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Golfers get to putt on campus

CSUF awards most degrees to Hispanics President Milton Gordon receives award of recognition from Hispanic Education Endowment Fund

The $125,000 green includes sand bunker to practice chipping

VANESSA MARTINEZ For the Daily Titan

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A brand new golf short-game practice facility was added to the Cal State Fullerton Titan Sports Complex after several weeks of construction.

The addition gives the men’s and women’s golf teams an on-campus site to work on their short game.

“For us to have this short-game facility on our campus, it puts us on an even playing ground with other competitive Division I schools,” said women’s golf Head Coach Pearl Sinn-Bonanni.

Women’s golf assistant coach Neil Walton is glad the golf teams now have their own place on campus.

“We don’t have a locker room or a gym or a field like other sports, so it gives them a place that’s their own, which is very cool,” said Walton.

The facility, which was added last month, neighbors the softball field and consists of a 6,500-square-foot putting green, 10,000 square feet of GN-1 Bermuda grass sod and one sand bunker.

The artificial-turf putting green has seven strategically placed putting holes. The seven different pin placements allow the golfer to create a variety of shots, such as long chips, short chips, down hills, up hills and side hills. The entire facility was specifically constructed with the goal of emulating real-life golf situations.

“It was setup between coaches, players and manufacturers to design the best type of shots and putting shots you would see,” said Aaron Tapper, assistant director of Athletics/Facilities at CSUF. “We tried to replicate everything you would see on a real-life golf course.”

Tapper says having the course readily available will be a great convenience to the golf programs.

“It keeps the golf team on campus instead of going to the local courses where scheduling is very tough,” Tapper said. “The teams now can practice anytime they want.”

The cost to build the facility was about $125,000 and took two years to accumulate. The majority of the money was raised by the golf program and private donors.

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WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Changes in how the computer lab in the library basement operates allows employees to focus on technical help rather than organizing students looking for computers. The lab is now considered to be more self-service oriented.

Library lab modified The computer lab in Pollak Library basement reorganizes and adds new features MARIBEL CASTAÑEDA Daily Titan

The Titan Lab in the basement in the Pollak Library has been striving for efficiency and continual excellence for years, but its recent visible changes, like the relocation of the help desk, elimination of computer tags and the addition of a new testing center has brought its hard work to light.

Walking into the lab, students are no longer greeted by the help desk with workers waiting to hand you a computer tag. Now, there is a big monitor that shows the availability of computers, which gives visitors the freedom to sit anywhere they please.

“We are making changes constantly; this one is very visible because it is at the entrance of Titan Lab, but since 2006

we started with the concept of information and learning commons, which is a collaborative work between University Library and Campus Information Technology,” said Afsaneh Hamedani, manager of Information & Learning Commons and McCarthy Commons.

The concept of trying to improve Titan Lab’s functionality for students was implemented in 2006. Hamedani said it means to provide students their learning needs under the same umbrella.

For example, the tutoring center on the second floor did not exist before 2006 and the writing center on the corner of the north-side first floor was not there as well.

The screen on the first floor showing the availability in labs throughout the levels of the library, which was implemented a year and a half ago, sparked

Amir Dabirian, vice president for the division of Information Technology, with the idea of installing a similar monitor in the Titan Lab. Hamedani said the monitor at the entrance has eased the transition.

“All the workers and staff were a little nervous of if it was going to work, but it did and we passed almost the midterm and we haven’t had any problems with any two students chasing one available computer,” Hamedani said.

Also new in the Titan Lab is the testing center, which has seven stations and was established specifically for online programs. CSUF offers online programs, but before last summer there was no testing center dedicated to online programs.

Cal State Fullerton remains the No. 1 university in the state of California, and No. 5 in the nation, to award the most undergraduate degrees to Hispanic students.

This finding is according to the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine, which is based on the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in 2010.

CSUF President Milton Gordon’s continuous support of Hispanic students’ higher education is responsible for such an honor, said Esiquio Uballe, associate dean of Student Life.

“I would say that it’s not just because we happen to live in an area with high numbers of Latino students,” said Uballe.

“It has more to do with the commitment and the efforts that have taken place here on campus by our faculty, our staff, who work directly with our students in terms of their retention, and certainly the leadership from the top—beginning from the president on down. That is the key to our success in graduating Latino students at the rate that we’re in.”

Gordon received an award at the Hispanic Education Endowment Fund’s 18th annual awards banquet Oct. 20, in recognition for his support of higher education for underrepresented students.

According to Janette L. Hyder, Gordon “definitely deserves this and so much more,” for his vision and dedication in improving CSUF and offering all students a welcoming environment.

“He has really brought diversity to the campus,” said Hyder, program coordinator for scholarships and LINKS Mentoring, and an EOP counselor.

Gordon’s recognition was well-received at the banquet by attendees, Hyder said.

“I think it was nice to have students there from Cal State Fullerton,” Hyder said. “To have faculty, staff there to support, not only HEEF, but to support President Gordon in his recognition.”

Of the fall 2011 student body, 32 percent are considered Hispanic, according to Institutional Research and Analytical Studies found on the CSUF website.

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Getting students into the game SC-ICC host festivities to bring awarness to club sports YVETTE QUINTERO For the Daily Titan

ALLAN XU / Daily Titan Students gather at the Titan Walk for food and drinks from the sports clubs on campus.

The Sports Club Inter-Club Council (SCICC) Fest brought a little bit of Halloween frights and a whole lot of sports to the Cal State Fullerton Quad Monday.

The SC-ICC Fest was aimed at promoting sports clubs on campus and to raise awareness of their existence to the student community.

“This SC-ICC Fest is an event that is for advertising all of our sports on the sports coun-

cil,” said Nasreen Chehabi, a fencing team member and biology major. “Every competing sport that represents Cal State Fullerton is here representing their sport and trying to get the word out there, trying to get people involved so they can be aware of what’s happening.”

The event had club members organizing a variety of games for students, giving them insight into their club. While the fencing team had a practice dummy that students could practice their fencing skills on, the Salsa Club showed off its rhythmic moves for all to see.

“This is a club sports day. We have a bunch of booths set up playing games, just getting all the clubs integrated together,” said Kristen

Fright night at Dark Realms: American Haunt ANIBAL ORTIZ Daily Titan

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan A patron walked into the haunted house of Dark Realms: An American Haunt in Brea, and was terrified by one of the monsters who perched above and scared him unexpectedly.

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A tall brown fence covered in cobwebs served as a divider between reality and a realm of monsters and scares. Above the fence, clips of old horror films played for guests as they were welcomed by volunteers at Dark Realms: An American Haunt in Brea.

A monster outside sent sparks flying across the floor, scaring unsuspecting guests as he slid down the pavement.

Guests were slow to arrive on Halloween weekend. The haunted house that started in 2001 took a two-year break in 2009 and 2010.

“People were probably coming back in 2009 just to check it out, and unfortunately, because we stopped, people kind of gave up,” said Jon Urbano, 31, from behind his mask.

Urbano is a volunteer for the event.

A line would form down the block in years past, said volunteers at the haunt. Haunt owner Marty Styliano starts the layout for the haunted house the weekend of July 4 every year, putting walls up the following week.

“I like Halloween better than I like Christmas,” said Styliano. “It’s my holiday.”

The haunted house on South Palm Drive in Brea donates its proceeds to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County and wanted to make a generous donation with its reopening. A small opening on the tall fence served as a ticket booth for costumers who were asked for a $10 donation at the door.

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Bopp, a women’s club soccer member and kinesiology major. “It’s all about unity and supporting each other, and knowing other clubs.”

The common purpose for all the clubs involved was to reach out to the students who want to join these clubs but aren’t aware of their existence.

“Most people don’t know about any of our teams. We have lacrosse and hockey and Ultimate Frisbee,” Chehabi said. “There’s a list of sports that are available at school and nobody knows about them.”

