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Mixed student reactions to upcoming elections Students weigh in on political choices despite young voter apathy FRANCINE RIOS Staff Writer

While a recent Pew research poll showed that young voter apathy is up, a finding which could influence the impending California midterm election, it seems that Cal State Fullerton students are divided between those who care and those who do not.

The poll, which was taken in September, found that 53 percent of voters over age 30 have given a great deal of thought to the 2010 midterm elections, while only 31 percent of voters under the age of 30 have taken elections into account.

Nolan Halasz, an 18-year-old kinesiology major, plans to vote and has very strong ideas behind his decisions.

“For governor, I’m leaning towards Jerry Brown,” said Halasz, who also proclaimed his affiliation with the Republican Party.

“He seems like the better candidate, and he has already done this before, and he did a good job while he was in office. I think he will be a positive influence for getting Cali-

fornia out of debt,” Halasz said.

The most prominent propositions for all students interviewed were Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana, and Proposition 23, which would overturn the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 until California’s unemployment rate reaches 5.5 percent for a year’s time, according to the Huffington Post.

“I’m going to vote ‘no’ on 19, just because of the fact that I don’t want to be around a bunch of stoned people,” Halasz said. “Medical reasons are OK, but we all know that it will really lead to people taking advantage of it.”

Liz Gonzalez, an undeclared major, is also against Prop. 19.

“I’m voting ‘no’ on Prop. 19 because I don’t like drugs; it’s not really something I’m into,” Gonzalez said.

Louise Jones, a 35-year-old nursing major, said that although she is ineligible to vote, she would vote for Prop. 19 if she could.

“I think it should be legalized,” Jones said. “It’s a good source of funding, and it will be good for the environment. But they have to legalize marijuana intelligently and with regulations.”

Most students also seem to be against Prop. 23 because they believe the environment should be protected.

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Candidates’ stance Choices for California on higher education WILLIAM CHEN For the Daily Titan

Gubernatorial hopefuls positions on key issues in election discussed CYNTHIA RODRIGUEZ For the Daily Titan

California’s education system is envied across the nation, but with the cuts in State budget and fee increases, the once-envied system is slowly crumbling.

There are six candidates running for governor; the top two contenders are Democratic candidate Jerry Brown and Republican candidate Meg Whitman.

The class cuts and fee raises started when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger cut funding to 110 community colleges, 23 CSUs and 10 UC campuses to close the $19 billion deficit caused by declining tax revenue.

Depending on who is voted in, a difference could be made in how funds will be distributed in California. More than 30,000 Cal State Fullerton students have the ability to make a difference through their vote.

Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown was governor of California in 1974 and re-elected in 1978, which is experience he will rely on to help California’s economic crisis.

Raphael Sonenshein, CSUF’s department head of political science, said this will be beneficial for him considering “he has seen this all before.”

During a debate, Capital Public Radio’s Marianne Russ asked if Brown would roll back all funding cuts to higher education on CSU, UC and community colleges. Brown said he wouldn’t during his first year because it would be unrealistic and would only cause the deficit to rise.

Anthony Giordano, 18, an undeclared freshman, said Brown’s realistic approach is a “smart move.”

“It makes sense. You can’t fix everything in a day,” Giordano said.

See RACE, page 2

The midterm elections are quickly arriving in less than two weeks, but many students are still perplexed about the benefits and consequences of each proposition.

CaliforniaChoices.org resolves to cut through this thick cloud.

Students are generally caught in a whirl of confusion when attempting to make an informed decision.

Many propositions are introduced to students by corresponding support groups through advertisements or campaign stickers.

Arguments for or against propositions are usually load-

ed with opinions and rarely discuss both the pros and cons of each side.

CaliforniaChoices.org seeks to objectively present the ballot measures in a way that is understandable to the average citizen, including students.

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ELECTION

October 21, 2010

IN OTHER NEWS Race to Washington heats up

INTERNATIONAL

Israel pushes Palestinians to recognize Jewish character JERUSALEM– It sounds at first like a familiar Mideast tussle: Israel demands recognition, Arabs refuse to give it.

But Israel’s recent push to be recognized as a “Jewish” state is actually a new twist on an old struggle, and one that is rapidly turning into the latest stumbling block to faltering peace talks. Israel defines itself as a Jewish state in its Declaration of Independence. U.S. Presidents Obama and George W. Bush have embraced the term, which was used in the 1947 U.N. resolution calling for the establishment of two states, one Jewish and the other Palestinian Arab.

But lately, Israel has started pressing Palestinians, who recognized Israel’s right to exist in 1993, to go one step further.

NATIONAL

Spanish foreign minister is replaced MIAMI — Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, often criticized as too friendly with Havana, was replaced Wednesday with a Latin America expert who has praised Cuban dissidents and met with exiles.

Trinidad Jimenez, 48, who was minister of health, was secretary of state for relations with Latin America from 2006-09 and before that was head of international relations for the ruling Socialist Workers Party.

Her new post may not mean much of a change in Spain’s policy of engagement with Cuba, said Joaquin Roy, a Spaniard who heads a European studies center at the University of Miami.

“We presume that the attitude and movements may be different. How different? We’ll have to see,” Roy said. “But basically I don’t believe that there will be much change.”

STATE New York City schools to release ‘value-added’ scores LOS ANGELES — The New York City school system announced Wednesday that its plans to release “value-added” scores for more than 12,000 teachers, a significant development in the national debate over teacher evaluations that the city’s teachers union has vowed to fight.

Officials with the New York City Department of Education, the nation’s largest school district, said they were responding to requests from various media groups for the scores, which link student improvement on standardized tests to individual teachers. The news organizations filed public records requests for individual teacher scores, which have been calculated since 2008, after the Los Angeles Times began publishing a series of articles in August based on the newspaper’s own “value-added” analysis of seven years of standardized test scores obtained from the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Barbara Boxer (D) and Carly Fiorina (R) run for California Senate CHRIS POTRYKUS Staff Writer

Commercials, mailers, picket signs, pre-recorded phone calls and live television debates are prevalent in society as the time draws closer to Nov. 2. With the midterm elections fast approaching, candidates are scrambling to get votes.

In the race for the California U.S. Senate seat, incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer is facing a stiff challenge from GOP candidate Carly Fiorina. With many polarizing issues at hand, from gay marriage to border policy to health care, it’s easy to get lost in the hype.

So, here are four issues broken down by both candidates straight off their respective websites, which are vital in the forthcoming election: Jobs, education, energy and immigration.

Jobs

Fiorina believes fewer taxes and regulations will create growth for small businesses. She wants to extend the Bush tax cuts, provide incentives for businesses that relocate from overseas and back to American soil, approve free trade agreements with South Korea and Colombia and protect intellectual property laws.

Boxer supports expanding American manufacturing and infrastructure, ending tax breaks for companies that outsource jobs, cutting taxes for the middle class and keeping a closer eye on Wall Street financial speculation.

Energy

Fiorina’s stance on energy states that America needs to invest in clean energy and that “we also need to continue exploring for oil and natural gas in order to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and utiCourtesy MCT lize the natural gas for Carly Fiorina, left, is tthe GOP candidate for the Senate and Barbara Boxer, right. is the Democrat candidate. energy purposes.”

Fiorina “ardently opposes” Boxer’s cap-and-trade bill, authored the Clean Energy Bill, rights and the reduction of interest which according to the New York established the cap-and-trade pro- on student loans.

Immigration Times, is intended to reduce green- gram, with Senator John Kerry.

