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Board votes to raise tuition by 9 percent CAMYRON LEE Daily Titan

Despite rioting protesters outside the CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach, the CSU Board of Trustees voted to pass the budget support proposal, which includes a student fee increase of 9 percent for the 2012-13 school year.

The budget was passed unanimously and the increase was passed with a 9 to 6 vote.

This increase will amount to $498 for fulltime undergraduates and $618 for full-time graduate students, and will bring approximately $138 million to the CSUs. The support budget proposal will now be submitted to Gov. Jerry Brown as a formal request from the CSU, in hopes of being included in the 2012-13 state budget.

The CSU is also asking for Gov. Jerry Brown to allow enough state funding within the 201213 budget to “buy out” the tuition increase. The state funding contribution to the CSU has gone from $3 billion to $2.1 billion in four years, and is facing another $100 million trigger cut that may go through this year.

“Our institution is saying to the governor, ‘We would like you to find a way to provide $138 million instead from the state. If you can find a way to do that, then we don’t have to implement this $498 tuition increase,’” said Robert Turnage, CSU assistant chancellor for budget.

The CSU will ask for an increase of $333 million in funding from the state to prevent having to implement the tuition increase and cover the cost of new admissions of 20,000 students, facility repairs, staff salary increases and to maintain class availability for current students.

“The budget proposal is fundamentally about ensuring our ability to give qualified student access to the university, offer quality programs and give students the support services they require,” said Benjamin F. Quillian, executive vice chancellor and chief financial officer for the CSU. Some of the trustees voiced their concern and opposition to approving the tuition increase as means of compensating for decreased state funding during the meeting Wednesday.

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Courtesy of MCT Protesters try to rush through the doors of the CSU Chancellor’s Office during a budget meeting Wednesday. Pepper spray was used by police officers on the crowd and multiple arrests were made.

Violence leads to arrests NURAN ALTEIR & WES NEASE Daily Titan

Four protesters were arrested and three CSU officers were injured after a glass door entrance to the Chancellor’s Office was shattered as protesters tried to regain entry to the CSU Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.

According to reports, more than 100 protesters were present inside and outside the board meeting.

Despite the protest, the board unanimously approved its 2012-13 budget and voted 9 to 6 to raise tuition next

semester by $498 a year.

“We wanted to have that dialogue with the trustees,” said Rich Anderson, president of UAW 4123, a union that represents Academic Student Employees throughout the CSU and who was present for the protest. “We wanted to get them to sign on to the pledge, that they would pledge to support initiatives that would tax the top 1 percent for higher education and for education in general that would bring revenue for the state.”

Protesters also included CSU students, faculty and staff, and members of ReFund California.

A public comment section of the

meeting was scheduled for a total of 30 minutes. During this time, protesters attending the meeting were allowed to address the board for a total of three minutes each. Following that period, the board returned back to its meeting, but protesters continued to “shout down the speakers” and actively disrupted the business of the board, according to Erik Fallis, Media Relations manager for the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

“At that point, the board went into a 10-minute recess and the University Police asked the protesters to leave,” said Fallis. “It got to the point where most of the protesters were outside of our build-

ing and then some within the group began to forcibly re-enter the building.”

It was during this time police clashed with protesters, resulting in the use of pepper spray to control the crowd.

At some point, the glass door of the Chancellor’s Office shattered as protesters pushed against the main entrance to the building and officers attempted to hold them back.

Four protesters were arrested, including one Cal State Long Beach student and two San Diego State students.

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Protesters camp out overnight DAVID HOOD Daily Titan

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Protesters spent the night in the field next to the Pollak Library Tuesday night.

While police patrolled the area, there were no confrontations.

The protesters from the rally Tuesday vowed to do whatever it takes, with the exception of violence, to achieve their goals. That includes camping out overnight on the lawn adjacent to the Pollak Library.

“The key is this: We will not be violent. We will not be violent, we will not incite violence.

But we will be civil disobedient if we have to … How far will we go? As far as we have to go.

The reason why we have these statewide organizations is that we’re constantly doing things, we’re constantly moving. This is the message, that it’s the forefront of what we are doing,” said Wesley Porter, southern regional vice president for Student California Teachers Association (SCTA) at UC Riverside.

Although protesters were directed by the Fullerton Police Department to abide by Cal State Fullerton’s official University Policy, police squad cars were still seen circling protesters’ positions in the Quad and their eventual relocation at 11 p.m. to the Pollak Library lawn.

“If we’re in violation of any of the things that they asked, we would have to bring it the general assembly and we’d all have to decide if we want to take action despite what they said or we would have to comply,” said Isabel de La Cruz, 24, a radio-TV-film and health science double major. “At this point, no one individual has any definite decision.”

Sean Washburn, 24, a recent CSUF history graduate who is applying for CSUF’s history graduate program, was involved in last year’s protest, which resulted in CSUF President

Milton Gordon’s signing of the protesters’ document, the Declaration to Defend Public Education.

“The difference (from last year’s protest) is, I would have to say, the stakes are probably higher.

I mean, we’re getting more tuition. Our demand this time isn’t just the signing of a paper from the president, the Declaration to Defend Public Education,” said Washburn. “We’re sick that the Board of Trustees is not accountable to the students and largely to California taxpayers...”

The protesters, armed with signs, guitars and a megaphone, have made it clear they are willing to literally camp out until they have gained enough recognition from the administration. About 20 people were seen in tents with their signs.

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Tips and tricks on how to survive Black Friday How to face the crowds and score big on the busiest shopping day of the year DANIEL ZAMILPA For the Daily Titan

It’s known as the biggest shopping day in the world: Black Friday. Every year, people line up in droves extra early the day after Thanksgiving to see what kind of deals they can get on everything from electronics to clothing and nearly everything in between.

Some people go with a game plan, but for some first-timers, it

can seem like chaos trying to brave the sales. But being prepared with a few simple tips can really turn this day known for outrageous price cuts and crazy shoppers into a much more enjoyable beginning to the holiday season.

1. Know ahead of time if you want to go or not.

One of the first things one should do is decide a few days before the big day if going Black Friday shopping is beneficial. This way, necessary anticipations can be made to make the whole experience easier. Such preparations include having Thanksgiving dinner a little earlier to make more time for sleep, knowing which shopping

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2. It’s dangerous out there, take a running mate.

They say strength comes in numbers, and this is definitely true in this situation. For some, large crowds of people running and yelling can be their worst nightmare. But having somebody to shop with can alleviate the fear of being alone in such a chaotic situation. Besides helping in the moral support department, having a buddy to bring along can definitely make the time go faster while waiting in line for the sales to start.

3. Have a game plan.

Having a clear and concise

structure of the shopping experience can really make all the difference. Make a list of who to shop for, what they might want, where to get it and a general price range. Knowing these things can really prevent walking into a store and having no clue where to start, being frustrated the whole time because now everything has already been pounced upon, and ending up wasting the morning and walking out with nothing.

4. Strategize your targets.

Once it is set out what is hoped to be bought, research to see where the best place to get it is.

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Two protests unite California Faculty Association stands with student demonstrators

DAVID MUÑOZ / Daily Titan The CFA Fullerton Chapter, made up of a variety of faculty members, said it stands with student protesters on controversial issues facing the CSU.

look up to getting involved too. There’s something comforting about that.”

Those participating in the protests have tried to rally up support from all faculty members, not just members YVETTE QUINTERO of the CFA. Daily Titan “We sent out emails asking faculty to come out and The California Faculty Association (CFA) board de- support because we’re all on the same boat at the end of clared solidarity with university protesters who began the day,” said Cameron Mahdad, a business major. speaking out Tuesday. The association asked members to It is a main purpose of the CFA to address the issue of support student action on protesting rising tuition, the tuition increases for the benefit of students. elimination of classes and deteriorating working condi“What CFA stands for is to fight for the rights of the tions for faculty. professors, as well as the students. The tuition keeps goThe CFA Fullerton Chapter is comprised of a variety ing up, like it did yesterday by 9 percent,” Nyaggah said. of faculty members, including professors, librarians and “The students lose and most of the students who are from coaches. the middle classes cannot afford to go to the university.”

“We show solidarity because students have supported Another issue, Nyaggah said, was the decreasing qualthe professors and professors have supported the stu- ity of education, a result of increasing class sizes and the dents. We have a common goal,” said Mougo Nyaggah, decreasing numbers of teachers.

CFA chapter president, Fullerton.

“Quality of education is important in producing leadThe importance of the protests, according to Nyag- ers who are the future leaders in California, because it gah, is shedding light on is these professionals the issues to those with We show solidarity because students that are important ecothe power of making a nomically in the state,” have supported the professors and change. he said. “It’s a good in“The protests highlight professors have supported the students. We vestment to put money the problem so that state have a common goal. in good universities leaders, legislators, busieducating the future, Mougo Nyaggah ness leaders, governors because you increase the CFA Chapter President, Fullerton and people within the revenue.”

