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LOCAL HOOKAH LOUNGE FACES POSSIBLE CLOSURE

Local police team with FBI agents in search for suspect, who has been linked to robberies in Fullerton and Placentia BRIAN DAY Daily Titan

A serial bank robber the FBI has dubbed the “Desperate Bandit” pulled his seventh Southern California heist Friday in La Habra, authorities said. The robber has also been linked to six other bank robberies since Aug. 8 in Fullerton, Anaheim, Placentia, Tustin, Corona and Chino, according to the FBI. With each new crime in his criminal career, he’s leaving more evidence for investigators to work with, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. “Based on the excellent surveillance photos, we’re hoping someone recognizes the suspect in the multiple recent robberies to which he’s been linked,” she said. The serial bank robber earned his nickname based on his tactics, or modus operandi, employed during the seven crimes. “The unidentified bank robber known to law enforcement as the ‘Desperate Bandit’ was given the moniker based on demand notes stating that he is ‘armed and desperate,’” according to a written statement from the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, which services seven Southern California counties. In the most recent caper, the bandit showed up shortly after 2 p.m. Friday at the Bank of the West, 1330 S. Beach Blvd., Unit A, in La Habra, according to La Habra police spokeswoman Cindy Knapp. Like in the other crimes, the bandit passed a teller a note demanding money before fleeing with the loot, Knapp said. In a new twist, however, the bandit apparently tried to disguise his appearance by wearing a blond wig, police and FBI officials said. A getaway car was not seen in Friday’s robbery, though in some of the other robberies, the bandit has been spotted fleeing the crime scenes in a white, 4-door Toyota Corolla, FBI officials said. The robber has worn various T-shirts and baseball caps, along with shorts or cargo pants and tennis shoes, during the robberies. He also carries a dark blue or black bag. In some of the crimes, he posed as a customer prior to the robbery and asked about cashing a company check, according to the FBI. Though his notes threaten that he has a weapon, he has not yet displayed one. Authorities describe him as a white, in his 40s or 50s, 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall and 180 to 200 pounds. In the Fullerton crime, the robber wore his usual uniform of a T-shirt and baseball cap, but also donned a thick, fake mustache, bank surveillance photos show. SEE BANDIT, 2

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Jay Tomeian, 21, a customer at Twilight Hookah Lounge in Fullerton, smokes in front of several signs made by supporters of the business.

Patrons fight to ‘save Twilight’ Twilight Hookah Lounge, a popular spot for many students, has received several complaints from nearby residents

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Twilight Hookah Lounge in Fullerton is facing a possible shutdown or permit modification after numerous residential complaints about noise volume and underage drinking on the premises. Complaints by the public sparked a public hearing that will take place at Fullerton City Hall Wednesday at 7 p.m. to discuss the possible fate of the venue. Twilight Hookah Lounge, which advertises itself as “a great big living

room with a whole new family,” is a popular destination for many Cal State Fullerton students, particularly those who are underage. The lounge is also fairly advertised around campus and inside buildings. According to some of its employees and customers, Twilight Hookah Lounge is known for the music and dancing that takes place in the middle of the lounge. Unlike other hookah lounges, the six-year-old Twilight encourages its customers to take part in dancing. On the weekend, interactive crowd songs like the “Cha Cha Slide” and “Cupid Shuf-

Sisters JeAnne and Erica Mazeau play the game that binds them together IRMA WONG Daily Titan

Katelyn Downer will show her horror movie Orange County Hill Killers Friday RAYMOND MENDOZA Daily Titan

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Katelyn Downer hopes to cut into the horror genre with her film that will showcase at the Orange County Everybody Dies Horror Film Festival.

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Family on and off the soccer field

Student to kill it at film festival

Her mother, Lisa Downer, remembers her daughter’s predisposition to being a bookworm and filling up countless journals. “Katie as a child was a voracious reader,” said Lisa Downer. “When she was a kid she just had journals and journals that she would use for writing... I knew she would end up becoming a writer.” Lisa Downer added that her daughter had a history of pushing the envelope and being creative, even at a young age. As a youth, Downer immersed herself into writing and reading

complained that the smoke was worsening his/her asthma. One employee, Ameer Liddawi, 19, disputed the safety complaint by emphasizing the lounge’s hired security. “We hired security Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday... on the busy nights,” said Liddawi. The neighbors, particularly those directly behind the lounge, complained about the smell from the trash cans located just outside of neighbors’ property, Liddawi said.

SPORTS | Women’s soccer

FILM | Blood, guts and gore

Radiant blonde hair and a bright smile, many see Katelyn Downer as a sociable Cal State Fullerton master’s program student. Her natural friendliness might mislead people in terms of her desired profession. The truth: she’s more interested in blood, guts and gore. Don’t let that fool you. The 24-year-old is a screenwriter, filmmaker and a horror movie fanatic. Her latest film, Orange County Hill Killers, is set to premier at the Orange County Everybody Dies Horror Film Festival. Even with her first short film opening this week, Downer admits she did not always want to be a filmmaker. Instead, she wanted to be a novelist.

fle” are played. However, complaints have been pouring in by a few residents in particular, according to Sean Abdullah, the owner of Twilight Hookah Lounge, who recently sent a 341page paper filled with complaints to city. The majority of those residents are housed directly behind the hookah lounge. According to Abdullah’s wife, Nadia Abdullah, the complaints say Twilight is a nuisance and that their patrons are compromising safety. Hookah, a tobacco product, is harmful to public health and one resident

books. She thought a career as a novelist would be both simple and enjoyable. “I thought I really loved books and I always loved going to the library and getting books and reading,” said Downer. “So I was like, people do this for a job... I could write a book, I could do this.” Downer’s initial interest was somewhat discouraged by some of her teachers due to the difficulty of finding both a “niche” and “style” as well as not being a lucrative career. SEE DIRECTOR, 5

A family that plays together, stays together. This saying seems to be true for siblings JeAnne and Erica Mazeau, whose passion for soccer has contributed to them maintaining a close knit relationship throughout the years. The sisters have played the sport since they were children. Now in college, they are happy playing together on Cal State Fullerton’s Division I women’s soccer team and major in the same subject, kinesiology. The siblings grew up in Yorba Linda, where as children they participated in a variety of activities such as gymnastics, swimming and softball. Soccer, however, stood out from the rest because it was the most fun and competitive, according to both sisters. Older sister JeAnne, 22, began to play the sport at age five. Erica, 19, followed a couple of years later. Because of their two-year age difference, they could not play on the same team. It wasn’t until high school that JeAnne and Erica were able to compete at the same level.

