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Illegal in Fullerton Many cities skip law enforcement costs by creating ordinances against clinics STEVEN YUAN Daily Titan

The legality of medical marijuana in cities across California is a foggy subject and local governments are struggling to decide how dispensaries should be managed.

While some cities have no ordinances banning the business of medical marijuana dispensaries, Fullerton and other cities have taken measures to keep these pot-distributing cooperatives away.

Ever since the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and Medical Marijuana Program Act were passed, cooperative networks of medical marijuana distribution have grown immensely.

Currently, marijuana has been legalized in various states for medicinal purposes, but ironically, the drug is still

classified as a Schedule I controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

This implies that marijuana still has a high potential for abuse and is not currently accepted for use in medical treatment.

Technically, dispensaries should be able to operate legally as long as they’re nonprofit. However, many cities have avoided the additional costs of law enforcement, zoning regulations and overall community impact. In effect, many cities have enacted ordinances that prohibit the business of medical marijuana dispensaries. In February 2008, Fullerton’s City Council overturned the decision to allow dispensaries in town in a 4-1 vote.

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WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Students find other ways of getting medical marijuana even though dispensaries, collectives and cooperatives have been banned in the city of Fullerton since 2008. For example, some dispensaries will deliver to clients who live in cities with the ban.

Food for thought at Multicultural Taste event Soccer ranked 24th AICA hosts its biggest event, serving up a smorgasbord of dishes from around the world SUSANA COBO Daily Titan

AICA (The Association for InterCultural Awareness) held a Multicultural Taste event in the Quad where students learned about various cultures by sampling cuisine. Club associations served food and delicacies, representing numerous countries in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.

Trivia questions, prize giveaways and cultural music supplemented the theme. Shakira, Elvis Crespo and sounds of Bachata represented regions of the Latino community. Punjabi MC represented regions of India.

Traditional Japanese and Cambodian music, representing parts of Asia, sauntered into students’ ears.

According to Rozely Barbero, 22, administrative chair of AICA, this is the biggest event for AICA. The pur-

pose of the event is to spread awareness of different cultures through cuisine.

This year, AICA is featuring celebratory dishes, cuisine that would be served during holidays and birthday celebrations. Students learned what the food represents in each culture.

Not only is the event feeding students’ and faculty’s bellies, but also their curiosity. At the stands, they hovered over the crowd of students wondering if their culture was represented.

Tiffany Hsueh, 19, an international business major, served wagashi dango from the Japanese Culture Club. This vegetarian dessert is similar to mochi, a Japanese rice cake. The colors of the wagashi dango are traditionally presented in pastel colors, reflecting the seasonal colors of spring during cherry blossom-viewing season.

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SUSANA COBO / Daily Titan Students got a sip of Jarritos, a popular beverage in Latin America, as it was placed atop a traditional and festive Mexican blanket to spread intercultural awareness at the event.

Nursing professor awarded for excellence JESSICA ESCORSIA Daily Titan

As a child, nurse costumes were her top choice during Halloween. Many long nights were spent engaged in her collection of Cherry Ames books, a series based on a mystery-solving nurse.

Now, after 34 years in the nursing field and

almost 11 years as an assistant professor for the School of Nursing at Cal State Fullerton, Elaine Rutkowski was awarded the DAISY Faculty Award in a luncheon ceremony at the CSUF Irvine Campus Aug. 19.

“I would never do anything else but teach.

Getting this award really just validated that the

ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan Assistant Professor Elaine Rutkowski received the DAISY Faculty Award for her inspirational teaching and character.

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After being on the road most of the year, the Titans are still undefeated and looking for more

school appreciates us and what we do,” said Rutkowski.

The DAISY (diseases attacking the immune system) Award for extraordinary nurses was created after Patrick Barnes, 33, died from the autoimmune disease ITP (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura) in 1999. The Barnes family was overwhelmed by the excellent nursing care their son received while he was in the hospital. After a decade of presenting the DAISY Award to nurses in the hospital setting, the family decided to recognize faculty members in the education system who inspire and teach practices of excellent service and care to nursing students.

Lolita Hortono, office manager for the School of Nursing and one of the committee members who selected Rutkowski, said the CSUF School of Nursing became part of the DAISY foundation’s recognition program because they wanted to honor teachers who have done an exceptional job in their field.

“She’s a wonderful teacher. One thing that I can emphasize is that she leads by example and students see that,” said Hortono.

During the 2010 commencement ceremony for the School of Nursing, Rutkowski was announced the winner of the DAISY Faculty Award.

See DAISY, page 3

Two tournament titles, a tie against the defending national champions and an undefeated record.

The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team could not have asked for a better way to begin the season.

The Titans are on a short threegame winning streak, sporting an undefeated record of 4-0-1 with the only draw coming to nationally ranked No. 4 Akron. The most impressive part of this record is that four of the five games have been away.

Much of that success has come from a balance of solid defense and an attacking midfield that seems unstoppable.

Led by senior midfielder Kevin Venegas and junior midfielder Oscar Aguero, the Titans continue to create countless scoring opportunities in their first five games.

Venegas leads the team with 20 shots total with 3 goals, and Aguero is right behind him with 14 shots and one goal.

Head Coach Bob Ammann has also brought in some freshmen to complement the experienced Titan squad.

Freshman forward Ian Ramos has been a surprising contributor in his young career as a Titan. He scored the

game-winner in the season opener and also tacked on another versus UNLV. Freshman defenders Mark Vasquez and Fermin Villalba have also contributed either from the bench or in starting roles.

Defensively, the back line has remained stout, led by senior goalkeeper Trevor Whiddon. Whiddon has already put up three shutouts and 19 saves in the first five games, including stellar performances against Hope International and Akron where he was under heavy pressure most of the game.

He was named to the all-tournament team last weekend at the UNLV Nike Invitational.

This is the start the team will need as it inches closer to conference play, where it’s not going to be easy. Both UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara are nationally ranked No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.

The quick start will keep the Titans from falling behind in overall record while building their confidence as they compete against the conference.

If they want any chance of competing within the conference, they can’t repeat the debacle they had early last season. CSUF had two draws and three straight losses before See SOCCER, page 8

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Junior midfielder Oscar Aguero looks to shoot against Hope International.

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College tries to shift with industry demand LUKE CHERNEY Daily Titan

As the College of Engineering and Computer Science looks toward the future, faculty is attempting to meet students’ needs in the classroom by offering courses in mobile device software development.

Dan Johnson, a computer science engineer and computer programmer, said the engineers will

As far as laptops and mobile devices are concerned, I believe handheld devices are going to take over.

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move toward phone software development, specifically on the Android operating system.

“Since every device is going to be a smart device, essentially refrigerators, appliances, that’s the next big thing,” said Johnson.