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Club brings anime to life Japanese Anime Club hosts a Halloween costume contest where members competed for prizes by dressing up and showcasing their talents

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The Japanese Anime Club hosted a Halloween Costume Contest at the Titan Student Union Monday.

While the Anime Club holds weekly meetings, it decided to have a special meeting for Halloween since Cal State Fullerton allows students to come to school in costumes.

About 30 people participated in the contest. Ten participants dressed up and others performed talents such as singing. Candy was available at the entrance for attendees.

The club first showed a Japanese classic horror movie titled Ayakashi during the first hour and a half.

Then, the costume contest began.

The winner of the contest was Xiao Na, a junior biology major.

She was dressed as Rukia from the Japanese anime, Bleach.

“I feel like I’m really special (when I am wearing this costume).

It makes me feel pretty,” said Na. She also said it is exciting for her to wear the costume she normally does not wear, and that people rec-

ognize the character.

She received the prize from James Kim, vice president of the Japanese Anime Club. The prize was a set of anime DVDs. Jonathan Lo, a management and human resources major, came to the event from Cal Poly Pomona.

(The costume) was not much effort to make, but I think it takes a lot of guts to wear this out in public.

Jonathan Lo Cal Poly Pomona Student

He wore a costume of the character Garterbelt from the show Panty and Stocking.

He won second place.

“The hardest part was the makeup,” said Lo. He also made the costume by himself. It cost him $65 and he spent two days making it. “(The costume) was not much effort to make, but I think it takes a lot of guts to wear this out in pub-

lic,” Lo said.

Alex Ballock, a chemistry major, didn’t wear a costume. He sang a song from Phantom of the Opera instead of dressing up.

“I had this song in my heart. It came to me. That’s why I decided to sing this song instead of wearing a costume,” said Ballock.

Motohiro Moritani, an American Language Program international student from Japan, spoke at the event. He talked about the differences between Japanese and American Halloween celebrations.

“An American costume party is more exciting. We do nothing for Halloween in Japan. I am glad to join this club since I am able to experience (an) American Halloween party and have American friends who are interested in Japanese culture,” said Moritani.

Kim said the club will have a costume potluck Saturday at a park in Brea. Anyone is welcome to attend, but he highly suggested wearing a costume.

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MIKARI KUGA / Daily Titan Jonathan Lo, a management and human resources major at Cal Poly Pomona, attended the event dressed as the character “Garterbelt” from the show Panty and Stocking.

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Alleged Bomber Was a U.S. Citizen An American citizen of Somalian descent carried out an attack in Somalia as a suicide bomber this weekend.

The bomber spoke in Americanaccented English in an audio interview that was posted Sunday on a website associated with the Al-Shabaab Islamist movement.

The African Union said there was an attack Saturday which involved two suicide bombers.

Al-Shabaab is considered a terrorist organization which is associated with al-Qaida. CNN did not get immediate response from the African Union military spokesman when they asked about the identity of the bombers. The spokesman did not answer immediately if any AU troops were injured.

Abdisalam Ali was the person who made the audio recordings, according to Omar Jamal, a Somali diplomat at the United Nations.

This bombing was the third time a Somali-American carried out a suicide bombing in Somalia, Jamal said. The first American suicide bomber in U.S. history was Shirwa Ahmed, 27. He killed himself in 2008.

Recently, a number of men have traveled from Minneapolis to Somalia with Al-Shabaab to fight the terrorist organization.

A federal jury found two women, Amina Farah Ali, 35, and Hawo Mohamed Hassan, 64, of Minnesota, guilty of raising money for Al-Shabaab.

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YURIKO OKANO / Daily Titan Members of the Japanese Anime Club enjoy free candy and prizes they won in the competition. The first place prize was a set of anime DVDs.

GREEN: Facility allows golfers to work on their short game ...Continued from page 1 CSUF worked with Back Nine Greens, a company based in Palm Desert, Calif., that specializes in building high-quality, synthetic lawns and putting greens, to design and build the facility. Construction of the site began in early August and was completed in early October.

Since its completion, the golf teams have been using the putting green at least twice a week. The results have been favorable so far as both the men’s and women’s golf

teams won respective championships at the Firestone Grill Invitational at Monarch Dunes Golf Club last month. They were the first multiteam tournament victories since the programs were reinstated.

Sinn-Bonanni said it’s a great convenience to have the facility.

“It’s a tremendous advantage to have it on campus. I don’t think most of the student body knows that every time we utilize a golf course outside of campus, we have to do a lot of reciprocation in one fashion or another or we have to pay to practice,” Sinn-Bonanni said. “It’s really

a lot of help to the players.”

Senior golfer Kathryn New, 21, a kinesiology major, shared a similar sentiment.

“It is quite rare to see golf facilities on campus. Our team is pretty lucky to have that luxury of practicing on campus as opposed to traveling several miles to practice elsewhere,” said New. “So far the facility has been great.”

The planning and development for the facility began three years ago after the reinstatement of the golf program and a push from the coaches and player

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According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, at least 70 suspected drug smugglers with alleged ties to a Sinaloa cartel were arrested in Arizona, reported CNN. Officials said the drug trafficking network in Arizona includes Mexican and U.S. suspects who allegedly smuggled over 330 tons of illegal drugs across the Arizona border.

The operation, titled “Pipeline Express,” was conducted by more than 20 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies over a period of 17 months.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne said, “Today, we have dealt a significant blow to a Mexican criminal enterprise that has been responsible for poisoning our communities with the distribution of millions of dollar’s worth of marijuana, cocaine and heroin.” He said it is not acceptable for Arizona neighborhoods to be considered a trading floor for narcotics.

Officials said there are cells of the drug ring in the Arizona communities of Chandler, Stanfield and Maricopa. They allegedly used backpackers and vehicles to move narcotics across the Arizona-Mexico border to the Phoenix area. Those narcotics are sold in Phoenix and distributed nationwide.

According to the authorities, the organization has been around for five years, and officials said “the ring has smuggled more than 3.3 million pounds of marijuana, 20,000 pounds of cocaine and 10,000 pounds of heroin into the United States, generating almost $2 billion in illicit proceeds.”

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ALLAN XU / Daily Titan The facility consists of a 6,500-square-foot putting green, 10,000 square feet of Bermuda grass sod and one sand bunker. It cost a total of $125,000, which was raised by CSUF’s golf program and private donors.

Costumed Man Shot in L.A. Sunday A blue man was shot in the leg by a possible gang member while protecting his blue girlfriend as they left a Halloween party Sunday morning in Los Angeles.

While walking near Sixth Avenue and 30th Street at 2:30 a.m., the victim’s girlfriend was confronted by a group of possible gang members and was then punched by the suspect.

While the victim was coming to the aid of his blue girlfriend, the suspect shot the victim in the calf and then fled.

The victim has refused to release his name.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, both the victim and the victim’s girlfriend were painted blue, but they could not confirm whether or not they were dressed as smurfs.

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LIBRARY: Alongside a new monitor that states the number of available computers, the Titan Lab added a testing center feedback, and she has done many internal surveys with her students for a better idea of what their needs are. The tagging system worked, but it was time to change.

Titan Lab collaborated with Brady Rhodes from the ge“It was not that it wasn’t working; times change. Techology department and fine tuned everything, from how to nology helps us become more efficient. We have visionary set it up and how the instructor could set up restrictions, leaders in our division, so coming up with things like this to how to make it so students using the testing center is just adding to efficiency,” Hamedani said. don’t have access to any other browser.

Hamedani said the changes were not expensive, but The idea of online reservation came about when stu- had no exact numbers for cost. dents clamoring last minute to take tests became a probShe said it was a matter of reorganizing the furniture lem. and buying the monitor. The computers used for the testAny faculty on campus can contact Titan Lab and ar- ing center were backup computers already on hand. range a test to be avail“It has been a good exable for certain hours perience.