While playing for Esperanza High School in Anaheim, the two achieved significant accomplishments. In JeAnne’s first year of high school, she played varsity soccer and received the “Rookie of the Year” award. Erica was named Most Valuable Player her senior year when the team won both the California Interscholastic Federation and state championship. After being recruited, the transition to college was different for each of the sisters. Center back defensive player JeAnne, who sports the number 29 on the field, felt intimidated by the team at first. “It was definitely scary because I was red shirted my first year. I was coming off an injury and it was hard, I didn’t know what to expect,” JeAnne said. “I hadn’t been running at all, I tore my ACL so I was rehabbing. I was extremely nervous how I was going to fit in because I wasn’t clear to play yet. I could only do certain things off to the side.” It was not until midway though the season that JeAnne was cleared to play. She describes this as one of the hardest times in her college soccer career. “Knowing I would never be put in a game was very hard. But on the other side of that, I think it was the best decision because I was

coming off an ACL tear and wasn’t quite ready to compete at the level I needed to be,” JeAnne said. On the other hand, Erica, who plays midfielder and wears the number five, attempted to fit in. She said her teammates were nice but made it a point to let her know who was in charge. With her older sister on the team, Erica was motivated to be at her best. “Because I’m her little sister I try to play my hardest, she always yells at me if I don’t. She knows my ability to play hard, so if I’m not playing my hardest she will get on me,” Erica said. Although sibling rivalry is not an issue between the two, tough love while playing a competitive sport sometimes occurs. JeAnne explains that because they are family, she sometimes yells at Erica differently than she would other teammates on the field. Apart from being able to get away with it, telling Erica what she needs to do reminds her what she is capable of. Their mother Barbara Mazeau said both her daughters are very competitive and soccer has been an important part of their lives that has built their confidence and self-esteem. SEE SISTERS, 8

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BANDIT: Serial thief changes appearance for every heist 1

BANDIT’S PATH In addition to Friday’s robbery in La Habra, bank heists linked to the bandit were reported by the FBI:

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“We responded to a bank robbery at the Bank of the West,” Fullerton police Cpl. Tim Kandler said. “By the time officers arrived, the suspect had fled in a white vehicle.” The robber demanded money from a single teller and received an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing, Kandler said. Because of the ongoing FBI investigation into the serial bandit, Kandler said detectives declined to release more specific details of the Fullerton crime, deferring further

comments to their federal counterparts. The Anaheim robbery took place about 4 p.m., Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn said. “A male entered the bank and demanded money,” he said. He ordered the teller to hand over cash both verbally and with a demand note. The robber fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, and no getaway car was seen, Dunn added. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI’s Southern California 24-hour tip line at 888-226-8443.

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Aug. 8 U.S. Bank 12801 Central Ave. in Chino

Aug. 14 Bank of the West 3021 Yorba Linda Blvd. in Fullerton

Sept. 5 U.S. Bank 3800 E. La Palma Ave. in Anaheim

Sept. 14 Bank of America 2601 Green River Road in Corona Bank of the West 701 E. 1st Street in Tustin

Sept. 28 U.S. Bank 201 E. Yorba Linda Blvd. in Placentia

Oct. 5 Bank of the West 1330 S. Beach Blvd. in La Habra

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Local smoking lounge employees and customers post signs on the lounge’s wall in protest of complaints from concerned neighbors nearby.

TWILIGHT: Hookah hotspot contested

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Residents that complained declined to comment at the time of this report. Other complaints deal with underage drinking in the parking lots and the smoking of marijuana. The venue itself does not permit drinking and all purses are checked before entrance, discouraging customers from sneaking in alcoholic beverages. If alcohol is found, they are asked to pour out the beverage’s contents in front of security or police, according to Abdullah.

The parking lots pose many problems in themselves, aside from the drinking. According to Abdullah, cars will sometimes park in front of the neighbors’ houses and leave bottles of beer in the lawn or driveway. When customers walk away from the cars they will often lock their cars two or three times, which results in multiple horn beeps right outside the properties. “That happens. Some stuff we can’t deny,” Abdullah said. “My customers are not all perfect.” To counteract the complaints and petition for its future, Twilight is

encouraging its customers to make signs that currently decorate the venue. They are also asking for signatures to petition to “save Twilight.” Some signs that can be seen from the inside of the lounge say phrases such as, “Can’t we all just get along?” and “Twilight stood by me through chemo.” Candice Baliles, who has worked at Twilight for over a year, described the number of ways in which Twilight has helped its customers through tough times. She also said that closing down Twilight would mean putting some people out of

work, like herself. “This is my job,” said Baliles, who has a 2-year-old daughter. According to Baliles, Twilight is a spot where many CSUF students come to study on the weeknights. She said some students will come before class, reserve and smoke their hookah, and then come back after class and do their homework for the night. Abdullah said most of these students are not nuisances. “For a business to fit 124 people, in 6 years, I probably have had about 3 or 4 police calls,” he said.