Board of Trustees, they Meanwhile, with the can realize that business as usual is not the way to pro- approved 9 percent fee increase for next fall, the CFA is ceed,” he said. “If the students do not protest, the legisla- weighing how students will be affected by such an intors think everything is normal; it’s not normal.” crease.

Protesters appreciate the support for faculty members “It’s terrible. It means another student will be kept from and attribute this solidarity to the fact that the issue they attending (the) CSU because there are many students are protesting also affects faculty. that even 9 percent or even 5 percent (increase in fees) “We are pushing a faculty issue as their students,” said becomes a hardship for that student to come to school,” Garret York, a psychology major. “You see the people you Nyaggah said. “That’s really unfair for our students.”

CAMP: Protest continues overnight in show of defiance

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...Continued from page 1 “Our biggest issue is educating the members of our campus as well as the community about what is happening to higher education, specifically the CSU under the administration of the CSU Board of Trustees and Chancellor Reed. Our goal is to bring awareness to the idea that we would like the CSU Board of Trustees to be democratized,” said Kristina Hohmann, 22, executive

vice president for SCTA at CSUF and a child and adolescent studies major.

The Board of Trustees for the CSU are appointed officials by the governor of California. The SCTA and Students for Quality Education (SQE) are pushing to “democratize the CSU Board of Trustees,” meaning they want the board to be people appointed by students or at the very least, California taxpayers.

The protesters plan on staying “as long as it takes,” Porter said. “As far

as we’ll go, you know, there’s really no limit, with the stipulations that there will be no violence, we will not be (violent). We will not advocate violence, we will not advocate someone that wants to be violent about something.

They are not a part of this. If someone says they are, they might have the shirt, the paint, the sign, and they want to be violent–they really aren’t a part of this.”

The protesters continue to camp out and spread their message via general assembly meetings, signs and fliers.

DTSHORTHAND Penn State Drama Continues Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, who has been criticized for not acting in the alleged sexual assault involving Jerry Sandusky, wrote in an email that he stopped the attack and told police, CNN reports.

“I did stop it, not physically, but made sure it was stopped when I left that locker room. No one can imagine my thoughts or wants to be in my shoes for those 30 to 45 seconds,” said McQueary in the email.

The email was sent to former Penn State players and family, and was obtained by the The Morning Call of Allentown, Pa. State College Police Chief Tom King responded that McQueary had not contacted police at any time. The police chief went on to say that State College Police do not have jurisdiction over crimes that occur on campus.

Penn State has its own campus police, and no report was ever filed, according to a school official.

In his grand jury testimony, McQueary said he only had spoken to his father, Head Coach Joe Paterno, Athletic Director Tim Curley and Vice President Gary Schultz about the incident.

McQueary, in a brief oncamera meeting with ESPN, would not comment on any of the reports currently circulating through the media.

The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts announced Wednesday there would be a change of judges, after it was revealed the previous judge had donated money to the charity The Second Mile, founded by Sandusky to help at-risk kids.

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The Fullerton City Council will require parking permits in residential areas JUSTIN SHANNON Daily Titan

Parking at Cal State Fullerton is a daily struggle for many students.

Limited spaces create backed-up isles as idle cars loom around like sharks waiting for an open parking space.

Angry students, who are in a rush to make it to class on time, battle one another in one of the most competitive activities on campus.

The poor parking situation has caused numerous students to find alternatives. The surrounding residential neighborhoods are students’ most viable option because it’s free and within walking distance of the school. However, students parking in these areas have upset many residents who rely on curb space to park their own vehicles. Using signs is one of their only preventative measures.

Recent residential permit requirements have been implemented in many areas around CSUF to prevent students from parking in neighborhoods.

At the beginning of the year, City Council approved a proposal that would require all vehicles parking in the neighborhoods around CSUF to have a residential parking permit.

According to Dave Langstaff, Fullerton’s traffic engineering analyst, more areas are going to require permits before the end of 2011.

ALLAN XU / Daily Titan For years, students have parked in the neighborhoods surrounding campus instead of purchasing a school parking permit, resulting in complaints from some residents.

Without the residential permits, area. Those residents living on Sher- mits. Regardless, the added neighhomeowners and renters are required wood Avenue, Shawn Avenue and borhoods and future changes will to follow the posted parking signs. portions of Amherst Avenue, Teri provide students with less parking However, after purchasing a permit Place and Derek Drive are eligible options off campus. residents can exempt themselves for a residential parking permit for Maria Gonzalez, 27, a business from some of the posted restrictions. each of their vehicles plus up to five major, parks off campus near the “Student parking is becom- guest permits per year,” states the intersection of Commonwealth ing a problem for many residents,” website. and Chapman Avenues. said Langstaff. “There’s an ample According to the Orange Coun“If I was a resident of the area amount of parking on I wouldn’t like stucampus for students and dents parking in front There’s an ample amount of residents are facing situof my house, but I’m a parking on campus for students ations where students student so I like being are blocking their drive- and residents are facing situations where able to park here,” said ways, littering on their students are blocking their driveways...

Gonzalez. property and causing Amy Nunez, 23, a kiDave Langstaff noise disturbances.” nesiology major at CSUF, Traffic Engineering Analyst for Fullerton The current areas lives close to where Gonthat issue residential zalez parks her car. parking permits are listed at the ty Register, residents can avoid the Nunez said living in an area city of Fullerton’s engineering parking restrictions applied to the where many students park on a website. Three areas within the city specific neighborhoods around daily basis is a nuisance and she issue parking permits and CSUF is CSUF if they pay a $10 annual supports the expansion of residenone of them. charge plus $1.50 per decal. tial permit parking.

“The first area allows residents There is no additional inforShe said students littering and and their guests to park on select mation on what new areas will be parking in front of red curbs hapstreets near the CSUF fraternity issued the residential parking per- pens continuously and the possibility of having her home broken into is increased with so much foot traffic.

Nunez also mentioned the dangers of simple tasks like backing out of her driveway.

“The sidewalk is made to be walked on, use the sidewalk. There are kids with their iPods walking in the street while I’m trying to back out of my driveway,” said Nunez.

As students continue to struggle financially, parking in front of Nunez’s house is likely to increase and new parking restrictions will emerge.

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ASI responds to protest Speakers in front of the Humanities Building address protesters and show advocacy efforts DAVID HOOD Daily Titan

In light of the recent student rallies protesting tuition and student fee increases, Associated Students Inc. executives have responded to accusations of complacency on the matter of student fees.

Tuesday, when protesters began to assemble, ASI Executive Vice President Jay Jefferson addressed the crowd, assuring them that their concerns would be heard by ASI and that the protesters had ASI’s support.

Jefferson told the crowd he loved what was happening there and that he supported the movement’s progress.

Later that evening, when the protesters were planning their overnight stay on the lawn adjacent to the Pollak Library, ASI President Eric Niu also met and conversed with the crowd.

“I do encourage when students are willing to express their feelings to tell the legislators about what they think. I do believe in freedom of speech. Everyone has a right express how the budget cuts affect the students. As a student myself first of all, and my position, the president of Associated Students Inc., I

think it is my job to be here with the students, to listen to students’ concerns. Students’ concerns are my concerns,” said Niu. Some protesters accused ASI of not representing students’ concerns over fee hikes as much as they would like. And others expressed feelings that ASI was powerless.

Not because of ASI’s or students’ choosing, but rather because the system has ASI’s and students’ hands “handcuffed.”

“I don’t know if they (ASI) can do enough, because from what I understand is that they’re a little bit handcuffed by bureaucracy. So maybe what I would like to see is more of a true representative government for the students that, I don’t know, if it can happen in its present form, it might have to be revamped,” said John Belleci, secretary-treasurer of Student California Teachers Association (SCTA) at CSUF, one of the organizers for the protest.

Wednesday at noon outside the Humanities Building, ASI held an event called “Advocacy Awareness,” in which it invited about 10 student groups on campus that all promote values ASI claims to support, such as advocacy, communication, integrity, respect, unity and diversity.

“We’re just really trying to highlight a lot of the advocacy issues that we have on campus and the groups that try to be more active on campus,” said Jessie Frietze,

JARYD LUCERO / Daily Titan Jay Jefferson, ASI vice president, addresses protesters in front of the Humanities Building. Many protesters have accused the student government of complacency on student fee issues.

chief governmental officer for ASI. Frietze later added that ASI had planned to have SCTA as part of its event in the planning stages a month ago and that its uprising in response to the UC Berkeley protest had nothing to do with its invitation to participate in the event.