“We’re moving away from desktop development, into web-based device development. That’s what I was hoping to really learn, but I think they have one course on iPhone development. That’s about it. It’s an elective.”

Susamma Barua, associate dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science, hopes to change that.

“The Computer Science Department is looking into a whole specialization area in mobile app development,” said Barua.

Barua said students will need these skills to be successful in the changing engineering job market.

“Every time you listen to a press release or an article, even though the economy is down right now,

all the tech companies are hiring students with programming skills in mobile apps,” Barua said.

While students and staff alike feel technology is quickly moving toward handheld smart devices such as the iPhone and Android, some students feel classes are not being created fast enough to keep up with the changing market.

Aaron Donawerth, a graduate student in electrical engineering with an emphasis in computer engineering and software development, said it is hard to meet needs when the demand for classes is low.

“There’s not enough people.

The thing is, almost every semester, the classes that we’re supposed to be taking for the specialization get canceled,” said Donawerth.

“They say that’s because there’s not enough students in the class.”

But Donawerth agreed with the assessment, saying, “The only thing to say about that is there aren’t very many students in our specialization.”

Barua hopes to change that sentiment by adding to their faculty and programs. Over the last six years, the college has hired 14 new faculty members across the Engineering Department.

The college has been “actively working on focusing on retention and recruitment efforts. We do have an emphasis on increasing the number of graduate students in the college,” Barua said.

Barua would like to increase recruitment by making smart-device engineering a priority.

“As far as laptops and mobile devices are concerned, I believe that hand-held devices are going to take over. So the app development for hand-held devices will become extremely important, and that’s going to drive the next wave of technology,“ she said.

Students will need these skills to be successful in the emerging job market, Barua said.

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WEED: Medical marijuana users face dilemma in Fullerton ...Continued from page 1 Don Bankhead, a Cal State Fullerton alumnus and Fullerton’s current mayor pro-tem, served on the Fullerton City Council in 2008. Based on his own marijuana research, his vote against the dispensaries was justified by his disagreement with the methods being used to distribute the drug and the ease of access to individuals.

“If there is an actual medical benefit, it should be disbursed the same way as other medicine. It should be prescribed by doctors that practice medicine and dispensed through a regular pharmaceutical,” he said.

In July, a Fullerton marijuana dispensary was shut down by local authorities for being too close to an elementary school and in August, a marijuana transaction went sour when a courier was robbed of $20,000 worth of pot by three men pretending to run a legitimate dispensary.

“Marijuana dispensaries, collectives and cooperatives are not allowed to operate within the city of Fullerton,” said Fullerton police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich in a July ABC 7 news brief.

Staying out of the limelight is the Advanced Holistic Healthcare collective, a family-owned and operated, nonprofit organization out of Buena Park. Unlike its dispensary counterparts, the AHH collective is strictly a delivery service and has been in business since March.

The AHH collective delivers around a 10-mile radius, from Cerritos to Fullerton, and offers medical marijuana to be smoked, grown or eaten.

According to Michelle Perry, AHH’s chief financial officer, the majority of clients fall between the age of 18 to 86 years old, with the most frequent return clients being around the age of 50.

“We get a lot of doctor referrals, so once they come in we basically become their pharmacy,” said Perry.

Perry feels Orange County authorities are a bit skeptical about the types of patients that marijuana dispensaries serve. She used people who have tattoos as an analogy to make the point that those who seek medical marijuana are looked down on and misunderstood by an uninformed society.

Even with the 2008 ordinance in place, Fullerton is still prone to the co-

vert distribution of medical marijuana.

Joshua Serrano, 23, a marketing major, lives in Placentia and knows of distribution networks other than dispensaries.

“I’ve got friends that smoke. A couple of them get it from clinics, but a majority of them just buy off pot dealers or other friends. It’s definitely not hard to come by if you really want it,” he said.

A couple of his friends even have medical marijuana cards and Serrano

said they’re not hard to obtain.

“My friend just said that his back was hurting and my other buddy just said he couldn’t sleep and they were able to acquire cards,” he said.

Because various cities have enacted different policies concerning dispensaries, there is a lot of confusion on how to deal with medical marijuana. While proliferation of dispensaries may increase the abuse of marijuana, without them, individuals who truly rely on the drug for medical purposes may suffer.

DTSHORTHAND Workshops to Embrace Diversity EMBRACE, a collaboration between the Student Leadership Institute and the Multicultural Leadership Center, will host six workshops throughout the months of November and October.

The workshops are geared toward leadership training and cover topics such as cultural sensitivity and diversity. EMBRACE (Educating Myself for Better Racial Awareness and Cultural Enrichment) hopes to do this by promoting effective intercultural communication between workshop attendees.

The workshops will take place Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

In order to attend the workshops, students must sign up for an orientation online. The orientations will take place until Sept. 23 at various times and places as specified on the registration form.

Brief by Joey Becerra

Bowling Tourney is Ready to Roll The Titan Pride Bowling League, offered by Titan Bowl & Billiards, will open for registration Sept. 27.

It is an eight-week program that will end in November. The league meets in the TSU Underground at Titan Bowl & Billiards from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday.

The Titan Pride Bowling League is $9 per bowler per week and it includes two games of bowling.

It is open to the campus community, including students, faculty, staff and friends. The teams are comprised of three bowlers. At the end of the league, cash prices will be awarded.

For more information or to register, call Titan Bowl & Billiards at 657-278-2144.

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Many medical marijuana users rely on courier services such as the Advanced Holistic Healthcare collective to receive their prescriptions.

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Fullerton police crack down on dispensaries An ordinance banning businesses that sell marijuana forces individuals with medical cards to find alternate ways to get their dose JESSICA RUBIO Daily Titan

Marijuana dispensaries, although not advertised with flashing lights and covered in marijuana leaves, may exist in Fullerton.

Offering happy hours, early bird specials and edibles, medical marijuana dispensaries are strictly prohibited in the city of Fullerton since an ordinance was passed in 2008.

In May, the Fullerton Police Department received complaints from neighbors that an illegal marijuana dispensary, the Green Parrot, was doing business near Raymond Elementary School.

According to Sgt. Andrew Goodrich, the neighbors complained that many people were passing by the business, coming and going, and young people were independently selling edible marijuana treats such as cookies, brownies and crackers, “enticing children” in the area.

That month, the Fullerton police took action.

According to a Fullerton press release, the investigation resulted in the business being cited and shut down in July.

Narcotics agents investigated the

Green Parrot, located at 1001 E. Chapman Ave., Unit C, for operating within 600 feet of a school without a permit or business license.

As long as people use them (medical marijuana cards) for legitimate reasons, it is fine.

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The Green Parrot, which served 400 patients, was within 300 feet of Raymond Elementary School.

Derek Gonzalez, 21, a business owner, was issued the citation for the violations and agreed to shut down his business and stop selling marijuana.