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Sandusky to serve 30 to 60 years The verdict is in: Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State assistant football coach, was sentenced to between 30 and 60 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually abusing children. The sentence has come four months after he was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year-period. Four of Sandusky’s victims attended the trial where they addressed the court and even Sandusky himself. “I will not forgive you, Jerry Sandusky. I will not forgive you, but I ask that all the other victims forgive me for not coming forward sooner,” one victim said, according to Jean Casarez of In Session. Sandusky maintained his innocence, insisting several times in court that he did not do the acts he was accused of. According to the New York Times, Sandusky made remarks that resembled a “pregame motivational speech,” and became emotional while discussing how he had not been able to see his family. The sentence calls for a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 60 years, essentially life imprisonment for the 68-year-old.

Ricardo Muniz, 24, an international business major, reads his experience of being an undocumented student at Cal State Fullerton. He was just one of many undocumented students who shared their personal stories growing up. The event was one of many held at CSUF during Latino Heritage Week. Allies of undocumented students also spoke and rallied in order to educate and inform other students about Proposition 30 and the importance of the Dream Act.

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Brief by ERIC FARRELL

Mexican cartel leader slain

Brief by KYMBERLIE ESTRADA

Business expo kicks off Friday

Orange County will be hosting the West Coast Franchise Expo, which will showcase small businesses and restaurants, Friday through Saturday. The event will be hosted at the Anaheim Convention Center that will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and end at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The event will consist of varieties of free seminars from large varieties of businesses ranging from restaurants and bars to dental fixture enterprises to home care services. This event is expected to be an opportunity for all people seeking to start or franchise their own business. Also, many of the hosts for their franchise in investment categories are people looking to aid prospective employers franchise their own business. Visitors are also offered stay at the Anaheim Marriott, Hilton Anaheim and Embassy Suites Anaheim-South all at a reduced price. Brief by ARJUN MALHOTRA

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The Mexico forces killed Heriberto Lazcano, leader of the Zetas drug cartel, in a shootout Sunday in northern Mexico. Lazcano’s death is considered the Mexican government’s biggest takedown since President Felipe Calderon launched extensive operations against cartels six years ago. Lazcano is the founding member of the Zetas, a cartel marked responsible for smuggling tons of cocaine to the United States and killing 52 people in a casino fire. His death will weaken the Zetas dramatically, said George Grayson, author of a book on the cartel. The intelligence firm, Stratfor, expects Lazcano’s death to have little impact on the Zeta’s operations since he has transferred much control to Mexican drug lord Miguel Angel Trevino Morales. Lazcano’s body was stolen from a funeral home by a group of armed men. Photographs and fingerprints were taken by authorities to confirm his identity.

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Anthony Conchalos, 21, a theater major, fills his tank for $4.59 per gallon at World Gas Station near campus. Prices have jumped almost 50 cents per gallon in the last week.

California gas prices will deflate to ‘normal’ PETER PHAM Daily Titan

Gas prices in California jumped over the weekend to an average of $4.671 per gallon as of Tuesday. Since last week, the cost of an average gallon of gasoline has increased by 48.9 cents per gallon. The Los Angeles Times reported that analysts expect the prices of gasoline to decline this week and the cheaper winter blend of fuel should help speed the process. For Cal State Fullerton, a commuter school in Southern California, the gas hike is expected to impact students and staff alike. “We hear that (gas prices are) going to go down, in the meantime it’s going to cause a lot of destruction in terms of services, in terms of all businesses attached to the oil industry and gas consumption,” said Morteza Rahmatian, Ph.D., associate dean of the College of Business and Economics. Rahmatian said to take the word of oil companies with a grain of salt. “Oil companies are not really the nicest companies you want to invite to dinner,” Rahmatian said. “Oil companies are basically out there to make money and use every excuse to do that.” Rahmatian said oil companies use refinery issues as an excuse to raise prices and make their billions. Only once they make their money will the companies lower gas prices. Rahmatian compared the demand

for gasoline to electricity. “The sad part is this, electricity prices are always stable, and we cannot store electricity,” Rahmatian said. “Electricity is supplied by demand. You turn on your light switch, you have electricity.” But unlike electricity, gasoline can be stored, Rahmatian said. Consumers can think ahead and store gasoline in order to maintain stable prices. “Why can’t they do that?” Rahmatian said. “What’s the strategy? So basically, it’s an excuse, poor excuse. Yeah, switching from summer fuel to winter fuel may have a little bit of a hiccup, but not this. So I don’t listen to them anymore because they’re out there to make money, they have long lists of legitimate excuses that they use and they make their billions.” Rahmatian said the gas hike is more pronounced in California. “This is only California, I talked to a friend of mine in Colorado and they put their gas in and it costs $3.30 a gallon today,” Rahmatian said. “While we put in almost two dollars more.” Rahmatian expects prices will go down in the near future. “I would say this shift, this fluctuation, is a short one, I have no idea but I’m sure when they feel they have made enough money they will lower it.” Christian Castro, 18, a chemistry major, walks to school every day and is happy to save a lot of money by not driving. Spencer Johnson, 21, a political science major, will be affected by

the gas hike, but dodged the bullet this weekend. “Over the weekend, luckily, I was up north for soccer,” said Johnson. “On the way back it was a seven to eight hour drive on the bus, I’m pretty sure it was a pretty hefty bill the bus driver had to pick up.” During the weekends, Johnson said he will sometimes go home and visit his family that is about 35 minutes away. Being a college student and not being able to have a job because he’s on the soccer team definitely affects his driving, he said. Because he is unable to pay for gas due to the gas price increase, Johnson said he is considering staying at school for the weekend. Analia Cabral, 19, photography major, commutes to school from Pomona. “It was terrible, I’m running on low gas right now, so I’m trying to get rides from other people and carpool,” said Cabral. “It was terrible to find out that the gas prices went up.” Cabral is open to finding other methods to getting to school. “I think that people are going to find different ways of getting to school like maybe find different (forms) of transportation like the bus or maybe bike to school,” Cabral said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” she added. But in light of the price uptick, Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service, told the LA Times that fuel prices should “disappear by next week.”

Infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay had extended downtime earlier this week due to a power outage; at the same time, their old servers were raided by Swedish authorities. On Monday, Swedish authorities raided PRQ, the web host where The Pirate Bay was previously located. Around the same time, The Pirate Bay suffered a power outage, knocking the site offline. This coincidence led many of the millions of visitors of the site to assume that the site had been busted. PRQ was established by The Pirate Bay co-founders and has played host to many controversial websites in the past, including The Pirate Bay, WikiLeaks and a plethora of controversial blogs. Operators from The Pirate Bay said they were not impacted majorly by the raid. All they have at PRQ is a relay, they said, and that the major reason for the downtime this week was due to the power outage they suffered. The Pirate Bay is no stranger to dealing with the authorities by this point. In 2006, its servers were raided and confiscated, and in 2007, three of their operators and one of their financiers were taken to court and given jail time and fines. Initially, each of them were given a year of jail time and a $905,000 fine. Most of them appealed and were given less jail time in return for a higher fine. When discussing plans for the future to avoid legal action, The Pirate Bay’s operators have touched on ideas like placing servers in low orbit around the Earth, so that the only way to shut them down would be to attack them with aircraft. This has led some to guess that some day piracy will be operated from space. Andy Bazar, professor of mechanical engineering at Cal State Fullerton, said the idea is not as outlandish as some would expect. “Even today the technology is there,” said Bazar, adding that a spacebased server would be possible “if they have the funds and the expertise.” Bazar noted that the primary difficulty of such a feat would be launching a server into space without the aid or approval of any government institutions. The Pirate Bay was strategically es-

tablished in Sweden, so that the operators could take advantage of Sweden’s relatively relaxed copyright laws. Historically, taking legal action against torrent trackers has been difficult, due to the nature of how torrenting works. Rather than hosting copyrighted content on their own servers, trackers like The Pirate Bay simply enable users to connect peer-to-peer using their own torrent clients and share files among each other. Since the tracker does not actually host any copyrighted data, it is difficult to take legal action against them. Though it may be hard to land a solid blow against trackers like The Pirate Bay, lawmakers have not stopped trying. Sites like The Pirate Bay were a major target of the recent SOPA bill, as well as other legislation aimed at piracy. In addition, the site has been denounced by name on the Senate floor in the past. CSUF student Brooke Ullrich, 21, a psychology major, said he believes a majority of students partake in illegal downloads, partly due to how easy it has become. “It’s getting easier and easier to illegally download music,” said Ullrich. Ullrich estimated that three out of every four students at CSUF illegally download their music. Andrew Duong, 18, a computer engineering major, also said he believes ease of access is contributing to the popularity of piracy in other areas, such as video games. “Some people have to do a lot of things just to get a game, now it’s easier just to download it,” said Duong. Duong also said that high prices for retail purchases may be another reason why piracy is so popular among students. Users of torrent trackers like The Pirate Bay are extremely wary of any unannounced downtime, following recent crackdowns on illegal file-sharing. A few months ago, popular torrent tracker Demonoid was shut down following a raid by Ukrainian police, an operation which the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and Interpol also participated in. Though the downtime from the outage lasted longer than expected, The Pirate Bay is now back online, and running as usual.

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ADVOCATE Prop 34 will remove the death penalty in California

Courtesy of MCT California has executed 13 prisoners since 1976 but has 724 people on death row, the most in the U.S.

Life without parole is cheaper and protects those who could be innocent

Even current prisoners on death row don’t want Prop 34 to pass

PRO: DOMINIQUE ROCKER

CON: ALEXANDER KROCHMAN

The death penalty: In a state like California, this issue may never truly be put to rest. Now, with the November election rapidly approaching, it has become a hot topic yet again. Proposition 34, also known as the SAFE California Act, would eliminate the death penalty in California and implement life in prison without the possibility of parole as the highest punishment for murder. This proposition may be a good option for California voters, and there are a few solid reasons to consider when looking at the benefits drawbacks of either outcome. One common argument from the pro side is the dollar amount of the death penalty as opposed to keeping prisoners behind bars for life. In fact, life without parole is the more cost-effective punishment. The website against the proposition, VoteNo34.org, states the process of a sentence of execution. This includes, as the site says, “countless other appellate judges” who review the decision and while that does show a thorough process, the system is not perfect, and execution is far too permanent a solution for a less than absolutely perfect trial system. It also adds up to a lot of time and money spent on a single death penalty case. A Los Angeles Times article from June 2011 quotes a study that concludes the high cost of execution. “The state’s 714 death row prisoners cost $184 million more per year than those sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole,” states the study. The article goes on to explain just how much the state spends on executions. “Taxpayers have spent more than $4 billion on capital punishment in California since it was reinstated in 1978, or about $308 million for each of the 13 executions carried out since then, according to a comprehensive analysis of the death penalty’s costs,” states the study. Sentences of life without parole save significant money.

