Daily Titan - September 8, 2009

INSIDE: Frida Kahlo

Annual exhibit opens in Long Beach, page 5

OPINION: The Devils Advocate takes sides on university reactions to H1N1, page 8 SPORTS: Potential of a ‘Freeway’ World Series is analyzed, page 12

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Tuesday September, 8, 2009

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

State fires spark awareness

By Maureen Fox

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

By Ron Fu/Daily Titan Staff Photographer (Above) A fire helicopter provides a water drop near homes on Skyland Road in Sunland on Sunday, Aug. 30. (Below) Members of the Tatanka Hot Shots watch as the fire approaches homes in Sunland on Sunday, Aug. 30. Helicopter water drops kept the fire from burning the homes.

The sun glows red behind a haze of smoke. Pepper-like ash dusts the tops of cars and rooftops. Thick plumes of smoke hover in the distance. Once again, Southern California is on fire, but Cal State Fullerton is safe from the 12 fires firefighters have battled since Aug. 26, two of which still rage in the foothills of Los Angeles and nearby counties.

Although CSUF is not directly threatened by this year’s wildfires, campus personnel are closely monitoring the situation and are prepared to handle a fire emergency if the situation changes.

Most of the fires have been put out, but the fiercest blaze, known as the Station Fire, continues to burn northwest of Los Angeles County and in the San Gabriel Wilderness area. The Station Fire, which authorities classified as arson, has claimed 157,220 acres, 78 homes and two firefighters’ lives.

On Sept. 7, the U.S. Forest Service said the Station Fire is 56 percent contained and will be fully contained by Sept. 15.

Despite the ferocity of this year’s firestorm, CSUF is safely out of harm’s way.

Tom Whitfield, director of Environmental Health & Instructional Safety, said the fires look much closer to CSUF than they actually are.

“Most of the winds are from the east and west and (the fires) are north, so it would take a big shift in the wind to come down in our area,” Whitfield said. “We are too far away, and it’s being blown in other directions.”

CSUF and its surrounding properties have never suffered direct damage from wildfires. The Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, a 12-acre preserve operated by the College of Natural Science and Mathematics, was surrounded by flames during last year’s fires but did

not burn. Irvine campus closed for one day two years ago due to smoke, but the main campus has never been shut down due to poor air quality or risk of fire.

The wildfires have produced visible amounts of ash and smoke, but the Environmental Health & Instruction- visal Safety department has determined i b i l the air around the university is safe to ity in miles.

Air quality on t h e breathe.

Scott Bourdon, associate director of AQMD scale ranges from good to Environmental Health & Instructional hazardous.

“We are what’s called moderate Safety, monitors the air quality around the campus each morning by measur- according to AQMD,” Bourdon said, regarding the particulate matter meaing particulate matter levels.

“Every day we get updates from the surements on Sept. 3. But Bourdon Air Quality Management District, and said that was most likely due to smog they project the air quality,” Bourdon than to smoke.

When Bourdon took the readings, said.

The Air Quality Management CSUF was borderline good-moderate.

Bourdon said District, or AQMD lists AQMD, is the CSUF in the air pollution Smoke Safety Tips moderate range control agency because it is part for Orange, • Stay Indoors - Choose inof the entire Los Angeles, door options when air pollution North Orange Riverside and levels are unhealthful. Keep your County region, San Bernardino windows and doors closed. Set your which is listed as counties. They air conditioning system on recircumoderate for the manage emislation mode, if available. next few days. sions from sta• Reduce Outdoor Activity Daily forecasts tionary sources Limit your involvement in outdoor are available by of pollution and activities and events that require visiting www. provide daily prolonged exposure and strenuous aqmd.gov. forecasts of air exercise or sports participation.

When the quality. CSUF • Stay Alert - Listen to your loIrvine campus uses their forecal news and weather forecasts and closed for one casts as guideair quality alerts. If the air quality day during fires lines for campus in your area worsens, take necessary two years ago, safety. precautions and plan your activities particulate matA Q M D accordingly. ter levels had determines • Consult Your Physician - If reached the unair quality by you suffer from heart or lung probhealthy range measuring the lems, ask your doctor about treatwhen smoke setamount of parment or if you should leave the tled on the camticulate matter area. pus overnight, in the air, such as over 139 microsmoke and ash, by micrograms of particles per cubic grams of particles per cubic meter of air. meter of air. Bourdon said you can also Bourdon said the university had a rule determine air quality by the amount of of thumb that they would evacuate the

campus if air particulate matters got close to the 500 range.

Bourdon said it is highly unlikely the air quality around CSUF will worsen significantly over the next few days.

“We’ve been lucky with the winds,” Bourdon said, as they are blowing most of the ash and smoke away from the campus.

CSUF remains untouched by wildfires, but if any blazes pose a threat in the future, the university is prepared to keep students and staff safe. Fire extinguishers, fire alarms and evacuation instructions are found all over campus.

The university also constantly practices handling fire alarms.

Catherine Halliday, program assistant for the President’s Scholars Program, has served as a fire marshal for the eighth floor in Langsdorf Hall for the last nine years. When the fire alarm sounds, she checks that everyone has left the floor then locks all of the doors and makes sure she or another fire marshal is the last person down the stairs.

During her years as a fire marshal, Halliday has never seen a severe fire call. Though most pulled fire alarm calls turn out to be false, the university handles each call seriously.

CSUF is protected from yet another Southern California firestorm, but if that changes, the university is prepared to deal with the emergency.

Arboretum celebrates 30th anniversary

By Gikbert Gutierrez

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

More than just a museum for plants, the Fullerton Arboretum, celebrating its 30th anniversary this October, is a peaceful non-profit organization with a 26-acre collection of plant wildlife from around the world.

The Arboretum is free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Anyone can feel free to walk around and observe the monstrous cactus garden, a towering 100-foot Ombu tree or just sit and relax in the shade as the plant life continues to flourish.

New to the Arboretum environment is the Mojave plant life, Channel Islands’ plants, a farm that improves the agricultural foundation as well as an emphasis to drought tolerant education of plant life.

Today the organization has more to offer than ever before; avian lovers can join in bird watching. For tofu

and organic food lovers, gourmet vegetarian cooking classes are offered to instruct individuals who are in search of healthy and delicious meals.

There are also workshops available that guide learners on how to grow lawns and conserve water properly. Also made available to the public are community plots for rent at $100 for those that wish to grow their own fruits, flowers or vegetables in a 15-foot by 15foot plot. The community plots are only cared for by the owner that purchased the plot, and they are responsible for neatly

gardening and watering their own vegetation.

Children can participate by visiting the pumpkin patch where they will learn songs, stories and activities. For $3, children ages five and up can enjoy Entomologists’ Bug Safari and explore and investigate friendly insects this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Please call by Wednesday to register. Another fun event is the Survivor Plant World where children ages eight and up explore the most destructive plants. There is also Story Hour for children to listen to exciting stories in front of one of the Arboretum’s gardens. For more details

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TUSK magazine writers recognized

Loretta Sanchez on US, UN and education

Amy Dempsey and Bahar Ansari’s “Suburban Slavery,” published in TUSK, was selected as a finalist in the ACP’s 2009 Story of the Year contest. The article chronicled the story of Shyima , an Egyptian brought to California to work as a slave. Shyima’s parents negotiated the deal to help pay off a debt incurred by an older sister.

Winners will be announced at the National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, 2009. The Associated Collegiate Press has offered universities a wide variety of resources since 1921.

The United Nations Association-Orange County Chapter welcomes students to have lunch with guest of honor Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez on Saturday, Oct. 3 from noon – 2:00 p.m. at Chapman University in Orange. Following lunch, the Congresswoman will speak on “The United States, the United Nations, and the Importance of International Education.” She will also field questions if time allows. The UNA lunch is open to all. For further information see the UNA-USA/OC Web site at http://www.una-oc.org.

on programs and events, they can be found on the Arboretum’s Web site.

Every year, the third graders from the Fullerton School District tour the Dr. Clark House, built for the pioneer physician in 1894, which is located in the center of the gardens. The children then complete a project that fulfills the requirement for California history in public schools in the Fullerton district, said Education Manager Ami Becker.

The grounds are solely for observation and exploration, so the public does not have authorization to touch, plow or remove anything from its natural habitat, said front desk receptionist Deni Hunter.

Since Oct. 21, 1979, the Arboretum has been providing faculty, students and the community abroad with the opportunity to learn and appreciate the plant world through educational classes and activities, said Director Gregory T. Dyment.

The mission is to provide the visitors with important information to

By Shruti Patel/Daily Titan Staff Photographer The Fullerton Arboretum hosts varied exotic plants for the Fullerton community to enjoy.

help everyone be good stewards of the environment and grant them a wonderful experience, Dyment said.