When we had Technology helps us become more and work with them to tags, people would take the efficient. We have visionary leaders in our tags and then sit at another make sure those hours division, so coming up with things like this is just are available. computer and then someOnly students en- adding to efficiency. body would come in and Afsaneh Hamedani rolled in online classes we’d give them that numManager of Information and and whose instructors ber… This way there is no Learning Commons have booked time at the confusion,” Mistry said. testing center can use it.

With the library becomStudents who have used the center have generally en- ing more self-service oriented, Mistry said everything is joyed the experience, said IT Consultant Rakhee Mistry. flowing better.

“I think it is kind of a mixed response. There are people Elissa Chung, a third-year biology major, goes to the that are happy with the service and others are not so much lab every day to work on homework. because it is an online class and they take it because of “It was kind of hectic sometimes with the tags. I didn’t the convenience of it being an online class. For the most like the long waits. I like this system better, it is a lot easpart, we haven’t had any complaints. Just one or two,” said ier,” she said.

The changes have been seen as beneficial for both Mistry. students and workers because students can sit wherevThrough the survey it put out every April and from student-employee’s input, IT has made several adjustments. er they want and the workers can focus on the actual Hamedani said student-workers are a good resource for technical help. ...Continued from page 1

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan A new monitor in the Titan Lab shows how many computers are available to students. Students who visit the lab frequently have seen a number of changes over the years. Officials have received a mixed response from students about the changes.

HISPANIC: President Gordon’s example expected to continue with growing number of Hispanic college students ...Continued from page 1 CSUF has gradually raised the number of Hispanic who graduated for the past 10 years, as a result of continuous support from faculty and staff, Uballe said.

According to Institutional Research and Analytical Studies on trends of undergraduate degrees, considering ethnicity, the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanic students increased from 20 percent in 2001 to 26 percent in 2010.

This increase has allowed CSUF to outrank San Diego State University, which currently ranks No. 2 in awarding the most bachelor’s

degrees to Hispanic students.

Carlos A. Reyes-Ruiz, 30, a human services major, agreed with Uballe and said faculty, staff and mentors from the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) motivated him to continue studying and he now expects to graduate in May 2012.

CSUF is considered a HispanicServing Institution (HSI), Uballe said, allowing the school to apply for additional funds to create programs aimed toward Hispanic students.

HSI is “defined as colleges, universities or systems/districts where total Hispanic enrollment constitutes a minimum of 25 percent of the total enrollment,” according to

the HSI website. This includes fulltime and part-time students.

The university is doing a great job in terms of creating resources and programs for Hispanic students on campus, said Claudia Pinedo, 21, a health science major.

According to Uballe, he expects that the example set by Gordon will continue with his replacement— especially as a necessary response to the growing number of Hispanic college-aged students.

Reyes-Ruiz said he hopes CSUF’s next president “continues with the legacy that Dr. Gordon left and continues supporting students, especially underrepresented students, like undocumented students or students coming from minorities.”

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanic students has increased from 20 percent in 2001 to 26 percent in 2010.

Camp Titan puts on toy drive JESSICA ESCORSIA Daily Titan

The staff of Camp Titan hopes its annual Toy Drive event will touch the lives of underprivileged kids and their families.

A train display will be set up Tuesday at the information and services desk in the Titan Student Union main lobby.

Students are encouraged to stop by and select a name of a child from the train display and donate an unwrapped, ageappropriate toy for that child by Dec. 8.

“Our goal is to make sure the kids feel they are getting a Christmas,” said Susan Bolter, Camp Titan co-directer of camper management.

Camp Titan is a philanthropy and volunteer program run by Associated Students Inc. During last year’s holiday season, a letter to Camp Titan had a big impact on Anthony Padilla, Camp Titan co-director of staff management. The letter came from a parent who had recently become unemployed and had no money to buy Christmas gifts for her child. Her child was one of the 140 kids involved with Camp Titan. The parent thanked the staff, saying they had “saved her” with their annual Camp Titan Toy Drive.

Despite high tuition costs and hard economic times, Padilla hopes this year’s toy drive will be as successful as previous years.

“I know it’s hard for students during these times, but for some of these children it’s even harder,” said Padilla.

Last year’s toy drive was extremely successful and each child who participated received around seven gifts each, Bolter said.

If students and staff do not have the time to go out and

purchase a gift, monetary donations are also welcomed. At the end of the Toy Drive, all monetary donations will be collected and the Camp Titan staff will use the funds to purchase more gifts. Padilla added that these gifts are usually purchased through a local Target store that has worked with Camp Titan in the past, giving them good discounts for their cause.

Camp Titan invites anyone who wants to volunteer to take part in the wrapping party Dec. 9, when Camp Titan staff will come together to wrap all the gifts for the holiday party, which will be held Dec. 10.

During the party, the kids and their families will come together at the TSU Pavillion for a day of arts, crafts, snacks and a visit from Santa, who will present the kids with the gifts.

“It’s a really cool reunion,” Bolter said.

Pamela Skawin oversees the Camp Titan Toy Drive every year as the TSU information and services manager.

“The gifts and donations increase every year,” said Skawin. “No gift is too small when it comes to giving to the kids.”

Skawin hopes students and staff at CSUF will contribute to the cause.

“It’s really important to give back to the community.

These kids don’t choose this. They deserve to have a Christmas,” Bolter said.

Camp Titan is composed of CSUF students who serve underprivileged kids, ranging in age from 7 to 14 years old, from Orange County local schools and foster care homes.

The program is funded by student fees, Greek Week, and private donations.

Courtesy of MCT Camp Titan will start collecting toys Tuesday for underprivileged children and their families. A holiday party will be held Dec. 10 where the children will receive the toys.

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A ‘Cat’ that uses all its lives Batman fans need to calm down. Catwoman will be portrayed nicely by Anne Hathaway ANIBAL ORTIZ Daily Titan

I haven’t had my turkey yet, but I’m already looking forward to this coming summer.

I’m excited to see how Christopher Nolan, director of the latest series of Batman movies, portrays the infamous Catwoman in Dark Knight Rises, scheduled to be released in summer of 2012.

Not everyone feels the same way though. Batman fans are worried about the character of Selena Kyle, which will be played by Anne Hathaway.

It’s unfair to compare Nolan’s interpretation of the masked, or unmasked, Catwoman to a fictional character who is altered in every comic, movie and series she appears in.

Although not obsessed, I’ve been a fan of Batman for years and have enjoyed the series of new Batman movies that Nolan and the production companies have created.

I find there is very little reason to criticize or doubt Nolan’s vision for the upcoming movie and the actors he chooses.

Morgan Freeman always delivers above-par acting, Gary Oldman makes a great Lt. Jim Gordon and who will ever forget the unbelievable acting by the late Heath Ledger? Although I wasn’t a very big fan of Christian Bale at the start, I’ll say that he’s definitely grown on me as Batman.

Hathaway is not exactly an actress I watch on regular basis.

I’ve caught a glimpse of her growing up with my sister or watched some kind of chick-flick at some point in my life with her in it, and she is a great actress.

The range in her acting is very impressive.

She’s well known for her role in The Princess Diaries, and she’s no stranger when it comes to reenactments of classic films since she took on the role of the White Queen in the recent flick Alice in Wonderland.

Hathaway also played a dark and more serious role in Havoc, where her character, Allison Lang, a wealthy teenager who, together with her friend, gets involved in a Los Angeles gang and drug scene.

Looking through the eclectic list of characters she’s played, I would say Hathaway is more than qualified to play the part of Catwoman, or that of any other butt-kicking babe I may or may not have in my collection of movies.

Catwoman’s costume has become widely criticized by many Batman fans.