SafeCalifornia.org, the website supporting Proposition 34, states that according to The Legislative Analyst, “California taxpayers will save $130 million each year without releasing a single prisoner.” This also goes against the claim that eliminating the death penalty would mean more killers being released to the streets. Proposition 34 will ensure that prisoners are held accountable for their crimes. In another LA Times article from late September of this year, the case of one Robert Lee Massie, who in 1978 was paroled and proceeded to kill again once released, is cited by opponents of the bill. It is not stated, however, that when this occurred the possibility of life without parole was not an option. With Proposition 34, killers would not have the opportunity to repeat their crimes because they would not ever be eligible for release. Current death row inmates would be transferred to a life prison without the chance for parole. Finally, and most importantly, are the permanent consequences of the having a death penalty versus life without parole. Although years spent in prison can never be replaced in the rare case of those found innocent, an execution is obviously a more drastically irreversible punishment. Put quite plainly, the death penalty can never be taken back; Proposition 34 would eliminate this possibility entirely of executing an innocent person. Life without parole is a high punishment that ensures justice without further death at the hands of the state. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” It’s a popularly stated quote, and has been used before in this context, but it still rings true. Death for death solves nothing, and seems to do more harm than good on several fronts. In this case, Proposition 34 is a viable option for California.

In California, we often pride ourselves on leading the pack for the rest of the U.S. as we move toward a better world. We have some of the heaviest smog requirements, we take care of our environment and, now, we want to abolish capital punishment because it’s the right thing to do. Wrong. To begin with, the only way one can be sentenced to death in our great state is to either have someone die as a direct consequence of one’s actions, or to literally declare war on the state. It’s not like the judge and jury throw this sentence out lightly—they are considering taking someone’s life for his or her crimes; people that are among the most violent, most heinous criminals in our society. We now have over 700 death row inmates, most of which are appealing their cases in an attempt to be found innocent. A few of them have exhausted all appeals attempts and are now sentenced to be executed. Among these men is Joseph Edward Duncan III, a man who brutally raped, tortured and killed multiple children. He even videotaped the seven-week torture and rape of a 9-year-old boy, Dylan Groene, before killing him in the Idaho wilderness. Upon his sentencing, he smiled, quoted Ezekiel 21:31, and confided in his lawyer that his only regret was being caught, and that he would do everything he could to break out of prison, then murder as many people as he could before he was caught again. Men like Duncan have nothing to offer for the betterment of society, inside or outside of prison, so why should we keep them alive and well, better than we do some of our own citizens? But then there are also innocent men on death row, what do we do about them? Under the current law, they are required to be provided legal counsel

by the state and have several appeals before they are sentenced to be executed. Under Proposition 34, they lose all of that. They would only get one appeal, and if they loose, it is life in prison, “another death penalty” according to inmates. While no official polling of the death row inmates has occurred, about 220 inmates were sent letters asking if they supported the bill, of the 50 that replied, only two supported it according to SFGate.com. This is because they recognize that with this law, they lose most of their legal rights and get demoted to the level that every other criminal is at. No priority for their case, no provided legal counsel, nothing. Most of the men on death row would rather the law stand so that they have the necessary attempts to be found innocent, even with the possibility of execution being dangled above their head. These people have nothing to lose, why should they not bet it all in an attempt to prove their innocence? Wouldn’t you rather work tirelessly to prove your innocence knowing that there is a chance at freedom, and a chance of death, instead of resign yourself to life behind bars, knowing that you will never leave? Now, if this law does pass, those who are on death row will now be forced to perform jobs in prison until the end of their lives, with their wages being stripped from them and given to the victims’ families as restitution. With this we are now placing an arbitrary monetary value on the life of those victims that the families will never see again, which is insult to injury after they learn that their loved ones murderer will be spared because some Californians want to be rid of the death penalty. Now, finally, ask yourself this: Is putting the state’s most violent criminals to work as slave laborers really a good idea?

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Ilana Vered may be regarded as a musical wonder – she began playing piano when she was two

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Classical pianist Ilana Vered is a successful female musician whose career has spanned almost her entire life. Her upcoming performance in Meng Concert Hall will showcase her mastery of the piano through compositions by Chopin, Scriabin, Haydn, Mozart and Ravel. Vered said the life of a musician is a long voyage. “It’s a rich life,” said Vered. “Full of wonderful things, difficult things, full of millions of ties with people and places. Living all over the world, travelling, concerts, master classes and festivals.” Vered was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and began learning piano at two and a half years old. Her mother was a pianist and her father a violinist. Vered said she was influenced by both genetics and her parents’ support. “My mother was teaching when she was carrying me and so I think I popped out knowing everything,” Vered said. “I knew all the repertoire when I was born.” Vered moved to Paris at 12 to study with a pianist and attended many schools throughout her life, including the Paris Conservatory and Juilliard. She studied under instructors from France, Brazil, England and America. “A good mentor is hard to find,” Vered said. “It’s somebody who influences you in many things beside the piano.” It is beneficial for students to be influenced by a variety of teachers rather than only learning one way of doing things, added Vered. She named Aube Tzerko, master piano teacher and former head of the piano department at UCLA, as a past mentor who inspired her. “He was beyond just piano,” Vered said. “He was amazing.” Speaking several languages is an ability that is common among musicians because they travel constantly and play with conductors from different countries. Vered speaks seven languages including French and Italian. Vered was particularly interested in

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Courtesy of CSUF Music Department Vered was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and moved to Paris at 12 to study the piano. Among the schools she studied at, Vered attended the Paris Conservatory and Juilliard.