“Marijuana dispensaries, collectives and cooperatives are not allowed to operate within the city of Fullerton,” said Goodrich.

Although dispensaries are banned in Fullerton, that does not stop the

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friends of Lauren Staudenmaier, 19, a pre-business major.

Staudenmaier said one of her friends has a medical marijuana card because of a recent back injury.

Opening a legal marijuana dispensary would be more convenient for her friend.

“As long as people use them (medical marijuana cards) for legitimate reasons, it is fine,” said Staudenmaier.

Braden Griffiths, 25, an accounting major, said he has about 30 friends who use marijuana for both recreational and medical purposes.

Griffith believes Fullerton should allow marijuana dispensaries only if they are legal.

Despite the ban on dispensaries, medical marijuana websites and companies like Burning Treezzz Delivery and Chron2theDoor have found a loophole in the system: delivering the marijuana.

Courtesy of MCT Marijuana dispensaries are not legally allowed in the city of Fullerton as of 2008. Some individuals get their medical marijuana from websites and companies that deliver their product.

Students pledge to be ethical JESSICA RUBIO Daily Titan

In honor of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Ethics Month, the father organization of the Cal Sate Fullerton PRSSA student chapter raised ethical awareness on campus with its “Hands4ethics” event.

PRSSA posted on the Titan Walk Sept. 7 and 8, asking students to “pledge to be ethical,” said Andrea Carpena, the professional development director of PRSSA. The campaign on campus was to promote the importance of ethics to the general student population in the form of an event.

“We had them write ‘Hands4ethics’ on their hands, then we would take pictures of them, then upload them to our Facebook and Twitter (accounts).”

“People (are) not afraid to share this with the (social) network,” said Emma Osterkamp, PRSSA president. “The overall goal was to not only

create awareness, but to also have individuals actively and openly declare their own personal commitment of ethical behavior by using the two most commonly used forms of social media.”

The group also had students sign their “Hands4ethics” banner, pledging to be ethical on the Titan Walk. Figures in the media such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, the city of Bell, the owner of the Dodgers and Anthony Weiner were represented on the board as “unethical” people.

The “Hands4ethics” banner was signed by 63 students, there were 81 individuals in photos posted on Facebook, 54 total posts via Twitter, 58 individuals accounted for in photos posted via Twitter and 11 re-tweets.

“Our goal was to spread awareness about ethics,” said Katie Stolting, PRSSA vice president and third-year public relations major. “We put a lot of work into the event.”

“We didn’t try to target just communications students; we targeted pretty much anybody that

walked down the Titan Walk,” Carpena said. “I think people took it well.”

The Hands4Ethics event was not only conducted to raise awareness about ethics, but to support the ethics grant that PRSSA applied for from the national PRSA organization. The CSUF chapter won the grant last year and hopes to stay consistent and do the same this year.

“The efforts for this campaign were to make people aware about the importance of ethics; ethics is the most important thing,” Osterkamp said. “We want to reiterate that to our members.”

Not only did the student organization want to integrate ethics in students’ everyday lives for two days, but they also want to continue the practice throughout the year.

This year-long effort of raising awareness and helping the campus community grasp the importance of ethics will hopefully win PRSSA the intended ethics grant this year.

DAISY: Assistant nursing professor receives award for being an inspiration ...Continued from page 1 Hortono and the committee believe the award should be given to a person who has made a difference.

“Based on input from students, almost all of the nominations indicated that their life changed in a positive way because of her,” Hortono said.

Rutkowski humbly credited the faculty and students at the CSUF School of Nursing to her own success and inspirational teaching methods.

“I feel that I just represent the group of faculty that we have right now and that I was just the lucky one to be picked,” Rutkowski said.

Kathleen Griffith, a full-time lecturer at CSUF’s School of Nursing, said she was a former student of Rutkowski. She agrees that Rutowski and her teaching methods are inspirational.

“What she teaches, she believes in and she sets a positive example for her students. She sets a great nursing example,” said Griffith.

Besides being a full-time faculty member at CSUF, Rutkowski is a mother of two, parish nurse for her church, a volunteer nurse at her son’s high school, a public health nurse for the safety com-

ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan The DAISY Faculty Award sits on Elaine Rutkowski’s desk. Rutkowski was given the award in a luncheon ceremony at the CSUF Irvine Campus Aug. 19. “The award is something that will be with me for the rest of my career,” Rutkowski said.

mittee for the city of Laguna Niguel and a board member for We ROCK, a nonprofit after-school intervention program for Orange County students. With so many things on her plate, Rutkowski said she understands many of her students and believes they are the inspiration for the educator that she is today.

“I think students, especially nursing students, work, they have families, they have social lives and they’re students. And as a faculty member, every time you look at a student (who) you know there is all kinds of things going on in their life, it’s an inspiration to come in and teach,” Rutkowski said.

Along with her recognition,

Rutkowski was presented a pin and a hand-carved stone sculpture from Zimbabwe called “A Healers Touch.”

“The award is something that will be with me for the rest of my career. It was such a tribute to be recognized in a department that is passionate about what everybody does,” Rutkowski said.

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PRO: MARIBEL CASTANEDA As college students, we are well aware of how hard it is to pursue a degree. The countless hours poring over books, the endless mountain of papers to write and enduring heavy blows to your social life are just a few of the difficulties. In the midst of this tedious process, we forget that our professors have been there too; they didn’t always have these cushy jobs of assigning work. They’ve paid their dues, climbing up the ladder, gaining titles and working on research.

Such dedication and hard work merits job security, academic freedom and all the benefits that come with tenure.

Clark Byse and Louis Joughlin state in Tenure in American Higher Education, “The principal justification for academic tenure is that it enables a faculty member to teach, study and act free from a large number of restraints and pressures which otherwise would inhibit independent thought and action.”

After 52 years, those words still hold true. Without job security how could professors ever feel free to teach us what truly matters, take teaching to the next level, debate controversial issues–all the

interesting stuff that wakes us up from our stupor. Creativity would be threatened.

Universities are a haven for the open discussion of ideas, and tenure helps our professors to lead us in those discussions without the fear of repercussions.

In an article on Academe Online, Linda L. Carroll further mentions the importance of academic freedom, that “it provides the foundation for academic excellence. To be effective, the work of the university–the objective discovery and dissemination of knowledge–must be protected from outside influence.”

There are problems with tenure but they should be fixed and not abolished. Let’s keep the faith of it alive, retaining worthy teachers.

Claims that tenure “superstars” do little teaching are unsubstantiated. Professors achieved tenure for a reason. They deserved it, they worked hard for it, why shouldn’t they be rewarded for their hard work? Why would you want to have a job “forever” which you don’t enjoy doing?

With the current state of the economy, teachers who have worked hard to get to where they are should have financial stability.

What job is more important, after all, than teaching the future generation of tomorrow?