Fiorina desires to secure the borhouse gases and curb global warm- Education Fiorina supports President Ba- ders and develop an effective visa ing.

Fiorina states on her website that rack Obama’s Race to the Top pro- and temporary work program for according to research by the Heri- gram, which provides performance- seasonal workers.

Boxer is in support of compretage Foundation, a cap-and-trade based incentives and rewards, bill would cost more than $2,800 equitable distribution of quality hensive immigration reform policy teachers to help underperforming that includes a path to citizenship per year.

As the chair of the Environment school and data systems that help and tougher border control. She and Public Works Committee, parents and teachers track their also co-sponsored the DREAM Act, which provided a path to citiBoxer opposes additional oil drill- children’s learning.

Boxer has introduced legisla- zenship either through higher eduing and seeks to make the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge perma- tion that would provide tax relief cation or military service.

For more information on these nently protected from drilling. She for college costs and increase the also seeks to make California the maximum for Pell Grants. She also candidate’s websites at Barbara“hub of clean energy.” Boxer co- supports a student-borrower bill of Boxer.com and CarlyForCA.com.

Midterm Election

Issues

Unemployment

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Whitman: Spark job growth now by quickly enacting targeted tax cuts that are affordable and immediately impact key sectors of our economy to create new jobs.

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Brown: Most new jobs should and will be created in the private sector, but government can play an important role in establishing a favorable climate for job creation.

Budget

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MARK SAMALA & LUCIO VILLA / Photo Editor & Asst. Photo Editor Meg Whitman, left, is the Rebuplican candidate for governor. Jerry Brown, right, is the Democrat candidate for governor.

RACE: GOVERNOR CANDIDATES ... Continued from page 1 Although Brown would like to “roll back the fees,” he said that would only be possible if the universities are more efficient, considering the state wouldn’t have money to afford the additional funding.

When he was governor, the state committed three to four times more to higher education than it did to prisons. Now, it devotes the same amount. Brown wants to stop giving state support to jails, without putting the public in danger, and giving it to colleges. As attorney general he put that into practice by refusing an $8 billion prison hospital expansion. By continuing to find ways to cut costs, he plans to put the saved funds into higher education.

Giordano said the jail expansion is the “lesser of two evils” and would much rather have funds go toward raised tuition fees.

“In a perfect world you wouldn’t have to cut anything,” Giordano said.

But not everyone believes this approach is the best.

Vaishali Saral, 24, a computer science graduate student, does not think it is right.

“Hospitals are primary needs,” Saral said. “They are necessary even if they are for jails.”

Brown also said that by putting more focus on online learning and extended education programs, the availability of higher education will rise and costs will be reduced. Fees

may go down, but Giordano prefers classes taught in classrooms.

“I’m more of a visual learner. It helps when someone explains it to me,” Giordano said.

Saral took an online class before and said online students tend to be “less motivated,” not to mention the occasional glitches with test taking.

Meg Whitman

Meg Whitman received a master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and in eight years worked her way up to vice presidency of the consulting firm, Bain & Co. Whitman worked for several other successful companies, however, she is better known as eBay Inc.’s former CEO. Whitman plans to bring her business expertise into running the state.

Sonenshein said it is “always appealing” when a candidate plans to bring their business knowledge into government.

“Sometimes it works really well, such as Mayor Bloomberg of NYC. But there are a lot of differences,” Sonenshein said. “Government requires a lot of compromise. You can’t just give orders.”

Saral said it is good that Whitman doesn’t have a political background and could “help education and manage the funds.”

Giordano has similar thoughts.

“California is kind of starting from the ground up, and she helped eBay from the ground up,” Giordano said.

Whitman wants to cut fee increases by reforming pension and welfare programs. California has 32 percent of the welfare cases, which she says is five times the cases New York has and California only has twice the population.

Instead of having Californians living off of welfare, Whitman wants to put them back to work by creating new jobs. She plans on doing this by pin pointing tax cuts that will readily impact important sectors of the economy. Whitman will bring tax relief once the state starts growing financially and spending is cut. With the savings, she will reduce college fees by putting $1 billion into colleges.

She plans on letting chancellors decide what to do with the $1 billion since they would know how it would best benefit their colleges.

Giordano disagrees and said it would be best if students decided where the funds should go.

Saral said the deans have decided enough.

“The deans decided that furloughs were needed,” Saral said.

“That was really bad.”

The other four candidates are: Carlos Alvarez with the Peace and Freedom Party, Chelene Nightingale with the American Independent Party, Dale Ogden with the Libertarian Party and Laura Wells with the Green Party.

To learn more about what Brown and Whitman plan to do if elected into office, visit their website at JerryBrown.org or MegWhitman. com.

Brown: Will ensure that money is spent carefully and that state government is operated as efficiently as possible. Brown has always taken a no nonsense and frugal approach to taxpayers’ money.

Immigration Whitman: The first step in federal immigration reform must be a stronger commitment to secure the border from the steady influx of illegal immigration.

This is both a national security issue and the first priority in resolving the challenges of illegal immigration. Whitman believes the federal government should complete the construction of the border fence and ensure that adequate resources and manpower are deployed to secure the Mexican border.

Brown: “As state attorney general and chief upholder of the law, I can’t support licenses, but I would do everything in my power to promote immigration reform.”

Proposition 8 Whitman: “I believe the California State Supreme Court made the right decision. Last November, the people of California passed Proposition 8, and today the Court upheld their decision. This simple, yet powerful fact is the foundation of our democracy. Regardless of one’s position on the measure, this ruling gives people confidence that their vote matters and can make a difference.”

Brown: As California’s Attorney General, I believe the Court should strike down Proposition 8 for remarkably similar reasons -- because it unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex couples and deprives them of the fundamental right to marry.

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Information gathered by: Stephanie Raygoza

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Changes California Law to legalize marijuana allowing it to be regulated and taxed

Law would allow anyone 21 years and older to possess, cultivate or transport marijuana for personal use. State and local governments could authorize, regulate and tax commercial marijuanarelated activities under certain conditions.

Grow and possess your own weed in California.

Redistricting of Congressional Districts

The responsibility to determine the boundaries of California’s districts in the U.S. House of Representatives would be moved to the Citizens Redistricting Commission, a commission established by Proposition 11 in 2008.

Citizens will draw the Legislative districts.

Establishes an annual vehicle surcharge to fund state parks

An $18 annual surcharge would be added to the amount paid when registering a motor vehicle. It would provide funding for state parks and wildlife programs. Would also grant free admission to all state parks and wildlife conservation parks.

State parks will be wellkept and safe.

Prohibits state from borrowing or taking transportation, redevelopment or local government projects and services funds

The state’s authority to use or redirect state fuel tax and local property tax revenues would be significantly restricted. The proposition would prohibit the state from delaying distribution of tax revenues even during times of severe fiscal hardship.

More money for transportation projects, less for education.

Suspends implementation of Air Pollution Control Law (Assembly Bill 32)

The state law requiring major sources of emission to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming would be suspended and remain suspended until the state unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or lower for one year.

Green house rules suspended until unemployment goes down.

Repeals recent legislation that would allow businesses to lower their tax liability

Increased state revenues of about $1.3 billion each year by 2012-13 from higher taxes paid by some businesses.

Smaller increases in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

The state gets billions of dollars, about half goes to schools.

Changes legislative vote requirements to pass budget and budget related legislation

Vote requirement to send the annual budget bill to the governor would be lowered from two-thirds to a simple majority of each house of the Legislature. If not passed, the vote would remain the same at two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature.

It will help pass the budget on time.

