Daily Titan September 27, 2010

Vol. 88 Issue 14

September 27, 2010

Titans fall short

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to relentless Bruins

OPINION Disney employee should leave her hijab at home ........................................4

In their last game before Big West play, men’s soccer loses 3-2 See SOCCER, page 8

Eyegore Awards

FEATURES Day Tripper: Los Angeles revisited ........................................5

Universal Studios Hollywood honors innovators in the horror genre See EYEGORE, page 6

SPORTS Women’s volleyball loses first conference match ........................................8

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The origins of morality Guest lecturer explains the scientific foundations of morality WILLIAM CHEN For the Daily Titan

Francisco J. Ayala paced across the stage giving elaborate hand gestures as he delivered a speech last Thursday on the complex biological, cultural and religious roots of morality.

Last week, he offered a lecture, Q&A and book signing to over 400 students, staff and fans in the Titan Student Union Pavilions. Ayala used his time to stress the importance of knowing the relationship between science, culture and religion in explaining morality.

The crowd listened intently to the evolutionary explanation of morality.

“It’s very interesting understanding human origins. Where we came from and what we are,” Ayala said. “I don’t think there’s any subject that can be more interesting than that.”

Ayala won the 2010 Templeton Prize and was the 2001 Medal of Science winner. He studied genetics and evolution at Columbia University as well as theology. He is currently a Donald Bren Professor of biological sciences, ecology and evolutionary biology and a professor of logic and the philosophy of science at the UC Irvine.

His passion for teaching evolutionary morality was stirred after a case in Arkansas in the 1980s. The case tried to make it mandatory to teach creationism in schools as well.

Since then, he resolved to teach morality as it links with evolution.

Through his research he has found morality is partially genetically determined. Cultural influences like religion also play a huge role in guiding one’s ethical compass.

JeeLoo Liu, the active chair and professor at the philosophy department, originally planned the lecture to only be a philosophical discussion.

However, the liberal studies, religion, geology and psychology departments all came together to put on this event.

Liu wants students to be informed about the roots of morality.

See MORALITY, page 2

JOHNNY LE / Asst. Photo Editor Two girls share a seat on a carnival ride at the 15th annual Arab American Day Festival in Garden Grove, Calif., Sept. 26, 2010. The free three-day event exhibits traditional foods and live music along with carnival rides and vendor booths for patrons of any culture.

Orange County hosts festival for Arab food and fun Annual Festival unites the Middle-Eastern Community by promoting peace and tolerance KIRAN KAZALBASH Copy Editor

The Arab American Council hosted its 15th annual Arab American Day Festival this weekend, drawing thousands of people from in and around Orange County to experience the sights, smells and sounds of Arab culture.

The festival took place at the Village Green Park in Garden Grove. It has been put on every year to bring people from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds together to promote tolerance and understanding among all Americans, according to the AAC website.

Ahmad Alam, who started the festival in September 1996, sought to start the Arab American Day Festival to show a more positive picture of Arab Americans here in the U.S. and to thank the people in the local community who support the annual event.

“Most people have negative associations with Arab culture,” said Rashad Aldabbagh, a festival attendee and Cal State Fullerton alumnus. “But I think if people were to

come (to this festival) they would get a taste of the culture that isn’t always seen in a positive light.”

The event was held this weekend starting on Friday, providing participants with multiple attractions and entertainment meant for people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds.

Festival-goers were able to partake in a variety of foods ranging from authentic Arab gyros, falafels and shawarma to even some American classics like pizza, ice cream and smoothies. Henna booths were also in service along with a hookah lounge, an acupuncture tent and a variety of carnival games and rides for the children. Classic and modern Arab music resonated throughout the festival while dozens of merchants sold Middle Eastern clothing, jewelry, art and books.

While many Arab Americans attended the festival to purchase goods they would not be able to find anywhere else, others gathered at the event to immerse themselves in old traditions and heritage.

See FESTIVAL, page 2

Andy Warhol tribute exhibit debuts in Culver City ALEXANDRA ANDERSON Asst. Multimedia Editor

Curator Eric C. Shiner called everyone’s attention to the middle of room and the stream of idle chatter quickly dissipated, the handfuls of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and glasses of wine went untouched.

The crowd gathered around the art expert who explained the subtleties of each piece before them and lead the group down hallways of the intimate gallery.

“Andy never did drugs, didn’t drink very much, but made sure there were always some around for his entourage,” Shiner said. “What most people don’t know about Andy is that he was deeply religious. He went to church nearly everyday.”

Last Thursday, Royal/T Cafe debuted its “Warholian” exhibit with a VIP launch party and private gallery tour to mark the beginning of its four-month run in Culver City.

The tribute to pop artist Andy Warhol showcases original pieces created by the man of the hour himself as well as art from other contemporary artists whose work is considered “Warholian” by Shiner of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.

Themes of pop culture, whimsy,

Israeli-Palestinian conflict analyzed Professor discusses the controversy over peace in the Middle East ALLY BORDAS Staff Writer

The organization OLLI, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, is designed to be a learning forum for those that are retired faculty and staff of the California State University system.

People that are passionate about learning about current events are the type of members that OLLI seeks.

OLLI members have the opportunity to attend forums led by renowned leaders and speakers, day trips to museums, regular weekly classes and different social events.

The forum titled, The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the 21st Century: Conflict-Land issues was the most recent OLLI event. On Thursday Sept.

23, OLLI members gathered at the Ruby Gerontology Center at Cal State Fullerton to hear guest speaker George Giacumakis.

Giacumakis has been teaching for over 40 years at CSUF and has been lecturing for OLLI for more than 10 years. The Middle East has been a huge part of his life and he takes time out each year to go back and visit different countries. Giacumakis also lived with his family in Jerusalem for six years.

