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WWII internment remembered

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Cal State Fullerton held a free event in the Arboretum to commemorate the JapaneseAmerican experience in Orange County during World War II and to showcase paintings by a Japanese-American who spent three-anda-half years in an internment camp in Arizona Wednesday. The event was free and open to the public. The Orange County Agricultural and Nikkei Heritage Museum hosted the occasion, which was part of the exhibit “New Birth of Freedom: Civil War to Civil Rights in California.” Guests were greeted at the event by a taiko performance, an ancient Japanese tradition. “Taiko started hundreds of years ago in Japan and the farmers used it to scare away the birds and the insects from their crops ... The lords used it as a signal since they didn’t have phones,” said Mary Jane Mayeda, one of the performers. Arthur A. Hansen, Ph.D, a retired 42-year CSUF emeritus professor of history, delivered a lecture titled, “The World War II Experience of Orange County: Nikkei in History and Memory,” which focused on the life and death of Kazuo Masuda, a WWII war hero who came from Orange County. Hansen said he thought the event went well. “I thought the Center for World and Public History, the University Advancement Office and the Arboretum all worked very hard to ensure there was a substantial attendance,” he said. See WWII, page 2

Five or more outstanding tickets could put a boot on your car SHANNON McPHERSON Daily Titan

ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan A group called Hikari Taiko performs for Arboretum guests as they arrive. Taiko, which means “drum” in Japanese, is an ancient Japanese tradition used to protect crops from birds and insects. The art form was also used to communicate over long distances, especially in warfare.

The ‘90s are All That Nickelodeon responds to fan feedback by reviving fan favorites like ‘Hey Dude’ and ‘Kenan & Kel’ JESSICA RUBIO Daily Titan

For those of us born in the ‘90s, we get a warm feeling in our stomachs when we hear the theme song to the series All That, when we see the awkward, bald teenager known as Doug or when we hear the phrase “Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Can I take your order?” Well for the many of us who were fans of the beloved series, Nickelodeon is set to air a two-hour, weeknight program titled “‘90s Are All That,” featuring ‘90s throwback episodes that their young adult fans grew up with. Fans of iconic shows such as Kenan & Kel, Clarissa Explains It All and Rocko’s Modern Life can catch their favorite episodes on TeenNick seven days a week beginning at 10 p.m.

Lizette Lozano, 19, an undeclared major, said her favorite ‘90s Nick show is Hey Arnold because of the romance between the characters. “You know that he (Arnold) is in love with Helga and she doesn’t know, but she is always around him,” said Lozano. This past Friday, the network added Hey Dude to the current lineup of All That, Kenan & Kel, Clarissa Explains It All, Doug, Hey Arnold and Rocko’s Modern Life. The show was chosen utilizing the “U-Pick with Stick” program where viewers can vote on which show they wish to be added to the television schedule. Keith Dawkins, the senior vice president and general manager of Nicktoons and TeenNick, explained how the airing of these episodes originated from the overwhelming social media demand from young adults, all between the ages of 18 to 34, who essentially grew up with these shows.

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Penalties for violating Cal State Fullerton parking regulations can run students anywhere from $60 to $330 and eventually lead to problems with the DMV. From July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 there were 25,566 parking tickets given, roughly 70 tickets per day, said Kristen Jasko, parking services manager of Parking and Transportation Services. There are 8,876 parking spots at CSUF. Of those, 4,106 are in parking structures, according to the Parking and Transportation website. However, the structures didn’t come without demands. Increases in parking fees were approved by President Milton Gordon to cover construction costs and pay for the parking program operating costs, according to the Parking and Transportation website. “I see that being really the only solution, to raise (parking violation) prices for the students. It just seems like so much (money),” said Jessica Justiniano, 23, a health sciences major. Parking tickets are issued when rules and regulations are violated. The difference in penalties is of infraction. “Cost of a general violation is set at approximately one-third the price of a parking permit to reduce attempts at violating university parking and traffic regulations,” said Jasko in an email. The $60 fine is given for general violations, which consist of parking with an invalid or expired permit displayed, exceeding time limit, parking in a reserved space, parking on a fire lane, bike lane, walkway or blocking other vehicles, according to the Parking and Transportation website. See TICKET, page 2

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“This is a wonderful opportunity for the school to lead out in something that is cuttingedge. We were selected as the lead campus for our consortium by the chancellor, and that’s a recognition of our strength as a school,” said Penny Weismuller, assistant professor and coordinator of the CSUF graduate program in the College of Health and Human Development. The DNP is a practice-oriented doctoral degree that is meant to prepare advanced practice nurses and nurse leaders for evidence-based practice in patient care and in executive and

The Cal State Fullerton Nursing Department is now accepting applications for the “cutting edge” Doctor of Nursing Practice program (DNP) that will be launched in the fall of 2012. This is a wonderful opportunity for the “The Nursing faculty at Fullerton, school to lead out in something that Long Beach and Los Angeles are excited about the program and have been engaged is cutting-edge. We were selected as the lead in the development of the curriculum and campus for our cosortium by our chancellor... developing DNP program policies,” said Penny Weismuller Margaret Brady, faculty coordinator for Graduate Program Coordinator the DNP program at the Chancellor’s Office. The DNP is a joint program that utilizes teaching faculty from Cal States Long Beach, educational roles. The program is a five-semesLos Angeles and Fullerton. Fullerton has been ter, 36-unit, post-graduate degree. According to Weismuller, the primary goal chosen as the lead administrative campus for of the program is to equip those in the program the program. The DNP program at Fullerton is one of to be expert clinicians; the secondary goal is to three that are offered within the CSU. The two ensure each student completes courses that will joint programs are the Fullerton-Long Beach- equip him or her for a faculty role. Six to nine Los Angeles program in Southern California of the required units are faculty development and the Fresno-San Jose program in Northern courses. One of the biggest challenges with providCalifornia. The third is a stand-alone DNP ing nursing education in general is that it is that is offered by San Diego State.

difficult to find faculty with the proper qualifications and experience to teach nurses at the baccalaureate and master’s levels, said Erik Fallis, media relations specialist for CSU Public Affairs. By offering the DNP within the CSU, those entering the program will go on to become qualified faculty who can train future nurses within the CSU and at the communitycollege level. “It really opens the pipeline (for future faculty). We are encouraging more nurse practitioners who are experts in their field to get this doctorate degree to be able to become faculty in these nursing programs. This will help in training more baccalaureate and master’s nurses,” said Fallis. The Fullerton-specific program has undergone a long and rigorous approval process. According to Weismuller, the program was first reviewed by the faculty at the three different schools, graduate education at each university. It then went on to be reviewed by the Senate and was signed by the president, and finally was approved by the chancellor. The DNP program is still pending approval by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The program started accepting applications Oct. 1 upon approval by the CSU chancellor. Applicants are informed upon inquiry that the program is pending approval. Once the program has been in operation for one year, it will then host an accreditation visit from the Council on Collegiate Nursing Education.

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‘One, Two’ check Boarding for Breast Cancer visits CSUF to educate on cancer in an interesting way ROSS WATTERS Daily Titan

Courtesy of Jonathan Franzen Volunteers for Boarding for Breast Cancer set up under a canopy on the second day of the U.S. Open of Surfing. Boarding for Breast Cancer increases breast cancer awareness by showing passersby how to identify tumors.

Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) is celebrating its 15th anniversary and continuing its second annual “Check One, Two” tour with a booth on Titan Walk Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The tour will make stops at campuses and coordinate community events at skate shops, local shops and music venues educating people about early breast cancer detection and how important an active lifestyle is. Tilly’s and Volcom are supporting the tour. B4BC is a nonprofit organization that promotes breast cancer awareness, education and advocates for the selfprevention and early detection of breast cancer among young people and the sports community. The foundation was formed in 1996 by professional snowboarders Tina Basich and Shannon Dunn after their friend Monica Steward died of stagefour breast cancer. Blair Young, the Boarding for Breast Cancer outreach director, hopes the organization is making an impact on the lives of young people by educating

WWII: OC Japanese-Americans remember internment

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ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan Arthur Hansen delivered a speech which remembered the life and death of Kazuo Masuda, an Orange County WWII hero.

...Continued from page 1 “The main purpose of this (event) was to make sure that the Japanese-American community identifies CSUF as a special place,” Hansen said. “The bulk of the money that paid for this particular museum came from that community.” Chizuko Judy Sugita DeQuieroz, an artist based in Irvine, spoke on what it was like to live in the Poston, Ariz. internment camp for three and a half years. “Calling it an internment is wrong,” said DeQuieroz in her presentation. “It’s a concentration camp.”

DeQuieroz shared a story of when she said the same thing at a past event. “Afterward, a woman came up to me and said, ‘I beg your pardon, I was in a concentration camp, yours wasn’t a concentration camp,’” she said. “I said, ‘No, you were in an extermination camp and I was in a concentration camp.’ And we cried together.” Some of those who attended actually spent time in internment camps as well, some even the same internment camp DeQuieroz was in. A slideshow of DeQuieroz’s paintings, which are mostly watercolor, told the story of what it was like living in an internment camp–what it was like when she was 9 years old. As the slideshow played, DeQuieroz’s eyes began to water, but she didn’t start crying. “I was 9 when taken to a concentration camp in 1942. We were leaving freedom to become prisoners behind barbed wire fences and armed guard towers. And everything would be changed forever,” she said. DeQuieroz, who was only a child while she was in the camp, tried to make the most of her time there. “The most beautiful thing about being in the camp was the beautiful desert sky,” she said. DeQuieroz said, “Peace starts with every single person,” the message that she wanted attendees to most take out of the event. Even though former President Franklin Roosevelt was responsible for signing Executive Order 9066, which relocated Japanese-Americans to the internment camps, DeQuieroz and her family mourned in their camp when he passed away. “I never thought of doing my camp days because my family always only thought about what’s ahead,” she said. “We never remembered the bad things.” DeQuieroz ended her slideshow with paintings depicting what it was like when she finally got to leave the internment camps. Seeing the camps disappear in the distance is a memory she said she would never forget.

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ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan Students don suits, ties and name tags at the Internship and Job Fair in the TSU at 10 a.m. Companies such as AT&T, Northrop Grumman Corp. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. were taking student résumés and passing out information.

mediately contacted Blair Young by email and she thought it was a great idea to include Cal State Fullerton in their campus tour event,” West said. Jonathan Franzen, 26, a volunteer with Boarding for Breast Cancer, also wanted to work with the foundation, but for a different reason. “I have volunteered in the past for various cancer organizations. I have a passion for any organization that helps research cancer and educates,” said Franzen. Franzen’s cousin died of leukemia when he was only 6. “I saw how it tore my aunt and uncle apart. I was only 6 at the time, but I could see what cancer could do. Since then, I like to actively participate in anything that advocates for cancer research,” Franzen said. The first event, created in 1996 by Basich and Dunn, was a snowboarding musical festival aimed at a young audience. “Both founders thought it was important to spread information through peer-to-peer communication. Snowboarding and skate events are the perfect opportunity,” Young said. The next stop after CSUF for the “Check One, Two” tour will be at Loyola Marymount University Tuesday. For those looking for more information about Boarding for Breast Cancer, visit B4BC.org.

TICKET: Fees are unavoidable ...Continued from page 1 Major infractions start at $300 for displaying a forged, altered or stolen permit. The largest fine issued by Parking and Transportation is $330, which pertains to parking in a disabled space without a valid permit, Jasko said.

There’s always a consequence for breaking the rules ... If you choose to break the rules then you have to pay the penalty. Jessica Justiniano Health Sciences major

“There’s always a consequence for breaking the rules,” Justiniano said. “If you choose to break the rules then you have to pay the penalty.” A boot is placed on your vehicle for up to 24 hours if you have five or more outstanding tickets. Paying the tickets is the only way of removing the boot, according to the Parking and Transportation website. Neglecting to pay may result in the impounding of your vehicle or problems with the DMV. “Eventually the DMV will not permit renewal of vehicle registration,” said Charles Holt, field operations manager of the Parking and Transportation Department, in an email. According to Jasko, the late fee for all parking tickets is $60. The ticket must be paid for or appealed within 21 days, or 14 days after a delinquent notice is received. Once you receive the appeal results letter, you have 21 days to pay the ticket. If more than one violation occurs, penalties for the respective violations do not increase. However, there is one exception. Parking in a disabled space without a valid permit results in successive increases of more than $200 from the original $330 fine, Jasko said. Neglecting to pay any citations will not influence a student’s ability to register for classes and does not affect a student’s ability to graduate, Jasko said.

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In one of the many parking spaces at CSUF, the Daily Titan interviewed a student to see what’s happening this week. SEAN VIELE

Courtesy of the CSUF Lacrosse Club CSUF’s women’s lacrosse club poses at its 2010 Halloween party. The team is currently selling tickets for the 2011 party.

Dressed for funds SHANDELL QUIBELL For the Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s lacrosse club is hosting its annual Halloween Party Oct. 27 in the Cantina Lounge. Organizers of the event said it’s a time to dress up, go out, dance, hang out with friends and meet new people. “I love Halloween,” said Jewel Miquelon, club member. “I’m excited to see how the bash of the party at the Cantina Lounge is going to be.” The party will begin at 10 p.m. and will continue until Friday at 2 a.m. The Cantina Lounge’s kitchen will be open until the party starts, so people can eat before it transforms into a nightclub for the evening. This will also be the

club’s first fundraiser of the school year and it will receive a portion of the money earned from the presale tickets. The club will be selling $10 tickets at a booth on Titan Walk from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday leading up to the the event. “We only get money from the pre-sale tickets, so please buy them beforehand and not at the door,” said Cheyenne Kolosky, the head of fundraising for the club. You must be at least 18 years old to attend, but you do not have to be a CSUF student. Costumes are welcomed. “Costumes make it all better and I can’t wait to see what people come up with,” said Dani Willis, the club’s Sports Club InterClub Council representative. The Halloween Party has always

been one of the club’s largest fundraisers and is known on campus for being a lot of fun for all the guests, club members said. There will be a DJ, a dance floor and a lot of people. This is a chance for everyone to socialize with friends and meet new people from the Fullerton area. This year, the club has made it even more convenient for students to attend by having the event at the Cantina Lounge, which is located directly across the street from campus on Nutwood Avenue. The club will be using the money it makes from the event for travel expenses and tournament entry fees. It is hoping to make enough money to eliminate a portion of the dues each player must pay to play.