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Should tenure be considered a ‘right’? to devote more time and pride in their universities because they’ve agreed to be with the university essentially for life; they may also be more willing to mentor and endorse talented junior colleagues who would otherwise threaten their job.

In his book The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected, Jonathan R. Cole brings up the point that professors being considered for tenure must go through a rigorous process of evaluation and recommendations (ensuring a system of accountability) before tenure is granted. Tenure isn’t granted without a great deal of thought.

The professors considered are self-motivated, and strive to produce new discoveries and write books that will redefine their fields well after they obtain tenure.

CON: LUKE CHERNEY Almost everyone can think of a teacher that gave a less-than-stellar performance. Just look at Rate My Professor to see a litany of complaints for teachers who have comments citing they were unfair, gave favors to students, were difficult to understand or used class time to talk about non-curricular issues.

For those students, class is not a pleasure or a time to learn and grow, but rather a bore, or worse, a hell that they have 16 weeks to endure.

At the end of the semester the only thing students can remember about the class is to avoid that professor again, or how glad he or she was to be over it. This is probably not what policymakers have in mind when the decision is made regarding which GE classes to add

or keep, but it still happens when teachers feel tenure is not a reward, but a birthright, expecting it even if they give a half-hearted attempt to lead the class.

There is nothing more sacrosanct to teachers than their tenure. According to Cal State Fullerton’s Faculty Affairs and Records, “The granting of tenure is the most significant personnel action that the university takes, because it represents an affirmation that the probationary faculty member will be an asset to the university over the faculty member’s entire career.”

Tenure is a reward that should be granted to the best of the best, teachers who are passionate about their field.

Unfortunately, now more than ever, in the middle of this budget crisis, CSUF and other California schools are facing enormous austerity measures. According to Los Angeles Times’ Shane Goldmacher, “The UC and Cal State systems would face about a 23 percent funding cut, among the steepest in the proposal.”

When tuition has increased for students over the past five years, nothing should be left off the budget table’s chopping block. CSUF and other schools hurting for funds should reconsider the length of time professors and faculty need to work to earn tenure. While great teachers certainly deserve ten-

ure, teachers and faculty who live in mediocrity do not deserve to hold a permanent position. “Faculty members shall normally be considered for tenure during the sixth probationary year, regardless of the rank at which they were appointed,” according to the CSUF’s Faculty Personnel Policy and Procedures manual. While it can take up to six years for a faculty member to earn tenure, some members may apply for tenure after only their first year. According to the CSUF document, “Under exceptional circumstances, a faculty member may be considered for early promotion after completing at least one year of service in rank at CSUF.” When CSUF is back in the black, it would be great to ease conditions to increase promotions, attract new talent and build new projects. But while most of the public are tightening their collective belts, combined with not knowing what new catastrophe is around the corner, it would be wise to shore up some funds for the uncertainty ahead.

If policymakers increased the difficulty or length of time needed to obtain tenure, this could be a carrot and stick needed to scare off mediocre teachers or weed them out before they are a permanent problem. Not only would funds be better spent on passionate teachers, hopefully it would produce passionate students.

The effects of television: Does it really make you stupid?

With countless shows that border on societal garbage, one may wonder what it says about us GILLIAN HADLAND Daily Titan

It’s no secret that TV has been dumbed down over the years. The programming is laden with family sitcoms about fat, dumb husbands and their sarcastic, skinny wives.

Reality TV has taken over much of the air time with shows about cheaters, skanks, drunks and bachelorettes with no upper lip.

In an article titled “How TV Makes You Dumb,” the author states that watching television is something that is being done to you, not with you, therefore leav-

ing you unchallenged, passive, non-interactive and in a drug-induced state.

The TV takes the place of activities that could actually teach us things and force our minds to expand and grow, like talking to other people and reading books.

While television is indeed a mindnumbing experience, it’s only going to have a negative effect if you watch shows that are only on television for dumb entertainment.

For people who sit at home all day watching E! or MTV, then yes, they are indeed not being challenged and turning their intellect

to mush. It all depends on what people are actually watching, how often and what they’re taking away from it.

Confession time. I watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Teen Mom and the Bravo network.

According to the article, watching this crap distorts my view on actual reality, which in turn makes me less equipped to deal with the world intelligently.

This statement would be true if I actually was watching these shows and drinking in everything that was happening and enjoying it.

There’s just one problem.

As I watch these shows, I’m laughing and providing commen-

tary on everything, Mystery Science Theater 3000 style.

I know full and well that the Kardashians are all talentless beasts who are famous for no reason other than one of them releasing a sex tape years back.

To assume that everyone who watches dumb programs are actually sitting there and taking it all in like a life lesson, that’s untrue. People like to escape from their lives and watch others on television.

We like to watch a program where the people are jokes on society. This gives reassurance that our own lives are okay, and that we are doing things the right way, such as going to college and bettering ourselves for our futures.

Watching Kim Kardashian whine about the media blasts on her elephant-sized behind makes me feel better about my current life choices.

Television may have its major spotlights on unintelligent programming, but there really are good shows to watch.

The History Channel is amazing in its coverage that satiates the thirst of any history buff, or Titanic buff like myself (let the laughter ensue).

Courtesy of Kids Care Pediatrics It is agreed that Kim Kardashian and all the Housewives on Bravo don’t teach us much about life, yet millions of viewers tune in and encourage producers to continue taping.

The Discovery Channel is full of programs that teach you about survival, animal species and technology.

I’m also obsessed with shows such as American Justice and Cold Case Files, real crime shows that take me through a case from beginning to end.

When I watch these programs I am indeed interacting with the show and take away a lot of information that I remember and learn from.

But it doesn’t change the fact that people sometimes do need to put their brains on bed rest. The smart people, the ones who can differentiate reality from reality TV, deserve a fun break every now and then.

A chance for a drugged-up TV marathon is welcomed. That kind of numbness and brain-dead mentality does have its upsides sometimes. It got me through Twilight.

How to make sense of the world of engineering MYLES CUPP

For the Daily Titan

Take a look around you. Now take another one.

What you see will depend on where you are. You might see walls and ceilings or busy streets. Maybe you note light fixtures and terminals to hook up computers.

Perhaps you see people moving about, going from place to place to work, learn and love.

We could play this game all day.

Whatever it is, what you see is something we triumphantly refer to as civilization. But what makes human civilization possible? The answer is engineering.

The above statement is certainly a bold claim to make. How can so much be attributed to one kind of discipline? Isn’t engineering just for nerds who are good at mathematics? Why should anyone care how things happen as long as they happen? And aren’t I just being overly biased because engineering is my own major?

To answer these questions, let’s briefly consider an exam day in the life of the average student.

Pretend this student has an early morning class.