Requires that certain state and local fees be approved by twothirds vote

The definition of taxes would be broadened to include payments considered to be fees or charges. In turn, more state and local proposals to increase revenues would require approval by twothirds of each house of the Legislature or by local voters.

More votes required for new taxes and fees.

Eliminates a 14-member redistricting commission

The responsibility to determine the boundaries of State Legislature and Board of Equalization districts would be returned to the Legislature and remove the commission established in Proposition 11 from performing this function.

Legislature in charge of districting.

Information courtesy of VoterGuide.sos.ca.gov

WEBSITE: USING THE WEB AS A VOTING TOOL ... Continued from page 1 The website provides an unbiased analysis of the ballot measures on trial.

It includes background information, pro and con websites, newspaper articles and editorials, opinion polls, political endorsements and financial contribution records. The website also provides links of support groups on each side of the propositions.

Unless a student diligently researches all the propositions and stances of each candidate, they generally need a clear and concise aid to help them in their voting.

Matthew Jarvis, an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, is teaching a campaign and elections course. He noticed that although his classmates are well-informed about the midterm elections, that is not always reflective of the majority of college students.

“Surveys consistently show that people are woefully uninformed about the government,” Jarvis said. “So in a system where what people want is what ends up getting done, you’re asking a decent percentage of people who quite honestly don’t know enough to make an informed decision.”

Jarvis is concerned about people mistakenly voting for something they didn’t support. He recalls reading about Proposition 8 voters confused on what

is commended with a “yes” and opposed with a “no.” He believes the website will help iron out these folds.

“Websites that inform can help us get to what people actually want, which is the goal of a democracy,” Jarvis said. “If you can reduce the amount of mistake votes, people voting for a candidate or a proposition that they don’t like, you help the system reflect what people do want.”

Jarvis sympathizes with students because of their busy schedule and believes they will only be motivated to vote if they have the time.

Shantell Guadalupe Guerra,18, works part-time while attending school.

Because of her tight schedule, she is attracted to the idea of one website with accurate and unbiased descriptions.

“It’s accessible on the web and I have Internet on my phone,” Guerra said.

“So it’s easy because while I’m waiting for my class to start I could easily go and review some candidates.”

Manuel Cervantes, an undeclared freshman, also appreciates the quiet presentation of the facts of each ballot measure. This is a relief from his encounters with heated political debates and name-callings he sees on the news.

“They attack each other and it gets you in the mindset where you don’t know who to pick,” Cervantes said.

“So, you’re confused about who’s lying and who’s trying to manipulate you.”

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With hot-button issues like marijuana legalization and the suspension of global warming efforts dominating the ballot, many students can easily forget about the several other initiatives that will affect the state come Nov. 2. Here is a breakdown of some of the propositions that will be in the hands of voters along with changes that will come into effect if they pass.

STUDENTS: SHOWING UP TO THE POLLS ... Continued from page 1 “I think it’s important to preserve the Earth and keep it clean,” said Ashley Adams, 18, who is excited to be voting for the first time.

While Adams has her mind set on Prop. 23, this first-time voter is still deciding on her pick for governor.

“I think I’m leaning toward Jerry Brown,” Adams said. “I don’t think the campaign ads have been the best, but I agree with his political style.”

But as the Pew pole suggests, there are those who do not care about the upcoming election.

“I have a hard time wanting to vote because I don’t like politicians,” said Mariann Howland, an art major. “I don’t like politicians and I don’t like what goes on in politics.”

Despite her feelings toward the political process, Howland said that she plans to research propositions and candidates to make an informed decision.

“I don’t feel like my vote will matter, but I still plan on voting,” Howland said.

A lack of readily available information could also be a cause of young voter indifference.

“If the process wasn’t so confusing, I think I’d be more likely to vote,” said Logan Valdez, an international business major. “If I knew when and where to vote, I probably would be more interested.”

However, Valdez also acknowledged that there is some personal responsibility when it comes to voting.

“I would like to care more about voting,” Valdez said. “But I haven’t cared enough to look into the election on my own. But I should care more.”

Overall, most students interviewed felt that the main reason for young voter absence is due to the lack of realization that what is voted on now could affect the current student population later down the road.

“Some people haven’t had the reality shock of college yet,” Halasz said.

“We don’t realize that this stuff affects our future, and we need to start making an impact right now.”

Students showed concern about their apathetic peers.

“It’s a bad thing that young people don’t vote,” Gonzalez said. “That’s why tuition and stuff keeps going up, because students don’t realize that we could make a difference.”

Howland best stated this point.

“I don’t have any real sense of how these things are going to affect me,” Howland said. “Older people say that we need to start worrying about our retirement now, but right now, that’s the furthest thing from my mind.”

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Fullerton City Council Candidates

Don Bankhead

Johnnie Atkinson

Age: 78 Party: Non-partisan Occupation:

Age: 44 Party: Non-partisan Occupation:

Council Member/ Mayor

Experience: Fullerton City Council, 1988-Present

Promises:

“I promise to continue to provide a level of public safety to keep Fullerton safe and secure.”

Campus Security

Experience: None

Promises:

“Support law enforcement to enforce all federal, state and local laws.”

Information collected by Marc Donez

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William Martin (Marty) Burbank Age: 46 Party: Non-partisan Occupation: Family Business Attorney

Experience: Director, Executive Council, CSUF School of Business and Economics Center for Entrepreneurship

Promises:

“Pensions reforms and revitalizing our business climate.”

Doug Chaffee

Jesse La Tour

Barry Levinson

Patrick McKinkley

Gregory Sebourn

Age: 66 Party: Non-partisan Occupation:

Age: 30 Party: Non-partisan Occupation:

Age: 58 Party: Non-partisan Occupation:

Age: 59 Party: Non-partisan Occupation: Retired

Age: 37 Party: Non-partisan Occupation:

Attorney

Educator/Art Gallery

Financial Consultant/

Chief of Police

Land Surveyor/Educator

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Owner

Auditor

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Headed the Fullerton

Survey/Mapping Sci-

Founder of Downtown

Manager with Ernst

Police Department

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Promises:

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Vice-Chair Fullerton Planning Commission, Present

Promises:

“I promise to be a fiscal watchdog.”

Accounting Firm

Promises:

“I will represent everyone in Fullerton, not just those with money. I will be an honest servant of the people.”

Promises:

“I promise to be a watchdog with the people’s money.”

“No new taxes and a passion, energy and integrity to deliver what I promise.”

“Voting to improve the city’s infrastructure.”

Graphic by Jennifer Chung

OPINION

October 21, 2010

THUMBS

Should gay couples be allowed to adopt?

FRANCINE RIOS Staff Writer

Governor David Patterson reached a decision last month to allow unmarried couples, including gay couples, to jointly adopt children. Aside from opening adoption to both straight and gay unmarried couples, the law made three improvements to the adoption process in New York. First, adoption has been transformed from a prolonged process involving multiple attorneys and thousands of dollars spent by both parties, into a much more simplified process that will only require one attorney to represent both parties and therefore reduce adoption costs. Also, the actual terms of the adoption statute were changed from “husband and wife” to “married couple,” making it gender-neutral.

But, the law’s third and most important change is that the wellbeing of the adopted child will be overseen for that child’s lifetime.

The insurance benefits from both partners are guaranteed to the child, even in the event of the couple’s split. This illustrates one of the most valid points I have ever come across in the argument for gay couple’s adoption rights: forget the so-called “morality” that is in question with regards to gay and lesbian couples raising children, it’s really the children themselves that we should be focusing on. This new law provides for the well-being of children in the

adoption system, no matter who is raising them. Democratic Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, who endorsed the bill, could not have stated this point any better.