In the dark confines of the Nutwood Parking Structure with thousands of vehicles packed like sardines, Angelo Montemayor, 19, made his way back to his truck after a day of classes at Cal State Fullerton on a sunny, autumn Wednesday afternoon. A sophomore and civil engineering major from Irvine, Montemayor said it has been a long semester and after finishing up his midterms last week, he is ready to take it easy. “I’ve got a day off tomorrow, so I’m just going to relax and come back (to school) on Friday,” said Montemayor. Major-specific courses have been hard to come by for Montemayor, so he is focusing on general education courses this semester. “The semester has been alright,” Montemayor said. “I’ve got a good schedule time-wise, so all my classes are back to back; I don’t have that many gaps.” Although Montemayor is a member of the Pilipino American Student Association, he said he is not yet an active member. He and his friends spend their free time in the Student Recreation Center playing basketball. Like most students at the busy school, he dislikes the constant day-in and day-out parking scrum that he and his fellow peers face each week. “I have to get here early, like before 9 at least just to get a spot (in the Nutwood structure) and if I don’t, I have to go to Parking Lot A,” Montemayor said. “Even (Lot A) gets filled up

Driving ‘under the influence’

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Bright orange cones lined the path for participants who drove at the “Impaired Driving Obstacle Course” on the Titan Walk Wednesday as part of Alcohol Awareness Week at Cal State Fullerton. Designed to simulate the effects of driving under the influence of alcohol, the event gave students the opportunity to take the wheel of an electric golf cart while wearing goggles that impaired participants’ vision. The goggles slowed drivers’ reaction time and altered their perception, said Cpl. Paul McClain from the CSUF University Police. He accompanied the drivers in the golf cart. McClain tried to direct participants and joked when they hit cones, saying, “Oh, you just hit my cousin.” He instructed drivers to stop if their driving became too reckless.

Top left: Katie Keyes, 21, looks for the gas pedal on an electric golf cart at the “Impaired Driving Obstacle Course.” Center: A participant of the “Impaired Driving Obstacle Course” runs over an orange cone while wearing visionimpairing goggles. Top right: An orange cone is left knocked over as a participant of the “Impaired Driving Obstacle Course” drives away after running it over while wearing vision impairing goggles. Bottom right: Ariel Yarrish, 20, listens as Cpl. Paul McClain explains how the simulation would compare to reality after completing the “Impaired Driving Obstacle Course.” Bottom left: Electric golf cart’s display at the “Impaired Driving Obstacle Course.” Contact Us at dtnewsdesk@gmail.com

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after 10.” For those who don’t know, Parking Lot A is that large, last-resort parking lot on the corner of State College Boulevard and Yorba Linda Boulevard. Montemayor dreads the long walk to class from the outskirts of campus. As for the upcoming weekend, Montemayor has no big plans, but he did mention he is ready for the fall 2011 semester to end. Monday will be back soon enough, and CSUF students like Montemayor will be back at it again–that weekly grind filled with homework, tests and the dreaded campus parking situation that many simply loathe.

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“Read ‘em and Weep”

Ashtray Soul Follow the carcinogenic highway The subway tubes are painted black and dark yellow Trace the vapor trail Origin of two power plant smoke stacks

A stockyard of discarded matter Miscellaneous broken parts Without knowledge of cold or warmth Absent of compassion or hatred

Ascend the control tower Receptors know only of routine habit Touch the phalanges Admire my stained and cracked caress

Strike up a brush fire Help yourself to fragrances of degrading flesh Take up your hot mop There’s enough tar to pave a parking lot

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Outside the Facebook sphere DAVID HOOD Daily Titan

To not have a Facebook in college presupposes that one is not in touch with the world and his/herself. Furthermore, being Facebookdeprived also means one is isolated, a loner—a loser. Since its conception in 2004, Facebook’s appeal is to “get in touch with your friends more easily.” Yet writers like William Deresiewicz, former associate professor of English at Yale, claim the notion of friendship has been depreciating the modern catalyst: Facebook. “Friendship is devolving, in other words, from a relationship to a feeling—from something people share to something each of us hugs privately to ourselves in the loneliness of our electronic caves, rearranging the tokens of connection like a lonely child playing with dolls,” said Deresiewicz in his article, “The Faux Friend” in the Chronicle of Higher Education. He argues the Facebook phenomenon has reworked our perspective considering relationships, that we have reduced individuals to a mass of people, communicated to on a mass, impersonal level. Roberto Sirvent, M.A., J.D., assistant professor of social science at Hope International University, said, “When people use Facebook as a substitute to real, authentic relationships, it begins to trouble me. I also know many people who, because they are on Facebook so much, seem to lack interpersonal

skills that people from our previous generation seem to just have.” He said Facebook is full of contradictions, that while having 80-plus “friends,” they can still feel lonely because none of those “friends” are so accessible that they can share stories. “Facebook might be able to facilitate those kind of friendships (intimate and personal), but I don’t know that it meets a person’s need for belonging and acceptance,” Sirvent said. Sirvent concluded that Facebook is an “exhaustive PR campaign.” He argues that Facebook contributes to “an exaggerated sense of self-importance,” or narcissism. While he said Facebook is probably not the cause, it definitely contributes. What also troubles me is the severe potential of identity theft. Paul Ducklin, head of technology in Asia-Pacific for Sophos, a leader in IT security, said in an article published on Sophos’ website, “People aren’t just handing over their own life story to criminals, they’re betraying people close to them, too, by helping those cybercrooks build up a detailed picture of their life and their milieu. This is an identity scammer’s dream.” “A scammer’s dream.” Warnings while driving usually come in bright reds and yellows. For Facebook and Facebook security, this seems more of a very big red flag. Ducklin also said, “Ten years ago, getting access to this sort of detail would probably have taken a conartist or an identify thief several weeks and have required the on-the-

spot services of a private investigator. Sadly, these days, many social networkers are handing over their life story on a plate.”

Even Sophos … said it is unrealistic to have 932 true friends. And I argue anything over 30 is unrealisitic.

Sophos recommends:: • Don’t blindly accept friends. Treat a friend as the dictionary does, namely “someone whom you know, like and trust.” A friend is not merely a button you click on. You don’t need and can’t realistically claim to have 932 true friends. • Learn the privacy system of any social networking site you join. Use restrictive settings by default. You can open up to true friends later. Don’t give away too much too soon. • Assume that everything you reveal on a social networking site will be visible on the Internet forever. Once it has been searched, indexed and cached, it may later turn up online no matter what steps you take to delete it. While I disagree with Facebook’s security practices, and on a philosophical and sociological level I also disagree with the Facebook phenomenon, I do see the benefits Facebook has. My sister recently married and now lives in Tennessee. Coupled with

my phone loss two weeks ago, regularly getting in touch with her has been impossible. Facebook would allow me to have instant, convenient and unrestricted access. However, since when did convenience replace safety, not only against identity thieves but against chronic narcissism and constantly lowering self-esteem? As a rule (and presupposition), convenience should never be substituted for safety and for meaningfulness. Again, even Sophos, a leader in technology not sociology, said it is unrealistic to have 932 true friends. And I argue anything over 30 is unrealistic. Most claim Facebook has allowed them to be in contact with distant family or with old friends. And I don’t disagree and won’t claim to devalue that contact. But I would, on a macro scale, call for some analysis. A handwritten letter used to symbolize care and unresolved passion. If distant family or old friends are as important as most would suggest, is a handwritten letter not the ultimate sign of interest? Or perhaps fast-forwarding 30 years, an email? “Facebook gives a way for people to be noticed, and I think that’s a great human need, but I wonder if Facebook is meeting an unhealthy version of that need and even facilitating that unhealthy version,” Sirvent said. While I am not heralding that anyone delete his or her Facebook account (however ideal), I am simply asking that actions be analyzed and motives be searched, for the stakes are too high and your real friends too valuable.