“This is just a general advocacy event to show the student population what each organization’s doing to advocate on behalf of students in their own way,” said Matthew Badal, vice president of finance for ASI. The event hosted groups such as the Volunteer and Service Center, Chicano Student Association, Queer Straight Alliance, Academic Student Employees and SCTA. “This is an ASI event put on by Lobby Corps, an advocacy awareness event to actually promote the needs of the students and the university community in terms of the budget cuts and this economic– supposed economic–crisis and educational injustice being felt and experienced,” said David Inga, 22, a history graduate student at CSUF, also one of the organizers for the student protest.

Inga was seen at the rally Tuesday debating with Silas Abrego, acting vice president of Student Affairs, and with a megaphone at the Advocacy Awareness event Wednesday.

“The ASI, as student representatives, and then different student groups who are passionate about advocacy, we really all have our strengths. We all have strengths that we can contribute to this collective movement. And so a lot of times people look at ASI as the solution, when really we’re a part of the solution,” said Jefferson. “I think more importantly we need to be focusing on ways to get the different student groups together so that we can use our different strengths to work together and move forward toward that progress. But I don’t think that the answer lies with the ASI.” Jefferson said it is ASI’s responsibility to advocate on students’ behalf, but it is not ASI’s sole responsibility to fix the issue.

“They probably want to (help), I’m assuming they want to, but I don’t know if they actually can in this present system,” Belleci added.

TUITION: Board votes to raise tuition by 9 percent ...Continued from page 1 Jillian Ruddell, a student trustee, addressed the board on behalf of CSU students.

“The governor’s office continues to cut financial support for higher education because of the CSU’s ability to increase revenue by raising tuition, but when does this cycle end and when do we take a firm stance for an affordable education for students?” said Ruddell. “The plan does directly encourage the state to support higher education and student circumstances, but it still allows for a potential tuition hike, which I cannot condone.”

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom also said he was opposed to the fee increase as a viable means to supplement revenue that has been lost by the CSU. “We need to loudly and confidently and assuredly reject this increase and put out sights in the next few months not just justifying, but focusing on the governor and legislature that can do what Governor SchwarWES NEASE / Daily Titan zenegger did in 2010 when they raised the amount of money they invested in this insti- While protesters tried to regain entry into the CSU Chancellor’s Office Wednesday, tution,” said Newsom to the board. police held them back. The confrontation resulted in a glass door shattering.

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ALLAN XU / Daily Titan Construction workers build the wall that will surround the outdoor seating area of the Gastronome. Many students have been caught jumping over the concrete wall in order to sneak into the cafeteria.

Wall built to keep out thieves Some students have been sneaking into the Gastronome by jumping low wall AJAI SPELLMAN For the Daily Titan

Officials scheduled for a glass wall to be built around the Gastronome Thursday due to the unauthorized entrances by students who stole cafeteria food.

“There is one price to enter the Gastronome for each meal. Once a guest has entered, they may enjoy as much of any and all of the dining options available,” said Drew Chesen, associate director of Conference and Dining Services.

Instead of paying, however, some students were entering the cafeteria by jumping over a small wall that surrounds the outdoor dining area. In response, a taller glass wall has been built around the patio area with hopes of keeping intruders out.

“At the beginning of fall semester, some students entered the Gastronome without swiping their TitanCards. For most students it was an honest mistake. They believed that with the all-access meal plans it was not necessary to swipe their cards every time. Other students were unaware of the process for

using their Guest Meals,” Chesen and feels it is unfair for students said. without a meal plan to sneak into On the other hand, some stu- the Gastronome. dents who abide by the Gastro“Obviously it’s not right because nome’s dining rules were bothered it’s like stealing,” said Huerta. “It by what had been taking place. isn’t fair because we have to pay for “It’s just messed up. We are all our food. I pay for my meal plan. forced to get a meal plan here, and The food here is not even that exit was a lot more expensive for me pensive. I can pretty much come to buy. I have the 120 Block, which any time of the day, as many times means that I’m allowed access here as I want, seven days a week.”

120 times, which is 120 meals per In addition to the glass wall besemester,” said Catherine Traceski, ing built around the Gastronome’s 19, a musical theatre major. patio area, other measures have Tr a c e s k i been taken to went on to ensure the diner I mean, one entry is say she feels as continues to though these profit from its about 11 bucks, and thefts have an plans. so those people are stealing meal effect on other “The issue 11 bucks out of someone students. was resolved “The school else’s food in addition to by educating has to make stealing from the school. residents about money off us use of the meal Catherine Traceski somehow beplans. RAs discause it costs so cussed the meal Musical Theatre Major much money to plans with resimake this thing (the Gastronome), dents. Managers, cashiers and othseriously … and meals here can er staff in the Gastronome talked get pretty pricey. I mean, one en- to students, and posters were intry is about 11 bucks, and so those stalled on the doors and the patio,” people are stealing 11 bucks out of Chesen said. someone else’s food in addition to “A process using a combination stealing from the school,” Traceski of hand stamps and timed re-entry said. slips has been established to clarify Mirna Huerta, 19, a criminal and (simplify) the process for rejustice major, also has a meal plan, entering the Gastronome after uswhich she is required to pay for, ing the restrooms,” he said.

PROTEST: Students and faculty protest in Long Beach ...Continued from page 1 Three officers were injured, including one from the Cal State Fullerton University Police.

Meanwhile, the board moved its meeting into another room. As a result of the action taking place in the lobby, there was some confusion regarding the location change.

“Most of the media at that point was covering what was going on at the front door,” Fallis said. “But had any of them requested to be part of that meeting, it would have been open to them.”

Aissa Canchola, chair of the California State Student Association, said she disagreed with the way in which the location change took place and how the protesters

were handled.

“They could have done it better; they could have done it in a much more ethical way,” said Canchola, a political science and American studies double major at CSUF. “You’re making this huge decision for a public institution without having the general public there–that’s what I mean by ethical,” she said.

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OPINION

November 17, 2011

Is it safe to give children vaccinations?

Fears fueled by unproven effects of vaccinations endanger society

Although strongly recommended, vaccinations are not 100 percent safe

PRO: LUKE CHERNEY

CON: JAMES BEAN

Vaccines have helped modernize the world, stopping personality, to comedian and eventually a prominent voice many plagues that haunted the 18th century until fairly re- in the anti-vaccine movement after her son was diagnosed cently. Doctors were concerned about widespread infection with autism. She blamed the vaccines for her son’s autistic and had no idea how to stop its spread until Edward Jen- plight and went on to write best-selling books, speaking ner and Louis Pasteur laid the foundation for how modern about the connection. medicine treats diseases today.

McCarthy describes her reaction to her son’s autism, sayAt the beginning of the 20th century, Americans were ing, “When this happened, when Evan got the diagnosis, I still contracting debilitating diseases such as polio, which knew immediately deep down within me that I was litercould leave an individual permanently paralyzed or handi- ally supposed to be the one to come out about autism and capped, as the disease did to our 32nd president, Franklin just kind of spread the message to the world. I just knew Delano Roosevelt. it, because I always wondered why I became a best-selling The disease was on everyone’s mind author for mommy books. I’m going, in America at that time, but now, ‘God this is so odd in my life, that I’ve Many parents … thanks to the polio vaccine, this ravengot all these moms’ attention. I wonous monster became the thing of hisder why?’” may feel better … tory books.

However, according to the New if they can blame profitVaccines work when most or all of England Journal of Medicine, “Althe population has the immunization seeking drug companies though most experts have concluded against the communicable disease. for their children’s there is no proof of a causal tie beThis creates an impenetrable barrier problems. tween autism and thimerosal or the against diseases from spreading within MMR vaccine, some doctors and the population. scientists, some groups representing When individuals choose not to take the necessary pre- families with autistic children, and many parents fervently cautions against infection, they stand a stronger chance believe there is a connection. Claimants not only want to of becoming infected themselves. But more importantly, prove that the federal government, the Institute of Mediit allows the infected and those who are not protected to cine, vaccine makers and mainstream science are wrong, become carriers of the diseases, enabling the infection to they also want money. A child with autism is likely to respread to small children, the elderly and those with com- quire extraordinarily expensive services—and to have very promised immune systems. limited employment prospects in adulthood. Besides, many If it were a matter of personal choice over what people parents of autistic children may feel better psychologically choose to put in their body, and no one else was affected, if they can blame profit-seeking drug companies for their then there would be little concern for those who choose to children’s problems.” forgo the procedure. But when innocent people are put in Vaccines have been around for quite a long time, protectharm’s way because of unproven fears, personal beliefs or ing the public from the scourge of disease. When people other reasons, then it becomes problematic. make unfounded claims against them and forgo immunizaSome celebrities have gone on crusades against vaccina- tions, it endangers all of us. tion, going great lengths to discourage the public from vacScience has shown us that vaccinations are powerful allies cinating their children. to our children despite what best-selling authors of mommy Jenny McCarthy went from Playboy centerfold, to MTV books might say.