“The fact that Governor Patterson signed this bill into law is a terrific victory for children who are lucky enough to have two people who are committed to raising them with the full protection of the law,” she said in an interview aired on WAMC radio. “... This is great for all children who are languishing in homes, in orphanages and in foster care who don’t have two parents who want to have them in their home.”

Love is love, and as long as the couple gives the child an example of a healthy relationship based on respect, trust and care for one another, I don’t think it matters whether or not someone comes from a home with one dad or two.

Michael McManus, the founder and president of Marriage Savers, tried to counter this point.

“I think this is a terrible mistake to allow unmarried partners to adopt a child, especially unmarried gay partners,” McManus said in an interview aired on WAMC radio. “A child deserves to be brought up by a married mother and father. Both genders are needed for that child to get a hollistic view of what the human race is about, and if they’re brought up by two homosexuals or two lesbians, that child will never have a clear understanding of what a normal relationship is between men and women,” he concluded.

A heterosexual couple can often be more dysfunctional than any gay or lesbian couple is thought to be.

If McManus fears what influences a gay coupe could have on a child, then I think it’s interesting that he doesn’t discuss what fears he may have of what a man who beats his wife might do to a child, or a rich mother who leaves her child in day care all day while she shops for a new Louis purse.

For the record Articles written for the Daily Titan by columnists, other Cal State Fullerton students, or guests do not necessarily reflect the view of the Daily Titan or Daily Titan Editorial Board.

LUKE CHERNEY Staff Writer

We currently live in a time of great social upheaval. With the military’s recent stance towards “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” and the refusal for California courts to throw out Proposition 8 altogether, some might say that many people need to catch up to the social changes that have occurred over the last twenty years regarding LGBT groups.

In case you haven’t been following, a Riverside county court District judge ordered a ban on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, declaring it applied to all soldiers, local and abroad. Many have been asking how she could have the authority and jurisdiction to make such a far-reaching decision.

Although many officials in the government were for getting rid of the 17-year-old policy, some felt that a court action was not the way to do it.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in a LA Times article, “I feel strongly this is an action that needs to be taken by the Congress and that it is an action that requires careful preparation, and a lot of training. It has enormous consequences for our troops.”

Obama has said that he will work to repeal the law, but an at-

tempt to repeal the law failed in the Senate last fall.

While in the gubernatorial race, candidate Meg Whitman said, “I was opposed to Prop. 8.

I think that term marriage needs to be between a man and a woman. But I was in favor of the very progressive civil union laws that we have in California.”

The point is this, while many feel strongly that LGBT groups need to be given the same rights as heterosexuals, it certainly seems like the group has moved too fast for many Americans, including those in power.

When any group advances too fast for the rest of the population, it seems like there will be some resistance. Whether it is through bullying or protesting or violence, it is a feeble attempt to restore the status quo.

Now I am not saying don’t adopt, but rather to think and be aware before a child is placed in a situation surrounded by sides that do not necessarily agree with the LGBT platform.

Think about what the welfare of the child, and their surroundings. Will this adoption be in the best interest of the child, in a country where elected officials are still declaring the LGBT position as immoral or at least not normal?

Where military leaders still feel that our soldiers could not possibly cope with the idea that their fellow officer is gay. That does not sound like a safe place to raise a child.

But more importantly be aware of the people in power: of all the people who refused to help, or felt that it was someone else’s job or jurisdiction and let the hot potato fall.

America is rapidly changing.

But if her citizens are thoughtful, aware and active, she should be up to speed in no time.

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John Lennon is known as the most popular member of the most influential British rock band to tour the Earth, the Beatles. Lennon wrote and co-wrote more than 100 songs and later went on to a successful solo career, where he released eight albums.

As a peace activist and anti-war believer, Lennon would probably be writing and singing songs about how the war must end. He believed that people should come together and live in peace. He used his honeymoon with wife, Yoko Ono, as a bed-in for peace, where they sat in bed in their hotel room for two weeks. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and in 2008 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him the fifth greatest singer of all time. Nearly three decades after his death, John Lennon lives on. His birthday (Oct. 9) brought out reissues of his solo albums, films and concerts. Lennon was responsible for almost half of the songs recorded by the Beatles. His songwriting and singing was raw, pure and real. By using his personal experiences, inner demons and emotions, Lennon’s songs illustrated how he felt and gave them a humanistic feeling. Lennon’s death in 1980 affected millions, but he lives on through his music and will influence generations to come. His songs might even inspire young peace activists to start their own revolution and let people know that all you need is love.

Miley Cyrus’ recent quest to evolve from a tween queen to a sex symbol is outrageous and down right appalling.

The under-age billionaire, who has been attempting to shed her good-girl Disney image for the last few months, released a new music video last week for her song “Who Owns My Heart” off of her album Cant Be Tamed.

The first 30 seconds of the video is a good indication of how raunchy and inappropriate the rest of it will be. In one scene she is shown lying in her underwear blindfolded on a bed and seconds later she is in a club dancing, or should I say giving a lap dance to several guys and groping and grinding on some ladies while strobe lights are flashing. Immediately after the release of her video the Parents Television Council released a statement condemning her overly sexualized video and the message it will send to fans. There are millions of little girls out there who try to emulate everything she does.

I don’t understand the logic behind her drastic change of character. I understand that she’s a teenager struggling with growing up in the spotlight but she needs to realize that she has a lot of responsibility. Her fan base hasn’t even grown up yet! Why is she now deciding to abandon the very people who are the sole reason she is rich and famous.

Miley you deserve this week’s thumbs down for being a selfish, greedy and skanky little 17-year-old.

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Politicians and their religious beliefs ALLY BORDAS Staff Writer

When you step into a position of power, you have to be prepared to lay your life out on a silver platter for others to observe and pick apart.

Whether or not you have Constitutional rights, the First Amendment is a bitch and American citizens are greedily awaiting to hear about the latest political scandal.

Just look at celebrities: protection of privacy?

I think not.

“That fact that an atheist couldn’t get elected dog catcher in the United States of America is no secret,” stated writer Jonathan Malesic, ABC Religion and Ethics article.

If politicians ran around with their religious beliefs stamped across their forehead, they would

be no closer to gaining a seat in the Senate as Mike the “Situation” from Jersey Shore is.

Look at Christine O’Donnell, she admitted to being a witch at one point in her life and now she is constantly mocked for it.

I mean who can take a reformed witch seriously?

Save it for Halloween.

“Most voters (70 percent) want the president to be a person of faith. But half of the electorate expresses unease with politicians, presidential contenders and others who talk too much about their religious beliefs,” according to an article written by the Research Center for the People and the Press.

I think it’s true – it would be awkward to have a hardcore preacher waltzing into the Senate trying to heal you.

Everyone in the United States has the right to express their religion in their own personal or public way.

But religion always seems to be a touchy subject with people: Muslims get profiled as terrorists (Islamophobia), born-again Christians speak in tongues, Scientologists are secretly “crazy,” Catholics sit on their pedestals, Warlocks and Wiccans are just emo people on drugs and Rastafarians are, obviously, lovers of the natural herb.

So do politicians really want to have to fight off these religious stereotypes every single time they step into the spotlight?

I don’t think so.

But then again, I would want to know if the president, for example, is secretly worshipping the devil at night.

Just like I would want to know if the first lady was a Bible hugger.

Since I am an American citizen with kick-ass First Amendment rights, I feel like I should have the right to know something about

politicians and their religious beliefs.