The non-profit organization is funded by the state of California, the City of Fullerton’s redevelopment agency, Cal State Fullerton, and private individuals that are generous enough to donate their time and money, he said.

The Arboretum’s 30th anniversary will be celebrated on Oct. 16 with a lasagna dinner, so for those that wish

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to attend or volunteer be sure to call for more information.

This weekend the Arboretum is holding a Salvia Spectacular Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon, there will be a volunteer open house for anyone to volunteer and learn how to help the environment.

For a full list of prices, please call (657) 278-3407 or visit the Web site at www.fullertonarboretum.org.

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INTERNATIONAL

Belgium offers asylum to Guantanamo detaine BRUSSELS (MCT) – President Barack Obama has ordered the detention facility closed by early next year and the United States has been seeking new nations for dozens of the 226 captives now cleared for release but fearful of returning to their native countries because of stigma or ill treatment.

A Belgium Foreign Ministry statement Friday did not identify the detainee who would be resettled, or specify his nationality, however he is no longer facing prosecution.

The announcement follows similar deals between the Obama administration and France and Portugal, which last month took in two Syrians for resettlement. Ireland has also agreed to take two detainees.

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Obama adviser on ‘green jobs’ quits WASHINGTON (MCT) – White House officials said Sunday the presidential environmental advisor Van Jones resigned this weekend of his own accord, a move resulting from a furor over his fiery remarks about Republicans and his signature on a petition questioning whether the U.S. government had any role in planning the Sept. 11 attacks.

Jones issued a statement decrying “lies and distortions” and a “smear campaign” that had been waged against him by the right.

The controversy began to surface over the past week, as conservative talk show hosts such as Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity honed in on Jones as the latest example of a “radical” associate of Obama.

Jones, even as he hit back against his critics, conceded he had become a distraction.

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Fed’s Screening for Illegal Workers Beings SANTA ANA (MCT) – Anyone who does business with the federal government will soon be required to use a federal system that is intended to weed out employees without authorization to work in the country.

After Labor Day weekend, those federal contractors and subcontractors will have to use E-Verify, which allow employers to check the validity of a new hire’s Social Security number and other Form I-9 information, such as a name.

The new mandate goes into effect Sep. 8, a couple of months after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the administration’s support for the regulation.

Employers who contract with the federal government after Sept. 8 will have 30 days after the contract to enroll. These employers will have to use E-Verify to confirm existing hires, and all new hires.

Recfest promotes new SRC classes

By Katelin Paiz

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The Student Recreation Center was abuzz Wednesday during Recfest 2009, an event meant to raise student awareness about the resources offered by the SRC. “It’s amazing that a lot of people don’t even know that this building exists,” said Albert Beltran, an intramural sports coordinator at the SRC. “They park in the lot over there, they go to class, they go back to their cars and then leave. They have no reason to be on this side of campus.”

Beltran said that he hopes all that will change following Recfest 2009 as new students are exposed to the many classes and resources offered at the SRC. “It’s just a way to reach out to them and say, ‘Yeah, you may not be a kinesiology major, but we offer martial arts classes or drumming classes,’” Beltran said.

Upon walking into the building, students were given leis, commemorating this year’s “Anchors Away” theme.

Students were immediately drawn to the rock wall, which had at least one student repelling off of

AUGUST 31, 2009: In the article “‘Super Seniors’ forced from nest” CSU spokesperson Clara Potes-Fellow’s name was spelled incorrectly as “Clara Portocello.”

In the article “International artists redesign women,” the exhibition’s curator, Alexandra Duron was misquoted saying that some of the artists graduated in the U.S. when none of them did.

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were Malia San Nicolas and Ben Morris who will be teaching the West Coast Swing and the Lindy Hop classes will also be held on Mondays starting on Sept. 14.

“We really wanted to bring a different kind of dance that was not just salsa but something that could still be danced socially,” said San Nicolas. “Really our goal is to introduce these dances to a younger generation so the dance doesn’t die.”

Many students were taken aback by the variety of resources offered at the SRC. “I didn’t really expect any of this coming here, and I find it pretty exciting,” said 18-year-old liberal studies major, Brenda Lopez. “I’ve never seen a gym anywhere that offers these types of classes.”

Lopez and her friend, 17-yearold human services major Shearall Johnson, were drawn to Recfest for many of the same reasons as other students in attendance.

They heard about the free lunch and came to check it out, but found that the center had more to offer than just a sandwich and a cool refreshment.

“It seems like they really care about us here,” said Johnson. “I plan on coming back a lot more now. I’m excited!”

By John Wayne Maioriello/ Daily Titan Staff Photographer Jennifer Change reaches the top of the rockwall at the CSUF Student Rec Center during the Fall 2009 Recfest in Fullerton, Calif. on Sept. 2. The Rockwall was one of many services and facilities being featured throughout Recfest including food and drinks.

vel Entertainment, for approximately $4 billion, or $50 per Marvel share. Marvel is known around the world for its 5,000 plus characters, including SpiderMan, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, the Punisher, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, and Thor.

“This transaction combines Marvel’s strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters ... with Disney’s creative skills, unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment properties, and a business structure that maximizes the value of creative properties across multiple platforms and territories,” said Robert A. Iger, president and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company in an Aug. 31 press release.

Marvel has also expressed feelings that the transaction will prove to be beneficial to all. “This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney’s tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world,” said Marvel Chief

Executive Officer Ike Perlmutter in the same release.

The reaction from fans has been mixed.

Andrew Borrayo, 21, a graphic design major at Cal State Fullerton and longtime Marvel fan, said that the deal has its pros and cons. Marvel will benefit from Disney’s strong marketing and financial power, “but at the same time, (Disney) might put their two cents into everything and dumb it all down,” Borrayo said.

Rachel Fewings, 21, an English major at CSUF and another avid Marvel fan, agrees. “Disney has a lot of resources behind them. As long as they don’t interfere with Marvel’s production or overly regulate them, I don’t see a problem with Disney owning them.”

This seems to be the main concern fans have with the deal. Marvel has always been more adult-oriented, evident in any one of their antiheroes: a character who will prefer to kill the villain rather than send him to jail, such as the Punisher. But Disney’s main target audience often consists mostly of children and families.

Disney does, however, own Miramax Films, Borrayo pointed out, which has released such adult-oriented cult classic movies as “Pulp Fiction”

and “Clerks.”

“If they use Marvel like they do Mirimax,” added Borrayo, “there’s nothing to worry about.”

Both Borrayo and Fewings expressed hope that the deal might make a Pixar/ Marvel collaboration possible in the near future.

Pixar Animation Studios, the acclaimed production company, was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2006 and has not, to date, released an unpopular movie. Pixar has such credits behind it as “Toy Story,” “Wall-E” and the recent “Up.” “I feel like this could introduce Marvel to a much broader audience,” said Borrayo. “People who have never read Marvel comics could look into it.”

Other fans have expressed other hopes when it comes to the acquisition. “Maybe we’ll get some Disneyland rides,” said Katrina Cheung, 18, a psychology major at CSUF. Still, the overall attitude seems to be hopeful, but cautious. Only time will tell exactly how Disney will use Marvel.

Richard Nguyen, 23, an undeclared CSUF major and Marvel fan, said he’s fine with the new collaboration “as long as Mickey doesn’t put his gloves where they don’t belong.”

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it at all times.

Booths were set up along the entrance of the SRC for the different sections offered, such as the Titan Bowl and Billiards, drop-in fitness classes, and a personal trainer consultation booth with a complete body fat and composition test.

A steel drum band played pool side while students enjoyed complementary sandwiches and requested songs like “Clocks” from Coldplay.

Students could seek refuge from the sun inside the center where one of the booths handed out sports drinks and Power Bars. Students could also watch demonstrations of the eclectic fitness classes offered by the center.

West African-inspired drumming was among the entertainment at the SRC, to get students interested in the new drum fusion class offered Mondays starting Sept. 14.

Instructor Melinda Rodriguez is quick to persuade students, who might otherwise think of themselves as rhythmically challenged, to give it a try.

“Everybody has rhythm,” said Rodriguez. “If you can blink, if you have a heartbeat, you have rhythm and the class is about developing that rhythm.”

Among other demonstrations

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September, 8, 2009

September 13-20

September 8-12 Tuesday, Sept. 8 • ASI Cookout (Quad, noon) • Veterans Open House (UH 205, noon - 3p.m.)

• CSUF Faculty Art Exhibition (Grand Central Art Gallery in Santa Ana through Oct. 11) • Climb El Cap (Student Rec Center - Rock Wall) • Association of Chinese Students (ACS) (TSU Pavillion A, 4 p.m.)

• Dance, Music, and Fitness Classes - Session 1 (SRC) • Titan Pride Bowling League (Titan Bowl & Billiards, 7 p.m.)