Let’s get this out of the way. This isn’t being writ- of Health and Human Services, they state that it is ten to try to communicate some message about not customary for children to receive the vaccine a whopvaccinating your children. ping five times, three of which are before the child is The con side of the vaccination argument relies on even a year old. the ability of parents who care about their children Now, I’m no psychologist (and perhaps I should to do their own research and discover what they are leave the opinions regarding chemistry and psycholmost comfortable with. ogy in the hands of the professionals who have spent In any case, the decision in theory should be left years studying the subject). with the child.

But the presence of mercury in the thimerosal inA child, and unsurprisngly so, has a distinct “I jected into children across the country should still be don’t want a needle in my skin” bias that renders his cause for some concern. or her opinion near useless, howThe first three years of children’s ever, so it may be best to leave it development have their brain in a The presence of up to parents to figure out what super developmental and fragile hospitals are injecting their chilstate. mercury in the dren with.

Doctors often advise against thimerosal injected into There aren’t many people (altoo much of anything in a child’s though there are a few) who be- children … should still be system during this stage, and merlieve these vaccinations are inten- cause for some cury is no exception. tionally harmful.

According to the Food and concern.

Instead many parents seem to Drug Administration, five out of be focusing on what they believe six of DTP manufacturers contain are the tragic side effects of unzero traces of mercury. The vacknown vaccinations. cine brand known as Tripedia, on the other hand, is According to the New England Journal of Medi- the only one left that still contains traces. cine, much of the problem was discovered when a Like stated at the beginning of the article, most of possible link between exposure to mercury in vac- the importance lies with the parent. cines that contain the preservative thimerosal and Is Tripedia the DTP vaccination that your health autism was exposed. care provider is using?

Vaccinations such as the DTP vaccination (which Don’t forget, just because a doctor with a M.D. helps protect children from diphtheria, pertussis and says something is safe, doesn’t necessarily make it so. tetanus) were one of those that were put under target Not by a long shot. in the past decade.

Don’t forget, we’re only 50 years past an age when Most of the studies specializing in the DTP/autism doctors actually encouraged smoking for a variety of connection agree that the vaccination is not direct- ailments including coughing, insomnia and nausea. ly responsible for the rapidly spreading disease, alThere is no reason under any circumstances to though the popular opinion is that a correlation still walk into this decision blindly. seems very likely.

Before injecting your child with whatever the docIn a pamphlet given out by the U.S. Department tor recommends, do the research yourself and you’ll

Occupy CSUF: What do we want?

KRISTINA VAN HOOGMOED For the Daily Titan

I do not believe all people are equal. However, I do believe the path to a stronger society lies in equal opportunity for every individual.

Access to education allows people to succeed and fail on their own merit, tenacity and drive.

Denying individuals this opportunity deprives our society of qualified, intelligent persons that will work to solve the issues this generation has inherited from our parents and grandparents.

Today’s world is highly volatile. Our country is transitioning from an age of prosperity into a future that is, as of right now, unclear—even frightening.

The world as we have always known it is collapsing, and institutions we used to trust have become unsustainable, corrupt and less relevant to the goals of the general population.

The 2008 financial crisis has affected every aspect of life in the United States. However, it can be argued the effect it has had on our nation’s educational system is the most devastating; the negative impact will continue to cripple our economy for many years to come.

I learned yesterday there will be a fee increase of a little under $300 next fall; I could not believe this was happening—again. This spring will be my final semester at Fullerton, but I empathize with younger, incoming students

who will be forced to go further into debt to finance their education.

For my first semester, in the fall of 2008, my tuition and fees totaled $1,834. I am positive inflation did not increase the value of my money by 66 percent in just four years.

The business of educating young minds has changed rapidly since I first started at Cal State Fullerton, and I can’t help but wonder: Why are we hurting the very people who can get us out of this mess?

Our nation was founded upon industry; today’s foundation is innovation. Innovation will help us to build a sustainable economy and a strong nation, ready to stand strongly on its own in the face of a world full of crisis and fierce competition.

University graduates are the key to this country’s future, and yet we are placing everincreasing barriers in front of students—our nation’s source of innovation.

Cutting funding to higher education does not make fiscal sense in the long run because it eliminates a greater number of people from being taxpayers in the future.

In a recent study conducted by Georgetown University, bachelor’s degree holders earn 31 percent more than workers with an associate’s degree and 74 percent more than those with a high school diploma.

Increasing the financial barriers an individu-

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al must face to obtain a college education will decrease the number of people making enough money to pay federal taxes. These barriers also decrease the chance for social mobility and a society with equal opportunities for all.

I support the idea behind the Occupy Cal State Fullerton movement, but I am unsure about its methods and how effective it will be in changing the status quo and affecting change. The movement lacks strong leadership and has no clear objective, which may lead to a loss of credibility and minimal impact.

I recognize the desire for equality in the movement, but it is very difficult to accomplish anything substantial when a general assembly has to be called for every decision.

I did not “Occupy” campus Tuesday night because the group had not yet decided on an objective (and it was getting cold).

I want to make sure that I agree with a group’s objectives before I can commit to such a movement.

Therefore, I propose this as an ultimate objective for the movement: equal opportunity in education.

We need to outline specific, measurable goals for how this can be achieved by the students, administrators and the CSUs. Only when the movement figures out what it’s working for can it begin to work toward achieving its goals.

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan In fall 2008, taking 13 units cost a little over $1,800. For spring 2012, taking 13 units will cost a little over $3,000. Whip out your calculator. These numbers aren’t pretty.

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In the arms of a rich angel Those cute animals you’re trying to save are used as products to dip into your wallet JAMES BEAN Daily Titan

Courtesy of MCT Take a good, long, hard look at this family. They’re dressed in their best, surrounded by normal family members whom they love and admire, peacefully sharing what each of them are thankful for. Don’t you wish every family acted this way?

Thanksgiving nightmare GILLIAN HADLAND Daily Titan

Thanksgiving is a time of gathering with the ones you love around a table filled with food. In movies, the scene is always set up with the male figure of the family standing at the head of the table carving up the turkey, while the rest of the family smiles on, dressed in their best.

But that’s an idea that has been programmed into our minds since we were kids. Families don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving like that anymore. Most kids I knew growing up pretty much had some similar type of setup as the stereotypical image, but minus the crisp “Sunday’s best” clothes, and I’m hoping none of them looked on with admiration while their dads cut the turkey. Then that’d be weird.

In my family, Thanksgiving is a time of music, long conversation and plate after plate of food. Sound good?

Perhaps I should elaborate. When I say music I’m talking about an array of instruments being brought into the house. I’m talking multiple guitars (acoustic and electric), basses, some drums, and one year an antique violin found its way in. Luckily, the last few years have been top notch solely because the microphones and recording equipment disappeared from the mix.

And this Partridge family starter kit is brought to us by my Uncle Tom. As soon as my sister and I hear that Tom is coming, the Jaws theme appears out of nowhere in the back of our minds.

Most people hear me gripe about this and exclaim, “I wish my family was like that! That’s so cool!” No. No, it’s not. Those people are imagining a rock band being set up in the house where we then rock out to our own awesome renditions of Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks” or Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love.” Now that would be cool.

The music serenading us for hours at a time is improvisations that sound like something the von Trapp family would make up if they lived in the ‘60s and were desperately trying to get on the Bob Dylan lyric train. Sometimes it switches and sounds like the soundtrack to a film filled with crazy hillbillies. It’s basically the music you’d hear just

before the characters find out the hillbillies are cannibals.

My sister and I sit angrily on the couch since we’re not allowed to retreat to a deeper haven in the house, which really doesn’t matter since the music always ends up echoing louder. It always finds us.

“Uncle Tom’s music corner” ends up having to take a break once the food is ready. Eating the food is much like when a person takes a trip to the mall: At first it seems like such a fun idea, and looking at the windows full of clothes makes you warm and fuzzy, almost as if you’re connected to an IV bag that drips heroin into your veins. Then you realize you can’t afford any of the clothes, and there’s no way your ass could maneuver itself into those awesome jeans.

You leave the mall feeling defeated, poor and fat. That’s exactly what happens with the food.

My aunt would fill the table with the most delicious spread of cranberry sauce, different types of stuffings filled with sausage and warm apples, flaky biscuits and the turkey, but no one really gives a crap about the turkey, right?

It’s really only invited to the table each year for the turkey sandwiches that follow the next week. And I never forget to dig into the green bean casserole. Who knew a bunch of crap from a can could taste so good? When it comes to my casserole, I’m willing to look like a redneck named Billy Bob. By the time I finish all that, plus my sampling of the homemade apple pie, pumpkin pie, cheesecake brownies and cookies that still taste like the dough, I’m literally rolling out the door like the chick from the Wonka factory.