Although very few photos have been released of Hathaway as Catwoman or Selena Kyle, a photo of her riding one of those epic-looking motorcycles from the movie has made its way across the world through different media.

The photo, a very tight shot of the vehicle, shows a limited view of the actress wearing black and sporting goggles over her eyes.

Other photos taken on the set show her stunt drivers riding the vehicle in the same attire during the production of the film.

Looking through the eclectic list of characters she’s played, I would say Hathaway is more than qualified to play the part of Catwoman...

Growing up in the ‘90s I recall watching Michelle Pfeiffer play the role of Catwoman, otherwise known as Selina Kyle.

Her tight, stitched and shiny black suit hugged nearly every inch of her body.

Pfeiffer’s halfway-crazy portrayal of Catwoman was quite entertaining, and it’s a vision of Catwoman that has stuck with me since my childhood. Catwoman’s character, believe it or not, has been around for 71 years. There are bound to be changes.

Every comic and show has deviated from the initial Batman characters, as is the case with most comic films–they are adaptations.

I, for one, don’t mind a little bit of change.

Tell me a story, convince me the plot is worthwhile and, in this case, believable in the realm of Gotham City.

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use, especially as some sexually inexperienced men may not know for sure when they’ll ejaculate, and even pre-ejaculation contains sperm.

Quite frankly, it works best when it is used with another method of birth control—not on its own.

Granted, I was once with a man who convinced me that we would be safe on the withdrawal method, as he was older and mature enough to know how his body works.

We engaged in this unprotected sex about four or five times, and I came out of it OK… that is, after spending days waiting to hear back from STD results in case he lied to me about his sexual history.

On top of that, my period is something I dread and detest every month—not something I should have to look forward to.

Please, ladies, don’t be stupid.

However, knowing your body’s fertility cycle can also be used as a method of birth control.

A good friend of mine found that her pill wasn’t working out for her, so she and her husband took a course on natural family planning.

Another potentially effective method to use is spermicide.

Because of how easy it is for me to contract urinary tract infections, I refrain from inserting anything into my vagina that is not a tampon

by CHARLOTTE KNIGHT or condom-coated penis.

Not only does spermicide block sperm from entering the uterus, spermicide works to prevent the little swimmers from moving.

However, it’s still only 85 percent effective when used on its own; like withdrawing, it’s better used with another form of birth control, such as diaphragms and cervical caps which block the uterus with a silicone barrier.

The biggest concern is that some If you didn’t kill off all your brain The Today Sponge, however, cells drinking the night away at a people may find it hard to abstain, already contains spermicide, and Halloween party or two this week- and they could end their period of helps block sperm from entering end, like I did, you may recall my abstinence in the heat of the mothe uterus. lecture on the best kinds of birth ment without having any decent Relatively cheap and easy to obcontrol—those being the kinds kind of protection at all, especially tain, it can be inserted in the vagina where you undergo surgery or the when outercourse comes in the picfor up to 30 hours. The woman can kinds that mess with your hor- ture. have sex as many times as she wants Even if you are abstinent, it mones to prevent unwanted pregin the first 24 hours of that time wouldn’t hurt to have a condom on nancies. period, and the man usually won’t But as you probably well know, you, just in case. feel it.

I love male condoms, and though those aren’t your only options.

The sponge is about 91 percent Other methods will work to I’m on the pill, I usually keep a coueffective in women block a man’s sperm from the uterus ple in my purse and also who have never given instead of hormonally affecting ac- use them whenever I enbirth, but only 80 gage in intercourse—pricess to the unfertilized egg.

Condoms for both men and women percent effective in This will require putting a barrier marily because they also are cheap and easy to get your hands women who have on the penis or inserting a barrier protect me against catchon, and is nearly 98 percent effective when given birth, have had into the vagina before or during sex ing an STD. abortions or had misCondoms for both men used correctly. But here’s the deal—mistakes play, interrupting sex play or just carriages.

However, not having sex at all. In this sense, and women are cheap and can happen with condoms, no matter what the sponge may be if these kinds of birth control meth- easy to get your hands on, difficult to insert or ods are not used correctly every and are nearly 98 percent precautions you and your partner take. remove, sometimes time and the sperm somehow finds effective when used corbreaking into pieces its way into the uterus, your vulner- rectly. inside the vagina.

But here’s the deal— able egg is at risk.

Through this method, they And like a tampon, leaving the As the odds of you being the next mistakes can happen with conVirgin Mary are beyond astronomi- doms, no matter what precautions learned how to keep track of sponge in for 30 hours may also put her most fertile days, when they the woman at risk for toxic shock you and your partner take. cal, abstinence is the best choice.

Through no fault of your own, wouldn’t have sex or use a contra- syndrome.

You can’t get pregnant or catch Every woman’s body is different, an STD if you don’t have sex— even the most expensive condoms ceptive barrier.

They’ve been doing this for and women may subject themselves you can find might break or slip off, plain and simple.

Abstinence is free, has no side ef- and sometimes you might not even months together, and as far as I to these kinds of birth control befects and it will probably even save find out until the man pulls out af- know, they are still without a fetus. cause their own body cannot handle However, some women need to hormonal contraceptives. you years of drama in your relation- ter he’s done ejaculating.

That doesn’t mean they’re not beSpeaking of which, my 18-year- take extra care if they prefer to use ships.

Those who practice abstinence old coworker and her 22-year-old this method, especially if they have ing smart about the method to use, may even choose to partake in out- boyfriend thought they’d be OK us- just gone off a hormonal contracep- it just means they have to be more tive, have irregular periods, are on aware about the method they’re usercourse with a partner, which, in ing the pull-out method.

Now they have an adorable little certain medications that can effect ing and the statistics of effectiveness the right mindset, is just as fun (just make sure the rules and boundaries 2-month-old girl they’re going to be fertility signs or just suck at keep- and failure.

At any rate, even one form of of outercourse are laid out before- stuck with for the next 18 years of ing track.

Nearly a quarter of couples who birth control method is better hand; there are some diseases than their lives.

Withdrawal is probably the worst don’t use this method correctly will than not using any kind of birth can be passed through skin-to-skin control at all. method of birth control you can get pregnant. contact like herpes and HPV).

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Diaphragms, sponges and spermicide, oh my!

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Despite many signs around campus, bikers continue to ride in areas they aren’t supposed to. Even in the middle of the day when students are pouring out of class, bikers still weave through the crowd at high speeds, threatening the safety of those who walk.

Fight for limited space The sidewalks aren’t for everybody. Bikers have their own lane in the street for a reason CAMYRON LEE Daily Titan

Attention fellow off-campus parkers. You are perhaps one of the hundreds of Cal State Fullerton students who willfully choose not spend an absurd amount of money on a parking pass each semester. You have weighed your options and have decided that walking from surrounding neighborhoods everyday, perhaps multiple times a day, makes more sense than purchasing a $220 campus parking permit.

You made an educated decision in my opinion when you realized the price of the permit continues to climb while the number of available spaces continues to decrease thanks to an ever increasing student population vying for parking. Well done.

Excellent choice fellow sojourners.

Now, imagine one day on your jaunt from your car parked off campus to your CSUF classes you hear the faint sound of bike wheels behind

you and just as you turn to look you feel the brisk wind of an oncoming bike brush your hair and a hear fellow pedestrian on a bike yell “Sorry!” as he or she nearly runs you down.

Attention fellow off-campus parkers. You are perhaps one of the hundreds of Cal State Fullerton students who willfully choose not spend an absurd amount of money on a parking pass each semester. You have weighed your options and have decided that walking from surrounding neighborhoods everyday, perhaps multiple times a day, makes more sense than purchasing a $220 campus parking permit.

You made an educated decision in my opinion when you realized the price of the permit continues to climb while the number of available spaces continues to decrease thanks to an ever increasing student population vying for parking. Well done.

Excellent choice fellow sojourners.