Wednesday, Sept. 9 ASI Productions free rock show with Killola (Becker Amphitheatre, noon - 1 p.m.)

• Philipino American Student Association (PASA) first meeting (TSU Pavilions A&B, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.)

• International Coffee Break (Aloha Java, 1 p.m.)

• Kids Learn to Bowl (Titan Bowl & Billiards, 4 p.m.)

• South Pacific Islander Cultural Association Welcome Back meeting (TSU Theater, 4 p.m.)

• ASI Block Party (IRVC)

Sunday, Sept. 13

Thursday, Sept. 10 • • • • •

Accounting Campus recruiting fair (TSU) Cross Cultural Conversations (UH 242, 2:30 p.m.)

9-Ball Billiards Tournament (Titan Bowl & Billiards, 4 p.m.)

Mihaylo Day (SGMH 1406) Gay-Straight Alliance (TSU Gabrielino, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)

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Adult CPR/AED (SRC 202, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.)

First Aid (SRC 202 (5 p.m.

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Women’s Soccer vs. Michigan (2 p.m.)

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EWP (Exam in Writing Proficiency) test (Main Campus - various locations) Adult/Child/Infant CPR & AED (SRC 202, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

Second Saturdays Youth Rock Climbing (SRC Rock Wall, 10:30 a.m. - noon) Society for Advancement of Management Underground Mixer (TSU Underground, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.)

Banner paper special (TSU Graphic Services, 8:30 a.m.

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Blueprints Workshop - Reserving Campus Facilities (TSU Ontiveros, noon - 1:30 p.m.)

ASI Productions free concert with Neo Geo (Becker Amphitheatre, noon - 1 p.m.)

Women’s Cultural Resources Center - Open House (UH 205, noon - 3 p.m.)

Intramural Free Throw/3point contest (SRC Gym, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)

Fall Texas Hold’em Classic Tournament 2 (Titan Bowl & Billiards, 4 p.m.)

Women’s Soccer vs. Hawai’i (Titan Stadium, 7 p.m.)

Thursday, Sept. 17 • •

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Climb II - Session A (SRC Rock Wall, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.)

Adult Re-entry Center Open House (UH 205, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, Sept. 16

Saturday, Sept. 12 •

Women’s Soccer vs. USF (Titan Stadium, 1 p.m.)

Eduardo Delegado, piano (Clayes Performing Arts Center, 4 p.m.)

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ASI Block Party (TSU, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.)

Free Lecture: Digital Rhetoric and Presidential Politics (Mackey Auditorium, 10 a.m. - noon) Gay-Straight Alliance (TSU Gabrielino, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)

CSUF Latino Business Student Association presents Ultimate Seduction 18+ (Smooth’s, Long Beach, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.)

Friday, Sept. 18 • •

Banner paper special - last day (TSU Graphic Services, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Women’s Volleyball vs. Yale (Titan Gym, 7 p.m.)

Saturday, Sept. 19 • •

Women’s Volleyball vs. Fordham (Titan Gym, 1 p.m.)

Women’s Volleyball vs.

UCLA (Titan Gym, 7 p.m.)

Sunday, Sept. 20 • •

Alumni Band (Clayes Performing Art Center, 2 p.m.)

Men’s Soccer vs. Saint Mary’s (Titan Stadium, 3 p.m.)

September 8, 2009

NEWS

Democratic Health Care for America NOW

On Sept. 3, in Cornfield Park, chairs and a podium were set and ready for the scene. Hundreds of people from the Los Angeles area showed up to show support for President Obama’s new health care plan. Signs with slogans, such as “Obama Hope” and “Public Option Now,” were popular.

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1. Congresswoman Jane Harman (D) gave a speech to a crowd in favor of President Obama’s plan.

2. Hundreds of people write letters asking for support on health care reform from Senator Feinstein.

3. Hundreds of people from the LA area gather to show their support for healthcare reform.

4. Tom McGarth, 62, holds up his “Obama Hope” picket during the rally in Cornfield Park.

5 Nirvin Mullick, 34, holds up a sign with a familiar slogan.

6. Rosemary Sova, speaks of her medical bills to a news crew.

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September 8, 2009

Twenty-one mile swim tackled by grad

Photo Courtesy MCT Above: Iconic Avalon Bay on Catalina Island lies southwest of Doctor’s Cove where alumna Jen Schumacher began her 9-hour swim toward San Pedro. Right: Schumacher poses with an article on her feat, which appeared in the Orange County Register.

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Jen Schumacher looked back at Catalina Island.

After swimming more than 20 punishing miles in the cold Pacific in mid-August, she was astonished she had been standing on the island almost nine hours ago.

“I couldn’t believe it when I looked back at Catalina,” she said in a telephone interview.

“It was surreal.”

The 24-year-old Cal State Fullerton grad student swam 21 miles through the Catalina Channel on Aug. 14 and donated a portion of the proceeds that she received to the Surfrider Foundation South Orange County Chapter, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans and beaches.

Schumacher decided to give to the Surfrider Foundation after encountering plastic bags and trash while swimming in the ocean.

“My longest training swim was 17.5 miles.

I had never swum that far,” she said.

Schumacher left from Doctor’s Cove on ing the swim at midnight was essential due Catalina Island on midnight and reached the to good conditions in currents and shipping San Pedro Peninsula in Rancho Palos Verdes traffic in the early hours of the day. in roughly nine hours.

Yet, the swim was so grueling that SchuHer official time was 9 hours, 2 minutes, macher said she had to pace herself through48 seconds. The average time is 10 to 12 out her journey. “I was able to stay consistent, hours, she said. and I had family supportSchumacher also ening me.” dured waters with an averMedical personnel folage temperature in the mid lowed her on a nearby to high 60s without wearcharter boat along with ing a wetsuit. two observers who made Schumacher, who is the sure she didn’t break any 165th person to have acrules, in that she could not complished the feat since receive any assistance in 1927, trained mostly in her swim.

– Dan Judelson, open waters for this swim Barbara Schumacher, for about one year, she 47, Jen Schumacher’s Kinesiology professor said. mother, kayaked next to “The water was perfectly her daughter the entire calm. I couldn’t have asked way. for better conditions,” she told a freelance “There never was a waver in her determireporter for CNN right after finishing the nation or belief that she could complete her swim. goal,” Barbara Shumacher said. “She was very According to Schumacher’s blog start- confident in her training.”

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I’ve never seen any person do an endurance event and be in good spirits the entire time.

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Barbara Shumacher’s role was to give her daughter any drinks or food she needed along the way.

“I’m completely proud of her, not just because she did this, but because she took it so seriously,” she said.

Schumacher had to make stops almost every 25 minutes to drink water and eat snacks, such as bread, bananas and Gu Chomps Energy Chews. She also updated her followers on Twitter.

CSUF professors Lenny Wiersma and Dan Judelson also collected data for a case study at every stop.

Judelson, a professor of kinesiology, said Schumacher swallowed a thermometer in pill form before swimming the channel so that they could get data on her core temperature.

They also received data on her heart and stroke rate while tracking her rate of exertion, perceived thirst, perceived thermal temperature and perceived pain, Judelson said. “She was a great sport to let us do the measurements at a time when it could have been a distraction,” he said.

Judelson said the data will demonstrate what swimmers feel in those conditions. “We will get an indication of how stressful it feels from the perspective of the person.”

Schumacher is working on a master’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in sports psychology.

Schumacher credits her coach and the professors for the success of the swim because they helped her get mentally and physically prepared, she said.

However, Schumacher doesn’t plan to swim the channel again.

“I’m thinking about applying for a swim that goes around Manhattan Island in New York,” she said.

Judelson, who has participated in marathons and triathlons, said the thing that impressed him the most was how positive Schumacher seemed despite the grueling conditions.

“I’ve never seen any person do an endurance event and be in good spirits the entire time,” he said. “It’s an amazingly incredible thing to swim 21 miles in open waters.”

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Pain, love, passion and unibrows September 8, 2009

Frida Kahlo-themed show opens in Long Beach art gallery near city college

By Laura Barron-Lopez

Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com

Frida Kahlo, a woman and artist who stands the test of time, continues to represent a plethora of feelings to many people.

The various thoughts that arise at the mention of her name are endless: bold, fierce, eccentric, troubled, resilient.

But regardless of the labels people attempt to place on her, she will truthfully weather all the storms of time and judgment. It is for this reason that she continues to be revered and remembered, in this case, in a gallery art exhibit.

Picture This Gallery and Custom Framing, located in Long Beach and owned by Marisol Gomez, has an annual Frida Kahlo art exhibit, filled with a wide range of interpretations of Frida by local artists. The exhibit will run from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, the opening reception was Saturday, Sept.

5, and the final one will be on Oct. 31. Artists are asked to be creative and produce unique pieces of artwork in their own style.