No Christine O’Donnell, I do not want to hear about your first date to a satanical bloodbath or whatever creepy ceremony you so willingly took part in (yes, I am aware of the fact that the media most likely blows all of this out of proportion).

Just like we have our First Amendment rights as boring average citizens, I guess I cannot deny the fact that our politicians have their rights too.

The Constitution states “no religious test shall be imposed on any public official,” according to an article written by Debate the Opposing Views.

So, technically, we may never know which god or devil any of our politicians may secretly worship (they can just lie to us).

What I want to know from religious politicians is what role will faith play during his or her job as a national politician.

What are the boundaries between government and religion?

Since religion can dominate a person’s psyche and lifestyle, I think it is only fair we have these questions answered.

Debate the Opposing Views also told readers to take a closer look at past politicians to see how fanatical they are about their religion.

It may say something about them.

The article said, “James Watt, President Reagan’s first Secretary of the Interior, told the U.S. Congress that protecting natural resources was unimportant in light of the imminent return of Jesus Christ himself.

Courtesy of Flickr In public testimony he said, “after the last tree is felled, Christ will come back.”

See, obsessed with his religion.

And also what about Bush?

Does anyone remember Bush stating that the reason he was president was because God appointed him?

I mean he told America that God wanted him and only him.

Talk about narcissistic.

All I am saying is that we have to be careful.

We do not want our politicians being affected by their religious beliefs to the point that they forget how our country was really formed: by revolution, war and oppression (with a hint of faith).

Religion comes second to our Constitution.

It seems like some people have forgotten that.

And most importantly, Debate the Opposing Views reminds us to remember that our politicians “don’t drop their religious beliefs at the White House door.” dailytitan.com/opinion

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Trio Solisti tickles keys HEATHER REST Staff Writer

SHANE WESTOVER / Staff Photographer She Screams Remedy plays for a full TSU Pub crowd. The band was originally set to play the Becker Amphitheater, but the threat of rain forced them to move. They were able to make the most of their setting, giving students a show that brought together a unique sound and atmosphere. She Screams Remedy’s album is available for purchase on iTunes.

Becker: She Screams Remedy ALYSSA WEJEBE Staff Writer

The flashing lights shifted from blue to red as the alternative rock band She Screams Remedy played in the Titan Student Union Pub yesterday afternoon. With overcast weather threatening rain, the outdoor Becker Amphitheater stayed vacant as students escaped the cold and gathered in the underground to listen to the Anaheim-based band.

She Screams Remedy consists of band members Krysten Gammon (lead vocals), Trevor Koch (guitar, vocals), Antony Agnostinacci (drums), Tim Berman (keyboard, guitar), and Chris Cisneros (bass).

“They are not just average rock… they (have) kind of an eerie sound,”

said Javier Navarro, 18, an ASI Wednesday Concert Coordinator.

“It just sounds like they’re a more dynamic, modern rock band.”

Many people enjoyed the catchy tunes of the band and the fact that they were unique in nature but still similar to many popular bands today.

“They remind me a lot of Paramore,” said Andrea Gee, 18, an ASI volunteer. “I really enjoyed seeing a female vocalist, as the lead singer, a head of the band.”

The band has been receiving numerous positive reviews on the sound and style of their music.

“This is a very listenable sort of rock music that hooks you in and doesn’t let go until they’ve finished,” according to TheMixElectric.com.

“From the first riff of opening track

Film: RED LUKE CHERNEY Staff Writer

RED, a film released Oct. 15, provided me with the most fun I’ve had at the movies in a while. This caper is a fast-paced thriller with plenty of action and laughs to spare. Director Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler’s Wife) created a universe that shows how much fun a great cast can have when they bubble with chemistry.

Bruce Willis stars as retired special agent Frank Moses, a tough field officer who is getting older and is looking to break the routine of his now quieter life. As his pension checks roll in, he realizes he just may need to settle down and make a connection with someone.

Mary Louise Parker plays Sarah Ross, the phone operator for the pension service that Moses cannot resist regularly calling. As the two spend hours talking about trashy Cold War novels and horticulture, neither realizes they’ve been under surveillance by a covert organization. But when a hit squad attacks Moses’ suburban house, he knows he must help Ross and find the reason for the attacks.

‘Travesty’ to the subtle growls of ‘Without a Sound,’ and the almost ambient ‘Allegoria,’ there’s a bit of everything on here.”

The band played the song “Travesty” off their 2008 album Self Titled. Other songs from the album include “Measures and Marks,” “Allegoria” and “It’s on Sale for a Good Reason.”

She Screams Remedy finished the show with “A Formal Apology,” one of their new songs. They also autographed posters ASI had made for the event.

Tiffany Morgan, 20, an ASI Wednesday Concert Coordinator, said she thought She Screams Remedy was a loud band that would’ve attracted more attention outside.

The band has taken full advantage of the social media, with their pres-

ence on MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

In an interview with Evigshed. com, Gammon said She Screams Remedy started in 2006, but she didn’t join the band until 2008, when she found the bands Craigslist ad looking for vocalists in Orange County. They created their band name in 2006 while Koch was attending USC. His friend Anthony Abbey helped him come up with the name.

“She (Screams Remedy) is representative of the music and how it, at times, feels like the only cure. This meaning has morphed over the last two years into a new meaning for me,” Gammon said. “We embody the idea that music, art, knowledge and literature are calling out to be a remedy of sorts.”

Multimedia While the chemistry between Ross and Moses is interesting, the real standout is John Malkovich in his funniest role since Being John Malkovich. Malkovich has the persona of Wile E. Coyote, but with a devilish edge and paranoia. Helen Mirren takes aim as a Martha Stewart-style homemaker who wields a heavy machine gun just as easily as baking cookies.

RED stands for Retired Extremely Dangerous, which became quite evident after a few minutes of the film’s opening, when Moses disposes of the would-be assassins with expert efficiency.

Originally a comic, RED was published during 2003 and 2004 by DC Comics, created by writer Warren Ellis and artist Cully Hamner.

“The film has the same DNA. It retains bits that are very clearly from the book, as well as, of course, the overall plotline. But it is, yes, lighter, and funnier,” said Ellis, according to his website. “And if anyone has a real problem with that, I say to you once again: Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle. I mean, if you don’t want to see a film with Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle, I’m not sure I want to know you.”

Courtesy of MCT John Malkovich (left), Morgan Freeman (middle) and Bruce Willis (right) star in the new adult comedy RED, in which they play retired special agents.

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The Trio Solisti is part of an exciting week in music at Cal State Fullerton.

The critically acclaimed performing group, consisting of violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Jon Klibonoff will perform their work at CSUF’s Meng Theatre Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.

“They are hailed as one of the best piano trios in the world right now,” said Pamela Madsen, music professor and performance coordinator.

This special presentation is the final performance to wrap up a week in music celebration. Wednesday night International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) held its 2010 annual concert, and tonight at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall the Composers Forum will feature new works for violin, cello and piano by CSUF student composers.

Steven Homestead, 29, a music composition graduate student, has two pieces of music being performed at the Composers Forum.

“It takes the piece from being on paper or on a computer and puts it into the real world, and in doing that it helps to see what works and what doesn’t,” Homestead said.

Student composer Brian Morales, 22, will have three pieces of his work performed by students in the Master Class program (which allows students to interact with professional performers by having their music played by the performers) at the Composers Forum.

“For me it’s a little different – I already hear the music in my head, but it’s nice to hear it when it’s all finished,” Morales said.

Additionally, at 5:30 p.m. today three student violinists, four student ensemble trios and three student composers will have their music played and critique by Trio Solisti as

part of the Masters Class program.