learning Italian because many Italian words are used in musical notation, such as the word piano. An invaluable asset to Vered’s career is perfect pitch. This ability to identify notes only by hearing them is possessed by a mere 1 in 10,000 people, according to the American Psychological Association. “When you play with orchestra it’s very good to have it,” Vered said. “When you’re looking at something, you know where you are and it’s very helpful.” Despite this, Vered has faced challenges in pursuing her musical career. Because it is a competitive field, rising to the top takes more than just hard work and talent. The amount of opportunities for musicians has decreased over the years, so luck does play into finding them. Growing up, Vered faced additional setbacks due to the lack of opportunities for female musicians. Fortunately, Vered said, it has become easier for women to pursue this career. Although she was strongly influenced by the classical music she grew up listening to, she said there is beauty in all types of music. Each composer has a different voice, Vered said, which does not make one better

than the other. Because classical music programs are increasingly cut out of budgets, she stressed the importance of music living in every form. “Ultimately, our tone is our voice. Our heart,” Vered said. “And that’s what you want to share.” In addition to her pianist career, Vered is also an accomplished artist whose work is greatly influenced by her music. “Music is part of the culture of the human condition,” Vered said. Vered added that the way to grow as an artist is to become versed in many arts, such as literature, poetry and visual art. Vered is currently working on a project at Cal State Fullerton about synesthesia, the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. Examples of synesthesia include seeing sounds and hearing colors. The project will be a cooperation between art and music students. Her current focus is teaching master classes and organizing a festival in Perugia, Italy, for young artists from all over the world. The two week festival takes a year to plan, but for Vered, it is a labor of love. Vered will be performing Saturday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. in Meng Concert Hall.

Downer convinced herself that she was not cut out to be a writer. Her passion for writing went unused until she enrolled at Saddleback College, where her enjoyment of writing came back in full force. After initially staying away from the movie business, Downer then decided to become a screenplay writer. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in cinema and television arts from Cal State Northridge in 2011. Until recently, Downer only shot small, class film projects under the safety of school supervision. After a class reading of her script of Orange County Hill Killers and student encouragement, Downer decided in January 2012 that she wanted to turn her script into a short film. Initially, Downer wanted to fund the entire project through a Kickstarter campaign, in which she would accept donations to fund the movie in exchange for a “Thank you” credit. The amount Downer received was not enough to fund her movie completely, so she asked her father, veteran television and film producer Jeff Downer, for help with production and finances. While her father did help with contacts, Downer was still in charge of asking the contacts for funds to help with the production of the film. One of the contacts was actor Jeff Elam. Elam was put into contact with the Downer through Lindsay Jameyson, a casting associate, who Jeff Downer’s co-worker on Hawaii Five-O. Elam was cast by Downer as Ruffin, one of the killers of the film. “I think that she had a good sense of what she wanted, she gave everyone a lot of freedom,” said Elam. “There is a school of

thought out there that says 90 percent of directing is to get good people around you and you let them do their jobs.” Elam said Downer was good at keeping everybody on the same page by offering them a little bit of guidance. With a $2,000 budget for Orange County Hill Killers, Downer had to press forward with a strict shooting schedule, equipment donations and help from industry professional.

“90 percent of directing is to get good people around you.” JEFF ELAM Actor, Orange County Hill Killers After months of funding, shooting and editing in post production, Orange County Hill Killers was entered into the Everybody Dies Horror Film Festival. Downer said she wishes she had more time to work on the film. “Even now when I watch it I’m like, I should have done that scene differently... I should have done that differently,” Downer said. “When you’re making a reel you can go back and do reshoots.” This has not changed Downer’s aspect on the film in general. She enjoyed the process of making a film since it was an experiment with a lighter tone that she’s used to writing. “It’s a detraction from what I write as a screenwriter,” Downer said. “I mostly write very dark things that have some sort of message underneath it or something very personal to me.”

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Josh Reed, a Cal State Fullerton graduate student, premiered his Master of Fine Arts exhibition, Scrupulum, Oct. 6 in the West Gallery. There is a plethora of mystery and clear anger that runs through Reed’s work. Upon entering the gallery, one is captivated by the combination of dark yet opalescent colors of his paintings, the emotional expressions of the subjects and figures, and the underlying ideas of philosophy, religion and sexuality. Inspired by Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the dramatic pieces of art challenge belief systems given to people early in life. Although his work is widely open for interpretation and self-exploration, the subjects in his paintings appear to be trapped in a world they were brought into. They are unaware of the outside world, which is symbolized on wood panels and canvas as light. These struggles burst through his work and into the mind of the viewer. One of the most outstanding pieces, “By this Sign…,” portrays an expressionless and distinctive religious leader with a fish coming out of (or swimming near) his head. The most powerful part of this piece are the scratches, which I assume is a palette knife carved over the dry oil paint where the man’s penis would be.

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Much of the artwork, that is open for interpretation, is meant to challenge the belief systems that were given to people early in life.

The scratches articulate fast movement, anger and bad nostalgia. Clearly, this painting consists of some sort of sexual scandal and inner conflict—a repeating theme for Scrupulum. One of the bigger paintings, titled “Transitional Experience,” shows a grunting nude man kneeling on the edge of a dark cave. He is being pulled by, or pulling up, a white rope or cloth. The actual action is left open for interpretation. Behind the man and the cloth is a big-chested and transparent woman that viewers suggested could be a shadow, a wish or even an overwatching power. Reed said the female figure symbolizes a Venus or sexual desire that creates conflict for this world. People who think about the meaning and purpose of life would enjoy Reed’s exhibit. Lenore and Sara Roberts, CSUF art students, described the show as Reed’s visual expression of himself. “(These paintings) signify different struggles that one can go through in life,” said Lenore Rob-

erts. “In some way, all of his work can apply to anyone’s life.” Kevin Stewart-Magee, a graduate student, said Reed’s work will slow viewers down and get under their skin. “Anyone with a heart and a mind would find something in this work that would make them think or feel, connect or confound, excite or anger them,” said Stewart-Magee. Although most guests and viewers seemed to have different opinions and interpretations of the puzzling works of art presented by Reed, there is one thing everyone agreed on. “Art shows should be promoted throughout campus, because most students don’t even know about the galleries Cal State Fullerton provides for free,” said Sara Roberts. Scrupulum will continue to be displayed in the West Gallery in the Visual Arts Center free of charge to the community until the end of this week. Not only is it an obvious visual experience, but the paintings scream of emotion and pain causing viewers to contemplate about the reason for life and beliefs.