Justice system’s obsession with greed Lawyers are not something to be taken for granted anymore MARIBEL CASTANEDA Daily Titan

We all watch enough Law and Order, CSI Miami or the latest hot and trending police show at the moment to know the basics

of how the criminal justice system works. Blah, blah, blah, you have a right to an attorney, right? Wrong. Not only does that only qualify for criminal cases, but as the numbers of Americans below the poverty line increases, the number who gets adequate legal services decreases. I don’t know about you, but I sure didn’t know that. Here I was naively thinking that as Americans we all, regardless of demographics, had a right to an attorney and a fair trial. But truth is, without a competent attorney beside you, there is no fair trial. Who would have known this constitutional right was only reserved for criminals? Seriously, who was the genius behind that idea? No constitutional right exists in civil cases, which is where the majority of the poor are facing problems. Civil cases are just as important and have the potential of being life-altering, yet millions of poor Americans are being left alone to deal with the cumbersome problem of representing themselves or having overworked, free legal aid in cases such as spousal abuse, eviction, child custody and consumer fraud. In the article “Legal Aid Crisis: Do the Poor Have Adequate Access to Legal Services?” by Barbara Mantel, Mantel states that govern-

ment-financed, legal-aid programs that have long helped fill the gap are also being affected by the weak economy and that pressures on state and federal budgets are putting these programs at risk. The Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a nonprofit that distributes federal funding to civil legal-aid programs nationwide, is one of the many programs that may face steep budget cuts in Congress, while some conservatives want to

With more than one in seven Americans living below the poverty line and unable to afford a lawyer, budget cuts in this area of government aid should not even be considered. end the program altogether. Again, here is another example of how when the economy is in crisis, the most beneficial programs for the average Joe get cut first (i.e. school funding and free legal-aid programs). In April, Congress cut federal funding for the LSC by 3.8 percent to $404.2 million for the fiscal year. The LSC could continue to suffer cuts in 2012 as conservative House Republicans battle

for across-the-board reductions in federal spending. With more than one in seven Americans living below the poverty line and unable to afford a lawyer, budget cuts in this area of government aid should not even be considered. Instead, the nation’s 1 million private lawyers should be required to provide free legal help to the poor because self-representation and self-help centers aren’t getting the job done. Former President Jimmy Carter said in 1977, “Ninety percent of our lawyers serve 10 percent of our people. We are over-lawyered and underrepresented.” Thirty-four years later and these words still hold truth. If each law firm required lawyers to do a certain amount of hours per week for the needy, the workload to help the poor would be divided equally and more people under the poverty line would get represented. Some argue that taking the choice out of pro bono work is wrong and amounts to indentured servitude, but why are these lawyers in business if not to help people? Did they become lawyers to help the rich get richer? To screw over the little guy? Or to seek justice in the justice system? In a world so consumed with money, consumption and greed, as well as filled with people who only take action as long as there’s something in it for them, we often lose sight of the simpler things in life. Lawyers should make those long years in law school count toward the greater good. No one is asking them to quit getting paid to do their job. We’re just asking them to give back to a community in need.

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Should CA have passed the Dream Act? Illegal immigrants shouldn’t be punished for living in a country they didn’t choose who were already born here. Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills), as quoted in a recent article for the Los Angeles Times, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act argued that the Dream Act promotes illegal immigraOct. 8. The act provides non-U.S. citizen-students tion and “absolutely sends the wrong message. It says who plan on becoming U.S. citizens the opportunity if you violate the law, it’s OK.” to go to college, regardless of their immigration staThe fact he is overlooking is that the bill states tus. He did the right thing. recipients of its benefits must plan on becoming People may say the bill is crazy because it promotes U.S. citizens. illegal immigration, but the most basic, most analytAnother argument I tend to hear is that illegal ic component of my logic tells me aliens are expensive. signing the bill was the right thing I always hear people saying they Another argument to do. I base my decision largely are a drain on the Social Security I tend to hear on the golden rule, “Do unto othsystem and we shouldn’t have to ers as you would have them do is that illegal aliens are fund their college education. unto you.” In the same LA Times article expensive. I always hear In order to decide whether or people saying they are a quoted before, Kristen Williamnot the bill is a good thing, you son, a spokeswoman for the Feddrain on the Social Security need to ask yourself, “If I were in eration of Immigration Reform, the situation these people were in, system and we shouldn’t said the bill is “a reckless use of have to fund their college what would I want?” taxpayer money.” Put yourself into a scenario education. Personally, I am a romantic. where you and your family have I believe you shouldn’t put your immigrated to the U.S. because own money and resources before you were unfortunate enough to be born in a miser- the well-being of others. able excuse for a country. You came to this place for a I subscribe to the utilitarianism school of ethics chance at a better life, a chance for an education and that emphasizes doing the greatest amount of good advancement in society. If you were in that situation, for the greatest amount of people. wouldn’t you support the Dream Act? Leave your money and your own resources behind I come from a similar situation. Both sides of my and give people who want to go to college the opfamily are immigrants from various parts of Mexico. portunity to do so. Albeit we are all legal U.S. citizens, not every family Our country is already falling behind the rest of gets the opportunity to become a citizen. the world when it comes to educating its youth. People come from different backgrounds and are If kids from other countries want to come to our schools, it can only benefit us. born with different opportunities. Wouldn’t you rather have educated illegal immiFor the most part, I get the general feeling that grants living in our country than uneducated ones? people who argue against the Dream Act are those

PRO: JOEY BECERRA

The Dream Act greatly hinders an already decimated state budget CON: JUSTIN SHANNON Regardless of what political leaders are saying about recent legislature, the Dream Act isn’t about providing illegal immigrants with financial aid, it’s about spreading our diminishing resources within the educational realm way too thin. According to a recent Los Angeles Times article, the state deficit is projected to reach over $28 billion by the end of the next fiscal year. With such a large deficit, CSUs are becoming more overpopulated, extremely understaffed and are continuing to cut back on their distribution of financial aid without any signs of slowing down. Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon discussed in an address to the university the $650 million that would be cut from the CSU budget as a part of the state’s budget cuts. As a result, students have seen increases in tuition and decreases in available classes. Gov. Jerry Brown is making a huge mistake in allowing the Dream Act to add to these already existing problems. If we want to make the pursuit of an education a fair one for all individuals, take one step at a time. We need to fix the current situations so that legal, taxpaying citizens are the first to receive any type of aid in furthering their education. How does it seem logical that an individual, who is illegally a part of the American system, receives precedence over a legal one? Thousands of fewer students were admitted to CSU schools this fall due to budget cuts, and the Dream Act will simply open a floodgate for individuals to add to the overflowing, existing problems. It’s an action with consequences that will impact both students and taxpayers. In addition to the actual costs of providing financial aid for non-citizens often referred to as “Dreamers,” there are numerous, extraneous and underlying costs people aren’t factoring into the equation.

One should consider the personal costs inflicted on currently-enrolled students by providing financial aid to Dreamers, when around 50 percent of American students don’t graduate because of a lack of funding and resources, and also the future costs on taxpayers who will provide Dreamers with additional benefits. Frank Medina wrote in an article for Examiner.com about the various costs of the Dream Act, including the costs further down the line. “Dreamers would be eligible for welfare, Social Security, disability, food stamps and all other types of entitlement benefits, therefore causing an extra cost burden to the U.S. taxpayer,” said Medina. Sure, the Dream Act sounds great on the surface. Let’s give everyone a chance at furthering their education and bettering their lives; but we live in a capitalist society where competition is strong and socialist steps like these simply add to our current problems. It’s irresponsible and sends the wrong message. The Dream Act simply encourages people to violate U.S. immigration laws and bring their children to America where we will freely take them all. If breaking the law has positive consequences, what kind of message are we sending? It may seem hard-hearted to oppose the Dream Act, but opposing it is only following the laws everyone else has to abide by. The main argument supporters of the Dream Act stand by is that children shouldn’t suffer the consequences of their parents, but let’s ponder this concept. If there’s ever a time when legal citizens’ parents break the law or make poor choices, should they expect the government to swoop down and save them from any future repercussions? It’s a scenario where government shouldn’t intervene. It’s the way the world works and it isn’t the government’s role to place individuals’ burdens in society’s hands.