“It is a mini fall festival with Trio Solists as the finale,” Madsen said.

Madsen is an acclaimed international composer, performer and scholar. She originally wrote a piece of music for the flute section that was premiered in January with a film created by IMAX filmmaker Greg MacGillivray. Trio Solisti commissioned a re-worked version for them to perform along with a shorter version of the IMAX film, which will be featured in Friday’s performance.

MacGillivray is a leading producer and director in the giant-screen film industry. He has shot more 70mm film than anyone in cinema history.

His goal is to produce 10 films on the giant screen that help promote ocean and fresh water conservation.

He has earned two Academy Award nominations for the six of those films that have already been released.

“It is a 13-minute film. I composed the music, which is live, while this film is playing in the background,” Madsen said. “It has a very beautiful texture with images of the oceans of the world.”

The trio will play five pieces of music, including “Reflections of the Sea,” Madsen’s composed work.

The trio has performed all over the world, including Lincoln Center’s Great Performers Series, the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia, as well the internationally renowned Tuscan Sun Festival in Cortona, Italy.

They are the founding ensemble of Telluride Music Fest in Telleride, Colo., where they will celebrate their ninth season in 2011.

“They play well. I know they work with Phillip Glass, so they are pretty high up there,” Morales said.

They have performed with countless acclaimed musicians and composers and The New Yorker magazine crowned them “The most exciting piano trio in America.”

Album: Dream the Dream

by Stan Bush

JENNA WEST Staff Writer

Watch your back, Brett Michaels – you’re not the only one trying to keep ‘80s rock alive.

“Never hold back / Don’t give up” is just one line of many uplifting lyrics from Stan Bush’s new album Dream the Dream.

“I’m still kind of trapped in the ‘80s with a modern edge. Although ‘80s rock went away, I kept doing what I do best and found an audience overseas,” Bush said.

Bush is most famous for his song, “The Touch,” featured in Transformers: The Movie (1986), and it was also released in 2009’s Guitar Hero.

In 1997 Bush won an Emmy Award for “Best Original Song” for “‘Til I was Loved By You.” His album In This Life won “Album of the Year” in 2007, which caused him to set high standards for Dream the Dream.

It only took Bush a year and a half to meet his own standards and

keep his ‘80s sound.

Minus the glam hair and leather pants, Bush did not fail to include the electrifying sound of the guitar as well as his lyrics of love and encouragement.

“The sky is the limit. You can do whatever you put your heart into.

People never really realize what they can achieve,” Bush said.

Unfortunately for Bush, tracks from Dream the Dream may not make it to the top of U.S. music charts due to the dominating trends of electronic pop, R&B and indie.

However, German and English pop culture has been drawn to Bush’s ‘80s niche.

“I would like to get my music out to a wider audience and focus more in the U.S. My dream is to make a comfortable living doing what I love,” Bush said. “Believe in yourself and make your own reality.”

In the near future, Bush will work on new songs for the new Transformers video game, tour in Australia and attend the Botcon Transformer convention.

October 21, 2010

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Bow down to Lady Gaga ANNA GLEASON Asst. Detour Editor

In today’s music industry it’s hard for an artist to make an impact on audiences. It seems so many talented, and even more not so talented, musicians come and go in an instant. What happened to the days of Elvis and Frank Sinatra – musicians who really had an impact on not just what people listened to, but also on pop culture?

In the past few years, one artist has exploded onto the scene, changing how we look at pop culture and musicians.

Lady Gaga, the 5’1 singer-songwriter, burst onto the scene with her first album The Fame in 2008. From the first moment her video was released, it was clear she was no onehit wonder.

Reminiscent of such artists as Madonna and Elton John, Lady Gaga is continuously changing her appearance and her music, and just as those pop icons helped shape pop culture, so too has Lady Gaga.

Gaga fans have known for a while she is special. Dubbed her “little monsters,” fans of Gaga are loyal until the end, and for good reason.

According to Rolling Stone magazine, Lady Gaga burst onto the scene when music was dangerously bland, helping to rescue it from the abyss.

She’s a precocious young woman who would rather wear nothing than be forced to wear pants.

“I feel freer in underwear, and I

f***ing hate pants,” Gaga said in the article.

The article illustrates how Gaga is many things, and shy isn’t one of them. She says what’s on her mind no matter who it will offend. Pop culture hasn’t been lucky enough to have someone like this for a while.

Just recently she aired a campaign to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. It seems too many people today get behind causes because they are “popular.” Not Gaga, she says what’s on her mind, and if she is behind something, it’s because she is sincere.

Lady Gaga understands her fans.

She knows she has a large gay following, and she appreciates what her fans do for her.

Not only has she changed pop culture in terms of how we think about things, but she changed the way we look at them.

Even if you don’t like Lady Gaga, you probably wonder what crazy thing she is going to do next. What will she look like at this award show?

What will she do in this performance? What is she going to wear?

The woman came to MTV’s 2010 Video Music Awards wearing a meat dress! How many people can pull that off?

The fact that she can get this many people interested in her, whether they like her or not, is quite a feat.

The last major artist to pull that off was Madonna, and she’s still doing it today. Lady Gaga is the Madonna of our generation, only much more

Courtesy of MCT The vivacious singer performs to impress. Gaga is known for her spectacular stage shows, in which fans can expect something outrageous and different at every show.

flamboyant and unafraid. When Madonna first came onto the scene, it was hard to find a girl wearing bows in their hair, lace gloves and black bracelets. Now you see girls wearing bows made out of hair like Gaga and people unafraid to wear something outrageous. Even celebrities like Paris Hilton have been seen wearing the Gaga hair bow.

In Vanity Fair, she recently talked about her past drug use and how she won’t write about it because she doesn’t want her fans to follow in her

formerly bad footsteps.

“I do not want my fans to ever emulate that or be that way,” Gaga said in the article. “I don’t want my fans to think they have to be that way to be great. It’s in the past. It was a low point, and it led to disaster.”

Unlike most young celebrities who people consider to be train wrecks, Gaga is viewed as someone to be admired, someone to look up to and someone who is helping change the bland into the fabulous.

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Album: Speak Now by Taylor Swift RACHEL SALAS Staff Writer

Cue the sweet innocent, fairytale lyrics about love and romance. Our favorite country star, Taylor Swift, is back in full effect with her third album, Speak Now, to be released Oct. 25. The album is a follow-up to 2008’s Fearless.

The blond, curly-haired 20-yearold country singer-songwriter coproduced her latest album with collaborator, Nathan Chapman. Speak Now consists of 14 new songs about believing, heartbreak and finding true love conveyed in Swift’s charming way. Some tracks include live strings and a full orchestra.

This young lady has graduated from high school and used to write about boys on the football team and her days on the bleachers. Now, however, she’s tapped in to real life adult dilemmas. The album’s title track, “Speak Now” tells the tale about her love about to marry someone else at the altar.

“Don’t say yes, run away now / I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the backdoor,” she sings in the chorus. “Don’t wait or say a single vow / Your time is running out and they said speak now.”

Swift wrote Speak Now entirely on her own in two years.

“I didn’t have any co-writers and it didn’t really happen on purpose,” Swift said. “I’d get my best ideas at 3 a.m. in Arkansas when I didn’t have any co-writers around, so I would

just finish it. I’ve been through a lot of things that I have been dying to write about and talk about. There were a lot of things that I wanted to say in the moment but couldn’t, and this album is my opportunity to do that,” Swift told the Hollywood Reporter.