They wake up, take a shower, drive to school on the freeways and overpasses, park and check their cellphone for text messages from friends hoping the test got postponed.

We could take this story on much longer, but did you notice the things which make the day possible? The freeway bridges?

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for cellphones? ture is still as cruel a mistress as ever The life of almost every indi- and we face challenges from her as vidual in the world depends on in- well as from the misuse of our own ventions and technologies devised technologies, the undeniable fact by engineers. remains that humanity has at its The things we use and take for disposal the tools to survive. granted would be quite miraculous If we find we don’t have those by any standard. Instantaneous tools, we can engineer them. Lives communication? Flights around can be saved, enriched and made the world? Television to watch all the more prosperous.

American Idol?

A friend once remarked to me, The beauty is that these luxu- “Engineering is when a genius deries are not miracles; they were signs something an idiot can use.” conceived in the minds of humans Do we need a Ph.D. to drive and brought to fruition through across a bridge? To use a celltoil and an unquenchable desire to phone? To use a vacuum cleaner? tame nature for our benefit.

The resounding answer is no, yet Just about everything in nature we all use and benefit from these is out to kill us. creations.

For thousands Engineerof years, the ing isn’t in the The beauty is that average global realm of lofty these luxuries are life expectancy academics. It of any human not miracles; they were is all around at birth was apWe live in conceived in the minds of us. proximately 30. a world of enDoes anyone humans and brought to gineering evreading this ar- fruition through toil and an ery single day. ticle consider unquenchable desire to It may be true themselves to that these techhave been mid- tame nature for our nologies benbenefit. dle-aged at 15? efit us and we Nowadays, may not always the global life know exactly expectancy has more than doubled. how, but we can still actively be a How was this increase in the qual- part of the mechanism of progress. ity and quantity of life possible?

Our participation in that mechaThe short answer: engineering. nism begins with constantly reThe longer answer: microscopes newed appreciation for just how for discovering bacteria, electricity amazing the world is that we’ve for energy, bridges to connect iso- built. lated peoples, motors to power them If you aren’t biased for engineeracross land, air and sea, and a whole ing, you should be. It gave us the host of other marvelous inventions. bridges, the motors and the cirWhile it is true that Mother Na- cuits for our beloved civilization.

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AICA: Foreign eats attract students resent the rainbow flag. The various colors are a representation of the LGBT community.

“Before, we used hot dogs and Clubs included the Queer tacos, which is more raunchy,” said Straight Alliance, Pilipino Ameri- Chris Brown, 22, a business adcan Student Association, Cambo- ministration and public relations dian Student Association, Japanese major.

Culture Club, Alliance of Students The hot dogs and tacos weren’t for an Equal Education, Associa- adaptable to all students, like those tion of Chinese Students, Afro- who are vegetarian. With Skittles Ethnic Student and Starbursts, Association and it’s less about APAC, South sexuality and I’ve got to learn Pacific Islander more about huabout other cultural Cultural Assomanity. ciation, Iranian foods. If I wouldn’t have The cuisine Student Associ- been here, I wouldn’t have that attracted ation and other known about the spring rolls most students organizations was the Indian that joined to ... It’s my first time having it. dish, samosas. bring awareness The size and Sally Madero to students. flavor, satisfyChicano Studies Major The Iranian ing vegetarians Student Assoand meat-eaters ciation served vegetarian-friendly alike, attracted students and facdessert, bamie. The traditional Per- ulty. sian dough pastry is fried and covStudents left the Multicultural ered in a mix of caramelized sugar Taste event with a greater sense and honey. of the importance of learning and “(We normally eat it) after din- food. ner as a dessert with tea,” said Na“I’ve got to learn about other sim Attaripour, 19, a graphic de- cultural foods,” said Sally Madero, sign major. “It’s really famous in 19, a Chicano studies major. “If I Iran.” wouldn’t have been here, I wouldn’t Because QSA didn’t have cuisine have known about the spring rolls. identifiable with its culture, they It’s very unique. It’s my first time used Skittles and Starbursts to rep- having it.” ...Continued from page 1

SUSANA COBO / Daily Titan Students flocked to the Multicultural Taste hosted by AICA event in the Quad Wednesday to sample a bevy of foreign foods from Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.

Artwork courtesy of Muckenthaler Cultural Center The historical artwork of Norman Rockwell is revamped and reinterpreted by local artists for display at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center. Artists revisit Rockwell’s iconic pieces on canvas.The exhibit opened July 7 and will conclude its runs Sept. 25.

Legendary artwork finds new praise at local exhibition as Norman Rockwell finds new fans JOEY BECERRA Daily Titan

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center is currently hosting a Norman Rockwell retrospective, which runs until Sept. 25 and features a collection of works by contemporary artists who were inspired by and reinterpreted Normal Rockwell’s art.

The retrospective came as a result of a partnership between the Muckenthaler and the nonprofit group ISM, which is dedicated to bringing free public programs and art exhibitions to the community.

Kevin Staniec served as the marketing director of the Muckenthaler, as well as the link between the center and ISM, of which he is the founder.

Staniec, who now works for the Orange County Great Park, first pitched the idea for a Norman Rockwell show.

“With ISM, our last show that we had done we had about 3,000 people come out, so we said, ‘Hey!

Let’s do an ISM show,’ and I said, ‘Well a show that could work,’ that I think would make sense that we did a tribute to Rockwell because of the nostalgia of the Muckenthaler, and the building ... and Rockwell as well being from that era … so it just kind of made sense,” said Staniec.

According to Staniec, ISM, which works with contemporary artists, focused on bringing in people who were on the cutting edge of digital and contemporary art in hopes of seeing how they would reinterpret Norman Rockwell’s themes.

Karen Lucas, receptionist at the Muckenthaler, explains that the degree of how much each work in the gallery resembles Rockwell’s works varies from artist to artist.

“A few of the paintings are in the same painting style that he used,” said Lucas. “Others are painted with the same emotional content for which Rockwell is known.”

As a result of being in a historical home, the retrospective is laid out like a gallery in a private cli-

ent’s house. Set inside of a beautiful historic mansion, the exhibit is inviting and walking through feels like exploring a collector’s private gallery. Artwork hangs over mantles and guests are invited to walk from room to room in the house.

Layout aside, the real charm of the retrospective is the way that every artist reinterprets Rockwell’s art.

One striking example is an update on the Saturday Evening Post covers that Rockwell used to illustrate. David Macdowell reinterpreted Rockwell’s illustrations, featuring Molly Ringwald instead of the classic starlets that Rockwell used to paint.

According to the people who put the show together, Rockwell’s work appeals to all Americans.

“We all had parents who had purchased this big Rockwell, coffee table book,” said Staniec. “I think our generation, as we grew up, we were already familiar with his Americana art because we would see his images in the doctor’s office or on the coffee table book.”