A convenient inconvenience For busy college students, watching their favorite shows at their scheduled time is nearly impossible, so streamed episodes on laptops are becoming useful to make up for time lost SUSANA COBO Daily Titan

Browse. Click. Play. Most of us on campus do it. We open up our laptops, put headphones on, bring our necks six inches away from the computer screen and escape into comedy, drama or any other genre between classes. It’s traditional to some, but it’s still worth buying a TV even though we have the option to stream network television shows online. It’s 7:24 p.m. and I’m in the Titan Student Union finishing up the last 100 words of my social psychology topic paper. It looks like I’m going to leave the TSU at around 7:45 p.m. My 30-minute commute won’t give me enough time to see the Big Bang Theory by 8 p.m. I’m home and I start to get ready for class tomorrow, eat dinner and study more. I forget about the Big Bang Theory.

The next day, I’m on CBS.com streaming the latest episode. I revert to my computer screen. Media influences our lives. It changes our daily schedules, changes the way we think and changes the way we watch TV. Web-streaming companies like Netflix have made online TV webstreaming popular. Network companies like CBS and NBC have provided advertising time between the shows, like would be seen when watching the show regularly. But as wonderful a tool a laptop is, it’s still pretty dangerous, according to Erich Archer from Patch.com. If you’re not at eye level with your laptop, your muscles could strain. If you’re too tall, you have to bend somewhat to look at the screen. If you’re too short, you have to raise your head higher in order to see the screen. You stretch the muscles in your neck, shoulders and back.

But computer headaches and vision problems are more of a concern. Adriana Lee from Techno Buffalo says we don’t blink as often as we do when we look at a computer screen. Worse, some love to look at their screens in low light and bright screens. I face this at work every time. It can really harm your eyes. When you watch TV, the viewer is at least five feet away from the television screen. The eyes don’t strain as much because images are bigger than they would appear on a computer screen and there is more comfort. A couch versus a chair can make a difference in muscle strains. And remember, your mother always told you never to sit close to the TV. Yet we sit inches away from a computer screen to stream TV shows online. Another reality of the issue on web-streaming is the laptop screens are never big enough to have more than two people viewing. You have

your TV, your laptop and the content. Plug it in. Tricia Romano from the Sacramento Bee says to get the hardware to make your computerto-TV and TV-streaming complete. The issue isn’t about whether we should stream online or not, it’s about whether we should still own televisions nowadays. Yes. You can do both. The truth of the matter is television brings people together. Whether you play “Just Dance” from your video console or watch movies, television brings families and friends together. According to BBC News, one in three parents quizzed said they were spending more time with their children as a result of watching TV. People still want to be home in time to see Mad Men and American Idol. Even though we are inundated with options for watching TV shows online, a television is still worth buying. Imagine. No TV?

ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan Watching TV shows on your computer screen will not only strain your eyes and muscles, it will also lead to headaches.

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Nickelodeon: Second coming of favorite Nick shows ...Continued from page 1

Courtesy of Imagine Entertainment/ 20th Century Fox Comedy series Arrested Development, which was canceled five years ago, is set to return with a movie and a new season. All the original cast, including Jason Bateman, Jeremy Tambor, David Cross, Michael Cera and Portia de Rossi, are on board as well.

Money in the bananas ‘Arrested Development’ no longer arrested as it will returns in ‘13 PATRICK GARRITY For the Daily Titan

It took five long years, but the prayers of Arrested Development fans have finally been answered. The show’s creator, Mitchell Hurwitz, informally announced at the New Yorker Festival Oct. 2 that a feature film based on the acclaimed series was in the works, along with a new set of episodes that will air and serve as a prelude to the film. “We’re trying to do a limited-run series into the movie,” said Hurwitz in an interview with The New York Times earlier this month. “We’re basically hoping to do nine or 10 episodes, with almost one character per episode.” Fans like Neil Matatall, a UC Irvine software engineer alumnus, couldn’t be happier about it. The self-described Arrested Development expert punctuated his excitement for its return with language too colorful to print here. The show, which originally ran from 2003 to 2006, chronicles the once-prosperous Bluth family’s descent into dysfunctional absurdity after the patriarch, George Sr. (played by Jeffrey Tambor), is sent to prison. Though critical acclaim and six Emmy award wins were not enough to elevate the show’s ratings. Thus, it was never able to secure a consistent time slot on its network, Fox. By the third season, ratings fell so low that Fox cut the number of episodes to 13, the final four of which were aired in a two-hour mini marathon opposite NBC’s broadcast of the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Rumors surfaced that cable network Showtime would pick the show up—helped along by the show’s writers subversively alluding to such a development in one of the final episodes—but they remained just rumors. The

ensemble cast, which included Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, David Cross, Portia de Rossi and Michael Cera, could only move on. The show became a cult sensation after its cancellation, though, and its vocal fan base grew through DVD sales and the emergence of streaming services like Netflix. Nik Nygaard, 27, a computer engineering major, watched it “later, on streaming,” though he admits he has not yet finished all 53 episodes. Despite this, Nygaard has already nailed down his favorite character: Gob (pronounced like the biblical Job and played by Arnett), the oldest son of George Bluth, whose “impeccable timing” is an endless source of laughs. Both Matatall and Nygaard are confident the new television episodes will pick up right where the show left off, finally alleviating the disappointment they and other fans have felt for years. What they aren’t so sure about, however, is how the film will turn out. “It rarely works,” said Matatall about turning television shows into feature films. “But they might be able to pull it off.” Marisa Duggan, a CSUF alumna who cites Bateman’s protagonist, Michael Bluth, as her favorite character, had even less confidence. “Sex and the City didn’t turn out too well,” she said. Hurwitz did not mention any specific dates during his announcement Oct. 2, but Bateman tweeted more revealing news later that night. “It’s true,” he said. “We will do 10 episodes and the movie. Probably shoot them all together next summer for a release in early ‘13. VERY excited!” Those unfamiliar with the show will find this cryptic, but fans will all agree: Apparently there is still money in the banana stand.

Dawkins said there were about 15 million fans who were echoing the same idea: getting their favorite ‘90s Nick shows back on TV. “We (Nickelodeon) started noticing out in the digital atmosphere, social networking sites and blogs that there was this kind of clamoring of an audience who were either young 20-somethings, through the late 20s, who were all saying, ‘I want my ‘90s Nick back,’” said Dawkins. “Separately from that, we had a bunch of young adults who were working here who presented that very idea to a bunch of executives here.” When Nickelodeon executives heard about this ‘90s comeback from both their digital fans and their fans at work, they realized they had a great idea and launched “‘90s Are All That” in July of this year. From the start of this process, the Nickelodeon team has kept their audience in mind by listening and responding to them through social networks and online media. Dawkins said because the ‘90s Nick fans requested more episodes and more time slots of their favorite episodes, Nickelodeon responded by adding a 10 p.m. time block featuring Hey Dude and bringing back a familiar Nick icon, Stick Stickly.