Swift kicked off the album over the summer with her first single “Mine,” which debuted at number one on Billboard Hot Digital Songs Chart.

The video for “Mine” was filmed in Portland, Maine, and Swift told her fans the song is about “my tendency to run from love – every direct example of love that I’ve had in front of me has ended in goodbye and has ended in breakups and things like that. So I think I’ve developed this pattern of sort of running away when it comes time to fall in love.

This song is sort of about finding the exception to that,” Swift told The Hollywood Reporter.

Swift has sold an estimated 1.5 million albums in the first week of release, and will continue to grow based on the popularity of the first single.

Swift’s musical success has been remarkable. Her previous album Fearless sold 5.9 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and she was and the second best selling artist in 2009, behind Michael Jackson.

Looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more of America’s favorite country sweetheart.

Waiting for the Bieber Fever cure

Courtesy of MCT Biebers’ glorious locks of hair and his child-like innocence make him irresistible to the world’s pre-teen girls. Crashing onto the music scene only a few years ago, Justin Bieber has already put pen to paper to release his biography which will be on shelves this month.

ANNA GLEASON Asst. Detour Editor

Justin Bieber, the 16-year-old Canadian wunderkin who has stolen the hearts and souls of the world’s tweens, seems to be taking over the universe.

Bieber side stepped his way onto the scene in 2008 after being discovered by Scooter Braun, who stumbled upon Bieber’s videos on YouTube.

In 2009, Bieber’s first single, “One Time,” was released worldwide, thus starting the tsunami known as “Bieber fever.”

Known best, not for his dancing or singing, but his Prince Charminglike flowing locks, Bieber has solidified his place as a TigerBeat hearth-

rob and frankly, it’s ridiculous.

What little talent he does have aside, this kid is really only famous for his hair. His-high pitched voice is only going to last until he goes through puberty, and with how feminine he is, one might guess puberty is a while off.

For those who have still not heard anything by Bieber, consider yourselves lucky. The first time you hear him sing, the thought, “Hey, this chick isn’t bad,” will probably cross your mind. It isn’t until you see the face and body that accompany the voice that you will have a “WTF moment.”

Of course, actually seeing Bieber really won’t help you believe he’s a boy, but instead, a soft, feminine young woman with a voice that was meant for the church choir. And did

I mention the hair, those gorgeous flowing locks that any woman would be jealous of?

As we all know, going through puberty sucks, and when it hits Justin Bieber, it’s going to hit hard. No more soft and smooth baby face, no more sweet angelic voice and no more Pantene Pro-V hair. I hate to burst the bubble, but Bieber is going to change, and it’s not going to be pretty. Once this epic battle with Mother Nature begins, it will hit him like a Mac truck – stubble, shaggy locks and, yes, a deep, mature voice that will make him sound more like a heavy metal singer than a preteen pop sensation.

Yes, Justin Bieber has worked with plenty of established artists, such as Usher, which isn’t helping get rid of him. The only reason artists work

with him is because they know a golden goose when they see one.

Bieber is their chance to regain a younger audience, and if selling their soul to the devil will get them album sales, artists will work with anyone.

Seriously, if it would sell records in this horrible economy, artists would probably make a record with a piece of toast that people though they had seen Jesus in.

Singing songs with titles such as, “Somebody to Love,” “One Less Lonely Girl” and “Never Let You Go,” have Bieber repetitively singing about finding love and making some girl very happy. He’s 16 – what does he know about love? No one, and I mean no one, should be singing about things they know nothing about.

To add insult to injury, when he does sing about such subjects, he’s not even being original. What happened to the good old days of boy bands? At least they had enough members to distract fans from the fact that their songs weren’t good.

With Bieber you have to focus on one whiny kid.

There is hope – people are retaliating. Just recently, a fan threw a water bottle at Bieber while he was onstage, pummeling him with the accuracy of championship archer.

Another reason why Bieber doesn’t deserve to be famous is the kid can’t even make a celebrity getaway. Note to Justin, a Segway doesn’t go very fast, people can outrun it. We will give him the benefit of the doubt though – since he can’t drive, he probably doesn’t realize that a car is a much better escape plan.

I’m afraid we will be stuck with Bieber for a while, or at least until underage girls begin to realize they are more into boys with tattoos and piercings than the nice boy who walks elderly people across the street and serenades them with loves songs he wrote about how his classmate looked in algebra that day.

Courtesy of MCT Country sweetheart Taylor Swift will release her third studio album “Speak Now” later this month. Swift spent two years writing her newest album without any co-writers.

The rising trend to re-release albums CAROLINA VELAZQUEZ Features Editor

Since the advancement of recording technology, there has been a constant trend of reissuing classic albums.

Everyone knows that these rereleased albums have immensely improved the sound quality when compared to the original vinyl recording, but there is more to reissuing an album than you think.

Considering that the earliest way to record music on vinyl has become almost obsolete, high resolution audio discs like Super Audio Compact Disc, better known as SA-CD, allows for classic music to still be enjoyed, but now with a more modern sound.

SA-CD albums supply a better sound quality not only in the form of high fidelity, but also in the form of surround sound and can require to be played on a SA-CD player.

Most of the time reissues are released on a hybrid disc, which is a SA-CD disc that can also be played on a regular CD player.

Many classic artists have jumped on the bandwagon for releasing reissues and are oftentimes released on a hybrid disc. Pink Floyd, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones are among the many musicians who have previously and famously re-released their original albums on a hybrid.

“The hybrid SA-CD technology allows us to give the Pink Floyd fan a highly value-added product,” Tony Wadsworth, Chairman and CEO of EMI Recorded Music UK said on SA-CD.net. “Both as a fully surround sound capable disc on SACD players and as a newly remastered CD for CD players.”

Nowadays, reissues often include modifications and additions that were not included in the original audio format used in vinyl. Lost tracks, live performances and audio remastering are some of the many obvious perks included in the reissue.

When The Cure re-released their

1989 album Disintegration earlier this year, it was reissued in a deluxe three-CD system. This re-release contained a batch of previously unreleased tracks and included a booklet with 20 pages full of unseen photos of the band.

Although many of these re-releases are available on one or several CD packages, a few also come in vinyl.

Jazz musician John Coltrane’s rereleased many of his famous albums on a modern heavyweight 180-gram vinyl, such as his 1962 album Coltrane Sings the Blues, seeing that these heavyweights are known for having better audiophile than regular (120gram) vinyl records. Even though these thick records last longer and include stereo sound, there are not many additions that are included in the reissue, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Bruce Springsteen is in the process of re-releasing his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town, which is to include at least 10 outtakes.

“We put 10 or so outtakes on the (1998) Tracks box set and we (have since) found 10 more,” Steven Van Zandt, E-Street guitarist, said, according to Rolling Stone. “I’m not sure how many we’ll put on (the Darkness reissue). We’ll go back and (Bruce) might finish a lyric on one or two, or finish a harmony on one or two.”

Despite all this new technology, some music lovers might genuinely prefer the low fidelity and gritty sounds of an old vinyl record.

American studies major Nick Catt admits that purchasing classic reissues doesn’t really interest him.

“I would much rather buy reissues from bands like The Vipers. There are a lot of punk reissues out there that are hard to come by,” Catt said.

However the 23-year-old vinyl shopper doesn’t dismiss the rise of classic re-released albums.

“Some reissues and the original record might appeal to collectors,” Catt said. Every collector has their own niche.” dailytitan.com/detour

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SPORTS

Titan Spotlight: Erin Saddler

October 21, 2010

Steroids too common in MLB VALERIE SANTANA For the Daily Titan

In an era where many professional athletes have been suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs, it’s hard for fans to distinguish those with natural skills from those who use drugs, such as steroids, to enhance their talents.