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Resident Evil 6 is the latest in a video game franchise selling better than ever across multiple consoles despite an identity crisis of multi-campaign proportions. In a departure that is one of many for the series, Resident Evil 6 has not one but three campaigns for players that take on different sets of moods and paces. The Resident Evil games, up until the fourth main installment, were straight up survivor horror that depended on ammunition conservation, persnickety controls and jump scares to create an atmosphere. Nearly everything changed for Resident Evil 4, which was a dramatic shift that introduced a kinder camera system and a faster pace, which made it more about action than frights. What made it work to the point of universal acclaim was a sense of balance from the developer, Capcom. The undead were revamped for more aggressive gameplay but ammunition now flowed like blood to prevent stagnation of action. Now, two games later, the odds have been tipped against the player and the experience suffers for it, depending on the campaign. Jake Muller, Chris Redfield and Leon Kennedy are the main characters and stars of the original three campaigns, all with varying levels of frustration. Kennedy’s journey is meant to be the biggest throwback to older Resident Evil fare. The shadows are aplenty and the zombies sneak more than explode. To the credit of the graphics system, the environments lend to constant foreboding with the gorgeous golds flickering in the inky blacks. The trepidation may also come from the stunningly consistent shortage of ammunition. Which would be fine if the number of zombies thrown at Kennedy and his partner were of short supply, but alas they are not. This leads to constant flailing and running from encounters instead of actually playing the game.

There are options for melee during situations such as these, but it’s only good on a small scale and hits don’t always land consistently. In the most bizarre choice of all on Capcom’s part, Kennedy’s campaign lacks the ability to pause. That’s right: Zombies can kill Kennedy while the player is toggling subtitles in the menus. This is bound to cause chaos for gamers who need to do something as simple as go to the bathroom or grab a snack. Thankfully, Redfield’s part of game can usually pause, which is especially beneficial as his adventure is geared toward a faster pace and bright locales. What isn’t helpful, is the lack of ammo on his part as well. This campaign also feels the least like the Resident Evil series of them all, which would be fine if it didn’t feel so generic. Shoot and run, although plan on more of the latter. Just ask poor Kennedy about his constantly lonely, empty gun clips. The game’s saving grace lies on the shoulders of Muller, who is a bit of the oddball when considering the tone of his trek. Close-quarters combat seems to come a bit easier to him, as does finding bullets. Best of all are his constant action sequences, which include motorcycle chases, fleeing from an avalanche on a snowmobile and taking down monsters three stories high. The quick time events, which require certain buttons be pressed at the right time, come more frequent than usual here and can be a bit tiring. Regardless, the payoffs are usually stunning and lend to a truly thrilling experience of rush and scale unparalleled by the series thus far. It’s a shame the other two portions of the game could not achieve the same thrills. Instead, there is only constant death and not due to the enemies. Capcom has dubbed Resident Evil 6 with the slogan “No Hope Left,” as the story features the spread of a virus that threatens to infect the entire world. If the makers don’t steer the series into better waters soon, however, “No Hope Left” may just become what gamers mutter when hearing about the inevitable future installments.

Metamorphoses debuts Oct. 12

The vignettes are inspired by the poet Ovid and his stories in Greek mythology SASHA PENA

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Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present Metamorphoses, a passionate storytelling from Greek mythology by the poet Ovid. Award-winning playwright Mary Zimmerman wrote the play after being influenced by Ovid’s poems. The various vignettes in the play include the tales of King Midas, Alcyone and Ceyx, Apollo, Pomona, Vertumnus and others. Metamorphoses explores how fundamental human nature has remained for thousands of years and how it responds to a sudden hardship or reward. The play has the audience find the lifestyle best suited for confronting unexpected change. Metamorphoses has the most powerful myths to illustrate the time of change. Anthony Conchelos, stage manager of Metamorphoses, helps with the technical elements in pre-production. He is also in charge of making sure all communication is running smoothly with the director and actors. Conchelos, a senior, read the play last year and asked to work specifically on Metamorphoses. “Metamorphoses is a really interesting telling modern take on different mythologies what people may know bits and pieces, but brings it more to CONTACT US AT DTDETOURDESK@GMAIL.COM

the for front and organizes in a easy way to understand and fun matter,” said Conchelos. Conchelos added that the audience will be thrilled because there will be a lot of technical elements they have not seen. “We have an actual swimming pool on stage, we have flying actors in the air, we have platforms in the air and actors climbing on different things,” Conchelos said. Briana Gattuso, a senior majoring in fine arts, takes the role of the two main characters, Alcyone and Pomona. A love story about Alcyone (goddess of the sea, the moon and tranquility) and Ceyx (King of Thessaly), her husband, is told in the play. Ceyx voyaged out to sea to consult an oracle where a disappointed Zeus threw a thunderbolt at Ceyx’s ship. Morpheus (god of dreams), masked as Ceyx, appeared to Alcyone as a phantom to tell her of his destiny. Alcyone then threw herself into the sea. Out of mercy from the gods, Alcyone and Ceyx were transformed into seabirds and flew away together. Pomona (goddess of fruitful abundance) rejects all men that pursue her. Vertumnus (god of gardens, orchards and seasonal change) is interested in Pomona and disguised himself in different costumes to see her. Pomona tells Vertumnus to take of his disguise and they both fall in love. Gattuso said the reason she chose this play was because of the writing, the beauty of the language and the images the story provides.