There have been a couple car rides home that consisted of me unzipping my pants to relieve my gut. Allegedly.

This year should yield the same, depending on who’s making the trip out (cross your fingers Uncle Tom and his instruments have made previous plans). The only difference is that my mom refuses to continue making the popular, drool-inducing sweet potato casserole that glistened with ribbons of melted marshmallows and crumbled with the carmelized pecans and sugar. My mom believes this dish is “too fattening” and seems to be certain that by taking it out of the Thanksgiving menu we won’t eat as badly. I’m calling bullshit. I always find a way to eat my fat ass to death.

Penn State can justify its outrage Firing Joe Paterno instead of letting him finish out the season adds insult to injury ALEXANDER APODACA Daily Titan

If you have ever been to a college football game, you understand. For any college that actually has a football team, football is a big deal, especially for a school like Penn State.

Therefore, it seems understandable the students have erupted in such chaos after the firing of former Head Coach Joe Paterno.

Paterno is a legacy for Penn State.

The 84-year-old former head coach served in that position for 45 and a half years and has coached the Nittany Lions to five undefeated seasons that all led to major bowl game wins.

In 2007, Paterno was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach.

For every game, the students pass the Joe Paterno statue as they enter Beaver Stadium to root for their football team and the only coach they have ever known in their lifetimes.

In his career the capacity of the stadium has doubled in size. Once holding 46,000 fans, it now holds 106,000 screaming fans.

Paterno is the father of Penn State football and his wife is the mother.

Paterno’s wife, Sue Paterno, started the tradition of guarding the lion statue after she painted it orange in 1966 to excite students for the upcoming

match against PSU rival Syracuse.

Now, the lion statue is guarded by freshmen during every Penn State home game.

There has always been a balance between education and football at Penn State. When college sports fans think about Penn State, they think “good education, better football team.”

Imagine if your fearless leader made a mistake and wasn’t even given the time to make things right. A man who you have looked up to for years and the legacy that follows him is disregarded because someone else was unlawful.

This is why the students’ actions at Penn State University seem understandable–not in any way justifiable, but definitely understandable.

This all could have been peaceful.

According to an opinion article in the Washington Times, the author believes Penn State’s minds weren’t focused on the victims of the molestation, but rather on protecting Penn State’s name and reputation.

Penn State protected itself by firing Paterno. If Penn State would have allowed Paterno, a 61-year employee, to retire at the end of the season like he stated he would, the protests could have been avoided.

But instead, due to Penn State’s need to keep its reputation, it instantly fired the face of Penn State athletics.

The face that students learned to worship every Saturday was tossed aside.

According to ABC news, the coach who told Paterno about the sexual abuse, assistant coach Mike Mc-

Queary, was advised not to attend the game Saturday due to multiple threats made against him.

Penn State students feel lost and alone. Normally, students turn to athletics to keep their minds off serious issues, but this time, athletics is the serious issue.

The football team has no leader.

Its head coach has been fired, and its assistant coach is afraid to show up for games. In the midst of a winning season, the Nittany Lions are left with no one to lead them into battle. They lost their first game of the season since the scandal against Nebraska Saturday and they will most likely lose their first-place standing in their division.

They could end up losing the season because they are without direction.

The students are angry. An issue of morality, not law, caused Paterno to be fired. They do not know what to do with themselves and have decided to protest violently. Their Saturday tradition of letting their anger loose on rival teams will now just continue to fuel the fire. Their hero has fallen, and therefore, they are in a state of chaos. It’s understandable.

“If you don’t buy this product right now, we will kill a puppy.”

The above statement is an oftquoted, humorous alternative to traditional advertising. People are coerced into purchasing something not for the value of the item, but because the only alternative is the death of an adorable puppy-wuppy.

Such deplorable techniques are now being aimed directly at the public and the puppies have turned into the products themselves.

Belittling the tragedy that is pet abandonment and euthanization is not our aim, but the people behind the sad faces of the puppies plastered all over television and the Internet need to understand that sometimes pet adoption is not an option.

I have five or six close friends (and parents of those friends) who dedicate their Facebooks to their advocacy toward pet adoption. This is a fantastic and very proactive opportunity.

Shelters and pounds are constantly looking for people to adopt animals from their overcrowded facilities and my friends on Facebook are constantly complaining about how they don’t have animals. It would seem as though the two were a match made in heaven.

It turns out there is sadly no end to the number of pets that need to be adopted. I can see now why Bob Barker was consistently hustling me to get my pets spayed and neutered.

It’s a very tragic truth, but it is a truth nonetheless and I completely respect those groups that work so hard to ensure some of those pets will be saved.

The guilt tactics, however, I do not agree with. I take no pleasure in logging onto Facebook only to

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see five more puppies I can’t adopt.

Not only can I not adopt them, but according to the captions on the photos (in all caps of course) the puppies will be killed because I am an asshole who decided to go to college instead of opening a puppy rescue ranch.

Don’t get me wrong, I would love the opportunity to own a puppy rescue ranch. I love animals, so seeing them in such a state of despair every day is rough on my soul.

I could adopt an animal a day and forward a quarter of all my earnings to the American Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals every month and there would still be hundreds of things left that I could do to further my efforts.

The problem lies in laying guilt on a whole mass of faceless individuals to get the message across.

It’s not just one or two groups either. It’s the majority of them.

They play that Sarah McLachlan song during the commercial break

of your favorite television show to remind you animals are suffering in the world and there is nothing you can do about it.

I have donated to these causes on many occasions, but it doesn’t seem to stop them from being condescending when they come back to ask for money again. Using tactics like these don’t make people happy to open their wallets, especially after a scathing report in 2008 from HumaneWatch.org claimed less than 1 percent of the donations to the ASPCA actually make it to the hands-on shelters.

There are, of course, reputable charities out there that promise and prove the majority of their funds go directly to the animals. I love donating to these places because they don’t seem as hell-bent on making sure I know a puppy’s life relies on my generosity.

I guess that is the real difference between a charity and an advertising campaign.

Black Friday: A guilty pleasure JOEY BECERRA Daily Titan

It’s 3:45 in the morning. My stomach is upset over the amount of pumpkin pie I gorged myself on the night before. I’m standing in the chilly darkness and I’m surrounded by a crowd of pushy mothers and grandmothers.

I should be in bed, but instead I’m waiting in an unfathomable line for Target’s Black Friday event to begin.

A shiver creeps up my back and I ask myself, “Why am I doing this to myself again?”

The irate mothers are starting to get restless. Did that kid cut in front of me in line? I don’t think I can handle the pressure of waiting with these people any longer, until, like Saint Peter, the store manager opens the doors to retail heaven and starts ushering people in, 20 at a time.

Once I’ve finally made my way inside the Target, I fight and claw all the way to the to the electronics section. I take out a granny or two in the process and locate the FlipCam I had my eye on for the last month. Oh no, there’s only one left and it happens to be in the clutch of a little girl! Her weak, little hands can’t hold onto the camera for long, and eventually, I walk out of the store with my prize.

So my re-enactment of last year’s Black Friday may be a little over-dramatized, but that’s pretty close to what I experience every year. The hours are unjust, the crowds are ridiculous and the tensions are sky-high. So why do I continue to be drawn annually into the vicious trap of Black Friday sales?

Case in point—the deals.

Let’s face it, the only other place I would be able to buy a FlipCam for myself at a 40 percent markdown is

a pawn shop, and it would probably have to be a stolen one.

Black Friday is where I get most of my holiday shopping done: I shop at Target for my sister and I, Staples for my father and I, Macy’s for my mother and I, and whatever’s left at Best Buy is just for me.

Apparently, a big chunk of America also gets its shopping done the morning after Thanksgiving. According to the National Retail Federation, total spending in 2010 for Black Friday hit $45 billion. The NRF said, “212 million shoppers visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend, up from 195 million last year.”

Clearly Black Friday is worth it for some people.

I always get asked, “Why don’t you just stay home and shop online? The deals are just as great and you can order at your convenience.”

My retort always comes, smartly, in the form of another question. What other time of the year do you have a chance to push over mean, old ladies and pry expensive electronics out of a little girl’s hands? Why sit behind a computer screen when you can be part of the action?

Black Friday is like a sport—an ugly, terrible competition. It gets your adrenaline pumping and your wallet open. I enjoy the pressure of fighting with everyone for that prized item just as much as I enjoy the thrill of winning it. I like seeing the mothers squabble in line when someone cuts or when Target runs out of their free promotional totes and can’t hand them out anymore.

Most of all, I love seeing people cry over losing.