The concept of “U-Pick with Stick” featuring Stickly allows fans to preview eight throwback Nick episodes and pick their favorite each week on 90sAreAllThat.com. The episode that gets the most votes is aired at 10 p.m. the following Friday. Alicia Aguilar, 17, a Cal State Fullerton kinesiology major, was very excited to be able to watch her favorite show on the “‘90s Are All That” program, Kenan & Kel, although she may be younger than the target age demographic. “I like it because it’s funny,” said Aguilar, who likes Kenan’s character more than Kel’s. The TeenNick press release stated that 90sAreAllThat.com, described by Dawkins as the “mega hub,” is also used as an outlet for viewers to share their favorite TV memories, watch episodes and view photos. Dawkins calls this process the “360 experience.” Nick fans are vocal through Facebook, Twitter and the 90sAreAllThat.com site about what shows they miss and want to see. Nickelodeon listens and responds by packaging the episodes for that specific audience. “This is a true 360 experience because this story, this past started by listening to people out in the digital atmosphere,” Dawkins said. “They asked for us to put it on the air,

which we’ve done. But the only way to keep them involved, keep them engaged, have them talking about it and being able to respond to them is by listening and keeping this robust experience this way.” Not only has the “‘90s Are All That” late-night time block created a network-audience digitally connected, but it has also brought in a completely different demographic for TeenNick, separate from their daytime youth demographic who currently latches onto shows like SpongeBob Square Pants and iCarly. “The beautiful thing about this ‘90s experience is that it’s brought a bunch of new viewers, viewers who weren’t regular TeenNick viewers to the brand through ‘90s,” Dawkins said. “So that’s a very exciting proposition.” Because Nickelodeon is constantly working on responding to fan requests, there is no sure plan of what show will air next on the “‘90s Are All That” block and when the program will come to an end. “It’s going to be based on what the audience is telling us now,” Dawkins said. “Right now the audience engagement, their interest, their fandom and passion is there, so that’s what gives me great hopes that we can keep this going, but the audience will determine that and our creative response is to what they ask.”

Courtesy of Nicktoons Productions Hey Arnold, which debuted in 1996, will grace TV screens once again due to popular demand by viewers who grew up watching the show.

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Restaurant A Swashbuckling thrill at Pirates Dinner Adventure RACHEL MASOCOL Daily Titan

For the entire month of October, vampires and pirates morph and transition into what is known as “Vampirates.” These featured characters compete to feed on human captives with a series of acts and games in which the actual crowd periodically participates, providing an amusing and exhilarating live dinner show. At Pirates Dinner Adventure in Buena Park, a thrilling dinner show consists of six pirate cast members where each is assigned to different sections within the theater, so no matter where one sits, there is a pirate to cheer for in the perilous games. The vampire lord, Sebastian Black, and his wife known as the Treasurer, give orders and dictate the competitions between the crew. Throughout the games, pirates turn to their section for oral support and cheering for motivation to win. In addition to the challenges and games, the vampire crew has enemies, which are two human vampire hunters. They engage in a handful of sensational fight scenes throughout the show. The dinner adventure also sprinkles in some astonishing acrobatic scenes involving two resiliently talented actors. For the dining experience, the meal is divided into three courses. Guests decide if they want a soup or salad to begin with. As a main course, the choices are between BBQ pork loin, a half of a chicken or a vegetarian lasagna option. Each dish is accompanied with sides of steamed broccoli, Spanish rice or buttery mashed potatoes. Servers intend to keep all cups full to the brim once the main

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course is introduced, whether it be water or any alcoholic beverage you wish. After the main course, a fine apple cobbler a la mode is provided. Food is dispersed evenly so you are consuming food throughout the entire show. Along with the enticing food and engaging games, guests are encouraged to dress in costumes so as to be These featured characters compete to feed on human captives with a series of acts and games in which the actual crowd periodically participates, providing an amusing and exhilarating live dinner show.

a part of the show. In fact, it is essential to become part of the games. As a part of the crowd/captives, audience members with birthdays are required to walk the plank. Vampirates introduce themselves to their section divided by color: green, red, orange, yellow, blue and purple. They urge their part of the crowd to shout and scream during the games and competitions in which the viewers had no hesitation to roar. In some instances, each vampirate hand-picks “prisoners” to help in the journey to victory. A costume contest is also held for any audience member who has dressed up. Patrons get to choose the winner by the measurement of applause. Overall, the entire performance is an edge-of-your-seat experience with no dull moments. Crowd participation is part of the antics of the show and do not disappoint. From the beginning to the end, it is a must-do event for anyone with a desire for some serious Halloween fun.

Surf’s up as The Drums rock out RACHEL MASOCOL Daily Titan

Brooklyn-based indie band, The Drums, performed Monday in Echo Park to an animated crowd at Check Yo’ Ponytail 2, a monthly event held at the Echoplex that sets out to promote emerging new artists. The venue was congested with

fans who waited in anticipation for the group’s late, midnight set. As the five-piece band arrived on the stage, swarms of fanatics roared in excitement. The Drums opened their show with new song “What You Were” from their latest album, Portamento. As lead vocalist Jonathan Pierce sang lyrics intensely, “You came along, I knew I was wrong, I knew I would die,” the entire audience followed in unison. Pierce, dressed in a fitted,

maroon dress shirt with black, skinny jeans, sang passionately into the microphone. He mesmerized spectators while belting chords and swaying back and forth from each side of the stage. Drummer Danny Lee Allen kept the rhythm consistent with surf-rock beats that were prevalent in the group’s self-titled debut album, The Drums. As the band played their popular second song, “Best Friend,” the audience surged into another

singalong with Pierce, chanting, “And every day, I waited for you. And every day, on the top of your car.” The crowd didn’t hold back from dancing as the beats for the next song, “Money,” began to emerge from the instruments. Guitarist/keyboardist Jacob Graham began hitting and shaking a tambourine while Connor Hanwick and Myles Matheny strummed along perfectly to the jittery rhythm on their guitars. The Drums transitioned from each song cohesively. With Pierce thanking the crowd in between sets, he was amazed that anyone would appear lively at the show. “From the bottom of our hearts … We did not expect this on a Monday night,” exclaimed Pierce. He was shocked the venue attracted a large cluster of fans on a Monday, though this was believable since the original Tuesday show had sold out so fast. Thus, the hosts of Check Yo’ Ponytail 2 decided to add a second show. As the band played more songs from the two albums, supporters couldn’t help but appreciate the soulful and wise lyrics of The Drums. Enthusiasts favored the small stage because of its personal and intimate setting. The melodies of the indie-pop band echoed through the compact building, leaving devotees wanting more. After their encore presentation, The Drums closed their show with the track titled “The Future,” which is also the last song off their debut studio album. Many admirers thought they would have ended their show with their most popular hit song, “Let’s Go Surfing.” As the band walked off the stage, fans repeatedly hollered, “Let’s go surfing,” though the band decided not to include it in their set. Nonetheless, it was still a terrific performance with their 90-minute show proving to be

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Titan athletics ready to dominate this weekend BROOKE McCALL Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton Titans have a busy weekend ahead, playing at several away games. This weekend the following sports will be competing: hockey, soccer, tennis, cross-country, volleyball and baseball. Starting Thursday moving through to Sunday, here is a look at Titan sports happening this weekend. Men’s hockey will be competing Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Colorado at its first away game. Thursday its game against Colorado State starts at 9 p.m. at the EPIC Ft Collins. Friday the Titans have another game against Colorado State at 7:30 p.m. at the CU Rec Center. Men’s hockey is playing Northern Colorado, Saturday at the Greeley Ice Haus at 9 p.m. Brandon Heethuis, men’s hockey goaltender and team captain, said this weekend is going to be a tough one. “We just need to take it one game at a time,” said Heethuis, 21, an accounting and finance double major. “It’s our first road game of the year and it’s always more difficult on the road.” Women’s soccer is playing Thursday against Cal State Northridge at 6 p.m. at Titan Stadium. The women’s soccer team is hosting a faculty appreciation night, Thursday night at 5 p.m. before the game starts. Beverages and appetizers will be served in the press box to faculty members and the faculty will also gain free entrance to the soccer game. Women’s soccer is also playing UC Riverside

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Sophomore forward Kaitlyn Mendoza looks to shoot in a match earlier this season. The Titans are trying to make up ground in the chase for the Big West title hunt with a home match against Cal State Northridge and on the road against UC Riverside.