Gomez, an intelligent, charismatic woman, opened this shop/ gallery in 1996. She felt “that there were not enough opportunities for amateur artists.” She wanted to open a place “where all artists can get exposure and learn about the process of a gallery exhibit.”

Gomez’s four annual exhibits include: “Love and Hate” in February, “The Motivational Art, Poetry and Fundraiser” exhibit for at-risk teens, “Frida Kahlo,” and finally in December “La Virgen,” (The Virgin Mary), an exhibit in honor of her grandmother.

Gomez chose to display “Love and Hate” annually. “Everyone’s been hurt or loved and either words, love and hate, cause people to go crazy. Strong emotions can be pulled out of both,” she said.

She has the “Motivational” exhibit so that teens at risk can learn “they can break that cycle and create change in themselves.”

Gomez takes joy in seeing these young artists’ faces light up when they see that their work has sold.

Choosing Frida Kahlo as an annual exhibit, Gomez feels, speaks for itself: “There is such love for her worldwide.”

Lastly, “La Virgen” is focused on the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Gomez has deep feelings connected to this exhibit; her reason for making it annual is in honor of her grandmother who was born on Dec. 12, La Virgen of Guadalupe’s saint day.

For the very first showing of this exhibit, she had her grandmother flown in from Mexico.

Hearing the reasoning for deciding upon these annual exhibits gives them even greater meaning and intrigue.

By having these exhibits, Gomez gives hope to local artists, a sense of tradition, and keeps the art of creating original works alive.

Although some may feel the smallness of this gallery hinders its abilities, it instead contributes to its power.

The quaint vibe of the gallery makes the atmosphere intimate, allowing people to feel close to the ethnic culture and art.

Walking into the gallery Saturday evening for the opening reception, Mexican music lingered softly in the background, and in the foreground the voices of those admiring the art filled the room.

The gallery couldn’t fit all the visitors, leaving them overflowing onto the sidewalk outside.

The colors of the art, the wine served, the music, and people who all shared common appreciations of Frida created feelings intimacy with history, tradition, and culture that seems to be quite rare among our society today.

The variety of artwork that creates the pulse and emotions are on a level all their own.

Every piece is fascinating, all having individual interpretations of one woman, Frida.

For free, the public can be exposed to these masterpieces.

actions.”

“Endure,” a vinyl cutting on wood board

by Robert Lebsack, attracts viewers due to its unusual background of wood with a freehand cutting of vinyl. Also cut from vinyl above Frida are her own words, “We can endure much more than we think we can.” The artist’s decision to add Frida’s words gives extra depth and explanation, allowing viewers to feel connected to the artist’s motive and inspiration.

Too many times, viewers feel distant from the artist; but being able to know the artist’s personal thoughts creates a bond.

Lebsack explained that “this piece represents her spirit and what we can learn from her words as well as her imagery.”

“Frida,” a watercolor on a palm frond by Lynn Morgan, captures the eye with its dramatic protrusion off the wall.

On a single palm tree frond is Frida painted in vibrant colors. Morgan explained, “like Frida, a palm endures the storms of life and yet remains a symbol of beauty.

Morgan was surprised and honored, that she, a local high school art teacher, could sell a work of art.

She further explained that she wanted to paint on a “different surface than typically used. A palm takes countless beatings, like Frida, yet still continues.”

All the works of art were layered with depths of meanings, which could only be noticed when time was taken to truly analyze them.

A small performance was given by Gomez, the owner, who donned Frida attire, singing “La Llorona,” (The Wailing Woman), further building upon the ambiance of tradition and Frida’s culture.

By Shurti Patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor An evening rich with art, life, and culture is The featured artwork at the Frida Kahlo art exhibit depicts self-portraits and Dia de los Muertos themed a fitting tribute to Frida Kahlo, whose personal pieces. The exhibit is open to the public and accompanied by live music and appetizers. magnetism was always evident in her works.

Here, anyone can find something in a work they relate to or that strikes a chord within. Out of over 100 entries, 24 were selected to be in the show.

“La Salida,” an acrylic on canvas piece created by Shanon Jones, displays Frida alone on a stage, defiant, symbolic of her life’s solitude and giving a final bow.

“I hope the exit is joyful, and I hope to never come back” is translated on streams of lace surrounding Frida, which she wrote in her diary a few days before her death.

Maria Estella Rodriguez’s “Butterflies, Bees and Ladybugs on a Frida(y) Morning” is inspired by Frida’s own style.

“Alone she often painted solely herself,” said Rodriguez.

She painted butterflies in Frida’s headpiece because “they relate to rebirth and metamorphosis.

They remind us to trust in nature and evolve in the unfolding process of our lives,” she said.

“Frida Art Doll,” a multimedia polymer clay doll by Christine Alvardo, pays tribute to Frida in her latter years, with an aged face expressing pain and defiance. Frida “still maintains a regal proud stance, with tears falling,” said Alvardo. This older Frida holds a small marionette of her younger self, which the artist states is there to represent

By Shruti Patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor her “taking respon- Works featuring the internationally famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo were showcased at the Picture This! Framing and Gallery in Long Beach. The exhibit will be running from Sept. 1 sibility for her past through Oct. 31. Artists used a mix of artistic styles emodying Frida’s own style including realism, symbolism, and surrealism.

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FEATURES

They’re gonna need a bigger tank

September 8, 2009

By Patrick Cowles/Daily Titan Assistant News Editor Aquarium of the Pacific patrons gawk at larger sharks in display tank at the Shark Lagoon in Long Beach. A blacktip reef shark looms over the newest acquistion, a five-foot long tiger shark from Taiwan and the only tiger shark in captivity on the West Coast.

of Taiwan, when fishermen caught tioned off part of Shark Lagoon just the mother of the unborn tiger for her.

While on display, she shares a shark.

The mother gave birth to a school 90,000 gallon tank with a sand tiof pups shortly after being captured. ger shark, black and white tipped A Taiwanese collector of fish reef sharks, a zebra shark, and a few somehow received the tiger shark others.

The Aquarium staff has not named and contacted the Aquarium of the Pacific, said Marilyn Padilla, media the tiger shark, it is not something relations for the Aquarium of the they do, said Trautwein.

The most surprising difficulty Pacific.

From there, the collector guar- Aquarium staff has had is feeding. anteed to keep the shark safe until Although feeding is good now, joked proper transportation accommoda- Trautwein, it was not always so.

The Aquarium has tried just tions could be scheduled.

Once a container was procured, about everything a carnivore of the the tiger shark flew over the Pacific sea might eat, including chicken and Ocean, arriving at LAX Airport. The steak.

On some days she wouldn’t eat, or Aquarium of the Pacific then picked up the container and safely trans- would eat one specific item. On othported the tiger shark to her new er days she would feast upon everything they fed her. She now enjoys a temporary residence.

Since she will eventually grow variety of fish and shrimp.

The Aquarium has different feedtoo large for the exhibit, Trautwein explained she cannot stay in Long ing stations where staff can feed each Beach forever. The Aquarium of the shark individually to avoid competiPacific is not sure when she will be tion; however, she has gotten along “too” big. “There is no exact science with the other sharks.

Since she is to it,” said Trautunder a year wein. The Aquarold, the Aquarium of the Paium feeds her cific has already throughout the begun to contact other aquariums day to ensure her that may be able growth. Visitors to house her in may also feed a adulthood.

– Perry Hampton, shark themselves The Aquarium during set feedAnimal husbandry of the Pacific ing times. director opened Shark Just under five Lagoon back in feet in length 2002. The exhibnow, she was it contains a large display tank for around three feet when the Aquarlarger sharks, with “touching” pools ium received her, which is a good sign. above for smaller sharks.

Growth is indicative of health and Anyone with a fear of sharks is encouraged to visit the exhibit and also success in handling, to which Aquarium staff is proud to see. overcome their fears.

Now weighing around 45 pounds, Although the tiger shark arrived at the Aquarium in late February, she came to the Aquarium around she has only been on display for 28 pounds.

“She’s doing great. We’ve gotten the public since June. The first few months were spent acclimating the her to eat, and she is growing and shark to her new habitat and neigh- that’s the best sign that she’s doing bors. The Aquarium has even parti- well,” said Trautwein.

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We aim to inspire visitors to learn the truth about these animals ...

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climates. They are known to reside in coastal waters, usually in tropical or subtropical temperate zones.

However, they have been observed as open ocean sharks as well, capable of covering great distances.

Tiger sharks can grow from 10 to 20 feet in length, weighing in between 850 and 2,000 pounds. True to their name, these sharks sport dark “tiger” stripes on their backs. Their dorsal areas range from dark bluegreens to grays and blacks, with off-white bellies.