Giacumakis also teaches in the history department at the Irvine campus.

He earned his doctorate in Mediterranean Studies from Brandeis University in 1963.

See CONFLICT, page 2

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JOHNNY LE / Asst. Photo Editor Contemporary artist, Shepard Fairey, was a guest DJ at the Warholian VIP Launch Party in Culver City, Calif., Sept. 24, 2010.

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completed the “Warholian” theme selling mod ‘60s-inspired clothing and giant replicas of the ketchup bottles, cheeseburgers and ice cream cones that graced Warhol’s famous images.

“Royal/T always has wonderful, wonderful venues usually combing art, food and some sort of bizarre extravaganza,” said attendee Erika

Komark. “Susan Hancock, who is the owner of this place, I think she is a very wonderful and unique woman because she opened this place so everybody from all walks of life could enjoy art, not just the wealthy people who understand it.

I tip my hat to her.”

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NEWS

September 27, 2010

IN OTHER NEWS

THIS WEEK AROUND

INTERNATIONAL

CAMPUS

U.S., Afghan forces destroy Taliban positions

Monday

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and Western troops have launched a new push into Taliban strongholds on the outskirts of Kandahar, Western military officials said Sunday, intensifying a months-long effort to dislodge insurgents from the southern city they regard as their spiritual home.

The offensive’s latest phase, dubbed Operation Dragon Strike, is centered on districts to the west and south of the city where Taliban fighters are deeply entrenched, military officials said. For much of the spring and summer, Kandahar has been the focal point of NATO’s efforts to stabilize Afghanistan’s volatile south.

Most of the soldiers and Marines sent in as part of the surge ordered

by President Obama late last year, have now been deployed in Kandahar and Helmand provinces, bringing American troop strength in Afghanistan to nearly 100,000.

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Tuesday Submit art pieces for “The Struggle for Democracy” Art Exhibit, due by Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.

NATIONAL

Wednesday

WASHINGTON – Puerto Rican birth certificates issued before July will no longer be accepted as a valid form of ID at state and federal agencies beginning Thursday, officials said.

The change coincides with a decision by the Puerto Rican government to issue new, more secure birth certificates because the old ones, they said, were frequently used unlawfully to obtain driver’s licenses, passports, and Social Security benefits.

Several state and federal agencies have released announcements reminding those born in Puerto Rico about the Sept. 30 deadline, and warning that anyone from the U.S. commonwealth seeking a government-issued document that requires a birth certificate won’t be able to with an old Puerto Rican certificate.

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911 service remains out as fire is being fought

SANTA ROSA – Fire crews Sunday morning remained in the west county community of Bodega, cleaning up after a wildfire that burned almost 100 acres and left a volunteer firefighter critically injured.

The Bodega firefighter remained hospitalized in San Francisco, but Bodega Fire Chief Ron Albini said the man was improving.

The fire also disrupted phone service and, as a result, 911 emergency service to the community.

PG&E and phone company crews were in Bodega early Sunday working on replacing burned power lines and trying to get phone services restored.

Emergency officials were told the effort could take until late Sunday night to be repaired.

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CONFLICT: KNOWING BOTH SIDES ... Continued from page 1

Almost immediately after, he was offered a job at a small Southern California college now known as CSUF. “I currently teach a class on the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Irvine campus. I ‘officially‘ retired in 2008, but I am still teaching,” Giacumakis said.

The forum began with a brief history of Jerusalem and Palestine. The session lasted about two hours with a 10-minute break in the middle. The RGC was packed with retired OLLI members, all very excited to hear Giacumakis speak. Stalky Lehman, OLLI member for 11 years, thoroughly enjoyed the discussion.

“I’m curious about everything. I love to learn,” Lehman said.

Lehman has seen Giacumakis speak on the Dead Sea Scrolls in the past.

“I went to the Middle East earlier this year for three weeks,” Lehman

said. “(I) Visited Egypt, Jordan and Israel. So these discussions are very interesting.”

Giacumakis crammed as much information in as he could without overwhelming the attendees. He discussed how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a recent one, it has been going on since the birth of time. Giacumakis was efficient at blending classic information with current events.

“What France is doing with the burqa is not very wise ... people tend to be less forgiving when you look different. And this has been going on in Europe forever, they have always been strict on outsiders,” Giacumakis said.

Giacumakis also stated that Jewish immigration is a modern issue that stems from many centuries in the past but many people just do not take time out to learn about the history of the conflict at hand.

“When you keep learning you never

get old,” Giacumakis said.

Pat Vasquez, recently retired and now an OLLI member, wanted to start attending events in order to continue learning in college level courses. She became interested in the issue when she heard about it on the news.

“I see it in the news all the time. I love history so I began reading about this conflict and became very interested in it,” Vasquez said.

She was impressed by Giacumakis after seeing him speak for the first time.

“I loved the discussion. He knows so much. I would love for him to teach a semester class,” Vasquez said. “I will definitely be attending the second lecture.”

The second part of the lecture will be Oct. 7 at 1:15 p.m. in the RGC at CSUF. Giacumakis will continue speaking about the social issues of the conflict.

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MORALITY: IN QUESTION ... Continued from page 1

KIRAN KAZALBASH / Copy Editor People gathered at the Arab American Day Festival in Garden Grove which took place this weekend. The festival offered attendees a variety of authentic Middle Eastern cuisine and other traditional activities and entertainment.

FESTIVAL: UNITING CULTURES ... Continued from page 1 “I (come to the festival) to see friends I haven’t seen for a while and hear good music and eat good food,” said Katya Finferanjen, a CSUF senior liberal studies major. “I like how so many people come together (here) and enjoy food and music and participate in their

Arab traditions, sharing their culture with their kids and grandkids.”