The power of the exhibit is that it illustrates just how relevant Norman Rockwell is to the artistic community. Matt Leslie, director of exhibitions, said, “There is such a great breadth of style and response to Rockwell’s paintings.

There were so many artists out there who knew his work so well, better than I did!”

According to Leslie, Rockwell was admonished by the art world in his time because he was considered a sellout. He was an illustrator first and an experimenter second.

His most familiar pieces, like “Tattoo Artist” which depicts a soldier getting several women’s names tattooed on his arm, still inspire artists today. At this exhibit, it is reinterpreted twice.

In the far corner of the exhibit hangs an illustration of two kids at an old-fashioned soda jerk. Ironically, they are both enraptured in their cell phones. The artwork in this gallery is in a way an answer to the question: What would Rockwell do today?

Mad Men paves the way The ‘60s alive and well in TV shows Pan Am and The Playboy Club CAMYRON LEE Daily Titan

It seems that since the creation of AMC’s Mad Men in 2007, the 1950s and ‘60s seems to be the era to replicate on the small screen. NBC’s The Playboy Club and ABC’s newest drama Pan Am are both examples of the newest TV trend.

The front-runner of this trend, Mad Men, wrapped up its fourth season last year. Mad Men takes place at Sterling Cooper, a fictitious New York advertising agency in the 1960s.

It transports the viewer back to a time when business was conducted over cocktails and cigarettes, specifically a Lucky Strike and an Old Fashioned.

The lead character, Don Draper, is everything a 1960s Madison Avenue big shot should be: a handsome, whiskey-drinking womanizer, schmoozing clients and women while at the office, and returning home each night to his picture-perfect housewife and two children.

Mad Men manages to capture the very essence of the post-World War II baby boom, an era that conjures up images of American ingenuity, breakthroughs and economic growth as well as an ever-evolving tale of the American identity that was shaped so drastically during that time.

“Memories transform things into romanticized visions, and so does television,” said Craig Loftin, an American studies lecturer.

Perhaps flying on the coattails of Mad Men’s success, Pan Am takes the beauty of 1960s to the skies. Centered around the “Jet Age” of 1963, it takes viewers to a time when commercial air travel was broadening the horizons of the American public. The show follows the pilots and stewardesses of Pan Am Airlines that made flying in the ‘60s seem so glamorous.

As the swinging ‘60s has come into vogue, NBC has followed suit, debuting The Playboy Club as a headliner in its fall lineup. The show takes viewers back to the early days of the Playboy franchise by going inside the original Playboy club in Chicago. Directed by past Mad Men director Alan Taylor, it will capture all the appeal of the early 1960s in the provocative setting of Hugh Hefner’s visionary franchise.

The trend is obvious; TV shows set in the early 1960s are coming to

heightened popularity. However, it begs the question, what is it exactly about that moment in time that both intrigues and draws in audiences?

Loftin has taught an American studies pop culture class at Cal State Fullerton for four years and offered unique insight into exactly why we’re mad for 1960s culture in 2011.

Memories transform things into romanticized visions, and so does television, Craig Loftin American Studies Professor

“There’s a big impulse for nostalgia in popular culture; it’s kind of continuous,” said Loftin. “No matter what period you’re looking at, there is nostalgia for a previous time period, something that will take you back to the time when everything made sense, when everything was so much better.”

Loftin also credits “baby-boomer nostalgia” as being a big draw in, as well as the aesthetically appealing set and costume design, and the fact that the era carries mass appeal for modern-day society to work through current social issues through the lens of a previous time.

“The 1960s was related more to style, not that Mad Men is only about style, it focuses on larger issues …

Those things are all being focused through stories of the 1960s. Tapping into current crises about gender, what it means to be a professional, what our place is in the world as a country politically,” said Heather OsborneThompson, a radio-TV-film professor.

Osborne-Thompson has taught in the RTVF Department since 2007 and regularly teaches Critical Studies: TV. She credits a mix of nostalgia and brilliant costume and set design. “(Man Men is a) gorgeous show to look at. Production, too, is amazing. It’s a hit for that reason alone, you could argue. Different clothing manufacturers position their clothing to the Mad Men look,” OsborneThompson said.

She continued, “I know that nostalgia for a different time has been used as a reason for it, the popularity

of this particular genre.”

The 1960s trend that stems from Mad Men, which is replicated in both Pan Am and The Playboy Club, has found its way into the fashion world as well. This month Banana Republic debuted a collection of signature Mad Men looks, designed by Mad Men’s very own Emmy-winning costume designer, Janie Bryant.

In an online article for Time magazine, Bryant said, “I think people love to romanticize the early 1960s. People think of that period as the most glamorous and elegant in time. Also, the silhouettes of those clothes have never really gone out of style.”

Monique Valle, customer experience leader at Banana Republic in Mission Viejo, also attributes the Mad Men line’s popularity to a general pull toward the 1960s apparel in the fashion world right now.

“In the fashion world right now, the ‘60s fashion has become so popular,” said Valle. “These are classic looks that you can wear over and over again.”

Whether it is just plain nostalgia or an affinity for 1960s fashion that attracts audiences to the time, it is hard to say.

Pan Am takes off Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m., while The Playboy Club premieres Monday at 9 p.m.

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Film company strikes gold Alumna and Film Imaginarium raise $10,000 in 30 days MARIBEL CASTANEDA Daily Titan

Courtesy of MCT The always-controversial Lady Gaga will release a book of behind-the-scenes photographs.

Lady Gaga at it again DANIEL ZAMILPA Daily Titan

As it has been seen for many years, musicians cannot simply be considered current in the public eye. The term artist has been used more to describe these superstars who build and brand their empire.

Almost inarguably the most talked-about artist today, Lady Gaga has indeed branded an empire in every part of the world. After being an active member in the public eye for just a short three years, Gaga has mastered the skills of being current.

Conquering every medium from music to fashion to social media to humanitarian causes, Gaga will be adding publishing to her repertoire.

According to the news section on MTV.com, Gaga will be releasing a photo book featuring more than 350 pictures by world-renowned photographer Terry Richardson. The book, set to release Nov. 22 of this year, will be a compilation of images photographed over a 10-month period where Richardson captured Gaga behind the scenes.

As open as the pop icon may appear, Gaga’s personal life is something that her fans do not know much about, which makes this very intimate book truly special.

It isn’t a way for the pop superstar to just make more money or create more fame for herself; it’s an avenue for her fans, also known as her Little Monsters, to have a stronger connection to Gaga and her personal life.

Upon publicizing information regarding the book’s release date, many quickly made judgments that Gaga is merely copying others artists, namely Madonna who in 1992 wrote a book called Sex that featured many big-name celebrities and so-

cialites with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio. The coffee table book was released alongside her fifth album Erotica.