Known as the “wastebasBy Patrick Cowles/Daily Titan Assistant News Editor ket of the sea,” tiger sharks The tiger shark swims in Aquarium of the Pacific’s main display tank, in front of a partition set up to gradually introduce her to the other sharks. have a wide open diet, She is less than one year old and was born in captivity. ingesting just about anything. They have even been known

By Patrick Cowles to eat non-digestible items such as Daily Titan Assistant News Editor plastic bottles and license plates that features@dailytitan.com find their way into the ocean’s currents. Their common diet in the wild Clouds dot the partly clear sky, consists of a variety of fish, crustaa beautiful day at the beach, if it ceans, and sea birds brave enough to weren’t for the heat and humidity. skim the waters.

Due to their dietary voracity, tiger As I cruise down Ocean Boulevard sharks are known to beach dwellers in Downtown Long Beach with the as man-eaters. windows down and volume up, I However, shark attacks are incrednotice posters promoting a rare visiibly rare. According to the Internator to this town littering the street tional Shark Attack File, 96 attacks lights. have been reported in California In late February, Aquarium of the since 1926, eight of which have been Pacific, just off Pine Street, received fatal. a young female tiger shark from TaiOver 70 percent of these attacks wan. were perpetrated by white sharks, Tiger sharks are quite rare in only 1 percent have been reported as captivity, and the Aquarium’s Shark leopard sharks, with around 20 perLagoon exhibition now houses the cent unknown. only one on the West Coast.

“We aim to inspire visitors to Aquarium staff has been excited learn the truth about these animals for the chance to work with this spe... while we further scientific inforcies. mation about their behavior,” said “They are challenging to handle Perry Hampton, Aquarium of the in captivity,” said Sandy Trautwein, Pacific animal husbandry director.

Aquarium of the Pacific curator That’s why it is important for people of fish. “They are an open ocean by the sea to respect the habitats huBy Patrick Cowles/Daily Titan Assistant News Editor shark.” mans impose upon.

Tiger sharks, also referred to as Sandy Trautwein, Aquarium of the Pacific’s curator of fish, has worked at the Aquarium for over 12 years.

The incredible journey for this tileopard sharks (galeocerdo cuvier), ger shark began in a net off the coast tend to inhabit a variety of ocean

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FEATURES

September 8, 2009

Grad student’s documentary on 1976 slayings near completion

By Laura Barron-Lopez For the Daily Titan

features@dailytitan.com

“It’s going to be hard for you to do, but I think it should be done.”

Those were the only words of encouragement Rose Meza’s film teacher gave her when she chose Cal State Fullerton’s 1976 library killings as the topic of her documentary. Since then, it has been two-and-a-half years and Rose, 24, is a CSUF alumna, yet she still continues to work on this intriguing film. She hopes to finish by the end of this year.

Many students have heard or read about the gruesome 1976 killings in the Pollak Library committed by Edward Charles Allaway, in which he shot nine people, killing seven. But this is Meza’s story. Unlike the rest of her film class, she felt it was important to set the facts straight, and memorialize the seven victims who lost their lives on that fateful day.

Upon first meeting Meza, she appears to be a quiet, shy girl, tiny in size, soft-spoken, with averting eyes; however, once conversing with her on the project, a strong, confident voice, and eyes that convey her attachment and desire to tell this story are revealed.

Her passion for this documentary and what it means is evident in her voice when discussing it. She speaks with great conviction, and can effectively relay to whomever may be listening the emotions involved with telling this story.

Forcing people to take notice and setting the facts straight is essential to her, but conveying them to CSUF students is more so. She wants to be clear that she isn’t “trying to slander the campus,” but simply make students aware that these “were good people who have been forgotten about.”

Rose Meza Many of the victims’ families are unsatisfied with the justice enforced on Allaway, and Meza agrees.

Through the research she has done, she feels Allaway’s rampage was “premeditated, and it seemed he was going after certain people.”

In her documentary, she says she covers all the aspects but no matter what there “will always be unanswered questions,” and that “no one could possibly know” what Allaway’s thoughts and true motives were.

“Everything about the documentary is falling into place as it should,” Meza said, and that mentality is what has given her the patience to continue and to see it through to the end.

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ings, Monica Silbas, who was in the basement at the time they occurred.

It was by sheer luck and perseverance that she was able to contact and reach the survivor.

Allaway had encountered Silbas during his rampage, had made eye contact with her, and then proceeded to shoot the last of his victims.

The advancements in research she has made throughout the past two years is what has kept Meza returning to the editing table.

The documentary is now in the final stages, and should be finished by the end of the year.

It has been a long and arduous process, complicated by Meza’s fulltime job with Vista Productions, where she works as an editor, only to return home to edit her documen-

tary.

In Meza’s eyes it has been well worth all the work and discouraging moments. She hopes that the documentary will preserve the victims’ memories, that students will acknowledge the atrocity, and that the campus will continue to learn from its past.

This experience has helped her grow as a person as well and realize that “everything is not always as it seems,” questions will always be present and hopes that people will choose to not ignore the past and events around them.

Meza hopes that students and the public will remember those who lost their lives to Allaway’s actions, and to realize the significance of not taking anything for granted.

Meza received an e-mail following the publication of an article about her in the Orange County Register from a former student who attended CSUF during the time of the shootings.

The girl had told her that before July 12 she was given an assignment asking her to make a list of what the most important things were in her life.

The shootings occurred and a “few days later when she had to turn in that list, she looked down at the paper and realized her priorities had changed.”

If you have further information on the ‘76 killings, you can contact Meza at: rmezdoc@gmail. com

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Young crew hopes low-budget movie jump starts careers (MCT) – Christopher Gorham, the nerdy accountant Henry on ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” is celebrating his birthday on a sidewalk in Ann Arbor.

A temporary buffet is set up outside the Blind Pig, where shooting for a movie is taking place in the 8 Ball Saloon in the basement. Sitting at a nearby table is a recent arrival to the set, Chris Parnell of “Saturday Night Live” fame.

But this isn’t a big-budget production. It’s a lean, mean humor machine.

“Trivial Pursuits,” a comedy about competitive trivia games at bars, set at the University of Michigan, is being filmed in and around the campus. The film focuses on a group of frustrated academics who find solace and a challenge in the world of trivia games when they enter a tournament. Production is winding down, with filming planned at Michigan Stadium before the football season opener Saturday and during the first week of classes next week.

The project has a long way to go before it reaches audiences, but the cast is promising and the premise has an offbeat charm that won over the cast and crew.

“When it started, I didn’t know what it was going to be, how it was going to turn out,” says Gorham, 35. “Seeing a lot of the dailies we’ve shot so far, it’s really good.”

The movie is a love letter of sorts to Ann Arbor, the hometown of writer-director Christopher Farah and producer Mike Farah, brothers who say they’re happy to be back.

Mike Farah, 30, studied finance at Indiana University and was convinced after an internship

that a conventional career wasn’t for him. He packed up a truck and moved to Los Angeles about eight years ago, where he’s found a niche working for the comedy Web site FunnyorDie.com.

Christopher Farah, 33, a U-M alumnus, was a journalist before he made the switch to movies.

He drew on his student days in Michigan and his bar trivia experiences in New York for “Trivial Pursuits.”

The Farah brothers and producer Anna Wenger worked closely with the university to use campus locations in the film.

They also hired several recent graduates for their crew.

David Chudnow, 22, who graduated from U-M this year, is a production assistant who’s coordinating the catering.

“On a big-budget feature, a p.a. isn’t going to talk to anyone higher than they need to talk to,” says Chudnow, who’s pursuing a career in film. “Here, I know everybody and everybody knows me.”

Another recent grad, Michael LaFond, 22, is a location manager. “Right off the bat, it’s amazing,” he says, describing how he wants to stay in Michigan and keep working on movies drawn here by the state’s tax incentives.

Although “Trivial Pursuits” has an estimated budget of less than $500,000, Wenger says the newcomers are getting the experience they’ll need to work on any film.

“When they go on to their next movie, there’s not going to be one thing thrown at them that they have not done,” Wenger says. “They can go on to a $140million movie and no one will need to give them any training, because they will know everything about everything.”

OPINION

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September 8, 2009

That’s so gay

By Daniel Batalla

For the Daily Titan

opinion@dailytitan.com

Is the treatment of students infected with the H1N1 virus justified or an overreaction?

By Patrick Cowles

Daily Titan Assistant News Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

Although the outbreak of any virus, whether it be the swine flu or not, is a serious matter, people should not allow themselves to be led towards panic.

For H1N1, the cause for alarm on college campuses is necessary; our age group is the most susceptible to this flu. However, this flu is not as deadly as the media has played it up to be.

It is just like every flu you’ve had before, nothing too serious. We do not need to panic like it is the 1918 flu epidemic which killed millions.

Let’s remember that the pandemic level issued by the World Health Organization only means the flu has spread globally, not that the flu is deadly.