Now, imagine one day on your jaunt from your car parked off campus to your CSUF classes you hear the faint sound of bike wheels behind you and just as you turn to look you feel the brisk wind of an oncoming bike brush your hair and a hear fellow pedestrian on a bike yell “Sorry!”

as he or she nearly runs you down. I know this has not just happened to me. I am sure a number of my walking companions have experienced a similar situation on at least one occasion. I, for one, am tired of dodging bikers as they rudely encroach upon my right as a pedestrian without wheels to occupy the sidewalk.

After pouring over the city of Fullerton’s municipal codes looking for a trace of some kind of ordinance that prohibits bikes on sidewalks, I found nothing. They are protected as pedestrians, right along with those who walk. We walkers are protected from oncoming car traffic, but what about when pedestrians need protection from fellow pedestrians?

CSUF has made some attempt at regulating bike traffic on campus. Written into the CSUF student handbook, there are several articles that address appropriate bike use on campus. Signs alert bicyclists of where they can ride and where they must walk.

What about when we are away from campus? Should we be subject to the often inconsiderate attitudes of bike-pedestrians when we are braving the city-streets of Fullerton?

Robert Urias, 21, a senior math-

ematics major, rides his bike from his house off campus to school. He explained that he often tries to stick to the sidewalks to prevent getting hit by oncoming car traffic.

“I don’t want to get hit. There have been a few occasion where I have almost been hit; a few of my friends have been hit,” said Urias.

I can absolutely sympathise with this plight; I used to ride my bike every day to school too. Come rain or shine, I would unpack my bike and ride to class. I never rode on the sidewalks, though. Never once in a full semester did I feel threatened by oncoming traffic, as long as I remained in the bike lane. After all, it is there for a reason!

Michael Kelton, a third year business major, seems to agree. He rides his bike from his home off campus as well.

“Typically I leave the sidewalks to the pedestrians. We’re bikes. We belong on the street anyway, that’s where the bike lanes are,” said Kelton.

If only all bikers felt the same as Kelton, the world of walking pedestrians would be a much happier and safer place. Until then, I will walk on and bravely face the treacherous sidewalks of Fullerton. dailytitan.com/opinion

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Can guys have girl BFFs? The first point that needs to established is the difference between a single person having a best friend of the opposite sex, and a person in a relationship having a best We live in a very diverse world. Not only diverse in friend of the opposite sex. our ethnicities and backgrounds, or the way we grew up, When you’re single, you don’t have that one person but diversity in our ways of thinking and how we view who preoccupies your thoughts and your time, therefore the world. That’s what makes the world so interesting, you tend to be more social and eager to meet more peoright? ple of the same and opposite sex. Being single can make I frequently have conversations with my co-workers having a friend of the opposite sex much easier to grow about what ticks me off when it comes to guys–things into something more. Bottom line, when two people are that bother me, and things that get me just plain ol’ up- single, and remotely attracted to each other (and in some set. One co-worker in particular rarely sees eye-to-eye cases, when alcohol is involved), something more than with me. In a way, I sometimes wish I had a brain more friendship can happen. Whether this is a one-night deal like hers: one that’s more rational and less emotional. We or something that evolves into a romantic relationship, I joke around that she has more of a “guy” brain. But hey, think it is absolutely possible if not probable.

I’m a scorpio, what can I say?

For the record, this can happen when both parties are With that being said, one of the hot topics of conver- in relationships as well, but less likely depending on the sation that tends to come up while we’re making hot va- trustworthiness of the person. nilla lattes at the Coffee Bean is the issue of guys having Another factor to consider: Didn’t someone once say female friends, and if there is anything to worry about. that best friends make the best life partners? It makes I was in a relationship for about a year with a fabulous some sense... you both get along on a fundamental level, guy, and despite it recently ending (for more reasons than share similar interests, know the person better than they this here argument), I have to say it was a pretty great know themselves, you have gone through thick and thin one that taught me a lot. He treated me right, was always with them, and even helped them through treacherous a gentleman, was ambitious, thoughtful, hard-working, relationships. Perfect recipe for a perfect relationship. smart and handsome, too. Sounds perfect right?

You can now see why I’m uneasy thinking about my But there was still that nagging problem. He’s a social boyfriend and his team of lady friends. guy. He’s in two fraternities on campus. This was one of To back me up is an excerpt from an article on this the characteristics that instantly drew me to him actu- topic from PsychologyToday.com. In a study published ally, the fact that he is so in the Journal of Social social and can carry on a and Personal Relationgreat conversation, the ships, a researcher asked Let’s see. The first that thing that latter sometimes being more than 150 profesan issue among 21-year- attracts two people is physical attraction. When sional men and women old college guys. But you initially notice someone, you use your eyes what they liked and disbeing in two fraternities liked about their crossmeans being around a lot to judge them. sex friendships. Topping of females, namely ones women’s list of dislikes: in sororities. He has a fesexual tension. Men, on male best friend who he doesn’t hang out with too much the other hand, more frequently replied that sexual atbecause of their busy schedules, but still, she is his “girl traction was a prime reason for initiating a friendship, best friend,” as he fondly refers to her. They’ve never had and that it could even deepen a friendship. Either way, a romantic past, but were instantly drawn to each other 62 percent of all subjects reported that sexual tension in a non-romantic way. This came across as interesting to was present in their cross-sex friendships. the girl who has had few, straight male encounters that The difference with girls having male friends or a male were non-romantic. best friend is: A) Girls are inevitably more jealous than Did I trust my boyfriend? Of course I did. He was one guys... they rarely have their boyfriends get angry at of the few guys out there I felt could be trusted. Ah, get- them for hanging out with their guy friends (albeit, there ting those breakup woes now. But anyway, through it all, are some jealous guys out there, but I would venture to there was always that pesky, ever-so-small but apparent say the majority of the time it’s the other way around). little devil on my shoulder that begged the question: Can B) Girls are by nature clique-y and catty. Sometimes girls a guy ever really have a girl best friend? just need to get away from that bitch-fest and be surPersonally, all of my close guy friends are gay, or at rounded with testosterone, for the mere sake of hanging least pretty effeminate, bordering on homosexual. What with someone who isn’t two-faced and snarky and only girl doesn’t love gay guys, right? They’re fun, give great wants to grab some food and quote some movies. C) The advice, are funny and are always out there looking to first and foremost thing on girls’ minds isn’t sex. Yeah, have a great time. I find that a lot of girls have gay guy we like it, but sorry, guys you all can’t disagree with me friends and I absolutely think it is possible for a girl to when I say it’s what you’re thinking about most of the have a gay bestie. Every time I hang out with my best gay day. friend Joey, that’s pretty much why I think they were put In a nutshell, of course nothing in the world is imon this earth for. possible. Which leads me to say that yes, of course it’s A straight guy, though? Let’s see. The first that thing possible for us to have a best friend of the opposite sex. that attracts two people is physical attraction. When Maybe you already went down that road and realized you initially notice someone, you use your eyes to judge you were better off as friends. Or maybe you just aren’t them. That is the first indicator of the type of person sexually attracted to that person. Or maybe you two are they are, whether it is what they look like, what they are in love with different people. Whatever the case may be, wearing or their body language.

I still stand true to what I believe. The statistics don’t lie.

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Courtesy of MCT Celebrities already live their lives in the open. Everything spanning from relationships to their day-to-day leisure activities are splashed across the Internet, making it seem as if their most private moments are public property.

Boob hunters gone wild SEAN VIELE Daily Titan

As long as there exists that vast world of cyberspace, privacy will be non-existent and nobody is safe.

Not you, not me and certainly not the celebrity who thought those pictures or that homemade movie he or she made would ever get out. It will certainly get out and it will be seen by many.

Until the world explodes into a heap of burning rubble, the matrix of smut will continue on. Celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, and the many others whose private photographs they didn’t want the public to see but somehow were leaked onto the Internet, are constantly going to be at risk of privacy invasion.