Sunday at 6 p.m. in Riverside. Women’s soccer needs to qualify for the conference tournament. “These are two of the most important games of the season and we are in a mustwin situation,” said Diego Bocanegra, women’s soccer assistant coach. “We are finally back to full strength, everyone is healthy so we expect good results.” Women’s tennis is playing at ITA West Regionals all day Thursday in San Diego. Watch for Morgan McIntosh, who scored three wins and won the consolation title of the 2011 Fall In-

tercollegiate Tournament last weekend. Cross-country is competing Friday at the Titan Invitational at 5 p.m. at the Titan Track. The course starts and finishes on the track and runs around the recreation field to the sports complex on the bike path near the Arboretum. “Our full squad isn’t running (this weekend). We are saving most of our runners for next weekend’s Big West Championships,” said cross-country/ track Head Coach John L. Elders. CSUF’s male runners for this weekend are Kyle Lintz and Cesar Rodri-

guez. On the women’s side are Katie Bathgate, Celinda Manzo, Allison Murray and Taylor Reyes. There are three spots left in the women’s division conference team for next weekend’s Big West Championships. The top three women of this weekend’s Titan Invitational will advance to next weekend’s Big West Championships. To find out more information about this weekend’s cross-country Titan Invitational, visit FlashWest.com. Women’s volleyball is playing UC Santa Barbara Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Santa Barbara.

Women’s volleyball is playing Cal Poly Saturday at 7 p.m. in San Luis Obispo. “We certainly don’t take anything for granted, but we like our chances,” said volleyball Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman. “We opened up conference this season with them (Santa Barbara) at home and took them out.” The Fullerton women’s volleyball team broke its three-match losing streak last weekend and now are ranked 9-10 overall and 4-3 in the league. Kayla Neto, Leah Maurer and Bre Moreland are on fire after last weekend’s game and are ready to bring it this weekend. “We’ve got a great opportunity to win,” Zimmerman said. “We’ve had a great deal of success with Santa Barbara.” There is a CSUF baseball scrimmage Saturday and Sunday, both at 9 a.m., in Nashville, Tenn. against Vanderbilt. The Titan baseball team is in its practice segment at the moment. “It’s unusual not a lot of teams do it (play fall semester games),” said baseball Head Coach Rick Vanderhook. Out of 56 games offered a year, baseball teams have the choice of playing all the games over spring or play some in the fall and some in the spring. “With a new team, a lot of new pitchers, we decided that it (the Vanderbilt game) would be a good move for us to do,” Vanderhook said. Baseball is in preseason and will play its first season game Feb. 17, 2012. With only two returning pitchers, the Vanderbilt game will help the

baseball team gage its progress and is “a good measuring stick,” Vanderhook said. Men’s soccer will be playing UC Irvine at 7 p.m. in Irvine Saturday. “UCI away this Saturday will be another very tough test against an opponent that is having a great year. They have a very talented attack and stingy defense,” said men’s soccer Head Coach Bob Ammann. The team is playing in the west region’s Big West Conference. “Although we haven’t gotten off to a good start in the conference, it is by no means indicative of our abilities. There are only five teams in the entire West Region with RPI’s (Rating Percentage Index) higher than ours, so our future is securely in our hands and not dependent on anyone else,” Ammann said. CSUF’s men’s soccer team has recently placed 46 in the top 100 NCAA RPI. “The Big West Conference is extremely challenging and the only conference in the country to have all its members in the top 100 in the recently published NCAA RPI,” Ammann said. For the most part the team is healthy. Senior starter Oscar Medina is lost for the season due to injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident. “The rest of our players are healthy, which is always a major plus this time of the year. It should be an advantage for us over the final six games of the regular season,” Ammann said. To see a full calendar of athletic events, visit FullertonTitans.com/calendar/events.

Two teams we thought were out PATRICK CORBET Daily Titan

The Texas Rangers weren’t supposed to be here. True, the team made the World Series last season, but that was on the arm of ace Cliff Lee. When Lee shocked the baseball world and returned to Philadelphia this offseason, most pundits wrote off the Rangers. Texas might win the rinky-dink American League West again, the pundits said, but that’s because no other team in the division can score a run. There is no way that pitching staff can handle the big boys from the AL East in October. They’ll be lucky to win a game in the Division Series. Throughout the regular season, there were times when it seemed each team would miss the postseason. The Rangers kept letting the Angels back into the race, only a game and a half ahead Sept. 9, before slamming the door shut with a dominant September run. Reigning AL MVP Josh Hamilton had another excellent season. Despite missing 41 games, Hamilton hit 25 home runs and drove in 94 runs while batting just less than .300. But he was not the best Ranger in 2011. Arguably, he may have not been among the teams four best hitters. Michael Young was supposed to be traded before the year. A deal with the Rockies fell through, and Young, who made his Major

League debut for the Rangers in 2000, did not have a position. Most expected him to grumble until the team could find a deal. Instead, Young had one of his finest seasons as a pro. Young played 75 games as the designated hitter, 36 games at first base, 14 at second base, 40 at third base and another at shortstop for good measure. He set career highs in batting average, RBI while striking out a career-low 78 times. The man without a position was in the heart of the lineup for 159 games. Mike Napoli was supposed to be an afterthought. Long regarded as a defensive liability behind the plate, Napoli was traded twice in less than a week during the offseason. The division rival Angels thought he was bad enough behind the plate that they handed the fulltime catching job over to Jeff Mathis, who batted .195 the previous season. The Blue Jays had no use for him, and flipped him for Frank Francisco, a decent middle reliever. Napoli overcame a slow start and was one of the best hitters in the second half. He batted .383 with a 1.171 OPS to go along with 18 home runs and 42 RBI, all in just 214 at-bats. With Napoli catching—he caught 70 games during the regular season and has started every playoff game behind the plate—Rangers pitchers posted a 3.18 ERA. When Mathis was behind the plate, Angels pitchers had a 3.28 ERA. This despite the Angels staff having a better ERA than the Rangers during the

season. Adrian Beltre and Ian Kinsler each hit 32 home runs. Beltre drove in 105 runs, one RBI short of Young for the team lead, despite playing in only 124 games. ALCS MVP Nelson Cruz also missed time due to injury, but still hit 29 homers to go along with 87 RBI. Nine different players drove in and scored at least 46 runs. The offensive depth was enough to supplement the young pitching staff. Youngsters Derek Holland, Matt Harrison and Alexi Ogando were expected to falter late in the season as their young arms reached innings they never had before. Those three, along with veteran holdovers C.J. Wilson and Colby Lewis, started 157 of the Rangers 162 games. The Rangers bullpen seemed suspect before the trade deadline. The bridge from the starting pitcher to closer Neftali Feliz, who himself had early season struggles, was often nonexistent. General Manager Jon Daniels traded for San Diego’s Mike Adams and Baltimore’s Koji Uehara at the deadline before adding Mike Gonzalez, also an Oriole, in August. Combined with the move of Ogando to the bullpen for the playoffs, the Rangers late-inning relief has been dominant. The St. Louis Cardinals weren’t supposed to be here, either. True, they have a transcendent superstar in Albert Pujols, but they didn’t have the depth to make it to the playoffs, much less

the World Series. When Cy Young runner-up Adam Wainwright underwent Tommy John surgery in February, therefore missing the season, most pundits wrote off the Cardinals. St. Louis should be competitive, they said, but the rotation behind Chris Carpenter is average at best. Aside from Pujols and Matt Holliday, how are the Red Birds going to score any runs? The Cardinals, long put to bed in the race for the National League Central, woke up Aug. 26 10-and-a-half games behind the Wild Card-leading Braves with 31 games to play. It took a red-hot St. Louis team—as well as an ice-cold Atlanta team—to close that gap. The Cardinals did not punch their ticket to October until the final day of the season. Albert Pujols looked human throughout most of the season. When he sprained his wrist in a June game against the Royals, the season seemed lost. Initial reports put his return time four to six weeks down the road. He came back two weeks later, galvanizing the team. Pujols returned to form in the second half with a .319 batting average and .960 OPS. Lance Berkman, who was left on the scrap heap after a dismal 2010, bounced back with an MVP caliber season, one that was arguably better than Pujols’s. Berkman’s contributions were amplified by the fact that Holliday, slotted to protect Pujols in the lineup, missed 38 games.