As with any disease, the first defense is hygiene. The bubonic plague should not be blamed for the volume of death it caused when compared to the hygiene standards, or lack there of, during those centuries.

We have all been conscious of an ill student in the classroom; how many times did you get sick shortly there after? I can honestly say for myself, not many if any.

The University of Kansas recently began “isolating” ill students

in their dorm rooms in an effort to limit the spread of H1N1 on campus. This seems like a reasonable response. However, ill students capable of going to class will miss out while waiting out the flu.

Once the ill student’s fever has subsided for 24 hours, they may return to campus life.

So have college campuses gone too far by “isolating” infected resident students in their dormitories?

Yes, for there are proper ways infected students can best keep their peers healthy while remaining unrestrained from campus life.

While surgical masks were not designed to stop a sneeze or cough, they were designed to trap anything leaving the mouth through normal breathing.

If infected students were issued surgical masks, they would still have to cover their mouths while sneezing or coughing, but their normal breathing would not contaminate surrounding areas, making it reasonable for them to remain in the classroom or in their dorm amongst healthy students.

Despite recommendations by health organizations, allowing infected students to leave isolation 24 hours after their fever has subsided is a bit hollow.

Though the infected students’ illness is at its end 24 hours after their fever has passed, they still hold the potential to spread the virus.

The whole point of isolation is to impede the spread of H1N1, so why would universities clear students from isolation without first consulting their on campus health center?

It would seem much more effective to have the student examined 24 hours after their fever has passed before allowing them back out into campus life.

By Kymberly Snew

Daily Titan Assistant News Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

When many of us experience a stuffy nose, body aches, fever and coughing, it usually does not put a limit on our daily activities. I am still able to go to work, finish my school assignments and go dancing if I really wanted to.

The flu-like symptoms become annoying after awhile, but lately these symptoms have become a wake up call for our nation.

An early flu season begins to unfold due to the continuing circulation of the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as the “Swine Flu.” As the flu continues to spread globally, the United States stepped up preparations for a possible swine flu epidemic, and universities began to do the same.

Most people who get swine flu are infected through contact with pigs; the swine flu today has become a person-to-person transmission and the severity of the human swine flu can vary from mild to severe.

In hopes of eliminating student cases on college campuses, procedures are being enforced on faculty and students.

Some procedures can seem extreme and frustrate and anger students, but they are necessary to keep a healthy campus life.

The University of Kansas has recenlty enforced “quarantine” procedures for those who have been infected with the swine flu.

They are ordered to remain in their dorm rooms to prevent the contamination of other students.

This is a great way for students to relax and allow their bodies to heal instead of making the illness worse by stressing themselves by attending their classes.

The students who do have to follow these procedures are not being “isolated” from the world; the idea is to get better and to not contribute to the spread of a potential influenza.

Even though Mexico has had deaths linked to the swine flu, Americans have been extra cautious by providing flu shots, flu kits (which include a mask) and orders to stay away from a chaotic swine flu society.

Cal State Fullerton faculty and staff have also been advised to perform certain procedures while in the classroom to limit the effects of the pandemic.

Students should be aware that if they show any flu-like symptoms, they will be dismissed from class in order to assure the health and safety of all students.

As a student at CSUF, I expect our student body to remain healthy as a whole.

If I were to contract the swine flu, I would much rather be “isolated” in my room for 24 hours than to contribute to the spread of something that has the potential to destroy many lives.

In the past, our daily activities have not been put to a halt because of a cough or runny nose, but it never hurts to be safe now, than to be sorry later.

I’m queer. There, now that we got that out of the way, we can get down to business.

Growing up I was described as “eccentric,” “unique” and “colorful.”

I loved picking out my outfits for school the night before and hated shooting hoops during recess. I was the kid who preferred to play the pink Power Ranger when all his friends wanted to be red or green.

My mother seemed to be OK with my eccentricities as a child, even going as far as buying me the Kelly Kapowski doll I wanted for Christmas and enrolling me in figure skating lessons at the local skating rink.

It wasn’t until years later when I chose to share my sexual preference with her that she was forced to confront her hidden demons about homosexuality and my “choice” to be gay.

For years, I hid my sexual orientation from my family and friends, literally praying every night that this was just a phase and that I would wake up one morning without yearning for Macaulay Culkin (it was the ’90s). But that day never came. It never comes.

After denying my true self for so long and pretending to like girls because it was easier than admitting I was a “fag,” I set out to live my life according to no one’s agenda but my own. As I became more comfortable and open with my sexuality, I discovered the world of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance figures I hadn’t learned about in school, the Harvey Milks, Christine Jorgensons and Billie Jean Kings.

It was then I realized that by coming out I had a sense of responsibility to teach those around me about the important people at the forefront of gay rights who made it OK for me to come out at a relatively young age.

Enter: “That’s so gay!” Being gay is more than just dressing in drag, listening to Britney Spears and wearing a rainbow t-shirt.

It’s an entirely different culture with its own set of values, goals and even language, including terms not

common among “breeders,” terms I introduced to my group of heteros.

Where else would my friends have learned about bears, leather daddies, lipsticks and twinks? It was going to be up to me to show them that, queer or not, I deserved the same treatment as everyone else.

As I began to introduce my group of friends to the gay culture, they almost began to “out-gay” me.

My best friend of 18 years, also known as the gayest straight person on the face of the earth, is now more often than not mistaken for being gay himself. It’s because of him that I no longer have a “gaydar.”

Now, when I meet men who show the slightest interest in me at bookstores, coffee houses, even gay bars, I unintentionally dismiss their advances because I don’t notice the flirting. I just see a nice guy. I compare these nice guys to my best friend. My straight best friend. “He wasn’t flirting with me,” I’ll say. “He was just being polite.”

But regardless of my non-existent gaydar, my amazing support system has allowed me to explore my sexuality and essentially discover my true self without fear of judgment.

Whether sitting through “Another Gay Movie” or marching down the streets of Los Angeles in protest of Proposition 8, the allies in my life have discovered as much about themselves as I have.

Their openness about teaching tolerance and acceptance is a lesson that many can learn from; not just about sexual orientation, but about life in general.

Some people have an easy time coming out, others find it extremely difficult, to some it’s not a big deal, to others it’s life altering. The coming out process can be terrifying, liberating, exciting and nerve-wracking.

But talking about it can be therapeutic. This column my therapy.

It’s my way of connecting with the queer community, straight allies and yes, even the “H8ers.”

Gus Van Sant once said, “A person’s sexuality is so much more than one word, ‘gay.’ No one refers to anyone as just ‘hetero’ because that doesn’t say anything. Sexual identity is broader than a label.”

“From the inside looking out”

Would you like fries with that?

by Isa Ghani

Daily Titan Multimedia Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

When someone asks you, “Would you like fries with that?” you should just say “no” because I really don’t think that it’s a good idea.

I grew up in a home where the kitchen was the focal point, and I ate delicious home cooked meals all the time.

However, since coming to America, I have slowly lost my taste buds, but increased the amount I eat. Why? It’s because food in America is some of the worst ever, in terms of taste, yet has the largest serving sizes.

What exactly is “American food?”

I’ve asked around and the usual answer is cheeseburgers and hot dogs, which is essentially fast/junk food.

So the national cuisine appears to be processed meat between slices of bread.

To make matters worse, at any fast food place, the side order of choice is french fries, and we all know how unhealthy those are.

It’s strange because fries are extremely easy to make, but why is it that most fast food joints have fries that are limp, tasteless and dripping in oil? It’s not just that these foods are unhealthy; they are not very tasty either.

And of course, there is the matter of serving size. The serving sizes in America are ridiculous. What would pass for a medium-sized soft drink in Europe and Asia is a small size here.

The “large” soft drink at Jack in the Box for example, would be known as “family-size” anywhere

else. I think even Slurpees now come in gallon sizes.

This just means that Americans are regularly sitting down to an unhealthy meal, with a side of greasy fries and consuming a gallon of flavored, colored, sugar water. That is not exactly a healthy square meal.

I’m reminded of the time I walked into a McDonalds where the extremely large woman in front of me ordered a Big Mac, a side of McNuggets, a large order of fries, and she was extremely adamant about getting a large Diet Coke. I’m just thinking that with a meal like that, the Diet Coke really isn’t doing anything for her weight problem.

Due to Morgan Spurlock’s movie “Super Size Me,” fast food chains everywhere have responded by offering “healthy” alternatives to their usually unhealthy fare. McDonalds now offers salads, KFC has their grilled chicken and In-N-Out serves their burgers “protein style” (replacing the buns with lettuce).

