Daily Titan October 4, 2010

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Vol. 88 Issue 18

October 4, 2010

Titan rugby defeats Trojans in home opener In a highly anticipated match, Division II CSUF upsets Division I USC 22-7

See RUGBY, page 8

Super turnout

for Megamind in Los Angeles DreamWorks hosts record-breaking gathering to promote upcoming release See SUPERHEROES, page 5

WHAT’S INSIDE OPINION Americans addicted to celebrity infotainment ........................................4 FEATURES Day Tripper: Exploring shops in San Clemente ........................................5 SPORTS Cross country strides as individuals in invitational ........................................6

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College Town plans laid out Plans for new campus community provides benefits for students

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Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton is currently working in partnership with the City of Fullerton to recreate the campus area neighboring College Park into a new community named College Town. College Town is set to be the mixeduse hub of Fullerton for students and the community as a means of living, retail and restaurant opportunity and more green area for pedestrian enhancement at Cal State Fullerton. “We really feel this is a great idea,” said Chris Reese, the university’s director of community relations. “College Town is going to be a place to live, work and play.” College Park itself would remain intact, save the addition of a new parking structure, while the rest of the area stretching between Nutwood Avenue, Chapman Avenue and State College Boulevard will undergo the transformation. See TOWN, page 2

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Business committee reports that economic struggle is over, but students still worry IAN WHEELER For the Daily Titan

The recession, which has remained a number-one concern for people all over the country, actually ended over a year ago according to an economic research organization.

The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research found that this recession, which was the longest economic downturn since World War II, officially ended in June 2009. The committee also found that the recession officially began in December

2007 and lasted 18 months. This report, which was released Sept. 20, came late. It is normal for economists to wait several months to confirm their findings before sharing the information. See RAT RACE, page 2

As the battle between the student newspaper and the administration at Southwestern College rages on, officials say the paper may be up and running soon. Because the Southwestern Sun failed to follow an inactive printing policy, their paper was stopped until further notice. According to the Voice of San Diego website, “Students charged that the college was invoking the rules as a smokescreen to stop them from printing critical coverage of the administration before a heated election. The election is just one stage in a drawn out battle between the administration and faculty and students on how to turn the school around.” Jorge Dominguez, college board member, said in an interview last week that he was troubled that the newspaper could be stopped by the neglected policy, since it had little time to comply. “We need to follow policy, no doubt, but let’s give these folks more time,” Dominguez said in his interview with Emily Alpert, journalist for the Voice of San Diego. The Sun Newspaper Faculty Advisor, Max Branscomb, stated in an interview with Alpert that because the story was picked up by the media, they received a lot of support from newspapers. “I got 1,700 e-mails. I got phone calls,” Branscomb said. “Now we have as much money to print the paper as many times as we want to.” Professor Genelle Belmas, a communications professor at Cal State Fullerton theorizes the administration at Southwestern College is backing down because of public and media pressure. “I would bet that The Sun will print, but whether it’s with private or public funds remains to be seen,” Belmas said. See THE SUN, page 2

USC Trojans get iced by Titans in a 5-1 blowout ALEX JAICH Asst. Sports Editor

DANIEL C. ENOS / For the Daily Titan Visitors attending the Irvine Global Village Festival travel between booths near the Hoag Stage where various performers express their roots.

Getting global locally MARYANNE SHULTS Staff Writer

As Aztec dancers dressed in colorful costumes adorned with peacock feather headdresses, gold bangles and turquoise pranced on the stage, the sweltering heat had almost completely melted Annie Wang’s Chinese shaved ice into a

puddle of green tea, rice and red beans. On Saturday, Bill Barber Park in Irvine transformed into a vibrant festival of culture as nearly 13,000 people came together to reflect the city’s ethnically diverse community representing over 50 different cultures.

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See GLOBAL, page 5

The Cal State Fullerton Titan ice hockey club got the 5-1 win over the USC Trojans with a combination of aggressive offense and stout defensive play Friday night at the Anaheim Ice arena. Coming off of a three-game stint on the road, the Titans (1-3) came into the home opener allowing 22 goals in three games. Junior goalkeeper Brandon Heethuis quickly turned his performance around against USC (22) talking about moving past the two first losses against San Jose State. USC the 2010 Pacific-8 champions was shutout up until the final period, by Heethuis’ performance of 27 saves of 28 shots on goal. “He made all the key saves he had to make, he played a fantastic game,” said Titan Defensive Coach David Bezeau. The Titans’ first goal came from junior center Dalton Braniff, assisted by sophomore defensemen Payne Sauer at the 10-minute

BRIAN EVANS / For the Daily Titan Titan graduate forward Robert Finley, works to protect the puck from a USC defenseman on his way to the net.

mark in the first period. The goal was due to a 6-4 Titan advantage with two Trojans in the penalty box. “The goal was made easy by

Payne, the net was wide open. All of our success did come from being aggressive, and the score showed that,” Braniff said. The Titans kept the game out of

reach with a late first period goal by sophomore forward Jacob Daniel making the score 2-0. See TITAN HOCKEY, page 8


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