Speeches were also given by some of Southern California’s prominent Arab Americans who spoke about the local community including the upcoming elections and some of the candidates within the community who are running for office. Speeches were also made about the founding of the festival and how much it had grown since its initial launch, thanks to the local community.

All of the Middle Eastern countries were represented during the night-time events. The festival ended with a traditional Middle Eastern dance in which dozens participated in enthusiastically.

People representing countries like Iran, Lebanon and Jordan formed a dance circle while singing, beckoning others to join in. Participants joined hands and danced waving the flags of their individual homelands.

“I usually come with my family, and we usually have a big set up it’s really fun,” said Camilia Soof, a CSUF student. “I like to get back to my heritage; I think it’s really important (for) our culture just to be able to bring all the ethnicities together. It’s really really fun.”

Those who attended the Arab American Day Festival enjoyed it and look forward to attending for many years to come.

“Students would start to think about what kind of belief they have about themselves and people around them,” Liu said.

Students with different religious backgrounds came to this event with an open mind.

Ben Taitz, 18, a pre-med psychology major is Jewish and came with a learning posture. His interest in different cultures has made him see the importance of understanding morality.

“The whole concept of morality is a very broad topic,” Taitz said.

“But it’s still very important because anywhere you go people will justify

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It’s very interesting understanding human origins...

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STATE

ALAYNA DURAN / Staff Photographer Speaker, George Giacumakis a professor for Cal State Fullerton for over 40 years presented a lecture to attendees on the topic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict troubling the Middle East. He is currently teaching at the Irvine campus.

- Francisco Ayala UC Irvine professor

what they say or do based on their morals.”

Melissa Rhoades, 19, a liberal studies major is a Christian with firmly rooted principles.

“All my morals come from the Christian background,” Rhodes said.

Despite her deep convictions, she still wanted to hear alternative views and scientific explanations.

Rhodes also came to the event for the extra credit and learning experience for her philosophy class.

Other students also took advantage in gaining more insight for their class.

Dana Crucil, 24, a psychology major who attended the event to know more about evolutionary psychology.

“I thought it was entertaining and interesting,” Crucil said.

At the end of the lecture, students enjoyed refreshments and discussed science and religion outside while the Q&A commenced followed by a book signing.

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NEWS

Breast cancer symposium Chile earthquake explained informs students on disease Engineering professor shares her experiences with the natural disaster

Annual meeting hosted by sorority provides insight to young women

KAREN DICKINSON Staff Writer

DOMINIQUE JOHNSON For the Daily Titan

DOMINIQUE JOHNSON / For the Daily Titan Ambrocia Lopez spoke about breast cancer myths and illustrated statistics using students.

Center, 80 to 85 percent of women with breast cancer have no family history of the disease.

“Cancer does not discriminate, regardless of your socioeconomic status, race or occupation,” Lopez said.

Lopez urged students to take the time to talk to their doctors about prevention, risk factors and recom-

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Three of my friends—their moms actually died of breast cancer, they found it late...

- Tamara Adams

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Cal State Fullerton’s Delta Sigma Theta Inc. Sorority Xi Lamda Chapter and Sistertalk hosted its annual Breast Cancer Symposium in the Women’s Center Wednesday night, Sept 22.

About 25 students filled the center’s discussion room for a presentation detailing the statistics, misconceptions and risk factors of breast cancer.

Ambrocia Lopez, Community Outreach and Education specialist from the Orange County affiliate of Susan G. Komen For the Cure, began the presentation with a brief overview of the Komen Organization.

Lopez struck a chord with students with an alarming statistic: one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime according to KomenOc.Org. This stark realization had more of an impact when Lopez illustrated the point by asking eight female students to stand and explained to them that based on the statistics, one of these women could develop breast cancer in her lifetime.

Throughout the presentation, several students raised their hands when asked if they knew any women who were affected by breast cancer.

For 22-year-old human services major, Tamara Adams, the affects of breast cancer were all too familiar.

“Three of my friends—their moms actually died of breast cancer, they found it late,” Adams said.

For Adams and many other students in attendance that night, the symposium helped dispel certain misconceptions about breast cancer.

The most common being that if you don’t have a family history of breast cancer, then you won’t get it at all. However, according to University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer

human services major

mended administering of self-breast examinations on themselves for early detection. “(Self-breast examinations) could find a lump earlier, and early detection saves lives,” Lopez said. “If you do feel that lump and you go to your provider, it will save your life, because they could find early treatment for you.”

The Susan G. Komen For The Cure Organization recommends that every woman know her risks, get screened, know what is normal for her and make healthy lifestyle choices.

Lopez, who is also representing the Komen Organization, went on to further explain that it is especially important that women of color concern themselves and get informed with the

issue of breast cancer. “...As minorities we have a lot of cultural barriers that impede us from getting a mammogram... it could be the fact that there’s fear of knowing the disease... and cultural myths,” Lopez said.

Vice President of Delta Sigma Theta Inc. Xi Lambda Chapter, and CSUF alumna, Stacy Black said it’s important that her sorority put on a symposium such as this not only because it is one of the sorority’s five point thrusts: Physical and Mental Health; but also, because “breast cancer is the No. 1 cause amongst African American women in general, but women period.”

Delta Sigma Theta Inc. Xi Lambda Chapter has been hosting the Breast Cancer Symposium since 1996.

Cancer facts and figures for African Americans 2009-2010 reports that breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among African American women.

The CSUF grad also expressed that her sorority’s involvement in organizing the symposium is to help the CSUF community become aware of the causes, risks and prevention of the disease.

“We feel that as college educated women, it’s important for us to spread the word, spread the awareness, so that (Fullerton students) can go on and tell people in their community... and those who don’t have the same resources that we do,” Black said.