For me, Black Friday is almost as much of an American tradition as Thanksgiving. It’s a combination of my two favorite things: shopping and squabbling. In my own weird way, Black Friday is like paradise. And hey, it beats cleaning up the Thanksgiving mess from last night.

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BLACK: Getting in and out of the shopping malls with ease ...Continued from page 1 Depending on what the item is, certain places though logical, really aren’t the best place to go. For example, being so close, it only makes sense to go to the Brea Mall. Wrong! Being in a high residential area, it only makes sense for everyone in the area to go to the Brea Mall. And they really do. The same goes for outlet malls, such as the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Palm Springs and the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario. The whole world is going to be there, thinking prices will be even cheaper at the outlets. And although they will, at the end of the day, the few extra dollars that are saved aren’t worth the extra headaches. Instead, think where people aren’t shopping on Black Friday. One of the best malls in the area to shop at is the Beverly Center. Think about it: It’s not like consumers are flocking to the Louis Vuitton and Prada stores to shop for their nieces and nephews. So the killer Forever 21 and H&M stores the mall has are virtually empty, but will have all the same deals as the other malls.

5. Have two budgets.

It sounds odd, but have two budgets ready and planned out before going. The first is a smaller budget that is ideal for one’s

wallet. But realistically, budgets don’t always work out in the best way. Sometimes the perfect gift for someone is magically found, but since it’s Black Friday, the deal won’t be back after the next few hours. So have another, larger one that acts as an absolute cut-off, but is still manageable.

6. Remember what the purpose of going is.

This one is really just remembering what the Christmas season is about: being with friends and family, and showing how much they are loved. And hopefully, everyone else remembers this too. There’s no reason to push, shove, yell or get angry.

Black Friday is supposed to be a fun day where everyone shops madly and then goes home and eats Thanksgiving dinner leftovers. What’s better than having presents to wrap and a yummy turkey sandwich? Not much.

7. It’s OK, treat yourself!

No one ever said Black Friday was just about everyone else.

Don’t forget to be included in the shopping list. Get a new coat or that pair of shoes that’s been sitting in the window.

Everyone deserves to love themselves too!

With these tips in mind, Black Friday will definitely be a much more enjoyable and happy experience. Remember this season is about peace, joy and love, but who doesn’t love a good sale to top it off?

Music Drake’s ‘Take Care’ lives up to the hype and impresses RABIE DAMOUNI For the Daily Titan

It’s here. Take Care, Drake’s longawaited, second studio album, is finally here, ladies and gentlemen, and from the very beginning, the brilliance is evident.

Showcasing more tales of the rapper’s drunken city nights, passionate relationships with women (both romantic and respectful) and hard-hitting arrogance, this installment in the Drake saga ventures into more thoughtful territory than his previous albums have.

It was so hyped up, in fact, that the album in its entirety leaked online a week before the actual release date. Soon after news of the leak hit the Internet, an unfazed Drake responded via Twitter, “Listen, enjoy it, buy it if you like it … and take care until next time.” But enough with the controversy, how’s the album?

Amazing! In months leading up to Take Care’s release, Drake championed a divine sense of confidence in a yet-tobe-revealed, complete sound. The first track, “Over My Dead Body,” starts with

a calming lull of hearty piano chords as Cher-esque vocals start to melt in the listener’s mouth. Drake smacks the rap game in the face with his first words in over a year: “I think I killed everybody in the game last year, man. F--- it, I was on though.”

Drake’s new classy style of mindblowing raps over trippy, tranquil beats shines through in key tracks like “Shot For Me,” “Marvin’s Room” and “Look What You’ve Done,” to name a few.

But the album boasts more than successful experiments with Drake’s new sound. In the time fans were waiting, it is clear Drake was digging deeper for more sincere ammunition to fire over beats that slap so hard one might get a concussion just listening.

On “We’ll Be Fine” Drake goes H.A.M. (copyright Kanye) and rips through over four minutes of rock-solid, ballsy hiphop, going so far as to talk the first part of the chorus (it’s definitely something to listen to). Besides “We’ll Be Fine,” tracks like “HYFR” featuring Lil Wayne, “Lord Knows” featuring Rick Ross and produced

by Just Blaze, and “Crew Love” featuring Drake’s reclusive R&B compadre, The Weeknd, cement the Toronto MC as a

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master rapper.

Take Care overall is a brilliant addition to Drake’s legacy. The shortcomings are minimal and only someone who really doesn’t like him would notice them.

Though some of the songs will find their way onto the radio and get bludgeoned to death by incessant airplay, the jewels of this album are, above all else, meant to be enjoyed in an intimate experience. Sit back, either with that special someone or your homeboys or homegirls, and let the force of Take Care take care of you.

Music M83 ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming’

Courtesy of MUTE M83’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming proves to be an enchanting shoegaze soundscape, characterized by impressive production and various instruments.

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French dream-pop outfit M83’s sixth studio release is an ambitious jaunt of acoustics, electronic sampling and ambient vocals that reach toward the pinnacle of shoegaze.

Their new release keeps them in line with ethereal acts Blonde Redhead and Explosions in the Sky as modern purveyors of this beloved musical genre.

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, a double-disc album released by M83’s front man Anthony Gonzalez, begins with a prodigious introduction filled with cymbal crashes, energetic drums and Gonzalez wailing on vocals despite his demure singing on albums like Saturdays=Youth. Any previous fans would have taken note immediately that this symbolized a great change right from the beginning.

This change is something Gonzalez strived for with Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. In an interview with The Guardian back in September, Gonzalez revealed that he chose to make the album a double disc because he had the concept of having one side being “the brother” and the other being “the sister.”

“The (album) cover has a brother and a sister sitting in a bed,” explained Gonzalez. “One side is the spirit of the young boy and the other side is the spirit of the young girl. It’s like how brothers and sisters are different people, but connected by blood and mind. Each track has a sibling on the other disc.”

While the conceptual background is largely interesting, letting the song structure speak louder is of greater importance and with that, M83 does

not disappoint.

The first single “Midnight City” features an infectious synthesized hook that dares any listener not to tap his or her heels. Shoegazing background vocals, faint saxophone solos and abstract lyrics with only two verses help maintain a minimalist component throughout the song. Gonzalez whispers sullenly “Waiting for a ride, looking at the milky skyline, the city is my church.”

One particular set of twin songs from the double disc is the song “Claudia Lewis” and sister track “Steve McQueen.” “Claudia Lewis,” the youthful yet masculine angle, hosts a backdrop of slap-bass grooves and feel-good lyrics about young love. Gonzalez croons with boyish zeal “The sun, could make me blind … I wish, I could bring a girl to my ship … And fly, her hand in mine!”

The track “Steve McQueen” is the female counterpart to this tale of impetuous young love.

Steady bass kicks, celestial sound mixing and starry-eyed vocals cap the teen love theme of these parallel songs nicely.

In a lovely soprano voice, Gonzalez’s yearns strikingly resemble one’s inner feminine voice, those which some women may refuse to admit exists in their minds at times. Gonzalez cries out “Nothing can hurt me today, there’s a magic inside just waiting to burst out.”

The ambitiousness of Hurry up, We’re Dreaming is overwhelming at times and the album makes no mistake to declare immense production as its main target. With records such as Smashing Pumpkin’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness as an influence for the album, it’s clear M83 had set its aim high.

Gonzalez, backed by a multitude of independent musicians who supplied everything from organs to piano sounds, aimed high and succeeded by doing so. While over-production is a term used negatively in the music industry, M83 truly proves that more is definitely better.

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The best video games to keep you occupied over the break and into next year

DANIEL ZAMILPA For the Daily Titan

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This fall has been one of the best holiday seasons from video games. Over 10 critically-acclaimed games have released since mid-September.

Because most gamers don’t have the cash (or time) to shell out on these “must-play” games, many will have to make hard decisions on what they will play this season. The following five games are incredibly polished, have great game play and will keep gamers’ interest well into next year.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim When The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion released in 2006, it took a while for me to become immersed in the role-playing game’s massive, fictional world.

When Oblivion finally dug its roots into me, my real life ended for a couple months. Over 100 hours later, I emerged having experienced one of the best games ever created.

While I have been consciously avoiding Skyrim to ensure I make it through finals with decent grades, the game is likely to have the same effect on my social life.

Skyrim’s open world is teeming with endless distractions and side-quests. The combat is more polished and stream-lined than its predecessor and the mountainous countryside look is stunning. The world invokes a drive for adventure and exploration that few other games have matched.

The game has received shining reviews from IGN.com, Gamespot.com and even a 5 out of 5 from Daily Titan News Editor Ian Wheeler.

Skyrim is one of the best role-playing games this fall… and maybe even in gaming history someday.