Receiving much controversy over the content of the book, it went to show that Madonna was a namemaker in the music industry. Thus, when it was known that Gaga would be accomplishing a similar feat with her book, many people claimed that all she continues to do is copy other artists and regurgitate it to the public.

Many do not realize that for many years, the work of contemporary artists has been remolded and revamped by other artists who aspire more to pay tribute rather than copy their idols.

Artists everyday, especially in the female artist category, pay homage to one another by taking an idea and making it their own. They are not being fake by doing this, but in retrospect they are making their own name for themselves.

Names such as Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Madonna circle around in this clique of greats who, yes, sometimes emulate the work of one another.

This in no way diminishes the value of their own work, but instead is a compliment to the work that they are similar to.

Gaga has said herself that she has been inspired by the greats that have come before her, Madonna and Britney included. She does not copy them. She pays a great tribute every time she makes her own work out of the yellow brick road her predecessors have paved.

So the next time artists have done something similar in their work to someone who preceded them, consider their past and their inspirations, because it may have just been an homage to one of their favorites.

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Film Imaginarium is an independent production company created by five individuals who have the experience, the know-how and the desire to fight for their dreams. The team was established, the talent was there and all that was needed was a project.

Most people go to college to further their education, graduate and get a job. Though with a dwindling job market, it isn’t easy to fulfill this goal.

The majority of people settle for a job that pays the bills, but alumna Nicole Mandujano, 22, and her colleagues William Camacho, Kico Velarde, Joel Ceballos and Joanna Velarde took it a step further and created their own production company, Film Imaginarium, and raised $10,000 in 30 days for their debut short film, The Shooting Star Salesman.

Velarde was looking for a worthy script with which to make his directorial debut. Joel Ceballos, producer and composer, wrote the song “Used Salesman,” which inspired writer and producer Camacho to write the short film. Mandujano, associate producer, had the marketing skills, and Joanna Velarde, producer, brought along her knowledge and experience from within the film industry.

“As a team we were looking for

something because we all have worked on so many other things,” said Camacho. “We were looking for something we could bring up within our little family.”

The short film is about a doorto-door salesman who goes around selling shooting stars, telling people when and where to look in the sky, essentially selling wishes. But as the times change, business falls.

Camacho referred to the movie as a look at our time now where it gets so busy, it is easy to overlook simple things. For the main character it is about continuing to believe in those miracles when no one else believes in them.

amount of money and time is established, and if the goal isn’t reached in the given amount of time, “no money changes hands.” The clock was ticking for Film Imaginarium to raise $7,500. It was all or nothing.

“It felt like it was our only shot, with all of us working full time just to survive in this economy,” said Velarde. “We felt we could convince every friend we had, every Facebook friend and new friends we could make online that we have what it takes to make an amazing film with just the extra change they have in their pockets, and that’s exactly what we did,” the 37-year-old director said.

I think if you had told me after I graduated (May 2010) that I was going to be a part of this, it would not have seemed possible. To be at the end of it, it just seems that we can take on anything.

Nicole Mandujano Associate Producer

They had all the components necessary for a great film: a vision, a story and a thirst to prove themselves. The missing component was simply the ability to raise the money for production. The platform for their funding was KickStarter.com, the largest funding website for creative projects ranging from film to design.

Project creators post videos to encourage people to donate to their cause, otherwise known as “crowd funding.” On KickStarter.com, a set

They worked every medium possible from social networks like Facebook and Twitter to networking with their connections in the industry, to family and friends.

“It was a lot of emails, a lot of phone calls, a lot of sending people sincere messages on different types of social networks, creating pages, just finding every way we could to ask people for donations,” Camacho said.

Mandujano and Velarde worked on the PR and advertisements.

They did the groundwork of spreading the word to local newspapers, schools and sending press releases in the Upland area, where the company is based. Velarde’s experience with bringing companies on board with creative projects ensued with several local businesses donating.

“It was a group effort on all fronts,” said Mandujano.

Their hard work paid off. They not only met their goal, but surpassed it Nov. 7, 2010.

“To be telling a story about trying to get people to believe in things and then see that you’ve already made so much money while people are still making donations is pretty amazing,” Camacho said.

The minimum needed to produce the film was $10,000, but the crew and cast involved in the project donated time and agreed to accept lower wages.

“Once the money ran out, the production ran on passion. For that I am eternally grateful,” Velarde said.

Film Imaginarium plans to take The Shooting Star Salesman out in the festival circuit. Director Velarde said they want to show what they can do as a team. Currently, the dynamic team has two feature film scripts in the works, a television pilot and a web series ready to go as well.

Mandujano said after this experience she believes anything is possible if you work at it.

“I think if you had told me after I graduated (May 2010) that I was going to be a part of this, it would not have seemed possible,” she said.

“To be at the end of it, it just seems that we can take on anything.”

Devil Wears Prada ups the ante

Courtesy of independentphilly.com Devil Wears Prada, a sextet, from Dayton, Ohio, released their third full-length album, Dead Throne, via Ferret Music.

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Christian metalcore band, The Devil Wears Prada (TDWP), upped the ante with the release of their third full-length album, Dead Throne, Tuesday.

By far their “heaviest album,” some say the group has finally grown up from their immature song titles and whiny vocals.

The album’s concept is centered around anti-idolatry, as the self-

titled opener infers, “dead throne … we’ve put the world up onto a dead throne … I am guilty, I have fallen/there are things that have come between you and me.”

Musically, the thick breakdowns coupled with guitarist Chris Rubey’s complicated and sometimes subtle riffs blend elements from their previous album, With Roots Above and Branches Below (WRABB), with their new direction previewed in last year’s EP release, Zombie. Lead vocalist Mike

Hranica’s signature high screams and keyboard/pianist James Baney’s ambient feel also add a more aggressive, “dark” feel.

To give their new sound a “darker” feel, the band dropped their tuning to B, a half-step lower than the traditional tuning of C. Their tone, as a result, focuses on the lower end of the sound frequency spectrum. The balance in tone comes with the highs coming from Hranica, Baney and Rubey, the mids from DePoyster, and the lows from bassist Andy Trick and drummer Daniel Williams’ massive 24x22 bass drum.

“The new record contains the heavy aspects of the Zombie EP, meshed with the melody of the full-lengths ... By all means I’d call it our most emotional, well-written album to date,” said Hranica about the album to Alternative Press.

TDWP distinguish themselves as a Christian band, but have lyrics everyone can relate to.

“We’ve all accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as our savior, and lead our lives based on that relationship with God. That being said, it is obviously going to have an impact on the music we make. We’re not about disrespecting anybody or shoving our beliefs down anyone’s throat, but we’re also not going to

deny the one thing we believe as the ultimate truth,” said DePoyster in their band biography.

Their energetic and positive approach to life and music has made them popular in every avenue of the the music scene. In 2009 when WRABB was released, it reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums category.