It’s widely known by now that Scarlett Johansson’s email was recently hacked and nude photos of her emerged on a number of garbage celebrity-gossip websites. But is it wrong for the curious human who has the world at his or her fingertips to take a peak at such photographs when such photos were obtained illegally?

Morally speaking, absolutely.

But we are a nosy and inquisitive species. So I’m not going to ream the ones who stumble across naked pictures of celebrities such as

Johansson’s and take a quick look out of curiosity.

No. I’m going to get after the sick, privacy-invading hackers and those trashy sites that present the material. They’re the ones on the wrong side of the road here.

Folks like Christopher Chaney, the creep who was charged earlier this month with allegedly hacking into Johansson’s email to steal private photos of her and upload them onto the net, are sick in the head.

They should be stomped out of society and fed to the dogs along with rapists, fascists, racists and child molesters.

But Chaney, 35, from Jacksonville, Fla., will reap the harvest he has sown if convicted. According to a Los Angeles Times article, Cheney faces up to 121 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

This cyber-stalker went to great lengths to access that basic human right of privacy that all free people should be entitled to.

The LA Times article brought up the fact that stars face a new type of stalker in the social media age. Steve Martinez, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, called this new world of cybercrime the “hackerazzi” in the article.

Hackers such as Cheney do not

commit their deeds for the money, but apparently for some sort of sick thrill. They are stalkers, plain and simple.

And who are the scum-bag people who post this material to their websites? They are trashy sites like The Blemish, Celebuzz and Starzuncut, whose sole purpose is to trash-talk celebrities and showcase them at their worst.

This isn’t journalism, it’s crap, crap that gains its viewership through sensationalism, gossip and smut.

But no matter how much I gripe over and loathe these sites, they will continue to flourish in this mad world of cyberspace.

It’s hard to pin the blame onto the viewer. The bastard hackers and the websites that help spread this illegally obtained material are the ones to blame.

I personally haven’t seen the photos of Johansson. I tend to not spend my time being a perv and lurking on the Internet like some 16-year-old high school kid.

But I did read about the pictures and the situation surrounding them for the purpose of writing this article. From what I read, she did nothing outlandish. She took a couple pictures of herself in the nude. So give the woman her damn privacy!

Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, nobody cares STEVEN YUAN Daily Titan

I have a friend who’s pretty awesome when it comes to partying.

He’s from San Marcos and every time I party with him he “gets pinnacle to the apex,” which in normal terms means he drinks a lot and sleeps with a girl.

Yet sometimes he likes to stay in and watch romantic comedies. Weird for a guy who acts like a bad-ass at the bar, right?

Personally, unless it’s a Judd Apatow or Seth Rogen film, or the female protagonist in the film is my dream woman, I’ve never really been inclined to watching cheesy love films.

I probably just don’t want to be subconsciously reminded of my singleness.

Urban Dictionary’s first definition of romantic comedy is pretty spot-on, “…Boy meets girl, silly shit happens, low-intensity comedy issues, mild disasters averted, boy

and girl get married and live happily ever after, the end.”

According to an Australian survey of 1,000 people, romantic comedies may ruin relationships–makes sense, if you’re dumb enough to compare these made-up situations to your real life.

According to the Moviefone article, people who watch these films eventually believe what they have isn’t good enough because the concepts in the films subliminally sneak into their mind and create misconceptions about real love.

To avoid being sexist–writing this from the perspective of a guy–I will acknowledge the argument from Amanda Krauss, who argued that a romantic comedy is no different than an action movie in terms of predictability, and an argument from The Funny Feminist article, which argues that calling a romantic comedy “girly” is an insult and implies “romantic love and the desire to ex-

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press romantic love is an emotion reserved for women.”

Romantic comedies were one of the most commercially successful genres of films in Hollywood’s early period, more successful than they are today.

On the other hand, only two movies, Shakespeare in Love and Annie Hall, have won the Best Picture award in the last 40 years, according to a Times Science article.

Romantic comedies were one of the most commercially successful genres of films in

Hollywood’s early period, more successful than they are today.

And the Times Science article’s explanation for this decrease in popularity is that since they were so successful, they’ve now stagnated because of the frequency and predictability of the films.

Only films that have brought something new to the genre, visually or thematically, have succeeded. Films such as Judd Apatow’s The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad are successful romantic comedies that brought something new to the film industry.

First off, these films are full of raunchy and foul-mouthed hilarity with some romance thrown into the mix.

Secondly, it’s a hell of a lot more entertaining watching the actors in Apatow’s films than watching the decent, well-mannered, and good-looking protagonists of traditional romantic comedies, with some exceptions.

Think Fogell from Superbad. Where’d they find a brilliant actor like that?!

In reading romantic comedy reviews, I have to say that Sleepless in Seattle has to have one of the lamest story plots.

A girl falls in love with a man she hears over the radio–haven’t seen it and don’t think I ever will.

I’ll give credit to the movie 500 Days of Summer though–good film that explored the ups and downs of a relationship in a creative way.

I think I watched the most movies I’ve ever watched in my life with my last girlfriend of two months. I felt dumb because a lot of the movies she would show me I’d never even heard of. One of those movies was the romantic comedy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Creative storyline, but if it hadn’t been for knowing I was going to be getting some after, I’d probably have fallen asleep.

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FEAR: Horror awaited guests at Haunted House

Fullerton Arboretum spooks guests with bewitching creatures at its eighth annual Haunted Garden tour, complete with a terrifying haunted house and ball

...Continued from page 1 “A lot of people really liked it,” Styliano said. “We got a lot of good response over the course of the years; it got a little bigger.”

People began emailing Styliano asking when he would bring the attraction back. Costumers at the haunt came out smiling, others terrified, but each person praised the haunt for its above par experience.

“It was well put together, dark, scary, eerie. Even people without costumes on scared the hell out of you,” said Michael McPheeters from the city of Orange as he chuckled.

There was a limited amount of gore and blood used, said Styliano, who referred to the extra props as eye candy.

“I am going to put things out there and let you scare yourself,” Styliano said.

A few costumers, however, felt that there was too much gore for their taste.

“It was pretty intense. Once the action started it didn’t let up all the way through,” said Tim Clarke as his young

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Players can drive a tank across the desert and blow up buildings. They can sprint across bazaar alleyways, suppressing enemy infantry with a machine gun as a squadmate’s flank. Or, they can choose to hang back from the fray and hand out med kits.

After Battlefield 3’s singleplayer campaign and a few hours of multiplayer, a spark of magic becomes apparent. The game is vast and impressive—but not without great reservations.

The game looks good. Time is written all over the guns. Soldiers move with uncannily realistic weight and heft. Sprawling, huge battlefields are an awe to behold.

It all makes for a visceral, intense experience when the jets are roaring, the tanks are rolling and the bullets are whizzing by.

And the sound: When a rocket flies past a player’s face, it is pantswetting terrifying. Guns, shotguns in particular, sound appropriately dangerous. The sound is incredibly rich and detailed.

Combined together, the graphics and sound give Battlefield 3 a hefty, realistic feel. In the single-player mission “Gone Hunting,” feels so dizzying that one gets flight sickness playing as the gunner in a jet. The pilot kept barreling around and doing loop-de-loops in order to dodge enemy jets. It was so sickening yet so good.

There’s also “Operation Thunder Run,” which places players in a tank for some vehicular warfare.

The roar of jets overhead signify this is war, as players tuck away their son’s toy.

Intense, in-your-face moments, as well as some more emotional, human ones, are effective but

estimates more than 1,000 people attended the event both nights. She said people like the fact it is sill intended for children but adults are the majority of Cobwebs covering the gates to the garden served the attendees. as dim lights on a pathway of darkness. Creatures “This year we just had a lot more attending and lurking behind the brush waited to hear footsteps participating from the university,” said Dalessi. to frighten visitors. Tour guides at the Arboretum A discount was offered to students who showed courageously showed guests a way their TitanCard at the time of to venture through its haunted purchasing their ticket. grounds safely.