But when the same menu offers tantalizing three-quarter pound cheeseburgers (in McDonalds’ elsewhere around the world, the largest patty only reaches a quarter pound in size), delicious fried chicken and fries that come with a tasty topping of Thousand Island dressing, cheese and grilled onions (the “Animal Style” at In-N-Out), it’s pretty easy to see which one the average person would pick.

America’s obesity problem obviously isn’t going to go away anytime soon.

But I will make one exception when it comes to fast food: Mexican

fast food. Hailing from a country that has no Mexican food, I have fallen truly, deeply, madly in love with it since moving here.

The Mexican food found at restaurants like Del Taco and Taco Bell is no better for you than burgers and fries. Whoever came up with the dangerous combination of meat, beans, rice, cheese and salsa is a twisted genius.

However, that combination of ingredients only means one thing: massive gaseous buildup afterwards.

But oh boy, is it delicious. Eating Mexican food (burritos, tacos and tortas) is like having a party in your mouth, but an explosion in your colon later.

But like American food, it is unhealthy and it leads to weight gain, which is where you get the term: burrito belly.

As college students, we don’t really get to indulge ourselves by eating at classy, expensive restaurants all the time. We’re usually limited by money and time to cheap, convenient fast food.

But perhaps next time you’re in line at the local (insert name of fast food outlet here), think about what you’re ordering.

Do you really want to add on the curly fries? Is the extra cheese essential? Is the bacon really necessary?

Ask yourself, do you truly need to super size?

And if the answer is “yes” to all those questions, then forget ordering the Diet Coke, because it’s not going to help.

If we’re going to be obese, we might as well enjoy it.

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Parking etiquette: Learning to coexist

By Anne Beck

Daily Titan Multimedia Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

There are not many things in life that make me angry.

I like to think of myself as a fairly calm and reasonable person, and I am sure you are too, but there is one thing that really makes me mad.

Parking.

I am sure many, if not all, of you on campus understand what I’m talking about.

You can probably relate to this scenario. It’s a Monday morning, your class starts at 10 a.m., and you get to campus by 7 a.m. just so you can find a parking spot.

It is understandable, the want (or need) to avoid the chaos that explodes in every parking lot on campus at 9 a.m.; however, not all of us are morning people.

Usually during this time, I will drive around and search for an empty spot that maybe somebody else has missed.

During my typical quest for parking, there are several things I witness in the lots and in the parking structures that can make any driver go mad.

The average kind and considerate Cal State Fullerton student would never behave in this manner. But when desperation meets deadline, students get crazy.

We all know there’s a parking crisis on campus, so there is no need to fight with fellow students with the same goals. We need to recognize and understand that certain rules are to be followed on the lots and in the structures, especially during the school year when the demand for parking far outnumbers the availability of parking spots on campus.

There needs to be set rules of conduct in the lots that students follow to make this parking spot search a bit easier and nicer than it is now. This has been my rallying cry to all students parking on

campus: People, can we please stick to the basic driving and parking etiquette?

First of all, it is not okay to steal another person’s parking spot, especially when the other person had their turn signal on and both you and the other person know that they had dibs on it.

It’s kind of like stealing your best friend’s love interest.

Going in kamikaze style and stealing that spot will give you the title of “jackass,” and you will probably feel like crap. Imagine how you would feel if that happened to you? If you see that spot is already claimed by someone, just back off and go somewhere else.

To all the stalker cars that follow girls who are walking to their cars – trailing behind girls who just got out of class just so you can get a parking spot and a possible phone

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let’s keep it moving folks.

Sure, you think, everyone’s doing it, but if everyone’s doing it, then eventually it will turn into a major traffic jam and nobody will be able to get in or out.

Lastly, quit tailgating, people. If you can read the month of expiration on the registration sticker of the car in front of you, you’re too close. I was at a stop sign in one of the parking structures, and the girl behind me hit the back of my car.

Lucky for her, there were no dents or marks on my car, so I let her go.

But seriously I wanted to scream, “You were too close, lady!”

When will people start to realize cars need some space too? So if you are about to hit the car in front of you, please know you are not at a safe distance and back off.

Yes, parking at CSUF really blows. As students, faculty, staff members and visitors, we all know how horrible the parking situation is here.

Mention the words “parking” or “transportation” and more often than not you will get an overall negative impression of the whole situation along with a slew of protests, horror stories, frustrations and complaints. Frowns and headaches may also ensue.

On a campus that has seen an increase in student enrollment as well as more structures and buildings, CSUF has been pretty good about enforcing the parking rules on campus.

Some may say they are too quick and too eager to issue tickets and parking citations. The issuance of parking tickets is ridiculous, and many are written because students with parking permits can’t park in the spaces they paid to park in.

Thus, it is understandable that aggressive behaviors emerge from the generally happy CSUF driver; however, students should be expected to be courteous and civil, and behave in a manner that is respectful of other drivers.

Is that too much to ask?

Going in kamikaze style and stealing that spot will give you the title of ‘jackass.’

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September 8, 2009

number is not a cool thing to do.

If it’s a girl asking a girl, then fine. If it’s a guy asking a guy, that’s cool too. If it’s a girl asking a guy, that’s gravy too, but only if it’s before dark. A guy asking if they can take a girl to her car is just creepy.

So, don’t do it.

Then there are those who turn their engines off and are parked in the middle of the lane, shame on you. Parked and/or waiting cars blocking pathways are a big no-no.

Never stop in the middle of a parking lot to sit and wait for a spot. It may seem like a brilliant idea at the moment, but soon you’ll realize that everyone will start doing it and pretty soon there is no room to actually move out of the area.

Cars get stacked and line up for a chance parking space while other cars are trying to move along, so

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September 8, 2009

The Walk-Off.

With the 2009 NFL season kicking off Thursday night, baseball will take a back seat until the World Series

By Brian Whitehead

Daily Titan Sports Columnist sports@dailytitan.com

When the clock strikes midnight on Thursday, Sept. 10, football will officially supplant baseball as the new “National Pastime.”

Come on, honestly, didn’t we see this coming?

Let’s consider it a changing of the guards, the passing of the torch, if you will. It’s Walter Payton lateraling the pigskin to Adrian Peterson. It’s Michael Jordan lobbing an alley-oop to LeBron James. It’s Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa passing their syringes to Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez. You get the point.

The fact of the matter is baseball has always been reflective of the era in which it was being played. Current baseball enthusiasts immortalize such historic players for not only their respected accomplishments on the field but for inspiring legacies off

it as well.

In the ’20s Babe Ruth got all his raw power from drinking beer and eating hot dogs. Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio sacrificed good chunks of their professional careers to fight in World War II. The immortal Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with his promotion to the major leagues in 1947 and shattered it when he stole home in game one of the 1955 World Series. Most recently, the Ironman Cal Ripken Jr. went to work 2,632 straight days something everyone can appreciate.

As you can see, these iconic figures and thousands of others played an integral part in making baseball America’s unanimous pastime. And though their accomplishments will never lose significance, there’s a new sheriff in town.

Like Bob Dylan said, “The times they are a changin’.”

Today we live in a society where attention spans are shorter than Sisqo’s music career. I’d go as far to bet that less than a quarter of college kids could actually sit through an entire baseball game regardless of rooting interest.

Ever since the first baseball game was broadcast in 1921, it has easily been the best sport to listen to over the radio. But then again, we’re in the 21st century here, who listens to

the radio anymore?

Certainly not us young whippersnappers. No, we Generation Y’ers thirst for the finer things in life: ruthless brutality and shameless celebrations.

This summer we’ve seen the resurgence of the Evil Empire, the 18th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, Albert Pujols, Tim Lincecum, Hanley Ramirez, and Joe Mauer glide into their respective primes, and Man-Ram take a 50game maternity leave.

Yet, just as the hunt for October finally heats up, familiar names like Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Terrell Owens get thrown back into our everyday vocabulary.

The return of football means two things: 1. Churches will have plenty of open space every Sunday and 2.

Stock in Budweiser and Bud Light will skyrocket.

When Tennessee and Pittsburgh kick off this Thursday, the baseball season will become a footnote. Base-

ball’s television ratings will probably drop until the World Series commences.

Baseball, we hardly knew you.

When you ask casual sports fans why they prefer watching football to baseball, you’ll hear them say baseball games are too long and lifeless.

They’ll say watching a football game won’t last more than three hours, and they’ll be rewarded with constant action.

Furthermore, with an average of 125 plays in every football game, every pass, every run, every kick, every shot of an overzealous quarterback yelling at drunk fans is a chance to see something you’ll never forget (see: David Tyree). During the course of any football game there’s a chance you’ll witness something never done before, something historic.

Throughout the football season an inordinate amount of emphasis is placed on rivalries. In baseball there’s Yankees-Red Sox and Giants-Dodgers, but the games lose their luster considering the rivals play each other 20 some-odd times a year. Where’s the suspense? The anticipation? The bitter hatred? A rivalry doesn’t fully blossom until the stakes are raised, until every game is an event. That’s why the Duke-North Carolina and Lakers-Celtics rivalries are so sacred.