It is rare to see a band that has all its original members in the hardcore/metal scene. The grueling pace of touring and deafening sound makes the genre hard to keep up with. However, TDWP has kept all six members since 2005, and with Dead Throne out, are still going strong, writing good music that appeals to both their already large fanbase and the harder metal scene they are trying to reach.

“We love you no matter who you are, no matter what your beliefs or disbeliefs are. We just ask for the same respect back. We are not ashamed to say that we’re a Christian band. Every effort we make is for one reason, and one reason alone: our Lord and savior Jesus Christ,” DePoyster said from their band biography.

Dead Throne is available via Ferret Music.

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September 15, 2011

NBA lockout still in full swing VAN JOHNSTONE Daily Titan

As all Lakers fans know, the 2011-12 NBA season is in jeopardy with the current player lockout. Similar to the NFL lockout, players and owners have been clashing for months trying to figure out a new deal that would satisfy both sides’ demands.

The last NBA lockout was during the 1998-99 season, which was shortened to 50 games after the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the NBA owners fought for months leading up to and eventually into the 1998 season. Both sides were finally able to reach a six-year agreement.

The agreement was based on issues such as age limits for rookies, toughening existing drug-testing programs and limiting the length of long-term contracts.

The Collective Bargaining Agreement, or CBA, was then extended again in 2005 for six years. This new agreement was set to expire June 30, 2011.

One of the main issues for the current NBA dilemma is that the owners felt the salaries of the NBA players were much too large. During the 2010-11 season, 22 out of the 30 NBA teams reported that they lost money during the course of the season.

The average NBA player earns $5 million a year and players currently collect 57 percent of the league’s revenue. The owners have many expenses they have to cover during the course of the season, such as arenas, employees and of course the players.

The owners proposed to cut players salaries by 40 percent, which totaled at about $800 million, and impose a hard salary cap of $40 million per team. The players argued that the salary cap would eventually break, but they did offer a soft cap at $58

DTSHORTHAND Men’s Golf Places 10th, Led

by Freshman Tetrault

Freshman Ryan Tetrault shot an even par 71 Tuesday to help Cal State Fullerton open the men’s 2011-12 golf season in the 14-team Palouse Collegiate Invitational hosted by Washington State University.

Tetrault shot a total of 221 for the tournament, trailing fellow Titan Dakota Duerr by only one stroke for team honors.

Duerr shot a 220 for the tournament to tie for 31st overall. Right behind Duerr were Titans Mark Anguiano and Scott Rubzin who shot 224 and 225 respectively.

The Titans finished in 10th place after being in 12th place after the first two rounds.

San Jose State won the title by 17 strokes at 842, 10 under par just ahead of Utah Valley State who shot an 859, 7 under par overall and host Washington State who shot an 865 at 13 over par.

Jarred Bossio of Idaho shot an 8 under par for 205 overall and claimed top honors as individual titlist, just edging out Jay Myers of San Jose State by four strokes.

Cal State Fullerton will travel to Lawrence to compete in the Kansas Invitational Sept. 19.

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Bowen, Among Others to be Inducted into Hall

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million per team and to cut $500 million in total salaries.

After months of negotiations leading up to the deadline, both sides could not find a common ground. The owners rejected the players’ counter-offer, claiming it would not be enough to satisfy the needs of all the teams that were losing money.

On July 1 the league locked out all of the players, effectively putting a hold on the NBA 2011-12 season.

As a result of the lockout, all league business has been put on hold, including free-agent deals. The annual NBA summer

league that is held in Las Vegas was canceled, as well as any preseason games that are held in Europe.

The lockout has also affected Olympic qualifying tournaments. Players are not willing to partake in qualifying without the safety net of the NBA’s insurance policy in case of injury.

Television companies are also in danger of losing money due to the lockout. The NBA currently has contracts with three television companies that net $950 million, which is to be shared between players and owners. Television companies stand to

lose $1.34 billion this year if the lockout were to last the entire year.

Training camp is set to begin Oct. 3.

Players and owners are set to meet in New York Tuesday to discuss the issues at hand.

Lakers point guard Derek Fisher is the head of the players union, and he plans to lay out the players’ propositions at the meeting.

With the two sides’ meeting this close to the season, fans across the country can only hope a deal is reached between the players union and the owners before the start of the season in October.

SOCCER: Titans undefeated even though most of the games have been on the road ...Continued from page 1 earning its first victory against Pittsburgh.

It’s currently tied for second place with UC Santa Barbara behind UC Irvine, who has a 6-0 record.

CSUF will be playing four more games before playing out the rest of the season against the Big West. It will travel

to Washington, D.C., to play American University Friday morning then head to Virginia to visit George Mason Sunday afternoon before coming back home to conclude its non-conference games.

CSUF will host back-to-back games at Titan Stadium against Denver Sept. 23 and nationally ranked Cal State Bakersfield Sept. 28.

The Titans’ schedule doesn’t look easy, having to play UC

Irvine and UC Santa Barbara back to back.

Winning both those games will ensure them a crack in the NCAA’s Top 25 rankings and supremacy in the Big West. The Titans are currently 24th in the SoccerAmerica. com poll.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves – Those games won’t be played until October, which means plenty of time for the Titans to prepare.

Tickets are still available for the fourth Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, Oct.1 at 7 p.m. in the Titan Student Union. Tickets are priced at $75 dollars a plate.

Three-time NBA champion Bruce Bowen,15-year Major League Baseball player Brent Mayne, women’s gymnastics coach Lynn Rogers, softball slugger Sue Newton-Lewis, and Jerry and Merilyn Goodwin highlight this year’s Hall of Fame class.

Along with the Hall of Fame inductees, there will be a 40th anniversary tribute of the airplane crash that killed assistant football coaches Bill Hannah, Dallas Moon, Joe O’Hara and the pilot who chartered the plane.

Former Titan basketball coach Donny Daniels will induct Bowen, who was a three-year starter for the Titans from 1989-93. Bowen went on to play in Europe and then the NBA where he won three NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs.

Current Baseball coach Rick Vanderhook will induct Mayne, who was a catcher for the Titans in 1988 and ‘89.

Newton-Lewis will be inducted by fellow softball player Janet Lloyd. Newton-Lewis was a hitting star for the Titans and a three-time all-American.

Rogers will be inducted by Julie Knight Bowse. Rogers launched the Titans gymnastics program in 1976 and won a national title in 1979.

Associate Athletic Director Steve Ditolla will induct Jerry and Merilyn Goodwin. The Goodwins donated $1 million for the expansion of Titan Field into Goodwin Field, which has allowed Cal State Fullerton to host 10 NCAA baseball tournaments since 2000.

Reservations are available at Fullerton.edu/titantribute/ signup/rsvp.asp or by calling the Office of Major Events at 657-278-3480.

Brief by Ross Watters