are cooked and eaten on the holiday. 3. How much turkey should I

buy for Thanksgiving dinner?

For generous servings and left-overs, Butterball recommends:

■ 1 to 11/2 pounds per person when buying a fresh or frozen whole turkey.

■ 11/2 to 2 pounds per person for a frozen stuffed turkey.

■ 3/4 pound per person for a bone-in breast of turkey.

■ 1/2 pound per person for a boneless turkey roast or a boneless breast of turkey roast. 4. How can I find the best-tast-

ing turkey?

Age is a determining factor in taste. A turkey younger than 16 weeks is called a fryer, and a “young roaster” is 5 to 7 months old. A year-ling is just over a year old. Any bird 15 months or older is considered mature. Since old females generally have tough meat, hens are eaten when they are young and small. But young male birds generally have stringy meat, so older, large males

are preferred. 5. What is the best way to thaw

a frozen turkey?

The best and safest way to defrost a turkey is to thaw it in the refrigerator. Never thaw a turkey at room temperature. Put the turkey in its original wrapping on a shallow baking sheet in the refrigerator. The following chart provides good guidelines for thawing times in the refrigerator. 6. How do I know when the tur-

key is done?

The turkey is done when the meat thermometer reaches 180 degrees F deep in the thigh and 170 degrees in the breast. Juices should be clear, not reddish-pink, when the thigh muscle is pierced. Pop-up timers provide a good indication, but you should always use a meat thermometer to confirm that the tur-key is done. A stuffed turkey is done when the meat thermometer reaches 160 degrees F in the center of the stuffing. 7. What is brining?

Brining involves immersing the turkey in a saltwater solution to pro-vide the breast meat with a moisture cushion in case it is overcooked. Brining also seasons the meat, which eliminates the need to do so before or after roasting. A brined turkey will also cook faster than an unbrined bird by about 30 minutes because the absorbed water conducts heat. 8. How do I do it?

Here’s a brining recipe for a 10- to 12-pound turkey from chef Emeril Lagasse:■ 1 cup salt■ 1 cup brown sugar

■ 2 oranges, quartered■ 2 lemons, quartered■ 6 sprigs thyme■ 4 sprigs rosemaryDissolve the salt and sugar in 2 gal-lons of cold water in a nonreactive container (such as a clean bucket or large stock pot, or a clean, heavy-duty plastic garbage bag.) Add the oranges, lemons, thyme and rose-mary. If you have a bigger turkey and need more brine, use 1/2 cup salt and 1/2 cup brown sugar for every gallon of water.

Remove the neck, giblets and liver from the turkey, and rinse it inside and out under cold running water. Soak the turkey in the brine, covered and refrigerated, for a minimum of 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Rinse the turkey well after removing it from the brining solution to prevent it from being too salty. 9. Besides the meat, what parts

of a turkey can be used?

A mature turkey has about 3,500 feathers, most of which are com-posted or disposed of. But some are used for such things as American Indian costumes and pen quills. It has even been reported that Big Bird’s costume on “Sesame Street” is made of turkey feathers. Turkey feather down is also used to make pillows.

Giblets are the edible internal

parts of a turkey, including the giz-zard, heart, liver and neck. They are usually removed, placed into a plastic bag and reinserted into the body cavity. Many people, particu-larly in the South, use the giblets to make gravy.

As for the turkey’s skin, it can be tanned and used for cowboy boots, belts and other accessories. 10. Does turkey really make

you sleepy?

After a big meal of turkey and trimmings, most people want to nap. Studies have associated the

essential amino acid L-tryptophan, a natural sedative, with drowsiness. Although L-tryptophan occurs natu-rally in turkey, you would have to eat a lot on an empty stomach with no other protein for it to make you sleepy. If you get drowsy after a big turkey dinner, the culprit is probably your high carbohydrate intake as the blood rushes from your brain to your stomach to help digest the large meal.

12. How should I store my left-

overs?

Within two hours after roast-ing, remove the stuffing from the turkey and carve the meat off the bones. Chill the leftover meat in the refrigerator before wrapping for storage. For refrigerator stor-age, wrap the turkey and stuffing separately, and eat them within three days. If you’re storing left-overs in the freezer, wrap the tur-key and stuffing separately in heavy foil, freezer wrap or freez-er bags. For best flavor, eat the stuffing within a month and the turkey within two months. 13. How can I use the left-

overs?

The most popular ways to serve leftover turkey are:■ Sandwich■ Soup or stew■ Casserole■ Stir-fry■ Salad 14. What states produce the

most turkeys?

Minnesota, Iowa, North Carolina and California are the leading tur-key producers, and most states have at least one major operation.

16. How did the turkey get its

name?

There are several theories on the origin. Some believe that Christopher Columbus thought he had discovered a land connected to India and that the bird was some kind of peacock, so he called it tuka, which is peacock in Tamil, an Indian language.

Others believe it got its name from the American Indian word for turkey, firkee. Others theorize that it got its name from the noise it makes when scared: “turk, turk, turk.” 17. Can turkeys fly? What other

special traits do they have?

Turkeys raised on turkey farms can’t fly because they’re too fat and weak. But wild turkeys can fly for short distances at up to 55 mph and can run at speeds up to 25 mph.

Turkeys have great hearing, but no external ears. They can also see in color, and a wide field of vision (about 270 degrees), which makes sneaking up on them difficult. 18. Is it true that the turkey

was considered for the national

symbol of the United States?