It’s because they constantly have to

above Pasadena held not even a cloud. With clear air to breathe and mother nature on our side, the game was set to play as scheduled.

After a few aggravating moments held captive by the incompetence of a well-rusted parking staff machine, we parked the car.

The teams were just leaving the field as we descended to row seven; missing warm-ups, we waited. Sitting behind the Bruin bench on the 40-yard line, they almost appeared life-sized as they hustled down the tunnel to their locker rooms.

Moments before the game, the announcer broke through the noise calling for the national anthem and a moment of silence for two fallen firefighters.

With honor out of the way, it

was time for tradition – or so we thought.

In a new attempt at sportsmanship, the NCAA football players lined up shoulder-to-shoulder, each dressed member of both teams greeting at mid-field. No need for team captains to call the coin toss, NCAA football now has the teams shake hands before the game.

Although the Bruins lost the toss, they did not lose the game. The young Bruins earned a good first victory.

Despite its youth, the UCLA Bruins showed as much mental as physical strength on their first day out this season. With a hard earned victory over well coached San Diego State, we’ll see how well they grow over the next 14 weeks.

PHOTO COURTESY MCT UCLA’s Derrick Coleman breaks a 31-yard run during Saturday’s 33-14 victory.

PHOTO COURTESY MCT The Pittsburgh Steelers begin their title defense at home against the Tennessee Titans.

go through each other to win championships.

What makes football rivalries so pure is home fans only get to see their rivals once a season. For example, when Favre heads back to Lambeau Field on Nov. 1 as the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, every Packers fan is going to pack - pun intended - all their hatred and passion into that game simply because they’ll only get one crack at him this year.

Lastly, as a whole we’ve come to embrace violence as a form of entertainment. When our friends get hit in the cojones, we laugh. When Brock Lesnar and Manny Pacquiao beat the life out of their opponents, we cheer. When Liam Neeson terrorizes his way through Paris in “Taken,” we all raise our arms in victory – wait, was that just me?

Football extracts the same unfiltered, adolescent emotion.

Simply put, it’s a Man’s Sport made by the toughest of the tough for the strongest athletes.

When it comes down to it, Americans want to see collisions. We want to see the best athletes in the world perform at their absolute highest level in a sport made for violence.

On Sept. 10, we’ll get exactly what we want - a new and improved “National Pastime.”

Bruins bear down on Aztecs in first home game of season

By Patrick Cowles

Daily Titan Assistant News Editor sports@dailytitan.com

Bright sun and clear, blue skies lingered over the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. On Saturday afternoon the atmosphere was electric as eager fans filtered into the parking lots, tail-gates dropped down, and the time-honored traditions of many filled the sights, sounds and smells of the first UCLA football home game this season.

The Bruins hosted the San Diego State Aztecs on the grid-iron, winning 33-14.

“What is this shit?” asked Leonard Cowles.

My father and I have been coming to UCLA home games since 1993,

yet as time has passed by, the parking event staff has only grown worse.

“We’re having a little trouble today sir,” replied a kid working the parking lot.

With 20 to 30 half-baked teenagers running the show, no wonder the cars are crooked and irregularly spaced.

It was a long off season and my last memory from the Rose Bowl is that of defeat at the hands of Troy.

With a 4:30 p.m. kick off, we were in no rush. Carrying only our binoculars, we saddled up in my dad’s Saturn and took off. The clock struck 3 p.m. as we hit the street, no need to pre-game today, nothing to celebrate yet.

Although LA county has been scorched by fires recently, the air

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September 8, 2009

‘Freeway’ series in reach Speculation that two LA teams will meet in the World Series will fuel rivalry

By Juan saucedo

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

Classic rivalries such as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have become a staple of baseball in the fall, while the Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers rivalry seemingly whimpers away around this time of the year just to be resurrected next season during interleague play.

However, this season might be different for the Angels and the Dodgers.

Both teams have shown prominence and are currently in the driver’s seat in their divisions. Both teams have also made crucial trades that could help them get over the hump.

If the Angels and Dodgers make the playoffs, there’s a slight chance of a historic Freeway World Series, said Cal State Fullerton marketing professor Thomas Boyd, who is an expert in sports promotion, especially in baseball.

Yet, there is a possibility that this cross-town rivalry might be revived earlier than expected, sending the Los Angeles and Orange County area along with the Cal State Fullerton campus into a frenzy of red and blue.

“Although the chances of a Freeway World Series are good, it’s still a long way from being a reality,” Boyd said.

The Angels hold a five game lead over the Texas Rangers in the American League West with 26 games left, including tonight’s divsional game against the visiting Seattle Mariners.

On the other hand, the Dodgers have a 3.5 game lead over the Colorado Rockies in the National League West with 23 games remaining, including tonight’s divisional game with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Recently, the Dodgers acquired future Hall of Fame slugger Jim Thome from the Chicago White Sox, pitcher Jon Garland from the Diamondbacks and infielder Ronnie Belliard from the Washington Nationals.

The Angels have also made a move before the trade deadline, picking up pitcher Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays.

Eddie Gonzalez, a CSUF student majoring in business, said an AngelsDodgers series will have a great impact on campus.

Gonzalez, 20, said the rivalry between these two teams will benefit if

photo courtesy mct Los Angeles Angels left fielder Juan Rivera (20) and center fielder Torii Hunter (48) embrace after their 7-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sept. 6.

this match-up occurs in the World Series.

“A lot of students are Angels fans, and a lot of students are Dodgers fans,” Gonzalez said. “It will make the rivalry bigger. It’s kind of low key right now. It’s not like the Red SoxYankees or anything like that, but it will hype it up more.”

Robert Urias, 19, a CSUF student majoring in mathematics, said that a Freeway series would be “awesome.”

“You’ll start seeing colors flying, and you’ll see people wearing their Angels stuff, their Dodgers stuff. It will be more intense and more fun,” Urias said. “You’ll have playful bantering, and there will be a lot more conversation in the quad area.”

Boyd, who is also an expert in fan psychology, said the rarity of an Angels-Dodgers World Series could get people’s attention.

Baseball constantly competes with other sports such as football and basketball, so this series could definitely draw people to the excitement.

This would be a history making event since these teams have never

photo courtesy mct Los Angeles Dodgers Manny Ramirez hits a single against the Atlanta Braves in a game at Turner Field on July 31.

met in the final, and fans like to be a part of history, Boyd said.

“It helps build a fan base for both teams, a local fan base,” Boyd said.

“It will motivate people to show their interest.”

Boyd said there are three categories of fans.

First, there are the loyal fans, which will be ecstatic that there team made the World Series regardless what team they’re facing.

Second, there are the mid-level fans that will get dragged into the rivalry and probably pick sides quickly. Finally, there are the bandwagon fans, which will be drawn into the excitement because of its unusualness. They’ll see how big of a deal it is to other fans, and they’ll want to join in.

The LA sports market is unusual because people have so many alternatives. Folks in this market can choose from many other teams, not just the home teams.

“This will be a very, very good thing for baseball in Southern California,” Boyd said.

This wouldn’t be that good for Major League Baseball, which would like to have two teams from different markets so that they could reach more people in different regions, Boyd said.

Urias said if both teams make the playoffs, the Dodgers would need to get passed the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies, and the Angels would need to get passed the Yankees, which have the best record in baseball.

“The Dodgers need an ace because their bullpen is wishy-washy, and they need Manny (Ramirez) to get hot again,” Urias said.

Gonzalez said he thinks the Dodgers should be worried about the St. Louis Cardinals because they have a good record against the Dodgers, while the Angels should be worried about the Red Sox. “Neither team has been really good in the playoffs in the past,” said Gonzalez, who considers himself an avid Dodgers fan. “The Angels keep losing to the Red Sox, and the Dodgers end up choking.”

Gonzalez said even though he would like to see a Freeway World Series, he still doesn’t want the Angels to go further in the playoffs than the Dodgers.

“I hope the Red Sox beat the Angels just because I get a lot of trashtalking from my Angels friends,” Gonzalez said.

History of Freeway World Series • In 2002, the Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3.

• In 1989, the Oakland Athletics swept the Giants 4-0 in Northern California’s Freeway World Series (more like the Bridge series that would be remembered as the Earthquake series).

• In 1988, the Dodgers defeated the Athletics 4-1 (highlighted by Kirk Gibson’s walk-off home run in game one).

• In 1974, the Athletics beat the Dodgers 4-1.

Side note: • The last Subway Series was in 2000 when the Yankees defeated the Mets 4-1. Dodgers’ manager Joe Torre was part of that series, which was the last Subway Series since the 1956 Yankees-Brooklyn Dodgers final. The Yankees won that series 4-3.