Anne Lemnitzer, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, shared her eyewitness account of the effects of Chile’s Feb. 27 earthquake at this week’s Cal State Fullerton Engineering and Computer Science Affiliates Technology Breakfast at the Holiday Inn. Lemnitzer said some earthquakes, such as Haiti’s, are highly publicized because they cause complete destruction of buildings and human lives.

Chile’s earthquake, however, is one that slipped through the cracks.

This earthquake also destroyed buildings but Lemnitzer said the media did not feel it was as important. She spoke about how the physical destruction affected the country ALAYNA DURAN / Staff Photographer socially and clearly conveyed the impact of the destruction through Anne Lemnitzer believes that the Chilean earthquake is as important as the one in Haiti. charts and graphs.

Many buildings collapsed because media downplayed the effects of this munities as quickly as possible. of poor infrastructure and building disaster because many of the dam“The whole economy breaking inconsistencies from floor to floor, aged homes were made of mud and down and the people losing their Lemnitzer said. Liquefaction, the structurally, not as many buildings houses, I think that was the main process in which dirt becomes simi- went down. thing. Sleeping on the street then all lar to quicksand, also played an imLemnitzer said it is important to the robbery afterward, that was really portant role in causing buildings to learn from the earthquakes. She said bad because the military had to step collapse. communities have to unite in the in,” Lemnitzer said. “One more lesLemnitzer researched the social midst of catastrophic events and be son is how to get the hospitals back impact of the Chilean earthquake ready for them at any time. on track, but that’s in every country and provided a humanistic perspec“I keep hearing we’re supposed to after a disaster.” tive on the natural disaster. get hit with the really big one so I am Lemnitzer said Chile had more “Beyond engineering, I think that just wondering what we can do to funding from within their country’s is the most valuable; the social im- prepare. Not even just from an engi- economy than Haiti, which is why it pact. It’s not just the technical stuff,” neer standpoint but just on the local was not all over the news but the imsaid 31-year-old structural engineer- level, getting everyone organized,” pact was just as profound. The social ing graduate student, Amerald Si- said Vanessa Robles, civil engineer- impact is just as serious as the strucmanungkalit. “What happens to the ing major. tural impact and that is sometimes community, what happens to the What caused chaos was the loss of forgotten, Lemnitzer said. people sometimes we have to think property titles as a result of the tsu“Usually everyone looks at the about that.” nami. People could not prove what building damage and the social sciLemnitzer and her colleagues piece of land was theirs because their ence is completely forgotten so that’s took a trip to Chile three weeks af- documents were washed away. Lem- why it’s important to talk about, ter the earthquake. She said that is nitzer said it is important to stick to- especially to a group of engineers,” when she realized how socially dev- gether during such difficult times in Lemnitzer said. “To just fix a buildastating it was to this country. The order to rebuild the damaged com- ing doesn’t do anything.”

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Gaga had it right: repeal “Don’t ask don’t tell”

Health The benefits of going organic

NICOLE FELTON Daily Titan Columnist

Two apples are in front of you, one is organic, the other isn’t, they have the same appearance which do you choose?

Let me help you to understand the term organic so when you make your next purchase you will be correctly informed on what you are buying.

The main reason you should choose foods that are labeled organic is because you will be reducing your exposure to chemicals that can be harmful to our health. Government regulations define organic as, “the use of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and other chemicals which should be avoided.”

There are three different ways that a food can be labeled organic: 1. 100 percent Organic- the product contains only organic ingredients 2. Organic- 95 percent of a product consists of organically produced ingredients 3. Made with organic Ingredientsthe product contains at least 70 percent organic ingredients Some foods that are not being grown according to USDA organic regulations can be treated heavily with harmful pesticides and chemicals.

Worldwide there are six billion pounds of pesticides being applied to food crops every year. These chemicals

are ending up in rivers and streams.

Buying organic will ultimately lower the chemical output into the environment and reduce your carbon footprint. Organic will not only provide a healthier life for you, but the environment as well.

Over the past few years studies have shown that buying organic food reduces chemical exposure, and helps the environment, although the nutritional value of organic and “conventional” foods are the same.

Pesticides that are used on our foods have been linked by the Enviornmental Protection Agency to cancer and other health diseases. Organic food can also be more costly than “conventional” foods, but the reward of better health is hopefully more important than raising the risk for disease.

Top 10 reasons to go organic: 1. Organic products meet high

standards in production 2. Organic food has an excellent

taste 3. Reduces health risks 4. Organic farms respect our water

resources 5. Organic farmers build healthy

soil 6. Organic farmers work in

hamony with nature 7. Organic production is innovative

research 8. Organic farmers strive to keep

diversity 9. Organic farms help keep rural

communities healthy 10. Help the growing organic

farmer population Clean up your diet, clean up the planet and go organic! A healthier life is only an organic purchase away.

I hope you all will be more conscious when purchasing your food, I know I will. Peace, love and recycle!

Disney employee shouldn’t wear her hijab JENNA WEST Staff Writer

Disneyland is one big escape from reality, and I expect to experience that when I walk through New Orleans Square. In order to create this fantastical place, Disney has established extreme dress codes to allow each cast member to fit a role: a costumed character, food cashier or retail employee. But one employee has tested these standards.

According to the Los Angeles Times, a Moroccan woman, Imane Boudlal, has worked as a hostess for Disney for two years. Boudlal arrived to work wearing her hijab and filed a discrimination complaint after Disney sent her home when she refused to remove it.

Disney offered her a backstage job where she was free to wear her hijab, and she refused.

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services would not be the same to consumers. If I were to go on the Haunted Mansion ride during NBA finals and saw Lakers paraphernalia on a worker, it would ruin the experience.

I agree with Granitz, Disney’s restriction on Boudlal’s hijab is not purposely directed toward her Muslim faith. Disneyland has treated all religions the same: Jewish men are not allowed to wear yarmulkes. Also, Disney offered to accommodate Boudlal by offering her another position backstage where dress code polices allow her to wear her hijab.