“I want the audience to come see this play so they can escape from their everyday lives,” Gattuso said. “Metamorphoses is definitely a show that brings in the audience into the story.” Monique Gelineau, a senior in fine arts, plays several roles throughout the play. Her favorite character is Myrrha (mother of Adonis). Myrrha is cursed by Aphrodite (goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation) as punishment by closing herself from other suitors. Myrrha falls in love with her father and eventually sleeps with him, which leads to their child, Adonis. “I really like playing (Myrrha) because of the vulnerability with her falling in love with someone who is tabooed to fall in love which is her father,” said Gelineau. Gelineau said she wants the audience to take away not just the physical beauty of the production but the emotional beauty to really love others. “If we all loved each other this world would be a more amazing place,” Gelineau said. Conchelos added that the main concept of Metamorphoses is that mythology is related in people’s everyday lives. “Come with an opened mind and be ready to be wowed,” Conchelos said. “Mythology is the earliest form of science; be ready for all the interesting things we have, it’s going to be an interesting show.” Metamorphoses premieres Oct. 12 at the Young Theater at 8 p.m.

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“Soccer challenges me, it’s very hard. When I came in I didn’t expect it to be so hard. It’s very fast and physical,” Erica said. The sisters agree that it’s a great experience and huge accomplishment being part of the Titans soccer program and that their competitive spirit continues to grow. The desire to always win might come from dedicating 18 hours of the week to their favorite sport. The Mazeau sisters make light of the fact that soccer doesn’t leave room for much free time during the week. “We joke within our team that this is like a job, we might not have that much on our resume but we have this,” JeAnne said JeAnne said being a student-athlete is one of the best experiences. She has built such strong bonds with teammates that they all are like family. It requires them to work hard on and off the field. It can be challenging trying to overcome mental obstacles like being tired and still having to do school work day after day. “It’s a bit crazy because you have so much going on with school and soccer every day, but it is very fun and I wouldn’t trade it for the world,” Erica said. Apart from the honor of bweing hand picked and recruited for the CSUF women’s team, the sisters have also attained accolades for playing at CSUF. JeAnne is currently the team captain and won the 2011 “Titan of the Year” award presented by the coaching staff. According to her coach, Demian Brown, she is one of the best defenders in the conference. Erica, who is great at one-on-one plays, is a leader in assists. Brown said they do something amazing in every match. Because so much time is dedicated to soccer and their studies, the Mazeau sisters are missed greatly by their parents when they aren’t home. Their parents are supportive of their commitment and make great efforts to cheer them on by going to all their home games and traveling with them to some on the road. “If it weren’t for them, we would

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Erica (left) and JeAnne Mazeau (right) have each scored a goal this season. Erica leads the team in assists with six, including one to JeAnne that won a game.

be nowhere close to where we are today because they provided us with so much and I appreciate and love them so much,” Erica said. Their mother said the sisters are closer than ever and even continue to share a room at home. “They are lucky to have each other to lean on. With similar soccer and kinesiology interests, they just seem to get closer each year. They rarely argue, nothing like me and my sisters did. Both are dedicated, hard-working girls. I couldn’t be prouder of them,” their mother said. Their head coach also thinks highly of the sisters and describes them as being truly amazing.

“To be able to grow up together, play on the same high school team and then same university team is a testament to their strong bond,” Brown said. Although JeAnne has already graduated with a bachelor’s degree from CSUF, she will continue to play alongside her sister as she takes on a kinesiology graduate program. In CSUF’s most recent game against Cal State Northridge, Jeanne scored a game-winning goal with an assist from her younger sister. JeAnne and Erica are excited about the rest of this year’s soccer season at CSUF and hope to be contenders for the Big West Championship.

Every game, every minute, every play, these people are on the edge of their seat screaming for their team to get the win. They are among the first people thanked when a team has won a championship or a player has accomplished a milestone. They are the passionate ones whose blood, sweat and tears are expended on every game. They are the reason that sports are such a big part of American and worldwide culture. No, they aren’t the coaches on the sidelines or owners in the box suites, they are the fans. Fans are important to the game, but with that importance also comes a responsibility. Fans need to realize that they too are representatives of the team that they root so hard for. The athletes are held to high expectations of behavior and fans should be held to at least some sort of standard as well. On Sunday, some Kansas City Chiefs fans began cheering when their quarterback, Matt Cassel, was pummeled by Baltimore Ravens player Haloti Ngata. Cassel remained on the ground after the hit for a few minutes and fans began to cheer. Though he walked off the field under his own power, he left the game with a concussion. A media frenzy began after Cassel’s teammate, Eric Winston spoke to reporters in the locker room and went on a tirade admonishing the Chiefs’ fans. Winston said that it was sickening to hear the fans react that way. “I’ve never been more embarrassed in my life to play football than at that moment right there,” said Winston. He also went on to say that these players are athletes who play a game and not gladiators in the Roman Colosseum. Fans are passionate about their teams and some

even love their teams more than their own family. However, they need to understand that these players are human beings who have a livelihood outside their field of play. This is especially disheartening considering the focus media and leagues like the NFL has had on head injuries like concussions. Just last May, brain injuries were heavily discussed as former San Diego Charger Junior Seau committed suicide from a gunshot to the chest. There was speculation shortly after that Seau had shot himself in the chest so his brain could be studied. Though it was never confirmed that was the case because there was no note left, brain tissue was sent to the National Institutes of Health for investigation at the request of the Seau family. Brain injuries are a serious issue in sports, especially when it comes to football, hockey, boxing, or mixed martial arts. Fans need to be sensitive to matters like these because the how athletes play on the field doesn’t only hang in the balance, the athletes life also does. Fans need to understand that the environment they create for their team could bring stigma to that organization and their fans. There are still many Los Angeles Dodger fans that still feel the sting of opening night in April 2011, when San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was brutally beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. Stow is still recovering from the events that evening and the suspects in that case are still awaiting trial. Loyal Dodger fans are still trying to shake off the disgrace of that event as well as showcase that most fans aren’t like that. Only a couple of bad eggs are to blame for these events, but it only takes one event to ruin a reputation.