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Uncharted 3 is the best exclusive franchise for the Playstation 3. The storyline is exciting, the characters are better developed than most movie characters and the third-person shooting/platforming game play remains unrivaled.

The campaign follows Nathan Drake, an Indiana Jones-like fortune hunter, as he tries to uncover the mysteries of Sir Francis Drake’s 16th century expeditions. The storyline has tons of standout set pieces, including a jump out of a plane without a parachute, a narrow escape from a sinking cruise ship and a parkour chase sequence above the streets of Spain.

The multi-player function is also greatly improved in the franchise’s third installment. While it’s unlikely to supplant Call of Duty: Modern War-

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Courtesy of Electronic Arts Battlefield 3’s ‘Going Hunting’ mission lets players experience the gut-wrenching speed of taking off from an aircraft carrier.

fare 3 and Battlefield 3 as a shooter game king, it’s a fun and fully-featured distraction.

Battlefield 3 This is the best multi-player shooter ever created. With massive maps, tons of vehicles and 64-player battles on the PC, Battlefield 3 makes players feel like they are part of a small army.

The multi-player function has also pushed new grounds in what players should expect from a firstperson shooter. Battlefield 3 is the best-looking game ever created on the PC and the animations of characters in the environment are frighteningly real. The player’s character realistically vaults over walls, dives to the ground and grimaces as his weapon recoils into his shoulder.

A variety of maps and a seemingly endless slew of unlockable weapons and attachments ensure players always have something to work for.

Whether it’s earning a laser sight for your favorite assault rifle or dogfighting in a jet to unlock heatseeking missiles, there’s always a new weapon to take out your opponents.

While Battlefield 3’s multi-player is groundbreaking, its single-player campaign is unacceptably dull. Aside from a thrilling flight in an F-18 fighter jet, the campaign isn’t worth wasting time that would be better spent in multi-player.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Yes, I included both Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 in my top-five list. Why? Because

regardless of the multi-million dollar advertising smear campaign between the contemporary shooter giants, both of these games are incredible and worth your hard-earned money.

Although it’s short, Modern Warfare 3 campaign is awesome. The final installment in the Modern Warfare 3 ties up all the loose ends in the first two games in a satisfying, albeit abrupt ending.

Call of Duty’s addictive multi-player is back, giving players 16 news maps, new guns and new game types. While the multi-player is still as fun and addictive as ever, there is nothing truly new Modern Warfare 3 offers shooter fans.

If you love Call of Duty’s game play and addictive, persistent ranking, Modern Warfare 3 won’t disappoint. If you are ready for a change of pace, check out Battlefield 3.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword While I haven’t played a Zelda game since Ocarina of Time, many claim Skyward Sword is the best Zelda yet and one of the best games on the Wii. With excellent controls, a cinematic story and an art direction that looks excellent despite the Wii’s hardware limitations, fans of the Zelda series will be satisfied with Skyward Sword.

If you have a Wii, this is probably the game you have been waiting months for.

If you decide to pick up any of these games this season, you won’t be disappointed. These are the best games of this season... and some are the best in gaming history.

It seems like Christmas came even earlier this year, and not in the good way.

Every year, it’s as if the holiday season starts earlier and earlier.

Under usual circumstances, Christmas decorations, music and sales spring up a couple days before Thanksgiving, leading up to the biggest Christmas shopping day of the year: Black Friday.

However, the media and companies began their Christmas season the day after Halloween.

Since when does autumn and Nov. 1 mean Christmas? What happened to decorating for fall and Thanksgiving first?

It’s obvious Southern California doesn’t have a stereotypical fall season with leaves turning different colors. Californians don’t have to bundle up with coats and scarves for under 40 degree weather like the majority of the country, but that isn’t to say it is OK to forget about the season altogether.

One thing nice to see early about the Christmas season is the overall feeling of joy and love… So where is it this season? All that’s been shoved down consumers’ throats is buy, buy, buy and sale, sale, sale.

It’s an obvious part of the season to shop and give gifts, but that isn’t the main reason for it.

But according to big companies, it is. The only advertisement close to anything regarding happiness or Christmas memories is for Disneyland, which always is a great place for families and friends to go during the season. But what the ad forgets to say is everyone can go for the “low” price of $80 for an adult, single-day, one-park ticket, without parking, food, drinks, snacks or souvenirs.

In the struggling economy today, it’s blasphemous to see all the emphasis on spending more money rather than spending time

with the people whom we care for.

Large corporations don’t seem to know about what the current state of people’s wallets might be.

Especially in line with the Occupy Wall Street movements, it’s like a slap in the face to all the people who are struggling to make ends meet and who may not even be able to have a Christmas holiday.

But it’s not just the highproduct businesses that are bringing the Christmas pressure to consumers on commercials and advertisements. Shopping malls and plazas everywhere dug out their Christmas decorations as well and have put them up extra early.

They generally weren’t decorated as early as Nov. 1, but they were up well in advance, along with the widely accepted Thanksgiving decoration timeline. It’s nice to see the ornaments, garland and ribbons ornately hung, but it isn’t a nice reminder to fork over sums of cash soon for presents.

Although many have expressed their joy over it, Christmas tunes have also made their way onto the radio early this year. A Southern California favorite, 103.5 KOST, has already begun to play nonstop Christmas music at times. Other stations like 102.7 KIIS FM and 97.1 AMP radio have also played a few Christmas songs here and there.

Many people love Christmas so dearly. The season really is one of the most wonderful times of the year and so, in theory, there’s nothing at all wrong with having Christmas start a little early. But the motives this year for pushing fall and Thanksgiving out of the way and bringing in snow and Santa early are in the wrong places. Money is not why this time of year is such a special one.

Remember that what really matters are the people whom we should all appreciate, love and care for during this holiday season.

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ROBERT HUSKEY / For the Daily Titan Junior guard D.J. Seeley drives to the rim in his first game of his Titan career against Redlands. The Titans are on the road this weekend, but are expecting wins.

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ROBERT HUSKEY / For the Daily Titan Sophomore outside hitter Bre Moreland spikes a ball earlier this season. Volleyball is looking to sweep UC Irvine this weekend, but also host the Hawaii Warriors.

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Sophomore guard Alex Thomas calls out instructions for her teammates. The Titans play Loyola Marymount over the break and also head to Texas for a tournament.

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As the fall recess approaches, Cal State Fullerton fall sports are winding down, but there are still a few teams competing over the break. On the schedule is men’s and women’s basketball, men’s hockey and women’s volleyball.

Here is an overview and schedule of Titan athletics between now and Nov. 27: Men’s Basketball After a lopsided dominating victory over the University of Redlands last weekend, beating the Bulldogs 118-68 at Titan Gym, Fullerton will travel to Lafayette, La. for the Beryl Shipley Classic Tournament that will see the Titans play three games in three nights.

Fullerton faces Nicholls State University (0-2) Friday night. The Titans will battle University of Louisiana-

Lafayette (1-2) Saturday night. Fullerton will finish the tournament Sunday night against Houston Baptist University (1-1).

The Titans (1-0) will be back home to play Cal State Bakersfield (0-1) Saturday, Nov. 26 at 6:05 p.m. in Titan Gym. Women’s Basketball It was a big win over Sacramento State Friday night; Fullerton beat the Hornets 81-64 in its season opener at Sacramento.

The CSUF women’s basketball team will play Loyola Marymount University (0-2) Monday night before it plays in the Southern Methodist University Thanksgiving Tournament the following weekend in Dallas, Texas.

At the tournament, the Titans will face SMU (2-0) Friday, Nov. 25 before playing a double-header the next day against Tennessee State University (0-2) and Fresno State University (2-1).

Hockey The Titan hockey team will be able to enjoy its week of turkey eating for the most part. Fullerton plays only one game before the break, which is Friday at KHS Ice Arena in Anaheim against the UCLA Bruins (8-0). The puck drops at 9:40 p.m.

After a torturous start that saw it win only one of its first 11 games, Fullerton (3-10) put together back-toback victories Friday and Saturday night against Long Beach State and Loyola Marymount.

The Titans hope to put forth a solid effort against the undefeated Bruins and carry the momentum that helped them beat ninth-ranked Long Beach.

“They’re definitely a team we should beat,” said Titan goaltender Brandon Heethuis. “Going into the game we can’t get too cocky. We’ve got two wins under our belts right now and we just need to keep the streak going and get back into it.”

Heethuis knows they need to take it one game at a time after the hole they dug for themselves early in the season. However, it is a long season and he believes his team can turn things around.

The one-game-at-a-time approach will begin Friday, when the Titans would love to kick off their fall recess with a third consecutive victory.