Toward the end of the tour, It gets your heart The Arboretum held its eighth a haunted house with a nurse racing. We’ll come annual Haunted Garden Friday back next year or until my covered in blood, a doctor and Saturday. The first tour began and child greeted prospective son doesn’t grab my hand promptly at 6:30 p.m. Attendees patients. After the tour of the were sent through the garden in anymore. house, for those who survived, a small groups, going through scary haunter’s ball awaited.

Carol Judy scenarios with music and lighting Tarantulas, snakes and other Haunted Garden Attendee that set the eerie tone and mood. creatures were on display for “It started out as a children’s event children and adults to admire but everybody was having too much fun, so now there but not to touch. Pumpkins were aligned for photos, are more adults than children,” said Richard Foster, arts and crafts. Games were also offered for those one of the coordinators as well as a volunteer. Foster who wanted to participate in the spooky festivities. said each year, popularity and attendance grows.

A palm reader was on hand, and of course candy was Families, young adults and children in costume also on display at no cost. were eager for the tour guides to open the heavy gates Carol Judy, who came with her 8-year-old son, into the garden. Children were not allowed to enter took part in the haunter’s ball, eating a quick bite without being accompanied by an adult. of candy while her son took part in the crafts. Both As one followed his or her tour guide and stepped seemed to enjoy their time through the garden. onto the dirt path, frightening, hidden witches, spiders “It gets your heart racing. We’ll come back next and werewolves were spotted. Hearts raced as many year or until my son doesn’t grab my hand anymore,” awaited for the moment when these monsters pounced said Judy. She also attended last year’s Haunted out of the dark woods. The masked characters stared, Garden. asked for help and even got close enough to touch The last tour was given at 8:30 p.m. and after, visitors. Chainsaws, screams and sinister laughter the Arboretum closed its gates to any newcomers. were just a few noises echoing throughout.

Individuals young and old had their fair share of Mary Dalessi, president of Friends of the Fullerton fright for the evening, just in time for the upcoming Arboretum, believed the event went well. She Halloween festivities.

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ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan A menacing monster crept from the ceiling of the dark hallway to frighten incoming guests for one memorably haunting night.

daughter rushed back to their car.

A “no scare” option was available for children and adults who chose not to be frightened. Monsters inside would refrain from scaring the people and would take off their masks and turn on the work lights, depending on the intensity costumers desired.

“The whole idea behind this haunt is kind of a backwards hillbilly lifestyle gone bad,” Styliano said.

Guests at the haunted house were

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scarce. The campaign, overall, is an anemic affair, featuring a hackneyed Hollywood plotline about evil Russians and nuclear bombs.

Then, it ends abruptly, failing to captivate the player.

And the feeling that Battlefield 3 was rushed just to meet an end, left a tad unpolished, is persistent.

The game will crash and freeze while randomly playing—or attempting to play—the game, particularly in multi-player mode Plus, the game is terrible at relaying and organizing information. Exemplary of this is the awful map used to respawn.

Trying to figure out what represents what and where spawn points are proves to be a difficult task.

All the squad and weapon customization options are buried under clunky menus. It’s truly mystifying how the game sometimes seems as if it’s actively refusing to let me enjoy it.

Hopefully, DICE patches out the game’s flaws down the road.

Iron out the technical issues, patch in a few new maps, fix the menu, and Battlefield 3 just might be the perfect multi-player game.

Thanks to top-notch graphic and sound design, shooting feels superb, and getting shot at feels terrible. If they strike close enough, bullets can blur players’ vision and leave them partially deaf for a period of time. Getting shot manages to feel extremely life threatening— cowering behind cover feels like the best option at times.

Don’t get too comfortable, though; cover doesn’t last very long. Walls and buildings can be completely destroyed, meaning soldiers must always be on the run.

Add in a few tanks and jets to the mix and it’s bedlam.

Battlefield 3’s multi-player mixes vehicular warfare, infantry combat, destruction and huge environments to create an experience that delivers top-notch visceral thrills. War has never looked this good.

welcomed into the living room and through a sliding bookcase. A kitchen scene led into a dining room and then a restroom, followed by a couple’s bedroom scene. The theme remained consistent throughout the haunted attraction.

In addition to the scares, patrons said they were glad to hear about the greater cause to their frights.

“I’m glad there is money going to the children’s hospital,” said Matthew Markel, from the city of Orange.

“I just wish they would help those two kids in there—trapped in that cage (displayed inside of the haunted house).”

Styliano plans to run his haunt as long as he’s physically and financially capable. Donations can be made by contacting Dark Realms: An American Haunt on Facebook at hauntworx@gmail.com.

Music Festival

Mad affair at Wonderland Escape from Wonderland, a sold out music festival, was the rave to go to for Halloween

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Superman, Little Red Riding Hood, Elmo, Minnie Mouse, Buzz

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Lightyear, Mario and Luigi were all in attendance Saturday at Escape from Wonderland’s sold-out rave.

The music festival brought chills and spooks to 45,000 festival attendees at the “Wonderland Gone Mad” haunted Halloween-themed event.

The 18-and-older venue was located at the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino. The festival started at 4 p.m. and went until the harrowing hours of the night at 2 a.m. Inside the music grounds was literally a wonderland of Halloween haunt, with glow-in-the-dark illuminated tight-walkers, more than 40,000 Halloween costumes, and half-naked fire breathing performers.

For the most part, the female attendees wore their bras (what appeared to be their lingerie underwear) and a pair of fluffy boots to complete their ensemble.

The males went all-out and wore full costume suits with full-body paint to complete the effect of the character they were impersonating.

The high-security event totaled more than 500 security personnel who performed full-body patdowns at the door to enforce their zero drug-tolerance policy. Wallets,

groins, purses and shoes were some of the many hiding places where security found and confiscated drug paraphernalia.

Inside, the music grounds was literally a wonderland of Halloween haunt, with glow-in-the-dark illuminated tight-walkers, more than 40,000 Halloween costumes, and halfnaked fire breathers.

Like any rave, there were several people who were able to sneak past security with their drugs. The undercover cops walking around put a quick stop to that.

The audiovisual festival featured a custom-built haunted maze, 3-D maze, carnival rides, pumpkin patch, walkabout woods, graveyard, wide-awake cart and mausoleum.

The special effects, live actors, art installations and pyrotechnics helped add to the spooky feel of the festival grounds.

There were five stage areas, each featuring a unique haunted design:

Size Matters in The Slaughter House, Ghoul’s Graveyard, The Chopping Block, Mad Hatter’s Hospital and Cannibal’s Tea Party.

The Slaughter House was the most popular and largest tent of the night, which had the largest attendance at all times with the most popular DJs playing throughout the night.

The lineup of musical trance and techno-genre artists included acts such as Afrojack, AN21, ATB and Benny Benassi.

The event had three free water stations where attendees could fill up their water bottles or use their $15 purchased Insomniac water bottle throughout the night.

Despite the pushing, shoving and long lines, party-goers filled up on water several times, despite the inconvenient, slow trickle of water coming from the water spouts.

For the last 17 years, Insomniac has hosted over 250 music festivals nationwide, including Escape.

Escape was Insomniac’s first-ever hosted Halloween-themed event.

Insomniac’s next music festival, the 16th annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), will be held in Las Vegas June 8, 2012.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Romance is a growing possibility for the next two days. Creativity and beauty play a larger part than normal. Escape to a peaceful spot to get an idea to flower.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Don’t get so busy that you forget what’s really important. Your creativity is a plus. The fewer words you use, the better. Keep things focused and clear.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Spend some time exploring new partnerships. It’s not always about you. Really listen to what others have to say. A female reveals a secret. It’s getting interesting.