Benjamin Franklin argued pas-sionately on behalf of the turkey and was unhappy when the bald eagle was chosen instead. In a let-ter to his daughter, he said the bald eagle had “bad moral charac-ter” and the turkey “is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.” — Compiled and written by Cheryl

Neely, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

SOURCES: WWW.BUTTERBALL.COM; WWW.EAT-TURKEY.COM; WWW.FACTMONSTER.COM; WWW.FOODTV.COM; WWW.HONEYSUCKLE-WHITE.COM; WWW.WOODBRIDGECHIPS.COM; NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION

11. How do I carve a turkey?

KR�TN Inf�ogr�aphics/BILL� BAKER�SOURCE:� National �T�urke�y F�ederation�

1. Let turkey cool after roasting so the meat can “set.” Pull legs away; cut through hip joint without removing the leg.

2. The first cut into the breast meat goes horizontally, all the way to the breast bone, just above wing joint.

3. Cut downward, making thin slic-es of meat. Repeat on other side of breast. Slice meat off thighs.

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The captain of the Palomar cheerleading team is a 21-year-old male who was lured into the sport by his sisters.

“I’ve been cheering for 10 years now,” John Lopez said. “At first I saw it as just fun because my sisters were doing it. So I thought I’d try it out and ever since then I’ve had a great passion for cheer and a hun-ger to win.”

His drive convinced Lopez’s par-ents that cheerleading was a good idea for their son.

“When I first started cheer my mom and my dad were skeptical about it,” he said. “After my first year of high school cheerleading my mom saw how much I loved it and supported me,” said Lopez.

He said it took his father three years before he started attending games to watch Lopez cheer.

“Then one day he said to me how proud he was of me, and ever since then my parents have been very sup-portive of what I do, and they know cheer keeps me out of trouble.”

His mother, Gabby Lopez admits to not being sure of cheerleading.

“At first when he started it was

hard on the family because it was a woman’s sport and we didn’t under-stand it,” she said. “Then it became easier for everyone … because it helped me realize how much it has helped him become a better per-son.

“I think cheer has been a posi-tive experience for John,” she added. “Cheer has helped us come together as a family and I’m very grateful.”

Lopez began All Stars cheerlead-ing when he was 14 and said he was inspired by his coach, Shawn Miller.

“(Miller) was the one to push me to be the best I can be,” Lopez said. “He said to me, ‘Never give up and don’t settle for OK. Push yourself to do perfect.’ I use it in my daily life and never settle for just OK.”

Miller said Lopez takes that man-tra to heart.

“He is very hard working and always tried to be the best,” Miller said.

His teammates said Lopez is the best choice for cheer captain.

“John is one of my best friends and he is also my roommate,” said teammate Erika Macconi, 19. “He is loyal, genuine, helpful, humorous and giving. I know he will always be there for me and will be able to com-

fort me if I have a problem.”“He has helped me with every-

thing from school to cheering,” Mac-coni said. “He has given me life les-sons that I can accomplish anything I want as long as I am willing to work for them.”

Lopez said the team gives back to him as well.

“I learned a lot about team work, dedication, and hard work in cheer,” he said. “It’s not about winning but more about the life lessons you learn and take from this sport. I found that my team is my family and they are there for me in the good times and the bad.”

Lopez said he hopes cheerlead-ing will help him get into a four-year school and realize his lifelong dream to work as an attorney. He is aiming for that dream by keeping his GPA up and volunteering with a local Big Brother Big Sister program.

Lopez’s friend, 19-year-old Dillan Eckerfield said he has known Lopez for a year and a half and they have become like brothers.

“He is someone I can count on and vice versa,” Eckerfield said.” John has supported and gets sup-port from family and friends and they all thank cheer for making him the person he is today.”

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After a season of playing forward, a returning men’s basketball player is back to his natural position as cen-ter and promises big momentum.

Last season, Jeremy Ford, 19, didn’t have the height to keep him at the position he played in high school, said Coach John O’Neill.

Ford is 6 feet 4 inches tall and started playing basketball in the eighth grade, which put him behind many other centers in Palomar’s divi-sion.

But this year Ford has improved enough to buck the statistics and re-gain his position, O’Neill said.

“He’s done a lot better since last year,” O’Neill said. “He’s a lot stron-ger. He’s gained about 15 pounds of muscle and his confidence has gone way up. I think he’ll do spectacular this year. He’s strong, smart and he’s coming to his own.”

O’Neill added that while playing forward last year, Ford “naturally gravitated to the center position and so we kept him there and that is his natural position.”

Hailing from Mission Hills High School, Ford was scouted by Palo-mar.

“Palomar first scouted me and talked to me first,” Ford said. “I end-ed up choosing Palomar because it’s close to home and I like it.”

Growing up in a family of bas-ketball players, Ford said it only felt right to start playing basketball.

“My whole family played,” Ford said. “Then one day my friends asked me to play so I did. I automati-cally loved it.”

With being on a team, it can be

hard to work together and get along, but Ford said the team has a great bond.

“We all work well together,” Ford said. “We have the ups and downs of a team, but I believe we can pull through them and have a great sea-son.”

His coach sees him as a good team player.

“He’s a huge team player,” O’Neill said. “He’s not selfish at all with the ball. And sometimes he’s not selfish enough with it.”

Returning player, Greg Anderson,

19, agreed with his coach and said Ford works well the team.

“He gets along with everyone,” Anderson said. “He’s kind of quiet, but he’s the strong, silent type.”

With the season having just start-ed, Ford has a few goals set for him-self.

“I’d like to raise the percentage of making in free throws,” Ford said. “But I’d also like to grow into a lead-ership role this season. I’d like to step up and kind of bring the team together more and become more of leader.”

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2009-2010 2010-2011 (25 games) (3 games)free throw (made/attempt) 54/72 12/17field goals (made/attempt) 65/119 13/21rebounds 77 14 avg. points/game 7.52 12.67total points 188 38 avg. minutes played 10.5 21.7