When she turned down the opportunity, Disney sent her home with no pay, which is understandable: if she is not going to work, she shouldn’t be paid. “Ethically, Disney’s dress code is like a code of ethical conduct at any organization; if the employee is aware and they have transgressed, then they should suffer the consequences,” Granitz said. With all these guidelines put in place I have Courtesy of Flickr user Ewen and Donabel to ask why Boudlal waited two years to its applicants a heads up on its rule to request to alter the dress code? Did she keep the “Disney classic look.” not wear her hijab during Ramadan Some are – no visible tattoos, for two years? “It seems, however, the brands, or sports paraphernalia. All unfortunate reality of this case is that these physical guidelines are enforced Boudlal apparently agreed to these to provide guests with a service and to terms and even adhered to them for a portray a role. These standards are en- number of years. Ideally, her request forced before employment. should have come pre-employment,” “Disney is very strict about their said human communications and busidress code; workers are made aware of ness professor, Melanie Davis. it when they are hired. I don’t think that People go to Disneyland and expect this is a statement against any religion,” to get lost in its atmosphere. Disney said business ethics professor, Neil has to stick to its guns when it comes Granitz. Disney’s reasons are simply to to dress code for the sake of the guests; create a character. If it was so lenient the dress code has nothing to do with on alterations of dress code, Disney’s discrimination of religious expression.

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Gays who serve our country shouldn’t have to hide who they are STEPHANIE RAYGOZA Staff Writer

Courtesy of MCT The reigning queen of pop music, Lady Gaga, arrived at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sunday with one goal in mind: to either be a fashion catastrophe or make a political statement. She succeeded at both by bringing six soldiers with her who were discharged or resigned under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

Every individual has the right to speak his or her mind and live life openly, no matter the orientation or situation. The fact that the government enforces a policy that denies this right is not only unconstitutional, but also ruins the lives of many soldiers.

The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, adopted in 1993, has denied homosexuals the right to serve in the military unless they agree to keep their sexual orientation a secret.

Now imagine getting into an exclusive party over the weekend. You’re drinking and having a blast, then someone comes up to you and asks you to leave because he or she finds out you prefer Keystone Light over Fat Tire.

The mere idea of the scenario is unfair – heck, even ridiculous – yet it is along the same lines of what our government is doing to homosexuals in the military.

The policy is openly practicing discrimination and costing the military several of its soldiers.

On Sept. 10, U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips declared the military ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional, saying it violated the First and 14th Amendment rights of lesbians and gay men. Phillips plans on issuing an injunction barring the government from enforcing the policy. This is the first successful legal challenge to the policy and a small step toward lifting the ban that denies so many out lesbians and gay men the right to serve for their country.

Phillips raises a very important ethical issue with the policy: Why is it that heterosexual service members can state their sexual orientation openly yet homosexuals get discharged for doing the same? To date, the policy is responsible for the discharge of more than 13,000 service members.

With this policy in effect, the government is unjustly stereotyping homosexuals as individuals whose orientation and conduct is said to “seriously impair the accomplishments of military mission.” The right and ability to serve should be based on the integrity and capabilities of an individual, not what the government assumes will be the effects of their personal actions and beliefs in the military.

Just as we all have the freedom of religion and speech, the homosexual community deserves the freedom to serve in the military without living with the guilt that they must hide who they are.

The ban is robbing gay men and lesbians of their basic human rights, and many colleges have even prevented military recruiting because it violates their employment nondiscrimination policies. Several military soldiers of high caliber and recipients of honors have already been stripped of their dignity and forced to resign because they were discovered as being homosexual.

How about granting everyone the right to proudly and openly serve this country without abiding to discriminatory standards? How about actually allowing equality for all?

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Sound dome offers a supernatural escape UFO-inspired sound dome causes eerie meditation KATIE EVANS Asst.Feautres Editor

CELIA LIRA / Staff Photographer Decorative Dia de los Muertos skull heads are often found here in Olvera Street along with many other Mexican treasures.

Daytripper Exploring cultural and traditional attractions in Los Angeles JOSEPH SZILAGYI Staff Writer

Cultural diversity and tradition is what makes Southern California unique. That is why I traveled by train to Downtown Los Angeles to enjoy Olvera Street, Philippe’s and Urban Noodle.

Leaving from the train station in Fullerton, it cost $9.50 for a one-way ticket to Union Station in Los Angeles (and another $9.50 back). While I was taken aback by what I felt was a high price for tickets, I felt the overall experience of traveling on the Amtrak would make due.

After a 40-minute ride, I was at Union Station. The loud rumble of trains passing by and the whirlwind of people chasing down their departing trains, combined with the uneasiness of being in a different environment, was overwhelming at first, but was still manageable.

After wondering down Main Street for a while, I eventually stumbled upon my destination.

Olvera Street is the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, found-

ed in the mid-1800s and in 1930 was turned into a marketplace with an array of Mexican merchandise and foods.

While walking through the tiny shops one can find cheap candy, skeleton key chains commemorating Dia de los Muertos and murals of one of Mexico’s famous female artists Frida Kahlo.

The stores are filled wall to wall with goods leaving little room to stroll down as a sign overhead reads “You break it, you buy it,” making shoppers conscious not to take a misstep.

Tip for travelers to Olvera Street: Stay away from the over stacked shelves full of items made of glass, theses shelves are a mine field ready to inflict pain on your wallet. Beware!

Outside the shops are a few dimly-lit restaurants that guests can enjoy while being serenaded by a mariachi band. With simple menus, the restaurants’ old-fashioned brick exterior and focus on cultural art are a comforting niche to settle in.