Steroid and human-growth hormone use in Major League Baseball, in particular, has gained much attention over the years with many home run records being broken.

The first player to admit publicly that he used steroids was third baseman Ken Caminiti in 2002, which opened the gate for investigations on several other professional baseball players. In a June 2002 article in Sports Illustrated, Caminiti stated, “It’s no secret what’s going on in baseball. At least half of the guys are using steroids.”

Years prior to Caminiti’s comments, a bottle of a nutrient supplement was found in then- Oakland

Athletics slugger- Mark McGwire’s locker in 1996 which led to the implement of a widespread drugtesting policy in the MLB. McGwire recently admitted that he did in fact use performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career, which helped him in the race with Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa to beat the single-season home run record with a total of 70 in 1998.

Once word got out of possible steroid use in baseball, the media ran with it and fans became aware that a sport in which they knew and loved as “America’s pastime,” was now tarnished. With the public recognizing that anabolic steroids and other PEDs were involved with all of these records being broken, their view of the game changed completely.

Cal State Fullerton business student Ruben Mota follows baseball closely and since the period of steroid allegations began, he has been suspicious of some players who have gotten a lot bigger in a short amount of time.

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AARON GILLIAM / Asst. Sports Editor Erin Saddler currently places second in the Big West with kills, averaging 4.4 per set this season.

AARON GILLIAM Asst. Sports Editor

Titan women’s volleyball star senior outside hitter Erin Saddler was named Big West Conference Player of the Week for the second consecutive week in October. This was Saddler’s third honor of the season and fifth of her career, tying her with former teammate Brittany Moore for the most Player of the Week honors in the Cal State Fullerton volleyball program.

Saddler, who is currently second in the Big West for kills with 320 this season, gladly accepts the comparison to Moore, whose retired jersey (10) hangs in Titan gym.

“Because Brittany (Moore) is two years older than me, I was able to watch her play at CSUF

while I was still in high school. I would always be amazed on how athletic she was and how great of a player she was. So I find that being compared to Brittany is a great compliment within itself,” Saddler said.

When asked about what it felt like to win the award multiple times Saddler said, “I feel honored, but while we are in the middle of the season, I don’t think of pursuing the award, I just think about playing, and doing my job on the team. So to be awarded player of the week makes me aware of how I am succeeding in doing my job. And it also shows that our team is doing a good job too.”

“She knows it’s not about her it’s about the team and what she’s doing for the team that gets her those accolades and it’s just awesome, to see a player that’s so humble about getting those amazing awards,” said Titan Director of Volleyball Operations

and Assistant Coach Raimi Mitchell on Saddler’s humility.

Saddler knows that because of her “new” title, opposing coaches will most likely change their game strategies to try and stop her but she isn’t too concerned with the new “target on her back.”

“I don’t really feel (the) pressure, because we have other offensive players that our setter can go to. I’m still going to work hard to do my part, and I know that my teammates are going to work hard to put balls away too,” Saddler said.

Her teammates all appreciate her hard work especially junior setter Andrea Ragan, who leads the conference in assists.

“She’s really a key player for our team, she is really reliable, I can count on her getting a kill and when I set her (up) I have a lot of confidence that she can get the job done,” Ragan said.

Courtesy of MCT Under use of PEDs, Mark McGwire hit his 61st home run against Chicago Cubs in 1998.

times better than he did last season and looking more muscular, I can’t help but assume that he is taking some kind of performance-enhancing drug,” Mota said.

According to BaseballSteroidEra. com, a total of 129 baseball players have been suspected of using some type of PED and of those suspected, 16 have admitted to the use with 27 being suspended and 34 being implicated of usage.

During the reign of McGwire, Sosa and Barry Bonds fans were glued to their television sets and packing stadiums featuring these sluggers to see history being made.

As soon as statements were made regarding these stars and their possible steroid use, many fans began to question if the home runs were produced and enhanced due to the drugs.

Barry Bonds had always been a fairly averaged-built athlete but as he came into his mid 30s, he had become more lean and powerful.

CSUF kinesiology major Adrian Vera, noticed this change as well and became aware that Bonds had gotten better in his later years.

“With Bonds being a middle-aged man, it was incredibly suspicious how he got so big in a matter of a few years,” Vera said. “Yeah, guys get bigger with age but not the way he was growing and the way he would crush the ball. It was exciting to watch but I knew he had to be juicing up.”

Although many fans are aware of the use of steroids throughout baseball, it doesn’t make them less of a fan.

American studies professor and baseball enthusiast, Matthew Haskins, explains that in the beginning he hated PED useage in baseball because of the likes of Bonds and his hatred towards the Giants. But he came to realize how prevalent enhancement drug use has been so he has mellowed out on the issue.

“I love baseball and am willing to put up with a lot because of that love.

It would take a lot more than some juiced players to make me quit baseball,” Haskins said.

Steroids may give baseball players a bad reputation and make spectators suspicious of their talents but fans are going to stand by their sport and appreciate the game for what it has become.

Titans’ controversial game ends streak ELLIOT COOK Staff Writer

ALAYNA DURAN / Staff Photographer Redshirt sophomore midfielder Nick Swart gets tied up tracking down the ball.

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The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team can’t seem to put together a full 90 minutes. Playing UC Riverside on Wednesday the Titans lost 3-2. The Titans gave the game in one very important minute in the second half after being down 1-0 at half.

In the first half the Titans had two great chances, one in the third minute with a shot just wide, and then later in the half when junior midfielder Kevin Venegas made a couple of brilliant moves and barely missed.

UCR scored with 16 minutes left to play in the half off a defensive give away, and senior forward Arnie San-

chez put it home.

The Titans pushed the tempo and tied the game with a beautiful cross from freshman midfielder Ritchie Gonzalez to junior forward Nick Posthuma who finished the goal.

Four minutes later, the game completely changed. Junior goalkeeper Trevor Whiddon came out to grab a ball, but the ball bounced off him and into the foot of a UCR attacker, freshman forward Ruben Valencia who finished it. 34 seconds later, Valencia struck again when Whiddon failed to clear the ball and got beat on a two-on-one attack.

Venegas knew this was a huge change in the game.

“We gave them two very easy goals. We can’t give up the ball in

our 18 (yard box) like that and expect to win. If we played the entire game like we did our last 10 minutes, there’s no doubt we would win easily,” Venegas said.

The ending of the game proved to be very dramatic. Posthuma missed on an empty-net goal, but brought the Titans within 3-2 when he scored with 10 to play off a Venegas free kick.

The Titans had lots of pressure on UCR’s defense, and even had an apparent goal that was not allowed by the referee. He said the ball didn’t cross the line, even though freshman forward Anthony Rosales knew it did.

“The ball went over the line, I kicked it and saw it go over the line in the air. I hit the ball off the goalies

head who then collected it,” Rosales said.

Rosales received a yellow card on the play. The Titans still weren’t done attacking where there was more controversy. Within the UCR box, CSUF hit a ball that looked as if it went off a UCR defender’s hand, but the ref and assistant ref didn’t believe so. Redshirt sophomore defender Jesse Escalante believed it was a handball and the ref’s missed it.

“The defender definitely handed it.

When you see a defender handball it, you always hear it and see his hand go up. Both of those happened,” Escalante said.

The Titans are now 5-7-2 and 3-3 in league. They next play at UC Irvine Saturday at 7 p.m.

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