Catcher Yadier Molina had his best season, setting career highs in nearly every offensive category while providing Gold Glove caliber defense behind the plate. Trade deadline addition Rafael Furcal brought stability at shortstop and atop the order. Jon Jay and David Freese added depth throughout the September charge. The bullpen, which all season had been a problem area, turned it around in September. This has carried into October, where the Cardinals find themselves playing for the World Series. When the Cardinals won the World Series in 2006, they finished the regular season 8378. They were clearly not the best team that season. However, when it came to the playoffs, they were the hottest, and in October, that is what matters. The Cardinals took game one Wednesday 3-2 in St. Louis. Berkman hit a two-run double in the fourth inning before Napoli tied it with a two-run shot in the fifth. The Cardinals took the lead on an Allen Craig pinch-hit single in the sixth, and five Cardinal relievers combined for three shutout innings to close the door. Regardless of how the series turns out, whether the Rangers avenge last season defeat or the Cardinals complete one of the most remarkable comebacks, we do know one thing for certain. No one expected either team to be here.

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Basketball season here ELLIOT COOK Daily Titan

There has been a lot of talk about the highly publicized NBA lockout this fall so far. Don’t worry basketball fans, I am here to tell all is not lost. The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team is full of talent this season. Chosen to come in third this season in the Big West (by multiple media outlets), this has to be the best team Head Coach Bob Burton has had since the Titans went dancing in 2008. You might be thinking, how will the Titans be so good after last season’s losing record? Well, the team now has three transfers eligible who had to sit last season out. Two are from Cal in big man Omondi Amoke and shooting guard DJ Seeley. Amoke started many games for Cal, and Seeley was a prized recruit, although both were top 100 recruits out of high school. The third transfer is point guard Kwame Vaughn from the University of San Francisco, where he averaged over 12 points a game and four rebounds. Seeley and Vaughn have two years of eligibility for the Titans, while

Amoke has one. Expect all three to start right off the bat. The other two starters will probably be in the front court in seniors Orane Chin and Andre Hardy. Chin is the most experienced player on the squad and averaged 12.2 points while grabbing 5.6 rebounds per contest last year. Hardy led the Titans in the rebounding department with 10.6 a game and also averaged over eight points a game. These two will be a key for the Titans, allowing them to control the boards on each end of the floor. The team will also be able to match up with every team it plays this season. A big story for the Titans will be if junior center John Underwood is eligible to play this season. The 6’9” big man is currently seeking a hardship from the NCAA to play this year, after transferring from Missouri due to a family emergency. If Underwood is allowed, the Titans are that much better and can definitely win the Big West title. If Underwood is unavailable, senior Sedric Martin will have to step up and be a key reserve for the big men. Martin played in almost every

game last season and is a physical force for the team. The backcourt has the best depth Burton has seen in years. Senior point guard Perry Webster will be right there fighting Vaughn for starters minutes, after he himself started 24 games last year and had one of the best assist-to-turnover ratios in the nation. Sophomore Isiah Umipig was the sixth man of the year in the Big West and is only getting better. Senior Orlando Brown was possibly the team’s best defender last season and is likely going to be in that same role this year. The Titans’ biggest obstacles will be Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara. Long Beach State is led by possibly the best point guard on the west coast in Casper Ware, and is the defending Big West regular season champion. UCSB has the defending Big West player of the year in Orlando Johnson, who is currently representing the USA in the Pan American Games. UCSB went to the NCAA tournament last year after winning the Big West tournament.

Daily Titan File Photo Senior forward Orane Chin is poised for a huge season. Chin is the most experienced player for Head Coach Bob Burton’s team, which is looking to return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008 when it lost in the first round to Wisconsin.

Men’s soccer wins first game in Big West this season RICK GOMEZ Daily Titan

Something happened Wednesday that has become a rare occurrence during the last five games for the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team. It was able to take a lead, let alone score a goal. Forward Jameson Campbell scored his first goal of the year in the sixth minute to lead the Titans to their first conference victory, 1-0, over Cal Poly Wednesday night at Titan Stadium. The Titans became the last team in the Big West Conference to earn a win in conference play and now have four points. Midfielder Ritchie Gonzalez played a give-andgo off a quick throw-in from right midfielder Kevin

Venegas, returning it to him down the right wing with plenty of room. Venegas sent a line drive into the box, deflecting off a Mustang defender and landing right in front of Campbell 10 yards away from the net. Campbell had no problem shooting and getting it past goalkeeper Patrick McLain to make it 1-0. Defender Mark Vasquez had a golden opportunity to put the Titans up 2-0 in the first minute of the second half. Venegas led a ball to defender Jesse Vega, who crossed it off a one-touch to Vasquez, who was crashing hard in the middle of the box. Vasquez’s solid header was saved by McLain and resulted in a CSUF corner kick.

The Titans also entered the game Wednesday sporting a new backline that featured two freshmen, Fermin Villalba and Jesse Vega. Both, along with Bobby Reiss and Jonathan Birt, withstood a fury of shots in the second half to preserve the one-goal lead. “We preach here that everyone needs to perform, whether you’re a freshman or a senior,” said Reiss. Head Coach Bob Ammann made the decision to change the backline if the team wanted any success in conference the rest of the year. “I think the back four is more athletic and it needed improvement moving along into conference,” said Ammann. The switch on the backline allowed the Titans to be more of an attacking threat with Mario Alvarez moving up to the midfield and Oscar Aguero playing as a forward with Campbell. The move may have been influenced after witnessing a drought of goals from the Titans. During the five-game skid, they scored only two goals after averaging more than one goal the first seven games. CSUF had 13 shots total and five were on-goal

Wednesday. Venegas led the team with three shots. Goalkeeper Trevor Whiddon also stayed busy, especially in the second half, saving four. Whiddon believed the new backline corresponded really well to a quality team in the Mustangs. The victory snaps a five-game winless streak that dated back to Sept. 28 when it tied against Cal State Bakersfield. In that five-game stretch, some of CSUF’s notable losses were to nationally ranked UC Irvine, 2-1, and UC Santa Barbara, 6-0. CSUF will now try to avenge a loss to No. 7 UCI earlier in conference play when it travels to UCI Saturday. Irvine is currently in first place, but Whiddon isn’t fazed by it. “In this league, anybody can beat anybody,” said Whiddon. Reiss agreed. “The Big West is known to have teams win on any given night,” he said.

BRIAN YAMAMOTO / Daily Titan Junior forward Jameson Campbell looks to control the ball (top), while freshman defender Jesse Vega takes the ball away from a Cal Poly forward (bottom left). Freshman defender Mark Vasquez dribbles down the sideline (bottom right) as the Titans win 1-0. dailytitan.com/sports