If you are not a fan of Mexican cuisine, though, take a five -minute walk to Alameda Street to the highly renowned Phillippe’s. Home of the “French Dipped Sandwich,” Phillippe’s has been dishing out sandwiches since 1908 and still covers its floor with sawdust, popularizing the restaurant and making it a

tourist hot spot today.

Though the sandwiches have risen in price to about $5.50 each, the classic restaurant is atop its competition by supplying delicious meals in a classic ice cream parlor-like set up reminiscent of “the old days.”

Since Los Angeles is culturally diverse, it has even more places to relax at if you enter the heart of the Downtown scene.

Urban Noodle is a modern Asian café that specializes in soups and imported beers, while keeping customers occupied with an Asian film projected in the middle of the room. The service is extremely hospitable, and a light meal with a “Watermelon Saki-Tini” to drink is enough to leave you satisfied.

The cultural and traditional activities that Downtown Los Angeles has to offer makes it worth the $19 train ride. As long as you do not run into a shelf of glass plates, the entire trip should be enjoyable.

“Kindergarten nap time of the third kind” is one way to describe it. Driving past, the Integratron looks like a miniature version of the Griffith Observatory, the rough and shady history unapparent.

George Van Tassel, restaurant owner in a private airfield nearby, conducted weekly meditation sessions in the Mojave Desert in 1953.

These lead to an encounter with extraterrestrials who woke Van Tassel from his sleep, invited him onto their ship and taught him a technique to rejuvenate the cell structure of living cell tissues.

A year later, the construction of the Integratron began as a center for rejuvenation process.

Van Tassel died before the Integratron was ever operative in that way.

The structure was built, a white, twostory dome with small windows.

What Van Tassel had not intended was for the wooden building to be an acoustically perfect sound cham-

ber and thus, the lead attraction in modern times, the Sound Bath, was born.

Essentially, the Sound Baths are a 30-minute crystal quartz bowl live concert. The conductor plays these bowls at certain pitches, targeting the chakras of the human body and firing neurons. The goal is to achieve peace, heightened awareness and to unleash creative, relaxing energy.

“I had no expectations, only that it had to do with sound,” Jacob Holdcraft, 28, Redondo Beach resident said just after experiencing a Sound Bath. “It was very colorful and mind-blowing. The sounds definitely felt like they were coming from inside my mind.”

Sean Johnson, 26-year-old Los Angeles man, had another story to tell. He said, “Honestly, I fell asleep after about five minutes. So I guess it totally worked.”

The sound does not go solely credited in terms of relaxation causation.

The Integratron is at the center of a spike in the Earth’s magnetic field.

“Three rivers converge underneath the Integratron. There is no way that George could have known that; it wasn’t discovered until 1989,” said Joanne Karl, current owner of the Integratron.

“Scientists come here on a regular basis – look on Google Earth,

the energy vortex does some weird things to the surrounding environment,” said Megan Close, event facilitator at the Integratron.

Close, herself, has an interesting history with the Integratron. She said, “When I was a teenager, my mother would come to the Integratron – she was a subscriber of the newsletter George put out – and I remember one time, I actually met him. I was very intrigued. He was very convincing.”

Close explained a profound experience she had in the dome by herself, crediting it to the energy vortex.

She raised her voice from the lowest it could go to the highest it could go, and said, “Something took over me.

It felt like the top of my head would come off.”

One thing most Integratron employees were quick to speak of was the list of special events to have taken place there.

One such notable appearance was from the lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin.

The Integratron and Sound Baths welcome a variety of people, whether they are artists looking for inspiration, yoga enthusiasts seeking enlightenment and meditation, UFO aficionados or simple sightseers searching for an interesting story to bring home.

KATIE EVANS / Asst. Features Editor A model of the sound dome allows visitors to undertsand how the dome actually works when it comes to sound relaxation.

WARHOL: NEW GALLERY HONORS ... Continued from page 1 Hancock is keeping the free exhibit open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 24, 2010 through Jan. 31, 2011, a venture that universally impressed gatherers at the opening night celebration.

Mary McGrath, a freelance journalist in Culver City and frequent attendee of Royal/T’s events, also commented on Hancock’s approach to the art world.

“She makes art accessible to the masses which is, I think, something that is really missing. In this type of venue she encourages a lot of families to come so that people feel like ‘I don’t know anything about art, (yet) I can come here and sort of flirt with it without feeling ignorant,’” McGrath said.

The soiree, which was sponsored by champagne purveyor Dom Perignon and Mattel’s Barbie doll, in-

JOHNNY LE / Asst. Photo Editor Lisa Perry’s pop-up shop sells merchandise inspired by Warhol’s images, such as sculptures of burgers, ketchup and soda bottles.

cluded a Barbie’s “Pink Carpet” to welcome guests. A playful miniexhibit of Barbie’s Dream Houses was also featured as well as the un-

veiling of Warhol’s colorful 1985 portrait of the iconic doll juxtaposed with his 1967 black portrait of Marilyn Monroe.

The exhibit also features some of Warhol’s most recognizable pieces: “Electric Chair,” “Dollar Sign,” “Flowers,” “Skull (green)” and “Heart” hang next to the works of artists Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst and Jeremy Kost.

Emcee Insulin, a.k.a. Shepard Fairey, whose Barack Obama “HOPE” poster catapulted him to national fame, also contributed to the gallery, debuting his “Obey Warhol” portrait for the show.

The Warholian exhibit celebrates the impact that the late artist had on his predecessors but does so in a way that is playful and inviting.

The Royal/T Café welcomes people of all ages to grab a bite to eat while sitting amongst some of the images that changed the way people looked at art.