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SPORTS

November 1, 2011

ICC FEST: Clubs show up to attract new members ...Continued from page 1

Courtesy of MCT Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck is emotional after beating the USC Trojans Saturday to stay undefeated and in BCS title contention.

‘Campus Huddle’ bro!

ALEX JAICH

For the Daily Titan

The imposing “bros” of Alabama and LSU “chilled” this Saturday before the SEC game of the century, but the rest of the BCS top 10 knew how to party this Halloween weekend.

No. 3 Oklahoma State “raged” in Stillwater, a place typical for those types of shenanigans. Coach Gundy’s Cowboys continue to beat-down opponents.

Baylor got 59 points dropped on them. It was not all through the air. Joseph Randle, who is a “broseph,” had four touchdown runs and 152 yards on the ground.

The defense was nastier than that “bro-stache” you tried growing last March.

The Cowboy defense forced five turnovers and is plus two in turnover margin on the season. The computers love Oklahoma State; they have them ranked one in five of the six computer rankings.

The preppy bro’s of Stanford crashed a party at USC, bro’s of such a nature I cannot repeat.

Stanford got its first 8-0 start since 1951, and they earned it.

Because of USC’s probation, the human pollsters don’t give the Trojans a look in the ratings but the

computers appreciated their play.

USC’s defense had flashes of greatness.

They got to Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck sporting the bro-beard on the neck more times than he has seen all year. USC cornerback Nickell Robby, who went in for a 33-yard go-ahead touchdown, picked him off. Robby told the press Luck was getting too much publicity before the game.

Robby broke a “bro-code.”

Say it to the man’s face, because Luck had the last word scoring the go-ahead touchdown in triple over time. A USC fumble sealed the victory for Stanford in the best college football game of the year so far.

Stanford needs some help but it should be “stoked” in jumping Boise State to the fourth spot.

Boise State was also off this weekend and it should continue to slip but it may have an opportunity to jump the losing team of the LSUAlabama game.

Clemson could not “hang.” Its perfect season and top five ranking is gone. The game at Georgia Tech was a game analysts went back and forth on, but it actually turned out to be the trap game it was meant to be.

Atlanta “threw it down.” Geor-

gia Tech ran all over the Clemson defense that was “super-sketch.”

Now three BCS automatic qualifying conferences have undefeated teams with the SEC, Big 12 (10 team) and the Pac 12.

Houston is that “hipster-bro” you invited to the “kickback.” The Cougars are 8-0 and have the No. 1 scoring offense in the country with 52.3 points a game. Last week it was said it will play in the Liberty Bowl but I want to give “mad props” to this team.

With his nine touchdown passes against Rice Thursday night, Houston quarterback Case Keenum passed Graham Harrell (134) for the most career touchdown passes in FBS history with 139.

Tyron Carrier tied the NCAA record for career kickoff returns for touchdowns with his seventh. Carrier returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown.

Fun fact with Southern Miss. at 25 and Houston at 17, Conference USA has more teams in the BCS standing than the Big East.

The Big East continues to falter by losing teams. It is announced West Virginia will leave for the Big 12, ready for the 2012-2013 athletic season.

The season continues to get crazier and crazier, just like Hallowen.

In addition to gaining members, one main goal of the fencing team during the event was to gain exposure.

“We just started out, so we haven’t started competitions, but we’re just rounding people up. Hopefully by the end of the semester we’ll start competing. If not by the end of this semester, then definitely by next semester,” Chehabi said.

Meanwhile, the Archery Club sought to show students what it does in its team and the fun aspects of it by adding its own Halloween spin to the game it set up.

“We’re just giving everyone a taste of archery, just shooting some villains to get some candy,” said Janise Suski, president of Archery Club and a double major in psychology and sociology. “It’s just to promote our club and show everyone how fun it is.”

Sports Council is for competitive clubs who want to compete against other schools...

Janise Suski Archery Club President

The Archery Club, a part of the SC-ICC, participates in competitions with other schools at a state and national level, but in its downtime tends to focus on the fun.

“We do archery poker and shoot balloons for fun. We also do competitions; we’re having our first scrimmage against UC Irvine on Saturday,” Suski said. “We compete in state competitions, as well as national competitions.”

The whole event was organized by the council, meaning all the clubs involved got to direct, decide and carry out the games available to students.

“The council organized it; we all decided we were going to have games, and how we were going to do it.

It’s all regulated, safety wise,” Chehabi said.

The SC-ICC is composed of 17 clubs sports, in-

ALLAN XU / Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton students play games at the ICC-Festival on Halloween day. The games helped attract students to new clubs.

cluding baseball, lacrosse and cycling. The council aims to provide structured, competitive activities to enhance the CSUF experience and give the opportunity for growth in a safe environment.

“Sports Council is for competitive clubs who want to compete against other schools. We pull our resources together because as one entity we’re stronger than being alone,” Suski said.

For more information on how to join these sports clubs or how to start your own club, visit Fullerton. edu/clubsports. Clubs are always looking to add new members.

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Junior defender Jennifer Smith takes possession of the ball during the Titan’s final home game, where they won 2-1 against UC Davis.

Senior night brings win

scored in the 44th minute as she found the back of the net when Adriana Gjonovich kicked the ball forward to Rebecca Wilson, who then kicked it to McCants for the goal.

This was a strong win for the Titans, although late in the season.

CAMILLE TARAZON If the women keep up the momenDaily Titan tum from their season closer, it can There was a common glow only prove positive for the Titans on the faces of the women’s socin the spring and fall to come. cer team Sunday afternoon after “Obviously we have the potenclinching a 4-1 win against the UC tial to win games,” said McCants.

Davis Aggies.

As for next season, “we need to put The Titans took early conforth the effort in getting those trol of the game when wins and going to ConferAnn Marie Tangorra’s ence and being Big West shot off the post was They turned over a lot of balls Champions.” quickly rebounded by Sunday night was also in the middle of the game that Senior Night for CSUF’s junior Jennifer Smith for the first goal of the we were able to capitalize on. women’s soccer team. The game. The goal was only senior the women Jennifer Smith also Smith’s first of the will say goodbye to is midJunior Defender season. Smith admitfielder Kaitlin Mellano, ted, “It was definitely who plans on applying to too late in the season. I CSUF (along with other should have put some away earlier Patterson’s goal was quickly fol- Cal States) for grad school in soon.” lowed by junior Stacey Fox’s fifth cial work.

From there, the Aggies had a goal of the season, which was However, Mellano’s name won’t couple of chances to match the tapped her way near the middle of be absent from next season’s roster. score when Titan goalkeeper Lind- the six-yard box for a 3-1 lead.

Mellano will be back to coach the sey Maricic anxiously rushed to the UC Davis picked up its only women’s soccer team.

18, leaving the Titan defenders to goal in the 38th minute when the “It’s unreal that it’s all over,” successfully block their attempts.

Aggies’ corner Kirstin Holmberg said Mellano. “It definitely makes The Titans then put away back- went to the backpost where fresh- you not want to take things for to-back goals within a two-minute man Rogan Dolan moved it in. granted, but I had a good time span later in the first half. FreshThe Titans closed out the game here and I’m back next year as a man middle Chelsea Patterson when sophomore Nikki McCants coach... It’s bittersweet.”

The Cal State women’s soccer team won its last home game of the year

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scored off freshman Lauren Mellano’s assist in the 26th minute. This was also Patterson’s first career goal with the Titans.

“At first I didn’t think it was going in because the goalie and defender were there, but when it hit the back of the net, it was an exciting feeling,” said Patterson with a sigh.

The Aggies’ lagging offense was the key to the Titans’ success in the first half. “They turned over a lot of balls in the middle of the game that we were able to capitalize on,” said Smith.