Women’s Volleyball Coming off of a weekend split–Fullerton beat UC Berkeley Friday night but fell to the University of the Pacific Saturday night–the CSUF women’s volleyball team will play its final Big West Conference match against UC Irvine Friday night in Titan Gym. Fullerton (12-15, 7-7) will honor its seniors at the match and will also look to try to complete a season sweep of UCI. The Titans will play University of Hawaii in their final match of the season Friday, Nov. 25.

Brand new Disc Golf Club One of the newest clubs on campus is looking for more members to join MIKE WHITE Daily Titan

One of the newest clubs on campus offers students the opportunity to go out, have fun and meet people for free.

The Titan Disc Golf Association was officially recognized as a club on campus for the fall ‘11 semester. Club President Trevor Prins started the club to introduce disc golf to students at Cal State Fullerton and is excited to potentially get CSUF into next year’s intercollegiate championship.

“Unfortunately, we missed the qualifying round in Santa Cruz a few weeks ago because we didn’t have enough people,” said Prins. “It would be cool to eventually get Cal State Fullerton into the intercollegiate championships.”

Disc golf is played just like traditional golf, but instead of using a club and hitting a ball down the fairway, you are tossing a weighted disc. The goal is still to complete each hole in

the fewest number of strokes, while avoiding obstacles such as trees, shrubs, rocks and lakes. Instead of landing the ball in the hole, the goal is to sink the disc in a basket.

“Disc golf is something different and new.

I don’t think a lot of people have heard of disc golf, and I think that curiosity would be a good drive,” Prins said.

There are currently no on-campus meetings scheduled and the club relies heavily on its Facebook page, Twitter feed and new blog to keep potential club members informed of upcoming club events.

Club membership is free and the club has a sponsorship with Inova Discs, which provided them with plenty of discs for everyone in the club.

“The cost is free, you have beautiful courses to play on and you don’t have to wear special shoes,” said Michael Gary, the club’s vice president. “It’s all about having fun. You don’t have to go to a driving range and learn what you’re doing; you just go out and learn as you go while you play.”

The club has played in Long Beach at the El Dorado Park course, Deerfield in Irvine and also at La Mirada Regional Park. Prins

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said unlike other sports that take a lot of time to figure out, most people figure out disc golf rather quickly.

“There is definitely a learning curve, but it’s much shorter than most sports. It’s basically just learning how to snap your wrist and follow through,” Prins said. “Once you get that, it’s just learning the fundamentals, but it’s not that hard to get your head around.”

Prins said in the future the club would like to talk to the city of Fullerton and see if they can get an official CSUF course built in a local park and possibly a permanent basket somewhere on campus so people could practice.

Increasing club membership and campus awareness will be the club’s first goal while trying to build a competition team for next year’s championship.

“I’ve been playing disc golf with my friends in Huntington Beach for years. I had no idea there was a disc golf club on campus that I could join,” said Chris Allen, 30, an economics major. “I don’t think enough people know about disc golf and it’s one of my favorite hobbies. When I’m out there I feel like a ninja throwing ninja stars.”

Courtesy of the Frisbee Golf Club A member of the Cal State Fullerton Disc Golf Club slings the disc to one of his teammates.

The club is new on campus and is looking for members to join who love the sport.

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SPORTS

Men’s hoops visits Louisiana RICK GOMEZ Daily Titan

The dominating performance in its first game of the season may have sent shock waves throughout the Big West conference. Or maybe it’s just too early to tell.

Either way, the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team will see how well it fares versus Division I teams in the upcoming weekend.

The new addition of transfers and the experience from the returners have given the Titans a look of a promising season. It showed in the first game.

The Titans (1-0) had no problem putting away Div. III Redlands in a 118-68 rout in their season opener Friday. The offensive outburst was led by sophomore guard Isiah Umipig’s 34 points while four others also scored in double digits, including the three transfers, junior guard Kwame Vaughn, senior forward Omondi Amoke and junior guard D.J. Seeley, combining for 46 points. Junior center Bernard Webb also contributed with 10 points.

The real test for the Titans will occur this weekend as they are scheduled to play three games in as many days against Div. I opponents in the Louisiana Tournament against Nicholls State (0-1), Louisiana-Lafayette (1-2) and HousROBERT HUSKEY / For the Daily Titan ton Baptist (1-1) beginning Friday.

CSUF is hoping to travel with a healthy Senior forward Omondi Amoke finishes above the rim against Redlands earlier this season for the 1-0 squad. Some players were banged up for the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team. game last Friday, making them questionable to play three straight games.

64 percent. They finished the game shooting 55 Amoke (shoulder) and Seeley (leg) were percent. both injured in the intrasquad scrimmage game The quick starts give the Titans an advantage Oct. 22 and saw limited time against Redlands. to utilize Umipig’s long-distance shooting range.

Amoke was held to 12 minutes and Seeley The high-scoring display left the Titans flirtplayed 17 minutes. ing with school records. The 118 points is the Both look to have limsecond-most scored in ited action once again, school history behind 128 considering how early the set in 1972. The 70-point The new addition season is. first half was two points of transfers and Last year the Titans shy of the 1985 record were an abysmal 4-15 on the experience from the and the 50-point margin the road and are looking returners have given of victory was also two to change that around. points shy of the record set the Titans a look of a They are also riding an in 1985. eight-game losing streak promising season.

The Titans will meet that dates back to the ’09 Nicholls State and Housseason. ton Baptist for the first If healthy, that streak time in school history. looks like it will end this They have played Louisiweekend. ana-Lafayette twice, leading the series 2-0, in the The Titans fed off a quick lead in the last 2006-07 season. game which they never relinquished. The 6-0 They will have nearly a week off after the start they had only grew larger. tournament before hosting Cal State Bakersfield Umipig shot 8-12 from the 3-point line, a Nov. 26 at Titan Gym. large reason for the offensive success. The eight The Titans won’t be able to get comfortable as shots made were tied for fourth-best total made they will be back on the road for three straight for a game. games. The games away will be featured in three By halftime, the Titans led 70-27, shooting different states: Kansas, Illinois and Utah.

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Freshman forward Jessica Palmer heads to the rim against Pepperdine Wednesday. The Titans won in convincing fashion and are building chemistry each day.

Women’s basketball win JUSTIN SHANNON Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball faced off against the Pepperdine Waves Wednesday night in a physical game won mostly under the boards and within the paint.

During the first half, the Titans were able to create turnovers, which led to 12 of their 31 points in the first half.

Sophomore Alex Thomas and freshman Kathleen Iwuoha were the Titans’ primary sources of offense and were able to score a combined 14 points against the Waves in the first half. Iwuoha has posted impressive numbers in the first two games of the season. In the Titans’ previous win against Sacramento, Iwuoha scored 12 points and had six rebounds while only on the court for 17 minutes.

Although the Titans maintained a large lead throughout the half, they didn’t capitalize on several fastbreak opportunities.

Routine layups haunted the Titans as they had trouble finding the net.

Near the end of the first half, Tessa Emerson from the Waves fell to the court after a hard collision with Mya Olivier of the Titans. The two were going for the ball and hit each other head-on. Emerson was escorted off the court by the medical team after a few

minutes of gaining her composure.

Although the Waves fought aggressively in the first half to get back into the game, they couldn’t generate any offense as Lauren Bell’s fast-paced style of play wasn’t enough against the Titans’ smothering offense. She was able to score 9 of the Waves’ 17 points in the first half, but the Titans went into halftime with a 14-point lead, 31-17.

The first score of the second half was a three-point shot off the backboard from Titan Lauren Chow. She gave the team bursts of speed on offense as she sped past Wave defenders.

The aggressive battle continued between Emerson and Olivier as they fought for position down low and sacrificed themselves for every loose ball. The Titans’ center spoke after the game.

“We are going to keep boxing out throughout the season and try to get the offensive boards to keep competing,” said Olivier.

She added that the Titans’ game plan consists of maintaining a fast-paced game, boxing out and keeping a running game in order to tire them out.

As the half continued, the Titans’ aggressive defense caused the Waves to forcefully pass and shoot the ball under

pressure, but a series of quick transition points by the Waves chipped away at the Titans’ lead.

In response, the Titans fed the ball down low to Olivier and the Waves’ only defense was to send her to the free-throw line.

The Titans’ aggressive play and rebounding were too much for the Waves as they held on to the lead, with a final score of 65-51.

Titan Head Coach Marcia Foster is in her third season in that position for the team and talked about the Titans’ strengths and weaknesses after their win over Pepperdine.

“I think we played some pretty good defense and when we got out and pushed the ball, I think we were good. We had a lot of second-chance opportunities because the posts were banging the boards. I think it was just a great team effort,” said Foster.

In regard to their next game against Loyola Marymount and some possible changes that need to be made, Foster said the Titans need to execute much better on both sides of the court. She added that the Titans had too many lapses against the Waves and they weren’t as strong on defense as they should have been.

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