“I think what Sue is doing here with Royal/T is really special. It’s sort of this noncommercial way of sharing art with people without an interest in selling it. ... I applaud her for that,” said Jeremy Kost, an artist whose ironic Polaroid collage of a drag queen in the desert was featured in the exhibit. dailytitan.com/features

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Eyegore Awards kick starts ‘Horror Nights’ CAROLINA VELAZQUEZ Features Editor

Hollywood, home of the red carpet. It isn’t unusual when Tinseltown hosts another award show ceremony, but when horrifying monsters are seen lurking around, you know this isn’t your usual award show.

The 2010 Eyegore Awards took place in Universal Studios Hollywood Saturday, Sept. 24 luring fans of gore and the macabre to the event that also marked the opening celebration of Halloween Horror Nights.

The Eyegore Awards is an award show dedicated to honoring individuals whom have brought their unforgettable and frightening visions to life.

The awards recipients were present and accounted for such as Hostel director Eli Roth, actor Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future and many more. The event was hosted by Lost Boys actor Corey Feldman.

Some of the other guests among many included Rob Zombie, Costas Mandylor from the Saw films, Director of Friday the 13th Tobe Hooper and Mariana Klaveno of True Blood.

First to arrive on the red carpet was artist Partick Ian Moore. Moore, who illustrated Vampyres, a comic book based off the maze “Vampyre: Castle of the Undead,” that was unveiled at the Eyegore Awards.

“It is the first comic book to be based off a Halloween maze or ride.

It’s unique in that way,” said Moore. “(vampyres are) not seductive, they’re not beautiful, they’re nasty.”

For some of the guests, it was the first time they attended the award show.

Actor Sid Haig, who played Captian Spaulding, the memorable homicidal clown in Rob Zombie’s horror film House of 1,000 Corpses, attended the event for the first time. Haig shared his interest in going through Zombie’s maze of the same name in 3-D. “It’s like going home,” Haig said.

By the evening, people started to make their way off the red carpet and into the Globe Theatre where the ceremony was about to take place.

An open bar, hors d’oeuvres being offered around the room and a jazz

JONATHAN GIBBY / Graphics Editor Actor Corey Feldman hosted the Eyegore Awards this year held at Universal Studios.

band quickly got the guests to mingle with one another before the ceremony.

With tombstones, haunting trees and a beautifully lit “night sky,” the set of the ceremony was designed to look like a cemetery which was perfectly apt for the occasion.

Vampire-esque dancers gave the audience a spectacle which officially started the 30-minute long award show. Host Feldman provided comedy throughout the night as a third year host to the award show.

As gargoyle statues were handed out to the recipients, winners warmly accepted their awards. As the award ceremony came to an end, guests were eager to check off the next item on the agenda list, going through the mazes.

Come nighttime, fog filled Universal Studios signifying the opening night of Halloween Horror Nights.

There will be five mazes this year

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including the highly anticipated Rob Zombie’s “House of 1,000 Corpses: in 3-D ZombieVision.”

Another first time attendee and daughter of musician Alice Cooper, Calico Cooper expressed her eagerness on which maze she wants to see first.

“I really want to do Rob’s (Zombie) 3-D maze because he is such a creative and insane person I can only imagine what he has come up with, so I‘m so ready to go,” Cooper said.

By the end of the night, screams were heard everywhere as “lunaticz,” psychotic clowns on stilts and monsters in military attire capered around Universal Studios frightening everyone in sight. Guests enjoyed the mazes, awaitng for next years Eyegore Awards.

Host Feldman seemed at ease knowing the night ended on a high note.

“The show went well, best year yet,” Feldman said.

JONATHAN GIBBY / Graphics Editor Musician and director Rob Zombie attended the event. His maze “House of 1,000 Corpses: in 3-D ZombieVision” was featured.

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September 27, 2010

Soccer stunned by UCLA MICHELLEE COOPER Staff Writer

The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team took on the No. 13 UCLA Bruins on Sunday at Titan Stadium.

After an aggressive game in 104-degree weather, the Bruins pulled out a the win with a final score of 3-2.

This matchup marks the first time the Bruins have been to Titan Stadium since 2004 when they tied the Titans 1-1.

Going in to the first half, both teams made some big saves. With 23 minutes remaining in the first half, a big play by the Bruins sent the ball straight for the goal but deflected off the post.

Redshirt sophomore, defense man Jesse Escalante, answered back with his goal attempt that was a close shot, but saved by redshirt junior goalkeeper Brian Rowe.

With a cross to far post, both UCLA juniors midfielder Andy Rose and forward Eder Arreola assisted sophomore forward Evan Raynr in the first goal in the 32nd minute.

Although the Titans could not hold

off the first goal, they answered back with a goal of their own just two minutes later.

In a header off a corner kick, senior defender Mark Nelson struck his first goal, with sophomore midfielder Oscar Aguero on the assist.

As the Titans held a steady pace throughout the first half, the second half is where all the action began.

In the 63rd minute, the Bruins took back the lead when sophomore midfielder Ryan Hollingshead assisted Arreola in a two-on-one strike on goal, making the score 2-1.

The Titans did not give up easily and in the 75th minute, they evened up the score with a blast that overpowered the keeper from 12 yards to the right made by junior forward Nick Posthuma.

As the night continued, junior goalkeeper Trevor Whiddon made a number of saves to keep the game tied at 2-2.

With 5:53 remaining on the clock, the Bruins settled once and for all when freshman forward Reed Williams nailed a point-blank shot off a deep cross from his teammates.

After two more attempts on a goal,

the Titans were unable to come back and the Bruins secured the win with the final score of 3-2.

“It’s about combining well and there was just no desire, we couldn’t capitalize,” Nelson said, expecting to have won this game.

The team took a hard loss because they had high expectations of coming out with the victory.

Titan Head Coach Bob Ammann said, “In the whole scheme of things, we scored two good goals, gifted three and it was difficult to come back after that.”

After trailing behind in the final minutes of the game, the Titans were unable to make a comeback.

Ammann said a key player of the night was Whiddon, and even though UCLA scored three goals, he was able to play well.

“Trevor played wonderfully,” Ammann said. “It was disappointing the players in front of him didn’t play up to his standards.”

The Titans will head back into action on Wednesday as the Big West Conference begins with the first matchup against UC Santa Barbara at Titan Stadium at 7p.m.

Titans’ streak is over, desires still high AARON GILLIAM Asst. Sports Editor

AARON GILLIAM / Asst. Sports Editor Junior outside hitter Torrie Brown leaps high to send the ball over 49er defenders.

MARK SAMALA / Photo Editor Titan freshman forward Anthony Rosales scoots the ball passed UCLA sophomore defender Matt Wiet in a losing 3-2 effort on Sunday.

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team opened conference play on Saturday as they traveled to “The Pyramid” to face bitter rival and defending Big West Conference champions No. 23 Long Beach State.

The 49ers (11-3,1-0) swept the Titans (25-16, 25-19, 25-18) dropping CSUF, (11-4, 1-0) and snapping the Titans seven-game and record 21-set winning streak. This match marked the Titans 56th straight loss to the 49ers.

“This gym has always been a problem because of the crowd and the atmosphere and stuff like that.

We just have to overcome it and remain strong as a team so that we can continue winning,” said sophomore setter and defensive specialist Gabri-

elle Dewberry at the end of the gruesome match.

The Titans, who were nationally ranked fifth in kills and 18th in hitting percentage before their previous game against San Diego, struggled out of the gate to keep up with Long Beach’s long-armed defensive pressure, as the Titans were out blocked 15.0 to 6.0 “They’re big girls, they played aggressive but for whatever reason our hitters couldn’t find any gaps to hit at the net. I felt like we just hit a lot of balls into their hands and we failed to execute offensively,” said Titan Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman.

After starting the game off a little shaky at 6-3, Dewberry had an awesome diving save to swing the momentum back into CSUF’s favor allowing them to go up three straight points bringing the score 8-7, 49ers.

In an effort to rally back and stay in the game sophomore outside hit-

ter Kayla Neto got a hard kill as the Long Beach defense took the ball in the chest.

“We weren’t really seeing and using the block like we usually do. It was almost like everyone felt like they were going to get blocked every time. So we were doing too much to get around the block and not really playing our own game,” said junior outside hitter Torrie Brown.

CSUF, who has never won a game this year after losing the first set, tried to break that stat as they started the second set 4-2. The Beach kept getting what seemed like easy points off of dumps by Long Beach senior setter Ashley Lee. Freshman middle blocker Ayana Whitaker had a ferocious kill that left the Beach stunned giving CSUF the momentum needed to even the score up at 13. The Titans tied up the game at 19 due to a lift error by the 49ers, but unfortunately that’s

the last point CSUF scored in the set as Long Beach put the set away 25-19.

The Titans started the third set off with a service ace by senior libero Cami Croteau and like the previous sets did a good job keeping the Beach to a four-point lead for most of the match. Whitaker collected a kill, which helped the Titans get the next three points keeping; but to no avail as the final serve for CSUF went out of bounds, giving LBSU the win 25-18.

“I feel like we prepared well and just didn’t perform. It’s unfortunate that we have to leave tonight feeling like we need to go back to practice to turn it around for the next match on Friday and we didn’t get a chance to challenge Long Beach the way that we had hoped.” Zimmerman said.

CSUF faces conference foe Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Robert A. Mott Gymnasium.

Fallout of media in locker room STEPHANI BEE Staff Writer

While reporter Ines Sainz was in the New York Jets’ locker room Sept. 11, she tweeted she was “dying of embarrassment” about the way she was being treated by the team of “Hard Knocks.” Her discomfort stemmed from catcalls and footballs thrown near her by coaches during practice so players could get a good look at her. It was no surprise that all media outlets were buzzing with

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the news while the NFL launched an investigation. Since then, Sainz has downplayed what occurred, though information about her has the Internet all atwitter.

People were quick to point out the way Sainz dresses. Mexico’s TV Azteca, the station Sainz works for, is known for having female reporters dress in a more racy fashion than would generally be accepted on American television.

On Sept. 11, Sainz wore skintight jeans and a white blouse to the stadium. Just because she wears pro-

vocative clothing does not mean she deserves to be disrespected.

The Chicago Bears’ Lance Briggs said in an interview with NBCChicago.com that he didn’t believe women belong a locker room, pointing out that many of the players are naked and he constantly asks the media to wait until he’s dressed. His point is valid; people deserve to feel comfortable in their work environment. The locker room is a designated work environment in many professional sports, including the NFL. For years, the locker room has been where reporters of both sexes go to conduct interviews with players. There is an expected code of conduct for all parties which is to act professionally.

However, there are still those who do not believe females can maintain their professionalism in the locker rooms. In a radio interview three days after the Jets incident occurred, Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis gave his take on the issue, saying, “Somebody’s got to spark her interest, or she’s going to want somebody. I don’t know what kind of woman won’t, if you get to look at 53 men’s packages. I know you’re doing a job, but at the same time, the same way I’m going to cut my eye if I see somebody worth talking to, I’m sure they do the same thing.”

The league quickly reprimanded Portis for his comments and he issued an apology.

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Darnell Dockett joined the fray by tweeting, “All I can do is LOL at the Jets’ female reporter! She walks into a locker room full of men and think some one not gonna say nothing LMFAO. … I don’t know what was said to her or whatever but you just have to know you’re going into a TEAM LOCKER ROOM, and if it’s that serious WOMEN STAY OUT!” Regardless of what a person is, male or female, young or old, attractive or unattractive, they deserve respect. Women have come a long way in sports media; what Lisa Olson endured while covering the New England Patriots probably won’t happen again. However, what reporters like Sainz have gone through and the comments of players show is that there is still work to be done.